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Sunday, November 26, 2006
PETOSKEY, Mich. -- Let's just get this out of the way. John Tanton, mastermind of the modern-day movement to curb immigration, is a tree-hugger. Literally. He has a favorite pair of ash trees "this big around," he says, spreading his arms wide. He likes to visit them every so often in the forest just north of here, see how they're doing.
He worries about them, too, whether -- or when -- the invaders, the metallic green emerald ash borers, will overwhelm them, wipe one of the dominant native tree species off the North American continent. To think that this little bug could do such a thing, he says, "it's just hard to take."
It's snowing as he sits in his office on the main street of Petoskey (population 6,080, 94 percent white, 3 percent Native American, less than 1 percent Asian or black, according to the 2000 Census). The white blanketing the town lends it a Norman Rockwell feel, with Little Traverse Bay serving as a backdrop to the quaint storefronts and Victorian clapboard architecture. Rampaging hordes seem far, far away.
Yet as he considers the future, Tanton's brow wrinkles and beneath his desk he clasps his hands, which sometimes shake from the effects of Parkinson's disease. He is 72, a retired country doctor, and it's been nearly 30 years since he first went to Washington to raise the alarm about unfettered population growth. Since then, he has formed, led or contributed to more than a dozen groups that promote strict immigration limits. And for this, he's earned the label "The Puppeteer" from the Southern Poverty Law Center. "John Tanton," the center declared in its journal, Intelligence Report, "can claim without exaggeration that he is the founding father of America's modern anti-immigration movement."
His tireless efforts have created the impression of a powerful grass-roots movement against immigration, his opponents say, but it all points back to one man. At the same time his early roots in such environmental groups as the Sierra Club and the National Audubon Society have lent him a mainstream credibility.
Three decades after he began agitating about it, immigration has become a hot-button issue -- the House passed a $6 billion bill to build a fence along the Mexican border, and several local governments have passed measures to crack down on illegal immigrants already here. But the courts have struck down several of these.
Tanton worries -- how will the United States survive the "invasion" of people from Central and Latin America, not to mention China and Korea? More than ever, he is convinced that as they continue to come -- waves of legal and illegal "interlopers" -- the environment, the culture and the economy of the country will irreparably erode.
"We have 19 cities now on the globe with more than 10 million people in them," he says. "Only one of them [Tokyo] is in the First World. So all the rest of them have got poor water supplies, poor sewage, poor public services."
The effects, to him, are easy to imagine.
"So what happens is the next round of SARS doesn't get contained," he says. Beyond that, it's not too much of a stretch for him to envision war and famine over dwindling resources.
Hyperbole? To his mind, the unchecked exaggeration is coming from his opponents, who have branded him a xenophobe and a racist.
"So many conversations on immigration don't go anywhere," he says, "it's just people venting feelings. . . . Okay, I agree your grandmother is a great person. Does that mean you're for open borders? That's not a prescription for social peace."'A Great Clash'
It's difficult to square the label of xenophobic misanthrope with the image of the retired ophthalmologist who weeps at the memory of removing a bandage from the eyes of a patient, and having him see again.
Tanton chose his profession and the town of Petoskey because they afforded him the time to raise a family, maintain a vegetable garden, raise honeybees and work on issues he cared about. Population control became the overriding theme early on.
In 1964, while he was interning in a Denver hospital, his young wife, Mary Lou, provided family planning information to low-income women who had wanted two children but were leaving the maternity ward with their fifth or sixth. In this, Tanton saw a looming apocalypse, living evidence of the theory postulated in Paul Ehrlich's 1968 book, "The Population Bomb" -- left unchecked, the world's population would double every 35 years, occupying the remaining habitable open space and overrunning cities and towns.
This did not come to pass. But, Tanton says, the threat is still out there. "I'm anti-immigrant like a person on a diet is anti-food," he insists. But the intake must be controlled. "You don't wait till you're at 390 million [people] and think you can deal with the problem." His ideas became even more focused after he read the French novel "The Camp of the Saints," a darkly prophetic allegory of a million destitute people fleeing Kolkata and landing in Europe, where they loot, rape and pillage.
"Camp," which Tanton had translated and reprinted in English by Social Contract Press, his small publishing house, has been criticized as a racist parable with one message: Keep the savages out. Once, Tanton says, he was surprised by this kind of reaction. Now he simply dismisses it as an emotional response to a tangible problem.
He calls this the "Statue of Liberty phase" of the immigration debate, when proponents cite the Emma Lazarus poem inscribed in bronze on the base of the statue: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This, to his mind, misses the point:
"You have on the one hand an economic system that as best as I can see is based on perpetual growth," and a finite space -- the United States -- to accommodate it. "Sooner or later there's going to be a great clash between those two and the question is who's going to come out on top," he says. "My perspective is that Mother Nature bats last." He envisions rivers running dry, crop shortages, polluted water and air.
Frank Sharry is executive director of the National Immigration Forum, an advocacy group that has frequently butted heads with the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which Tanton created. Sharry says that Tanton and his ilk might think they're going to save the republic. But "I can't help but fear that at the root of their views is a disturbing combination of the idea there are some people who are good, some who are bad and overall there are way too many people to begin with. And that's an ideological strain that seems to me a bit off the chart."
That's how the Sierra Club read it as well in the '70s when Tanton, a member of its population committee, tried to get the board to adopt immigration as a cause. When this was voted down, he and his allies encouraged other like-minded candidates to run for the board.
Carl Pope, who was executive director at the time, considered it a hostile takeover attempt that reverberated for years. "The whole idea of people trying to hijack an organization to advance their cause was outrageous," says Pope. "And I found many of the things he had said since I had known him deplorable and unconscionable." (Tanton later wrote that "the Sierra Club may not want to touch the immigration issue, but the immigration issue is going to touch the Sierra Club!") Rebuffed, Tanton created first FAIR and then U.S. English, a group to promote English as the official language of the United States.
"Immanuel Kant once said language and religion are the ultimate dividers of society," Tanton explains. "With my physician's background, I thought prevention would let us get ahead of this problem."
He was persuasive enough to attract some prominent voices to U.S. English, but a 1986 memo backfired big-time. Asserting that immigrants' higher birth rates would lead to a nation dominated by their descendants, he wrote: "Perhaps this is the first instance in which those with their pants up are going to get caught by those with their pants down!" Walter Cronkite and the group's executive director, Linda Chavez, quit in protest. Eventually Tanton stepped down.
But he went on to found nearly a dozen other groups.
Tanton has tempered his rhetoric in recent years. But Clarissa Martinez, policy director for the National Council of La Raza, a Latino advocacy organization, finds it a source of endless frustration that his organizations, which she regards as hate groups, have been treated as credible actors in Washington policy debates, testifying at congressional hearings, offering research and even winning a contract with the Census Bureau.
"On the surface there's legitimate policy they are debating, but they're having the debate in code. . . . It's not just how many people are coming, it's who are coming," Martinez says.Seasonal Migration
On a recent morning Tanton drives along Little Traverse Bay, heading through town. In the winter, it's mostly empty. In the summer, the roads fill up with people coming to their vacation homes. The restaurants, hotel staffs and cleaning services fill with migrant workers -- many from as far as Jamaica. Otherwise, of the town's few immigrants, most are educated professionals -- doctors, teachers, scientists.
He passes the spot where he and Mary Lou camped when he first came to town to interview for a job at the hospital. Down the street, they once marched beside a Planned Parenthood float that declared: Whatever your cause, it's lost without population control. He drives past the 20 acres of wetlands and meadows he and his wife donated earlier this year for open space. He takes satisfaction in what he doesn't see: a waterfront community of 400 homes that he sued to stop 40 years ago, because the developer wanted to dam a creek to create a lake.
But he also knows that the numbers are against him. Here in Petoskey, the results of his work are evident. It's a small place, where one man can make a difference. But beyond the bay is Lake Michigan, and beyond that the great expanse of the continental United States, and he knows it's filling up with people.
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When Rose Pistola opened in North Beach almost two years ago, the rave reviews for its Ligurian (northwest Italian) cooking and its high-energy atmosphere swiftly drew capacity crowds. It was another success in owner Reed Hearon's string, after LuLu (serving California-French in SOMA) and Cafe Marimba (recherche Mexican in the Marina). Soon Pistola spawned a little Marina spinoff, Rose's Cafe, and then Hearon turned his attention to a grander new enterprise in North Beach, the Black Cat. But we know what can happen when the cat's away -- and indeed, rumblings of discontent have been rising from some Pistola patrons: The 1998 Zagat guide cited "icy" service, and critical postings have multiplied on local restaurant Web sites. It was time to stop and smell Rose's again.
By chance we arrived very early, so we killed some time over drinks at Gino and Carlo, a plain, tough little North Beach dive on Green Street since 1942. I'd guess not too much has changed there since the end of World War II, other than jukebox updates, an occasional paint job, and the replacement of broken pool cues; you see the same faces year after year. Herb Caen used to drop in there, and so did the real Rose "Pistola" Evangelisti after she retired, when Ed Moose took over the funky premises of her saloon (on Powell at Union) and spiffed them up mightily to create the Washbag. Rose was a feisty little matriarch, exuding warmth and comfort, but ready to flame anyone misbehaving. (She didn't actually wave a pistol -- her late husband did -- but she had a cleaver and a mouth.) A one-woman pep team for her neighborhood, she'd chant: "We're rough! We're tough! We're from North Beach, and that's enough!"
When you walk into Rose Pistola, the restaurant, you encounter a cross-section of San Francisco, L.A., and New Jersey, accents mingling, jeans and windbreakers next to suits and evening gowns (on a weeknight!). The ceiling looks like acoustical tile but is actually wallboard, bouncing the sound back to the dining room as 10 lively chefs at the open kitchen sing, laugh, and shout to each other, volubly happy in their work. Bargoers socialize, dinner patrons yell to hear each other, and starting at 9 p.m., there's live jazz (although it's no more audible than your friend across the table). Even our waiter was deafened by the din -- he was very nice (not icy at all) but twice misheard parts of our order.
The tasty table bread looks like focaccia, but turns out to be a light, yeasty bread topped with caramelized onions and a visible crusting of salt. The daily menu, which follows the seasons, includes about 20 hot and cold running antipasti. We ordered hot grilled sardines, one of the few dishes on the current menu to recall specifically the flavors of Genoa. Mistakenly, the server brought cold cured sardines ($5.50), three pinkie-sized fillets, tough-textured and rather vinegary, with a bit of mint and a few currants. The grilled version ($4.50) was much better, with two whole small fishes, heads and tails intact, carrying a smoky tang and a touch of mild salsa verde. Grilled octopus ($6.50), a modest portion of tender little tentacle pieces with the suckers trimmed off, was quick-seared (probably in the leaping flames of the hearth behind the cooks) and served with tasty slivers of raw fennel. Earlier, as we'd waited for our table, my eyes had been drawn to the chanterelles decorating the polenta of a woman eating at the bar, and I swore that such a dish would soon be mine. Indeed, polenta with wild mushrooms ($5.50) was not only our best appetizer, but the most generous. Along with chanterelles were cepes and oyster mushrooms, all juicy, rich, and buttery. The gooey mush was rich in cheese but would have been even more luscious had we received warmed plates; it started to solidify before three of us could polish it off.
After the plentiful polenta, we were pleased when the waiter warned there'd be a short delay before our final appetizer, grilled persimmons with prosciutto ($4.50) -- the kitchen was having some problem producing it. When it arrived, it consisted of small, thin pieces of persimmon wrapped in thick slices of Italian ham. One piece had juicy fruit, but the other two were blandly underripe, outgunned by very salty meat. This, and the salt crust on the table bread, were the first hints of a salinity that was about to engulf us.
The cioppino ($20.50) deserves its reputation as one of the best in North Beach: Unlike most renditions, there's just enough tomato for an accent, not so much as to swamp the delicate, tender calamari rings, mussels, and hunks of Dungeness crab in the shell. Slices of floating bread -- a borrowing from French bouillabaisse -- deliciously sop up the sauce. But our yellowtail jack ($15.50), a lean warm-water tuna from Southern California (known as hamachi in sushi bars) was a much less successful dish. When you order any of the finfishes on the menu, you can choose among three cooking methods (roasting, braising, or grilling) and five sets of garnishes. We went for roasted fish accompanied by fennel and tapenade. The soft-cooked fennel was meltingly delicious and the tapenade (black olive puree) made an interesting glaze on the fish -- but the tuna was overcooked, and had been salted so heavily as to have drawn out all its moisture. The portion was small but we couldn't finish it.
Worse yet -- inedible, in fact -- was wood-roasted quail with root vegetables ($18.50). The vegetable assortment was fine: We enjoyed guessing the identities of the various roots, masked by their charred exteriors. The bird, however, was not only slightly overcooked (which it forgave, as quail will), but was so violently salty we could manage only a couple of bites each. Our mouths burned, our lips chapped, and the salt so impregnated our tongues that even the cioppino became impossible to eat.
Happily, the beverage list is nearly up to the salt-lick challenge. Wines are split between California and Italy; although glasses can be a bit steep (from $5 to $8.50), the bottles are moderate ($33 tops for all but a magnum of French champagne). Our waiter wisely recommended the 1996 Cinsault ($23), a vivacious light red from Acorn Winery in the Russian River Valley. Cocktails, aperitifs (including the neighborhood favorite, Amer Picon), a good choice of beers, sodas, and fresh fruit juices are alternatives.
Desserts were pretty good. The day's special caramel and chocolate truffle souffle ($8) was pleasing and not oversweet, notwithstanding a slightly grainy texture. Flaming vanilla fried cream ($7.50) was a dense custard, lightly breaded and fried. A server doused it in Bacardi Anejo rum and set it afire at the table -- ta-da! The flame brought out the essence of the accompanying brandied cherries. Although I found it all a bit much, my friends were delighted to demolish my share.
If we allow that the oversalted items could have been anomalies (perhaps two separate cooks stubbed their toes on the salt shaker that evening), would the restaurant deserve raves? One appetizer was excellent, but the neighborhood offers more interesting, better-wrought antipasti. One entree was top-notch, but the others were hardly so unique or thrilling as to survive any imperfection in execution, and this busy kitchen is evidently not a careful kitchen. Prices are not low, portions are not generous.
Last September, Rose Evangelisti passed away at age 90. I've got her meatball recipe. Sir, I knew Rose Pistola -- and Rose Pistola is no Rose Pistola.


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Nifty FMCG index performed well in passing week - Religare Sec
* Nifty, after two weeks of consolidation, surged strongly in the passing week and made a new record high above 9200.
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Probiotics Practice and Purpose Testing for Effectiveness Description of Claims Evaluation What are probiotics and how are they used? What tests have been done to prove their worth? How are these probiotics described by their promoters? Personal opinions on the topic and it's uses. By Paul Tatarov Probiotics are tiny micro-organisms that are said to be beneficial towards human health if injected into the ill patient. Probiotics seem to be considered as an ail to all health problems, with one claim even stating that injecting faecal matter into you can help with diarrhea.
The word probiotic originates from the Greek words "pro" meaning "promoting" and "biotic" meaning "life." These magical bacteria a turning up in vitamin supplements, medicines and even food products, but what tests have been done to prove that they truly work? A randomized, double-blind, placebo test was conducted to test the claims. The study recruited 43 random individuals with a disease known as Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), which is a form of serious liver disease.
The basis of the placebo test was to administer fake medicine, a tablet that had no meaning yet was claimed to have beneficial properties to cure the patients. The basis of probiotics was to inject a steady flow of micro-organisms into the patient to see if it made a difference. Both the person handing the drugs and receiving them were unaware or their properties, making it double blind.
21 subjects were placed in the probiotics group, while the remaining 22 were in the placebo group. At the end of the trial, there was no visible improvement in the patients who had taken probiotics. Yet the people who had taken ordinary, plain tablets had come out feeling better. In our body we all have a balance of good and bad bacteria. Things such as fatty foods, alcohol and certain medications can throw out this balance. And according to some people, the use of probiotics helps restore this balance.
It's believed that the general idea of injecting these bacteria is to not only help balance out the good bacteria, but also inject more bad bacteria to maintain a constant balance. An example is of a practice mentioned earlier, which is injecting faeces to stop faeces.
This could also be an explanation as to why probiotics are a "cure-all," seeing as they can cure any disease if it's just replaced by more bad things, in the sense that you just need to inject cancer cells to fight other cancer cells. A personal evaluation on the subject is that it should not be considered as more than another false medicinal claim. The use of probiotics is silly as it counteracts itself by putting in harsh bacteria to fight good bacteria and then to use the other to fight the bad bacteria.
The cycle repeats itself and the only reason people still listen to the pseudo-scientists that sell these money making schemes is because they use large words, just like this presentation.
Thank you, and good night. http://www.medicinenet.com/probiotics/article.htm#probiotics
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Mar Roxas managed to spark the outrage of Filipinos when he commemorated the Zamboanga Siege with the words "Happy Anniversary!"
He apparently didn't know that 220 were killed and 154 more were wounded during that siege an he tactlessly said "Happy Anniversary" like the event should be a celebration.
When the netizens were outraged and angry, he edited the post, however the "edit history" already showed the original message. Shared and re-shared in Facebook, Filipinos are angry and hurt that a politician who hopes for Presidency could be so tactless and heartless.
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CaptainJapan wrote:RCSOB657 wrote:I've had to go through Canadian border security a couple times. One time I had to ask my company to route me home so I can drop off a firearm. Not illegal here in the States of course, but a no go there. I didn't tell him I had one so I told him I would need to drop my dog off first because I didn't have papers for her. Lucky me for following Canadian law as I was inspected that trip. So much for high tech snooping though, I had to unlock my laptop for them (biometric).
Never cross the Canadian border without Hockey sticks in the back seat. They let you right through.
I'm half kidding.
There's a pretty hilariously TTT show about the CBSA


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New Delhi, Aug 8: With Congress blocking the passage of GST bill in Parliament, BJP today hoped the opposition party would understand the importance of the reform bills brought in the interest of the country and not the coalition.
"Reform agenda is for the country, it is not for NDA. The reform agenda has been waiting for at least nearly a decade. It is an agenda for the country. It is an agenda for India's economy.
"I am sure Congress would understand the importance of these bills and will get back in the House, participate in the discussion and help pass the bills," Union Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman said.
She said the GST Bill is something which Congress Ministers have worked for, with at least two of their former Finance Ministers having worked on it and the party should come forward in its passage. Sitharaman said government is definitely making every effort to bring everybody into the House.
Asked if the BJP was focussing on other parties other than Congress to enable passage of the tax reform bill, she said there is no "differentiated treatment" between other parties and Congress.
"We hope everybody will come forward in getting it passed," she said. The Congress has been blocking the Goods and Services Tax legislation pending passage in Rajya Sabha, as they have been creating pandemonium in the House.
The Upper House has failed to transact any business ever since it met for the Monsoon Session on July 21, and some key legislations like the GST Bill, Land Acquisition Bill and Real Estate Bill are pending before it.


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"So who did you go with?" a friend who just heard me rave about my three-course, two-beer dinner. "By myself," I said.
"Are you okay?"
A table for one.
Oh apparently those are dreaded words if you're a single woman. I wasn't aware of the negative connotations until several sets of friends asked if I need companionship. To me they are glorious words. I
like love eating alone. Just like I enjoy going to museums, stores and trips alone.
"How can I help you?" the hostess asks me. "I just want a seat at the bar."
I tell myself I am a strong, confident woman before I proceeded to completely miss the seat.
To minimize potential conversation, always look for the seat where there are at least two empty seats on either side of you. It's a restaurant I frequent, so a nod to the bartender tells him already know what I want. Suddenly, the earlier conversation comes flooding back to me. Am I really weird for enjoying dining alone? I tell myself I am a strong, confident woman before I proceeded to completely miss the seat.
Might as well get an appetizer— carciofi alla giudea— meant for three. And some local craft beer on tap. That way any pity directed toward me is because I seemed to possibly be a hipster left over from early 2008.
I pull out a collection of semi-biographical essays, written by an up and coming self-deprecating writer based out of Brooklyn. She's funny, somewhere between Amy Schumer and Lucy Ball.
"Do you need another beer?"
"Yes. And the zoli."
Are they judging how much I am eating? What if I ordered an appetizer, entrée and dessert? Just because I'm here alone doesn't mean I can't have the whole shebang. And so what if I ate the appetizer for three on my own? I am hangry and it was delicious. Let me eat peace.
Why does the bartender keep avoiding me? I'm not here to talk about my problems.
On second thought, I'll ask for a to go box and put half my entrée in the box. I'll eat the rest off it when I get home. Or in the Uber ride back home.
Why does bartender keep avoiding me? I'm not here to talk about my problems. I just want a beer and maybe some dessert for crying out loud. Stay thirsty and hungry, my friends.
Next contact with the bartender, ask for the check. That's your last form of verbal communication. Leave a generous tip, so he thinks at least I'm not a jerk. Man, I still have three slices left. Glad, I saved them for the ride home.
I should do this again. It was nice. I'll put in my calendar. Table for three: me, myself and I.


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"I cut this out of our local paper and plan on making it real soon as it's getting so cold outside!"
Cheesy Vegetable Chowder
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READY IN:45mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, chopped
- 1 cup fresh green beans, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 1⁄2 large onion, chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 lb processed cheese, cubed (Velveeta)
- 3 potatoes, cubed
- 1⁄2 bunch celery, chopped
- 15 ounces peas, canned
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- In a large stock pot,over medium heat,combine broth,potatoes and garlic.
- Bring to a boil and then add onion,celery and carrots.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in corn,peas and green beans and continue to cook on low heat.
- Meanwhile,in a medium saucepan over medium heat,melt butter.
- Whisk in flour all at once to form a roux and let cook 10 seconds.
- Whisk in milk,a little at a time and cook,stirring until mixture is thick and bubbly.
- Stir in cheese until melted.
- Pour this mixture into the stock pot and stir well until until heated through.
- ** Note-I will probably cook my fresh veggies a bit longer as I don't like them very crisp.
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This new FileExplorer control is very, very, very slow to open folders with a lot of files in Internet Explorer 7. Testing with a folder with 1000 jpg files, 4Kb each file, take more than 5 minutes to open in a machine with Dual Xeon processor and SAS 15K speed disk and causes iexplorer process to consume much cpu.
With Firefox works very fast.
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Sorry, reposted it as my last comment were missing linebreaks.
Has anyone solved this yet?
I'm having the same issue in my CMS which uses the ImageManager, which in turn uses the RadFileExplorer, which takes too long to load files when the folder has too a lot of images (eg. 1000+, there is no way round it).
So I created a test website to investigate this issue. In IIS for this website, it has a virtual directory called "assets" which is mapped to another folder called "assets" Azure fileshare (eg. \\myfileshare.file.core.windows.net\assets)
Therefore to access the files from my test website, you can just go to "www.abc.com/assets/bob.jpg".
In my test website, I have two methods of viewing files from my file share.
The 1st is the RadFileExplorer:
cntrlRadFileExplorer.Configuration.ViewPaths = New String() {myVirtualPath}
cntrlRadFileExplorer.Configuration.UploadPaths = cntrlRadFileExplorer.Configuration.ViewPaths
cntrlRadFileExplorer.Configuration.DeletePaths = cntrlRadFileExplorer.Configuration.ViewPaths
The 2nd is just a button which when clicked will do this:
Protected Sub btnTestDirectoryInfo_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnTestDirectoryInfo.Click
'Testing this using DirectoryInfo because Telerik says the RadFileExplorer's content provider uses the GetFiles and GetDirectories methods of the "System.IO.DirectoryInfo" - http://www.telerik.com/forums/virtual-directory-not-working-with-radfileexplorer
Dim myDirectoryInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo = New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(myPhysicalPath)
Dim myFileInfo As System.IO.FileInfo() = myDirectoryInfo.GetFiles("*.*")
Dim myFolders As System.IO.DirectoryInfo() = myDirectoryInfo.GetDirectories()
For Each x In myFileInfo
txtFiles.Text &= x.FullName & vbCrLf
End Sub
The 2nd method list all the files almost instantly no matter how many files is in the assets directory, however the 1st method with the RadFileExplorer takes too long when there is lots of files, with less files it works fine.
I have search throughout the web and lots of articles here and still have not found a solution. Some suggested creating a new FileProvider for the RadFileExplorer which I have tried, for example, I created a new provided called "ExtentedFileProvider.vb" and overriden the "Resolve Directory" method:
Public Overloads Overrides Function ResolveDirectory(ByVal path As String) As Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.DirectoryItem
'get the directory information
Dim baseDirectory As Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.DirectoryItem = MyBase.ResolveDirectory(path)
'remove files that we do not want to see
Dim files As New System.Collections.Generic.List(Of Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.FileItem)()
For Each file As Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.FileItem In baseDirectory.Files
If Not file.Name.StartsWith("Blue") Then
End If
Dim newDirectory As New Telerik.Web.UI.Widgets.DirectoryItem(baseDirectory.Name, baseDirectory.Location, baseDirectory.FullPath, baseDirectory.Tag, baseDirectory.Permissions, files.ToArray(), baseDirectory.Directories)
'return the updated directory information
Return newDirectory
End Function
But I'm not sure how you can change this to improve performance? Since it uses the base "ResolveDirectory" method to recurive loop itself. Is there anyway I can chagne it to use the standard System.IO.DirectoryInfo to get a list of file instead?
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Top 12 finalist on the 2016 season of The X Factor Australia who competed on the reality show in the previous season as well.
She finished as a runner-up on the first season of The Voice Kids Australia in 2014.
She was mentored by Mel B on both The Voice Kids and The X Factor.
She began a relationship with fellow X Factor competitor Leon Kroeber.
She fell just short of winning The Voice Kids with the champion being Alexa Curtis.


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Jamie Hamill has returned to Kilmarnock after signing a three-year contract with the club he left in 2011.
The news comes after the midfielder was released by Hearts last month.
The 27-year-old - whose first match will mark his 150th appearance for the Ayshire club - was one of the high-profile players allowed to leave following the arrival of Ann Budge and Craig Levein at Tynecastle. Hamill spent three years at Hearts, a spell which culminated in the club's relegation to the SPFL Championship.
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Here's what to keep an eye out for Saturday when Notre Dame hosts Air Force:
Return of Danny Spond: The sophomore is expected to return as the second-team drop linebacker, behind Prince Shembo. Spond has not played since Week 2 at Michigan, where he tweaked his left hamstring.
Big play from Stephon Tuitt: The defensive ends may need to step up if starter Ethan Johnson (right ankle sprain) cannot go, and the freshman Tuitt is one who could see extended playing time. Tuitt did not travel last week after failing to meet Brian Kelly's missed class policy, but Kelly has been impressed with the freshman's response throughout the week, including Tuitt's apology to the team for letting it down.
A pink theme: Notre Dame will be wearing the adidas Breast Cancer Collection, apparel created to support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Players will wear pink gloves, along with pink armbands, wristbands and headbands. Kelly's wife, Paqui, is a two-time breast cancer survivor.


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This weekend the we all entered the new month of November with smiles. Due to Rihanna's "RIHturn" to Instagram, her fans were ecstatic about her return to Instagram. In early May, Rihanna posted several provocative pictures on her page, violating the social networking site's nudity policy, and had her account suspended for six months. Since the return of RiRi's social media presence, she has graced us with previews of her Elle Magazine photo-shoot.
The December issue of the Elle magazine feature her cover story and a intriguing interview that draws us deeper into the interest of Rihanna. She was asked, "What's the sexiest thing a man has ever said to you?" Her response was, "Any man that tells me what to do is sexy!" The response made it clear that the singer likes to be controlled, which shocked many, due to her 2009 by ex Chris Brown. She also stated that out of all things she would be, if she wasn't a singer, she'd be "a wife."
Sticking to her rebellious and unapologetic "badgalriri" persona, Rihanna does everything the way she wants and when she wants. when asked what's her motto she replies, "F*** bitches, get money."
Here are several snap shots of Rihanna's Elle cover shoot.
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Skip to comments.Harold Camping and the End of the Word: Part 3
Posted on 04/26/2011 3:19:26 PM PDT by Gamecock
Campings knowledge of Bible verses and confidence led many to follow him as their only leader and teacher. He had become their guru. It is interesting how often people seek someone to follow unquestioningly. This reality has been called the Fuehrerprinzip or the leader principle. Whether a false prophet or a political leader or an intellectual authority, many people want someone whom they can follow simply and blindly. For some listeners to Family Radio, Camping became their leader or guru.
Sadly instead of promoting confidence in the authority of the Bible, Camping has inculcated confidence in himself. One of his followers recently said that if Jesus does not return on May 21, it will show that the Bible is wrong!
For many years Camping taught an adult Sunday School class at the Alameda Christian Reformed Church. This class attracted a number of listeners from Family Radio who did not become integrated into the life of the church. They looked to Camping to tell them what to accept and not to accept in the teaching and preaching of the pastor. The elders of the church finally decided that this situation needed to be remedied and stated that in the coming year Camping would not teach an adult Sunday School class. This decision led to Camping and his followers leaving the Alameda CRC and forming their own Reformed Bible Church.
The formation of this new congregation may not have been schismatic in itself. Initially they sought a new denomination with which to affiliate and sought a pastor. Camping did not believe that he should be the pastor.
The new congregation never found a pastor or a new denomination, however. Camping had begun a study group on the Heidelberg Catechism and he proceeded to improve or revise the catechism. Once again his arrogant individualism asserted itself. Not surprisingly no Reformed denomination would accept Camping and his congregation on the basis of his revised catechism. At this point he had become schismatic.
"One of his followers recently said that if Jesus does not return on May 21, it will show that the Bible is wrong! "
Thus I suspect that the title of the article "The End of the Word" rather than "World" is not a typo.
Holy Spirit, break through his pride and please get him back on course.
My parents listened to Family Radio virtually all their waking hours. I'm glad they're not around for this; they would be appalled.
Listen Gamer...If E and I are not around May 22 just assume we are gone..
Actually, not quite, as per the Rapture philosophy, the good folks go.
Actually no one is good but God
True enough, so then, who goes up during the Rapture?
Those that have the righteousness of Christ..not their own
Doesn't your group, the OPC reject the Rapture, saying that Since the teachings of Arminianism (Methodism/Pentecostalism) are contrary to Scripture, they are manifestly false. They are serious perversions of the gospel of Jesus Christ and also that the Pentecostal beliefs in things such as the Rapture, speaking in tongues etc. is a result of a failure to grasp the Biblical teaching concerning the history of salvation.?
This ties in with your group, the OPC's continuous anti-semitic doctrines
What is disgusting is that this group (the OPC/PCA) pretends to be Christian while spouting it's hatred for Jews and Christians alike
Thankfully 4 of this anti-semitic, anti-Christian posters have been removed from FR
What is disgusting is that this group (the OPC/PCA) pretends to be Christian while spouting it's hatred for Jews and Christians alike
Thankfully 4 of this anti-semitic, anti-Christian posters have been removed from FR
Why would you still hold to this false non-Christian group ?
Saying it more than once does not make it true..
The truth about the anti-Christian, anti-Semitic nature of the OrthodoPresbyterian C comes out -- we Christians (Orthodox, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal, Baptist, Methodist etc.) all know now that your group is not Christian but a parody of Christianity, and it's leftist aim is to foment discord between Christians and between Christians and Jews.
Leave this evil organization. We Christians all will pray for you.
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When looking into treats, I always want the best for my boys. I forgot where I heard of Bully Sticks but I looked into them to replace raw hide for our dogs and it is such a great product. I found out that raw hide cannot be digested so I looked for another alternative and I found Bully Sticks. Bully Sticks are 100% beef chew aka bull pizzel and they are digestible. The boys love them and I love them because it gives me a break from their ruffin' an scruffin'.
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wikiHow to Make Mango Jam
Three Methods:Mango jamMango jam (low sugar content)Mango jam (apple flavor)Community Q&A
Mango jam is sweet and delicious. It can be eaten with bread at breakfast, as a snack, or as a dessert. You too can make mango jam from sugary to low-sugar versions.
Mango jam:
- 3 cups of ripe mango
- 2 cups of sugar
- Water
- Ascorbic acid
Mango jam (low-sugar content):
- 3 medium size mangoes
- 1 1/4 cup of water
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
- Pinch of ginger powder
Mango jam (apple flavored):
- 1 thinly sliced apple
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 3 medium size mangoes
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Pinch of ginger powder
Mango jam
1Cut the mango into thirds. Remove the meat using a fork, or just peel it beforehand.
2Cook the mango with the sugar in a saucepan for 25-40 minutes or until it is thick. The color should be darker than the original yellow, but not darker than a medium orange.
3Mash the mango. Use a large fork or spoon and mash the mango until it has a jam-like consistency.
4Dissolve the ascorbic acid in hot water and add it to the mango and sugar mixture.
5Process and can using current USDA canning guidelines.
6For every 230 - 290 grams or 1 small bottle of Mango Jam, you need to add about 4 - 6x 500mg Ascorbic acid since we are not using any artificial preservatives. If your sugar ratio is 1:1(1 cup mango:1 cup sugar) then you can keep it for 5 - 6 months without refrigeration. Some health conscious people may prefer a smaller ratio, resulting in a decreased shelf life.
7When refrigerated in chiller the shelf life is 2 years (unopened), 1 year if opened.
Mango jam (low sugar content)
1Peel the mangoes then cut them into cubes.
2Boil the water with the brown sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and ginger powder.
3Add the mango cubes when the boiling mixture starts to thicken.
4Mash the mango cubes while cooking. When it starts boiling, switch to low heat.
5Cook until it reaches jam consistency.
6Can the jam. Use proper canning techniques for ensuring safety.
Mango jam (apple flavor)
1Immerse the thin slices of apple in 1 1/4 cup of water with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for 30 minutes. Strain out the apple slices.
- The apple slices can be eaten or dehydrated for a snack.
2Peel the mangoes. Cut into cubes.
3Pour the apple water into the saucepan. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and ginger powder. Bring to the boil.
4Add the mango cubes when the boiling mixture starts to thicken.
5Mash the mango cubes while cooking. When it starts boiling, switch to low heat.
6Cook until it reaches jam consistency.
7Can the jam. Use proper canning techniques for ensuring safety.
Community Q&A
I have mango pulp. Can you tell me how to cook mango jam?wikiHow ContributorYou have to pour the pulp into a saucepan, then add a teaspoon of pectin and 3 cups of sugar. Then add a little bit of butter and a pinch of salt. Leave it to simmer for 5-8 minutes.
My mom used sodium benzoate as a preservative. Are there any alternatives like that I can use instead of ascorbic acid? I'm not sure I can find it where I live.
- Avoid overcooking: The mango jam will to turn to gel, then into mango candy.
- Don't use a blender, as this will create gelatinous mango jam.
Things You'll Need
- Jar
- Pot
- A stove
- Fork/knife/spoon
- Canning equipment
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To stitch HAED design or not?
Je voudrais ajouter cette grille de chez Haed sur ma liste de Noël!
Que faire?
Des petits conseils à propos de Haed seraient les bienvenus :)
That's the question!
I think, it is a very lovely pattern and a very tasteful selection too!
It seems like a siluette pattern not too difficult to stitch. Besides it contains a few colours on!
I guess, either with or without beads, result will be stunning! Worth to try!
Happy stitching
Thnaks Nurdan, it is a really lovely design & you're right, the silhouette shouldn't cause to much troubles... What to do?Delete
I haven't heard of any other HAEDs using beads... they're famous for only using full cross stitch, so there aren't any half stitches/petit/BS. I recently ordered a HAED (a storykeep), so now I'm just waiting for everything I need to start. As for parking, it's whatever you feel like. I'm going to give it a go, but I'm relatively new to cross stitch, and think that not parking would give me more issues. If you've done lots of bigger cross stitch pieces, and prefer just doing it colour by colour then go for that. Good luck, and I look forward to reading about you stitching it :) (Another tip, not sure if this chart uses it or not.. I've read that some people prefer using blending filament rather than the Kreinik thread that they suggest. Again, completely up to you)ReplyDelete
Thank you for your advice, it's really kind of you! It looks like it's all full stitches. I'm hoping there will be quite chunky blocks of the same colours, so this should make the stitching quite easy!!! Good luck with your design :)Delete
A Haed is a lot of work...it take years of your life!
And yes, they all have many confetti to do.
If i knew that this was such a lifetime work i don't know if i ever had done this.
But.. I have one finished!!
In 2 years, not so bad!
I think that if you loved the pattern very much, for a long time, you are be able to do this..
Good luck!
Thanks Pauline. Glad you've finished yours! I'm not in a rush & I like the design too so I might go for it!!Delete
Hey there, I say go for it. They look intimidating but they are actually very manageable. There are no beads or partial stitches in HAED only full stitches. You can either use full cross stitches or tent stitch, (which it a half cross stitch) which is what I use. I do park on the HAED's because I find it easier to manage the confetti however plenty of people do not. I have a tutorial on my blog on parking if you are interested in having a look. The main thing is to experiment with your stitch type, number of threads on your choosen fabric count. I use 2 strands of thread over 1 on evenweave on both 25 and 28ct. However you many find you you want to do full crosses using 1 strand of thread or 2 to get better coverage with the dark colours. I know this all sounds like a lot but they are really lovely to work on once you find what works best for you. Any questions feel free to ask :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to give me advice! I'd rather go for full cross stitch than half stitch as I personally think it looks best. What do you mean 2 strands of thread over 1 on evenweave 25? I'm just confused with the "over 1". On evenweave the cross is over 3 "holes"... Does that means I have to do my cross just over 1 "hole"??? Looks like the design will be very small?? Help!!Delete
Normally when you stitch on evenweave you stitch over 2 strands of fabric, as you say that covers 3 holes on the fabric. Over 1 means you stitch over just strand of fabric. So say you start your stitch in the bottom right hole you come up from the back of the fabric to the front at this hole and feed the thread back through the hole directly opposite. So instead if coming up one hole, skipping the hole directly opposite and going down the next hole you don't skip. I'm really not sure if that makes sense. It does make the stitches very small and some people do stitch them on 22 or 18ct but personally I prefer the small stitches.
Awww thanks, I totally understood your explaination!!!Delete
I'm not much help as I've only tried a HAED once and it's now in my UfO drawer! You've chosen a nice design and good luck with it if you go ahead with your purchase.ReplyDelete
Oops, I think that UFO needs to become a WIP :D Thanks for your comment!Delete
I'd go for it (says the woman who's HAED hasnt been touched in almost 2 years)
I'm by no means an expert on HAED, but I only parked my threads if they were in the next 10x10 block. I used DMC magic guide fabric too. If you love it then get it and stitch it the way that best suit your stitching style.
Thank you for your advice!!Delete
I don't do very much cross stiching Mii - usually just simple and small projects and even those I usually make a lot of mistakes on. It looks like a gorgeous design though and will be a stunning piece if you decide to do it.ReplyDelete
the pattern is very nice.
I've never embroidered HEADs but I saw a finished embroidery and it was spectacular ...
it will be a very long work
ciao Giovanna
Thanks for your kind word Giovanna :)Delete
aww i think it is a very pretty one..
i am sure you can stitch it and it will be stunning..
good luck x
Thanks Cucki!!Delete
Hola! nunca he hecho siluetas y la verdad es que me encántan,tu eres muy valiente, siempre haces grandes proyectos,inténtalo! Muchos saludos.ReplyDelete
Hola Sara! A mi me quiero usted comentario, muchas gracias!!Delete
IT is not too hard, just more stitches - no back stitch no fractionals. The confetti gets fun after awhile. You will love it. I do.ReplyDelete
What's not to like? No horrible back stitch or fractionals??? Definitely Heaven!! :)Delete
I'm not a fan of the style of stitching although I adore the designs! They are not at all difficult to stitch compared to something with lots of fractionals, blended threads, backstitching, metallics or speciality stitches.
They are time-consuming and for a long while they look like nothing on earth!! I think a silhouette is a good place to start as the confetti and colours changes would be minimal compared to a design with lots of different colours.
Gridding is a must though and parking helps with multiple colours changes. Good Luck with it!!
Thanks for your comment & advice!Delete
I think you should take the HAED plunge and get it!! They do take a long time to stitch but so much fun!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the advice Anne!Delete
Such a pretty choice. I haven't done a HAED ever, so no comments on that, but would love to see your stitching as you go along if you decide to do it. Happy Stitching no matter what! :)ReplyDelete
Sweet! Thanks Anne :)Delete
This one is one my wish list and I would say go for it! Heaven and Earth charts, although they are large are really very easy. All full stitch and no back stitch.
You don't have to use parking. some people are colour chasers as they are called and just do all one colour first, this chart would be perfect for that as you could just do all the black.
I really hope you give it a try, I have become a true addict now with about 25 charts in my stash (eek!)
Also, is it available in Mini? If not you could always request it on the website :)
Thanks Emma! I've seen the Mini, I guess they are just a smaller version with less colour details... 25 charts, OMG, better get stitching!!! :DDelete
I love HAED's and was intimidated at first, but really, no back stitching, no half or quarter stitches, no beads, just simple and straight forward crosses make the fact that there's a lot of confetti bearable. Once you start, I bet you'll be hooked!ReplyDelete
Thanks Katy, I think you're right :)Delete
I am in total awe of these designs.ReplyDelete
I admire the details but some designs are not my cup of tea but this one, I thought would be ok for a first! :)Delete
have a drop on Lelsi's blog =)
she is a HAED fan if my memory is good.... =D
I can't help, I never did
but sure you can do it and it will be amazing
big hugs
Thanks for the advice sweetie!! :), Mii xDelete
Hi Stunner!!
I am a mad crazy lunatic fan of HAED and have over well over 100 charts. I have "Catch the stars" which is by the same artist as "out for a stroll" The colours are pretty much identical and I was looking through the chart and there is hardly any confetti. It's has a lot of blocks of one colour and for a HAED it's pretty easy going. All HAED designs are just full crosses or tent stitch. No beading, backstitch or any of that other nasty stuff.
I think this is actually a great choice of chart to get your feet wet with HAED, and it's an amazing pic.
I say go for it!! Happy Christmas
xox Alicia
Thank you for your comment Alicia! The idea of no backstitch, partials or beads sounds exciting. I was hoping too there wouldn't be too much confetti so I might just go ahead with the Haed :)Delete
Oops sorry forgot to add, you probably won't need to park with this design due to the large chunks of blocks of colour. Maybe when you get to some confetti bits just do it by the 10x10 grid to get through it if you feel. However I won't be using the parking method when I work on my chart. Hope this helps. xoxoReplyDelete
I don't have any good advice for you since I haven't even tried to stitch anything like this. I only want to wish you good luck with it =DReplyDelete
Awww thank you! I hope I won't regret it...Delete
You ask great questions. I believe you received all of the answers you were looking for.
I have 2 completed HAED and I am working on a BAP now. My others were a QS and a SK.
They take time, but if it is something you love, it makes the journey much more enjoyable.
I do not park my threads, I have tried but since I am a cross country stitcher, it didn't work well for me at all.
HAED are all full stitches, no partials or backstitching.
In the end, remember, it is one X at a time!
Good luck, I love the pattern you are looking at.
Thank you sweetie! I just want to start it asap, I don't want to wait for Christmas :DDelete
I've never stitched any HAED but this looks soooo pretty =)
I hope you'll stitch it!! :D
What a nice design! I love it and if you haven't already added it to your DH's list, you should!ReplyDelete


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