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Music Festival Celebrates Jewish New Orleans
Hot on the heels of Mardi Gras, a recovering Big Easy will soon play host to the inaugural New Orleans International Jewish Music Festival. The two-day gathering on April 1-2 will celebrate the rebuilding of Jewish New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Featured artists include The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Blue Fringe, Neshama Carlebach, Moshav Band, Sam Glaser, RebbeSoul, Theresa Andersson, Yom Hadash and Voices of Israel. U.S. artists will kick off the April 1 concert at The Howlin' Wolf with a Havdallah service, while the April 2 show at Tulane University will feature a mix of U.S. and international acts. Sponsors include the Hiddur Mitzvah Project, Moment Magazine and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.
For more information, visit www.hiddurmitzvah.org or call (504) 780-5612.
Kosher Signs for Israeli McDonald's
Two branches of McDonald's in Israel are getting new signs so prospective customers know those outlets are kosher. Under an initiative championed by the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, Yisrael Meir Lau, the two branches of the fast-food chain in the city that have rabbinical certification are getting new Hebrew-language signs with "kosher" clearly marked in the national colors of blue and white.
"I feared that tourists or youths from outside Tel Aviv would come for a visit, eat at a kosher branch and assume that all of the McDonald's branches in Israel are kosher," Lau was quoted saying in Yediot Achronot last week.
The remainder of the some 100 branches in Israel retain the distinctive white, yellow and red signs in English.
Arab Airline Slams Israel Deal With Soccer Team
An Arab country's national airline criticized the decision of a British soccer team it sponsors to promote Israeli tourism. Emirates Airlines, which pays $5.2 million for the naming rights to Arsenal's new stadium, and whose logo appears on team jerseys, censured the $600,000 deal, which will go into effect for the 2006-2007 season, with an option to renew for another year. Israel will be promoted on LCD billboards in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London, on banner ads on the team's Web site and in its official magazine, where the Jewish state will be billed as Arsenal's "official and exclusive travel destination."
The club said it cleared the deal with UAE officials, but a spokesman for the national carrier denied this, calling the deal "unfortunate," and adding that the company will "do our best to persuade Arsenal not to renew its deal with Israel."
Israeli Tourism Ministry officials said the ads will "broaden Israel's appeal to sun and fun-seekers," and hope they will bring an added 2 million tourists to the country.
Mubarak Woos Israeli Tourists
Egypt's president reportedly called on Israeli tourists avoiding his country to reconsider their plans. Yediot Achronot quoted a letter sent recently by Hosni Mubarak to Israel's Foreign Ministry, in which he pledged that security at Sinai resorts was satisfactory.
"The Israelis have nothing to worry about," Mubarak wrote. "We want to promote tourism and are doing everything to protect tourists."
Israelis, who long flocked to Sinai, largely have avoided it since a series of Islamist suicide bombings killed dozens of vacationers there in 2004. In the past few years, Israel repeatedly has issued advisories against its citizens visiting neighboring Arab countries. Some Israelis believe they're not truly welcome in Egypt, despite the 27-year-old peace accord between the countries.
Yediot quoted Mubarak as adding in his letter, "We will never return to the path of war. This is our strategic decision, and we will keep with it."
The Foreign Ministry did not immediately confirm the report.
Dublin Opens a Jewish House
The Dublin Jewish community opened a house with kosher facilities for students and young professionals. Located in a former Jewish retirement home near the core of Dublin's Jewish population on the city's south side, the house is open to any Jews living in, working in or visiting Dublin. In addition to providing living space for observant Jews in a city with limited kosher facilities, the house is intended as a place for social contact between the Irish Jewish community and the growing number of Jews who have moved to Ireland for work or study, according to Rabbi Zalman Lent, Dublin's Chabad rabbi, who spearheaded the project with his wife, Rifky. The house's eight residents celebrated their first Shabbat there on Feb. 24.
Passport for Jet-Setting Pets
Looking for the purrrfect way to keep your pet's trip to Israel from being a ruff one? El Al has introduced the "Pet Passport," a single document for pet owners that contains medical and vaccination information, dietary and grooming instructions, space for a photo and personality details, and even a travel diary for your dog or cat. The passport, created by Pocket Reference Journals, follows the 2001 launch of El Al's Points for Pets, a frequent-flyer program so your furry friend can earns points toward future travel on the Israeli airline.
To receive a complimentary copy of the passport, call (212) 852-0628.
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Jimmy Fallon Pays Tribute To Jeremy Lin With A Pearl Jam Parody
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Jimmy Fallon has gone Linsane. This isnt the first time his enthusiasm for something has led to a musical number. The late night talk show host took on a popular 90s grunge tune to pay tribute to New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin. Hows Jimmys impression of Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder? Find out ahead...
Known for his celebrity impersonations and musical abilities, Jimmy Fallons no stranger to segments like this. During last nights Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the host took on Pearl Jams Jeremy, rewriting the lyrics to pay tribute to Knicks player Jeremy Lin. And he took the performance a step further than just the song, not only sporting a wig and impersonating Vedder's voice and microphone cradling pose, but also performing in dramatic lighting, somewhat similar to the video for the original song (which is actually a pretty dark tune). Its also not unlike his Tim Tebow tribute, inspired by David Bowie.
Spike Lees on the sidelines cheering. And tickets to a game cost 800 bucks, now that the Knicks are winning. Its a miracle....
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Spain's Real Madrid retained the title of the world's richest soccer club in the past year, drubbing Manchester United F.C., thanks to sponsorship and TV deals robust enough to endure a season without a major trophy, a study showed on Thursday.
Real Madrid's revenue of 519 million euros ($704 million) put the club ahead of domestic rivals Barcelona in fiscal 2012/2013, with European champions Bayern Munich edging into third ahead of Manchester United F.C., in the annual Football Money League compiled by accountants Deloitte.
Qatari-owned Paris St Germain (PSG), where former England captain David Beckham ended his career last year, underlined its emergence as a soccer power with an 81 percent rise in revenue to almost 400 million euros to claim fifth spot.
Revenue for the top 20 teams rose by 8 percent to 5.4 billion euros, Deloitte said, underlining the appeal of soccer to broadcasters and sponsors targeting mass consumer markets.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are two of the most consistently successful teams in Europe, fielding top players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi respectively.
The two clubs enjoy the financial advantage of being able to negotiate their own TV deals, rather than pooling TV rights income as teams in other major leagues have to do.
Yet Spain's TV rights model and the country's economic crisis have left many of its smaller clubs facing a struggle to survive and demanding a bigger share of cash from broadcasters.
Speaking to Reuters this week, Barcelona Vice President Carles Vilarrubi said only the bigger teams could deliver the kind of viewing figures TV companies demand.
"It's a question of balance because people want to watch Barca and Real Madrid and PSG and Bayern Munich games," Vilarrubi said.
"We should equalise a little bit the income of the clubs but at the same time we should consider that the TV channels need to offer the games that people want to watch."
Manchester United F.C. won the English premier league for a record 20th time last year, but the team has struggled on the pitch this season and risks missing out on qualification for a place in the lucrative UEFA Champions League.
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Leaves ovate to lanceolate, 5–13 mm long; floral leaves stem-clasping.
Terminal cymes usually with 3 or more flowers, rarely flowers solitary and axillary; flowers 5–12 mm diam., yellow to orange; pedicels erect, 5–15 mm long. Sepals and petals 4–8 mm long, persistent. Stamens 20–50, mostly free, persistent.
Capsule 3-valved, to 7 mm long.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in well-drained soils of open forest and grassland.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, NFWP
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Every Last Drop! 10 Recipes That Make the Most Out of Maple Syrup
Last week Cambria shared how maple syrup is made in Vermont, and it's got me thinking of different ways I can (and should) use this wonderfully sweet ingredient. You see, while we usually associate maple syrup with cool fall days it also would be nice for those dreary, rainy days in spring to add sweet warmth to cozy meals. Asparagus and spring artichokes are great and all, but that's not all spring has to offer!
Here are 10 recipes from our archives that highlight maple syrup for breakfast, lunch, dinner (and snacks!).
What are your favorite recipes that use up every last drop of maple syrup?
- 1 Sweet Morning Potato with Yogurt, Maple Syrup & Nuts
- 2 Miso-Maple Sweet Potato Tacos with Coconut-Cilantro Sauce
- 3 Blueberry Pie Smoothie
- 4 Maple Pecan Blondies with Maple Butter Glaze
- 5 Savory Maple & Dijon Pot Roast
- 6 Steel-Cut Oats with Maple-Roasted Apples and Cheddar
- 7 Maple & Squash Pumpkin Pie Popsicles
- 8 Brown Rice Bowl with Maple-Glazed Tempeh & Tahini-Miso Dressing
- 9 Chili-Rubbed Ribeye Steak with Maple-Bourbon Butter
- 10 Maple-Butter Spiced Popcorn
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Authorities in Kemper County say a Lauderdale County man drowned this weekend in an apparent boating accident.
The drowning happened sometime Sunday afternoon at the George McDay Lake in Kemper County.
Officials say Paul Davis went missing from his boat, and after searching the lake, they were able to locate his body.
The Kemper County Sheriff's Department and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are both investigating the incident.
Officials say they do not suspect foul play. An autopsy was to be performed on Davis' body Monday.
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Wanted: The High Country Bandits
|FBI Phoenix December 09, 2009
The FBI is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the High Country Bandits, an armed crew who has allegedly committed six bank robberies across Northern Arizona in Heber, Flagstaff, Prescott Valley, Payson, Gold Canyon, and in Pinetop. The unknown male identified as suspect number one points a black semi-automatic handgun at the victim teller(s), and orders them to put their hands up. Suspect number one then demands all the money from the teller drawers. He obtains an undisclosed amount of money, puts it in a bag, orders everyone on the ground, often telling them to "kiss the floor." He then exits the credit union/bank with a second suspect. In the latest robberies they are seen leaving the bank on a green or maroon 4 wheel ATV with suspect number two driving.
Suspect number one is described as a White male, 30's - 40's, approximately 5'3" – 5'6", slight build, wearing dark clothing, gloves, baseball cap, sunglasses, a facemask that covers at least the lower half of his face, and a bomber style leather jacket. His voice is described as being deep, rough or raspy. There is no description for suspect number two.
The following credit union and banks have been robbed:
- Bank of the West, 1945 Highway 260, Heber, 09/08/09.
- Arizona Central Credit Union, 1948 S. Woodland Village Blvd, Flagstaff, Arizona, 10/14/09.
- Country Bank, 3044 North Glassford Hill Road, Prescott Valley, Arizona, 10/30/09.
- Compass Bank, 613 S. Beeline Highway, Payson, Arizona, 11/25/09.
- Chase Bank, 5305 S. Superstition Mtn Dr., Gold Canyon, 12/03/09.
- Compass Bank, 781 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop, 12/04/09.
Please contact the FBI at (602) 279-5511 with any information about the identity of the High Country Bandits.


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Scalable Hyperlink Store
The Scalable Hyperlink Store is a specialized "database" for the web graph. SHS maintains the web graph in main memory, distributed over many machines. The system is available as C# source code as well as precompiled binaries.
- Marc Najork, The Scalable Hyperlink Store, in 20th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., June 2009.
- Marc Najork, Dennis Fetterly, Alan Halverson, Krishnaram Kenthapadi, and Sreenivas Gollapudi, Of Hammers and Nails: An Empirical Comparison of Three Paradigms for Processing Large Graphs, in 5th ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM), ACM, February 2012.
Issued Patents
- Marc A. Najork. System and method for maintaining a distributed database of hyperlinks. US Patent 7,340,467, issued 3/4/2008.
- Marc A. Najork. Fault tolerance scheme for distributed hyperlink database. US Patent 7,627,777, issued 12/1/2009.
- Marc A. Najork. Incremental update scheme for hyperlink database. US patent 8,209,305, issued 6/26/2012.
- Marc A. Najork. Changing number of machines running distributed hyperlink database. US patent 8,392,366, issued 3/5/2013.


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A friend and I are flying to Dallas to attend our first game in the new stadium. Actually I never went to a game in the old stadium. Anyway, anyone have ideas on what to do on game day? The stadium doesn't open until 1. So do we purchase tailgating food and tailgate on our own? Do we walk around and look for tailgates?
There is a baseball museum at the Ballpark about 1/2 mile away. You might want to check that out. I haven't been to the new stafium, just the old one. It is huge!
Go Clones!!
Gig 'em Aggies!!
Saw 'em off!!
I've got season tickets to the Cowboys..you'll have a great time! Right across the street from the stadium is a Walmart and a McDonalds, just in case you forgot something. I know the direction is not exactly correct but if you walk North of the Walmart there is a Buffalo Wild Wings approximately 4 blocks from the stadium. The prices are very reasonable. Enjoy!!
it may not be worth the price to park in tailgate lots for the short time you get to tailgate. there are numerous places along collins street that are hoppin before the game and then everyone just walks to the stadium. i recommend Sherlocks Pub....they let you leave your car parked there if you put a tab of $40 or more in your window. and then its only about a 10 minute walk.
the baseball museum was supposed to be closing at the end of 2009 because tom hicks is poor and feels the need to close amazing museums i guess. double check on that, especially now with the sale of the team and all.
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I have a Gary Fisher Mtn. bike. Got it a few years ago, but ride my Trek 90% of the time because I like the geometry of the road bike and the gearing.
I already have Road only tires on it, but is it feasible to put drop bars and shifters on it, and also gear it close to my Trek?
I have an extra set of bars, but would need the shifters. And of course the gearing will have to be addressed. It's just too low for the riding I do.
I'd love to have an extra road bike like this with the bigger tires.
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Wholesale VoIP Feature Article
SMBs Turning to Retail, Wholesale VoIP for Cost Savings, Survey Reports
The fear associated with the economic recession has not waned, as evidenced by a recent survey that indicated that small to medium size businesses (SMBs) are continuing to plan for future growth but are intensely aware of the need to reduce costs anywhere possible.
One such avenue to accomplish that is through retail or wholesale VoIP.
According to a recent survey conducted by VoIP telephone and cloud communications provider 8x8 (News - Alert), the potential to save money is one of the main drivers for turning to VoIP services. The 8x8 survey randomly polled new 8x8 customers who subscribed to the company's VoIP service between May 1 and Aug.19. About half of all respondents said they had switched to 8x8 from their local phone company since they were looking to reduce expenses.
When asked about the driving factors influencing SMBs decisions to implement 8x8 VoIP phone service in their business, 62 percent indicated overall cost savings while 70 percent specified features. Forty-three percent cited portability and geographic flexibility and 37 percent noted the convenience of having 8x8 host and maintain the service.
"It appears that overall economic conditions may be influencing businesses to look at alternative services such as those 8x8 offers and, in the process of doing so, they are also becoming appreciative of the inherent features and advantages that promote business agility, accessibility and growth," 8x8 Chairman and CEO Bryan Martin (News - Alert) said.
In related industry news, nationwide wholesale VoIP provider Alcazar Networks spread the word this summer that there is finally a low-cost local termination option for VoIP calls, thanks to Alcazar Networks.
Alcazar Networks has expanded its resume of services to now include wholesale local termination (outbound), an offering that promises to provider carriers with substantial cost savings as customers can terminate calls locally at roughly 50 percent of standard intrastate charges. Traffic may be originated anywhere, then handed to Alcazar Networks over a SIP handoff (dedicated facility or public Internet).
Alcazar Networks first began product testing about eight months ago and is now excited about shedding light on its latest offering.
"We continue to leverage our network, and partners to make sure every product to the customer benefits their bottom line in these markets," Alcazar Networks' President Gavin Grabias told TMCnet in a recent interview. "We currently are only terminating to Verizon (News - Alert) endpoints, however this will expand as our team is done analyzing the impact of terminating to other carriers in the area."
Carrie Schmelkin is a Web Editor for TMCnet. Previously, she worked as Assistant Editor at the New Canaan Advertiser, a 102-year-old weekly newspaper, covering news and enhancing the publication's social media initiatives. Carrie holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a bachelor's degree in English from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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How to Sell Wholesale VoIP Services, Part 1: Choosing your Target Market
Working for North America's largest Wholesale VoIP Provider, I often get the chance to engage with customers who are excited about launching their new VoIP business.
How to Sell VoIP, Part 2: Choosing what VoIP Services to Sell
Last week, we discussed choosing your target market for VoIP services. This week, we will review the different VoIP businesses available in the market today.
Selecting a Wholesale DID Origination Provider Part 1: Footprint and Features
With today's technological craze, the VoIP industry is booming. The increase in VoIP technology has created an abundance of service providers and wholesale DID origination providers.
Selecting a Wholesale DID Origination Provider Part 2: Monthly Recurring Cost and Non-Recurring Costs
As mentioned in Part 1 of this 3-part series, today's VoIP market is booming. With this increased interest in VoIP comes a wave of service providers and wholesale VoIP carriers.
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Tour: The Netherlands and France in the 1500s« back to gallery
Much of this tour is made up of paintings that are disassembled parts of church altarpieces. Altarpieces began to appear in the twelfth century. After priests in the Latin church of western Europe began to stand in front of the altar when saying mass, a space was created on the altar for elaborate reliquaries or, lacking important relics to display, for a dramatic painted backdrop. Large assemblages of painted and gilded wooden panels, some more than twenty-feet high, became the focus of church decoration. Altarpieces, and with them the art of painting on wooden panels, gained new prominence and began to attract the greatest artists.
The forms of altarpieces varied. In Italy and Spain, for example, an altarpiece commonly included a predella, a horizontal area below the central image where several small narrative scenes from the life of Christ or a saint could be illustrated. In northern Europe, the altar's central image was normally covered except on Sundays and feast days by hinged doors, which were decorated inside and out with many different scenes. In Germany especially, altars often included elaborate groups of painted and gilded wooden statues.
Altarpieces helped to explain basic tenets of faith, especially Christ's human incarnation and the role of the saints as intercessors for people's prayers. Many also focused on the eucharist, the central mystery of the mass, which took place on the altar, linking through their imagery the blood of Christ with the communion wine and its promise of redemption. After the Reformation in the early 1500s, altarpieces in some areas were destroyed by Protestant iconoclasts concerned about idolatry. But in Catholic regions altarpieces continued to be made, and their emotional appeal was an important tool of the Counter-Reformation.
Artist, Workshop, and Guild
Large altarpieces were important commissions. Financed by the church or by cities, professional guilds, lay religious confraternities, or wealthy individuals, they required the resources of an artist's entire workshop. The master artist determined the design, contracting with the patron about subject matter, symbolism, and the use of precious materials, such as the costly blue paints made of lapis lazuli. The master trained and was assisted by journeymen and apprentices, who often painted the backgrounds and secondary figures. In some busy workshops, much of the painting was carried out by these assistants. Specialists prepared the wood panels and frames and applied gold leaf. Other helpers included the master's young sons or, more rarely, his unmarried daughters.
Compensation and working conditions were determined by the rules of the painters' guilds. Guilds served social and charitable functions. More important, they regulated trade, set standards, and limited competition. In many cities only master artists could sell works for profit. The number of apprentices was limited both to ensure the quality of instruction and to avoid producing more artists than the community could support.« back to gallery


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NEW DELHI: Computer maker HP expects 15-20 per cent of its notebook PC sales to come from the ultrabooks segment by the end of 2013 as a growing number of mobile workers opt for lighter and faster devices.
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Riley Named A Finalist For The ARA Sportsmanship Award
Oct. 28, 2010
Memphis senior offensive lineman Dominik Riley is one of 10 finalists for the ARA (Awards and Recognition Association) Sportsmanship Award, which is presented to one outstanding NCAA Division I collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship.
The 2010 Sportsmanship Award recipient will be chosen from the 10 finalists and announced this November.
Memphis standout running back DeAngelo Williams was the first-ever recipient of the ARA Sportsmanship Award in 2005. Other previous winners are Kansas State University tight end Jeron Mastrud (2009), Northwestern University receiver Eric Peterman (2008); Washington State quarterback Alex Brink (2007); and Rutgers University fullback Brian Leonard (2006).
"The word is getting out to a wider audience about the importance of sportsmanship as the number of candidates more than doubled from last year," said B.J. Bailey, CRS, president of ARA. "We are thrilled to be part of this groundswell of excitement over the power of sportsmanship. As the only national award that recognizes an athlete's character and leadership as it translates to sportsmanship, the ARA Sportsmanship Award was created six years ago to shed light on these positive traits."
To qualify for the award, an athlete must be a starting player or significant contributor on his team; be in good academic standing; demonstrate great respect for competitors, school, teammates and coaches; show an ability to accept victory and defeat graciously; convey a high degree of humility and integrity; and demonstrate commitment in the classroom and to the community.
The 2010 finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
Sam Acho, University of Texas Corbin Bryant, Northwestern University Jordan Gafford, Miami University Scott Lewis, St. Francis University Chima Nwachukwu, Washington State University Christian Ponder, Florida State Tyler Replogle, Indiana University Dominik Riley, University of Memphis Chris Stewart, University of Notre Dame John Stokes, Vanderbilt University
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this great saying first came from will ferrel acting as alex trebek on celebrity jeopardy. It means shut up that is stupid. It is also used to things that you don't want to hear anymore.
Jamie: I really love listening to that Hillary Duff song.
Tyler: Thank you, Thank you
Tyler: Thank you, Thank you
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To beat off into your own mouth.
I just thanked you. It tasted good
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Thanks dude, now i can shoot myself with this fucking gun
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I'm looking at a medium specialized crossroads hybrid for a 60 year old man, ~230 pounds, ~31" inseam. With those measurements, is this about the right size?
Going to the LBS is not an option, unfortunately.
Seat Tube Length, Center to Top 411mm
Seat Tube Length, Center to Center 358.4mm
Top Tube Length (Horizontal) 615mm
Top Tube Length (Actual) 581mm
Bottom Bracket Drop 73mm
Bottom Bracket Height 272mm
Chainstay Length 465mm
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|I'm Just Cookin'
|Written by Darci Tomky
Czech this out!
Well, it's that time again for a trip around the globe for I'm Just Cookin': International Edition. This time we're going to the Czech Republic!
You probably didn't know this, but Wilber, Neb. is "The Czech Capital of the USA." So it's no surprise that every year they have the Wilber Czech Festival in celebration of their rich Czech heritage.
I love how small towns always have fun summer festivals, so when I happened to be in eastern Nebraska during Czech Fest, I most definitely had to "Czech" it out!!
Besides the abundance of Czech vests, polka music and a Miss Czech/Slovak U.S. Pageant, there were lots and lots of kolaches.
Being from a primarily German family in Colorado, my Nebraska friends laughed when I said I'd never heard of kolaches.
These pastries, with their signature dollop of fruit on top, originated in Central Europe, but have also become popular in certain parts of the U.S., like Nebraska!
These sweet treats certainly grabbed my curiosity, so I asked my foreign exchange student friend Hana what she had to say about kolache.
Living in the Czech Republic city of Prague and originally from Slovakia, Hana thought it was funny that we Americans would think of kolache as their national traditional food. But after some research among her friends, they all agreed kolache has been there with them their whole lives.
"Kolache is our Slovak/Czech traditional pastry I'd say because, as far as I remember, my grandma (and I bet that not just mine, actually many of the families) has baked kolache every Sunday as a bit of a celebration of Sunday as we are a religious country," said Hana.
She said they used to be a very poor country, so people ate only what they were able to grow. Therefore, most of the fillings were made of cottage cheese or nuts and on top was fruit like apricots or plums.
"People used to bake it once a week because they didn't have enough money to make it more often, and so there was and still is the saying that, 'There are no kolaches without work.'"
Kolaches are still very popular in Central Europe, and Hana said she can get some very tasty kolaches in almost every bakery in Prague, but her grandma Anicka makes the "most delicious cake ever."
She said kolache is very universal, as people eat it as a dessert, at breakfast or just for a snack.
I tried making my own kolache last Sunday, and let's just say I'm sure they're nothing like Grandma Anicka's!
My recipe came from an interview on servedraw.com with the Kolache Factory's Hermann Gruebler.
I think my kolaches ended up being more of a mini-sized kolache, and I took the easy way out with some canned apple pie filling instead of taking the time to grow my own backyard plums and apricots. But I was excited that it still brought a little bit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia a little closer to home!
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Valdosta, GA -- In the only game left between Gulf South Conference unbeatens, Alabama-Huntsville prevailed over Valdosta State, 73-69, despite 27 points and 19 rebounds from Brittany Ferguson. The Lady Chargers move to 3-0 in the GSC and 12-2 overall while Valdosta State drops to 11-3 and 2-1 in conference play.
It was a tail of two halves Thursday night for Valdosta State. After scoring an impressive 44 points on 51.3 percent shooting in the first half, the Lady Blazers dropped to just 25 percent in the second half to finish with 25 second half points.
Still, two Lady Blazers doubled up in the effort. In addition to Ferguson, Courtney Mitchell finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Other positives for VSU include scoring 42 points in the paint, 16 off turnovers, 12 on the second chance and 16 points off the bench, all numbers better than UAH.
Valdosta State also dominated the glass, finishing with 46 rebounds to just 36 for UAH. The Lady Blazers brought down 22 offensive rebounds to just nine for the Lady Chargers.
It took little time to see why Alabama-Huntsville is the highest scoring team in the Gulf South Conference. The Lady Chargers pushed the tempo early, but Valdosta State was able to respond.
Both teams were neck and neck until Valdosta State made a move when trailing 21-17 with 11:34 in the first half. The Lady Blazers went on an 11-0 run before the Lady Chargers could slow VSU down. Ferguson, who was a scoring machine in the first half with 15 points, started the run with a lay-up.
Sczeny Hartry followed Ferguson's basket with a three-pointer, then VSU began to find holes in the post in UAH's pressure defense. Mitchell hit a lay-up followed by two from Ferguson for a 28-21 lead with 8:16 left to play in the half.
That run proved to be the difference in the first half as both teams traded baskets throughout the rest of the half. Valdosta State claimed a 44-38 lead at the break led by Ferguson's 15 points and Mitchell's 13 from both inside and outside. Mitchell's 13 first half points were the most she's scored in an entire game all season.
Alabama-Huntsville's leading scorers on the season, Jasmine Hammon (17.2 points per game) and Jordan Smith (17.2 ppg) held par with 16 points each in the first half. The Valdosta State defense, however, held all other Lady Chargers to just six points combined with three players scoring two points each.
Both teams were shooting at a great rate with Alabama-Huntsville converting 43.3 percent of its shots and VSU shooting 41.3 percent in the first half. The Lady Blazers were able to gain the advantage on the glass with 23 rebounds to just 16 for UAH. Mitchell led VSU's efforts with eight boards in the first half.
Mitchell and Ferguson's efforts led to 26 first half points in the paint and nine second chance points. The Lady Blazers also forced 10 turnovers with five steals to score seven points off turnovers. Nelson and Hanyard helped VSU gain the advantage in first half bench points, 7-2.
Alabama-Huntsville's Bailee Robinson started the second half scoring with a made free throw, but the Lady Blazers quickly answered after Kourtnee Williams stole the ball. She found Ferguson underneath for VSU's first two points of the second half and one of eight Williams assists on the night.
Williams scored next for VSU, but Robinson scored again for the Lady Chargers. Then Brittney Nelson buried a three-pointer from the corner followed by another Ferguson basket for a 53-41 lead with 14:36 left to play.
Trailing 54-41, Alabama-Huntsville put a run of its own together. Shannon Steinert scored on a lay-up then Robinson made a three-point play the traditional way. Smith scored next for a 7-0 run before Valdosta State called a timeout.
Valdosta State scored four points out of the timeout, but then UAH went on a 10-0 run. Robinson dropped a three-pointer followed by two free throws from Juanice Newton before a three-pointer from Smith. Newton hit two more free throws after that before VSU's Ferguson finally broke the run to give VSU a 60-58 lead with 8:26 left to play. At the 6:44 mark, UAH took its first lead of the second half on a Hammon free throw. Ferguson tied it up again on a free throw at the 6:02 mark.
After that, Smith buried another three-pointer, her third of the game, followed by a lay-up from UAH's Morgan Duncan for a 66-61 UAH lead with 4:55 left to play. Both teams would go scoreless until Robinson hit a free throw at the 1:20 mark for a 67-61 UAH lead.
From there, it was all free throws down the stretch with six Alabama-Huntsville free throws falling and four for VSU. Bena Hanyard and Maylisa Johnson would find enough space for lay-ups, but it would not be enough as the Lady Blazers fell, 73-69.
Smith finished with 26 points from Smith, 19 from Hammon and 14 from Robinson. Natalie Kelley led UAH in rebounding with seven.
Valdosta State will return to action against North Alabama at 2 p.m. Saturday.


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I'm not sure the appropriate place to post this thread. Apologies.
A month ago, my credit card number was stolen and used to make several online purchases (eHarmony, sports channels, adult websites, etc.). My brother's credit card was stolen a month earlier and used to make similar purchases. In both cases, the purchases were made from states we haven't been to in years.
Neither of us use our credit cards for much at all--usually only bike purchases and the like.
Cross-checking our statements, I realized the only online purchase I'd made in the past 6 months was from Niagara Cycle Works. I made a purchase there a month before my number was stolen. My brother had also purchased from them a month before his card number was stolen.
Has anyone else had trouble with this lately?


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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- During the month of April, PACT Prevention Coalition would like community members to observe Alcohol Awareness Month to help prevent alcohol abuse in our community.
Alcohol Awareness Month, as declared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), aims to raise awareness about the seriousness of alcohol dependency and alcoholism, while recognizing the serious problem of alcohol abuse.
It is an ideal time to educate yourself and loved ones about the dangers of alcohol abuse.
Alcohol use is an issue of concern in St. Johns County for both young adults and those under 21 years of age.
According to the 2010 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, alcohol is the most commonly used drug among St. Johns County students with 29.4 percent of surveyed middle and high school students reporting the use of alcohol in the past 30 days.
While this number has decreased 7.6 percent since 2000, it is still a topic of much unease.
"I believe alcohol awareness month is important in getting the message out to young people to 'think before you drink,' think about the consequences, and think about the long term effects of alcohol abuse," said Ponte Vedra Beach resident and recovering alcoholic, Mark Tondreau.
Tondreau shares his story of life after a liver transplant and heart valve replacement, which were the result of years of heavy drinking, with schools, clubs and organizations.
He stresses the dangers of alcohol abuse, how easy it is to become addicted to alcohol, and how alcohol can slowly affect a person's health.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that nearly 14 million Americans -- one in every 13 adults -- abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent.
In addition, fewer than 25 percent of adults and fewer than 10 percent of youth who need treatment receive it in a given year.
PACT Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County is dedicated to making St. Johns County a healthy substance-free community for our youth through prevention, advocacy, choices and teamwork. For more information about PACT Prevention Coalition of St. Johns County call (904) 829-6261 or visit the PACT Prevention website.
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Oklahoma State: Started 11 games while playing in all 35 as a sophomore... averaged 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest... started 17 games while seeing action in 32 as a freshman... averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
High School: Lettered three years under head coach Terry Martin for the Richwood High Rams in Monroe, La. ... led Richwood to a 2005 State Championships... earned MVP of the state championship game... averaged 22.5 points and 14.6 rebounds per game in high school... earned first team all-state as a junior and sophomore... led the Rams to district titles all four years.
Personal: Son of Kenneth Cooper, Sr., and Lee Ann Cooper... has four brothers, Roy, Travis, Sam and Roderick... born Dec. 26, 1987... will turn 22 during the season.


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David Beckham's dreams of playing in a fourth World Cup tournament looked doomed after suffering an Achilles tendon injury during AC Milan's faceoff against Chievo on Sunday.
"A rupture of the Achilles tendon is suspected," says a rep for AC Milan, where Beckham has been on loan since January.
AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani predicts hunky athletic ace could be sidelined for "five or six months."
"He's devastated by the injury. He's fearful of what it could mean for his World Cup hopes. We will see in the morning the full extent of the injury. Victoria is flying out to him immediately. She is naturally worried about him," a spokesperson for Beckham said shortly after the soccer star was seen by doctors.
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Summer Set's Jack Trash on SoundTown, EDM, and building Midwest memories
Summer Set hopes to draw a bigger crowd than SoundTown did last year
Erik Hess
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SoundTown and Minnesota's music festival fatigue
SoundTown 2012 has been canceled
Summer Set Festival 2012 lineup
This past Tuesday, Gimme Noise delved into the cancellation of the SoundTown Festival, and the implications for other festivals here in the Twin Cities. Somewhat overlooked in all the recent speculation, however, is the other major camping festival slated to take place out in Somerset this year: the Summer Set Music and Camping Festival, which kicks off August 24.
Not that the omission is entirely surprising: With a lineup that ranges from hip hop legends Nas and Black Star to headliners Pretty Lights and Umphrey's McGee, plus a slew of EDM acts and even some reggae, it's a little hard to know what to make of Summer Set. If nothing else, it falls well outside the norm for music in this neck of the woods. But local DJ and Sound in Motion founder, Jack Trash -- who's spearheading the festival with Chicago-based REACT -- is undeterred, insisting ticket sales are right on target.
"It's been an interesting couple of weeks," Trash admitted when we caught up with him over the phone. "We've had to deal with a lot of rumors and a lot of things related to [SoundTown]--which is good and bad..." Find out more about the plans for Summer Set below the break.
Gimme Noise: How did you get to be involved with the Summer Set Festival?
Trash: One of the primary owners of REACT and I have known each other for a long time, and about a year or so ago we started chatting about how we should look for a place somewhere between Chicago and Minneapolis that would fit for a lot of people in the Midwest. There's plenty of stuff going on in Chicago, and Soundset pretty well covers hip hop here, but the EDM and jam bands, there's not a lot here.
And so you landed on Somerset.
We started looking at venues and Somerset just popped out. Initially I thought it was too close -- I wanted to appeal more to Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison -- but Somerset, with what [owner and general manager] Matt [Mithun] has done, he's done a lot. It needed a gut job, and he did a great job with it.
Has Matt been very involved with Summer Set, or is it pretty independent?
This is our deal. Matt owns the venue, we have an agreement with him, but this is our deal. We got involved with the Majestic Theater in Madison, which is kind of like a mini First Ave with the bands they book, and they fit perfectly. So we formed a new company between the three of us -- SIM, REACT, and the Majestic -- which we called Summer Set.
What was your reaction to SoundTown getting cancelled last week?
SoundTown caught me out of left field, too. I think it caught a lot of people out. I was kind of shocked. You know, it's festival time and everyone is trying to do one. It would be interesting to see what's going on there. I liked the line up, I know a lot of people were excited about going. Things have been good for us in terms of sales, so I assumed it was the same for them, and obviously not.
How did you guys conceive the lineup for Summer Set? It's pretty eclectic, to say the least. Was there anything particular you wanted to do with it or with the concept of the festival itself?
We wanted to be very aware of other things in the area. SoundTown, for example, had a heavy indie lineup, so we tried to stay away from that. We do have an interest in the indie world, and there's a little bit of that here and there on our festival -- but that's for SoundTown; that's their target demographic, and we didn't want to mess with that.
Jack Trash: DJ, SIM chief, and Summer Set ringleader
Courtesy Jack Trash
And the EDM and hip hop seems like a natural a fit, with your backgrounds.
We got stuck a little bit with the EDM because there's a huge festival in Europe called Creamfields the same weekend as ours, so when it came to the big trance and progressive guys we got a little left out. But we have a great dub and electro lineup. And the jam band thing is a great niche. Electric Forest has a similar concept in Michigan, and it did pretty well last year and this year... In the future we'd like to target more indie, depending on what goes on, but we definitely wanted to try to establish a niche without having to fight against other people.
So how do you envision Summer Set down the road? Do you want it mainly to attract people between here and Chicago, or do you want it to be a real Midwest attraction?
We've targeted it from day one as a Midwest attraction. We got a team of people in Ohio flying into a festival out there this weekend because Big Gigantic is out there, and probably five more of our headliners, so we got three people out there with flyers and posters. There were advertisers at Wakarusa and Bonnaroo, too, because people who go to these festivals, they like to travel. We even had someone head down to Red Rock when they had a festival there, and she sent me pictures of rows and rows of cars with flyers on them. It just really felt like, if we were to live and die between here and Chicago, we were probably going to die, you know?
That's a good point. Honestly, when I think of camping festivals, I think especially of jam bands. Do you think that's a pretty untapped resource around here, or maybe just easier to build a festival around in general?
It's new ground. Everyone is kind of hyped around here by what happened with SoundTown, myself included. If there were something that went wrong there that we could use [to know about], that's good for us. One of the things that has come up is, with the whole indie-heavy lineup outside the city, is it too far away, and are those people not interested in camping? Especially with the EDM and jam band genres, those folks love going to a festival for the weekend, like packing coolers and tents. They love it.
It's interesting where our sales are at because this isn't a mainstream lineup. The Current aside, who we've done a little with because Matt has an agreement with them, there's not a strategic partner for us here. But if Umphrey's McGee posts on their Facebook, people pay attention.
It's definitely a real word-of-mouth culture, isn't it?
Yes, big time. Pretty Lights, as an EDM-jam band crossover brand, they have a huge word of mouth and social media aspect. People really pay attention to what's going on in those worlds -- which is great for us because then we can save some ad money, too, and not have to throw it out at radio.
So aside from the lineup you have, are there any particular ways you're trying to differentiate Summer Set from other events happening around here?
The musical aspect we're really excited about and we want it to be able to stand alone. But one thing we're working on big time right now is trying to make it a unique experience as well. We want to put together a whole area that's heavy on art stuff, like live painting, performance art, presentation pieces -- basically a whole area to engross yourself in this artistic element. Especially with our genres, it's a great opportunity to integrate art. With like the Electric Daisy Carnivals on the West Coast, they always have a giant Ferris wheel, and we got some stuff in the works that we want people to remember -- to build memories of the whole festival, and not just Pretty Lights closing it.
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EPA, Obama Just Don't Care
November 14, 2013
Some Democrat leaders in West Virginia may give their allegiance to constituents rather than their party — but they surely understand how the political wind blows in Washington....
cowptransplant, you are protected by your 4 stomachs.
Why Worry?? Be HAPPY, Mon.
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Just remember you heard it first here. ................will take this to happen before the politicians wake up.
I seriously doubt it. They are more likely to blame it on the other party, have hearings, pass a massive bill laden with pork, enrich their supporters and kick the can down the road.
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Just remember you heard it first here. The first time after 2015 that we have a summer heat wave on the east coast that lasts more than 2 days will take down a substantial part of the grid in the affected area. It will take this to happen before the politicians wake up.
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Back when Nixon brought the EPA to life we needed it. As the hoopie says the smoke and soot were bad and were even worse in the first part of the 1900s. Now they are going way too far. They use scare tactics and slanted statistics that if you back calculate them everyone in the country would have died before they reached puberty. They need to be stopped and stopped now!
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On second thought, maybe it will kill you...
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Professor, why don't you try evolving into a human being. Try iy, you'll like it.
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What doesn't KILL you makes you STRONGER!
It is called E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N!
Goggle it.
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You don't have to tell those former employees of ormet. The EPA and obama raised the price of electricity to a point ormet could no longer turn a profit.
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Is it possible to have a clean environment AND healthy industrial growth? Not if you're a liberal loon: All fossil fuel energy industries must be shut down, or the environment will be totally destroyed. Just let me fill up my gasoline tank first. And could you wait until March, because I kind of need the gas and electricity to heat and light my house this winter... Derrrrr.......
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hoopie, maybe you haven't looked out the window in sixty years, but coal fired power looks different today. Precipitators and filters are used now so there are no black clouds of soot. Mercury and sulfur are removed by scrubbers.
Oh, who am I kidding. You know all that, don't you hoopie. You're a lib. You just needed a lie to spread. Next time pick a lie that's not so easy to debunk by just looking out the window. LOL
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wvhoopie, my grandma lived for 94 years, right in the middle of this cesspool of a he||-hole you describe. Her house was always spotless and her kids and grandkids are alive and healthy today. OMG, it's a miracle! LOL
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Pres. Nixon founded the EPA during a time of pure filth for our environment. Living here for nearly 60 years, I saw the thick black smoke spew out of those stacks, the soot on the window sill, the wind shift that would ruin my mothers laundry hanging outside. The burn marks all through the yard from chemicals in the air literally turning the tops of the grass chocolate brown that would turn to dust when you ran your hand over the burned grass. Now we have cancer all through the Valley from the airborne chemicals like mercury and thick coal particles in the air due to burning coal. And this editor says it's OK, we want those chemicals and death in the air. It's all Pres. obama's fault. This editor is a fool to pray for filth and chemicals to be in our air. Quality of life is superior to cancer, lung disease and birth defects. I will take a healthier life than one that embraces death.
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all involved have already got rich from the taxpayers so they don't care about the commoners.nobody working[just as they do] is what they want.the incumbents are a pitiful bunch.
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"EPA, Obama Just Don't Care". Neither, apparently, do the editors. It is incontrovertibly established, that: Coal can be profitably converted into substitute petroleum. That is being done, right now, in South Africa and China. West Virginia University, in a 2009 report to the USDOE, "Development of Continuous Solvent Extraction Processes For Coal Derived Carbon Products", confirmed the validity of Coal conversion technology. Right now, in the nations of Iceland and Germany, CO2 is being converted into substitute natural gas Methane and fuel alcohol Methanol in processes driven by environmental energy. Saudi Arabia is building a factory to convert CO2 into substitute petroleum. China is using Coal Ash as an ore of Aluminum and other metals. The residue is used to make cement and concrete. We have immensely valuable options. We're not being empowered to use them.
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"Listening tour? LOL Try "campaign tour." Taxpayer-funded campaign tour, to be more precise.
Watch who does all the talking and who does all the listening.
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Zermelo-Fraenkel axiomatisation of set theory
In the 1930s the logician Kurt Gödel showed that if you set out proper rules for mathematics, you lose the ability to decide whether certain statements are true or false. This is rather shocking and you may wonder why Gödel's result hasn't wiped out mathematics once and for all. The answer is that, initially at least, the unprovable statements logicians came up with were quite contrived. But are they about to enter mainstream mathematics?
Many people like mathematics because it gives definite answers. Things are either true or false, and true things seem true in a very fundamental way. But it's not quite like that. You can actually build different versions of maths in which statements are true or false depending on your preference. So is maths just a game in which we choose the rules to suit our purpose? Or is there a "correct" set of rules to use? We find out with the mathematician Hugh Woodin.
What's the nature of infinity? Are all infinities the same? And what happens if you've got infinitely many infinities? In this article Richard Elwes explores how these questions brought triumph to one man and ruin to another, ventures to the limits of mathematics and finds that, with infinity, you're spoilt for choice.
Richard Elwes continues his investigation into Cantor and Cohen's work. He investigates the continuum hypothesis, the question that caused Cantor so much grief.
Suppose you walk past a barber's shop one day, and see a sign that says
"Do you shave yourself? If not, come in and I'll shave you! I shave anyone who does not shave himself, and noone else."


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could you or would you do disneyworld on your own? I have a trip to tampa soon and I could try and get to disneyworld but it would be on my own. I dont know whether to bother
could you or would you do disneyworld on your own? I have a trip to tampa soon and I could try and get to disneyworld but it would be on my own. I dont know whether to bother
I would! Ive never been on my own and I think it would be a different experience, but one well worth having
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In a heartbeatOriginally Posted by UKTim, post: 25146
Yes, I do love my DH and I love being at WDW with him but, if I was single...I'd absolutely love to go on my own :p015: No one else to think about....go where you want when you want. I could hang around the tigers at AK all day if I wanted too :sunny4:
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I've done it. Six days in Orlando alone. It was cool. I sat on a bench in Epcot and watched the world go by. I did what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it.
I'm doing it next December. Decided I needed some 'me' time as I always seem to go along with what others want to do. So BC will do for me next year, by myself, getting up when I want to get up, going to whichever park I want to go to and generally only worrying about myself. Don't get me wrong, I love going with DD and DGD but I just fancy a week to myself
As much as I love going to Disney with family and friends, I just love being on my own there. Just like Dawn said, I do what I want when I want to do it and I just love that.
My first visit to WDW (MK only at that time) was solo, and half of my 8 WDW visits have been solo.
If you enjoy doing things solo, you'll enjoy the experience. It's different than going with family or friends, but equally good in its own way. As Dawn & Dorothy noted, you can do what you want, when you want to do it! That's a bit draw for me!
i quite often split up from the rest of the family as i'm not riding a ride or something and go off myself and enjoy my sitting watching people, listening to the sounds and soaking up the atmosphere. I like this equally as much as the rides. I would definitely go on my own if i got the chance, it would be a different holiday but i'd try it.


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Why are police pro-death penalty?
Our law enforcement officials live with the uncertainty of violence during every minute of their shift. I am grateful for their service and respect the anxiety with which they live. But I cannot understand their rationale for opposing ending capital punishment which statistics have shown is not a deterrent.
If the death penalty were a deterrent to crime, I could understand why policemen as a unit might continue to support the death penalty. But according to 88 percent of the nation's leading criminologists, it is not. In states where the death penalty has been repealed, the crime rate has decreased. An examination of homicide rates in states that execute reveals that homicide rates are 48 percent to 101 percent higher than in states without the death penalty.
Most policemen know that confessions can are forced and that prosecuting attorneys do lie and withhold evidence at times. But when someone is executed, there is no second chance. Since 1973, 142 people have been released from death row as their innocence was uncovered. As a society, we should broaden the empathy as we have for the family of a fallen officer to include the family of an innocent person who is executed.
The high cost of the death penalty diverts money from law enforcement in general. The appeals process usually amounts to three times the cost of life in prison. Finally, 57 percent of police chiefs agree that "the death penalty does little to prevent violent crimes." (All information has been taken from deathpenaltyinfo.org)
Finally, as a taxpayer, I oppose the state killing anyone in my name.
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Has anybody heard what happened to BIke Pro Log. It has been off line for over a week now. I have miles to add. I don't want to consider living without it.
Has anybody heard what happened to BIke Pro Log. It has been off line for over a week now. I have miles to add. I don't want to consider living without it.
When victory in battle is assured, time to tighten helmet strap.
It was actually up for about an hour earlier today...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. (R. Frost)
I've given up pretty much..Way to inconsistent. Plus I don't keep any log other than bikeprolog, so if I don't get it logged right away, I never get back to it. I wish I new something about programming.
I too, suffer from bikeprolog withdrawl..It is really a cool site.
I used to keep my bike ride records on a yellow legal pad, but starting in January, I switched to Bike Prolog. As of now, they have been down for over two weeks, and they have all my records which I have meticulously entered. Even if they come back, I think I'm going back to the yellow pad method. Sometimes Stone Age methods are better than hi-tech.
"I am a true laborer. I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm." As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 2. Shakespeare.
"Deep down, I'm pretty superficial." Ava Gardner.
can't you do something up in excel??
Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to tally your miles???
Not that I"m an expert or anything!!
'05 Motobecane Le Champion SL (Carbon Seat Post, Carbon Cages, Mike Garcia DT Swiss Customs 1436gram wheels, FSA Compact Crank 36/50, 12/27 Ultegra Cassette, Ultegra 6600 SPD-SL Pedals,)
'02 Trek 6500.
'01 Trek 2200. (Sold with about 3300 miles on it.)
On or off road I'm ready!
Sure, setting up our own spread sheet is easy. But there are many other features on Bike Pro Log. I love all the different pie charts and bar graphs for time and distance. I like keeping track of the many other riders that also post on the site and the seasonal challenges. It really is a great site with many bells and whistles that I like to use.
When victory in battle is assured, time to tighten helmet strap.
If you don't quite need all the bells & whistles there's a 2003 bikelog in excel format that you can download from:
Sing, Dance, Love...Live deliberately!!!
Thanks much for the tip. I now have something to fall back on.
When victory in battle is assured, time to tighten helmet strap.
Nice! Thanks, WMW!!
Hey folks...
I created a web site that does a great deal of what bike pro log does/did... it's free and easy to use... You can also add running and walking as well as your cycling workouts.
thanks dude, I'm checking it out now..I hope you hang around here!
I'm going to put in a plug for another bike log site. Not nearly as comprehensive as Bike Prolog, but it's got some other good stuff going for it. I've been using it for about 2.5 years now, and I don't think it's ever crashed.
Mybe we should get Joe to set one up for just BF members?
Scott Speedster S30
Shimano 105 Shifters and Derailleurs
FSA Energy 50/34 Compact Cranks
Spinergy Stealth PBO Race wheels
Sram OG 1070 casette
Along with those, I also found www.bikejournal.com which I found to be pretty good, nice and simple.
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I have been using four methods of keeping track of my miles. Bike Pro Log, my Exel spreadsheet/Linux spreadsheet, and in two programs on the palm top, once in the day by day calendar, and a program I got as shareware from Tucows.com. The shareware is cool cause it will graph my miles against my goals for the week and the month, way cool stuff. It will calculate the avg speed as well and time a ride.
It won't back up on the desk top though, that's why I use the calendar on the PDA, and then type it all in a spreadsheet. I use to write it down but couldn't keep the little sheets of paper straight, as to what's been loged and hadn't, cause there always seems something more important than sitting down at the computer right after a ride: shower, food, TV for a few.
"I will remain the stranger who came from a faraway land." Lance Armstrong
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you become." Miller "Repo Man"
yea, I'll be around. I've used many of the online stuff for years and got tired of the on again/off again nature to the sites. Also it seemed that when it got good and the user count went up... the site admin starts charging for usage. So I thought that I could build a site... so those are two things you will not find at activebody.org
I'm planning on adding swimming as well as lifting to round out the site.
Hope you like the site and feel free to email me suggestions... I try and get them in as quick as I can.
It's back.
I like Bikejournal, very nice. I like the "configure your journal" feature when you sign up.Originally posted by FFinestTrekie
Along with those, I also found www.bikejournal.com which I found to be pretty good, nice and simple.
I just added bikeforums.net as a club to bikejournal, the password for the club is "superriders" if any of you folks care.
FYI - Site is back up, not 100% functional, but the journal is working.
Hey Bike Prolog dude, if you visit this site. Thanks for your effort.
2003 Iceman Challenge - 2:34:55 - 897 / 2,000*
2002 Iceman Challenge - 2:39:23 - 1093 / 2,186
2000 Iceman Challenge - 2:49:18 - 1516 / 2,153
With Bikeprolog a shadow of its former self (no graphs/stats/challenges etc.) I will switch to Bikejournal, which also is lacking in the graph and stats area, but where I can download my journal to make my own graphs and stats off-line. Since that feature disappeared from Bikeprolog a couple of months ago I still have to re-write all my entries, so I might just as well do it on Bikejournal.
I like the club feature, but it's a bit lonely .
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. (R. Frost)
well, I joined the club & i'm going to pull the average WAY down for a bit, hehe.Originally posted by fubar5
I just added bikeforums.net as a club to bikejournal, the password for the club is "superriders" if any of you folks care.
take care,
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LOL, no biggie dude. I haven't logged anything there yet.Originally posted by jester69
well, I joined the club & i'm going to pull the average WAY down for a bit, hehe.
take care,
Hi all,
I'm the creator of bikejournal.com. Thanks for checking it out. While emailing clubs in the past couple months about bikejournal, I ran into a link to Bike Pro Log and figured, uh oh, someone's beaten me to the punch! His site looks really nice. (I didn't join for obvious reasons, though)
But anyways, regarding graphing, I wanted to add that last year, but didn't have enough time to research the best approach, so I ended up with an extremely simple bar graph tool that ran off some third-party java code. So all that to say that I WANT to add graphing capability to bikejournal as soon as is possible. Guess I need to do some further research. Might be easier to just create an offline package in C++ or Java to create the graphs. But I'd like to integrate it into the website proper.
Regarding stats, the stat comparison tables currently on the site are for mileage totals between other members, clubs, and states. I also created 9 other categories of comparison (longest ride, best average speed, etc.) but most of those tables aren't available to members yet - I just haven't had the time to optimize those comparison operations yet. So much work to be done...
Thanks again for adding your club.
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Thans for providing the bikejournal website, it is very nice.
Also, The Bike Forums team has been at #5 in the team standings for the last month or two. (we moved up to #4 briefly, but the druid city bicycle club took it back..)
I have only contributed 40 or so miles, but way to go guys! Csson & Dave have almost singlehandedly got us "in the money" having gone around 3k miles each!!
anyway, even though I don't contribute much it is fun to see our team name up toward the top. Congrats everyone. Anyone here at bikeforums is welcome to join in, the instructions are earlier in this thread.
take care,


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Semi-official Mehr news agency quotes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying communications probe with lifespan of one year to be sent into space in seven years
Published: 08.05.10, 23:59 / Israel News
Iran plans to launch a manned spacecraft in seven years' time, two years earlier than its previous target, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
said on Thursday.
"In the near future we will be sending a communications probe into space whose lifespan will be one year," the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted him as saying in a live conversation on state television in the western city of Hamadan.
"The government has undertaken plans so that we would be sending a manned spacecraft into space in seven years."
Ahmadinejad said last month Iran
would send its first manned shuttle into space by 2019.
In February Iran test-fired a domestically-made satellite carrying rocket Kavoshgar-3 (Explorer-3).
Western countries suspect Iran is trying to build nuclear bombs and are concerned the long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit could be used to launch warheads.
Iran, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has always insisted its nuclear program is for generating electricity.
In 2009, Iran launched a domestically-made satellite and put it into orbit for the first time. It said the Omid satellite was launched for peaceful telecommunications and research purposes.


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Welcome to edition No.2 of Slow Cooker Saturday.
Thank you to everyone for making the first Slow Cooker Saturday's recipe Teriyaki Chicken such a success.
I got a lot of good feedback and a few good recipe ideas. If you have any tried and true slow cooker recipes too, I would love to give them a try. My crock pot and I are becoming fast friends. Who knew?
I left her (yes I decided my slow cooker is a she) out of the kitchen cool group (you know...my Kitchenaid, my frying pan, my Dutch oven...) for so long. I can't believe I missed out on how awesome she is.
She is totally one of the cool kids.
This week she brought her a-game and helped me make this soup.
It is absolutely no secret that I love soup. My love of a delightfully warm bowl of goodness comes to no surprise considering how much I loathe being cold. When chilly Fall and even chillier Winter comes, soup is one of my favorite things to put on the menu.
Again, I have said this before. Broken record much?
How much do I love soup?
I love it like a love song baby. I love it like a love song baby. I love it like a love song baby...
And I keep hitting ruh-peet-peet-peet-peet-peet...
I think I just gave away that I like to listen to Selena Gomez songs...
Anywho, this soup was awesome.
How awesome you ask?
Well, let's just say I had this soup done early enough to have good light to photograph it (yes I am crazy, but that is a given), about an hour before the actual time to serve dinner.
I may or may not have eaten the bowl of soup immediately after my photo shoot was done.
I may or may not have had melted mozzarella cheese hanging from my chin.
I may or may not have happily pretended that I had not already had a giant bowl and proceeded to eat another...ehem...I mean my very first...bowl of soup of the day.
The soup was so yummy with the perfect combination of meat, pasta, and tomatoes. The cheese was pretty impressive too. We paired it with a loaf of Dutch Oven Artisan Bread.
No really...yuuummmm...sorry I got carried away.
My Little Men inhaled this soup. Even Little who tends to be a wee pit picky.
It was even music to my ears when I overheard the boys fighting the next day over who got the leftovers for lunch.
My heart was oh-so-happy.
If it is as chilly where you live as it is where I live, I think you owe it to your chilly toes to make this soup.
If it isn't as chilly...you lucky dog...
However, I still think you owe it to your not-as-chilly-toes to make this soup.
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
adapted from Family Fresh Meals
Printable Recipe
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cups beef broth
2 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 Tablespoon dried parsley
1 Tablespoon dried basil
1-28 oz can diced tomatoes
1-6 oz can of tomato paste
1 1/2 cups V8
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups small pasta (I like any of Barilla's Piccolini pasta), uncooked
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese.
Shredded mozzarella-for topping
First saute the ground beef and the onion together until the hamburger is browned. Drain off the fat. Set aside.
In the dish of your slow cooker, mix the diced tomatoes and the tomato paste until well combined.
Next add in the cooked hamburger mixture, the broth, garlic, parsley, basil, V8 and the salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
Add in the cup of water, the pasta, and the parmesan cheese. Stir. Then cover and cook on low for another 30 minutes, or until the pasta is done.
When ready to serve, generously top with mozzarella cheese.
Thanks you guys are the best.
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NEW DELHI: The supreme court on Tuesday upheld a Bombay High Court order permitting bar girls to follow their profession.
The high court order had struck down a law brought in by Maharashtra State barring hotels and restaurants from holding such performances.
The hotel associations and the bar girls had moved the high court against the law.


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MUMBAI: Indian tax authorities have opened their windows to tax payments from Microsoft. The world's largest software company, which dominates the country's software products market, is liable to pay tax here on the licence fee charged to Indian users, an appellate authority has ruled. The accumulated tax liability for the six years under contention, including interest, tots up to Rs 700 crore.
While the last word on the case may not have been spoken yet and Microsoft can move higher courts, the appeals commission in Delhi has ruled there is royalty involved in the software transaction, which is taxable. Tax officials said the company can now approach the Income-Tax Appellate Authority (ITAT) and the high court.


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Letters: Connecticut shooting
Thanks to Mark Walker and Karen Pearlman for some of the most helpful reporting done on the Newtown tragedy ("S.D. police to have eye on schools," Dec. 18). The phone number given for adults to utilize to report to authorities anyone they believe is having mental health issues that could lead to violence is information we all needed to know. How many times have any of us had a concern about someone that surely does not warrant 911. How many of us have ever had a "gut" reaction about someone, or their actions, that we would just like someone medically or psychiatrically trained to look into. Calling a nonemergency number to law enforcement is not helpful as they cannot act until the damage is done. But having a hotline to advise someone of a concern about an individual who may have tendencies to violence is something that could save many lives.
I only wish there had been more information about who staffs and administers this number, and how they follow up on the calls they receive. But thanks, at least, for a non-law-enforcement reporting hotline that could help avoid a similar tragedy here. It is already in my phone and in my directory at home. – Barbara Ferreira, Lakeside
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There are millions of adult Americans who love children and would be willing to pledge a dollar or two per month to finance professional guards full time during school hours. This would be in memory of those wonderful kids who perished.
A respected agency like PayPal or other could automatically deduct and collect from credit cards – $1 or $2 per month wouldn't be missed. Respected guard companies such as Brinks and other companies could gear up to meet the large demand for the trustful guards required. It could take a while, but the sooner we start, the better.
If we can finance a high-speed train to Vegas, another high-speed train in the middle of California, if we can give free $500 cell phones to low-income people, if we can give free food stamps which are turned into cash, if we can spend millions protecting adults on airplanes, if we can pay huge retirement salaries to government officials, etc., you name it.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE for the environment we have created, and now must do something to make our young people safer. SCHOOLS MUST BE PROTECTED BY ARMED GUARDS.
I am 83 years old and will donate my time in order to accomplish this. – Edward Zdvorak, Santee
The next time you want to make negative comments or are cynical about public school teachers and their union, think about what the teachers did at Sandy Hook as well as what teachers have done at other schools that have been attacked. Think about what we'll be asking them to do in the future to protect our children from our culture of gun violence.
Ask yourself, are we paying them enough? – Mike Barnes, Carlsbad
Has anyone ever committed murder or attempted murder with any kind of gun who did NOT also have some kind of mental problem? The solution is not gun control; it is the treatment of mental health issues! Congress should be working on funding for that. – Rae Ellen Holman, Borrego Springs
I agree with what Marguerite Waddell says about senseless violence and war (Letters, Dec. 19), and I would add capital punishment. A nation that considers war and execution to be viable forms of foreign and domestic policy is essentially a violent society. Mentally disturbed people sense that, and acts of violence can become a part of their policy. They mirror the society in which they live, no matter how distorted and grotesque the reflection. – Daniel Bosler, Nashville, Tenn.


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Without water, grumpy residents showed up for work Tuesday morning without having had their morning shaves or showers.
Calling City Hall was little help. The phones were busy at the front desk. It was practically impossible to get through to the office of interim City Manager Marvin Townsend or Water Superintendent Cesario Vela.
However, by 8:50 a.m. City Hall was sending out automated "boil water" notices to city residents on Blackboard Connect.
It was the second time in a month that city residents were instructed to boil their water before using it to drink, to cook or to use for dish washing.
City residents had been told only 17 days earlier that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had approved the city's water for drinking. For more than a week before that, the city had been under a TCEQ-ordered water boiling notice.
County Judge David Silva said Tuesday morning that no one notified anyone at the Bee County Courthouse of a shortage of water.
Because there was no water in the restrooms at the courthouse, the county had to have portable restrooms brought to the courthouse grounds. It was too late to cancel the court session.
Mayor David Carabajal arrived at City Hall just before 10 a.m. Tuesday to ask the same questions everyone else had. Like the others, he said he had not been informed of a water shortage in the city.
After learning that Townsend had gone to Swinney Switch to speak to the crew at the George P. Morrill, I Water Treatment Plant, Carabajal left City Hall only to be stopped by Bee County Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Bridge.
Bridge also was at City Hall to see what find out what was causing the problem.
As the two men talked, Councilman George P. "Trace" Morrill walked up to join the conversation.
Each man had heard rumors of what was causing the problem, but they had no idea what the real reason was for the outage.
"This is not good," said Beeville Water Supply District Board President Jim Crumrine when he was told Monday afternoon that Townsend still could not be reached.
Crumrine had said earlier Tuesday that he had not been contacted by anyone from City Hall concerning the water problem. He said that morning when he got up to go to work there was only a trickle of water in the downstairs faucets at his home, and no water at all on the second floor.
By noon Tuesday, Crumrine and many other city residents were reporting that they no longer had even a trickle of water when they turned on their faucets.
"I have been contacted by all my fellow board members, and none of them know anything," Crumrine said.
On Tuesday morning, neighbors met in their yards and in the streets as they checked their water meters and looked for signs of water leaks. Many residents thought, at first, that their water had been turned off during the night.
Rumors spread regarding the cause of the problem. The most plausible theory was that a major water leak had caused the levels of water in the city's storage tanks to drop to seriously low levels.
By mid-afternoon Tuesday, Vela was confirming that a water main break had contributed to the problem, but that is was not the only cause.
Vela explained that the loss of water in storage tanks was the result of several problems, including water leaks and problems getting treated water from the plant at Swinney Switch to Beeville.
Vela and Townsend were unable to predict when tank levels would be restored to normal. But they believed the problem would gradually be alleviated, perhaps as early as the end of the day Tuesday.
Townsend and Vela urged city residents to be careful about using large quantities of water until the storage tanks are filled again.
Vela seemed confident that the situation would soon be back to normal.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DAA Seattle 2010 Symposium
View more pictures from the September 2010 Seattle Symposium!
The DAA's Seattle Symposium exceeded everyone's expectations and an enthusiastic audience of almost 250 attendees heard interesting presentations from some of the rock stars of the web analytics industry. A wide spectrum of professionals in the analytics industry attended the Symposium that brought together web analytics and business professionals from throughout the Pacific Northwest for a day of learning, professional development, and networking at Microsoft's HQ in Washington.
Attendees also had the opportunity to meet with leading web analytics firms who sponsored the Symposium and set up displays to demonstrate their products and services.
All of the presentations by the speakers and the panel discussion were recorded and will be posted shortly on the DAA website for the entire industry to learn and enjoy the insights of the leading web analysts in the world.
The success of the 2010 Seattle Symposium will help DAA launch a series of similar regional educational and networking events to respond to member's requests to localize the association's programs. The Symposiums are also part of DAA's larger globalized localization program that will include creating Chapters around the globe where sufficient member interest exists. Anyone interested in starting a local chapter should contact the DAA Membership Office.
2010 Planning Committee
Thank you to the Planning Committee for organizing this event.
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And what do you work on the most? I like to work on my bikes, by and large. I think I average about half an hour a week on my bikes. The brakes take up mosts of my time. Keeping the chain oiled and clean, the bike clean, and the tires at the right inflation takes up most of the reat. About every 2 months I need to true a small wobble out of a wheel.
How much time do you spend on your bikes. What do you work on?