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Safe havens
LET'S be perfectly clear. There are few guaranteed safe havens for your cash these days.
In fact, the concept of a safe haven for any investment fund is a bit of an oxymoron.
With the onset of the sovereign debt crisis that exploded in Greece and has since spread to Ireland and Portugal, and now looks like consuming Spain as well, the once unquestioned security of government-issued bonds has gone out the window.
Even the cash we carry in our pockets and hold in our bank accounts, while often cited as one of the safest havens of all, is itself exposed to long-term risks that severely undermine it as a safe haven for future retirement needs.
In the case of cash, inflation is the greatest risk, and in recent months, signs are emerging that various events in the US and EU could cause inflation to accelerate in the months and years ahead.
Whether or not serious inflation materialises is purely speculative, according to Frank Conway of the Irish Financial Review (www.irishfinancialreview.ie), an independent website offering impartial advice.
"That said, risk is relative and you will still need to actually put it somewhere," he said.
Here Mr Conway provides some of the primary safe-haven options:
Under the mattress
Forget it. It will certainly make for a bad night's sleep.
Plus, it does not pay interest and you don't need the return of inflation to make that lumpy bundle a worthless bundle in 10 to 15 years' time.
National Solidarity Bond
This is probably one of the better options available in the market, according to Mr Conway.
Remember, you do have to lock your money away for a set period of time before you gain the full benefit of a 50pc return.
But it is government-backed and Mr Conway says he doesn't expect it to renege on its promise to pay when the time comes.
Fixed-term deposit accounts
Some banks are still paying a hefty premium of 3pc to 3.5pc, provided you lock your money away with them for a set period of time.
KBC Bank, EBS and Permanent TSB, Rabo Bank (its interest rates are lower as it presents a lower institutional risk), Investec and Nationwide UK are the primary competitors for your money, paying consistently in the region of 3.25pc on your hard-earned money.
It is worth noting that you will be liable for a hefty deposit interest retention tax (DIRT), which will reduce the return significantly.
Remember, the whole purpose for putting cash away to earn a return is to outperform the long-term level of inflation, Mr Conway said.
Otherwise, you will find your money becoming less and less valuable as time passes.
Government bonds
Government bonds, while being savaged by the markets in recent years, continue to offer a level of safety and have returned positively for those who have invested in them.
There are many funds that actively invest in various government bonds as their investment strategy.
In recent years, some top-performing countries (Canada, Germany and the US) have generated low returns while higher-risk countries (Italy and Spain) have returned relatively generously as a means of enticing investors to invest.
Gold has continued to rise in value in recent years as a hedge against both uncertainty in the stock market and rising concern that government-issued bonds carry elevated levels of risk, Mr Conway said.
Gold and other precious commodities carry a level of risk-insulation that has been attractive to many international investors.
However, like all cases in the past, gold carries an elevated level of risk that it could be abandoned as an investment as quickly as it was purchased, if general fears about the sovereign debt issued in Europe begin to abate.
One should invest in physical gold as opposed to through an exchange-traded fund.
Paying a small storage fee would be a wise investment, he added.
Prices in the US are beginning to show a strong recovery.
Here in Ireland, property is also showing the early signs of stabilising after a near five-year fall.
"Property as an investment category will probably remain outside of the grasp of a majority of people as bank lending for this sector is near non-existent," Mr Conway said.
In more recent days, there have been headline stories of quick returns being made on select property types in very select locations.
But property is an asset class that can be difficult to sell, especially in difficult market conditions, he added.
Pay for good advice
There is no substitute for proper independent advice and people should not be afraid to pay someone to take care of their financial well-being.
It is important, however, not to trust someone just because they have a nice suit or drive a nice car.
Understand what you are buying and review every aspect – such as fund choice, charges and performance – annually, is the advice of Mr Conway.
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This week, at the WCIT-12, critical proposals will determine how the Internet is ruled. And governments want in.
By CHRIS R. ALBON
Chris R. Albon is a political scientist and writer on the global politics of science and technology. Presently, Chris leads the Governance Project at FrontlineSMS. Prior to FrontlineSMS, Chris earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.
This past week, members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency charged with coordinating global information and communication technology regulations, is holding its most important (and very rare) conference. The event is called the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and was last held in 1988 in Melbourne. That conference established the foundational rules on which the Internet has been built.
At first glance, the latest conference (called WCIT-12) is an attempt to allow communication ministers from almost 200 countries to update those basic rules of telecommunications which were first established when the Internet was clearly still in its infancy. But this latest ITU event is doing much more than that. It is setting up the war for the Internet's soul.
When the first WCIT conference took place, the focus of discussion was on large telecommunication firms like AT&T, not on service providers like Google and Facebook (yet to be founded). Put another way, the first WCIT was mostly about regulating the pipes between the countries, not the data that flowed over them. This time is different.
The WCIT-12 conference runs for two more days, until December 14th. Already two very troubling proposals have appeared. First, the ITU has approved a standard of deep packet inspection. As originally conceived, networks on the Internet did not examine the contents of the packets that travelled over their systems. They only looked at the packet's header to see where they should send that packet next. In deep packet inspection, the network examines both the header and the packet's content before forwarding it on. To put this simply, it's like a postal worker taking a peek at your letters before putting them in your mailbox.
It may be true that, as Richard Chirgwin points out in The Register, the standardization of deep packet inspection means little in the near term. Governments like Russia, Syria, and the United States have inspected packets before, and they will continue to do so in the future. The approved proposal is not a new acceptance of deep packet inspection, rather a best practice standard for governments conducting surveillance against citizens and for corporations in prioritizing more profitable data. Frankly, a global acceptance of deep packet inspection seems more disturbing in the long run.
The second proposal is more immediately worrisome. Last week Russia, the United Arab Emirates, China, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt and Sudan put forward a proposal to bring more of the Internet under state control through undermining the current bodies governing domain names and IP addresses. These organizations—ICANN and IANA— only developed after 1988. While they have had their own host of problems, they have done relatively well at maintaining neutrality in managing the technical aspects of the Internet. The new proposal would instead putting governments in charge of the domain names and IP addresses of communication services within their borders. Thankfully, a wave of support lead by Google and others was able to pressure the governments to table to proposal.
Make no mistake, this proposal was not some technocratic proposition to improve network performance. It was an attempted coup by some of world's most authoritative governments to take the commanding heights of the Internet. And it won't be the last. So much of the Internet's freedom, and its power for democratization, lies with the serendipitous freedom that the rules set up in 1988 allowed, letting much of the Internet develop outside government control. While there has been political interference in ICANN, cases are thankfully uncommon. If this proposal had been approved, it would have brought the most critical element of the Internet's infrastructure firmly under the control of governments, and fundamentally changed the Internet as we know it.
With a few days of WCIT-12 left to go, we can already take away a larger lesson from these two proposals. The era between the first and second WCIT conferences was about building the technical structure of the Internet and the content riding over its networks; the era between the second and third WCIT conferences will be something else entirely. It will be a war for the freedom of the soul of the Internet from government interference and control.
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Can Being Healthy Help You Do Your Job Better?
It's pretty well known that smoking, a poor diet and a lack of exercise can all have a negative impact on your health — but did you know they can affect your work performance, too?
New Movie Releases — 'Hope Springs,' 'Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D,' 'The Bourne Legacy' and 'The Campaign'
Of the four movies that open this week, one features two Oscar-winners, another highlights crazy stunts, the third continues a popular film franchise, and the last is just in time for a spoof-worthy political season.
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This Day in History for August 8 – Nixon Resigns and More
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The Top 10 TV Dads
So the first Monday of October is here, and it was today in 1960 that TV's "Andy Griffith Show" premiered. Solving problems, sharing advice and smiling at the camera, TV sitcom dads are the idealized vision of what many American guys want to be – or wished they were.
According to a Harris Poll, no one did it better than "Cliff Huxtable." Bill Cosby's 1980s character came out on top in a recent survey of nearly 2700 adults.
The Top 10 TV Dads – Harris Poll
- "Cliff Huxtable" – The Cosby Show
- "Ward Cleaver" – Leave It to Beaver
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- "Mike Brady" – The Brady Bunch
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- "Charles Ingalls" – Little House on the Prairie
- "Ben Cartwright" – Bonanza
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virt-manager unable to add connection
In another thread I explained I took different approaches in installing virt-manager in slackware64 14.1.
Both approaches lead to the same errors.
1. Adding a connection
2. creating a VM
#1 results in
Error launching connect dialog: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.Avahi was not provided by any .service files
After stepping through the install options #2 results
Unable to complete install: 'Controller 'devices' is not wanted, but 'cpu' is co-mounted: Invalid argument'in
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Discussion in 'Politics and Current Affairs' started by Crude, May 9, 2010.
Liberals say the American flag is racist.
FOXNews.com - California Students Sent Home for Wearing U.S. Flags on Cinco de Mayo
Are you referring to the article you linked? Because the words race, racist, and racism do not appear in it.
Are you unable to form correct thoughts from information? Please explain why the kids wearing clothing with the American flag were sent home. This should be good for some laughs!
Are you saying the kids with the flag shirts were sent home because you believe they are white?
You do know Mexican is not a race, right?
Sounds like you are the one unsure of different races...since you are the one that is trying to make this racial. If you are done dodging, please answer my question: Please explain why the kids wearing clothing with the American flag were sent home.
I have no idea, but I'm sure it wasn't because of racism. You're making a charge...prove it.
For the record, I disagree with the kids being sent home. They have a right, albeit limited in a school, to their freedom of speech. Do I think they were being douche rockets for wearing the flags on Cinco de Mayo with most likely the intent of stirring shit up? Hell yea I do. I also think that's their right...as long as what they're wearing is not causing, nor is it likely to cause, a significant disruption to the school day or students' safety than it is within their 1st amendment rights.
From the school point of view, the administration made a poor decision. The principal assumed, wrongly in my opinion, that the students wearing the shirts would cause a disruption to the school day. To prevent this they made the "normal" call for the students to change/turn the shirts inside out - a reasonable request. The students did not comply, and were sent home. I disagree with this, but do understand it to an extent.
Schools have the right to limit speech (Tinker v Des Moines) if they feel that the speech will "materially and substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in the operation of the school."
Anyway, Fenga Ppait...where are you seeing that "liberals" say that "American flag is racist"? Also, there's a typo in your title...should have an apostrophe.
Oh...*you* are the one who first brought up race in this thread with your remark..."Liberals say the American flag is racist."
I have no idea what you mean by your statement "unsure of different races." I'm fairly certain "race" isn't the issue.
The Hispanic kids were allowed to wear their Mexican flag attire for a FAKE holiday that is not even celebrated in Mexico except for a small area. The kids sporting American flag attire had their civil rights violated. According to libtard logic, that is racist. It is offensive. It is an outrage.
You probably can't understand that until the next time something comes up with a Hispanic on the short end of the stick, then the usual libtard rhetoric will spew forth.
See above. I'm taking a rule from the libtard playbook and reversing it.
Oh, and the thread title isn't mine. And you made a typo in my screen name.
I explained above why I said the racist attitudes of libtards played in this decision by the school. Add to that the school official that sent the kids home is Hispanic. Reverse the situation and I am certain you would be charging a white school official sending Hispanic kids home as racist.
Libtards also say the American flag is offensive!
YouTube - Old Glory 'Offensive'?
I'm fairly certain you are wrong. In the above video the teacher praised a kid drawing Obama but told the little girl that her drawing of the American flag was offensive. Since libtards love to charge those that disagree with or criticize Obama as racist, this teacher is also racist. And ignorant. These kinds of people should not be teaching children in any capacity.
I'm underwhelmed by your rage and your lack of knowledge of racism and improper use of the term.
Are you aware that the terms "Hispanic," "Latino," and even "Mexican" do not denote a race?
Are you aware that the Europeans who "discovered" North America were Hispanics?
My apologies for the typo and not realizing you didn't title the thread. Sorry about that.
I'd ask that you stop referring to liberals as "libtards" as you have done multiple times in various threads. Not only is it offensive, but it really cheapens your arguments when it becomes clear that you need to resort to tossing out names. I'm all for discourse with adults, but I don't enjoy trying to have a substantive debate with someone who resorts to childish insults and arguments that are not hashed out.
To address your claims...Cinco de Mayo is no more a fake holiday than any other holiday that is celebrated here or in Mexico. Although it receives wider celebration in the US it shouldn't diminish one culture wanting to celebrate a proud moment in their history. A day of pride for Mexican culture is not, nor should it be offensive. Just like wearing an American flag t-shirt and showing pride for American culture is not, nor should it be offensive.
There is certainly an argument to be had about whether or not the students wearing the American flag t-shirts had their 1st amendment rights violated. As I clearly outlined in my first post, schools have different issues that they need to contend with. Although I feel that the school was wrong, I can understand where they were coming from. I'm sure you are rational enough to understand as well.
Can you please explain what you mean when you say "by libtard logic" (liberal logic?) that the violation of their 1st amendment rights is "racist"? I do not follow.
I am left leaning - progressive, liberal even. I believe in gay marriage, I am pro-choice, I support health care reform, I believe that government's responsibility is to provide a safety net for the disadvantaged and less fortunate. However, make no mistake. I love this country. I have always loved this country. I am proud to be an American and I am proud to display the American flag. I am proud of our men and women in the armed forces and I feel blessed to live in the greatest nation on the face of the earth. Do not assume that I am some "soft libtard" that cries foul ever chance she gets.
Additionally - I just watched the Fox News clip. The poor girl had no reason to be told her flag was offensive and I hope the appropriate discipline action is taken toward the teacher in question. I don't know what the discipline should be, however. My question to you is this: How do you know the teacher is a "libtard" or "liberal" for that matter? It appears that you're assuming. Additionally, why do you again bring race into a discussion about a teacher inappropriately telling a young girl that her American flag drawing is offensive?
I gotta ask. How did "liberals" get dragged into this? I read the article. Liberals, blue, Democrats, whatevers were not mentioned. Some people would call me a "Liberal" (though I don't pigeon hole myself into a group), but I certainly don't consider the American flag as racist.
IMHO, I think people need to take a collective breath. Even if, and it did not seem like it, the students wearing the American flag clothings were trying to "instigate", who says any Mexican-American student has to be offended? And evidence hints that there wouldn't have been any trouble in the first place because the next day students had a peaceful march out of class as a protest for 90 minutes and everything went without incident.
The administrator over-reacted, probably because of the recent Immigration laws passed in Arizona. In the end, as a Vietnamese American I feel that I cannot force other people to not show their American pride just because it also happens to be a national holiday for my country of origin. I mean, for one: this IS this U.S. For another, there are probably dozens of national holidays of so many nations. Practically, we can't just expect everyone else to just hush up when it is not their national holiday day.
Anyways, I think people need to stop feeling like they are victims or every action is an attack against them. And the flip side, people need to stop generalizing and attacking people. i.e dragging liberals and race into this. Man, when did the words "Liberal" and "Conservative" become words said with such disgust and pretty much used as an insult??
As a nation and as her people, we gotta stop using what is different between us as a way to tear each other down. Division, anger and hatred is what that will destroy this great nation. Not some law or war...the name calling is an example of what that is tearing this nation apart. It saddens me greatly...
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Seeing the video of the little girl, I think that teacher is completely wrong. It is a sad thing to see people burn the American flag or people that are offended by it like the teacher.
It is a sad fact, but there are those that live in this country that do dislike America. What makes America just an amazing country is that she will defend the rights and life of even those people that hate her. God Bless America for that.
But again. Where did you get "Liberals" from that video clip either??
Fenga Papit, your arguments will stand better stead if you do not resort to petty name calling. Thats the tactic of the immature who look for some other way to make their point.
Please cut it out in the future, for the sake of your own argument if nothing else, thanks.
Let me see if I understand this correctly....
I use a term that hurts the widdow feewings of some libs and I look bad....but a lib uses a vulgar gay sex reference for CONSERVATIVES and that is allowed? Must be allowed for libs to use VULGARITY - but their tender widdow feewings MUST be protected because my post above was edited and my example of hakr100 using this term was removed.
So here it is again -
(hakr100's "Oopsie daisy!" moment)
So lekky, do tell, is this just another of those political forums where the libs get a free pass to demean, offend, and malign conservatives in this manner - but there is hell to pay when a conservative turns the tables? Please answer honestly so I will know if this forum is just a circle jerk for libs.
For the record - I could be teabagged as well.
Well put, on many levels.
As soon as you finish getting worked up over your perceived injustice (hakr100 is on probation, I'm sure the mods are taking care of him as well) would you care to address the points I made a few posts up? Danke!
Wait. How is "**********" a gay only thing??
And given that hakr100 erred, but as you yourself wrote, his words have been edited. Which means either moderators changed it or hakr100 changed it. If moderators changed it, that means they are not allowing the "Liberals" to post negative stuff as well. If hakr100 changed it, then that means he is apologetic enough to removed his own negative writings.
So far you haven't been apologetic in any way of your insults Fenga Papit.
The anger you seem to be so full of Fenga is not constructive. Even if another offends you or commits an act of wrong, in this case verbal wrong, what constructive good is it to be so angry yourself?
We don't give a fig about "libs", "conservatives" or any other term you care to use as they are meaningless to those of us beyond the US borders.... unless they're considered likely to cause offence. In this case it did, just as the example you quote also did. It was dealt with, and if you don't wish to follow a similar path please abide by the Moderator's advice.
If you have an issue with the way the staff exercise their role, I suggest that you contact the Admins via PM rather than question a decision in a public post.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Resolved via PM, in the future please report posts you find offensive, and keep side arguments to PM, now lets get back on topic here ok, we don't want to ruin this thread..
Wohoo. Back on topic! I love the American flag. The original You Tube video brought a tear to my eye. I am a huge history buff and love the history of this nation.
Please please tell me how did Liberals get dragged into this though??
Yes, yes. Back on topic...I, for one, am eagerly awaiting your response.


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First Potter poem!?! Wow, I would have guessed that you'd have written a few, since this one is BRILLIANT! I love the rhythm that your poem has. The message is super sweet, too. You masterfully captured father-daughter love. --And I'm in love with your penname! It's so bright and cheerful!
Author's Response: Prize to the first reviewer! Thanks so much!
WOOOOWIE! This is an AMAZING one-shot! First of all, the subject is great to start with; I'd have never thought to take that one line of Viktor's and turn it into an emotion-evoking one-shot! You have a beautiful writing style. I was captivated by the time I read the first few sentences: "Still, I feel in my heart that these past months have scarred me irrevocably, made me more of a man and yet less human, stronger mentally against the mind-games we play here, yet hardened and soured in my heart. It is impossible to survive here without a cage around one's heart. Weakness has no place in Nurmengard." This paragraph is honestly a masterpiece; the way that you expressed how this torture makes one "more of a man and yet less human" is dark and beautiful. AWESOME JOB! : )
WOWIE! I love all of your spoofs, but this one is my favorite! -- and I'm really excited for Hairspray! : )
Author's Response: Thanks! This one was very hard to do, so I\'m glad you liked it.
Aww... this is a beautiful poem! I love this simile: "Dreading truth,/ our eyes meet/ with faces pale as/ the early morning/ sky." It paints a vivid picture for the reader. Early morning light is especially pure and wan, like the faces of those that love Harry. Great job!!! : )
Author's Response: Thank you!! *gives cookie to first reviewer* I\'m really glad you liked that line - and I\'m also really surprised, because I wrote it while having terrible writer\'s block! :) Thanks again for the review.\r\n\r\n~Vivian
YAAAAAY!!! Thanks so much! I needed to tie in my title somehow... I'm so glad you like the poem! I've been changing it around constantly; I did a total overhaul on the last stanza... so I'm overjoyed that you like the results!!! SUPER GRATITUDE! Well, excuse me while I continue to throw myself a first-review party. You're invited! *starts blowing up balloons and whips out crazy amounts of snack food*
I'm in total awe... Your poetry is absolutely amazing. The imagery that you use is brilliant. I love the line about how an egg "weeps into the depths;" the yolk falling into the bowl really does remind me of tears. This poem is a total masterpiece; it's going in my favorites!


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Andy Rautins told me that the four losses the mens national basketball team suffered at the Tuto Marchand Cup last week proved to be a great learning experience. The Nats begin the FIBA Americas Championship on Friday and though they went 0-4 at the Marchand, Rautins said the tournament brought the team closer together and brought home what they need to do to succeed.
Weve gotten better with each game, especially defensively, said Rautins from Caracas. We have to be super aggressive from the start and hit them before they hit us. We have to throw the first punch.
Rautins is one of the veterans on the Canadian team which is hoping to finish in the top four in Venezuela and qualify for next summers World Cup. He made his international debut in 2005 and is excited about the future, but admits it was a bit awkward when his dad Leo stepped down as Canada's head coach and was replaced by Jay Triano.
I told (my dad) how strange it was here without him, said Rautins. But it is what it is. Jays the coach and were getting along great.


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Security Watch: Internet Bulletin Boards Join The Santy Generation
Another report card on antivirus vendors
security tip: slipstreaming updates into an xp install
those who do a lot of windows installations know that perhaps the most annoying part is updating the system after installing the base operating system. not only is it a big expenditure of time—especially if you have a slow internet connection—but until all the security patches are installed, the system is vulnerable. network firewalls mitigate the danger, but the process is still scary.
but although microsoft doesn't often roll the updates into the base installation, you can. you can use the process, known as slipstreaming, to maintain a completely up-to-date installation set. recent upgrades to the update.exe program, the main executable in microsoft's patches and service packs, make the process easy. if update.exe is version 22.214.171.124 or later, you can follow the instructions below. you can still slipstream with earlier versions, but it's more complicated. see knowledge base article 828930 for details.
for our purposes, we will address windows xp only and assume you wish to install service pack 2 and every subsequent update, all of which use update.exe versions more recent than 188.8.131.52.
first you need to make a directory, probably on a network share, to hold the windows xp installation files. you only need the i386 directory. let's assume the i: drive is your network share and d: is your cd-rom drive.
- md i:\winxppro
xcopy /e /i /v d:\i386 i:\winxppro\i386
next, download the "network install" version of windows xp service pack 2 (a 272,391kb download). use the /integrate switch, which will embed this as a slipstream into the windows install files.
- windowsxp-kb835935-sp2-enu.exe /integrate:i:\winxppro
microsoft security updates work exactly the same way. here is a complete list (as of 12/23/2004) of security updates that apply to windows xp with service pack 2:
- list of sp2 updates:
- ms04-038: windowsxp-kb834707-x86-enu.exe
- ms04-041: windowsxp-kb885836-x86-enu.exe
- ms04-043: windowsxp-kb873339-x86-enu.exe
- ms04-044: windowsxp-kb885835-x86-enu.exe
download all the security updates to a single directory. you can run them with the same /integrate switch and they will slipstream the install files. in fact, you can carry out the entire process at once with this batch file:
set basexppath=i:\windowsxppro
set patchpath=i:\windowsxppro\patches
%patchpath%\windowsxp-kb834707-x86-enu.exe /integrate:%basexppath%
%patchpath%\windowsxp-kb885836-x86-enu.exe /integrate:%basexppath%
%patchpath%\windowsxp-kb873339-x86-enu.exe /integrate:%basexppath%
%patchpath%\windowsxp-kb885835-x86-enu.exe /integrate:%basexppath%
we have focused here on security updates only, but you can use similar techniques for non-security updates to windows media player, directx, and other components as they come along. be assiduous about using this technique and you may be able to maintain an installation set that won't need a single windows update the first time it boots.
we have glossed over the problem that windows product activation creates for this technique. specifically, you can't—at least not legally—install the same copy of windows on more than one machine. corporations often have site licenses, which don't require activation, so maintaining custom install bases is a common and time-tested practice—one also used to install custom software.
this technique is also useful, in conjunction with a trick we'll be writing about in an upcoming security tip, to make a windows xp-based boot cd with utilities preinstalled. keep your eyes open.


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Operation Understanding DC, Washington, DC, USA
As a former member of the OUDC board, I'll admit to being biased in favor of the organization. However, since returning to Montgomery, Alabama and the Southern Poverty Law Center (of which I'm a co-founder) in 1996, I've come to know OUDC in a much different way. Each year OUDC students have included the SPLC's Civil Rights Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial Center on their trips through the South; and each year I've had the opportunity to speak with these young men and women about my experiences in addressing issues of justice and tolerance. More importantly, I've listened to them - their questions, their comments. If ever anyone had any doubts about the merits of a program that brings young people together to bridge differences and create understanding, an hour with these kids would make a believer out any such person. They get it. And, they get it because of who they are and how OUDC has matured as an organization in the management of its mission. Congratulations to all.
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the way in which I've described under the "Your Experience" section, previous page.
Ways to make it better...
Not sure I can think of any particular thing that would improve what I see in these annual visits. OUDC seems to have it about right.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
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Beaumont police and firefighters worked an accident involving a car and a train Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened where the tracks intersect Major Drive close to the intersection of College Street and Major Drive.
The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m.
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"Frankly, I'm getting desperately sick of these "back to the drawing board" moments in my healing journey - nothing seems to work for me!"
I know how you feel BBQ....that's how it is with the DE..I find something that I can tell a difference with and then am left wondering if I'm slowly poisoning myself instead! Ughhh...
I would wait a couple days and then take a small dosage of DE and see if that produces the same effect. And you could be right that the DE could be working on any cholesterol/blockage issue..just take it nice and slow.
I've seen where you can buy pure silica in capsule form, I may try that if I don't figure this DE thing out. I also like that the DE would get rid of intestinal parasites, if I have any.
Please keep us updated on your usage of DE...and on whatever else may help your AF.
Is the aluminum content in DE enough to be detrimental to our health? I personally love the way I feel when I take it, but could I be doing any long lasting damage from the aluminum content? I've tried to look this up online but I haven't found one website clarifying this subject.
I have a post discussing this here:
Does anyone else here take DE on a regular basis? Any side effects or problems noted?
I have been putting DE in my water for many years. It has been very beneficial.
Any idea why it's causing this hypertension and heart pain for me please?
Not based on such limited information. There are a number of things that can cause hypertension. I cover them here:
Good info Hver. Thanks! I got to thinking that there is so much toxicity that we ingest unknowlingly every day, so the aluminum content probably is nothing compared to what we unknowlingly ingest. Plus, the properties of silica looks like it protects us from absorbing toxins, correct?
Silica will bind aluminum and help remove lead from the body. Fibers though, which are another source of silica can bind with other toxins helping to expel them from the body.


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Geraldine's our golden girl: Olympic champion receives hall of fame accolade
When it comes to counting the number of Northern Ireland athletes who have won Olympic gold, one name is rarely mentioned – if ever.
The fact that Geraldine Heaney attained the ultimate sporting goal as a member of Canada's ice hockey team in 2002 means she is easily overlooked.
Chat to the Lurgan-born lady for even a few minutes though and not only does just the slightest hint of an Ulster twang come out in her accent – most likely picked up from her parents – her pride at where she comes from is clear too.
"I love going back to see my family," said Geraldine, who has strong roots in County Armagh and County Down.
"I've been back three times since my kids have been born.
"When I go back to Northern Ireland I hardly get time to see anywhere because there are so many relatives to visit.
"I do like to go to the Odyssey and I have been to see the Belfast Giants a few times.
"I like going in for a drink. They have my shirt and picture up in a bar there and it makes me very proud to be recognised in the place where I was born."
It's not just here, however, where the 46-year-old – who emigrated with her parents when she was just a year old – is gaining recognition.
She made history last month by becoming only the third female player ever to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
In a 27-year career that saw her play over 1,000 games, Geraldine won four National Championships with the Toronto Aeros, but it was with the Canadian national team that she really excelled.
Canada won the first eight women's World Championships; Geraldine played in the first seven of those, but the highlight came towards the end of her career when the disappointment of losing the 1998 Olympic final to the United States was wiped out four years later, Canada beating America to win gold.
"As a single thing, getting inducted into the Hall of Fame isn't better than winning the Olympics," said Geraldine.
"It is recognition for my entire career, not just one part of it, and that's what makes it a huge honour.
"The Olympic victory in Salt Lake City was amazing, as was the whole experience, and it's nice to sit back now and reflect on what I managed to accomplish.
"The Hall of Fame weekend was wonderful too. I had my mum and dad there too and that made it special.
"Hearing my name read out and looking round at the three guys who were inducted at the same time, who all had fantastic NHL careers, made me realise just how big this was."
And to think while those ex-NHL stars – who included Stanley Cup winner Brendan Shanahan, whose father is from Belfast – earned huge salaries, Geraldine achieved all her success as an amateur.
"The girls don't get paid. It's like the GAA in Ireland where players are amateur, but they get a little bit of funding – here it's through the Olympic set-up," explained Geraldine.
"The women's league tried to go professional, but it's just too hard to keep going.
"There is so much hockey and a lot of people don't get an opportunity to go to watch games because they are playing or because they just haven't got the time.
"I have always ran hockey schools and that was my job while I was playing.
"I was never able to commit to a proper job because of hockey and I never thought anything of that."
What Geraldine is thinking about now is the next visit from her family in Northern Ireland, so that they can share in her Hall of Fame joy, having been part of her Olympic success 11 years ago.
"My family in Northern Ireland have no idea how big hockey is over here, although they all celebrated with me when I first went back after winning the Olympics – I don't know how many of them were there to meet me at the airport," Geraldine revealed.
"It's a way of life in Canada and everyone is into it," she explained.
"They do understand that getting into the Hall of Fame is a really big thing for me and they are pretty excited."
Geraldine added: "When they next come over to visit I'll be able to take them to Toronto to the Hockey Museum and Hall of Fame to show them just how big it is."
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Ever since Copenhagen hosted the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, Denmark has received international attention for its own independent efforts to combat climate change. A country of just 5.6 million, it has continuously held a progressive stance toward reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Over the past decade it has heavily invested in solar, wind, and waste-to-energy technologies.
This drive towards carbon-neutrality has recently taken a new turn, with a brand-new waste incineration plant being planned for Copenhagen that combines a ski resort with a waste-to-energy facility. The facility is built inside of an artificial ski slope in order to preserve the city's skyline. The slope itself tops 260 feet in height making it a worthwhile alternative to traveling outside of the country to visit the many other ski resorts in Europe.
The decision to combine utility with leisure was a conscious choice by the facility's Danish architect. Traditional waste incineration plants are built for a purpose, with design elements that are purely about function, rather than good looks. And since the planned facility was going to become a prominent feature of the city, it was an obvious choice to invent a more aesthetically pleasing appearance for the W-t-E plant.
Once the facility is completed in 2017 it will be able to provide power for over 62,000 of Copenhagen's residents. The heat produced by the plant will also be piped to 160,000 households in the region. The total carbon emissions of the plant are estimated to be 200,000 tons annually, which is well below the average emissions of a coal fired power plant at 1.2 million tons.
Copenhagen's new waste-to-energy facility is just one of many new plants going up in the European Union. More restrictive waste disposal regulations are forcing more countries to invest in W-t-E as an alternative to using landfills. And many agree that burning trash for energy is far more practical and environmentally friendly than simply dumping their trash in a landfill.
It is estimated that the average landfill produces 2-6 times more carbon dioxide than trash incineration. So it makes perfect sense to burn trash that is otherwise going to end up rotting away and spewing out large volumes of greenhouse gases. Incineration also allows metals to be removed form the waste stream prior to burning, most of which can be sold off as scrap.
Here in the States, many environmental groups and think tanks have begun lobbying congress to invest in new Waste-to-Energy facilities after seeing the progress Europe has made with the technology. Even without additional federal funding, there are many regions already building their own trash incinerators. So who knows, you might already be using trash as an energy source and don't even know it!
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Synthesis and characterization of organo-borate solids
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|Boric acid 'flux' synthesis was developed by our group and assisted the preparation of new borate materials solids. In this thesis apply the methodology to the preparation of new organo-borate materials. Some background and motivation for this work is presented in Chapter 1. In Chapter 2 we describe some novel phases of organoborate phases including [(C4H10N2)(B6O10H2)] with direct B-N connection. The flux approach also led to the formation of a number of organic salts of polyborate anions. In Chapter 3 metal and organic bis(salicylato) spiroborates have been synthesized with high yield, purity and crystallinity by the flux approach. Since salicylate and its derivatives are asymmetric chelates, the boron centers are chiral. Resolution of the [BS(Sal)2] anion was effected by using quininium as chiral counter cation. In aqueous media the chiral B center was found to be labile, the rate of scrambling t1/2 is about 40mins. However. solutions of chirally resolved B(Sal)2 ions have been found to be indefinitely stable in DMF solution at room temperature. In Chapter 4 hydrothermal boric acid 'flux' and solvothermal synthesis of tartratoborates affords simple monomer, cyclic oligomer or chain polymer arrangements. For L-tartrate all three types can be isolated through use of different crystallization conditions, such as solvent, temperature, reagent stoichiometry and the identity of the counter cations. For meso-tartrate two isomeric cyclic tetramers can be fored using K or Na counter ions, that appear to exhibit a templating effect. Nmr shows that the rings are stable in solution. Finally in Chapter 5 we looked at metal-organic framework (MOF) formation using calcium and group 13 elements. The study of calcium tartrate phases was due to the unintended preparation of these from boric acid flux reactions. In the indium system interesting phase types were formed including a porous MOF polymer.
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Brooklyn Bowl
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Last.fm Live continues its monthly series of live music events in NYC with an evening devoted to the golden era of dance. We celebrate DISCO in the best way possible: with a seventeen-piece live band at a bowling alley in Brooklyn. Escort– a veritable "disco orchestra" – will perform a rare, full band set at Brooklyn Bowl on March 23rd. Founded by producers Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, and fronted by lead singer Adeline Michèle, Escort features an incredible cast of musicians whose live set has gathered accolades from the New York Times, Pitchfork, SPIN, and Rolling Stone.
DFA will provide DJ sets before and after Escort's set.
Doors are at 11pm and tickets are only $10 – dance into Saturday morning like it's 1975.
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Usually we are not big fanny bag fans, but these new ones from Engineered Garments have attracted our attention. They come in two colorway in Tweed, are overall very simple and classic, just the right size and work with pretty much any outfit. Especially for the cold months that lie ahead the Tweed is a nice twist. The fanny bags are now available from Museum Ark.
More detailed images of the Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2009 Tweed Fanny Bags follow after the jump.


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Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Latitude™ D800 Service Manual CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your System Information Guide. NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.
c. Disconnect the center-control-cover flex cable from the system board connector using the pull-tab. d. Lift the center control cover away from the computer, and lay it aside. 1 center control cover 7T982 2 system board connector 4. Remove the keyboard: a.
1 M2.5 x 6-mm screws (2) 4911U 2 US keyboard service kit G1272 3 palm rest 0N037 Back to Contents Page Copyright 1999-2003 Dell Inc. For customers of the 50 United States only.


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Joshua F.wrote a review of DAKINE Reload 30L Camera Backpack on December 10, 2012
Great travel tech equipment pack
Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I just got back from a 1 month trip to New Zealand and Australia. I used this bag for all my electronics gadgets. It has a ton of space. There are so many separate compartments, I was able to store a SLR camera with a smaller telescope, laptop, iPad, several other small handheld cameras, adapters and voltage converters. I had around 30lbs total in this bag and we were on the go at least every few days. My bag has little signs of wear. I mainly wore it on the front to counter weight my travel backpack, which actually worked out perfect. The straps are adjustable enough where I was able to make it comfortable in any situation....front or back. The rain cover came in handy several times. There are three main compartments that you can get all the zippers close enough to use one lock on as well to deter theft. I stayed at a lot of hostels and luckily that was enough to not get my stuff stolen. Fully packed it fit in every overhead compartment in the planes we flew too (united, air pacific,tiger, qantas). The only airline I was worried about was qantas because they are super strict on weight limits and almost didn't let my bag as carry on. Luckily when they seen the equipment in there, they let me scoot by. All in all this bag has been amazing and protected all my equipment as it is pretty padded too. I may have looked like a little kid with an oversize backpack on the first day of school, but it exceeded all my expectations.


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Join us during the production run for this fun raffle brought to you by the cast and crew of Fiddler On The Roof. Members of the Fiddler On The Roof family donate goods and services for raffle. Raffle tickets are sold during the shows and the winners are picked after the Sunday matinee performance. You do not need to be present to win.
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Whether it's caring for a sick, injured or elderly person, caregiving can be a difficult task.
The Community Living Initiative Corporation (CLIC) said 21 percent of adults in the United States are caregivers of another adult. The average is a 49-year-old women taking care of her widowed mother.
Monday afternoon CLIC held a forum for caregivers at Suncrest United Methodist Church in Morgantown teaching them how to better care for their loved ones.
Vaughn Michael took notes.
"Been married for 57-years," said Michael. "We've had a wonderful, wonderful life together. It's been a beautiful relationship."
Vaughn Michael juggles a number of hats. As the caregiver for his wife diagnosed with Alzheimer's being the superman he expects himself to be is sometimes tough.
"I think the real difficulty with me is you do have to be present, monitor what she's about and do it in a caring way so she's doesn't feel that she's totally helpless," said Michael.
Helping loved ones is first nature, but sometimes doing too much is bad for everyone. Doing everything from helping someone get a drink, to getting out a chair can be a tall task for a caregiver and can make the other feel helpless.
"What we should be doing is seeing if there is an assistive device, that will help that individual maintain their independence and do their activities of daily living on their own," said Regina Mayolo of CLIC.
In many cases there are assistive devices for anything from turning on lights to getting in and out of a chair.
If your loved one is more independent, you can take time to focus on yourself. Most importantly, your health.
"If something happens to you, what you end up with is a loved one who ends up in a situation where they don't have someone to help them," said Mayolo.
As a Chaplain by trade, Michael is professional in his own right.
"I know in my head what I should be doing. Which is exercise, eating well, meditating, praying," said Michael.
But he finds some days to be harder than others. That's why he and his wife have developed their perfect medicine.
"She laughs a lot, and we laugh a lot," said Michael. "We've learned to integrate humor, along with our faith, so we try to take each day as it comes. Because as she says, that's all we got, we got the now and present."
Safety for a loved one is also important.
CLIC recommends removing trip hazards like rugs. Also make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly.
Lighting may need improved as well. Special light bulbs can make metal lamps into touch lamps, and remote controlled outlets can allow people to turn on their lights without fumbling around for a knob or switch.
CLICL also recommends lights on a motion sensor in areas like the front door.
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Carl Sagan
November 27, 2006
On June 6, 1990, as the NASA spacecraft Voyager I passed the orbit of Pluto, 3.8 billion miles from Earth, it looked back, and took a photo of our home planet. Caught in a beam of refracted sunlight, the mighty Earth that has hosted the sound and fury of the Human species for their entire existence is nothing more than a tiny pale blue dot, lost in the lonely darkness of space.
On October 13, 1994, the famous astronomer Carl Sagan presented this photo to the world in an historic speech at Cornell University. Here is an excerpt from that speech:
We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity -- in all this vastness -- there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us. It's been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
While I was researching the November 13 Pale Blue Dot article, I discovered something amazing. It seems that the most famous and beloved of all modern astronomers, the late Carl Sagan, was a closet pot smoker. Naturally, I doubted this information at first. Probably just another internet fallacy, I thought. A rumour started by some aging hippie, trying to bolster the movement to decriminalize the stuff.
But I was wrong. After extensive investigation, it became clear that this was no fallacy. Carl Sagan did indeed derive much of his inspiration and insight from that much maligned little herb, the Cannabis plant.
It seems to me that this is no small thing, because Carl Sagan was no ordinary man. He held Ph.D's in both Astronomy and Astrophysics, and taught at Harvard and Cornell. He was a leading advisor to NASA since its inception, and was directly involved in almost all major NASA missions. In a very real way, Carl Sagan became the ambassador of planet Earth, and all who inhabit her, when he conceived and designed the gold plaques on the two Pioneer spacecraft, and the gold discs aboard the two Voyager spacecraft, all right now way out at the edge of our solar system, many billions of miles from Earth, drifting toward interstellar space (at 37,000 mph) - each one a message in a bottle, to any passing aliens, from a primitive species stranded on the third planet of a star called Sol.
But Carl didn't stop there. He formed The SETI Institute, now a huge world wide organization dedicated to the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence through analysis of radio telescope data. Then he co-founded the Planetary Society, the largest space-interest group in the world, with over 100,000 members in more than 140 countries. He was also the first to bring to everyone's attention the concept of nuclear winter.
And while all this was going on, he was also writing books, including The Dragons of Eden which won him a Pulitzer. He also wrote a book called Cosmos, which became the best selling science book ever published in English. Then there was the thirteen part Cosmos mini series, which was seen by 600 million people in over 60 countries. He had a great gift for being able to explain complex scientific processes not just in terms anyone could understand, but also in a way that fascinated, and inspired, and left one wanting to learn more. It is fair to say that Carl Sagan provided the impetus for a great many young people all over the world to enter the professions of science and astronomy, to the ultimate benefit of our entire species.
And he did all this and a great deal more while smoking pot. But wait a minute! How can that be? Marijuana is supposed to be a dangerous drug that leads to harder drugs. It's supposed to ruin your life, not inspire you to greatness. What gives? Could it be we are not being told the entire truth? Could it be there are ulterior motives behind all the negative propaganda? Or is it just rampant ignorance? Could it be that marijuana is in actual fact - dare I say it - a good thing?
Isaac Asimov, who is a member of Mensa (the most intelligent 2% of our species), and arguably the most prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction the world has seen, has referred to Carl Sagan as one of only two men he knew that was just plain smarter then he was. There is no doubt that Carl Sagan was a genius. Perhaps, then, we should pay attention to what he has to say on the subject of marijuana...
I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are, through the defects of our society and our educational system, unavailable to us without such drugs.
Cannabis brings us an awareness that we spend a lifetime being trained to overlook and forget and put out of our minds.
Cannabis enables nonmusicians to know a little about what it is like to be a musician, and nonartists to grasp the joys of art.
Sometimes a kind of existential perception of the absurd comes over me [when high] and I see with awful certainty the hypocrisies and posturing of myself and my fellow men.
I hope that time [when cannabis is legalized] isn't too distant; the illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.
The above quotes are from an article written by Carl Sagan under the pseudonym "Mr. X". You can read the entire article at the site of Carl's good friend, Dr. Lestor Grinspoon.


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November 29, 2012 BY Aaron Hope
"I'm Eric 'El Cappy' Lowry and I'm an artist . . . sneakers [are] my canvas."
Red Bull is a master of marketing innovation, and following up on Felix Bumgardner's ridiculous space jump, they turn to the sneakerhead scene for one of those win-win situations that's raising all ships. The energy drink brand profiled Detroit-bred sneaker customizer El Cappy, whose standout designs have risen along with the street-level buzz surrounding custom kicks. Lowry credits Burn Rubber as an early inspiration, and the video switches from his monologue on one of their benches to a fast-forward look at a bold leopard pring Air Force 1 (of 1). Let us know who's your favorite custom creator at the moment after you've seen the video in full below, and check back with Sneaker News for the best designs both official and otherwise.
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LOVINGTON, N.M. (Special) Rosary for Felipa Turrubiates, 52, of Lovington will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Bethany Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Catholic Church with the Rev. Franklin Eichhorst officiating.
Burial will be in Lovington Cemetery under the direction of Bethany Funeral Home.
She died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, in Lubbock.
She was born May 26, 1947, in Damian Carmona, San Luis Potos, Mexico. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and worked at the Ranch House Cafe.
Survivors include her husband, Bulfrano Turrubiates; three sons, Alfredo of Hobbs, N.M., Noe of Portales, N.M., and Jose of Lovington; two daughters, Juana and Alma, both of Lovington; her mother, Prisca Garcia of De Rio Verde, San Luis Potos; four brothers, Vicente Martinez of California, Jose Garcia of San Angelo, Verulo Martinez of Levelland, and Juan Manuel Garcia of Irving; four sisters, Reyna Martinez of Arroyo Seco, Qro., Mexico, Adelfa Martinez and Guadalupe Martinez, both of Mexico, Federal District, and Adel Molina of Lovington; and seven grandchildren.
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How to display a post where a category is…..
I know this has got to be a fairly common question which I could not find the solution. I have categories called, Home, About, Sponsor, and so on. So, each page of the site, has a category.
I only want posts under Home to be on the home, post with category About, to be under the about page. You get it.
So, on my home page, index.php, how can I say where only posts with a category of 35 to show. Here are the first lines of code where I think if I can add to the conditon if(have_post) I could also add and where category is 35.
How do I add that condition?
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Boris Johnson defends language despite Palestine tour collapse
Boris Johnson has insisted he will not tone down his language despite the collapse of his Palestine tour.
The Conservative MP claimed there is a risk that nobody will understand what he is saying if he adopts a more restrained approach, hours after event organisers refused to host him for "misinformed and disrespectful" pro-Israel remarks.
Mr Johnson said he will "stick to his guns" after repeatedly opposing the idea of boycotting Israeli goods, in line with British Government policy, when addressing supportive audiences in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
But his choice of words and focus on "corduroy-jacketed, snaggletoothed, lefty academics in the UK" pursuing the cause resulted in his trip to the Palestinian city of Ramallah being cut short.
The Sharek Youth Form refused to host the London Mayor as they believed he had failed to acknowledge "our very existence as Palestinians", while t he Association of Engineers said it was protesting over his "sarcasm" on the boycott movement and his ignorance of Israeli "crimes".
Mr Johnson still met Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah but said he was advised that his security would be "perhaps at risk" if he went ahead with the other visits in the West Bank.
The farcical end to the three-day trade mission came after meetings with several senior politicians in the region and further hints about his ambitions to lead the Conservative Party.
Before departing Jerusalem, Mr Johnson also said resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will require a "great deal of courage and imagination" from the Israeli leadership.
Asked if the Ramallah incident had highlighted a need for him to change his language when appearing on the world stage, Mr Johnson told the Press Association: "No, on the contrary I think it shows you it's very important to stick to your guns and it's very, very important when you've got a message to get across that you get it across and I genuinely think that boycotts don't work.
"The great future for this part of the world is going to be if the Israeli economy - all the things that are happening here, the benefits of that - can be translated to other parts of the region.
"You've seen that to some extent in Jordan where there's a very, very active tech sector, the Palestinian occupied territories are starting to pick up - trade with the UK has gone up 400% just in the last year.
"That's the way forward. A boycott is a very retrograde step and, unless you say things powerfully and clearly, the risk is nobody will understand what you're saying."
Mr Johnson also rejected a suggestion that he could have followed his own advice and offered opinions which his supporters in Israel would disagree with.
During the Tel Aviv leg of his tour, Mr Johnson used an audience with former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres to stress that great leaders must risk their popularity by being prepared to "betray" their biggest backers in the pursuit of doing the right thing.
The MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip argued that his lecture on former prime minister Winston Churchill was met with disapproval by some Israelis in the audience in Jerusalem.
He said this was caused by his point on how Churchill believed everything in the area should benefit all the people, not just either the Palestinians or Israelis.
Mr Johnson explained: "I saw actually that there were a lot of people in that audience who suddenly folded their arms and pursed their lips and didn't like it at all.
"There are messages you've got to get over and I do think, if this thing is going to be done, it's going to take a sense from the Israeli public that they are secure and that they're not vulnerable to terrorist attack of any kind - whether it's knives or bombs or guns or whatever.
"But it's also going to take a great deal of courage and imagination by the Israeli leadership. That was a point I was trying to make."


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long winded middle-aged to elderly hosting long conversations on the patio
The Pastrami was to die for, I think I know why, but somebody tell me, please.
Something about the place, nostalgia, culture, decore, team working lll don't really, as long as it stays this way, I'll ba back weekly.
fry's were good (thick) circas just got delifired.


text: A wonderfully helpful tool for use in quilting and sewing projects. The color filter helps you select the right colors for a project by determining which materials stand out the most. Simply hold the filter in front of your fabric and view the fabric through the filter. Color Evaluator II, includes 2 color filters. Helps select the right colors for a project, determine LIGHT or DARKNESS (value) of materials. The red filter is used with warm colors and the green filter is used with cool colors. Filters are about 5 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 1/8".


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Mayor Hubbard needs your help to clean up the city
Thu, 24 May 2012 22:59:31 GMT —
Mayor Dorothy Hubbard held a press conference Thursday morning in her office to issue a Call to Service.
Mayor Hubbard launched an initiative on February 24th to clean up litter and blighted properties so our community can thrive.
"We believe that that kind of lack of community pride and how we look affects our ability to be prosperous and improve economic development as well as to improve crime," said Hubbard.
On June 9th Mayor Hubbard will hold the Community Gathering's Call to Service at the Civic Center at 10 a.m., a day where people of all backgrounds and organizations join together and vow to clean up our community.
To register for the meeting, call 311 or visit www.albany.ga.us.


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Kris Bryant, the 24-year old third baseman for the Chicago Cubs and former Tennessee Smokie, was named the National League's Most Valuable Player.
Major League Baseball broadcasted the announcement live Thursday. Bryant received 29 of 30 first-place votes.
Bryant had a 2016 season for the ages, hitting .292/.385/.939 with 39 home runs and 102 RBIs. He also recorded an assist on the last out in Game 7 of the World Series, fielding a ground ball and throwing to first base to seal the Cubs' first championship title in 108 years.
In addition to playing above average defense at third base, he played five other positions in the field, including all outfield positions, shortstop, and first base.
Bryant already won the NL Hank Aaron Award in 2016, given to the player considered the best hitter in either league. He showed increased discipline at the plate, cutting his strikeout rate from 30.1% in 2015 to 22.0% in 2016.
Bryant just finished his second season in the big leagues, having debuted in 2015 with the Cubs. He is a two-time All-Star, having been named to the National League squad both seasons.
He capped his debut season with the NL Rookie of the Year award, slashing .279/.369/.858 with 26 home runs and 99 RBIs. Bryant finished 11th in MVP voting in 2015.
Bryant started the 2014 season in Kodak with the Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs' AA minor league team. In 68 games, Bryant crushed 22 home runs, hit .355, and scored 61 runs. The Cubs' then-top prospect earned himself a mid-season promotion to AAA Iowa, where he stayed until early 2015.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout won the American League MVP award. Trout, 25, also won the award in 2014.


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they should, its just a splash screen. I converted to GPE and then back to sense and i still have the GPE black splash screen lol. Bootanimations and down animations you can just copy to your device and put them where they belong. The splash screen you will need to push via fastboot..
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Here's another way to use the generic parameter trick to get an anonymous type as a field. The other day, I was trying to store the result of a lambda expression in a field, but the lambda was typed as Func(Of <anonymoustype>) and since there is no type inference for fields, and I didn't want to use object (which would be perfectly fine normally, but in this case I wanted a typed anonymous type), I used a similar trick to a post I did a while ago on creating collections of anonymous types.
However, this is not as straightforward because we cannot rely on type inference in the constructor. What I would have liked to be able to do is something like this:
Public Class Test(Of T)
Private x As Func(Of T)
Sub New(y As T)
End Sub
End Class
Sub UseTest()
Dim x = new Test(New With {.x = 10, .y = "Tim"})
End Sub
However, this doesn't quite work because we currently don't allow type inference on constructor calls; that is, you have to explicitly state the type parameter for T when you new an object.
Ok, so let's try another technique, which involves using a factory method:
Public Class TestFactory
Public Shared Function CreateTest(Of T)(x As T) As Test(Of T)
Return New Test(Of T)
End Function
End Class
Public Class Test(Of T)
Private x As Func(Of T)
End Class
Sub UseTest()
Dim x = TestFactory.CreateTest(New With {.x = 10, .y = "Tim"})
End Sub
Ok, this works now, and you get a Test(Of <anonymoustype>) which has a field that's Func(Of <anonymoustype>), but we had to jump through hoops and use some unnatural techniques to get this.
In fact, since the main benefit of anonymous types is to avoid creating types, but in this case we have to create a factory class in order to get to this "hack", we didn't really gain anything.
This definitely belongs to the category "interesting, but I would never use this unless I wanted to confuse people". But it really shows how powerful type inference is for generic parameters.
However, I'm sure someone will find a use for this.
Anyways, I'll try to stop beating this horse 🙂


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Daily Tech: Cardboard Wii Box Robot Gives Us a Perma-Smile
- This custom Wii edition of the Yotsubato cardboard-box robot includes a miniature Wii, Wii-mote, and Nunchuk capsule toys that are accented with toy Wii games — Kotaku
- Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak admits that his favorite video game of all time was Tetris for Gameboy — Crave
- Merriam-Webster names "w00t" as the word of the year for 2007 — CrunchGear
- Geeky replica items from movies, games, and TV shows are now available to purchase — Gizmodo
- Rockstar Pink endorses the new Trekstor's i.Beat p!nk mp3 player — Chip Chick
- Just in time for the holidays! Comment to win a festive (PRODUCT) Red iPod Nano! — geeksugar


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UK growth will slow sharply next year as businesses and consumers curb spending in the wake of the Brexit vote, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.
The business group slashed its forecast for growth in 2017 to 1.3% from 2% as it said uncertainty over Britain's Brexit negotiations would hit business investment, while surging inflation from the falling pound would put household spending under pressure.
It is calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver on an "ambitious domestic agenda" in next month's Autumn Statement to help boost business confidence.
The CBI wants the Government to ramp up infrastructure projects, following on from the recent Heathrow expansion announcement, and encourage investment through innovation, such as targets for joint public and private expenditure on research and development.
Rain Newton-Smith, chief economist of the CBI, said: "Certainty and stability, vital ingredients that allow businesses to invest and create jobs across the UK, have been absent since the vote to leave the EU.
"Now, with the economic outlook tempered, business leaders will be looking to the Chancellor to incentivise investment and instil confidence when he delivers his Autumn Statement."
The CBI held its forecast for growth in 2016 at 2% following official figures last week showing the UK expanded by 0.5% in the third quarter - defying expectations for growth to grind to a halt after the Brexit vote.
But it said the fallout will start to take full effect next year as the plunging pound sends costs soaring, predicting that inflation will rise above the Bank's 2% target in the second quarter of 2017 and hit 2.4% by the end of the year.
The CBI forecasts that consumer spending growth will more than halve next year - from 2.7% in 2016 to 1.2% in 2017 - and again in 2018 to 0.6%.
This will be only partially offset by a rise in exports as foreign firms snap up British goods thanks to weaker sterling, it added.


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Masak Masak
230 Smith St
Collingwood, VIC 3066
03 9416 4510
Isn't it crazy how gadgets and software can rule our lives? I've recently upgraded my photography set-up thanks to insider information from my friend Bunnee (Beautiful Amnesia). Opening up the new gear, I realised I can't use Lightroom 3 with it anymore, so I acquired Lightroom 4 but had issues importing photos into it. After spending hours googling for solutions, I followed bad online advice and subsequently murdered my 4 year old MacBook. **CRY**!!!
But there's a silver lining to this. The dork in me can't exist without a computer, so I walked into the apple store the next day and walked out with a 13″ Retina display Macbook Pro. So now I'm dealing with new photography gear, new photo editing software, a new laptop (HELLOOOOO RETINA!!!) and its newer OS. I've lost a few hundred photos during the transition and spent several nights retrieving them from my backup. This whole episode has racked up a huge credit card bill on me and it has thrown my blogging workflow into absolute chaos!
All that said, I'm proud to announce that this post comes from the new set up. The new high pixel retina display meant that my uploaded photos need to be twice as wide before, making it quite a challenge to blog because I now have to scroll past enormous food photos in between the paragraphs I have to write. And worse yet, the photos on many websites (including my older blog posts) now look like blotchy compressed jpegs on this new screen! Oh dear… first world problems…
But enough of that. The cosy little bloggers' group that explored Urban Garden in Carlton a few weeks ago organised another pleasant little catch-up here. I really enjoy groups of 4-6 for dinners, it's such a nice number.
Mixed satay with condiments $14
Masak Masak has been on my food radar ever since I read Agnes's post about its beef ribs. It's Malaysian food that's gone a bit upmarket in pricing, whilst retaining good authenticity with a slight modern twist, like these smoky-succulent beef and chicken satay from the charcoal grill. Mmm mmmm…
Otak-otak (fish mousse, kaffir lime leaf, wrapped in banana leaf) $9
The otak-otak also came fresh, smooth and spicy with a lifting fragrance of kaffir lime leaves. Very nice.
Lemongrass lamb belly, green papaya salad $19
This next dish called forth hints of Thai flavours, I detected a bold fragrance of red curry and enjoyed the pickled papaya that came with it. The lamb was beautifully soft and flavoursome.
Charcoal grilled beef ribs, samba oelek $19
And of course we had to try the beef ribs. They were once again very good… tasty, succulent and accompanied with a punchy-fresh chilli sauce.
Kon low mee, prawn wonton (dried egg noodles) $8
Our last dish was something I've not really eaten back home, but my companions tell me it tastes pretty authentic. We also had an interesting discussion about how the word 'authentic' seems to come across as a 'dirty' word these days. Either way, the noodles had a good bite to it and it came with a nice vinegary sauce.
For a modern interpretation of Asian flavours, I really enjoyed what I had at Masak Masak… and to me, it's worth the higher price tag. And the meal ended up less than $20 each anyway, although I did walk out a little peckish. In terms of benchmarking, I prefer the fragrant, uplifting flavours here compared to Red Spice Road's (Southeast Asian) mild and fusiony offerings.
I hope we will continue to have these cosy little blogger gatherings. They're heartwarming catch-ups and really helps you relax after a long day at work.
Sunset over Uluru
And we'll end with a photo from my recent trip to the Northern Territory with Fakegf and partner, taken with my new gear and processed with the new laptop and software. It'll take awhile before I get used to this new set-up, but I'll tell myself to have as much fun as I can learning from it!