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How to rewrite this URL with htaccess
and return a 301 code?
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^subDomain(.*)$ http://subDomain.domain.com$1 [L,R=301]
Thanks but it does not work, no redirection happens
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^cxxxxxxxxxxxxc\\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^axxxa(.*)$ http://axxxa.cxxxxxxxxxxxxc.com$1 [L,R=301]
Besides, the RewriteCond is not all
but only
At a glance, it looks like ScallioXTX's code should work. What's the URL you're typing in the address bar? Is there anything else in your htaccess file?
[quote="captainccs,post:3,topic:30940"]Besides, the RewriteCond is not all
What do you mean by that!? The RewriteCond must only contain the host, no part of the URL path whatsoever.
First off, your code works! Thanks. I'm just now writing up why it's not working for me. I'll post it soon.
I'm a GUI kind of guy, I really dislike regex, command line, unix, rewrite and stuff like that. I do it only when I must. What I meant was not the syntax of RewriteCond but my logic, I need to redirect only
Sorry for the confusion.
Great question! ScallioXTX's code does work, the problem is the second .htaccess file.
I have a main domain and a sub-domain (there will be many more)
This is on a shared LAMP server. In the file structure the sub-domain is a directory (folder) inside public_html
The domain has an htaccess file as does each subdomain, they are mostly identical except for the redirection I'm trying to set up.
Apache looks at all the htaccess files. When a visitor uses the sub-domain, Apache only looks at the htaccess file in the sub-domain and everything works fine. When the visitor does not use the sub-domain Apache first looks in the public_html folder and then in the sub-domain folder. The redirecton stops working when Apache reaches this code in the sub-domain's htaccess file.
# other stuff up to here no problem
RewriteEngine on
# defeat robot exploits
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} http:// [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} http:// [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} http%3A%2F%2F
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
# defeat robot exploits
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} DECLARE%20@S%20CHAR [OR]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} SET%20@S=CAST
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
I wrote code to do the redirection with php but I was hoping to be able to do it with htaccess.
Which .htaccess did you put it in? I'd recommend putting it at the very top of the .htaccess in the public_html/ (i.e., not in the subdomain directory). That should work.
That's how I had it and it does not work. I tried putting it in the sub-directory and it does not work either.
If you have rewrite rules in the avila htaccess, then those will override the rewrite rules in the public_html htaccess. Your best bet is to keep all your rules in just one htaccess file -- the public_html htaccess file -- and use conditions for anything that you want to apply to only one particular domain.
If things worked according to plan visitors to the main domain would use the main domain and visitors to the sub-domains would use the sub-domains. I'm creating a condo management site, the main domain belongs to the administrator and each building has it's own sub-domain. This works perfectly well. Each building can have it's own styling, etc., etc., etc.
The issue is that a visitor can get to a building sub-domain through the main domain (domain/subDomain/) and then the server variable has the wrong "HTTP_HOST" and this throws a monkey wrench into my code. I could manage that but I want visitors to come in through the front door which is the reason for the code 301.
If the visitor goes to a sub-domain then the public_html htaccess is not read by Apache which is the reason I need the htaccess files in public_html and in each sub-domain.
I wrote some php code (which seems to have vanished) to do the redirect and if I can't get htaccess to do it I'll have to use it.
The reason things are getting a bit tricky is because the public root of each subdomain is nested inside the public root of the main domain. So when someone accesses domain.com/avila, that's a real directory they're accessing, with its own htaccess. I see two solutions that would make your site's behavior more simple and predicable.
1) The subdomains don't get to have htaccess files, and all rules must reside in the public_html/.htaccess file.
Or 2) Un-nest the subdomains from the main domain. Change your filesystem directory stucture to something like this:
I mentioned that I'm using a shared LAMP server. I don't have control over the file structure of sub-domains and if a visitor arrives via sub-domain URL then the public_html htaccess file is not read.
I just redid the rewrite code
if($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == 'myDomain.com') {
$domain = 'subDomain.myDomain.com';
$protocol = $_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'];
header("{$protocol} 301 Moved permanently");
header("Location: http://{$domain}/");
Unfortunately the public_html htaccess will also not be read (-ish) if the user requests the subdomain directory (that is, domain.com/avila). That's why the redirect isn't working. So it looks like you're stuck with either option 1 above, or your PHP solution (or switching to a different host ).
Wrong! Both htaccess files are read (public_html and avila). When I remove the rewrite stuff from the avila sub-domain and leave on the one in public_html htaccess, the redirect works. It doesn't like rewrite stuff in both htaccess files.
... or switching to a different host
No way! I love my hosting service. I've been with them for just over ten years with hardly a problem. Great uptime and great help-desk which I need to use very seldom. I had two crummy hosts before this one and I'm not risking another crummy one.
Yes, I know. I mentioned that behavior in post #10 above. In my last post, I tried to simplify the explanation with an "-ish", but I suppose I'll be more explicit this time.
When either domain.com/avila or avila.domain.com is accessed, then both htaccess files are read. But if you have rewrite rules in both, then the avila rewrites will override the public_html rewrites. That's why it appears as if the public_html htaccess is not read.
Then surely if you put the redirect in the htaccess in the avila subdirectory it should work, no?
::slaps forehead::
You're absolutely right. And it would require only minor modification from what you originally posted.
Instead of
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com$ [NC]RewriteRule ^subDomain(.*)$ http://subDomain.domain.com$1 [L,R=301]
it would be
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com$ [NC]RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://subDomain.domain.com$1 [L,R=301]
Isn't there a rule that tells Apache to end reading/executing the htaccess commands?
Rewrite rules have a "last" flag, which tells Apache to not apply any more rewrites. BUT, after a rewrite has changed the URI, then Apache will re-process that URI as if it were a brand new request, which means the rewrite phase will execute again. UNLESS the rewrite resulted in an external redirect, in which case it will just send the redirect response.
ALSO, the "last" flag only applies to rewrite rules. Other directives such as DirectoryIndex, Options, Redirect, etc., from both htaccess files will still be processed.
There's a lot of nuance here, and if you want to be certain you've got all the details, there's no better place than the [official documentation. You can read about [URL="https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/htaccess.html#how"]how htaccess directives are applied, and about [URL="https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/rewrite/tech.html#InternalRuleset"]how rewrite rules are processed](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/).

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A Massachusetts lawmaker said Thursday that he will introduce legislation to increase federal oversight over specialty pharmacies like one linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey made the announcement outside the now-closed New England Compounding Center in Framingham. A tainted steroid made by the pharmacy has caused an outbreak that's spread to 19 states, sickening 377, 28 of whom have died.
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A fundraising campaign to send a group of St. Albert students to space camp got a $15,000 boost from an organization in Virginia on Friday, less than 24 hours after receiving a $50,000 kickstart from Melcor Developments.
The two donations put the group within about $15,000 of its goal of $130,000," said Tim Der of the Save Our Space Camp group.
"Wow, this is just amazing to have reached somebody in Virginia," Der said. "It must have touched somebody's heart down there."
Last month the St. Albert public school board cancelled a space camp trip that had been planned for Ontario and Quebec after the tour company behind the trip folded. Local families were out a total of nearly $250,000. A group of parents quickly rallied to try to save the trip.
The Virginia organization, the SYTA Youth Foundation, had been sending emails to the St. Albert group for a couple of weeks, Der said.
"We were kind of ignoring their request," he said. "It was such an odd thing. We thought it might be a scam."
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The SYTA Youth Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Student & Youth Travel Association, a non-profit, professional trade association that promotes student and youth travel.
The donation was made on behalf of "North American and international travel professionals who are dedicated to the belief that travel changes young lives for good," said executive director Carylann Assante in a news release.
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Parents shot up out of their seats and the room filled with applause and cheers.
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"Personally this story has touched my heart," she said, noting she was once a student at Ronald Harvey Elementary and now her kids attend the school.
"I hope one day they will also have the opportunity to attend space camp."
Last month Grade 5 and 6 students from the St. Albert Public School district learned that the tour company behind the annually offered space camp trip had folded, taking nearly $250,000 of their money with it.
The trip was to take students on a tour of Ontario and Quebec to visit places like Parliament Hill and the Cosmodome space camp in Laval, Que.
Days after the school board officially cancelled the trip, a group of parents rallied to save it.
Through the Save Our Space Camp Facebook group they have raised $50,000 – enough to ensure that 71 of the 91 original students will still be able to go to "Space Camp 2.0" with 22 chaperones.
Over the past week parents have negotiated new deals with Air Canada, Global Tourisme – a local travel company in Quebec – and Cosmodome.
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"We have had lots of exposure in the east and people have been dropping their rates left, right and centre," said group member Heather Kemp.
A new itinerary has been sorted and students are slated to leave Edmonton for Ottawa on April 26.
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Organizers are confident they will be able to raise the remaining $30,000.
The next large instalment of $64,000 is due on April 16 to Global Tourisme.
"When they asked me a week ago, I would have given this cause about a 15 per cent chance of success," said Chuck Mulholand, committee member.
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Parents haven't been the only ones putting in the hours to make Space Camp 2.0 a reality, noted Sandra Der, mom of another astronaut hopeful.
Several students logged long hours while handing out hot dogs at the Save Our Space Camp fundraising barbecue last weekend.
"They've done a tremendous amount of work," Der said. "Our kids were working 12-hour shifts (last) weekend. They've never sold so many hot dogs!"
Jacob Tombs, 10, was one of several students who worked hot dog detail. And every month for the past year he's been putting away $20 of his allowance to pay for the space camp trip.
"I was very surprised that so many people handed us $10 and $20 bills for a hot dog," he said.
Tombs added that he's positive that space camp will be saved and that he is "over the moon" with excitement.
"It's a trip of a lifetime," he said.
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Space camp parents said they have been floored by the amount of support they are receiving from community groups and businesses.
"We're not asking for a free trip, we just wanted the trip we paid for," said Kemp.
"One girl (a student who's going to camp) had a $200 pair of headphones that she just won. She has now donated them back to the silent auction. It's an incredible show of support from everyone."
Organizers said any excess funds will be donated to local breakfast and lunch clubs.
Those that have pitched in to aid in the students' plight include Andrew Grose, a standup comic and radio host for 630 CHED and St. Albert Dodge, which has been donating $500 for every car sold and 10 per cent of all its labour sales to the fundraiser.
O'Maille's Irish Pub and numerous companies have also stepped up to support the Save Our Space Camp silent auction.
Melcor was prompted to support the cause after Greg Christensen of Christensen Developments donated $5,000 on Wednesday and challenged other homebuilders to beat the donation.
Melcor's businesses partners include Sarasota Homes, Daytona, Reid Worldwide, Standard General, Eng-Con Group and Weinrich Contracting.
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Former Weston-super-Mare man Monks was one of a clutch of players snapped up by Chippenham boss Mark Collier following his arrival at Hardenhuish Park in November.
The 27-year-old is expecting to come under pressure for the left-back slot when Jack Allward returns from a dislocated shoulder and says that he's enjoyed his start to life with the Bluebirds.
"The team is obviously going through a bit of a transition and there are still lots of new lads coming in, like the loan signings, but I think that the competition for places can only be a good thing," said Monks.
"I'd been at Weston for a season-and-a-half but got injured and like any player, I wasn't enjoying being sat on the bench when I came back. I knew that Chippenham was a big club and I live nearer to here too.
"There are some good players here and some great characters in the dressing room, so it's been nice to be involved in so far.
"Our results haven't been great but I think that it won't be long before we start picking up some points and pushing on into the New Year."
Monks got his first taste of the West Country derby against near neighbours Frome Town on Boxing Day and was disappointed to see his side surrender a two-goal second half lead on their way to drawing 3-3 at home.
He added: "It felt like a loss to be honest and I think that they'll have gone away feeling like they've won the game.
"They're a side that are in transition, just like us, and not winning a game when you're 3-1 up is disappointing – three goals at home should be enough."
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Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze made Winter Olympics history in the women's downhill as they shared the gold medal in Sochi.
Switzerland's Gisin and Slovenian Maze both recorded a time of one minute, 41.57 seconds at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center to become the first athletes to share the top of the podium in the Winter Games.
Gisin was the first to set the benchmark before Maze matched her, with another Swiss, Lara Gut, earning bronze after finishing 0.10 seconds adrift of the pair.
''I have no words. This doesn't feel real. I will have to see my team to get myself together and realise how much this means to us,'' Maze, who claimed silver in the Super-G and giant slalom four years ago, said.
The soft conditions were just right for 28-year-old Gisin, who said: ''This is incredible. I'm overwhelmed with emotions.
''I'm so happy - what a day. I don't think I even dreamt about this. Now that I have won, I'm living the dream, but this is better than dreaming.''
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov led home a Russia one-two as they swept to gold in the figure skating pairs.
The duo added a free-skating score of 152.69 to their short-program tally of 84.17 for an overall score of 236.86, finishing over 18 points ahead of their second-placed compatriots Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov (218.68) in front of a raucous Sochi crowd.
German pair Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy claimed another bronze medal to add to the one they won in Vancouver with an overall score of 215.78, having fallen twice during Wednesday's free skating performance.
Germany's Eric Frenzel held off a strong challenge from Akito Watabe to win the Nordic combined 10km-normal hill gold medal.
Frenzel scored 131.5 points in the opening ski jump event, which was converted to a 0.6 seconds advantage over his Japanese rival heading into the cross country element.
The pair were then neck-and-neck for much of the 10-kilometre course until Frenzel pulled away down the home stretch to claim the gold.
Watabe secured Japan's first medal in the event for 20 years, finishing four seconds behind Frenzel, with Norway's Magnus Krog completing the podium places.
Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt claimed gold in the men's doubles luge at the Sanki Sliding Center.
The pair set a track record en route to victory, with Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger taking second and another pair of brothers, Latvia's Andris and Juris Sics, winning bronze.
American snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington edged out defending champion Torah Bright by a quarter of a point to claim gold in the ladies' halfpipe.
The 24-year-old's score of 91.75 on her second run ensured she pipped Australian Bright, gold medal winner at Vancouver 2010, by the narrowest of margins at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.
Kelly Clark (90.75) made it an American one-three as she earned bronze, although the 2014 Winter X Games winner entered the event as the favourite.
The Netherlands continued their dominance in the speed skating competition, with Stefan Groothuis a surprise winner of the 1000 metre final at Adler Arena.
Groothuis was in fine form, with the 32 year old posting a time of one minute 8.39 seconds for his first Olympic honour and Holland's 10th speed-skating medal of the Games.
Canada's Denny Morrison was a close second, just 0.04secs off the pace, with Dutchman Michel Mulder adding a bronze to the gold he won in the 500m two days ago.
The early momentum of China's men's curling team showed no sign of slowing on day three of the round-robin stage as they posted two more victories - a 5-4 triumph over European champions Switzerland and an 11-7 defeat of Germany.
Next behind them in the rankings is Norway, who have the only other 100 per cent record with three victories out of three after seeing off Germany 8-5 in the early session.
Great Britain were 4-2 victors over Switzerland, world champions Sweden were defeated 8-5 by Scandinavian rivals Denmark and Vancouver 2010 gold-medallists Canada overcame Russia 7-4.
There was one women's session on Wednesday, in which Canada joined Switzerland at the top of the rankings and on three wins from three matches after Jennifer Jones' rink beat world champions Great Britain 9-6.
China enjoyed a 7-4 victory over the United States, Japan were 8-4 winners over Russia and reigning Olympic champions Sweden saw off South Korea 7-4.
Wednesday also saw the start of the men's ice hockey competition, with Sweden beating the Czech Republic 4-2 and Switzerland snatching a 1-0 victory over Latvia with a goal eight seconds from time from Simon Moser.
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Allegra Goodman nails the last brief American age of wonder
Her keen observations on the manners and mores of insular communities have earned Allegra Goodman (Intuition, Kaaterskill Falls) comparisons to two of her favorites, George Eliot and Jane Austen. Her new novel, The Cookbook Collector (Dial), set in the boom-and-bust years from 1999 to 2002, may remind readers more of Charles Dickens (another on her list) and his fin de siècle masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities. In Goodman's variation, Emily is the 28-year-old CEO of Veritech, a Silicon Valley start-up, and her little sister, Jess, as charmingly unkempt as Emily is stylishly buttoned up, is a philosophy grad student at Berkeley. Their mother died when they were young, and both are now searching for connection to something bigger than themselves. Emily, like so many, becomes a paper millionaire after her company's IPO. She maintains a long-distance relationship with a technology entrepreneur in Boston. Jess, an environmental activist, works at an antiquarian bookstore run by George, who made a mint off Microsoft and fantasizes about romancing Jess in his Maybeck mansion.
The cookbooks of the title refer to a trove of rare culinary guides that George and Jess are trying to obtain, which becomes a metaphor for longing, substitution, and thwarted satisfaction. Goodman is especially admired for evoking smart and subtly nuanced characters, and Emily and Jess are so emotionally authentic that I almost tried to Google them. She also perfectly captures what it felt like to be an optimistic, idealistic twentysomething during one of the most optimistic, idealistic periods in American history—when anyone who didn't risk everything felt like they were missing out on the main chance. Goodman writes that "ultimately Veritech's true product had nothing to do with data storage. What Veritech offered the public was its stupendous expectations." Unlike many of the companies of the First Digital Age, The Cookbook Collector is enormously satisfying and well worth the investment.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's soccer team (7-8-1) fell to the Eckerd College Tritons (8-8-2) in penalty kick fashion, 5-3, Tuesday evening from the Turley Athletic Complex. The Sunshine State Conference Tournament Quarterfinal loss brings the Lions 2012 season to a close.
Saint Leo and Eckerd, competing in their second overtime game of the year, saw a scoreless affair through regulation and both overtime sessions, before having the game decided in penalties. In the penalty session, the Tritons connected on each of their five tries, while Saint Leo's second attempt fell just short of breaking the line, eventually solidifying the final outcome.
Still, the two teams entertained fans to another physical contest as the pair played to a scoreless opening 45 minutes.
Saint Leo's initial offense was generated by three different Saint Leo strikers as they totaled three shot shots during the first half. Additionally, the rigid Lions' back four controlled the pace of action on the defensive side of the ball as they kept the fifth-seeded Tritons shot-less through the opening stanza.
Physicality gave way to finesse in the second half as neither team committed a foul until the 64th minute.
Playing into the hands of the Lions, Saint Leo continued to increase pressure in the second half as the Lions' Aaron Gendreau forced Andrew Hoffer to make a sprawling save in the 55th-minute.
Still, the Tritons' Hoffer and the Eckerd defense managed to keep the attacking Lions off the scoreboard.
The stalemate continued through the end of regulation, with momentum swinging back towards the home standing Tritons late in the second half. Eckerd countered with a strong effort in the first overtime, while the Lions recaptured their pace in the second extra session. Still, neither team could break the line.
Being forced into penalties for the second consecutive season, the Lions made good on three of their first four tries, but it was not enough as Eckerd punched home all five of their attempts to advance to the next round of the SSC Tournament.
In total, Saint Leo compiled 11 shots, while Manuel Schoenhuber posted five saves over the course of the game. The two teams also combined for 16 fouls and 10 corner kicks.
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As promised, here's the Tortorella transcript from his f- and s-bomb-laden post-game press conference:
First question was whether the first period was unacceptable:
"Absolutely (unacceptable).
More similar questions: "I have no explanation for how we started. I wish I could give you one."
I asked him about the Islanders getting the dirty goal to start the game, the point I was getting at was that the Rangers don't get goals like that. But I never finished the question.
"That we don't get," Tortorella said. "It's horse(poop) coverage around the corners. He just brings it aroudn the net and it's a fluky goal, but we don't get them."
So what do they need to do?
"Play (firetruckin') harder."
Man blogs are great.
So what can he do?
"That'll be something we'll decide before tomorrow's game," Tortorella said.
"I'll tell you right now, the thing that's unacceptable about tonight's game — and we're trying to stay positive around here, trying to work out way through it — but when we play like (poop) like that for 20 minutes, in a game like this, in a back-to-back situation, it's unacceptable . .. it is simply unacceptable. And there has to be something done. We'll see, along the way here, before tomorrow night's game, where we go with it. It's simply unacceptable how we start that game. I wish I could give you a (firetruckin') explanation for it. I can't."
With that he stormed out, nearly knocking a chair off the podium platform.
Henrik Lundqvist, along the same line of questions:
"They played exactly the way we thought they would play. No surprise. No excuse there. They played iwth a lot of energy and they got the job done.
"It's not acceptable. We're in a really tough spot here and we have to realize that. To play like that, the first period, not acceptable. We all have to look in the mirror right now and see what we have to do better to help the team. We're not doing enough right now."
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December 16, 2009 – New York Rangers 1, New York Islanders 2 (Game #33, Home #17)
• The Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 2-1, in front of a sold-out crowd (18,200) at Madison Square Garden.
• New York have sold out 173 consecutive regular season games, dating back to Nov. 5, 2005 against New Jersey; the last regular season non-sellout was Oct. 31, 2005 vs. Montreal (17,697); including the playoffs, the Rangers sellout streak is now at 187 games.
• The Blueshirts are now 14-16-3 (31 pts.) on the season, including a 7-9-1 mark at home.
• The Rangers won 31 of 51 faceoffs for a 61% success rate; Vinny Prospal led all skaters with 11 faceoff wins and went 11-16 (69%) in the faceoff circle.
• Enver Lisin tallied one goal and two shots in 9:14 of icetime; he now has two points (one goal and one assist) in four career games against the Islanders.
• Brandon Dubinsky recorded one assist and won 10 of 17 faceoffs (59%); he also logged a season-high 24:28 of icetime.
• Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves while starting in his seventh straight game, which ties his season-high.
• Dan Girardi notched an assist on Lisin's third period goal and recorded three shots in 22:57 of icetime.
• Marian Gaborik led all skaters with six shots and 26:51 of icetime; Christopher Higgins led the team and tied for the game-high with five hits.
• The Rangers return to action tomorrow, Dec. 17, when they will face-off against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum (7:00 p.m.), in the second game of a home-and-home set and the Rangers fourth game in six days; the game will be televised live on MSG Network and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio.
• Prior to the game, the Rangers pre-game skate is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at Nassau Coliseum.


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Angels add Brasier after injury-plagued April
OAKLAND -- You can call Ryan Brasier by his real name, or you can simply call him by what he represents for the Angels: No. 19.
Brasier was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday morning, a few hours after lefty Nick Maronde was sent back to Double-A. If he takes the mound for the Angels -- and given their dire bullpen situation, it's a good bet he will -- Brasier will become the 19th pitcher used by this team since Opening Day.
In April, 18 pitchers took the mound for the Angels -- the most in any month for the franchise since August 2000.
"Is that all?" Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, with tongue firmly in cheek after calling up his seventh pitcher from the Minor Leagues since Opening Day.
It's a lot, but it's no excuse. Injuries aside, this is a team that's more talented than its 9-17 record, which is currently better than only two other teams -- the Marlins and the Astros, whose payrolls don't even add up to half of what the Angels are spending on their roster in 2013.
"Nobody's going to feel sorry for you," Scioscia added. "We certainly don't feel sorry for ourselves. This is something that organizations in Major League Baseball have to deal with. The season keeps coming, the games keep coming."
The Angels' current record is one loss worse than where they were through 26 games last year. At about this point in 2012, they surged, going a Major League-best 41-23 from April 30 to July 8 to put them 10 games above .500 heading into the All-Star break.
Three major differences stick out when comparing the two seasons, though.
1. There's no Mike Trout in the Minors to come up and provide another major boost. He's already here.
2. Can they trade for another Ernesto Frieri, who came over from the Padres in early May and shored up the bullpen? Chances are they can't find lightning in a bottle twice, especially given the relative lack of trade chips at their disposal.
3. They essentially had their roster intact through the first month of 2012. Through one month, the Angels used the disabled list seven times -- one more than they used it through the first three months of 2012. Brasier, with a 6.00 ERA in 12 innings at Triple-A, was the last healthy pitcher available on their 40-man roster.
The Angels got Erick Aybar back on Tuesday, but still have four relievers (Sean Burnett, Ryan Madson, Mark Lowe and Kevin Jepsen), one ace (Jered Weaver), a center fielder (Peter Bourjos) and a third baseman (Alberto Callaspo) on the disabled list.
"When we put a guy in, we have the confidence that he's going to do the job," Scioscia said. "It hasn't happened with the frequency that we know it can happen, but we're going to keep moving forward and keep playing hard."
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Russian Alfa Bank, controlled by billionaire Mikhail Fridman, announced on Monday that its Belarusian subsidiary, Alfa Bank (Belarus), will acquire Belrosbank from Russian Rosbank, controlled by Société Générale. The move followed by failed negotiations with the Belarusian authorities to buy state-owned Belinvestbank.
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UF swim teams begin SEC championships Tuesday
Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
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The Florida swimming and diving teams will travel to College Station, Texas to compete for a league title at the Southeastern Conference Championships that begin Tuesday and run through Saturday. The prelims begin at 10 a.m. each day and the finals begin at 6 p.m. Diving prelims begin at 11 a.m. today and then 1 p.m. every other day.
Both the UF men's and women's swimming and diving programs have dominated the SEC since league competition began, dating back to 1937 for the men, and 1981 for the women. The men's team has claimed 33 SEC titles, 15 more than its closest competitor, Auburn (18). The women have taken 17 out of 32 possible league crowns, including 11 consecutive from 1986 through 1997, and their most recent title in 2009.
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A 24-YEAR-old man succumbed to peer pressure and allowed five passengers into his car instead of the legal four.
Blackburn magistrates heard all six occupants of the Vauxhall Astra ended up in hospital after Shoyeb Patel lost control of the car which ended up on a garden wall.
Patel, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, using a vehicle with a number of passengers that caused danger of injury, driving without insurance and without a test certificate.
He was fined £250 with £50 costs and his licence endorsed with eight penalty points.


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Western Digital My Cloud EX2 2-bay NAS Reviewby Ganesh T S on 3/4/2014 11:00 AM EST
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lours - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkWhat is the default setup for the models that come with drives? What capacity are the drives? Reply
hlmcompany - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkAs a whole, the unit comes in capacities of 0, 4, 6, and 8 TB. For the units that come with drives, they are the WD Red Drives, such as WD20EFRX, which are slower performing than the 7,200 rpm WD RE4 drives used in this review. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkConfigurations with disks are ready to operate out of the box in RAID-1 configuration. So, a 4 TB model, say, will have 2 TB of usable space.
As hlmcompany mentions, the WD Red drives are used. Reply
chubbypanda - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkGanesh,
Annoyingly enough, some WD previous models (My Book Studio II) would work only with WD Green drives. Looking at WD's list for EX2, situation is better in this case:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=11... Reply
Oyster - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkThis review (including some of the other NAS reviews) seems lacking. What's the point of just showing the read/write numbers without giving us the benchmarks. Like why not show us the comparison to Synology and QNAP 2-bay NAS devices? I'd be more informative to see the performance of things like VM images running off these devices as well. I hope this feedback is accounted for in the future reviews. Reply
hlmcompany - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkAgreed. There might even be some relevancy to comparing the My Cloud EX2 with the previous generation model sold as the My Book Live. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkWe have already taken care of that aspect in the multi-client tests. Each graph has a drop-down menu under it that allows readers to view the results from the evaluation of similar NAS units. For example, this review lists other 2-bay NAS units that we have evaluated in a similar manner before. The ioSafe N2 presented as a comparison in this review is the Synology DS213. Unfortunately, we haven't evaluated any 2-bay QNAP units.
We also have NASPT single-client results for more NAS units. Currently working on a way to integrate a comparison with a drop-down similar to what we have done for the multi-client tests.
As for VM images, can you clarify the exact use-case? I was under the impression that users mount iSCSI volumes on VMs, and we already present iSCSI performance numbers. (at least, that is what I do with some of my VMs). Reply
romrunning - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkTo clarify, the comparisons with other 2-bay NAS are only on the "Multi-Client Performance - CIFS" page. It would have been helpful to have them on the other pages with performance graphs, like the Single-client Windows page. That would make it much easier to compare the different models/vendors. Reply
Oyster - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkWell, mounting the iSCSI volumes is good, but what I meant was to show us the actual comparisons of VM images running from different devices. So a use case would be to do a big Visual Studio compile on a VM over iSCSI on devices from different vendors. All these vendors claim virtualization compliance, so it'd be nice to put numbers against such claims. Data could include network throughput and CPU/RAM consumption, for e.g. This would also help us understand how good some of the Marvell processors are against Atom/x86. As it stands now, the graphs are too confusing...
Also, as others have pointed out, it's a bit tedious to go clicking through every device from the dropdown and not at all intuitive. If I want to look at HD video playback throughput, I should be able to just look at the line graphs of the different vendors in one chart. Kind of like the video card comparison. Reply
creed3020 - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkI also have to agree that a comparison to other reviewed devices is lacking. This could be in the form of updates to the charts so that they show different units e.g. Video Cards FPS benchmarks, or done verbally within the conclusion or it's own section doing a breakdown of each test.
These devices are not in Bench so we cannot compare the data there either. Reply
hlmcompany - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkThe article states: "The Western Digital My Cloud EX2 is bundled with a 36 W(12V @ 3A) adapter. A power cord (customized to the country of sale) and a network cable are included in the package." The EX2 units do not include a power cord. The 36 watt power adapter is a fixed-plug wallwart-style unit. The comment about a power cord seems to be left-over from the EX4 review. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkThanks for the note. I have fixed the relevant text. Reply
redmist77 - Wednesday, March 05, 2014 - linkI refuse to buy any product with cloud in the name. Reply
romrunning - Wednesday, March 05, 2014 - linkWell, that just kills my idea for "Cloud-soft" (tm pending) toilet paper! Reply
futbol4me - Thursday, March 06, 2014 - linkOne very useful non-geeky benchmark would be time machine backup performance. I have a mybook live and while it may read and write files with decent performance via afs or smb, time machine backups are almost unuseably slow. Reply
teich50 - Saturday, March 08, 2014 - linkHas anyone figured out how to perform an encrypted Time Machine backup to My Cloud? I think, by default, the Time Machine back up writes to the Guest account with no encryption, which is scary. Reply
Atty - Sunday, March 09, 2014 - linkWhat is your recommendation on hard drive choice? For this to be used to share and store mainly media files and stream them to various devices. Would it be worth the investment to get the re4 drives or are the red drives suitable? Reply
Cybernut1 - Friday, March 21, 2014 - linkRed drives are recommended.For a home or small office setup Re drives are overkill. Re drivesare geared towards data centers. WD recommends Red for most common uses for this product though they will support select few other drives. Here's the full list of supported drives - http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=11... Reply
Cybernut1 - Friday, March 21, 2014 - linkThe couple big issues for me with this having used it for a week are:
1) Currently the ftp functionality is broken (if you are trying to ftp from outside your local network - which is almost 100% of the time). Broken because you cannot save your external IP for passive ftp to work and that is critical. It keeps resetting the external IP value to 0.0.0.0. I have a trouble ticket open with their tech support but ETA for fix is unknown at this time.
2) There does not seem to be any way for sftp - which is really a reason for many to get this. Even if you can get ftp to work (by going into the shell and making unsanctioned edit to the ftp configuration file), you cannot really do much about sftp. I am used to creating sftp via shell access for work - but here when you try to create an user in the embedded lightweight linux, that user cannot login to the shell no matter what privs you give that user. And without a remote way to ssh into the box, you can't do scp or sftp. So their marketing claim about "Secure FTP support" on this page -> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=11... (click on Advanced Serving tab) is rubbish. Reply
jmm317 - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkI found WD My Clound EX2 and was happy because I bought this was a great idea and a perfect solution. I found the product has several problems that makes this product useless. The problem is the following. The unit CPU work 24/7 at 100% because it has issues with a process name "Convert" that tries to create thumbs to media files. The problem I´m experimenting it not an isolated case, you can find in WD Community lots of people having the same problem. WD is aware of the problem for a while and has not find a solution (firmware update) or doesn´t care.
This problem:
- Not been able to access the unit.
- When you have access the unit crashes.
- Difficulty to access files.
- Continually crashes and need to be restart.
WD should stop selling My Clound EX2 and start a refund process.
http://community.wd.com/t5/Network-Product-Ideas/T... Reply


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The Hamilton Bulldogs' anaemic power play unit came alive at the right time against the Toronto Marlies.
Ranked 30th with the man advantage, Hamilton scored twice on seven attempts Tuesday, including Nathan Beaulieu's game-winner late in the third period, as the Bulldogs defeated the Marlies 3-2 in the American Hockey League.
Beaulieu says the Bulldogs' specials teams are improving because of the team's increased familiarity with its system.
"The difference is our comfort," Beaulieu said. "We switched up the units a little bit and we were working on our special teams a lot in practice, dialling in on them almost every day with video and on ice work.
"We're drilling it into our heads so that it's second nature to us."
Stefan Chaput and Mike Blunden also scored for the Bulldogs (17-24-6), while Joey Tenute and Gabriel Dumont had three assists each. Robert Mayer made 23 saves in the win.
Will Acton and Joe Colborne had goals for the Marlies (25-17-4). Jussi Rynnas stopped 25-of-28 shots.
Hamilton edged ahead for good at 17:14 of the third after Toronto's Ryan Hamilton was whistled for goaltender interference.
Beaulieu held the puck at the blue-line and waited for traffic to develop in front of Rynnas before releasing a wrist shot that fooled the screened goaltender.
Consecutive penalties in the first five minutes of the opening period put the Bulldogs on the back foot, and the Marlies nearly opened the scoring on their second man-advantage.
Jake Gardiner walked the blue-line and let loose a wrist shot that took a deflection in front of Mayer and glanced off his crossbar before heading wide.
The penalty trouble continued for Hamilton as Joey Tenute was whistled for hooking at 9:43 to put Toronto on its third power play in the first ten minutes of play. But the Bulldogs held the visitors at bay yet again, thanks in large part to a diving shot block by Dumont.
The Marlies struck late in the first to open the scoring when Carter Ashton expertly redirected a dump in to find Acton in space. The touch pass put the centre past his marker and Acton raced in from the left wing and snapped a wrist shot over the Mayer's shoulder at 18:09.
Where the first had been an action-packed period, the second began listlessly, with neither team mounting much in the way of sustained offence.
The Bulldogs provided a rare test for Rynnas with eight minutes to play in the period, firing a three-shot flurry from close range that the goaltender turned away in quick succession.
But Rynnas could do little to hold Hamilton off the scoreboard a minute later after a horrendous giveaway put the puck on Dumont's stick in the high slot. His initial shot was stopped, but Chaput reacted quickly to the rebound and slotted it home at 13:48 to tie the game 1-1.
Toronto reacted swiftly, retaking the lead after Hamilton's Morgan Ellis was whistled for cross-checking at 14:58. Gardiner wheeled to his right and slid a pass to Colborne along the blue-line, who stepped forward and unleashed a slapshot that beat Mayer over the shoulder again.
Hamilton did not trail for long, however, levelling the game 2-2 late in the second period.
With the Bulldogs mounting a successful cycle, Dumont backed off his defenders on the left and dropped the puck to Tenute, who fired a hard slapshot from the faceoff circle that Blunden tipped past Rynnas at 17:30.
The line of Dumont, Tenute and Blunden was consistently dangerous on Tuesday, and Dumont credited the skill of his linemates for his success.
"Playing with Tenute and Blunden, it was going good for us," said the centreman. "We kept things simple, but Joey is a highly skilled player and he can make plays. I was just trying to work hard and use my speed.
"Joey found me all night long, and it was good."
Hamilton looked the more likely of the teams to break the deadlock in the third, narrowly missing the net at the end of two frantic scrums in front of Rynnas with under eight minutes to play.
Note: Toronto head coach Dallas Eakins was assessed a game misconduct and ejected at 17:14 of the third after Hamilton took a 3-2 lead.


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HAVING won everything the Trowbridge & District League have to offer, Ben Howe, the manager of Boomsbury, was hoping that this might at last be the season that saw him get his hands on the Wiltshire Junior Cup.
But once again Howe's dreams ended in a nightmare as his high flying first division side were knocked out by fellow league outfit Castle Combe who belied their lowly league position to claim a 2-1 win.
Boomsbury were huge favourites ahead of the game but they didn't show the same desire as Paul Sanderson's Combe side who wanted the game more than their hosts.
Combe's dogged rearguard performance was rewarded on 20 minutes when Darren Whiston scored his first of the season to put the villagers in front.
Their joy however was shortlived as two minutes later Carl Davies had restored parity for Combe.
Both sides had chances prior to the interval to add to the score but poor finishing and brave defending ensured the teams went in at half time in stalemate.
The half time break was unable to wake Boomsbury from their slumber and once more a lacklustre performance was punished.
Scott Phillips gave away a penalty midway through the half which was tucked away by Mark Bolton to give Combe the lead.
Boomsbury raised their game, but with Combe now getting bodies behind the ball at every opportunity, they were unable to fashion an equaliser.
Chalke Valley FC 3 Seend United 1
SEEND United, who were one of the beaten semi-finalists in last season's Junior Cup, suffered an earlier than expected exit from this season's competition after they were beaten 3-1 away at Salisbury League first division side Chalke Valley.
Seend, who were well short of their best, fell behind and trailed 1-0 at half time.
That soon become 2-0 and although Nathan Walker's penalty gave Seend a glimmer of hope but with them pushing for a second they were caught on the break with the hosts scoring a third to seal their victory.
The Lamb FC 3 Alderbury FC 1
Last term's beaten finalists Lamb entertained Salisbury League side Alderbury, who had defeated Worton & Cheverell in the previous round.
But there was no second Trowbridge League scalp for the visitors, as Richard Stevens side kept their dreams of another cup final appearance alive thanks to a 3-1 win.
Neither team were able to find an opening in the first half and it, but it was the Lamb who got their noses in front in the second period with Kieran Fereday grabbing their opener.
Alderbury got themselves back on level terms but they fell behind for a second time when Bradley King-Taylor put the Lamb 2-1 in front.
Alderbury never gave up as they went in search of an equaliser but they were unable to find an all important second and it was left to King-Taylor to end their interest in this season's competition as his second of the afternoon sealed victory for the Lamb.
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RICHMOND is unable to say when Dylan Grimes will return to the field after the injury-riddled defender underwent hamstring surgery on Tuesday.
Grimes, 21, hurt his left hamstring at training on Friday. Scans showed he had a ''nick'' in the tendon.
It was the third time this season that same hamstring had been an issue.
Tigers' elite performance manager Peter Burge said he was unsure when Grimes would resume.
''Given Dylan's history with hamstring injuries, we believe surgery was the best option,'' he said.
''Despite the setback, Dylan is keen to start his rehabilitation and is hopeful of being ready for the start of the 2013 season.''
Grimes had been training well until the latest setback.
He is considered a key component of the Tigers' back line but has been restricted to 17 matches in three seasons because of repeated hamstring troubles.
Earlier this year, he was sent to Germany for treatment with soft-tissue specialist Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt.
If Grimes' hamstring woes continue, the Tigers, who have struggled to contain are likely to even be more thankful they recently recruited former Port Adelaide key defender Troy Chaplin.


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He's All I Need
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Composed by James Gilbert. Christian, Contemporary Christian, Praise & Worship, General Worship, Pop. Score, Set of Parts. 34 pages. Published by James Gilbert Music (S0.130219).
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Hey folks,I just wanted to know the general way of identifying the ddr, ddr2 and ddr3 memory types. I have to show which are what to others so can't be using cpu-z program. I have to show them externally and there are no label on any of the memory. I know that ddr has 184 pins and ddr2/3 has 240. I found from youtube that there's a mark at the end of the pin. So as I looked through the memory, I saw there was a number 93 written in memory which I told was ddr to some of my friends. And similarly ddr2 had 120 written so I said it was a ddr2 ram. I know its awkward but I need to know. Is there any way to find which memory is which? Thanks in advanced.
They have key notches in different places. Among the pins is a notch. Looking from the top side, the notch on the DDR2 lies slightly to the right of the middle point of the memory stick. On the DDR3, the notch is slightly to the left of the middle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Desktop_DDR_Memory_Comparison.svg
Notch locations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Desktop_DDR_Memory_Comparison.svg
You can usually identify the type of RAM it is by the speed rating on the label, if it doesn't outright say the DDR type.
DDR: PC-1600 to PC-3200DDR2: PC2-3200 to PC2-8500DDR3: PC3-6400 to PC3-17000
If there is no label, you will have to google the model number printed on all of the chips.
So does it mean that my way of identifying is wrong? I did it because I thought it was way too easy and easy to find out which was which.
hey the rams have difference in the cuts over the ram that means the notches .It shows the difference over the ram
Thank you all. Found that ddr1 has written 184 at the end of the pin. 240 is written in ddr2 and ddr3. The way to differentiate ddr2 from ddr3 is the position of notches with ddr2 around the middle and ddr3 with notch more towards one end.


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Buyback Rate
Two interest rates are used to calculate service purchases.
Buyback interest is 4%.
Actuarial assumed interest if 8%.
Interest is compounded annually on service purchases.
Chapter 176 of the Acts of 2011 amended the interest rate used to calculate purchases of creditable service that are defined under MGL Chapter 32, s.3.
- An individual who became a member prior to April 2, 2012 has until April 2, 2013 to apply for and enter into a payment agreement to qualify for buyback interest (4%). If the individual defaults on any payment plan, actuarial assumed interest (8%) will be charged on any balance.
- An individual who returns to service after April 2, 2012, has until April 2, 2013 or one (1) year from the date of re-entry, whichever is later to apply for and enter into a payment agreement to qualify for buyback interest (4%). If the individual defaults on any payment plan, actuarial assumed interest (8%) will be charged on any balance.
- An individual who first becomes a member after April 2, 2013 is subject to actuarial assumed interest (8%) on all service purchases which fall under MGL Chapter 32, s.3.
Service purchases defined under MGL Chapter 32, s.3 include:
- Prior non-membership service provided to a city, town, county or other system. This includes CETA service and eligible part-time or provisional service provided to a municipality.
- Out of State Teaching service
- Refunded service from any of the 105 retirement systems
- Credit for Teachers for Nonpublic School Service (aka Nun's Bill)*
Purchases of creditable service under MGL Chapter 32, s. 4 are calculated using buyback interest – 4%
- Probationary, seasonal, part-time or temporary service provided to the Commonwealth
- Contract service provided to the Commonwealth
- Intermittent Police and Call Firefighter service*
- Certain elected official service*
- Service to the Peace Corp*
* These service purchases only apply in certain situations. Please contact the Buyback Unit for more detailed information on these types of service purchases.
Veterans Creditable Service does not include interest, therefore, the interest rules do not apply to this particular service purchase
You can contact the Buyback Department via e-mail: email@example.com


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A beer brewed and matured to 13.5% ABV going to 14.5% in next productions.
Malts: Pilsner Durst, aromatic Dingemans, caramunich 140 Dingemans. Hops: Hallertau Hernsbrucker, Spalt Select and East Kent Golding.
Brewing process: the wort is hyperconcentrated then boiled for two hous and half. Primary fermentation for 25 in steel vessels. Then after a sterile filtration (to eliminate primary yeast strains) the beer is transfered in a steel vessel with transparent membrane and a "oxygen hat". Afeter several tasting from 6 to 24 months later (it depends on the oxidation velocity, very inconsistant!) the brewer decides when it's time to bottle in 50cl. champagne shape bottles with good quality cork. The production is very limited. Three productions brewed during two years will be available from October 2006.
Teo Musso produces three versions Gold, Silver & Copper label which differ from each other in terms of degree of oxidation allowed and fruity perfumery aromas created. Teo's objective is to allow Xyauyu to perfectly oxidize during the aging proces of 2.5 years {oxidation plays a critical role in aging port, sherry, as well as our vintage beers - too much oxidation will ruin the liquid - too little will not optimize the change in flavor / aroma during the aging process} .Here's how Teo's system works: Xyauyu is transfered to a steel vessel with transparent membrane and a "oxygen hat". After several tastings during the 2.5 year aging process Teo decides when it's time to bottle (it all depends upon the oxidation velocity).
This golden beer reminds of an enjoyable Madera or an intriguing Chateau Chalon of the French Jura.
Bronze medal at the World Beer Cup 2014, category "Experimental beer"
Editor's note: the label says also "Riserva Teo Musso" and the vintage (year).
Brewer: Le Baladin
Style: Barley Wine
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Seasonal: No
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Table in a Bag
I love these little picnic tables. I took my mom for a picnic for mother's day and the group next to us had a couple and I was so envious. With this you don't have to worry about your glass tipping over or anything. And, they're so nice to have. Don't you just feel more picnic-y looking at it?


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On Thursday, April 24, NFTE held its annual Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. This year's Gala celebrated the global young entrepreneurs and educators of 2014, and 20 years of NFTE in the D.C. Region. The Gala honored Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and philanthropist Diana Davis Spencer.
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Fatigue: The Gluten-Adrenal Connection
Do you feel tired all the time? Maybe tired isn't even strong enough of a word to describe the extreme fatigue you feel all day, every day. The problem seems to be pretty common place for those who eat a gluten-free diet. Or maybe you have trouble falling asleep at night and wake up completely drained as if you were ... Read More »


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/12/2012 (1713 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Kelekis has been filled to overflowing with customers who just had to have one last hot dog, one last burger, one last serving of shoestring fries doused with vinegar. True, those familiar fast foods may be available everywhere, but can anything live up to sentimental, decades-old memories?
It isn't the only much-lamented closing. Alycia's and the Wagon Wheel also left a gap, but for me the losses go even farther back -- all of them, coincidentally, in the North End. Fortunately, I can still get an Oscar's corned beef sandwich (albeit on Hargrave), and River Heights becomes a little more haimish with Bernstein's pickled tongue, potato latkes and gefilte fish.
But I doubt I'm the only one who still mourns the loss of such Yiddish staples as Simon's herring, chopped liver, blintzes and knishes. And the Grant Avenue White House ribs (for takeout only) can never compete with my memories of the spartan Selkirk Avenue original, where they came with the crispest fresh-cut fries and the world's tangiest, most aromatic coleslaw. And (going back farther still) how many others still pine for Betsy's Indonesian sates and bami goreng?
But we still have some durable establishments that are worth exploring. Don't expect frills in the following three, or anything remotely resembling a trend. What you can expect are friendly vibes, above-average renditions of fast food basics, and bills that will rarely exceed $10.
Give it a few more years and Luda's might become as legendary as Kelekis. It's already 27 years old -- tiny, cramped, cluttered and cosy, and beloved by all who know it. The warmth is almost palpable, with the charming mother-and-daughter team welcoming many of the regulars by name. And no matter how full the house, the service is always amazingly efficient. It is open only from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and although the breakfasts are hugely popular, lunch is what I usually come for.
The beet borscht has a nice zing, and the sandwiches are splendid -- this is the ne plus ultra of Reubens. Those who miss the Wagon Wheel's clubhouse will find a satisfying replacement in Luda's massive mouth-stretcher, and the grilled, egg-dipped Monte Cristo with ham, turkey and swiss cheese is equally good. The big, juicy burger is another standout, available with some or all of the usual suspects -- bacon, cheese, mushrooms and/or onions. The crisp shoestring fries are addictive and you can have your perogies boiled, grilled or deep-fried, paired with big chunks of a truly superior kubasa.
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Prague is one of the world's most beautiful cities, and I was lucky enough to be there for the first of the demonstrations that brought down the Communists. The time was exciting but the food in those days wasn't. Fortunately, though, I never tired of the Czech boiled bread dumplings that came with almost every meal, and the only place I can have them now is Sonya's. It's another cramped little place, where the only decor is a wall of colourful posters of the Czech Republic. It is open from 8 a.m. to 1:50 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and the breakfasts here have also been praised. But one major attraction for me is those dumplings, which come slathered in brown gravy, as an alternative to potatoes.
I'd also come for the soup. The owner's little joke is that it's free with your entrée, but will cost $3.01 if you don't finish it. I suspect it's never not finished. Although my du jour was called vegetable soup, it was thick with beans as well, and as savoury and soul-satisfying a soup as I can remember.
Pork dominates the menu -- a breaded chop, medallions with mushroom sauce, a hot, gravy-soaked sandwich -- but the moist house-roasted turkey is also a good choice. I didn't get to the burgers (they looked huge on their way to other tables) but the hamburger steak I did have was flavourful and big enough for two, and I loved the plump, silken perogies (have them boiled) with fresh-cooked bacon. The fries are good, and the plain boiled potato cubes are particularly tasty. Sonya's is a two-person operation -- she's in the kitchen, he's out front -- and the service can be hectic from noon to 1 p.m.
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Pete's Place is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, and the lunch menu is augmented after 3 p.m. by such entrées as a sirloin steak sandwich, liver and onions, veal Parmesan and Salisbury steak. I'd have a hard time deciding which burger was better -- Luda's or Pete's -- but both were excellent.
Pete's may have had a tad more seasoning, and can be topped (if wished) with the house chili sauce. I can't pin it down, but the flavour of the skinny fries reminded me of Kelekis' fries. You can also have them in a poutine, or Greek-style, with cheese and chili sauce.
The Reuben here is also excellent, and a nicely marinated chicken souvlaki comes wrapped, with veggies and tzatziki, in an exceptionally good pita (available also on a skewer with salad and garlic toast). The included beautifully dressed Greek salad is dotted with good olives and plenty of feta. Service was friendly and efficient, and although the coffee in both Luda's and Sonya's was acceptable, Pete's coffee was top -notch.
Correction: In last week's review of the Round Table, the correct price of the tenderloin steak is $43.


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GeoQO Philosophy
From Geoqo
Why GeoQO?
GeoQO was created to solve some specific problems. It's turned into a bigger project. But, why should you use it? Besides being free, it does a number of other things that no other Geocaching (or generic waypoint) database can do for you. Most specifically, it should help you find geocaches you actually like.