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I don't know in the Motorola days he was always a great team guy - think of the reaction to the Casartelli tragedy. But that said I think he was a lot younger then, a guy with real promise and one of the youngest world champions and I think you will see that most of the elite riders have a bit of an attitude.
What a punk. Really hope Lance (or somebody) can take him down next year.
I like Lance the bike rider, cancer survivor, and spokesman, but that is all. He is a real piece of work as a person. Contador may not have handled the situation well, but look at it from his perspective. You are the guy on your team. You are the world's best mountain climber and are the favorite to win the tour. Suddenly, your team brings in the divisive, strong willed, selfish old champ who immediately starts to divide the team. You KNOW that you are a better rider than Lance, so how are you going to act?
Here is a link from Truehoop that I remembered that covered Lance:
Variatio delectat - Cicero
The problem for Contador is apparently his entire team wants to chuck him under a bus. As far as I gather, the team was pretty much unified in its dislike of Contador. I remember reading that Leipheimer, who did a massive amount of work for Contador in the 2007 TDF, wasn't too fond of the kid either. Putting Kloden to the sword seemed to be the final straw.
It will be interesting to see where Contador lands. The new team being formed by F1 driver Fernando Alonso wasn't supposed to be ready until 2011, but they may push it up a year to lock in Contador. Who gets involved beyond him and who wants to work for him remain open questions.
Why not Tromp?
It will be interesting to see who goes to Team RadioShack. No tampering before 01/09. I think Armstrong is a driven person but he has never belittled or put down his team mates. Even in the dominant years you hear what both his team mates and more importantly what his competitors say about him - that's important. His going to have real problems if he stays at Astana because there is no doubt Vinokourov is going to want to be the leader no matter what. Lance just said that they have a number of guys who can win the tour and they didn't have a declared leader. Contador could not take that - I mean in the first week of the tour Astana had four of the first five spots and even after Pyrenees they occupied four of the top ten.
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New Beetle Species Discovered at State Park
AUSTIN, Texas — Sometimes even the most well-trod ground can yield surprises. That was the case in May when a graduate student identified a species of stag beetle that is new to science while visiting Monahans Sandhills State Park.
The beetle, Nicagus occultus, is the first new species of the family Lucanidae to be described from the United States in more than six decades. Only two other species previously were known from the same genus — one found in the eastern and central United States and southern Canada — and one in Japan.
The Latin name occultus alludes to the fact the beetle remained undiscovered for so long, and also to its life history, presumed by scientists to play-out largely under the shifting sands in this remote region.
Aaron Smith, who holds a State Park Scientific Study Permit from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, noticed the insects at the top of a dune one evening while tagging along on a University of Texas undergraduate field trip.
"I wasn't sure what they were until I put them under a 'scope," said Smith, now a Ph.D. student in entomology at Texas A&M University.
Smith collected all of the beetles he saw and took them back to Nebraska, where he was then studying. His lab mate, Matt Paulson, specializes in stag beetles and immediately recognized the insects for what they were not: anything previously known to science.
The discovery prompted an 850-mile road trip the very next day, and after Paulson returned with still more specimens, he and Smith published a paper describing their find in the scientific journal Zootaxa. The article appeared in the Sept. 16 issue of the publication.
Smith said new beetles are being described all the time — more than 7,000 different species have been recorded in Texas to date — but to discover a new species in an avidly collected family, and in an area that has been intensely studied for decades, was something special.
"This is a popular group of beetles among beetle enthusiasts," said Mike Quinn, a TPWD invertebrate biologist. "To find a new U.S. record among a popular group that many amateurs seek out is more unusual than finding an obscure beetle that very few people are interested in."
Unlike the highly ornamented and often outrageously proportioned insects that typify stag beetles, the now-three species in the genus Nicagus are rather plain, the entomologists said.
"This is not a typical stag beetle," said Ed Riley, an associate curator of the Texas A&M University insect collection who has frequently studied the Monahans area. "It's an ugly, drab little beetle. But it's a very special ugly, drab little beetle."
Riley said Paulson and Smith exemplify the impact that even amateur entomologists can have when it comes to collecting and identifying rare insects. It's rarely the lab-bound professor who makes such discoveries, he noted.
"I think it also reflects the problems you can have in doing a complete survey for a group as diverse as beetles," Riley said. "I would say the Monahans Sandhills are probably getting to the point where we'd say it's pretty well-known. There's a continual need to sample in a lot of areas we think are well-sampled."
Monahans Sandhills State Park comprises more than 3,800 acres in the heart of a 200-square mile dune field that stretches into southeastern New Mexico. The park, near Interstate Highway 20 west of Odessa, receives about 100,000 visitors a year, many of whom come to "sand surf" on the 70-foot-tall dunes or view wildlife.
Quinn, the TPWD entomologist, said that while this particular find was unusual, it's not a huge surprise that it came from a state park.
"State parks, wildlife refuges and even military reservations often contain and protect hotspots of biological diversity and thus frequently are a source of undescribed species," he said.
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Attack of the Samsung's Android S Voice begins...
Samsung SVoice came out before this petition, and because patent is not granted yet. Samsung can contest this patent if any part of the Apple petition touch any part of Samsung's SVoice ability or future improvements Samsung already start to work on.
Google had already implemented their voice assistant by the time Apple released Siri.
So Apple is trying to suggest that their service is different because you can "speak naturally"? I don't know patents but that doesn't seem like it's a very strong argument. Even "chirping" commands will eventually turn into being able to accept natural language once the command list gets large enough.
Plus I have never been able to speak naturally to Siri
Google search is far better than Siri or S-Voice. Faster, more accurate, sounds like a freaking human lol. The biggest part of google search is that you don't even have to rely on a Internet connection to operate it.
Eat that Siri!! Now back to playing with my iPhone 5. 😳Oh the agony
More reasons why Apple sucks. It didn't invent Siri. All it did was buy the company that did invent Siri but it wants to take all the credit.
Google search is better than Siri in just about every way. Go check out the video on youtube that compares the two and you will see how pathetic Siri really is and how good Google Search is. (Is it called Google Search? Whatever)
So if the patent goes through I'm guessing Apple will again Sue Samsung for its voice technology. Or Apple will sue Google over its search. It'll sue someone like it always does.
Apple just has too much money and doesn't know what to do with it. Instead of making the best device ever it sues the competition and keeps releasing inferior devices.


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WINTER PARK, Fla. - South County Regional Park will be the site of the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Tennis Championships, which will be held Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 20, 2013.
The Sunshine State Conference (SSC) will partner with the Palm Beach County Sports Commission in bringing the tournament to the park. Florida Tech will serve as the host institution.
Located in Boca Raton, Fla., the facility at South County Regional Park features 19 lighted all-weather courts. It also includes a full-service pro shop. The 2013 championship will mark the first time the SSC event has been held at the location.
The SSC annually features some of the best tennis teams in NCAA Division II, with conference teams traditionally advancing far into the tournament draw. League teams have won a total of 11 men's and women's NCAA tennis championships, with the Barry women claiming the most recent national title in 2011. At last spring's national tournament, the Barry women and Lynn men each advanced to the semifinal round of competition.
The 2013 SSC Championships will feature all seven league men's teams and the top eight women's teams according to the final regular-season standings. Play will begin with quarterfinal matches on Thursday, April 18, and conclude with the championship finals and consolation matches on Saturday, April 20. All told, a total of 21 matches will be played. Each match will feature competition in three doubles and six singles flights. The first team to accumulate five points in those head-to-head matches will win the contest.
Headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., the Sunshine State Conference sponsors 16 sports that compete in NCAA Division II. In addition to the tennis championship, the league annually conducts conference championships in cross country, soccer, swimming, basketball, golf, and women's rowing.
Located in Melbourne, Fla., Florida Tech is one of nine SSC member institutions. Since joining the conference in 1981, FIT has helped host numerous conference championships. Most recently, the campus served as the host site of the 2011 SSC Basketball Championship.
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For clarification purposes: I have myself jailbroken iOS 5 beta 3 with my device. It works just fine:
iPhone 4 32 GB GSM now on iOS 5 beta 3.
Hey guys. I been having an issue since beta 1. After restoring i try to load my backup and it seems fine and says all the apps loaded, etc. For some reason when it is done i have a ton of apps with a blue bar halfway across. These apps are not completely installing. i basically have to delete them and then pull them down from the cloud. It's happening to like 40+ apps and it would take forever to pull them all down. Any idea what is wrong with my phone. iPhone 4 GSM on ios5 beta 3
Could be Mobile substrate (or one of its dependancies) as the culprit for app store apps not opening I believe. As soon as I uninstalled it and rebooted my apps opened fine again. Then again they may just be working because I didn't boot tethered this particular time.
EDIT: Seems to be Sandbox issues.
where can i get IOS 5 beta 3 from?
Rel... that happens when i sync from iTunes, not from the cloud. I don't know what the deal is. iTunes says it synced fine but the apps are not all loading.
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When the police arrest someone (the defendant), they take him or her to jail.
Then, 1 of 3 things happens:
• The defendant is released if the prosecutor (usually the district attorney or the city attorney) decides not to file charges; or
• The defendant posts bail (also called a "bond") or is released based on a promise to appear in court at a later date for arraignment. If either of these happen, the district attorney or police tell the defendant when to come to court for arraignment; or
• The defendant stays in jail. Law enforcement officers transport the defendant to the court for arraignment.
1. Usually, the police cite or arrest someone and write a report. This report summarizes the events leading up to the arrest or citation and provides witnesses' names and other relevant information. Defendants generally do NOT have a right to get a copy of the arrest report, but their lawyers do. The reason for this is to protect the identity of witnesses. This is another reason why it is important that a defendant charged with a misdemeanor or felony have a lawyer to represent him or her.
2. The prosecutor then decides whether to file charges and, if so, what charges to file. The prosecutor decides whether to charge the crime as a felony or a misdemeanor. The prosecutor can file charges on all of the crimes for which the police arrested the defendant or can decide to file fewer charges or more charges than were included in the arrest report.
3. Because defendants have a right to a speedy trial, the prosecutor must generally file charges within 48 hours of the arrest when the defendant is in custody (in jail). Weekends, court holidays, and mandatory court closure days do not count against the 48 hours. Also, the deadline for arraignment depends on what time of the day you were arrested, so talk to a lawyer to find out exactly when the prosecutor's deadline to file charges is.
The arraignment is the first time the defendant appears in court.
At the arraignment, the judge tells the defendant:
• What the charges are,
• What his or her constitutional rights are, and
• That if he or she does not have enough money to hire a lawyer, the court will appoint a lawyer free of charge.
The defendant may then respond to the charges by entering a plea. Common pleas include guilty, not guilty, or no contest (also known as "nolo contendere").
• Not Guilty means the defendant says he or she did not commit the crime. Sometimes, defendants enter a plea of not guilty as a strategic decision during plea bargaining or because they want to go to trial and force the prosecution to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
• Guilty means the defendant admits he or she committed the crime. The judge finds the defendant guilty and enters a conviction in the court record.
• No Contest means the defendant does not contest (disagree with) the charge. This plea has the same effect as a guilty plea, except the conviction generally cannot be used against the defendant in a civil lawsuit.
If the defendant is in custody at the time of arraignment, after the defendant enters a plea (responds to the charges), the judge will:
• Release the defendant on his or her "own recognizance" (which means the defendant promises to return to court on a specified date), OR
• Set bail and send the defendant back to the jail until the bail is posted, OR
• Refuse to set bail and send the defendant back to jail.
"Bail" is money or property that a defendant puts up as a promise to return for future court dates. When setting the amount of bail, the judge takes into account the seriousness of the crime, whether the defendant is a risk to the community, and whether he or she is a "flight risk" and likely to run away.
In misdemeanor cases, if the defendant enters a not guilty plea, after the arraignment and before the trial:
In felony cases, after the arraignment, if the case does not settle or get dismissed the judge holds a preliminary hearing. At this hearing, the judge will decide if there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to make the defendant have to appear for a trial. If the judge decides that there is enough evidence, the prosecutor will file a document called "the Information." Then, the defendant will be arraigned, a second time, on the Information. At that time, the defendant will enter a plea and proceed to trial. Before the trial:
Defendants in criminal cases (other than infractions) have the right to have a jury of their peers decide their guilt or innocence. Therefore, before trial, defendants need to decide whether to have a jury trial (where the jury decides if the defendant is guilty or not) or a court trial (where the judge decides). Usually, defendants choose to have a jury trial because they want a jury of their peers to hear the evidence and decide their guilt. But sometimes there may be circumstances where a defense attorney will recommend a court trial without a jury.
Everyone accused of a crime is legally presumed to be innocent until they are convicted, either by being proved guilty at a trial or by pleading guilty before trial. This means that it is the prosecutor who has to convince the jury that the defendant is guilty and must provide proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant has the right to remain silent and that silence cannot be used against him or her.
For a jury trial for a misdemeanor case: The law says how soon a defendant charged with a misdemeanor must be brought to trial. (See section 1382 of the Penal Code).
If the defendant is in custody at the arraignment, the trial must start within 30 days of arraignment or plea, whichever is later.
If the defendant is not in custody at the arraignment, the trial must start within 45 days of arraignment or plea, whichever is later.
The defendant can "waive" (give up) the right to a speedy trial. This means the defendant agrees to have the trial after the required deadline (also known as "waiving time"). But even if the defendant waives time, the law says the trial must start within 10 days after the trial date is set. It is very important for defendants to get advice from an attorney before they waive time.
For a jury trial for a felony case: The law says how soon a defendant charged with a felony must be brought to trial. (See section 1382 of the Penal Code.)
The prosecutor must file the Information within 15 days of the date the defendant was "held to answer" at the preliminary hearing.
The trial must start within 60 days of the arraignment on the Information.
The defendant can "waive" (give up) the right to a speedy trial. This means he or she agrees to have the trial after the 60-day period (also known as "waiving time"). It is very important for defendants to get advice from an attorney before they "waive time."
If the jury finds the defendant not guilty, it is called an "acquittal" and the defendant will be released. The defendant can never be tried again for the same crime. This is called "double jeopardy." A finding of not guilty is not the same as a finding of innocence. It simply means that the jury was not convinced that the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The arrest will still show on the defendant's record, along with the acquittal. If a defendant was wrongfully arrested and charged, and he or she wants to get the arrest removed from her or his record, a hearing to determine the factual innocence of the defendant must be held in front of a judge. It is often much harder to prove factual innocence, than to raise a reasonable doubt about guilt.
If the defendant is found guilty, the defendant will be sentenced.
If you are found guilty after a trial, you have the right to an appeal process. There are many reasons for an appeal of a criminal case, but appeals are also very difficult, so talk to a lawyer to make sure you know what is best for you.
There are also important deadlines that apply to appeals. If you miss the deadline, your appeal will most likely be dismissed.
Keep in mind that the appeal is not a new trial. The appellate court can review the evidence (testimony and exhibits) presented at your trial to see if the trial court made a legal error in how the testimony or exhibits were received. The appellate court does NOT decide the facts of the case as the judge or jury in the trial court does.
You can only appeal if:
1. You say there was not enough evidence in your trial to justify the verdict or judgment; and/or
2. You say there were mistakes of law during or before the trial that hurt your case.
If you say there was not enough evidence in your trial to justify the judgment, the appellate court will review the record and decide if there was substantial evidence to support the judgment. If you say mistakes of law were made, the appellate court will hold a hearing to listen to both parties. Then they will decide if there was any irregularity or mistake that prejudiced (hurt) your case.
In addition to appealing after a trial, there are other situations when you can file an appeal, like appealing the validity of a plea or probation violations. Talk to your lawyer to learn more about your options to appeal.
• If you are appealing a misdemeanor conviction, you can appeal to the appellate division of the superior court. Read the Information on Appeal Procedures for Misdemeanors (Form CR-131-INFO) if you want to appeal a guilty conviction in a misdemeanor case.
• If you are appealing a felony conviction, you can appeal to the Court of Appeal in your appellate district (or the California Supreme Court if it is a death penalty case).
• If you are appealing an infraction case, read the Information on Appeal Procedures for Infractions (Form CR-141-INFO).
To learn more about the rules in criminal cases, read the California Rules of Court, Title 4.
You can also look for these court rules in any law library. They are very important. Be sure to read them and follow them exactly. Click to find your public law library.
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A FORMER Royal Mail worker has been jailed for stealing more than £60,000 worth of jewellery and watches from the company.
Keith Tate, 52, of Buckland Close, worked in the Dorcan Sorting Office as a revenue protection officer and was responsible for checking parcels had been paid for correctly.
Over a period of more than 18 months he would open packages he knew would contain high value goods before selling the items through his Ebay account.
Targeting packages from two firms in particular, Tate took jewellery worth just over £61,500 from Albemarle Bond, one of the country's largest pawn brokers.
Watches to the value of £2,200 were also taken from packages being sent by Citizen Watches.
The full length of time Tate was carrying out his crime cannot be exactly established but he was arrested in August last year and police were able to look on his computer to see he had been carrying out the thefts since December 2011.
When arrested he admitted to what he had done and has sought to pay back some of the money.
When police arrived at his house they seized £1,900 in cash.
On top of that, Tate, who had worked for Royal Mail since 1989 and had a faultless disciplinary prior to the arrest, has also sold his house and pay back £25,000.
However, at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, Judge Douglas Field said he had no choice but to send Tate to jail and imposed a 16-month prison sentence, despite a plea for it to be suspended.
He said: "You have admitted to two counts of theft while you were in a position with a high degree of trust and over a number of months you selected packages you knew contained jewellery and watches before attempting to sell them on Ebay.
"There is no excuse for such blatant dishonesty. I give you maximum credit for pleading guilty and for the amount which has been repaid but that is not sufficient for me to suspend the sentence.
"Royal Mail relies on its reputation for being able to deliver packages on time and you jeopardised that."
Both Albemarle Bond and Citizen Watches applied for compensation but as Tate is now penniless he is not in a position to pay. Royal Mail declined to comment on the case.


text: Shared love of vinyl bonds rock duo Farnsworth By Nick Harrah September 19, 2012 Story Share Courtesy photo Farnsworth celebrates the release of its debut EP with an in-store appearance at Budget Tapes and Records Friday evening, followed by a show at The Empty Glass that night. WANT TO GO?Farnsworth in-store EP release appearanceWHEN: 7 p.m. FridayWHERE: Budget Tapes and Records, 3708 MacCorkle Ave. SECOST: Free. (EPs $7)INFO: 304-925-8273 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but sometimes a CD cover is a different story. The cover of "I'll Tell You When I've Had Enough," the debut EP from local rock duo Farnsworth, encapsulates everything Chris Vance and Jason Reese are about: classic rock records and rocking out.On the cover, Vance and Reese are pictured at their rehearsal spot, Reese at the drum kit and Vance, the singer-guitarist, on the floor amidst a sea of bottles and records from their favorite rock bands: Free, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Grand Funk Railroad, among others.Talking over the phone from Reese's apartment, the pair said the cover is wholly indicative of what they're all about and that their in-store EP release performance at Budget Tapes and Records Friday brings them back to what helped bring them together: the records."All of the albums on the cover are big time, huge influences on us," Reese said.Both musicians collect vinyl, and Vance said they bonded at the record store before they became a band."What's funny about having the release show at Budget is that's where we first started getting together," he said. "We'd meet at Budget once every couple of weeks, and go through the record bin and talk about bands that we like like Free, Lee Michaels, Deep Purple and Mountain. "That was that was a big thing for Jason and I getting together; we would just talk albums. And Jason has the best record collection I have ever seen." Vance said with emphasis and awe.Fast forward to the present. After starting out with a bassist last year, Farnsworth is now stripped down and back to raw rock and roll roots, Vance said."It's a chemistry thing," he said of his and Reese's musical bond. "From the first time I played guitar with other people, it'd be just me and a drummer jamming. And it's funny now that Jason and I are in Farnsworth together, because that's how I got my start -- just jamming with a drummer. There's just something really raw and primal about that connection.""It's a little different; it's freeing," Reese said of the configuration. "When we had a bassist, I just played in the pocket. I didn't really branch out or do anything flashy. There's more sound to fill out." While citing more contemporary influences and favorites like Buffalo Killers, The Suede Brothers and Shepherdstown's The Demon Beat, Vance recalled a particularly transformative experience seeing a two-piece rock band as a teen. "The first band that I ever saw that really got my blood going was a band from Baltimore called Stars of the Dogon. They played the American Legion in Saint Albans. I was like 15 years old, and I couldn't drive. I remember seeing them come in with guitar amp after guitar amp and a drum kit, and it was just two guys on stage."We were like 'Where's the bassist?' And they just put on this show that I'll never forget. It changed me from then on. It was the most passionate, raw thing I'd ever seen."He hopes that Farnsworth will inspire just as much passion in others as Stars of the Dogon did in him. "We hope to play as much as we can, for whoever, whenever, wherever," Vance said. 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HOUSTON - Voters packed Houston area polling locations Friday for their last chance at early voting as election day draws near. With long lines and some tempers flaring, the final hours were filled with controversy in Northeast Harris County.
A recent article on the website townhall.com has gone viral, claiming inappropriate election activity at the Acres Homes polling place.
In the article, a person claiming to be a poll watcher accused the NAACP members of advocating for President Barack Obama inside the polling location and picking people to move to the front of the line. The article said election officials ignored the problem.
Assistant County Attorney Douglas Ray said much of the story is untrue. "That's not the complete story," Ray said.
He said the real fight at Acres Homes came when NAACP members started demanding that disabled residents be allowed to vote faster.
"They were taking people out of the line that they were identifying and were taking them to the front of the line in order to get them special assistance," Ray said.
Ray said his office sent investigators in, who told NAACP members that disabled voters could not skip the line. However, Ray said they did let NAACP stand in line for the disabled voter, acting as a surrogate, until the voter's name was called.
Ray said his team never saw NAACP members advocating for a candidate. He said NAACP members did get confrontational before they agreed to the election rules.
"Some voices might have been raised," Ray said. "But I think we were able to reach a mutual compromise by the end."
Local 2 contacted True the Vote, which is the organization the article says trained the poll watcher who allegedly complained about the NAACP. Local 2 also contacted the NAACP but did not receive a response from either organization.
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I want to ask some help where i can get Free hosting for my website...I just want to try my website to be view live in internet...Does anyone offer free hosting so that i can upload my files.I hope you can help.
Thank you.
Have you seen this thread? It might help.
OP, really do yourself a favor and do not go the free hosting route. It will only cause you more trouble down the road with downtime issues and the risk of losing all of your content.
You should check www.freewebspace.net its a hub of free hosting providers.
Hi,Thank you for this, okay i will try this.
You are welcome. Free hosting is not a long term solution.
Freehostia and Host-ED are two good free hosting services which you can use. However i would advice you to switch over to paid hosting because you would have to bear with the ads in case of free hosting services. If you are planning to start some serious website, you should consider paid hosting services.
Hi jemz,
Have you taken the time to consider why it is free hosting? Something has to pay for the bandwidth and server infrastructure. This is paid for by advertisement, bare bones support, a stuffed to the gills shared hosts. If doing something professional, do you really want non-targeted and prolific Ads getting in the way of your site's content? Do you want to be penalized by search engines like Google, for having a bad content to Ad ratio in your site?
Do you think that the volume of your site users will be high or low? If low, then maybe consider an inexpensive shared hosting where you control all the content; or consider a free for one year Amazon EC2 and then after that a pay only for what is used. If your user-ship is low then it may be less than shared hosting.
I think it is very ill advised to use 'free' hosting.
I may be misreading the OP's post, but I was under the impression he only wants free hosting as a kind of test environment, to check how things work on the server. It doesn't sound to me like he's viewing it as a serious long-term option.
Yes if this is the intent then jemz may be better off opening port 80 on their local installation of WAMP and pointing Public DNS to their IP (even if it is dynamic) they could update their DNS and use by I.P. until it propagates. I guess that the free hosting may suit this need although how would the Ads affect the testing experience? Otherwise jemz can still use EC2 free for a year.
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Figure, I would let you all know.
X10Hosting and 000Webhost both provide pretty reasonable free web hosting. One of them (X10) has clamped down on spammers, pirates and otherwise dodgy members to such an extent legitamate users can even run small chat rooms and use a TLD on a free account, features unheard of for many if not all its competitors. Incidently not all free webhosts insert adverts (niether of the above do), many prefering instead the business model of restricted server functions/ storage or bandwidth encouraging users upgrade to paid hosting.
Sure you get what you pay for, of course on the flipside paying for 'professional' hosting does not always get you a better quality of service especially at the shared server level. Resellers are partly to blame but the root cause is often the primary host and examples of dire support from some litter the forums. (The free package details from X10 & 000 are actually better than what some 'Pro' hosts offer for £60/year)
Hi, Thanks for the reply...i tried the x10hosting to register but it will not continue...anyways thank you for helping me.
You can get free hosting but with limited space, but you can't get free domains.. That's impossible.
Not so! MANY hosts offer ONE free domain with an account with them. Indeed, even WebHostingBuzz offers that.
Saying that, though, you must realize that you ARE paying for the domain name as its purchase price is embedded in the cost of your account. The hosts can buy domain names in volume and get a great bargain; that's passed along to you via your hosting account.
CAUTION: Unscrupulous hosts are buying those domain names IN THEIR OWN NAME and make it difficult (if not impossible) to relocate to a different hosting service. (Note: From my experience with WHB, I'm sure they're NOT one of those unscrupulous hosts.)
IMHO, domain names are cheap enough that you shouldn't have to worry about "free" domain names.


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Tom Howe did a fine Christian Wade impression on his Premiership debut, but it wasn't enough as Wasps were eventually overpowered 32-20 by Saracens at Adams Park this afternoon.
Marlow's Howe was one of a raft of changes to Dai Young's team and the Wasps boss got the reaction he wanted as the vim and vigour returned in a performance that was worth more than a 12 point loss.
Howe capped a sparkling individual performance with a second half try after fellow wing Jonah Holmes had touched down before the break, and only a TMO ruling denied Holmes a second score late on as Wasps battled to find a way back into the game.
A try then would have drawn the home team to within a score of their guests with ten minutes still to play, but it was one of a handful of marginal calls that went against them and in the end, despite rousing support from the home crowd, they got nothing at all out of the Premiership leaders.
Injuries to Elliott Daly and Nathan Hughes won't have made their afternoon any better, but on the plus side Wasps can look forward to Gloucester in the Amlin Challenge Cup with genuine optimism after building on last week's win over Worcester with a display that evoked memories of some of their most gutsy and gritty games this season.
Wasps had to wait 23 minutes to put their first points on the board and by then Saracens had scored a penalty and a TMO try through Jackson Wray to lead 10-0, but the black and golds were actually playing several notches above recent performances.
Two positional changes and two personnel changes in the backs had enlivened them with ball in hand and Howe and Andrea Masi had both looked threatening in the early stages.
The pack too were invigorated by fresh faces and it was the big men who earned the first points with a stampeding 25 metre rolling maul that took Wasps to the shadows of the posts. Saracens bought it down illegally with Mauritz Botha earning a yellow card for his efforts, and after two earlier misses Andy Goode converted the penalty to make it 10-3.
It wasn't much of a reward for a spirited opening but it got better minutes later when Joe Simpson's box kick was missed by Chris Ashton and Holmes, recalled from his loan at Leeds, flew passed him to reach the loose ball in the corner.
Goode lined up the conversion from wide on the left, but the width of an upright prevented Wasps from drawing level in front of their boisterous fans.
With their tails up, the black and golds were definitely back in it but Saracens are a powerful unit and they reacted to eight unanswered Wasps points by turning on the power for the rest of the half.
The hosts resisted stubbornly in their own 22, but Botha's return tipped the scales Saracens way and with three minutes to go before half time hooker Jamie George went over from beneath a pile of bodies.
Charles Hodgson's conversion made it 17-8 at the interval and Wasps were further hindered by a shoulder injury to Daly just before the break. He came out after it but only lasted another minute and at that stage, with the wing behind them, Saracens might have thought they had done the hard yards.
Wasps weren't done yet though.
A whippet-like line break from Simpson took Wasps to within a yard of the line and when they got quick ball Goode's missed pass handed Howe a simple trot over.
That cut the gap to four points but again Sarries found a muscular response with another quickfire ten points thanks for Alex Goode's try and a penalty from England fly half Owen Farrell.
With 15 minutes left and a score of 13-27 Wasps were playing for a losing bonus point and when Holmes rolled over in the corner they thought they were on course.
It came after another rapier burst from Simpson, but referee Luke Pearce went upstairs for confirmation and the fourth official David Sainsbury ruled that the Saracens scramble defence held him up.
And that, effectively, was Wasps' last chance.
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I'm a long time reader of your column. I'm also a big supporter of it, as it houses the only comments section on the internet (I can think of) that does not eventually devolve into a negative, combative area. Although your advice is always spot on, I think the most helpful thing for the letters writers is the comments section, where people share their own stories of love found, lost, and eventually regained.
I'm writing today because I would like to take advantage of those comments. You see, I'm very sad, and I'm in need of reassurance that things will eventually be OK. Here's my story: I am a gay male in my early 30s. I dated "Bret" for a year and a half before he ended things in October. We had a great relationship and we got along very well. At the time, Bret broke up with me because our future plans did not align. As time has gone by though, I can see that other things probably factored into his decision as well; he just didn't want to hurt me by articulating them.
After trying -- and failing -- to win Bret back, I cut all contact with him, as I need time to heal. The problem is that I am still very sad. Even though Bret and I broke up months and months ago, I miss him very much. Sometimes I feel like we are just on a break, and I find I'm reminding myself constantly that he is never coming back.
I've tried to do everything I can to take my mind off things -- taking classes, throwing myself into work, reconnecting with old friends, traveling, making summer plans, casually dating, etc. Even though I have definitely gotten better, and I know I will keep getting better, it's hard for me to keep hope alive when I turn the light off at night and have to face the enormity of what I have lost.
As I said before, I'm writing this letter to you to hear your perspective on what I can do to cope better, but also so I can read the comments section. I would love to see your readers' stories -- of how they went through something similar and are now doing really well. I think it would really help me a lot to be reminded even more that there is, in fact, a light at the end of the tunnel.
– Sad but (sort of) hopeful
We've covered this issue quite a bit in Love Letters, but I continue to post how-do-I-get-over-it questions because they're all different, and because I want people to know how common it is to be miserable while getting over a breakup.
You asked for specific stories, so rather than telling you that it takes time, that you'll meet someone else, and that you just have to stay busy (which you seem to know), I'll tell you a tale of survival. And this time it won't be about Draco Malfoy. We'll give him a break today.
I had a bad breakup in my early 30s. I was miserable about it. So I kept busy (wrote a book), waited for things to get better (more than a year), and stayed close to friends (forced them to travel internationally with me). I did all the things! But I just couldn't shake the sadness because I just missed him. I missed talking to him. I was sad. Very sad.
Eventually, I was over it enough for him to come back into my life as a friend, and it seemed to work. I was getting the friendship I missed, and that was nice. And then, just the other day, my sister said to me, "I want you both to be together again," and I responded, without thinking, "I don't. I don't want to be with anyone who has to be convinced to be with me." I realized at that moment that at some point during this process, I just hopped into the light at the end of the tunnel. It wasn't some new guy who got me there. It was just me. Me and my self-confidence, apparently. Me truly believing that if he doesn't feel the enormity of what he's lost, it's not right. I had said similar things a million times to make myself feel better, but suddenly I believed it. And I was OK with it.
I don't know if that helps, but it's a true story. I got over it and preserved a friendship, which is rare. There are some confusing and sad days that pop up every now and then, but that's to be expected. But 99.9 percent of the time I'm living in the light, excited about what's next.
That's my story. One of them, at least.
Readers? Can you share your stories to give him some hope? How did you really get over it? And when? Tell all.
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David Sisco (Founder/Creator) and Lorene Phillips (Contributing Editor) will officially launch their now acclaimed DIRECTORY OF Contemporary Theatre WRITERS website with a musical event of remarkable proportions, on Monday, January 21 at Second Stage Theatre (305 West 43 Street - between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).
Appropriately entitled THE CONCERT, the event will highlight 19 songs by 26 of THE DIRECTORY'S writers, whose work will be sung by Broadway's most esteemed musical artists. (The line-up will be announced shortly.)
Seth Rudetsky will host THE CONCERT. Laura Josepher will direct THE CONCERT. Matt Castle will serve as Musical Director. THE CONCERT'S orchestra will proudly include a Baby Grand by Steinway & Sons' Concert & Artist Department.
A portion of the evening's proceeds will go to the Dramatists Guild Fund, the public charity arm of the Dramatists Guild of America. The funds will support DGF's mission to aid and nurture writers for the theater.
THE CONCERT will begin at 8:00pm. Tickets are $45. Reservations can be made by calling 212-246-4422 or at www.2st.com, or directly HERE.
Seth Rudetsky is the afternoon Broadway host on Sirius/XM radio. His talk show "Seth Speaks" is also featured on Sirius/XM. Seth's new web-based entertainment network, SETH TV premiered in June, 2012. Since the premiere, SethTV has featured stars like Patti LuPone, Gavin Creel, Megan Hilty, Patrick Wilson, Martin Short, Laura Osnes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ana Gasteyer, and many others singing and saying things only Seth could get them to do! Entertainment Weekly named Seth TV to its "Must List" immediately upon launch. The network also features Seth's own reality show (Seth's Reality) which takes viewers behind the scenes of Rudetsky's funny, busy, tuneful life. Seth has appeared on the Emmy-Award-winning Kathy Griffin Show on Bravo and starred in THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG opposite Sutton Foster in a benefit for the Actor's Fund. Seth's first young adult novel My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan was just published by Random House in 2012. As a musician, Seth has played piano for more than a dozen Broadway shows including RAGTIME, LES MIZ and PHANTOM and was the vocal coach for the LEGALLY BLONDE reality show on MTV. He was the Artistic Producer/Music Director for the first five annual Actors Fund Fall Concerts including DREAMGIRLS with Audra MacDonald (recorded on Nonesuch Records) and HAIR with Jennifer Hudson (recorded on Ghostlight Records, Grammy Nomination). As a comic, he won the title "Funniest Gay Male in NY" at Stand-Up NY, had a long-running show at Caroline's Comedy Club and spent two years as a comedy writer on THE Rosie O'Donnell SHOW (three Emmy nominations). As an actor, he played Arnold in the Gallery Players production of TORCH SONG TRILOGY, had roles on ALL MY CHILDREN and LAW AND ORDER: C.I. and made his Broadway acting debut in THE RITZ directed by Joe Mantello for The Roundabout Theater playing Sheldon Farenthold and singing "Magic To Do" in a (devastating) unitard. He's written the books THE Q GUIDE TO BROADWAY and BROADWAY NIGHTS, both in their fourth printing. BROADWAY NIGHTS was also released as an audio book on Audible.com featuring himself, Jonathan Groff, Andrea Martin and Kristin Chenoweth. He also recently starred as Jeff in [title of show] at the George Street Playhouse. Currently, he writes a weekly column at Playbill.com and tours his show, DECONSTRUCTING BROADWAY. For more info visit www.SethTV.com.
LAURA JOSEPHER (Director) most recently directed David Sisco's BAIT n' SWISH at Stage Left Studio, Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco's musical FALLING TO EARTH at Syracuse University, and she was Scott Schwartz's Associate Director for BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS, a new musical about Ginger Rogers. Other credits include DIRTY BLONDE, THE TURN OF THE SCREW and I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Garth Wingfield's DATING GAMES at the Theatre Row Studio Theatre, NY and The Elephant Theatre in L.A., ANNA CHRISTIE at Gallery Players, HUGHIE at Provincetown Rep. For Rattlestick Productions: WINNING and the award winning CAR POOL; and the operas LA BOHEME, COSI FAN TUTTE, HANSEL AND GRETEL, DIE FLEDERMAUS,and GIANNI SCHICCHI at Quisisana Resort in Maine. Assistant Director for Laurie Anderson's SONGS AND STORIES FROM MOBY DICK (co-directed by MS. Anderson and Anne Bogart). She is an Equity stage manager, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. She lives in New York City with her husband, Juan Brea, and two daughters, Chelsea & Sadie.
Matt Castle (Musical Director) is an accomplished actor, musical director, and orchestrator with performing and arranging credits in venues nationwide. He made his Broadway acting debut in the Tony Award-winning 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, directed by John Doyle and starring Raúl Esparza. He was in the original off-Broadway casts of The Musical of Musicals, LingoLand, and Enter Laughing and has played roles in productions at Music Circus, Paper Mill, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, TheatreZone, and Sacramento Theatre Company. As a musical director, Mr. Castle has helped create more than 75 new works since moving to New York in 2000. Favorite venues include the York Theatre (Blue Roses, Falling to Earth, Bookends, That Time of the Year), NYU (Only Children, I'll Be Damned, Yellow Wood, Carolina Breeze), Playwrights Horizons (Southern Comfort), New Dramatists (String), the O'Neill Center (When We Met...), the Triad (Amazing Sex), Signature Theatre (Queens Boulevard), Sundance and Weston Playhouse (Saint-Ex), CAP21 (The Giver), Barrington Stage (Pool Boy, Bill Nelson's All-Male Revue), and TheatreworksUSA (Duck for President, Skippyjon Jones, Martha Speaks). Other credits include a reconstruction of William Finn's Romance in Hard Times (starring Lillias White), as well as many concerts, cabarets, and regional productions. Mr. Castle's work as an arranger and orchestrator has been heard in theaters and concert halls around the country. His theatrical orchestrations can be heard on the original cast albums of Enter Laughing and LingoLand; his orchestral arrangements have been played by the Stockton and Omaha symphonies. A founding member of the Emerald Trio, he has played his chamber music at NYC venues including Trinity Church, St. Malachy's, and the 92nd Street Y. With Frank Galgano, he has orchestrated musicals performed at the Kennedy Center, George Street Playhouse, Sacramento Theatre Company, and on national tours. Mr. Castle graduated University of the Pacific with a degree in music education, and he holds a master's degree in music composition from Northern Illinois University. He is an advocate for arts education, community involvement, and individual achievement. He and Frank Galgano maintain a recording studio in their home in Astoria, Queens.
THE DIRECTORY OF Contemporary Theatre WRITERS is a first. It is an exhaustive resource for anyone interested in our current musical theatre's vast wealth of contemporary composers and lyricists. Vetted by respected veterans, vocal coaches, music professors and teachers, the DIRECTORY offers direct access to 150 composers and lyricists whose mostly unpublished or self-published songs are an incalculable treasure of opportunity for theatre professionals, voice teachers, students and anyone auditioning for a Broadway show who are interested in presenting themselves with a song written exactly for their needs. The DIRECTORY'S 150 writers have, to date, contributed over 360 songs that are catalogued into 25 different categories from light soprano, high belt, and dramatic up-tempo to pop/rock ballad, story song and comedic funk. This is a BANK OF CREATIVITY that will push the AUDITION PROCESS into the next millennium.
For a long time, Mr. Sisco and Ms. Phillips had been frustrated by the lack of published contemporary musical theatre songs available to them as voice teachers. If it wasn't yet on Broadway, it almost never got published. Living in New York, they knew there was so much more out there. For the past seven years, David has been a member of the prestigious BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, where he's been witness to some of the best new writers and songs. David brought the idea to Lorene: what if they created a directory of writers and songs to help other teachers find good material and get writers paid for their work? That question led to the development of THE DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL THEATRE WRITERS. They began creating a database and interactive web platform, which currently holds over 150 writers and 360 songs (all searchable by voice and song type). Each page of the DIRECTORY features a writer or writing team's head shot, bio, contact information and five of their best songs with links to listen/view the songs and information on how to purchase them directly from the writers. The DIRECTORY was first presented as a poster paper at the 2012 NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Convention in Orlando. It was wildly and enthusiastically received. The online DIRECTORY holds a host of other information beyond its ever-growing database such as range, tessitura and accompaniment difficulty. Keep track of what writers are up to by visiting the DIRECTORY'S regularly updated NEWS FEED and subscribing to writer's SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
An Annual Subscription to THE DIRECTORY OF Contemporary Theatre WRITERS costs $49.95. All songs are sold directly by the writers themselves. The DIRECTORY does not take a penny from the writer's sales. This is an unparalleled model of publishing, especially in the wake of COLONY and other sheet music stores closing.


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This article was published 9/1/2013 (1687 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec apologized today for being caught drinking and driving during the off-season.
While home in the Czech Republic after the 2011-12 NHL season, Pavelec was in a car accident and was charged and convicted for the offence.
He's back in Winnipeg today and spoke publicly for the first time since in the summer.
"I just said I'm sorry and I realize if you're in this market, Winnipeg, you're responsible for your own actions wherever you are," Pavelec said. "If you're in Czech... you're part of the team and you're part of the organization. I learned a lot from that and like I said, I am sorry and it was a mistake.
"Now I'm going to do my best to make it up to the fans and make it up to the team.
"It was a mistake. I'm 100 per cent sure it's never going to happen again."
The matter became more complicated because just weeks after the accident and conviction, he hadn't told the team and he signed a new, five-year contract worth $19.5 million.
Pavelec said that in May, he ran into another vehicle but caused less than $5,000 damage, hurting no one. He said he was going about about 24 kilometres per hour.
"It was stupid, that's for sure," Pavelec said. "I just went out, took a cab to get home and get some sleep. I couldn't sleep so I went to get something to eat, jumped in the car and the accident happened."
The Jets goalie said he told only his parents after the accident and arrest.
"Of course, I was scared," he said. "It was the first time in that situation. I didn't tell anybody. The only (people) who knew what happened was my parents. Those two people knew what happened.
"I wasn't thinking about it. I was just scared about what I did. I didn't tell anybody. I don't really think about what could happen. It was a mistake.
"I should have been more forthcoming."
He said today that he has begun the process of mending fences with the Jets, including team co-owner Mark Chipman and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff.
"I arrived yestserday and I talked to Chevy at the airport," he said. "It was a good meeting. I'll probably talk to Mark when he gets back from New York..
"(In the summer), we had a conference call. Mark was there, Chevy was there, me and my agent and of course they said they're disappointed. We decided we're going to keep private what they said."
Having played in Czech Republic and Finland during the lockout, Pavelec won't be entirely stale when the NHL season starts next week.
Today, Pavelec addressed reporters today for 11 minutes, but did not skate with his teammates at the MTS Iceplex.
New faces at the Iceplex today include Dustin Byfuglien, Ron Hainsey, goalie Al Montoya and Mark Stuart, who was here earlier but went to play for Florida in the ECHL.


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Friars Club? Delaney Club? Beverly Hills Tennis Club? Hillcrest Country Club?
Dear Quote Investigator: There is a wonderful story about Groucho Marx and an elite private club. I have heard so many variants of this tale that I was hoping you would investigate. In one version Groucho resigns from a club, and in another version he refuses to join a club. He sends a telegram or a letter saying something like the following:
- I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.
- I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.
- I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.
- I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.
The club is called: The Friars Club of Beverly Hills, The Delaney Club, The Lambs Club, The Beverly Hills Tennis Club, or The Hillcrest Country Club. What do you think?
Quote Investigator: Evidence shows that Groucho Marx crafted a magnificently humorous line that has become a comedy classic. However, the same evidence does not reveal the exact wording of his comical gem or the precise circumstances of its employment. Yet, there is some agreement; for example, sources concur that Groucho was resigning from a club, and he was not refusing to join one.
On October 20, 1949 the Hollywood columnist Erskine Johnson published the tale. This is the earliest instance located by QI [EJGR]:
Groucho Marx's letter of resignation to the Friars' Club: "I don't want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members."
On October 13, 1951 the only son of Groucho, Arthur Marx, published a version of the anecdote in Collier's Magazine. This is the earliest variant by a close family member with intimate knowledge of Groucho. Over the years Arthur Marx recounted different narratives of this episode, and some will be presented further below. In 1951 he said that Groucho joined the Friars Club at the insistence of friends, but he did not participate. So Groucho sent in a letter of resignation [AMG1]:
In the next mail, he received a letter from the club's president, wanting to know why he had resigned. My father promptly wrote back, "Because I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member!"
In 1959 Groucho himself told about resigning a club in his memoir "Groucho and Me", but he presented a fictionalized version of the story in which the club was referred to as the Delaney Club [GMGR]:
The following morning I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.
In 1988 Groucho's son wrote another description of the resignation in his book "My Life with Groucho: A Son's Eye View". In this version Groucho resigned from the Hillcrest Country Club and not the Friars Club or the Delaney Club [AMG3].
Dear Board,
I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.
Sincerely yours,
Groucho Marx.
These four variants of the tale are the most salient in QI's opinion, but several more are available. No one seems to know the exact wording of the resignation message which is endlessly mutable. Here are selected citations in chronological order.


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Teachers should be facilitators of creative thinking
October 02, 2013
Last week, the Adobe education team headed to Glasgow to catch up with some of Scotland's most influential educators and administrators. We met some wonderful people there and would like to thank all our guests who made the effort to join us and tell us their thoughts on education. This was a great opportunity for us to hear first-hand what educators and administrators think about the evolution of the education system, not only in the UK but also across the globe. The emergence of new technologies, social media and access to internet are creating an exciting environment to educate students and encourage their creativity.
What we heard was that educators – right across the primary, secondary and higher education sectors – all recognise the importance of fostering creative thinking in the classroom, and the findings of our recent State of Creativity report resonated with them a great deal. In particular, educators are in agreement that the way the curriculum is currently set up actually stifles creativity, rather than giving students space to grow and explore possibilities, and that an important step in addressing this challenge is to give educators, and their students, access to new technologies and access to information to facilitate and advance creative thinking.
However, many of the teachers expressed a concern around their own skill levels and ability to use technology to facilitate the teaching or education process. Educators are currently under pressure to acquire new skills themselves in order the facilitate 21st century creative thinking in education and impart knowledge to students. At Adobe we have made it our aim to empower teachers with platforms, resources and tools, to facilitate the transformation taking place in education, such as Adobe Education Exchange.
In facilitating learning, teachers will make it easier for their students to learn how to think critically and understand how the learning process works – which in turn will help to nurture their creativity.
– Mark A'Bear, Adobe UK Education Manager


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Rockabilly Revival Coming To RiverPark Center November 23rd [VIDEO]
Four artists defined the Rockabilly sound of the 1950's, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. All four recorded at Sun Records in Memphis with Sam Phillips. They were called "The Million Dollar Quartet". On November 23rd, all four artists will live again as WBKR and Clay Campbell Productions presents "Rockabilly Revival: A Tribute to the Legends of Sun Records".


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Industrial jobs span a wide range of employment opportunities, including everything from manufacturing to purchasing and sales. But the common bond shared by these diverse jobs is their propensity to involve mass production and large-scale business activity. Both part-time and full-time positions are widely available in the sector, and jobs necessitating graveyard shifts and unconventional hours are also common to the field. This is because many businesses can improve profit margins by keeping industrial equipment running around the clock, thereby saving the expense of shutting down and restarting dynamic and many-faceted manufacturing processes.
Recruitment agencies routinely find placement for warehouse operatives, forklift operators, distribution managers, and machinists. Most jobs in the field do not require formal entry-qualifications or special certifications. Academic degrees are seen as an asset, but are not typically necessary. Instead, apprenticeships are a common method for entry into the field. Depending upon experience, skill, and the level of responsibility involved in the position, salaries range from about £16K to upwards of £42K. About 45% of the workforce in the sector earns between £20K and £25K. Although average salaries show little variation throughout the UK, those working in London tend to make more than their counterparts in other regions.
Other popular locations to enter the industry include: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Crewe, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes and Newcastle.
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Roll out pastel green fondant 1/8 in. thick; cut two 1 x 3 in. strips. Pinch ends together to form loop; fill loops with cotton and set on sides on cornstarch-dusted surface and allow to dry.
Add white fondant to orange and purple colored fondant to make pastel tones. Roll out pastel fondant 1/8 in. thick. Cut strips 1 in. x 6 in. Make ribbon roses from strips; cut to 1-1/4 in. high. Set aside.
Bake and cool 2-layer cake in 6 in. square baking pan. Stack cooled layers on foil-wrapped cake board cut to size. Prepare sides of cake for fondant by lightly icing with buttercream icing; spatula ice top of cake fluffy with buttercream.
Knead together white fondant and one yellow fondant package from primary multi pack; roll out 1/8 in. thick, and 24 x 5 in. in size. (Note: if cake is taller than 4 in., make strip 1 in. higher than cake.) Attach around sides of cake; smooth edges. Lightly curl out top edge of fondant.
Roll out remaining pastel green fondant 25 x 1in., about 1/8 in. thick. Lightly brush strip with water, attach ribbon around bottom of cake. Attach bow loops; add 1 x 2 in. "knot". Cut fondant leaves using remaining green fondant. Position ribbon roses on top of cake; fill in with fondant leaves.


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HOUSTON - Two people were arrested during a protest over the Keystone Pipeline on Monday.
Dozens of protesters surrounded TransCanada's offices on Post Oak in the Galleria area.
The protesters wanted the company to know they do not approve of the work being done in the United States and Canada.
The Keystone expansion project is a more than 2,000-mile pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to Oklahoma and to Houston and the Gulf Coast. It would cost about $7 billion and create an estimated 20,000 jobs nationwide.
The protesters said the cost is too high. One sign said, "There are no jobs on a dead planet."
"In Texas and Oklahoma, you have TransCanada, the company that owns Keystone XL, systematically bullying landowners, forcing them to sign easement contracts that they don't want," one protester said. "If they don't agree to sign the contract, then they steal their land through an imminent domain process."
Supporters said the expansion would bring needed jobs to the Gulf Coast. Protesters claim the Keystone Pipeline projects have a history of leaks and poor oversight.
KPRC Local 2 left messages with TransCanada for comment, but those calls have not been returned.
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CPF inTouch
We recently worked with the CPF Board to revamp its quarterly lifestyle e-magazine, CPF InTouch. With a stronger focus on the stories of CPF members as well as the Board's staff, our goal was to make the magazine an engaging yet educational read. Check out our first issue and let us know what you think!


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Kate Delivers A Baby Boy [VIDEO]
Palace officials say Prince William's wife Kate has given birth to a baby boy.
5:30 p.m. – President Barack Obama says the new British prince has been born "at a time of promise and opportunity" between Britain and the United States. Obama said in a written statement that he and first lady Michelle Obama wish Prince William and his wife, Kate, "all the happiness and blessings parenthood brings."
Officials said Monday the baby was born at 4:24 p.m. and weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces. The infant will become third in line for the British throne after Prince Charles and William.
Clarance House, the residence of Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cornwall, made the official announcement on their Twitter feed.
"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight," reads the official tweet and announcement. "Members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news."
The Prince of Wales in a statement called it an " incredibly special moment. "I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future."
No one can tell what political and personal changes the intervening years will bring, but the baby can be expected to become the head of state of 16 countries, including Britain, Australia and Canada, and possibly the head of the Commonwealth, which covers 54 nations.
The child will also eventually become Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
The baby represents a living link to Britain's imperial history — the infant is the great-great-great-great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, who ruled at the peak of British power.
Royal officials say Kate and William will try to give their child as normal an upbringing as possible
Kate Checks In Early This Morning
Kate checked into a private wing at St. Mary's Hospital in central London early Monday morning.
William spent the long hours of labor at her bedside. This is the couple's first child.
ABC News' Lama Hasan tweeted that when the baby is born "there will be a 41 gun salute at green park and 62 gun salute at Tower of London."The
The baby's name will not be announced when the birth is announced according to CNN,pointing out that Prince Williams' name was announced a few days after his birth while Harry's name was revealed when he left the hospital. The fountains in London's Trafalgar Square will be lit up pink or blue depending on the royal baby's sex according to the Sun of London
CNN also reports that many British parents are holding off on naming their newborns in hopes of emulating the royal name.
Royal officials say the couple traveled by car to St. Mary's Hospital in central London without a police escort, just before 6 a.m. They entered through a side door, avoiding the world's media gathered on the street outside the private Lindo Wing of the hospital, where Princess Diana also gave birth to William and his younger brother, Prince Harry.
Betting agencies have big day on royal baby names
LONDON (AP) — Bookies are having a banner day as thousands of Britons place bets on the name of the child that will be born to Prince William and his wife, Kate.
Ladbrokes took 50,000 bets in the hours after the Duchess of Cambridge went into labor Monday. Company spokesman Alex Donohue says the public has rushed to put small amounts of money — such as a pound — on the soon-to- be-born royal infant's name because they "want to be involved."
"Never underestimate the British public's obsession with the royal family," he said.
So far, the money is on Alexandra for a girl and James for a boy.
The public may have to wait, though. It is not uncommon for the palace to take its time to choose just the right name.


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So i am learning new languages, like php and javascript. I find it hard to come up with a project or a task, to test my skills. I find online for some 'assignment' but cannot find any. How do you guys do it? How would you guys assess your skill level. I know some might say, take up a project. If i do that and don't come up with anything, as php is logical. I can loose a project or client.
So how to test yourself. How does expert started, how did they fix themselves when gone wrong? Is it a good idea to cheat, like on some website they have challenge and solution, what if someone can't figure out how to solve it, can we jump to solution, if so how would we check our skills level and accountability?
Maybe try to answer to questions of people who need help on Php forums?
Very good idea. There is no better way to become painfully aware of one's own deficit of understandting than when trying to explain a comcept to another.
I know what you mean - it is hard getting motivated if you do not have a goal.
I started off writing code for galleries and kept improving it. It can be good for php as you can use a database method a flat file or xml.You can have different albums and add text and EXIF data. You need to gather your data display it all and come up with a navigation system.
You can create an upload form, index page, gallery and contact form. This means validating data; resizng images, passing data from page to page ( you could also use sessions/cookies to remember peoples preference ) and use dynamic pages. I currently have one page that will display any of the albums depending what variable is passed to it. You could also have a password protected page.You can also learn about GD or Imagemagick for the photo resizing or manipulation.
Personally I do not like JavaScript but you could include that into the image display and navigation. One thing I was thinking about, was using Google maps to link the photos in my gallery to a location on a google map.
It is also useful - if you take photos!
Thanks, but its a general topic, as its not only limited to php. it can be any language.The point here is, how to make a case(project) where you can test you own skills.
@Rubble; yes i agree, but still you must pen down a project and do it step wise. Going here and there, doing things back and forth. You can't get anywhere.
It is very good question.
I have learnt basic PHP-MySQL about a year ago. I never tried it at home.
BUT now when I get virtual internship, I realised that I can do better, and this internship is helping me to push my limits. So I will suggest you to solve small assignments.
This will only work when you have 100% dedication and passion.
Good Luck!Kalpesh
I would check out some of your favorite websites, and try to replicate some systems/features that they use. Try to develop something like facebook, just to challenge yourself. Or even create a forum with PHP and MySQL. What are some features of websites that you like but don't know how they are done? View their source code or look for tutorials.
PHP has some pretty immense capabilities. Maybe you want to create a mini-CMS that is very simple?
Even searching "best advanced PHP skills/tricks" or "top ten PHP skills you need to know" with Google will give you a myriad of links to explore. The same goes for Javascript, if you have covered all th basics, it's time to jump into the more difficult terrain.
If you are just looking for a project to build a website for to practice, take your favorite thing and turn it into a business idea/website. You like coffee? Create a website for a cafe that has a newsletter sign-up and more.
:lol: We're so focused on PHP!
But, in general, I agree with others.
If you see a feature that you like in one website, try to replicate it and improve it.
Also, try to create small, regular websites like people request often: photo galleries, e-commerce, blog... since you're a programmer, focuse on functionality more than aesthetics.
Measure the times with different functions and try to improve the SQL queries to gain more speed so you know under which circumstances a query is faster or the connection to the database can be improved
I agree with magictheme. Visit PHP forums and try to give answer of different thread. You cal also try your skills in yahoo answer.
Do you have old projects done in other languages? I would try looking at one of my old projects and try to re-create it in the language I am learning. That way, I am focusing on how to accomplish said project in that particular language and not trying to figure out the project on top of that. Plus it can give you a better idea of what is easier and harder to do in a particular language.
Answer to others questions and see if they are satisfied or not.
I usually always try to think of a commercial product that can be either of some value to me or others. Even if the project is beyond my scope, I would usually end up pushing myself to learn new things to achieve the goal of creating it
A fun one to start with is a pig latin translator. The rules are simple and teach string manipulation, input, display, etc. There are many of these on the web already so you can also compare results. This is a good really VERY BASIC project only, though, but you could expand it with graphical interfaces, sentences, etc.
With any language, immersion & consistent use are keys to becoming fluent. It's helpful to have a native speaker of the language to interact with on a regular basis, and for this reason, I also agree that the PHP forums would be of great help to you. Of course the other issue you mentioned is to figure out your skill level & begin with building a client base. I wouldn't start with clients until you're fairly comfortable in every-day use of the language, but even when you are, there will probably be challenges that require other expert advice. The forums may be able to lend a hand in that situation, as well! Client base building is tricky, but if there are some that you could trust (ie. friends or family) not to take advantage of your kindness, you might be able to start off with a discounted rate so that you have real experience with that particular language...with the understanding that they can notify you of anything that needs to be changed, & maybe even a survey at the end! Good luck! It's always worth learning new things!
HI, I am also same to you. I can not get a job, couses I week in skill, I am trying to improve my skill.
If you want to do something immensely interesting (at least in my opinion) and useful to the community at large and not embarking on a huge project to test your skills but something more manageable for a smaller time frame then think about this:
Write a simple web project in PHP (something really basic like a blog), do it again in another language or framework and then share your thoughts on what you liked or disliked about each framework (or language) you evaluated for your project.
Then measure its performance and memory usage and publish the stats.
I think if done well you could publish something like that on your web page and its something that could be a good candidate to attract good SEO also. I know I regularly Google for that sort of information but its usually out of date.
On the other hand you might have to be prepared for a little criticism from people whose favourite framework doesn't score well according to your criteria. However even disgruntled people can up your SEO ranking as I don't think Google can discern that.
i guess i totally agree with answering to questions who need help on Php forums. Its a great great idea to master your programming skills.
It requires great ability to master these skills. You can start by taking online tutorials and practicing basic fundamentals, reading related books and besides learning side by side try to solve the problems also. Remember such things take time, you cannot expect to have complete proficiency in a few weeks.