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LaCie's 2big NAS Reviewby Ganesh T S on 5/28/2012 7:55 AM EST
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zzing123 - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkApparently a lot of these SOHO NAS's begin to have problems when they fill up, due to both using the inner tracks of the HDD platters, as well as the CPU overhead from software RAID. Rather than benchmarking absolute performance at new, can you begin to see what performance is like with an 85% full drive after a tortuous series of production IO? The reason being is a lot of people are increasingly using these NAS's for iSCSI and this doesn't help matters.
See here for more info: http://www.servethehome.com/cost-nas-boxes-perform...
Furthermore, while technologies such as bcache (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&am... and BTRFS are nearing kernel inclusion, or even using an OpenIndiana based embedded OS to provide ZFS (like EON), I see very little from the NAS manufacturers that they are even considering these advanced filesystems and SSD tiering, except for Drobo who are wildly overpriced and underperformant. Reply
ganeshts - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkThanks for the note. We will keep this in mind for future NAS reviews.
In fact, I tried to do something similar to expose QNAP's kernel problem [ http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=189&t=51... ], but left that effort hanging once QNAP owned up to the problem. Maybe it is time to work more on that aspect :) Reply
guste - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkGanesh, thanks for the great review. I was wondering if it's possible, next time can you pick colours for the graph that aren't so similar? Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkHow's that? Reply
guste - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkCheers, Jarred. Thanks kindly. Reply
ggathagan - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkIt would be interesting to see if your list of desired features are present on the LaCie "Professional" products that use NAS OS 2.
It may be that the focus for their non-"professional" devices is ease of use, as opposed to full features.
I think the review blurb LaCie uses on their web page for the 2big summarizes their target:
"...5/5 – this really is a well made, cool looking NAS that can do pretty much everything you need it to do. My only real problem with it is that I have to give it back!"
Like Apple, LaCie has always focused as much effort on the aesthetics of their products as they have the functionality. Also like Apple, I would expect that mindset to extend to how much of the inner workings of the OS are exposed to the user.
Math nitpick from the unpacking page:
"On the rear side, we have four square slots behind which the fan's exhaust pipe sits"
I see six. Reply
GrizzledYoungMan - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkSome of my clients are those sorts of people (ie, Lacie customers). And man, it's crazy.
They've all suffered a huge identity crisis in the last few years because Apple so clearly doesn't give a shit about its professional users anymore, abandoning FCP and eventually the desktop. Reflexively they want to keep buying Macs because hey, that's what 'creative' people do (never mind that they best pros I've met don't give a shit what type of computer they use). But logically they are running out of reasons to.
I predict mass suicides. Reply
GrizzledYoungMan - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkI don't know if it's too pricey to make sense for your audience, but you all may want to check out Open-E's DSS V6 NAS software platform.
It uses a heavily modified version of FreeBSD (I believe) and runs on a really wide variety of hardware, and provides nearly all of the failover, security and management features of those atomic powered high end enterprise NAS appliances for a fraction of the price (ie, thousands instead of tens of thousands).
I've installed a bunch of these things for clients ranging from SOHO (with heavy storage needs, like video) to SMB all the way up to legit mid-tier enterprise work. They take a bit more knowledge to install than, say, Drobo, but it's the kind of stuff that anyone who works with gray-box appliances routinely will be well versed in.
Coming from things like Windows Storage Server, Drobo, etc the performance is pretty amazing, you really feel like you're getting the most out of the hardware. With basic hardware (a modern low power Xeon mobo, LSI SAS RAID controller populated with 7200 rpm enterprise SATA drives) I routinely see wire speed on transfers from NAS to client machines over gig-e. In the small handful of installations I've done with 10 Gbe present, shit gets crazy.
Most importantly, I've never seen a client lose data thanks to trouble with the software and support from the company is incredible, to the point where they will write unique small patches for specific clients, regardless of size. Between the two, it feels solid like a rock, in a way that many NAS and SAN systems simply don't. Reply
secretmanofagent - Monday, May 28, 2012 - linkI can't help but see the turret. If they make the blue light red, slap an Aperture Science on the side, and they'll get the geeks to swarm over it. Reply
sleepeeg3 - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - linkProbably the last product before they are swallowed by Seagate. Reply
DukeRobillard22 - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - linkThe question I always have about a NAS, and which is hard to find out, is "what filesystem does it use?" Like, when its power supply dies, can I pull one of the mirrored disks out, plug it into a SATA port on my Linux box, and get at the data? While it's true the the disks themselves are probably the mostly likely thing to fail, they're not the only thing.
Currently, I use an old PC running Fedora with software RAID, just so I can do that when some piece of hardware lets out the magic smoke. Reply
KLC - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - linkEvery time I read an NAS review I'm struck by how expensive they are. More than 2 years ago I bought an Acer Windows Home Server box. It has 4 hot swappable drive bays, an atom processor with 1 gb of memory and Windows Home Server V1. With one 1tb drive it cost me $350 on sale, regular price was $399. Two years later and I see systems with less capability than that one yet they are much more expensive. Why do NAS systems defy Moore's law of more computing capability for less money over time? Reply
EddieBoy - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - linkI keep thinking that I need something to replace my aging Windows Home Server setup. This looks like it might do the trick.
But now I am concerned about the Seagate acquisition and whether that might affect their quality and customer support.
Any thoughts on how the acquisition might affect this company?
Thanks. Reply
Zak - Sunday, June 03, 2012 - linkDo these overheat and fry their electronics like most of LaCie enclosures? Reply
klassobanieras - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - linkAs the owner of a 4-disk ReadyNAS NV I always felt quite smug about my data until the box itself went bad. This taught me to ask certain awkward questions:
- What if the box fails? Do I need to buy another identical box to get my data off my disks or will (e.g.) a Linux machine understand them ok?
- Is it susceptible to the RAID write-hole? Do I need a UPS?
- What kind of data-integrity does it provide, relative to the state-of-the-art (ZFS, btrfs et al)?
Respectfully, I'd suggest that if you're going to seriously test NASes you need to (a) repeatedly yank the power-cord in the middle of metadata-heavy writes, (b) try getting your data off the disks without the use of the NAS itself, (c) see how it deals with a flaky drive and (d) test for data integrity, not just filesystem integrity.
Finally, NASes should be judged in the context of what you can get from an el-cheapo PC running FreeNAS with ZFS, which IMHO puts most consumer NAS boxes to shame. Reply


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $80,000 for the purpose of cooperating with the school board of Hunter School District, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, for the construction and equipment of a new school building in the town of Hunter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin: Provided, That the expenditure of any money so authorized shall be subject to the express conditions that the school maintained by the said district in the said building shall be available to all Indian children of the district on the same terms, except as to payment of tuition, as other children of said school district: And provided further, That any amount expended hereunder shall be recouped by the United States within a period of thirty years, commencing with the date of occupancy of the building, through reducing the annual Federal payments for the education of Indian pupils enrolled in public or high schools of the district involved or by the acceptance of Indian pupils in said schools without cost to the United States, and in computing the amount of recoupment, interest at 3 per centum per annum shall be included on any unrecouped balances.
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Bad news, Mets fans: the long-negotiated deal for Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn to invest $200 million in the Mets to become minority owner with a majority pathway is off.
The Mets announced that they had ended negotiations with Einhorn this morning, claiming they have additional capital to cover 2011 losses. But they will attempt to raise the same amount of money through selling of smaller minority shares to smaller investors- though why they wouldn't have done so prior to months of negotiating with Einhorn is far from clear.
For his part, Einhorn, in a conference call, expressed surprise over what he described as last-minute changes to the agreement in place since May that the Mets insisted upon last week.
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Angling at Mazeppa Bay is superb due to the steep continental shelf just off the coastline.
Mazeppa Bay is a rustic little seaside village that clings to the Eastern Cape's spectacular Wild Coast. There's nothing here in the way of resort sophistication: expect simplicity, freedom, family fun and enjoy the sunshine, surf, desolate beaches, walking, birding, superb fishing and a historic suspension bridge.
Why the Portuguese name of Mazeppa for an African seaside village? The story goes that in 1842, the ship Mazeppa was on its way from Delagoa Bay (Maputo Bay today) to Port Natal (Durban) on a rescue mission to save the besieged garrison from the Boers.
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Generations of the same families have been coming to the Mazeppa Bay hotel and the village's holiday cottages for decades. You'll find all ages of all shapes and sizes going full tilt over Christmas and New Year when 2 hotly contested competitions take place – a sandcastle-building competition and an 'Iron Person' competition.
Contestants pit their creativity and physical prowess against each other on the beach, at darts, ping-pong, tug-of-war and various board games. After the competition, pints are pulled, glasses clinked and winners and losers alike feast on seafood taken from the sea that very day.
The fishing is legendary at Mazeppa Bay. Game and shark fishing reigns supreme, and many fishermen (and women) employ kite-fishing techniques to land the big one, before throwing it back into the Indian Ocean.
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Take the N2 from East London to Butterworth (approx. 110km). Go through Butterworth and after 8km turn right at the Mazeppa Bay sign. Although the road has been graded, it's still very bumpy. Watch out for little black pigs and goats roaming across the road.
Best time to visit
October through April are the sunny, warm months, although if it's absolute peace and solitude you're after then visit during the off-season.
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A short drive away is the Manubi Forest, one of South Africa's few remaining indigenous forests.
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It's a small village so on foot or bicycle is the best bet.
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The Mazeppa Bay Hotel is the only hotel in town. Beach cottages are also available to rent.
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Like pear varieties, packaging hasn't changed much in recent years. The 44-pound boxes for pears is the standard, industry leader say.
Pears are typically wrapped, packed and stored in the boxes. While apples are usually put in larger bins before they are placed in controlled atmosphere storage, pears are typically wrapped in tissue and packed in 44-pound cartons for long-term storage.
Late in the season, lower-quality pears are removed and the fruit is repacked from those cartons into bags or into cartons. Pears are more easily scuffed and injured and therefore packers like to wrap pears to keep the fruit from scuffing.
Randy Steensma, president and export marketing director for Nuchief Sales Inc., Wenatchee, said the firm mainly packs in tissue-wrapped, 44-pound boxes. He said the company also packs a half-box and a Euro box for certain retailers. Pears can also be packed in a one-layer carton for foodservice, he said.
Besides the 44-pound box, Loren Queen, marketing and communications manager for Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, said the marketers also offers 28-pound Euro cartons and also packs two-pound bags with kid-friendly graphics. The bags generally feature smaller fruits — 120s, 130s and 140s — and make for an attractive grab and go option, he said.
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Wenatchee-based Stemilt Growers LLC also is targeting the family market with bags.
Bags are an important component of family-friendly packaging, said Brianna Shales, communications specialist.
Stemilt offers a 3-pound mixed bag, which contains three types of pears.
Some retailers note as much as a 20% increase when pear varieties are promoted together, Shales said.
Tray packs can also be used for pears, but Chris Falk, vice president of Washington Fruit & Produce, Yakima, said this company packs almost all its pears as a wrap pack.
Some shippers used have ripeSense sensor in modified atmosphere packaging but its use is fairly limited.
Keith Mathews, chief executive officer of FirstFruits Marketing of Washington, Yakima, said pear skins become tender after storage, which requires them to be wrap packed to avoid deterioration in storage.
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Although bedwetting is rarely caused by a serious medical disorder and often resolves itself, for 5 million children in the United States over the age of 6, it's a condition that can create anxiety, embarrassment, and shame. These feelings are heightened when the child is invited to a sleepover — that familiar childhood rite of passage.
According to Dr. Howard Bennett, a clinical professor of pediatrics at George Washington University Medical Center and author of
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Dr. Bennett advises parents to keep two issues in mind. "First, bedwetting is common, and children should not be punished for it. Second, parents should always remember that bedwetting is a medical problem — it happens because a child's brain and bladder are not communicating with each other at night."
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A CONSULTATION on controversial council cuts which may affect vulnerable Wyre Forest residents has ended with nearly 3,000 responses received.
Worcestershire County Council officers are collating responses to the "future lives" survey, which has attracted feedback from about 100 events and over 1,500 county residents.
The consultation ended last week and officers are creating a report to be considered by three cabinet members who will make decisions about the future of services on February 12.
Conservative councillors Sheila Blagg, responsible for adult social care, Liz Eyre, member for children and families and Marcus Hart, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, will cast the deciding votes.
As part of the cash-strapped authority's plan to save £30 million in 2014/15 and then about £25 million a year until 2016/17, the council is looking to slash investment in prevention, early help and other support from £15 million to £6.5 million.
Elderly people, vulnerable families and homeless youngsters in Wyre Forest, fear they could lose vital services, such as warden provision for people in sheltered accommodation, Home-Start Wyre Forest and the newly built £1.6 million Bromsgrove Street Foyer.
Mr Hart said: "Health and wellbeing is one of our corporate priorities and through the Future Lives programme we will help and support people to live independent lives for as long as possible. One part of this programme is investing in new information services to help people find the right services."
Mrs Eyre thanked respondents, adding: "All their points will inform evidence-based decision making by officers and members."


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Beautiful walk right down to the lake. You don't hear traffic or anything. Keep an eye open for wildlife. – Georgie M., Front DeskMore Info View on map
These guys specialize in paddle board rentals, and even offer a paddle board class to help you with getting your balance figured out before you take to the lake on your own. Paddle boarding isn't every person's idea of fun. Fortunately they offer paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, inflatable islands and aqua bikes as well. If 'aqua bike' doesn't ring a bell, they are those two-person tricycles with giant inflatable wheels that you may have seen looking ridiculous on the water. And their rates are very reasonable. If you happen to be here on one of those rare sunny summer days in Kelowna, you won't regret checking them out. They are tucked away in a nook of the lake, so you're not going to float away if you get tired too tired to paddle back. That seems important to me. – Lauren S., Front DeskMore Info View on map
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Here in Kelowna, we are blessed with amazing pathways for longboarding! The Cawston Trail has smooth concrete and you can go nearly to Rutland on this. My favourite path is one along Abbott. It's right along the beach and has such lovely greenery and heritage houses to observe. But overall most of Kelowna is longboard/bike/blade/skate friendly." – Amber M., HousekeepingMore Info View on map
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Saturday was Cross Country practice. We are now practicing 6 days a week, with Thursday rest days. This one was just a 45 minute run, keep it easy and go. During warm ups one of the boys started asking if we could run in the woods. I was pretty set against that because it had just rained and the woods would be a mess. We started our run going a completely different way than we usually go, and I thought that they had given up on the woods thing. We crossed Cleveland Ave, and they asked again, but this time it was what if we run up Highview to Faircrest and go into the woods the back way. This would mean running up one of the toughest hills in the area, and I am all about running the hills. It worked out well. Everyone stayed together, we got about 20 minutes in the woods. While it was wet it wasn't terribly muddy. It was a good team building thing.
Sunday I had 15 miles written in my plan book, for some reason I thought it was supposed to be 17 miles. My Wife said that she wanted to run in the afternoon, so I didn't want to overdo it. I settled for 16 miles. I had an invite to run with the team in the morning, but I think that I will keep my long run to myself. It's too easy to get caught up in the faster paces when I run with the kids, and I won't have them when I run my race, so I need to keep at least that run lonely. Anyway the 16 went well. We have seen a good drop in the temp, the humidity is still high, but it isn't nearly as bad as last week. I did have some technical problems with my hydration belt. I think my bottles got uneven and started to bounce. This made one of the adjusting loops turn sideways, then the belt was too big. I had to take it off at least 3 times to adjust it. I just hope that it isn't getting worn out.
The evening run never happened, it rained hard all evening, and I made some Sangria and we just relaxed and drank that.
Today for my recovery run, I ran with the team again. 10 miles, two big hills, 7:30's thru mile 6 then we dropped to the low 7's, and finished with the last 2 at 6:50. Not too shabby for an old guy with tired legs. I stuck with our top 2 runners, and had to constantly real them in to keep it that slow. I told them that running the last 3 miles faster was fine, but I didn't want them going out too fast at the start. We lost the #2 guy after the 9th mile beeped in, but this was his first time running that far. The team is shaping up very well, but we need to pick up a couple of more kids to replace some of the ones we've lost.
My Wife told me yesterday that we would be going out today even if it rained. I hope that she meant it because it is raining now, and I don't think that it's going to let up. We shall see.
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Impeller Pumps
An impeller pump works by creating suction with its flexible impeller, which is generally made of neoprene and turns inside a close-fitting housing. (That's why lubrication is important.) A cam in the housing deflects the vanes of the impeller as it spins; this creates the suction that draws fluid into the housing. The function of an impeller pump depends on the vanes being intact and not excessively worn. Also, the housing and cover plate must fit snugly against the impeller to preserve the suction.
Impellers can be as fragile as actors' egos, especially if allowed to run without fluid to lubricate and cool them. If your engine overheats because a plastic bag in the seawater strainer has cut off the supply of water, it's a good idea to check the impeller before you start up again. Remove the faceplate from the pump housing–it's usually held on by four or six screws–and open the pump carefully (sometimes you have to slip a knife blade under the cover to persuade it to pop off). The impeller inside will look like a paddlewheel, with the vanes pushed out of shape on one side by the cam. Even if the impeller appears okay, inspect each vane carefully to ensure it's healthy and not torn across its base. When in doubt, take it out: If a vane comes loose and is pumped into the cooling system, it can block the cooling-water flow and cook a manifold.
Replacing an impeller is easy. If you are lucky, it fits onto a splined shaft with no setscrew holding it in place, and you can pull it out with a pair of slip-joint pliers; their widely adjustable, offset jaws are ideal for reaching into the pump. If the impeller won't come out, there is probably a setscrew through the body and shaft. Remove one of the hoses, whichever one is easier, and bump the starter until you can see the setscrew through the unoccupied nipple. Remove the screw with a screwdriver, and the impeller will slide right out.
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The Vatican launched a new "Pope App", dedicated to social networks as important spaces for evangelization.
The new app provides live streaming of papal events and video feeds from the Vatican's six webcams. It sends out alerts and links to top stories coming out of the Vatican's many news outlets, and carries words and images of Pope Benedict XVI.
Read: Vatican can't take credit card payments
"The Pope App" went live Jan. 23 for iPhone and iPad, while an Android version is expected to be ready at the end of February. It's currently available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian.
The Vatican has been stepping up its digital presence in recent years -- the latest example being the papal Twitter feed @Pontifex, which has attracted more than 2 million followers in nine languages since its debut Dec. 12.
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The new app will also allow people to follow live broadcasts of papal events -- such as the Sunday Angelus and Wednesday general audience -- from any mobile device or smartphone. Users will receive an alert when an event is about to begin.
The app also shows views from any one of the Vatican's six live webcams. Two webcams are located on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica: one pointed at St. Peter's Square and the other at the Vatican governor's office. Others are located high on the colonnade around St. Peter's Square, taking in the basilica and papal apartments; directed at Blessed John Paul II's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica; high on the Vatican hill, pointing toward the dome of the basilica; and aimed at the gardens of the papal summer villa in Castel Gandolf
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AN INFLUENTIAL European committee has said this week it will look again into a key legal decision made over HS2.
The Aarhus Compliance Committee this week said it will look at whether the Supreme Court breached the UK government's obligations towards the Aarhus Convention by ruling no Strategic Environmental Assessment of the project needed to be carried out.
It was said the court's decision breached Article 7 of the code, which requires "effective public participation in plans or programmes relating to the environment".
The announcement means the government will have to justify its position to the Aarhus Compliance Committee - but transport chiefs insist it will not delay HS2.
The original Supreme Court action was brought jointly by Hillingdon Council and the Amersham-based HS2 Action Alliance, with the two groups complaining a proper environmental assessment of the controversial multi billion pound scheme should have been carried out before the public were asked for their views on the proposals.
In their submissions ahead of January's court hearing the two groups said: "The consultation had to be 'within a transparent and fair framework, having provided the necessary information to the public' as required by Article 7.
"It failed to do so...the public consultation was not effective because members of the public were not provided with sufficient information for them to make an informed judgment as to the relative environmental and other advantages and disadvantages of HS2 compared to the alternative options. Members of the public were given an incomplete picture of the environmental effects of HS2."
The Aarhus Committee has decided the two groups' claims need investigating, and it will now make a decision at its Geneva headquarters within the next six months.
Hilary Wharf, director at the HS2 Action Alliance, said: "This decision is a crucial step in getting the government to face up to their environmental responsibilities that they have tried to evade by adopting the Hybrid Bill method of getting planning consent for HS2.
"We have always said that the UK government was wrong but the UK courts have favoured the government. The Aarhus Compliance Committee, part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, has now recognised that our case against the Government needs to be heard."
The Department for Transport said in a statement: "We are confident that the decisions on HS2 have been taken lawfully and fairly. The Aarhus Committee has not accepted these latest complaints, but merely decided that it will now consider them fully.
"Attempts to obstruct HS2 have already been firmly rejected by three courts and we will vigorously respond to the complaints made against us, even though the Aarhus Committee accepts that its recommendations are not binding on the UK. We will continue to drive work forward to ensure that the benefits of HS2 can be realised as soon as possible and in line with our legal obligations."


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The Devil Wears Prada Contest Winner Announced
The Devil Wears Prada (including Meinl Cymbal artist Daniel Williams) recently held a contest where one lucky winner would receive some of the cymbals that Dan used in the studio, signed by Dan. The winner has just been announced. Drum roll please............and the winner is Casey Warrer. Congratulations Casey!


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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - A local group hosted a fundraiser to raise money for Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.
It was held at the Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Jacksonville Beach.
"I wanted to be here to help out everyone back in Jersey, my friends and family," said Jules Beliles.
Superstorm Sandy hit close to home for Beliles. She used to live in the northeast and her family has a home on the Jersey Shore.
"Most of my family, and we have friends whose houses have been affected, which is very sad. We've had it where water was up to the sides," Beliles said.
So going to the Superstorm Sandy relief fundraiser at Mellow Mushroom was a no-brainer for her. She was among the first to donate to the cause, one which organizers say is from the heart.
"I have plenty of friends up in Jersey and in the New York area and they were amazed when I told them we were doing this," said Jocelyn Geronimo, who helped organize the fundraiser.
On the menu is food, live music, and raffle items donated by nearby businesses.
"We planned this in such short notice. It was less than a week, probably four days. We decided to put it together and the response we got from the community was incredible. Everybody wanted to donate. Everybody wanted to be a part of it," said Geronimo.
While many people in the crowd said they had friends and family in the parts affected by family, some said they didn't, but they still wanted to help.
"It's a great cause and look at all the stuff you can get here. people don't realize how bad it is up there," said Nick Boland, who donated at the event.
To learn more about donating to the relief efforts go to www.redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS to donate.
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PLANS for a new supermarket and health centre in a North Yorkshire market town look set to go ahead despite a split in public opinion.
A Jomast Developments application for a 3,490 sq m food store, petrol station and health unit on York Road, Easingwold, will go before Hambleton District Council's planning committee on Thursday. It has been recommended for approval by council officials.
The proposal has divided people in the town.
Thirty-three out of 80 responses objected to the scheme, with many citing worries about the town's thriving independent shops, while 46 were in favour.
The town council supports the plans saying it is particularly keen for the petrol station to be built in Easingwold, and Yorkshire Water's concerns that the plans could damage the water supply under the site were withdrawn once revised plans were submitted with a diversion for the water main.
The official report for the planning committee says many people fear a supermarket will "threaten the diversity and viability of the existing retail provision" in the town, which is well served by independent shops and three convenience stores. In 2012, plans for a smaller supermarket on Stillington Road were turned down after consultants England and Lyle said it would have a detrimental effect on the independent shops in the town.
But planning officials think the bigger Jomast scheme will help stop "leakage" which happens with shoppers head to big supermarkets in Boroughbridge, Thirsk and Clifton Moor, York, for their weekly shopping.
The scheme includes space for "health uses" which Jomast's development director Adam Hearld said would feature several services like doctors and dentist in one place.
He said: "We put three options to the public at the consultation stage – including a non-food retail unit and business units– but overwhelmingly people thought the health use would be the best option," he said.
With plans only at outline stage no operators have yet signed up to take on either the supermarket or the health centre and the building process itself could take eight to nine months, Mr Hearld said.


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In this recorded web presentation, Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, discusses the ways in which health care professionals can recognize and effectively respond to sexual violence against older adults. This presentation is based on the publication Sexual Violence in Later Life: A Technical Assistance Guide for Health Care Providers.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) provides video recordings from a 2-day workshop to explore the evidentiary basis for violence prevention across the lifespan and around the world. The public workshop was organized and conducted by an ad hoc committee to examine needs, common approaches, and effective interventions.
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I am not in any way shape or form affiliated with sitesellMy site, boiler-breakdown-repair-london.co.uk was hosted there for about 6 months by the "webmaster" who set up my site originally, but not any more.
Sitesell in a word are dreadful. They are only interested in selling selling selling. Every question I have ever asked them was either ignored or answered with something along the lines of: you can buy this course, it should help you.
On top of that, their "design package" that allows a newbie to set up a website real quick has severe limitations both in design as in onpage seo.
I moved my site 3 months ago, and despite the fact that my site looks a bit tatty still due to the loss of images that need replacing, my ranking, traffic and positive feedback have gone up dramatically.
Act in haste, repent at leisure applies fully to Sitesell. When I got so fed up in the end that I decided to go through the hassle of moving, they were very unhelpful and even lied about what I needed to change host.
As the only "plus" ( easy diy website creation ) is offered by many others for a lot less money, I really can't think of any positives for this company.
My name is Denise. I work with SiteSell Answers (answers.sitesell.com).
I answer questions or concerns about Site Build It! or SiteSell that are erroneous. I am answering this because your issues in this post are not consistent with the following standards at SiteSell:
We don't lie or prevent people from leaving SBI or doing what they wish to do. We help them. I investigated your complaint to see if someone did violate our responsibility to you.
My first duty, when I see a post like this, is to investigate. If we are at fault, we don't hide it. We apologize and ask what we can do to make it better.
I asked the Head of Support at SiteSell to investigate where our support team may have been unhelpful. Here is what actually happened:
You never actually contacted support yourself (or if you did, it was through some other name -- if so, please let me know what name or email address you used). The only contact you had with our support team was indirectly through your webmaster.
I can also tell you that our support team will never try to "sell" to you. We do NOT offer any courses or other products to sell.
The only possible add-on you could buy in addition to SBI! would be coaching services, if you needed extra help. The SBI! forums are enough for most people to resolve questions, for free.
Some SBIers asked for 1-on-1 coaching, so we added that service. But we do not "push" or "sell" it. It is such an insignificant part of our business, most businesses would not bother. We do.
You mention that you found it difficult to transfer your site away to another registrar and host. Domain transfers can have complications. There are several safety measures in place so that domains aren't transferred fraudulently. These are safeguards.
SiteSell Support, alongside the support for your new registrar, guided you step-by-step through the process. It appears that it was your webmaster who actually contacted support and took care of the transfer for you.
What I DID find when investigating your site was that your site was growing month after month while you were with us. In fact, you started at 289 visits a month in July, 2010 and grew to 1598 visits in March, 2011. With a 500% growth rate during that period of time (7 months), you were definitely expanding until you transferred away in April.
As I read your complaints in this thread, benbob, it seems like your webmaster took care of most of SBI! for you. I find no evidence of direct contact with you.
Many webmasters do use SBI! to take advantage of having all the tools they need in one place and for the success rate. Your webmaster, who runs other successful SBI! sites, is delighted with SBI!. I talked with your webmaster about this, who denied any problems.
In summary:
It's hard to figure out why you are so upset with us. In any case, now that it's done, please accept my best wishes for the future.
Denise TaylorSiteSell Answers
They may not be consistent with your "standards", but it happened exactly as in my post above.
That's a lie, or if you want to put it that way: a nice example of deniability as they were agents and not employees.And lying they did, not once or twice but repeatedly. Sitesell did not prevent me from leaving because they couldn't.But they tried and were as awkward as possible. Questions were not answered accurately, if at all. By "forgetting to answer" or "misunderstanding" them and being as difictult as you can be, sitesell created a very big stumbling block which caused a delay of months during which I could do nothing with my website.When I finally found somebody who told me step by step what to do, it was very easy, and could have been taken care of in a couple of days.
That' a lie too.
Yet another lie.In stead of coming up with a few simple answers, I was "offered" courses or package extensions.
I was told it was compulsory to produce certain certificates or reports from overseas sources but they were absolutely not required. I managed in the end to transfer the site without.Changing host companies is not difficult at all if you know how to do it.
How convenient, must be somebody else's fault; one of the many "agents" maybe?Initially I sent an email to a director who never even bothered to acknowledge, but apparently shoved the case on to an agent. This agent did not come up with a single useful answer, but only suggested the purchase of a number of sbi products; at an additional cost of course.Further attempts to contact the director with a compaint about the agent's comlete lack of skill in assisting me went also unanswered.
Your answer gives me nothing specific to verify. You definitely had a webmaster, as confirmed by that person (per my post above), and who denies any problems. Still, you may have contacted us under your own name or through a different e-mail address.
So please provide specifics (the actual name you used to contact Support because the only contacts with SiteSell Support that I can find for your domain name were with your webmaster, who I talked with and who denied any problems and is happy with SBI!). Please either provide your actual name and contact information that you used to contact SiteSell Support...
a) here, or
b) to SiteSell Support (just ask them to send it to SiteSell Answers and they will, no questions asked), or
c) to Ken Evoy himself. At any time, as you know, if you are unsatisfied with SiteSell Support (or if you just want to send along kudos), you can send a note to SiteSell Founder Ken Evoy. Every reply from Support has a special address that goes to him directly (after screening out abuse, pitches, etc.).
He personally gets involved. I asked him and he has no record in his personal database of having received any complaint from anyone about your domain. It is not too late to send the specific information to Ken himself.
Without that, I cannot add anything further.


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Strategic Resource Model
Beginning in September 2010, the University of Central Missouri began development of a Strategic Resource Model. The purpose of the model is to help the university better align its programs and services with resources. The model is comprised of four key components:
- Revenue Growth
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Members of the campus community and all other key stakeholders will be informed on a regular basis as the four areas of the strategic resource model are implemented. Memoranda outlining already completed steps are listed below:
Additional Documents
- Learning to a Greater Degree Contract Presentation
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- FY 14 Budget Presentation to Board of Governors
- Enrollment Update - March 2013
- Strategic Governance for Student Success Model
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Roundup: Softball improves to 19-1
Published: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 12:05 a.m.
The No. 4 Florida softball team improved to 19-1 with wins Friday over Drake and Mount St. Mary's on the first day of the Gators' tournament at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Florida defeated the Bulldogs 4-3 and the Mount 8-2 in the doubleheader, the Gators' first two games of a five-game weekend homestand.
Sophomore pitcher and first baseman Lauren Haeger led UF's offensive efforts, going 3-for-7 on the day with three RBI, including a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance in game two against Mount St. Mary's.
Florida was aggressive on the base paths, swiping 12-of-13 attempts in the two games. Freshmen Kelsey Stewart, Taylore Fuller and sophomore Jessica Damico each tallied two stolen bases on the day, while six other Gators swiped one bag apiece.
Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Bache (5-0) and Haeger (6-0) both earned wins Friday. Bache won the nightcap over St. Mary's (0-7) with a career-best 12 strikeouts, while Haeger worked a complete-game for the win against Drake in the first game.
The Gators return to the diamond today for a rematch against Drake at noon, followed by a game against FAMU at 2:15 p.m. Presbyterian and Drake take the field at 9:30 a.m. in the first game of the tournament Saturday.
Women's tennis: Fourth-ranked Florida opened its SEC schedule with a 6-1 win at Missouri.
The Gators (7-1, 1-0 SEC) secured the doubles point to begin the match and then captured singles victories on courts one, two, three, five and six to earn their 37th consecutive conference win.
Senior Lauren Embree won her 24th straight singles dual match with a 6-2, 6-1 decision against Cierra Gaytan-Leach. The win was Embree's 102nd on the court after she had posted her 104th on the doubles court in the clinching match and moved into a tie with Traci Green and Zerene Reyes for 13th in UF history with a combined 206 wins. Embree also improved her singles record to 30-0 in SEC regular-season dual matches.
Junior Sofie Oyen earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rachel Stuhlmann at the No. 2 position for her 20th win of the year.
Junior Alexandra Cercone was the third Gator off the court and collected the 80th singles win of her career with the 6-2, 6-3 win over Elisha Gabb and secured the dual match victory in the first-ever meeting between the Gators and Tigers (6-2, 0-1 SEC).
Florida returns to action Sunday, when the Gators travel to College Station, Texas, to play sixth-ranked Texas A&M at 1 p.m.
Track and field: Mark Parrish and Josh Izewski closed the indoor season with solid performances in the men's 5,000 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
Parrish turned in a top-five finish with his time of 14:03.07, just shy of his season's best in the event. Izewski claimed an eighth-place finish with his time of 14:15.05.
The top-16 individuals nationally in each event and top-12 relays will advance to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, March 8-9, at Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas.
The meet serves as an NCAA-sanctioned last-chance meet as participants look to earn an invitation to the NCAAs.
Senior Lanie Whittaker will get things started for the Gators today in the 400. Gator rookies Najee Glass and Arman Hall will each look to improve their times in the quarter mile as well.
Sean Obinwa, the SEC Indoor champion in the men's 800 meters, will look to improve on his season's best of 1:48.40, a time that won him his first individual SEC title last weekend and ranks 11th in the NCAA this year. Agata Strausa is hoping to improve on her mile, as she currently sits in 21st (4:38.03) heading into the weekend.
Swimming: Junior Elizabeth Beisel was named SEC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. This is her first conference scholar-athlete award. Also announced were the yearly awards and All-SEC teams as Florida's swimming and diving teams collected 25 All-SEC honors.
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THE annual Teme Valley Vintage Rally by the Knighton-based club took place at Llanshay Farm last weekend. There were lots of vintage vehicles including tractors, cars, Land Rovers, motorbikes as well as static engines. The Animal Man returned to the event after a year's break and entertained everyone with his selection of lizards, snakes, a rat, chinchilla, hedgehog, spiders and other creatures. There was also a chance to watch the ferret racing and the Welsh Axe racing team, a display of old farm tools, dog show and much more.
Results of the dog show were: Best Puppy Diane Gough with Bonny, 2nd Asha Williams with Lola and 3rd Jack Watkins with Tiny; Best Sporting Dog 1st Zoe Penlington with Tikka, 2nd Gwen Williams with Bella, 3rd Ivor Watkins with Tommy; The Dog the Judge Would Most Like to Take home 1st Fay Davies with Fergie, 2nd Sally Gough with Bonny, 3rd Nerys Jones with Jac; Best Terrier 1st Ivor Watkins with Tommy, 2nd Jack Watkins with Tiny; Best Crossbred 1st Gwen Williams with Bella, 2nd Asha Williams with Lola; Dog with the Waggiest Tail 1st Asha Williams with Lola, 2nd Nick Davies with Fergie, 3rd Jack Watkins with Tommy; Best Child Handler Jack Watkins with Tiny; Best Six Legs 1st Gwen Williams with Bella, 2nd Jack Watkins with Tiny, 3rd Nerys Jones with Jac; Open Winner Heather Brick with Sky, 2nd Caroline Penlington with Tikka, 3rd Nerys Jones with Jac. Dog Show Champion Heather Brick with Sky, 2nd Ivor Watkins with Tommy. The judge Jo Dowsett travelled all the way from Formby.


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Rage's Vivid Exhibition at Carriageworks
Celebrating 25 years of nostalgia and sleep deprivation.
Carriageworks will be hosting a free exhibition dedicated solely to exploring the vaults of one of Australia's best-loved cultural institutions and late night TV shows, rage (pronouced "raay-haayge"). The exhibition, rage — Celebrating 25 Years, is part of Vivid and will take the form of a gigantic installation of over 100 television sets, all playing 750 of the best video clips and archival footage simultaneously (in the shape of the rage logo, no less).
Since it's been airing twice a week since 1987, it seems high-time that the show (which inspired many a young Australian to enjoy music that was made before they were born) should receive some serious props. Carriageworks' Beatrice Gralton has curated the exhibition in collaboration with ABC's rage production team, who probably have the best jobs ever.
Visitors will be able to use headphones to choose from a range of footage by legendary guest programmers like Nick Cave, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Blondie, Grandmaster Flash, Michael Hutchens, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kylie Minogue, MIA and pretty much any other good musical act, ever. It is the longest-running music program in existence, you know. Imagine an Australia without those dedicated Rage specials and all-night video mix tapes! There might be less insomnia among our generation, but still, perish the thought.
rage — Celebrating 25 Years will run from June 6 — 17. Carriageworks is located at 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, Sydney.


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Amy Skopp Cooper, national assistant director of the National Ramah Commission of JTS, director of Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, New York, and 2011 winner of the prestigious Covenant Award, on the joy, power, and community of serious Jewish camping.
I spoke last week at the Leaders Assembly of the Foundation for Jewish Camp on a panel, hosted by the Jim Joseph Foundation, with President Richard Joel of Yeshiva University and President David Ellenson of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. We were there to celebrate the enormous achievements of serious Jewish camping in North America in recent decades, to thank donors such as the Jim Joseph Foundation who have greatly assisted in that achievement, and to reflect upon the still-greater possibilities to be tapped in years to come. I share the gist of my presentation to the Foundation for Jewish Camp here. Read the rest of this entry »


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A HIDA scan is an imaging test. It helps to diagnose problems of the gallbladder and liver.
Bile is a fluid that is made in the liver. It is stored in the bile duct. This fluid helps your body digest certain foods. If there is a problem with the production or flow of bile, a HIDA scan may find the problem.
Gallbladder, Liver, and Stomach
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This test is done to:
This test is not done on patients who are pregnant.
Complications are rare. Some may have an allergic reaction to tracers used in the scan. Talk to your doctor about any allergies you have.
You will lie on your back. It is important to lie still during the entire test. Taking deep breaths or focusing on other things may help. The doctor will inject a tracer drug into an IV. Children and some adults may also be given a sedative to keep calm. A special camera will track the path of the tracer drug as it goes through your liver, gallbladder, and biliary ducts. The camera will take pictures by scanning your abdomen. It will pass back and forth about every 5-10 minutes for one hour. In some cases, more pictures may be needed 2, 4, or 24 hours later.
Some people may need to be given morphine to create spasms and get a better view of the gallbladder. A fatty meal may also be given to check the digestive process in the intestines near the gallbladder and liver.
60-90 minutes
You may feel mild discomfort during the injection, and it may be challenging to stay still for a long time. The imaging does not cause pain.
The doctor is looking for the tracer drug, or darkened areas, on the monitor. A normal result is when the tracer drug, which contains a dye, moves freely through the system. A problem, like a blockage, leak, or inflammation may be present if the tracer drug moves slowly through the system, does not show on the monitor, or is seen in other areas. The doctor may discuss the results of your scan with you.
After the test, call your doctor if any of the following occurs:
Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Canadian Digestive Health Foundation
Gallbladder scan. Johns Hopkins Medicine website. Available at: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/gastroenterology/gallbladder_scan_92,P07694. Accessed September 30, 2014.
HIDA scan. Memorial Health Care System website. Available at: http://www.memorial.org/assets/pdf/HIDA_Scan-1.pdf. Published October 2006. Accessed September 30, 2014.
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A NEW memorial to one of the pioneers of Malvern's water cure is set to be created close to the town centre.
The memorial, to Dr James Wilson, is proposed for the junction of Abbey Road and Priory Road, according to a new planning application submitted to Malvern Hills District Council.
And if the application is approved, it is hoped the monument will be erected by the autumn.
Dr Wilson was one of the first medical men to bring the water cure, or 'hydropathy' to Malvern, thus putting the town on the map in the 19th century.
The project is a joint venture involving the civic society, Malvern Hills District Council, Malvern Spa Association and the county highways department.
Denise Preston of the civic society said: "Wilson was one of the two pioneer hydropathic doctors who set up the Malvern water cure in what was then the village of Great Malvern. Malvern became the town we know today as a direct consequence of the water cure."
The new memorial will occupy the same site as an elaborate Victorian memorial to Dr Wilson, that was erected in 1877 but demolished in 1948 after becoming dilapidated.
The old memorial, shaped like a spire and containing a water source, reminded many onlookers of a smaller version of the famous Albert Memorial in London
However, the proposed new memorial is more modest: a slab of stone with two embossed metal plaques, one bearing an image of the original monument, and the second with the text from that monument.
The cost, about £10,000, is being met out of Section 106 money paid to MHDC by developer Laing when it built the nearby Croftdown Court.
The plan also envisages tidying up the area with new low-maintenance planting and bench seats. The existing horse chestnut tree will remain. Malvern Town Council has agreed to maintain the monument and its surrounding area.


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A WOMAN jailed in 2010 for sex offences 33 years ago against two boys aged eight has been freed after Victoria's highest court quashed her convictions and acquitted her.
Three Court of Appeal judges acted after a barrister for the woman, who was then a primary school teacher, submitted there was a ''real possibility an innocent person has been convicted''.
The release of Josephine Greensill - who served almost 2½ years after a jury found her guilty of offences allegedly committed in 1979 - came after allegations that her accusers colluded against her.
Ms Greensill, 61, has spoken about how she wept after her acquittal and was ''too scared'' to believe her ''horrendous experience'' was over.
''I can't accept in my mind that it's over and I'm really home and I don't have to go back,'' the mother of five told Fairfax Media. ''It hasn't sunk in yet.
''It's very hard being in there [prison] when you're not guilty. Everyone else [was] guilty and would brag about their crimes.
''But my three sisters and children and the letters and visits from people all said to hang on because justice will be done one day.''
Annette Toohey also relived the ''hell'' after the verdict, the tears and her sister's anxiety that former students would think her a paedophile. Ms Greensill's solicitor, Rob Stary, said the court's decision reinforced his faith in the criminal justice system and ''the rule of law.''
Her appeal barrister, Lachlan Carter, said there was a ''real stench'' about some aspects of the case.
Mr Carter told Justices Robert Redlich, Robert Osborn and Phillip Priest they ''ought to hold a doubt'' about Ms Greensill's guilt and acquit her of nine counts of indecent assault. Ms Greensill, then 28 and a teacher of the boys - ''Jim'' and ''Dan'' - was charged after they, now aged 41 and 42, made police statements in 2007.
Judge Gabriele Cannon in the County Court jailed Ms Greensill for five years with a minimum of two years and eight months and said her premeditated offending had ''poisoned and eroded'' much of the complainants' lives.
Mr Carter argued last month the convictions were unsafe for reasons that included a ''high risk'' of collusion between the men that had ''contaminated'' the evidence.
I can't accept in my mind that it's over and I'm really home and I don't have to go back.
He said a detective, against accepted practice, facilitated contact between Jim and Dan after Dan told him he first wanted to speak with Jim - who had already made a statement - before making his statement.
Mr Carter noted that at the trial both men denied this under oath, despite the detective's sworn evidence to the contrary, or them having spoken to each other since 1979.
Dan had said earlier the information he provided was what police ''were looking for'' and had ''suited their requirements'', to which Mr Carter commented: ''I mean, it's got a real stench about, with respect.''
He also submitted other evidence that supported collusion, including both men identifying another teacher by the same wrong name and using ''common language'' in their statements.
Mr Carter said Jim also had a motive to implicate Ms Greensill for money because he knew she had received a payout over her husband's death. Jim denied this at trial, saying he just ''wanted the truth to come out''.
Mr Carter, however, in what he deemed new evidence, revealed that a week after Mr Greensill's sentence a solicitor arranged an appointment that later led to a $65,000 compensation payment to Jim.
But Mr Carter said the ''heart of the case'' was whether boys of eight could have full and complete vaginal intercourse, a scenario he submitted was previously unheard of in Australian sentencing law.
When Justice Redlich said the bench could ''hardly go as far as to say [that]) is preposterous or utterly implausible'', Mr Carter replied it could say it ''strains credibility''.
In response, Chief Crown prosecutor Gavin Silbert, SC, conceded that ''no one could say we are not troubled by this case'' and that it ''raises alarm bells''. But Mr Silbert said the court should not assume such intercourse was ''physically impossible''.
When asked by Justice Redlich how the jury could not have had ''serious reservations'' whether there was some communication between the complainants, Mr Silbert said they were closely cross-examined about it and ultimately the jury ''believed them''. The court is yet to publish its reasons.


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Thanks to LTAFlynEgg post about wings last week on the another forum, I knew I had to try my hand at making Garlic Parmesan Wings. I tried making these one time before, but I wasn't sure if I was supposed to use parmesan cheese from the green can or shred my own parmesan cheese. I went with the later and it didn't turn out so well. This time I went with the green can (Parmesan & Romano cheese to be exact) Much better this time.
Since I was dining alone, the MINI got put into action, indirect at 400F, no wood for smoke.
They were done in about 30 minutes
Tossed in the sauce and then "Basketed Up"
Big thanks to LTA for the inspiration and also Dyal_SC who was kind enough to answer my text about how much baking powder to add to help crisp up the wings. I think it really does help and I'm glad that I didn't have to get out a shovel and dig through all the wing posts on the forums to find that nugget of knowledge. This batch was a million more times successful than the last time I tried them. Garlicky and Parmesany crispy wonderfullness. I'd skip the Ranch or Bleu Cheese for these ones, though. All I used it for was the celery.
(For 16 whole wings or 32 flats and drummetes. Obviously I didn't make that many)
For the rub:
•1 tsp dried oregano
•1 tsp dried rosemary
•1 tsp kosher salt
•1/2 tsp cumin
•1/2 tsp thyme
•1/2 tsp baking powder (this won't add flavor, but will help you achieve crispy skin on the wings)
For the sauce:
•1/2 cup butter
•1 tsp lemon juice
•1/4 cup grate Parmesan & Romano Cheese (in the green can)
•1 tsp onion powder
•1 tsp garlic powder
•couple of turns of the pepper grinder
•salt to taste


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Public service workers are being evicted from their homes as police cash in on the inflated property market.
Residents of 30 Griffiths Road, a police-owned block of flats in Wimbledon town centre, have been told they will have to leave by the end of March.
But as nurses and council workers, they won't be able to afford to live in the area, where the average house price has soared to £617,000 this year.
Cem Yener, a council worker who lives in one of the flats with his wife and two young children, said: "All of us work for the community.
"We do not want to leave. We put our daughter's name down for a school place when she was 18 months old and were over-the-moon to hear she has a place.
"We don't have another option yet and it is very stressful."
A St George's Hospital nurse who also lives on the site, said: "My kids have grown up here.
"They are asking me, where we are going? I don't know what to tell them."
Profits from the sale of the estate, owned by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), will be invested in police property, technology and vehicles.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The retention of a property such as Griffiths Road does not directly support front line policing and as such is no longer sustainable."
The address is home to nine families living in two-bedroom flats, each paying about £580 rent per month, in addition to bills.
Some residents have been there for fourteen years, investing their own money in redecorating and maintaining their homes.
Andrew Judge, Labour Councillor for Abbey ward, is calling on MOPAC to allow tenants to buy the their flats on a shared ownership basis.
Coun Judge said: "The property is owned by a public body, the police, not developers.
"It is their legal right to terminate their tenancies but they also have a social responsibility to members of the local community and the evictions are, I would say, morally questionable."
Crown Housing Association, that were leased the property by the police, has offered to try and find accommodation for tenants elsewhere in London.
The association said tenants were warned of the temporary nature of the housing offer before signing their rent agreements.
MOPAC have been selling off residential properties across London as part of their 2013-16 Estate Strategy.


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Student Art Exhibition
Artists' Reception: Friday, March 8 6:00-8:00 pm | March 1, 2013
The Xavier University Department of Art is pleased to present an exhibition of student work February 25-March 27. Work from studio disciplines will be exhibited - ceramics, drawing, fibers, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Ceramic sculptures created utilizing many techniques will be presented. Drawings and paintings include a variety of media. Fiber techniques include weaving, coiling, needle felting, silk paper and mixed media. A variety of printmaking processes will be presented. Sculpture includes various materials and processes, relief and sculpture in the round.
Please join us for the artists' reception, Friday, March 8, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., at the Xavier University Art Gallery in the A. B. Cohen Center. Meet our student artists as you enjoy the art! Refreshments will be provided by the Society of Visual Arts.


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— February
By Ben Ellison
The Enthusiast
|Part 2: Blanchard's phone system is equally over the top.
But the trip to Newport was all about trying out Blanchard's systems, not shuttering them discretely behind teak. The Sony 42-inch plasma TV, driven by a KVH Tracvision 4 satellite system and a DirectTV receiver, was popped up and running all day. Despite the speed and occasional wave hits and hard turns, the picture was always rock solid—in fact, extraordinarily vivid. (And that was without KVH's just-announced add-on converter, able to decode DirectTV's new high-definition programming.) The IBM, equipped with a TV-tuner card, is also plugged into the KVH system, and one of Pervier's tasks was teaching Corey the software that can put CNN, etc. on Blanchard's monitors, either full screen or in a little window over, say, his Nobeltec charting software. Some might think television at the helm's a little over the top, especially given the three additional flat-panel TVs in the sleeping cabins, but maximum flexibility is another Corey hallmark.
Blanchard's phone system is equally over the top. VTech four-line cordless handsets are scattered around the yacht, including the engine room. Line one accesses a fixed Telular cell set (also under that busy settee), line two goes to the KVH Tracphone F33 satellite system, line three can be connected to a landline when docked, and line four is available for future developments. Moreover, the Telular wirelessly gets maximum performance via a Digital Antenna cellular amplifier/repeater (under you know what) and high-gain antenna, whose boost helps any cellphone (except Nextel) in the saloon and cabin area. In fact, guests will find Blanchard not only cell- but laptop-friendly, offering network access via built-in Ethernet ports or wirelessly via WiFi.
Such a connected guest could use not only the printer/fax, but also either of the F33's Internet modes. You can dial in like an old-fashioned phone modem or stay online indefinitely using Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS), and thus choose fee schemes either by time spent or data passed. Pervier and Corey successfully tested both modes underway, also installing KVH's Velocity compression software to speed up the Web browsing. Corey was even able to access his company's internal network and download the prior day's sales data, a process which he says will be particularly comforting during some long-distance cruises he plans on making to the Caribbean and Canadian Maritimes.
Naturally there were also double checks of Blanchard's navigation systems. They're set up so that the AP25 autopilot can be directed by the chartplotter, main PC, or the laptop, giving Corey redundancy and a choice of electronic charts to build routes on. Testing this, and thus momentarily swiping helm control from the guys on the flying bridge, caused some foot stomping—as had zooming a CNN window over their chart earlier—but we were in open water, and everyone aboard was inspired by Corey's infectious enthusiasm. He may not be a typical boat owner, but I'm beginning to wonder if there's any such thing.
The whole Blanchard experience reminded me that some honchos in the yacht industry think their products are way too complicated—that, for instance, a new vessel's electronics should come as complete and seamlessly integrated as the dashboard of a fine automobile. There's no doubt that some owners would much prefer a boat that's truly ready to go instead of a "project in progress," and I look forward to seeing systems evolve in this direction. But the industry shouldn't ignore enthusiasts like Corey, who revel in the challenge of putting together great systems. Neither should you. A good way to learn about what's possible these days is to find the Corey in your marina and ask him to show off his "crazy" electronics. Just plan to be there for a while.
This article originally appeared in the January 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.