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Gateway baseball looking for a positive against McKeesport on senior night
The Gateway varsity baseball team will try to end its season on a positive note Friday as it hosts Section 3-AAA foe McKeesport on senior night at the Gateway sports complex.
Gators seniors Alex Augustine, Tyler Boehm, Nate Dillon, Alan Muir, Connor Olson, Dan Toner, Matt Whelan, Dom McKenna and Justin Rolland will be recognized in a brief ceremony before the first pitch, which is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Gateway was 1-11 overall and 0-8 in section play heading into a section contest at Baldwin on Wednesday afternoon.
The game was to be played past the deadline for this week's edition.
The Gators suffered two of their closest losses of the season in the first meetings against Baldwin and McKeesport. Gateway fell to the Highlanders, 2-1, and then were defeated by the Tigers, 5-3.
In between those losses, the Gators tasted victory with an 8-4 nonsection triumph over Penn Hills.
Gateway struggled offensively on Monday in an 11-0 loss to Franklin Regional.
Plum got the better of the Gators on Friday, 10-0.
Gateway got only one hit off of Mustangs senior starter David Cross through four innings — a single from McKenna in the top of the first.
"The kids have been frustrated," Gateway head coach Mark Wardzinski said after the Plum loss.
"They have been making good contact, and the ball's hit right at (the opposing team's defensive players). We're just not catching the breaks we need."
Plum had 12 hits, and six were for extra bases.
"Plum hit the ball hard. You can't take anything away from them," Wardzinski said.
Plum scored six runs in the second inning to take control.
"We have had that snowball effect against us in games, where one hit or one error turns in a big inning against us," Wardzinski said.
"It leads to runs that we shouldn't give up. It happened against Penn-Trafford and Central Catholic and again against Plum. Those big innings have hurt us big time."
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TWO people face charges after a street fight in West Broadway Wednesday.
A fight broke out between two men, aged 40 and 21, in the front of an apartment building at Broadway and Young Street. A third man, a 19-year-old known to the younger accused, fired a number a rounds from a pellet gun at the 40-year-old, hitting him in the upper body, police said. A 48-year-old woman joined the fight. The victim had non-life-threatening injuries.
Stephen Linden Seymour, 19, is charged. He was detained in custody.
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GOOD causes in Wickham are set to benefit after the Southern Co-operative put £20,000 up for grabs.
Their Community Support Card (CSC) scheme allows shoppers to raise funds for a good cause for one year, or until the target amount is reached.
Each time someone shops at the store, and uses their community support card, the Co-operative donates cash to the fund.
Now local groups have been invited to apply for up to £20,000 of funding.
The store's retail business manager, Pete Wearn, said "Our CSC scheme is a great way for local charities and organisations such as school PTAs to raise thousands of pounds with the support of our customers.
"It doesn't cost customers anything; they simply present a green CSC card, which we issue free, every time they purchase goods in-store. If you know of a local good cause which would benefit from a share of £20,000 to be donated this year, do encourage them to visit the store and complete a CSC application form."
Last year, 1st Wickham Scout Group and Meon Valley Lions Club each received £10,000 from the CSC scheme.
For more details on applying, or donating, visit The Southern Co-operative in Wickham Square or check the company's website.


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32GB Google Nexus 7 could be real after all, more listings emerge
14 Comments
1. MeoCao (unregistered)
And 64GB is welcome too, Google.
2. Evil.Bunny (Posts: 41; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
I hope its true
3. aayupanday (Posts: 580; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
What about the 3G version ?
4. CreeDiddy (Posts: 957; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Well what they should do is go:
That seems most logical...Pricing it around $299 won't sell well against the iPad Mini
6. GUNDAM (Posts: 63; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
i dont see where ipad mini pricing will fit... ipods go up to 300 dollars and ipads can start from 400 dollars depending on what version you get... iphones also go up to 399 depending on the version too...
9. MeoCao (unregistered)
True, Apple try to avoid N7 and make 7.85" iPad mini. If they want to compete with N7 they will make it 7" as 7" is ideal for small sized tablets.
$300 32GB N7 will work both for consumers and Google and Google can sell it at street stores as there is margin for retailers.
14. CreeDiddy (Posts: 957; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
If the 16GB iPad Mini sells against the 32GB N7 @ $300, many people will choose the iPad Mini regardless of receiving half the space. The problem is that the N7 is known for value. Anything above $300 on the 32GB N7 would not sell well against other competing tablets. @ $250 for 32GB that would be a steal.
13. CreeDiddy (Posts: 957; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
The iPad Mini fits perfectly! iPod and iPad are marketed towards two different individuals. iPod buyers are normally younger generation of small kids and teenagers that buy this devices for portable use. iPad's have become the essential personal and business choice for personal computing, checking email, etc.... Regardless if the iPod Touch's are priced higher than iPad's it won't interfere with their potential market audiences.
5. GUNDAM (Posts: 63; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
or micro usb slot?
11. sorcio46 (Posts: 435; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
N7 has micro usb charging and data port
7. Aeires (unregistered)
For once it's nice to see pricing going in the right direction, competitive targeting.
8. Arwen8 (Posts: 2; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
What they will most probably do is:
8GB = $169 (the 25$ voucher is gone, so they can lower the price by at least that)
16GB = $199 (equals the Fire HD)
And if I had to guess, this will be announced on October 15 or 16 right before Apple's Ipad Mini reveal...
10. animeware (Posts: 24; Member since: 14 May 2012)
I will buy it if they included the Micro SD Slot and HDMI slot also....


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Waka Flocka Flame hits the stage in Halifax [Review]
Halifax, NS – On Jan. 18, Belwiz Entertainment brought Waka Flocka Flame to Halifax with special opening guest, Sammie. The concert took place at the intimate Halifax Forum. The crowd was expecting a high-energy performance and concertgoers certainly weren't disappointed. See how it all went down after the jump.
All of the opening acts brought energy and engaged the crowd. The show opened with an all-star lineup of Halifax rappers including Ys, Bowen, Critty, J-Bru, Miracle, Kayo, Jay Mayne and Cam Smith. Nova Scotia's own R$ $mooth was behind the turntables between each set. There was a performance by Lynx and Nadasi from Winners Circle, and they brought RellzInYaGirl onto the stage with them. Quake Matthews took to the stage and made it clear that the audience needed to, "Turn the f*ck up." He also brought out special guest Psyc Tha Prince. The local artists helped each other to showcase the talent within Halifax's hip-hop scene.
Waka's touring opener, Sammie, is most well-known for the hit song with Soulja Boy entitled "Kiss Me Through The Phone." He had all the hearts melting with every note. His lineup included "You Should Be My Girl," "Kiss Me Through The Phone," "Wetter, Come With Me" and "I Like It." His performance was a little on the short side, but his time on stage was unforgettable.
DJ Era was scheduled to make an appearance but unfortunately could not attend. However, DJ Johann was able to fill in. He got the crowd pumped for Waka Flocka with a 25-minute set of hip-hop hits. Waka Flocka Flame burst onto the stage, expressing his excitement to be Nova Scotia for the first time. After five minutes of being on stage he made his way into the crowd to party with his adoring Haligonians. Members of the audience surrounded him and showed impressive knowledge of all of his lyrics. Flocka soaked this up and hung out in the crowd for a prolonged period of time. both the artists and the fans of the local hip hop scene couldn't ask for a better way to kick start 2014. Both the artists and the fans of the local hip-hop scene couldn't ask for a better way to kick start 2014.
Review by Kyah Sparks and Melissa Keeping-Maillet for HipHopCanada
Photography by Chyloe Kasper K. Gallant for HipHopCanada
Twitter: @WakaFlockabsm | @MrLeighBush | @BelwizENT
Tags: Belwiz Entertainment, Bowen, Cam Smith, Critty, Halifax Forum, J-Bru, Jay Mayne, Kayo, Miracle, Psyc Tha Prince, Quake Matthews, R$ $mooth, Rellzinyagirl, Sammie, Waka Flocka Flame, Winner's Circle, Ys
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The ripple effect
Most days, we continue on with our lives as if nothing astounding is happening, and yet there is complete and utter magic occuring all around us.
Every day at Muttville I am humbled to watch the gifts that people bring to the table – the gift of shelter, the gift of food, the gift of time, the gift of gab! I am honored to be present to people who open their homes, wallets, calendars and efforts to make Muttville work.
In the past month, I've watched more than one volunteer who, having opened heart, soul and home to a old dog, had to help that dog go to sleep forever. I've gratefully accepted food donations, which enable me to open my home to a dog I wouldn't otherwise be able to feed. I've connected new friends with our hard-working fundraising committee, helping to build a reserve of funds for food, veterinary care and outreach efforts.
I'm still stuck on the idea of Muttville as an ongoing art project, and life as art. What we do is part of the circle of life – every action you take to assist Muttville in its growth has a ripple effect. I am personally affected by everything everyone does.
Today I picked up a new foster dog (I do still want to tell you about Cuddles, my last foster dog, so stay tuned). The volunteer who had driven to Santa Cruz to collect my new foster Smokey was still at Sherri's house, cleaning and doing dishes. Her effort, which she insisted was so small, brought a sweet, loving dog into my home. And my relationship with him, 5 hours later, is art. We are making eye contact, we're sitting close, we are connecting, and connection is the meaning of life. We are connected to each other, to dogs, to food, to the couch, to the world around us.
This week I feel connected to everyone who does something at Muttville. I appreciate it.
This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Please know that everything you have volunteered has benefitted Muttville, and we appreciate it.
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Ali, I certainly enjoy reading your posts. They are an uplifting read at the end of some very long trying days. And what a beautiful picture of Marie!
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Battle of the Hot Chris'! (PHOTOS)
The battle of the hot Chris' is officially underway! With chiseled bod's that ladies swoon over and muscular arms that other guys envy, it's no surprise that these sexy studs have made the list.
First up is Chris Evans, which is only appropriate, as this stud goes shirtless several times in his new flick Captain America (out on Friday). God bless the U.S.A.! Speaking of America, this next hottie makes sure all the laws of the constitution are in order.
Chris Meloni head honcho of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit may have exited the show, but he'll always have a place in our hearts! Chris Pine has been in a few action flicks, and nothing gets our heart racing more then seeing him jump from trains, or star in intergalactic legacies.
While all these men are quite the fantasy, action star Christian Bale brings Batman alive with his amazing performances in each movie. These Chris's have been the forefront of so many sci-fi and marvel films. Chris Hemsworth, or should we call him, Thor, tops off this list of hotties by being another sexy shirtless star who graces the big screen with his big — biceps.
We know they're all hot, but which Chris is the hottest in your eyes? Cast your vote in the poll!


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With only a few days left in 2016, I guess there's no time like now to reminisce and talk about the ten films that gave me a modicum of chills over the last 12 months. This past year has been quite successful for the horror genre in terms of box office grosses, with more than a few releases bringing back …Read More »
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Film Review: Quija: Origin Of Evil (2016)
SYNOPSIS: In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by a merciless spirit, the family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.Read More »
Film Review: Absentia (2011)
SYNOPSIS: After living with the reality that her husband Daniel has been missing for seven years, Tricia Riley is finally ready to declare him "Dead in Absentia." With her sister Callie by her side for support, she is prepared to set the legal actions in motion. However, she is unprepared for the psychological challenges that lie ahead as she begins …Read More »
Film Review: Hush (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home. REVIEW: I'm not a fan of the films of Mike Flanagan. There, I've said it. I'm not a fan of his films at all. I found the critically acclaimed Absentia (2011) a tedious bore, and after watching it I referred to Oculus (2013) as WTF-ulus (I …Read More »
Mike Flanagan Producing And Writing A 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' remake
For my money this one can be filed in the "why bother" file but – it appears as if director Mike Flanagan is gearing up to remake the 1997 Kevin Williamson scripted 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'. Released hot on the heels of the huge success of 'Scream' the film made pretty good change and actually spawned a …Read More »
OCULUS Director Gets In On GERALD'S GAME
Hot on the heels of OCULUS director Mike FLANAGAN is keeping the ball rolling as it was announced that he will take the helm of the film adaption of Stephen King's GERALD'S GAME. It's been a while since I have read GERALD'S GAME and all I can recall off the top of my head is that it has something to …Read More »
Film Review: Oculus (2013)
SYNOPSIS: Siblings Tim and Kaylie Russells are reunited after being separated for 10 years. They revisit and investigate the horrifying night they last saw each other: the night their parents died. Kaylie begs Tim to fulfill a promise they made to each other as their family was ripped apart. Together they return to their family home to face their fears, to uncover …Read More »
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If Mike Flanagan's upcoming OCULUS wasn't on your "most anticipated" list before today, it's about to be. A trailer just made its way online and it's a good one!Read More »


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All this week I've got your chance to see the all male a cappella group Straight No Chaser coming to The Strand Theatre on April 2, 2012.
Congrats to our first winners Rachael Carter and Sara Smith! Both played "Google Me This Trivia" during the All Request Lunch Hour and won tickets.
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Poll: What's Your Favorite Song on Jennifer Nettles' New Album, 'That Girl'?
Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has just released a solo album titled 'That Girl,' and the music shows the singer branching out into new areas.
Nettles worked with esteemed rock producer Rick Rubin for the new tracks, and collaborated with a new group of writers, including Butch Walker, Richard Marx, Sara Bareilles and Phillip Sweet from Little Big Town. The album was tracked live to create a different sound than she has explored in the past.
"I think this album so far for me musically has been the most intimate and personal … musically and vocally," Nettles explains. "I think it's way more intimate to me and way more personal in the sense that when you collaborate, that's the nature of collaboration, you're affecting each other, and playing with and inspiring each other, and yet there are things that one may not get to do or want to do when collaborating."
'That Girl' — which readers of The Boot voted our Album of the Month for January — sees Nettles exploring country, pop, big band, jazz and rock styles, all brought together in one unusually expansive palette.
The intimate 'Falling' is a key track, and the title song, 'That Girl,' takes Nettles to a new musical place as well. 'Know You Wanna Know' is a vocal departure, while her cover of the Bob Seger classic 'Like a Rock' stretches the singer's impressive voice.
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The Communiqué consolidating decisions approved during the sessions of RAO / CIS Offshore Conference 2013, is just signed by Russian Deputy Minister of Energy K. Molodtsov, Academicians E. Velikhov and A. Kontorovich, A. Dmitrievsky, to be be further forwarded to the relevant ministries, institutions, and key players in oil, gas, energy and shipbuilding sectors.
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I am of Italian descent and I both my mother and grandmother loved to cook wonderflly flavered Italian dishes. I love all the flavors of Italy and I am American so I combined the flavors that I grew up with and the the great American love of hamburgers and created this unique and delicious burger.
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground round
1 rounds of focaccia Cut in half horizontally and then into Quarters
1 cup Shreded Fontina Cheese
1/4 Cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 Cup finely diced sundried tomatoes that have been packed in olive oil
1 Tablespoon Bread Crumbs
2 Cloves of garlic finely minced
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Cups of Arugala
1 Tablespoon Sea Salt plus 1 Tsp
1 Tablespoon course ground pepper
1/4 Capers
1 Cup Mayonaise
1/4 Cup prepared Pesto
For the filling: In a separate bowl Combine both cheeses, sundried tomatoes, bread crumbs, garlic and olive oil. Combine the ground beef and the ground round 1 Tablespoon salt and pepper. Shape them into tennis ball size rounds. Make a hole for the stuffing using your thumbs. After the stuffing has been added to the round, pat them into the familiar dic shape burger making sure the stuffing is incased in the meat. Cook on the grill until done. For the sauce combine Capers, Mayonaise and pesto. Coat both sides of the bread with sauce and add the arugala top with the burger. Serves four Enjoy!!!
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John 'Lites' Leenhouts, president of the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In told the aviation press on Sunday (closing day) that airshow performers donated $250,000 worth of performances. Lites was a few minutes late to the media briefing because he was, "thanking the performers for their generosity." That got me to thinking, how much do the rest of us who attend the fly-in 'donate'? How much does it cost us all, cumulatively to attend "Spring Break for Pilots". Whether a vendor, pilot attendee or a Florida local, it would be interested to know.
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Marlborough Wine & Food Festival Video Released
February 4, 2014
Marlborough Wine & Food Festival Video Released
• 30th Anniversary this
• Pioneers remember how it all began
Thirty years ago, there were just four wineries in Marlborough. Now in 2014, there are dozens, with even more labels originating from the region.
As Marlborough's Wine and Food Festival prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of New Zealand's largest wine event, some of the pioneers of those early festivals remember back in a video clip.
Members of the early committees that helped form the now iconic festival include, Brancott Estate's Gerry Gregg, Marlborough Express's Bill Floyd, Air New Zealand's Mike Blair, original chairman Malcolm Aitken, winegrower Allan Scott, winery owner Jane Hunter and committee secretary Karen Ryan.
In a four and a half minute clip, the pioneers remember back to 1985, when Blenheim was known more for sunshine than wine.
While Ernie Hunter, the founder of Hunter's Wines had often mooted a wine festival, it took another major event in the township of Blenheim, to initiate the inaugural day. It was the opening of the Marlborough Centre, a community funded theatre, in 1985 that provided the impetus for the grape growers of the region.
With so many people in the township for the opening, the growers were determined to show just what was happening out in the country, in terms of wine growing.
Montana, Te Whare Ra, Daniel Le Brun and Hunter's all had wineries, while Corbans had contract growers and were preparing to establish a winery within the province. With the help of buses, hundreds of people were delivered to each of the wineries, to partake in festivities and of course the wine. The day was deemed a massive success.
Twelve months later, the second festival followed much the same format, with hundreds more turning up.
By 1987, the original committee members realised there was a need for a one-site event, to handle the growing popularity of the festival. Historic Brancott Vineyard, the first to be planted in 1973, has been the home of the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival ever since.
While the day's format has changed over the years, the motivation for the festival hasn't. It was established to promote the wine and food that emanates from Marlborough and to cement the region's name as a world-class producer.
The vision created by the festival pioneers back in 1985 has been well and truly achieved. Marlborough is now rated as one of the world's great wine regions, producing renowned Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and sparkling wines.
Marlborough General Manager, Marcus Pickens
"With this important milestone looming, everyone involved in planning this year's festival believed that it was the right time to capture some of these Festival Pioneers thoughts and motivations for staging something that became a permanent feature. We are all so grateful to what they have achieved with it".
The festival itself has been rated by the Automobile Association as one of the "100 Must Do Things in New Zealand". It has also become an international success with visitors from throughout the world including it in a visit to New Zealand.
The 30th Anniversary Marlborough Wine and Food Festival is this weekend, at Brancott Vineyard. Tickets are available at www.ticketek.co.nz. Download the video on either Youtube (http://youtu.be/FdPEp7VhPHk) or Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/85640996) or for public viewing visit the Millennium Art Gallery.


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http://www.forthebetter.com.au In an effort to learn more about driver inattention, one of the biggest killers on WA roads, RAC created the world's first Attention Powered Car -- a car that goes when you're paying attention and slows when you're not. And now, we've hit the road to see how drivers perform in real-world conditions. Leg one of our road trip saw the Happ family pile into the Attention Powered Car and head south to Busselton on a typical holiday drive. Mum Jacquie, was surprised to discover what made her lose attention the most. In Busselton, we met up with the Wrights. Veterans of the caravan driving, they were keen to test their mental metal against our attention hungry i45. Despite feeling quite confident in his abilities to stay focused, Colin lost attention many times. Check out the video to see the Attention Powered Car on the road and how our drivers performed. Follow our journey as we head to Albany and then the Wheatbelt to put more WA drivers to the test at forthebetter.com.au
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Girls Tennis: State bid falls short for Red Wing pair
ROCHESTER – In hopes of reaching the state tournament, the Red Wing duo of Emily Stegora and Nicole Schammel got off to a fast start in the Section 1AA semifinals.
Playing against the section's No. 1-seeded team, Kylie Boyer and Kate Rosenow of Rochester Mayo, Stegora and Schammel jumped out to a 2-1 first-set lead. Prior to Tuesday's match, Boyer and Rosenow had not surrendered a point in individual section play.
"They were so excited about beating Mayo (in the two games)," said Wingers' head coach Matt Kavanagh.
Then, the section's top team regrouped and reaffirmed their dominance, winning the next 11 points on the way to winning the semifinal match 6-2, 6-0 at the Rochester Athletic Club.
Boyer and Rosenow ended up winning the section title with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Rochester Century's Katherine Aney and Madison Kircher.
"(Emily and Nicole) dropped their guard a little bit and the other girls started playing better as well," Kavanagh said.
"The one thing (Boyer and Rosenow) were doing really well was hitting down at our players' feet. It's very hard to defend a volley when you try to dig it out from your feet. They were playing a lot of golf shots with the racket, and the ball would leap at the same time from off the ground."
Stegora and Schammel got one more chance at a state tournament berth, playing in the true second-place match against Mayo's other pairing, Delany Edwards and Meryl Nath.
After falling to Aney and Kircher in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2, Edwards and Nath were able to dispatch of Stegora and Schammel in a 6-3, 6-4 victory.
In the Section 1AA singles championship, Owatonna's Briana Hartmann took care of Lakeville North's Lori Ahuja, 6-2, 6-2.


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Definition of: DOS Subst An external command that creates a virtual drive and provides a shortcut for referencing long path names. For example, to reference C:\KAREN\BUDGETS with drive K:, type:
If you were in the root, you could display MYFILE by typing:
instead of
To cancel the K disk, type:
Important!The last drive letter is normally E. See DOS Lastdrive. Do not use Assign, Backup, Chkdsk, Diskcomp, Diskcopy, Fdisk, Format, Join, Label, Recover, Restore and Sys on a virtual drive.
subst k: c:\karen\budgets
If you were in the root, you could display MYFILE by typing:
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New customers get 10% off full order by using the discount code 'newpatient'
To give a little back this Christmas we've teamed up with Real Aid to try help those in need by offering a flat 10% extra discount off anything in-store when you bring in £5.00 worth of tinned or packaged food. The essentials.
This will end on close of play the 23rd of December. If you'd like to make a donation but can't come in please contact us and we'll send you to the right person.
Here's a little a little bit about the charity from Lindsay Killick.
"The Real Aid food redistribution project was founded in 2009 after Real Aid was involved in the disaster management and victim relief campaign of 2007's devestating floods in the East Riding of Yorkshire. During this relief effort we were shocked at the levels of poverty we found people living in, here in our home county. Having worked in Africa and Eastern Europe since 2001 (when Real Aid was founded) we weren't prepared for poverty of such extremes in the U.K and decided to make a change.
The aims of the food project are to help low income working families who are marginilised and/or vulnerable with food parcels and to help with the issue of food waste by diverting it away from landfill.
We launched the foodbank at our Quay road charity shop in April 2013 and were the first to do so for working families in the town. Since the start we have seen many different people and heard many stories and reasons from people as to their attendance at foodbank. As long as there is demand for our service we shall continue to support people in need.
Last year we foodbank project was featured in the New York Times and the Guardian please see these links
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Ugly Gun Sunday
Kind of cool though....Yeah, I'd buy it at the right price.
Labels: Ugly Guns
A Nurse with a Gun
Labels: Ugly Guns
The muzzle's straight off an H&R breaktop revolver.
Yeah, that is a a fairly unique looking gun. I kind of like it. I am pretty sure I'd pay a reasonable amount if I saw one laying on the bench at a gun show.
I've always kinda liked the looks of the Bergmans. I would love to get my hands any one of them, but I would really like a Bergman-Bayard.
+1 on the Bergmann-Bayard...only one that doesn't have bizarre geometry or fire a dangerously underpowered round. Still, bizarrely compelling...
I love the look of those pseudo-C96 internal slides.
It looks like a lovely little gun to shoot but a pig to carry.
How many inches of gun for each inch of bore?
It's quirky. I like it.
A lot of the older autos were designed to be familiar to shooters who were already familliar with the revolver
(I suppose in just the same way computers are designed to be familliar to users of type writers)
Just take a look at some of the old mannlicher designs, especially his blow forward, which the patent actually describes as having a lock mechanism identical to a double action revolver.
It seems to have taken such reprobates as John Moses Browning and Georg Luger to realise the advantages of placing the bore line low down, close to the hand, and from about 1894, the advantages of Browning's combined slide and breech bolt.
I'd love a Bergman Bayard 9mm (next best thing to a .38 super, although both are a fair way behind the 9mm Mauser export), just as I'd love a Finnish Lahti L35...
Looks like it escaped getting its screw slots buggered by Bubba!
Holy petunia...I was messing around with sketches of random stuff for a steampunk cartoon if I ever decided to do one, and a pistol I drew as an alternative to a Borchardt C93 (what I imagined the cool kids would carry) looked almost exactly like that.
Small frakking world. I want one. And a Borchardt.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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you are right, we shouldnt have double standards, but so many times we have it and even dont know it..ReplyDelete
The otherday a girl was very vociferous about equality but when a prospective groom for her wanted to study further after marriage with her earnings, she denied it, whereas its common for girls to do so with hubby's income.Replies
So true Renu, we have it and still dont realise. Thanks.Delete
I liked the example Renu has given which highlights tellingly what double standard is all about.While individually double standards may be accepted as a human failing,institutions that are bound by rules and laws should never condone double standards.The rules should be applied impartially with no room for discretion.But it is a pity that such different treatments persist and the commonman is helplessReplyDelete
A thought provoking post,Krupa.Replies
Thanks KP, Fully agree when u say institutions cannot have double standards.Delete
Well said, Krupaa. These double standards go over the roof only in India. Look at the respect celebs get. Commoners are treated like trash:( Agree with Renu. I too have known of women who have such double standards...ReplyDelete
Very thoughtful post KrupaaReplyDelete
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good one yar..baapre struggling to post a comment here:) wishesReplyDelete
Wow Thats amazing read....Thoughtful Krupa....I have posted part 5 of short story series....Thanks:)ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful post and such truth.ReplyDelete
thanks friend:)ReplyDelete
So paradoxical, isnt it?ReplyDelete
krupaaji return to this beautiful blog cheers n wishesReplyDelete
Thoughtful musings, Krupaa. A lot to think about there. Keep on writing and posting questions some people may not want to be asking themselves.ReplyDelete
Have a lovely day. Blessings!
No post long time.. why?ReplyDelete
Happy New Year.


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dhcp4j is a pure Java DHCP parser, protocol manager, and server. It handles PXE options, vendor extensions, and the complete IANA database of known hardware types. It has network drivers written on Mina and Netty.
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Release Notes: This is the initial public release. It was originally forked from ApacheDS.
A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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- "Well, off to that van I call home!"
- ―Spyper, before flying away
Spyper is not strictly a Monster, but is grouped with them regardless due to some of his traits as an effort to help avoid confusion. As mentioned earlier he is friends with Intelligent Heavy. Spyper has a pet which is a Headcrab wearing the Engineer's goggles and hat.
He appears as a BLU Sniper with a BLU Spy's head.
The Spy was found, broken and mangled. The BLU team caused a lot of damage to him, but he managed to crunk his way back to the Engineer, believing he'd know how to fix him. However, the Engineer had other plans: he was going to create the ultimate assassin. His second subject, the Sniper, came and, possibly thinking the only way to save Spy from this terrible state is to put him out of his misery, or possibly by order of Engineer, ended the Spy's life with one quick slash of his fireaxe. And then they began to fuse, slowly becoming what is now known as the Spyper.
Spyper has the capabilities of both the Sniper and the Spy:
- Invisibility
- Disguise
- Backstab
- Rifle use
- Jarate
- Efficiency
- Has a plan to kill everyone he meets
He can change between using Spy's(Dennis Bateman) or Sniper's(John Patrick Lorie) voice clips at any time by cracking his neck. This will often happen involuntarily, although he can voluntarily switch back right afterwards.
- Good day to you, mate!
- No worries, mate!
- Well, off to that van I call home!
- Thanks fer standin' still (crack) my dear friend.
- Gentlewankers?
- May I make a suggestion? (crack) Wave goobye to yer head, wanker!
- You are all (crack) bloody useless!
- Stupid bloody (crack) fat man!
- Ooh Soldier, who will they find to replace you? (crack) This is as good as you're gonna do.
- How's that bullet feel? (crack) Does it hurt? It does, doesn't it?
- I'll see you in hell (crack) ya creepy mutant!
- I'll be seeeeeeing you... (crack) piker!
- You've killed by the best (crack) you drunken wretch!
- Not so smart with yer brain outside yer head, are ya, (crack) my dead, illiterate friend?
- Weren't you supposed to be good at dodging? (crack) I, WIN! You spastic little gremlin!
- Spyping's a good job, mate!
Faults and WeaknessesEdit
- Spyper doesn't really have much of anything in the form of durability- or resistance-boosting abilities, so his physical defenses are much like a human's.
- Spyper also can't team kill, making him incapable of killing BLU monsters, however there is a RED Spy's head with a RED Sniper's body which must mean that the RED Spyper can't kill RED Monsters.
- In a video on Youtube he had a fight against CBS. He managed to defend himself with duel machetes ,but failed to beat him forcing him to return to his van ,but at the end of the video he killed CBS when he was off guard. Implying that he may be weaker than CBS unless he can attack him with CBS not having a chance to fight back.
Trivia Edit
- His origins had him start out as a normal RED Spy ,but in current times he is a BLU Spy's head with a BLU Sniper's body
- His best friend is Intelligent Heavy. In a SFM video on Youtube he met the Heavy when getting revenge on a RED Medic for torturing him. When he found the Medic in the RED Base he attempted to kill him only to have his machete be stopped by Intelligent Heavy's pot hat. He was knocked out by his pot and woke up outside with the Medic about to torture him again. The Heavy called for the Medic and knocked him out with the Medic's back ambulance door. He then told Spyper to be together and go places around the world which they did, leaving the Medic in the back of his own ambulance calling for help.


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Now I just have to figure out what to do with the edge... And hope the sun comes out for better pictures.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Mom's Quilt
Okay, I don't think we should call it "longarm quilting" anymore- I think we should call it "two weeks of ruler work and 8 hours of fun".
I was going to outline all of those colorful blocks in a neutral thread. Mom went ahead and ordered some monofilament thread for me because of all the colors. The outlines are now all completed. She was right of course (mom usually is) and thankfully it doesn't tick me off as much as when I was twelve. What a pain to work with invisible thread!!! I could hardly thread the machine. Did I mention this is the FIRST full size quilt that I am doing by myself? Sometimes I think I get challenged way too much!
stitched in variegated thread.
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Wonky Stars
Put the binding on today using McCall's Quilting about a bias binding. I liked this method, it was a little tricky but worked pretty good. So all that is left is making the label. I took the quilt off the kitchen table so we could eat dinner-
And mom's little dog took it right over! Notice he has bypassed the comfortable-looking dog bed and the rocking chair where he normally sleeps...
And mom's little dog took it right over! Notice he has bypassed the comfortable-looking dog bed and the rocking chair where he normally sleeps...
Here is the quilt, finished but not bound. Clearly the little dormouse got to it before I took another photo. Looks like I wait for another sunny day... Wasn't too thrilled with the top when it was finished, but this is definitely a case where the quilting makes the quilt! I will be pretty happy to cuddle up with it now.
And a detail picture of the back.
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rApp - Mobile Device Apps Framework
rApp – Mobile Device Apps Framework
Together with Mobile Devices the Apps enter the world of Embedded Systems (the Internet of Things, IoT).
Using the rApp Framework provides IoT makers the possibility to create and deploy their Mobile Device Apps together with their IoTs – so to say remotely – instead of using the conventional App stores.
rApp Player
The underlying idea of rApp: the traditional roles (the IoT runs as a server, the Mobile Device acts as a client) will be reversed. The rApp Player, a generic App for Mobile Devices provides SOA services (Service Oriented Architecture) and will be remotely controlled by the IoT. All activities are initiated by the IoT, the rApp Player will act as a server. As a consequence, all the functions of the Mobile Devices are available on the IoT as well - besides displaying the user interface via the (touch) screen access to all the sensors, actors and the Mobile Devices' connectivity (e.g. the IoT is able to use the Mobile Device as a gateway into the Internet). The rApp player is available for systems like iOS, Android, Windows Phone as well as Windows and Linux.
Flexible and transparent communication
In order to be able using the services of Terminals (a Mobile Device is just a subset of a User Interface Terminal) the IoT has to establish a communication link to them. There are a variety of possible communication means the rApp framework provides to the user. Prior to the very first use the IoT and the Terminal have to be linked to each other, this is called Pairing.
This Pairing includes setting up the available communication means and routes (e.g. via Bluetooth and/or via the Internet). The Pairing process can be accomplished by manually input a IoT specific code and password or by simply taking a photo of the corresponding QR code which is mounted to the IoT. After the Pairing has been finished connecting the Terminal with the corresponding IoT is fully transparent for the user. This means there is no difference for the user whether the connection is done locally (on premise), via Bluetooth/WIFI or via the Internet – the user simply selects the desired IoT which is presented graphically in the rApp Player, the Player then will automatically find and use the optimal connection to the IoT.
Maximum security by reversing the client/server roles
Device security is considered the most important security issue. Therefore, all communication over the Internet are going through outbound ports only, no inbound ports as used on Web Servers are open. Furthermore, all communication is based on modern security mechanisms like encryption and certificates, thus a high level on security can be achieved, once the communication has been set up. Another, major aspect regarding security is provided by the concept of reversing the traditional client server roles: all activities are initiated and controlled by the IoT, the Terminal plays the passive role (server). The IoT application software can decide, whether a Terminal is allowed to determine the existence and/or connect with the IoT. Based on hardware characteristics (e.g. the EMEI), the IoT can restrict access to a pre-selected number of Terminals.
These very basic security checks before even setting up the connection between the IoT and the Terminal provide an additional level of security before traditional authentication mechanisms like username and password on application level follows. If connected with the Internet (the cloud), the IoT can decide itself at which time or at which case (or even if at all) it connects with the cloud, for example only in case of malfunctions and/or only at pre-defined time intervals. Thus, using the rApp framework one can achieve that the IoT has the full control over both, the communication activities as well as over the Terminal – not vice-versa!


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Monday, January 16, 2012
LiveOffice Acquired For $115M By Symantec
Torrance-based LiveOffice, the provider of online, cloud-based email archiving services led by Nick Mehta, has been acquired by Symantec, in a deal worth $115M. Symantec said the acquisition would extend its intelligence information governance offering. LiveOffice was venture backed by Summit Partners. The firm offered up online, cloud-based archiving and retrieval of emails for corporations.


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Water Lily Granny
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I always Loved Monet's Painting of Water Lilies, it is so peaceful, so simple and yet contains a world in itself.
Creating this Granny gave me a sense of Calmness and reminded me of a warm sunny summer evening…
I chose Neutral Colors to match my Home Decor, but let your imagination free, and paint the world in your fashion…
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Clockwise from left: Proenza Schouler Shearling-Collared Leather Jacket $6495, Current/Elliott Stretch-Leather Skinny Pants $900, Barneys New York Leather Short Sleeve Shirt $1295, Alzare Stretch Belt $98, Yves Salomon Fox Fur Collar $995, Proenza Schouler Zip-Detailed Leather And Ribbed-Knit Top $1895, 3.1 Phillip Lim Collar $170, Lanvin Ponyhair Miss Sartorial Envelope $1730, The Row Epsin Wool-Blend Jacket $2690, Ann Demeulemeester Boots $2150.
What could possibly beat fur, leather, wool and ponyhair in the wintertime? Just looking at these pieces makes me feel warm and cozy! If I had all the money in the world, I would definitely be purchasing this shearling-collared Proenza Schouler jacket immediately. Navy+black is my favorite color combo right now, and the shearling adds the perfect amount of luxe. The green Current Elliott pants are a super cool color…imagine it with a white tee and that minimally-perfect coat from The Row. The Ann Demeulemeester boots are the right amount of edgy without going over the top. And that fox fur circle from Yves Salomon would go with literally everything in my wardrobe. Can't wait to update my winter wardrobe!
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What does it mean that the Bible is our authority?
In the words of Wayne Grudem:
All the words in the Bible are God's words. Therefore, to disbelieve or disobey them is to disbelieve or disobey God. (Christian Beliefs, pg. 13)
The words in the Bible are from God himself. We aren't allowed to decide if they're true or to pick and choose which words we will obey. God decides what is true and right. Not us.
In 2 Timothy 3:16 we read:
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness…
Scripture is breathed out by God himself, and is our final authority for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. The words of scripture don't conform to some external standard of truth. They are the definition of truth. Those things which conform to scripture are true, and those that don't are false. In John 17:17, Jesus said:
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
The truthfulness of the scriptures doesn't mean that the Bible reports all events with precision, scientific detail. It often uses round numbers (e.g. "There were 6,000 men") or makes general statements (e.g. "He traveled a far distance"), but the general nature of these statements doesn't make them any less true.
The truthfulness of the Bible does mean that it never affirms something that is false. If it did affirm something false, we couldn't trust the Bible, and ultimately, we couldn't trust God. That's why it's so crucial for us to affirm that absolute truth and authority of the Bible.
Because the Bible is true, we can place our full trust in it and wholeheartedly obey it.
Adapted from Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know
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(CNSNews.com) – House Republicans will fall approximately $20 billion short of their commitment to hold non-defense, discretionary spending for fiscal year 2011 to 2008 levels.
According to House Appropriations Committee sources, the fiscal 2011 budget deal reached by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and President Obama last Friday will push non-defense discretionary spending $20 billion higher than the 2008 level House Republicans had promised voters.
In their 2010 Pledge to America, House Republicans promised that "with common-sense exceptions for seniors, veterans, and our troops, we will roll back government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels."
However, with the enactment of the fiscal 2011 budget deal, that goal will be missed by about $20 billion, the committee source told CNSNews.com. The final 2011 spending levels have not yet been released.
The Republican pledge excluded federal entitlements – which make up half of the total federal budget – as well as spending on the Defense Department and veterans programs, leaving a relatively small portion of the federal budget to be restored to 2008 levels.
In 2008, this portion of the budget accounted for approximately $522.4 billion. That means that for 2011, non-defense discretionary spending will be approximately $542 billion -- $20 billion higher than the 2008 level.
The committee source noted that while Republicans may not have achieved the level of cuts they pledged for fiscal 2011, their fiscal 2012 budget would more than make up for it.
That 2012 budget, written by Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), would hold all discretionary spending – including defense – to $1.019 trillion. If that spending level is maintained throughout the budgeting process, it would reduce discretionary spending to 2006 levels, easily keeping Republicans within the range established in their pledge.


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Getting Started with Unified Modeling Language
Starting a new project is difficult. There are many demands and even more unknowns. Using the three techniques outlined in this paperdomain modeling, class blitzing, and scenario developmentyou can make your project a success by building a sound foundation. Once the foundation is established, the system will fall nicely into place.


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All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice. Updates may be found on the Academic Senate website: http://senate.ucsd.edu/catalog-copy/approved-updates/.
Amy Adler, MFA
Eleanor Antin, BA, Emerita
Sheldon G. Brown, MFA
Norman Bryson, PhD
Jordan Crandall
Edwin Teddy Cruz, MDesS
Steve Fagin, MA, Emeritus
Anya Gallaccio, BA
Jean-Pierre Gorin, Licence de Philosophie, Emeritus
Jack M. Greenstein, PhD
Helen Mayer Harrison, MA, Emerita
Newton A. Harrison, MFA, Emeritus
Louis J. Hock, Emeritus
Grant Kester, PhD
Fred S. Lonidier, MFA, Emeritus
Kim R. MacConnel, MFA, Emeritus
Babette M. Mangolte
Sheldon A. Nodelman, PhD, Emeritus
Rubén Ortiz-Torres, MFA
Kyong Park, BS
Patricia A. Patterson, Emerita
Faith Ringgold, MA, Emerita
Jerome Rothenberg, MA, Emeritus
Kuiyi Shen, PhD
Haim Steinbach, MFA, Emeritus
Lesley F. Stern, PhD, Emerita
John C. Welchman, PhD
Associate Professors
Amy J. Alexander, MFA
Benjamin Bratton, PhD
Ricardo Dominguez, MA
Monique Van Genderen, MFA
Standish D. Lawder, PhD, Emeritus
Elizabeth Newsome, PhD
Susan L. Smith, PhD, Emerita
Mariana Wardwell, PhD
Assistant Professors
Erica Cho, MFA
Brian Cross, MFA
Nicole Miller, MFA
Jordan Rose, PhD
Alena Williams, PhD
Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment
William Tronzo, PhD
Lecturers with Security of Employment
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There has been some reports on the Sky Sports website which claim that Vitesse Arnhem are planning on keeping target Wilfried Bony.
It is no secret that we have been heavily linked with a move for the 24-year-old as he has been mightily impressive in the last few seasons.
And considering eh has hit 22-goals this season already, we would be doing a good bit of business if we landed him in the summer.
However, Vitesse's interim director Erwin Kasakowski remains hopeful the striker will stay.
As quoted on Sky Sports he said: "He leaves every day after training. Then he goes home. The next day he comes back, also as one of the first.
"No, I do not think he leaves. Up to this moment we have received no serious offer."
The man has great potential and would be a good signing for anyone with his goal-scoring record. And although we would like to see Radamel Falcao or another world class striker arrive at the club. We would probably be better off not spending loads on one player and actually buying two or three that will add to the squad.


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|From: Robby Findler (robby at cs.uchicago.edu)
Date: Sat Jun 16 08:31:07 EDT 2007
On 6/16/07, Jakub Piotr Cłapa <jpc at pld-linux.org> wrote: > Matthew Flatt wrote: > > Also, that compilation to native code via mzc is rarely useful these > > days. The built-in bytecode optimizer and the bytecode-to-native JIT > > generally outperform mzc output. That said, you may well have some > > reason to use mzc... > > Mzced code outperforms the interpreted one in load time. :) But that's not really a fair comparison. Shouldn't you be comparing .zo loading times to mzc'd loading times? (You can build .zo files with "mzc -k file.ss" which will recursively compile to .zo the files.) Robby
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Police arrested a senior minister Friday after he called President Robert Mugabe a liar, the party of Zimbabwe's prime minister said.
Hard-liners in Mugabe's party accused Jameson Timba of insulting Mugabe, an offense under sweeping security laws, when he said Mugabe lied over the outcome of a recent regional summit on Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis.
The former opposition party of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said in a statement police accused Timba of "undermining the authority of the president."
Earlier, police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena said he had no information on possible charges.
Timba, minister of state in Tsvangirai's office, was being held late Friday at the main Harare police station, said party official Nelson Chamisa.
Timba attended the summit and contradicted Mugabe's account that regional leaders withdrew a damning report on the slow pace of reforms and continuing political violence blamed on Mugabe's party.
Mugabe insisted the Southern African Development Community, a regional economic and political bloc, cleared his party's name over allegations reported to the grouping by the chief Zimbabwe mediator, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
Timba gave his account of the summit at the same time as Tsvangirai, who told a rally in central Zimbabwe that Mugabe and his party leaders lied over the summit findings.
Tsvangirai was expected to return to Harare on Friday from a meeting of international jurists in Spain.
Mugabe's party has also called for his arrest for insulting Mugabe, accusations usually applied to remarks made by political hecklers or those who curse Mugabe in bars or on buses. Those convicted have been fined or briefly jailed.
Tsvangirai's party described as "strange" that Timba was arrested before the weekend _ a reference to a common police practice of jailing suspects over the weekend in filthy, overcrowded cells in frigid winter conditions until courts and judicial offices reopen on Monday.
His arrest signaled another rift in the 28-month coalition formed by regional mediators after violent, disputed elections in 2008.
Tsvangirai's party said late Friday it "demands that the minister is treated with the respect he deserves" in accordance with the laws of the country.


text: My friends Aric and Nina had moved here a couple of years ago from New York but unfortunately Aric works crazy insane hours and we never really have a chance to hang out with him. His job requires him to be working both east coast AND west coast hours. I believe it has something to do with finances (hedgefunds maybe?). He's explained it to us about twenty-six times, and I still don't quite understand it. Basically it's one of those "grown-up" jobs that I always imagine adults did when I was child – vague and kinda important and long hours, but probably makes lots of money, as the people who had these grown-up jobs when I was a kid always drove shiny new cars and lived in big houses.


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Ryan Sidebottom has lost his battle to feature in England's showpiece fixture against Stanford Superstars.
Sidebottom has struggled with a calf strain and a stomach bug but will still win share of $1 million if England win the game.
Notts trio Samit Patel, Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad will all play but there's no place for Jimmy Anderson, Ravi Bopara or Alistair Cook.
"It was never going to be the easiest decision, in fact it was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in terms of carrying 11 players on the field," said England captain Kevin Pietersen.
"We haven't played a second spinner for I don't know how long but unfortunately conditions have meant Jimmy has to miss out.
"But he has taken it brilliantly well, he has been absolutely fantastic at training.
"It has been very difficult for him, especially being an integral part of the team for the past 12 months.
"He has taken the field on every occasion but we realise that we play to win for England and unfortunately the circumstances have arisen in terms of the pitch, and the outfield, and the way games have gone. We have to play another spinner.
"It is not as though the lads have been left out and nothing is going to happen if we win, there is still a buzz about stuff and we all want to win."
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from 9.30pm on Saturday.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Stephen, to answer your question, I want to be able to change the text independently. The letter d, for example, I might want to show sometimes in white, red, or green. I guess I could make a pic for each though. On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Stephen Bloch <bloch at adelphi.edu> wrote: > > On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Will Robinson wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to do a simple Roguelike game as an exercise in learning the > language, particularly racket/gui. I'm using draw-text to place characters > on the screen. Ideally, I'd just call this once and put up huge string > full of newlines to represent a block of text. My problem is that I want > to have control of the color of each character in this block of text. It > seems to me that the color controls for draw-text are applied to the entire > block at once. Should I just call draw-text for each character in the > block, individually assigning color? That seems to be very slow > computationally, not to mention more work on the poor coder. > > Are characters and their colors orthogonal? That is, can any character > appear in any color, or does a particular character always appear in the > same color? If the latter, I would just create a bunch of images up front > and place them at the desired (x,y) coordinates directly, rather than > re-rendering the text every time. That'll actually be faster. > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/attachments/20111212/6c5d48fb/attachment.html>
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Valentine's Day Recipe: Heart-Shaped Strawberry Shortcake
This Heart-Shaped Strawberry Shortcake recipe was created by high-school student and aspiring Chef Ashley Gelo. This Heart-Shaped Valentine's Day Strawberry Shortcake recipe starts with heart-shaped Springform cake pans and ends with creamy strawberry sauce spooned over golden yellow cake.
Photo by Melissa Dunlap
Heart-Shaped Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Sauce:
- 2 pounds strawberries
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4-1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Vanilla bean ice cream
- Cool Whip or Whipped Cream
1 Box French Vanilla cake mix
- Bake cake according to directions in in heart-shaped Springform pans
- Hull and slice strawberriesand put in a large bowl.
- Add lemon juice, sugar and whipping cream to strawberries.
- Mix well and refrigerate.
To Serve:
- Cool cake completely and remove from pans.
- Cut cakes in half and spoon strawberry sauce in the middle and on top of the cake.
- Top with a scoop of ice cream and a scoop of Cool Whip.
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In an age that devised such wonders as credit default swaps on tranches of subprime-backed collateralized debt obligations, one might fairly ask if humanity has perhaps become too clever for its own good.
Economics, alas, has become far more complicated than in the days when a handful of beads could get you Manhattan.
As Michael Lewis detailed in his bestselling The Big Short, not even the deluded wonder boys of Wall Street seemed to understand what they'd wrought in devising and flogging the aforementioned financial instruments, which helped trigger the worldwide economic crisis.
In one of the better of the many sentences written about the calamity, Lewis observed that the chap responsible for the largest single loss was "smart enough to be cynical about his market, but not smart enough to realize how cynical he needed to be."
Little wonder, then, that laymen and women are ever on the lookout for simpler omens and portents about what manner of economic times lies ahead.
Macroeconomics being beyond the ken of most folk, the small stuff — briefs, if you like — is sometimes a more fruitful field of study in trying to discern what "the invisible hand" is up to.
Men's underwear, for instance, has been famously cited as just such a bellwether — not just for dummies, but for former U.S. Federal Reserve Board chair Alan Greenspan.
His Ph.D. in economics notwithstanding, Greenspan acknowledged in his memoir, The Age of Turbulence, that "macroeconomic forecasts are far more art than science" and occasionally regarded as on a par with those of astrologers.
As such, he was fond of economic indicators of "the proletariat" — which, while it has ended up controlling not nearly what Karl Marx once imagined, does control some things.
Greenspan noted that sales of underwear normally remained relatively stable. But during times of economic trial, men will try to stretch the lifespan of the unseen garments and sales will dip. This gave birth to the Men's Underwear Index — or MUI.
"As chairman of the Fed, I often found that dealing with the urgent issues confronting U.S. economic policy required exploring the many ways human nature and market forces interact," Greenspan said.
He was, in fact, both practitioner and subject of such Columbo-like analysis of tell-tale human behaviour.
Greenspan apparently liked tracking scrap metal prices as a leading indicator of economic recovery in hard times, the glut of scrap lowering prices but reflecting new purchases and construction.
During the dot-com boom, one network invented a "briefcase indicator" in which it was surmised that if Greenspan's briefcase was thin his mind was untroubled, but if stuffed bad news was at hand.
"For the record, the briefcase indicator was not accurate," Greenspan wrote. "The fatness of my briefcase was solely a function of whether I had packed my lunch."
It was during the 1960s, Greenspan noted, that economic forecasting took Washington by storm. Someone invented a "discomfort index" by combining the unemployment and inflation rates. This was later renamed the "misery index."
Nowadays, misery — or the likelihood of sunnier days — is gauged with all kinds of metrics that have little to do with gross domestic product.
There is the longstanding hemline theory, shorter skirts reflecting happier times. There's the cardboard box theory, orders of same reflecting more packaging, shipping and buying. There's the mosquito bite theory, uncut grass and the pools in foreclosed homes providing breeding grounds and neighbours suffering "collateral damage" from the pestilential consequences.
Fed chair Ben Bernanke once described such economic indicators as those "palpable to the naked eye."
Are drycleaners losing business? Are gardening and a grow-your-own desperation up? Are dating services and romance novels in demand — folks looking for company to share the pain or means to briefly escape it?
Have haircuts and desserts become frills? Are sales of anti-depressants and sleep aids spiking?
Cosmetics giant Leonard Lauder once cited lipstick sales as an economic indicator, the theory being that when times are tight and a new wardrobe unaffordable, lipstick is an inexpensive way to spruce up.
Then there's the hot waitress index, which hypothesizes that good-looking women no longer able to find work in modelling or marketing might be reduced to slinging hash.
Similarly, there's the quality of street musicians index, which, to the listening pleasure of passersby, puts ever more talented, if unemployed, artists on the streets.
As Greenspan wrote, no economist — or anyone else, for that matter — has yet devised a foolproof formula for predicting the future.
In fact, he sounded rather gloomy about the dismal science.
"Perhaps someday investors will be able to gauge when markets veer from the rational and turn irrational. But I doubt it. Inbred human propensities to swing from euphoria to fear and back again seem permanent."
Such swings, he said, "repeat themselves generation after generation with little evidence of a learning curve."
Harvard business professor Richard Tedlow, in his pithily titled book Denial, attributes the phenomenon to humankind's bottomless capacity to dismiss facts that don't fit our theories or dreams, our inability to see what we see, our aversion to painful truths, our illusions of invulnerability.
Likewise, economics professors Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff recently collaborated on a book the very title of which says all that needs saying — This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly.
British economics professor John Kay has suggested that economic models, and the forecasts they turn out, should be regarded as something less than oracular.
"A good model is like a biblical parable and, like parables, is neither true nor false, only illuminating or unilluminating."
As for Chris at a midtown Gap outlet, he looked up from his fluffing and folding the other day and laughed when asked whether underwear sales were off lately.
"We-elllll, we do have a promotion on.
"If you buy three pairs of boxers you get them for only $12 each."


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Reid, a London-born Muslim convert, attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes while on board American Airlines flight three days before Christmas.
The devices contained in Reid's shoes were unsophisticated and could only be detonated by lighting a fuse but if the bomb had exploded, however, it is likely that the plane would have been destroyed.
Rather than flying from London, Reid, like Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab, the Nigerian-born engineering student, arrested in Friday's alleged attack, boarded his flight in a foreign country in the belief that security might be easier breached.
Reid boarded his flight at the Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris - where security officials failed to detect that Reid was carrying explosives - and waited until the flight was over the Atlantic before detonating the device.
The Miami-bound flight was diverted to Boston where Reid was arrested and taken into custody. He was found guilty of terrorist offences and sentenced to life in prison.
Mutallab, who began his journey by boarding a flight in Lagos, Nigeria, apparently managed to conceal a device by hiding it close to his groin area - an area unlikely to be subjected to rigorous search.
Like Reid, he appeared intent on causing the maximum loss of life possible by waiting until the aircraft was approaching Detroit airport before allegedly igniting the incendiary device he was carrying.
Although both attacks failed, the plots demonstrate that al-Qaeda and their supporters are constantly inventing novel ways of attacking the west, with airlines being their favourite target.


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Rearing the 'problem child'
I T WASN'T JUST HER SON'S TEMPER tantrums that were troubling to MaggieMtaaM Smith. Most kids have theirth fair share of those. It was their intensity, and the way they could arrive like inclement weather, and clear up just as suddenly. She first noticed it when he'd sit in his high chair, shaking and punching his fist in the air over things like a dropped toy. By age 2, his temper seemed to be getting worse. "All of a sudden he would stop and act like nothing was wrong and come and give me a hug and say, 'I love you, Mommy,'" Mrs. Smith said.
(Some names in this story have been changed to protect the welfare of children and their families.) She and her husband, who live in Naples, struggled to find a doctor willing to diagnose or treat a child that young. One doctor, a friend of the family who lives in Chicago, told them when John was 4, "there's something definitely there, but he's too young. He's too young to diagnose anything," Mrs. Smith said.
And with one income at the time — he's an auto mechanic and she later became an elementary school teacher — the only doctor they could find who would treat John didn't take insurance.
Their story underlines some of the difficulties in finding access to mental health care, especially for young children, as well as treating and diagnosing them with behavioral disorders.
"If kids start talking about their problems at an early age, it's easier for them to continue doing that when they're older and have difficulties," said Stacey Brown, a licensed mental health counselor in Fort Myers. "If there is a mentalhealth issue in the family, it's better not to sweep it under the rug and not talk about it."
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., in December focused a national spotlight on mental health. Political leaders, school officials, care providers and others are talking about what can be done to prevent the next young, disturbed gunman.
That prevention, for children such as John, begins in pre-adolescence. Psychologists say common and rare mood disorders and neurological conditions — everything from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to the potential for psychopathy — can be detected and treated in children only a few years old. A New York Times Magazine cover story in May, for instance, described how psychologists treated pre-adolescent children diagnosed with callousunemotional disorder. That and antisocial personality disorder, psychologists say, indicate a child could be at risk of becoming a psychopath or sociopath as adults, characterized by their lack of empathy or remorse. But many healthy young children and those with other mental illness might show similar signs that could be misunderstood.
Port Charlotte resident Shannon Adams' son, Arthur, is on the less-severe end of the autism spectrum. At age 13, maybe not unlike many early adolescents, he's still fine tuning the effects of his words and actions on other people's feelings.
Ms. Adams said, "He lets people know, 'I'm sorry if I said something wrong, I have Asperger's. He's learning not to tell a big fat lady in an orange shirt that she looks like a pumpkin. So he's learning. And there's a lot of other things we're going to have to teach him."
After the Sandy Hook shooting, there was some speculation that the killer, Adam Lanza, was on the autism spectrum. There's no way to know for sure because of health-care privacy rules, but even if he was, the aggressive behavior sometimes seen in autistic children is reactionary and not the calculated type of killing seen in Newtown, said Fort Myers psychologists Drs. Sheba and Nolan Katz.
Autism is a distinct neurological condition that isn't related to mood disorders, but children on the spectrum may have difficulty relating to other people. That is distinctly different from not caring if they relate to other people, which is more sociopathic, said Mr. Katz, who along with his wife is a certified school psychologist and on the board of the Adonis Autism Assistance Foundation.
"There have been a lot of upset parents," he said. "Autism is now being thought of in the light of what happened in Sandy Hook."
In light of Sandy Hook
Then again, what isn't being thought of in the light of Newtown these days? Some of the answers we are seeking to explain Adam Lanza may be red herrings, suggest the Katzes. For instance, a healthy diet never hurt anyone. What if people found out that violent criminals in general ate too many candy bars?
"You might find with these school shooters that they all had a poor diet," he said. "Would anybody believe that it caused them to kill people?"
Recently, a candid blog post called "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother," about a mother's distress over her young son's defiant and at times violent temper, became a cultural touchstone for parents of children with mental illness when it went viral. Lawmakers from President Barack Obama to Florida's Congressional leaders are trying to come up with a plan to avert the next tragedy.
One provision of the Affordable Care Act will require insurance companies to fund mental-health care at a level equal with physical health care. That may help heal the stigma of shame associated with mental-health treatment, said Jay Glynn, CEO of Charlotte Behavioral Healthcare.
The White House also made improving access to mental-health care one of four major provisions in a plan to help stop violence in the wake of Sandy Hook. Part of the provision included setting aside funds to help schools identify children with a wide range of mentalhealth issues and get them treatment.
A portion of the Mental Health First Aid program will focus on ages 12 to 25. The administration set aside $20 million for the next fiscal year for grants to train emergency services personnel, police, teachers and administrators, faith leaders, and others in a five-step program to identify and get help for young people with mental illnesses.
Meanwhile, at age 9, Mrs. Smith's son, John, is being treated for an alphabet soup of behavioral disorders through a Collier County program. Health Under Guided Systems or H.U.G.S. began in 2010 with a Winter Wine Festival grant. It has helped provide mental-health screenings for more than 2,500 children as young as 3 months old, up to age 18. About a quarter of them were treated for behavioral disorders.
This has benefited John hugely, Mrs. Smith said (as well as herself, her husband and John's two younger siblings). A psychologist is helping develop tactics to help him achieve specific goals. He's in Cub Scouts and on the honor roll at school. Prescription medication is part of his regimen as well.
At the same time, she worries that some children similar to hers, who are getting treatment for behavioral issues, could be treated as potential criminals by adult figures who would otherwise embrace them wholeheartedly.
"This is one of my biggest fears right now, that people are going to start stereotyping children with mentalhealth issues and it's going to become a big misunderstanding," Mrs. Smith said. "Just because one person did that doesn't mean my son's going to do it."
Preventing the next crime
A health-care delivery system that is more willing and able to treat mental illness from cradle to grave — just like broken bones, cancer or colds — will ultimately keep some young children out of jail or worse, said Kathryn Hunter, director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Collier County.
Serious mental illness occurs in 5 percent of the general population, but is roughly four or five times that in jails and prisons, says Florida Partners in Crisis, a group that advocates publically funding mental-health services.
"We recently worked with a young child who was at risk of being suspended in kindergarten," Ms. Hunter said. "When we can get in there early, hopefully those children will be diverted from the Department of Juvenile Justice as a teenager and subsequently from the jail population as an adult."
Last week, Ms. Hunter spoke to the Florida House Healthy Families Subcommittee, along with other representatives from the Departments of Education, Juvenile Justice and Children and Families.
"There is really no money put toward prevention or early education," Ms. Hunter said. "I think Sandy Hook was kind of the final straw after a lot of tragedies. I think that from where I was sitting, they're looking at implementing policy to drive a continuum of care that would promote healthy families."
Even in Florida, which ranks next to last among the 50 states when it comes to funding mental-health services, year after year of budget cuts have forced some schools to cut back on counselors.
"Each one of our elementary counselors has two schools instead of just one," said Donna Widmeyer, Charlotte County School District deputy superintendent. "That's not something any of us like, it's something that had to be."
That would be roughly one counselor per 1,200 students. While counselors may respond to specific incidents such as fighting or helping parents find a therapist, they are limited not just by their scarcity. In addition, the counselors are asked to wear other hats, such as helping the school prepare to administer state tests. "Parents tend to think the counselors actually do counseling like therapy," Ms. Widmeyer said. "Well, that's really not what we do."
The American School Counselor Association recommends one counselor per 250 students, although in a 2010 survey, almost no states met that average. Some states, though not Florida, fund their own mandates. Georgia requires one counselor per 675 students in kindergarten through first grade; Arkansas one to 450. Florida has an average of one counselor per 452 students as of 2010.
Labels for children
Labeling children with disorders such as oppositional defiant, bi-polar, attention deficit hyperactivity can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, said Fort Myers psychologist Dr. Rose Thorn. That's partly because most people don't understand the nature of what a diagnosis is, she said.
The names of diagnoses better serve health-care professionals who need to have a quick reference to a patient's symptoms rather than a general public notorious for using them as a headline for someone's character, she said. "I think people look at it as being much more authoritative than it is. Diagnosis in children is extremely open to question… Once we start looking at a person as being defective, as being a problem, our way of relating to them changes."
Dr. Christopher McGinnis, a behavioral pediatric and family psychologist, agrees. He wrote in an e-mail: "Mentalhealth diagnosis typically only relabels the problem and offers no additional useful information. It also can have a negative impact on prognosis when the child and adults hear of the diagnosis and believe it means there is something broken or wrong with him. A diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder, for example, only relabels the fact that he is oppositional and defiant and does not mean that there is something wrong with his brain on a chemical or structural level."
While Dr. Thorn concedes that treatment of some children takes more "creativity" than others, she rejects the notion that any child could be born incurably lacking empathy. Instead, she argues that human beings are inherently adaptable, and that empathy, being in our best interest, can be taught or strengthened in any individual. "We don't have sharp eyes or claws or scales," Dr. Thorn said. "The only thing we have is our adaptability. That's why we are successful as a species. Our adaptability is infinite from conception to death and maybe beyond, who knows? There is no child, no person, no old dog that can't learn a new trick, no person that cannot change."
Even adult psychopaths, who make up about 1 percent of the population but commit a "disproportionate amount of violent crimes," according to the FBI website, tend to be misunderstood as inherently evil.
"Not all psychopaths are criminals," the FBI website notes.
A small subset of children with conduct disorder develop anti-social personality disorder, or callous-unemotional could develop into a psychopath characterized by a lack of empathy or remorse. "It's not as much that they're unaware of certain codes of conduct; it's more of a disregard for them," Mr. Katz said.
Health-care professionals also warn that as a child's brain develops, behavior can shift dramatically from year to year. There's a risk that diagnosing young children with mood disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity — all of which indicate increased aggressiveness to some extent — can encourage "profiling," said Cindy Krosky, a licensed clinical social worker who will be the keynote speaker for Child Care of SW Florida Inc.'s Early Childhood Conference on March 2.
Even children who seem to be the worst off often change dramatically in their teenage years or as adults. One child Ms. Krosky banned from her home years ago is now an Eagle Scout with a full college scholarship, she pointed out.
"I say that because if we had profiled him, this would have been one of those people I'd say lock 'em up because we're going to read bad things about them later," she said. "This was not the same child I saw between the ages of 6 and 8 that literally turned my stomach to be in their presence because they were so rude and disrespectful and antagonizing. I think if you and I look at ourselves, I'm not the same person I was as a child. I'm not even the same person I was five years or 10 years ago." ¦


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Kirko Bangz Preps Mixtape, Paves Rap Lane in Houston
Rapper Kirko Bangz hails from the same area that birthed the sounds of southern MCs like Paul Wall and Slim Thug. Earlier this year, his song, 'What Yo Name Iz,' was arguably the most unprecedented banger that popped up in the summer months. The single earned the 22-year-old Houston native a moment to shine on a national platform.
While his newest track, 'Drank in My Cup,' is just another that has him categorized and boxed in with the other fresh-faced rhymers coming out of his hometown, the "new Houston" label is one that the Warner Brothers signee would much rather do without.
"Killa [Kyleon], Slim [Thug] and Paul [Wall], they've been out there grinding, on their thing, you know what I'm saying? Everybody hustling doing their own thing man, don't nobody wanna be put in no group. Like, we ain't no little boy band, you know what I'm saying?" he tells The BoomBox.
The tattooed entertainer experienced much success this year with his independent label, Lonestar Music Group, and his DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, 'Procrastination Kills 3.' The effort showcased Bangz' ability to swap simple lyrics for sophisticated wordplay on songs like 'Doing Fine' and 'Sooner or Later.'
Like those that came before him, Bangz prefers to be recognized for his distinctive style and solo contributions to the South's newest wave of young artists. "Everybody [in Houston] has their own grind and own lane, and I'm not swaying away from it, but I'm doing what I'm doing and my homies are doing what they're doing," he states.
"You don't want to be billed as no group, 'cause that ain't how it is," Kirko continues, "It is a movement, getting back on that scene, everybody's contributing to that movement. We all proud about that but nobody wanna be stuck in a little group or a box like that's all we are."
Kirko Bangz is currently prepping his Warner Brothers debut. His next mixtape, 'Progression 2,' is scheduled for release later this month.
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