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October 6th, 2012 10:04 AM #1
First baby names!
Hello! I've lurked around on Nameberry for awhile but my husband and I just found out I'm pregnant! I'm due in June and we're both really excited. I think I'm more excited about names than my husband is so I thought I'd join and share some name combos I love.
My husband is mostly on board with my naming style. My naming style is traditional, leaning towards vintage. I also love the occasional "hippie" name, like nature names, season names etc. My husband also loves traditional/vintage names but he really dislikes nature names and tends to love names with Biblical or religious significance. Thankfully, we have overlap! I also love girls' names with long -e- or -i- sounds and I love -v- names as well!
We also have two family names for boys that we'd like to incorporate: James and Warren. Also, our last name is one syllable with a long -i- sound. Here's what I've come up with so far. If you see any other combos I missed or have suggestions, I'd love to hear feedback!
Eve Elise
Eve Cora
Eve Cordelia
Eve Marie
Cora June
Cora May
Eliza June
Eliza Jane
Hazel May
Eva Marie
Vivienne Elise
Vivienne June
Nora Rose
Nora Kate
James Warren
James Gabriel
James Patrick
James Xavier
James Ignatius
Gabriel James
Gabriel Warren
Xavier James
Xavier Ignatius
Ignatius Xavier
Simon Ignatius
Simon James
Simon Xavier
Simon Gabriel
Simon Archer
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October 6th, 2012 11:08 AM #5Senior Member
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Eve Elise- There's been a trend among Spanish speakers in my area for names that end in the "lise" sound- Analyse (Anneliese,) Nashalys (NAH-sha-lees,) and Ivelisse (pronounced exactly like Eve Elise, without the stop in the middle) I've heard at least twice recently. If I heard Eve Elise, I would've thought it was Ivelisse.
Eve Cora, Cordelia - I love these!
Eve Marie - Marie isn't my favorite in the middle, and the flow is a little off.
Cora June - Love this. Cora is one of my personal favorite names.
Cora May - Flows together a little too much
Eliza June, Jane- Both are nice. I slightly prefer June.
Hazel May - I love Hazel and I like May, but together I think it's just too noun-y. Maybe Hazel Vivienne?
Eva Marie - Flow is much better here than with Eve.
Vivienne Elise - Tricky rhythm here, but I like Vivienne.
Vivienne June - Too many ns.
Nora Rose, Kate- Slight preference for Kate, but both are sort of filler middles. I also prefer Cora to Nora.
James Warren - Two family names are always better than one in my book. You might also consider Jameson.
James Xavier/Ignatius- These are a little surprising in the middle, and I really like that with a very classic name like James
Gabriel Warren- I prefer this to Gabriel James; it's a little less expected, but still a family name.
Xavier James - I really like Xavier and this is a nice combo.
Xavier Ignatius- Ignatius is a really cool middle, but I think with an X first name it just sounds a little over the top. It would work well with James or Gabriel in front.
Ignatius Xavier- Same problem as above combo.
Simon James- I'd go with this over the other combos, because it has a family name in it. I'm not quite sure I like the assonance of Simon with a one-syllable long-i last name; I'm using several last names that fit that criteria and they all sound awkward with Simon as a first.
October 6th, 2012 11:26 AM #7
Welcome to Nameberry and congrats on your pregnancy.
With a one-syllable surname, I would choose a first name of two syllables or more for better flow. Does Eve sound abrupt with your surname? I will choose one combo for each first name that I think flows the best together. My favourites from your list are:
Eve Cordelia - this is pretty but how does the one-syllable Eve sound with your one-syllable surname?
Cora June - 3rd fave. I like the way this pair looks and sounds together.
Eliza Jane - Classic and spunky. My girls fave from your list.
Hazel May - Ok but has too much "ay" sound.
Vivienne June - too many n's but it's better than Vivienne Elise.
Nora Kate - Sweet and spunky. 2nd fave.
James Patrick -solid, handsome and distinguished. But James may be too short with your surname???
Gabriel James - Love this combo!
Xavier James - This combo is tied with Gabriel James.
Ignatius Xavier - I love both names but they're a little heavy on the syllables and the "s" and "x" blend together
Simon Gabriel - I don't know how Simon sounds with your long "i" surname but this combo flows well.
Faves: Eliza Jane, Cora June, Nora Kate, Gabriel James and Xavier James.All the best,
October 6th, 2012 11:28 AM #9
Thanks for the feedback! My current favorite is also Cora June for a girl so it's nice to hear that other people liked it as well. The only problem with Cora is that my SIL's name is Cara and I can picture my MIL having difficulty with Cora. That's why I've been coming around to Nora even though both my husband and I LOVE Cora. We'll see.
In terms of Kate as a "filler" middle name...for me, it wouldn't be as it's my first name!
The feedback about boys' names is super-helpful. I do love Ignatius and Xavier but they might be a bit much as first names! I think my husband probably likes James and Gabriel the most.
We have plenty of time to decide but it's so much fun to think about all the possibilities. Keep the suggestions coming!


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The trouble had been building.
It began with a fight among girls at an April 12 party in Northeast Washington. The next day, a group retaliated by jumping a man from Benning Terrace, a housing project nearby. Then came a tip about an afternoon showdown between the rivals planned for the National Zoo.
"They Going To The Zoo TO Fight," read one message posted on Twitter on April 14.
That evening, according to police, a youth fired shots into the air down the street from the zoo's entrance in Woodley Park. A week later, on busy Easter Monday, a gunman fired into a crowd in front of the zoo, injuring two teenagers.
Authorities have not determined a direct link between the simmering violence east of the Anacostia River and the subsequent disturbances near the zoo. But the shootings have sparked a debate about Easter Monday at the zoo, a tradition for African American families and now an event that attracts families from across the city.
The day often draws teenagers who come to spend time with their friends. At times, violence has erupted. Now, some are calling for an end to the celebration altogether.
On Easter Monday in 2000, a young gunman wounded seven people outside the zoo after a petty dispute over a song and a slight that started inside the attraction. The wounded included youths ages 11 to 17, with the youngest suffering permanent brain injuries. In 2011, also on Easter Monday, one youth stabbed another at the zoo.
This month's shootings have also prompted two community meetings at opposite ends of the District, with people from affluent Northwest Washington concerned that east-of-the-river violence has spilled over the Anacostia. Those in Southeast Washington are worried about youths without jobs and structured activities destroying their own neighborhoods over turf battles and petty beefs. The two meetings illustrated the complicated balance that police, community leaders and public officials face in trying to manage the expectations and desires of city residents — regarding the incidents at the zoo and much more.
Law-enforcement officials said they tried to monitor the escalating violence as it was happening. Capt. Lance B. Ware, with the Metro Transit Police, told residents at the meeting in Woodley Park that D.C. police shared intelligence that groups wanted to fight at the zoo on April 14 and last Monday. On both dates, zoo police ejected several groups for disruptive behavior. Metro Transit Police later tracked the groups as they continued a path of rowdiness along Metro lines in Northwest and Northeast. Groups of kids traveled to Gallery Place, Union Station and then H Street — and were disruptive along the way, Ware said. A group of 30 to 50 young people jumped the gates at the U Street/Cardozo Metro station more than two miles away.
"Basically, they went from one end of the city to the other carrying on," Ware said. "It was a tough day."
On Monday, Terrell Wilson, chief of the zoo police, said his officers "embedded" D.C. officers on horses and bikes and again ejected large groups of unruly people who were pushing, shoving and cursing. After the shootings outside the gates, Ware said groups walked to Dupont Circle and to Foggy Bottom, but police kept them off Metro trains because of their rowdy behavior. Ware said the people boarded eastbound buses and left.
The gunman who shot the two teenagers Monday escaped amid the chaos. Police say the victims were targeted. But authorities have been unable to determine a motive or whether they or the shooter are members of rival groups.
At least two people attended both meetings — Ronald Moten, a longtime outreach activist and co-founder of the defunct Peaceoholics, and Woodley Park resident Sonya Hochevar. Moten said he was surprised by how many in Woodley Park supported continuing family day at the zoo, but he warned residents in Southeast that mayhem will not be tolerated.
"They don't want that in their neighborhood, and I don't blame them," Moten said at Thursday's meeting at the Anacostia Library sponsored by the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative. "But there were a lot of people there advocating for us, to make sure we don't shut down African American day at the zoo."
Moten said it's not about Southeast vs. Northwest, or Ward 3 vs. Ward 8, or even about the zoo.
"We have to start engaging the entire community," he told the group, adding later in an interview that people need to learn why violence ended up at their doorsteps — issues of neglect, lack of engagement and mediation with young people to offer alternative paths and outlets for fun. "If people have conflicts with each other, see each other, it doesn't matter what the place is. It's going to happen."
Hochevar said she was disappointed that the meeting in Woodley Park on Wednesday was heavily attended by news media and police officials but that the Anacostia meeting did not generate as much interest.
"The question is whether people are concerned and willing to work on it on a city-wide level or if everything is okay as long as it's 'not in my backyard,' " she wrote in an e-mail after the meeting. She said she couldn't help but notice the differences in attitudes from different neighborhood residents: In Woodley Park, many participants said "violence didn't happen" or that they were not used to these "kinds of incidents." In Anacostia, she said, residents expressed heartache and exasperation about having these conversations all year long.
"We ALL need a mindset and culture change," she wrote.
The challenges of ending long-simmering feuds was evident at Thursday's meeting in Anacostia.
As leaders jotted down ideas, about 20 youths abruptly left the room, in pairs and trios, silently but deliberately. Asst. D.C. police Chief Diane Groomes and 7th District Cmdr. Robin Hoey darted out behind them.
A neighborhood crew had arrived and was taunting a rival group through the window, according to activists and police officials. Authorities quickly defused the tension, and mediators loaded the youths into vans and drove them away.
"We lost our young people, I'm afraid," said Dionne Reeder, who led the meeting.
"But they came, and that means they're reaching out for help," responded Moten, the activist who had attended the session in Woodley Park the day before.
Leaders of the collaborative said they have used grant money to respond to at least 25 critical incidents — including shootings and fights in schools — since November, paying for grief counseling and funding for funerals in neighborhoods such as Barry Farm and Woodland.
On the table was a three-page wish list, some of the ideas lofty: access to recreation, jobs programs and teaching parents to be better. Others were more concrete: studio time for budding rappers, musicians, models and artists, providing food for hungry people at events and mentoring programs.
A Department of Parks and Recreation official said studio time will be provided at a Deanwood facility for Ward 8 residents and that the department has 138 job openings awaiting applicants. The Alliance of Concerned Men offered mentors, and Reeder promised that an e-mail chain would be created within a week.
But, unlike what some Woodley Park residents have said, nowhere was there a suggestion to cancel the Easter Monday family day.
"Shutting down programs like the Easter Monday event is not the answer," Hochevar wrote. "This same week, the Boston Marathon went on after last year's tragedy. The history of shutting down programs, particularly for communities of color, instead of working towards strengths- and community-based solutions, is part of the problem."

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Planning board approves plans for Belfast Bay Inn expansionOwners considering financial feasibiliy of project
Belfast — The planning board approved plans for an addition to the Belfast Bay Inn at its meeting Aug. 13.
Ed Hemmingsen, owner with his wife Judy of the inn located at 70-72 Main St., presented plans to the board that showed a three-floor addition at the back of the building. It will extend 27 ½ feet into part of the existing hotel courtyard area. The hotel is currently three stories.
Peter Jaques, owner of Belfast Coin Laundry on High Street, spoke in favor of the request during the public hearing. "Everything Ed has done has been first class," he said. "I welcome any new business in town; it might bring some more to all of us."
With the new addition and by splitting two existing suites, Hemmingsen would add five units to the hotel, bringing the total to 13.
New corridors leading from the front to the back of the building would also be added on the second and third floors. The addition containing these would be partially supported by columns demarcating a new ground-level outdoor corridor in the courtyard area.
The Pendleton Street face of the addition would include three windows, one on each floor, and an arched tunnel leading into the courtyard.
To reduce street noise in the rooms, the southwest side of the addition (facing High Street) would not have windows overlooking the parking area.
Members of the planning board indicated they would like to see brick on the side facing Pendleton Street. The in-town design review committee reviewed plans July 30 and granted a permit that allowed for flexibility in the use of building materials because the addition is to the back of the building, not on its Main Street facing side.
Hemmingsen said he would use brick for the Pendleton Street side if it is economically feasible and masonry clapboard for the side facing the parking area.
Regarding fire safety, Hemmingsen said the addition would include sprinklers and that the fire exits at the elevator lobby are in compliance based on the length of the corridor.
Assistant City Planner Sadie Lloyd said the project complies with downtown commercial zone requirements and meets commercial performance standards and environmental standards.
Lloyd said best management practices for prevention of erosion and sedimentation of nearby waters would be observed during construction.
The project is an amendment to an existing subdivision plan and use permit that give the owner the option to convert the hotel into condominiums in the future.
Hemmingsen told The Journal Aug. 15 that next steps are to have the building plans reviewed by the code enforcer and to determine if the project is financially feasible. They would then put the project out to bid.
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You might expect a musical act called Cat Power to be a band, or to be aggressively pro-feline, but neither is always the case. The name came from a tractor cap. And regardless of whether Chan (pronounced "Shawn") Marshall performs with a band or on her own, she's always billed as Cat Power.
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Chapter 1 : Time is my enemy
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I wish I could hold onto this moment. Have the power to slow everything down like Aresto Momentum does. I wish I could see the sparkle of life in your dark eyes again, to marvel at your creativity like so many times before. I miss all that, I miss you and your laughter, your vitality and hunger for knowledge. I want nothing more than to have you back again.
But life is cruel.
You're slipping away with every blink of an eye. I cannot feel your grasp on my hand anymore. Your chest is barely moving, but I can still hear the small, hoarse breaths you take. You're here, but not for long – you've lost your will to fight.
It pains me to watch you give up like this; to sit next to you helplessly, only holding your hand. Your beautiful features twisted into something so unbearable makes my heart ache every time I look at you, but there's no place in the world I would rather be now than by your side.
Oh, the irony of it, can you see it? How can it be that you, in all your brilliance and ingenuity, would suffer the one thing that no man could ever explain?
Godric doesn't understand it. He's in the library of all places, trying to find the solution from your personal sanctuary as he searches through every scroll of parchment he can get his hands on. But I know he can't discover the answer amongst the old and dusty tomes, and I'm sure you do too. I asked him to join us today, knowing that the time is running short, but there's no cure for his stubbornness.
Or maybe it's because it tears him apart to see you like this. He loves you so much, as do I – I hope you have not forgotten that.
The movement of your pale lips is barely noticeable, but I can feel your weak fingers tense slightly around my palm. The grip around my heart tightens too as I know the last moment is here, but I lean closer nevertheless, to hear the silent murmur that leaves your mouth.
A name.
At first I think you're talking to me, calling me in your disoriented state just to make sure I'm still here. But when the words of forgiveness leave your mouth, I know it's not me who you are seeking behind those closed eye lids. It's her.
She's not here though, nor will she come back. I know that, but I do not have the heart to tell it to you. I cannot even begin to spell out the words from the letter I received yesterday, describing the tragedy that occurred in Albania. I hope you can forgive me once we meet again and will not condemn me for my actions for they were only done to protect you, to savour your final moments before Death takes you away from us.
The ragged sob escapes your lips as you once more call for your daughter, this time begging for her pardon instead of granting yours. I wish I knew the reason for it, the explanation for your broken heart. I wish there was a way to help you.
I clench my eyes shut to prevent the tears from falling when I hear you draw that one final breath. The silence falls. It's like an overpowering force, filling every corner of your tower. Only the soft hum of the winds around the windows echoes in my ears, and the stabbing in my heart grows stronger as I know what will wait me when I finally open my eyes.
I cannot do it. I lean my forehead against your cool fingers and listen to the soft thuds of my teardrops as they collide against my robes. Time passes – hours, days, maybe decades – as I try to escape the inevitable. It all loses its meaning as my sorrow takes control over me.
Amongst my tears, I can only pray you have now found your peace.
Goodbye Rowena, my dear beloved friend. You will not be forgotten.
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RETRIBUTION is not revenge. The folks at the Oxford American Dictionary define "retribution" as a punishment considered to be morally right and fully deserved. Note that "justice" is not included in the equation. Given this definition, Jilliane Hoffman's fine first novel is perfectly titled.
RETRIBUTION begins in New York City in 1988. Chloe Larson, a recent law school graduate, is preparing for the bar examination while maintaining a relationship that seems to be bringing her as much disappointment as fulfillment. Her life is forever changed, however, by a sexual assault that leaves her physically and psychologically maimed. Traumatized and devastated, Larson is unable to deal with the bar examination, while her boyfriend, who is sympathetic but not empathetic, lacks the emotional character to help her heal and finds solace elsewhere.
Larson ultimately experiences a psychological breakdown; as part of her recovery over the next twelve years she changes her hairstyle and color, and fashion sense. She transforms herself into C.J. Townsend; it is now 2000, and Townsend is a tough, hardworking assistant chief attorney in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's office. She finds herself involved in a major case that will have significant personal and professional repercussions for her. For the past 18 months, a serial killer dubbed by the news media as "Cupid" has terrorized the Dade County area. Eleven local women have gone missing, only to be discovered months later, horribly mutilated and murdered, their bodies found in deserted, out of the way locations. The police catch a break when, during a routine traffic stop, the body of yet another missing woman is discovered in the trunk of a car belonging to a wealthy import salesman named William Bantling.
Townsend handles the high-profile prosecution herself. When Bantling speaks in court, however, Townsend is horrified to realize that Bantling is, in fact, the man who raped and maimed her over a decade before. The realization places Townsend in a moral dilemma: she should, from an ethical standpoint, recuse herself from Bantling's prosecution for murder. If she proceeds and her "relationship," as it were, with Bantling is revealed, he might well be freed on a technicality. Yet the statute of limitations with respect to Bantling's rape of Townsend expired several years before. Prosecuting Bantling, and obtaining his conviction, may well be Townsend's last opportunity to obtain retribution.
This book raises ethical issues with real-world ramifications. Hoffman's ability to subtly play upon the inherent contradictions within the legal system --- too often, those seeking justice are better served in theology school --- is absolutely first-rate, and her ability to clearly delineate the personalities of even her minor players will undoubtedly cause envy among more experienced authors. Oh, and let's not forget the conclusion. Surprise follows surprise. Part of it is, perhaps, predictable. Part of it, most definitely, is not.
RETRIBUTION is an impressive debut from an author who writes like a seasoned journeyman. This novel, which may well be this year's PRESUMED INNOCENT, is simply not to be missed.
--- Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
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So much hype has surrounded Jilliane Hoffman's seven-figure, two-book deal with Putnam that it's easy to forget that she is a debut novelist. A long-time Assistant District Attorney in her hometown of Miami, Hoffman has impressive credentials as a prosecutor and advocate for sex crimes victims.
Despite her lack of experience as an author, readers will find that they can't put RETRIBUTION down, because its pacing is impeccable. Hoffman knows exactly when to stop a scene and keep a reader wondering what will happen next, and she also knows precisely when to introduce something new and different to take our minds of off the violence. The latter talent is key, because Hoffman's plot is filled with graphic crimes and scenes of violence against women (most of them, of course, young, beautiful and dead).
Chloe Larson is young, beautiful and very much alive, about to embark on a promising legal career and hoping to marry her stiff but ambitious boyfriend Michael, when she is brutally attacked one night in her apartment and left for --- you got it --- dead. We next meet Chloe --- now C.J. Townsend --- ten years and lots of therapy later, relocated to Florida and working as --- surprise! --- an Assistant District Attorney. When a suspect in a string of horrific serial murders winds up in the courtroom there, his voice sends Chloe into a tailspin, because she recognizes its British vowels as those of her own assailant.
Hoffman's "what if?" premise thus comes together: What if an attorney had the chance to prosecute someone on whom she wished to exact revenge? Hoffman handles several story threads deftly here, showing the toll that keeping secrets exacts on Chloe and on those who care about her, including Dom, the detective with a heart of gold and hands of velvet, while also detailing her inner struggle over whether to prosecute, or persecute.
Wait, there's more --- Chloe is also unsure whether or not this suspect, William Bantling, is also Cupid, the serial murderer whose grisly tableaux morts have the community up in arms and the media digging for clues (the same clues that may connect Chloe's past to her present). Those awful corpses may bother some female readers, but as Hoffman has pointed out that in order to make readers really care about people who are already dead, it's important to make them feel the suffering of those people --- there is a method to her mayhem.
Other elements that keep the ride going include a procedural matter gone awry that threatens to topple the case against Bantling, an interesting battle of wills between Chloe and Bantling's female attorney, and an ending that leaves more open to question than most thrillers do.
This debut novel is definitely flawed --- weaknesses abound in Hoffman's prose, from worn-out phrases like "mad and blinding rush" to predictable plot points, like the tall, dark and handsome police officer's short, fat and ethnic sidekick --- yet it is so ultimately satisfying as a read that it's little wonder Putnam realized they'd better sign a deal for Hoffman's next book before that one went for eight figures.
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Serviced offices are available to let on flexible terms with as little as one months' notice. The on-site meeting and conference rooms are ideal for client appointments or presentations and there's a welcoming reception team to greet guests. The centre also provides virtual offices for those not ready for office space.
The centre differs from a standard business centre by offering a range of practical innovation and growth support that proactively encourages the development of start-ups, entrepreneurial and high-growth companies.
Supportive Office Environment
Ocean Village Innovation Centre provides an impressive base to work from, allowing businesses to grow within a lively environment where they will have access to the skills, knowledge and experience of similar individuals and companies.
With over 24,000 square feet of office space located over five floors, Ocean Village Innovation Centre offers a range of different accommodation ready to occupy, all with natural light and air conditioning. The centre provides an attractive and diverse range of offices that will suit companies with 1 to 30 employees.
The centre is the ideal environment for start-up and early-stage companies. The costs are tightly controlled, there are no long term contracts and the day to day running of the offices is in safe hands, leaving companies to concentrate on growing their business.
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Ocean Village Innovation Centre offers virtual office packages designed to provide you with a professional image for your business, without incurring the cost of renting office space. Ideal for start-up companies, those on the road or working from home. There really isn't a better way to get your business off the ground.
Meeting and Conference Facilities
Ocean Village Innovation Centre has a range of superb conference and meeting rooms available to hire by the hour or the day by internal or external companies for 2 to 40 delegates. Whether space is needed for a conference, product launch, board meeting or interview; there is a room to meet the requirements.
The rooms are fully equipped with presentation equipment, free WiFi, ample parking, break-out space and catering facilities are available on request. The experienced, professional reception team support bookings from start to finish; from arranging the catering to welcoming guests.
Business Support
As part of the supportive environment within Ocean Village Innovation Centre, networking amongst customers is encouraged. Regular business networking events, as well as a range of training and learning events on relevant business topics in conjunction with partners, are held at the centre.
Oxford Innovation
Ocean Village Innovation Centre is managed by Oxford Innov.ation, theUK's leadingbusiness and innovation centre operator. Part of the SQW Group, which employs 180 staff, Oxford Innovation provide flexible office, laboratory, workshop and studio space to over 900 start-up and growing companies throughout a UK-wide network of business and innovation centres. For a full listing of Oxford Innovation's centres, please visit the website at www.oxin-centres.co.uk.
Oxford Innovation also runs a range of business support programmes across the UK and three highly successful investment networks that link investors with entrepreneurs.
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"We are now moving into the full operational mode along with our partners in the military and in the security agencies."
"We believe the medium is the right level and we don't have any credible threats at this point. We'll monitor that every day."
"In both those cases, I think they are an error of judgement, and both those people are back in their own work and I think that's probably sufficient to deal with those matters."
"They left behind clothes and possessions. But their visas are valid until April 26 and, until that time, they are free to enjoy the country."
"It's a matter for us to try to understand what's happened to them, so if they have suffered foul play we would be able to find that out and investigate."
"We have a number of leads that we are investigating to find out where they might have gone, and we will continue on that."
"These arrests have seriously disrupted the activities of a group allegedly making arrangements to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia."


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A quarterly look at creative approaches to setting up work environments.
Welcome to "Googleplex," a place where dogs (but not cats) are welcome and a game of foosball or beach volleyball is just as likely to be going on as an appointment at the hair salon or a high-level lunch meeting at one of many upscale eateries or coffee bars.
Colorful lava lamps silently greet people at the main visitor center. Masseuses offer stress-relieving rubdowns under soft lighting, just as 24-hour tech-support staffers keep the whole operation running smoothly.
With all the diversions around, one wonders how any work ever gets done here. But at this 1-million-square-foot Google campus set among the trees and meadows beside San Francisco Bay, having fun is part of the job description.
"Google is designed to encourage collaboration and the exchange of ideas," says company spokesperson Sunny Gettinger. "From our open-floor plan and shared offices to the cafes and recreational areas, the physical space serves as a facilitator for group work. The bright colors help to stimulate creativity.
Great ideas aren't only generated behind a computer, and Google works to make sure that Googlers have great spaces to meet, discuss and innovate."
Creating a comfortable space for Googlers to dream up the next big idea is high on the company's priority list, and to that end, the Internet giant goes to great lengths to allow employees to get comfortable in their surroundings. Upon assignment to new office spaces, employees are encouraged, and even funded by the company, to decorate their offices in fun and exciting themes. Workers can eat lunch in cafeterias featuring artwork created by fellow employees.
Googlers are even allowed to bring their favorite four-legged friend to work with them, provided it is the right species. According to the Google Code of Conduct: "Dogs can be a valued and important part of employees' lives and their ability to keep a dog in their workplace may enhance the quality of their work life . . . . We have nothing against cats, per se, but we're a dog company, so, as a general rule, we feel cats visiting our campus would be fairly stressed out."
To help make life easier for employees, contracted hairdressers often pull their trailer salons into the Google parking lot and offer haircuts. A jet-powered lap-swimming pool (lifeguard included) is even available for those wishing to get a few strokes in between meetings. For those who don't like to get wet, pool tables can also be found in the many lounges.
The layout, which was reportedly modeled after the campus of Stanford University, was bought for $319 million earlier this year by Google after years of leasing.
The redesign was completed in 2004 and "was overseen by the founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, to their specifications," says George Salah, director of the Mountain View, Calif., facilities. "They really prioritized green building practices: For example, whenever possible we use 'cradle to cradle' finishes and materials. At the end of their functional life, C2C materials can be easily broken down into pieces that are then reincorporated into new products. Now our carpets, cubicle fabrics, task chairs and window shades will never have to touch a landfill. Instead, they are simply sent back to the manufacturer to be broken down and reworked into new materials."
To further the going-green goal, the company expects this spring to be generating 1.6 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply power to about 1,000 homes, through the installation of 9,200 solar panels on the campus. The company hopes the project will eventually generate as much as 30 percent of the power needed to keep it pushing the envelope of the Internet giant's capabilities.
"We hope corporate America is paying attention," Google's vice president of real estate, David Radcliffe, recently told The Associated Press. "We want to see a lot of copycats [of this project]."
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SANTA CRUZ – Here's one that comes as no surprise to the residents of Nelson Road – Santa Cruz County is among the highest-risk counties for landslides in Northern California, according to the California Geological Survey.
With a handful of Scotts Valley residents still working around a massive rockslide caused by torrential March rains, the California Geological Survey on Thursday released a map showing the dangers of landslides around the state. The Santa Cruz Mountains join parts of Marin County and the East Bay where residents should be on alert that steep slopes and rock instability could cause the ground to slide out from under them.
"Santa Cruz stands out even within the Bay Area because it has higher mountains, steeper slopes, and it has weaker rocks," said Chris Wills, a state supervising engineering geologist.
The maps look strictly at geological risks, without taking into account fire storms, earthquakes or weather patterns that could trigger landslides. When those are included, the county – which is used to all three – could move up on the list as potential disaster sites. Wills said the next step is to take weather into account.
"The goal in this was to develop a scenario for a major winter storm that we could talk to emergency managers about," he said.
About 57,000 landslides were mapped as part of the project, which was done in support of the U.S. Geological Survey's ARkStorm Scenario, which envisions a storm that brings up to 10 feet of rain and causes $300 billion in damage statewide. The recent March storms caused an estimated $44 million in damage statewide.
But despite widespread anecdotal evidence that could stake the county as California's landslide capital – 1983's Love Creek disaster that claimed 10 lives is part of county lore – the biggest risks for slides appear to be in Southern California, including Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
"There are very weak rocks in pretty much all parts of the state," Wills said.
The county's risk areas include the coastal ranges north of Santa Cruz and relatively more populated mountain areas between Highway 9 and across to the city of Watsonville. The most-dangerous area for landslides appears to coincide with an unpopulated region of the county, the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.
Southern parts of Monterey County on either side of the tip of the Salinas Valley are also slide-prone.
Paul Horvat, the county's emergency services manager, said the county already analyzes landscape risks, especially in regions affected by a fire. The county even sends notices to residents warning them of the danger and holds community meetings to go over the findings.
And emergency managers still rely on an old standby when it comes to understanding local landslide risks – experience.
"A lot of my knowledge is based on past events and experience in the area," Horvat said.
To calculate the risks, the California Geological Survey used two factors: slope steepness and rock stability. Areas with previous rockslides were candidates for more slides, since the ground is already weakened.


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Many thanks to all those who attended Narrow Gauge North on 11th March. You will be pleased to know that you have helped raise £2000 for the Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds. We hope you enjoyed the show and look forward to seeing you once again on
Saturday 10th March 2018.
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Len Valjas earned Canada's first cross-country skiing podium finish of the season on the first day of 2013.
The 24-year-old, who stands six-foot-six, won bronze in a skate-sprint race in Val Mustair, Switzerland on Tuesday in the third stage of the Tour de Ski.
"It was awesome," said Valjas, who is competing in his first Tour. "I was super happy and everyone else did well to."
Valjas, who was hampered by a broken hand during the 2012 portion of this cross-country skiing season, posted the 13th best time in qualifying. He was one of the two lucky losers in the semifinal round — grabbing third in his heat in a photo finish and posting a quick enough time to earn one of the six spots in the final.
In the final, Valjas, who took the lead out of the gate and held it into the second lap, was looking to finish fourth when Switzerland's Dario Cologna, the two times defending Tour de Ski champion, crashed on the final climb while racing in a pack that consisted of the three leaders.
"He went down on his face … I'm not sure what happened."
What did happen was that the Toronto skier found himself in third place with Cologna, who grew up just 500 metres from the venue, chasing him for the final podium spot.
"I knew I had to finish hard with Cologna chasing me," Valjas said in earning Canada's first podium of this season and jumping up to 14th overall in the Tour standings.
"We were waiting for the first podium of the year, and now we are ready to build off it."
Valjas won bronze and silver medals in classic-ski sprint races on the World Cup tour last season.
Norway's Finn Haagen Krogh won the men's sprint. Italy's Federico Pellegrino captured the silver medal.
Alex Harvey of St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que. reached the quarter-final round of sprints and as a result moved up to fourth overall in the Tour standings.
Devon Kershaw of Canmore, Alta. also qualified for the 30-man heats showdown but his day came to an end in the first round of the finals. He is now 22nd overall but far removed from last year's performance in which the former Sudbury, Ont. native ended the Tour with a Canadian best fourth overall.
Ivan Babikov, also of Canmore, was 67th in qualifying, which was still a good showing for the distance specialist, who is enjoying a strong start to this year's Tour. He is 21st overall.
Next up is the 35km skate-ski race in Cortina Toblach, Italy on Thursday, Jan. 3. All four Canadians are entered as the Tour de Ski concludes with four races over four days including a 9 km skate-ski hill climb on Jan. 6.
Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia holds the overall lead and is 27 seconds up on Harvey. Cologna and Petter Northug of Norway are second and third, respectively.
American Kikkan Randall destroyed the field to win the women's race. No Canadian women are entered in this year's Tour, which consists of seven races in nine days at five venues in three countries.
Top 5 men
1. Finn Haagen Krogh, Norway; 2. Federico Pellegrino, Italy; 3. Len Valjas, Toronto, Canada; 4. Dario Cologna, Switzerland; 5. Calle Halfvarsson, Sweden.
Other Canadian results
12. Alex Harvey, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que.; 15. Devon Kershaw, Canmore; 67. Ivan Babikov, Canmore.


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Gratis 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo Conference Pass
I recently mentioned that LQ will be sponsoring a number of upcoming Linux and Open Source related conferences. I'm extremely happy to report that we are now able to give away a completely free conference pass to some of them. The first one is the 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo, which is a $1,199.00 value. To be eligible, simply post in this thread explaining how you work with MySQL or how you're involved in the MySQL community along with why you'd like to attend the event. We'll randomly select a winner from the eligible entries. We only have a single pass to give away, so please make sure you are able to attend the event before entering. Thanks, and good luck.
I should add: The 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo Conference is April 14-17, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. Transportation will be your responsibility. Please post your response by March 19th.
For more information: http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2008/public/content/home
Well, Im not sure if this qualifies, as I'm not a programmer per say, but I work for a major supermarket, where last year we replaced our old database system that we use for vendor pricing with MySQL. My job is to maintain and update MySQL when necessary. It has been much easier than what we used to use, cough, Microsoft, cough. :)
oh no thanks I live in Australia :)
Oh no, I am from India!!
Thank you very much.
no way....i am from india....thnx anyway
Thanks a lot!!!!!
but i am from INDIA ..
I work for The Workforce Group in South Africa
Our entire payroll database is run with MYSQL and it controls two in house programmes that list over 450 000 workers
Sorry...I am FROm GREAT INDIA...
gratis mysql conference & expo
I would love to attend this event. I started with mysql for a database management project as an undergrad. I then designed and built a genomic database built from data acquired from excel sheets that I imported through access >> odbc. This housed morpholino oligonucleotides for a certain biological organism. I will need to choose a good database in the next few months for a larger project. We have SQL server available of course at the company. But, I make the calls really.
I have a strong basically adequate knowledge to get the job done in MYSQL when I need to. But, I look to augment this to expertise. As we know as developers, time is extremely finite and scarce sometimes.
This expo would help me...
now on to ask my question about xwindows mysteriously loosing its config files and folders. and not starting at all..
great deal bro... I'm working in binus university and my job is to handle some program like MySQl... it's an honor for me if I could join this Conference... need to add my ability... hehehe... thnx anyway...
TQ, I'm from Malaysia. I don't think I can make it...
Great event..!!
Such a great event.. but.. too far.. can't b there..
hi all
Thanks!!!! i am from India.
Thanks but its toooooooo far.
I am from India
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As a phone that acts like a computer, the Motorola Atrix 4G delivers both the power and performance of mobile computing, all while fitting comfortably in your pocket. You now have the freedom to surf the web with a browser and to access all of your files, emails, photos and movies on a larger screen in the office, on the road or at home.


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Coaching: A Leadership Skill
You will learn to demonstrate the behaviors of an effective coach, develop coaching skills that improve individual performance and recognize employees' strengths while giving them the feedback they need to succeed.
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Coach, Role Model, Counselor, Supporter, Guide...do these words ring a bell? Being a coach involves being a role model, sometimes a counselor or supporter, and always a guide. Coaching is based on a partnership that involves giving both support and challenging opportunities to employees.You will Learn:
- Use coaching to develop their team
- Develop the coaching skills that help improve individual performance
- Demonstrate the behaviors and practices of an effective coach
- Recognize employees' strengths and give them the feedback they need to succeed
- Identify employee problems and ways you can help to correct them
Introduction and Course Overview: You will spend the first part of the day getting to know other participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
Defining Coaching: The first part of the morning will be spent exploring what coaching means (in general and to participants), reviewing coaching skills, and evaluating the pre-assignment.
Interpersonal Communication Skills: Communicating well is a key aspect of successful coaching. During this session, participants will explore different communication skills and create an action plan.
Self-Disclosure: Joe Luft and Harry Ingraham developed the Johari windows concept, a way of looking at our self-awareness and our ability to ask feedback of others. This session will look at the window and examine how we can use it when coaching.
Critical Coaching Skills: Participants will examine important coaching skills in small groups, including helping, mentoring, teaching, and challenging skills.
More on Communication: This lecturette will examine two powerful, simple coaching tools: asking questions and listening.
Learning Styles and Principles: We learn in three different ways: by seeing, by hearing, and by doing. In a large group discussion, participants will identify ways to incorporate these methods into coaching.
Benefits/Consequences: During this session, we will examine a tool that coaches can use to help gain buy-in for change from employees.
Skills Involved in Coaching: Participants will work in small groups to complete a mix-and-match exercise that will familiarize them with key coaching skills.
The Coaching Model: This session will explore a four-step coaching model that can be applied to any situation.
Feedback: Feedback is an essential component of coaching. You will discuss types of feedback and offer some tips in lecture format during this session.
Coaching Problems: To wrap up the day, participants will examine case studies and offer solutions.
Workshop Wrap-Up: At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.
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There is no charge for substitutions. If you cannot attend your course and cannot provide the 3 business days notice, you can send someone else in your place with no penalty.
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If you cannot provide 5 business days notice of cancellation, you may take the course at a later date at no further charge with the following conditions.
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This piece recently ran in the New Yorker, a full page illustration to accompany an article by Atul Gawande. I tend to have a hard time illustrating these new Yorker articles, solutions can be ellusive, the pieces are often long and touch on many ideas. this piece was on how some ideas are slow to catch on, but when they catch they spread quickly, such as the use of anasthesia and antiseptics in medicine. The most recent example has to do with pre natal care in India, women givingbirth in clinics as opposed to at home and how infant mortality drops and the mothers health is spared.
I quickly fixated on the idea of using an infant and some sort of elaborate Indian fabric pattern, possibly a baby wrapped in the fabric, suspended, a very subtle concept of something tenuous.
Working the way I do with vector line I am still discovering how to work with more natural forms, like babies, plants, natural elements as opposed to architectural right angled imagery. I'm still working on it.
So I did several roughs of the baby. I kind of liked the idea of the baby being sort af tattoed, painted.
The first roughs were all rejected and I was asked to explore some new directions. So I kind of went with tried and true, illustrating the ideas of anathesia and antiseptic. These were kind of catch all illustrations but I sort of liked them.
In the end, which happens pretty often, the client came back to the first round of roughs.
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Arizona Walks Off With 4-3 VictoryPosted: Updated:
Arizona scored twice in the eighth inning to tie the game and then capitalized on a dropped pop up with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to overcome visiting Alabama State, 4-3, before a crowd of 2,582 on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.
With two outs and runners on the corners in the 10th inning, Arizona's Kevin Newman stepped to the plate with a chance to extend his 11-game hitting streak and send the Wildcats home with a thrilling victory.
Newman delivered only one of the two outcomes and, fortunately for Arizona (27-14), the latter proved true.
Second baseman Einar Muniz dropped a high pop up in shallow centerfield, which allowed Scott Kingery to score the game-winning run. Newman's hitting streak came to an end on the error, but the Wildcats extended their own streak to nine-consecutive victories in their home ballpark.
It was a heartbreaking outcome for Alabama State (27-21), which let a two-run lead slip away in the eighth inning.
Hornets' starter Joel Alvira was splendid and surrendered only three hits over the first seven innings, but ran into trouble in the eighth when designated hitter Cody Ramer sparked a rally with a leadoff single. Ramer was bunted to second by pinch-hitter Joseph Maggi, before Alvira walked Kingery.
Reliever Michael Estevez came on to face Johnny Field, who ripped a single to left field that drove in Ramer and pulled the Wildcats within a run. Then, with Trent Gilbert at the plate, Estevez uncorked a wild pitch that advanced Kingery to third and Field to second.
The Hornets changed pitchers and called on Jorge Pantoja (L, 2-2) to face Gilbert with the 1-0 inherited count. The Wildcats' second baseman chopped a single passed a drawn-in infield to plate Kingery with the game-tying run, while Field was held at third base.
Pantoja settled in the strike out Brandon Dixon and induce an inning-ending groundout from Newman to keep the score tied, 3-3.
That was the score until the bottom of the 10th when Kingery lined a leadoff single into left field. He was bunted to second by Field and moved to third on a groundout by Gilbert.
With two outs, the Hornets elected to intentionally walk Dixon to bring Newman to bat for what became the game-winning play.
The final error was the third of the evening for the Hornets, who gave up two unearned runs in the game.
Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Arizona benefitted from an error committed by Alvira. After reaching on an infield single, Field drew a series of pickoff throws to first, before one finally sailed wide of the bag for a one-base throwing error. Dixon then singled to left field to drive in Field, which tied the game, 1-1.
The Hornets regained the lead in the seventh after Richard Gonzalez led off with a single and moved to second a bunt. Dillon Cooper singled in Gonzalez with the go-ahead run.
An inning later, Alabama State added what appeared to be a key insurance run. Richard Amion collected a two-out single and came in to score on Leo Rojas' triple off the left field wall, pushing the Hornets' lead to 3-1.
Arizona starter James Farris was strong throughout despite giving up the three runs. The junior did not factor into the decision, but scattered six hits and struck out three while not allowing a walk over eight full innings.
Mathew Troupe (W, 4-0) pitched scoreless ninth and 10th innings with a pair of strikeouts. The closer, who allowed two hits, earned the victory in relief.
The Wildcats can earn a sweep with a victory in the series finale, which is set for noon (MST) on Sunday at Hi Corbett Field. The game will be broadcast on 1290 AM.
GAME NOTES: Arizona captured its ninth-straight home victory ... The Wildcats won for the fourth time in its final last at-bat victory. Over the last two seasons, they have won 15 games in their final at-bat, including 11 at Hi Corbett Field ... Arizona played an extra-inning game for the first time since defeating Florida State, 4-3, in the opening game of the College World Series last June, 15, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. ... Arizona improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games at Hi Corbett Field since moving to the ballpark for the 2012 season ... Cody Ramer led off the 2-run eighth inning with a single. Ramer is 6-for-11 reaching base to lead off an inning this season ... Matt Troupe has earned the victory out of the bullpen in each of UA's last three extra-inning games ... Trent Gilbert's single to tie the game in the eighth drove in his Pac-12-leading 42nd run of the season, which ties his season total from his freshman campaign ... Johnny Field reached base for the 28th-straight game ... Riley Moore reached base for the 14th-straight game ... Kevin Newman went 0-for-4 to snap an 11-game hitting streak.
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Our main website is running V5.0 and I've resisted upgrading something that is working.
I can see a couple of features in V6.0 that would now justify upgrading, but am balking at the idea of stepping though multiple versions to get there.
Will V6 offer a simple upgrade path from V5.x or are we going to be forced through this insane multiple version upgrade process ?
I am sure you can give it a go. I have done a upgrade difference of 3 versions once and it was fine. But I would do stepped upgrades myself and I wouldn't expect, (or want the Sitefinity team to put time into), to support such a upgrade scenario.
Me, I upgrade all the time. I upgrade my customers for free because upgrading from version a to b is always fully supported and generally issueless. (Plus I get heaps of bug fixes and improvements and that only makes the customers happy)
I am not of the "if its not broke don't fix it." I have vb6 projects that ain't broke but who the smurf wants to be dealing with those now?
I like it to upgrading VS 2003 projects to 2010, (Of which I have done 30 in the last 4 months) Too much has changed and I upgrade version to version and have no problems. (If I try the big jump I do)
(And I think this applies to most apps and there upgrades. (We'll at least Microsoft based ones.))
Upgrading a SF project would be the same. You upgrade locally a few versions at a time and do one prod upgrade at the end.
I totally understand that in your environment, this may not be easy. But, if that is the case, I would encourage you to look at why that is and change things so going forward you can.
Not the answer you were looking for I know, but perhaps a change of thinking might be better here.
Dear MB
There is a saying never touch a running system. However somewhere in the future you will come to a point where the 5.0 will not work anymore.
I usually do upgrades for my clients once a year. Tomorrow I will upgrade an 4.4. site to 5.4 and yes with all the steps.
5.1 introduced the turning of of modules if I remember correct which saves me some RAM on the server. Which is great. 5.4 fixed some library issues (sorting) these alone are two things for me making a upgrade worth.
And if I ware you I would not expect any upgrades from 5.0 to 6.0 directly. Telerik has had the policy of supporting two major versions back in upgrading.
It's always nice to be up to date so good luck.
If they simply provided export and of course import of the module data, generic, news, events, lists, and module builder modules they would give a person the tools to simply start version jump upgrades going forward by creating a new project, compile in anything custom and then import the data. This would get you 90 percent of the way in less than an hour.
As for upgrade for free that is very generous considering you have to backup the database and original solution, get that backup live so you can upgrade it instead of the live site. Upgrade it, then make sure to upgrade all the files and configurations the Sitefinity project manager does not upgrade. Then you have to test everything, try each module, each widget to see if it blows up in your face or not. Hours of work because it is always like slow motion dealing with such heavy .net applications (Thank God for Lightning). This process usually ends up with some bug or missed configuration or file change that causes something to break with hours of troubleshooting to correct the issue if it can be corrected if it is a bug you have to figure out what to tell the customer.
Take that with a huge upgrade jump say 4.4 to 5.4, you can't do that all at once you have to step through not all but many of the versions in between. Same scenario for each upgrade step and I mean all the testing and correcting issues.
Moving forward the Sitefinity project manager needs to pull the data from the current site and inject it into a new fresh current version site. There is still all of the unknown custom work that Telerik can not be expected to anticipate but this will nail the core 90 percent of the upgrade. They would have to give us page/theme export import as well to really make this an option but even with out that I would extremely happy with module import and export for these upgrades.
When I think of companies managing a few dozen of these sites or more I wonder how they pull it off and stay profitable.
Time for some Walking Dead?
Dear Billl
I just took a 4.4 site to 5.4 this weekend. The update processes alon did take me 6 hours. Backing up, transfering data, cecking each version if we have problems or not. Did not run into any - so I was lucky to get away like this. No custom stuff though.
If you run your own site its not so bad. But as you mentioned if you got more then 10 sites this would amount easyely up to 1-2 weeks work.
However I do understand that exporting importing is very very complicated to not forget any of the chnanges you have made in structure and stuff.
You know 90% nailing is only doing 10% of the work. To clean up the 10% you probably need 90% of the time.
So for the time beeing as much as I love to be able to take 4.4 to 5.5 in one step - I don't quite see this possible and as always would have my focus (but thats just me) on fixing and polishing current versions over and over.
I upgrade 8 sites over a weekend and most of that was waiting for data transferees, drinking a lot of coffee and watching a lot of missed TV.
Why can I do this? Because I have a mind set to develop for maintenance. My look on things is that there is only one thing that is guaranteed with software and that is change. So I ensure that the way I develop that I can change with out worry. (Well, without a lot of worry).
We should look at why our upgrades take so long and change it.
For example I automate all my backups and before I do a upgrade I tell the client not to make any changes during a certain period. Thus I can use the automated backups and don't have to kick off and wait for a manual one.
My upgrade and deployment plans are the same and methodical. Yes, I had to spend time experimenting and working it all out but it is akin to Unit Testing. Its more work up front but its great having the security down the track.
Don't get me wrong. Customers sometimes force us to do stupid things even when we label it as a stupid thing to do. So getting this utopian environment isn't always achievable. But our jobs are generally to simplifier and automate other peoples businesses yet we often don't do it for ourselves.
And because I am in this state I of course want Telerik to focus effort on current bugs and polish along with new and refreshed features.
Bill and All,
There may be some light at the end of the "new project + data imported from old project" tunnel.
In the thread below, Victor Velev, from Telerik, posted a link to a PITS that we can vote on:
I'm going to upgrade to 5.4 w/in 2 weeks. That said, it'd be great if Telerik can make this work for version 6.
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SEOUL, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that all potentially contaminated foods should be recalled in light of an ongoing import crisis.
After meeting with Health-Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee Korea Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Yun Yeo-pyo, Lee called for an intensification of efforts to recall all items thought to be contaminated with the toxic chemical melamin, The Korea Times said.
The president's call for swift action came after the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the chemical had been found in coffee creamer imported from the Chinese company, Yuchang F.C.
To date, 16 tons of the 41 tons of Vegetable Creamer Powder F25 distributed in South Korea has been recalled. The remaining products are thought to be in place at South Korean restaurants and other businesses.
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'Reasons My Son Is Crying' Goes Viral: Charlie Has 'Frequent Meltdowns,' Says Dad
"Reasons My Son Is Crying" the blog documenting a baby upset for widely varying and ridiculous circumstances, has gone viral, spreading like wildfire across the internet. Along with each picture of the small child crying is a deadpan explanation highlighting the immaturity of children.
"Reasons My Son Is Crying" is run by Greg Pembroke, and the child who is most often crying on the blog is his 20-month-year old son, Charlie. Although his other son, 3-and-a-half-year-old toddler William, often cries, the 32-year-old father says there's not much you can do to prevent children from having meltdowns.
"Kids have meltdowns 20, 30 times a day," the Rochester father told Today.com. "You can drive yourself crazy or you can laugh and just accept it."
Charlie, who cries the most, is often shown with the most arbitrary reasons for his tears. Pictures of him sobbing with the captions "I wouldn't let him drown in this pond," "He dumped a full cup of water on this own face," and "He is in a giraffe costume" went viral quickly- 3,000 comments have appeared on his Tumblr page, and many more have expressed their amusement on Reddit, Buzzfeed, and other sites.
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Great Stuff! What do you estimate the cost of BYOB (building your own board) the second time around? I see its around $375 for a beginners kit, but I assume the second time around it'll be cheaper once you have most of the equipment
I know you weren't asking me but figured I'd submit my average expenses to make my boards as it may be of use to someone:
costs me around $275 maybe a little more.. I get everything from Greenlight minus the blanks... of course I have all the tools and I don't waste any resin. resin is not cheap!
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That includes the blank, resin, fiberglass, finboxes, leashplug, and custom inkjet logo paper...
A lot of people are taking our Surfboard Shaping Mentor Program for $499 to learn how to do everything without screwing it up (and walking out with a sweet nre board) then getting the materials for $199 and shaping more at home or renting our room.
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Sprint dons Mobile Armor for security gig
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Sprint claims it is the first US cellco to deliver end-to-end wireless security for enterprise customers.
The boast was made today on the back of a white-label deal with Mobile Armor, of St. Louis, which is powering the cellco's new Sprint Mobile Security service.
This packages encryption and authentication services for laptops and wireless handhelds, and a delete data function to zap stolen devices. Enterprise spoilsports can dictate what applications their workers can download, at the same time ensuring that they meet those pesky compliance obligations. Last but not least, sysadmins get to play with a web portal through which they control the "mobile workforce assets" - this sounds very BOFH-like to us.
Wireless security is a bugbear of enterprises, but few practise what they preach, as this survey (pdf) of Reg readers, conducted this year, shows.
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The event will feature a selection of artwork for sale by Healing Art artists and ALH Instructors including Emily Sloan, Jonathan Leach, Kelly Alison, Jessica Kreutter, Anne J. Regan and Steven Andrew Hook, as well as an exciting silent auction featuring jewelry, dinner at Uchi, Symphony, Opera and Alley tickets to name just a few. A portion of the artwork and concession proceeds will help support ALH's Healing Art program.
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Founded by Houston artist Patrick Palmer in 1990 and hosted by Art League Houston, The Healing Art program was created for adults living with HIV+/AIDS. In 1995, ALH provided additional Healing Art classes to serve adults living with other severe illnesses including cancer, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and physical disabilities. The ALH Healing Art program is the only one of its kind for adults in Houston, outside of hospital or clinical settings. ALH Healing Art classes are offered free of charge. ALH teaching artists Kermit Eisenhut and Emily Sloan instruct Healing Art students in painting, collage, drawing, and mixed media. In addition, ALH provides Healing Art students with opportunities to exhibit and sell their art each year.
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CSI's work the case of a young actress who is killed during a horrible traffic collision. Initially, investigators believe the accident is just a drunk driver killing an innocent motorist until it is uncovered that the driver was the victim's stalker leading the team to believe that the stalker deliberately targeted the victim. Following the evidence soon leads them to discover that the drunk driver was not at the wheel during the accident making the CSI's take a new direction to find why someone would setup such an elaborate murder.
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Lamar Odom found out Tuesday night that Jim Harrick was leaving for the University of Georgia.
So was he surprised?
''Not really,'' Odom said. ''I know how much of a business this is.''
It was Wednesday afternoon at the University of Rhode Island, and Odom was sitting in the Memorial Union. All around the campus the signs were there that another basketball circus had come to town, that for the sixth time in 12 years either URI or Providence College was seeing some coach say adieu, gone off to some sweeter job, leaving behind TV trucks and players worrying about their futures. Our very own rite of spring.
This year it's Harrick, this man who came here two years ago to redeem his reputation. He did that in two seasons that ended in the NCAA Tournament and Wednesday reaped the benefits of that by going off to a big payday at Georgia.
''Basically, it's a great opportunity for him,'' Odom continued. ''Something he couldn't turn down.''
Something he couldn't turn down.
Interesting choice of words? Or just coincidence?
Certainly, Wednesday's news was not without its little slice of irony. The press conference and TV trucks this time of year were supposed to be about Odom, right? His decision on whether to enter the NBA Draft or return to URI for another year still hovers over this program like some oversized blimp. A decision he says he's still undecided about, and one that just got infinitely more interesting given Wednesday's developments.
Does Harrick's departure push Odom out the door?
Does Jerry DeGregorio, the URI assistant and surrogate father to Odom, become the next coach, a move that might just make Odom want to stay one more year?
Does DeGregorio go with Harrick to Georgia -- which already has been offered -- thus taking away Odom's lifeline to the school?
Questions, questions.
''What Jerry does definitely affects me,'' Odom said. ''If he were to leave I would say that staying here becomes less attractive to me.''
No doubt.
DeGregorio is the reason Odom came to Kingston in the first place, and if DeGregorio's not at URI in some capacity once the dust settles, rest assured your memory of Odom in a Ram uniform will be your last one. Yet DeGregorio stressed Wednesday he would never use Odom as a bargaining chip in any attempt to become the new coach.
For his part, Odom said he hopes to make a decision on his future sometime next week.
''I think it's better for me and better for the school to decide one way or the other,'' he said.
Odom's immediate future, however, was just one of the plots swirling around Wednesday, as those close to the URI program tried to put together the pieces. A coach leaving suddenly always brings a certain scenario, one leaving half the people talking about why the old coach left, the other wondering who the next coach will be. So it is now at URI, everything up in the air like it was two years ago when Al Skinner left for Boston College.
Will the Rams be able to survive this, make a smooth transition to the future? Or does Harrick's departure blow up what was promised to be a big recruiting year, essentially setting this program back, two steps forward, one step back?
Questions, questions.
Questions left behind in Harrick's wake.
Not that anyone really should be shocked that Harrick left.
In a sense he and URI were the perfect marriage of convenience: the big- name coach from the other side of the country who needed a team to erase the tarnish, and a university on the make, a school with big-time basketball aspirations.
And no one can say it hasn't worked. Two trips to the NCAA tournament. The presence of Odom, arguably the most talented player in the country. An increased season ticket base. Increased fund-raising. The perception that the Rams are a program on the rise, complete with the promise of a new on-campus arena.
And if the marriage ended sooner than expected?
Welcome to love in the '90's.
Call it the price of success.
No one should be upset at Harrick for suddenly showing up at Georgia on Wednesday afternoon, saying the decision to leave URI for Georgia was a ''no-brainer.'' He didn't hide the fact a year ago that he was interested in the Clippers' job. He never said this was his dream job, or give the impression that the Wakefield Mall had made him forget Rodeo Drive. He was here to resurrect his coaching name and move on.
He's simply playing the game the way it's played now, using one job to get a better one, simply part of the coaching carrousel that goes around and around every spring. One year it's Rick Pitino. The next it's Tom Penders. Or else it's Rick Barnes, or Skinner, or Pete Gillen.
Now it's Harrick.
Another page from the same dog-eared script.
And anyone over the age of 12 who is shocked should go buy a clue somewhere.
''I am behind him in anything he does,'' Odom said. ''I definitely understand what he's doing.''
Odom knows.
He's been a commodity long enough to know that college basketball is not just about cheers, cheerleader pyramids and winning games for your alma mater. It's also a business, one in which super talents like him have all kinds of pressure on them to turn pro and chase the money, and winning coaches at mid-major programs always are looking for the next job, the places where the cheers are louder and the salaries bigger. A business that more and more seems to be about money.
On Wednesday he got another reminder.
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