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Modern images of the Chilkoot Trail. Originally the Chilkoot Trial was a corridor of braided routes used and maintained by the Tlingit and Tagish people, native people of Southeast Alaska and Canada First Nations, for trade between the coast and the interior. During the late 19th century foreign traders and gold seekers began to use the route. The trail became overrun with people from around the world during the Klondike Gold Rush from 1897-1899. The trail became industrialized with tramways, towns, and more. It was a hustling bustling corridor among a vast wilderness. Today 2000 people hike the trail annually to retrace the footsteps of history and seek solitude along the scenic and historic trail.
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Anyone for coffee?
A BALLYFERRITER woman is opening her home next Monday for a coffee morning in aid of the Niall Mellon Trust.
Fidelma Long and friend Helen Ferris will be among the small army of Niall Mellon Trust volunteers heading to Kenya next year to carry out building work on new homes for people living in dire poverty.
She's now inviting all in Ballyferriter and beyond to call to her house for coffee in aid of her campaign. It starts at 11am.


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Heralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction, Robin Black's If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the unsettling transitions that life presents to us all.
Written with maturity and insight, and in beautiful, clear-eyed prose, these stories plumb the depths of love, loss, and hope.
A father struggles to forge an independent identity as his blind daughter prepares for college. A mother comes to terms with her adult daughter's infidelity, even as she keeps a disturbing secret of her own. An artist mourns the end of a romance while painting a dying man's portrait. An accident on a trip to Italy and an unexpected connection with a stranger cause a woman to question her lifelong assumptions about herself.
Brilliant, hopeful, and fearlessly honest, If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This illuminates the truths of human relationships, truths we come to recognize in these characters and in ourselves.
©2010 Robin Black (P)2010 Random House
"A wonderfully rich and rewarding story collection by a debut writer that's not to miss for fans of Alice Munro or Lorrie Moore." (Louisville Courier Journal)
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Which scripting language to learn for Linux Administration
Which scripting language to learn for Linux Administration? Python, Ruby, Perl, or PHP?
primary is use ksh, perl and python for my job. Some knowledge of C is definitely a plus.
The most important scripting language for Linux administration is BASH
i agree with dugan that bash is definitely the Linux standard shell. But in case you require your script running on different *nix OS i would prefer ksh which is available on any *nix and on Linux.
Mostly agree with the previous two posters, but IMO for portability script in Bourne shell.
bash sed awk, be sure to learn how regular expressions work and how to use them. When you get those three down any other language is trivial to write in with a refrence manual beside you.
As for bash vs ksh, the two are close enough for a beginner to start with either. There are small differences between the two and.knowing those difference will never hurt.
Moved to Programming.
You are going to need to know some level of bash scripting, for sure. After that, almost any of the ones you listed are probably equally useful. Your choice should probably be dictated by existing work. If you have to maintain code written by someone else or vice versa, it is obvious that you will need to know something about the language used. In previous years it would be hard to go far wrong with Perl, but if you're starting from a greenfield setting, Python might be a better choice.
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Thanks Mandy - so fun to hear your imagination is working vividly! I like your suggestions. This image is open to several interpretations, so I gave it a very open title...
This could easily be some sort of religious figure's headwear, a cross between a turban and a mitre - although I can also see a seal frolicking in the surf!!! LOL
Glad you liked it ZippityDD, it was fun to create. I agree, there is a certain 'purple mood' about the puzzle.
This is interesting. Reminds me of the '60s. Something about that purple.


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Female 'Spider-Man' Spin-Off Coming + 'Venom' Movie Has Carnage?
by Ethan Anderton
August 4, 2014
Back during the madness of Comic-Con, some adjustments to Sony Pictures' plans for The Amazing Spider-Man franchise were revealed with The Amazing Spider-Man 3 being pushed back to a release sometime in 2018 and The Sinister Six actually getting a release date on November 11th, 2016. But that's not all Sony has in store for the webslinger's cinematic universe. We know that the Venom film is still on the way, and buried in an extensive Deadline report on Sony's plans for Spider-Man is a rumored title for the film along with news of development for a female superhero film set in the Spider-Man film universe.
Let's talk about this female superhero movie first. With all the success leading ladies of action are having at the box office with The Hunger Games, Divergent and most recently Lucy, movie goers are starting to clamor for female superheroes as Marvel is dominated by a mostly male line-up, and DC is only just now getting Wonder Woman into the fray. Well, Sony is keen to meet the demand as they've just hired Lisa Joy (writer and producer on "Burn Notice") to script a feature film focusing on a female superhero from the Spider-Man comic books. However, there are no specifics on just what heroine will take the spotlight.
Spider-Woman would be the obvious choice, and it could give Peter Parker the chance to pass the torch after The Amazing Spider-Man 3, which will likely be the last outing for Andrew Garfield as the wallcrawler. It would be a bold move to shake up the film franchise, which has become increasingly more stale, losing more of the audience with each Spider-Man movie since starting with Sam Raimi's first blockbuster adaptation back in 2001. It's not surprising following Marvel's news that Thor would now be a woman in the Marvel comics universe for awhile. Otherwise, there's other side characters like Black Cat, Silver Sable and Firestar, though none seem prime for their own film.
Frankly, we're still wondering how these films that focus on the villains are going to pull audiences in when the main hero is struggling to maintain its audience with the primary Amazing Spider-Man franchise. The Sinister Six will be a big test, and it sounds like Venom won't be far behind. Deadline notes that the film that will be directed by Alex Kurtzman, from a script he's co-writing with Ed Solomon, seems to be aiming for a 2017 release date in between The Sinister Six and The Amazing Spider-Man 3. Does that mean Venom could end up popping up in the 2018 sequel? We're not sure, but the spin-offs title does tell us something.
Supposedly the title for the spin-off Venom film will be Venom Carnage, implying that one of the other major Spider-Man villains will be the force with which the anti-hero Venom will have to contend with. Like Venom, the character Carnage was created with an alien symbiote. But unlike Venom, the host who becomes Carnage is an absolutely madman, and essentially becomes a much more powerful and evil version of Venom. Both Venom and Carnage appear together a lot, and even had their own bigger story arc in Venom vs. Carnage, a comic book series from 2004, so it makes perfect sense for the big screen.
Honestly, this all seems far too haphazard of a plan for The Amazing Spider-Man, and Sony just reeks of desperation in trying to hold on to this Marvel property so it doesn't fall back into the hands of Marvel Studios. Of course, we're at least grateful that the studio is trying to fix things instead of just proceeding without a clue. Deadline's source, seemingly at Sony, says, "The one thing you can't ignore is the fans. There was a rejection going on with having another Spider-Man come out so soon, and you have to listen to the fans in this world. We all took a good look in the mirror and said, we have to try to have to figure it out and revamp it." Do any of these plans hold promise? What do you think?
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Grady Sizemore and Marlon Byrd each hit two-run homers to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with an 8-4 win on Wednesday.
The Phillies took the lead with a three-run rally in the sixth inning sparked by Byrd's leadoff single against Washington starter Doug Fister. Domonic Brown then knocked a double to right-center which cut Philadelphia's deficit to 4-3. Wil Nieves attempted to move Brown over with a bunt, but shortstop Ian Desmond made a nice play to get the out at third. Cody Asche flied out to left in the next at-bat before Sizemore hit his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run shot to right that gave the Phillies the lead.
Byrd then increased the cushion in the seventh with his career high-tying 24th homer of the season, which plated Ryan Howard. The Phillies tacked on one more run in the ninth to account for the final margin.
Their bullpen shut the door over the final three innings in relief of starter Kyle Kendrick. Antonio Bastardo and Jake Diekman each tossed a perfect frame to set up Ken Giles, who stranded a pair of runners in the ninth to send Philadelphia to its fourth straight win.
Kendrick (7-11) continued his struggles in the first inning, but settled down to grab the win. The right-hander allowed four runs -- two in the first -- on seven hits and a walk while striking out four. Kendrick has allowed 33 first- inning runs over 27 starts this season.
"Kendrick a little bit of a slow start, then minimized with a couple of runs," said Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg. "The bullpen shut it down in the end."
Fister (12-5) was saddled with the loss after surrendering five runs -- four earned -- on 10 hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings.
"The last couple (of games) he has given up some homers," Nationals manager Matt Williams said of Fister. "I don't think it's a theme. Tonight was just a mistake pitch (to Sizemore)."
Denard Span, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, opened the game with a single to center and raced around to score on Anthony Rendon's double. After a walk to Jayson Werth, Kendrick induced a 4-6-3 double play before Desmond laced a single into left that scored Rendon for a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the first inning, Jimmy Rollins followed a groundout from Ben Revere with a towering drive out to right for his 17th homer of the season. Chase Utley then singled and hustled home when Howard's base hit to center was misplayed by Span.
Span doubled to begin the third and scored when Werth lined a single into left two batters later. After committing his second error of the season in the first, Span made amends by cracking his second homer of the year in the fifth to give the visitors a 4-2 edge.
Game Notes
The Phillies honored the Taney Dragons before the game for their run to the Little League World Series. The Dragons, who finished third in the United States bracket, received a check of $35,400 from Modell's Sporting Goods -- 100 percent of the T-shirt sales throughout the area during their run at Williamsport. Players took a victory lap around Citizens Bank Park and each threw a ceremonial first pitch to a Phillies player, including star pitcher Mo'ne Davis to Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon. The organization wrapped up the lavish pregame ceremony by handing each Dragon a personalized Phillies jersey ... Kendrick has the highest first-inning ERA in the MLB since Brett Myers (10.36) and Edinson Volquez (10.35) in 2011 ... Philadelphia finished its nine-game homestand with a 7-2 record ... Washington has lost three in a row for the first time since June 25-27 ... Rollins reached base safely in his four plate appearances ... Philadelphia outhit Washington 15-9.


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Utrecht, Groningen, Coevorden, Barneveld, Amsterdam, Utrecht.
That has been my trip through the Netherlands so far (why can't my friends and family all live in the same place? (Oh wait, I like to travel…)). And as I do not actually have a place of my own at the moment, I've been sleeping over. Then sometimes my friends have to go to work the next day, while I don't (yay for being unemployed). As in general I'm a trustworthy guy (haven't set fire to anything. Yet) they would head off while I had the chance to get an hour more of shut eye. So, after finally getting up, I would be alone to rummage through people's cupboards to find breakfast stuff, make myself a cup of tea, etc.
And whilst going through other people's belongings to hunt / gather my breakfast, I would notice the pile of dishes sitting in the sink. Because it's great to spend an evening in good company. Have a drink, talk about work and South America, catch up on 8 months of gossip. Have dinner. But doing the dishes is definitely not so great if there are other more enjoyable pastimes.Normally I would have ignored it. I'm always inviting people over and I never allow them to help me with any of the cleaning up after dinner or otherwise. And I really dislike doing the dishes (any cleaning really. It's going to get dirty again anyway…).
But I have a lot more time on my hands than my (working) friends. And it's a small but nice way of saying "thank you for a wonderful evening and for letting me stay".
So I do the dishes.
And guess what?
It's not so bad!
Because before I always had the feeling "there are so many other things that I would rather be doing". But now I have the time and the space in my head to not be bothered about it. Yes there are a lot of things that I would also like to be doing. But they can wait for twenty minutes. Or an hour. Or a day. Or longer.
Having only vague goals means no rush. And then making someone else a bit happier (by doing the dishes) is actually a very worthwhile way to spend some of my time.
Improving the world. By doing the dishes.
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You do like gossip, dont you? HORROR! 😀 Life is about tiny simple things – like doing the dishes :)- well, actually there are more essential and basic taks and stuff, but the point is: finding a way of enjoying things eventhough we may not like them that much at the beginning can be a good practice towards changing our attitudes and living a happier life and make others happy as well, and maybe even being content! 😉 (only by doing the dishes :D)
I hate cleaning myself but I found out time ago that to get some order once in a while can be very relaxing – yeah, it will be messy later again, but for one second or two, things looks different than normal (in this case, chaos : like my room) I also found out that if while cleaning I turn on the radio and Im hearing funny music, I can clean for hours non stop ..at home my mom used this "therapy" to make me clean during the weekends and it does work and I actually liked it after all…


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Jesuit Core Values:
Whole Persons of Solidarity for the Real World
Narrated by Dr. Lynda Kilbourne, Associate Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship
(The Introduction can also be read here.)
The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.
Higher Standards
Dean Brackley, S.J.
Reflection Questions:
- How does my work relate to the messages of Arrupe, Kolvenbach and Nicolas?
- In the phrase "whole persons of solidarity for the real world" - what does "the real world" mean to me?
What are some ways in which our institution meets each of the seven "higher standards"?
- What standards do we reach at the highest levels? Explain.
- Which could we most improve upon? How?


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The Willow State Winter Carnival at the Willow Community Center, milepost 69 of the Parks Highway, in Southcentral Alaska, is set to begin Jan. 25. The two weekend event offers fun and games for every members of the family and acts as a fundraiser for the Willow Community Center.
The Carnival will begin on Friday, Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. with the Quick Draw Fundraiser Art Auction, a dinner and event sponsored by the Willow Creek Studio. After the dinner and art auction mushers competing in the Earl Norris Open Class Sled Dog Sprint Race will draw bib numbers.
This event is great for connecting with and experiencing the small community of Willow. Activates will take place on both weekends, Jan. 26-27 and Feb. 1-3., and the venue opens at 10 a.m.
Some of the activities included in this year's carnival are best beard and ugly dog contests, an outhouse race, a fat tire bike race, a chess tournament, an ice cream eating contest and a bridge tournament.
The carnival will also host a variety of local vendors, including local artists and homemade food.
Check here for a full schedule of events.


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Manchester United's 2-0 Champion's League defeat
Frustration over Manchester United's 2-0 Champion's League defeat
Frustration over Manchester United's 2-0 Champion's League defeat
Robin van Persie accused his Manchester United team-mates of getting in his way as he cut a frustrated figure following the club's damaging Champions League defeat to Olympiacos.
Goals from Alejandro Dominguez and Arsenal loanee Joel Campbell left United with a huge mountain to climb to make it into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Van Persie wasted a good chance to score a vital away goal at the end of the match as the Dutchman put in an uncharacteristically poor display.
The former Arsenal striker, speaking to Dutch broadcaster NOS after the match, said that his cause was not helped by the positioning of some of his team-mates.
"It was quite difficult because my team-mates are often in the area where I want to play," the United striker said.
"That's why I have to change my tactics. Unfortunately, they are often in my area.
"It was much too slow today and we only had one shot on target in the whole match against Olympiacos, which is far too little.
"Everyone is very disappointed."
United have to win by three clear goals to be sure of their passage to the last eight of the competition they were claiming they could win in the run-up to Tuesday's first leg in Athens.
With United out of both domestic cup competitions and 11 points adrift of the top four in the Barclays Premier League, the Champions League is the only trophy David Moyes' team can win this year, and Van Persie is refusing to throw in the towel just yet.
"It is still possible, because with all due respect to Olympiacos, we should be able to win 3-0 at home," the striker added.
"It is not that they were fantastic (in the first leg), we just mostly failed."
Former United captain Roy Keane hit out at the team following the defeat.
He told ITV 1 the Red Devils lacked confidence and quality, but Moyes disagrees and the Scot insists United can still progress following the second leg, which takes place in three weeks' time.
"I think there is undoubtedly talent at Manchester United but tonight we didn't show it," the United manager said.
"Me and the team we didn't show it together.
"It is something we will have to do. We will put it right. We are determined to put it right and will have opportunities to do that in the coming weeks.
"There is a second game to come and Old Trafford has seen some great night s in the past and I am looking forward to hopefully seeing another one."
Winter sets in for the weekend
A pre-inquest hearing into the deaths of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bombing has been adjourned until June next year.
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1 large garlic clove, peeled and smashed
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened (divided use)
2 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Pinch of grated nutmeg
2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
1/2 cup grated Gruyère cheese (optional)
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350 F.
Rub garlic over the bottom and sides of a shallow, 2-quart, rectangular or oval baking dish. Mince what remains of the clove and set aside. Once garlic in dish has dried, about 2 minutes, spread dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
Bring half-and-half, salt, pepper, nutmeg, potatoes and reserved garlic to boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon (liquid should just barely cover potatoes; if not, add a splash more of half-and-half). Reduce heat and simmer until liquid thickens, about 2 minutes.
Pour potato mixture into prepared dish; shake dish or use fork to distribute potatoes evenly. Gently press down potatoes until submerged in liquid; dot with remaining butter.
Bake until top is golden brown, and potatoes are cooked through, about 65 to 75 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with cheese during the last 20 to 30 minutes of baking.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 262 (42% fat), Fat 12 g (8 g sat), Cholesterol 38 mg, Sodium 559 mg, Fiber 2 g,Carbohydrates 33 g, Protein 6 g
SOURCE: Adapted from The Best Recipe, by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 (4 1/2- to 5-pound) boneless, rolled leg of lamb, trimmed of most visible fat (see Note)
Mix all ingredients except lamb in a small bowl and set aside.
Brush the meat with the mustard-rosemary paste and let it sit for up to 2 hours at room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Roast the lamb in the middle of the oven and begin checking for doneness after 1 hour. When the internal temperature of the thickest part reads 115 F to 120 F, remove it from the oven if you want beautiful, rosy, rare lamb. A temperature of 130 F to 140 F will yield a medium roast. Depending on how you like your lamb cooked, the total cooking time could be 11/2 to 2 hours — but the internal temperature should be your guide for doneness.
Let the roast rest for at least 20 minutes, loosely covered with foil, before carving and serving.
Makes 8 servings.
Note: Boneless leg of lamb is easier to carve, but if you prefer a bone-in leg of lamb, look for a 6- to 8-pound whole leg, with the shank intact and hip bone removed; cooking time will be 11/4 to 11/2 hours.
PER SERVING: Calories 507 (56% fat), Fat 31 g (12 g sat), Cholesterol 183 mg, Sodium 605 mg, No fiber, Carbohydrates 2 g, Protein 52 g
SOURCE: The Complete Meat Cookbook (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35).
About 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds green beans, stem ends trimmed
Salt and fresh-ground black pepper
1 1/4 cups water (divided use)
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
Shredded zest of 3 small lemons, preferably organic
2/3 cup tightly packed Italian parsley leaves
Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 cup coarsely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Lightly film the bottom of 2 (12-inch) sauté pans with oil. Heat them over medium-high heat. Add the beans and generous sprinklings of salt and pepper, and sauté for 3 minutes, or until the beans begin to brown. Add 1/2 cup of water to each pan and immediately cover it (if the pans don't have lids, use baking sheets). Turn the heat to medium-low. Cook the beans for 15 to 20 minutes, checking them often for burning and adding a little water if necessary. You want the beans very tender.
While the beans cook, make the gremolata (lemon-garlic-Parmigiano mixture). Put the garlic and 1/4 cup water in a coffee mug and microwave for 1 minute. Then, in a food processor, mince together the garlic (with its liquid), lemon zest and parsley. Salt and pepper the mixture to taste.
When the beans are tender, uncover them, cook off any liquid in the pan, and turn them into a serving bowl. Toss the beans with the gremolata and the grated cheese.
May be served hot or at room temperature. The beans keep for 2 hours at room temperature. They may also be prepared up to a day in advance, refrigerated and warmed in the microwave.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 129 (49% fat), Fat 8 g (3 g sat), Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 767 mg, Fiber 5 g, Carbohydrates 11 g, Protein 7 g
SOURCE: Adapted from Splendidtable.org
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange or tangerine juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
14 cups spring mix salad greens
12 ounces strawberries, hulled and sliced (divided use)
6 radishes, thinly sliced
6 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Whisk together the vinegar, salt, orange juice and olive oil in a bowl or glass jar, until thoroughly combined (may be prepared several days ahead, covered tightly and refrigerated).
In a large bowl, toss salad dressing with spring mix and half the strawberries. Divide salad among individual plates or arrange on one large serving platter. Scatter remaining strawberries, radish slices and goat cheese on top. Serve immediately.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 180 (65% fat), Fat 14 g (6 g sat), Cholesterol 19 mg, Sodium 239 mg, Fiber 3 g, Carbohydrates 9 g, Protein 7 g
SOURCE: Tina Danze
Easy Carrot-Ginger Soup
Vigorously shake 1 (32-ounce) box Pacific Organic Cashew Carrot Ginger Soup (sold at Sprouts, Whole Foods Market and Central Market) before opening. Pour soup into saucepan and whisk in one (2.5-ounce) jar of carrot baby food and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Taste and add 1/2 teaspoon of fresh-grated ginger for a brighter ginger flavor. Bring to a boil, then simmer soup for several minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
Serve in small (8-ounce) bowls. Top with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkling of chopped dill, mint or chives. Makes 6 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 102 (32% fat), Fat 4 g (3 g sat), Cholesterol 3 mg, Sodium 459 mg, Fiber 2 g, Carbohydrates 15 g, Protein 2 g
Angel Food Cake With Lemon Cream Frosting
Buy an angel food cake from the supermarket bakery (we like the nicely textured, not-too-sweet cakes at Whole Foods Market; they are smaller, so we used two of them). Whip 2 cups (16 ounces) of whipping cream until stiff peaks form when you lift the beaters. Fold in 3/4 cup bottled lemon curd. Frost top and sides of cake with lemon cream.
You might have more cream than you need to cover the cake, but that's good — pass the remaining cream for guests to add to their servings to taste. Fill the center cavity with berries and garnish with more berries. Makes 12 servings.
PER SERVING: Calories 339 (41% fat), Fat 16 g (10 g sat), Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 283 mg,
Fiber 3 g, Carbohydrates 47 g, Protein 4 g
Minted Pea and Prosciutto Crostini
Cook 2 cups frozen peas according to package directions and drain. In a medium bowl, lightly mash peas with a fork. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint and 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Spread on 16 store-bought crostini or on toasted baguette slices. Top each serving with a thin slice of prosciutto. Makes 8 servings.
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Strawberry Lemonade
Stir a 10-ounce package of frozen strawberries into 2 quarts lemonade.
Easter menu
Minted Pea and Prosciutto Crostini (appetizer)
Roast Leg of Lamb
Potato Gratin
Green Beans With Lemon, Garlic and Parmigiano Gremolata
Spring Mix Salad With Strawberries and Radishes
Dinner rolls, such as the Safeway Select Artisan Butterflake Rolls, sold during Easter at Tom Thumb supermarkets with large bakeries
Easy Carrot-Ginger Soup
Angel Food Cake With Lemon Cream Frosting
Wine of choice (see suggestions here)
Strawberry Lemonade for the kids
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of misusing CBI to question her in the alleged NRHM scam in Uttar Pradesh, saying she had nothing to do with the issue which is being probed by the agency since 2011.
Talking to reporters here, Mayawati said she had been told by an officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday evening that that they want to ask her questions related to National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) controversy.
She said that CBI deciding to question her "without reason" was result of "political vendatta and conspiracy", and also alleged that the news had been leaked to the media.
"The BJP is using its old tactics and is misusing the CBI to question me after four years in the NRHM issue even as both the BJP and CBI know I have nothing to do with the issue," Mayawati said.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said that CBI was free to investigate her.
Alleging that the BJP was trying to demoralise her and her party workers, she asserted that she will not be cowed down.
"The people understand that Narendra Modi government will not desist from misusing CBI to hide its failures," Mayawati said.
She said Congress had also misused the CBI in the past.
Media reports had said that CBI would examine Mayawati to unearth the larger conspiracy in the NRHM controversy.
The CBI had last December filed three charge sheets in three separate cases in connection with alleged irregularities in upgradation of 134 hospitals in UP under the NRHM.
Referring to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks concerning quotas, she said if the Modi government tinkered with reservation, the BSP will launch a nationwide protest.


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Re: tooth or stump bkt
I bought the grapple bottom below, which has long tines you can jam into the ground below the roots, & then try to lift (usually doesn't work), or instead pry:
Set the grapple bottom at about a 45-deg downward angle, push the tines under the roots ... if possible push down to the point where the front of your tractor is off the ground, so you can use its weight to help pry ... then curl the bucket. The weight of your tractor should push down on the back of the grapple bottom & curling your bucket will allow the tractor weight to pry up under the roots.
I got the 72" wide model, but if I had it to do over, I'd get the 60" model. And usually even the 48" would work, but I also use it to haul debris around, where wider is better.
Re: tooth or stump bkt
A few years ago I bought a toothbar 72" and a stump bkt. from Markem for my 6000lb machine. The tooth bar Is a very good investment for The $.At the time I had 5 arces of thorny crabapples to clear. I found it better to cut the bigger trees 4-6" dia.and doz/ push the roots .Sometimes I had to scratch um up with a bh. I had thought a stump bucket would be useful too... but as it turns out no so much for this task. I've found that my stump bucket is excellent at trenching a ditch ,trans planting single bushes & small trees . furrowing etc. but not land clearing. I've used pallet forks especially the ones Brick/masonary companies use and do what Beppington said.
Most recently I've built a grapple for my toothbarred bucket on the front and built a box blade/ ratchet rake combination on the TPH . This is what I'm currently using to clear ground ....
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Re: tooth or stump bkt
I don't know what your tractors 3 pt lifting capacity is but you might have better luck pushing the trees over with the bucket then using a 3 point stump grubber to get under the root and lifting. Another member "TraderMark" made one and here is the link to the post. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...html#post40121
Good Luck
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Re: tooth or stump bkt
Then there is this... Wood Post and Tree Puller for Tractors and Skidsteers - YouTube!
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Re: tooth or stump bkt
Dustin, I don't know for sure, but, just guessing, I probably don't have enough tractor to operate the woods. Thanks for the info though.
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The daughter of a German mother and an African-American father, Corinna Nicole spent the first eight years of her life in Bavaria, Germany before being relocated to the U.S. state of Alabama in 1993. In 2008 she received her B.A. in Art from the University of Montevallo in Alabama, and in May 2011 she received her M.F.A. in Art Practice from University of California in Berkeley. Primarily interested in painting and drawing, Corinna Nicole's work ranges from portraiture to landscape, but she prefers employing the human figure in her art. She currently resides in Madison, Alabama.
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The mobile video market has arrived when the discussion of advertising revenue is starting to take place.
I guess its safe to say the mobile video market has arrived when the discussion of advertising revenue is starting to take place. It won't be long before you can watch regular programming on your handset. Of course, regular TV programming means advertising, commercials, and the like.
Here are some of the latest statistics pertaining to mobile video and the potential advertising market, thanks to our friends at iSuppli:
- Overall mobile video revenue will grow from under $550 million in 2005 to over $14 billion by 2010 (that's a lot of commercials).
- Asia, which leads in the development of mobile video and TV, will remain the largest market through 2010. However, by 2009, the Americas will overtake Europe to become the second largest market.
- As mobile TV subscribers grow to over 120 million, worldwide mobile TV advertising revenues will become a significant revenue stream reaching $3.4 billion by 2010.
Mobile video offerings will segment along programming tiers similar to traditional TV, with advertising-supported content, premium channels, video-on-demand (VoD) and video downloads. Wireless operators will distribute these video tiers across mobile broadcast and 3G networks.
One question that's still to be answered is which standard will emerge as the victor. My bet is on DVB-H, which seems to have te most backing. However, regional markets will exist using multiple different standards, such as MediaFLO and T-DMB.
iSuppli's report, Mobile Video and TV: Transitioning to Broadcast and Advertising, is now available. You'll find more information at www.isuppli.com/catalog/detail.asp?id=8174.


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MIAMI - The teenager charged in connection with the disappearance of a University of Florida student denied a visitation by the missing student's family.
Christian Aguilar was last seen on Sept. 20, and Pedro Bravo, a friend from high school, is charged in connection with his disappearance.
Bravo remains jailed on a $100,000 bond. He is charged with depriving a victim of medical care, a third-degree felony.
On Thursday, Bravo denied a visitation by Christian's brother and girlfriend. Bravo and Aguilar's girlfriend dated while the three were in high school at Doral Academy.
According to investigators, Aguilar and Bravo got into a fight on Thursday. Bravo told police he beat Aguilar up and left him by a field on the UF campus, but has not said much since, according to detectives in Gainesville.
The family of Aguilar hoped to talk to Bravo on Thursday. Carlos Aguilar, Christian's father, was trying to arrange for his wife to go to the jail and talk to Bravo and his parents.
"At the beginning, I wanted to go, but I don't think I'm the appropriate person because of the feelings," said Carlos Aguilar. "I need someone that can get the information that we need and I think that's my wife, so she is the one that is going to be going."
After meeting with the Gainesville police chief and mayor, Carlos Aguilar said he felt good news was coming.
"I still haven't seen my son, but it's hope, is more hope that I'm going to -- soon, soon," said Carlos Aguilar. "Today is, you know, more clear day, more beautiful day then yesterday even though I still haven't seen my son. But it's still hope, more hope that I'm going to soon soon getting closer to him."
On Wednesday, investigators said Bravo purchased a shovel and duct tape a few days before Aguilar went missing.
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After orientation was a presentation by "Hoot" Gibson." he is one of the rock stars of the space industry. Hoot went to Top Gun school (finished first in his class), was a fighter pilot in Nam, became an astronaut, and flew missions in the space shuttle program. He is now semiretired but enjoys piloting plane races in Vegas (yes those low flying adventures that sweep around pylons). When the staff talks about him they gush. He is a real celebrity and it is obvious why. Everyone here lives and breathes space and flight. Hoot is everything most everyone here would like to be!
below is me with my "crew" posing in front of an exact replica (at least in dimensions) of the space shuttle. We are team Kimbo! It is amazing the size of the thing. The shuttle itself can house 1 and 1/2 greyhound buses. The immense fuel tank is even larger...it is simply immense! The amount of fuel needed to take such a heavy payload past our atmosphere is hard to imagine even when looking at the massive fuel tank.
Below is a picture of me in mission control. I am the Flight Director of the Orion Mission. Unfortunately I just sit in our moon base while other astronauts are fling the lander, doing missions, climbing on a structure to repair solar panels etc. I get to sit and monitor everything trying to keep everyone closely connected the the mission timeline. Anyone who knows me knows this type of organizational detail-oriented thinking is not my srong-suit. A word to future space campers who would rather do something more active or exciting on their missions. Don't write on your survey that you enjoy leadership roles. I wrote that hoping it would improve my chances of landing one of the more exciting roles (I think it backfired).
Below is me standing next to a very famous supersonic jet (I think it was called the SR71 Blackbird). I had a model of this when I was in the fifth grade. This is really quite a complex with a museum, training facilities, and camp facilities. There is even a way cool mammoth exhibit. Space and mammoth bones! What else could you want? If we could get more kids on this trip, with good follow-up experiences at school, I'll bet we close the technology and math gap we now have with other countries. Personally (and I am as guilty of this as everyone) it is my impression that we have vaulted sports up onto a pedestal it was never meant to be. Including how sports is approached by families. But that is a topic for another blog entry. Last but not least, is a picture of my jumpsuit. Notice my jumpsuit is in a horizontal position, a position I need to get myself into very soon. We get blue jumpsuits and red backpacks...yippee!


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The Raptors began the night by throwing rookie DeMar DeRozan at basketballs King.
Sonny Weems was next, followed by Antoine Wright and a moment of anxiety when LeBron James was writhing in pain after bumping knees.
The air inside the Air Canada Centre on Friday night was dripping in royalty, a buzz only King James can create.
James doesnt have to take a shot or attempt a drive to the hole to have an impact when all that is required is his mere presence.
Outside of Kobe Bryant, no player is capable of producing that feeling of occasion such as James.
While the weather outside was frightful, the mood inside the ACC was magical, more akin to a playoff atmosphere than a regular-season tip.
James and his Cleveland Cavaliers entered the night with the leagues top record and the odds-on favourites to advance to the NBA final.
The way they dismantled the Celtics in Boston a night earlier in one of those statement games, perhaps the only obstacle the Cavs have to overcome is boredom.
The odds of the Cavs winning their first championship are likely to grow if the rumours are true and if Zydrunas Ilgauskas rejoins the team.
Whether Anderson Varejao starts at centre, Shaquille ONeal or even Big Z, the key is James.
Thats hardly a revelation, but his game is so good that he makes many of the games subtleties seem academic.
Twice he was knocked to the floor in the opening half, but he got back up each time and never at any moment looked vulnerable.
Following each fall, James, it seemed, got stronger mentally, which is really scary given his physical prowess.
He needed help from his teammates the first time James lay on the floor three minutes into the night, but all James needed was six shots from the field to net 20 first-half points.
He is both a facilitator and a finisher, one who can lead a break or break an opponents will.
Whether he breaks the collective hearts of the state of Ohio is an issue that cant be answered until the off-season.
Unless the Cavs and Raptors meet in the post-season, Fridays appearance may have been the last time Toronto fans got a chance to see James in a Cleveland jersey.
Its all speculative, of course, but the possibility to bolt does exist.
If the Cavs do go on to win a title, its inconceivable James will leave.
James is a lot of things, but heartless has never been used to describe the Ohio native.
Even the mere notion of James leaving has forced the Cavs to pursue every avenue and open any door to surround James with quality pieces.
Antawn Jamison is finding his rhythm following his trade from Washington, a power forward who will spread the floor and not demand the ball.
If the Cavs are able to re-acquire Ilgauskas, itll be the icing on a cake that looks awfully appealing.
Several reports have as many as seven teams lining up to woo the Big Z, whose ties to Cleveland are strong.
James wont openly lobby to have Ilgauskas back, but privately he must be pining for a reunion.
A big who can play on the perimeter, Ilgauskas will make the Cavs as complete a team in the NBA.
Even without him, the Cavs are good.
What happened Friday was a rare night of defensive indifference, a game in which the lock-down Cavs yielded 60 first-half points, were careless with the basketball and at times completely clueless in defending Torontos high screen and roll.
Each time Cleveland trailed in the games waning and wildly entertaining final minute in regulation, James had the ball in his hands, scoring each time by first going to his left and then to his right hand, leaving Wright in his wake.
In overtime, James took the opening tap, helped Cleveland gain control by soaring over Andrea Bargnani and was responsible for a lightning-quick six-point lead.
It was very reminiscent of Magic Johnsons final game in his rookie year with the Lakers when he started at centre in the championship series-clincher in Philly.
It ended with a ring, something that may await the King.


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Can New Perspectives on Sustainability Drive Lifestyles?
Understanding sustainability engages multiple views in a wide spectrum of technological, social and political positions. Over the last two decades it appears that an evolutionary process reflects a changing sustainability paradigm. At the basis of this changing paradigm remain strong principles of dematerialization, reflected in cuts in natural resource consumption, changing pathways to overcome lock-ins, mastering the art of economic innovation with ecological principles. This may engage new consumption attitudes and behavior. This review paper adopts a holistic and integrated sustainability perspective, suggesting a mix-and-match approach to engage more context specific designs for sustainability to look into principles of consumption behavior and people's motivation in choosing their lifestyle.
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.- Despite calls from Catholic and Anglican bishops for Victoria State legislators to defeat a cloning bill, legislators in the lower house voted on Wednesday in favor of the draft legislation.
Introduced last month by Health Minister Bronwyn Pike, the legislation would allow Victorian scientists to clone human embryos for medical research through somatic cell nuclear transfer, commonly known as therapeutic cloning.
Scientists would be able to take the nucleus from an adult skin cell, insert it in an unfertilized egg and then use the resultant embryonic stem cells for medical purposes.
Premier Steve Bracks, a Catholic, who supports the legislation, called a conscience vote on the bill. Legislators voted in favor, 58 to 25.
Parties were divided over the issue, with 15 legislators breaking ranks with their party colleagues and crossing the floor to vote with the government in favor of the bill, reported The Age.
The vote, which came after an emotion-charged debate that lasted close to eight hours across two sitting days, pushed the bill to the committee stage.
Last week, Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart had urged all politicians, especially those expressing Christian beliefs, to reject the bill. According to The Age, the archbishop wrote a personal letter to Bracks, asking that the legislation be reconsidered.
Archbishop Hart said it was wrong to believe cloned human embryos had no intrinsic value, arguing they "share the same human life that we all do."
The insight of the biblical and Christian tradition was not changed simply because of scientific claims of the potential benefits of therapeutic cloning, he reportedly said.
"To allow embryos to be deliberately created and then destroyed for scientific research is always unethical and would be an assault on the dignity of the human person at its most vulnerable," he was quoted as saying.
Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd voted against similar federal legislation, which passed in December.
Australian state legislature votes for cloning bill
.- Despite calls from Catholic and Anglican bishops for Victoria State legislators to defeat a cloning bill, legislators in the lower house voted on Wednesday in favor of the draft legislation.


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NAIROBI, Kenya, June 20 (UPI) -- Kenyan officials announced Friday that they had killed five suspects and detained others accused of launching a violent attack on a World Cup viewing party that left 48 dead the previous weekend.
The five suspects were shot dead by Kenyan forces as they tried to flee in the coastal town of Mpeketoni, said Kenyan police chief David Kimaiyo. Those detained include the owner and driver of the vehicle used in Sunday's attack.
The attack occurred Sunday afternoon as Mpeketoni residents watched the World Cup on television. Witnesses said armed men stole a van and drove around town, shooting at hotels, restaurants and the police station.
Somalia's Islamist al-Shabaab group claimed credit for the attack on Monday, saying it was carried out to retaliate for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and the killing of Muslims. Kenya was among countries that sent troops to Somalia in 2011 to help defeat the militants.
A day later, on Tuesday, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta claimed that al-Shabaab was not behind the attack and instead blamed "local political networks." The president offered no proof of his claim and did not specify what constituted "local political networks."
Analysts regard Kenyatta's remarks as a diversion meant to reduce blame for the government's inability to protect Kenyan citizens and its weakness in dealing with the Islamic militant group.


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Words to Live By
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Another fab technique to try, I have so many on my list and need to wait till after school holidays to really play...hugs.xReplyDelete
Have a lovely weekend.♥
great tech. very fine and blue card ;O)ReplyDelete
This is a wonderful card Karen, i adore the blue tones using oxide inks and the white painted circles are great in the background, and love the white die cut flower over the top. I'm sure your friend will have loved it. xReplyDelete
Very pretty Karen! I love that background! Thank you so much for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week xoxoxoReplyDelete
Super card, thanks for joining us at MAWTT, xxxxReplyDelete
Stunning background, the flower die just pops, and I love the verse.ReplyDelete
Lovely card Karen. Good luck with the MAWTT Challenge. Janice DT MAWTT http://createdbyjan.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Beautiful mixed media layered background for your mixed media stamps, wonderful sentiment and die cut wildflower. I agree...DOX's are totally awesome and so is your card, Karen. Hugs..ReplyDelete
love the colour and a beautiful card KarenReplyDelete
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Another stunner Karen, wow you just amaze me time after time ;)hugs Viv xxReplyDelete
Love those "floating" circles and the depth of color in your background. The simple white flower is perfect with the sentiment!ReplyDelete
Fabulous textured background, Karen and love the font of the sentiment. This is outstanding in design!ReplyDelete
Fabulous layering and love how the the oxides look. The white acrylic dots work so well on the background and what a great sentiment x Have a lovely weekend too xReplyDelete
Love this Karen, I will have to try this idea too. Yesterday I tried the credit card method and was very happy with the resultReplyDelete
Wonderful card and I love those words of wisdom on it.ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful card Karen. I love the gorgeous background. Such a great sentiment too!ReplyDelete
Thanks for entering the MAWTT Challenge!!
Hugs, Sue B xx
Wonderful mixed media - love the interesting background texture with the simple die cut and sentiment!ReplyDelete
Great mixed media card, Karen. Love the layering of stencils and DOX inks. xxReplyDelete
Love your background,and fab techniques .xxxReplyDelete
Great card, the simple flower and words are just enough and leave the background to speak for itself - another good technique.ReplyDelete
I'm so enjoying your blog posts and learning so much in just a half an hours time! I will be coming back to dig deeper into your creative card posts. I tried to be a blog follower but keep getting an error. I'm not techy enough to figure things like that out. But I did follow somewhere else, so I hope your new posts pop up for me to see.ReplyDelete
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A fabulous card. Great design xReplyDelete
Love that sentiment, and you have created a gorgeous background !ReplyDelete
love all the layering of stamps and colours :)ReplyDelete
A wonderful card. Great depth to the background and fabulous sentiment xxReplyDelete
Hello Karen, thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comment.ReplyDelete
I thought I would pop in and see what you create. You have really beautiful creations,and this card here is gorgeous, beautifully designed and the Oxides are marvellous, I love the sentiment too. Going to click the follow button as I want to make sure I always see your projects, Kate x
Hello Karen,ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for your visit to my Blog, I really appreciate it and your lovely comment.
I just love your wonderful card. Fantastic design and colours.
I really like the sentiment you have used.
Patricia x
Really love your card and the grungy looking background..ReplyDelete
had a look also at a couple of earlier posts.
I don't do enough CAS cards and maybe now I will make more
- yours are very stylish!
Thanks for the visit and lovely comments earlier.
Gill x
I stopped by to meet you after you left a lovely comment on my blog. I was quite impressed with this card. It is both beautiful and calming, mainly because of the colors you used, I think. Some lucky recipient is going to be very pleased.ReplyDelete
This is a wonderful card with a gorgeous background! I am impressed how you made it with that cool mixed media technique!ReplyDelete
Rike x
Hi Karen,ReplyDelete
so nice to find your comment on my blog. Your cards are fantastic! This one in blue is really beautiful.
You always come up with great cards, Karen! Love this background and the subtle layers. Thanks so much for playing along at Craft Stamper Take It, Make It :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I love all the layers in the background. Thanks for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xxReplyDelete
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Eovaldi getting used to new team, city
Eovaldi getting used to new team, city
Eovaldi, who was acquired from the Dodgers in Wednesday's trade for Hanley Ramirez, is still meeting most of his new teammates.
"I know a few of them, but I don't know everybody yet," Eovaldi said. The right-hander is staying in a Coconut Grove hotel this week, and still needs to move most of his belongings to Miami. With the Marlins headed on the road following Sunday's game, Eovaldi has had little time to learn about his new city, but he has already begun to explore some of what Miami has to offer.
"I was on the road when I got called up, so I have my travel stuff with me," Eovaldi said. "I'm staying in a hotel right now, so I don't have too much to unpack, but I went down to the Coconut Grove area and went to the mall a little on our off-day."
Eovaldi made a strong first impression on his new team, as he held the Padres to one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings Saturday.
"Most of the time, when you call a kid like that, he is so anxious to do good that he is overaggressive and can't find the strike zone," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "This kid pitched well. Besides having a great arm, he knows how to pitch."
Veteran left-hander Mark Buehrle saw enough from Eovaldi in his first outing to believe he can be a special pitcher for the Marlins for many years.
"Pretty [darn] impressive," Buehrle said. "Obviously not knowing too much about him being on the West Coast, I haven't seen him throw too much. Just watching him throw, he was pretty much dominating out there, and I think the report on him is he's been pretty good, but he hasn't had much run support, so that's why he was 1-6. If you throw the ball like that every time, it's going to be a force to be reckoned with over the next few years."
John Buck caught Eovaldi on Saturday and was very impressed with the young pitcher's stuff.
"Fastball jumped out of his hand," Buck said. "His location was good. He was able to throw it to either side of the plate. He threw a cutter pretty good ... and talking with his old manager, this was only his second game throwing it. You guys saw it's pretty nasty. It's something that will only get better."


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Mine did, and I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why.
It was still there, but It just wasn't an active, clickable button for some reason.
It turns out it was the Simpleviewer plugin that was the problem.
I had Simpleviewer v1.x installed a while ago and created a gallery.
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Release Date: 2006 |
Heh. That just might be my avatar
Album Rating: 4.5awesome review
his music is great and it def. deserves a little more buzz here on this site
loved the few tracks i have heard off this, i couldn't help but think some of it could of benefited from vocals, are there any?
wonderful still, will check out the whole thing tonight.
super cute
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I'am Nils. I'am some kind of linux noob but i prefer running linux instead of hackintosh on my MSI Wind u100.
I accidentally disabled cinnamon. it must have happened in the settings of the loginwindow. After changing the loginstyle suddenly there was gnome desktop.
what I need to do, to switch on cinnamon again?
As Session i'choosen Cinnamon..
I've instlled x86 Linuxmint Cinnamon.
Yesterday everything worked like charm.
Cinnamon disabled ...
Please post suggestions for improvement of Cinnamon here
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Re: Cinnamon disabled ...
maybe is cinnamon fall back.
Re: Cinnamon disabled ...
in the end i reinstalled mint 14 and wont change the login screen no more =)
that easy but not really statisfying
that easy but not really statisfying
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Now that both the House and Senate have passed budget resolutions for fiscal year 2005, the budget debate moves into conference. The central concern of conferees has been whether the pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, budgeting mechanism should apply to tax cuts. If PAYGO on tax cuts were in force, however, the likely result would be massive tax increases, as the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003-including the elimination of the estate tax-expire on schedule. Because this would prolong double taxation and put family businesses at risk, the conferees should reject PAYGO on taxes.
Senate PAYGO Would Force Massive Tax Increases
If PAYGO is applied to tax cuts-which it is in the Senate's resolution but not in House's-taxes would almost certainly go up. While PAYGO allows current entitlement programs to grow unchecked, it would likely lead to the expiration of the current tax cuts. Merely retaining the tax relief that Americans now enjoy would, under PAYGO, require 60 votes in the Senate and a waiver in the House. To avoid this supermajority requirement, lawmakers seeking to prevent tax increases would have to either: A) raise other taxes; or B) reduce mandatory spending by a larger amount than has ever been enacted. Option A is still a net tax increase (raising one tax to avoid raising another), and option B is probably politically unrealistic.
Under current law, the burden of the estate tax will be reduced in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009, before it is repealed entirely in 2010. With PAYGO on taxes in place, however, the estate tax would most likely be reinstated-with a top rate of 60 percent and a $1 million exemption-on January 1, 2011. These terms are far worse than those in effect today: a 48 percent top rate and a $1.5 million exemption.
During the conference process compromise is a necessity, but conferees should stand firm against applying PAYGO to tax cuts. Allowing the Senate's PAYGO provision to move forward would seriously endanger the President's tax cut program, which is doing so much to help the economy, and once again put America's family businesses at risk of double taxation and liquidation to pay the onerous estate tax.
Brian Riedl is Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Federal Budgetary Affairs in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.


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BOSTON (CBS) – About 90,000 homes and businesses were still without power in Massachusetts Wednesday, three days after Tropical Storm Irene.
National Grid reports late Wednesday evening that more than 68,000 of its nearly 1.3 million customers don't have electricity. NStar says 22,000 of its customers still have no power. At the peak, there were more than half a million outages.
Even though crews are working around the clock, some people may not get their electricity restored until the weekend.
One of the biggest complaints has been a perceived lack of communication. Many people want to know when they're getting their power back and say they've been unable to get an answer.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Laurie Kirby reports from Franklin
After more than three days, the power's finally back on at the Norwell Council on Aging, so the afternoon cribbage game is a go.
But frustration, like everywhere in town, is high.
One of the council's visitors, Wesley Osborne, can't fathom why it has taken so long to bring electricity back.
"The way they run things now, how long would we wait in a real storm?" he asks. "My question is, if we had a real hurricane, would we have to wait even weeks for power?"
Norwell is one of the towns hardest hit in terms of power loss and yet no one can point to why that's the case. According to the fire chief here, National Grid doesn't exactly seem to be in a hurry to give officials any answers.
WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong reports from Norwell
"To have a plan in place that involves one component that refuses to play well with others is very difficult," says Chief Andrew Reardon. "National Grid made us some promises that they did not follow up on and I'm very frustrated with that. Again, 96% of my community this morning was without power."
While residents are annoyed, there is also an ongoing economic cost to measure. Joseph's Garage in Norwell Center is essentially out of business all week.
"I don't see this problem being solved in the next 2 or 3 days," says employee Gordon Crosier. Getting power back, he notes, "seems to be taking a long time."
Next door, Mary Campanelli had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of meats and cheese from her specialty foods store after she lost power and refrigeration. Coming right before what should have been a very busy Labor Day weekend, Irene's aftermath is a pricey one.
"I truly don't want to go through something like this again," she says.
Whether or not she, and everyone else here, will go through this again is largely up to National Grid. But town leaders are not holding out much hope.
"For us to have a partner in the utilities that is not going to step up the way they said they were going to step up is detrimental," said Chief Reardon.
In Bridgewater, Town Manager Troy Clarkson was among those public officials who tried to help the communication process. They knocked on doors on Tuesday to pass along information and get some feedback from residents who lost power.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Bernice Corpuz reports from Bridgewater
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is launching a fact-finding investigation into how utilities responded to the outages.
WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports
The office has fielded hundreds of complaints from customers upset about the slow pace of the recovery and what they describe as a lack of communication about when the power would be restored.
"The questions we're asking the utilities right now are 'what was your plan, how were you able to execute it, and what provisions did you make for communication'," said Coakley.
The Attorney General wants to look at pre-event planning reports, correspondence, contact with state and local officials, and the sequence and numbers of repair crews and response times.
The utilities have thirty days to respond, but will be afforded more time if requested due to the storm.
Coakley says she'll hold the line until she knows "what was reasonable and what may have been something they could have anticipated."
But she wants to be able to report to the Department of Public Utilities and the public "what was done right and needs to be improved next time around."
Last month the office announced a preliminary settlement with National Grid following its response to last December's winter storm that also created severe power outages.
The Department of Public Utilities still has to approve the plan that would require National Grid pay $1.2 million dollars in addition to another one million dollars for training, charitable contributions and service improvements.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports from Foxboro
As for New Hampshire, Public Service of New Hampshire says all 125,000 people who lost power in the storm were expected to have it back on by midnight — with the exception of about 680 customers in the Town of Wakefield.
WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong & Beth Germano contributed to this report.


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Well to get working Indiana (PAL) and Ghostbusters (NTSC)...
Soft and Hard (WiiKey2) 4.0E
cIOS 38 Rev 13 (original)
USB Loader GX with #002 fix switched to ON.
Many are having the exact same problem with these games and a few more. A lot of misguided information running around adding even more confusion to the scene (which is already a mess.)
Here is my Setup:
Softmodded Wii 3.1u
Neogamma channel and HBC (latest)
Running cIOS 249 rev8
No USB launcher
I can play anything, from Mario Galaxy, to Arc Rise Fantasia. Ougon no Kizuma, Okami, even the Monster Hunter Tri Japanese demo runs just fine.
But Indiana and My SIms Racing give me the Green Screen.
I belive my solution is to upgrade my cIOS to rev13a. so i'll try that...
Please use this thread to describe YOUR solution (and don't forget YOUR SETUP). How did you made this games work?
Well to get working Indiana (PAL) and Ghostbusters (NTSC)...
Soft and Hard (WiiKey2) 4.0E
cIOS 38 Rev 13 (original)
USB Loader GX with #002 fix switched to ON.
Softmodded Wii 4.0E (upgraded from 3.2 using Waninkoko patched 4.0 version)
HBC (original version, not latest version)
USB loader GX with 002 error fix set as ON
cIOS rev 13 (not the B version)
I can get Indiana to work, but not My Sims Racing (but I'm working on it)
EDIT: I got MSR working using NGR3 Channel.
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Got all working.
Current Setup
HBC Current
NGR3 Channel
I fot mine to work with neogammar3 loader, cios38 rev 13, and i think what did it all for my sims racing was i patched it using ios30 and no more green or black screen i also have usb loader gx but i ran it thru dvd and worked all my sims racing and indian jones my wii is usa 4.0 and indiana jones is a pal worked fine on my usa wii
also my ghostbuster worked with the stuff mention got all 3 to work that way.only ij was pal rest were ntsc usa


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The Thrill of a Cheap Victory, The Agony of Defeat
Last night was the Scandal in Seattle, where the replacement referees committed sports malpractice by making bad call after bad call. Their negligence cost the Packers a win, and Vegas millions. Conversely the Seahawks got a win and some bettors made a bundle. The cheap thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.
Sports for two millennia have been a metaphor for life; this game was no different. No matter how hard you work, no matter how much you plan or prepare, you cannot account for all of the variables. Sometimes things are beyond your control and you lose. Sometimes there are scapegoats (NFL replacement refs), sometimes there are excuses, and sometimes you just lose. Regardless there are always losses.
I think it is worse to lose when there is an easily identifiable scapegoat. It allows us to assign blame without examination. It is easy to say the game was stolen, but I hope the Packers are examining their poor performance more closely than the horrific officiating. Offensive line, dropped passes, poor passes, poor play selection, all leave room for improvement. The Packers played well enough to win the game, but it was not a well played game. And isn't that the point of sports, to play the game well and then win?
In life we have plans and expectations. We live expecting that we will win, or at least cover the spread. We don't expect to lose, but it happens. Somewhere along our journey our own replacement ref makes a really bad call. Sometimes it is us making the bad call.
The measure of the person is how they respond to that bad call. It is easy, too easy, to be angry and bitter. It is easy to wallow in pity and say "Why me? I don't deserve this." But the time and energy devoted to the bad call detracts from the self evaluation and tremendous growth opportunity that comes from loss.
Loss is never enjoyable and often painful. But in the balance of life, loss gives meaning to winning. It helps us focus on what is valuable. As my journey with ALS continues, I place greater value on things I am losing: time, independence, and mobility. As the game continues, I am still trying to play well and win that which I can.
But I have to tell you, sometimes it would be nice to yell at a replacement ref.
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James Martin is a former attorney and graduate of Gonzaga University and Marquette Law School. He lives in Spring Prairie near Burlington. He has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. He is married with 6 kids. James is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff. His opinion is not necessarily that of the Gazette staff or management.


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Kevin Martin may have dropped a huge hint about who he'd like to coax into his lineup after his longtime third John Morris decided to jump ship on Wednesday.
The 2010 Olympic gold medallist needs somebody with Morris's ability willing to step in for what is sure to be Martin's final run for an Olympic medal.
"Starting Monday morning, we'll start making calls," said Martin.
Considering a season-ending junior spiel is on the ice at the Saville Centre until Sunday, Martin could well be waiting for 2012 CIS champion Brendan Bottcher to finish his weekend.
Martin's son Karrick played lead on that team and the team's Brier fifth has some chemistry with Bottcher.
"To have a new start, even at my age, is pretty exciting," said Martin.
If Martin is looking for a short-term answer with absolutely no ties, he may consider Richard Hart, the former long-time third for rival Glenn Howard.
Even though Hart retired from competitive curling two years ago, he's surfaced as a colour commentator for SportsNet, including last weekend's Players Championship.
"That would be two lefties on the team, though," said Martin about the 45-year-old Hart, who won Olympic silver in 1998 with Mike Harris. "I'd have to broom another guy — oh, God.
"There's quite a few guys, actually. Canada is really rich with curling talent, but we'll have to see what they say when I phone everybody.
"There will be a lot of guys whose teams are set who will say 'not interested.' There will be other guys who will say 'this is interesting to me.' It has to be somebody who's awfully good."
Martin's chief recruiter, second Marc Kennedy, has already contacted Dave Nedohin, but Nedohin declined the offer due to the fact his wife Heather is already in the trials and he'd be unable to make the necessary time committment.