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>Racing>Sub 2:00 Half Marathon thread
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Congrats, pcaharrier!Well, I arrived in Jerusalem today; I walked 3.5 miles (not on purpose... I have a horrible sense of direction and a 2km trip turns into 2+ miles) and these hills are seriously no joke. I'm scared!
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SuperB - Good luck with those hills. Sounds like a pretty interesting place to run a marathon.
kenyan - Your plan looks good to me. Just curious, do you add in any strength or cross training?
pcaharrier - Congrats!!! Great race, and awesome finish time. The strategy to empty your tank at the end and save your legs on the hills obviously paid off big time!
stever - Good to "see" you! How's the running going? I'm still loving my lace locks.
docjen - I'm glad your hip flexor is better. You sure had a long day(s) at work! If I had to stay at work one minute after I'm done I'd probably go nuts. I still think a 3:45 is totally do-able for you. That 20 mile trail race was hard, and I think you're thoughts about not being fully recovered yet are right on.
hector - Nice running! I hope checking out the course doesn't freak you out. Lol!
Zelanie - I hear you on suffering through a 5k! The 5k's I've done have hurt far more than any longer distance run, well, except for maybe a 10k! I much prefer the halves and fulls.
Edith - Nice mileage, as usual! You are seriously a running machine! I wish I had some trails near me - the closest ones are a 40 minute drive and they're pretty much crap.
Me - My next race isn't until the end of April, so I'm not really following any specific plan. My mileage was averaging mid to upper 30s, but the past couple weeks I've been having either piriformis or high hamstring issues, so I've dropped it to upper 20s, eased back on the pace, and tried to stay flat. Slowly, it's getting better. I tried to transition to zero drop shoes and thought I was doing well, but my problems kicked in after a longer run in the shoes, which is the only thing that had changed. Don't know if they caused my problems, but I went back to my good ole stability shoes. Just for kicks, I'm going to follow the Run Less Run Faster half program for my May half, but I plan on adding in a 4th day of running. It's not a goal race, so if the plan doesn't get me a faster time, no biggie. My PR goal race isn't until Oct. 2013, so I'll have plenty of time to follow a different plan for it. Happy running to everyone!
Miele - Where are you? I miss you!!
PR's: 5k - 23:33/ 10k - 48:30/ 5 mi. - 39:21/ 13.1 - 1:53/ 26.2 recent - 4:34
Upcoming races: Resolution Run HM 1/1/13
Phoenix R&R HM 1/20/13
jan-glad to hear from you. Hope the hamies are feeling better. I get that sometimes after a high-mileage week. I too did the Run Less Run Faster program for my first couple of HM. I liked the program, but now I am using the Asics program, which kind of reminds me of the RLRF one, except that they don't have any intervals, so I add my own mix.
I also have my first HM at end of April. I hope to break the 1:40 mark, it would be a 4min PR.
Glad you still use the lace locks. I should have the first real ones for production in March. I used them all winter and still worked 100% and have yet to stop and tie laces since May 2012.
me-Due for a 9k tomorrow, as we got dumped last night with thick, heavy snow. Poor trees and power lines. Then an 18k on Sunday.
5K/22:33 10K/47:52 21.1K/1:44:06 42.2K/4:07:372014 Goals: 5K<22:00 10K<45:00 HM<1:40 FM<3:45
stever - Wow! 1:40 is amazing. My current half PR is 1:53:26. When you followed the RLRF program, did you follow it as written, without adding in any extra days? I know I'll probably add in one day, so would run 4 instead of 3 days a week. I could probably spin or cycle one day a week, but I'm a bike hater so most likely wouldn't do it more than that. Where did you find the Asics program? Awesome that the lace lock are officially going into production! I'll promote them to all my running friends.
jan-I followed the RLRF program pretty closely, but I may have missed a day every few weeks. I also was not too regimented with the interval runs since I could not time them without a GPS watch or track. I did follow the tempo and long runs, and I also added about 2-3 days of cardio (aka karate) in between.
The Asics program is on myasics.us. It's free and very visual. I am following this one again, did it for my last HM where I PR'd at 1:44.
I'll let you know when the Facebook and website go live for the lace locks.
Harrier- Wow, a 19-minuyr PR? That's FANTASTIC! Way to go!
Jan, Kenyan, Stever- Good luck on getting set for your April races!
Got my MLR up to 10 last night. That's the distance that I had such a mental block over getting to for my long run in January, so it was a good feeling. Getting close to peak mileage on my plan- should be there next week if all goes well.
pcaharrier - dang you're fast! What a great race! i'm even more impressed knowing you were pacing mostly by feel!
jan - I'll be interested to see how RLRF goe sfor you. I feel like I couldn't maintain intensity if I didn't run so many days, but who knows? I feel like I've been living in your neck of the woods lately as Kansas City has been buried under snow. Even for me I've run a lot of treadmill miles in the last couple of weeks, but there aren't any clear sidewalks or paths and the middle of the road isn't optimal for pre-dawn dark running!
zelanie - good job on getting that medium long run distance!
stever - I'm waiting on your official lace lock stuff. Weirdly, although I don't think I tie any different than anyone else, I've actually never had an issue with shoes coming untied. I don't ever remember having to stop to re-tie. BUT, several of my running friends seem to be constantly having that issue and I'd like to help them out!
bluerun - that kind of walking seems to happen to me a lot, my sense of direction leaves a lot to be desired! Good luck!
me - Due to snow, I've been all treadmill so far this week. Just did 10 miles, with 6.5 at tempo pace (8:20.) I'm getting outside this weekend no matter what! There's a few places to run on the road here that are fine on the weekends. The one nature park area isn't open prior to daylight, and the local subdivision is, but we run on the bike lane which is still scary in the dark. Looking forward to feeling some real ground! I pulled the trigger last night and registered for the marathon, and for a half 5 weeks before it. Both races had price increases today, so it was time. I'm officially registered for the Lucky 13.1 on March 16, and then the Garmin marathon on April 20.
I really have to catch up with everyone here, but it's hard to navigate on this tiny netbook... I just wanted to pop in and say that my race was this morning, and I am SHOCKED, but I did it -- I beat my goal, and by quite a bit!! My Garmin time was 1:51:43, and I'm positive I started it before the first mat and stopped it after the last, so the official results must be gun time. But even that beat my goal -- 1:52:22.
It still doesn't feel like it even really happened.
Congratulations, bluerun! I'm so happy for you!
Bluerun - Congrats, that's a great time! Somehow I missed that you were running your race in Jerusalem, that sounds very cool.
DocJen - Good luck on your races you signed up for. I'm about to pull the trigger on a half that is 4 weeks before my full.
Jan26.2 - Good luck on the RLRF program, since I'm in the the middle of a marathon cycle it seems like that should stand for Run Long, Run Forever!
Me - Ended up with 222.8 miles in Feburary and my streak is up to 57 days and 413.6 miles. Had a great Marathon Pace Tempo run last night, ended up with some GPS problems so missed the first 1/2 mile of the run, but the last 10.6 miles I averaged an 8:45 pace and my HR never got over 85% the entire run and averaged below 80%. It was a perfect evening, and it actually felt pretty easy. That run actually put me at 63 mile over the last 7 days for an average of 9 miles a day. I have a 16 miler at a 9:30 pace on the schedule for this weekend, hopefully that will go just as well. I'm a sucker for these local races and couldn't keep from signing up for one next Saturday. A 14K (8.67 miles). I'm shooting to do it under an 8:00 average pace and right now I feel like that is doable.
Age: 49 Weight: 202 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Jan - no xtraining, but I'm hoping to do some strength 2-3 days a week....stuff like pushups, situps, plank exercises and such. I'm also planning on incorporating some strides and form drills once or twice a week.
Just had a pretty solid tempo run....20 minutes @ 8:03 pace. A bit faster than I wanted, but the effort was pretty controlled and I finished feeling good...I was able to dial right back down to 9:45ish pace at the end for a mile cooldown. Mostly I'm just happy with how easy 8:00 pace feels again. I really don't have a good sense of where my race paces are at right now, so I'm hoping to jump into a 5k/10k in the next few weeks, then these workouts will be easier to plan.
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Kenyan - I think it's a good idea to find a 5k to run. It will definitely help you with future training. Your training plan looks pretty good, though.
Paden - I hope your 16 miler is just as great as your last run. It's so nice when everything just works. I'm a sucker for racing, too. Most of my runnng friends know that they don't have to ask me twice about running a race. It sounds like your race pace is totally doable!
Bluerun and harrier - congratulations! Whoot Whoot!!
docjen - I sure hope that you were able to run on some solid ground this week! I don't even have access to a TM so I'm always outside. If the roads aren't safe, I hit the trails. Heck, I hit the trails anyway, haha. So cool that you are running another marathon! I think you are surely going to hit your new goal. My marathon is May 26, so I'm looking for which half I want to run. Need to pick one and register soon before prices increase!
Zelanie - way to go with the ten! Yay, you! Also, about your 5k... I have the same issue as you. My brother was recently telling me how much better I would be (Racing) if I would push myself a bit more. I do push the pace, but not in an all-out sort of way. But that's one of the reasons I prefer long distances to short. 5k races are so hard! However, I did find that training for a long race (marathon) certainly helped me mentally in running a 5k; "I can suffer for a measly 3 miles."
stever - I will be looking forward to your lace locks! I don't like chews when racing bc I don't like the texture. I prefer a gu, or if its a really long run (over 15 miles) I treat myself to a honey stinger waffle. Yum!
jan - I am missing Miele too. Good luck with the RLRF program. I bought that book (at a yard sale) but its not really good for me because I'm more about distance than pace. Plus, I've found that running with boys is great speed work especially on the hilly trails. I hope you figure out your shoes. I love my Pure Flows for lesser mileage, but anything above 10 miles, I prefer Brooks Ghosts. What race are you running in Oct?
Hector - I love running in the rain, too, but only in the summer! I hope your Saturday run went well. Remember, negative splits!
Me - hmmm. It's been a while... I ran the Chilly Cheeks 7.2 mile trail race last Sunday. I really thought I was not doing well until I had 2 miles left and just felt strong and started passing runners. This race is part of the LaSportiva Mountain Cup series so there were quite a few serious racers. I finished 183 out of 493. And I could enjoy the eggs and pancakes afterwards! Oftentimes, I am just too queasy to eat after a hard run. Ran a few days this week, not as much as I wanted but I was super busy in a good way. Ran 12 miles today, struggling with feeling tired the whole time. But hey, I did it.
Happy Running, Happy Racing!
bluerun - way to go! Sounds like you had a fantastic race!
npaden - excellent milage you've been putting in lately! Good luck on that next race.
the kenyan - I agree on finding a 5 or 10K to race. I keep having to guess paces because I don't race much and I think it's much easier to run something "at 5K pace" if you know what the heck that is!
Edith - we got a ridiculous amount of snow here and I haven't been back on a trail. I'm trying to keep the milage up at this point in marathon training and have some work outs at particular speeds, so will just trail run on easy days for now. My crazy running friend here managed to give himself frostbite. He ran trails in a foot of snow wearing ankle socks in 20F weather. His bare ankles got wet and then froze. Fortunately it wasn't a severe case and he just had to take a few days off and use antibiotics and an ointment. That definitely has had a little deterrent effect on me ... Great job on your recent race! That's a great placing with that many runners.
me - did 20 miler #2 today. This one was much easier than #1, which was the 20 mile trail race! A friend joined me for the first 6, and I did the rest solo. Cold and windy, and lots of rolling hills, but overall felt pretty good and much easier than last week's 16 with miles at marathon pace since this one was all just long run pace. Finished in 3:11:25. Yesterday I ran 6 outside as well, so I feel a little more human after some outdoor running.
My first 16 miler today. It was tougher than I expected. I cheated and had my wife drop me off on the way home from church so I could run with the 20 mph wind behind my back, but the 80 degree temperature ended up taking it's toll on me.
Was supposed to run a 9:30 pace, and ended up running a 9:07 pace with the wind behind me, but I ran out of water with 4 miles to go and my HR was climbing pretty good there at the end. My wife met me with some water with 1.5 miles to go and that made a HUGE difference.
62.6 miles for the week. Streak is at 60 days and 443.7 miles.
np- Good luck on your race next weekend! Glad your 16 miler went well. Sounds like maybe the early pace plus the heat were tough, other than that I bet it would have been no problem.
TheKenyan- I agree, my paces feel like they're all over the place, and even then will vary based on what else I've run that week, so it can be tough to know how to plan.
Jen- I guess doing your first 20 miler as a trail race is a good way to ensure that the second one will be better! For me the second time is usually a lot harder because I don't have the adrenaline or excitement about reaching a new milestone to keep me going.
me- Ran my first 14 miler today. I decided to run it on my HM course. There was part of it that I've never run on, because it's too far for me to get to when I start from my house. I'm glad I did, because I was really worried about a part that I thought was going to be very steep around mile 9. And I wasn't sure how much uphill it was even to get to that spot.
It turned out that miles 6-8 were a steady but very gradual climb. Nothing steep at all, but it just seemed to go on forever and I was thinking that I was going to hit the real hilly part up ahead with nothing left. Instead, I got to the top, and then it was a nice downhill which just felt great. And the next little bit that I thought was going to be steep was pretty much flat (they must have found the only flat roads in that neighborhood!). If I wouldn't have run the course, I probably would have felt like I needed to save energy on that gradual climb for the next part that was still ahead. Now I know I just need to hit mile 8 and I will feel like I have fresh legs again.
All in all a pretty good week. Up to 48 miles, a new personal best by 4 miles. Next week is peak mileage week!


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Damon, Stefan and Elena are going on a trip to a secluded cabin, but danger is lurking as Markos and the Travelers are after the doppelgangers.
When "The Vampire Diaries" returns with a new episode next week, Damon, Stefan and Elena try to hide from Markos (guest star Raffi Barsoumian) and the Travelers who are out for blood. They find a perfect place for a hideout in the remote cabin once owned by Caroline's father, but they're not safe yet.
A ghostly presence at the cabin uses violence and fire to make itself known. A preview for the upcoming episode shows someone trying to get Elena drowned when she's relaxing in the bathtub.
Meanwhile, Caroline suspects that Stefan and Elena are keeping a secret, so Damon comes up with a parlor game designed to expose the truth. While Markos plans to break the witches' curse, Matt takes charge of Tyler's plan to get information from one of the Travelers, and Bonnie continues to keep the truth about the Other Side from Jeremy, despite warnings from Grams (guest star Jasmine Guy).
"What Lies Beneath" will air Thursday, May 1 at 8/7c on The CW.

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SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — California growers braved rain-soaked fields to preview more than 200 vegetable commodities at the Enza Zaden Variety Showcase in San Juan Bautista.
About 150 growers came out Oct. 6 to size up seeds and varieties they might trial or use in the next Salinas Valley deal, or even in Arizona this winter.
Enza Zaden Research USA breeds lettuces, peppers and onions at its San Juan Bautista facility. Vitalis Organic Seeds, a division of Enkhuizen, the Netherlands-based Enza Zaden, offers organic options.
One growth segment for Enza Zaden is its Eazyleaf lettuce varieties, said Erica Renaud, business development manager for Vitalis Organic Seeds. Tango, lolla rosa and butterhead have been available commercially since Eazyleaf began two years ago. Lettuces still in development were on display in San Juan Bautista.
Enza Zaden has touted Eazyleaf for its compatibility with mechanical harvesting, as a means to reduce processing and extend shelf life.
"If you harvest it mechanically a little higher up, it cuts and falls apart into equally sized leaves beautiful for a blend," Renaud said. "That was the intended concept. Eazyleaf means it easily falls apart and you promptly have a loose leaf without having to decore."
While that was the idea, it's not always the reality in growers' practice.
"It's being used for both whole head and baby leaf," she said. "Customers are trialing it and coming up with their own types of products. They'll pair the green leaf with the red leaf in a match as a mini-head, or they're mechanically harvesting it. The leaf has more texture and flavor so there's more yield. And they're making that into a blend."
Enza Zaden's seed development reflects a growing industry interest in lettuce color contrasts. Red butter lettuce is an example.
"We're getting a lot of response for pairings of red with green," said Renaud. "We're trying to offer red and green options in as many segments as possible, so we have the red and green butter that can be paired in a clamshell."
Grower Phil Fok of Ecopia Farms in Campbell, Calif., came to check out the organic vegetables offered alongside the conventional.
"It's a continuous struggle to find new varieties that meet the needs of organic," Fok said. "That's why you come to events like these."
Enza Zaden also runs a breeding program in Myakka City, Fla., for tomatoes and peppers. It's Mexico breeding efforts cover those plus cucumbers – and soon, perhaps other commodities.
"We noticed there's an interest, especially in central Mexico, for onions, squash and iceberg lettuce," said Ronald Welten, breeding station manager for Enza Zaden. "So we're going to start up more activities in central Mexico soon."
In best-case scenarios, Enza Zaden's breeders said, development of commercial varieties takes five or six years for lettuce; seven years for peppers; and 12 years for onions.
Enza Zaden Research USA also plans to open a new LEED-certified office and laboratory building around Nov. 1 in San Juan Bautista.
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — California growers braved rain-soaked fields to preview more than 200 vegetable commodities at the Enza Zaden Variety Showcase in San Juan Bautista.


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Al-Bayader gears up production ahead of completion of new QR17 million facility in Doha Industrial Area
As part of its new QR17 million (US$4.7 million) productions and logistics facility, scheduled for completion in the new Doha Industrial Area next year, Al Bayader International, has commissioned two new production units. The Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) production lines started turning out a range of disposable products for the Qatar market earlier this month. The sheet line extrusion facility with vacuum forming is producing among others, trays, lunchboxes and plates, while the EPS universal moulding unit is manufacturing cups.
The high tech and versatile units consist of 26 different moulds together with their respective cutting dies facilitating the production of a wide range of products, such as plain and super absorbent trays in a variety of colors. These products are destined for an ever-diverse array of industries in Qatar, from hotels to airlines and supermarkets to restaurants, including internationally recognised brands such as Carrefour, Lulu, Nandos, Albert Abela Catering...
Al Bayader's Branch Manager in Doha, Oussama Ramadan, says work on the new facility is on schedule and going very smoothly. As a result the decision was made to initiate production of EPS line-up earlier than planned, due to growing demand in Qatar.
"Both units are fully automated and therefore ensure the highest levels of hygiene," he said. "Furthermore, the units are environmentally friendly, with all waste emanating from the process being crushed, pelletized and re-integrated into the system."
Currently situated in a temporary building, these two units will eventually be re-installed and integrated into the EPS foam thermoforming production factory within the QR17 million, 11,000m2 complex, which will also comprise warehouses, offices and a showroom.
Ramadan says that the up-rating of the company's operations in Qatar will take Al Bayader on another big step forward in its conversion from a simple distribution unit into a manufacturing and distribution centre. "This new facility will provide the company with 20 per cent off its total requirement of packaging products for the region – not just Qatar," he said. "Furthermore, by having the factory within the same complex, our logistics and distribution channels will be significantly improved.
"Al Bayader is committed to the Qatar market, which presents significant growth opportunities," he added. "Our investment in the new facility further reinforces the message to customers that we are not just a supplier of foodstuff packaging. Nowadays, our customers in Qatar require innovative packaging solutions, and we are striving to further improve our offering by significantly investing in new facilities to meet the growing demand from a fast growing local as well as regional population."
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Run for Ryan 5k Run/Walk
Hackettstown Riverfront Park
Sat 06/01/2013
"This will change your life." That is a phrase that many of us heard from Ryan. And in the course of 17 very short years, many of our lives were indeed changed by him. Now, we have the opportunity to celebrate his life. Join us in Hackettstown where we will have an opportunity to remember Ryan, talk to one another about him, and help to raise awareness around an issue that is much too prevalent in society today.NOTE: Location is Subject to Change based on registration!Event schedule and timesRegistration begins at 7:00AMRace begins at 8:30AM
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Waiting for Bonusgate charges
The conventional wisdom at the Capitol is that Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett must charge Republicans as well as Democrats for his investigation of legislative bonuses to have credibility.
There's no doubt it would be better from a public relations and political standpoint for Corbett to also file criminal charges against GOP staffers, lawmakers or leaders to balance out his probe of the House Democrats.
But suppose, just for a minute, that Republicans pigged out on the secret bonuses but didn't break any laws• If that's true, will anyone believe it?
Some Democrats claim, as if it is their inherent right, that Corbett must charge Republicans as well as Democrats.
That logic, perhaps, overlooks the fact that House Democrats doled out $1.85 million in bonuses after the November 2006 election when Dems took control of the House. That more than tripled the $500,000 handed out by House Republicans. Over a two-year period, 2005-2006, the Senate Republicans handed out $366,000 in bonuses.
The investigation centers on whether bonuses were paid to reward staffers for campaign work. But it's much larger than that.
Published accounts have detailed e-mails within the House Democratic Caucus suggesting bonuses and politicking were linked. And I'm told that Senate Republicans kept meticulous records of when staffers moved off the state payroll -- took leave or vacation days -- and worked on campaigns.
Were the House Democrats just sloppy about it• Were the Republicans a little smarter?
Sending a top GOP Senate staffer to work for four months in a high-profile role on Republican Lynn Swann's gubernatorial campaign -- then giving that staffer a bonus supposedly for state work projects -- wasn't smart at all. But it may not have been illegal, providing all the i's were dotted and t's were crossed. That was former Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer's "gift" to the Swann campaign.
Still, it's difficult to believe that some Republicans in the Senate or House didn't cross the line. If so, they need to be popped.
Meanwhile, rank-and-file House Democrats are grumbling about the more than $700,000 in legal bills House Democratic Leader Bill DeWeese has paid in state tax dollars for Washington, D.C., lawyer and consultant William Chadwick, a former state inspector general.
Chadwick was brought on board initially to provide ethics training for the House D's but his job evolved into salvaging deleted computer records, then to, supposedly, the lawyer for the House Democratic Caucus.
Rightly or wrongly, some of DeWeese's troops see Chadwick's job as being DeWeese's taxpayer-funded lawyer. They're griping about the notion that Chadwick is there to save DeWeese's bacon and to serve up other lawmakers or staffers to the attorney general's investigators.
Then again, if others did wrong, it's only right that they are being turned over to investigators.
But the perception is there among some that Chadwick is representing DeWeese -- not the caucus.


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Amidst attacks on human life, bishops of Brazil support conscientious objection
Sep 29, 2009 - 10:12 pm
.- In a recent statement on the right to conscientious objection, the bishops of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil encouraged those who work untiringly in the defense of human life and reiterated that all people have the right to object against practices such as abortion.
Priests' work is irreplaceable, Pope Benedict tells gathering of clergy at Ars
Sep 29, 2009 - 08:25 pm
.- In a video message to an international spiritual retreat for priests at the French shrine of Ars, Pope Benedict XVI said that priests' work is irreplaceable and that the Church's recognition for their "unreserved" commitment is "immense."
Pope Benedict to promote using new media to evangelize
Sep 29, 2009 - 07:53 pm
.- Pope Benedict XVI plans to focus his message for the next World Day of Social Communications on the new media and how they can serve the spread of the Gospel. The papal message encourages priests especially to make use of the new means of communicating.
Global Catholic Radio Conference expecting record crowd
Sep 29, 2009 - 05:22 pm
.- The Catholic Radio Association and EWTN will be hosting the annual Global Catholic Radio Conference in Birmingham, Ala next month. Organizers say that this year's event will already have a larger attendance than any previous conference.
Archbishop of Toledo says new law has 'little to do with sexual health'
Sep 29, 2009 - 03:48 pm
.- Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain said Monday that the new law on Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy approved by the Spanish government last Saturday "has little to do with sexual health" and treats abortion "as if it were a right."
Church contributes to dialogue between agnostics and believers, says Pope
Sep 29, 2009 - 01:43 pm
.- L'Osservatore Romano published a transcript on Monday of the press conference Pope Benedict XVI held during the flight from Rome to Prague for his visit to the Czech Republic, which ended yesterday. The Holy Father explained that one of the fundamental contributions of the Church is in the "intellectual dialogue between agnostics and believers."
Benedict XVI announces second book on Jesus could be completed in 2010
Sep 29, 2009 - 10:58 am
.- Pope Benedict XVI said this past weekend that while he has not yet fully recovered from the broken wrist he suffered over the summer, he has been working on the second part of his book on Jesus and that he could complete it by the Spring of 2010.
Pope Benedict praises Czech Christian heritage in farewell speech
Sep 29, 2009 - 10:40 am
.- Yesterday evening Pope Benedict XVI said goodbye to the people of the Czech Republic, highlighting the country's many missionaries and saints, the importance of inter-religious unity for the region and the chance he had to encourage young people to build the future on their nation's Christian heritage.
Catholic public figures who scandalize faithful must repent publicly, Archbishop Burke says
Sep 29, 2009 - 06:11 am
.- Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, delivered a speech on September 8 discussing how to advance the culture of life in the U.S. and how to rectify the "scandal" of publicly known Catholics who confuse and distort Church teaching.
Homosexual activists design 'Relational Mysteries' for Rosary
Sep 29, 2009 - 03:36 am
.- Scrutiny of a group of protesters at Bishop Salvatore Cordileone's visit to the Jesuit School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union last week has put the spotlight on a variant of the Rosary designed by homosexual activists to contemplate what they call the "Relational Mysteries."
Iraqi archbishop hopes Middle East synod will be 'new Pentecost'
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Sep 29, 2009 - 01:09 am
.- A new website for women "from the men who love them" encourages women to "demand their dignity" and attacks the "incessant, often conflicting" messages and "lies" about women's worth.
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It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.
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Last week we had a story about the first baby of the year.
It is a feature we always seem to do.
That's probably why Cathryn Broome, of North Augusta, called to see whether we did a similar story on her.
"When you get to be my age," she said, "you start looking back."
Cathryn was born New Year's Day 1931 and said her mother always told her she was Augusta's first baby that year and that the family received numerous prizes for the achievement. She said the biggest prize she got for 1931's first baby was a load of coal for winter heat.
This prize might seem strange today, but I imagine that was a pretty good deal back then … and I speak as a former child often chastened for playing on the coal pile.
I couldn't find any Chronicle stories about the first baby of 1931, so maybe it was in the Augusta Herald.
COAL PLAY: It's pretty cold this morning, so I remember how warm burning coal made a fireplace, a room or a stove.
I recall everyone sitting around the fire or stove, moving closer or farther back, considering the size of the fire.
As the fire got lower, everyone would scoot their chairs up.
Likewise, when someone put a fresh block of coal on the fire, we'd all be moving back.
It's a warm memory.
GONE TO BLAZES: My latest Kirby's Augusta video tells the story of "Big Steve," Augusta's famous fire bell.
It's on augustachronicle.com and YouTube.
TODAY'S JOKE: A doctor was having trouble with the plumbing in his home.
The pipes in the bathroom began to leak, and the leak became bigger and bigger.
Even though it was very early in the morning, the doctor decided to phone his plumber. Naturally, the plumber was sore about being awakened that early.
"For Pete's sake, Doc," he snapped. "This is some time to wake up a guy."
"Well," the doctor said testily, "you've never hesitated to call me in the middle of the night with a medical problem. Now it just happens I've got a plumbing emergency."
There was a moment of silence.
Then the plumber spoke up, "You know, Doc, you're right. Tell me what's wrong."
The doctors explained about the leaks in the bathroom.
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To the students, teachers and staff of El Paso ISD, I am pleased to say: Welcome back to school! I greet you with a spirit of enthusiasm and optimism that the challenging days ahead will yield achievement, pride and promise for every one of us. To the people of the El Paso community, I greet you with a heart filled with gratitude and dedication to helping each one of our children achieve academic success, and a strong commitment to restoring the public's trust in the integrity of El Paso ISD and its employees.
Education has been my lifelong passion – a pursuit into which I was literally born. My father, mother and many family members are proud educators. After his teaching career, my father directed one of the first migrant education programs in northern California. I spent my formative years with my parents working with children and families in their pursuit of better lives through public education. As an educator I have worked as an elementary school teacher, migrant coordinator, after-school tutor, and treatment counselor, in low and high-performing school districts in wealthy and in economically disadvantaged areas of Texas and California. These broad and varied education related experiences, along with my corporate and legal background, have prepared me well to lead and serve our diverse community in El Paso.
Over the last few years, I have spent a lot of time in El Paso. My mother, brother and his children, along with many friends and acquaintances live here. I care about and understand the dynamics, interests and needs of this community.
As the school year begins, we still face a few challenges. Our task is to turn the page and move forward from our recent difficult past and take all El Paso ISD schools to a place where all our students can envision their bright futures and realize their potentials. I pledge to do that. I am unflinchingly committed to that goal.
We will learn from the mistakes of the past, but we will not dwell on them, except insofar as we make sure they are not repeated–ever. We will look to the future, and we will build on the many past successes of this great district. There is hard work to be done, but I am certain that EPISD employees have the character and values to forge a new path and "Get Better Every Day." As we move forward, together we will share in the pride and self-respect of knowing we are taking care of our children and we are headed in the right direction. We will face our tests head on, with our shoulders squared and our heads held high and we will celebrate our successes along the way.
There will be no drastic changes during the coming school year. Instead, we will do a lot of listening to our stakeholders, while we support our children and teachers and take what we have and make it better. We have a sound budget in place, and we have good teachers and principals in our schools. We will fill all empty positions with the best people we can find – people who are dynamic, intellectually capable and genuinely care about El Paso ISD and educating our children.
We will make sure every El Paso ISD school has a safe, secure, positive learning environment and a supportive atmosphere for teachers and staff. We will seek to challenge and help all of our students achieve new heights, harness the power of learning and be the best they can be. We will also closely analyze why some of our students are not successful and put processes into place to correct those situations. We will strive to provide whatever is needed, be it more parental engagement; more help with academic basics; special programs or interventions, and we will also work with churches, nonprofits and other organizations to find solutions.
Many of our children struggle with personal challenges, such as our students who are economically disadvantaged or our students from Fort Bliss, whose parents serve in the military and are often deployed. We will work closely with our military partners and other communities to identify their unique needs and provide them with support and solutions. Not everything has to be a big-ticket item; in many cases, a large dose of listening and caring are the missing link to a student's success.
As Superintendent, I will employ every tool in my background for the benefit of El Paso schools. While we may still have to handle corrective actions to remedy past harms, I will work collaboratively with the Board of Managers to focus the majority of our time on positive improvements to the district. I will utilize my teaching experience and my background with large and complex organizations to drive improvements in our systems, processes and organizational leadership. As we move forward, we will focus on transparency, truth and integrity in our operations and day to day work. EPISD belongs to the community and we will strive to assure everyone has a voice and that everyone has access to any district information they deem necessary to evaluate our work.
I will work at building strong relationships with the students, teachers, principals and staff of EPISD, and I will work tirelessly to help them be the absolute best they can be. I will also build relationships with city, business, civic, political, faith and community leaders to assure that EPISD is a strong contributor to the success of El Paso and the communities it serves.
Thank you for welcoming me and my family to this great city. We hope to get to know as many of you as possible in the coming weeks and months. As we move forward, we intend to immerse ourselves in this beautiful, friendly community and truly learn the rhythm of its heartbeat. El Paso has long been our home-away-from-home – a warm, welcoming place to visit family and friends. Now, we are happy and excited to call El Paso home.
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With Congress now waist deep in the climate and energy bill proposed by Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey last month, running against the clock to push through a version by year's end — if not by Memorial Day — we think it's time to better acquaint ourselves with the plan that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a "strong starting point," former Vice President Al Gore today called a "moral imperative" and that Illinois Representative John Shimkus recently called "the largest assault on democracy and freedom that I've ever experienced." President Barack Obama, for the most part, has tried to stay out of the fray — although he did say "We'll get it done. And I will sign it."
But just how far did Markey and Waxman go with their draft? What's really in there for cleantech? What compromises are in the works as the House Energy and Commerce Committee concludes a week of hearings with high-profile witnesses, like former Vice President Al Gore, Energy Chief Steven Chu, Dow Chemical VP of Energy Rich Wells and Google.org Director of Climate and Energy Initiatives Dan Reicher?
Keep in mind, this is a 648-page "discussion draft," and few have read it all the way through (Oregon Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon asked witnesses at Thursday's hearing if they had read the proposal in its entirety — most, including Secretary Chu and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, said no). Here are some of the critical sections for smart grid, clean vehicles and renewable energy technology, and what kind of static they're creating on Capitol Hill. If you've been sorting through the bill, too, hit that comments button below and tell us where you think the discussion draft is on target — and where it's flawed.
Cap and Trade: The Waxman-Markey draft proposes a mandate for companies that emit more than 25,000 tons of annual carbon emissions to buy tradeable allowances for every ton of carbon, with the number of allowances dropping each year — 3 percent below 2005 levels by 2012 and all the way to 83 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. According to Climatewire, House Democrats are now working behind the scenes to build a coalition with leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and about a dozen of the committee's moderate and conservative Democrats are concerned that the proposal pushes too hard, too soon. More conservative members of the coalition want less ambitious emission targets, possibly as little as a 6 percent reduction by 2020 and 15 percent by 2025. According to the Washington Post, the Democrats' talks suggest "coal-fired utilities are making progress in their efforts to get free access to 40 percent of emissions permits in a cap-and-trade system."
Consumer and oil industry groups testifying in committee hearings are worried that runaway energy costs will result if the proposed targets and carbon prices go through. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson countered "We do not claim to be able to do something for nothing. But EPA's available economic modeling indicates that the investment Americans would make to implement the cap-and-trade program would be very modest compared to the benefits that science and plain common sense tell us a comprehensive energy and climate policy will deliver." In a preliminary analysis released this week, the EPA said the bill would cost an average U.S. household a total of $98 to $140 a year, or less than 40 cents per day.
Smart Grid: Even Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker who testified on a panel with former Vice President Al Gore today, likes the section promoting smart grid development and deployment — and this from a guy who said the bill would create bureaucracy and micromanagement that "are an invitation to corruption and an invitation to more politicians playing games. The idea that the Secretary of Energy is now going to be the czar of Jacuzzis is just absurd," as MSNBC reports. Google.org's Dan Reicher urged Congress to push the DOE to provide more funding for deploying smart meters.
Clean Transportation: Waxman and Markey propose that Congress authorize funding for grants or loan guarantees to cities, states and private companies for large-scale EV demonstration projects, including fast-charging infrastructure and battery exchange stations — a possible boon for Better Place. Additional funds are proposed to help automakers retool existing plants to build electric vehicles or buy U.S.-made vehicle batteries.
Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: After 2022, the bill phases in a low carbon fuel standard, similar to the one just approved in California, to cut the total carbon intensity of transportation fuels by five percent by 2023 and 10 percent by 2030. The plan to calculate direct and indirect emissions from cultivation or extraction all the way through to combustion of a fuel has drawn fire from the ethanol lobby in California.
Renewable Portfolio Standard: Waxman and Markey have proposed requiring electricity suppliers to generate 6 percent of their energy from clean sources by 2012, gradually increasing to 25 percent by 2025, but moderate and conservative Democrats involved in the coalition (mentioned above) support a 15 percent nationwide renewable electricity standard for the same date. In his testimony, Reicher called for more emphasis (and spending) on enhanced geothermal systems, calling the technology "the sleeping giant."
Carbon Capture: Markey and Waxman want Congress to fund a demo program and incentives for large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage technology. Gingrich came out in favor of carbon capture and sequestration (he actually called it "green coal," an oxymoron if ever there was one) in his testimony on Friday, calling for more spending on the technology.


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It's bad to know many things than being an expert in just one?
Sep 8, 2012 at 7:27pm UTC
Hello everybody!
I'm 17 and since I was 15 I knew that my future life will be among the techniques of programming. And now I'm really sure about that. In those 2 years I've studied a lot of C++ language (this is the main language I learn at highschool) and among that, I practised the fundamentals of C#, I programmed a bit in Python, I looked over the MySQL and now I'm programming in Visual C++ 2010. I started to read an amazing book about C++, called C++ in Action but I didn't finish it (I learned just a quarter of it) because I got stucked in other things.
Now my question is: it's fine to explore many things in this area (IT), as I did (python, MySQL...) or it's better to learn best one concept, and then to move to another (in my case, to practise more in C++ than exploring C# and all those languages).
The thing is that I couldn't learn best all those languages because of many situations which occured at a specific time...
Thank you respectfully.
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Sep 8, 2012 at 8:02pm UTC
Neither extreme (being an expert in just one thing, or a jack of all trades) is ideal. Ideally you should master one or two things and be proficient in several more. My goal is to master C and be proficient in some other languages.
Sep 11, 2012 at 9:00pm UTC
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I agree with chrisname :)
Sep 11, 2012 at 9:11pm UTC
Programming is an art, the language is the tool. If you become a good programmer in any language, you can just as easily be a good programmer in another language without having to re-master the art. Granted, you won't be able to do things as beautifully or efficiently in languages you aren't as proficient in, but that's not really a huge deal.
Sep 12, 2012 at 8:47pm UTC
I understand your opinnions. They are clear and logical. So the art which ModShop is talking, may be the basics (the techniques) of programming? This point will be the same even if we're talking about desktop programming languages and web programming languages? I can't imagine a PHP expert programmer to deal fine with C++, for instance.
Thank you for feedback.
Sep 13, 2012 at 1:43am UTC
To some degree yes. Of course being in one sector of programming will cause you to be very good doing that kind of programming (desktop apps for example) while you're not so solid in say, web programming. My point was if you are good at programming X type of applications, then you can use any language to develop apps of type X and still get pretty similar results. Of course there will be some learning required for the language/libraries themselves, but the actual logic and programming remains the same.
Sep 13, 2012 at 2:27am UTC
for me, i know its hard in our field to become expert in all programming language. maybe it would be enough if we also have just enough knowledge in every language.. i am amazed at your age. i thought i am the only one here who is a young programmer :). nothing to worry in our age. we still have a lot of time in exploring a variety of language.
Sep 13, 2012 at 2:39am UTC
Anyone that says they are an expert in <insert programming language here> is lying as it would take years to learn most languages due to them being changed and updated. They may be able to become an expert in BASIC or some language that is no longer maintained, but newer ones are updated too frequent to be mastered to the point of expert, IMO.
Sep 13, 2012 at 9:35am UTC
chrisname makes sense. that's a perfect the plan!
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Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays is So Chill Now...
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Hi Shaun. How's it going?
Good, I'm at home enjoying family life.
That is fitting because you're playing Camp Bestival at the weekend, which is billed as a family-friendly festival. Did you ever view Happy Mondays as family entertainment?
I'll play anywhere if the price is right. Pontins, Butlins, the lot. I'm PG certificate these days. I'm fit for daytime telly now mate!
Are you going to go and watch The Gruffalo Live at Camp Bestival?
I really don't know. If my wife doesn't make it with the kids I might just be in and out. Although if Mr Tumble's there I'll definitely go and watch him. I have to watch about six or seven hours a day of him as it is. The kids have him on all the time, and Peppa Pig. We've done Peppa Pig World too, it was really good.
What was the best thing about it?
It was all good! We went on all the rides. On the teacups and everything.
Shaun Ryder on the teacup ride at Peppa Pig World is quite an image
It's just what happens, innit mate? We were young kids when we started off in the game and now we're 50-year-old blokes. We've stayed around that long, but I always intended staying in this game that long so it's fine.


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Matt Damon and wife Luciana have their hands full with their four girls, and like any parents are always on the lookout for a trustworthy babysitter. Fortunately for them they have a potential candidate right in their own home – oldest daughter Alexia, 12.
"The 12-year-old is getting close to being full-on babysitting age," the True Grit star said on The Late Show with David Letterman. "Then I can just retire and go take a nap, because I'm pretty tired!"
Matt and Luciana just welcomed a daughter, Stella, on October 20 who joined Alexia, Isabella, 4, and Gia, 2. Looks like a house full of future babysitters to me!


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Born Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi on December 21, 1921, Nurmi will always be remembered for her classic Gothic look that inspired many of our favorite horror icons including the world famous Elvira. Nobody did it better. Nobody ever will.
Her most noted role came in the form of playing "Vampire Girl" in the infamous Ed Wood, Jr., classic Plan 9 from Outer Space. We're sure she, Ed, and Bela are all catching up right now at the big show in the sky.
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U.S. scraps $7B in military items it can't bring home from Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Facing a tight withdrawal deadline and tough terrain, the U.S. military has destroyed more than 170 million pounds worth of vehicles and other military equipment as it rushes to wind down its role in the Afghanistan war by the end of 2014.
The enormous disposal effort, which military officials call unprecedented, has unfolded largely out of sight amid an ongoing debate inside the Pentagon about what to do with the heaps of equipment that won't be returning home. Military planners have determined that they will not ship back more than $7 billion worth of equipment — about 20 percent of what the U.S. military has in Afghanistan — because it is no longer needed or would be too costly to ship back home.
That has left the Pentagon in a quandary about what to do with the items. Bequeathing a large share to the Afghan government would be challenging because of complicated rules governing equipment donations to other countries, and there is concern that Afghanistan's fledgling forces would be unable to maintain it. Some gear may be sold or donated to allied nations, but few are likely to be able to retrieve it from the war zone.
Therefore, much of it will continue to be shredded, cut and crushed to be sold for pennies per pound on the Afghan scrap market — a process that reflects a presumptive end to an era of protracted ground wars. The destruction of tons of equipment is all but certain to raise sharp questions in Afghanistan and the United States about whether the Pentagon's approach is fiscally responsible and whether it should find ways to leave a greater share to the Afghans.
"We're making history doing what we're doing here," said Maj. Gen. Kurt J. Stein, head of the 1st Sustainment Command, who is overseeing the drawdown in Afghanistan. "This is the largest retrograde mission in history."
The most contentious and closely watched part of the effort involves the disposal of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, the hulking beige personnel carriers that the Pentagon raced to build starting in 2007 to counter the threat of roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. The massive trucks, known as MRAPs, came to symbolize the bloody evolution of wars that were meant to be short conflicts but turned into quagmires.
The Pentagon has determined that it will no longer have use for about 12,300 of its 25,500 MRAPs scattered at bases worldwide, officials said. In Afghanistan, the military has labeled about 2,000 of its roughly 11,000 MRAPs "excess." About 9,000 will be shipped to the United States and U.S. military bases in Kuwait and elsewhere, but the majority of the unwanted vehicles — which cost about $1 million each — will probably be shredded, officials said, because they are unlikely to find clients willing to come pick them up.
"MRAPs have served us well in the current war, but we will not need all that we bought for Iraq and Afghanistan in the future," Alan Estevez, the assistant secretary of defense for logistics and materiel readiness, said in a statement. "It is cost prohibitive to retrograde and reset MRAPs that we do not need for the future."
Those MRAPs that the Pentagon has deemed unnecessary have been arriving by the dozen at scrap yards at four U.S. military bases in Afghanistan in recent months.
Toiling under the searing sun last week at this vast base in southern Kandahar province, contract workers from Nepal and other countries in the region wore fireproof suits and masks as they used special blowtorches to dismantle vehicles built to withstand deadly blasts.
In another section of the scrap yard, a massive grinder gobbled slabs of steel, turning them into small scraps. The debris is packed into U.S.-owned shipping containers that also have been deemed unfit to return home.


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Cape Town - Most born-and-bred Capetonians might remember school outings to the SA Museum. I recall my first all too well, and how I balked at entering the dinosaur exhibit just shy of the entrance foyer, which featured looming dark beasts in their diorama. The first bit I noticed was their eerily gleaming eyes and oh my what big teeth…
The years, however, weren't kind to the museum. Although subsequent visits as I grew up were no less wonder filled, I noticed the sad, ratty state of the mammals in their rather mortuary-like exhibition hall, or the gradually increasing lacklustre and moth-eaten appearance of the quetzal's once-verdant plumage in the bird exhibit, as well as other signs of attrition.
But I loved the museum then, and I love it still for all the curiosities and memories it contains, and am so glad to see that despite tough economic climes and much uncertainty the museum has become more dynamic in recent years.
I've gone on to see the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year in the past, so really looked forward to doing so again this year, and wasn't disappointed. There's something to be said for these photographers who travel to the ends of the earth and suffer great extremes in environment to bring back these images.
Then again, who knows where you will encounter that proverbial Kodak moment. Some visuals are captured in the photographer's backyard while others occur in the air above extinct volcanoes or in the frigid Antarctic where majestic emperor penguins rocket through water.
Hats off to these folks. I'm blown away. While there were ample shots capturing nature's beauty, the exhibition also touches on mankind's impact on the environment. The image of storks feeding on a monstrous pile of garbage was one such. Detailed captions about the pictures are provided. Perhaps the photograph that I'll remember with greatest fondness was that of the red fox pouncing on mice in the snow.
The exhibition runs until March 4 and you pay extra to see it in addition to the regular entrance fee to the museum (in total this comes to R30 an adult).
Recently, a friend mentioned The King's Map, and having heard about the adventures of one François Le Vaillant often enough for the name to stick in my memory, I was quite keen to see the exhibition running until May 26.
Although visitors are given only a taste of this intrepid French explorer's discoveries, you certainly need quite a bit of time to do justice to the many watercolours of the sometimes rather fanciful depictions of people, landscapes, birds, animals and plants. In addition, there's quite a bit of information provided while you wander through the exhibition space.
Central to the exhibit is the venerable King's Map itself, and I wasn't at all prepared for not only its size (about as large as a very big six-seater dinner table) but also the sheer detail of the work that went into it. I could have spent hours immersed in the finer detail which included botanical drawings, and images of birds and animals encountered during Le Vaillant's explorations.
What's even more mind-boggling is that this exquisite work of art has been kept in storage all these years and this is the first time it's been shown to the public. For an artefact that is more than 220 years old, the King's Map is priceless and well worth poring over, and the fact that it's been preserved in such a remarkable state makes it special.
While parts of the museum have changed for the better (the Shark World exhibit beckoned, but I was running short on time) my inner six-year-old just about had palpitations when I stopped by the African Dinosaurs section (after texting back to the office that I'd been waylaid by dinosaurs – I'm sure that went over well with my boss).
Not only were there some of the most lifelike reconstructions of dinosaurs I'd ever seen (I had to blink twice in case they moved), but the actual replicas of giants took my breath away. I always knew dinosaurs were big, but, really so big?
I also had reason to pause and consider exactly how old dinosaurs really are. We like to think of mankind as being ancient, but we're not even blips on the radar when it comes to considering the staggering time periods that passed before the first mammal-like reptiles started scurrying about.
Oh, and Africa has some really cool, weird-looking dinos, or so says my wide-eyed inner child.
The SA Museum is well worth the visit if you're in the mood to sneak away during your lunch hour (c'mon, were you really going to spend that R20 on a sugary soft drink and a packet of crisps?), but beware, one hour easily becomes two. There's always one more thing to peer at around every corner, not to mention the regular attractions such as the Planetarium, Darwin and the Cape, the Whale Well and Marine Exhibit, among others.
If you'd like to rest your weary feet, you can enjoy cake and tea at the small coffee shop, and trust me, you'll need to. Time has a habit of slipping by within those history-rich walls.
Situated at 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, the SA Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm (closed on Workers' Day and Christmas Day). Entrance fees are R20 for adults (19 and older), R10 for students and SA pensioners, and free for visitors under 18, as well as free entrance on selected commemorative days.
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Consumer Panel - Christmas Puddings
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The Panel
1. Victoria Doyle
2. Liz Wycherley
3. Niamh Craven
4. Jayne Homan
Each panelist has been asked to give their marks out of five taking the following points into consideration.
. Taste
. Smell
. Ingredients
. Presentation - what was the packaging like? Would you buy it?
. Price and value for money
. Marks out of 5
. Dunnes Stores - 454g - €1.79 (=half price at the mo.)- (€0.39 per 100g)
. Tesco Christmas Pudding - 454g - €5.99 (€1.32 per 100g)
. Supervalu - Luxury Christmas Pudding - 227g - €1.99 (€0.88 per 100g)
. Lidl - Rowan Hill Christmas Pudding - 750g - €5.49 (€0.73 per 100g)
Prices vary depending on the shop, but these were bought in Dunnes, Supervalu, Tesco and Lidl.
Please note they are not all the same weight!
The Results are: (All out of 20)
1st Place - 13 points - Dunnes Stores
1st Place - 13 points - Tesco
2nd Place - 12 points - Supervalu
3rd Place - 9 points - Lidl
. Taste: Lovely rich flavour, could taste all the different ingredients throughout.
. Smell: Got the real Christmas smell of pudding.
. Ingredients: Plenty of ingredients to give flavour.
. Presentation: Lovely gold paper underneath cardboard covering (which is needed to see what pudding is like) - when opened lovely glaze to pudding - Super price at €1.79 - 3/5
. Tasted almost homemade, lovely rich ingredients and held together well
. Presentation - it looked moist and succulent.
. Yes we would buy it!
. Extremely good value for money.
. 5/5
. Taste - Strong traditional taste, a bit on the heavy and dark side for my particular taste.
. Smell - Ok smell, not too strong.
. Ingredients - Made with cider, so if you'd prefer that taste to a brandy or whiskey its good. Doesn't have a huge list of ingredients which I take as a good sign, less preservatives and what not.
. Presentation - The bowl is red as is the packaging, nice and christmasy looking.
. Price and value for money - Very good value for money. Cheapest out of the bunch
. 4/5
. This pud was very light in colour and mushy looking.
. It tasted more like a light fruit cake than a pudding.
. It had the consistency of putty and was so wet it could be moulded into whatever shape took your fancy.
. Overall, this was off-putting and was struck off the list!
. 1/5
. Beautiful taste, could really taste mixed spices and nutmeg when eating.
. Before even opening the packet I could get the lovely smells.
. Loved the ingredients that went into this pudding the flavours really came through.
. Lovely gold paper again on this on when outer cardboard had been removed
. This was the most expensive pudding but to me it was worth it.
. 4/5
. Quite bland tasting, very dry certainly needed cream or custard with this one.
. Crumbled on cutting.
. Presentation - dry looking not a bit appetizing to the eye.
. No we wouldn't buy it. Too expensive at this price for what you get.
. 3/5
. Taste - was a bit dry
. Smell - had a nice smell
. Ingredients - it's the pudding with has the least calories! Only by about 5, but still! Has the most sultanas
. Presentation - Presentation was ok. The red bowl was nice, all in all normal packaging
. Price and value for money - Really expensive! By far the most expensive, pretty much a rip off.
. 1/5
. A beautiful pudding packed with fruits, nuts and cherries.
. Lovely spicy smell and tasted gorgeous.
. You could pass this off as a 'home-made' pud and get away with it!
. Nice and boozy and well presented.
. Attractive gold wrapper with clear guidelines for heating.
. Expensive compared to the others but remember that old adage - you pay for what you get! An absolute winner! Will be purchasing for Christmas!
. 5/5
. Great size for people on their own or if only one or two people ate it..found this one a little on the dry side..plenty of fruit but still a bit dry..
. Again lovely gold wrapping
. Not bad value when you look at the prices of the others comes in the middle price wise
. 2/5
. Sharp tarty taste, not palatable.
. Crumbled on cutting and serving. Presentation - looked mean because it was so small, a little bit depressing!
. No we wouldn't buy it.
. Good value if only for one person
. 2/5
. Nice and light in colour and taste. Full of fruit and raisons
. Smell - was a bit bland
. Ingredients - made with brandy which makes to me is what traditionally goes with pudding
. Presentation - I liked that it was small, if you wanted a small one. The tub the pudding was in was quite difficult to open which was annoying. The packaging had a nice picture of the pudding which was good.
. Price and value for money - little but pricy, but if you only wanted a small pudding, its not bad value
. 4/5
. This was a lovely little pud packed with fruit, nuts and whole cherries.
. Lost out by a margin to the Tesco pud as it didn't smell or taste as strong but it was very nice.
. Dinky little size for one person, maybe two at a stretch!
. 4/5
. Didn't like the taste of this one..nuts were included in the ingredients which I didn't like..as they were very obvious through it..again pudding smell similar to two of the others..had a really nice round shape when taken out of container.
. This was the biggest pudding in size so good value but not for me..
. 1/5
. Very Very strong alcohol taste of this one, nearly too strong.
. Held together well and very round like a ball rather than a bowl.
. Presentation - Very Christmassy and more homemade looking than the others yes we would buy it.
. Great value nice and big can feed plenty!
. 4/5
. Taste - quite sticky. Very dark in colour and taste. Was kind of like a sticky cake rather than a pudding.
. Smell - no real smell from it
. Ingredients - made with sherry.
. Presentation - Was purple, which was a nice change. The bowl for the pudding didn't have a re-sealable top which isn't great.
. Price and value for money - Pretty good value, great if you had a lot to feed as it's a big pudding!
. 3/5
. Horrible, horrible, horrible from the packaging right down to the actual taste of the pudding. It was like eating a bowl of raisins and nothing else!
. Very dark colour- black in fact and all you could see were lots of black raisins.
. Went rock hard too - far too dry. A suggestion might be to put it onto a nice plate and pour some brandy over it and light it for effect.
. Eat with lots of cream or brandy butter.
. Ideal size for a large family.
. Horrible purple foil and black plastic bowl. Looked more Hallowe'en that Christmas!
. Would not buy this.
. 1/5
Additional / Misc' Info:
Prices/Stockists/Relevant Information
Dunnes, Supervalu, Tesco, Lidl.


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This is my first time posting on a forum board for this reason. My son was diagnosed with PS, ODD and mild autism when he was 15 and he is now 19. The school system put him in a group home in order to get his meds and conditions under control. I was very happy with his progress even though there were serious bumps during that time. His home visits were good because I was not the "authority figure" in his life at that time plus the meds were doing their job. He has been off of his meds now for 8 months and was taking them sporadically before that.
My problem is I want him to get back on the meds and he's refusing. At least once a week we have a huge blowout because there are certain rules that I would like followed in the home. A big one is knock on the door before entering a room. This is what caused our blowout this morning. He didn't knock and I was changing, pretty much fully naked, all because he wanted a cigarette and he couldn't understand why I was upset that he didn't knock. I ask him to do his own dishes or take out the garbage, but this is never done. All he wants to do is sit on his computer and play video games. He basically has no life that is not online and fantasy.
He's very self absorbed and requires that I drop everything that I am doing, I work from home and he never goes anywhere so this is pretty consistent, to listen to a 4-5 hour diatribe about how horrible of a person I am and how I'm not giving him what he wants. This only happens when there is no internet for him to use. We just recently moved states and everything we have bar clothing and computers is in storage until I can get them. So we have to share the internet. My work requires me to be online so I feel I should have precedence over the internet in order to pay our bills and buy food. I don't have a choice but to listen to him which puts me behind in my work. My clients have deadlines which means I do too.
I am at the end of my rope with him. He is afraid to live on his own and said that if I force him to live off of his SSI that he'll die and I'll be the one to cause it. All I want is for him to get back into counseling and to get back on his meds. His episodes only happen once every 3 or 4 months or so and I can handle that. My mother has PS and I find myself feeling those old feelings the she made me feel when I was young and she was being emotionally abusive. Sometimes my son and my relationship feels reversed because of these feelings I have. I honestly don't like him when he's psychotic and as a mother, this kills me.
I get very depressed, I am depressed now about this situation. When he's on his meds, he is a completely different person. He's calm, he respects others and helps out with chores without yelling at me for an hour for asking him to do something. I can't live like this anymore. How can I get him to get back on his meds? Is there something I can do or not do to keep these episodes from happening? I have tried listening to him. I talk to him constantly even when it affects my work. I have tried ignoring him. Nothing works. If I put on headphones to drown him out, he unplugs them and has broking 3 sets in a month. If I go into my room, he yells through the door. If I go outside, he follows me. If I take a walk to calm down, he's waiting for me, sitting in the same spot and picks up exactly where he left off.
What can I do? Am I a horrible person because I want what's best for him? I feel backed into a corner right now and I don't want this to go any further. Please help me.


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Trying to Get a Handle on Busy Season?
Heres a philosophical approach.
March 1, 2010
Busy Season arrives with a flurry of advice and reminders about maintaining work-life balance. While valuable to remember, our frantic workdays make this counsel difficult to heed. Imbalance simply will be. Like an improbable dream, lifestyle balance at this time of year can only be attempted on a best-efforts basis. Perhaps a different philosophical focus can harmonize the work-life equation and invigorate us.
CPAs are well equipped for this exercise. In addition to being hard-workers, CPAs are by nature philosophers. Indeed, our ethics requirements imbue us with a keen knowledge of moral philosophy. On that foundation, we can build a purpose to sustain our efforts throughout and beyond busy season.
Our hard-work and long-hours are generally viewed as a sacrifice - something given up and lost. The balance paradigm says: If work wins, life loses. However, from a different philosophical point of view, a sacrifice is not given up to something else (and lost), but given into something else. It isn't lost, but transformed. What we choose to sacrifice into is therefore worthy of exploration.
For example, the enormous efforts required in parenting change child and parent alike. Parents may gain patience, teaching skills and outward focus. In this context, the idea that a sacrifice represents a personal loss can easily be exchanged for the view that it brings personal transformation.
Change will occur, for better or for worse. Working hard to fulfill selfish desires will make us greedy, while working hard for the welfare of others (family or otherwise) will deepen our altruism. From the same actions, a different focus brings a different outcome.
As it relates to busy season, our efforts can make CPAs:
The change is often unconscious and falsely deemed inevitable. We do have the power to choose the intent of our work and shape what we become as a result of it.
"Objective knowledge provides us with powerful instruments for the achievements of certain ends, but the ultimate goal itself and the longing to reach it must come from another source. And it is hardly necessary to argue for the view that our existence and our activity acquire meaning only by the setting up of such a goal and of corresponding values."
Albert Einstein
Einstein reminds us that reflecting on the ultimate goal of our work is helpful in sustaining efforts. Each morning, each of us has a different set of reasons to get out of bed and go on:
The reason(s) we choose to focus on will be the catalyst for the longing, stamina, direction and rewards tied to our work.
Giving our work to things too small for our sacrifices will build frustration. However, we can make our efforts worthwhile by changing our point-of-view and expanding the reasons for which we expend them. The goal is to make sacrifices and efforts energizing from the satisfaction they bring back to us.
As much as we try to follow advice on lifestyle balance in order to maintain our good-cheer and sanity, we are not likely to exercise much, eat well, sleep enough and spend adequate time with family and friends during The Season. As Victor Frankl said, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." We can make our hard work a bargain price to pay by choosing a high-enough ideal: bringing needed help to clients, building a career, providing for our families, becoming the person we wish to be and more.
To solve the work-life balance dilemma, simply put more life into work and more work into life. There is no set balance to keep and no sacrifice to lose. There are only choices to make about why CPAs do what they do. Those choices will determine how CPAs direct their busy season and how it transforms them. As our professional ethics make it easy to view our work as serving a greater public benefit, embracing it and focusing on higher pursuits can add spring to our step as we rush to work. With that in mind, let's get right back to it.
Jean-Luc Bourdon, CPA, PFS is a wealth manager with Walpole Financial Advisors, LLC (WFA) in Goleta, CA. He also currently serves on the UW-Platteville's Distance Learning Alumni Advisory Board. The AICPA's PFP Section provides information, tools, advocacy and guidance to CPAs who specialize in providing tax, retirement, estate, risk management and investment advice to individuals and their closely held entities. All members of the AICPA are eligible to join the PFP section. For CPAs who want to demonstrate their expertise in this subject matter apply to become a PFS Credential holder.
* His opinions and comments expressed within this column are his own, and may not accurately reflect those of WFA. This information is being provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment or tax advice. Nothing in these materials should be interpreted as implying the performance of any client accounts, or securities recommendations. Bourdon volunteers as financial literacy advocate.


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I have the following schema for a referential table in a MySQL database:
ip varchar(255) NOT NULL,
value varchar(255) NOT NULL,
schedule int(11) NOT NULL,
UNIQUE KEY (ip)
"ip" is going to be used to record IP addresses."value" will contain 3 string values: "alive", "dead", or "unknown"."schedule" will store Unix timestamps.Since the table is storing IP addresses, I wanted to set ip to UNIQUE KEY to prohibit duplicates. Doing this would essentially make this table a referential table. Correct so far?
I'm not sure if the above schema for MySQL is as optimized as it should be, so please feel free to educate me further about what might be done to make it better.
That aside, I need the above to be translated into PGSQL. Is it as simple as copying over the MySQL schema into PGSQL or is there more to it? I read that the keys need to be executed separately from the SQL that creates the tables... Is this true? Because in MySQL, you don't have to do this...
Any insight is appreciated.
depends on what you mean by a "referential" table
you should probably make ip the PRIMARY KEY rather than UNIQUE KEY, because UNIQUE KEY will allow a null value
your definitions are fine for postgresql
as for declaring postgresql keys separately, why don't you test it and see?
So basically it sounds like PRIMARY KEY is usually the preferred route because it also has the UNIQUE constraint... Yes?
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Uniqlo is a Japanese retail success story born of the recession in Japan in the 1990s. Like Book Off, Uniqlo came to prominence in the so-called "Lost Decade" of the 1990s when the demand rose for cheaper products than could be found in Japan's then all-powerful department stores. The massive popularity of the company's fleeces in the late 90s ensured the prominence of the retailer in Japan.
Uniqlo has risen from humble beginnings in rural Yamaguchi prefecture in 1984 to become the leading retailer of clothing in the country, now with stores overseas in the US, UK, South Korea, China, France, Russia and Singapore and a competitor in the global market to such companies as H&M, Zara and Gap.
Uniqlo - a contraction of "Unique Clothing" - specializes in casual clothing mostly manufactured in China, sold at low prices in often pastel shades. The company's HQ is still in Yamaguchi with the main Tokyo office located in Midtown Tower in Roppongi (Tel: 03-6865-0296). The company has over 790 stores in Japan and is moving towards opening more large format stores such as its mega-outlets in Ginza in Tokyo and Sakae in Nagoya.
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