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Yemen Times, the first and most read English newspaper of the country published in Yemen since the year 1991, devoted a place to Mr. Adnan Oktar's article in which he explained that superiority is according to taqwa (righteousness) in the Quran and thus men and women are equal, in its Ramadan pages on September 11th, 2008. (For detailed information please visit this site: www.womaninthequran.com)
The men and women of the believers are friends of one another. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong, keep up prayer and give the alms [zakat], and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat at-Tawba: 71)


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How rapidly should governments correct their fiscal deficits, which in the long run are unsustainable in the US, UK, Japan and many countries in the eurozone?
That is a question which continues to dominate the policy debate among economists. Rapid correction undoubtedly damages near term economic growth, but is intended to reduce the risk of a sovereign debt crisis coming suddenly out of the blue. Slow correction does the opposite. There is no theoretically "correct" policy on this. The result depends on how the near term loss of output should be weighed against the risk and consequences of a fiscal crisis, which is an empirical matter. (See this earlier blog: Assessing the risk of a financial crisis, which attempts to measure the risk of fiscal crisis.)
It is possible for reasonable economists to disagree about this, and for the "right" policy to be different in different countries. However, occasionally a piece of research comes along which changes the "dial" on the debate, and I believe that applies to the important Brookings Paper published last week by Brad DeLong and Larry Summers. This paper, which is well summarised here and here, essentially implies that the trade-off between near-term GDP growth and the probability of fiscal crisis can be irrelevant, because temporary fiscal expansions, at a time when interest rates are at the zero bound, are eventually self-financing. Read more

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Laser Shock Guns
This is the grown up version of your favorite childhood game. There will be no arguing about who shot who first because in this game your opponent will receive a 'shock' upon a successful hit. This brings the age old game right up to the present day with shocking technology. The pack comes with two chest plates, worn by each player, and two guns. Upon a direct hit the victim will receive a shock through the gun handle. This 'game' is not for wimps! Each player has 6 lives and the chest plate indicates the number of lives remaining/lost through 6 LED's. Players are given 5 shots each, after the last shot has been fired the player will have to reload their gun and wait 5 seconds before firing the first shot of their new round. The game can be played at two levels of varying shock intensity - high and low and the guns emit sounds when you are hit or run out of bullets.
I had a hunch slap bracelets would come back in style eventually, but I never guessed they'd double as a cell phone! How James Bond.Tags: phones, technology, gadgets, cell phones, accessories, Nokia, tech, portable, braceletsAdded 9 Years Ago from Nokia888
This watch is definitely for style and show. I have this one, and I did not use this to tell time one bit (I used my phone instead). It's a looker for sure, and serves as a good light show!Added 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com
A great addition to the house decor , aye?Added 9 Years Ago from Thegreenhead
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Nothing fancy last night, just some hanging chicken legs. Really love these rack, saves room and no need to flip the chicken. Worry free. Half were seasoned with Dizzy Pig Swamp Venom and the other half got Sucklebusters Hoochie Mama. Cooked at 375F with some cherry wood for smoke, took about 40 minutes.
Partway through the cook, taking on a reddish hue from the cherry wood
Served up with some pasta that Mrs. G whipped up, some green beans, some Simple Dinner Rolls and Johnsonville's new fully cooked sausage.
Chicken turned out fantabulous, as it always does when using the racks. I wanted to try and make the rolls on the Egg, but was a bit late getting started so they got cooked in the oven. Next time, I vow to bake them on the Egg. The new fully cooked sausage by Johnsonville.....I don't care how good a coupon you get....do NOT buy this stuff. It is not good. The texture reminded me of a hot dog and the flavor was not there. Can't remember which of the four I got, but I imagine none of them are going to be good. Won't try the other ones.


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Ground Broken for New Caprock Canyons Visitor Center
QUITAQUE, Texas — Ground has been broken for a new, 4,440-square-foot Visitor Center at Caprock Canyons State Park. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held Nov. 28 for the new center that is scheduled for completion by summer of 2007.
The $1.5 million project will include installation of a number of informative exhibits inside and outside the Visitor Center. They are designed to create a concise and cohesive interpretive narrative about the cultural and natural resources of the state park, the Texas State Bison Herd and Caprock Canyons Trailway. The exhibits are projected to be completed by fall of 2007.
Attending the groundbreaking at the park were officials of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and members of the local community. The golden shovel brigade consisted of Briscoe County Judge Wayne Nance; Caprock Partners Foundation President William Smith; Quitaque Mayor Clyde Dudley; park Superintendent Deanna Oberheu; State Parks Division Director Walt Dabney; and Patsy Harrington, who symbolically represented her late brother O. R. Stark, the Founder of the Caprock Partners Foundation.
After breaking ground at the site of the forthcoming Visitor Center, the dignitaries and local community members attended a reception at the Hope Community Center in Quitaque, where several officials spoke of their visions for the new Visitor Center. Harrington said a few words about her brother, the late O.R. Stark, who was perhaps the greatest visionary for the park.
Funding for the new visitor center came from various sources. This includes a significant donation from Buffalo Funds, a mutual fund family managed by Kornitzer Capital Management of Kansas, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. Other dollars came from TPWD state funding, plus a federal highway grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.
The Visitor Center's introductory exhibits will help park visitors better understand the natural resources of the canyonlands, the North American bison and peoples of the canyon lands. The center will include a park store, 24-hour restrooms, registration and administrative areas, and a group meeting pavilion.
There also will be a park map with wayfinding information, interpretive panels on bison conservation located at the nearby bison overlook and panels offering in-depth interpretation of selected park areas and various trails.
Caprock Canyons State Park features 14,000 acres of rugged, redrock canyonlands carved by tributaries of the Red River at the doorstep of the Texas Panhandle's High Plains. For park information, call (806) 455-1492.
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The Touq Tsh'c script was created in April 2006 by Christopher Yale Tang (唐泰川) to write his dialect of Chinese, Yoz Yangq Fad. In March 2006, after one of his classmates showed Christopher his "discovery" that Yoz Yangq Fad in Yueyang was greatly influenced by Mandarin Chinese, Christopher came up with the idea that he could devise a romanization system for the dialect. The new script for Yoz Yangq Fad was inspired by the doodlings Christopher saw around his campus, and it's name, Touq Tsh'c (涂字), means 'doodling characters'.
Yoz Yangq Fad (岳阳话 yuè yáng huà) is the dialect spoken by about 0.7 million people, mainly in the city of Yueyang in the northeast of Hunan Province, China. Another 1.8 million or so residents in Yueyang, Miluo and Lingxiang Counties speak a dialect very close to Yoz Yangq Fad. Yoz Yangq Fad is a branch of Xiang/Hunanese (湘语/湖南话) and is a typical new Xiang.
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So yesterday I was feeling a little south of the border (all the way to the Yucatan) and decided to try something a little more exotic. Never having used Achiote paste I wanted to experiment with it. This stuff is bright orange-red and smells a little like citrus, a little like iodine and reminded me of a mustard sort of smell. Anyhow, I whipped up a pretty authentic marinade I found that uses it and gave it a rip. I put a couple half chickens in the fridge overnight with it.
Sunday I pulled them out and made a fire. While I was burning all that lovely Almaden Oak, I figured I take advantage and roast a few peppers and tomatoes at the same time.
The chicken was fantastic, with everything I like about chicken all in one.
I highly recommend the marinade. You can find it here: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/M ... ed-Chicken
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Good day,
Helped a lot by people from this forum, here is our website:[URL="http://www.libromania.cl"]http://www.libromania.cl
As you can see, we offer school textbooks.Now books season is starting here, and I need to publish books lists. It is, for every school working with us, we have to publish the corresponding books that every student has to have next season, and give to the parents the individual price per book and also the total amount of money to pay.The problem is, what happens if one person doesn't need one book, he will want to buy all books but one. Then, I need a table where the book titles and prices are, and also having a check for every item, and when one item is unchecked, the total amount of money to pay also changes accordingly.
Thanks a lot!!!
This question is posted in the wrong place. Which server side language are you using to process the orders? If you tell us that then the post can be moved to the appropriate forum where people familiar with that language will be able to help.
I'm really sorry for that.I used PHP for making a function to send e-mails.
Moved to the PHP forum where it is more likely to get lots of answers.
Big question.
First off, you can accomplish what you want with Javascript, PHP or a combination of both.
Start off by forgetting about clever Javascript solutions -- what you have to start with is the basic HTML form elements and PHP.
To see one way of doing that, consider this simple script ...
echo '
';
// this array is pretending to be your mysql select result
// ie select book_id, book_name
$rows = array(
1 => 'textbook one',
2 => 'textbook two',
3 => 'textbook three',
4 => 'textbook four',
echo "<form action = '' method= 'POST'>";
foreach($rows as $key=>$value)
echo "<input type=checkbox id=book_id[$key] name=book_id[$key]>$value
" . PHP_EOL ;
echo "<input type=submit></form>";
Copy that simple script and run it, fill in different values and make sure you understand how checkboxes and PHP work.
Starting from there, you then go on and make $rows an multi-array which also contains prices, say.
But, the html only ever passes back to PHP a list of book ids (say 1 and 2 only), which when the form is posted, PHP queries the database for the prices of books 1 and 2, and passes back to the user the prices which PHP has totalled up.
so even if the user sees:
[checkbox] - Textbook One - $12.99[checkbox] - Textbook One - $10.99
You do not send prices back from the interface to PHP.
The next steps you take might be to show us how you store books, id, titles and prices - in a database?
Thanks alot for your help!!!
About the page, it is very simple ... we have no database. It only shows stuff in HTML with CSS. The only PHP code is a small server side code for sending e-mails e-mail from the contact form page using mail() function in a separate .php file.
I will be checking and testing the code you sent me in order to learn how to work. Is it possible to use it without database? I mean, make the calculations in the table itself and not just publish the values calculated externally?
The final goal of all this is to have a final amount for payment in a variable for using it as an input in any online payment method, for instance Paypal.
Thanks again!!!
The nub of my point was this:
That you can write in HTML all the prices and descriptions you want, but some unscrupulous person can change the total to 1 penny, and submit that to your email script, and to your paypal account, so you have to work out the full price on the backend (in PHP).
If you are just dabbling with PHP and don't want/need a database you could just have a multi-array and maintain it by hand, put that in a file called books_array.php
You'd then include() the file with that array in two scripts.
Lets name them:
books.php (the HTML form)order.php (the form "handler" or processor)
// set up your array here
$books = array(
0 => array(
'id' => 1,
'title' => 'Textbook One',
'price' => 12.99,
1 => array(
'title' => 'Textbook Two',
'price' => 10.99,
// and so on
include 'books_array.php';
// enter your page html here ...
// start your form ....
foreach($books as $bk){
// this is on two lines so you can read it without scrolling on SP
echo '
<input type=checkbox name=book_id['. $bk['id'] . '] id=book_id['. $bk['id']
. '] >' . $bk['price'] . ' : ' . $bk['title'] . '
';
// end your form
// the rest of your html
include 'books_array.php';
// check which books were picked
// grab the price
// add the prices up
// send the email
// sent to paypal
// send notification to the user onscreen **
** you might want to do this first, kind of "are you sure you want to order all these books for $xx.xx?"
I have just pseudocoded roughly what order.php should do, but you should get the gist, that you maintain a single array of books, but that it serves 2 purposes - to generate the html list, and to provide something to generate the prices from.
We can fill out those lines of pseudocode when you have got had a play with that and got some more realistic data loaded, filled out your html page and so on.
Great!! Thanks a lot!
I will start working on it and keeping you posted.
Done by now!
I copied the code n two files and uploaded them. It is working fine, as you can see in:
The point is I was not clear enough, so there is something else I need to ask you.The idea of our website is not to offer a list of many books to every person to pick some of them ... but, every school defines the books for every grade for next school season, so parents have to buy texts according to grades of their children.
So what indeed we have is many small predefined lists, one per grade per school.We are implementing one webpage per school, it is, when parents select a school, a new webpage is displayed with a list of all grades(here we have 12 grades) from 1 to 12, so when they select one of them, a new webpage is opened, with the small list of textbooks indicated by the school for this specific grade.
In other words:step 1: parents access websitestep 2: go to customers -> school where their children studystep 3: select the grade where their first child will attend next school seasonstep 4: a list of texts defined by the school for this level is displayed, all checked and ready to checkoutstep 5: it is possible to uncheck one or more textbooks, if desiredstep 6: checkout
Sorry for my lack of explanation. What I try to say is according to the grade and school, a different textbook list will be displayed.
Thanks a lot!!
The idea of our website is not to offer a list of many books to every person to pick some of them ... but, every school defines the books for every grade for next school season, so parents have to buy texts according to grades of their children.
Well you are miles away from nailing that problem if you need me to explain how a html form and a simple PHP array work.
Not trying to put you off -- just to give you a reality check -- and to ask what is your first goal?
(plus, how do you do this task at the moment then?)
About your last question, we are starting selling to parents, so we need to implement this now.
The first goal is to be able to show for every person, textbooks according to his/her child (selecting school and grade), and offering an online payment method.
Is it possible, for instance, try this?:- create different "books_array_nn.php" files, one per grade- have a webpage per school with all grades, each one linking to the corresponding table, in order to show it properly- allow people to unclick textbooks- proceed with checkout
Hi again,
When you say:
// enter your page html here ...
I added my HTML code like this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd" >
But I guess as the file is PHP, it is not in the proper format, and include sentences are considered comments.
Could you please let me know how should I add HTML code within a PHP file?
You can mix PHP and the text you want on the page:
// include something here
<form method=post action=order.php>
// echo your form elements ...

<input type-submit>
re different arrays:
Are you saying that Grade 6, say, for all schools is the same list of books?
If so then yes, that would be a good way to start - have different named arrays, just give them an easy to remember name:
$books_grade_6 = array() // etc
Unfortunately, texts lists for same grade are not the same for different schools, but at this moment we have only one school where parents will purchase us directly from website (others schools purchase from us directly and provide books to the parents).I agree that this way is not a long-term solution if more schools use it, but I guess it is easier than do it using a database, and allow me to know more about PHP/HTML, and maybe better prepared to implement a database solution as a next step.
About integrating HTML in a .php file, please considerate I have defined sections and include them in other .shtm files using #include. I guess this format is wrong for .php files, as they recognize those includes as comments, as in this case:
<?phpinclude 'dsstgo_list_1B.php'; ?>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd" >

// start your form ....
foreach($books as $bk){
// this is on two lines so you can read it without scrolling on SP
echo '
<input type=checkbox name=book_id['. $bk['id'] . '] id=book_id['. $bk['id'] . '] >' . $bk['price'] . ' : ' . $bk['title'] . '
';
// end your form
// the rest of your html

Could you please let me know the right format? Should I avoid using #include sentences?
Hi again!!
I was wandering about this situation, and I guess one possible solution is:to have one .php file with all text lists for all levels of one schoolto have a webpage with radiobuttons, in order to select the desired gradedepending the selected grade there is a variable with a certain value, and a based on this variable, a new page with the corresponding table is displayed
Sounds it good?Please take a look to the code I sent you in my last e-mail. There is something I am making wrong including html sentences in a .php file.
I'm not familiar with #include - I have not used anything like that for a long time.
Your idea with radio buttons to choose a single grade is a sound one, though you could use a select box too.
Yes, you do need to look into using a database this may sound daunting, but it is quite easy to grasp as long as you give yourself long enough time to digest and understand the rules that apply and the specialist terms used -- then you will be in a good position to ask pertinent questions(the Mysql forum on Sitepoint is very very good).
Your PHP/HTML will not care whether it is iterating through a PHP array from a csv file, database or a hand-maintained array - so you still have to keep improving that and thinking about what you want to get from your application.
how are you going to store orders?how will you maintain each school/grade/books list?will you eventually permit the schools to login and alter their own grade/books lists?
You need to think big, but start small as you have done.
I guess you are right. I will start dealing with databases. Could you please suggest a website/online course for noobies?
Thanks a lot!
I was reading about Mysql during the weekend. I am at this moment working in define identities and attributes. I have some doubts and I created a new post:http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?790455-Creating-entities-and-attributes
I'd appreciate if you could take a look.


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You Spin Me Right Round, Baby: Why Poor Defensive Rotations are Killing the Rockets
We've all been spoiled. During the Rudy Tomjanovich era, the Rockets didn't have the best athletes or even the best one-on-one defenders (a certain center excepted), but they played lock down defense. When Jeff Van Gundy manned the ship, the team had an odd mix of players, none of whom were particularly big (another center excepted) or overly athletic, yet they were consistently one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Continue reading
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Whimsical elegance best describes each piece in this wonderful collection. Because each piece of lighting and tuffets are handmade and crafted by Texas artist Teresa Thompson no two are exactly the same.
Notice the hand made quality that gives tribute to the individuality of each piece so indulge yourself and enjoy the difference well-designed quality crafted accessories make in your home.
Add a Just Too Cute lamp chandelier or tuffet to your child's room to make it completely unique!Custom orders are available please call a sales representative at 888-557-0255 for assistance.This Frog Chandelier is available in small (20 x 16) or large (25 x 18). It comes with a 17'' chain. Professional installation is recommended.


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mongerian equivalent of Plato, only fictionalized. originated in the publication of "Patriarchy: The Case of the Gent". In character, he was able to see the complex inner-workings of the universe to which the human or mind's eye could not ever see; was known for his trademark pigtails and purple, cessated, sparkle-covered genitalia; today, is known in the traditional folktale "Supra", where he would hover the earths atmosphere on the tail of a comet, waiving at passerbys in cold, frigid nights once every 200 years in mid-December; his original maiden name was "Elyipshunweisre Blanuk" in "Patriarchy"
generally told to children that "If you are caught playing with your genitalia outside, Cosmic Christ will strike them away with lightning", in order to deter children from enjoying pleasurable sexual experiences outside at too young an age, similar to, por ejemplo, "The Boogie Man" or "The Toothfairy"; simply a fictional character used as a scare tactic.
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Wow, this is beautiful. It's a simple lamp that sits on the floor, the interior is mylar covered with a beautiful garden motif that projects out of the lamp when it's switched on. it's pretty when you're using and when your not - what could be better?
This is such a sweet an interesting symbolic ritual. The two porcelain rings come joined and upon breaking them, the couple is now 'engaged'. From studio frederik roije.Tags: jewelry, rings, wedding, engagement, love, ritual, engagement rings, frederik roijeAdded 7 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
The ubiquitous tord boontje garland is now available as a table lamp in silver (polished steel) or gold (polished brass) finish. $155. USDAdded 7 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
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Spring is really here! This leaf umbrella give you the protection that you need from the rain and spring snow. It also is so whimsical and a reminder to everyone that soon everything will bloom!
This container is made from repurposed tire and wicker. Made by disadvantaged Vietnamese youths, the production of these products provides them with artisinal training. Style for a good cause!Added 8 Years Ago from Artecnicainc
Icy Bling for your drink. I think it would be fun to make the ice cubes with different colors of fruit juice to add a little color and flavor to a drink.
I actually just got this as a hostess gift and I FREAKING LOVE IT.
Why not put your toothpicks on display in this silicon tooth - toothpick holder?
I don't drink coffee... therefore I very rarely hold a coffee mug! However, this is one mug I'd drink my Diet Coke out of!
I'm sure I recommended another like this before, but I reiterate. This would make such a fantastic and whimsical statement in an entryway. I love the retro style of the owl and it's fantastic functionality as an umbrella stand.Added 9 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
With the roman numeral candles, you can make embarrassing someone by outing there age an artful display.
"Mr is always getting himself into stick situations," so says the web site. But really, i think he's getting you out of stick situations. One way or another, this is one nice tape dispenser.Tags: home, office supplies, office, gifts, tapes, decor, work, paper, organizationAdded 9 Years Ago from Aandkuniquegifts
Now instead of cutting down a tree, I can tape my wall in the shape of a tree!. Or this would look really cute on your wrapped presents.Tags: home, office, tapes, decorations, supply, gifts, gift wraps, holiday, ChristmasAdded 9 Years Ago from Fredflare
Keep your toothbrush in this giant sized and quite healthy looking tooth of a toothbrush holder. Perhaps it will help remind you why you should brush for that whole two minutes.Tags: gifts, bathroom, bath, teeth, designer, bathroom accessories, sinks, toothbrush, dentistAdded 9 Years Ago from Shopmodi
This is cute and would make a great gift.
Lawn ornaments, especially the flamingo, are an American cultural icon/ phenomenon. So why miss out on all the fun. Heres a flamingo for you potted plants. These would probably also look good on a cake.Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
Amazing lighting embellishment. This one is my favorite.Tags: home, lighting, lamps, home decor, decor, living, brass, chandeliers, floralAdded 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
The same lighting piece by tord boontje in green.Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
Designer Tord Boontje makes these beautiful cut out light embellishments. I saw these in a friend of a friends place a couple of years back and it looked amazing over his dining room table.Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
This would look so beautiful in my living room. GD shame that I just bought a floor lamp from Target. This is a little better than a Target floor lamp (I still love you, Target - I'm just sayin).Tags: home, lighting, light, gifts, decor, house, dining rooms, apartments, interior decoratingAdded 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
For People that hate their food touching!!! Problem solved!Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
Colorful way to write Mom "hello."Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
Nice, shiny, fancy light to warm any living room or porch.
A person with a sweet tooth's candy jar & a helpful reminder to brush. ^_^Added 9 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
Cables and cords no longer have be stuffed away and hidden thanks to think cute little bauble.Tags: home, gadgets, storage, accessories, office, organization, desk, organizing, funnyAdded 9 Years Ago from Shopmodi
Interesting clock.Tags: home, interior design, home decor, clocks, bedroom, decor, house, interior decor, workAdded 10 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
For all of you art lovers out there, here's a creative contemporary alternative to the boring traditional floor lamps we all love to hate.Added 10 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
This purple/lilac light looks so fresh and very "now"!Tags: lighting, purple, march trend, pendant lightsAdded 10 Years Ago from Modernpoverty
I think this is a fantastic idea. Why you ask? Well I will tell you! I live in a small town home and I don't have a yard to tend to. So all my plants are inside, but they seem lonely and plain :( Not anymore! Even my aero garden l... I think this is a fantastic idea. Why you ask? Well I will tell you! I live in a small town home and I don't have a yard to tend to. So all my plants are inside, but they seem lonely and plain :( Not anymore! Even my aero garden looks jealous. It doesn't hurt that I live on gnome street ;)Tags: Garden, decorations, gnomes, indoor plants, springdesignAdded 10 Years Ago from Modernpoverty


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I was at BJ's yesterday and noticed that they sell brisket flats, and thought I might try to do one low and slow on my Weber gasser to "put my money where my mouth is" (see the Grill on a Smoker? thread.) I figure if I can succeesd with the most difficult cut to get right, I can do anyting. So, I have some questions for the expert smokers out there.
- Any trimming recommended?
- Recommended rub
- Mop or not? If so, what mop?
- Fat side up or down?
- Approximate cook time per pound? (seems to me I've read 1 1/2 hours per pound?)
- Internal temperature to cook to?
- Rest how long?
- Any special slicing technique? (across grain, thin/thick, vefrtical or along the flat?)
- Anything else I need to know?


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Preheat oven to 350°.
CRUST: Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Add oil and mix until consistency of cornmeal and add Edensoy. Form into a ball of dough. Roll out the dough, and place in a 9" pie plate. Crimp edges of the dough with your fingers and trim excess dough.
PECAN FILLING: Place malt, Edensoy, oil and agar flakes in a saucepan. Cook over a low flame, stirring frequently, until the agar dissolves, about 15 to 20 minutes. Turn flame to high and cook until mixture foams. Remove from flame, whisk in the vanilla and stir in the pecans. Pour into the pie shell.
TO BAKE: Bake pie for 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 1 hour. As it cools the filling will set.
Per serving - 390 calories, 24 gram fat (53% calories from fat), 5 gram protein, 42 gram carbohydrate, 2 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 72 milligram sodium


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DAVE Attwood admits it would be a fitting end to Nick Abendanon's career with Bath Rugby if they can reach the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final.
Sunday's 39-7 victory over Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup helped ease their slight slump in form domestically which had seen Bath lose two of their last three Aviva Premiership games.
Nonetheless, Attwood and co are currently sitting pretty in fourth place and now in the semi-finals of the Amlin where they will face London Wasps.
And lock Attwood insists they are going to continue fighting on both fronts for 27-year-old full-back Abendanon – who leaves for Clermont Auvergne in the summer after nine years at The Rec.
"It would be great for someone like Nick, a stalwart at this club, if we could end the season on a high," said Attwood, who returns to former club Gloucester in Saturday's Aviva Premiership derby at Kingsholm (3.15pm).
"It's a great opportunity for us to show how much we appreciate his efforts over the years.
"He'll be missed, there's no doubt about that, he's one of the standout players every week when he takes to the field.
"He never needs any motivation to get up for the challenge, he gives everything every time and puts his body on the line.
"We need to show we are capable of winning silverware, not just competing, and the win over Brive was good for everyone after a bit of a rough patch.
"We're getting to that business end of the season now and we need to get back to winning ways if we want to get into the play-offs.
"Sale Sharks are playing well at the moment, but we can't worry about them or anyone else, it's about our own performances and results.
"It's also a sign of how far we've come that we're slightly disappointed to only be fourth at this stage, and in a semi-final of a European competition."
While thoughts of Twickenham on May 31 and the Aviva Premiership final are definitely playing on the mind of Attwood, he is also excited about the prospect of tackling Wasps in Europe at the end of April.
And the 27-year-old believes it could be an advantage to take on fellow Aviva Premiership opposition.
"It's a semi-final, it's a big opportunity in a big competition and it's a result which we can very much secure (against Wasps)," added Attwood.
"Silverware is a big driver for us, and we obviously know a bit about Wasps, more than we would about a French side so it's good in that respect."
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First, the American Academy of Pediatrics is not politically neutral in the gun debate. The AAP supports standard Left positions, including "federal firearms legislation that bans assault weapon sales and the sales of high capacity magazines" and "the strongest possible regulations of handguns for civilian use." The AAP also recommends that parents "NEVER have a gun in the home" ("NEVER" capitalized in their statement). Their website also cites the now-discredited 1986 claim that, "A gun kept in the home is 43 times more likely to kill someone known to the family than to kill someone in self-defense."
However, numerous scholars have noted that most of those unfortunate deaths were suicides that would have likely still occurred even if no gun had been available. David Kopel of the Independence Institute observed that after excluding such suicides, the ratio was closer to 2-to-1. Furthermore, comparing numbers of accidental or unlawful deaths to justified deaths of criminals is misleading, because it fails to include many nonlethal self-defense uses of firearms. Depending on the source, there are 800,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year where law-abiding gun owners deter criminals without firing a shot (let alone killing the bad guy).


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Just a week after people were warned front line services could be axed in council cuts, it has emerged the council is spending more than £500 on coasters.
Sutton Council said spending £583 on coasters reminding workers of phone and computer protocol and £748 on lanyards reminding workers to put residents first represent good value for money - despite the council last week warning difficult decisions lie ahead as it fights to make savings of £40m in the next four years.
It comes despite warnings from the council leader last week of difficult decisions lie ahead as it fights to make savings of £40m in the next four years.
Last week, Sutton Council launched Sutton's Future, a campaign aimed at letting members of the public influence how savings are made in the next four years.
Council leader Ruth Dombey said the council had made savings of more than £30m since 2011 without affecting front line services, but said further savings are likely to have a greater impact.
Opposition politicians and campaigners are calling on the council to keep a closer eye on its own spending before it cuts services.
One council worker read about his employer's plans to make cuts in the staff newsletter and then turned the page to read about its plans to purchase the coasters.
The worker, who asked not to be named, said: "It feels like they are taking the mick.
"On one page I'm reading a letter from the chief executive [Niall Bolger] talking about how things are going to be difficult and then a couple of pages later I'm reading about them buying a load of coasters.
"It just doesn't fit right."
The coasters are part of the council's 'connect smarter' campaign that aims to make it easier for employers to contact their workmates by making sure they have up to date email signatures and that they log in to the phone system every day.
The lanyards are part of the 'putting residents first' programme that aims to promote the principles of customer service the council wants people to follow.
Councillor Tim Crowley, leader of Sutton's Conservatives, said: "Saving starts at home. There's the old saying 'look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves', and I think that applies here.
"I don't see why people have to have coasters and lanyards to remind them of these things.
"It seems like a waste of money to me and it is a cheek to ask people to accept cuts in services when there are still things like this going on.
"It makes you wonder what else they are wasting money on."
Dia Chakravarty, political director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Residents will struggle to understand how the council can possibly spend a single penny of taxpayers' money on these coasters and lanyards when its having to make such huge savings.
"Hard-pressed families pay taxes to fund essential front-line services, the council mustn't forget this."
Sutton Council spokesman defended the purchases and said: "We created lanyards and coasters to encourage and remind staff to follow important guidelines.
"These campaigns can make a big difference in improving the service we give at a time when our shrinking workforce is managing around 800 services for a growing population of residents."
"We spent £748 on lanyards and £583 on coasters for our staff and we feel this is a good investment in raising standards and being more efficient."


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Opening Sunshine State Conference action, the Saint Leo women's soccer team (2-3-0, 1-0-0 SSC ) defeated Lynn University (0-3-1, 0-1-0 SSC), 2-1, in double overtime Wednesday afternoon from the McCusker Sports Complex in Boca Raton, Fla.
Stephanie Marran and Ari Foreman proved to be the Lions' goal scorers as they connected with tallies in the fifth and 101st minute. In between goal, Lions' keeper Abby Evan posted a season-high 13 saves as they Lions etched their first conference win.
In a first half that featured 19 combined shots, including 12 on-goal, it was the Lions who broke through with the initial tally as Marran notched her first goal of the season.
Striking in the fifth minute, Marran made a strong run down the middle of the field and received a precision loft from Adrianna Johnson from left edge. Marran settled the one bouncer with the top of her head and slotted it into the left corner from five yards out.
Both teams registered near-miss chances over the course of the next 40 minutes, but both goalkeepers proved to be up for the challenge. Lions' goalie Abby Evans produced six of the 12 combined saves, while keeping the Fighting Knights off the board heading into the half.
Continuing her outstanding effort in net, Evans set the tone for the remainder of the game as her point blank save in the 49th minute kept the Lions in front.
Sparked by Evans, stout defending by the Lions protected the Saint Leo lead until the 73rd minute when Lynn's Tatiana Penagos took a deflected pass and launched a 30-yard shot to towards mouth of goal. Unfortunately for Evans, the ball was too far out of the reach of her mitts and found the upper left corner of the net, equalizing the contest at one.
With Saint Leo's late game chances being scooped up by Meghan Dolan, the game was sent to overtime, the first OT session between the two since 2008.
With the first overtime not producing any offensive, it was an opportunistic Foreman who pushed the Lions to victory as she, with a defender at her hip, rocketed a shot from the left edge of the 18-yard box into the upper right portion of the net, snapping the Lions three-match losing streak
Saint Leo is now 11-6 all-time against Lynn.
The Lions will return home for an SSC contest with Barry University on Saturday, September 15. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. from University Soccer Field.
For more on the women's soccer program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook at facebook.com/saintleolions, and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter at Twitter.com/saintleolions.


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The King History ForgotTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Who was this ruler of bygone ages?
Who was this monarch of old?
Why is he absent from history's pages?
Why of him is so little told?
His little daughter had music skill.
He was a man of jolly mirth;
His amphitheater topped a hill,
But we'd know little of his worth,
Someone wrote a bit of rhyme
That gave him immortality.
His name is said now throughout time,
In lines known well to you and me.
What is this king's name?
HintPipe and bowl
Answer"Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three."
King Cole was a ruler in the British Isles in the third century. According to some writings, he built the city of Colchester, which means "Cole's stronghold". Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in the twelfth century that his daughter was a skilled musician. Other writings claim she was the mother of Constantine the Great; however, there is no firm basis for that story.
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One of the distorted beliefs of Christianity is the supposed deification of the Prophet Jesus (as) (Surely Allah is beyond that) and the claim that he is the son of Allah (Surely Allah is beyond that). These corrupt beliefs may prevent some people from recognizing the Prophet Jesus (as) when this holy prophet returns to Earth. This twisted belief is revealed as follows in the Qur'an:
Those who say that the Messiah, son of Mary, is Allah are unbelievers… (Surat al-Ma'ida, 72)
People of the Book! Do not go to excess in your religion. Say nothing but the truth about Allah. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only the Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He cast into Mary, and a Spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His Messengers. Do not say, "Three."… (Surat an-Nisa', 171)
Like all the other prophets, the Prophet Jesus (as) is a holy human being, chosen, honorable and valued in the Sight of Allah. He is a servant whom our Lord has created with moral virtues and faith that will serve as a role model for all people. He preached that people should believe in Allah, the One and Only, without falling into polytheism. When the Prophet Jesus (as) returns to Earth he will rid Christianity of these corrupted beliefs. He will call on people to turn to our Lord, to live for His approval alone, to remember that they will give account on the Day of Judgment, to abandon all forms of false belief and practice and to adhere to religious moral values. The Prophet Jesus (as) will personally explain how the claims made by some people who hold Christian beliefs are a great falsehood and how he is merely a human being and a prophet of Allah. We are told in the Qur'an how the Prophet Jesus (as) told people to have faith in Allah without falling into polytheism:
… The Messiah said, "Tribe of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. If anyone associates anything with Allah, Allah has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will be the Fire. The wrongdoers will have no helpers." (Surat al-Ma'ida, 72)
One of the false claims that unbelievers have made throughout the course of history in order to avoid believing and heeding the calls of the prophets is that, like them, the prophets were humans, for which reason they would not believe in them. In fact, such ideas are dishonest excuses made by these people in order not to have faith. Allah has revealed in the Qur'an how such people asked the messengers to perform miracles so that they could believe, but that when our Lord worked these miracles as a blessing they still refused to come to faith:
They have sworn by Allah with their most earnest oaths that if a sign comes to them they will believe in it. Say: "The signs are in Allah's control alone." What will make you realize that even if a sign did come, they would still not believe? (Surat al-An'am, 109)
Indeed, the answer given by the past unbelievers to the messengers once again reveals the distorted logical framework of such people. Our Prophet Muhammad (saas) received a similar response when he called on his own community to live by religious moral precepts. The corrupt attitude displayed by these people is revealed as follows in the Qur'an:
They say, "What is the matter with this Messenger that he eats food and walks in the market-place? Why has an angel not been sent down to him so that it can be a warner along with him? Why has treasure not been showered down on him? Why does he not have a garden to give him food?" The wrongdoers say, "You are merely following a man who is bewitched." See how they make comparative judgments about you. They are misguided and cannot find the way. (Surat al-Furqan, 7-9)
As we are told in these verses, the excuses they made caused these people to deviate from the true path. Some people may well make the same excuses in order to avoid following and supporting the Prophet Jesus (as) when he returns to Earth. The propaganda engaged in by such people, using the distorted logic in question, may prevent a great many people from recognizing the Prophet Jesus (as). With the support of circles that are eager to preserve the distorted beliefs of Christianity, these people may engage in activities to deter people from going along with the Prophet Jesus (as) when he returns. They may seek to turn people away from the Prophet Jesus (as) by means of various lies and false suggestion. They may seek to deceive people using lies similar to those revealed in the Qur'an:
They said, "Are we to follow a human being, one of us? Then we would truly be misguided, quite insane!" (Surat al-Qamar, 24)
If you were to obey a human being like yourselves, you would, in that case, definitely be the losers. (Surat al-Muminun, 34)
However, as revealed in another verse, "The Messiah, the son of Mary, was only a Messenger, before whom other messengers came and went. His mother was a woman of truth. Both of them ate food. See how We make the signs clear to them!..." (Surat al-Ma'ida, 75), believers know that the Prophet Jesus (as) is only a messenger of Allah, but also a very valued human being in His Sight. When the Prophet Jesus (as) returns to Earth at the times deemed appropriate by Allah, they will bind themselves to him with a sincere love and respect based on that awareness, and will support him in the finest manner.


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Claye earns bronze in triple jump
Published: Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 11:44 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 11:44 p.m.
Florida track alum Will Claye captured a bronze medal in the triple jump Sunday, the final day of the World Track Championships in Moscow, edging out another former Gator Christian Taylor for the honor.
Claye, who won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, jumped 57 feet, 5.75 inches. Taylor, who won the gold medal in London, finished in fourth with a 56-5.25.
Teddy Tamgho of France won the gold medal at 59-2.25, while Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Cuba won the silver with a 58-0.25.
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I have noticed that I have got lots of hits from mobile phones. I wonder if anyone has got advice for using these types of devices. There are different types of mobile devices and some are much bigger than the others. Should I redirect to another website just for mobile devices.
What sort of scripts should I use to detect mobile devices?
Should I create a menu just for mobile devices?
The W3C have a "[Mobile Web Best Practices" document, which is not too heavy going and should provide you with plenty of food for thought. They also have a "[URL="http://validator.w3.org/mobile/"]Mobile OK Checker](http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/)". You can run your site through that, and it will let you know roughly how usable it is for mobile devices.
There are problems with redirecting mobiles to a different version of the site:
For a start, if you're doing it by the User-Agent string, you've got to have a huge long list and constantly update it, in order to keep on top of the changing mobile market.
For a second, you'll need some way to allow mobile users to 'opt-out' and use the regular site.
For a third, you then have increased your workload by having two sites running in parallel.
That isn't to say you shouldn't do it, but they are things to be careful of before you go down that route. There are other options, such as mobile stylesheets. If you're doing that, the most recent thought seems to be that a good strategy is to design for a low-function mobile first, then use media queries to progressively add better graphics, layout and larger display for larger viewports right up to desktop size – you would probably then want to use conditional comments to specifically target IE6-8, which doesn't recognise media queries.
The advantage of using stylesheets in this way is that you're only maintaining one site, so once you've got the extra layouts set up there's no real extra workload; you don't have to worry about keeping an up-to-date list of mobile User-Agents, and you don't have to worry about how to signpost the different sites. The disadvantage is that because you're only changing the styling, and not the code, you can't optimise the site as fully as you can with a completely separate site.
Most larger sites that tend to need this approach use some type of template which the pages content is injected. So in the ideal world one could develop a site using a mobile first approach than switch out the main wrapper for site based on page detection. It seems like most of the performance implications always lies with all masthead, footer and rails anyway. Ditch rending those server-side and everything else can be changed with CSS. In theory…
There are servers out there who do just this: maintain a long list and keep it updated. Stephanie Rieger mentions it in one of her slides.
Of course, when the other vendors change their UA strings to all say "Apple webkit something something" we'll all be screwed anyway and we'll find some other insidious way to find out who's requesting one of our pages. <rubs hands together evilly/> yesss, yesss...
The most recent podcast was on this exact topic. Check out the author of the Mobile First book, Luke Woblxsomethingorother. Link
Maybe you'll be interested in reading his book.
I just call him Luke W, and lots of other people do too, for that reason : )
Meh...I'm not familiar with him.
Is he a pretty big dev/designer?
He's kinda big about responsive whatnot and especially user interaction with HTML forms. He has a whole book somewhere about "Don't make people fill in a bunch of crap before letting them try something out" and hates those sites that make people register for no good reason (usually the company or site just wants your info but it's not necessary for things like trying out a demo etc).
Instead of user-agent, you can adjust your site based on the screen resolution. Tablets and mobile phones differ in screen resolution.
But screen size/resolution doesn't correlate 1:1 with bandwidth, CPU, or capabilities regarding things like Javascript. An iThing is about as capable as a laptop like mine, except it is running on a battery. A Blackberry however may have similar screen size to an iPhone but less CSS and JS ability. Some mobiles have separate keyboards. Some have only on-screen keyboards. And wi-fi... I have my computer sitting now connected to wi-fi in my house, and it's pretty fast. I bring this same laptop to some coffee place with 30 other users and suddenly the same websites take three times as long to load.
If you see a big trafic to your website from mobile devices then your site needs a mobile version. Your website is unlikely mobile-friendly and that causes many difficulties to your clients. Here are some additional reasons why you need it http://www.in.gov/visitindiana/techcorner/index.php/2012/06/05/5-reasons-why-you-need-a-mobile-website-right-now/


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August 23, 2017
St. Albert Community Events
"Give the Gift of Life" Fun Run and Walk
Event Description:
Please register to participate in the Annual, Give the Gift of Lifeť Fun Run & Walk in St. Albert. The event takes place Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Lions Park in St. Albert. It will be a fun morning for exercise, food and entertainment by The Hanson Jeans. All funds raised at this event go the Kidney Foundation of Canada in support of raising awareness for organ and tissue awareness. The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Northern Alberta & Territories Branch is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that works, with the help of the community, to provide kidney care and fund research in support of the 1.9 million Canadians with chronic kidney disease Services include peer support, education, and emergency funding.
Lions Park
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City: St. Albert
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I managed to create a pdf file that contains a histogram, which is stored on the server.
my problem is: I want to display the window "save as" in the browser to give customers the possibility to save the file locally and I do not know how
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import string
from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet
from reportlab.lib.units import cm
from reportlab.graphics.charts.barcharts import VerticalBarChart
from reportlab.graphics.shapes import Drawing
from reportlab.platypus import *
from reportlab.lib import colors
elements = []
styles = getSampleStyleSheet()
doc = SimpleDocTemplate('C:/nombre_panne.pdf')
elements.append(box(Paragraph("Nombre de pannes",styles['Title'])))
# A Spacer, fairly intuitively, occupies a certain amount of Space
# in the document.
elements.append(Spacer(0, 0.5 * cm))
# Create a chart 'Drawing'
chart = VerticalBarChart()
# Set the starting point to be (0, 0). Changing this value changes
# the position that the chart is rendered at within it's 'Drawing'
# space, which we create below.
chart.x = 0
chart.y = 0
# This determines the width, in centimeters (you could use 'inch'
# as well) of the chart on the paper, as well as the height.
chart_width = 8*cm
chart_height = 3*cm
chart.height = chart_height
chart.width = chart_width
# The vertical ticks will be labeled from 0 with a value every
# 15 units, spaced so that the maximum value is 60.
chart.valueAxis.valueMin = 0
chart.valueAxis.valueMax = 60
chart.valueAxis.valueStep = 15
# Put the labels at the bottom with an interval of 8 units,
# -2 units below the axis, rotated 30 degrees from horizontal
chart.categoryAxis.labels.dx = 8
chart.categoryAxis.labels.dy = -2
chart.categoryAxis.labels.angle = 30
# The text box's NE corner (top right) is located at the above
# coordinate
chart.categoryAxis.labels.boxAnchor = 'ne'
# Our various horizontal axis labels
catNames = ['Jan-06', 'Feb-06', 'Mar-06', 'Apr-06', 'May-06','Jun-06', 'Jul-06', 'Aug-06']
chart.categoryAxis.categoryNames = catNames
# Some random data to populate the chart with.
chart.data = [(8, 5, 20, 22, 37, 28, 30, 47)]
# Since the 'Chart' class itself isn't a 'Flowable', we need to
# create a 'Drawing' flowable to contain it. We want the basic
# area to be the same size as the chart itself, so we will
# initialize it with the chart's size.
drawing = Drawing(chart_width, chart_height)
# Add the Chart containing Drawing to our elements list
elements.append(Spacer(0, 2 * cm))
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ORLANDO, Fla. - In a jailhouse interview with investigative reporter Tony Pipitone, 18-year-old Erica Pugh says she was talking with her boyfriend on her cellphone moments before he shot Orange County sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Scott Pine.
[VIDEO: Tony Pipitone's 5 p.m. report | 6 p.m. report | 7 p.m. report | Full 45-minute interview]
Pugh said Benjamin Holtermann, the wanted felon she came to Florida with from Maryland in December, called her cell after she had abandoned the stolen car deputies say they we using to help burglarize cars.
She said Holtermann told her he was on street named, in part, "Westminster."
"He tells me he loved me. 'I see deputy coming toward me.' I'm here I love you," Pugh recalled, adding she would be detained by another deputy not long after that call disconnected.
In a wide-ranging, tearful interview at the Orange County jail, Pugh said she sped away Monday night in the stolen car from a citizen who suspected she was involved with another man, later identified as Holtermann, in car burglaries.
She dumped the car in less than one minute, as Holtermann ran away from the scene on foot, she said.
After walking in the neighborhood for what she estimated may have been nearly 20 minutes, she said she got the cell call from Holtermann just as a deputy was approaching her.
Watch Local 6 at 11 p.m. for more on this story.
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Each cupcake serves 1.
Prepare color flow or royal icing; tint desired shades for faces with icing color. Pipe tip 2 puddles on waxed paper; let dry overnight. With FoodWriter edible markers, add facial features and hair.
Line jumbo muffin pan with baking cups. Fill 2/3 full with your favorite cupcake recipe or batter from a mix. Bake according to recipe instructions. Cool completely.
Roll out jumbo spice drops on surface sprinkled with granulated sugar; cut two propeller shapes for each copter with knife. Set aside.
Insert wafer cookie into side of cupcake to create the helicopter tail. Spatula ice tops of cupcakes with white buttercream icing. Outline cockpit area with tip 6 yellow buttercream outline. Attach puddle face to cockpit. Cover remaining helicopter and tail area with red buttercream tip #13 stars. Attach propellers with dots of icing.


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Team Langley, which includes Josh Langley and Timbo Mangun, continued their dirt racing success last weekend at Sumter Speedway.
Mangum and Langley made the trip over to Sumter Speedway for the famous Turkey Day Race.
Over the course of this past weekend at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, N.C., the track drew a host of drivers from across the United States. Two Lancaster Super Speedway drivers captured wins in the King of the Carolinas event.
Carolina Speedway in Gastonia will host a major race this weekend.
The three-day event opens today and will continue Saturday and Sunday.
With Lancaster Super Speedway racing over for the 2013 season, some other area tracks are still running into the fall campaign.
The nearest track to Lancaster will be Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney.
The final race for the 2013 racing season at Lancaster Super Speedway featured plenty of action.
In addition to the racing, the points awards were awarded to the top five in each division and special awards.
Lancaster Super Speedway returns to racing for the final time on the 2013 season Saturday, Oct. 12.
Lancaster Super Speedway will take the night off Saturday, Oct. 5.
Racing is slated to return Saturday, Oct. 12. The divisions running and information for Oct. 12th are still to be set.
Lancaster Super Speedway celebrated a special night Saturday, Sept. 28 as four new members were inducted into the Lancaster Super Speedway Hall Of Fame.
The inductees were Wayne Webster, Wayne Thrift, Frank Thomas along with Timmy Cauthen and Tommy Cauthen of Cauthen Motors.
Lancaster Super Speedway will host its annual Hall Of Fame Race on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the half-mile oval.
The LSS 2013 Hall of Fame inductees are Wayne Webster, engine builder/team owner; Frank Thomas, track official/racer/team owner; Wayne Thrift, championship driver; and Cauthen Motors, longtime sponsor.
Lancaster Super Speedway will be hosting the Red Rose Spectacular, with the Cauthen Motors Pure Street Division and Vintage Division highlighting the racing night Saturday, Sept. 22
In the Cauthen Motors Pure Street Division, this is the race everybody at LSS has been waiting for this season.
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The Lancaster News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lancaster County and Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding area..


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me shooting me in a gazing ball in our back yard January 2010
Bloggers endlessly study headlines, what will the search engines like?
This isn't one I ever wanted to write. And I do care if the search engines send traffic. I invite interested folks to follow my Caring Bridge site. Enter lsimon in the Visit a Website space.
It says it is private. When I set the settings with minimal privacy, I can check who has registered. Maybe I am addicted to blog stats, and this way I get a few. But really, everyone is welcome to visit. And share the site with others you think may benefit.
I write about emotions, costs, day to day annoyances, whatever is pertinent. It is truthful, sometimes humorous, sometimes not pretty.
I didn't want to hijack Kitchen Therapy into a cancer blog. I haven't had the energy or appetite to post here in over a month. But both are coming back. I an itching to do a real gluten-free food post soon.
So I decided to write about my cancer at Caring Bridge. It is a welcome help to people with severe health problems. It simplifies communication between friends, family, and colleagues, over the internet. A free service for patients, please share this resource with anyone you know who could benefit. Setting up a site is super easy.
Getting daily comments of support, affirmation, and jokes is uplifting for the patient. Getting updates without calling and disturbing the patient is calming for everyone else.
My personal site makes the most sense if you read My Story first. Then the Journal entries in chronological order.
Being a gluten-free food blogger has added joy, color, texture, and flavor to my life. I thank all of you who read Kitchen Therapy.


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Rod Laver Arena
December 5
Straddling the scary/sexy gap and selling millions of albums in the process is no mean feat for today's modern female performer, but in the Nicki Minaj galaxy it's all part of the job.
Emerge from a pink neon rocket ship? No problem. Alternate a snarl with a smile? Too easy. Slide down - and then grind - a stripper's pole? Naturally.
The petite, but by no means demure, Minaj was last night intent on showing off not just her wig collection and ample derriere but also her vocal versatility, tearing through the kind of rap that best links her to Lil Wayne's macho YMCMB crew before turning torch song diva and, by the end, club queen.
She smiled delightedly as the crowd sang to the particularly profane Come on a Cone, then followed up quickly with Roman Reloaded, Beez in the Trap and the devastating disses of Did it on 'Em before stopping to catch her breath and say hello. There were nods to her Young Money stablemates Drake and Lil Wayne as well as a cameo from her touring partner Tyga who earlier in the night distinguished himself with not one but two performances of his hit Rack City, during which he took the opportunity to fill the stage with some young ladies and, awkwardly, kids. What might they have made of his arse-focused song Lapdance, one wonders?
But the night well and truly belonged to the young and to the female (as well as one lucky audience member named Jack, from the Mornington Peninsula), whose high pitch buzz rose ever higher when Minaj asked for the under 18s in the stadium to yell and be heard.
She implored this screaming mass to go to school, be smart and "don't give your cookies away to every Tom, Dick and Harry". That she followed this message of self respect up with 2 Chainz's I Luv Dem Strippers only seemed to enliven the already adoring crowd.
By her fifth and final costume change, Minaj's cross-over appeal was clear. The rapper/singer and now American Idol judge had given equal effort to the emotional Marilyn Monroe as she did to her mega-hit Super Bass and anthemic finale, Starships, never dropping her love-her or hate-her theatricality for a moment.
Tweens, teens and thirtysomethings cheered for her equally. Mums and b-boys danced. By the end, dressed like a Manga band leader in silver cap and white tutu, she'd managed to lead the crowd, as her lyrics promised, "higher than a motherf---er".


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TONY ABBOTT'S MPs in the smaller states were left red-faced yesterday after the Opposition Leader empathised with Western Australia's view that GST revenue should be distributed on a per capita basis, meaning the smaller states would be stripped of millions.
Winding up a visit to Perth on Tuesday, Mr Abbott said demands by the WA Premier, Colin Barnett, to change the way the GST is distributed warranted serious consideration. Before the mining boom, WA was a so-called mendicant state, which meant it received more GST revenue than it paid, at the expense of states such as NSW.
Since the boom, the royalties WA makes from mining, along with other factors, are taken into account by the Grants Commission which distributes GST money. WA is now a donor state and Mr Barnett is unhappy.
Mr Abbott's comments raised eyebrows among some of his MPs who worry about his penchant at times to adopt a populist line.
After the South Australian and Tasmanian governments complained yesterday that an Abbott government would strip their states of funding, which would hit vital services, Mr Abbott sought to explain.
''There are perceptions of unfairness. What we need is much greater transparency in this whole question of the distribution of funds between the Commonwealth and the several states,'' he said. ''That's what we really need. If there is greater transparency, then we will be in a much better position to judge what is really fair.''
The opposition senior frontbencher Chris Pyne, a South Australian, was taken to task on Adelaide radio. He said Mr Abbott was ''quite rightly concerned'' at WA's plunging share of GST revenue but did not promise to change the funding formula to a per capita model.
He said the South Australian Labor Premier, Jay Weatherill, should stop ''bleating'' and work out ways for the state to attract revenue of its own.
The review into the distribution of the GST released a draft report last week.
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CTC Campaigns Training Day - Newcastle
Join us for a day of workshops on the Road Justice and Space for Cycling campaigns.
Register for the training here.
CTC is currently running both the Space for Cycling and Road Justice campaigns. This day will provide workshops on both these campaigns as well as general campaigning skills applicable to both.
In Newcastle, we have teamed up with Newcycling, the local cycling campaign to deliver the training.
Space for Cycling workshops will include:
- Protected space and decent junctions
- Reducing traffic volumes and speeds
- Understanding and influencing your local authority
- Using the media (Carlton Reid, Executive Editor at Bike Biz)
Road Justice workshops will include:
- Understanding the Legal Framework
- Working with the police
- Following and attending court cases
A full workshop timetable can be found here.
Reasons to come to the Training Day:
- To skill up in either the Road Justice or Space for Cycling campaigns
- To meet, learn and share ideas from experienced campaigners and CTC staff
The event is aimed at all cyclists within a reasonable travelling distance of Newcastle. CTC will be running similar training events in Glasgow, Sheffield, Bristol, North and South Wales and Manchester in Autumn 2014.
Registration: You can register for the event here.
Travel Bursary: CTC is willing to cover up to one third of the travel cost of attendees, if you have limited means and or a long journey time. Please bring tickets or travel receipts on the day.
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I'm new to the world of coding, but I want to make basic GUI's for Autodesk Maya 2013 (and potentially Motionbuilder 2013). I use maya 2012-2014 just fyi in case that helps anyone.
I am running a MacBook Pro, Intel i5, OSX 10.6.8
I recently installed Python 2.7.5 (and 3.3 just as backup). I plan to use 2.7.5.
I downloaded the right python for my machine.
When I open maya, or the python shell and try to import Tkinter, i get the following error.
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import Tkinter
# Error: ImportError: dlopen(/Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/Maya.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so, 2): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/Maya.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so: mach-o, but wrong architecture #
Anyone know what to do? I've been reading about all these additional pieces and resetting python paths etc etc, but is there a CLEAR and CONCISE answer of how to solve this?
Any help is great help,


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• debate •
Pronunciation: dee-bayt • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: 1. To engage in a formal argument (debate), usually involving two sides presenting opposing views. 2. To argue a point informally from different perspectives.
Notes: Today's Good Word is topical since the US presidential debates take place tonight. Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney are the debaters this year. This noun has two adjectives, the now rarely used debative, and (un)debatable, as in, "It is debatable who will win tonight's debate, but undebatable that it will take place."
In Play: I discussed the difference between debate, argue, and quarrel in the Language Blog. There, I described a debate as a formal argument between two or more sides based on logic and fact. A quarrel, however, is an unreasonable and unreasoned match between two people whose minds can't be changed. The winner of an quarrel is decided by who screams loudest or who gives up and leaves. A debate, however, need not be between two people: "I'm debating (in my mind) whether to watch the debates; I'm afraid they will just confuse me more."
Word History: In Middle English this word was debaten from Old French debatre (débattre in Modern French), comprising de- "down, completely" + battre "to beat". English borrowed this form from French for our batter and battery "beating". The root of this word has been around for a long time. We see it in Old Russian bat "oak stick", Irish bat "cudgel, and in Sanskrit bátati "hit, beat". Latin must have borrowed it from a Germanic language, for the presumable Proto-Indo-European root it should have come from, bhat-, would have become fat- in Latin. Yet there it is, Latin battuere, which converted itself by Late Latin to battere.


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PHIL Simkin sees no reason why Stuart Heath can't go on to become a successful manager in his own right.
The Dorchester Town boss made the former Portland United chief his assistant in May after Gary Borthwick stepped down from the role.
Heath took charge of the squad during Simkin's recent period of personal leave and as well as commending him for that, the latter had nothing but praise for his number two's future prospects.
"Stuart has taken to his job like a duck to water," said Simkin. "He is a very good coach and a top lad and very popular in the club.
"He has been a tremendous success since he came here and I've been really pleased with him.
"Stuart was the best signing I made last summer, really top notch. I know he has enjoyed it and he works very hard at his job.
"I'm sure he will make a top-level manager in the future too.
"He's still only in his late 30s so he's quite young. He was a great success at Portland and I'm sure he would do very well as a manager."
Despite only overseeing one match – a Dorset Senior Cup defeat to Wimborne Town – during his spell as acting manager, Heath imp-ressed Simkin with the way he handled the situation.
Simkin has had a difficult end to the year on a personal level but on the pitch it's been a 12 months he'll always remember.
"Just before last Christmas, I was caretaker-manager then Alan Knight came in and we worked well together," he added.
"Then he resigned and I took over for the last few games of the season and carried on from there.
"I brought some players in during the summer, got off to a great start and at the end of September we were joint top of the league.
"The cup games then started and the league form, away from home, suffered a little bit.
"The cup run was tremendous and we should have beaten Luton in the FA Cup had it not been for their keeper.
"We finish this year with a lot of league games to play but I'll look back on 2012 with a lot of fond memories."
Dorchester's final Blue Square Bet South fixture of 2012 is away at Bath City today (3pm) with the visitors going for a league double after a 2-1 success at the Avenue in August.
* Dorchester Town are holding a New Year's Eve party at the club on Mon-day, from 8pm until late.
All ages are welcome with a buffet included in the £4 charge and children under 16 years enter free of charge.
Telephone Kate on 262556 or the club on 262451 to book your ticket.


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My youngest brother, whom we refer to lovingly (and accurately) as Crazy Eddie, has lived in Orlando, Fla. since before the Animal Kingdom was built, most of those years working as an entertainer for the largest media and entertainment company in the world. I kind of imagine my brother's life is like the official website for Orlando itself: an obnoxiously colorful and busy landscape, full of pop-ups and moving screens advertising water parks, aquariums, "top 10 places to smile" and rides based on animated television shows or Hollywood blockbusters that have more than one sequel.
Crazy Eddie and I talk every few days (mostly he talks), and recently I've been amazed how easily he's amazed. You'd think after being bombarded with countless breakfasts starring oversized ducks and mice in the morning and orgasm-substitute
fireworks displays in the evening, it would take a helluva lot to make even the most cheery sit up and pay attention. Not Eddie. He hasn't lost his taste, even for the cheapest drug of the spectacle variety.
"Dude," he tells me (yells at me) over the phone. "Never guess where I was last night."
"Close but no cigar, Fidel. I'll give you a clue." Then he proceeds to lay on the stalest cockney accent this side of Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins and sings: "I'm Henry the VIII I am/Henry the VIII I am, I am."
"God, that's awful."
He ignores me and rolls on: "Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits! Isn't that awesome?"
"Not really."
"Yeah," he says in a braggart's tone, "been having so many good shows down here: Chubby Checker, Davy Jones, Tony Orlando, Jon Secada.
"That's quite a lineup," I say. "Almost makes me want to pack up my Xanax and move."
"I know, I know, but I have to admit…" His voice dips like he's about to inform me that our cousin John jumped from the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno. "Jon Secada sucked."
"Don't know which is more surprising," I tell him, clicking my teeth.
"What's that?"
"The backup singer for Gloria Estefan sucking or you actually dragging your family out to see it."
"Good one." I can hear him breathe. "Anyway, we got there about 45 minutes early to, you know, get good seats and we're all decked out in our best tie-dye."
"Best tie-dye? Isn't that an oxymoron?"
"And Peter Noone spots Marcy and says, 'Look me little lady, yore dad iz a hippie' and guess what?"
"Hurry up." I yawn. "I'm dying of anticipation."
"Hands her a signed CD. From Peter Noone! Of Herman's Hermits, dude."
"She must have died and gone to casino circuit heaven. Given that her father wasn't even born when the band had their biggest hits."
"She was stoked! Especially since there were so many Noonatics there fighting for the schwag."
"Lunatics? Sounds right."
"No, little sister. Noonatics. Noon-a-tics," he says slowly with the pace that stupid people employ when dealing with the deaf or foreigners.
As if it's not hard enough for me to imagine my poor niece Marcy and nephew Nick being lugged to sad swan songs of fat and fading rock bands, Crazy Eddie then explains that there's a group of pudgy and pickled adults who follow Peter Noone around donning fringe and British flags, holding signs and singing loudly to every word of "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter."
But then it clicks. B bands need B groupies in the same way Eddie needs something to do in that former backwater-turned-citrus-grove-turned-tourist destination for families desperately trying to "make some memories."
So I let him rant on, happy we don't live close enough for an invite.