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Hawk Creek Watershed will offer incentives for restoration of wetlands
CLARA CITY -- The Hawk Creek Watershed Project will offer incentives for wetland restoration as part of an effort to reduce the phosphorus runoff that plays a role in depleting oxygen levels in the lower reaches of the Minnesota River.
Cory Netland, Hawk Creek Watershed Project director, outlined plans at the organization's meeting Friday in Clara City for a basin-wide effort to reduce the nutrient run off that contributes to the low dissolved oxygen problem in the river. The project recently received $326,768 for the effort in Chippewa, Renville and Kandiyohi counties.
The watershed will also be matching in-kind service, and funding and technical assistance help from other agencies as part of an overall $729,494 project to address the problem of low oxygen.
Low oxygen levels are harmful to fish and other aquatic organisms.
The problem of low oxygen during low flow periods in the lower reaches of the Minnesota River has become the focus of a concerted effort throughout the entire river basin.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking to reduce the amount of nutrients reaching the river to specific volumes, known as total maximum daily limits.
The effort has led to tougher phosphorus standards for wastewater treatment plants in the basin, as well as a phosphorus trade network.
Netland said the Hawk Creek Watershed Project has been seeking to encourage the restoration of key wetland areas in the basin.
Their restoration could improve water quality in the basin by holding and absorbing nutrients now being carried by smaller tributaries to the Minnesota River.
The basin has been offering Conservation Reserve Program funding to help landowners plant vegetative buffers along waterways to capture nutrients.
Netland said the same approach will be taken to encourage the wetland restoration.
The current proposal calls for offering CRP payments rates of $100 per acre for wetlands enrolled for 10 years; $150 per acre for 15 years, and $300 per acre for perpetual easements.
He is hoping to see 320 acres of wetlands and another 120 acres of vegetative buffer made possible through the project.
The project will also include incentives and technical assistance to help landowners adopt a wide variety of other best management projects, ranging from adding alternative drainage intakes to upgrading feedlots to stop run-off.
The Hawk Creek Watershed Project has made possible $6.4 million in land-use and other improvements in the basin since 1997, according to information from the Project.


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The Hundreds commissioned artist Jun Cha to create a series of items paying tribute to five black and gray masters. Here's a first look at some select pieces from the collection, including a New Eras, t-shirts, skate decks and a beanie each bearing Jun's signature tattoo-based artwork. Available Friday morning at both THLA and THSF. To get the full story, be sure to stop by The Hundreds and Jun's Black & Gray show at Canvas Gallery over the weekend of Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2009.
Canvas Gallery
441 North Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 944-0678
More looks at the The Hundreds by Jun Cha Collection after the jump.


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Palestinians claimed that Israel was stepping up its attacks to distract voters from election-related scandals rocking the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, while Mr Sharon declared that the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was an "obstacle to peace" and must "exit the political stage".
In a rare incident of violence on the Israel-Egypt border, Israeli soldiers shot dead two infiltrators in the desert south of the Gaza Strip, the military said. An Israeli also died in the clash.
Hours earlier, Israeli helicopters had swooped out of the Gaza sky and fired missiles at two vehicles allegedly containing Hamas activists and travelling between Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Instead, the blasts killed two teenage boys walking nearby, witnesses said.
After two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 22 people in Tel Aviv last Sunday, Israel decided to step up its offensive against Palestinian militants, including the so-called "targeted killings" of suspects, a practice the Palestinians denounce as assassination of their leaders and human rights groups criticise as summary executions without trial.
Last night Palestinians infiltrated the Israeli village of Gadish in Israel's north and killed an Israeli. Israeli police said an hour later that two infiltrators had been killed.
Villagers in Gadish, less than three miles from the West Bank frontier, have been building a fence on the border, criticising the Israeli government for moving too slowly to implement a decision last April to fence off the area from the Palestinians.


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Shure SM94 Instrument Condenser
Shure SM94 Instrument CondenserDetails
A sensitive mic with a wide, flat response ideal for live amplified and acoustic instruments.
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The Model SM94 is a unidirectional electret condenser microphone tailored to the instrument miking needs of professional musicians and sound engineers in both live performance and sound recording. Its smooth, flat frequency response is free of either a "presence peak" or a low-frequency rolloff, making it a perfect choice for all types of musical instruments.
The SM94 is equally at home in sound reinforcement systems or in sound studios and motion picture/ TV scoring stages. When used with the optional wind-screen, the SM94 can be used by vocalists and speech-makers who desire a wide, flat response with minimum coloration.
Shure SM94 Features
A sensitive mic with a wide, flat response ideal for live amplified and acoustic instruments.
Extremely well-suited for reproduction of stringed instruments, woodwinds and cymbals
AA battery or phantom power
Internal shock mount
Wide dynamic range
Smooth, flat frequency response
Uniform Cardioid condenser
Frequency response: 40 to 16,000 Hz
Shure SM94 Specifications
Cardioid condenser (electret bias)
Frequency Response
40 to 16,000 Hz
Polar Pattern
Cardioid (unidirectional)--uniform with frequency, symmetrical about axis
Output Impedance
Rated at 150 ohms; 200 ohms actual
Recommended Minimum Load Impedance
800 ohms
Sensitivity (at 1,000 Hz)
Open Circuit Voltage: -49 dBV/Pa (3.5 mV) (phantom)
-50 dBV/Pa (3.2 mV) (battery) (1 Pa = 94dB SPL)
Output Clipping Level (1 kHz, 3% THD)
800-ohm Load
-14 dBV (0.63 V) (phantom), 1% THD;
-23 dBV (0.71 V) (battery), 3% THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
< 0.25% (130 dB SPL at 250 Hz into 800 ohm load)
Maximum SPL
800 ohm Load: 141 dB (phantom), 123 dB (battery)
Hum Pickup
-3 dB equivalent SPL in a 1 millioersted field (60 Hz)
Output Noise (equivalent sound pressure levels; measured with true rms voltmeter)
22 dB typical, A-weighted
25 dB typical, weighted per DIN 45 505
Dynamic Range
119 dB (phantom); 101 dB (battery) (maximum SPL, 2000-ohm load, to A-weighted noise level)
Signal?to?Noise Ratio
72 dB (IEC 651)* at 94 dB SPL
Overvoltage Protection
Maximum External Voltage Applied to Pins 2 and 3 with respect to Pin 1: +52Vdc
Reverse polarity protected to 75 Vdc
Positive pressure on diaphragm produces positive voltage on pin 2 relative to pin 3
Cartridge Capacitance
24 pF
Phantom Operation
Supply Voltage: 11 to 52 Vdc, (+) pins 2 and 3
Current Drain: 1.0 TO 1.2 mA max. at 52 Vdc
Battery Operation
Type: 1.5 V alkaline, AA size (NEDA 15A)
Life: Up to 5,000 hours with fresh battery
Environmental Conditions
Storage: -29 degrees to 74 degrees C (-20 degrees to 165 degrees F)
Operating: -6.7 degrees to 49 degrees C (20 degrees to 120 degrees F)
Storage: 0-95% relative humidity at room temperature (72 degrees to 80 degrees F, 22 degrees to 27 degrees C)
XLR professional audio 3-Pin
Steel and brass construction with gray finish and stainless steel mesh grille
See User Guide
Net: 250 grams (8.8 oz) less battery
Packaged: SM94-LC: 949.7 grams (2 lb 1 1/2 oz)
The product price includes 6 years' warranty and 180 day money back guarantee.
However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.
The highlights of this enhanced warranty service are:
- Warranty is extended to 6 years from the date of delivery.
- Our Money Back guarantee is extended from 30 days to 180 days (terms apply after 30 days)
- Collection and delivery costs are included for the first 2 years
- Claim 50% cash back on the cost of the policy after 6 years if it has not been used!
- Warranty is transferable if the item is re-sold
- Loan or replacement equipment will be provided if the product isn't repaired within 30 days
- If an item can not be repaired, a similar alternative product or cash discount (as defined in this policy) will be offered
- The policy can be cancelled within 30 days, and at any time after that for a pro-rata discount
Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided.
For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs.
This enhanced warranty is in addition to the standard Gear4music and manufacturer warranty policies, and the Gear4music terms and conditions of trade. No statement or condition of sale contained within these terms affects or restricts your statutory rights as defined under the Consumer Contracts Regulation 2014.
Once the product is delivered, you have 180 days to decide that you definitely want to keep it. If you decide it is not suitable for any reason, you can return it back to us for replacement or full refund, including standard delivery charges.
All Products are new unless stated, and include a minimum of 3 years warranty.
Some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging, and in the case of software, unregistered. These items include:
- Software
- CDs & DVDs
- In-ear Monitors
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Mouthpieces, Reeds etc… for Woodwind and Brass instruments
- Mouth / Lip Care Products
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package, such as computer system built to a customer's personal specifications. Exceptions may only be possible with prior agreement of the vendor, and may be subject to a cancellation fee.
If you also purchase items that do not qualify for free delivery, some delivery charges may be applied to your order which will be shown in your shopping basket.


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Prince George's Child Resource Center, Inc., Largo, MD, USA
Though presently a Board Member, my association with the Prince George's Child Resource Center started almost 20 years ago when I mailed my resume and was subsequently hired as a Director at a new on-site child care center. This job lasted 19 years. Being involved with the resource center as a professional in the field and as a Board Member has allowed me the opportunity to experience first hand the efficient & excellent delivery of high quality services to child care providers, directors and early education teachers in Prince George's County. From the monthly directors networking meetings, the Office of ChildCare roundtable disscussions, the advocacy project to staff training [which is second to none in the county] the resource center consistently provides quality events, resources and cutting edge information to educators which in turn enables us to deliver excellent services to the children in our care. The staff are professional, friendly and go over and beyond what is expected of them. I always look forward to visiting the center because it feels like "a home away from home" where my professional needs will be met.
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Rybak campaigns for Dayton, Olson
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton's plan to tax the wealthy will help middle-class Minnesotans send their kids to college, says Minneapolis R.T. Rybak.
"Mark's saying something pretty simple," Rybak said in an interview Tuesday night. "It's tough, but it's simple. We're going to ask the people who make the very most money in the state to give a little more, so middle-class Minnesotans can afford to go to college. That's fair.
"I think as we talk to people, they get that," he added. It's a very clear and simple discussion."
Rybak and Minnesota DFL Party Associate Chairwoman Donna Cassutt will visit with Bemidji State University students this morning in support of the campaigns for Dayton and Sen. Mary Olson, DFL-Bemidji.
"The reality is that the state can only move forward if middle-class people can afford to go to college. And we're losing the ability for middle-class people to go to college in Minnesota." Rybak said.
"One of the things I like about Mary Olson is that she's gone down there (St. Paul) and ruffled feathers for the right reasons -- she stands up for consumers and that makes the insurance industry nervous," said Rybak. "So they have a hand-picked candidate running against her."
Challenging Olson is Bemidji insurance agency owner John Carlson, president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
"She's somebody who goes down there and tries to open up government, which makes some of the lobbyists kind of nervous and they try to run a campaign against her," Rybak said. "Mary's unbought and she's tough. That's what people need in tough times."
Olson said in the past session there were three different issues that the insurance sought that she supported, against the lawyers' lobbyists.
"I'm not anti-insurance, it's just that there are a lot of other situations like using credit scoring to determine insurance rates which have been shown to increase the profit for insurance companies or in looking at health care reform and making it better for consumers."
Rep. Tom Emmer, the Republican for governor, is staunchly against the health reform bill passed by Congress, but Rybak said it will help Minnesotans in many ways.
One way, he said, is the provision where parents can keep their children under their policies until age 26, freeing up more money for college tuition.
DFLers are optimistic about Dayton, who could become the first Democratic governor in nearly 30 years, said Cassutt.
Independence Party candidate Tom Horner is dividing the Republican Party, she said. "There's a lot of rumbling, a lot of undercurrent within that party."
Cassutt said that "for us, it's clear. You can't support George Bush for eight years and Tim Pawlenty's policies for eight years and expect and expect us now to think you're something different."
With Emmer, "it's more of the same failed policies of Tim Pawlenty," she said.
Dayton isn't too far to the left, Cassutt said. "What Mark has going for him is he's authentic. He's honest, he's direct. He's tackling the big issues in a forthright manner that we haven't seen from either of the other candidates."
That, she said, precedes right, left, center or whatever. The middle class has borne much of the tax burden, also property taxes, "and Mark's saying let's spread that out a little bit more."
Rybak said Bemidji and Minneapolis are similar, with both on the Mississippi River, and he's forged a partnership with Olson on several issues, including working with American Indian youth in the urban city to gain more cultural knowledge on the reservation and sharing that with their urban counterparts.
"We're going to talk about college affordability," Rybak said of this morning's visit to BSU. "We're just going to hammer home that Mary's been working to keep college affordable while Tim Pawlenty hasn't. We're going to talk about the issue that students can now stay on their parent's health care until they're 26 which allows them to pay off college debt, while the person running against Mary doesn't like tax reform."
A great Minnesota has to have an affordable way for a kid to go to college, Rybak said. "Mary and Mark Dayton have that idea and the other people don't. It's just that simple."


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EngagePoint recognized with Veracode's 2013 Secure Development Award
EngagePoint's application among three companies recognized for having the lowest flaw density
Aug 01, 2013, 09:00 ET from EngagePoint
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EngagePoint today announced that the company has received the 2013 Secure Development Award from Veracode. This award recognizes Veracode customers scanned over a twelve month period, with an application possessing the lowest flaw density, or fewest flaws per megabyte of code.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130801/NY56853LOGO)
To determine winners, Veracode, the leader in application security, analyzed applications scanned and calculated the flaw density of each, including those built in Java, .NET, C, and C++. This is the second year Veracode has presented organizations with this award. EngagePoint, along with two other organizations, were shown to have the lowest flaw density when compared to thousands of other applications scanned over a twelve month period.
"The Secure Development Award recognizes organizations and developers who understand the importance of implementing application security testing into the software development lifecycle," said Chris Wysopal, co-founder, CTO and CISO, Veracode. "EngagePoint's commitment to application security testing will help them continue to identify flaws and potential vulnerabilities in their applications, creating stronger more marketable products."
"We are proud to have received the Veracode 2013 Secure Development Award," said Sam Hua, senior vice president of platform and architecture at EngagePoint. "Our clients handle sensitive data for benefits, eligibility and enrollment transactions. We are entrusted with aggregating data and managing these transactions across a number of internal and external systems. This award from Veracode is recognition of the focus and investment we have put into earning and keeping the trust of our clients in the role of their software vendor and system integrator."
For more information on the award and the selection process, please visit: http://www.veracode.com/awards-recognition/secure-development-award.html.
About Veracode
Veracode's cloud-based solutions and security services help enterprises and government agencies find vulnerabilities in internally developed software, mobile apps, web applications, and applications across the software supply chain. By working with these organizations, Veracode is securing the world's software and creating a more secure environment for businesses and consumers. For more information about Veracode, visit www.veracode.com, follow @Veracode on Twitter or read the Veracode Blog.
About EngagePoint
EngagePoint helps government agencies and commercial payers tackle their most complex health care modernization and policy challenges. As experts in systems integration with a deep understanding of public and private health insurance, benefits management and health care IT, we deliver configurable and sustainable solutions that exceed client expectation in less time, at lower cost and with greater assurance.
Our platforms, applications and integration services help state agencies address policy requirements for consumer health insurance access and coverage (ACA) as well as modernization of Medicaid legacy systems. EngagePoint was founded in 2007 and recognized as the 34th fastest growing private U.S. company on the 2012 INC 500 list. For more information visit www.EngagePoint.com.
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Letter: Obama offers hope for all
Dear Editor,
It's interesting that after two months in office, Barack Obama is being blamed for the state our country is in, indeed the "death" of our economy. He's hardly even moved into the White House, and he is expected to overcome eight years of the previous administration's foreign and economic policy, as well as the greed and egocentrism seemingly inherent in humanity?
The state our country is in was a long, slow descent and will continue to worsen before we begin bringing it back to a semblance of its former "self." Be realistic about that.
No one, not Barack Obama, not even John McCain, can expedite that arduous, uphill climb. We may expect them to complete this journey overnight, but we as a people united are the only ones who can. Soul-searching, self-examination, change of lifestyle - we all need to undertake these difficult tasks. Take your share of the credit, take your share of the blame. It is all of us together.
The hope and change that Obama spoke of is not just a result of what he will do when he is in office, but is a result of the fact that our country elected him. We are not waiting for the change; the change has come to pass! Regardless of what anyone says about the first two months of his presidency, we have changed this country for those who live in it and in the eyes of the world.
Please don't diminish this with partisan bickering. Never before have we seen anyone but a white man live in the White House, and we have finally turned a new and welcome page in American history. There is incredible hope in that alone, and those who are threatened by it will try to lessen it, but will not.
This isn't a time for division. This is a time to honor the work and legacy of all those who went before us, sometimes giving their very lives for the cause of justice and freedom. Imagine if Abraham Lincoln (another neophyte with a "microscopic" resume?), Harriet Tubman, Thurgood Marshall, Dr. King, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley (Birmingham church bombings), or the approximately 620,000 soldiers who died in the Civil War, had lived to see this day. What would they say upon finally seeing their great sacrifices justified? Hope and change indeed.


text: Welcome Christmas by Derek Cornett published on 2012-12-09T01:54:41Z My little jazzy solo guitar arrangement of the song from "The Grinch That Stole Christmas... " Genre Dr. Seuss Solo Christmas Guitar Comment by Richard Burke 11 Makes this song sooooo different. Love it! 2014/05/01 16:49:13 +0000 Comment by Johannes Heinen so lovely!!! 2013/12/15 17:07:35 +0000 Comment by Carolyn Burnette this makes me want to close my eyes :) 2013/08/15 15:03:38 +0000 Comment by Cathie Fredrickson Wonderful instrumental, lovely playing, so expressive :) 2013/02/15 03:35:26 +0000 Comment by Rock Flexible nicely played! 2013/02/12 22:20:56 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @carolb123: Hey thanks... Always been one of my favorite christmas songs.... 2013/01/24 23:56:45 +0000 Comment by Carolyn Burnette I didn't know Dr. Seuss could play so well! :) Sorry I missed this for Christmas. 2013/01/24 18:42:59 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @brianpeters-3: Haha Hey Thanks Brian! Happy New Year to you and the family!!!! 2013/01/05 18:20:53 +0000 Comment by brianpeters aah my favourite goat whisperer doing his thang!!! how lovely - favd, derek :) 2013/01/05 17:51:24 +0000 Comment by RaphaelGTR Wonderful playing, Derek! I'm a bit late for Christmas, so I wish you a happy new year! :-) 2012/12/29 20:57:01 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @oddrun-eikli: Hi Oddrun!!! Thank you my dear friend!!! 2012/12/24 21:06:08 +0000 Comment by oddrun eikli yes..Welcome Christmas..wonderful Derek..wonderful music. 2012/12/24 09:58:02 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @single_espresso: Hey Anders! Oh I would be touched and honored to be part of the Isberg's festivities this year! Wow, thanks! Hope you and the family have a lovely holiday!!!! 2012/12/18 21:17:57 +0000 Comment by Anders Isberg Lovely arrangement Derek! I think I'll use your holiday music as a back drop for the Christmas preparations with the kids. 2012/12/17 21:51:54 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @endless-night: awwww. thanks dude!!! love you too!!! haha... :) 2012/12/17 19:13:00 +0000 Comment by Endless Night @endless-night: oh, and merry xmas, i love you :-) 2012/12/16 11:11:28 +0000 Comment by Endless Night amazing man! how do you get that sound? you bastard!!!! 2012/12/16 11:10:41 +0000 Comment by Endless Night @gus-goad: i agree!! 2012/12/16 11:10:02 +0000 Comment by Endless Night yep :-) 2012/12/16 11:09:17 +0000 Comment by Mysticgroove Collective So refreshing Derek, I have been away and this is lovely to come back to! 2012/12/11 16:06:03 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @fossil60: Really nice of you to say... the feeling is mutual... always look forward to the next "Fossilized" tune!!!! 2012/12/10 19:24:27 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @greendizer: Really appreciate that Edouard!!!! 2012/12/10 19:23:25 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @axelweis: Greetings to Barvaria!!!! Thanks immensely Axel!!! Happy Holidays to you my friend!!! 2012/12/10 19:23:04 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @william-j-lepetomane: Hey!!! Thanks very much... Really appreciate it!!! 2012/12/10 19:20:51 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @roberto9: Hey Rob! Thank you sir. Hope you have a great holiday!!! 2012/12/10 19:20:32 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett Out of Santa's bag o' jazz chords? Haha...Thanks much Gus!!! 2012/12/10 19:19:47 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @gus-goad: :) 2012/12/10 19:18:41 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @chrisscheri: Hi Chris... Thanks for listening!!! 2012/12/10 19:18:28 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @mlucas: Haha! That's perfect Martin! Thanks for the listen my friend! 2012/12/10 19:18:11 +0000 Comment by Derek Cornett @jomama-2: Hey Joe! Thanks! Really a beautiful song when you take a closer look... 2012/12/10 19:17:39 +0000


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With Valentines Day coming up, what could be better than a "Share the Love" promotion? Although I am not a fan of Rafflecopter giveaways, I was recently asked to participate with a group of others in a Share the Love Essential Oil Giveaway.
Now how could I refuse to give you this opportunity to win two complete sets of Spark Naturals Essential Oils – one for you and one to give away?
How To Enter & Win
In order to enter the give away, click through to as many of the options below as you wish. Of course you want to look for the three that link to Backdoor Survival but check out the others as well. All entries count!
The giveaway is going to run through February 10th and I believe you can come back to enter once a day.
The Prize
The Essential 4 Pack includes Lavender, Lemon, Melaleuca (Tea Tree) and Peppermint. Along with Rosemary, these are the go-to essential oils I use day in and day out. In addition, there is Oil of Oregano (great for removing warts and skin tags) and Shield, the best darn protective oil blend out there for protecting you from germs and other nasties.
Note: There is no purchase requirement by if you do decide to buy something, enjoy a 10% off with coupon code: BACKDOORSURVIVAL.


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Somewhere out there
Call it Lyndon, or call it Linden, but it's still a pit:
It was the fourth habitable world found (at least by the NATO powers), the closest to Earth, the only planet "taken" by NATO during the Far Edge War and the third settled by USSF colonists. The climate's pretty good, the local land life not especially varied or aggressive toward humans; "terraforming" has been no big deal, about like settling Ohio. Or more like Texas, minus the border issues: some challenges but the settlers rose to meet them. And had kids. A lot of kids. And indulged in various flavors of civic involvement most majorly.
Which was a bit of exposition from Roberta X's I Work On A Starship, an actual dead-tree copy of which is on the way to my mailbox even as we speak. I'd downloaded an ebook version, which was less than $2, but I wanted something permanent for the library.
Maybe I'll schlep it to the Hidden Frontier some year and get her to sign it.


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Manage CPAN Modules with CPAN Minus
Updated by Linode
CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, is the primary source for publishing and fetching the latest modules and libraries for the Perl programming language. The default method for installing Perl modules, using the "CPAN Shell", provides users with a great deal of power and flexibility but at the cost of a complex configuration and an inelegant default setup.
The CPAN Minus, or cpanm, client attempts to make the power of CPAN accessible to all users, particularly those who aren't Perl developers with a great deal of experience with the CPAN shell. This document outlines the procedures for installing cpanm, and outlines a number of basic use cases. Before beginning this guide, we expect that you have followed our getting started guide. If you're new to the world of Linux systems administration, you might like to consider our introduction to Linux concepts guide and administration basics guide.
Installing CPAN Minus
Install Dependencies
If you have not yet installed a development tool chain including Perl and its dependencies, issue the following commands on Debian and Ubuntu systems to install this software and make sure that your system's package database and installed software are up to date:
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apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get install perl build-essential curl
Similarly on CentOS and Fedora Systems, use the following commands to update the system and install the required software:
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yum update yum install perl perl-devel curl gcc
On Arch Linux systems issue the following command to download the latest package database and install the Perl dependencies:
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pacman -Sy pacman -S perl base-devel curl
Install CPAN Minus
Issue the following commands to fetch and install the cpanm tool on your system:
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cd /opt/ curl https://raw.github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus/master/cpanm > cpanm chmod +x cpanm ln -s /opt/cpanm /usr/bin/
Finally, run the following command to bootstrap and upgrade cpanm:
cpanm --self-upgrade --sudo
This may take a few moments. You may run the above command at any point to make sure that you're running the latest version of cpanm. When it has completed you will be able to access cpanm functionality using the
cpanm command.
Using CPAN Minus
In most cases, using cpanm to install modules is as simple as issuing a command in the following form:
cpanm [Module::Name]
By default, Perl modules will be installed to
~/perl5 rather than the more customary
/usr/local/bin directory. Add the
--sudo option to the command line and continue to run this software with root privileges to install to
/usr/local/bin. If you would like to continue installing Perl modules to
~/perl5 without the error message, issue the following command:
echo "PERL_CPANM_OPT=\"--local-lib=~/perl5\"" >> ~/.bashrc
You may also use the
--skip-installed option to avoid reinstalling modules when the latest version is already installed. Consider the following example:
cpanm --sudo --skip-installed Catalyst::Runtime Class::Inspector File::ShareDir Catalyst::Devel Catalyst::Engine::Apache
The above command, installs the specified modules to the system location (with
--sudo), but only if they have not been installed already. Cpanm also includes the capability to install modules and dependencies from local files. Consider the following command sequence:
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cd /opt/ wget http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/M/MI/MIKEGRB/WebService-Linode-0.05.tar.gz cpanm --sudo /opt/WebService-Linode-0.05.tar.gz
These commands download the
WebService::Linode module, the Perl bindings for the Linode API, and install the module using cpanm into the system's Perl library. You may need additional libraries outside of CPAN's requirements for certain modules to work correctly. If the module requires dependencies from CPAN, cpanm will download and install them before installing the specified module. You can use this functionality to install non-public modules on your system. You may also specify the location of a Perl module on the Internet and CPAN will fetch the module from that location, build the dependencies, and install it. Consider the following example:
cpanm --sudo http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/M/MI/MIKEGRB/WebService-Linode-0.05.tar.gz
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cpanm --recent
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cpanm --info [Module::Name]
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Measuring Progress for Children
Statistics are essential to know what difference is being made in the lives of children in Botswana. For example, we need to track progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Vision 2016, through the use of statistical data.
As a starting point, we need to know how many children there are. In the 2001 population census, the total population of Botswana stood at 1,680,862 of which 44% were children (733,134, of which 50.2% male). Population projections for 2011 estimate the total population to be 1,826,022, of which 41% are children (748,297, of which 50.4% male), i.e. under 18 years of age.
UN bodies, like Governments, use statistics from a number of sources. These include census data, such as the National Population Census carried out every 10 years in most countries (the Botswana Census is due in 2011), or population surveys, collecting data from a representative sample of the population, and extrapolating the results across the whole population. In relation to UNICEF's data needs these include such surveys as the Botswana Family Health Survey (last carried out in 2007), the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (2008), the Botswana Demographic Survey (2006), the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (2002/03), the Labour Force Survey (2005/06) and others. These surveys are all produced by Statistics Botswana (the former Central Statistics Office). In addition smaller-scale surveys, usually carried out by eg the University of Botswana, NGOs or the Botswana Institute for Development Planning Analysis (BIDPA), also produce data that are useful for UNICEF.
Also, government ministries are also responsible for gathering data from health facilities, schools, social workers, police and so on. These provide information on use of these services and the most common needs of children when in contact with these services.
UNICEF Botswana uses the statistical data thus produced for a number of purposes. These include the production of national reports and advocacy documents, such as Thari Ya Bana, as well as inputs into international reports and documents, such as State of the World's Children. In addition UNICEF carries out further (secondary) analyses of nationally produced data, focusing particularly on children and their issues. In such analyses data can be broken down further into looking at issues affecting children by gender, location, orphan status, or parental education.
All data and analyses are then used to provide information to the Government to Botswana and other stakeholders to support their development of policies and programmes for children and women.
This data can also be used for advocacy for changes in resource allocations or policy priorities as well as to hold service providers to account for their performance.


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Andrea Cardosa, 40, faces 16 counts of sexually abusing two girls.
If convicted, she could get life in prison, the Riverside County District Attorney's office said.
The case came to light after a woman, now aged 28, posted a YouTube video showing her making a call to Cardosa and confronting her about the allegations.
The call was secretly recorded.
In it, Jamie phones Alhambra High School, where receptionists connected her to a woman who identifies herself as Cardosa.
"Do you realise that you brainwashed me and you manipulated me and that what you did was wrong," the alleged victim, who wants to be identified as Jamie, asks.
"Yes, and I regret it," a voice is heard responding.
Jamie, who has spoken publicly about the allegations, said the abuse started when she was 12 and Cardosa was her basketball coach.
The alleged crimes took place between 1997 and 2001.
The video also was sent to the Alhambra Unified School District, where Cardosa was working as an assistant principal.
The superintendent referred the case to police, and Cardosa resigned the same day.
After the video, a second alleged victim came forward.
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Many business owners look at their Profit and Loss Report and say "If I made that profit, where is it?" The first place many look to see is the bank account or overdraft; however it's not that simple. Business cashflow is affected by anything that results in money coming into or going out of the business. One component of variable cashflow which business owners have control is working capital. The Working Capital Cash Manager will help you get a better understanding of how your working capital affects your business. This understanding will allow you to test, measure and improve your business cashflow.
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Chapter One
Which is Mostly About
Names and Family Relationships
It begins, as most things begin, with a song.
In the beginning, after all, were the words, and they came with a tune. That was how the world was made, how the void was divided, how the lands and the stars and the dreams and the little gods and the animals, how all of them came into the world.
They were sung.
The great beasts were sung into existence, after the Singer had done with the planets and the hills and the trees and the oceans and the lesser beasts. The cliffs that bound existence were sung, and the hunting grounds, and the dark.
Songs remain. They last. The right song can turn an emperor into a laughing stock, can bring down dynasties. A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone. That's the power of songs.
There are other things you can do with songs. They do not only make worlds or recreate existence. Fat Charlie Nancy's father, for example, was simply using them to have what he hoped and expected would be a marvelous night out.
Before Fat Charlie's father had come into the bar, the barman had been of the opinion that the whole karaoke evening was going to be an utter bust; but then the little old man had sashayed into the room, walked past the table of several blonde women with the fresh sunburns and smiles of tourists, who were sitting by the little makeshift stage in the corner. He had tipped his hat to them, for he wore a hat, a spotless green fedora, and lemon-yellow gloves, and then he walked over to their table. They giggled.
"Are you enjoyin' yourselves, ladies?" he asked.
They continued to giggle and told him they were having a good time, thank you, and that they were here on vacation. He said to them, it gets better, just you wait.
He was older than they were, much, much older, but he was charm itself, like something from a bygone age when fine manners and courtly gestures were worth something. The barman relaxed. With someone like this in the bar, it was going to be a good evening.
There was karaoke. There was dancing. The old man got up to sing, on the makeshift stage, not once, that evening, but twice. He had a fine voice, and an excellent smile, and feet that twinkled when he danced. The first time he got up to sing, he sang "What's New Pussycat?" The second time he got up to sing, he ruined Fat Charlie's life.


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A garment salesman accused of being a serial killer of Brooklyn shopkeepers has been found mentally fit for court.
The Daily News says a Brooklyn judge discussed doctors' finding Friday in Salvatore Perrone's case.
They determined Perrone doesn't suffer from hallucinations or delusional thinking and understands the charges against him.
Perrone has behaved oddly at court appearances. Authorities say he told detectives he was working with what he termed "the Palestinian section of the CIA."
But the judge says doctors concluded his remarks reflect a personality disorder, rather than a mental illness that would legally disqualify him from standing trial.
The 64-year-old Perrone is accused of shooting three merchants to death as they worked alone in their clothing stores last year. He has pleaded not guilty.


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USB-parallel port printer
I need some help in this. I have just installed Mandrake 9.2 (for the second time in 3 days) on a Toshiba laptop M35 1.7mhz centrino.
I have a Cannon Bjc 80 that i used on my old laptop with a parallel port. Because the new laptop has no parallel port I bought a USB to parallel converter. The first time i installed mandrake, the printer worked straight off. I installed it as lp0, suing printerdrake and it worked fine. Now having fixed the disk partitioning problem and reinstalled mandrake, the printer does not work.
This is what is listed in my /dev directory - /dev/usb/-lp0 180,0
Under /dev/printers there is no entry.
I have used linux for about 2years but mainly as a user, learning and tweaking as i go.
It seems that the parallel/USB converter is supported in the 9.2 but somehow, the second time it has not loaded it or something.
What do i do to get it to work ?
i have the same poblem too.. but im using Desktop Pc..
Athlon XP 2400+
with 4 usb ports using ASUS AN8V4 board..
and Epson Printer for usb connection...
it recognize the device but it wont print..
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01. Modest Mouse – "Missed the Boat" (We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank)
02. Band of Horses – "Is There a Ghost" (Cease to Begin)
03. The Band – "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (The Band)
04. Throw Me the Statue – "Groundswell" (Moonbeams)
05. The Decemberists – "Crane Wife 1 & 2" (The Crane Wife)
06. Bruce Springsteen – "Backstreets" (Born to Run)
07. Delta Spirit – "People Turn Around" (Ode to Sunshine)
08. The Shins – "Sleeping Lessons" (Wincing the Night Away)
09. Fleet Foxes – "Your Protector" (Fleet Foxes)
10. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
11. Death Cab for Cutie – "Transatlanticism" (Transatlanticism)
12. Frightened Rabbit – "The Loneliness and the Scream" (The Winter of Mixed Drinks)
13. Arcade Fire – "Keep the Car Running" (Neon Bible)
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Polls opened late and machines malfunctioned Tuesday during Florida's first test of new touch-screen voting machines installed since the 2000 election fiasco.
Gubernatorial candidate Janet Reno said she would call on Gov. Jeb Bush to extend primary election voting hours because of the delays, including that at one precinct in Miami in which voting didn't begin until 11:45 a.m.--nearly five hours after polls opened.
Officials estimate that about 500 people left one precinct without getting to vote. Reno herself was delayed at her Miami precinct while election workers struggled to get the new voting machines up and running. "Any time you have a new system, you're going to have problems," said Gisela Salas, Miami-Dade County assistant supervisor of elections. "We expected problems, but not to this magnitude."
One of the most critical issues being decided at the polls today is whether a 1998 provision in Miami-Dade County's human rights ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation will be repealed. Gay rights opponents have campaigned for months to repeal the law, gathering enough signatures to land their measure on the primary election ballot. But a recent poll showed that the ballot measure was failing badly, which had gay rights activists confident that they would prevail.


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Chemeketa in Polk County
Chemeketa Polk Center partnerships
Our local partnerships allow us to expand education and employment opportunities for our community. One might be right for you -
Education Partners
We offer Polk County teens smooth transitions from high school to college by collaborating with local schools.
- Many Polk county high school students can earn college credit through Chemeketa's College Credit Now Program and students at Central High School may take Chemeketa courses right at CHS during evening hours. See your high school counselor for details.
- The Chemeketa Scholars Program offers high school seniors who have maintained a minimum 3.5 GPA the opportunity to apply for a two-year all-tuition-paid scholarship to Chemeketa for the program of their choice. See your high school counselor for further information.
- We also collaborate with Western Oregon University in Monmouth. If you plan to transfer to WOU to earn a bachelor's degree, we have many resources to help you transition between institutions. Your Chemeketa advisor can assist you with transfer advising and degree guides, and if it fits your situation, with the dual-enrollment process
Workforce Partners
If you are unemployed or under-employed, our partners at WorkSource in Dallas may be able to help you as you enter Chemeketa. Our advisor will be able to connect you to this valuable workforce development partnership.
Human Services Partners
Chemeketa Polk Center collaborates many local community agencies. If you are working with a community agency, be sure to ask our advisor how the college and the agency can support your start at Chemeketa together.
Business Partners
The Chemeketa Polk Center partners with local businesses through our local chambers of commerce, The Dallas Chamber and The Monmouth-Independence Chamber. Connecting with local businesses helps us better serve our students and our community. Representatives from Polk County business and industry also serve each year on Chemeketa's Career and Technical Advisory Committee, providing valuable expertise that assists our Associate of Science program development efforts.
Other Chemeketa programs in Polk County
Chemeketa's service to Polk County extends beyond Chemeketa Polk Center. Chemeketa's Northwest Wine Studies Center at Eola provides classes and business support to the local viticulture and wine industry. Also, Chemeketa's Small Business Development Center regularly provides classes and one-on-one assistance to Polk County business owners.


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Snapshot of a Rising Young Star(Street): Startup Lessons from Jeremy Levine
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general manager of a major sports team (preferably in Boston). He also wanted to create the digital equivalent of baseball cards. Throw in the huge market for fantasy sports and online entertainment, and you have the genesis of StarStreet.
Levine graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with a degree in entrepreneurship. But the most useful thing he ever did in class was read startup blogs, he says. In other words, it's questionable whether you can really teach entrepreneurship to college kids in a classroom. Levine says he was idealistic enough to think all he had to do was e-mail venture capitalists and wait for his check to come in.
When he moved back to Cambridge in the summer of 2009 (he's a native), he says he was "rejected from every incubator." He realized he needed to learn as much as possible about startups, as quickly as possible. So he went to every tech event he could and got better at networking. He learned the ropes of social media. He started building a group of informal advisors and mentors. (He'd probably agree with recent advice from Seattle entrepreneur Bob Crimmins on that front.)
Mostly, he was tenacious. "No matter what happened, I was not giving up," he says.
His three pieces of advice for entrepreneurs who are in a similar spot: One, "make sure you learn as much as you can as fast as you can." Two, "hustle like crazy, try everything, and don't quit." Three, if you can, "stop whatever you're doing and learn to code."
Levine made it into the second class of TechStars Boston, but he still didn't have the fundraising mojo. He says he talked to about 200 investors, and went approximately oh-fer-200. The problem was he didn't know exactly what he wanted, in terms of how much money or from whom. It was only in the past few months that he took a more confident, assured approach—figuring out what the company needed, saying, "This is what's going to happen," and drumming up commitments from five out of the top seven investors he wanted. (Having revenues and a more proven business model certainly helped too.)
The plan from here is to scale up to thousands of traders, he says, and eventually more. StarStreet could own the back-end infrastructure for sports stock markets, he says, assuming they really take off. As for exploring other types of stock markets, Levine says, "We'll get sports right and go from there."
Levine is committed to "building the best team in Boston." So here's one case of a young, local Internet startup that's not in any danger of moving to New York. There are way too many Yankees and Jets fans there, he agrees (with me).
Nice to see the younger generation upholding some old Boston traditions.
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With three weeks left in the regular season, the thought of his football team already being playoff eligible and with a chance to finish in the upper half of the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference hasn�t been weighing on Dixon coach Ray Swaney�s mind.
With three weeks left in the regular season, the thought of his football team already being playoff eligible and with a chance to finish in the upper half of the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference hasn�t been weighing on Dixon coach Ray Swaney�s mind.
Rather, Swaney has one focus following the Bulldogs� 37-14 victory at Pamlico, a win Friday night that improved Dixon to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the CPC.
�We are thinking about Jones Senior and how last year they were playing in the state championship game,� Swaney said. �In my mind, Jones Senior is a doggone good football team with good coaches.�
Swaney was referring to Dixon�s game at Jones Senior (0-7, 0-2) Friday night.
While the Trojans are winless after advancing to the NCHSAA 1-A final last year, Swaney knows Dixon will need to play well if it is to defeat Jones Senior, which beat the Bulldogs 51-0 last season.
�They will play hard,� Swaney said.
But so have the Bulldogs, resulting in Dixon being just one win shy of recording its most wins since the program went 5-6 in 2003.
After opening its season with wins over Mattamuskeet and Princeton, Dixon has now won two of three with the lone loss in that span being a 49-19 defeat to state power Southwest (6-1, 2-0).
Including the game at Jones Senior, the Bulldogs face winnable games in their final three contests. If Dixon goes 3-0 in this stretch, the Bulldogs, not only would they finish second in the CPC, but also likely host a first-round state playoff game.
�Early on we just wanted to be competitive and let the kids have some fun,� Swaney said. �We have a great group of kids to coach and they brought some commitment into the season.�
Dixon has received contributions from a volume of players.
The Bulldogs� defense was key against Pamlico. After allowing two touchdowns in the first quarter, Dixon kept the Hurricanes out of the end zone while also recovering three fumbles. Linebackers Seth Schoonover (93 tackles) and Jake Stranz (5 sacks) and defensive end Brian Dubrey-Moore (52 tackles) have keyed Dixon�s defense.
�These guys have made plays all year,� Swaney said.
Offensively, the Bulldogs are led by Malik Baker, who has 899 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns on 113 carries while averaging 7.9 yards per run. Quarterback C.D. Hansley, who has split time under center with Robbi Wyble, has 611 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns.
When not at quarterback, Wyble gives the Bulldogs a presence at receiver. He has 13 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown while Tyler Ross has 14 grabs for 247 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Center Travis Padgett has spearheaded Dixon�s offensive line.
�Everything starts at the line with Padgett,� Swaney said. �He�s been a big deal with our line play and he�s definitely done a good job.�
Dixon, which has gotten good play in the kicking game from Ross, is averaging 27.5 points per game while allowing its opponents to 21.1 points. Swaney said the two units complement each other.
�I think it goes back and forth. It seems if we are struggling a little bit on offense, the defense steps up, and vice versa. If the defense is struggling, our offense steps up. Our kids really play as a team well. They have learned that it takes 11 people on offense, 11 on defense and 11 people on special teams to play well and win.�


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Last night was a lot of fun.
My friend Rachel celebrated her birthday with good food, good friends, and lots of good wine. It may have been a late night, and I may have still felt slightly drunk when I woke up this morning, but she is worth celebrating and celebrating right.
In Germany, the birthday girl or boy is expected to provide birthday treats for their celebrations. Not in my book. I believe a cake should always be provided in honor of the birthday child.
Rich Chocolate Cup Cakes
Makes 21 cup cakes
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin pan with liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well. Fill the muffin cups 1/2 full.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frost with your favorite frosting when cool.
Once the first tray of 12 cup cakes were in the oven, I mixed 1 heaping Tbsp. of peanut butter in the remaining batter. Variety is the spice of life. Even better if that variety comes in the form of peanut butter. The peanut butter chocolate muffins were even more moist and puffy.
Oh, peanut butter you're so find, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey peanut butter, hey, hey, hey peanut butter!
I had plans to make a vanilla butter cream frosting, but the butter wasn't soft enough and I ran out of time. Luckily the cup cakes were really moist and rich enough without frosting. I still have the bowl of now room temperature butter, vanilla, and salt on the kitchen counter…. I'm thinking butter cream frosted oatmeal in the morning.
We ate dinner at a new restaurant to me. I have lived in Bonn for 2 years and have never heard of the real gem, Der Spanier. A Spanish grocery store by day and packed out restaurant by night, this tapas place is awesome. It kind of has a kanteen feel to it. The walls are lined with oils, spices, wines, and Spanish food products from the store. Rather than a menu, you get up and take your drink from the shelf or cooler and look in the deli-style glass counter for the food. The waiter then takes your order at the table. Basically, you say what you are hungry for and if they have it, it's yours.
Very laid back. Very strange at first, but it works very well. I wish I knew about this place when my family was visiting last summer. I will definitely go back. The food was outstanding and very affordable.
Speaking of food, here is some of what I ate.
Mushrooms cooked in butter, garlic, herbs and spices.
A group of us shared the seafood platter. Everything was tender and flavorful, but the calamari was the best. As in, the best calamari I have ever eaten. Really. Come to Bonn for the calamari.
Bread, aioli sauce, and many olives were also consumed.
You've got to enjoy the communal, family feel of a restaurant where plates are passed and bottles of wine are shared.
After dinner, a local drinking establishment was also visited, at which point I changed from wine and sangria to good ol' water.
Regardless of my change of drinks, I woke up today, on teacher appreciation day, feeling like a teacher whose body was treated the antonym of appreciation the prior night.
Luckily, a few cups of green tea, a couple ibuprofen, makeup, and a lovely dress hid all ailments.
Teacher appreciation day started with a presentation first thing in the morning by my students and their parents. They each said something nice about me and presented me with the following work of thoughtful art.
Each child write something they like about me and then added it to a huge canvas which was panted and decorated with little trinkets which the kids thought symbolized me. So sweet. Here are a few of my favorite comments.
The knickknacks they added each had a special meaning, animals because I like them, a flower for my balcony garden, a pile of books for my passion of reading…
A cupcake for my love of cooking….
and a marzipan pig because, "you're a vegetarian and don't eat pigs, but you really like sweet food so now you can eat a candy pig."
I believe it is important to teach reasoning and logic, especially if it justifies eating a huge blob of marzipan.
Don't worry, I won't actually eat you or the animal for which you were fashioned.
My assistant also received a similar gift. Here comments were a bit more varied though. From helping me to cutting fruit, my assistant does it all! What can I say, I'm one lucky girl.
Teacher appreciation day continued with assembly, the kids going to German, and then a trip to the neighboring German school to watch their musical of The Pied Piper of Hamlin. You may recall that we spent several weeks studying the story. The play was fantastic. I really enjoyed it as did the kids. Once we were back, it was time for lunch.
Usually, lunch starts at 12:15. The kids who ordered a hot lunch go to the assembly hall and those with packed lunch stay in the classroom with me to eat. Today, parents relieved us of our lunch duties at 12 and did the lunch recess supervision as well. The teachers and assistants all had a full hour lunch break (opposed to the usual half hour.) As if this weren't good enough, the best part of teacher appreciation day at my school is the buffet lunch the parents provide.
Imagine working at a school where over 35 nationalities are represented. Now, imagine each of those nationalities being represented through food. Not any food, but the best recipe of each region. Now, imagine being able to eat said food for 1 hour. You don't need to imagine how I felt by the time the bell went. Let's just say that I was still uncomfortably full when I left school at 4:30.


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Stress tests made obsolete
Banks raised needed funds but things changed
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WASHINGTON - All but one of the 19 largest banks have raised the extra capital cushion regulators said they would need to withstand a deeper recession - a sign, the Treasury secretary said, of how much the financial system has improved since the crisis began.
But the banks' capital needs were based on unrealistic economic projections. Some have proved too rosy, others too grim.
For example, the test envisioned unemployment reaching 8.9 percent this year; it stands at 10.2 percent.
On the other hand, the tests assumed housing prices would fall 22 percent this year in a worst-case scenario. Instead, they fell 5.5 percent in the first half of the year and have risen for the past three months.
Earlier this year, the Obama administration subjected the 19 largest banks to "stress tests.'' The goal was to boost confidence in the financial sector by showing how strong banks' balance sheets were. Regulators used a series of economic projections to see if banks could withstand the losses they would suffer in case of a deeper-than-expected recession.
But the recession diverged far from the economic projections used. Analysts say their results reveal little about what troubles the banks now face. Though conditions have improved since the depths of the credit crisis, some analysts say certain banks face problems the stress-test buffers might not solve.
"We're already at record numbers on losses, and those numbers are rising,'' said Christopher Whalen, managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics.
The test results in May found that 10 of the 19 largest banks needed more capital to withstand losses they would suffer if the recession worsened. They were given six months to raise a total of $74.6 billion of capital. The Federal Reserve said yesterday that they have raised a total of $77 billion.
Whalen said if the banks approach losses the tests envisioned, they still might not have enough capital to stay afloat.
The only bank that did not raise the required capital was GMAC, which is weighed down by bad mortgage loans but provides financing to auto dealers and buyers. Regulators had said GMAC needed to raise an additional $11.5 billion.
The company is in talks with the Treasury Department about getting a fresh bailout from the $700 billion financial rescue fund. It is unclear how much money it will require. But Secretary Timothy Geithner said it "is expected to be lower than anticipated'' when the stress test results were announced.
Geithner said the success of the other 18 companies showed that the financial sector has become far more stable since January. But Whalen said that despite government subsidies, banks like GMAC and Citigroup Inc. still are too troubled to extend credit and support an economic recovery.
"These are zombies and they can't make loans,'' he said. "None of this is helping the real economy.''


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Nov. 24, 2008: Father and two sons killed in Marshfield plane crash
The president of the Green Bay Junior Gamblers hockey team and his two sons were killed when their single-engine plane crashed into a back yard in Marshfield.
Authorities have not released their names.
But WFRV TV in Green Bay quoted a Junior Gamblers' e-mail as saying James Edwards was killed, along with James Jr. and Joshua.
Edwards was also the owner of Thomas Electric in Marshfield.
A Marshfield airport spokesman said all indications were that the plane was landing late Saturday night and its tail numbers were burned beyond recognition.
The crash burned the back wall of a house just northwest of the airport property, and there were reports of secondary explosions.
The residents were not hurt, but reports said they left to stay with relatives.
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were due at the scene today.
Clifford Watson, vice president of the Green Bay Junior Gamblers, told the TV station that Edwards flew his sons in from Marshfield two-to-three times a week for hockey practice, and one was a member.


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Is Kim Jong-un purging another high-level official? South Korea 'looking into' rumours
Unidentified sources say North Korea's number two man, Choe Ryong-hae, is in jail
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The South Korean government has announced that it is "looking into" rumours about the disappearance and purge of North Korea's number two leader, Choe Ryong-hae.
Seoul's Ministry of Unification has not yet confirmed any details, according spokesperson Kim Eui-do at a press briefing on Monday morning.
In a report last Friday, the Seoul-based Free North Korea (FNK) Radio cited unidentified sources who said Choe Ryong-hae, who is Pyongyang's military politburo chief and ideological watchdog, was being questioned behind bars.
The reasons behind his rumoured arrest were unknown, but they speculated that Choe had "violated the leadership system" of top leader Kim Jong-un, FNK Radio reported.
Choe was believed to have emerged as one of Pyongyang's senior leaders after the high-profile execution of Kim's uncle, Jang Song-thaek, in December.
He might have fallen out of Kim's favour because he tried to take hold of various state-run businesses after Jang's execution, or because he was seen as a threat to Kim, reported the South Korean daily Chosun Ilbo.
Rumours of Choe's purge surfaced after he appeared to be absent from Pyongyang's major events in late February.
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Bargain hunters have unearthed a trove of treasures - in the shape of coins at a public valuation day in Kenilworth.
A rare 'mis-made' two pound coin was brought into the valuation at St Francis of Assisi church hall in what shocked expert valuers.
The coin's inner piece had been missed out in the printing process, leaving only the brass outer rim.
Hanson's valuer Don Collins said he was also surprised to see a silver-coloured two pence coin that was accidentally made in the wrong metal.
The Queen Elizabeth II item was dated 1980 but struck in cupronickel - the blend of copper and nickel formerly used for ten and five pence pieces instead of bronze.
The coins will be taken to auction later this year.


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Lew Ayres, born Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Kildare in several movies, which was apt since originally he had studied medicine at the University of Arizona.
Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and reared in San Diego, California, Ayres began acting in bit player roles in films in 1927. He was discovered in 1927 playing banjo in the Henry Halstead Orchestra as Halstead was recording one of the earliest Vitaphone movie shorts called Carnival Night in Paris (Warner Brothers, 1927). Ayres wrote, "I was a member of Henry Halstead's orchestra in 1927 at the Mission Beach Ballroom in San Diego, California for the summer. My instruments were tenor banjo, long-neck banjo and guitar. After a hiatus, I rejoined Mr. Halstead with a new group, including Phil Harris, on New Year's Eve the same year for the opening night of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a memorable occasion."
Ayres played opposite Greta Garbo in 1929's The Kiss, but it was his starring role in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. Ayres was Janet Gaynor's leading man in Servants' Entrance (1934), which featured a combination of live action and Walt Disney animation in a musical dream sequence. He played the title role in Young Dr. Kildare in 1938 and became a matinee idol, starring in several Kildare films. During this time, Ayres also co-starred with Joan Crawford and James Stewart in The Ice Follies of 1939.


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New York - (Off-the-Piste Mess): Determined not to have their top client jocked off the world tabloid headlines at the crescendo of her short, self-publicising life Jade Goody's bankers have told Natasha Richardson's family to 'stop hogging the limelight' by her bedside in the Lenox Hill hospital in New York.
The 45 year-old actress's Canadian skiing accident has left her in a critical, life-threatening condition.
Numerous members of her family are at her bedside including her sons Michael, 13, and Daniel, 12, husband Liam Neeson and countless members of the Redgrave family.
Rogue Bank of Snotland sources criticised the gathering saying that Goody's chances of making a few extra bucks 'at this crucial time before her demise' are threatened by Richardson's selfishness.
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Since tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby, and Vic and Trish will be hosting the Derby Day Soiree at Cedar Lake Cellars, we present the greatest call of a horse race, ever.
The race is from 2010 from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey.
Two of the horses in the race are named "My Wife Knows Everything" and "The Wife Doesn't Know."
The two horses came down the stretch running one and two. It's a horse racing track announcer's dream or a nightmare, but it makes for a hilarious call by Larry Collmus.
Larry Collmus has since left Monmouth Park in New Jersey and is the current track announcer at Churchill Downs, the site of the Kentucky Derby. So Join Vic and Trish and we'll listen together as Larry Collmus calls the 140th Run for the Roses.


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text: > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Ian Lynagh <igloo at earth.li> wrote: >> But I also think we may as well just remove most of these conditionals. >> The GHC < 4.09 tests can surely be removed, and likewise the GHC < 6.3 >> tests. Personally I'd remove the GHC < 6.10 test too, but perhaps that >> will be more contentious. >> >> Any opinions? > > That was going to be my first suggestion. Maybe the only reason these > are needed is that the hsc2hs binary itself isn't versioned, otherwise > you simply run the one that came with your ghc, and if it's for ghc-4 > then it should be producing code ghc-4 understands. > > So the problem would be with code that knows to specifically invoke an > older ghc, but still picks up the hsc2hs symlink which points to a > newer one. I don't know of any framework for compiling with multiple > versions, but I'd think it should be smart enough to find the > appropriate ghc lib directory and run the various utilities out of > there. So what's the consensus here? Does dropping all backwards compatibility from hsc2hs make sense? Presumably it's there for a reason so I may be missing something. In any case, though I like the idea of dropping all the #ifdef, I think the specific instance for omitting #includes is incorrect, and I'm not sure why other people aren't seeing that.. I don't understand what's going on with __GLASGOW_HASKELL__. Maybe something funny with my install? Should I try to send a patch for the remove all backward compatibility thing? Or one for the specific #include problem I've been having?


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Review: Rush Bros. has some nice hooks that fall a bit flat
Video games that react to your personal music collection are nothing new. In fact, these types of games have been around for years. Rush Bros. attempts to dish out its own music-based experience, mixing your custom tracks with 2D platforming gameplay. It's definitely a nice idea, and it's something that will likely appeal to music lovers who also have an affinity for 2D action games. In the end, Rush Bros. doesn't really provide anything outside of its novel hook; even then, it's still a fun game with cool level design, great art, and tough platforming.
Rush Bros. takes after a few iconic platformers, drawing clear influence that is put to good use. The entire time I spent playing the game I was constantly reminded of classics such as Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog, and iconic modern games like Super Meat Boy. But while Rush Bros. isn't afraid to pay tribute to its inspirations, it's still a good original game in its own right. That's due, in part, to its music mechanic, but there's also plenty of novel platforming gameplay to keep fans of the genre entertained for as long as the game lasts.
The stages in Rush Bros. aren't particularly lengthy, but they do get progressively bigger. Most of the time you're tasked with finding color-coded music notes that act as keys. Once you've obtained these music notes, you can unlock the appropriately colored door. At first, you only have to find a single key to move on, but later levels require you to explore larger areas to discover multiple keys. As you run around these stages you're frequently bombarded with different obstacles. These include moving energy platforms that can't be touched, spikes, and laser beams.
You don't have a myriad of abilities in Rush Bros., but there are a few helpful moves and power-ups to help add a bit of variety. Aside from your standard wall jump, you can also collect an item that grants you a double jump. Then there's the speed boost, which, as you may have guessed, makes your character run faster. Getting hit by a hazard costs you these power-ups, making progression a much tougher affair. Also seen throughout most levels are bouncy springs akin to those from the Sonic games. These help propel you to great heights, but they also sometimes send you flying into booby-trapped ceilings, so you need to constantly watch your surroundings and be aware of the dangers ahead (or above).
One thing to take note of when playing Rush Bros. is its hectic pacing. An onscreen counter encourages you to get from the beginning of a level to the end as quickly as possible. This creates a sense of urgency, and it makes speed as much of an obstacle as the countless deathtraps you'll encounter. I wasn't exactly a big fan of the timer, and I felt that it impeded my overall enjoyment of the game. When I play platformers, I prefer taking everything in and finding entertainment in the little nuances. With Rush Bros., I felt obligated to complete levels in a speedy manner.
Another aspect of the game I wasn't too enthusiastic about was the lack of checkpoints in certain stages. Most of the time, dying and respawning wasn't a problem because the checkpoint system is actually quite good, usually putting your character near the area where you last failed. Some levels, however, are mysteriously devoid of any checkpoints whatsoever, so no matter how far you get into one of those stages, you'll be forced to start right from the beginning if you hit a rigged wall or other obstacle.
Of course, music is touted as one of the defining elements of Rush Bros. Moving perils tend to go to the beat of the songs that are playing, which means the experience can certainly vary. It's a subtle change, but rhythm does indeed make a difference. For example, I noticed a drastic shift when I used my custom music and played something a bit slower like The Strokes or Cake as opposed to the fast-paced nature of Motorhead or The Mooney Suzuki. If you'd rather just listen to the in-game soundtrack, you'll be glad to know that the original score is pretty good, though there's something really awesome about being able to run and jump around in a platformer to your own tunes.
The art direction in Rush Bros. is probably one of the strongest aspects of the game. Colorful backgrounds help give the different environments a unique sense of personality, and the foregrounds help to further create a wild look for the game. If you're really hurrying to get a fast time, you may miss the bold graphical style, but if you choose to ignore the timer, you can enjoy the ride a bit more by paying attention to the crazy art.
Unfortunately, the adventure doesn't last too long, and you can probably get through the game's 41 levels in about three or four hours tops. Rush Bros. features both online and offline competitive play, pitting you against another player to see who can finish a level the fastest. This mode is highly reminiscent of the similar component in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and while it's kind of fun, it doesn't have much staying power.
The flaws that drag Rush Bros. down are not minor ones. The game is undeniably derivative of other titles, and though it's fun, it's not as solid as the games it draws inspiration from. The music-based gameplay is a decent novelty, but not one that would make a vast difference to the overall experience had it not been there. What Rush Bros. provides is a fun little romp that will keep you busy for a few hours and let you listen to your personal music selection. Even with its flaws, that's in no way a bad thing.
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