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Fourth of July is certainly the patron holiday of the grill. Can you imagine celebrating without it? Me either. And while I love a juicy burger as much as the next girl I think hot dogs have gotten a raw deal over the past years. A mainstay of my youth, always boiled and always served with macaroni and cheese made from a box, they seemed to have disappeared as their ingredients were highly scrutinized.
I don't exactly know what was ground into the wieners I was served as a kid but I can say with certainty, what may once have been the left over bits and bobs at the meat factory have been replaced by savory quality ingredients without fillers rendering a mouth-watering delight without competition. The flavor of a quality hot dog simple cannot be trumped.
With Fourth of July in mind, I was contemplating a frisky, sassy addition to our family grill plans and of course to share with you! As I pondered options I roped in my husband who gets all the inspiration credit for the Firecracker Hot Dog I'm sharing today! The combination of perfect ingredients always deliver and remind one a dish does not need to be fancy to WOW.
This dog will become your favorite if you love some heat, spicy goodness and a crunchy texture. The key of course if selecting good quality hot dogs. Reading the ingredients is always crucial to ensure you are buying something which will star with flavor. The dogs I used for this recipe are from Niman Ranch, a mixture of pork and beef (without nitrates, raised without antibiotics or hormones, all vegetarian fed and are gluten-free). One might wonder if hot dogs really can differ all that much and the answer is a resounding YES they can. Like any other cut of meat, you usually get what you pay for.
The Firecracker Hot Dog features a melted slice of Pepper Jack cheese, grilled or sautéed red onion slices topped with crispy, gluten-free beer-battered deep-fried jalapeno peppers for a kick. Each bite is indescribably delicious! One thing when working with chile peppers is that the heat level can vary incredibly. In this case I found once fried the jalapenos almost tasted sweet without much heat; the opposite can be true as well so it's always best to taste before serving to gauge the spicy-factors for your diners. Also consider using vinyl gloves and washing hands diligently, avoiding touching any mucus membranes after handling chile peppers.
Firecracker Hot Dog
- Hot dogs
- Buns (gluten-free or with gluten depending on preference)
- 1 deli slice Pepper Jack cheese per hot dog (hand sliced equivalent amount may be substituted)
- 1 large Jalapeno chile pepper per serving
- 1 large slice Red Onion per serving: 1/4 inch thick , sliced to form rings
- Fresh Cilantro leaves for garnish
Ingredients for Beer Batter and jalapeno deep frying:*
- Vegetable , Canola or Sunflower oil for deep frying
- 1 cup Gluten-Free Flour (I used King Arthur's Gluten-Free Flour blend)
- 6 ounces (1/2 bottle) Lager-style Gluten-Free Beer
- 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper , freshly ground
Instructions for Beer Battered Deep Fried Jalapeno peppers:
- To prepare jalapeno peppers: Slice off the stem of the jalapeno. Using a paring knife, gently cut out the inner membrane and seeds of the pepper, leaving the outside of the pepper intact. Tip: I keep a pair of long needle-nose pliers in my kitchen tool drawer specifically for cooking projects and they work perfectly for this step.
- Slice the jalapeno(s) into rings approximately 1/4 inch thick.
- Pour 2-3 inches of oil into a medium size heavy pan or pot. Position a cooking thermometer in the oil but not touching the bottom of the pan. Over medium to medium-high heat, heat the oil to 375 degrees.
- Set paper towels on a plate of baking sheet to drain the fried jalapenos.
- In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients for the beer-batter. Slowly pour in some of the beer and whisk to combine allowing the foam to subside. Pour in the remaining beer and whisk to combine. The batter will be thin.
- Using heatproof tongs, dip jalapeno slices individually into the batter, allowing them to be coated fully. Lift coated sliced above the batter and allow to drain slightly.
- Place battered jalapeno slices into the heated oil and cook for a few minutes until they begin to turn golden brown. Remove and place on prepared paper towels. Repeat for all slices.
Instruction for cooking onion slices:
- Grilling: brush each side of the onion slice with oil and allow to grill a few minutes per side until grill marks are present and the onion softens becoming slightly translucent. Separate onion into rings when removed from grill.
- Pan sauteing; Pour a small amount of oil into a heavy skillet. Cook onion slices over medium-high heat, stirred periodically to separate onion slice into rings, allowing them to cook until soft and translucent.
Preparing the Firecracker Hot Dogs:
- Cook hot dogs by desired preparation method (grilling or pan frying preferred). On the grill or in a skillet, place a slice of Pepper Jack cheese on a hot dog and allow it to being to melt.
- Place hot dog in a bun on serving plate. Top with the sauteed onions, fried Jalapeno slices and cilantro leaves; serve.


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I have some questions about printing covers etc.
I just bought Blu-Ray cases that are 11mm (http://www.iwonatec.de/product_info....oducts_id=2756)
Are these fully compatible with covers that I can find on the internet?
What is the way to print covers on them? I bought special 11mm Blu-Ray inlays: http://www.iwonatec.de/product_info....oducts_id=5120. Will these work or is it better to use other a4 (photo?) paper and cut them myself?
And how do I print them? Is there special software for it needed?
And last question: what are good sites for finding covers besides this thread?
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Neither of your links works.
I found a source that says that 11mm is standard for BluRay cases so you should be OK. I have printed a small number of custom BluRay covers and I have used Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker to create them. I printed to high grade glossy photo paper and cut them to the correct size.
I sometimes look for covers at www.cdcovers.cc but they don't have many BluRay covers.
I print my BlueRay covers with Irfanview. I set the size at 5.8 x 10.7 inches. I put my DVD backups in old HD-DVD cases which are the same size as BR cases. CCcovers is light on BR covers but Blueray.com,the BR review site has good front and back covers. You just have to create yout own spines,but Irfanview is good for that.
I use undercover XP to print my blu-ray cases. Even if what you have is a DVD cover selecting to print to blu ray gets them to print the correct size.
Rather than CCcovers I recently found this site http://www.customaniacs.org. You may a few cents per cover put get very good customs covers
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METAIRIE, La. -- I'm about to head out to watch the New Orleans Saints practice. But, before I go, I'll leave you with a list of things I'll be keeping an eye on.
The left tackle situation. The Saints are letting Charles Brown, Jason Smith and rookie Terron Armstead compete for this starting job. Early indications are that Brown is in the lead. But I don't think this competition is over with just yet. I think the preseason games will be a big factor.
The defense. It's well known that the Saints had the worst defense in the league last season. When I visited for minicamp in June, it was hard to get a read on if the defense coordinator Rob Ryan was installing was any better because the players still were learning the system. They've had more time in it now, so I'm curious to see how the defense looks.
Will Smith at linebacker. Smith spent his entire career at defensive end. Now, he's been moved to outside linebacker in the team's new 3-4 scheme. Smith primarily will be asked to be a pass-rusher. But I want to see how he looks against the run and in coverage.
The running game. Coach Sean Payton has said he wants to run the ball more effectively this season. I think that probably means more carries for Mark Ingram, and I want to see how he looks in camp.
Kenny Vaccaro. The safety was New Orleans' first-round pick in this year's draft and early reports out of training camp indicate that he's been very aggressive. That goes hand in hand with Ryan's approach to defense.


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LCR planning expansion in 2012
10 August 2011 – LCR Honda is looking at the possibility of running two bikes next year, with Andrea Dovizioso and Stefan Bradl both linked to possible moves. According to MCN, MotoGP race winner Dovizioso could leave the factory Repsol Honda squad at the end of the season, while Bradl is poised to step up from the Viessmann Kiefer Moto2 outfit.
"I didn't approach Viesmmann, they approached us through Honda. We had some conversations during the German Grand Prix and now we need to prepare two different plans. One plan is with one rider and the other with two. I believe that Mr. Viessmann would first consider a project where he could be the sole title sponsor and it would be a German team.
"I understand that but we are preparing a project where Andrea is in one livery and Stefan another under the LCR banner. I believe it is important for them to understand what Stefan thinks and what he suggests to them. At the moment they are waiting to understand what Stefan wishes."
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Your Best Investment Strategy for 2010... And Beyond
Your Best Investment Strategy for 2010... And Beyond
by Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist
Monday, January 4, 2010: Issue #1167
At 11:38 AM on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Seventy-four seconds later - and 10 miles higher - it blew up.
The launch was televised live, so the news spread quickly.
The stock market didn't stop to mourn... Within minutes, investors began bailing out of the four major shuttle contractors:
- Rockwell International, which built the shuttle and its main engines.
- Lockheed Martin, which managed ground support.
- Martin Marietta, which manufactured the ship's external fuel tank.
- Morton Thiokol, which built the solid-fuel booster rock.
All four stocks were hit hard initially. But by the end of the day, three of them were down just slightly. Only Morton Thiokol closed sharply lower.
While there were no public comments that day singling out Thiokol as the guilty party - and it would be six more months before a Presidential Commission revealed that the company's O-ring seals were the culprit - the stock market almost immediately labeled Thiokol as the company responsible for the disaster.
So how did the market know something that even NASA scientists didn't? Author James Surowiecki calls it "the wisdom of crowds." And there's evidence of it all around us...
Follow the Experts or Follow the Masses?
Take the economy, for example. No individual is smart enough to know where to put the dry cleaners, tire stores, banks, or coffee shops in your community. But rational, self-interested people - as if directed by Adam Smith's famous "invisible hand" - will provide what we need, where we need it and when we need it.
That's why free markets work and command economies don't.
Or consider the TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" When a contestant got stuck on a question and was allowed to ask an expert of his choice, the expert gave the right answer 65% of the time. But when the contestant polled the audience - a random group of people with nothing better to do on a weekday afternoon than sit in a TV studio - they picked the right answer 91% of the time.
My point? We prize and honor individual intelligence. Yet counter-intuitive as it seems, crowds are usually smarter than the experts.
Unfortunately, they're also more emotional. And that often leads to disaster. Especially when it comes to investing...
The Madness of Crowds
Over the last decade, look at where the mob has taken Internet stocks, residential real estate and the entire stock market (on both the high and low sides).
As Charles Mackay wrote in Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds:
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds. It will be seen that they also go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly and one by one."
This investment classic was published in 1841 - and those words are still true 169 years later. So when the herd begins to stampede, there is only one intelligent thing to do: Get the heck out of the way.
It's called contrarian investing - and we've used it to capitalize on, and avoid, a number of dramatic developments in recent years. That includes dodging the overheated real estate market... selling $150-a-barrel oil... and buying great companies at a 13-year low last March.
However, you can't bet against the crowd every day and expect to win. That's simply blind contrarianism and it doesn't work.
Remember, you aren't right simply because you agree or disagree with the crowd, but only when your facts and reasoning are right.
Against Conventional "Wisdom," Expect This Currency to Rally in 2010
Nevertheless, history shows that investment opportunities are greatest when extreme valuations are combined with extreme sentiment. When euphoria greets high valuations and there's abject pessimism over low valuations.
This doesn't occur every day, of course. Under ordinary circumstances, most assets are neither an immediate sell nor a table-pounding buy.
Yet three weeks ago, I made the case that based on fundamentals and sentiment, the U.S. dollar is oversold and is likely to soar in 2010. The greenback hasn't waited for the New Year, however. It put on an impressive rally in December.
Are we at the inflection point when the greenback makes a sustained move up against the world's major foreign currencies? I think so.
The structural imbalances in U.S. trade and fiscal policy are already reflected in the price of the dollar. Major European economies and Japan are hurting more than we are. And over the second half of the year, Ben Bernanke is likely to start mopping up the excess liquidity he created by raising short-term interest rates. That will only add fuel to the dollar's rally.
In short, expect a sea change in the way "the crowd" views the dollar this year. And adjust your portfolio accordingly.
Good investing,
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In summer, the answer to, "What would you like to have?" wasn't a choice between chilled beer and wine. It was a choice between Rooh Afza, khas sherbet, aam panna, mango shake, cold coffee or good old nimbu paani - without soda.
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NEW YORK — According to the Guttmacher Institute, the national average for abortion is 22% of all pregnancies. New York City, however, may be the abortion capital of America: The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports that in 2009, 41% of its 225,000 pregnancies ended in abortion.
That number may continue to rise dramatically if pro-life pregnancy centers are hampered by a new law.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg March 15 signed into law Bill 371-A, a measure forcing such centers that do not provide abortion services to change the way they advertise. Specifically, all signs and advertising must make a series of 10 different disclosures in English and Spanish, including whether they provide abortion and contraception or make referrals for such services and whether or not there is a licensed medical provider on site.
When Bloomberg signed the bill, he expressed some doubt as to whether the bill was constitutional, but insisted he was signing in "good conscience" and said that those who objected to the law were free to challenge it in court.
Bloomberg's challenge was taken up by both the Alliance Defense Fund and the American Center for Law and Justice, which have both filed lawsuits on behalf of crisis-pregnancy centers in the city. Matt Bowman, legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said that the signs these centers are forced to post are counterproductive.
"The city of New York is trying to scare young women," Bowman said. "When they come into a pregnancy-crisis center and see these signs, it only confuses and scares them. Two recent lawsuits in Maryland against these kinds of laws were successful in overturning them because of the First Amendment violations."
The Baltimore law Bowman cited required pregnancy centers to post signs warning all prospective clients that they do not provide or make referrals for abortion or birth control. Specifically: "A limited-service pregnancy center must provide its clients and potential clients with a disclaimer substantially to the effect that the center does not provide or make referrals for abortion or birth-control services."
Failure to comply was a misdemeanor offense and carried a fine of up to $500 for each day of noncompliance.
U.S. District Judge Marvin Garvis ruled that the law violated the First Amendment, noting in his decision, "Whether a provider of pregnancy-related services is 'pro-life' or 'pro-choice,' it is for the provider — not the government — to decide when and how to discuss abortion and birth-control methods." The other lawsuit overturned a similar law in Montgomery County, Md.
The main reason cited by pro-abortion activists for such laws is that pregnancy centers mislead young women into thinking that they are medical facilities by providing ultrasound exams. No one in Bloomberg's office would comment; however, the mayor's website said this about the law:
"Pregnancy-service centers provide services to women who are or may become pregnant and are not licensed by the state or federal government to provide medical or pharmaceutical services to women. These centers provide obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms or prenatal care or have the appearance of a licensed medical facility. To ensure that women are fully informed of the services provided by pregnancy-service centers, this bill requires the centers to inform their clients whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff and disclose whether they provide certain pregnancy-related services or not. This bill also requires centers to provide confidentiality protections for their clients' personal and health information."
However, most crisis-pregnancy centers do not charge for services and do not advertise themselves as medical facilities.
Making an Informed Choice
CeCe Heil, senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, says that most of these centers make no claim to be medical clinics and all provide confidentiality. "They had a hearing in November, and in the six hours of testimony, there were several people from NARAL and Planned Parenthood who had said, 'We've had several women come to us who tell us this, this and this (about crisis-pregnancy centers). But, of course, they wouldn't give us their names, and they weren't there to testify.' So when we get to the point of being in a court of law, that's not going to hold up. They're going to have to produce those people or it won't be an issue."
The threat of fines and jail time doesn't seem to bother Nicole Bernacet, executive director of Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center, one of the clients Alliance Legal Defense is representing.
"We are committed to encouraging our clients to make an informed choice in regards to their unplanned pregnancy. We believe that only the clients can make the best decision for their life and seek to offer them medically accurate, emotionally sensitive information," said Bernacet, who is licensed as a mental-health counselor by the state of New York. "We believe that the well-educated individual is better equipped to make a positive decision."
Robert Kumpel writes from Valdosta, Georgia.
Wow! I could not even guess about it)) Not bad.
Another effort for the pro-choice movement to sneak their agendas into law, only to promote the murder that abortion is.


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Mike Brown was made to feel at home very quickly with the Edmonton Oilers, having been acquired in a trade earlier this year.
But the former Toronto Maple Leafs winger is also doing his part to endear himself to his new teammates.
On Thursday, Brown had a strong outing, being an imposing force physically and picking a fight with Columbus Blue Jackets rugged winger Jared Boll.
"Mike understands the need of a big hit, he understands the need of bringing a fight into our environment to bring up our emotions," said head coach Ralph Krueger. "There's not much to say about that, he does things right, he does things simple, he does things without distracting the team and without taking away from hockey.
"He can still play his game into those situations and back out of them immediately, which is probably not easy to do. I can't imagine the preparation that goes into a game for a Mike Brown and the energy he needs for the 10 minutes he gives us."


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Syracuse prevails in thrilling fashion, downing Duke in overtime to remain unbeaten
Saturday's marquee matchup lived up to the hype in a big way, treating the record crowd of 35,446 at the Carrier Dome to a tightly contested game that went right down to the wire.
The second-ranked Syracuse Orange prevailed in overtime over the 17th-ranked Duke Blue Devils, 91-89.
Syracuse forward C.J. Fair came up big for the Orange, pouring in a career-high 28 points on 12 of 20 shooting. Fellow forward Jerami Grant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for the game's only double-double. As a team, Syracuse shot 57.4 percent from the field.
The officials certainly got some use out of their whistles on this night. Duke's Jabari Parker and Amile Jefferson each found themselves on the bench with four fouls with better than 10 minutes to play in the second half. Parker fouled out of the game with 1:42 to play, Jefferson fouled out with 30 seconds remaining.
Parker finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals, and an assist before exiting. Four other Blue Devils scored in double figures, most notably guard Rasheed Sulaimon who led the team with 16 points off the bench including a clutch three-pointer at the end of regulation that forced overtime. Duke closed out regulation hitting five of their final six, and seven of their final 10 three-point attempts.
Even still, the ball was in Rodney Hood's hands for the deciding play, and he appeared to have it all wrapped up.
With Duke trailing by a single point inside the final 15 seconds of the game, Hood drove to the basket and appeared to have a lane but Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas came out of nowhere for the block (foul?) to save the day for the Orange.
[Courtesy: ESPN]
Syracuse's 21-0 start to the season is the best start in the history of the program. Next up for the Orange is a date with Notre Dame on Monday night.
Duke will be off until Tuesday when they return home to take on Wake Forest.


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|By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette, Mont.
|McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
"It's hard to figure out," Wanty said. "I have to learn how submit documents electronically." The storm that blanketed
Experts from the office of the State Commissioner of Insurance, in town Wednesday and Thursday to help with hail-related insurance problems, say
And in
State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner
People with home and auto insurance questions showed up early to meet with Lindeen's staff. A sign above one of the work tables read "Hail help is here. Sign a complaint."
There are people who had been recently notified by their insurance companies that their policies were being terminated "due to hail." In other words, insurers were cutting their losses in
Companies do have the right to terminate a policy, Schafer said, and it can be difficult to get insurance elsewhere once that happens.
As property and casualty experts met one-on-one with homeowners at folding tables in the back of the room, Schafer gave an overview of what homeowners should know about their insurance.
People have a right to receive the full benefits offered in their policy, Schafer said. That means they shouldn't hold back when reporting damage. But they should also know what their policy covers. Not everything a person assumes would be covered by insurance is covered. Fencing sometimes isn't covered, Schafer said, though people assume it is.
Schafer said it's important that homeowners file their claims as soon as they can. If possible, homeowners should try to get an estimate of what the repairs will cost before the claims adjuster arrives to look at the property. They also ought to be accurate in what's reported and document everything, even phone calls. A homeowner should document the date, time and the name of the person they spoke to when speaking by phone with an insurer. Those details matter later if the
Property and Casualty expert
It's also important that the insurer and the contractor agree on the scale of the needed repairs, Nyland said. If there's disagreement over the size of an area to be fixed, it might be necessary to bring another claims adjuster out to re-measure the area to be fixed.
Finally, Nyland said Montanans are entitled to replacement materials that match what's been damaged. That can be difficult if the damaged material has faded with age. The brand new material might not look the same, but if oxidation is the difference, then the new material will still be considered a match. If the original material cannot be matched with new material, then a homeowner may be entitled to having entirely new material, even in areas where storm damage was minimal or nonexistent.
Thursday, the hail help sessions will be from
People with insurance questions are asked to bring any paperwork related to their claim, including their insurance policy, if possible, and repair receipts.
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2 Chronicles 23:7
7The Levites shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever enters the house shall be put to death. Be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out."
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In his nine years as an executive at Sprint, Nathan Jamail recalls many rounds of layoffs. To preserve morale, he would tell surviving employees, "We're not going to stare at the problem. We're going to take control and fix it."
"You have to level with them about the problem, explain the best course of action and charge ahead," says Jamail, president of Jamail Development Group in Dallas. "Don't let the problem become bigger than the solution."
In dire times, avoid lofty descriptions of your grand vision for the future of the organization. People worry more about their personal finances, job security, and health and pension benefits. Reassure employees that you are watching their back and you will not blindside them with bad news.


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Anger, violent thoughts: Are you too sick to own a gun?Sat Jan 19, 2013
- Welcome to all you crybabies, to your new Socialist life here in the good old USS of A. You voted this clown in for a second term, and the first thing a Socialist government does is get control of the news paper and TV news, the second is government control of your health care, the third is governme …
1 American killed, 2 escape in Algeria hostage crisis, US officials say; militants seek to trade 2 others for blind sheikSat Jan 19, 2013
- Say dumb ace in the White House still think Al Qaeda on the run?????? Why don't you and that other Jack ace stand up and say it one more time, Ben Laden is dead and GM is still alive you bunch of fools that voted for this poor excuse for a President. I bet my paycheck Obama gives in to there demands …
9 baffling questions in the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoaxThu Jan 17, 2013
Obama appeals for ordinary Americans to take on gun lobbyThu Jan 17, 2013
- He said ordinary Americans, who are these ordinary Americans? Let's see who they are anyone getting Government assistance no matter what , Unions, Obama phone owners, the unemployed who love sitting on their ace and collecting a check every week form the government. The uninformed who have to be to …
Obama unveils sweeping new gun control proposalsWed Jan 16, 2013
First Thoughts: Obama set to go big on gunsWed Jan 16, 2013
NRA ad brings Obama kids into gun debate; White House fights backWed Jan 16, 2013
From belief to betrayal: How America fell for Lance ArmstrongThu Jan 17, 2013
Now it's the debt, politicians and the economy, stupidWed Jan 16, 2013
FTC's proposed used-car rule a lemon, critics claimTue Jan 15, 2013
- IT's call business as usual the dealers will sell everything and anything and the FTC will go back to sleep and collect their checks every month. Dealers are right a Texas whole sale auction co. will sell a truck load of cars to a dealer in California you've lost all traceable information on those c …


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I was reading this manual (PDF):
Trying to understand gfix and gstat.
By executing the following command on my Linux Debian with Firebird Superserver
version 2.0.4. installed (fbstat is gstat in debian):
# fbstat -h [database location + name]
I get the following output:
So OST - OIT is smaller than the sweep interval, so I assume automatic maintenance is working normal (right?).Code:Database header page information: Flags 0 Checksum 12345 Generation 15004646 Page size 8192 ODS version 11.0 Oldest transaction 11020802 (OIT) Oldest active 11020803 Oldest snapshot 11020803 (OST) Next transaction 15004637 Bumped transaction 1 Sequence number 0 Next attachment ID 0 Implementation ID 19 Shadow count 0 Page buffers 10001 Next header page 0 Database dialect 1 Creation date Oct 10, 2011 21:05:10 Variable header data: Sweep interval: 20000 *END*
In all examples and my test databases the numbers "Oldest active" and "next transaction" are somewhat the same.
My Question: Do I have to bother the difference of 4 mln transactions between "Oldest active" and "next transaction".
It's worries me a bit...
(BTW.: At Oct 10 I did a full database backup/restore. At that moment I was not aware of other maintenance mechanisms.)


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This week I could get some time to finish a few more designs for sketchbook02. I am almost done with the sketches. Its time now to figure out other things. BTW if you have purchased my sketchbook01, I would love to hear from you about the print n paper quality. Although the paper cost me nearly 01 lac Rupees extra, But I don't mind using the fine quality paper again! :)
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Thursday, 11 August 2016
A few more digital skethes
Monday, 8 August 2016
A few Digital Sketches...
A few digital sketches done while sorting out my Photoshop brushes. I tried each set of brushes I have downloaded/bought so far n tested each set n finally settled for around 200 brushes. Will be working with these on a few artworks until I find the best ones for Sketching and painting.
BTW I found some fantastic brushes in KYLE WEBSTER'S ULTIMATE MegaPack for Photoshop. You can Google it and you should find his Gumroad Store.
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Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
The successful completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 201 are required for admission to the Journalism Program.
Juniors: Journalism majors usually spend the majority of their junior year in news-editorial core journalism classes, where they gather, write, edit, photograph and present the news under conditions that closely simulate those of the professional reporter.
Seniors: As seniors, journalism majors complete remaining journalism classes, their minor and other graduation requirements. Students are required to complete a professional internship, serve in a senior leadership position on the staff of The Easterner or pursue their practical expertise in the field through a non-fiction writing project or individual journalism project.
What will I study?
Required Courses: 44 credits
JRNM 100 Easterner staff (3)
JRNM 330 Mass News Media (5)
JRNM 332 News Writing (5)
JRNM 333 Advanced News Writing (5)
JRNM 341 Reporting (5)
JRNM 349 Photojournalism (4)
JRNM 351 The Law of Journalism (4)
JRNM 442 Advanced Reporting (5)
JRNM 475 Editing and Publishing (4)
JRNM 490 Senior Capstone: Critical Writing (4) or other approved Senior Capstone
Select one of the following courses: 5 credits minimum
A minimum of 5 credits designed to extend the student's practical expertise in some field of communication -- to be selected in consultation with a Journalism advisor.
JRNM 395 Internship (In-Service Training) (5)
JRNM 400 Easterner Staff Leadership (3) This course is repeatable for credit.
JRNM 480 Non-Fiction Writing Projects (5) Students may not use JRNM 480 to meet both the expertise requirement and an elective.
JRNM 499 Directed Study (individual Journalism projects) (5)
Required Supporting Courses: 4-5 credits
DESN 360 Publishing for the Print and World Wide Web (4)
ENGL 459 Grammar for Teachers (5)
or ENGL 464 Grammar and Composition (5)
Elective Courses: Select a minimum of 8 credits
JRNM 334 Magazine Article Writing (4)
JRNM 451 Introduction to Public Relations Theory (4)
JRNM 452 Advanced Public Relations Theory (4)
JRNM 453 Public Relations Writing (4)
JRNM 470 Desktop Publication Design (4)
JRNM 480 Journalism Project (5) Students may not use JRNM 480 to meet both the expertise requirement and an elective.
Required Minor:
The Journalism major candidate must earn a minor in some other field chosen with the approval of the Journalism advisor. All minors considered. The following minors are preapproved: Business, Communications Studies, Computer Science, English, Government, History, Humanities, Psychology, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, Visual Communication Design.
Required core credits: 49 credits
Required supporting credits: 4-5 credits
Elective credits: 8 credits
Minimum credits for above major: 61 credits
Note: Two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single foreign language at college level is required for the above major.
Note: The above major requires the completion of a minor.
Emphases / Concentrations:
- write in both report and feature story forms
- understand local government and the public policy process
- be a critical and analytical observer of the American public policy process
- know how to observe and write efficiently and clearly about public events and public issues
What could I do with my degree?
- The Journalism Program is designed to prepare students for journalism careers in news reporting, public relations and public information.


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April 23, 2012
The Honorable Stephen M. Brewer, Chairman, Senate Ways and Means Committee
The Honorable Brian S. Dempsey, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
The Honorable Richard T. Moore, Senate Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
The Honorable Steven M. Walsh, House Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
The Honorable Susan C. Fargo, Senate Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health
The Honorable Jeffrey Sánchez, House Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health
Michael Esmond, Budget Director, Administration and Finance
Re: Tobacco Funds
In accordance with the requirement in Section 3 c. of Chapter 29D of the Massachusetts General Laws, I hereby certify the receipt of a deposit of Massachusetts' share pursuant to the master settlement agreement (MSA) resulting from the action known as Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Phillip Morris, Inc. This amount is Massachusetts' share of the funds withheld in connection with the 2005 non-participating manufacturers.
On April 16, 2012, an annual payment of $244,117,260.45 was received and confirmed by Treasury. On April 18, 2012, an additional payment was received for $9,510,658.79. In accordance with section 30 of Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2009, 100% of the receipts are being transferred to the General Fund. I have also enclosed a spreadsheet showing the base payments projected in the MSA, actual payments received, as well as projected and actual payments to the law firms that represented the Commonwealth in the case.
Total receipts for the fiscal year are as follows:
|April 16, 2012
|April 18, 2012
|$ 9,510,658.79
|Total Received for FY12 to date
Martin J. Benison
Enc. Share of Master Settlement
Trustees, Health Care Security Trust
Samuel Goldhar, House Ways and Means
Douglas Howgate, Senate Ways and Means


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Six injured in two-vehicle crash
The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 6 and County Road 9 in Goodhue Township at 10:24 a.m. Saturday.
According to the sheriff's department, Brenda Jeche, 44, of Chatfield, Minn., was northbound on County Road 6 when she failed to stop at a stop sign. A passenger car driven by Ann Hernke, 24, of New Ulm, Minn., was eastbound on County Road 9 and struck Jeche's vehicle in the intersection. Both vehicles went into the ditch.
Payton Riley, 19, of Chatfield, was ejected from Jeche's vehicle and believed to not be wearing a seat belt, law enforcement officials reported. Other passengers in the Jeche vehicle -- Dennis Jeche, 48, and Ashley Jeche, 23, both of Chatfield -- were wearing seatbelts, as were a passenger in the Hernke vehicle, Cole Hernke, 26, of New Ulm, and both drivers.
Helicopters were unable to respond to the scene because of fog, so individuals were transported by Zumbrota and Red Wing ambulances to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Dennis Jeche, Ashley Jeche, Payton Riley, Ann Hernke and Cole Hernke suffered Class A injuries, while Brenda Jeche is reported to have Class C injuries.
The Zumbrota Police Department and Goodhue Fire Department assisted at the scene. Officials said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.


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This past November, The MoMA opened a retrospective honoring the art of acclaimed director Tim Burton. As a further tribute to the director, a custom 2010 weekly planner was published by Moleskine. The books feature Tim Burton's signature and the MoMA logo embossed on the cover along with a unique paperband featuring the names of several of Burton's films. These titles are set atop images of one of Burton's earliest characters, Vincent, the star of a 1982 short film created in collaboration with Rick Heinrichs. The exhibition runs through April 26, 2010 at The MoMA.
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UNHCR prepares new camp for Syrian refugees in JordanListen /
As the number of people fleeing the Syrian crisis continues to rise, neighbouring countries are doing their best to cope with the influx.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is preparing to open a new camp in Jordan which will house up to 30,000 people.
UNHCR says a record number of Syrians have already crossed into the country since the beginning of this year.
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Film director, Roy Germano, to speak after film showing.
Film screening of The Other Side of Immigration, followed by a panel discussion featuring the film's director, Roy Germano. Based on more than 700 interviews with men and women living in the Mexican countryside, the acclaimed documentary asks why so many Mexicans leave home to work in the United States, and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind.
Cost: Open and free to the public
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MySQL Query Browser is a database querying tool that combines the simplicity
of a Web-browser-like interface with powerful features like multiple result
sets on tab sheets, query history, storing query "bookmarks", editing and
comparing resultsets, SQL script debugging, and more.
Plus, the integrated environment provides:
* Query Toolbar to easily create and execute queries and navigate
query history
* Script Editor giving you control to manually create or edit
SQL statements
* Results Window so you can also easily compare and work with
multiple queries
* Object Browser enabling you to manage your databases, bookmarks,
and history using a Web Browser like interface
* Database Explorer where you can select tables and fields to query,
as well as create and delete tables
* Table Editor allows you easily create, modify and delete tables
* Inline Help giving you instant help access to selected objects,
parameters, and functions
WWW: http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/query-browser/
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was: mysql-query-browser
PKGNAME: mysql-query-browser
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 18
- Has expired: Has been broken for more than 6 months
- Expire this in two months: has been BROKEN for six months already
Conversion from (now defunct) autoconf-2.61 to autoconf-2.62
Tested by: exp build run (erwin)
Update my ports to my freebsd address
Approved by: araujo (mentor)
Bump portrevision due to upgrade of devel/gettext.
The affected ports are the ones with gettext as a run-dependency
according to ports/INDEX-7 (5007 of them) and the ones with USE_GETTEXT
in Makefile (29 of them).
PR: ports/124340
Submitted by: edwin@
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
Assign to new maintainer by request.
- Remove unneeded dependency from gtk12/gtk20 [1]
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Remove X11BASE support in favor of LOCALBASE or PREFIX
- Use USE_LDCONFIG instead of INSTALLS_SHLIB
- Remove unneeded USE_GCC 3.4+
Thanks to all Helpers:
Dmitry Marakasov, Chess Griffin, beech@, dinoex, rafan, gahr,
ehaupt, nox, itetcu, flz, pav
Tested on: pointyhat
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
Mark BROKEN: checksum mismatch
- Re-mark BROKEN; accidentally removed by GNOME 2.20 import
Reported by: pointyhat
Approved by: portmgr (hat)
Presenting GNOME 2.20.1 and all related works for FreeBSD. The official
GNOME 2.20 release notes can be found at
http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/notes/en/ . Beyond that, this update
includes the new GIMP 2.4 (courtesy of ahze).
The GNOME 2.20 update also includes a huge change in the FreeBSD GNOME
hierarchy. We are now using the more standard DATADIR of ${PREFIX}/share
rather than ${PREFIX}/share/gnome. The result is that fewer patches and
hacks are needed to port GNOME components to FreeBSD. This will mean some
user changes may be required, so be sure to read /usr/ports/UPDATING for
more details.
This release and the things we accomplished in it would not have been
possible without mezz's crazy idea to collapse DATADIR, and his persistence
to make it happen successfully. Ahze and pav also deserve thanks for
Mark as broken on amd64-7 (and presumably sparc64-7). Also mark broken
everywhere: fails to fetch (mastersites no longer have that subdirectory).
Switch autoconf dependencies from 2.53 or 2.59 to 2.61.
PR: ports/116639
Submitted by: aDe
- Remove BROKEN.
- Add missing dependency to libgnomeprint (in USE_GNOME) to make it build [1].
- Clean up [1].
- Remove ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=i386 (builds on amd64) [1].
- Remove BROKEN for FreeBSD < 5.x since it is unsupported [1].
PR: ports/115975
Submitted by: Vladimir Grebenschikov <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Reworked by: alepulver (myself) [1]
Reset email@example.com by request due to current lack of time to
work on FreeBSD.
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
BROKEN: Does not compile
Change all bogus uses of BROKEN to IGNORE. See CHANGES 20060705.
PR: ports/92445
Hat: portmgr
MySQL Query Browser is a database querying tool that combines the simplicity
of a Web-browser-like interface with powerful features like multiple result
sets on tab sheets, query history, storing query "bookmarks", editing and
comparing resultsets, SQL script debugging, and more.
WWW: http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/query-browser/
PR: ports/95530
Submitted by: Rainer Alves <email@example.com>
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Millions of giant jellyfish invading the Sea of Japan have beleaguered coastal communities in recent years. Now, researchers have come up with a way to turn their gelatinous carcasses into something useful: a protein that could be added to food, cosmetics, and drugs.
At 2 meters across and weighing 200 kilograms, the hefty Nemopilema nomurai has broken fishing nets and poisoned fish that make it into the haul. Another major nuisance, the smaller moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), has blocked the cooling system intake at a power plant and has turned beaches into graveyards as it washes up with the tide. Theories abound for the population explosions. Ideas include harbor construction that created surface space for juveniles, nutrients from agricultural runoff that the jellyfish can feed on, and ocean warming that may boost living conditions. Another possibility is that overfishing of predators allows millions of jellyfish larvae to survive into adulthood.
Their sheer numbers have forced fishermen to give up on chopping them up and throwing them back to sea. Efforts to find a use for them have so far resulted in a baking powder for cookies and crunchy snacks made of dried and salted pieces of jellyfish. But there may be another destination for their slimy bodies. Researchers have found the creatures easily yield oodles of a potentially valuable kind of mucin, proteins that are a main ingredient of saliva and mucus.
The mucin was discovered by accident. A team led by biochemist Kiminori Ushida at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Saitama, Japan, had turned to jellyfish in their search for a complex sugar in skin and many tissues. Instead, they found a mucin that they dubbed qniumucin (from the Japanese "kuniumu," meaning "rebirth of a country" for the attempt to turn the blobby hordes into a national resource). Its tendency to form a gel might make it useful as an emulsifier in food or a moisturizer in cosmetics, Ushida says, and it could be used as a substitute for gastric juices in people with certain digestive diseases. Qniumucin could also replace cow-derived gastric mucins used in medicines that were taken off the market because of worries about bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease.
The researchers say they can extract up to 60 grams of qniumucin from each giant jellyfish; moreover, the structure is similar across five jellyfish species, the team reports online in Journal of Natural Products.
Tests will have to show that qniumucin doesn't provoke an immune reaction before it can be used medically, cautions mucin biologist Tony Corfield of the University of Bristol, U.K. But the study could offer new insights into the evolution of proteins, Corfield says. "We don't know how we arrived at the mucin structures we have in higher mammals." By comparing jellyfish and mammalian versions, researchers may get a better handle on which structures make mucins useful.
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New Treasury Director-general Andorn Made Waves in Capital Markets
As head of the giant pension manager Amitim, Yair Lapid's choice for top treasury set new standards for transparency, debt bailouts and corporate governance.
When private equity firm Hamilton Lane held its annual conference in Israel about a month ago, among those present was Yael Andorn, who at the end of 2011...
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MIKE MONTGOMERY left Stanford a couple years ago. Arizona coach Lute Olson can't be far behind. And thanks to a new NBA rule, college basketball coaches once again have exclusive access to the most gifted recruits.
Can you hear the engines humming? Feel the earth move?
It's as if a path is being cleared for a coach to assert supremacy over West Coast hoops.
Bob Knight is 65, with a diminishing national profile. Mike Krzyzewski (59) and Jim Calhoun (63) are battling health problems. Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith are younger, but Ricky wonders where his magic went, and Tubby is being courted by the NBA.
Openings will be available. Interested and qualified candidates can apply to join the new era of prestigious coaches, if not the short list of living legends.
Could Ben Howland'stiming be more impeccable?
He is in his third season at UCLA, where rich tradition gives a coach a head start toward building a kingdom. Recruits tend to enjoy the company of royalty.
He is in L.A., where stardom can be manufactured at microwave speed. Recruits can be seduced by the prospect of fast fame.
Moreover, Howland is winning, each season more impressive than the last. He has won over his players. He is winning over fans and colleagues.
Three decades after John Wooden, the ultimate college basketball coaching legend, retired in 1975, with his 10th national championship, UCLA has found someone whose backside is worthy of warming of The Wizard's throne.
As Howland, 48, brings his No.2 seed Bruins into the NCAA tournament Oakland regional semifinal Thursday at the Arena in Oakland, he is one national championship away from validation — and maybe three away from coronation.
In winning nine in a row, including the Pacific-10 tournament and first- and second-round NCAA tournament games, UCLA has shown remarkable discipline, consistent effort and a ruthless devotion to defense. It's signature Ben Ball.
Howland is an exacting coach, a proponent of tough, muscular basketball, but willing to allow athletes to exhibit athleticism. The Bruins are as capable of sprinting and slamming as they are of banging and bruising.
It's a recipe bound to attract recruits who long for the glories of the higher league. A nauseating thought for the other nine schools in the Pac-10. Just as one impact coach, Montgomery, departs and another, Olson, approaches his 72nd birthday, here comes a bully waving the big blue UCLA banner.
The indication is UCLA got it right this time. That the Bruins knew what they were doing upon hiring Howland away from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003.
It wasn't the seven-year contract worth about $6.6 million that sold Howland. It wasn't the weather. Or the Bel Air home, with marquee neighbors named Denzel and Keyshawn. It was, quite simply, the chance to coach at UCLA. To walk the sideline at Pauley Pavilion, beneath 11 national championship banners, alongside the enormous, unforgiving shadow of Wooden.
Howland grew up a few miles south of L.A., watching the Bruins on TV during the 1960s, as Wooden built his dynasty. The lure of home was so strong that Pitt had no chance to keep its coach, despite assembling a superior financial package.
It was an easy call for Howland, who arrived in L.A. saying he "wasn't good enough to play here, but the opportunity to coach here is even better."
None of the seven coaches who followed Wooden were able to fully capitalize. Gene Bartow, 52-9 over two years, was shoved out of town. Gary Cunningham went 50-8 and out. Larry Brown went 42-17 and bolted. Larry Farmer (61-23) lacked presence, while Walt Hazzard (77-47) too often got outcoached.
In 1995, 20 years after Wooden, UCLA won another championship, that coming behind coach Jim Harrick, liked by a few and trusted by even fewer.
The seventh post-Wooden coach, Steve Lavin, a Harrick assistant promoted in the aftermath of scandal, got no respect and less acceptance. Lavin, whose seven-year run included five Sweet 16s, was fired after the 2002-03 season, when the Bruins were 10-19, their first losing record in 55 years.
Three years later, Howland is the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. In his third year at Pitt, he was Big East Coach of the Year. In his third year at Northern Arizona, he was Big Sky Coach of the Year. All of which suggests he knows how to build a program.
Howland has the look and feel of a coach who can dominate regional recruiting and be selective about national/international players. He has Hollywood's velvet rope in one hand, Westwood's mystique in the other. Recruits don't stand much of a chance.
It appears Wooden, 95 and still going, finally has met the coach who can stand up to his legacy. The rest of the Pac-10 had better buckle up. As should the rest of college basketball.
Monte Poole can be reached at (510) 208-6461 or by e-mail at email@example.com


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Building the Hi-Fi House Page 5
I was fortunate to find an architect who could work with me in satisfying my requirements, though I gave him little latitude on the floor plan. Your architect will undoubtedly come up with some interesting ideas---it's your job to keep them from messing up your plans for a good listening room. Remember, few builders or architects know much about sound transmission or acoustics. Nor have many acousticians designed small spaces---the requirements of a concert hall, arena, or even a recording studio are different from those of a listening room. The best way to get what you want is to educate yourself.
Also remember that one of the architect's goals in designing a house is outside symmetry and "curb appeal" (he or she will later want to drive by with other prospective clients). This will certainly be important to you as well, but remember that an outside symmetry of windows may result in an asymmetrical or awkward window arrangement or other layout quirk in the listening room. Don't let this happen; it's almost always possible to satisfy both of these requirements with a little planning---even if you have to put the listening room in the back of the house.
...And Custom Installers
Two other specialists can give you the sort of hands-on help that you can't get from a builder or architect. First is your local retailer, who may be quite knowledgeable about the subject. But use caution here---some will know little or nothing about it, but will willingly sell you acoustic panels and other devices only useful after the room is built. Building it right is always better than applying Band-Aids.
The second source is CEDIA (1-800-CEDIA30), a national organization whose members specialize in custom installations and can recommend local contractor/members to you. These specialize in home audio/video and multi-room systems, but the same acoustic principles apply to audio-only rooms. You'll have to be firm about your needs if you deal with these contractors, however, as I suspect that many of them will also try to sell you equipment you don't need. (Many are retailers.) If you only want design consultancy, they'll charge accordingly, as they're not making any money on selling you hardware.
I suggest that you check the references of such contractors carefully. I suspect that some CEDIA members know more about room design than does the typical retailer. Check with former clients to see if the contractor you're considering put any emphasis on room dimensions---especially in the case of new construction, where this can be controlled---and acoustical treatment, or if his primary emphasis was on selling and installing equipment.
Nevertheless, the more you know about all of this, the easier it'll be to screen those who'll assist you with it. If you don't know what your car's thingamawhatsis does, you can expect to be sold a new one regularly.
The Last Mile
Listening room and house were finally finished and ready for the last step---acoustical treatment. I didn't acoustically treat this room according to any scientific "calculation" or cookbook recommendations. The only way to really optimize a listening space is to experiment, and address the known, treatable problems common to all rooms. The only way to control room modes, for example, is through proper room dimensions and, to a much lesser degree, loudspeaker placement. Flutter echo---that zingy quality you hear when you clap your hands---can be easily controlled with distributed absorption and diffusion, as can the overall liveliness of the room.
I wanted the room treatments I used to be as placement-flexible as possible. Books, records, and furniture make fine absorbers and diffusers of sound, but what do you do if you want to place those new loudspeakers against the wall with the heavy desk, books, and Aunt Hortense's antique sideboard? This is a one-time headache for the typical audiophile, but a major handicap for a reviewer. I opted for three easily moveable listening chairs, the equipment racks, and three smaller, wooden storage cabinets. Still pending are LP and CD shelves, which will be built into corners unlikely to be used for equipment or loudspeakers.


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ENGINEERING company Downer has had its blasting services contracts in the mining sector extended for $230 million.
Coal miners Yancoal and Sojitz and gold producer Saracen extended its contracts with Downer Blasting Services (DBS) by another three years.
DBS has been working with Yancoal since 2006 and operates at Yancoal's Moolarben, Ashton and Yarrabee mines, as well as the Duralie coal mine in NSW.
The contracts mean DBS will continue to work on Sojitz's Minerva mine in the Bowen Basin, as well as Saracen's Carosue Dam gold mine in Western Australia.
"This is a positive reflection on both the strength of our relationships with our customers and the quality of our service delivery," Downer chief executive Grant Fenn said in a statement on Wednesday.
At 1147 (AEST) on Wednesday, Downer EDI Limited was down one cent to $3.83.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has selected Porter Novelli and Voce Communications for work covering product and corporate communications in North America and EMEA, The Holmes Report reports. Four agencies participated in the final round of review. PN and Voce pitched together. The value of the account is estimated to be "seven figures."
Weber Shandwick had been working on the business for six years; the firm will continue to handle the Asia-Pacific region, the story reads.
Brad MacAfee, a partner and MD with PN, says that creating a stronger "consumer profile" will be a focus.


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Ah, a real game at The Burrow, the first one of the new year, and first since Dec. 4, when FAU beat South Florida.
That game Monday against Florida Memorial was basically an exhibition, since in the NCAA, it never happened.
The Jaguars of South Alabama come to town tonight.
Classes are back in session, students back on campus, victory bell waiting to be clanged, so we'll see what kind of crowd shows up.
More more details, you can GO HERE.
The short version is this: FAU (9-6, 2-0) favored by 9 (a huge margin for a conference game). SoBama (7-6, 1-1) is 1-5 on the road. The Owls should win this one, and they need to. Can't let winnable home Belt games slip through your fingers.
7 p.m. at FAU Arena. See you there.


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(1) Application to individualsIn the case of an individual, there is hereby imposed (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) for each taxable year a tax equal to 3.8 percent of the lesser of—
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Bunsen Burger's and big Bob's Burgers
Double Chili Cheeseburger
2008/09/05 12:33:34
For those in the San Antonio,Tx area, there is going to be a couple of new burger places opening up in October. Local Chef Bob Russel is opening Big Bob's Burgers in the old John the Greek place on Harry Wurzbach down near Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. I spotted the sign when I went to take my parents flowers at Fort Sam
Cemetery Labor Day.
This was mentioned in the Food Section of Wensday's San Antonio Express News. The Express News also mentioned thatKevin Cacy,whose mother owns Ilelong Gardens, a Thai restaurant I think is opening up a hamburger joint next to Ghengis Khan Mongolian BBQ on Walzem.
The name of his new place is Bunsen Burgers, and it has a 50s science fiction theme, and the help is going to go running around in lab coats.
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2008/09/05 13:02:00
I always look forward to your posts. Although I have been in Bandera for 8 years, for the 25 years before that I lived in the area between Windcrest and New Braunfels - I still know lots of people there and it feels like home. Thanks for the local reports! My wife still works in UC by the Fire Dept. and I let her know your tips on eating spots. I'll have to add those two places to the list of ones to try.
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2008/09/08 09:16:09
Thanks Mark.Glad to be of service. By the way, Saturday I drove down Pat Booker, and the former Richter's Cafe, is now a Filliopino place, but I forgot the name of it.Anyhow, it was packed.I think they call it Mei Kwan or something.
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2008/10/09 04:03:04
Hi Everybody! I am opening the doors to Bunsen Burgers in San Antonio, Texas this Saturday! I will have a full menu up soon at bunsenburgers.com, so please check it out when you get a moment.
We will be baking our own buns and will be starting out with a Sourdough Bun and a Flaxseed Bun.
We are also grinding our own beef and making everything from scratch, including our Spicy Chorizo Chili!
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RE: Bunsen Burger's and big Bob's Burgers
2008/11/17 09:47:41
Hey for you San Antonio local folks, I ate at Bunsen Burgers Saturday.
It was very good. The burgers you can get cooked the way you like. I got well done or medium well, can't recall which.But the burger was juicy, and cooked through but not burnt to a crisp or tough.Was very nice.The buns are definetly homemade, and the sweet potato fries were not greasy at all. Both they and the regular potato fries were from real potatoes.I had blue cheese on my burger, but you can get other kinds as well. Their sign blew off the building, with the heavy winds we had the other night, and they were getting a new one.So it is next to the Ghengis Khan Mongolian BBQ. Bunsen Burgers is small and just starting out, but the food is very good. They even make their own chili, so,I may try the chili cheese fries next time.
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winning jockey Mario Gutierrez won't ride regularly at the upcoming Del Mar meet, agent Ivan Puhich said Monday.
Gutierrez, who rose to fame with his rides aboard I'll Have Another in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, is returning to Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia. Gutierrez has a contract to ride first string for owner Glenn Todd, who is based at Hastings, but the jockey was allowed to forgo the pact when he stayed in Southern California this spring to ride I'll have Another.
"It's what's best for him," Puhich said. "The last thing I knew, he was going to Del Mar, but he's under contract to (Todd)."
Both Gutierrez and Puhich were disappointed after the Triple Crown races that the jockey's business didn't pick up at Inglewood's Hollywood Park meet, especially since jockey Joel Rosario — who won the last three Del Mar riding titles — left to ride in New York recently.
"I don't know why he didn't get more business," Puhich said. "He's a nice rider and he won some nice races. He's very competent. I know he was on the road all the time after the Kentucky Derby, but ... "
Gutierrez ranks 17th in the Hollywood Park riding standings, with just six winners from 73 mounts. He rode Quiet Oasis to a victory in Saturday's Grade II Royal Heroine Mile on the grass for trainer Ben Cecil and owner J. Paul Reddam, who also owned I'll Have Another.
Gutierrez is 26th nationally in money won, with more than $3.6 million in purses.
Puhich said Gutierrez might ride a few stakes horses at Del Mar, but that there are big races for him at Hastings and Emerald Downs.
"I do expect him back for Santa Anita's fall meet," Puhich said, "but long term, I don't know what his thoughts are."
As for Puhich, 85, he plans to come to Del Mar this summer without Gutierrez, "but I'm not looking to work," he said.
New starter sought
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club hopes to have a new starter of its races for the upcoming meet by Tuesday, said Tom Robbins, the executive vice president for racing.
Gary Brinson, Del Mar's starter since 1997, is taking a one-year sabbatical to help his ailing father, Ross.
Robbins said Del Mar had been aware of the situation for several weeks, but Brinson made his final decision in a telephone call to track president Joe Harper on Monday morning.
"We're now working through the process of trying to get someone," Robbins said. "We're talking to Gary and we're talking to the stewards to get their input."
Among the names expected to be discussed is Jay Slender, Santa Anita's starter and the son of former longtime Del Mar starter Tucker Slender.
Horses on the grounds
Robbins said horses began arriving in the Del Mar stable area early Monday morning for the July 18 opener.
Training on Del Mar's Polytrack will begin at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and the track will hold the draw for opening day on Saturday.
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Manguel's central character is Robert Louis Stevenson, mortally ill in Samoa and, between bouts of sickness, trying to complete his final fictional work. Stevenson, known on the island as Tusitala, the Teller of Tales, is an honoured presence among the Samoans and feels he has found a safe haven among these uninhibited people who revere the gift of storytelling. Everything changes with the arrival of a reactionary Scots missionary preaching hellfire and damnation. Several shocking acts of violence shatter the peace of the island, including the rape and murder of a teenage girl. Gradually, and against all evidence, Stevenson finds himself implicated in the bloodshed. Rumours about his involvement spring up and are spread around the island by whisper and elaboration.
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Many consider the 1980's to early 90's the golden age of local music in Champaign-Urbana, especially when it comes to rock and roll. On Saturday, April 19th, the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois will be hosting a panel discussion entitled "Rising from the Ashes of Disco: Urbana-Champaign's Music Scene during the 1980s and Early 1990s."
Musicians, producers, and others who were part of the scene will talk about not only the musicians and bands, but music venues, recording studios, and record shops that were part of that era.
Illinois Public Media's Jason Croft recently talked with Scott Schwartz, Archivist for Music and Fine Arts and Director of the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois, about that era of the Champaign-Urbana music scene and why it was so important.
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This morning I thought about every TV series I have followed from pilot to finale and the only respectable series I found was Seinfield. It did not loose grip anywhere, ended fabulously and entertained all along.
Any other recommendations?
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jdsmith wrote:John From Cincinnati.
Isha wrote:Looks like I did not make myself clear
I am looking for a series which is good from Pilot to Finale! I have seen quite a few but only Seinfeld clears the criteria.
Most of the time, somewhere I loose interest. Take for example House. It was good one until they crapped all over it. Again, there are other good ones which get stopped in between. Like Cybill, Lie to me. Fringe is going good so far.
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Twist runs along the lines of Google Latitude, Find Friends or numerous other apps which show where your friends are at any given time. What is unique about Twist, however, is the fact that you can set it up to alert your friends or family via text, e-mail and push notification of your time of departure, location during your trip and expected arrival a couple minutes prior to that time. This easily lets people know how your time schedule is running so they can get on with their lives while waiting, and most importantly, it frees you up from the deadly addiction of texting while driving because Twist will notify those waiting. Your friends do not even have to use the Twist app or have an iPhone. Take a look at the helpful features of this navigation, locator, text utility:
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You'll want to create your twist before you travel. That means you must set up where you are going and whom you want notified (use your contact list if you wish). If you make this trip regularly, save it as a Favorite and use it often. Select if your travel is by car, bus, walk or bike. A super feature here is that you can protect your privacy if you choose. Twist will share with selected folks 3 items: When you leave, Your location en route and When you are close to arrival. So, here's the thing...if you don't want someone to know where you are coming from (one of those twisted secret things!) you can tap that button so it will not disclose that bit of information.
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Are You Suffering?
Sometimes in this life, we suffer. We have health issues, heartaches, and disappointments. Throw in a dash of troubles and trials and some days we just find ourselves questioning. Some questions here in this life just don't have answers. Why does God allow his children to suffer?
That is a million dollar question for sure. Yet, we only need to look to the oldest book in the Bible and read about poor Job. He suffered horribly. He lost it all and then he lost his health.
I have been battling a health issue and most likely I will for the rest of my days on this earth. When you don't feel well it makes all of the suffering in life a little more heavy to carry. We only need to look at God's Son to realize that God does allow his children to suffer at times.
The great news is that He never wastes any of our sufferings. Although Job may not have ever understood why....... He did learn that the character of God is merciful and loving and that He can be trusted.
We can trust our God too. Not because He always gives us the answers to life but just because He is God.
Job 23:11 My foot hath held his steps, his way I have kept, and not declined. Job kept God's ways and never turned away. What a lesson for us to follow.
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He never promised a life of ease. He said we WOULD have tribulations, but to be of good cheer because He had overcome the world, including our tribulations. Trusting Him is so hard in the midst of a storm. SO HARD. But He never fails. What we go through on this earth is intended to draw us closer to Him. We were never meant to be self-sufficient. We must lean on Him, and it is in the TRIALS OF LIFE that we are reminded of that so deeply. I am so thankful He is my Hope and my Salvation.
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In response to requests from Plumbing Manufacturers Intl. (PMI) and its members, as well as from other supporters of the U.S....
Under the State Government's plan to secure Sydney's water supply for the next 25 years, homeowners will have to prove their houses are water-efficient before they can sell them, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Starting July 2007, Sydney, Australia, homes built before July of 2004 will need to be fitted with water-efficient showerheads, taps and other devices before they can be sold. Homes built after July are already subject to water-efficiency strictures, stated the report.
Details of the plan have not been finalized, but the water certificate may require the signature of a plumber with cost of plumbing services in Sydney starting at about $60 an hour.
Other details included measures to reduce water consumption by government departments, councils and large commercial and industrial users.
"The change of culture is happening," the Energy and Utilities minister, Frank Sartor, said yesterday. "We have to make sure it's a permanent change in culture."
Under the initiative, NSW councils must prepare by March 31, 2006 water conservation plans that will require them to install water-efficient taps, showers and toilets in all council buildings and public amenities, including sports grounds and parks, by September 2007, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
By the same date, the Government also wants 200 of the state's heaviest commercial and industrial water users to prepare similar conservation plans.
Sartor expects this will save about 15 percent of the 70 billion litters the sector uses each year. According to him, businesses, local authorities and state agencies that wanted to invest in water conservation would be able to bid for grants from a fund worth $120 million over four years; however, there will be no grants for homeowners to do the same. Instead, the Government proposes to extend the rainwater tank rebate scheme until July 2008, at a cost of $6 million, and expand Sydney Water's retrofit program, under which the average home can be made water-efficient for $22.
Sydney Water will aggressively push to ensure 500,000 Sydney homes are improved within the next two years, more than double the 230,000 homes it has already made efficient, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.
At a subsidy of about $120 per household, the retrofitting may cost more than $32 million.
In addition, Sartor announced that Sydney Water's operating license would be amended from July 1 next year to set minimum response times for dealing with water mains ruptures and pipe leakage, although the exact times have not been set.
The Environment Minister, Bob Debus also said there would be new environmental flows for rivers in the Sydney catchment, including the Hawkesbury-Nepean, Woronora and Shoalhaven Rivers.
But water to keep the rivers in good health would be available only when there was "enough water in the dams", Debus said, "not during periods of extreme drought such as in the current circumstances".
The Opposition criticized the plans for ignoring the plight of Sydney's rivers.
"Bob Carr must be a magician," said the Opposition's environment spokesman, Michael Richardson. "He's going to pump the same water he's going to send down the Hawkesbury through Sydney's pipes."
Richardson said a further 37 billion litters of water each year could be saved if treated wastewater replaced the drinking water used for purposes other than drinking.
New rules for homes include.
Existing homes sold after July 1, 2007 will have to be certified water-efficient.
Sydney Water to speed up its retrofit program over the next two years, to make 270,000 more existing homes water-efficient. Cost: $32 million.
Rainwater Tank Rebate Scheme extended until July 2008. Cost: $6 million.


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