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A high level delegation from Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will attend The 4th General Conference of Arab Union of Electricity in Doha, Qatar, and seminars on investment opportunities in industries related to the electricity sector in Arab nations and the Seventh Exhibition of Electrical Equipment and Installations in the Arab World.
This conference is organized by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) and the Arab League, to be held in Doha during 7-9 January 2013.
The delegation is headed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD & CEO of DEWA.
The delegation includes HE Ahmad Butti Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, and from DEWA, Hussain Essa Ibrahim Lootah, EVP of Transmission Power, Rashid Bin Humaidan, EVP of Distribution Power, Waleed Salman, EVP of Strategy & Business Development, Ahmed Abdullah, Deputy Senior Manager of External Communications. By invitation of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, the delegation will participate in the conference with a keynote speech to outline DEWA's pioneering experience in reducing losses in generating, transmitting and distributing electricity.
DEWA has achieved results that rival and even beat benchmarks for the private sector, surpassing 10 of the best European and American companies in efficiency, availability and reliability. Network line losses were recorded at 3.49% compared to 6-7 % for the European and American companies.
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Who Should Pay for Highways?
January 9, 2012
When Congress established the Highway Trust Fund in 1956 to finance the Interstate Highway System, it insisted that only monies paid into the fund by road users could be appropriated to meet its objectives. Now, Congress is considering a new guiding principle: spend what you want and if the usual funding sources are insufficient (in this case, the fuel taxes that replenish the trust fund), dip into general revenues to make up the difference. This move from "user pays" to "taxpayer pays" has distinct and substantial disadvantages, says Gabriel Roth, a research fellow at the Independent Institute.
- The new principle encourages a lack of discipline in controlling spending, because members of Congress will be able to increase transportation spending without increasing the corresponding revenue sources.
- It would further politicize highway spending, making decisions more dependent on political preferences than consumer choice.
This first point is evident even in the most recent appropriations for transportation. The latest House Transportation Committee's bill would authorize some $230 billion to $285 billion over the next six years, while the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has approved a new bill authorizing some $109 billion in spending in fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Both of these proposed allocations far exceed revenues provided by the fuel tax.
Congress could get out of transportation financing altogether, wind down the Highway Trust Fund, and leave highway financing and decision-making to states, local authorities and private entities.
- This would encourage the more efficient use of transportation dollars, as state financing must gain approval from local voters -- this would likely eliminate high-cost, low-yield projects.
- It would also reduce Washington's financial burden, as highways and city transit systems can be financed out of fares, fees, tolls and dedicated state fuel taxes that users pay.
- Finally, it would improve upon the principle that the consumers of public services pay for them by ensuring that users only pay for transportation within their own area.
Source: Gabriel Roth, "Who Should Pay for Highways?" Independent Institute, December 28, 2011.
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There could be a new collective bargaining agreement announced Monday, some free-agent maneuvering and perhaps even some news on the Boston Red Sox's managerial search, but the most attention will be on the AL MVP announcement at 2 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander could become the first starting pitcher since Boston's Roger Clemens in 1986 win the award. No pitcher has been named MVP since Oakland A's closer Dennis Eckersley in 1992.
Verlander was the unanimous pick for the AL Cy Young award this season, but he will have to hope that voters looked past the "pitchers shouldn't be MVPs" stigma that has surrounded the award.
There is no debating Verlander's value.
He led the American League in wins (24), ERA (2.40), strikeouts (250), WHIP (0.92), batting average against (.192) and innings pitched (251). He threw his second career no-hitter—and took two other no-hit bids into the eighth inning—and he was named to his fourth AL All-Star team. He also tossed four complete games, two of which were shutouts, and won 12 consecutive starts from July 21 to Sept. 18.
But will that be enough to distance him from candidates such as the New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson, the Texas Rangers' Michael Young, the Boston Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury and even the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera?
"I think he's going to win it," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said, according to The Detroit News. "Yes, I do. If he doesn't, the writers will have egg on their face. I've stated my views on it and they haven't changed. If pitchers are eligible to be the Most Valuable Player, and they are, Justin Verlander should be the American League's Most Valuable Player."
Verlander was named Sporting News' 2011 Player of the Year in voting done by 289 major league players, and he also was voted Player of the Year by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
"What might hurt him," Leyland told The Detroit News, "are the voting writers who feel that a pitcher shouldn't win it. But my philosophy is that those guys shouldn't vote because they're biased already. They should go into this with an open mind because the rules state that pitchers are eligible."


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Hi. I recorded the ANZAC Day parade on a Sony PVR (http://www.sony.com.au/product/svr-hdt1000) and wanted to edit it on my computer. I copied it to an external WD 500GB drive but had to format the drive first to suit Sony. Now when I plug the external drive into my Mac it does not recognise the Western Digital (WD) external HDD. The message I get is "the disk you inserted was not readable by this computer".
I would be grateful for any help on how to fix this problem so I can read the file on the WD HDD via USB/firewire and then copy it to my Mac to edit it.
Many thanks, Woodserjimmy.
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Knowing SONY it probably is their own encrypted format and not possible to read. PVR's like the Topfield or Beyonwiz record a standard mpeg ts format file easily transferred to a PC or MAC for editing. Not much help now for you other than to suggest you do it old way like transferring VHS to PC ie use a capture device and play the program back in real time. PVR's to avoid are the ones marked "Freeview" they offer nothing but prevent you from transferring files to a PC etc. They also prevent jumping over commercial breaks (fast forward only).BeyonWiz T3 PVR ~ Popcorn C200 and A-500 ~ Samsung ES8000 65" LED TV ~ Windows 7 ~ Yamaha RX-A1030 ~ QnapTS851-4G
Thanks for the advice. I'll try playing it from the PVR and then recording it onto another device. A bit of a pain as the parade went for 2.5hrs!
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The adoption in August 2008 of a liberal democratic constitution marked the beginning of a remarkable political change in Maldives, which on October 8 held multiparty elections for the first time in its history. Observers from the UN, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the EU monitored the balloting, in which voter turnout was registered at about 86%. A runoff poll was held on October 28, however, after none of the six candidates secured the required 50% of the vote to win. The two candidates who secured the highest percentage of the vote in the first round—incumbent Pres. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of the Maldive People's Party (41%) and Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldivian Democratic Party (25%)—contested the second poll. In that race Nasheed, supported by the opposition, emerged victorious with 54% of the vote; President Gayoom's defeat signified the end of his 30-year rule and heralded a new era in Maldivian politics. Nasheed was inaugurated on November 11. The constitution also fixed a maximum of two five-year terms for candidates seeking election to the presidency, strengthened the People's Majlis (parliament), and ensured the independence of the judiciary.
In December the administration of President Nasheed announced that it had initiated work toward the introduction of decentralized administration in the atolls and that it plans to establish a ferry network to connect all the country's islands. The government also intended to end import duties on essential foodstuffs and to provide a stipend to the elderly.
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Photographer's Note
Mt. Kinabalu, of its east side via Kampong Marakau, some 5km from Ranau town. The village with population of less than half of a thousand, was mostly occupied with paddy field, aquaculture ponds, patod (a Dusun term for an area of the bamboo clumps) and scattered housings, besides a rubber plantations and orchads on its hillside.
Kg. Marakau was also known for being among the village that was located within the route of Sandakan Death March, the most infamous incident in series of events which resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 Indonesian civilian slave labourers and Allied prisoners of war, held by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II, at prison camps in North Borneo.
I was shooting from the compound of a primary school, SK Marakau, located uphill of the village. What can be seen on the foothill of Mt. Kinabalu is SMK Mat Salleh II, a newly built secondary school. It was on the other side of a highway, linking eastern and western sides of Sabah.
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Miha2ou7 (5162) 2008-01-05 12:21
Hey Ramdan!
Impressive scenery, taken nicely, you composed the photo well, with the tropical growth infront and the mountin in the background. Love to see such sceneries, so please share some more. :)
A great shot!
ls7902 (7348) 2008-01-05 21:08
Hello Ramdan,
Great view of Kinabalu which I will certainly trekk one day. I like the floating clouds in the middle. I imagine the nice cool & clean mountain air in Kg. Marakau. Must be a nice place to be. Salam. Latiff.
meor (67) 2008-01-05 22:45
Salam Ramdan,
what a great scenery you have there. Include with blue, green and the white color clouds. I'm not sure about others but for me the center tree is distracting the picture. keep up the good work and do share with us more of your photos.
trekks (14348) 2008-01-06 2:51
I dreamed of this place for many years, Ramdan, but finally took a small step to reach this summit in July2007. Few hours of trekk, a sleepless night, and early morning trekk again on the steep rocks. It was memorable.
This view reminds me of the calling again, and March it shall be when I will see you again, Mt K, but hopefully this time, armed with a dSLR for photgraphy purpose as well as physical conquest. I hope for good weather and light!
This is a great angle to appreciate the heights of Mt K and its majestic view, with surrounding valley and misty clouds.
You are adventurous to capture this pov from Marakau. It takes great spirit to search and find good viewpoints. Explore and you will get good shots. Nice work, Ramdan.
I would dream to see glowing sky backdrop to this Mt K scene. Ball is on your feet!
TFS, bill
fadzilaffendy (96) 2008-01-06 4:53
salam geng
wow...beautiful view.I like it! Great prespective and point of view. Perfect background with this impressive history. Well done.
All the best
salam, fadzil
jusninasirun (17529) 2008-01-06 16:25
Assalamualaikum Ramdan,
Beautiful view of the peak with white clouds with SMK Mat Salleh in good view. Maybe I can see a better view if those bamboo trees were shifted a bit to the side, but then again, you wouldn't want to cover that handsome hut on the left.
Well done!
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- Date Taken: 2007-12-23
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Vintage classics "House of Wax," "From Here to Eternity," "The Little Mermaid," "The Wizard of Oz" and "Voyage of the Damned" all receive Blu-ray special-edition upgrades this week, and several other titles make their disc debuts.
"House of Wax 3D" (Warner/3D Blu-ray, 1953, $35.99, 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray versions, new 48-minute documentary, audio commentary, newsreel, trailer, 1933 movie: "Mystery of the Wax Museum"). The best of the early '50s 3D cycle is this horror thriller, a lavishly produced period film with startling set pieces, a compelling storyline and an excellent performance at its center from veteran character actor Vincent Price. In fact, Price was so good that his performance sent his career off into a new trajectory as a star of fright films.
Price plays a talented sculptor with an obsession over his wax museum's Marie Antoinette, and eventually he meets a woman who is a dead ringer for his vision of her. But when a fire destroys his museum and he must rebuild, his burned hands won't cooperate, so he takes drastic measures to create his new statues. Price gets great support from Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones and, as Price's deaf mute assistant, Charles Bronson (billed as Charles Buchinsky).
The 3D version is fun, but you don't need to see it that way to enjoy the movie, which holds up very well outside of the gimmick. The new documentary is mostly about this film, but it's also a condensed history of 3D and of Price's career (including archival interviews with Price, among others). And if you don't have a 3D TV but want the film in Blu-ray, both versions are here on one disc.
"From Here to Eternity" (Columbia/Blu-ray, 1953, b/w, $19.99, audio commentary, featurette, excerpt from documentary "Fred Zinnemann: As I See It"; five color postcard-size lobby-card reproductions). Great adaptation of the James Jones novel built around the attack on Pearl Harbor with a stellar cast led by Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, although supporting players Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra won the acting Oscars, which in Sinatra's case revived his faltering career. Oscars also went to the picture, the director, the screenwriter, the cinematographer, the editor and the sound engineer. Ernest Borgnine also makes an impression.
"The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition" (Disney/Blu-ray, 1989, two discs, G. $44.99; Blu-ray, DVD, digital versions; deleted character/scenes, audio commentary, featurettes, music videos, sing-along, trailers). This is the Disney cartoon feature that led to a number of classic follow-ups, including "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King." "The Little Mermaid" announced an end to Disney's slump and turned the studio's animation department around. In addition to all previously released bonus features there are several new extras for fans. (Also on 3D combo, $49.99, and DVD combo, $39.99)
"The Wizard of Oz 3D" (Warner/3D Blu-ray, 1939, two discs, PG/G, $35.99, new feature-length documentary, audio commentary, featurettes, sing-along, song selections, radio program, trailers). After its weeklong IMAX 3D engagement, here comes a new 3D Blu-ray release of everyone's favorite musical fantasy, with Judy Garland as Dorothy, whisked to colorful, and occasionally scary, Oz via tornado. (Also on 75th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition" box set, $105.43)
"Voyage of the Damned" (itv/Blu-ray, 1976, PG, $24.99, Blu-ray and DVD versions, photo gallery, trailer). Following the rise of anti-Semitism in 1939 Germany, a ship with 937 German Jews heads for Havana for sanctuary. Then it is revealed that there is no sanctuary; it's all a Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda trick. Cuba and the United States turn them away, but they can't bear the thought of returning to Germany. Gripping, character-driven true story with an all-star cast — Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Orson Welles, Malcolm McDowell, James Mason, Max von Sydow, etc.
"Two Men in Manhattan" (Cohen/Blu-ray, 1959, b/w, $39.98, in English and in French with English subtitles, featurettes, trailers; 12-page booklet). Moody film noir at its finest — but from a French filmmaker. Location shooting in New York City enhances the story of a French reporter and his photographer on the hunt for a missing United Nations delegate. Very well plotted mystery with an evocative jazz score. (Also on DVD, $29.98)
"William Powell at Warner Bros." (Warner Archive, 1931-34, four discs, $39.95, four films, four trailers). These pre-Production Code films are quite good, highlighting Powell's debonair demeanor early in his career. "Road to Singapore" (no relation to the Hope & Crosby comedy) is an overheated melodrama set in the tropics with Powell stealing other men's wives; "High Pressure" is a hilarious farce with Powell trying to sell faux rubber; "Private Detective 62" (aka "Man Killer") has Powell agreeing to frame a socialite but falling for her instead; and "The Key" casts Powell as a British officer up against the IRA in 1920 Dublin in this star-crossed romance. (Available at www.warnerarchive.com)
"Bad Company" (Warner Archive, 1972, PG, $18.95). Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown are Civil War draft-dodgers who become robbers as they cross the West in this well-written and directed Western. Somewhat forgotten but very good directing debut of co-writer Robert Benton (who would later win Oscars for "Kramer vs. Kramer"). (Available at www.warnerarchive.com)
"Timeless Military Film Collection" (MGM/Timeless, 1951-68, color and b/w, $6.95, four films). These B-movie wartime efforts are cheaply packaged but they're good movies, especially "Go For Broke!" with Van Johnson as a bigot assigned to train Japanese-American soldiers. Also, "Hell Raiders," the only one of these in color, with John Agar leading a demolition group to rescue top-secret records; "Lost Battalion," with Diane Jergens being rescued by a guerrilla fighter in the Pacific; and "Tank Batallion," which follows a four-man tank crew in the Korean War.
"Gallant Sons" (Warner Archive, 1940, b/w, $16.95, trailer). Juvenile mystery has a group of kids solving a murder by putting on a play. Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville and Leo Gorcey star. (Available at www.warnerarchive.com)
"The 'Dead End Kids' Double Feature" (Warner Archive, 1939, b/w, $18.95, two films, one trailer). "Hell's Kitchen" (a remake of the Dead End Kids' own "Crime School," which was itself a remake of James Cagney's "Mayor of Hell") has Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and the gang in reform school, with Ronald Reagan in tow. "The 'Dead End' Kids 'On Dress Parade' " has the boys in military school and was the last of the "Dead End Kids" cycle before they evolved into the "Little Tough Guys," the "East Side Kids" and finally the "Bowery Boys." (Available at www.warnerarchive.com)Comment on this story
"Jackie Chan Beginnings" (Timeless, 1978, $9.99, trailers, photo galleries). Two of Chan's very early martial-arts starring roles, "Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin" and "Magnificent Bodyguards," both period pieces with Chan battling bad guys while entrusted with a mission of mercy. Interesting for fans, though English dubbing is distracting. (This is the third in a series of "Jackie Chan Beginnings" DVDs from Timeless.)
"Day of the Dead: Collector's Edition" (Scream/Blu-ray, 1985, not rated, $29.93, audio commentaries, new documentary, new featurette, photo galleries, trailers, TV spots). This is the third in George A. Romero's original trilogy, not the 2007 remake, and it's the weakest of the three, slow and talky until a rousing finale that will please patient gorehounds.
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It was hard finding the right color of blue for Chun Li's body suit so I had to use a sparkly blue four way spandex and use the wrong side. I lined it with a lightweight teal spandex so the sparkly side didn't scratch my skin. The vest used a combination of twill, satin, and kona cotton since it was also difficult to find the right color of blue. Yes, I decided to use three layers of fabric to construct the vest and it's nicely lined too! The yellow applique details used a bit of yellow-gold satin with interfacing to give some heft. Those things were attached onto the vest using Heat n' Bond which was nice! Since it was Halloween, I used two beer cozies to make her cuffs and glued on some white studs with E6000 to make them stick on. The stripes on the body suit and the hair ties were made using yellow spandex while the yellow border n the vest used bias tape.
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Delicious Tricky Gluten-Free, Vegetable Lasagna [VIDEO RECIPE]
Traditional lasagnas are made with layers of savory meaty tomato sauce, creamy ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and pasta. The ingredients in our recipe will still give you those distinctive flavors but instead of a heavy cheese layer, we've replaced it with a rich and creamy cauliflower "cheese" sauce. This sauce is made up of mostly roasted cauliflower, garlic, almond milk, and very little parmesan cheese. The "cheese" sauce can be made vegan by leaving out the grated parmesan cheese, furthermore, a little bit of ricotta cheese can be used in place of parmesan if preferred.
We used layers of very thinly sliced eggplants and potato to replace the lasagna pasta in this dish to lighten it even further! When slicing the eggplants and potatoes, it is best to keep the layers as uniform as possible. This can be facilitated with the use a mandolin or vegetable peeler. We decided to use these two vegetables because eggplants have fairly low water content which makes it ideal during the baking process so our layers do not get watered down. We found that just one, thinly sliced potato adds so much texture to this dish. It enables the lasagna to have a similar consistency to traditional lasagna pastas with a little bit of chewiness.
Gluten-Free Lasagna Recipe:
- 2 Thinly Sliced Eggplants
- 1 Thinly Sliced Potato
- ~1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan (Optional)
Cauliflower "Cheese" Sauce-
- 1 Large Head Cauliflower (Roasted)
- 6-8 Cloves Garlic (Roasted)
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- ~1 Cup Almond Milk (As Needed)
- 2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese (Optional)
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
Savory Meat/Vegetable Sauce-
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Pound Ground Chicken (Optional)
- 1 Cup Diced Carrots
- 2 Cups Diced Onions
- 2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
- 5-7 Cups Sliced Mushrooms (About 2 Cartons)
- 2 Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 1/2 Teaspoon Tomato Paste
- 2 Cans Diced or Crushed Tomatoes (Depending On Preferred Consistency)
- 1 Carton Chicken/Vegetable Stock (32 FL OZ)
Cauliflower "Cheese" Sauce-
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Rinse cauliflower head and cut into florets
- Place cauliflower florets into large bowl or plastic bag
- Add olive oil and toss cauliflower florets to coat
- Add garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper (to taste) and toss cauliflower florets until all seasonings are distributed evenly.
- Place cauliflower florets on an aluminum foil lined (for easy clean up) baking sheet and roast in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes or until cauliflower is golden brown.
- Place 6-8 cloves of peeled garlic in the middle of a sheet of aluminum foil and wrap it into a pouch.
- Place the garlic pouch into the oven when the cauliflower florets have about 15-20 minutes left of baking and let bake for the remaining time together.
- Once cauliflower and garlic are done roasting, let cool slightly and place into a blender.
- Add 1/2-1 Cup of almond milk as needed. The amount of almond milk depends on how much moisture is in your roasted cauliflower. Start with 1/2 Cup of almond milk and blend. The mixture should be fairly thick and might need to be mixed or pushed down a few times. Gradually add more almond milk and blend until the consistency is smooth but still thick enough that it can keep its shape if you spoon a little off without leveling out (see example in video).
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Savory Meat/Vegetable Sauce:
- In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium-high heat
- Add ground chicken and brown, stirring to break it up. Leave this step out or replace it with some zucchini or your favorite vegetables to make it vegan or vegetarian.
- Add carrots and stir until tender and caramelized.
- Add onions and stir until tender and carmelized
- Add garlic and stir to incorporate flavors
- Add mushrooms and stir until softened and carmelized
- Note: We added our ingredients one at a time so each flavor has a chance add a layer of flavor and also to make stirring it easier as the vegetables wilt down when they are cooked. If you have a larger pot or want to save time you can certainly add all the above ingredients at once.
- Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and bay leaves and stir to incorporate and infuse the flavors (about 3 minutes)
- Add tomato paste and stir
- Add canned tomatoes and stir. Let the mixture reduce to concentrate the flavors and allow the bottom of the pot to caramelize
- Add chicken or vegetable stock to deglaze the bottom of the pot an stir to incorporate the flavors.
- Let pot simmer, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened into a non-runny consistency and is able to hold its shape if spooned into a dollop.
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Using a mandolin or sharp knife, thinly slice eggplants and peeled potato.
- Add a layer of cauliflower "cheese" sauce to the bottom of a casserole dish
- Add layer of sliced eggplant
- Add layer of savory tomato sauce
- Add layer of sliced potatoes
- Add another layer of sliced eggplant
- Add final layer of savory tomato sauce
- Note: If you have a large or deep enough dish, you can certainly keep layering until you run out of ingredients.
- Cover casserole dish with aluminum foil and place in oven for 1- 1 1/2 hour or until potatoes are tender.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with grated parmesan or mozzarella cheese.
- Note: If you are making this vegan or vegetarian, you can add crispy fried onions for a nice crunch or any other toppings you desire.
- Return to oven for 10 minutes to allow toppings to brown
- Remove from oven, let cool, and serve!
We hope you enjoyed this recipe. Please like our video if you do and comment on the video if you have any suggestions or questions.


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Hi folks,
Can anyone give any pointers for setting up linux PDCs and joining linux clients / setting up user accounts? I've seen plenty of material on line about Samba - and joining windows clients but very little about whether you can you can do the same with linux?
Any info would be appreciated.
My clients are Ubuntu .. my server is a hacked NSLU2 :)
If you want central user management under Linux, you need to look into NIS (Network Information Server) that provides that, and NFS (Network File System) for sharing files. Google for both terms (nis & nfs) or look into tldp.org for some howto's.
You could also use samba, but that does not make much sense, when you have both Linux clients and servers... (samba implements the Windows services under Linux).
you might wish to look more at LDAP these days over NIS. more complex, but similarily more powerful and more popular these days.
Hmm .. thanks for these answers. Just the kind of pointers I was looking for.
Interestingly openLDAP is already available as a package to download for the NSLU2 so that could be an option to explore. But the IT nerd in me will force me to read up on both options just so that I can be informed.
Thanks for your time.
[edit] .. already running NFS on the NSLU2 ;)
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Lincoln. — Toney McCray scored a team-high 16 points, but the Nebraska basketball team dropped its Big Ten opener against No. 11 Wisconsin, 64-40, Tuesday night at the Devaney Center.
McCray hit 6-of-15 shots from the floor, but was the only Husker in double figures, as Wisconsin snapped Nebraska's four-game win streak and held the Huskers to their lowest point total since the 2006-07 season.
Ryan Evans led Wisconsin (12-2, 1-0 Big Ten) with a career-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, while All-American Jordan Taylor added 15 points and five assists, as Wisconsin shot 51 percent on the night, including 11-of-21 from 3-point range.
Nebraska got off to a great start, scoring the game's first seven points, while McCray scored eight early point to give NU a 10-5 lead. The Huskers were unable to sustain the early momentum, as Evans scored five straight points to tie the score, as the Badgers ran off 13 straight points to silence the crowd of 11,422. UW capped the 19-2 spurt with a Mike Bruesewitz layup to double up the Huskers at 24-12.
The Huskers chipped away at the lead, pulling to within 29-23 after a McCray dunk and was within 33-26 after a McCray layup and basket beat the first-half horn.
Nebraska pulled to within 33-28 after a pair of McCray free throws with 19:39 remaining, but the Badgers responded with a 9-0 run of their own, starting with a clutch Taylor 3-pointer to beat the shot clock. The Badgers eventually pushed the lead 42-28 lead after a Josh Gassner 3-pointer with 15:21 remaining.
The Huskers eventually pulled to within 42-33 after a Bo Spencer 3-pointer and Brandon Ubel basket, but could get no closer, as an Evans jumper and a Brust 3-pointer started a 10-0 run to put the game out of reach, as Nebraska (8-4, 0-1 Big Ten) shot 21 percent in the second half and 30.6 on the night.
Brandon Ubel also totaled eight points and nine rebounds in a losing effort.
Nebraska returns to action Saturday afternoon when it hosts No. 16 Michigan State at 2 p.m. The game will be carried on the Huskers Sports Network and televised on the Big Ten Network.
Nebraska Notes:
*-Nebraska saw its season-long four game win streak snapped in tonight's loss to the Badgers
*-The Huskers' 40 points is a season low and fewest since scoring 39 against Oklahoma State on March 8, 2007.
*-Nebraska's 14 second-half points is the lowest half total by a Husker team since scoring 11 points against Creighton (1st half) on Dec. 11, 2006
*-Toney McCray reached double figures for the third straight game with a team-high 16 points and set a season-high with nine rebounds. McCray has tied or set season best in rebounds in each of the last three games and is averaging 15.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over the last three games.
*-Brandon Ubel led Nebraska with nine rebounds, his best total since grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7
*-Wisconsin's 13-0 first half run was the largest by a Husker opponent this season.
Wisconsin Head Coach Bo Ryan Opening Statement "First off, what were we doing the first few minutes of the first and second half.. We need to work on our starts. Take away those first few mishaps and we played as well defensively as we have played all season. Offensively, we had guys looking for each other and sharing the ball. I always like to see that."
On Josh Gasser guarding Bo Spencer "He's a solid defensive player for us. He got help from other teammates defending Spencer. (Bo) Spencer is as good of an offensive player as we have faced all season."
On Ryan Evans' play "He got himself open and hit shots. It sends a message that you can't play off of him."
On Playing Nebraska "We approached it like a non-conference game. We have notes on other Big Ten teams, but after time we will get a feel for Nebraska."
Nebraska Head Coach Doc Sadler Opening Statement "I thought obviously, Wisconsin is a very good basketball team. They value everything that a good basketball team does. They don't do anything that is going to get them beat; you are going to have to get them beat. Right now, as I told the team in there, until we understand the offensive efficiency of running the offense and swinging the ball from side to side and getting it inside, you are going to struggle. That's a heck of a lesson to take. They've got a good basketball team and they do it the right way. They don't get in a hurry. Whether they are fast or slow, the fact of the matter is that they are efficient. I'm really concerned at how we are going to score right now with this basketball team. If we don't get to the free throw line, it is hard for us. We need to get there over 20 times, because we are going to struggle to score. Defensively, I didn't think it was that bad. I thought we got tired. We can't play (our starters) 36 minutes - you just can't do it. We've got to get some positive production out of some guys that are not yet ready to play. We'll see what happens on Saturday."
On the substitution pattern in the first 10 minutes "We wanted to pick up the floor. The first guy we decided to come with was Corey (Hilliard) just to get a little break. We were going to go with Corey, Brandon (Richardson) in for Bo (Spencer) to get Bo off the point for a bit. (Brandon) Ubel played about seven straight minutes there, almost eight and then I got him in after the first media timeout after eight. Brandon Ubel can't end up playing 35 minutes. I wanted to stay with him for four minutes or five minutes and then we had gotten into a little hole, but I knew we would need him for the last seven minutes of the half. I knew it would be hard for him, but that's just the way it is - we don't have the bodies for it."
On if this is the best he has been defended in his six years as coach "I think maybe. I think a lot of it had to do with our offensive efficiency. When we ran and got from side to side, I thought we got some good looks. I told the guys if we continue to take as many shots as we did with 15 seconds or more on the shot clock, we are going to get our brains beat out. No disrespect, but this league is not going to let you do that. We may have been able to get more possessions in the past, but you aren't getting possessions in this league. That's one thing I know. And you better have some efficiency. We are going to have to get that thing from side to side and get more shots under 10 seconds if you are going to win in this league."
On if he sees more quality shots with the shot clock under 10 seconds "Yeah, because teams aren't going to play defense as long. You have to get the ball from side to side just like they did. I bet if you look at the number of possessions they took in under 10 seconds, I bet it was a lot. Would you rather play defense for 30 seconds or for 15? That's what I told the team in there. Defenses are going to break down if you swing it from side to side."
Nebraska Forward Brandon Ubel On how much Wisconsin's defense disrupted NU "I think it kind of had to do with their offense as well. They went and executed their stuff. They executed the crap out of it. They were on offense for about 30 seconds, we were playing 'D' and they were jumping up and would hit a shot. We got down 10 or 12 and I think we started to push a little bit and started shooting some quick shots and kept falling more and more behind. Their defense was pretty solid, but I think we just started pressing a little bit when we got down."
On what they need to do different against Michigan State "We just need to execute our stuff a little better. Run our offense, swing the ball from side to side, get the defense moving and spread out. When we did that, we got some pretty good looks and hit some shots. Especially (against) Wisconsin, when they play defense they like to pack it in the lane. To get them more spread out, you have to swing it from side to side and keep it moving, get them chasing screens and wait for them to make a mistake."
Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.


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A two day difference was all it took for temperatures to soar fifty degrees. From low temperatures, in the mid thirties Monday morning, to today's highs in the mid eighties.
Though it is not out of the ordinary for Ohio to have extreme weather changes, the people around Zanesville took notice of the temperature difference.
"Um yes, crazy, insane," said new mom Crystal Mason with infant son Adam Lynn. "It was freezing, I had him completely bundled up, and then all of a sudden it's like wow! Guess we don't have to have you bundled up anymore!"
"Awesome," fisherman, Herb Newton said. "Awesome! Can't we go up another five degrees at least? I'm ready to get some good fishing."
"Very happy about that," Jessica May said, a student at OUZ. "I wasn't coming out earlier in the week. I wasn't going to bear the cold weather."
It was also breezy today and that kept temperatures from being too hot. So from young to old, from fishing to studying, everyone could enjoy the day.
"Catching fish and putting worms on," said young fisherman Dakota Wyatt. "Throw them back in."
"Say nope," Newton said, grandfather to Dakota. "We just do it for the sport! It's fun and relaxing. "
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You give them the money and hope that ends the situation since your wife is there and they have two against one and they are already drawn on you. Same with the knife issue.
Two without guns, draw and shoot if you feel your life is in grave and imminent threat of death or grave bodily injury. It all depends on the threat. Give me your wallet sort of thing, or give me your wallet or I will kill you sort of approach. You could throw them your wallet as a distraction, and then draw while they go for the wallet.
In any case, if it is a low probability survival as in the drawn gun or knife scenario, give them the wallet and purse and call 911. In the other situation, it depends on how aggressive the creeps are and what your instinct says about whether they will inflict bodily harm. You could still be overpowered by the two who then take your gun away from you and use it against you. CCW only gives you a modicum of protection and if the creeps are only there for the wallet, give it to them, be a good witness and don't put yourself in that sort of situation in the future.
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Evolve, the new co-op shooter from original Left 4 Dead creators Turtle Rock Studios, has finally been revealed after years of speculation. Acquired from THQ for $10.8 million last year, Evolve will release on Xbox One later this year.
Evolve is set in a science fiction world where people are forced to face off against behemoth monsters, which grow larger and more powerful over the course of matches. As detailed in the new issue of Game Informer, the Hunt gameplay mode will pit four alien hunters up against a monster controlled fifth player. Each player has access to unique items and abilities to help slay the beast, while the monster can fall back on an assortment of devastating attacks. Sounds awesome.
Turtle Rock was originally developing Evolve to be published by THQ. When the publisher went under in 2012, the IP went up for auction where publisher 2K Games acquired it despite Turtle Rock trying to acquire the Evolve IP for themselves. Weve been waiting for a game to fill the Left 4 Dead void for a while now Fuse just didnt cut it so we will be keeping a close eye on this one over the coming months, though we can only hope Microsoft sorts out the Party system before this releases.
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Few independent studios sport the multiplayer pedigree of Turtle Rock Studios. After years of working on Valve's Counter-Strike series, the California-based developer created Left 4 Dead, a post-apocalyptic shooter that redefined cooperative gaming and landed the number-one spot on Game Informer's Top 30 Co-op Games of All Time list. Now the studio is combining its competitive and cooperative design expertise for a new, next-gen only IP: Evolve. Backed by publisher 2K Games, which paid a whopping $10.8 million for the IP in last year's THQ auction, Turtle Rock is taking full advantage of gamers' powerful new systems.
The sci-fi multiplayer-focused shooter pits a four-player crew of alien hunters against a separate player-controlled monster that grows larger and more powerful over the course of matches. Each hunter features its own unique items and abilities, and while the monster may be outnumbered, its size and an assortment of devastating attacks make it a more than formidable foe. Like Turtle Rock's previous titles, Evolve is being built with variety and replayabilty in mind; the result is a novel mix of cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements that's unlike anything we've played before. Our exclusive hands-on time with the game's four-versus-one hunt mode left us with plenty to be excited about, and you can get all the details in this month's issue.
Our 12-page look at Evolve reveals the first hunters, monster, and unique equipment players will get their hands on when the game releases on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 this fall. We also have a wealth of exclusive screens and hands-on impressions you won't want to miss. Check out the cover image below for your first hint at what's to come.
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Lol only for Xbox? C'Mon now
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Looks like it could be good. Glad it's on ps4 too
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Gonna be a weird game. 5 player asynchronous multi-player competitive, with 4 x 1 matches that play out over several rounds. I'm sort of picturing 4 future soldiers in combat armor going up against Godzilla in a city with each defeat of the monster triggering it to grow bigger until it can be finally brought down.
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The game informer digital article on the game was an interesting read. Playing as the monster should be fun
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A WIN FOR THE CITY? In Orlando, Mike Bianchi in a front-page piece writes Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs "came together and worked in unison and reached the realization that sports teams truly are important not only to the identity of a city but to the economy of a city." If MLS can "thrive in cities such as Seattle and Kansas City, it's unfathomable what it might do in Orlando." MLS is a sport "undoubtedly trending upward, attracting a younger demographic of fans that sports such as baseball and hockey are losing" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 11/20). Also in Orlando, Scott Maxwell writes an MLS expansion franchise is the "best sports deal Orlando has seen in a long time." For about $44M "taxpayers are not only getting a new stadium, but a completely new major-league sport in Orlando -- a dynamic and growing one at that." For about one-tenth of what Orlando taxpayers spent on Amway Center, the city is "getting an entirely new sport that other Americans are clamoring for" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 11/20).
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For a team on a severe losing streak, a visit from Shaquille O'Neal feels about as good as a kick to the groin. The Big Fella touched down at the Air Canada Centre yesterday and used his entire bag of tricks to knock out the reeling Raptors down the stretch.
With Shaq showcasing his passing and defensive prowess, the Heat outscored the Raptors 29-18 in the fourth quarter, despite O'Neal not scoring a single point. The Heat went on to beat the Raptors 106-98 before an eye-opening non-sellout crowd of 19,202.
That's seven consecutive losses for the Raptors, who did not have star Vince Carter (injured list, strained left Achilles tendon) and backup point guard Milt Palacio (excused for personal reasons) for the second game in a row.
"(O'Neal) made some good passes, he's used to getting double teamed," Raptors coach Sam Mitchell said. "Some nights he makes them, some nights he (does not). He found guys late into the shot clock and layups like that, they break your back. We had no one that could guard him. When he's that deep in the paint, you've got to come. You've got to hope they make a bad decision or miss some shots. You've got to give them something."
The Raptors gave them something all right, letting the Heat creep back from an 11-point first-half deficit for their fourth win in a row. With the Raptors trailing by three late, O'Neal, facing a double team, made two great passes to Christian Laettner for easy buckets, pretty much sealing the win for Miami. O'Neal also was a defensive force, rejecting a Donyell Marshall shot on his first possession upon re-entering the game in the fourth quarter.
Shaq's 20 points and nine rebounds certainly aren't huge by his standards -- he had 34 and 17 in the Heat's 94-92 loss against the visiting Raptors Nov. 30 -- but his three assists in the fourth quarter made the difference.
"It's just me being very unselfish and knowing the game," O'Neal said. "I'm just trying to keep everybody involved and keep everybody's confidence up."
At least the Raptors didn't resemble a team on its last legs, like it did Friday against the Denver Nuggets. The maligned starting unit had the Raptors up 27-18 lead after the first quarter, with centre Loren Woods holding Shaq in check. Rafer Alston also looked great early and, in Palacio's absence, played all 48 minutes -- the first Raptor to do so since Carter on Feb. 4, 2002 in Philadelphia.
But Alston was turnover-prone in the fourth and Miami heated up, shooting 56% from the field overall. Dwyane Wade drove to the hoop for second-chance points -- he tied Shaq with a team-high 20 for the game -- and the result was all-too-familiar for the Raptors, who have lost 11 games by fewer than 10 points.
"I'm sure the coaching staff and players are tired of saying the same thing over and over," Raptors forward Chris Bosh said. "We're tired of making the same mistakes."
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Caton-Rosser, along with her research team members: Dee Sleep, community member and former BHSU adjunct faculty; Caylen Groen-Jones, senior mass communication major from Edgemont; Heather Smith, junior mass communication major from Belle Fourche; Odessa Backen, sophomore art major from Spearfish; Tina (LiTing) Sun, sophomore mass communication major from Rapid City; and Alicia McNeary, freshman English major from Rapid City, will be analyzing the blogging on four news-sites.
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As a relatively well-educated person, (AA, BA, MA, PhD), I like to think of myself as one capable of making the best decisions possible for me, my family, and my profession. However, this year I had to reexamine my political loyalty and dedication to arrive at what I feel is best for the educational community that I love and support.As a Republican, I am torn between voting the party line and voting what in my heart I know is best. I want to share with you how I came to this conclusion by comparing how both candidates for governor stand on the issues that matter most to those of us in education.
Funding for educationThe first issue I want to discuss concerns funding for education. My fellow Republican, Meg Whitman, wants to cut $15 billion from the state budget. The end result of this would be to take a cut of an additional $7 billion from our schools and colleges. She also supports eliminating anti-poverty programs. I was born to parents that could not read or write. My parents were farm workers. There were weeks at a time we only had flour gravy and biscuits for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I am the only member of my family of 11 brothers and sisters to earn any college degrees. I am a living example of how education can make a difference in taking a person out of the fields and allowing an opportunity to become a public servant to teach and change the lives of others who found themselves in similar situations. Jerry Brown, when governor, doubled state funding for higher education. I was able to benefit from such funding and received a complete textbook and tuition scholarship while earning my bachelor's degree. In addition, One of the greatest legislative events to take place for community colleges was Proposition 98, which includes community colleges and is supported by Jerry Brown.
Secure retirementThe second issue I want to discuss concerns secured retirement. I am currently 60 years old. I have begun looking at retirement in the present. Before, it seemed that retirement was for those who are old. I find myself being part of that group of society I once considered old, even though I have heard that 60 is the new 40. Meg Whitman supports converting secure, defined benefit pension plans to 401(k)s for new public employees. I have maintained for the past 36 years that all faculty members should be treated fairly and be paid accordingly. I don't want to see our new employees having a different and inferior retirement program placed upon them. I, like many other Californian's, lost much of what I wanted as a retirement buffer because of the recent stock market crash and decreases in portfolio investment. However, I took great pride in knowing my STRS retirement was guaranteed under the California Constitution and could not be altered. Jerry Brown opposes converting CalSTRS and CalPERS retirement systems from secure, defined benefit plans to risky 401(k) contribution plans.
Employee rights The third and final issue I want to discuss is employee rights. As CCA president, I believe in union rights. I believe the union has been responsible for my pay and working conditions. The local collective bargaining contract at my college is a reflection of how my colleagues and I have risen to face the challenges of work-related issues. I am proud to be part of the history of the union at my college. I am also just as proud to be a part of the previous and future presidents of the Community College Association. Our union looks out after the interest of faculty members and students statewide. Meg Whitman wants to reduce the number of public employees by 40,000. She wants to limit union participation in the political process. This hurts me to the bone. My union participation is a side of me that results in great pleasure and provides the strength to stand up to those that might hurt my profession and the students I support and love. Jerry Brown signed the first collective bargaining bill in California's history. I know that people who teach in the private sector without collective bargaining have not made the same progress that I have, thanks to my union.
So, as a California Republican, I must vote for what is best for me, my family, my profession, my college, state, and the Community College Association. I must support and vote for Jerry Brown to be the next governor of California. I ask each and every one of our members to examine the issues surrounding education and to vote for the one that will best meet those needs.
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Sam Humphreys and James Roberts were both beaming yesterday after being offered professional terms at Oxford United, writes David Pritchard The pair were selected after impressing in the U's youth team over the past two years.
For 18-year-old Humphreys, a winger from Chipping Norton, it was the culmination of more than a decade's work, but he has quickly set a new target.
He said: "It's special, ever since I joined the club at seven it's been my aim to get a professional contract.
"Now I've got one, you want to push on and try to get the next one and try to get into the first team."
Aylesbury-based Roberts, who turns 18 in June, has been the youth team's top scorer for the past two seasons.
The striker has twice been named on the first-team bench and is eager to follow in the footsteps of other young players, such as Callum O'Dowda and Josh Ruffels.
He said: "It was a quality experience and all the pros were great to me.
"It was good to get a taste of it and hopefully next season it can be much more than just two."
The club also took the decision to release the remaining second years.
It means Conor Ingram, Duran Martin, James Clarke, Josh Hill, Greg Hackett, Jamie Calvin and Marvin Ekpiteta will be released at the end of their scholarships.


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SALT LAKE CITY — It was just one video of many posted on Southeast Christian Church's Facebook page. A few members of the nondenominational evangelical Christian church in Salt Lake City made a video about their experiences in a financial seminar the church sponsored. Someone saw it on Facebook, stopped by the church to see if it would be offered again and ended up coming regularly: Virtual interaction became real contact.
As more and more people use Facebook, it is only natural that churches might try to take advantage of its potential to connect with their members and with a broader audience. A report from LifeWay Research found that 47 percent of Protestant church congregations nationwide now use Facebook. But with this use comes questions about its appropriateness.
Can God reveal himself through social media? Doesn't it just encourage virtual relationships and digital distractions? Doesn't it take people away from contact with real people in real life?
"When the Internet was new, research showed that there was a replacement effect," said Wade Jacobsen, a graduate student in sociology at BYU who published a study in 2010 with BYU professor Renata Forste about Facebook use among first-year students. The replacement effect meant that the more time somebody spent interacting with online friends, the less time they spent interacting with people in real life. "The Internet was new and you talked to people online that you didn't know face-to-face because fewer people had the Internet," Jacobsen said. "Today everybody has the Internet and the friends you have on Facebook are the friends you already know in real life."
Facebook is huge. It now has more than 500 million active users worldwide (there are 307 million people total in the United States). Divide that 500 million number by the 700 billion minutes they spend every month on the social networking website, and that means people spend an average of 45 minutes a day on the site.
And who is on social networking websites?
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the people on social networking websites are nearly all online users ages 18 to 29, 61 percent of users ages 30 to 49, 47 percent of users ages 50 to 64 and 26 percent of users over 65. In one year — from April 2009 to May 2010 — the number of adults over 50 using social media doubled.
Jacobsen found that the replacement effect is no more. People aren't using social media so much as to find new friends in cyberspace as much as they are using it to connect with people they know in real life. "Based on our study, the more time you spend using certain social media, the more time you spend interacting face to face," Jacobsen said.
The rise of social media even caught the attention of Pope Benedict, who spoke on the topic in January.
"Who is my 'neighbor' in this new world?" Pope Benedict asked. He said there was a Christian way to interact with neighbors in the digital world: "This takes the form of a communication which is honest and open, responsible and respectful of others."
Pope Benedict also warned about balance: "It is important always to remember that virtual contact cannot and must not take the place of direct human contact with people at every level of our lives."
Doyle Bloss is an elder at Southeast Christian Church and volunteers as the church's social marketing manager responsible for keeping its Facebook page up to date. He sees two main purposes for a church to have a Facebook page. The first is what he calls a "living newsletter," something to keep members informed of events. The second is as an outreach to people outside the congregation — a missionary tool to the community.
Both reasons are particularly important in the area. "Most Christian churches in the Salt Lake Valley — both denominational and nondenominational — have generally a very widespread membership from all over the valley," Bloss said. "Facebook can contribute to feeling connected."
The biggest problem is keeping the Facebook page current. "A facebook site that is not kept up to date and does not have new material put on it is a negative thing," Bloss said.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops came up with a set of Social Media Guidelines to help guide churches in using social media:
— Define appropriate boundaries for communications — such as acceptable-use policies
— Include examples of Codes of Conduct like: "All posts and comments should be marked by Christian charity and respect for the truth. They should be on topic and presume the good will of other posters. Discussion should take place primarily from a faith perspective. No ads please."
— Provide recommendations on how to deal with difficult "fans."
— Provide links to trusted sites for reference.
— Remember that social media websites are global platforms. Online content is visible to anyone in the world.
Only five years ago, a few Mormon bishops at BYU were recommending that students abandon their Facebook pages. Now, the conversation is more about using Facebook as a tool to share faith.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses Facebook for communicating at the church-wide level. Local congregations have private websites that are fully accessible only to members. Individuals, of course, have their own pages with various levels of religious expression.
Some of the LDS Church's official Facebook pages include: facebook.com/lds, facebook.com/mormon, facebook.com/ldsnewsroom, facebook.com/ldsseminary and facebook.com/ldstech.
The Southeast Christian Church uses its Facebook page to post videos made by members — such as ones about the financial seminar, a recent charity trip to Haiti to work on an orphanage or one about some of their small study groups they have throughout the valley. "Personal testimonials where people are talking about their own lives and their own spiritual connection, were the things that had the most impact, the most hits, (were) the most listened to," Bloss said. "But I don't think Facebook is the place to go deep into doctrine and theology. It's more of a place to see how people's lives are being impacted by what the church believes. And if it makes people more interested, they can come and visit and get a deeper understanding."Comment on this story
Jacobsen said that online interaction of church members with non-church members should facilitate offline interaction. "The more you use it, the more time you spend face-to-face," Jacobsen said.
Today Facebook is about connecting and sharing — primarily between people who already know each other in real life. And while 86 percent of young people aged 18 to 29 use social media, about 40 percent of Protestant congregations don't use any social media. Bloss thinks this should change. "Social media is here to stay. It's the way the kids communicate these days," he said.
"It's here whether we like it or not. Let's use it."


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I got to thinking today about the NCAA bid situation out on the West Coast, and it occurred to me that the Pepperdine-Gonzaga series this weekend is going to be huge. The Waves and Bulldogs are tied in the loss column in the West Coast Conference race, and should Gonzaga take two out of three this weekend in Malibu, it is likely to secure second place in the conference and earn a trip to San Diego for the best-of-three WCC championship series against the Toreros. That would put the Zags in pretty good shape for an at-large bid despite an RPI of 85. Under that scenario, Pepperdine would still get in from the WCC, but that might bump a Big West team out of a regional. The Pacific-10 Conference is likely to get just four bids this year, barring a serious run by Washington, which would seem to open the door for four Big West teams to get in (Long Beach State, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton). The fact that the Titans are unlikely to win the conference probably helps, because Fullerton will probably get an at-large berth even if it finishes fourth in the league, based on RPI and reputation. But if Gonzaga can secure second place in the WCC, you might see the Titans or Highlanders get squeezed out.
Wednesday saw a couple of upsets that could have marginal impacts on the postseason picture. Three middle-of-the-pack Atlantic Coast Conference teams were knocked off, as Clemson fell to Furman, North Carolina State lost to UNC Wilmington, and Georgia Tech lost a game and the season series to Georgia. Speaking of the Southeastern Conference, the tidal wave of angry e-mails flooding my inbox from Starkville has slowed to a trickle, as Mississippi State dropped its second straight midweek game to Austin Peay State. The Bulldogs might very well be a top-25 caliber team despite its current position outside the rankings, but those two losses won't help MSU in its quest to host a regional.
Two 10-game winning streaks were on the line yesterday, and both remain intact. Delaware extended its winning streak to 11 with a 5-2 win over LaSalle. All of a sudden the red-hot Blue Hens are just a game behind Virginia Commonwealth and Old Dominion in the Colonial Athletic Association standings, and that potent Delaware offense might make it the favorite. And Rice, which took over the No. 1 spot in the latest RPI rankings released Wednesday, extended its winning streak to 11 with a 6-4 win against Texas State.


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Discussion in 'Ballroom Dance' started by latingal, May 3, 2009.
so true
Quite true. I nearly fill a good sized duffle with hair and makeup products alone.
I have a tackle box for make up and a tackle box for jewelry
On a week-long work trip abroad this summer, I had less than half as much luggage as I brought for two days at a comp a week earlier.
What did you do to get the Vaseline out of your hair? I used Vaseline to slick my hair back for a costume party once, and I had to use Tide laundry detergent to wash the stuff out.
That while I might not feel like I've lost weight, other people have noticed that I no longer look like a sausage squeezed into a dress...
That there are more kinds of floors out there than the ones that collegiate competitions rent out, and while an NDCA floor may be slower and give you better control, it also hurts like a *&#@* afterward when you're dancing with proper foot and leg technique.
NDCA floors vary
I wound up just using shampoo (repeatedly) and time. It wound up being Monday before my hair started to feel like hair again (the competition was on Thursday), but my pro has informed me that as a guy, I have no grounds to complain about what I have to do to my hair for competitions.
You can use Dawn Dishwashing Liquid. We use it frequently to get oil based products out of marine life, feathers, down and all. It works quite well,,,how do I know? my children loved using Vaseline at Halloween, in their hair. What a mess.
Ah! So the Dawn commercials are true! LOL (there was one of the product where they're using it to clean seagulls after an oil spill)
I learned how much fun it can be to "play" with the spectators while dancing. Starting to feel more natural with the performance aspect.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the venues provide the floors? And, if so, then the quality of the floors would vary according to venue, rather than organization, yes?
you could get anything
I need to smile more when I'm dancing.
Another lesson learned for me....
I sat down to the comp's banquet dinner at a table across from a woman sitting alone. She was delightful, and we chatted for several minutes. She asked me questions about my dancing like.....what do you dance...Standard? I said yes. She said....oh, excellent....me too. I asked, are you dancing this weekend? She says.....no. I'm a judge. Oy!
I was totally embarrassed, but she was lovely about the whole thing. Live and learn!
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Naw, not my mwuff! But it's good to see that you're finally willing to admit that you're very fast with this size, which you were loathe to admit for a long time...! LOL!
Sorry, I guess I'm getting spoiled.
Oh, yeah, that horrible time that was a whopping whole big 24 seconds behind mine, and has you in 9th after 120 solves! You even beat carthill, for pete's sake! LOL!
Wow, that was different. I felt kind of lost and I can see by my time, that indeed I was lost.
It is a little disorienting, isn't it! I kept trying to make the border straighten out as I solved it, and it wouldn't! Thanks, Ardy!
Wow Pat. I'm dizzy - feeling all eschew. What a puzzle!! Thanks. (I think) Still trying to shake my eyes back into focus.
It's an amazing resource, isn't it, PJ?! I used a puzzle I had Painted, then embossed it to give it deeper colors, and then did the photo booth loony. The drawing and coloring of the original took at least a half hour--the other 2 steps were just mouse clicks! Love the internet!
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The Supreme Court's recent legalization of gay marriage has made Hollywood a very happy place as of late.
Scottish-American actor John Barrowman tied the knot with his partner of 20 years, Scott Gill, on Tuesday, according to People.
Barrowman even documented their car ride to the nuptials via a WhoSay account video with the caption, "We are getting married today because we now can."
Barrowman, 46, appeared in the Doctor Who series as Captain Jack Harkness.


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Lamont Peterson's win over Kendall Holt on Friday night brought a few minor D.C. sports celebrities — like Vincent Gray and my buddy LaVar Arrington — to the Armory for an ESPN broadcast.
But neither of them had the honor bestowed on Joshua Morgan. The Redskins wide receiver was apparently in charge of hoisting one of Peterson's belts, both before and after the fight.
And hoist he did. See above left. This one below was before the fight, during introductions.
This was all a nice counter-point to Holt, who had Plaxico Burress in his corner. Boxing is so weird.
Morgan was shown repeatedly during the pre- and post-fight portions of the broadcast; here he is while the victorious Peterson is being interviewed.
Somehow, the professional wire photographers didn't think to focus on Morgan and his belt after the fight. That's what I'd have done. Still, you can see half of his head below, in a photo by Jim Watson of AFP.


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By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ
KABUL (AP) - President Hamid Karzai chose a powerful warlord accused of rights abuses as one of his vice presidential running mates on Monday, hours before leaving for meetings in Washington with President Barack Obama and Pakistan's president.
Here's something we can bite into with the president releasing or rather "unclassifying" selective top secret documents and images. Now, he has to work with a known torturer. As usual with the Democrats, they always find themselves in the uncomfortably dumb position of complete contempt for the victims and total support for the torturer. Hell, Saddam Hussein would be alive today if it wasn't for the Republican Party. But you knew this sort of crap would start happening just as soon as the president made it clear that he would speak with leaders that support torture (my words) without conditions. Iran, Hugo Chavez, The Cuba Mafia, and now a torturer running for power for a government we helped get started. "Way to go, Paula! Way to go!"


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Announcing our Winners!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 9:53 a.m.Cleveland Park Library
Announcing our Winners!
Third Annual Cleveland Park Library Haiku Contest
The Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library is pleased to announce the winners of our 2012 Haiku Contest. Once again, many wonderful poems were submitted and it was challenging to choose just one favorite in each of our three categories.
Here is the first, from our children's division:
The ball hits a bat
Crack, it flies through the air fast
Out, mitt catches ball.
--Zachary I.
Our winning entry in the teen category anticipates summer:
Running through summer
Converse slapping the concrete
Blue sky full of hope.
-- Elizabeth C.
And finally, the 2012 winner in the adult category:
Dolphins arcing high
Waves, green-white under blue sky
Roll lazily by.
-- David Persuitte
Congratulations to the winners, with appreciation to all who participated and many thanks to the Friends of the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library for sponsoring this event! All of the 2012 entries will be posted in the branch though Tuesday, May 8.
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SALT LAKE CITY — From her fifth-floor downtown office, Sheri Dew
concedes that while she loves to read a good book — one in which she
can turn pages and hold in her hands — she also reads from a Kindle.
president and chief executive officer of Deseret Book Co. said the
company is "aggressively" making books available on Kindle, a digital
book reader sold by Amazon.com, and will soon have content ready for the nook, the Barnes & Noble e-reader, and the iPad by Apple.
actual physical book business isn't going to go away anytime soon," she
told the Deseret News Tuesday. "But the physical book business, by and
large, is not a growth business."
Book is selling new products, in addition to digital books, and
executives note that they are in the retail business in addition to the
publishing business.
Its new
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music and regional crafts.
The store
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old-fashioned candies, art, a Lion House Pantry Express that will sell
"grab 'n' go" food, custom framing and even an on-site "art concierge"
who will assist potential buyers with art acquisitions.
of the things about retail is that it needs to be an experience," said
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Management Corp. (which also owns the Deseret News), the parent company
of Deseret Book.
"Anyone can go
online and buy a book, a CD, a DVD," Willes said. "The question is, why
would you come into the store? You may think you'll go into Deseret
Book to buy Fablehaven 5 (published by Deseret Book imprint Shadow
Mountain). But whenever you do that, you tend to browse. You're going
to see things in this store you can't find anywhere else, including
The mission of Deseret Book
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Latter-day Saints, although not all its books are religious and not all
its customers are LDS.
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Temple, west of the store.Deseret Book timeline:1886: George Q. Cannon & Sons, the forerunner of Deseret Book,
opens for business at 44 E. South Temple. Its first product is the
Juvenile Instructor magazine.1898: Store relocates to 13 S. Main.1900: George Q. Cannon & Sons sells its publishing and bookselling
business to the Deseret News, and the Juvenile Instructor was taken
over by the Deseret Sunday School Union.1919: The Deseret News and Deseret Sunday School Union bookstores
consolidate, resulting in the formation of the Deseret Book Co.
1932: Deseret Book Co. incorporates as a Utah corporation and becomes a tax-paying, profit-oriented business.
1959: First branch store opens on Washington Boulevard in Ogden.
1976: Grand opening of the new Deseret Book store at 44 E. South Temple (as part of the ZCMI Center).
1990: Downtown Salt Lake store moves inside the ZCMI Center Mall.
2007: Deseret Book corporate offices relocate to newly refurbished building at 57 W. South Temple.
2010: New Deseret Book flagship store opens at 45 W. South Temple.
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I think it would be smart for Ethan to align with R&R because the women are probably going to be gunning for him, as well as trying to break up the men's numerical advantage now.
OTOH, it might be smart for Rupert to go with the women and vote off Ethan. That would leave Rupert the sole strong guy, and the women couldn't vote off Rupert and hope to ever win a challenge again. Plus Rupert will probably be providing food by that point. It would almost guarantee Rupert making it to the merge. Rudy is no physical threat to anyone, so he better stick to Rupert like glue.
I don't think it looks good for Ethan if they lose another challenge. He better win over the men & convince them to pagong the women.


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The U.S. labor market is really bad in most industries; worse in some
According to Forbes layoff tracker, the umber of layoffs since Nov. 1, 2008, at America's 500 largest public companies is 492,677 (3/6/09).
Since the end of February, the layoff announcements are in the area of professional business services, durable goods manufacturing, and nondurable goods manufacturing; however, the job destruction across the big firms is broad-based. What a number, and the weight of Citigroup's layoffs, 52,000, is huge, 10%. Nevertheless, (almost) no industry is unscathed this time.
Below are a series of graphs that compare the severity of job loss in this recession (07-TBA) to previous recession since 1950 in the following industries of the BLS nonfarm payroll report: durable goods manufacturing, construction, business and professional services, finance activities, and government. Most industries are losing jobs consistent with a pace that rivals only the worst labor contractions, 57-58, 73-75, 81-82, while others are worse.
Total Nonfarm Payroll
The chart (above) illustrates nonfarm payroll growth around the start of the economic recession, point 0 = 100 (you can see the recession dates here). I include the 12 months previous to the recession's start (-12 through -1) and 24 months following the recession's start (1-24). Recessions since 1950 lasted between 6 and 16 months.
The current labor cycle is rivaling record depth and length of previous recessions. Some recessions are very deep with massive job loss, but start to recover within 10 months of the recession's onset, e.g., 57-58 recession. Others are more shallow, but the job loss is prolonged, lasting almost two years after the recession's end, e.g., 2001.
The current labor contraction, 07-TBA, is looking like it will rival the deepest, 53-54, 57-58, and 80-81; and since the length of the recession is expected to last at least 18 months, the labor contraction is by definition going to be prolonged.
- Job loss in February = 651,000
- Total job loss since December 2007 = 4.4 million, or -3.2% of payroll
- Total job loss since October 2008 = 2.6 million
Durable goods manufacturing – as bad as it has ever been, perhaps worse
- Job loss in February = 132,000
- Total job loss since December 2007 = 981,000, or -11.2% of payroll
- Total job loss since October 2008 = 553,000
Construction – depth only matched by the 73-75 recession
- Job loss in February = 104,000
- Total job loss since December 2007 = 904,000 or -12.0% of payroll
- Total job loss since October 2008 = 447,000
Business Professional Services is seeing its worse contraction since 1950
- Job loss in February = 180,000
- Total job loss since December 2007 = 1.1 million or -5.9% of payroll
- Total job loss since October 2008 = 570,000
- Job loss in February = 44,000
- Total job loss since December 2007 = 329,000 or -4.0% of payroll
- Total job loss since October 2008 = 174,000
Government continues to add jobs – like it always does – but remains vulnerable to overwhelming job loss at the state and local level
- Jobs added in February = 9,000
- Total jobs added since December 2007 = 203,000 or +0.9% of payroll
- Total jobs added since October 2008 = 33,000
As you can see, some industries are rivaling previous recessions while others are far worse. This is a severe labor market contraction.
Originally published at the News N Economics blog and reproduced here with the author's permission.