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Traveling to Mexico is such a fun experience and the first time you visit there is so much to see and do.
In Guadalajara, there are some fabulous shopping spots in Tlaquepaque, Tonala and also some vendors in the downtown district by Plaza Tapatia where you can buy plenty of blankets.
Blankets in the HomeThese pretty blankets can be used for many purposes such as yoga mats, picnic blankets and also may be used in the home to decorate a rustic sofa or as a bed spread to decorate.
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If you are trying to decorate your home then high quality Mexican blanket is a must. You could lay one over your furniture for a classically cool Mexican style. If you have guests over to watch movies they are also great cuddling blankets or just do what my aunt does. She has a closet and hands a blanket to everyone.
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WALL OF FIRE California's largest fire-the Cedar Fire-claimed the life of firefighter Steve Rucker, 38, when his crew was overcome by flames in eastern San Diego County. Three other crew members were critically injured. Of the nearly 700,000 acres burned, the Cedar Fire has claimed more than a quarter million acres and 1,400 of the 2,600 total homes destroyed. Mr. Rucker was among the 20 people who have died in the week of wildfires that have devastated Southern California. The disaster pushed the Senate closer to approval of more extensive logging on 20 million acres of federal forests as a way to reduce the threat of rapidly spreading fires. (Cover story, page 16.)
NOT IN A PARTY MOOD Former Tyco head Dennis Kozlowski, on trial alongside ex-CFO Mark Swartz for stealing some $600 million in company money, endured the viewing in open court of a videotape of a $2 million party he threw for his wife-complete with women in gauzy gowns, half-naked male models, and singer Jimmy Buffett. Jurors watched the recording and heard Mr. Kozlowski welcoming guests to the Mediterranean island: "It's going to be a fun week. Eating, drinking, whatever. All the things we're best known for."
THE MULTI-FRONT WAR ON TERROR Amid a wave of unpredictable suicide-bomb attacks-and an exodus of international relief groups with the UN pulling its remaining staff-coalition forces in Iraq are told that during the month-long Muslim holiday Ramadan they must be especially culturally sensitive. In particular, they are told not to be alarmed to "see large groups of people gathering in homes." (Story, page 22.)
But it's not U.S. soldiers who are disturbing the peace. Striking in a period of 45 minutes, suicide car bombers bent on death for "collaborators" hit the Red Cross headquarters and three police stations on Oct. 27, killing three dozen people and wounding more than 200 in the bloodiest day in Baghdad since the start of the occupation.
In Washington, a veto threat prompted Congress to back off a proposal to turn the president's Iraqi relief package into a loan. And the Pentagon continues its probe into remarks to church groups by a Pentagon general about the spiritual nature of the war on terrorism. (Story, page 24.)
Meanwhile, schools in Iraq are up and running, but the Iraqi Reconstruction and Development Council has yet to reform what one Iraqi critic calls the "distorted, outdated, and completely politicized" educational curriculum that glorifies Saddam Hussein. (Story, page 32.)
MEDIA CRUSH The coverage may be broad, but the early parts of Scott Peterson's preliminary hearing dwelt mainly on the minutia. As witnesses talked about mitochondrial DNA, the media crushed in on the hearing to determine whether Mr. Peterson should stand trial for the murder of his wife, Laci, and their unborn child.
7.2 PERCENT The White House received longed-for news that the recession is over-and then some. Economic data released on Oct. 30 showed the GDP growing at a rate not seen since Ronald Reagan was president. The numbers vindicate the president's tax-cut strategy and place Democratic challengers on the defensive. (Story, page 25.)
ROADBLOCK REMOVED Senate Democrats failed to make good on a threatened filibuster to block the appointment of Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency-to protest the president's environmental policies. Mr. Leavitt, confirmed by a vote of 88-8, was scheduled to be sworn in Nov. 6.
THAT'S 'PRESIDENT VILE BETRAYER' TO YOU Christian college alum Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan, is "betraying" Islam-in the words of Osama bin Laden's right-hand man-by denationalizing Christian schools in the 97 percent Muslim nation. "We will treat Christians as equal citizens of the country," says President Musharraf, who graduated from Pakistan's Forman Christian College, which is run by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Islamic schools pay little attention to liberal arts, providing Christian schools an opening to offer students an education that will help them build better lives. (Story, page 30.)
DIGITAL GUTENBERG An online project (gutenberg.net) to provide free access to a valuable cross-section of great Western thought-all public-domain works-rolls out its 10,000th volume. Also: An online survey shows that more Americans now recognize as "wrong" music and movie piracy. (Story, page 35.)
KOBE DID WHAT? L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant's sexual-assault trial is turning sports-loving kids to their parents with tough questions. "It's an opportunity to talk to them about the sanctity of marriage," says a seminary professor. (Story, page 36.)
NEW FINANCIAL WATCHDOG? A public-relations strategist for a number of large ministries-including the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association-warns the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability that it risks losing members because the organization "repeatedly breaches confidentiality." If influential members quit, it's likely ECFA will lose clout and a new watchdog will spring up. (Story, page 37.)

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Air- and bone-conductive integrated microphones have been introduced by the authors [5,4] for speech enhancement in noisy environments. In this paper, we present a novel technique, called direct filtering, to combine the two channels from the air- and bone-conductive microphone for speech enhancement. Compared to the previous technique, the advantage of the direct filtering is that it does not require any training, and it is speaker independent. Experiments show that this technique effectively removes noises and significantly improves speech recognition accuracy even in highly non-stationary noisy environments.}, address = {Siena, Italy}, author = {Zicheng Liu and Zhengyou Zhang and Alex Acero and Jasha Droppo and Xuedong Huang}, booktitle = {Proc. IEEE Workshop on Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding}, month = {September}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.}, title = {Direct Filtering for Air- and Bone-Conductive Microphones}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=63603}, year = {2004}, }


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these spaniards are crazy!
That last image is the ****.
Uno de enero, dos de febrero,
tres de marzo, cuatro de abril,
cinco de mayo, seis de junio,
siete de julio, ¡SAN FERMÍN!
A Pamplona hemos de ir,
por la fiesta, por la fiesta
a pamplona hemos de ir
por la fiesta y un buen botín.
Yup, the Spanish are nutz....likes why I like them.
This thread needs more Chipcom!
for some it's a challenge. for some (like the drunken americans, british, australians, etc) it's idiocy.
me... i wanted to do it since i was in high school, after reading The Sun Also Rises.
if i didn't have a 2 1/2 pack a day habit, a gut, and a knowledge that i'm a crap runner, i would have done it at least once during the several times i was there for san fermin.
btw - here's their 'prayer.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcLyhwvtsX0


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No possibility of GMR return in airport project: Maldives Prez
Jan 12 2014 , New Delhi
Asserting that Maldives has nothing against GMR, newly- elected Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen said his administration was committed to resolve the dispute with the Indian firm amicably. The President has already talked about a out-of-court settlement in the matter.
"I am not saying we are saying no to GMR. What I am saying is total management of the airport is far too important for Maldivian Government (to hand over). We have nothing against GMR or any Indian company. It is just that the international airport is far too important for us, commercially and also from security point of view," Yameen told PTI in a recent interview here.
He added that "the total operation of our airport will probably not go to any foreign party. Probably not even go to a Maldivian company. It will be undertaken by the Maldives Airport Company, a 100 per cent government company."
The President, who was recently here and held a series of meeting with the top leadership, said the Indian firm was free to participate in other projects in Maldives.
"I have assured the Indian authorities and GMR that while this issue is pending issue in arbitration, there is no reason why we cannot try to mutually resolve it outside the court system. GMR has kindly agreed to look into it. My administration is committed to resolve this amicably outside arbitration," he said.
Asked when the process for out of court settlement of the dispute will begin, he said, "It has started already started".
Under the contract signed in 2010, GMR was to modernise and operate the Male International Airport for 25 years but the contract was unilaterally terminated 14 months back by the then President Mohamed Waheed following political and domestic pressure.
The President said the contract with GMR was signed against the laid down norms for such projects and that it was a "unilateral decision" by the then government headed by President Mohamed Nasheed to approve the deal.


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I've just bought a 1984 Trek 500 and Suzue Track wheel. I have stripped down the old bike into a fixed gear machine. Here is my problem: the track wheel came with a 14T cog and the smallest chainwheel I can fit on my 144BCD cranks is 42T (yes, there is a rare 41T chainwheel).
This is too tall of a gear for my geographic location and want to buy 15 and 16T cogs.
What tools (at a minimum) do I need to swap out the cogs. I've got a DuraAce lock ring, if that matters.
When I bought the bike, I planned to swap the chainring down to a 38T, but was surprised to find that the bolt circle is 144mm instead of 130. This is actually a better situation for stiffness i suppose, but now I need to buy tools to change the cog.
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- Long sight is where the eyeball is too short or the lens too thin, causing the image to focus behind the retina.
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Yes it does. You should be able to go to OWA and click on the Options drop down followed by See All Options... Once you are there on the Right hand side you will see a shortcut of other things you can do, click on the link Forward your e-mail. in the Forwarding section you can choose if you want to keep a copy of the forwarded messages in OWA. You can also enable forwarding to a Organizational Contact by using Remote Powershell, which is a bit more complicated to enable/disable sometimes it is also difficult to keep track of. A DL is usually used to forward to more than one account.
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1- Log into your Microsoft Office 365 account and under Outlook click on Option.
If you don't see options beside below Outlook
Go to Admin | Manager | Users | Licenses | Make sure you have Exchange Online selected
2. In Outlook Options, Click on Forward your Email
This will open Connected Accounts. If you scroll down, you will see Forwarding : Forward my e-mail to: This is where you need to put your email address which you want to
forward all the emails from Office 365 accounts and click save.
To test your forwarding works for not from Office 365 accounts, just click on your Email and send a test mail to you. This will forward your office 365 emails to your business accounts.
I send a test email to my Office 365 accounts and it left a copy in Office 365 inbox and the other copy came to my business account.
This is how you can forward your office 365 emails to your business email address
I just want to forward mail from a 'transfer' address to another webmail. I don't need and want any office 365 functionality. I have my own domain with several email addresses, but since I've forwarded rights to Microsoft to set up the 365 account with my own and original email address, I've lost control of my other email addresses. It's fine for some aliasses, but there is one address (my 'wife' 's address), which I only want to forward to her webmail, without seeing or controlling that email. I could do that without problem in my own domain, but that doesn't work anymore.
Do you have a solution for this?
Does this forwardig address need to be 'internal' to the company - or can it be external to another company/another domain (not hosted by Office 365)? I used forwarding to an external email address, and seem to be having problems
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Back in 2008, comic book adaptation Wanted was a runaway success, earning an unexpected $341 million worldwide. Soon after, reports pointed to a Wanted trilogy, with various opinions offered about what to do about Angelina Jolie's character, Fox, who sadly didn't survive the original movie. Director Timur Bekmambetov thought he could bring Fox back from the dead, but Jolie didn't want to return, which put the sequel on hold. Comic book co-creator Mark Millar suggested moving on without Jolie, which is where the sequel essentially stood until Universal brought in Wanted screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas to pen a sequel last September.
Since then, there's been no news of a potential Wanted 2, perhaps because the studio or Bekmambetov (or both) weren't happy with the direction of the sequel's story. However, in a recent interview with The Playlist, Bekmambetov explained that he finally figured out what he wanted to do next.
An unbelievable thing happened three weeks ago. Because we stopped, we didn't know what to do for three or four years. Three weeks ago I came up with a great idea and I pitched this idea and everybody fell in love with it. And now I think we're on track. Right now the writer is working on the script, and it will be shocking.
Considering Universal had brought back both original writers last fall, what "writer" Bekmambetov is referring to is unknown. Perhaps he meant "writers" or maybe a new writer has been hired instead. Either way, the story doesn't sound too different from what Haas described last September, which would apparently "pick up Wesley (James McAvoy) a few years later and go back in for another round." All that Bekmambetov has added is a "twist."
It's a continuation of the story, with Wesley Gibson. Other people are dead, you know, we can't bring them back. The story is the same character, same mythology, but it's got a great twist.
Bekmambetov is most likely referring to Jolie in the "people" who "are dead," hinting that there will be resurrection of her character. However, the "twist" he mentions is not known. So, for now, Wanted fans will have to be content with the news that a sequel is in the works yet again.


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David Hasselhoff reteamed with his four-wheeled Knight Rider partner KITT for an awesome Samsung commercial that pays homage to that classic series while also showing off some nifty home technology.
If you're a child of the 1980s and were a fan of disparate programming such as Knight Rider, Saved By the Bell, Airwolf, Miami Vice and Punky Brewster, there's now a way to follow the latest adventures of your favorite TV shows without scouring YouTube for fan series: comic books. NBC is partnering with comic book company Lion Forge to create digital comics of some of its more popular programs.
Its no secret that I think the new Knight Rider is lame. I cant compare it to the old one, because I never watched it. While the producers of the show would never deem the program lame they do admit that there is room for improvement.
Enough time has passed since the fall season started for us have a pretty good idea of which shows we love and which ones were just not into. We at Blend Television put together a list of some of the new fall shows that have left an impression on us one way or another. There are also a few series that some of us havent made up our minds on just yet.
Well, I may not be a fan of Knight Rider but apparently there are enough of them out there to give NBC incentive to keep the series around for a full season. The network announced today that theyre ordering the back nine episodes of the new series, which is a remake of an 80s series.
Did you know you could be watching the season premiere of the new Knight Rider right now? If you havent already watched it, Hulu has the season premiere up and weve got it posted right here! Since we realize that not everyone has access to Hulu.coms videos, we posted a bunch of clips from the episode as well.
Entertainment Weekly is teaming up with Hulu.com to give fans of some of NBCs new and returning series a head start on the season premieres. There isnt much information posted about this little pair-up just yet. This weeks issue had a blurb about it tucked away in the Feedback section (Page 8) and I found it posted in the same section on the magazines website.
Falls not that far away and as the summer shows are beginning to wrap up, Ive been finding myself wondering when to expect some of my favorite shows to return from the summer hiatus. So I figure nows as good a time as any to get started on the big premiere schedule. Well be posting previews for all of the new and returning shows this season and as always, the schedule is a work in progress.
The new Knight Rider series has created a lot of debate among fans of the old tried-and-true Hasselhoff series. Can this new show live up to the legend of the original? Can it avoid its pitfalls of formulaic storylines? Where in the world was turbo boost on that backdoor pilot? We got a chance to talk with a few members of the cast as well as one of the show's producers and ask them these exact questions.
The cast of Knight Rider was on hand to sprawl across KITT as his brand new Attack Mode was unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con on Friday afternoon. Weve got the pictures, so enough of my blathering. Weve got photos of Justin Bruening, Deanne Russo, Gary Scott Thompson, and of course the shiny, newly designed
Missing out on Comic Con this year? Yeah, me too. While geeks of all shapes and sizes are off celebrating the upcoming TV shows, movies, books, comics and anything else worth obsessing over, Im here scrounging the internet for any shred of TV-related comic-con news to share with you. If youre looking forward to the remake of Knight Rider, or NBCs new David vs. Goliath themed series, Kings, weve got the videos from the panels that took place at Comic Con 08.
This weekend the new Pixar movie, Wall-E is set to hit theaters. The story centers on a Robot and as most of you are probably aware, robots are hardly uncommon in TV and movies. It makes sense as robots are very useful. Theyre usually programmed to do things like clean, fight and lift heavy objects. The downside is they sometimes become self aware and turn against their masters.
When I read that Paul Campbell of Battlestar Galactica was cast in the upcoming NBC series Knight Rider, one question came to mind: Who? Im a fan of BSG but the name wasnt ringing a bell. A quick search on IMDB gave me my answer.
While most of our shows are currently wrapping up their seasons in preparation for the summer hiatus, I dont think its too soon to start anticipating the new fall season. Maybe my excitement for this fall comes from the extra long strike-induced hiatus this year. Itll be good to see our shows getting back on track with new seasons. NBC posted the premiere dates for their fall shows. This includes the return of Heroes.
I had high hopes for the Knight Rider TV movie that aired in February. Unfortunately, I wasnt overly impressed with how the series got started. K.I.T.T. itself seems pretty awesome but that was about the only thing I felt really positive with when the backdoor pilot ended. Hopefully the writers will get things tightened up before the series premieres this fall.
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Tine 2.0 Now OpenID Provider
The Web-based groupware suite Tine 2.0 is now available in version 2009/11, code-named August.
The Tine releases are named after the children of developer Cornelius Weiss, thus code-name August is not the month. (In fact, August was the month the earlier Leonie release came out.) The newest Tine version can now be used as a provider for the free authentication standard OpenID. Performance was also improved. Deleting emails now occurs in background mode while the user is working. If the Firefox plugin Callout is installed, the browser prominently shows new email notifications.
The customer relationship management (CRM) module also got new views and improved search and filter functions. CRM leads can be exported to existing Excel spreadsheets. The calendar components now manage resources such as meeting rooms and company vehicles. When creating and moving events, Tine 2.0 checks participant availability and gives warnings when conflicts occur.
Tine 2.0 in version 2009/11 is under AGPLv3 and can be downloaded from the project homepage. A test drive can be done via a newly updated online demo.
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August is the son of Philipp Schüle.
Leonie is the daugther of Cornelius Weiss
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by Stuart Vose
Sunderland to head to Stadium:MK.
Sunderland will face MK Dons at Stadium:MK in the third round of the Capital One Cup.
Martin O'Neill's side will take on the Npower League One outfit during the week commencing September 24.
The Black Cats earned their place in the third round with a 2-0 win over Morecambe on Tuesday.
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One of your complaints is because you didn't have coffee made for you?? Are you serious!!! You want coffee and fancy doilies under your coffee cup and someone kissing your ass while your car is being repaired why not go to a BMW dealership??
This is the service industry, yeah servicing vehicles is what matters, but customer service is also important. It's the little things that count. If you know you will have customers waiting around for a good portion of the day from time to time it wouldn't take much to set-up a lounge area with a couch, TV, coffee machine, and magazines (all expenses that can probably be written off anyways). I went to Brafasco last week to buy some hardware for a project, after telling the guy all the bits and pieces I wanted he pointed me to a coffee machine where I could grab a cup while he went and got all my parts together. Do they have to do that? No, but I definitely appreciate the gesture and I am more likely to go back there because of it.
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I am a repair technician I know how the business of repairs works.
To be fair you probably should have started your own thread about your experience rather than coming in this thread and posting it.
I know this is besides the point, but next time just do the work yourself
E30's are pretty easy to work on. The work you listed can easily be done casually during an afternoon on a weekend. If you lived closer I'd do the work for a case of beer
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Mizzou journalism students went to Beijing to help write headlines, but now they seem to be making headlines as well.
China Daily has written about the students' visit, and Chinese TV station CCTV has interviewed the J-School's finest as well.
This video clip of the CCTV interview is in Mandarin, mostly, but about 30 seconds into it, you can catch blogger Lindsay Toler talking about her grandparents' 1979 trip to China and her own experiences there.
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- Donohue syndrome
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insulin resistance, pre- and postnatal growth delays, characteristic facial features, skin abnormalities, muscular hypotrophy (reduced muscle mass) and enlarged external genitalia in both males and females. The condition is caused by mutations in the insulin receptor gene (INSR) gene. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.[1][2][3]Leprechaunism is a congenital (present from birth) condition characterized by extreme
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- Baykan A. Leprechaunism. National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). 2012; http://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/387/viewAbstract. Accessed 9/15/2014.
- Capeau J. Leprechaunism. Orphanet. January 2009; http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?lng=EN&Expert=508. Accessed 9/15/2014.
- Donohue Syndrome. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). February 14, 2011; http://omim.org/entry/246200. Accessed 9/15/2014.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Leprechaunism. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a federation of more than 130 nonprofit voluntary health organizations serving people with rare disorders. Click on the link to view information on this topic.
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- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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text: Types of Cheddar cheese Cheddar is on everyone's shopping list for good reason. Here's some background on Canada's favourite cheese. By Andrew Chase and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen Photography by Edward Pond 2012-04-09 00:00:00 Cheddar cheese is made in staggering quantities around the globe, mainly in English-speaking countries. It's certainly Canada's favourite cheese: Our annual national production is an impressive 120,000 tons, of which 5,000 tons are exported worldwide. Where does Cheddar cheese come from? Cheddar has come a long way from its origins as a farmhouse cheese in Cheddar Village, Somerset County, England. Close to a millennium ago, a dairy farmer in Cheddar invented the process now known as "Cheddaring," in which the kneaded salted curd is cut into slabs, layered and compressed into large blocks, creating the dense texture typical of the cheese. The blocks then mature through interior ripening. Cheddar cheese is sometimes coloured orange with a natural red extract made from annatto (achiote) seeds. The different types of Cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese is always aged:• Mild Cheddar for at least three months• Medium Cheddar for four to nine months• Sharp, old and extra-old Cheddar ages anywhere from nine months to seven years (there are even some 10-year-old Cheddars on the market) As Cheddar cheese ages, its flavour intensifies and it develops its hallmark attractive sharpness. Young Cheddar is smooth and fairly light in texture, while older cheeses are rich and dense, with a slightly dry, crumbly texture. While all Cheddar is good for cooking, old, extra-old and two- or three-year-old cheeses are best. But who could argue with the true Canadian choice of medium or mild for a grilled cheese sandwich? Cheddar takes on added flavours well, such as in spreads and potted cheeses, and the rich flavour of smoked Cheddar has become more popular in recent years. Industrial vs artisanal Cheddar cheese Much of the Cheddar in Canada is produced by large companies. But artisanal cheese makers across the country are reviving some traditional English techniques, such as cloth-wrapping the cheeses before aging them, which allows more air in, yielding a drier texture and more complex flavour. A new trend sees affineurs buying up artisanal Cheddars and aging them to tangy perfection in their shops. No matter which type you prefer, Cheddar is definitely better. Page 1 of 1 Related Video Grating old cheddar cheese Kary provides an easy tip to make grating cheese quick and simple. See more like this video


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Jul 05, 2013, 04.44 PM | Source: CNBC-TV18
Lupin's S Ramesh expects 15-20 percent growth for FY14 on year-on-year basis. Going ahead, he believes the overall momentum would continue and the company will find growth.
" Q1 could be an aberration, but things would pick up Q2 onwards "
- S Ramesh (President, Finance & Planning)
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Meanwhile, Lupin recently got approval from the American authorities for Yasmin, an oral contraceptive and hopes to launch it soon in the US. He further added that the company is looking at around 100 new launches in the span of next three years.
With regards to the domestic pricing policy, Ramesh expects the prices to come down by at least 2-3 percent. "Lupin will be impacted by around Rs 30-40 crore which will flow to the bottom-line as well, but overall penetration would certainly increase in India, so one expects the growth to continue," he adds.
Below is the verbatim transcript of S Ramesh's interview on CNBC-TV18
Q: What is happening with Yaz and Yasmin and how much closer could you be in launching that and by when do you think it could happen?
A: We got approval for Yasmin. As of no, we have not got the approval for Yaz and there has been a Supreme Court ruling in America recently, so it clears the decks for generic competition to enter. We are in position to launch one of those and the other as soon as we get approvals.
We have more than 31 submissions to the American authorities for the oral contraceptive space and we already have six in the market. We have 11 approvals till date and by the end of the year, we would have about 18 launches in place.
Q: Are you also pitching for some exclusivity? What kind of market do Yaz and Yasmin represent?
A: They are fairly large products. To that extent, if you look at our track record you have been getting between 25-30 percent post generalisation. We will be able to get same kind of market share for these two products as well, but it is too early to talk about either of them.
Q: What export launches have you planned in FY14 and because of the rupee depreciation, what could the positive impact be on realisations in terms of exports?
A: We have a very rich pipeline lined up for the US. We got about 180 odd filings and we have launched around 45 in the market. We have about 85 products that have been approved. So, in the next three years we would expect at least 100 odd launches and even in the course of this year upwards of 20 would be possible.
Overseas would certainly be a pretty large chunk of that. Important ones that we could be launching through the course of the year could be Gatifloxacin, potentially Niacin at the end of the year. Some of these could be pretty large ones. If you talk about any generic product of over USD 10 million being blockbuster, we will have quite a few of those being launched in the course of the year itself.
Q: The potential launch of Yaz and Yasmin along with the ones that you have mentioned, how much do you think it could help in terms of augmenting your margins further? You closed last quarter with 25 percent plus margins. Do you think you could better going ahead?
A: If you look at last quarter, the margins are close to about 26 percent on the back of launch of Tricor. It was a pretty large drug for us. Continuing into the current quarter there are of course seasonal variations. For example, flu season is off so to that extent sales of Suprax and others could be down and the price coming off in case of Tricor, Ziprasidone, Fortamet. While these are there, we still believe the overall momentum would continue and you would find growth.
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... but i cannot login as admin: it hangs, just "loading..."
this happens only for admin-logins, not for user-logins
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and doing "tomcat restart" everything runs smoothly.
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The coastal country of Oman has rarely experienced protests as seen in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Sudan and other places. For three consecutive days, protesters have taken to the streets in Oman with the same demands as those other countries: jobs, better wages and an equal voice in the government. Protesters, who are mainly young men, have also called for the resignation of certain government ministers who the see as corrupt.
Yesterday, protesters torched a supermarket. At least two deaths were reported due to protesters clash with police. The police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to stave off violence and stop rallies from growing into huge, unmanageable crowds.
Unlike the horrific actions by Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya of killing his own people, pitting supporters against anti-government protesters and pushing his country into a civil war, Oman's ruler has been quick to respond to protesters' demands, seeking peace and negotiations.
Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, is moving quickly to try to offer reforms to quell the demands that include more jobs and a greater public voice in the country's affairs. … On Sunday, he ordered 50,000 new state positions and a monthly stipend of 150 rials ($390) for job seekers. A day earlier, the sultan replaced six Cabinet members. … A high-level delegation planned to travel to Sohar to meet with protesters, who on Sunday set fire to cars, a police station and the governor's residence. [….]
Oil has made the region wealthy and the ruling leaders and their families in the area have amassed great fortunes. What is unsustainable is the chasm between the rich and the poor, resulting in widespread unrest as one country after another finds itself faced with ordinary citizens taking to the streets in great numbers demanding a chance to live out of poverty and have their voices heard.
The conservative push to the far right in our country that is cultivating a growing gap between the rich and the poor is equally unsustainable. While I often write about that push using phrases such as "the GOP" or "conservatives" or "Republicans," the line between parties and ideological issues is beginning to blur as people from all across the political spectrum lose their ability to maintain a stable, middle class life style. We saw this at mass pro-workers' rights rallies this past weekend.
Despite the Tea Party's scattering of anti-union protesters, support for unions and preserving the American dream is growing among the Tea Party, Republicans and the rising Christian "left," whose jobs and rights are on the line, putting them at risk of loosing it all. This is being heightened by the growing cavalier remarks from Republican leaders in response to the plight of the middle class.
CBS News reported that: "New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Sunday that while he supported "fair and reasonable" collective bargaining rights for public service employees in New Jersey, those rights "didn't come down from tablets at the top of a mountain" – and that individual states needed to make their own determinations on the issue." [….] [Video] The message here is that our rights are not a given and we don't necessarily have a choice in the matter. Passing the buck to the states is no different from the federal government treading on our rights.
Republicans' brand of conservative values have morphed from less government equals greater liberty to total conservative government rule at the state and federal levels. Their quest to win back the White House and loosen up regulations on too-big-to-fail industries, Wall Street, banks and insurance, is fueled by a push to increase wealthy gains for the smallest minority in our country leaving the rest of us to fight over the remaining scraps. Their willingness to shut down the government and to distort and/or ignore facts at the risk of our country's economic ruin, shows us they will stop at nothing to get what they want.
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Below are key drivers of Ford's value that present opportunities for upside or downside to the current Trefis price estimate for Ford:
Total Number of North America Car Sales: Ford's F-150 series of pickup trucks is the highest selling vehicle in the U.S. Its sales depend on the overall strength of the U.S. car market.The U.S. automotive market has showed strong signs of resilience in the last few years.
After experiencing a dip during the financial crisis, it started recovering in 2011 and registered a 10% growth in vehicle sales to reach approximately 13 million units. The trend continued in 2012, as 14.5 million vehicles were sold during the year. 2013 was also a strong year for the automotive market as vehicle sales jumped to 15.9 million units. In 2014, the sales growth slowed down to 5.9% as the number of vehicles sold rose to 16.8 million units. The robust sales growth could translate into better revenue realization for Ford in the U.S., which is the most critical market for the company.
If the number of trucks sold in North America increases to 14.0 million by 2020 instead of the 11.7 million that we currently forecast, there could be a 10% upside to Ford's stock price.
Ford International Market Share: Europe has been going through the toughest time since the adoption of a single currency in 1999, and the economic crisis that started in Greece has spread through other peripheral countries as well. The economy is still in distress and the governments across Europe are adopting austerity measures to ride through the situation, which is not going to help the industry, either. Vehicle sales are still below their pre-recession levels. However, in 2014 the European car market posted its first increase in year-on-year sales since 2009, selling 13 million units.
If Ford is able to increase its international market share to 6% by 2020, from the 5.5% that we currently forecast, there could be an upside of about 5% to Ford's stock.
Going forward, a worsening situation in Europe could prove to be a major detriment for the company.
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. It manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. It is currently the fourth largest automaker in the world, based on the number of vehicles sold annually. With about 224,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services, such as vehicle leases and loans, through the Ford Motor Credit Company.
Ford's vehicle financing business, consisting of leased vehicles and vehicle loans, has become the most valuable business segment, surpassing the international cars and trucks business of Ford. It has taken a big leap towards becoming a great cash cow for the company. The international cars and trucks business still holds an edge over the North American business segment for Ford. It's slightly more valuable than the combination of Ford's North America trucks and North America cars businesses.
2014 vehicle sales in North America were about 20.2 million. In comparison, there were approximately 3.5x as many vehicle sales (around 67 million) internationally. We estimate that Ford will be able to maintain its global market share to approximately 7% and continue to grow in North America (Ford trucks and cars and Lincoln combined).
In 2014, Ford had about a 14.2% share in the North American vehicle market. About 9% of this was attributable to Ford trucks, with the remainder attributable to Ford-branded cars. With the shift in trend in consumer preferences towards smaller cars due to rising fuel prices over recent years, the overall share in North America of vehicles might decline for Ford. However, the drop in fuel prices over the past year could be a positive.
Ford leases around 1 million vehicles annually from which it earns about $8.5 billion per year in revenue (about $700 million per month).
As of December 31, 2014, the company also had ~$76 billion of vehicle loans outstanding, from which it earns an average interest rate of 6.8%.
In August 2010, Ford Motor Company sold Volvo Car Corporation, the Sweden-based premium automaker to Geely, a Chinese motor manufacturer, for $1.8 billion, only a fraction of the $6.45 billion that it paid for the company in 1999. The actual cost to Ford is worse, considering the fact that it had to support Volvo through years of losses and even after the completion of the acquisition it faced a number of expenses which consumed much of the value.
The decision to sell came in response to the significant decline in the global auto industry and the severe economic instability worldwide. The strategic review of Volvo is in line with the broad range of actions taken by Ford to strengthen its balance sheet and to ensure resources for implementing its product-led transformation plan.
Geely had its plan to revive the brand by lowering manufacturing costs and tapping the booming Chinese luxury car market.
In June 2010, Ford announced its plan to shut down the 71-year old Mercury brand, to give more attention to its mainstream Ford brand as well as the luxury Lincoln brand.
Originally, Mercury was supposed to give Ford a mid-priced car that fit between the inexpensive Ford models and its luxurious Lincolns, but sales in the U.S. have dwindled in the past decade and Mercury seems to have developed an identity crisis.
According to Edmunds.com CEO, Jeremy Anwyl, Mercury is a brand that has lost its meaning in the American automotive marketplace and isn't worth trying to change.
Over the last few years, while Ford saw its market share in the U.S. rising to 16%, Mercury remained restricted to just 0.8% of the U.S. market.
Ford has historically maintained a heavy focus in North America, claiming that higher income U.S. consumers buy more often and tend to buy upscale. However, North America's once significant lead in international unit sales has all but disappeared, and more importantly, growth in cars sales in the BRIC countries continues to grow quickly.
How Ford manages to take advantage of this trend will be decisive to the company's long-term growth. As discussed above, Ford's current international plan is the "One Ford" campaign, which seeks to save production and design costs by producing a single fleet of vehicles for all markets worldwide. The first fruit of this scheme was the new Ford Fiesta, which was developed by Ford Europe, but was sold in all Ford's major markets, and Europe's iconic Ford Transit van, which was introduced in Asia and the U.S. in 2009.
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This trend is important as the stock price is sensitive to the following drivers:
As political pressure mounts for a greener economy, the future of Ford's main sales are centered on fuel-efficient vehicles.
Traditionally, Ford's most profitable vehicles have been large SUVs and pickup trucks. However, volatile oil prices and political pressures for more fuel-efficient cars have taken a toll on the market for larger vehicles.
Ford plans to produce more fuel-efficient cars, changing both its North American manufacturing plants and its line-up of vehicles available in the U.S. In terms of North American manufacturing, the company plans to convert three existing truck and sport utility vehicle (SUV) plants for small car production. This offers the advantage of quickly bringing high demand, fuel efficient, cars to the U.S. market, without having to invest money and time to create an entirely new automobile. In terms of product mix, it plans to call for more crossover SUVs, compact cars, and hybrid vehicles.
This trend is likely to affect the market shares for the automotive division in North America and international markets.
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Nicki Minaj's booty before surgery was small. She did surgery on the booty and boobs. Nicki Minaj booty photos after plastic surgery make the American Idol judge appear extra-bootylicious. Nicki is plastic, and her pictures are amazing. Wondering what Nicki Minaj looked like before plastic surgery? Her booty was just size 6.
It is beyond what the eyes can see at the present. Nicki Minaj possesses the most beautiful and sexy booty in the world. Thanks to unknown surgeons who are not allowed to breach patient-doctor confidentiality. They did an excellent job transforming a once village girl from Trinidad to the most sort after model by top-selling magazines in the world.
Nicki wouldn't have become famous by only applying makeup. As a rapper, it could have been a disaster not to have tiptop boobs, booty and face. These are the major and notable worked-on areas, but there could be more hidden body parts that received surgeon's attention. Nicki Minaj before surgery was a typical village girl roaming the streets in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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Looking at the booty, she wasn't proud of it when she landed in Hollywood. She never showed off. Nicki Minaj did not brag about it because there was nothing to show anyway. After the surgery, paparazzi could not be told where to take photos on Nicki Minaj, everybody is crazy about her butt. She has a good shape.
Nicki's big booty after plastic surgery became much talked about subject by fans and media. Her booty photos circulated like wild-fire on the internet. Awards without a shot of Nicki Minaj's booty would be work failure by the paparazzi, and she is making money out of it. Popular magazines want her to be their cover model. They all want Nicki's butt to appear on their front pages.
>> Battle of the Sexiest, Part 2: Kim Kardashian vs Nicki Minaj
>> Blood warming effect: Nicki Minaj tits freak out
Nicki Minaj's boobs cause blood to gush, but are they natural? She does not want to talk about her body parts. That suggest there is something she is evading or doesn't want to be dragged into. Her titties are plastic! The evidence is in the photos Nicki Minaj took before plastic surgery. It is clear she had them worked on. Nicki Minaj breasts do not attract attention as her hips. But still, can be recognized to have been enlarged.
Her face also received the special surgeon attention. Jaw bone structure lift up could have been performed. Nicki Minaj's photos after plastic surgery show a different image of the singer-song writer. Nicki's nose before she became a celebrity looks different from what it is now. Good job was done (probably by experienced surgeon) to complement her boobs, jaws and her booty.
The cost of butt implants depends on location, hospital and the surgeon. Services of experienced professional plastic surgeons would cost over $10,000 per operation in the U.S.
It is the same price for boobs and facial plastic surgeries. It is evident Nicki Minaj spent over $30,000 for plastic surgeries (could even be double that amount having performed more than once, for each body part), and it is worthy to have spent the amount.
She is more beautiful, demands respect wherever she goes and share the same table with glamorous celebrities like Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys.
The necessity to perform plastic surgery is justified by Nicki Minaj's booty before and after surgery. Enlarging boobs was a good idea. Nicki Minaj flash of a nipple would cause internet stir. Well, men (and GaGa) now have reasons why they gaze at Nicki without getting bored.
Who is sexier between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey? What about Nicki Minaj vs Kim Kardashian's booty? Everybody is talking about Nicki Minaj blood-warming boob effect, she is proving to be the sexiest!! Her boobies freaked out while shooting a video.


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Donors upgrading Dunmore park
DUNMORE - A group of volunteers and donors will add a new ball field and additional parking at James McHale Park, more commonly known as Monroe Park.
Michael McHale, vice president of Dunmore Borough Council and son of the park's namesake, said organizers plan for work to be done before winter.
The park has a playground located behind the community center and two ball fields used by Dunmore Little League.
Mr. McHale said the number of Little League players placed significant demands on the space for practice and play time.
Tee-ball and PONY (Protect Our Nation's Youth) players will use the new field, which will be smaller than the two existing ball fields.
Mr. McHale said the survey work for the field is done, and the new parking lot that will accommodate an extra 40 to 50 cars is ready to be paved.
The area that donors are developing "has been an eyesore" for some time, the councilman said.
He hopes the work will be the first step in a series of future park upgrades that include new walking trails.
"We want to make it a destination point," Mr. McHale said. "We want to turn it into a comprehensive park, not just a baseball field."
In a related effort, the councilman hopes new Borough Manager Vito Ruggiero will be able to "turn (Dunmore Community Center) into the jewel that it is" and spur greater use of the building.
Mr. McHale said most of the donations for the field are coming in the form of labor and use of heavy equipment. Some people have also donated money but want to remain anonymous.
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Check-recovery services are nothing new, but some operators say that only recently have they become more of a blessing than a burden.
Just a few years ago, check recovery services' payment recovery rates were low, and their methods kept the operator out of the recovery loop. Operators had no real idea what amount of their funds were being recovered and returned to them. Those services also cost operators one-third to one-fourth of the face value of each check.
The check recovery industry earned most of its bad reputation, said Richard McShirley, director of business development at JU$TCHEX in Oxnard, Calif.
Jennifer McDaid, office coordinator for Howard Pizza Inc., a Greensboro, N.C., Domino's Pizza franchisee, said bad check recovery companies have made many operators skeptical about their services. She said her boss had to work to convince her to speak with John Wood, president of Check Plus. When McDaid learned several other Domino's franchisees liked his services, she agreed to talk to him, though she still put him on the hot seat.
"I basically asked him, 'How do I know you're not just taking these checks, collecting on them and not giving us the money?'" McDaid said. "But now I'm finally confident he's not doing that."
Getting cash back
According to Wood, Check Plus's free service works like this: If a check bounces at the bank, it's sent to Check Plus, where it's re-presented electronically through the national check clearing house. Information about the bad check writer is then posted to a Web site that allows operators to see which customers are stiffing them. Operators also get faxed updates of all information.
To cover costs, Wood's company gets 70 percent of the bad-check fee, while the remainder — plus the full face value of the check — goes back to the operator.
According to McShirley, JU$TCHEX's recovery system (its service also is free) is more operator-centered. Bad checks are returned from the bank to the operator, who goes to JU$TCHEX's Web site and re-presents the check for recovery. When the funds are recovered, the operator gets the full face value of the check, plus the state fee, minus JU$TCHEX's $8 charge.
David Parker, a one-store Hungry Howie's franchisee in Ventura, Calif., said he's really pleased with the control he has with the JU$TCHEX system. He knows who the bad check writer is, and he can move to recover his funds at his own pace.
"It used to take maybe three weeks after the check had been returned that I knew who the customer was. And in that time, they could have written me three more bad checks," Parker said. Knowing who the perpetrator is, he added, helps him decide how to recover his funds. "You can decide whether to put it in (the POS system) that they're a cash-only customer from now on. Or if it's a good customer, you can give them a call personally and work it out."
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Column: Baseball still smells of drug use
There's something different about spring training this year. It came early because of the World Baseball Classic, and Tim Lincecum came without his long locks.
Much, though, remains the same.
The sweet smell of freshly mowed grass still awakens the dreams and hopes of baseball fans everywhere. All teams are World Series contenders, and all players are going to have the season of their lives.
And the stench of drugs continues to permeate the game.
The former MVP of the National League is under suspicion again, his name linked to a Florida anti-aging clinic. Ryan Braun hit more home runs than anyone in the National League last year after a 50-game suspension for testing positive to elevated testosterone was overturned. He said he could explain it and had nothing to hide.
Then there's Alex Rodriguez, who admitted to using steroids during his biggest years but claims he is clean now. An investigation by the Miami New Times suggests differently, with A-Rod implicated in documents allegedly showing he received performance-enhancing substances from the now-closed Biogenesis of America LLC clinic.
Meanwhile, two players suspended for testing positive last year to PEDs arrived at spring training with new multimillion-dollar contracts given to them by owners who have no interest in policing the sport.
And, just for old time's sake, lawyers for Barry Bonds were in court Wednesday trying to get his steroids-related conviction overturned.
Let commissioner Bud Selig brag about improved drug testing all he wants. The fact remains that a decade after players were first tested for steroids in Major League Baseball - and more than two decades after steroids were added to baseball's banned list - we still don't know if what we're seeing on the field is to be believed.
The drugs are different, that's for sure. As testing has improved, players have for the most part moved on to better and less detectable performance enhancers like testosterone and human growth hormone. They're still getting caught occasionally but, as usual, the users always seem to be one step ahead of the testers.
Those who do get busted probably figure the risk is worth the reward. Consider the case of Melky Cabrera, who was having such a big season last year for the San Francisco Giants that he might have won the batting title had he not tested positive for testosterone just when the Giants could have used him the most.
Cabrera got the rest of the summer off, and had to watch TV to see the Giants win the World Series. No matter, because the Toronto Blue Jays thought so much of his new hitting prowess that they gave him a two-year, $16 million contract - by far the biggest deal of his career.
Bartolo Colon also got caught for testosterone and wasn't around when the Oakland A's needed him in the playoffs. The A's punished him by giving him a million-dollar raise - to $3 million - for this season, plus a chance to earn as much as $2 million more in incentives.
Baseball's announcement last month that it would begin in-season tests for human growth hormone and increase efforts to detect testosterone was, surely, another step forward in catching cheats, even if it didn't go far enough. Selig called it a "proud and great day for baseball" but the reality is there are still not enough tests, and certainly not enough targeted toward suspected cheaters.
But what is the incentive not to cheat? There is none, unless not getting in the Hall of Fame when your career is over counts.
Do the Blue Jays really believe Cabrera is a top-of-the-line slugger when he's not on something? Maybe. Or maybe they're just betting $16 million that he won't be caught using something again.


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From a lot of posts I've seen on the site, logins performed by AJAX or traditional forms are just as secure as one another. (re: Login/session cookies, Ajax and security Ajax login and javascript cookies, is this secure?)
My question(s) is/are:
If I hash the user's password (via client-side/javascript hash libraries) before I send it to the server, do I increase security from people easedropping?
If I put a form token (one random based, another time based), does that cover CSRF attacks?
- Would I have all my bases covered after all this? Would this form be secure?


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OASIS Computer Classes For Adults: Exploring Google
- When Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
- Where College Avenue Center, 6299 Capri Drive, San Diego Map | Website
- Age limit 50+
- Categories Lectures & Classes
- Cost $5 - $8
OASIS Connections Computer Classes are now at the College Avenue Center. These are specially designed computer classes to help mature adults develop the skills and confidence to use technology effectively in their personal lives and at work. To sign up for any of these classes please call (619) 583-3300 or visit the College Avenue Center.
May 5th, 2011 at 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Exploring Google: Google is a leading search engine that helps you locate information on the Internet. In this course, you will learn about some of the other useful and fun features of Google, including news, maps, videos, calendars and health and financial information.
Fees: $5 for members; $8 for non-members, and is due at registration. *Class size is limited and payment is due with registration to ensure seat in class.
Location: College Avenue Older Adult Center at 4855 College Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115-3908. Google Map.


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Choosing Your Topic
Important Note
The information on the page below is for students enrolled in Thesis prior to 2016.
Students who are commencing Thesis A in Semester 1, 2016 should go to: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/THES0001/16s1/.
Before you can finalise your enrolment in Thesis Part A, you will need to select a topic that you are interested in, and be accepted by an academic supervisor(s). CSE students are expected to select topics from the CSE Thesis Topic database.
The following links will assist you in this:
Students seeking topics from an external source must seek advice from the CSE Thesis Coordinator.
Once you have selected a suitable topic, you will need to complete a Thesis Nomination Form via myCSE.
See here for the procedure to Change your Topic or Supervisor.
For NICTA-based thesis topics and industry topics, there should be at least one permanent CSE staff member involved in the assessment. For this purpose, CSE conjoints are not considered CSE staff. All assessors are assigned by the CSE Thesis Coordinator based on this policy.
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Contact the CSE Student Office for advice on all program related matters, including policy and procedure, in relation to admission, enrolment, progression, and graduation.
myCSE is the web interface for many staff activities and a few student processes.
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Coalition of American Politicians and Media Figures Declares: IOC rejected Chicago for Olympics Because Obama Is Black
Copenhagen (BH) – Moments after the International Olympic Committee announced that Chicago had been eliminated as a host site for the 2016 Olympic games, a group of US politicians, celebrities, and media figures held a press conference to protest the decision as "based on racism." The group, which includes two former US Presidents, distributed a release with the headline: "I.O.C. and K.K.K. are not O.K. with the U.S.A." President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and | Read More »


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TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police say a D.C. firefighter has died after a motorcycle crash in Prince George's County.
Prince George's County Police say 49-year-old Terrence Daryl Boston of Brandywine, who was a Firefighter/EMT with the District of Columbia Fire Department, died on Sunday.
Police say Boston was found suffering from serious injuries in the 6400 block of Old Branch Avenue on Sunday night. He was taken to a hospital where he later died.
According to police, Boston was riding a motorcycle southbound on Old Branch Avenue when a car heading northbound failed to yield to Boston during a left turn onto Allentown Way. Boston struck the right side of the car, say police.
The car's driver and one passenger were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Prince George's County Police Department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4433.


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MCSO: Constable OK after Phoenix hit-and-run
PHOENIX - A Maricopa County constable was involved in a hit-and-run Monday evening near 37th Avenue and McDowell Road and is expected to be OK, according to MCSO officials.
MCSO spokesman Joaquin Enriquez said the vehicle involved belonged to the Maricopa County "peace officer," but said the victim did not work for the Sheriff's Office.
Phoenix police said the suspect's vehicle hit the constable's while he was inside the car.
The suspect fled the area on foot. A perimeter was established but the suspect was not found, police said.
Officials later learned the car was stolen out of Tempe.
The suspect is described as an 18 to 19-year-old Hispanic male, 150 pounds, black hair and last wearing light blue jeans an a white t-shirt.
The 52-year-old constable received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital as a precaution.
The constables "provide the public with an efficient and timely service of process issued through the Justice Courts.," according to the Maricopa County website.
The website said there are 25 constables serving Maricopa County.


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Loretta Ketcherside; bed-and-breakfast owner instrumental in community
Loretta Ketcherside knew how to make people feel at home. She usually had a cup of tea and cookies for anyone who dropped by, and people were always dropping by.
A longtime Julian resident, she and her husband are credited with starting the first bed-and-breakfast establishment in the area about 30 years ago. Their popular Shadow Mountain Ranch features whimsical themed rooms that Mrs. Ketcherside decorated with creative flair.
A nurse by training, Mrs. Ketcherside was a strong, nurturing person and a gracious hostess who would offer a helping hand for community events and school parties. When she and her family moved to Julian in 1968, she became the only medical professional in the community and was soon put in charge of the emergency field hospital that could be set up at Julian High School when needed.
Mrs. Ketcherside died Dec. 19 of pancreatic cancer at her Julian home. She was 83.
Her nursing career included working for a prison honor camp in San Diego County and piloting a program educating special education students to become nurse aide orderlies. After retiring, she talked her husband, Jim, into opening a bed-and-breakfast on their expansive property in the Pine Hills area.
Mrs. Ketcherside's daughter, Suzanne Crowe, said her mother's retirement lasted about two months. "She had too much energy and she was so outgoing," Crowe said.
Hospitality was a way of life for Mrs. Ketcherside, said friend Chuck Kimball, who credits her with getting him into the bed-and-breakfast business. He met the Ketchersides nearly 30 years ago when their operation was fairly new and he was stranded in a snowstorm with no accommodations.
"The Julian Hotel and Pine Hills Lodge were full and (the Ketchersides) took us in. Loretta let people sleep on the floor, whoever walked in the door, she took them in. She opened her arms and her home to others," Kimball said. "At least four other B&Bs started because of the Ketchersides. She was an inspiration. She was instrumental in starting the Julian Bed and Breakfast Guild."
"When something goes wrong at our lodge, we ask ourselves 'What would Loretta do?' " Kimball said. "She had a way with people and she wouldn't get mad or upset about anything. Her mission in life was to serve her guests and you felt it."
Amy Morris, who became friends with the couple after becoming a regular at Shadow Mountain, said Mrs. Ketcherside was known for her warmth and for preparing large wonderful breakfasts that might include zucchini pancakes, fried eggs, sausages and fresh fruit.
Longtime friend Carole Hopballe said Mrs. Ketcherside was available to help with events in the tight-knit community. "If she was needed, she was there in a flash. She was a very giving person," Hopballe said. "She loved being busy and she thoroughly enjoyed everything she did. When our children were growing up, she was very active in 4-H and FFA."
Eileen Tellam, another longtime friend, said Mrs. Ketcherside was a positive person who was supportive of her family and her community. "She enjoyed camping and always had extra children around," Tellam said. "She always had a new idea and always had a project going. Their B&B was unique with the Tree House and the Gnome Home," she said referring to a couple of the themed guest rooms.
Mrs. Ketcherside was also active with the Julian Women's Club and the Julian Chamber of Commerce.
She was born Feb. 15, 1926, in LaVerne to Ruth Marie Douglass and Walden Delenzo Fink. Mrs. Ketcherside was in the U.S. Nurse Cadet Corps from 1945 to 1948 and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. James "Jim" Ketcherside said he met his future bride when his parents sent him to pick up his sister, who was also in the nursing program. Later, when his sister asked if he'd like to be set up on a date with anyone, he said he was interested in her classmate, "the one in Levi's and pigtails. I thought she was just about the prettiest thing I'd ever seen."


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Player Profile:
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2014-15: Wrestled at 174 pounds … Went 17-11 overall and 5-5 in 10 dual starts … Took third at the Hokie Open and sixth at the Wolfpack Open … Captured a victory over Maryland at the Grapple at the Garden in his first dual start … Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle … Upended a Michigan State opponent 2-0 … All-ACC Academic Team … NWCA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14: Wrestled at 165 pounds … Finished 16-7 on the year … Was the runner-up at the Hokie Open and the Newberry Open … Capped the season with a third-place showing at the National Collegiate Open … Posted three falls, two of which came in the first periods.2012-13: Redshirt season … posted a 10-6 overall record at 165 pounds … went 5-2 to start his collegiate wrestling career at the Hokie Open … registered two falls ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: A four-year letterwinner for Bowie High School ... compiled a 176-17 career record for the Bulldogs ... posted a career-best 50-1 record as a junior en route to a third-place finish at Texas State Championships ... holds the Bowie school record for wins in a season with 50, while his 176 career victories are the most in Bowie wrestling history ... took second at the Texas State Tournament as a senior and finished with a 44-2 mark ... a four-time district champion and two-time regional champ ... took third in the region as a freshman with a 45-7 record ... was the regional runner-up and 37-7 overall his sophomore campaign ... qualified for the state tournament all four years ... finished eighth at the Super 32 Challenge ... took seventh as the USA Folkstyle Nationals.
Personal: Born Brian Thomas Dorsey on February 16, 1994 in Austin, Texas ... son of Jim and Rhonda Dorsey ... has one brother, Chris and one sister, Liz.
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Each and every year tens of millions of rubber tyres are disposed of in the UK. Many are burned in what is called a slow smoulder burn and even more than that are sent to landfill. But I say this needs to stop! Don't get me wrong this isn't a Eco-warrior protest, it is just me saying we don't need to dispose of them in those old-fashioned ways that are still causing an impact on the environment, not when you could use them to make one of these amazing things…
Top 10 Things To Make With Car Tyres
10 – Tractor tyre to pond in next to no time!
Apart from needing a few extra things like some slate, and a pond pump this is an amazing use of old tyres! And it makes for a rather stunning garden feature.
9 – Swinging high with the Ladybirds
There are many, many images of swings made with tyres but this one put an instant smile on my face, lovable, simple and of course a fantastic use of an old tyre. There is also a simple to follow DIY guide in the source link for anyone who fancy's a go at making one.
8 – The fountain of youth!…well it will help get rid of that spare tyre anyway!
This is not the prettiest thing you will ever make with various sized old tyres, but it is a very good one. Sadly I do bet that the skill level to replicate it is quite high, but still it is a great use of tyres despite not being able to easily replicate it.
7 – Good enough to eat off!
Not only does this look amazing but it would be perfect for a play school or kids play room. While the guide in the source link isn't the best it does roughly explain how it was made.
6 – Give old tyres come character by turning them into characters!
Sadly for us "non-art" skilled people, some art skills will definitely be required to make these amazing characters . But if you work in a nursery or playschool I couldn't think of a better use of them, simply amazing.
5 – Bench press them
Nothing too complicated here just bury two large tractor tyres into the ground and place a thick wooden bench between the two! Well to be honest I am sure there quite a bit more to it than that, but you get the general idea.
4 – Robbie The Rocker
This amazing use of an old tyre just brings a smile to the face and with the easy to follow guide in the source link even I might have a go at making one! Why are you still reading this? Click on that image link and get rocking!
3 – More grip than the tyres themselves!
This just made me smile from the moment I saw it. What better use of an old tyre than to turn it into a garden ornament snail! While there isn't a guide to make them in the image link it does contain loads of different things that people have made with old tyres making it well worth a visit.
2 – The loch Ness Monster Tyres
There are many, many different variations on this and some are even more amazing than this one! But most of them are just imposable to replicate if like me you have no art skills. But this is a whole different story, simple to make and if you throw in the blue painted pebbles into the mix you end up with a great talking point that can be added to any garden without much fuss at all. Deadly simple and so very beautiful to look at.
1 – Turn them into something that is good for the environment!
It just doesn't get any better than this and that is a fact! So beautiful, so simple and makes the environment that little bit better just for being made. Just stunning considering it is just made with old tyres that would have otherwise harmed the environment


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Tension eases in Ukraine, giving stock market a boost
Relieved investors sent stocks sharply higher on Tuesday after Russia pulled troops back from the border of Ukraine.
The rally pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index to an all-time high, erasing steep losses from Monday, when investors feared that the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine would escalate or even lead to a war.
Traders were relieved when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine to return to their bases.
The S&P 500 rose 28.18 points, or 1.53 percent, to close at 1,873.91. It was the biggest gain for the benchmark index since October. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 227.85 points, or 1.41 percent, to 16,395.88. The Nasdaq composite rose 74.67 points, or 1.75 percent, to 4,351.97.
As investors moved back to riskier assets, prices fell for safe-play investments like bonds and gold. Oil prices also fell as the immediate threat of economic sanctions on Russia, a major oil exporter, eased. Traders also had been worried about transportation disruptions in the Black Sea, a major transit point for oil. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.68 percent from 2.60 percent late Monday.
Small-firm stocks rise
In another sign of a greater appetite for risk, the Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks set another all-time high after posting the biggest percentage gains of the major U.S. stock indexes. The Russell jumped 32.29 points, or 2.7 percent, to 1,208.65. It is now up almost 3.9 percent this year.
The two-day rout and rally was just the latest twist in a volatile year for stocks, which fell almost 6 percent just last month and have since recovered to set all-time highs in recent days.
So what is an investor supposed to do in the face of this volatility?
Now might be the time to revisit whether you have the investments you want, given the market's rise and volatility, said Stephen J. Carl, head equity trader at The Williams Capital Group.
Hedge investments
"Maybe take some positions off the table, and you hedge yourself a little bit, for the chance that if it does go the other way and there is a downturn," he said.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to destabilize Europe and upset oil markets. And it wasn't clear which countries might be drawn into the conflict if it got worse. Wall Street hates uncertainty, and on Monday that's all there was. So investors were relieved when Putin appeared to back down on Tuesday.
"I think the reaction today is probably more hopeful than rational," said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial.
McMillan noted that Putin made his point with Ukraine just a week after the Sochi Olympics ended. Hosting the Olympics was a way for Putin to show that Russia was open for business, but the conflict with Ukraine threw that away, McMillan said.


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New Delhi, Mohit Suri, director of "Raaz – The Mystery Continues", denies that entry into Bollywood is restricted to those with godfathers and says there is huge scope for newcomers to prove their talent.
"There is a huge scope for newcomers in Bollywood. I strongly believe that it is not only those related to a filmmaker or actor who can make it to the industry. This is a place for everyone," Suri told IANS.
"If people like Shah Rukh Khan and Raj Kumar Santoshi, who had no film background, can make it, anyone can. Real art comes from within, not by being connected or related to somebody," he added.


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Update on AgnesAgnes is taking out another loan of Ksh 50,000 to start a new business selling clothes. With the loan, she intends to purchase bundles of clothes to sell. Since the previous loan, her living standards have improved. The last loan allowed her to increase her monthly income. Agnes thanks Yehu and Kiva for their support.
Previous Loan DetailsAgnes is a married woman with one child who is still too young for school. She owns a house that has electricity and piped water. Her greatest monthly expense is food for the family. For the past two years, she has operated a boda boda (motorcycle) business, her potential customers are neighbor... More from Agnes's previous loan »
Additional Information
About Yehu Microfinance TrustThis loan is administered by Yehu Microfinance Trust, which was founded in 1998 as a project of CHOICE Humanitarian Kenya. In July 2007, Yehu became a separate entity from CHOICE and was registered as a trust. Since then, Yehu has expanded to cover over half of Kenya's 13 coastal districts.
Concurrent and Successive Loans
Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 14 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- Apr 30, 2012
- Listed
- May 18, 2012
- Currency Exchange Loss:
- Possible
- Ended:
- Feb 15, 2013
Photo from previous loan
Kiva allows our Field Partners to re-use the same photo for individual borrowers that have been posted on Kiva's website once before in a 24 month period, and we allow them to re-use group photos for up to 24 months, provided that 80% of the current group's membership is represented.
Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.


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BGE understands the important role that protecting the environment plays in every aspect of business. This is why we have a longstanding commitment to protect and enhance the environment in the communities around us. BGE and our parent company, Exelon Energy, incorporate responsible environmental stewardship in everything we do.
From education and stewardship initiatives to awards and recognition, BGE's commitment to conservation extends beyond what we solely do as a company alone. Not only does BGE strive to preserve the environment, but we also support and celebrate the initiatives of individuals and other companies that share the same goals and values.