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LONDON - Here's a fashion tip sure to make female soccer players uncomfortable: The sport's chief suggests they slip into something a little tighter on the field.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said women should consider wearing more revealing uniforms, such as skimpier shorts, to bring more attention to the game.
Blatter said women's soccer needs different sponsors from the men's game and should try to attract fashion and cosmetics companies by featuring ''more feminine uniforms.''
''Tighter shorts, for example,'' Blatter told the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick. ''In volleyball the women also wear other uniforms than the men. Pretty women are playing football today. Excuse me for saying that.''
England goalkeeper Pauline Cope called Blatter's advice ''typical of a bloke.''
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Michelle Obama is my hero. Now I'm just waiting for a few particular Republicans to find a way to criticize the First Lady for being physically fit.
Fiona performed with her school chorus at the Fort Greene Festival yesterday. They were adorable.
It was a warm-up for this coming Wednesday June 29th, at 7pm, when they perform at LIU's Kumble Theater, along with the other students of Fiona's awesome choral director, Ian Jones (don't tell him, but every mom has a crush on him; that's him on the left playing keyboards). If you're in Brooklyn and want to come see some really enthusiastic and talented students, from pre-K kids all the way up to high school students, tickets are only $5.
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Annual HEDIS® report shows improvements in key health areas
Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 7, 2011, - The First Priority Health (FPH) HMO plans offered by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNEPA) have once again achieved high marks from our members as part of the 2011 annual health plan assessment by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), as part of the NCQA's 2011 annual assessment of health plans. Member Satisfaction is a measure of how quickly and easily members have access to care, how satisfied members are with their physicians and how pleased members are with the health plan's services, such as handling claims and customer service. Overall, FPH plans received a 'Commendable' Accreditation rating from NCQA.
Since 1987, FPH has offered employers cost-effective heath care solutions through a comprehensive network of physicians and facilities that meet the health care needs of their employees.
"Our customers look to FPH to provide access to high quality care at affordable prices for their employees," said Leo M. Hartz, MD, MHM, Vice President and Interim Chief Medical Officer forBCNEPA. "At FPH, we are always working to ensure that members do receive the best care, and that their claims are handled efficiently. To achieve the highest ranking for Member Satisfaction demonstrates that we were successful."
Areas of Improvement
In addition to ranking highest in member satisfaction, the plans were found to have improved in several key measures of health care quality.
Prevention & Screening
Among FPH's key areas of improvement were prevention and screening activities. According to the HEDIS data, FPH members showed improvements in the rate of colorectal cancer screenings, which increased by 5.65 percentage points, and the rate of flu shots for adults ages 50-64, which increased by 3.98 percentage points.
Screenings for women, such as breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings, remained stable, with rates increasing less than 1 percentage point.
"Preventive measures and early detection through screenings can help improve the chances of avoiding a disease or treating a disease successfully," said Dr. Hartz. "We know that with cancer specifically, the earlier the cancer is found, the better the outcome for the patient."
BCNEPA communicates directly with FPH members to encourage them to get regular screenings and tests. According to Dr. Hartz, "We send letters to female members to remind them when it's time for their annual mammograms. We also let physicians know if any of their patients have not gotten a recommended mammogram so the physician can remind the patient as well."
Respiratory Conditions
To help better manage respiratory conditions, the use of spirometry testing in the assessment and diagnosis of COPD increased 7.43 percentage points. "Spirometry is a simple, yet effective, test that can be done in a doctor's office," said Dr. Joseph Koval, Medical Director for Quality Management and a Board Certified Specialist in Pulmonary Medicine at BCNEPA. "It is very useful in diagnosing lung disease, such as ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease(COPD), which can be successfully treated when caught early."
Additionally, the number of children with FPH coverage who received a strep test increased 2.61 percentage points, and those who received appropriate treatment for upper respiratory infection remained stable, increasing by 1 percentage point.
Cardiovascular Disease Management
According to Dr. Hartz, controlling LDL, or bad cholesterol, and high blood pressure are important for managing cardiovascular disease. The HEDIS data is showing that FPH members who are keeping their LDL number below 100 increased 2.89 percentage points, and members who are controlling their high blood pressure increased 4.81 percentage points. This is important, said Dr. Hartz, "Because higher numbers of LDL put you at greater risk for blockages in your arteries, which could lead to a stroke or heart attack. High blood pressure puts more strain on the heart and is also a risk factor for a heart attack," added Dr. Hartz.
Diabetes Management
Diabetes is a disease that is becoming more and more prevalent. "The good news is that diabetes can be treated and controlled," said Dr. Hartz. "And a good way to help control diabetes and its complications is through regular testing, such as with HbA1c tests, cholesterol screenings and eye exams."
HbA1c testing among FPH members remained stable, the number of diabetics with FPH coverage with an LDL less than 100 increased by 3.49 percentage points and those controlling their blood pressure increased 2.94 percentage points. FPH members who are diabetic also increased their rate for receiving eye exams by 3.63 percentage points.
FPH Members Benefiting from Results
Overall, Dr. Hartz says he is very encouraged to see more members taking advantage of screenings and testing that can help improve their health. "That is why the HEDIS data is important," he says. "Not only can we see where we are being successful, but also what we need to do better to help our members stay healthy."
Some of the steps that BCNEPA is planning to implement as a result of the latest HEDIS data include working closely with physicians to help members receive preventive screenings and better manage chronic diseases, as well as more frequent and targeted outreach to members with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and reminders to parents about recommended childhood immunizations.
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Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association headquartered in Wilkes-Barre. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to approximately 600,000 individuals in 13 counties in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. The company's mission is to provide innovative solutions that support more affordable health care, promote personal accountability for health and wellness, and offer superior service and partnership to employers, members, and providers.
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Tycoon dumps high life to boost charity
A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE has ditched his £60,000-a-month lifestyle to dine on tinned ravioli every night.
My bank does a breakdown of what I spend. For January it was £38,643 on leisure and entertainment.
Eamon Gaughan has given up his fleet of fast cars to try to raise £1million for charity.
He has vowed to live on £800 a month and tuck in to ready-made dinners from a tin.
Eamon, 33, has made a fortune through his investment company JEEG Global Group.
He set it up in 2007 with his dad and expects a £13billion turnover this year. But now he has been inspired to dump the high life to raise £1m for a cancer hospital that cared for his dying uncle.
Christie's in Manchester looked after Paul Samberg for three months before his death.
Eamon's friends have now challenged him to ditch his huge spending habits until he has raised the cash because he loves his designer lifestyle.
He is snubbing posh meals and swapped his four cars, which include a £300,000 Lamborghini Aventador and a £200,000 Bentley, for a second-hand BMW worth £4,000.
Eamon said: "My bank does a breakdown of what I spend. For January it was £38,643 on leisure and entertainment.
"Everything else, mostly clothes, came to £20,170."
He is also putting a stop to travelling abroad after spending £54,000 flying to Hong Kong at New Year.
Eamon, of Stacksteads, Lancs, added: "I'm renowned for spending too much money.
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Runner-up Ron Dudum wants mayor to appoint him if Ed Jew is ousted
SAN FRANCISCO Sunset runner-up wants Newsom to put him on board
Published 4:00 am, Monday, September 24, 2007
The runner-up candidate who narrowly lost to Supervisor Ed Jew last year called on Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday to appoint him to the Board of Supervisors if the embattled lawmaker is ousted from his seat.
Newsom spent most of the day behind closed doors in City Hall making preparations to invoke his authority under the City Charter to begin official misconduct proceedings against Jew. Once the mayor files his written charges to the city's Ethics Commission, Jew would automatically be suspended and the mayor would appoint a replacement.
Ron Dudum, who in November lost by 53 votes in the first round of instant runoff voting in the race to represent District 4 on the Board of Supervisors, said he should be that person.
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"If you look at the election, I'm the right choice. I'm the choice of the voters," said Dudum, who is helping to organize an "Ed Jew Resign Rally" today on the steps of City Hall. "I lost by 53 votes. I don't know why it's that confusing. The voters have spoken in an election, and I believe the voice of the people in an election is the highest in our land."
After federal prosecutors last week charged Jew with one count of mail fraud for allegedly attempting to extort up to $80,000 in cash from Chinese immigrant business owners in his district, Newsom called on the freshman supervisor to resign.
Jew's lawyers have said the supervisor will not step down and have threatened to go to federal court to seek a temporary restraining order to halt the misconduct proceedings that would lead to the supervisor's suspension.
"If you remove him and down the road ... he's acquitted, I think you run a huge risk of setting the city and county up for a major lawsuit," said Jew's attorney Steven Gruel. "You can't take those rights away and then find out you are wrong."
Over the weekend, Newsom asked City Attorney Dennis Herrera to draft the official misconduct charges against Jew and began reviewing a list of 10 possible replacements to take Jew's seat.
"The mayor has a short list of potential candidates, and you can bet we are double checking it to make sure they live in the district," Newsom's spokesman Nathan Ballard said.
In addition to the federal charge, Herrera is seeking to oust Jew on the grounds that he did not live in the Sunset District home he claimed as his primary residence when he ran for office last year. Jew also faces felony perjury and election law violation charges in state court in connection with the residency issue.
Newsom had been scheduled to fly to New York on Monday to attend an environmental conference hosted by former President Bill Clinton, but he canceled the flight to work on the misconduct case. Ballard said the mayor was "reaching out to members of the community to get feedback" on the list of possible replacements.
Dudum wasn't the only one vying for Jew's seat Monday. Members of the local chapter of the National Political Women's Caucus sent a letter to Newsom and urged him to appoint a woman to the board.
"We are confident that you will select a woman who has the energy and experience to restore District 4's confidence in their elected representatives," the letter said.
David Lee, executive director of the San Francisco-based Chinese American Voter Education Committee, said Newsom should appoint an Asian to the seat.
"We would like to see a qualified Asian American," he said. "In a district that is over half Chinese American, in which residents have elected three Chinese American supervisors in recent elections ... to not have any Asian American supervisor on the board would really be a travesty, given that one-third of the city's population is Asian."
After all the instant runoff tallying was completed in the November race for the Sunset District seat, Dudum had 7,046 votes, nearly 48 percent; Jew had 7,670 votes.
Jew "has a lot on his plate and so he needs to decide if he can best serve our neighborhood," said Dudum, who has made three unsuccessful runs for supervisor. "And there's lots of us who believe he should try to clear his name if he wants to run for election sometime in the future. He's certainly welcome to."
Dudum said he has not been contacted by anyone in Newsom's administration about taking Jew's seat.
Possible replacements being considered by Newsom include Assessor Phil Ting; his wife, Susan Sun, who works for Assemblyman Mark Leno; and Anni Chung, chief executive of Self-Help for the Elderly, a Chinatown nonprofit organization.


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" Coniston was the first village to be given the title Village of the Year back in 1997. "
Being both lucky enough to live only a few miles from Coniston and outdoor enthusiasts we spend a lot of time in and around Coniston doing one of the three things we love best; walking, cycling and canoeing. And I can honestly say that, for me, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world!
Coniston village itself is a lovely little place to walk around, but don't go there if you're all about the shopping! Whilst there are some nice little shops to have a mooch around, the focus here definitely isn't retail therapy. What you will find, however, is lovely little cafes and traditional pubs to get a decent meal and a pint.
Much more appealing to us, though, is the surrounding area. If you like the outdoors you really are spoilt for choice here with walks and cycling routes galore. There is a great one from the carpark opposite the land rover garage just outside town, which takes iin felltops with fantastic views, then drops down to finish along the lake edge...just beautiful.
One of the most popular walks in this area is the climb to the top of Coniston Old Man (or The Old Man of Coniston, to some people). It's not an easy climb, but nor is it out of the capability of most able-bodied people and when you get to the top you're rewarded with spectacular panoramic views and a huge sense of achievement that you've climbed a Lake District mountain!
My absolute favourite thing to do in Coniston, however, is to go canoeing around the beautiful lake. On a sunny day, there is nothing better than taking in the peace and quiet of the stunning surroundings and making your way to Peel Island (better known as Wild Cat Island in Swallows and Amazons) and climbing up onto it to enjoy a picnic lunch.
If you're after peace, tranquility and absolutely amazing scenery, you can't beat Coniston...and every time I stand on the shore and look up the lake I have to pinch myself and remind myself how lucky I am to live here.
Coniston is situated the south west of Cumbria and due to that it's often overlooked by a lot of visitors. Most visitors to the Lake District will go to Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick or Grasmere and that is a shame as Coniston has a lot to offer.
I have stayed in Coniston many times over the last 20 years and always get a warm welcome.
Coniston grew up around copper mining and in later year's slate. Slate mining still goes on in the area and you can by gifts made out of the slate in the local shops. There are a few mountains around Coniston and the most famous is Coniston Old Man and is 2634 feet high. It gets its name from the big cairn on the summit. Man is another name for cairn and years ago people called it the Old Cairn of Coniston. Other mountains in the area are Dow Crag, Swirl How, Brim Fell and Wetherlam.
There are many low level walks you can do if your not feeling energetic and don't fancy walking to the summit of the Old Man
The lake is Coniston Water and it is the third largest lake in the Lake District and is five miles long and half a mile at its widest. The maximum depth is 184 feet. The lake used to be called Thurston Water until late in the 18th century
In the 60's Coniston became famous as it was chosen by Donald Campbell as the location for his water speed record attempt but on January 4th 1967 he was killed when he lost control of his boat Bluebird K7 when it took off somersaulted and crashed. His body was not recovered until 2001 and he was buried in Coniston. They also raised Bluebird K7 from its watery grave and now they are trying to restore it and display it in Coniston. They even say it may be ok to race on the lake again.
Coniston is also the fictional location for the book Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransom and Peel Island on the lake is called Wild Cat Island in the books and film
John Ruskin the philosopher and artist owned Brantwood House on the east shore of the lake and there is a museum about him in the village.
There are many places to stay in Coniston from B&B to cottages. If you're in the mood for food and drink then you will not be unhappy as there are many fine places.
Here is a list of the pubs in Coniston
The Black Bull
The Sun Hotel
The Crown Hotel
The Yewdale
The Ship Inn
There are two youth hostels in Coniston. There is a campsite (Coniston Hall) just outside of the village plus next to that there is a caravan site (Park Coppice). Both are 10-15 mins walk to the centre of the village.
There is a CoOp and general food store plus newsagent and gift shop.
The people of Coniston are warm and friendly and don't mind visitors to their wonderful village.
Having just come back from a week in the lake district, I am feeling especially inspired, (And qualified) to talk about the place. Where is it? Coniston is in the Lake District, in Cumbria - an area of outstanding natural beauty. It's not far from Windemere and is easy enough to get to by car. There is no train station, and buses are less than ideal, although viable. It's less touristy than Windemere and Ambleside and a lot nicer, I think. Accomodation: There is an excellent Lakeside campsite, numerous small hotels and B&B. There are self catering places you can rent - the Coppermines will house between 2 and 30 people as required. I've not had to pay for accomodation (friends in the area) so I can't advise about cost, obviously off peak is a lot cheaper than at the height of summer. Things to do: Walking - the Old Man of Coniston is an excellent climb for anyone in a reasonable state of fitness and posessed of walking boots. Arduous though. Take plenty of drinks and Kendal mint cake. For those less athletic, I would recomend a trip to Tarn Hows - national trust owned, wheelchair friendly and stuningly beautiful, this small lake up in the hills is delightful, takes an hour to walk around, lots of geese to see and the like. There are lovely walks along the Coniston lakeside or up onto the fells overlooking the lake. If you want to venture further afield, its easy enough to drive to other good walking locations - from gentle lakeside walks at places like Grasmere, to adventureous mountain stuff. The best thing to do is invest in ordinance survey maps - four will cover the entire area of the lake district. (Sadly Coniston is on the edge of one, so you really need the two that contain the lake.) On the water: There are launches that do trips around the lake - an excellent way to see the water, and Peel Island (Also known as Wildcat island in the Swallows and Amazons books). Costs about five pounds for an adult
, lasts nearly two hours, gives a discount for other places you might want to visit. Alternatively, you can hire boats if you want to head out on your own. There are windsurfing lessons. You can swim in the lakes, but they tend to be very cold even in the height of summer. No fast water boats are allowed on Coniston so now water skiing or anything like that. Other activities: You can go pony trecking from Spoon Hall, you can hire a mountain bike, go rock climbing - there are organisations who will organise this for you, for a price. (Again, I don't know what this is likely to cost you as its never appealed to me.) Shopping: Don't buy walking gear here, it costs a bomb. There's all you could ask for in the way of tourist stuff - fudge, postcards etc. If you want groceries, there's a small Co-op, and a butchers, which also does groceries. I recomend that you try the Cumberland Sausage from the butchers. They also sell local lamb and venison when in season. Food: This being a moderatly touristy place,there are plenty of places to eat. The Bull and the Ship both do good pub food and I would recomend either. There is a pizza place, which used to be a really good chip shop. There are several cafes as well - including one down by the lake. It tends to be a bit pricey but not outrageous. The Jumping Jenny cafe at Brantwood has the best views by far and you don't have to go into Brantwood to sample it. Cultural tourism: Coniston has two things it's well known for - the crash of the Bluebird killing pilot Cambell- to which there is as yet no real memorial, and John Ruskin, about whom there's a great deal. Ruskin was a Victorian thinker, a social reformer and a man with a morbid fear of pubic hair!As his home was in Coniston, there's a lot about him. Brantwood, his home, is open to the public, and contains a wealth of stuff about Ruskin, as well as art exhibitions. The house also has significant grounds. Goin
g round costs about five pounds for an adult, but is cheaper if you've been on the launch. The site also hosts the Jumping Jenny, and a small gallery of work by local artists - free entry to this bit, and opportunity to buy some really lovely stuff. The town also has a Ruskin museum - about four pounds for an adult to go round. This contains some stuff about the history of Coniston as well. Going to Coniston gives you a quiet break - its not an ideal place for children if what they had in mind was Disney, but for quiet people, its lovely. The walking and the views are superb, and there is a real sense of getting away form it all. If you fancy lounging in cafes, strolling along the waterside and pottering about gently in a boat, give this place a try. If you want night life and theme parks, forget it. I loved being in Coniston, and would recomend it as a place to stay, especially for those who enjoy walking.
This quiet village (although it is a fair size) has strong ties to my heart, as well as to my eyes. Situated about 8 miles south of Ambleside, one of the most picturesque of all the places to visit in the Lake District, Coniston has also an interesting history. Firstly, let me describe the village for you. Mainly built of slate, with its unique blue tinge, Coniston is situated just west of the head of Lake Coniston. There are 4 pubs in the village centre, and one just outside, heading south for about half a mile. The Yewdale pub, is also a hotel of very good quality, once run by Ken, and with a barman called Chubby! Large bar space with restaurant on the side. Seats about 60 people. Recommended to stay. The black bull, I think is opposite the Yewdale, smaller pub with adequate food The Crown hotel, a more basic hotel, stretches for about 50 yards, and has a few bars. They were renovating this last I heard, so the quality may well have gone up by now. The Sun Hotel, the finest of buildings, proudly stands overlooking the village from its perch, about 100 yards up a narrow lane. A majestic building, serving fine food in the restaurant and a varied pub menu. This hotel was more expensive, but has style. The Ship Inn, is about half a mile south of the village, and is worth the walk for its fine ales. There are about 5 cafes, including the Dairy, and also a bakery that serves fresh baked bread. There is a museum to Ruskin in the community centre, and various gift shops. The most varied of gift shops is that of Mr David hall and Fiona Hall. Brother and sister who have jointly ran this business for many years now. Always a warm welcome, great service and reasonable prices. Their shop is situated opposite the church, that dominates the village square. The main claim to fame of Coniston, was the death of Donald Campbell, in Bluebird, as he attempt
ed to break the water speed record in the 60's. His boat was recently recovered from the bottom of the lake, but I am pretty sure the locals would have rather it was left to lie where it rested. The is also a derelict copper mine at the top of a short walk above Coniston. This was so vast, its scars can be seen many years after it was closed down. Legend has it they actually mined for gold, but found copper instead. The Old Man of Coniston, is the proud hill/mountain (you can argue that one) that stands above this village, and was once the tallest mountain in Lancashire, before borders were re-arranged. I hope this gives you enough of a taste to visit if ever you are near, as I will in the near future. There are many walks of varying ease to difficult, and I am sure this will be loved by couples and families Angus


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Kiev, Dec 16 (IANS) Kiev will get a total of 1.1 billion euros (about $1.2 billion) in loans from Poland for infrastructure and trade development projects, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced here on Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint briefing with visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda, Poroshenko said that of the total funding, Warsaw pledged about $110 million for Ukraine's border infrastructure improvement and agreed to open a $1.09 billion currency swap line to promote bilateral trade, Xinhua reported.
"The credit line will certainly contribute to the development of trade turnover between Ukraine and Poland," Poroshenko said, without giving the timeline and interest rate of the loan.
For his part, Duda said that Poland will continue to provide support for Ukraine in its efforts to forge ties with the European Union (EU) not only by providing financial assistance, but also by sharing reform experience in judicial and administrative sectors, as well as in the fight against corruption.
"It is crucial for Ukraine's advancement towards the EU and Poland is ready to support Ukraine, in particular in sharing its experience in decentralisation," Duda said.
The Polish leader arrived in Kiev on Monday for a two-day official visit, his first to Ukraine since assuming office in early August.
Last year, the overall trade turnover between Ukraine and Poland fell 18 percent to $6.5 billion.


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We've been having some fun lately at the expense of football-playing little scamp Elisha (END BULLYING) but we can't help it when Eli Manning forces our hand with quotes like this:
"I think training camp in Albany, it's kind of like, I went to summer camp when I was 10 years old and I still get to go to summer camp when I'm 31. I kind of like that aspect of that."
You guys, who doesn't love camp? You get to make God's Eyes with Ahmad Bradshaw. You bunk with your best buds. Archery got cancelled because of Plaxico, but there's still tons of activities. Victor Cruz teaches salsa classes. Haha, Victor – dancing is FOR GIRLS! Counselor Tom Coughlin gives lessons on bird calls that sound suspiciously like screaming. At the end of the week, you challenge the camp across the lake to a blowout game of capture the flag, only it's football. You miss your mom lots, but you can't show it in front of the guys. They'll hassle you for sure. So every night before bed, you write her a letter with a flashlight under the covers.
Thanks to read AJ for the tip. Please be this AJ.


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On 29/11/2010 07:55, Dmitry E. Oboukhov wrote:
Package: release.debian.org Please unblock centerim/4.22.10-1. Centerim is an upstream frozen project, their releases usually include only security fixes. Last release (4.22.10) fixes CVE-2009-3720.
There is no way we could accept this version in Squeeze. Besides, upstream's fix for this looks like: --- lib/xmltok_impl.c +++ lib/xmltok_impl.c @@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ const char *end, POSITION *pos) { - while (ptr != end) { + while (ptr < end) { switch (BYTE_TYPE(enc, ptr)) { #define LEAD_CASE(n) \ case BT_LEAD ## n: \ So, it's really easy to get current testing's version patched and fixed. Please prepare a fixed version against testing's version targetting testing-proposed-updates. Regards, -- Mehdi Dogguy مهدي الدڤي http://dogguy.org/


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John Travolta celebrates baby boy
John Travolta and Kelly Preston have had a baby boy, naming their new arrival Benjamin.
A publicist said the couple's son was born on Tuesday at an undisclosed Florida hospital and he weighed eight pounds, three ounces.
Spokeswoman Samantha Mast said the couple and their daughter, Ella Bleu, "are ecstatic and very happy about the newest member of the family".
The statement said Preston and baby Benjamin "are healthy and doing beautifully".
It is the third child for Travolta and Preston, who were married in 1991. Their eldest child, son Jett, died last year at the age of 16.


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Veteran defender Rio Ferdinand was the highest-profile casualty on Wednesday as England manager Roy Hodgson unveiled his squad for the European Championships.
After intense speculation about whether Hodgson would risk picking Ferdinand and Chelsea captain John Terry in the same squad, an announcement confirmed that it was the Manchester United centre-half who had been left out.
Terry had previously been tipped to miss out with Hodgson questioning whether the centre-half could exist happily in the same squad as Ferdinand, who has accumulated 81 caps since making his debut in 1997.
Terry is facing a July court case on allegations he racially abused Ferdinand's younger brother Anton during Chelsea's Premier League clash with Queens Park Rangers last October, accusations he strongly denies.
However Ferdinand's ability to withstand the rigours of a tournament campaign were called into doubt by his Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson last week, who questioned whether the defender could play two games in four days.
Hodgson later told reporters that Ferdinand's omission was made "purely" on footballing grounds.
"It's purely a footballing decision," Hodgson said. "He's a player I respect as a person and a man. But I had to make a footballing decision I had to decide on the basis of what I've seen in recent months.
"Rio's only played once for England in the last year. On a footballing basis I wanted people like (Phil) Jones in the squad. It was a hard phone call to make. I can only hope that Rio accepts my decision."
Meanwhile Hodgson defended his decision to pick Terry, saying his looming court case had not figured in his calculations.
"If we take the court case first of all -- we must emphasise at first that he's an innocent man until such time as he's been proven guilty," Hodgson said.
"I was given a free hand. I realised when I selected him (Terry) there would be people who would raise their eyebrows.
"But I think he's played well and he's played an important part in their FA Cup victory and reaching the Champions League final.
"I'm hoping he will help us win matches."
Hodgson meanwhile confirmed Liverpool's Steven Gerrard would captain England at the Euros.
Other notable selections on Wednesday saw Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earn his first senior call-up after a promising first season with the Premier League giants.
Meanwhile Liverpool striker Andy Carroll's reward for a strong finish to the season is a place among the pool of four strikers picked by Hodgson.
With Wayne Rooney suspended for England's opening two Group D games, Carroll will now be a strong candidate to lead the attack in the Three Lions' opening game against France in Donetsk on June 11.
Rooney's Manchester United colleague Danny Welbeck and Tottenham's Jermain Defoe complete the line-up of forwards.
In midfield Hodgson has opted for an experienced pool of players with several veterans of England's ill-fated 2010 World Cup campaign in the frame, including Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner and Gareth Barry.
Meanwhile Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy has also forced his way into the squad after an acclaimed season for the Canaries.
Ruddy has been given special dispensation to miss England's final warm-up game against Belgium on June 2 as it clashes with his planned wedding.
"He offered to cancel it but we told him there is no need to. He will rejoin the squad after his wedding," an FA spokesman said.
Earlier Wednesday, the FA confirmed Hodgson had scrapped plans to take England's squad on a four-day training camp to Spain next week ahead of their May 26 friendly with Norway in Oslo.
England will now train at Manchester City's stadium next week before heading to Oslo on Friday.
England squad for Euro 2012
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), Rob Green (West Ham), John Ruddy (Norwich)
Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton)
Midfielders: Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Man United), James Milner (Man City)
Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Man United), Danny Welbeck (Man United), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)
Standby: Jack Butland (Birmingham), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea).


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Explicit retweet lands Apple's iBookstore Twitter account in hot water
Nothing good ever comes out of a company using Twitter. We hear stories all the time of dozy operators forgetting they're using a company Twitter account rather than their own, and tweeting, retweeting or favoriting something stupid. The most recent case of this is with Apple's iBookstore account, where a rather explicit tweet, pictured above, was both retweeted and favorited.
Of course, Apple was on the mistake quick as a flash, but that didn't stop people seeing it, and it caused mild uproar among the geekier of the Twitter community.
"@iBookstore not a cool retweet, unfollowing, I am a teacher, mom, etc"
– Stephanie Hatten (@InstTechQueen)
"Not that I'm actually offended or anything, but that was a surprising retweet from @iBookstore. What with the language and all."
– J.A. Bell @sixcupsofcoffee
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Hot-air balloons won't be the only attractions at the Plano Balloon Festival this weekend.
Check out dozens of cars, motorcycles and trucks at the Plano Balloon Festival Car Show and Cruise.
The show starts at 11 a.m. Saturday and runs until 3:30 p.m. at 2801 Spring Creek Parkway.
Registration for those wanting to show a vehicle is $20. Admission to the show is free. Proceeds will be donated to the Non-Pareil Institute of Plano, a nonprofit organization that trains autistic adults.
The show is open to all cars, trucks and motorcycles of 1973 vintage and older. The classes will include Ford, GM, Chrysler, hot rods, customs, '55-'57 Chevys, trucks, foreign cars and motorcycles.
The top award is a free hot-air balloon ride.
To learn more, visit planoballoonfestivalcarshow.org.


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Hi all, i've been working on this problem all morning (i'm a complete newb to C and only did it as part of my engineering course)
The question reads :
"Write a complete program to count the number of characters in a text file. The program should open a pre-existant text file (checking if the open operation was succesful), count the number of characters in the file (use a variable called numChars) and close the file afterwards.
Heres my attempt thus far
It seems to be mostly fine but problems are arrising in the while loop section, i think its due to the fact im using the pointer Textfile but am not entirely sure there could be a lot more problems knowing me. I also think i have to declare or include the txt file would i be right in thinking that ? Thanks in advance.Code:#include <stdio.h> int main () { int numChars; FILE *Textfile; Textfile = fopen("C://list.txt", "r"); if (Textfile == NULL) { printf ("File failed to open.\n"); } else { while ( (Textfile = getchar() ) != EOF ) { numChars++; } } fclose(Textfile); printf("The %d of characters in the text file is:", numChars); return 0 ; }


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Victims of last year's flood disaster in Gombe State who were taken to Lawanti camp are still languishing at the refugee camp as nothing has been done to evacuate them seven month after despite the federal government's provision of succour to them.
Leadership investigation revealed that the federal government approved N300 million and the state government N22 million for their upkeep but most of the victims are yet to get the relief materials, hence some of them are still hanging around in the camp, and the majority of affected persons are women and children.
However, the task force team headed by Dr. Durojaye Adebayo explained to newsmen in Gombe that the task force intervention was set up by the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, to identify the pattern of injuries, disabilities, morbidity and mortality as a result of the recent flood disaster, and determine the general nutritional status of children in camps and in the communities.
Professor Chukwu told the task force to assess the status of water supply and sanitation in the affected communities, and to determine the effect of the flood disaster on the health system facilities and services, by establishing available diagnostic and laboratory capacity network.
Dr. Adebayo charged the Gombe State government to immediately relocate the 103 flood disaster victims, who had been stranded primary school in the Lawanti camp for over seven months, to allow the children of Lawanti village to run a proper school system, and to prevent disease outbreak afflicting them, particularly women and children.
Source: Naija.ng


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I am curious. I bought an All Clad frying pan last fall at Sur Le Table. there is a dimple in the center, which i understand is how they make them. but after using the pan for a while i finally got so pissed at cooking in the middle of a mote I put in the garage, where it is collecting dust.
Today I bought a sur Le Table 5 qt. Braiser on sale for $70. Brought it home and realized that the entire center is raised. Since it is unused i will return it.
But what is with all this raised center stuff? I want a FLAT surface at the bottom of my pan. I don't want to have to cook in the middle of a mote. Mauvel's pans are stainless lined and they are flat. All my other enameled cast iron braisers are flat. What's the deal?


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For those who hate the look and feel of the Boston Garden, some good news.
Jeremy Jacobs Delaware North Companies is dropping some cash on improving the Boston Garden. The goal: fan experience improvement.
"It's our goal to really set the industry standard, the high-water mark, for fan experience," Charlie Jacobs, principal for Delaware North Companies and the Bruins, told the Globe.
Here's what's being done to "improve the fan experience." The following is from the Globe's story. They get into more detail and more Jacobs quotes, so give it a read.
■ Continued investment in New England's Premier Sports and Entertainment Arena from Jacobs Family
■ Focus on fan experience
■ Expanding business, outgrowing original footprint (retail and office)
■ Relocated to Level 2 turnstiles and part of current Bruins/Garden office space
■ New ProShop doubles retail space (from 2,800 to more than 6,000 square feet)
■ Partnership with Reebok, part of the Adidas Group, the authentic outfitter of the NHL and NBA
■ New entrance, updated look and feel, ease traffic flow and increase accessibility for fans
■ Anticipated completion Dec 2014
Loge and Balcony
■ Both concourses will be completely renovated to offer fans new and improved food and beverage options along with a more modern common space to gather during events.
■ Loge concourse construction begins this summer, balcony concourse next summer.
■ Along with all the aesthetic renovations and improvements, simultaneous upgrades to the wired technology infrastructure and completing the final phase of arena-wide wireless implementation (to be completed by start of next season).
All this is privately funded and is going to cost about $70 million. Construction is expected to take about two years. We can pretend that's why Bruins fans are getting sodomized via ticket prices next season.


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July 25, 2014 (Lake Forest, CA) – etnies kicked off a more than 20 retail stop #Scout It Out East Coast Tour that runs from July 25 – Sept. 2 today. etnies will begin the journey in Des Moines, Iowa, venture towards New York and conclude the tour by traveling down the East Coast to Florida. etnies will be grilling out, stopping by local shops, hosting a few skate contests, and giving away some Scouts along the journey. Check the events section on etnies.com for all of the details.
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#Scout it Out Tour Schedule
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text: On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:08:45AM -0400, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: > It looks like the build of cernlib on "spice" got nuked by the OOM > killer, see: > http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=cernlib&ver=2004.01.20-6&arch=m68k&stamp=1094103057&file=log&as=raw > I presume this because the error message at failure is: > g77: Internal error: Terminated (program f771) > Please submit a full bug report. > See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. > For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, > see <URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-3.3/README.Bugs>. Nope, I killed the buildd because Matthias Klose requested a m68k machine for an urgent build of gcc. When I would have known that he has chosen another machine... well, bad luck... > Also, Goswin von Brederlow reports having successfully compiled it on > one of the unofficial buildds that were recently shut down. > It's back in the build queue, but maybe some Debian Developer could > build it on their own machine, less heavily loaded, where the build is > less likely to be terminated? This would require about 35-50 hours on > m68k and ~1 GB free disk space. I could build it again on spice, no problem, but as you know, some people in Debian are thinking that helping other people is evil[TM]. What a waste of ressources... *sigh* (>>6 machines are now idle, doing nothing at all... great job, Debian!) -- Ciao... // Ingo \X/


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Legal Question in Administrative Law in California
I have before been summoned on jury duty and moved: if I were to move from the country (actually the state), would the court retain any jurisdiction such that I even have to (legally here) answer the summons or indicate my new address? I intend to do both, but, from a legal standpoint, do I actually have to? (The county of Santa Barbara, CA issued the summons, a move to TN if that makes a difference)
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In order to be subject to jury duty, you must be a resident of the area served by the court. See Code of Civil Procedure section 197. The jury commissioner for each court selects names of prospective jurors from lists which include, but are not limited to, DMV licensed driver lists, telephone directories, customer mailing lists, and utility company lists. Some people erroneously believe that prospective juror names are gleaned from voter registrations. This is possible, but not a predominant source.
As long as your name appears on such lists, you are more or less likely to be summoned for jury duty.
The summons is issued by mail, and if you have moved but have arranged for mail forwarding, there's no reason you shouldn't be made aware of a jury summons. If and when you receive one, simply notify the jury commissioner or deputy who sent the notice that you are now a resident of another jurisdiction, and therefore not qualified to serve.
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Both my fiance and I work full time, so being woken up in the middle of the night almost every night to deal with putting her back to bed is really taking it's toll on the two of us. I can't tell you when the last time I had a night of uninterrupted sleep.
Additionally, she is in daycare full time during the day, and she is exhausted in the mornings and throughout the day- and she is a PILL when I pick her up. We have to deal with crabby mcmoody pants all evening at dinner and before bedtime. She goes to bed okay (same routine for years- we brush teeth, get jammies on, read a story, she gets 2 minutes of cuddling, and then I leave her to go to bed). I will check on her in 10 or so minutes and she is asleep. I check on her again before I go to bed (usually 11-11:30pm) and she is out. Then, at some point between 1 and 4am, she wakes up and instead of getting my fiance or me up, she will start playing and getting into things!
Any ideas why she is suddenly doing this? Or ideas how to stop it???
"What did you expect? I am a scorpion."
Sorry; I have no advice; he did outgrow it by 5.
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Also, I hope those markers are washables and I would have her wash off the marker from the walls. That may teach her her to not do that again.
My kids never did any of this.
Good luck.
[This message edited by simplydevastated at 10:40 AM, July 25th (Thursday)]
At home daycare I always stay under the allotted number so I don't have to nap anyone who doesn't need it. When my son was in centre care he hated it because he had to lay down for 2 hours but hadn't been a napper since he was 2.5 and at 4 just laid there and looked at the ceiling.
Now I could be off because you might have a centre that has more staff and different ratios or already be using home care. In which case I would suggest talking to them about the nap and saying it has to go for at least awhile because it messing up your night schedule and consequently the rest of the day.
As for the picking her up in a wretched mood.. that is VERY common here. I can not tell you how many kids are absolutely wonderful for me all day long, laughing and smiling and playing and turn into absolute terrors the second their parents walk in. They save it for you. Interacting with all those other kids, and navigating the rules and structure of daycare is tiring and they hold it in and get their extra attention from you the best way they know how..even if it isn't very pleasant for them or for you.
My son was an absolute angel for half day kindergarten. I heard nothing but praise. But the other mom on my street and I would get our kids off the bus at noon and those two would be having full scale tantrums all the way up the street. They were just plain burnt out.
DS 4 has never consistantly slept through the night since he's been born....4 years of interupted sleep later....here's what seems to work at least partly.
structure works best, but we found that a close second was letting him think he was getting his way. Like, he HAD to get cleaned up - so we give him the choice of a shower or a bath - neither he's really fond of, but since he gets to choose, he feels like he's getting his way.
Same thing with that before bed drink. He has to pee before and after the drink but he gets to choose his drink - so we get what we want, he gets to think he's pulling one over on us because he only has to pee a bit.
Peeing before bed has helped out more then anything though. We realized he was waking up in the middle of the night to pee, and then just staying up.
Another thing that we noticed is that he would get a bit scared, so we got a toddler cot for our room, every now and again, he will just walk in and lay down. I might notice the door opening and stuff, but fall right asleep after he gets settled in.
omg i am so glad that my kids are the same, I thought something was up with my kids at the sitter
So as the sitter imagine my horror when we've had a perfectly wonderful active and happy day and the minute you walk in they start throwing their shoes, refusing to put their coat on and screaming.
And I can guarantee you out of the maybe 25 kids I've had here over the years... ALL of them did it at some point in time. I have one right now who I will say "Mommy's here!" and he goes from to putting his pout on and stomping to the door. It's like an INSTANT switch to "Oh.. I'm going to get my super negative attention now. Mom will be worried, I will get a million hugs and what's wrongs?"
The 2-4 year olds are the ones that do it, and there's usually a honeymoon phase of a few months where daycare is fun and exciting and then it's same old same old and the tantrum pick ups start.
You have to remember too that they aren't always getting away with things here that they are with you and that makes them a tad cranky. I mean if I have someone perfectly capable of putting on their shoes, we wait for them to put on their shoes. Sometimes little Joey will throw his shoes at mom, she makes some tsking noises, runs over and picks him up and carries him. Why wouldn't he then? He's just doing what works.
ETA ) and it's really not just your kids because mine is 9 and seeing my face is an invitation to start whining. I swear to you.. he's a good kid but he gives me more trouble than any daycare children combined. Why? Because it works for him and he knows me well.
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OMG no no no, I heard THREE was bad and then four gets better, LA LA LA I can't hear you!
Jana, just wait until you get to 16. My son was an absolute breeze until we hit 16 this year. Thank goodness for alcohol
If someone keeps stabbing you in the back, then quit handing them the knife.
I will try talking to daycare- maybe there is something else she can do at naptime, and that way she will be more tired at night. I think it is a cycle thing, and she is just way off right now.
I think at this point, we need to start putting anything that could make a big mess (markers/crayons, her kid make-up, playdough, etc...) up and out of reach at night. Finding her up at 3am playing barbies is annoying, but at least it's not a huge mess and/or destructive to the house.
I'm afraid that because of all the changes this year (in Sept. I went from being a stay at home mom to working full time...we moved in with fiance in January...and we have been planning a wedding for August 10th...and now we're house shopping as well), she might be lashing out. Maybe she will calm down after the wedding when we get all settled down?
Jana, just wait until you get to 16. My son was an absolute breeze until we hit 16 this year. Thank goodness for alcohol
When I was pregnant with my daughter, my sister texted me and said, "I hope that your baby is a boy because I would not wish a teenage girl on anyone."
I wrote back, "LOL - rough day?"
And she replied, "I'm not LOL-ing over here."
I'm not looking forward to the teenage years!
And she replied, "I'm not LOL-ing over here."
I think at this point, we need to start putting anything that could make a big mess (markers/crayons, her kid make-up, playdough, etc...) up and out of reach at night. Finding her up at 3am playing barbies is annoying, but at least it's not a huge mess and/or destructive to the house.
I think this is a good approach. Also, would she possibly come to your bed and sleep? Baby Green knows she has to start the night in her bed, but if she wakes up it's fine for her to come sleep with us.
We decided since DS was climbing out of his crib we would take the side off to change it to a toddler bed (he's getting an actual Car bed for his birthday).
Can we say HUGE mistake!
Dd is usually good about waking us up, usually.
DS is NOT!
Since he has been getting up he has:
- covered the entire bedroom floor in sparkles. (I have yet to find where he got them from but suspect he used up whatever he found).
- put ALL of his toy cars into DD's fish tank after scooping out most of the gravel and spreading it all over the floor. The fish did not survive this...
- markered the bathroom...
- tried to clean above mess...omg!
- has taken off his pull up numerous times, stood on his bed and peed.
- gone downstairs to get cereal and milk, play with every toy he has them come back up to bed and fall asleep. I actually thought the cats got into the cupboards and knocked over the toys...but DS told me he made a mess web he got up.
- opened the door to our whites tree frog tank and told us he "let it go in grass"... Outside doors were locked so we know he didn't do that however the window of that room was open. Wh and I ave up after four days of looking only to be sitting outside while I had a smoke to hear the frog croak. He was hiding outside in the toys. His tank now has a lock!
I'll stop there. But I think since neither of my kids have understood our rule of staying IN bed or waking us up I'm going to invest in some sort of alarm for when they cross their doorway
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"I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance." Garth Brooks
My kid is two; I'm terrified of putting her into a bed she can get out of. She could totally make it out of her crib if she tried, but she hasn't figured that out yet. Maybe she never will!
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As I was browsing the internet today I saw a story about a guy who found a bobcat in the back of a pickup truck at a Wal-Mart. What?! I immediately figured it happened somewhere in the south where, in my mind, crazy things like that happen. Then I see, "Reddit user, TheAngryCelt took this picture at a Boise, Idaho Walmart." This happened here? In the town that I live in?
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This was great, Sue. Thanks again. (1:24:04)
Finally got around to this. Another great squares puzzle!
Thank you, I bookmarked some. (:
Oh Pat, that is the nicest thing anyone has said lately. How kind of you to tell me, though you have alluded to it before. June has mentioned that Jigidi has made her life interesting again. So many people/friends you would never have "met". I have met several of our members though and Gail has too. Thanks ianwill. I am glad you enjoyed it.Unwrought--check back on Sue49 or Sue1 or maybe even SueAnne. I have others posted in different sizes. Nothing was this big till the format changed a couple of months ago. Before that 432 was the largest I could post.
I loved this one, anyone know similar puzzles?
Another Wowser winner of a puzzle. Thank you for all you do!
Thanks for the offer, Sue! I really do often think about how I got so hooked on Jigidi, due to a love of your puzzles, and that, because of that, I finally ended up creating my own, which has been such a wonderfully rewarding experience, and has helped this life-long depressed person find new joy and a sense of purpose and pleasure that was missing for so long...... What I'm trying to say is that, even if you decided never to make another squares puzzle, I'd still be in your debt forever.... :-)))
Just remind me when I haven't posted one in awhile and if I have one in my folder, I'll post it for you. I don't have another one right now, but will probably make a couple next week. I actually think I'll be free from subbing for 4 days next week. Have been subbing since before Christmas.
Yes, it does add more difficulty, and I sometimes like that, but in the wowser size I'm quite happy with this degree of difficulty! And I agree--I love the shaded squares very much! I can't tell you (though heaven knows I've certainly tried, with as many superlatives and exclamation points as possible!) how much I look forward to seeing a new Sue squares puzzle appear--thanks again! :-)))
The 1=1 just adds an extra challenge to it. I don't bother with ones that big anyway, but others enjoy it. I do like the look of the shaded squares though.
Darn it, I wish one of those "cold" fronts would come through up here! LOL! Have a wonderful time, Sue, and you never have to apologize to me about the lack of a 1=1 match--I know others prefer that, but I am quite content with the easier mismatch setup! :-)))))
Low 70s today with a slight drizzle in the AM as a "cold" front came through. Bright sunshine now. Can't wait to go out in the woods (and leave school behind for a bit). Have a great weekend.
Woohoo, this is wonderful - great colours, great shaded squares. Enjoy your weekend. I'll be staying in and working puzzles - it's still below freezing here :)))
Someone just left a message on the smallest size saying it was too small and easy, needed to be bigger. Evidently they don't know me, my puzzles or my friends very well, LOL. All anyone needs to do is ask (which they did not do), but I had already posted it in 3 larger sizes before that one. TeeHee. Oh well. Perhaps they will find this one, silly.
I am sorry it doesn't match up 1=1, but I haven't figured a way to do the shaded one like that. Perhaps it simply won't work, but I keep playing with it because I actually like it so much better than the regular squares. I will be gone Thurs-Sun to go camping with my horses....trail riding in the forests with good friends...doesn't get much better than that.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I'm in the wrong profile, getting things ready for tomorrow's postings, but I couldn't wait to shout with joy!!! LOL! Thanks so much, Sue!!!


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Inside the supermarket formerly known as Budwey's, on Kenmore Avenue, it's weird, because it's as if Budwey's never left. A friend calls it "Dashwey's" and had told us that everything was the way it was, except prices were higher. We saw what he meant. There was the Special Values aisle, the Shur-Fine foods. However, the bulk Parmesan Buzz bulks up with had gone from $5.99 to $9.99 a pound. Other things had doubled in price. We did find good deals, though, and were proceeding to the checkout when another change hit us. The store was quiet! They had dumped Budwey's annoying sound system, yay! Another change we can embrace is the sign on the store. The word "Budwey's" is faded, but it's there, and the new name is splashed over it. This is great Buffalo art. See the Buzz Blog, online, for exclusive pics.
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The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, rogue bagpipers, would be the ultimate in our St. Patrick's Day Parade. Imagine them wailing "We Will Rock You," which rocked Kleinhans Music Hall on Saturday night. If we can't pay the pipers, though, at least we have the quieter but no less evocative poetry of Gene McCarthy's Tavern on Hamburg Street. Canceling their recently scheduled Better Beverage Service because of snow, the pub waxed poetic. "Better Beverage will happen, on Wed., Feb 19 we'll be rappin!" they wrote. "So please stay home tonight, and drink some craft beer by fire light! Any person who needs a refund, simply call us and we'll give you one! … By the time of our next Better Beverage, we may even have our own beer as leverage! This is almost Yeats. All it needs is another draft … or two …
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A Buzz reader called asking if Camillo's Sloan Supermarket was offering the Valentine's Day special it offered last year. The answer is, yes indeedy! Two 8-ounce strip steaks, a bag of shrimp, two 3-ounce lobster tails, salad, two twice-baked potatoes and a gooey dessert – all for $20. Allow time – the day Buzz went last year, they had sold 700 of them by the time we got there. But pssst! This year, the special has hot competition from Pierogi Love Night at the Ukrainian-American Civic Center, 205 Military Road. The Ukrainians promise: "Mrs. H will have the windows of Buffalo's oldest Ukrainian social club steamed up from 6 to 11 p.m., serving handmade Ukrainian food," and also a full bar, including "an array of heady Ukrainian beers by Obolon," and music by David Kane et al. Admission $5. Such a deal! Buffalo … Isn't it romantic?
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Apple is facing a new threat to its popular iPhone + App Store combination in the form of rogue app stores. We reported about the first of these last month called Cydia Store. Cydia offers apps for download that have either been rejected by Apple for its official App Store, or from developers who just don't want to bother going that route. In order to use these alternative stores you have to jailbreak your iPhone.{ad}
Apple has decided to take action, though, in order to limit the appeal of stores like Cydia to iPhone developers. It has done this by simply updating the terms of the iPhone SDK the developers sign up to. The additional section of those terms reads:
(f) Applications developed using the Apple Software may only be distributed if selected by Apple (in its sole discretion) for distribution via the App Store or for limited distribution on Registered Devices (ad hoc distribution) as contemplated in this Agreement
This means that if you want to remain a developer, and not become a target of Apple's legal department, you shouldn't consider releasing you app anywhere but the App Store. For developers who are trying to build a business around releasing apps it is hoped this is enough to deter them.
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Matthew's Opinion
This is probably the best way Apple could have dealt with these rogue app stores. It was a very simple thing for the company to do, cost them no money, and sends out a very clear warning to developers that releasing anywhere else is totally unacceptable.
For most developers this will stop them even considering it as they value their status as an iPhone developer too much. It could, after all, end up earning them a lot of money if they release the right app. There will still be those who disregard the new terms, however, but if Apple find out they will be quietly removed from the developer list.
Rogue app development and stores will continue regardless, but this simple move by Apple ultimately limits their usefulness because most developers will stick with the official App Store.


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"Diet" fast food--sorta
Jessica Bartfield, MD, an internist specializing in nutrition and weight management (oh joy) at Loyola, says even the dreaded fast food can be OK to eat.
She favors sandwich shops that allow lots of veggie toppings and less dressing or mayo. Subway, cough Subway? (Their dressings gag me, but don't mind me.)
A cup of soup or chili is OK No bread bowls—what were you thinking?
Always go for grilled, not fried. Hold off on cheese or dressing. I like hamburgers without cheese, which my kid thinks is positively warped.
Go for the smallest—that would be the Dollar One.
She also says save half for your next meal.
Yeah, am getting right on that one.
In DC, every place I lived had a Mickey D's in the same block. Sometimes kids would spill the shakes on the sidewalk and all day, in summer, they would not melt.
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awesome work, Cheryl! 5/5
He would be proud of this :)
Fantastic draw of Vincent, Cheryl. 5♥s and Fave....lol@vins comment I see he's in the naughty corner yet again! :))
(((Naughty corner calling spidey)))where's my breakfast....your late again:O)
Wonderful drawing of Vncent Cheryl,,5♥s and faves
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Fantastic drawing, Cheryl! LOL at Vinny and other comments related! (grins)