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"It's in the mail"--or is it?
That simple declarative statement often said to explain the whereabouts of a letter may take on a new political significance in California politics.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will soon close 14 mail processing centers here, in addition three centers closed in the past year. The reason is simple enough, the number of letters has halved to 26 billion in 2011 from 26 billion in 2002. Fewer letters mean that there is a need for fewer processing centers.
So, what's that have to do with politics? In California, a lot more than you might think.
Californians love to vote by mail.
In 2010, 58 percent of the state's voters cast their ballots by mail in the June primary, and almost as many--48 percent--in the November general election.
In 2008, 42 percent of the voters sent in their decisions by mail. The point is that voting by mail increasingly has become the most convenient way for most Californians to exercise the franchise.
So far, so good, but here's the hook: according to state law, ballots must be received by the Secretary of State's office by 8 p.m. on election day.
Until now, letters have reached election centers within a day or two of posting. Once the changes take place, however, letters may take as long as a week to reach their destination.
The bottom line is the ballot mailed on June 1st or 2nd may not be counted as part of the vote in the June 5th primary.
No one can control the decisions of the Poastal Service, but we can control the process through which the votes are counted. The legislature can amend state law to accepted all ballots postmarked no later than election day.
There's a small down side to the extent that we may not know the outcome of a close election for a few days, but that inconvenience more than outweighs the possibility that hundreds of thousands of votes might not count because they arrive after election day.
It's a simple change, but an important one.
There is proposed legislation to accommodate the Postal Service cutbacks, which are not likely to take place until after the June primary. Still, it would be wise for the legislature to pass the legislation now so that we can see how the new law works in advance of the November election.
Too many times, we lament the unexpected consequences of policy changes because we don't see them in advance.
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Fulton Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY - The Boone County Sheriff's Department said it arrested a Fulton man Tuesday morning for child pornography charges.
The department said it arrested 40-year-old Jarrod D. Hoffman after the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed charges against him last week.
According to the department, the Boone County Sheriff's Department Cyber Crimes Task Force investigation began in mid-August when an investigator downloaded child pornography from the suspect's home computer network in Columbia.
The department said the task force was able to trace to the computer connection to a specific residence. The department obtained a search warrant for the home on August 30.
Investigators said they seized computers and other electronics and found 30 child porn videos.
The department said investigators later identified Hoffman as the suspect. The department said Hoffman was living in Columbia at the time of the incident but now lives in Fulton.

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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Deflation is a very serious problem for all cryptocoins because it prevents them from being used as payment mean. For most coins block reward decreases in time and this increases deflation rate. For PPC-derived coins (PrimeCoin etc) the problem is even worse as soon as they offer difficulty-based block reward formula that makes block reward inversly proportional to difficulty (i.e. difficulty goes up and block reward goes down). I consider both practices to be counterproductive. Moneta Verde (MCN) is the first cryptocoin with blockreward increasing together with difficulty. Why this is a good idea?
1. Money supply goes up with difficulty increase. As soon as difficulty increase usually happens due to an increased demand this will lead to money supply being dependent on demand. This way MCN will has a slower deflation rate than other coins.
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Block reward formula is a fixed point implementation of log2(difficulty). This means that block reward increases much slower than difficulty: for 1 coin to be added to block reward a difficulty must be increased twice. This rate looks to be reasonable.
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U.S. v. Voneida, 2008 WL 189667 (M.D. Pa. January 18, 2008)
Professor Goldman kindly emailed me a copy of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania's decision in the case of U.S. v. Voneida. This criminal prosecution arose out of some postings that defendant Voneida is alleged to have made on his MySpace page about last April's Virginia Tech shootings.
The court approached the case with all the awe for the Internet suitable for 1994:
[Voneida's statements] did not occur in a moment, like words being spoken; nor were they sent from one place to another once and only once, like mailing a letter, broadcasting a message over television or radio, or even sending an email. Rather, Defendant's comments were communicated, and had the potential to reach an audience, for at least nine days. This is one of the ways in which speech on the internet, and on social networking sites in particular, challenges existing methods of legal analysis.
In this case, the feds claimed that Voneida's postings ran afoul of 18 U.S.C. 875(c), which prohibits the transmitting in interstate commerce of "any threat to injure the person of another." Voneida filed a motion in limine requesting that several pieces of evidence be excluded at trial.
One of the pieces of evidence that Voneida wanted kept out was an email message that a student in Pennsylvania sent to university authorities to report the postings. The court denied Voneida's request on this point.
The court held that in determining whether Voneida's statements were "true threats," it would be instructive for the jury to consider the effect of the statements on their audience. Addressing this point, the court observed the following about an online "audience":
Even if [the student who reported the postings] was an unintended viewer, the context of the internet and social networking sites like Myspace.com may make her part of Defendant's audience regardless of his intent to reach her as opposed to others. As a part of his audience, her response to his comments is relevant and properly considered when evaluating whether they are "true threats."
A few more facts would be interesting. What if a social network participant adjusts his profile settings to allow only "friends" see the content? Would the so-called "audience" still be the world at large? To what extent can a publisher technologically constrain his or her audience?


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Several people sent me links to this site (thanks Robert, Elisa, and Jennifer!), and Alan Durning blogged about it: walkscore.com, a cool web tool that calculates the walkability of any address in the US.
What is Walk Score? Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.
My house (which is in the Central District) got an 86 out of 100. Not bad, though I might not score it quite so high. (The folks at walkscore.com haven't tried to cross my very busy street without getting hit by a careless, speeding, light-running motorist.) My father-in-law, who still lives in Bus Nerd's childhood home in Detroit, earned a decent score of 57. My best friend Laurie (mother of Zaky) got an abysmal 22. (At least they have free buses where she lives.) My brother Jeremy, the newly minted New Yorker is the hands-down winner with an impressive score of 98. (I wonder how you get 100?)
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Rowing boosters from across Southwest Florida celebrated winning the 2017 World Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park on Wednesday, while acknowledging that there is still much to be done.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle is money: Some $15 million still needs to be raised prior to the championships for the construction of a boathouse and other structures around the lake.
That job will fall largely to Paul Blackketter and staff at the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Association, a nonprofit that operates Benderson Park.
At the same time, local tourism officials will be rallying area hoteliers to prepare for the influx of international visitors.
"The world is coming to Sarasota-Bradenton," Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta said. "And not just for the championships in 2017. They will be training here and coming to scope out our facilities. We need to be prepared for that."
Tourism leaders say they are wasting no time.
"We are working to get everything in place with the hotels this week," said Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota County, the county's tourism agency. "We have an official housing bureau working with us and would like to get a booking website up this week."
All hotels and condominiums in the region will be booked through HBC Event Services, a third-party coordinator.
"It's a common way to handle reservations for big events like these," said Nick Mavrikas, general manager of a 97-room Comfort Suites, which opened in Sarasota in February. "The hotels pay a fee and the company books rooms based on the amenities and number of rooms a team or a coach needs."
The HBC booking website will go live even though an official date for the 10-day tournament has not been selected yet.
Although he expects some international athletes to start booking early, Mavrikas says the bulk of the reservations likely will not come until one year to six months before the regatta.
Nearly 3,000 rooms
As part of a bid package submitted this year to the International Federation of Rowing Associations, or FISA, nearly 3,000 hotel rooms would be available in Sarasota and Manatee counties for the championships.
Rooms will rent from $74 per person per night to $279 per person per night, and include breakfast and dinner, said Nicole Rissler, director of sports with Visit Sarasota County.
Still, tourism officials anticipate some teams will want to be proactive.
"Some of the more high-profile teams will book very early, even now, just to start planning," Haley said. "That way they can ensure they get the space they want."
At the Country Inn & Suites, in Bradenton, hotel staff are already blocking out rooms for the championships, which will draw more than 42,000 spectators and athletes to the region.
"We've never experienced bookings more than eight months out," said Paul Patel, general manager of the hotel. "But we've experienced an event as big as this."
Benderson Development Co., which has been spearheading rowing efforts, also is building a pair of hotels near the park and its Mall at University Town Center that is slated to open in October 2014.
One of the hotels will open shortly after the 880,000-square-foot mall debuts, while another will likely be completed in 2015, said Mark Chait, Benderson's director of leasing for the Southeast.
The two hotels will contain about 280 rooms.
But tourism promoters are focused on more than just athlete accommodations.
"These athletes eat 5,000 calories a day. Their diet is very important to them and we have to make sure we provide meals that are up to their standards," Haley said.
At the Comfort Suites, which provides complimentary continental breakfasts, the hotel is already thinking about upgrading its culinary offerings.
"We need to start coming up with which chef or which restaurant we want to work with to provide these services," Mavrikas said.
With big rowing gig, a big to-do list
Rowing boosters from across Southwest Florida celebrated winning the 2017 World Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park on Wednesday, while acknowledging that there is still much to be done.


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I am immersing myself in the world of location intelligence this week, attending ESRI's annual user conference in San Diego. Here's an eye opener: there are 15,000 people attending this event!
Location intelligence, also known as spatial analytics, creates maps that enable users to view the relationship of objects in space and perform a variety of spatial calculations, such as, "How long will it take to drive from Detroit to Cleveland?" or "What percentage of high income customers are located within a 15 minute drive of this store?" Or "What's my risk exposure to a hurricane that plows through Dade County, Florida?"
Parallel Worlds
Like business intelligence, location intelligence supports analysis and decision making. But for the past 20 years ago, these two data-centric disciplines have forged independent, but parallel paths. Only now are they beginning to converge.
After my presentation here, one attendee asked, "Why hasn't location intelligence taken off in the business intelligence community?" My first response was that a majority of BI shops have been consumed trying to get adoption for basic reporting and analysis applications and only now are ready to incorporate new capabilities, such as location intelligence, predictive analytics, and unstructured data.
But later I realized that the BI community has already embraced location intelligence, at least the mapping part of it. During the past 10 years, most BI professionals have spent significant time learning how to display the shape and content of data in visual form, using charts and graphics, including maps. Meanwhile, BI vendors have invested heavily in beefing up the visualization capabilities of their tools and adding new charting components, including maps. To BI professionals, maps are now an integral charting component of any BI portfolio.
Spatial Analysis Via GIS
But location intelligence is more than just a map with dots on it. Location intelligence is a full-fledged analytical system. These so-called geographical information systems, or GIS, specialize in storing and manipulating spatial data, which consists of points, lines, and polygons plotted as coordinates in space. Each spatial object can be imbued with various properties or rules that govern its behavior.
For example, a road (i.e., a line) has a surface condition and a speed limit, and the only points that can be located in the middle of the road are traffic lights. Spatial engines can then run complex calculations against coordinate data to determine relationships among spatial objects, such as the driving distance between two cities or the shadows that a proposed skyscraper casts on surrounding buildings, or RFID tagged products that move beyond a specific area (e.g. geofencing.) In essence, a GIS is an object-oriented analytical system that models things in space.
So without access to a GIS system, analytically-driven organizations miss valuable insights. Until recently, most spatial analysis was conducted by a handful of GIS specialists working in the bowels of a company who imported business data into a GIS system to create spatial models. But now, spatial insights can be delivered to all users via GIS-enabled applications, including BI, ERP, and CRM. And some location intelligence providers, like ESRI, can publish GIS applications to the cloud, allowing users to access interactive maps and spatial applications via Web browsers.
Integration with Business Intelligence
In the BI world, the first step towards converging location and business intelligence is plotting business metrics on a map. Like other types of visualizations, maps bring data to life and make it easier for business users to identify the significant trends and issues contained in most reports and dashboards. But location intelligence goes beyond basic geographical displays; it delivers interactive spatial models that correlate business data on a three-dimensional surface.
For example, BI users might use interactive maps to sift through hundreds of variables to optimize the siting of new stores, dealerships, branch offices, factories, drill heads, pipelines, and so on. Or they could use maps to view how the buying habits and demographics of customers located around stores have changed over time. Facilities managers could use interactive maps to plot the optimal evacuation routes from any point in an office building or estimate the physical and financial impact of a nearby bomb explosion. Insurance agents could use GIS-enabled BI tools to simulate what they would have to pay policy holders based on the wind speed and path of an oncoming hurricane. (See figure 1.)
Figure 1. A Dashboard With Embedded Interactive Map
This dashboard embeds an interactive map that lets users model the risk exposure of simulated hurricanes. Or it can integrate a real-time weather feed and display the physical and financial impact of an actual hurricane.Image courtesy of ESRI.
Finally, the explosion of mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, places a premium on integrating business and location intelligence. For example, mobile dashboards can notify plant managers about the status of poorly performing machines as they walk a factory floor or alert store managers about stock-outs as they move through the aisles. Mobile dashboards can deliver executives and salespeople a 360-degree view of a customer as they approach a customer site. The use cases are endless, and organizations will discover new ones once they GIS-enable their BI applications.
Integration Options
Integrating BI and GIS applications is not as hard as it once was. GIS vendors, like ESRI, now offer rich REST-based, Web services APIs that developers can use to integrate with other applications. And some, like ESRI, now offer cloud-based GIS services so you don't even need to own a GIS system to create spatial applications.
As a result, BI vendors are integrating greater GIS functionality into their applications. A decade ago, BI vendors delivered static, graphical maps that customers could overlay with dots. Many now embed GIS shape files that enable BI users to plot business data on standard baseline maps that support basic GIS functionality, such as zoom, hover, drill, and synchronized filtering. And a few interface directly with GIS systems, allowing BI report authors to easily add custom maps and more sophisticated GIS functionality to reports and dashboards without having to write code.
Summary. As BI shops seek to infuse reports and dashboards with better visualization and more analytics, it's imperative that they explore the rich opportunities afforded by location intelligence. GIS-enabling a BI tool is a simple way to add more robust analytical capabilities to run-of-the-mill reports and dashboards.
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Coyoteclays necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Coyote Valley Cowboys
We need a logo to use in advertising and merchandise to identify a shooting club. We use real six shooters and rifles like john wayne style. We are thinking some kind of animated coyote figure, maybe with a cowboy hat, six shooter or other elements that communicate the old west shooting aspect. Wile E Coyote meets clint eastwood, or maybe something more simple, even outline form or simple graphic depicting the head of a coyote and a six gun or sometning totally different?. Or possibly a graphic using the club initials.
Very broad based adult audience, potential customers and members are 25 plus years old and are average to above average income. Many women participate.
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Full Name: Sanny Aura Syahrani
Popular Name: Aura Kasih
Place / Date of Birth: Bandung / February 23, 1988
Genre: Pop
Occupation: Singer
Years active: 2008 - present
Label: Universal Music Indonesia
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Aura Kasih began her career as Miss Indonesia 2007 finalist representing the province of Lampung. Angel Seducer first album is released in the year 2008 with the hits single, Let Love. The song is famous as a singles dance-hall ..
Although Aura Kasih not have a strong vocal quality, but he knows how to "defend itself" in the market competition in the Indonesian music industry. Indeed, he brings a fresh and unique taste in music of Indonesia, Shaggy-style reggae. As one of Indonesian Artist Sexy, appealnya she uses sex to attract more viewers by showing her sexy body and long legs for the audience. Other songs such as Aura Kasih Cinta treasure, crazy about you, Currency Basket, Long Distance and Puncak Asmara.
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"If I was asked to describe my music, my music that evoke the mood. Whatever the mood, "she said during a visit to the editorial SINDO, Wednesday (9 / 7) yesterday. Miss Indonesia 2007 finalist emphasis about the music that feels important because Aura is still much discussed because of her physical appearance. Just be advised, Miss Indonesia 2007 finalist had appearanceyang tempting.
With a height of 171 cm and weight 50 kg, white skin and long hair, it is difficult for the adam to not turn his head or other women's envy is added, the first video clip Let Love that TV stations could be rejected because it was considered too hot. Until recently, physical appearance Aura is still considered more interesting than her music.
"If someone praises my performance with the title pretty or sexy, I still appreciate it. But I want to be known as a singer, musician, "said Aura is now happy to play badminton again it. Although impressed brittle and spoiled, Aura was a man who had a strong determination and attitude to plunge the world sungguhsungguh musik.Itu appeared in her first album "Angel Satan" under the Universal Music Indonesia, which offers music different from the more popular market. Aura that pop music has freshness thanks to bandage-beat dance beat and rhythm that somewhat outside the norm. Lyrics too tempting, to make people curious.
"Cook's song about heartbreak all the difficulties," she said and smiled sweetly. The aura of seriousness was also told that at this time she continued to learn to be a powerful singer. Learn how to perform a good and capable of controlling the audience, if vocal learning, and appreciation for a song. For the Aura, a song is a statement which would be submitted to the public.
Without performances, vocal and proper appreciation, the statement was not up to the public. Seriousness was also apparent when Aura confessed to never refuse an invitation promo album, despite coming from a local radio. In fact, according to her, some local radio better appreciate her as a singer.
"As a newcomer, I really should introduce myself," he explained. Aura relationship with radio is a bit unique. We offer a song, because the judge refused several radio music of stringed Melayu aka Aura smelling dangdut.Tetapi after TV stations often play the clips, now radio is asking a lot to the interview. (Seputar Indonesia)


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Winnipeg becomes the first Canadian city to join UN Women's Safe Cities Global Initiative
In Winnipeg, capital of the province of Manitoba, community stakeholders and government will work together to prevent sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces.
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
"In our province, there are unacceptably high rates of sexual violence against women and it is only by acknowledging that there is a problem that we can then begin to speak about it openly and discuss solutions," said Kerri Irvin-Ross, Manitoba Minister of Family Services and the Minister responsible for the Status of Women, on Human Rights Day, and the occasion of the launch of the Winnipeg Safe Cities Initiative, held at the University of Winnipeg on 10 December, 2013.
"By joining the Global Safe Cities Initiative today, Winnipeg becomes part of a growing global movement that says no to violence against women and takes concrete action," Ms. Irvin-Ross said.
The Safe Cities Global Initiative includes two flagship programmes led by UN Women, other UN partners and global and local organizations. So far, more than 15 cities are participating in the Initiative. Winnipeg is the third city from a developed country, after Dublin, Ireland, and Sakai, Japan, to join this Global Initiative that aims to share experiences and strengthen or expand programming to prevent sexual violence in public spaces.
Scott Fielding, City Councillor and Chair of the Winnipeg Police Board, said "The adverse effects sexual violence has on women and girls are devastating, and it is my hope that education as part of a broader preventive approach will help mitigate this terrible epidemic. We have a lot of work ahead, but this is a step in the right direction."
In a welcoming message to the city of Winnipeg, UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, said: "You represent the first city and the first province in Canada to share your experience with us, and I hope it inspires others to follow and strengthen global efforts to ensure safe and sustainable cities for women and girls- and for all."
Although important strides have been made in the province of Manitoba to prevent violence against women, particularly domestic violence, sexual violence in public spaces remains a major concern. According to Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2012, Manitoba has the highest rate of sexual assault among Canadian provinces (115 per 100,000) and Winnipeg has the highest rate among Census Metropolitan Areas (91 per 100,000).
As a first step, the city of Winnipeg announced the creation of a Steering Committee to inform the development of the Safe City Initiative, comprised of both community and government stakeholders, including members from community-based organizations, the Winnipeg Police Service, local health services and the University of Winnipeg. Also participating are representatives of some of the groups most vulnerable to sexual harassment and assault in Manitoba's public spaces, including aboriginal women and young women.
Leslie Spillett, Director of Ka Ni Kanichihk, an indigenous-led organization providing services to indigenous women and families and member of the newly-created Steering Committee, said she hopes that this new policy-making exercise will bring increased attention to the challenges that aboriginal women and girls face.
"If we understand that sexual violence against indigenous women is perpetuated by extreme forms of marginalization, dispossession and alienation, then we have the potential of developing relationships and strategies that inform and direct public policy," Ms. Spillett added. "Indigenous organizations are already doing great work within their communities, but often with very little structural support. It is essential to involve aboriginal professionals in the provision of services for victims and survivors of sexual violence. They know the values and practices that are embedded in our indigenous cultures."
Stakeholders hope that by participating in this initiative, they will learn from other cities' experiences in taking a strategic approach to prevention. Investing in measures that stop the violence from occurring in the first place will ensure that women and girls can contribute and benefit from a safe and sustainable Winnipeg for All.
Other cities participating in the Safe City Programme will also benefit from the experience of Winnipeg, which has hosted a number of noteworthy initiatives, such as the Community Notification Advisory Committee, and community-led, like Hollaback Winnipeg! – a crowd-sourced initiative as part of the Hollaback global effort– that aims to fight street harassment by using mobile technology and social networks.
"The Safe Cities Global Initiative is becoming a very effective knowledge-sharing platform," says Anastasia Posadskaya-Vanderbeck, Advisor, UN Women Safe Cities Global Initiative. "I am convinced that all partners will benefit greatly from this new development."
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I surveyed the Gates of Paradise, and found crowds at all of them; except the Gate of Humility. Hence, I entered through that gate. Sayyid Ahmad Ar-Rifa'i
Words are difficult to summon upon hearing of the death of our dear, beloved teacher Shaykh Mustafa at-Turkmani, May Allah envelop him in His Mercy. Our Shaykh possessed a combination of virtues that were difficult to find in contemporary scholars, and with his passing finding anyone who possesses those virtues will be all the more challenging.
He was a jurist of distinction, being one of the most distinguished students of the great Damascene jurist Shaykh Hasan Habannakah. He was a memorizer of the Qur'an, being one of the elect students of the great Syrian master of recitation, Shaykh Husein al-Khattab; during his youth being called upon to lead the Tarawih prayers for a group of scholars who would gather during Ramadan in the house of Shaykh Mekki al-Kattani. He was a Sufi in the true sense of the word, being one of the honored students of Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi, and later the great Rifa'i master, Abdul Hakim Abdul-Basit. He was a master of the Arabic language, and memorized much of the literary and mystical poetry of the Arabs.
He was also a Da'i, an Islamic worker, who tirelessly served the people of southern Damascus. He served as a moving sermonizer at Jami' Rida, in the Zahira Jadida section of the city. Before being slowed by his illness, he moved tirelessly between the mosques and homes of Midan, Zahira Qadima, Zahira Jadida, Mukhayyam Filastine, and Mukhayyam Yarmuk, the latter two areas being large Palestinian refugee camps, delivering classes and inspiring lectures, blessing newborn babies, conducting marriages, and consoling families who had lost loved ones. He was truly a man of the people.
Because the Shaykh was an Islamic worker who was in touch with the common folk, he always advised me to return to America to work for Islam. He shared with me the mystical vision of the great Rifa'i scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Mehdi ar-Rawas, who related the following over 200 years ago:
The stupefying illumination of that scene, whose light was revealed to me, and whose veils were drawn back for me, showed me that Allah would bring forth from depths of the unseen, from the overflowing unseen realities involved in that Muhammadaic state, men from whom the blinding luminosity of that [Muhammadaic] state would be removed from their hearts. Thereafter, springs of wisdom will burst forth from their hearts and will flow from the tongues of those men in unperceivable ways. Among them will be those who were the worst of disbelievers yesterday, transformed today into the purest of believers. Allah will surely complete His light.It is as if I see this being realized and divine forces are moving forth; unseen secrets are being manifested; tongues are speaking [with unprecedented wisdom]; the mystical secrets proving true; the suns conveying the light of divine aid are burning brightly; the fragrances of prophetic acceptance are diffusing all around. [At that time] a large number of Christians in Western lands, when they are at the peak of their strength and power –a spirit from the proof of the Muhammadaic, prophetic succor will be sent over them- Allah will guide the stray among them, and He will rectify their situation. They will be guided to faith in the pure oneness of God and the message of His Noble, Chosen Prophet, peace upon him. Their numbers will grow.This is a sign of Allah that He has concealed in the depths of the unseen as a gift to the trustworthy prophet, as a source of aid to the religion, and as a manifestation of divine care for the Muslims. I continued to see that divine aid extending itself outward, and the fresh water of that sea quenching the thirst of all attaining to it, extending its springs and rivulets to the people. Thus does your Lord say, "[Bringing about such things] is easy for me." A sprinkle from the clouds of His generosity irrigates whole lands. A glance from the eye of His care transforms a bitter enemy of God into a saint. Allah guides with His light whomsoever He pleases.In this regard, Shaykh Mustafa's advice ran counter to that given by many of the scholars of Damascus, who would frequently argue for migration from the un-Islamic lands of the West. He would not only advice us to return, he would also pray for our success.
The above-mentioned combination of gifts is rare in today's world, and by possessing them Shaykh Mustafa was in an elect class of scholars. In addition to these qualities, our Shaykh also possessed the very highest standard of Islamic etiquette. I was blessed to keep the company of the Shaykh for the better part of five years, studying a wide array of classical Islamic texts with him, and trying my best to attend as many of his public lessons, and private gatherings as I could manage. During that time and in various situations, the Shaykh never once raised his voice. He never spoke ill of anyone. I never saw him argue or dispute with anyone. When confronted with an opinion on an issue related to the Divine Law that differed from his own, he would merely nod his head to express his disagreement, not seeking to exalt his own opinion.
Having mentioned all of these virtues possessed by Shaykh Mustafa, I can confidently say, they were all surpassed by his deep humility. I feel anyone who knew the Shaykh would agree. I will relate some personal experiences I had with the Shaykh to illustrate this point.
Upon our arrival in Damascus, Shaykh Mustafa agreed to teach a group of Western students the very basics of tajwid and jurisprudence. We were all neophytes and he patiently endured our ignorance, our bad manners with him, and the terrible overcooked tea we would offer him. He would walk to my house after Fajr to deliver these lessons, oftentimes on cold, damp winter mornings.
At the private gatherings he would host at his family's rural property, situated in the hills outside of Damascus, he would directly participate in preparing the food, serving the guests, and cleaning up both before and afterwards. He would not allow anyone to take the broom from his hands. Many are the scholars who will reference the Prophet, peace upon him, participating in digging the ditch before the Battle of the Trench. However, few are those who will take the broom, mop, vacuum cleaner, toilet bowl brush, or a shovel and dig their own ditches. He was one of those few.
During the almost five years of attending the circle of the Shaykh at Jami' Ghazwati Badr, next to his house in Zahira Qadima, Shaykh Mustafa would never sit on the raised platform designated for teaching out of respect for the Imam of the Masjid, the noted elderly scholar, Shaykh Muhammad al-Farrah. Even after the passing of the Imam, Shaykh Mustafa refused to sit on the raised platform.
During the illness of Shaykh Abdr-Rahman ash-Shaghouri, May Allah shower his Mercy upon him, Shaykh Mustafa was called upon to assume the duties that that ailing master was no longer capable of performing. However, he refused to actively do so as long as Shaykh Abdur-Rahman remained alive, out of his respect for the status of the Shaykh. Others of lesser station would have rushed to assume the Shaykh's indispensable, yet weighty duties. However, Shaykh Mustafa was held back by his etiquette with Shaykh Abdur-Rahman and his fear of Allah.
Shaykh Mustafa's humility led to many people in Damascus overlooking his greatness as a scholar. This is especially true because almost twenty of his most productive years were spent in Qatar. However, the scholars knew his rank, and the mention of his name would bring praise and adoration from the likes of Dr. Said Ramadan al-Buti, a classmate during their youth at Shaykh Hasan Habannakah's school, Ma'had at-Tawjih. I have heard one of the learned people of Damascus say, "If you want to see one of the Tabi'een, look at Shaykh Mustafa at-Turkmani."
In recent times, the skies have shaded few Muslims of the stature of our departed Shaykh. Today, like us, the skies are weeping. However, we must soon dry our eyes and get on with the work the Shaykh has bequeathed unto us. To help us in that work, we should seek strength through the following advice I received from the Shaykh one of my last visits to Damascus. When I asked him what advice he could give to help us get through the challenging and even threatening times facing Muslims in the West, he responded, "Frequent recitation of the Qur'an, and abundant Salawat on the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him."
May Allah accept Shaykh Mustafa into the ranks of the righteous, and may his life and example be an inspiration for us all.
Your Brother in Islam,
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One of the subjects covered in my book Extended STL, Volume 1 was a discussion about the lack of flexibility and expressiveness in the C++ standard library's std::ostream_iterator, along with a (partial) resolution in the form STLSoft's stlsoft::ostream_iterator. Chapter 34 addressed these issues in part and was adapted as a Dr. Dobb's article entitled An Enhanced ostream_iterator.
The deficiencies of std::ostream_iterator for which stlsoft::ostream_iterator provides improvements are:
- It allows for the specification of a prefix to be emitted with each element in the streamed sequence; std::ostream_iterator provides only for a suffix.
- It allows the prefix (and the suffix) to be of arbitrary string type; std::ostream_iterator's suffix must be a C-style string.
But issues of flexibility and expressiveness remain, for which neither component provides solutions:
- Output must still be to an IOStreams output stream (or a structurally conformant class providing insertion operators).
- The type of the element must be explicitly specified, which can be cumbersome when dealing with template specialisations and/or deep namespaces.
- The only "formatting" supported is to specify prefix and postfix; anything more sophisticated requires hand-written loops.
In the last few years my research into flexibility has progressed, leading to the application of shims and type-tunneling into areas of C++ programming such as diagnostic logging and string formatting. It is the latter case I want to draw on for this article, specifically the FastFormat C++ formatting library.
FastFormat offers two APIs, Format and Write, supporting replacement-based and concatenation-based formatting of arguments of arbitrary type to output "sinks" of arbitrary type, as in:
int i = 13; CComVariant v(L"abcd"); std::string salutation = "Hello"; Person person("John", "Smith"); // gives: "i=13, v= abcd ." ff::fmtln(std::cout, "i={1}, v={0,20,,^}.", v, i); // gives: "Hello, John Smith" std::string result; ff::write(result, salutation, ", ", person);
The high flexibility afforded by the library got me to thinking once again about formatting output iterators: Could it be possible to implement an iterator in terms of FastFormat that would substantially improve on stlsoft::ostream_iterator?
Fairly obviously (since I'm writing this article), the answer is "Yes!" The resulting component -- fastformat::format_iterator -- allows algorithmic formatting:
- Of sequences of arbitrary type; all types that are compatible with FastFormat's Format and Write APIs will be automatically compatible with the iterators
- Without having to explicitly write the type in the expression
- To sinks of arbitrary type
- Using formats of arbitrary complexity, including use of other parameters from the expression context
Let's look at a scenario to illustrate. We'll consider again (a chopped down version of) the example used in Extended STL, Volume 1, but this time using the recently released version 1.9 of the recls library.
Consider that we want to list all the C/C++ header files under the current directory, and place them within XML tags. In each case we will instantiate an instance of the STL Collection sequence type, recls::search_sequence, and write to a std::stringstream instance, as follows:
std::string const prefix("<file>"); char const* const suffix = "</file>"; std::stringstream stm; recls::search_sequence headers(".", "*.h|*.hpp|*.hxx", recls::RECURSIVE);
To output this list using std::ostream_iterator requires something like the following:
// via std::ostream_iterator if(headers.begin() != headers.end()) { stm << prefix; } std::copy( headers.begin(), headers.end() , std::ostream_iterator<recls::search_sequence::value_type>( stm , (suffix + prefix).c_str())); if(headers.begin() != headers.end()) { stm << suffix; }
Running this gives output like:
<file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\b64\b64.h</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\b64\implicit_link.h</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\b64\b64.hpp</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\shwild\implicit_link.h</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\shwild\shwild.h</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\shwild\shwild.hpp</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\xcontract\implicit_link.h</file><file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\include\xcontract\xcontract.h</file>. . . // more output
Contrast this with the (nearly) equivalent implementation using stlsoft::ostream_iterator:
// via stlsoft::ostream_iterator std::copy( headers.begin(), headers.end() , stlsoft::ostream_iterator<recls::search_sequence::value_type>( stm , prefix , suffix));
What in the former case required two conditionals and three statements is now encapsulated in a single statement. There's no longer any need to concatenate prefix and postfix in order to obtain a C-style string: stlsoft::ostream_iterator is implemented in terms of String Access Shims and so works with arbitrary string types. Furthermore, there's no longer any need to (conditionally) insert a leading prefix or to add a final suffix.
In fact, the version using std::ostream_iterator is actually defective. If we look at the end out the output, it's clear how:
. . . <file>H:\freelibs\b64\1.4\src\shwild\shwild_vector.hpp</file><file></file>
For any non-empty sequence of files, there's always an extra, empty <file></file> pair. It's possible a consumer may be able to ignore empty items, but this is not the way to write good software.
With stlsoft::ostream_iterator this does not occur, because prefix and postfix are applied to each element directly (see An Enhanced ostream_iterator.
It's also quite clearly more expressive and flexible. But it still has issues:
- The (ungainly) name of the sequence's value type must be explicitly specified
- The sequence can be written only to an IOStream's output stream (or an instance of any type that has conformance with it)
- The "formatting" can consist only of prefix and suffix
Let's look at examples that address the first two of these; the third we'll cover later as we look at the evolution of the component. Here's how we might use fastformat::format_iterator:
std::copy( headers.begin(), headers.end() , fastformat::format_iterator( stm , prefix + "{0}" + suffix));
We do not need to specify the sequence value type: FastFormat's type inference mechanisms handle this for us. And the flexibility does not end there: We can skip the string stream and write directly to a string.
std::string result; std::copy( headers.begin(), headers.end() , fastformat::format_iterator( result , prefix + "{0}" + suffix));
With equal ease, we can output to Windows' OutputDebugString() API function, illustrating the capability to write to arbitrary sink types:
std::copy( headers.begin(), headers.end() , fastformat::format_iterator( fastformat::to_sink(::OutputDebugString) , prefix + "{0}" + suffix));
In both these last two cases, we're doing that for which we earlier criticised the version using std::ostream_iterator: explicitly preparing the format string. We'll see later how we can do better, after looking at the implementation.


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Actress Mila Kunis is reportedly expecting her first child with her new fiance Ashton Kutcher.
Just weeks after the "Black Swan" beauty allegedly became engaged to her longtime beau, a source tells E! News that they are now preparing to become first-time parents.
Kunis is said to have been spotted attending a prenatal yoga class in Hollywood recently, and despite speculation suggesting she is having twins, the insider reveals the actress is only expecting one child with Kutcher.
The lovebirds showed a rare public display of affection on Saturday, when they became the center of attention at a Los Angeles Clippers basketball game. The Staples Center's famous Kiss Cam focused in on the stars while they were sitting courtside and Kutcher happily obliged as he turned his baseball cap around for better access to plant a smooch on Kunis.
The famously-private couple has yet to comment on the engagement rumors, which emerged after Kunis was spotted wearing a sparkling diamond on her left ring finger while out shopping in Los Angeles last month.
The pair began dating in 2012, months after Kutcher's 2011 separation from ex-wife Demi Moore after six years of marriage. Kutcher and Moore's divorce was finalized last November.
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1. Legitimately unique items (e.g Psycho Wand). These are the rare drops I'm talking about; current plan's that all unique kubaras and all manufacturer gear above a certain rarity (11* or so) will be treated that way, so for instance Lightning Espada (14ish* GRM sword) may drop exclusively from, say, level 150+ Polavohra, while Huge Cutter (10* GRM sword) could drop from any enemy on Parum between levels 75 to 100.
2. Kubara copies (Rodoc, De Ragan Slayic, etc). I don't know exactly where I'm putting these yet, but they're aimed at being customizable--very low base stats, but sky-high maximum grinds. Because of the new grind system, this means you'll be able to make them have pretty much whatever stats you want. Of course, in retrospect, that falls back into the "why would you waste that many grinders trying to turn a Viedema into a usable weapon" trap... this will require more thought.
The colony's going to both drop and sell an arbitrary selection of manufacturer items. Probably not everything (this is a lot of items!), but a good range of them, most likely.
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Dr. Yu Tao Researches Gender and Ethnicity in Science and Technology
Dr. Yu Tao, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Sociology) in the College of Arts and Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology, conducts research in gender and ethnicity with real-world implications for America's future as a technological and scientific leader. Her most recent paper is "Multiple Disadvantages? The Earnings of Asian Women Computer Scientists in the Unites States," which was published in the International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology. As the United States acts on President Barack Obama's call to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education as a vital means of preparing the nation to compete in the 21st century, Dr. Tao's research reveals the imperatives of policy reform.
"This research is timely because this is an increasingly global world, and almost every nation is competing for engineering and science talent," Dr. Tao says. "Tapping the untapped potential of women and racial/ethnic minorities would be a long-term solution to this problem."
After graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Sociology of Science and Technology in 2009, Dr. Tao came to Stevens College of Arts and Letters, where she found her academic focus was perfectly suited to the College's mission of analyzing the impact and implications of science and technology within the framework of the humanities and the social sciences. Her most recent paper extends her doctoral research of gender and ethnicity in STEM fields, an area that has long fascinated her.
Dr. Tao examines the earnings of an under-researched group: Asian women in Computer Science in the Unites States. Dr. Tao found that Asian women do not earn a significantly lower amount than a white woman in the field of computer science. However, female computer scientists as a whole earn less than men.
"Usually when we talk about minority women, we talk about the concept of 'double jeopardy' or multiple disadvantages they suffer from both race and gender," Dr. Tao says. "In this study, I found that this is not really the case." Asian women earn less than white and Asian men, but they do not suffer an additional disadvantage from their ethnicity. Rather, Asian and white female computer scientists in the United States suffer about the same disadvantage.
Computer Science is not the only field to face such difficulties, notes Dr. Tao. "There are a number of barriers, not necessarily overt, but covert, for women in engineering and other fields," she explains.
The key is to overcome those barriers so that females, who score an almost negligible amount lower on standardized STEM testing as compared to males, are not discriminated against in their chosen area. The National Science Board's study, Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, found that about half of Science and Engineering bachelor's engineers since 2000 have been earned by women. However, major variations persist in specific fields. In fact, in 2007, women comprised only 19 percent of all Engineering bachelor's degrees, 19 percent of all Computer Science degrees, and 21 percent of all Physics degrees. The percentages of women among doctoral degree recipients and faculty members in these particular fields are even lower, although slowly increasing over time. Dr. Tao believes that to equalize the percentage, institutions must examine the barriers that prevent women from studying and staying in particular fields.
"The root cause is institutional. It's not about individuals," Dr. Tao says, adding that the problem extends worldwide.
For example, explains Dr. Tao, "Engineering is male-dominated. A lot of professors, when they teach engineering, use an approach that does not appeal to girls. In many engineering classes, professors focus on individual work, not group work. Girls are socialized to do group work. They are raised to collaborate with others, and they feel more comfortable working with others."
However, Tao notes, "A lot of professors in engineering are very encouraging, as they understand the barriers that women experience."
She emphasizes that Stevens is setting a positive example for the inclusion of women in STEM. "Stevens is doing well. The number of women among Stevens students has been increasing. It's always improving." In December 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Stevens among the top 20 best colleges for women and minorities in STEM.
Dr. Tao has two forthcoming studies. One is an analysis of the marital status of women doctorate recipients in Science and Engineering in the U.S. The other analyzes the personal and institutional characteristics that affect Engineering doctorate recipients on their decision to enter academia upon graduation, as opposed to industry or post-doctoral research, for example.
As she continues her research into gender equality in STEM fields, she remains positive that steps are being made. "These are historical problems," she says, "but a lot of universities and some non-profit organizations are doing something to change the current scenario."


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Players: 2 - 8
Age: 13 +
Available Languages
Status: Out of Print
Stock Number: 033
There are five variations on how to play. The goal in all of them, is to build an tower.The bag contains very different wooden pieces (i.e. an ashlar, an egg, a ring, a fir tree etc.), as well as a sack of beans for the "auction variation" of the game.Depending on the variation you choose, either each player builds his own tower or, all build one together. The "auction variations" are the most suspenseful and surprising. One might end up spending quite some beans to avoid building an especially difficult element.Gambling and bluffing abilities are needed just as much as a feeling for statics and construction skills.It´s a game with almost endless building possibilities. It´s a challenge for steadyhands and shaky supense for clever tacticians.
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NPFL title race takes shape in home stretch; musical chairs for managers
After nearly three weeks of rest and recuperation to allow teams recover from the grueling schedule of two matches a week, the Nigeria Professional League returns this weekend for its home stretch.
Here are five things we can expect from the business end of the season.
1. Odey drama
Few can deny that MFM striker Stephen Odey has been the focal talking point of this season. It is no less than a man who has scored 14 goals in 19 games rightly deserves. But Odey saved his drama for midseason.


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Rams Fall to 16th Ranked Calvin
#16 Calvin College - 5, Farmingdale State - 0
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Rams women's soccer team fell to 16th ranked Calvin College, 5-0,
on Friday afternoon on a rain-soaked Zuidema Field in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. This was the first game of the Rams three-day trip to
Michigan, the first-ever time the team is traveling by plane for a
regular season game.
Farmingdale State held Calvin scoreless up until the final 10 minutes of the opening period, when Sophomore Kellie Honderd (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) opened the scoring with a shot from the left wing after receiving a lead pass from sophomore Stephanie Malburg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern). Honderd then set up senior Michelle Koele (Denver, Col./Denver Christian) for a goal with just over three minutes left in the half, allowing the Knights to a 2-0 lead at intermission.
Honderd struck again nine minutes into the second half. Moments later, sophomore Mindy Capisciolto (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) scored off a free from senior Elizabeth Ribbens (Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew). With time ticking down, Ribbens set up senior Liz VanRees (Muskegon, Mich./Western Michigan Christian) for a shot from the right wing that VanRees blasted into the top shelf.
Ranked 16th in the most recent Division III Top 25 poll, Calvin (3-1-1 overall) outshot Farmingdale State (2-4) 28-1 with junior goalkeepers Alyssa Bergsma (Walker, Mich./Calvin Christian) and Kayla Sulzer (St. Charles, Miss./Whitfield) combining on the shutout.
The Rams will face Hope College tomorrow, Saturday, September 13th, in a non-conference game at Noon.


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Set on 1,000 country acres in eastern Ireland, the 5-star Powerscourt Hotel will be your home base during this weeklong trip to the Emerald Isle. Named one of the world's best hotels by Condé Nast Traveler, the Palladian property features luxurious guest rooms, two championship golf courses, and a spa. There's no set itinerary for the trip and the package includes a rental car (with manual transmission), leaving you free to explore Ireland at your leisure during the seven days you're here.
We've curated an assortment of worthy destinations below. Feel free to pick and choose, and add your own experiences to the list.
A 30-minute drive from the hotel brings you to Dublin, home to several world-famous attractions as well as the country's most vibrant nightlife. At Trinity College Library, you can see the Book of Kells, a 9th-century religious manuscript known for its extravagant illustrations. Dublin has numerous worthwhile museums, ranging from the National Leprechaun Museum to the Dublin Writers Museum, which houses diaries, letters, and first editions from Ireland's retinue of literary geniuses. At night, you'll want to enjoy a pint at one of the city's nearly 1,000 pubs. Head to the famous Temple Bar district to cut a rug while listening to live music.
Drop by Kilkenny—located about 1.5 hours from the hotel—to take a tour of Kilkenny Castle, an imposing stone structure built in the early 13th century. The ornamental gardens here are something to behold. In town, you'll find medieval buildings housing cafes and craft shops stocked with wool blankets, scarves, and cutting boards. Tucked away in the countryside, the monastic ruins of Kells Priory are especially enchanting in the early evening.
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House of Waterford Crystal: Witness the creation of fine crystal stemware during a tour of the factory's blowing, hand-marking, and cutting departments.
Druids Glen Golf Club: This County Wicklow favorite has drawn comparisons to Augusta for its tree-lined fairways and spectacular water features. Wicklow Mountains National Park: Go hiking, climbing, fishing, and swimming on nearly 50,000 acres in the heart of the Glendalough Valley.
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Quick Thought - Don't Give Up Your Christian Convictions
There's no need to change your religious convictions in order to treat people you disagree with like any other person that you respect. That's why I'm mystified by the trend of some Christians to abandon their Christian theology and adopt pro-gay theology, then go back to the Bible to try and reinterpret the biblical passages to make them sound gay-affirming.
Quick Thought - My Body, My Choice?
The unborn is not part of the mother's body, but rather a separate body that lies within her. Scientifically, there are a number of qualities and characteristics that are different about the unborn and the mother.
Quick Thought - The Power of Context
Several years ago I went to a state prison because the chaplain wanted me to equip the Christians prisoners to witness to the Muslim prisoners.
Darwinism Is Anti-Science
Alan explains how Darwinism is controlled by a presupposition that makes it closed-minded and anti-science. Darwinists around the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth on February 12, 2010. Darwin parties will continue all year since November 22nd will also mark the 150th anniversary of Darwin's landmark book, On the Origin of Species. It's a momentous year for all things Darwin.


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Kroenke hosts $17 job fair 2 weeks after conducting layoffs
Kroenke Sports Enterprises hosted a "career fair" at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on March 28, just more than two weeks after conducting a round of layoffs that may have involved roughly two dozen workers.
KSE, which owns the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and the Pepsi Center, among other holdings, said in a posting about the event that attendees could "learn more about available internship and paid positions."
"Don't forget to bring plenty of resumes!" the post reads.
In a statement given to The Post's Penny Parker on March 11, KSE said: "We recently have been forced to make difficult financial decisions during these trying economic times to decrease costs. Because of the numerous economic challenges faced at KSE and all businesses locally, nationally and globally, we are saddened to announce that we have made staff reductions."
Not only was the fair held after KSE cut jobs, the company charged a $17 entrance fee. KSE hosted the event in conjuction with the company's soccer franchise, the Colorado Rapids. The $17 entrance fee included a ticket to the Rapids/Wizards game later that evening.
Amid the recession, job fairs are popping up left and right, legitimate or not. The KSE career event appears unusual, not only because of the company's cost cutting moves just two weeks earlier, but because it may have been used to promote and increase attendance to a sporting contest.


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The Arkansas CW launches 9pm newscast
40/29 News at 9pm on the Arkansas CW to air 7 days a week
Starting Monday, August 20 and airing seven days a week, viewers will be able to watch 40/29 News on the Arkansas CW at 9 p.m.
Using the award-winning newsgathering resources from its sister station 40/29 TV (the ABC affiliate in the Fort Smith/Fayetteville TV market), the 9:00 p.m. newscast on The Arkansas CW will offer local viewers an earlier option for the LIVE. LOCAL. LATE BREAKING. coverage they have come to expect from 40/29 News.
40/29 News at 9 on the Arkansas CW will feature familiar faces, including Angela Taylor, Drew Michaels, and sports with Mike Jacques. On the weekends, Jay Plyburn and Brittany Bell will anchor the coverage.
As is always the case with 40/29 newscasts, teams of field crews from across the entire region will cover the important news of the day from Fort Smith, The River Valley and all of Northwest Arkansas.
"We're committed to giving viewers a comprehensive late news option at 9:00 p.m. on the Arkansas CW," said KHBS/KHOG-TV President and General Manager, Brian Sather. "I know other stations have chosen to deliver a different kind of experience at 9:00 p.m., but we plan to offer a substantial, fast-paced traditional 30 minute newscast filled with local news, delivered by our award-winning team of journalists," added Sather.
"I'm looking forward to offering our local viewers more options for the LIVE. LOCAL. LATE BREAKING. coverage they've come to expect from us," said 40/29 News Anchor, Angela Taylor. "We appreciate our local viewers and now they have a more convenient option to get what they need before they go to bed…"
The Arkansas CW is one of America's leading CW affiliates. In May, Hart of Dixie's ratings placed it in the top three CW stations in the country for delivering Women 18-34. In June, the station began broadcasting in HD and currently delivers as many as 17 programs per week in 720p HD. With the expansion to local news, the Arkansas CW continues to demonstrate a commitment to the community and a dedication to localism.


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I've just done the first charcoal burn of the year. Turned out not bad. Half the load was pre-sold and it was a good outturn 13 hefty 5 kg bags and 20 handy 2.5kg bags, or, technically, big and little bags.
One of the trickiest parts of making charcoal in a steel kiln is judging when to shut it all down by sealing out the air. Too early and the charcoal can be smoky when burning as all the tar hasn't been burnt away and more brown ends are produced. Too late and you've burnt some of the charcoal away into the air. One way to judge the state of the burn is to look at the smoke.
This smoke is dirty-coloured. At the start of the burn the smoke is just about white as the wood's moisture is driven off as steam. Then towards the end the smoke gets dirty as the built up tar burns and evaporates away. This is the sort of smoke you don't want to inhale. Next comes the critical point. The smoke starts to clear a bit.
However, if it is left too long at this stage and the smoke turns blue, then you're loosing money as the charcoal production starts to go up the chimneys! Notice ruined Bolton Priory in the background? What a place to work!
The final sign to heed is what is happening at the base of the air intakes.
The tar can be seen burning a pink colour here and it's about time to shut down.
Theo and I delivered part of the bagged up out turn to Howgill Lodge caravan site and on the way we pass The Laund Oak. This is a veteran tree that used to mark the boundary between the forests of Barden and Knaresborough. You can see it's a veteran from the hollow trunk, the massive girth and the dead limbs. There is still life in it though, its buds have not burst in this photo but there will be a modest display of oak leaves shortly.
Interesting word Laund; it means a clearing in a forest where deer can graze, and the legal definition in England is an area where deer were raised, principally for hunting by the king and his cronies, and occasionally poached by us peasants on pain of severe consequences at the hands of the verderers, who enforced the king's law in the forests.
"…yet even from the wide tracts of forest, there was something more substantial to be gained than the pleasures of the chase. They were under the charge of bailiffs, who (in each bailiwick, as it was called) had their staff of foresters, verderers regarders, agistors, and woodwards, who collected and annually accounted for the profits of waifs, agistments, pannage … for the pasturage of hogs on the acorns, etc., … hollies, and perhaps other trees, for we have the word preserved in Anglo-Saxon, hirst, a wood), the croppiugs of which formed a principal article of winter fodder for cattle as well as sheep, and was valuable, as appears from an entry in Henry Younge's, the forester of Barden's book, a.d , 1437 : ' of husset sold to the amount of IV. iiis. viiid.' (at least fifty pounds of our money), also of bark croppings, turbery (peat turf), and bee-stock. For in the old economy of the forest, wild bee-stocks were always an object of attention, and in France, as well as in England, officers called Bigres or Bigri (a byke was a bee's nest in Chaitcer's day), perhaps from Apigeri (bee-keepers) were appointed specially for pursuing the bees and securing their wax and honey. And it is to be remembered that those rugged districts, now stripped of their woods, are spoken of in the Compotus of Bolton as far from destitute of timber. The manor and chase of Barden comprised three thousand two hundred and fifty-two acres. The forest of Skipton. which comprised an area of six miles by four, or fifteen thousand three hundred and sixty acres, seems to have been enclosed from very early times with a pale, a practice indeed, introduced by the Norman Lord. Here the mast bearing and bacciferous trees, particularly the Arbutus, were planted ; and herein were nourished the stag, the wild boar, the fallow deer, the roe, and the oryx (or the wild bull), which, indeed, during the winter were fed with beans, even as the few remaining deer above Bolton are fed still. There was many a ' toft and croft ' also, as they were called (i.e., a homestead with a space of clear ground around it), where sheep browsed among the brushwood and glades. And so the forest furnished support for those who dwelt in it, either by fair means or foul." Edmund Bogg. Extract from "Two thousand miles in Wharfedale; a descriptive account of the history, antiquities, legendary lore, picturesque features, and rare architecture of the Vale of the Wharf, from Tadcaster to Cam Fell. Three hundred and twenty illustrations."
It's a bit quieter in the forest today, and there seem to be about as many wooden deer produced as live ones. Here are two people, Jo and Andy, who came on a woodland course this week.


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What is known, however, is the Sox feel they have gone from long shot to frontrunner the last 24 hours in the Damon sweepstakes, not only because of the golf outing Pierzynski and Damon went on, but because the organization has upped their original offer, moving closer to the money the Tigers have put out there.
"I would be surprised if he didn't sign with us,'' one member of the club said. …
Gonzales sounds optimistic too.
Rosenthal says:
The White Sox's one-year offer to Damon includes heavy deferrals and has a present-day value in the $4.5 million range, according to major-league sources. … neither Damon, nor his wife, Michelle, want any part of Detroit, multiple sources say.
About the rumors Mrs. Damon doesn't want to go to Detroit, here's Heyman:
Responding to the suggestion that Michelle might try to convince him to go to Chicago rather than Detroit, Damon said via text message, "But it's up to me. She's going wherever I go."
Damon sounds a little like a jerk here. She's his wife, not his dog. I hope he didn't meant that.
BTW, here are pictures of Mrs. Damon. And her portfolio at SI.


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<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales rode in a London cab today to St Bartholomew the Great to commemorate the awarding of a Royal Charter to the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers.
Cab driver John Sheen, who has been driving for 45 years, drove Charles from Clarence House to the St Bartholomew today. This was the third time in his career he has driven the Prince.
For his service, Charles gave Mr Sheen a £10 note and commented that he had a "jolly trip in the taxi," per MSN online. This will be the third £10 note he plans to add to his framed collection.
Back in 2004 he drove the Prince of Wales on two occasions.
Mr Sheen was asked about his Royal passenger today and commented: "Fantastic as always. He's a good lad."
Charles was in West Smithfield on Thursday to meet members of the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers. The group work for Hackney Carriage Trade which includes some of the infamous London black cabs.
The Prince heralded the drivers for the service they provide to the country and commented: "You are an institution. You are one of its great traditions."
He also mentioned the exceptional generosity the drivers provide for their yearly Children's Magical Taxi Tour. A group of around 100 taxis drive chronically ill youngsters and their families to Disneyland Paris for the weekend.
The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers were granted a Royal Charter in 2013. They received a Grant of Livery in February 2004.
In 2004 Charles held a gathering for London cab drivers to acknowledge the charity effort that many of the drivers participated in especially aiding disadvantaged children.
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