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The GT2003 Hackaton just started. A few people (Matthew, Sylvain, Bertrand, Steven, Carsten and others) are blogging about all the different discussions popping up. I'm currently sitting on channel #cocoon at irc.freenode.net so if you want to read on the weblogs what's going on, I'll be glad to both try to answer your questions as well as acting as your proxy to ask questions to the current speaker(s). See you there! -- Gianugo Rabellino Pro-netics s.r.l. - http://www.pro-netics.com Orixo, the XML business alliance - http://www.orixo.com (Now blogging at: http://blogs.cocoondev.org/gianugo/)
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This sailing yacht ONLY NOW is a 32 m 104 (foot) good sized composite vessel which was newly built at nstruction Navale Bordeaux (Cnb) and devised from the design board of German Frers. The naval architect that made this yacht's design details in respect of the yacht is German Frers. Also, the interior designing is from the company Herve Couedel / Hugon Design.
German Frers was the naval architecture company involved in the professional superyacht design work for ONLY NOW. Her interior design was realised by Herve Couedel / Hugon Design. German Frers is also associated with the yacht wider design collaboration for this boat. France is the country that nstruction Navale Bordeaux (Cnb) completed their new build sailing yacht in. After official launch in 2002 in Bordeaux she was then delivered on to the owner following final finishing. Her main hull was constructed with composite. The sailing yacht superstructure component is fabricated predominantly using composite. With a beam of 6.65 metres / 21.8 feet ONLY NOW has reasonable size. A deep draught of 4.4m (14.4ft) selects the number of marinas she can enter into, taking into account their specific characteristics.
Fitted with a single CUMMINS diesel engines, ONLY NOW can attain a top speed of 11 knots. Coupled to the ONLY NOW engines are a single screw propeller. Her total HP is 350 HP and her total Kilowatts are 261. For bow thrusters she utilises Maxpower.
The well proportioned luxury yacht sailing yacht ONLY NOW can accommodate as many as 6 people and 4 qualified crew.
Main Engine(s) is one 350 Horse Power or 261 Kilowatts Cummins. The Model type is 6CTA diesel. - Giving the combined power of 350 HP /261 KW. - Approximate Cruise Speed is 10 knots. - Her top Speed is around 11 knots. - Fuel Capacity: 4000 L. - Water: 1560.00. - Power generation: Onan 1 times 35 kilowatts. - Thrusters: Maxpower. - Air Conditioning: Healing. - Sail Area: 534 Metres Squared. - Yacht Beam: 6.65m/21.8ft. - Waterline Length (LWL): 27.67m/90.78ft. - Draught Maximum: 4.4m/14.4ft.
Healing is the type of air con installed in this boat. She has a teak deck.
The luxury yacht ONLY NOW displayed on this page is merely informational and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by CharterWorld. This web page and the superyacht information contained herein is not contractual. All yacht specifications and informations are displayed in good faith but CharterWorld does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the current accuracy, completeness, validity, or usefulness of any superyacht information and/or images displayed. All boat information is subject to change without prior notice and may not be current.
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Skip to comments.Spain borrowing costs smash record after downgrade
Posted on 06/14/2012 4:43:59 AM PDT by John W
MADRID Spain's borrowing costs shattered euro-era records on Thursday after Moody's downgraded its debt close to junk-bond status and warned of a growing risk of a full-blown bailout.
A weekend deal for eurozone powers to extend a bailout loan of up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to salvage Spain's stricken banks failed to stop an intensifying storm on the debt market.
Instead, the sheer size of the rescue loan fed fears about its impact on Spain's mushrooming sovereign debt and prompted concerns that the state may eventually need rescuing itself.
The Spanish crisis is unfolding against the background of Sunday's Greek elections, further destabilising markets that fear a victory by anti-austerity parties could send Athens back to the drachma.
The interest rate on Spanish 10-year government bonds soared to 6.9650 percent, the highest since the birth of the single currency in 1999, from 6.721 percent the previous evening.
The difference in the rate between Spanish and safe-haven German 10-year bonds breached 5.50 percentage points, another euro-era record.
Such high interest rates are regarded by many analysts as impossible for the nation to afford to finance its activities over the longer term, raising the risk of a bigger bailout, just as was the case for Greece, Ireland and neighbour Portugal.
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Interest rates for the Italians also up.
They wouldn't like it, but Europe needs Scott Walker.
Borrowing to run the government, making the bankers the real controllers of the currency ... and now Spain is proving that such a foolish, democrat style governance ruins a nation. What are we, $200 trillion in debt, counting the 'IOUs' the elected representatives have written in obligations rather than spend only what is taken in? America is being debentured to the global banking controllers to end Our sovereignty. If we do not learn from Spain and Greece and Ireland, then we will be finished off by little barry bastard commie and his hench Soros thuggery.
A Scott Walker for the Euro-peons would be a good start but let's get a Chainsaw Al in there to really clean things up.
Who is Chainsaw Al?
Albert John Dunlap (born July 26, 1937[1]) is a retired corporate executive. He was best known as a turnaround specialist and downsizer. The ruthless methods he employed to streamline ailing companies, most notably Scott Paper, won him the nicknames "Chainsaw Al" and "Rambo in Pinstripes". However, his reputation was ruined after he engineered a massive accounting scandal at Sunbeam-Oster.
Dunlap believed that the primary goal of any business should be to make money for its shareholders. To that end, he believed in making widespread cuts, including massive layoffs, in order to streamline operations. By firing thousands of employees at once and closing plants and factories, he drastically altered the economic status of such corporations as Scott Paper and Crown Zellerbach. He sold Scott Paper to Kimberly-Clark in 1995 for $7.8 billion and walked away with a $100 million golden parachute.
I notice that the Lame stream Socialist MSM has, without fanfare, stopped using the "unexpected" adjective.
Methinks they are getting a bit bewildered & shell shocked by the thunder of collapse..
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I am a sole proprietor contractor and intend to exempt my tools of the trade in CH7. Sched C doesn't provide enough room to itemize each tool as well as other personal item exemptions - is there a reasonable way to group items or should I create my own continuation sheets? Can I simply list all tools as one well-defined item?
I believe in addressing this issue in a middle of the road way - specify your most expensive tools, and then list other misc tools related to your business. if a tool is worth more than $300 - $500, I'd list it separately, otherwise, I'd lump the smaller stuff together.
I had one lady who was so eager to list everything that she even provided me with an inventory of the number of diapers for her baby! Sheez! Who wants to look at that much detail!Ask a similar question
You could list the tools in a general description with enough specificity to isdentify sets, etc., and then provide a list of the actual tools to the Trustee before the 341 meeting, however, you should not do this without the assistance of an attorney in tyour locale.
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Be as specific as you can to alert creditors and the trustee what you have and be prepared to provide a more detailed list if necessary. Local rules do govern just how much information to provide.
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Take along a picnic basket to a romantic venue, such as the beach or the park if you live somewhere warm. Include wine, cheese and crackers and other finger foods that you can feed to him. Don't forget the chocolate. Go for a quiet evening at home. Prepare his favorite dishes, such as spaghetti with a clam sauce and vegetable stir fry. Prepare a succulent dessert of whipped cream and strawberries that you can either enjoy at the table or take to the bedroom.
Purchase his cologne or aftershave of choice. For those guys who are budget conscious, prepare a bubble bath for two in a room scented with aromatic candles. For her, give her a gift basket filled with scented lotions or a bottle of her favorite perfume. Go romantic. Blindfold your sweetheart and lead her into a rose-petal-filled bedroom. Give her a special treat if he guesses the scent correctly. Surprise her by sending two dozen roses or a bouquet of her favorite flower to her job.
This idea is all about visuals. Buy some sexy lingerie and give him an intimate fashion show. Perform a sexy strip tease for her. Go for a sentimental gift with a photo album. Include pictures of when you first started dating up until the present. Inside the album, include mementos, such as dried flowers from your wedding bouquet or the playbill from the Broadway show he took you to for your birthday. Purchase romantic DVDs, such as "Casablanca" or "Gone With the Wind." Spend the evening wrapped in a cozy blanket while watching the classics.
Spend the day getting pampered at a spa. Both of you can receive facials along with manicures and pedicures. If funds do not permit, do the spa idea at home. Give him a full body massage as soon as he gets home from work. Start with the feet and work your way up. Purchase clothing in material soft to the touch, such as a cashmere sweater or silk pajamas.
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Frankie Knuckles (1955 – 2014)
Remembering Frankie Knuckles who passed away recently at age of 59, here is the recorded live video of Frankie Knuckles dj set at Boiler Room NYC. The American dj was known as the pioneer of house music for over 30 years, a legend to be miss but his music will live forever. Many of his house music fans gave tributes and saluted him as an important person in world's house music industry.
One of his fans saluted him and said, "You got people on the dance floor and inspired many to pick up the turntables and pursue their dreams. "The Godfather of House" will live in our hearts forever."
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Despite the tremendous shifts that the gas market has been through in the last year with oversupply, the comeback of coal in the power sector, the advancement of renewables' and the fall in oil and gas prices, gas is and will remain a central pillar of the European energy mix.
On 15th June 2016, The Energy Exchange hosted the Inaugural Gas Advisory Board at Hogan Lovells in London. Reuniting in a closed door discussion 15 thought-leaders from gas producers and buyers includingAlex Barnes, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Gazprom Marketing and Trading, Maciej Ciszewski, Policy Officer at DG Enerergy, European Commission and Stephen Asplin, CCO Power & Gas, Uniper Global Commodities, SE,the meeting represented a unique opportunity share ideas and plans to promote the role of gas in the energy mix and address the current challenges and opportunities facing the future of the gas market in Europe.


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OMG - WaMu???
WaMu may not have been my most favorite of my former mortgage-holder banks (they bought mine, then sold it a while back) - but DAMN. Wow. WaMu... I'm kinda stunned.
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jumbo wrote:That would be a terrible situation to be in, especially with this watch. haha...
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - With their digital download sites, a growing number of indie rock labels have begun to answer the prayers of fans who would love to hear long-out-of-print singles on their iPods or other mobile devices.
Merge Records became the latest to join the field with the recent launch of its online emporium, which, according to label president Mac McCaughan, features "high-quality MP3s and full FLAC (free lossless audio codec) files of recent, older and out-of-print titles, including all the early Merge singles, as well as the Superchunk 'Clambakes' series." The store will also eventually host exclusive tracks, remixes and video content, in addition to the label's catalog.
Given the wealth of options available to indies that want to peddle their merchandise online, why would a label want to sink the time and money into developing its own store? Merge wouldn't divulge how much it cost to build its online store, but it did say that most of the expenses were upfront. And whatever profits it makes will go directly to the label and bands, Merge publicist Christina Rentz said. "There is no middleman taking fees, so we are the only ones who benefit."
The ability to promote artists on label download sites is also key. Rentz said that through a "recommended artists" feature on the Merge site -- similar to Amazon's -- the label will promote lesser-known or older artists.
Such sites can also help foster a new ethic of digital-song ownership. After a song is purchased at Seattle label Sub Pop's download store, launched in fall 2007, "you can log on to your account page and download it as many times as you want," director of technology and digital development Dean Hudson said. "We are also able to do things like automatically upgrade songs without any cost to the buyer once the song becomes available at a higher bit rate. And of course, all the songs are (digital-rights-management)-free."
Perks like those aside, driving buyers to a single-label online store can be a challenge, especially if they are used to purchasing all their music from one, multilabel outlet, such as eMusic or iTunes. Def Jux, one of the first indie labels to start a download site, circumvents the problem by making its Web site and Web store one and the same.
Many other labels' digital stores are directly connected to their online physical stores as well, so that users can purchase T-shirts, CDs and MP3s all at once. "We are counting on our mail-order customers being our early adopters," Rentz said. "Our goal is to make it a real one-stop shop."
Most of those one-stop-shop customers aren't trying to replace long-lost discs from their high school years, however. In fact, label representatives say that new releases account for the bulk of their online sales.
"Our highest growth months have always been those with new releases," Def Jux general manager Jesse Ferguson said. "They tend to bring the most new people to the site."
Hudson noted a similar phenomenon: "People do dip into the catalog from time to time," he said. "But in general, the newer stuff sells."
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After Biology, I have athletics. I head to my locker and stuff some binders into my bag. I make sure I have my cleats, socks, girdle, and an undershirt. I walk and find my car in an area shaded by trees. My 2005 dark gray Toyota 4runner sits idle next to a cherry red mustang. I start up my car and pull out of the school. I head tote field house which is a few miles from the school. I usher out of my car and walk into the varsity locker room.
Some of the other guys are already there. I look around and don't see Chase. I undress quickly and put on my girdle over my underwear. I pull on my undershirt and my football pants. I slip into my cleats and put on my shoulder pads. I sit on a bench and wait for Coach to talk to us.
I watch as Chase walks in. He catches me staring and smiles. I quickly look away. I use my hand to brush my small bangs to the side so my hair doesn't look as bad after I put on my helmet.
I sneak glances at Chase as he undresses; not wanting to get caught looking again. After he's done, he comes an sits by me. I so surprised but I try to contain my joy. His thigh rests against mine as he sits next me and electricity shoots from my thigh and toward my dick. I smile nervously at him.
"So about our project," he starts, "Where do you want to meet to work on it?"
"Ugh..." I start to think of something to say, but Coach walks in and everyone quiets down. Coach is sort of old and is kind of outdated when it comes to football. He also is strict on grades and behavior, which is probably a main reason why I start.
"Okay guys I have two things to say," he pauses,"One: we have our first game in two weeks. We are far from ready but we can get better today in practice. Two: we have five guys who had classroom problems today. Your teachers keep me posted on how you act in their class. The rest of you: good job. Now the five of you, who I will see individually, will run after practice. Now lets have fun and practice hard."
We all head outside to the field. We go through warm-up and then work on position stuff. Which for receivers, consists of catching, blocking, and running routes. After position stuff, coach calls all the skill positions over to him. To those who don't know, skill positions are all except linemen which are the big guys. Coach tells us were going to have a seven on seven session. It's where all the offensive skill positions: quarterback, receivers, and running backs play against the defensive skill positions: linebackers, safety, and cornerbacks. They call out first team. It's a running play to my side which means I have to block for Chase. The play starts and the cornerback back pedals and sees the handoff. Chase runs toward me. I turn and block the cornerback inside giving Chase a gap to run up the outside. The cornerback almost slips out of my grip. 'Don't let Chase get hit!' I scream to myself and I plant my feet and push as hard as I can. The corner stumbles back and falls.
"Nice block Slater!" The coach yells.
I jog toward the sideline as new players switch out. Chase heads toward me.
"Nice block buddy," he says with a gorgeous grin. My football pants get a little tighter.
"Thanks, didn't want the star running back getting hit," I say.
"Well, Coach says that was good and he wants me to always run it to your side. He said your the best receiver at blocking that we have," he says.
"Yeah right," I laugh.
"Seriously and you need more confidence in yourself. Your good."
The next time I go in its a screen play. Which is where I get the ball thrown to me behind the line of scrimmage. If I get a good block I can get far, but if I don't I get crushed by either a linebacker or a corner.
••• Chase's POV
The starters get called in and they call a screen to Justin's side.
I think about what I said earlier. I did mean what I said, about him being good. Ever since eighth grade year, I had developed a crush on him. I tried to ignore him and went out with lots of girls to prove I was straight, but it didn't work. I just got sadder, so freshman year I talked to him more. We became closer and were pretty good friends now.
The yell of hike shakes me from my thoughts.
I take a step forward and then go into pass protection. I look over as the quarterback throws the ball but there's a problem. The other receiver got the corner but the linebacker has no one to block him. Justin's going to get nailed. Everything slows down as Justin catches the ball and secures it in his hand like a good receiver (what did I tell him). He runs inside through a gap and starts to take it upfield. The linebacker is closing in. I sprint as fast as I can. Being the fastest player on the team has its advantages. I lower my shoulder and plow right into the linebacker sending him flying back. Justin sprints upfield and scores. 'Yes!' I think as Justin trots back to the assistant coach, handing him the ball.
I watch his round bubble butt until someone smacks me on the helmet. I turn and see coach smiling.
"Nice job, Granger," Coach said beaming with pride, "You protected your teammate and allowed him to score. Good job." Coach walked away.
I headed to the sideline and people smacked my helmet in congratulations. I ignored them and looked for the man I really wanted to see. I saw Justin getting a drink of war from the squirt bottles. Water dribbled down his chin and his short hair was a little messed up, but he looked beautiful.
I walked up behind him and smacked him on his round ass. My dick immediately got hard from the contact. I chuckled as he jumped and grabbed a drink of water myself.
He stared in mock anger at me and pointed his finger accusingly.
"My ass is for looking, not touching," he said with a straight face until he couldn't hold it in anymore and started laughing.
"I'm sorry, but I don't agree with that rule," I laughed along with him. 'Oh shit, why did I just say that?'
•••Justin's POV
'What did he say?' I thought to myself. 'He was probably joking.'
We finished practice with some wind sprints. Then the five guys who got into trouble stayed after to do extra.
I took off my pads and hung it nearly in my locker. I bent over to pull of my cleats. I heard a couple cat calls and I turned. Chase was laughing and walked up to me.
"Dude your underwear was low on your ass." He chuckled again, a wonderful infectious sound. My embarrassment was the only thing that kept me from smiling. My cheeks and ears became hot as I blushed. When I pulled of my pants it must have brought them down a little.
"Dude, it's fine. No need to be embarrassed." His smile faded to a look of concern," Are you okay?"
"Yeah," I say his concern helping me get over it, "Just fine." I fix my underwear and return to putting my school clothes back on.
I start to put on my shoes when Chase sits next to me.
"You want to come over to my house this friday and work on the project and hang out?" He asks.
"Sure, I'll have to ask my parents first though." I said.
"I texted my mom and she said it was okay for you to come over," he says with a grin.
"Okay, thanks."
When I get home I ask my dad if I can go. He says yes if I don't do anything stupid and get in trouble.
Yes, now I have a study date with Chase.
Okay, so how was the second chapter? I hoped you enjoyed reading it as much as I did while writing it. These places and people are fictional. And sorry for no sex yet there will be some in the next chapter.


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UCI's First Law School Class Has a Better Cali Bar Exam Passage Rate Than All But Stanford
The end of our October blog post on University of California at Irvine School of Law students helping Nigerian activists present a case to the U.S. Supreme Court mentioned that the local school has its critics.
The blasts to the law school and its founding dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, began in 2009, but as we begin 2013 it is the noted constitutional scholar who seems to have gotten the last laugh.
In July, 90 percent of UCI School of Law's first graduating class passed the bar exam, a rate higher than every other California law school except Stanford's, reports the Daily Journal. There were 55 UCI exam takers compared with 111 from Stanford, where 94 percent passed.
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Chemerinsky's "wonderful students" from the first class of "the excellent legal education program we created," as he put it, were famously offered free rides, giving the new school a pinstriped leg up in attracting top-notch talent.
But each successive class received a sliding scale of tuition and fee assistance--as in sliding up--until the school arrived at the current rate (as of October): $47,000 annually for resident students and $53,000 for non-residents.
Above the Law "scamblogger" Paul Campos finds those rates excessive and the need for another law school in the Golden State non-existent, seconding an emotion UCLA law school professor Stephen Bainbridge had made in a 2009 blog post titled "Kill UC Irvine Law." (More on this here: UCI Law School Professor and Students Fight for Nigerian Activists in U.S. Supreme Court.)
Irvine does not have the only Orange County law school that can brag about the July passage rates. Only a larger percentage of Stanford, UCI, UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and UC Berkeley first-timers passed the bar exam than did grads from Orange's private Chapman University, which boasted an 82 percent success rate. That put Chapman in Cali's upper echelon, ahead of such schools as Loyola (79 percent), UC Davis (79 percent) and San Diego (78 percent).
Orange County's Western State and Whittier law schools also had 79 percent pass, which was better than the University of the Pacific's McGeorge Law School in Sacramento (73 percent), where two notable Orange County Scotts, Scott Baugh and Scott Boras, got their evil starts.
The OC schools also surpassed the law school at my alma mater (gulp!), the mighty University of La Verne. With 53 percent, at least some Sweet Leos passed, which A) was better than three California law schools that did not have a single exam taker pass; and, 2.) means I'll have someone to call should, say, a former GOP candidate sue my ass for $75 million.
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Suspended sentence for man who raped wife's 13-year-old sister "unduly lenient"
The Court of Appeal has found that a wholly suspended seven year sentence imposed on a man for raping and indecently assaulting his wife's sister was "unduly lenient".
The 53-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault committed against his wife's sister on dates between 1985 and 1986.
A jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty on all counts and he was given a wholly suspended seven years sentence by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on June 7 2013.
In suspending the entire seven year sentence, Mr Justice Sheehan had said the man's family needed support and care. Two of his young sons have autism and require 24-hour care.
The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against conviction today and agreed with a subsequent appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions that his sentence was "unduly lenient".
President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice Seán Ryan said the man had been married to the complainants elder sister and they had two children. He was 25 at the time and the complainant, who used to babysit for him, was 13 going on 14.
Mr Justice Ryan said the offences were perpetrated in the box room bedroom of the home on occasions when the complainant was staying over in the house and when the man had come home from socialising with his wife.
The trial judge had given a detailed warning about the impact of delay and there was no complaint about that.
However, counsel for the man, Seán Gillance SC, submitted that there was no evidence in relation to why the woman had not made a complaint between the "departure from influence" from her mother and the period before 2009 when the complaint was made, Mr Justice Ryan said.
Prior to that period, there was evidence that the then schoolgirl had been very reluctant to approach her mother because of that lady's personality, Mr Justice Ryan said.
The woman had given evidence that in 1986 she had explained to her sister that she could no longer babysit for the man for reasons she didn't want to go into. That evidence was confirmed at trial by the sister.
Mr Justice Ryan said the defence, for reasons they thought appropriate and which the court understood and appreciated, made a decision not to enter into that area during cross examination.
In circumstances where the defence chose not to explore a particular area, Mr Justice Ryan said a complaint could scarcely be made that the judge did not give instructions to the jury to say there was an absence of an explanation for that period.
Mr Justice Ryan, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice John Edwards, said the court was satisfied that the conviction was safe and the trial was satisfactory. As a result the court dismissed the appeal against conviction.
Later, Mr Justice Ryan said the court was satisfied that the Director of Public Prosecution's application in establishing that the man's sentence was unduly lenient succeeded.
Mary Rose Gearty SC, for the DPP, submitted that the sentence did not reflect the gravity of the offending – the number of offences, the age of the victim and the impact on her.
Ms Gearty further submitted that the trial judge inappropriately referred to rehabilitation for the man in sentencing despite there being "no acceptance of guilt, no remorse (and) nothing of that nature".
Finally, Ms Gearty said the situation of the children, who had medical conditions, did not justify a wholly suspended sentence because he was not their primary carer.
The court reserved judgment on sentencing until March 19.
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MongoDB seems to be the database that everyone flocks to when they are starting out with a NoSQL Database, and for good reason. This week was a bit more interesting going through the book as I had to look a lot of stuff up on my own since a few assumptions were made by the authors. It all worked out though.
Impressions of the Book
This chapter seemed a bit terse and shy on information. Oh there was a lot of good information exchange done in this chapter, but I felt it could have done more, specifically with a few more examples on querying data based on scenarios. Other than that the chapter was much like the rest a lot of information, not a lot of fluff.
What I learned
I spent a lot of time doing examples to be sure I really understood them. Also compared to the other NoSQL databases there are a couple of things I liked they didn't have. I am going to avoid being redundant so I will not expand on how easy it is to scale MongoDB as well.
Querying Data
Unlike previous NoSQL Databases you can actually do some really cool queries on the data to pull back specific information you need. There are some great mechanisms in place to do just this. I really liked there was a couple of reasonable scenarios to use these queries on.
One of the biggest surprises I had was that MongoDB has indexes automatically, and ones you can write as well. I have always read the propaganda about NoSQL it generally talks about how fast NoSQL is so it doesn't require as much tuning, if any at all. I guess it is relative compared to RDBMS's. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised at the speed of MongoDB out of the box, and even more so once you start using indexes.
I can definitely understand why people jump to MongoDB as their first NoSQL database. With a strong query language and great support in ORMs it is easy to get started with and, almost, not notice it is there. I am definitely going to play with it some more, and try out a couple of scenarios I would like to throw at it. It was an exciting chapter to get through as pieces are coming together in my head to understand more and more of the NoSQL world.
Another week down, and a few more to go. Next week we will jump into CouchDB. I shall be interested in this one because I tried to use it once and failed miserably. Part of the problem was not understanding map reduce, and the other was my lack of knowledge of Document databases. We shall see how things go.


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'For years, Stampede has built a reputation as a high value added distributor in the United States, Canadian and Latin American markets. We operate by thinking globally, while acting locally, which is why we have account managers based in each market,' said Stampede CEO Mark Wilkins. 'Calibre UK offers a wealth of experience in the electronics industry and consistently provides high performance pro A/V scaling solutions. We are confident that we have the marketing infrastructure in place to make this a very successful distribution partnership.'
'A partnership with Stampede brings global coverage of Calibre's products by a very professional group of people,' furthered Calibre's CEO, Tim Brooksbank. 'Coupled with Stampede's fresh and dynamic marketing approach we are confident that this will be a very successful relationship for both our companies.'
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Trump Is Clearly Preparing for Civil War
By Dave Hodges
December 17th, 2016
"What we used to talk about that is coming, is no longer coming, it is already here"
Steve Quayle
About nine months ago, Steve Quayle, on my radio show, made the above observation. In the time since that show, I am reminded, almost daily about how correct Steve was when he made that statement on my show. The day of decision is here. The proverbial line in the sand has been drawn. You are either an activist or a victim. You are either a globalist or a nationalist. You are either a Christian or not. If you are saved, then you may go forward with courage because your destiny is already assured. Unquestionably the hour of decision is here and the fence that many of you have sitting on has turned to splinters and you will soon be forced off of the fence of indecision.
Two of Obama's Nominee's Tell You What Is Coming
General "Mad Dog" Mattis, is General Patton, metaphorically reincarnated. From my perspective as a student of history, Patton was America's greatest battlefield commander, hands down. As much as the political and military leadership would have liked to permanently have sidelined Patton, they needed him to win. Patton would rip through enemy defenses at rate that amazed our enemies and allies, but then he would turn around and bluntly tell the truth and embarrass our military and political leadership. However, he was so indispensable that our leadership kept bringing him back to the battlefield. This was the pattern for Patton, beginning in North Africa and continuing through the end of the war. Many feel that Patton saved the war in Europe with his rescue mission to Bastogne, in the critical Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Patton spoke of kicking the Russians backside as he spoke of the Soviets as the next greatest threat to America. When he would not shut up, he was assassinated. The Cold War with Russia commenced in earnest in the year of his death.
To some extent Patton's biography, although a little less colorful, is the modern day version of General Mattis. Quietly forced out of the military by Obama, Mattis knows how to fight and win. He demonstrated time and time again, that he was willing to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve victory. He is gruff and uncouth, like Patton, and he is a winner that commanded tremendous respect from his subordinates, both officers and enlisted personnel. I applauded Mattis' nomination of Defense Secretary because America is in crisis and he is what we need at this critical time.
General Kelly, another Trump nominee, is a little more polished, from a public relations perspective, than Mattis, but nonetheless he's accomplished as a commander who accepts nothing but victory. Finally, the military will be in good hands, if Trump assumes the Presidency. Like Mattis, Kelly is feared and highly respected by the troops he has commanded. Both Generals are charismatic and very skilled leaders.
Why do I feel this analysis of these two great Generals is needed? The nomination of these two Generals by Trump, demonstrates what Trump thinks is coming. What is coming is a civil war in which the American military is likely to bifurcate. Trump needs military staff within his administration who will be able to lead and more importantly, convince military units to join with Trump in upcoming confrontations. And the recent turn of events point to the fact that this monumental confrontation is very close at hand.
One final comment along this line of thinking: As many long-time readers of The Common Sense Show will remember, I have written extensively about UWEX 16. This is Jade Helm 16 and what are they practicing for? As I demonstrated in previous articles, that through the publication of the Biz Op ads for people to play the role of American Guerrilla chieftains in an upcoming civil conflict, something very serious is coming. Clearly, someone in the Obama administration believes that large portions of the American military are going to go rogue and stand with the people. The drill took place on four military bases in Texas and included the use of foreign troops. They were practicing for what is coming and what I am about to reveal in the following paragraphs.
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Krishna is an tamil actor, his father is film producer Kulasekaran (Pattiyal Sekar) and his brother is noted film director, Vishnuvardhan. He went to St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai, studied at Loyola College and graduated in MBA finance in USA. He worked for a year-and-a-half in the IT industry and started his own business that was doing well. He has also undergone training in Jazz and worked as a dancer/choreographer before he left for US.
He first faced the camera for Mani Ratnam's Anjali and later appeared in Iruvar and Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist. He was also chosen to play the younger version of Rajinikanth's character in Thalapathi, but the character was later scrapped because it affected the film's length.
He played his first lead role in Ali Baba, which was produced by his father. The film met with favourable reviews, but was not a commercial success. After his first film, he wanted to do a gangster film based on a true incident in North Madras, called Madras to be directed by Five Star Krishna, but it was shelved because of misunderstandings between the director and the producer. His next two films Kattradhu Kalavu and Kazhugu were also produced by his father. In Kazhugu he played someone who recovers bodies of suicide victims who jump off a cliff. It received positive response.
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Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing press release
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sunday, March 25, 2012 – The recipe for a successful IndyCar career includes copious amounts of hard work and even more talent, and rookie Josef Newgarden showed evidence of both in spades with an 11th-place finish in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
In his debut IZOD IndyCar Series race, Newgarden picked up eight positions in his Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone car.
"I think we had a good day considering that it was my first race," Newgarden said. "I made a couple of mistakes, but I'm learning and I think we'll get stronger."
Newgarden drove most of the race with a damaged front wing after making contact early during a congested restart. He managed numerous on-track passes despite the wing damage and worked with his team throughout the race to improve his car.
"I think we're going to be a force all year long, and hopefully this is just the beginning for us," Newgarden said.
Team Owner Sarah Fisher viewed Newgarden and her team's performance as a solid building block for the rest of the IZOD IndyCar Series season.
"It was a great, clean race," Fisher said. "Josef did exactly what we all wanted to do, which was to learn and to make up some ground."
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves won the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. His victory was punctuated with an emotional tribute to the late Dan Wheldon. Castroneves stopped his car on the victory lap near the new Dan Wheldon Way street sign recently placed by the City of St. Petersburg. He then climbed the fence and placed his hand on the street sign, pausing for a moment before ascending and obviously emotional.
Finishing second was Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon, 5.5292-seconds behind Castroneves. Rounding out the top five were a pair of Andretti Autosport drivers, Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe, followed by Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe.
There were nine lead changes among seven drivers. Dixon led the most laps with 37. There were three caution periods for a total of 15 yellow flag laps.
The next IZOD IndyCar Series race is the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday, April 1 in Birmingham, Ala.
• More time to take care of business: Newgarden's first IndyCar race on the streets of St. Petersburg was 55 laps longer than the Firestone Indy Lights race he won at the same track last year. "Having a breather for the yellows was nice to have because it's a long race," Newgarden said. "There's just a lot more you can do with strategy, and you've definitely got to be patient to get through the whole thing."
• The race car driver who never pitted: Prior to Sunday, Josef Newgarden had never completed a pit stop during a race. In the Firestone Indy Lights series, race distances are short enough that no pit stops are necessary. "That's the first time I've ever pitted in a race," Newgarden said. "It's all new. It's something else to learn, and I had a great time with it." Newgarden and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing completed three successful pit stops together during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.


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People of Sacramento, California recently found a series of unusual billboards in several areas of their city. Addressing the troubled, the text on the board asked: "Looking for the answers in life?" before providing the answer itself.
"Discover Muhammad," is the suggestion.
It is actually a nationwide open invitation both for Muslims as well as non-Muslims to better understand Islam and clear the widespread misconceptions about it among the masses.
An initiative of Islamic Circle of North America, the campaign is a welcome move to develop a softer image of Islam that has been marred in recent years due to a lack of understanding. However, at the same time, legitimate fears do exist that such an in-your-face brand of advertising could backfire big time and incite Islamophobic sentiments.
Just last month tensions arose when a biker gang decided to hold a Draw Muhammad cartoon contest just outside a mosque the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. While the current Sacramento campaign's backers do realize the risks, they feel removing misconceptions regarding Islam and Prophet Muhammad, and forwarding their real message of peace and love is the only way forward.
"We thought a proper approach would be to actually educate the larger public about his personality, which exemplifies love and brotherhood," said Waqas Syed, ICNA Deputy Secretary General.
"Under the circumstances, it's a pretty bold move," said Todd Green, a professor who studies Islamophobia at Luther College in Iowa. "When you're a minority religion, you face a lot of pressure from the majority population not to proselytise."
As opposed to the Islamophobists' mission of draw Muhammad, the ICNA through its billboards encourages people to discover Muhammad before forming an opinion about him.
Their effort may encounter some stiff opposition from hardliners, but it is still encouraging to see that at least someone has stepped up to mend Islam's image that has suffered immensely due to the antics of a handful of bad sheep.


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Andrea Koehle Jones Completes First Draft of The Hummingbird Trees during #NanoWriMoJanuary 27th, 2015 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Andrea Koehle Jones Completes First Draft of The Hummingbird Trees during #NanoWriMo)
The Star Catchers – One family's Earth Day ProjectApril 21st, 2014 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on The Star Catchers – One family's Earth Day Project)
Where have all the starfish gone?
Every week I take the kids to the far side of the island to look for sea stars. We have been looking since last fall without success. It feels like the starfish are canaries in the coal mine of the ocean and that's something to feel sad about and pay attention to.
The Pacific coast of North America is currently experiencing Sea Star Wasting Syndrome. Scientists began reporting on sick and dying sea stars in early September 2013. The cause is still unknown but it makes sense that the massive amount of garbage in the ocean can't be helping.
I think there has never been a better time to share the Starfish Story with children. This is a beautiful story to remind us of the power of ONE.
ONE person can make a difference, ONE family can make things better ~ all it takes is ONE little change.
Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
Off in the distance, the old man noticed a young boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young boy paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can't return to the sea by themselves," the youth replied. "When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water."
The old man replied, "But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I'm afraid you won't really be able to make much of a difference."
The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, "It made a difference to that one!" ~ by Peter Straube, adapted from The Star Thrower, by Loren Eiseley.
Several thousand kilometers off the coast lies The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – home to 3.5 million tons of trash – 90% plastic. Inspired by our concern for the health of the starfish and all the creatures in the ocean, we decided to take on a project to reduce our garbage. The idea came from our son Holden who told us about a documentary he saw at school called The Clean Bin Project. It's about a Vancouver couple who embarked on a year long journey to reduce their garbage to zero. We watched the film as a family and became inspired to come up with our own way to cut down on waste and reduce wastefulness.
Our Pledge: One family, One month, One Garbage Can
Starting on Earth Day, April 22, 2014, we (The Jones Family) pledge to:
- cut our landfill waste in half for one month and avoid buying anything besides food or medicine (in minimal packaging – we plan to shop at farmer's markets to avoid packaging and bring our own bags);
- stop using single-use plastics: After looking at what we recycle we realized a big part of it is plastics. There are a lot of great things about plastics, for example, plastic medical devices save lives – our concern is mainly single-use plastics. As the Clean Bin Project documentary showed, so much plastic ends up in the ocean despite recycling programs. That means, no more plastic bags to put our produce in, and we have to give up our super-convenient single-serve coffee maker because the pods are not recyclable. (I can't believe they haven't come up with recyclable k-cups and t-cups yet!)
- launch an online art installation and blog post (The Star Catchers) to raise awareness about single-use plastics. To symbolize the plastic in the ocean and the sad story of starfish dying in the waters off our home on Bowen Island, the kids made starfish, birds and flowers from Tassimo T-cup plastic discs photographed by Andrea (more photos from this art installation coming soon)
Andrea is the Founder and Executive Director of The ChariTree Foundation and Love Trees and she wrote the children's tree planting story book The Wish Trees.
To make these and more single-serve coffee pod crafts, check out theses children's eco crafts.
Children's eco crafts – relevant art that's fun!April 21st, 2014 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Children's eco crafts – relevant art that's fun!)
Here's something fun to do with the kids this Earth Day – make eco crafts out of k-cups and t-cups – you know those single-serve coffee discs that can't be recycled.
What you need:
- K-cups, T-cups, any used single-serve plastic coffee pods/discs.
- Glue Gun
How to make them:
- Simply arrange your pods in any shape. Shapes from nature are especially relevant like birds, flowers and starfish.
- Glue gun them together (for younger children, parents and teachers will have to do the glue gunning)
- Post you relevant art (or have your parents post it) to raise awareness about the impact of single-use plastics on the environment.
Andrea recently produced three new websitesSeptember 20th, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Andrea recently produced three new websites)
Freelance writer/producer/photographer, Andrea Koehle Jones, comes up with the concept, the photos, completes all writing and coordinates between the client and the WordPress programmer. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to request a quote today.
Check out the new FirstLine Venture Capital website here.
View The Charitree Foundation website here.
See the Love Trees website here.
Recent photos by Andrea Koehle Jones in Gripped MagazineJanuary 25th, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Recent photos by Andrea Koehle Jones in Gripped Magazine)
The world needs more hummingbird environmentalistsNovember 27th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on The world needs more hummingbird environmentalists)
The world needs more hummingbird environmentalists
Any effort, however small, helps
by Andrea Koehle Jones
Because I run an environmental charity, people often assume I am a hard core environmentalist, militantly preaching and living green. I'm not. Like most people, I sometimes feel overwhelmed thinking about all the problems in the world, and sometimes get bogged down by environmental doom and gloom. After all, it can be hard to see what one person or family can really do to help. Still, I firmly believe that doing one small thing today can make a difference.
I first heard the hummingbird fable from Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. It's a beautiful story about a massive forest fire and the courageous efforts of a tiny hummingbird.
All the animals in the forest watched a huge forest fire getting bigger and bigger. They felt so overwhelmed and powerless, except for a little hummingbird. It said, "I'm going to do something about the fire."
The little hummingbird flew to the closest stream, scooped-up a drop of water and put it on the huge fire. Then she went back to the stream and did it again. She kept going back, again and again and again. All the other animals watched, some tried to discourage the hummingbird with comments like, "Don't bother, you are too little, your wings will burn, your beak is too tiny, it's only a drop of water, you can't put out this fire."
And as the animals stood around disparaging the little bird's efforts, the hummingbird noticed how hopeless and forlorn they looked. Then an elephant shouted out to the hummingbird in a mocking voice, "What do you think you are doing?" And the hummingbird, without wasting time or losing a beat, looked back and said, "I am doing the best I can."
The collective impact of one small thing
It's not hard to be a hummingbird environmentalist. This week for example I thought, "What's one thing I can I do differently? " I decided to take the kids to the store but instead of driving, as we usually do, we bicycled. At first I didn't feel like it, but we ended-up having a really great time.
Forty percent of all trips are made within two miles of home. If individuals and families choose to bike or walk to work, or to make fewer shopping trips each week, they could really help the planet (and their wallet). If American drivers were to make just one four-mile round trip each week with a bicycle instead of a car, they would save nearly 2 billion gallons of gas. At $4 per gallon, total savings would be $7.3 billion a year (Source: The Sierra Club, Pedaling to Prosperity). And if people all over the world chose to leave the car at home and walk or bike just once a week, the impact would be even more powerful.
Become a Hummingbord Environmentalist
For me, the key to being a Hummingbird Environmentalist is not immersing oneself in environmental politics. It is about having an open heart, thinking beyond yourself, and being willing to try something new – even fun – once in a while. We can all do one thing better. Here are three ideas that I hope get you inspired.
· Incorporate public transit into your next family outing – if your kids are like mine, they will love the chance to take the bus or train
· Make a hummingbird craft with your kids – it's a great way to share the hummingbird fable and show them that anyone, no-matter how small, can help make the world a better place: http://www.love-trees.com/hummingbird-tree-craft/
· Plant a tree: Spend $5 to have a tree given to a child through the Love Trees children's tree planting and environmental education program
Andrea Koehle Jones is the executive director of The ChariTREE Foundation and Love Trees, the author of the children's book The Wish Trees, and a Hummingbird Environmentalist.
Is the Sea to Sky Highway on your driving bucket list?September 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Is the Sea to Sky Highway on your driving bucket list?)
My latest writing and photography assignment was a car review of the Chevrolet Equinox LTZ that took me up the Sea to Sky Highway and back in June. Read all about it. http://bit.ly/Qxin9h
Special thanks to Chevrolet Canada and the super-talented MacLaren McCann team I had the honour of working with under the direction of Pearce Bannon.
Latest projectsJune 14th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on Latest projects)
ChariTREE is growingMay 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on ChariTREE is growing)
Canadian Camping Association camps are partnering with The ChariTREE Foundation again this year. This month, ChariTREE received 23,495 requests for seedlings for children at camps across Canada.
Kids can plant their Wish Tree and make a wish for the planet – or anything. Giving children a tree of their own to plant teaches responsibility and offers kids the opportunity to connect with nature. Studies show the more time kids spend outside, the more their levels of stress drop and their confidence soars to new levels.
ChariTREE sent another 5,745 school children seedlings in April.
ChariTREE has also recently returned from Zambia where 5,000 children will receive a fruit or nut tree. ChariTREE partnered with African Community Project on this project. Zambia is among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest annual deforestation rate.
Think about making a donation or becoming a corporate sponsor. When we invest in kids we are investing in a brighter future.
My tree books are now available on the Sony Reader StoreApril 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off on My tree books are now available on the Sony Reader Store)
The Wish Trees and Summit's Sock Garden are now both available on the Sony Reader Store: http://ebookstore.sony.com/author/andrea-koehle-jones_344289
Theses 100% tree-free children's books are available around the world and a portion of profits supports Love Trees children's tree projects around the world!