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Examines the evolution of life on a constantly changing planet and the results of that process. Explores new insights from plate tectonics; from deep ocean life investigations; from island biogeography; from growing knowledge about past geography, climates and ecology; and from development in evolutionary theory will interest 'outdoor' biologists of all kinds, ecologists, students of evolution, oceanographers, paleontologists, and geographers. With numerous maps and diagrams and a bibliography of over 300 references.
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Wasn't quite able to get around to doing all that I intended for this weekend. I had to grill up a new batch of chicken for my dog however. So I thought while I was at it, why not pull out of the hat an old recipe for myself. Inside that foil wrap you see is my mystery surprise.
Let's unwrap this thing and see what we discover. ...Oh my, that's simple. Just skin the breast and top with salsa before one foils it.
A recipe like this, for me, calls for homemade refried beans with a touch of cheese, and Mexican brown rice on the side. Most delightful combination of flavors, and wholesome as well. Perhaps I'll have something decadent and indulgent next meal.
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Governor Deval L. Patrick to Narrate Words of Martin Luther King Jr. in NEC Performance of Schwantner's New Morning for the World
David Loebel Conducts NEC Symphony February 5 at 8 pm in Jordan Hall
Concert Presented as Part of Music: Truth to Power Festival
Program Also Features Beethoven Eroica
New England Conservatory's year-long, all-school festival Music: Truth to Power swings into high gear, February 5, when Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick joins Associate Director of Orchestras David Loebeland the NEC Symphony for a performance of Joseph Schwantner's New Morning for the World, a dramatic orchestral setting of texts by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The performance at 8 pm in NEC's Jordan Hall is free and open to the public. The program also features Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica," thereby giving voice to the ideal of heroes and the struggle for freedom and justice.
Through more than 30 concerts, Music: Truth to Power will demonstrate the critical role music has played in human struggle across all eras, ethnicities, and countries. Emerging from the fractures of social and cultural upheaval in many guises and with many messages, music has expressed protest and outrage, quiet suffering and defiance, anguish, submission, reflection, and hope. It has challenged the status quo, discharged the universal angst, and galvanized the collective dream. NEC, with its unique and outstanding programs in classical, jazz, contemporary improvisation, world music, early and contemporary music, is perhaps the only music school that could offer such a wide range of styles and idioms supporting this festival theme.
Composed in 1982 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner, New Morning for the World, was given its premiere by the Eastman Philharmonia in January 1983 in Rochester, New York and immediately following that at the Kennedy Center. Since then, it has taken its place alongside another famed work for orchestra and narrator — Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait of 1942 — as the musical centerpiece of choice for many official American celebrations and, of course, especially for the annual MLK holiday.
A commission from AT&T, the work was envisioned as a vehicle for Willie Stargell, the former star first baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Schwantner decided to create a work based on excerpts from King's eloquent, visionary speeches as a memorial to "a man of great dignity and courage, whom I have long admired." He worked closely with Stargell to compile the text, which draws on many of King's most renowned utterances, including "How long, not long" and "I Have a Dream." After Stargell narrated the premiere performances, countless other renowned African Americans have lent their voices to the work.
Governor Deval Patrick, Biography
Deval Patrick was reelected to a second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in November 2010. Governor Patrick's life has charted a path from the South Side of Chicago to the U.S. Justice Department, Fortune 500 boardrooms, and now the Massachusetts State House. In each of these capacities, Governor Patrick has been guided by the advice of his grandmother: hope for the best and work for it
First elected in 2006 on a platform of hope and change, Governor Patrick entered office propelled by an unprecedented grassroots campaign. Despite a challenging economic environment, the Patrick administration maintained or expanded the state's investment in critical growth sectors while delivering timely budgets and cutting state spending. Governor Patrick funded public education at the highest levels in the history of the Commonwealth and its school reform initiatives earned Massachusetts the top spot in the national Race to the Top competition. And through targeted initiatives that play to the Commonwealth's unique strengths, like his landmark 10-year, $1 billion program to promote the state's life sciences industry, the Governor has positioned the state as a global leader in biotech, bio pharmaceuticals and IT, and as a national leader in clean energy, including making Massachusetts home to the country's first offshore wind farm.
Patrick came to Massachusetts in 1970 at the age of 14. A motivated student despite the difficult circumstances of poor and sometimes violent Chicago schools, he was awarded a scholarship to Milton Academy through A Better Chance, a Boston-based organization. From that time forward, it has been Massachusetts people, schools, and institutions that have given Governor Patrick the opportunity to excel. He sees his service as governor as pay-back for the opportunities the Commonwealth has given him.
Governor Patrick is a graduate of Harvard College, the first in his family to attend college, and of Harvard Law School. After clerking for a federal judge, he led a successful career in the private sector as an attorney and business executive, rising to senior executive positions at Texaco and Coca-Cola. In 1994, President Clinton appointed Patrick as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, the nation's top civil rights post.
For further information, check the NEC Website or call the NEC Concert Line at 617-585-1122. NEC's Jordan Hall, Brown Hall, Williams Hall and the Keller Room are located at 30 Gainsborough St., corner of Huntington Ave. Pierce Hall is located at 241 St. Botolph St. between Gainsborough and Mass Ave.
A cultural icon approaching its 150th anniversary in 2017, New England Conservatory (NEC) is recognized worldwide as a leader among music schools. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, on the Avenue of the Arts in the Fenway Cultural District, NEC offers rigorous training in an intimate, nurturing community to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate music students from around the world. Its faculty of 225 boasts internationally esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. NEC alumni go on to fill orchestra chairs, concert hall stages, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions worldwide. Half of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is composed of NEC-trained musicians and faculty.
NEC is the oldest independent school of music in the United States. Founded in 1867 by Eben Tourjee, an American music educator, choral conductor and organist, its curriculum is remarkable for its wide range of styles and traditions. On the college level, NEC features training in classical, jazz, and Contemporary Improvisation. Graduate and post-graduate programs supplement these core disciplines with orchestral conducting and professional chamber music training. Additional programs, such as the Sistema Fellows, a professional training program for top postgraduate musicians and music educators that creates careers connected to music, youth, and social change, and Entrepreneurial Musicianship, a cutting-edge program integrating professional and personal skills development into the musical training of students to better develop the skills and knowledge needed to create one's own musical opportunities, also enhance the NEC experience.
Through its Preparatory School, School of Continuing Education, and Community Programs and Partnerships Program, the Conservatory provides training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college students, and adults. Through its outreach projects, it allows young musicians to engage with non-traditional audiences in schools, hospitals, and nursing homes—thereby bringing pleasure to new listeners and enlarging the universe for classical music, jazz, and Contemporary Improvisation. Currently more than 750 young artists from 46 states and 39 foreign countries attend NEC on the college level; 1,400 young students attend on the Preparatory level; and 325 adults participate in the Continuing Education program.
The only conservatory in the United States designated a National Historic Landmark, NEC presents more than 900 free concerts each year. Many of these take place in Jordan Hall (which shares National Historic Landmark status with the school), world-renowned for its superb acoustics and beautifully restored interior. In addition to Jordan Hall, more than a dozen performance spaces of various sizes and configurations are utilized to meet the requirements of the unique range of music performed at NEC, from solo recitals to chamber music to orchestral programs to big band jazz, Contemporary Improvisation, and opera scenes. Every year, NEC's opera studies department also presents two fully staged opera productions at the Cutler Majestic Theatre or Paramount Center in Boston, and a semi-staged performance in Jordan Hall. This past 2012-2013 season, the operas produced were Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, Britten's The Turn of the Screw, and Rossini's La Gazzetta. Earlier this year, the Conservatory performed a concert staging of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito with Stephen Lord conducting and Josehua Major, Chair of Opera Studies, directing.
NEC is co-founder and educational partner of From the Top, a weekly radio program that celebrates outstanding young classical musicians from the entire country. With its broadcast home in Jordan Hall, the show is now carried by National Public Radio and is heard on 250 stations throughout the United States.
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I have a site of UK. It's all keywords have very low competition i.e, within 2 lakh. How to rank such keywords very fast in Google UK.
Plz refer me all the steps of OFF Page SEO to do for that. What will be the amount of OFF Page SEO works to do? Plz tell me the day to day works on it. Help me plz.
Submitting the site to local directories and the major directories, such as Yellow Pages..or registering your business on Google Maps.
2 lacs? is this the search volume or number of results? Do you have a country level domain .co.uk?
You can start with article marketing, and bookmarking and you will start seeing results quickly. Then move to advanced link building methods such as guest blogging, SMO (which is also a part of algorithm in ranking).
As you have to optimize the keywords to get visitors from Google.co.uk so you have to work on seo strategy according to latest changes in algorithm of Google.
I would say building links on authority site would help today also don't forget to post fresh and quality content regularly to your site as content is still king in SEO.
What you are asking is effectively: "give me a step by step instruction to get my site #1 on Google". The obvious answer is: read up on the subject in books, magazines and forums, follow the advice, and come back with specific questions on where you get stuck.But first of all: create a site with a lot of helpful information or nothing you can do will result in much.
There are many steps in SEO to promote websites on search engines like directory submission,profile submission,top commenting,article submission, bookmarking, forum posting and many more. You can optimize your website with the help of these steps.
There are various steps in promoting the website. Firstly you analysis of local SEO keyword for promotion of site, after that you do ON page and Off page of site.
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HOUSTON - The Democratic National Convention is in full swing and even though President Barack Obama might not be focusing too hard on winning Texas, that doesn't mean he's not counting on a lot of money from our state.
Local 2 Investigator Joel Eisenbaum discovered some well-known Texans sending millions of dollars to the President and Democrat causes.
In Houston, Republicans have managed to raise three times more money this election cycle than Democrats, according to the website opensecrets.org. This largely mirrors the overall figures statewide.
So far, Republicans have collected approximately $95.6 million while Democrats have collected $37.2 million statewide. Of those funds, Mitt Romney's campaign has directly received $13.5 million in Texas compared to Obama's $7.9 million.
One of the Democratic Party's most prolific donors in Texas is attorney Steve Mostyn, who lives in Houston.
According to public records, Mostyn has donated $1.8 million to Obama's campaign and Democrat causes during the 2012 election cycle.
Opensecrets.org shows only five other people in the country have donated more money than Mostyn to Obama and Democrats.
Measured by both popular vote and electoral votes, the state of Texas has not collectively chosen a Democrat for president since 1976.
Even with the tide clearly working against Democrats in Texas, Obama visited Houston in March to attend at least two fundraisers. At one exclusive fundraiser, the price of admission was close to $40,000, according to published reports.
"Democrats come here, Republicans come here. Obama comes here. Romney comes here. This is a place where every candidate eventually comes hat in hand," Texas Watchdog Editor Trent Seibert said.
Seibert said he believes that the presence of so many Fortune 500 companies, millionaires and billionaires in Houston make the area irresistible to candidates seeking the presidency.
Notable Texans who have contributed to Obama's campaign, and other Democratic causes, include San Antonio Spurs Coach Greg Popovich, former Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith and Beyonce's mother, fashion designer and Houstonian, Tina Knowles. Her contributions total $25,000 so far this election cycle.
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JORDAN Yantz has slapped a lot of backs and shaken a lot of hands since he first arrived in Winnipeg this week. After all, he's got a lot of people to introduce himself to while trying to score the starting quarterback gig with the University of Manitoba Bisons.
Funny thing about first impressions... Yantz, a Regina product who lit up the Canadian Junior Football League while playing for the Vancouver Island Raiders the last few years, has that innate ability to get you to buy in immediately.
It's a quiet confidence. It's the way he carries himself. It's...
"I'll say it: He's got 'swagger' and I use it in a very positive connotation," said Bisons head coach Brian Dobie during a break from the club's spring practice. "Absolutely he has it. Every single person that has commented to me since he has arrived in Winnipeg -- whether it's people in our faculty, our coaching staff, players -- everybody comments on how confident he is.
"It's not cocky, not arrogant... confident. You can see why he's a winner. He's a talent. He's a very good football player but he has intrinsics about him that are evident in terms of leadership. He comes in here with our incumbent quarterbacks and together they'll keep raising the bar with each other. It's a great opportunity for all of them to compete for that starting spot."
The 22-year-old Yantz didn't arrive with just any old football resume. His credentials are positively gaudy, enough that Dobie has referred to him as one of the program's best recruits since he took over in 1996 and the "single best quarterback available in this nation" this winter:
- He was the CJFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Player last year after setting a record with 3,243 passing yards and 33 touchdown passes against only seven interceptions (he also won the award in 2010);
- He was part of the Raiders' back-to-back national championships in 2008 and 2009 and won MVP honours in the 2009 title game;
- He was the British Columbia Football Conference's top offensive player for three years running (2010-12)
- He holds the CJFL records for career passing yards and passing TDs.
And all of that meant zero and diddly when he stepped on the Bisons practice field for the first time over the weekend -- although he does have some familiar faces surrounding him, with four Raiders receivers (Michael Schaper, Dustin Pedersen, Matt Sawyer, Whitman Tomusiak) two linebackers (Jonathan Jones, Anthony Bienvenue) and a defensive back (Tremaine Apperley) in camp.
"What I've done in junior is behind me now," said Yantz. "This is a whole different league. From here I've got a clean slate. I consider myself a nobody right now. I've got to prove myself and show I can play football.
"Obviously I want to be (the starter) but I know it's not going to be handed to me. We're going to be competing day in and day out and if I want to be the guy I've got earn it."
The Bisons opened spring camp with four quarterbacks as the search began to replace last year's starter Cam Clark, who graduated. Joining Yantz, who has two years of CIS eligibility left after playing junior, are three-year vet Marc Paquette and Theo Deezar, who was part of the program last year after an outstanding high-school career at St. Paul's. Another ex-Crusader, Jamie Dzikowicz, was also at this weekend's sessions.
Yantz's workouts won't stop with the Bisons. Next month he'll attend training camp with the B.C. Lions for the second straight year.
"I'll actually be going to their quarterback school, which starts May 27, and then rookie camp and main camp in Kamloops," said Yantz. "It's all about learning. It's a great experience.
"I'm going to keep on eating it all up, whatever comes across my plate."
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Apple should pull a Google and enter the search business.
Well I trust that if Apple did enter the search business, they'd do it in a different and improved way. It would also diminish their reliance on their main competitor, Google, which already seems to be happening in the Maps department.
BUT if apple ever did get into the search business (I HOPE THEY NEVER DO)... they would restrict to search preferable too much for ppl to find a wider information, they might even give information that they want ppl to see depending on the topic...... so apple stick to software's
Search engines aren't a profitable enough market for Apple to enter and taking Google's market share would take a very long time (but doable with their innovation) but you should never forget that Google are also great innovators so the competition would not be worth the hassle. I personally think Apple should continue saving their banked capital and maybe search for new market opportunities away from technology but still innovative in order to diversify their product mix and in my personal opinion I think the future of pharmaceuticals could do with some serious innovation and investment - it would be a massive risk but when you got over 100 billion dollars to dispose of then it's that big of a deal when compared to the potential profits and the way the positive impact they could have on human life... many will disagree but this is my two cents.
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Here are copies of the audio messages delivered at the 28 stops on the Route of Lee's Retreat Civil War Trails project. The driving tour follows the course of the Confederate retreat April 2–9, 1865, from Petersburg to Appomattox. The messages are broadcast via AM radio at the Lee's Retreat tour waysides. They are available for purchase on CD at selected NPS bookstores. And they are available here to download. The 28 stops are organized in three sections:
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And, joy oh joy, it's a Versus game … so not only do we get the Cliche Machine and the bad broadcast, but we also get a 7:30 p.m. start.
I'm planning on being there for your blogging pleasure.
Here are tonight's pre-game notes from the Rangers. To read more, click "more."
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
Rangers: 7-6-1 (15 pts)
Capitals: 10-4-0 (20 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Nov. 7
The Rangers will face-off against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m.), as they continue their four-game homestand. The Blueshirts currently rank second in the Atlantic Division standings, and sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 7-6-1 (15 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having been defeated by the St. Louis Blues, 2-0, on Monday at Madison Square Garden, and are now 3-2-0 in their last five contests. The Capitals enter the contest with a 10-4-0 (20 pts) record to rank first in the Eastern Conference, and have won each of their last four games. Following the game, the Rangers will continue their longest homestand of the season when they face-off against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, Nov. 11, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), before hosting the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, Nov. 14 (12:30 p.m.), to close out the homestand.
- TV: Versus
7:30 p.m. – Rangers vs. Capitals
Broadcasters: Joe Beninati (Play-By-Play), Eddie Olczyk (Analyst), Lindsey Soto (In-Game Reporter)
- Radio: 970 The Apple
7:00 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game with Don LaGreca
7:30 p.m. – Rangers vs. Capitals
Broadcasters: Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst)
RANGERS vs. CAPITALS:
- All-Time: The Rangers have posted a record of 80-83-18-5 all-time vs. the Capitals: 45-36-9-2 at home and 35-47-9-3 on the road
- 2010-11: Tonight's contest marks the first of four meetings between the Rangers and Capitals this season, and the first of two meetings at Madison Square Garden
- Last Season: New York registered a 1-3-0 mark against Washington in 2009-10, including a 0-2-0 mark at home. Each of the four meetings were decided by two goals or less, including two games that were separated by just one goal.
- The Rangers notched six goals in 17 power play opportunities (35.3%) in four games vs. the Capitals in 2009-10, which were the most by New York against any team last season
- New York ranks 26th in the NHL at home with a record of 2-4-1 (5 pts) in seven games; Washington has posted a record of 3-3-0 (6 pts) in six road games tying for 19th in the league
- The Rangers have posted a record of 0-2-0 vs. the Southeast Division; the Capitals have registered a 3-0-0 mark vs. Atlantic Division opponents
- Henrik Lundqvist posted a record of 1-2-0 with a 4.05 goals against average and .859 save percentage in three contests vs. Washington last season, and is now 9-5-2 with a 3.00 goals against average and one shutout in 16 career regular season games vs. the Capitals
- Ryan Callahan registered two goals and three points in four games vs. Washington last season, while Artem Anisimov, Michael Del Zotto and Marc Staal each tallied two assists in the season series
- Washington Posts – Alex Frolov has posted 10 points (four goals, six assists) in eight career regular season contests vs. Washington for a 1.25 points per game average, which is his highest against any team
- Sean Avery has recorded eight points (five goals, three assists) in 10 career regular season games vs. the Capitals; Todd White has registered 15 assists and 23 points in 28 career regular season contests vs. Washington
- New York lists one former Capital on their roster: Steve Eminger (2002-03 – 2007-08)
- Washington lists two former Rangers on their roster: Mike Knuble (1998-99 – 1999-00); Tom Poti (2001-02 – 2005-06)
- Power Play: The Rangers did not tally a goal in four power play opportunities (11:00) on Sunday vs. St. Louis, and are now 7-35 (20.0%) with the man advantage over the last nine games. New York ranks 16th in the NHL with a 16.7% (9-54) success rate, and is tied for 19th at home with a 13.3% (4-30) success rate. The Rangers did not convert on one five-on-three chance (0:30) on Oct. 9 at HSBC Arena, and are now 0-1 on five-on-three attempts (0:30). New York is 0-1 (1:05) with a four-on-three advantage this season. Shorthanded goals allowed (0).
- Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts held the Blues scoreless in four shorthanded situations (8:00) on Sunday at MSG, and have not surrendered a power play goal in their last two contests (6-6, 11:49). New York ranks 26th in the NHL with a 78.0% (46-59) success rate, and are 26th in the league at home with a 75.0% (21-28) success rate. The Rangers held the Maple Leafs scoreless in one, three-on-five situation (0:31) on Oct. 30 at Toronto, and are 4-6 on three-on-fives (5:08) this season. The Blueshirts yielded one goal in three, three-on-four situations on Oct. 15, and are now 2-3 (1:10) in those situations this season. Shorthanded goals for (2): 10/9 at BUF (Dubinsky); 11/5 at NJD (Dubinsky).
- Four-on-Four: New York did not skate in a four-on-four situation on Sunday vs. St. Louis, and are now even in 10, four-on-four situations (11:57) this season. Four-on-four goals for (1): 10/18 vs. COL (Frolov). Four-on-four goals allowed (1): 10/15 vs. TOR (Kessel).
Since 2005-06, the Rangers have posted a record of 7-2-1 vs. the Capitals in 10 regular season meetings at Madison Square Garden, tallying 3.8 goals per contest during the stretch. The Blueshirts' power play has notched 13 goals in 52 opportunities for a 25.0% success rate in those games.
The Rangers have had a different player credited with the game winning goal in each of their seven wins, giving New York the most players in the league with at least one game winner on the season. Washington and Los Angeles have also had seven different game winning goal scorers this season entering tonight's action
The Blueshirts currently lead the NHL with 257 blocked shots on the season, averaging a league-high, 18.4 blocked shots per contest. Dan Girardi ranks first in the NHL with 46 blocked shots, and Ryan Callahan ranks second among NHL forwards with 20 blocked shots.
The Rangers currently rank second in the NHL with 396 hits on the season, and lead the league with an average of 28.3 hits per contest. Ryan Callahan leads the team and is tied for third in the NHL with 51 hits, and Brian Boyle is tied for 21st in the league with 37 hits on the season. New York was credited with a season-high, 40 hits, on Sunday vs. St. Louis, led by Callahan, Brandon Prust and Sean Avery who each registered a game-high, six hits.
- New York has held their opponents scoreless on the power play in each of their last two contests (6-6, 11:49)
- The Rangers have tallied seven power play goals in the last nine games, registering a 20.0% (7-35) success rate over the span
- Brandon Dubinsky has notched five goals in the last four games and 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in the last nine
- Henrik Lundqvist is 5-2-0 in his last seven starts, registering a 1.87 goals against average, .937 save percentage and two shutouts over the span
- Artem Anisimov has tallied eight points (two goals, six assists) in the last 10 games, including six assists in the last seven
- Ryan Callahan has registered 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last nine games, including multiple points in four of his last seven
Henrik Lundqvist posted his first shutout of the season with a 36-save performance on Oct. 30 at Toronto and, in the process, passed Mike Richter, Chuck Rayner and Lorne Worsley for fourth on the Rangers' all-time regular season shutouts list with 25 career regular season shutouts.
Based on opening day rosters, the Rangers have the ninth youngest team in the NHL with an average age of 27 years and 44 days, and the second youngest defensive corp in the league, trailing only Los Angeles with an average age of 25 years and 51 days.
- John Tortorella: 4 wins from 300 NHL career
- Artem Anisimov: 3 games from 100 NHL career
- Michael Del Zotto: 6 games from 100 NHL career
- Dan Girardi: 6 games from 300 NHL career
- Michael Sauer: 1st career NHL assist/point (10/23 at BOS)
- Ryan Callahan: 100th career NHL point (10/23 at BOS)
- Evgeny Grachev: 1st career NHL game (10/29 vs. CAR)
- Sean Avery: 500th career NHL game (11/1 vs. CHI)
- Vinny Prospal (IR on Sept. 24/knee surgery on Oct. 18, 6-8 weeks) – 14
- Marian Gaborik (IR – separated shoulder on Oct. 15, 2-4 weeks) – 11
- Chris Drury (IR – fractured finger on Oct. 15, 6 weeks) – 11
Total Man-Games Lost: 42
- Oct. 28: Recalled forward Evgeny Grachev from Hartford
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Zucchini bread: You should make this one, and while you're at it, make a few extra loaves; they freeze well and you'll be glad you did when you thaw one out in February.
Tomatoes: Please try to eat as many as possible in various forms. Tiny, sweet cherry and grape varieties should be enjoyed plain and by the handful. With the bigger ones, make tomato salads, tomato sandwiches (plain, or, if you must, with bacon), oven-dried tomatoes and fresh salsa. And once you've had enough of that, make and save some tomato sauce for the winter.
Lobster rolls: With mayo or without? It's a national debate, pick a side and devour your roll either dripping with butter or laden with mayo. This is one that you can make or buy . . . making is lots of fun, but I prefer to buy mine. In fact, I've had 3 so far since June.
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S'mores: You have to make these, of course. Half the fun is in finding the marshmallow stick, the other half is enjoying the gooey, chocolatey marshmallow sandwich by the fire.
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BBQ: Or any grilled food for that matter. Most of us will be putting our grills away soon, but there's plenty of time to get out there and cook up some ribs, burgers, hot dogs, and a beer can chicken or two.
Gazpacho: Red, white, Watermelon Vodka, or all of the above?
Pickles: Can your own if you're feeling adventurous, but don't be intimidated if you're more of a novice chef. Quick refrigerator pickles are for everyone.
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A MAN died after falling 80ft from the roof of a multi-storey town centre car park.
The 20-year-old, believed to be from Accrington, fell from the top floor of the Accrington Arndale car park into the service yard used for deliveries.
Police were called to the scene at 10.40am but said the incident was not being treated as suspicious.
A spokesman said: "Police attended reports that a man had fallen off the Arndale Centre in Accrington at around 11am this morning.
"On arrival, officers found a 20-year-old man on the ground with serious injuries.
"He was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital but sadly died of his injuries.
"His family are being informed and, at this stage, it is not believed to be suspicious."
A spokesman for Jesta Capital, which acts on behalf of the Arndale Centre owners, said: "Our thoughts are with the family and we send them our sympathies."
Shoppers were shocked to hear about what had happened.
Linda Altham said: "It is very shocking and horrible to hear.
"There is nothing anyone can do to stop things like that happening."
Stuart Jackson said: "It is sad to hear. It is such a shame."
The death is the third in as many years and campaigners and councillors have called for new security measures to be put in place.
Barnfield councillor June Harrison said: "It has happened before so it does want looking at.
"It is devastating. I was walking through the other day thinking how beautiful the Arndale looked with all the Christmas lights but that puts a real dampner on things."
After the last incident in 2010, Jamie Scahill, from East Lancs CALMzone, the Campaign Against Living Misery, called on Arndale bosses to demolish the building or install safety nets or fences.
A spokesman said: "We are desperately sad to hear the news.
"We work with councils to introduce measures such as putting up signage where things like this has happened.
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Microsoft's "Scroogled" campaign is an effort to draw new customers to its own email service, Outlook -- and plans to do so by informing Internet users nationwide of Gmail's practices.
Microsoft is telling the nation that Google scans each email that is sent and received through the Gmail service for keywords that can help it target users with more accurate advertisements. Microsoft even commissioned a study, conducted by GfK Roper, where 70 percent of users were unaware of Google's email scanning and 88 percent disapproved of it once they knew.
"Emails are personal — and people feel that reading through their emails to sell ads is out of bounds," said Stefan Weitz, senior director of Online Services at Microsoft. "We honor the privacy of our Outlook.com users, and we are concerned that Google violates that privacy every time an Outlook.com user exchanges messages with someone on Gmail. This campaign is as much about protecting Outlook.com users from Gmail as it is about making sure Gmail users know what Google's doing."
Microsoft will spread the news and its new word "Scroogled" all over TV, Internet and print advertisements. It even
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Microsoft was even nice enough to offer a few examples of Google's practices.
"For example, if you write a friend to let her know you are separating from your husband, Google sells ads against this information to divorce lawyers, who post ads alongside it," said Microsoft. "Or if you ask a friend for vacation suggestions, Google uses this information to target you with ads from travel agencies or airlines that want your business."
There has been some tension between the two tech companies, as Microsoft
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last month. More specifically, the Redmond, Wash. tech giant was upset that Windows Phone still could not get a full YouTube app while the competition (Android and iOS) were able. It added that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was not doing enough to force Google to conform to antitrust laws (Google got out of a two-year FTC investigation with only a slap on the wrist).
Also, Google had filed a patent claim with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Microsoft that
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The elder of two sons of religious German-Jewish parents, Siegfried grew up in the city of Frankfurt. Upon completing his education, he became a certified public accountant in Frankfurt. In his free time he worked as a freelance music critic. While on a vacation in 1932 on the North Sea island of Norderney, he metHerta Katz, a young woman with whom he quickly fell in love.
1933-39: The Nazis had fired Siegfried from his government job because he was Jewish. Although his mother opposed the match, Siegfried proposed to Herta and she accepted. They married in June 1933. In 1934 they left for Amsterdam, where Siegfried found a job. Herta gave birth to a daughter and began a successful interior decorating business. Just before the outbreak of war in 1939, Siegfried's parents also moved to Amsterdam.
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Burma has had a troubled history in recent decades, and the Church there, too, did not escape the suffering. Between 1966 and 1970, all Catholic missionaries were expelled from the country on the pretext of excluding "foreign influences." Yet, despite this, the number of Catholics in this predominantly Buddhist country has since grown to almost 660,000. And although this still only represents about 1.3% of the total population of almost 50.5 million, Catholics are nonetheless noted for their deep piety. This is above all evident in the rural areas, where even on working days the faithful gather early in the morning for Holy Mass and then meet again in the evening to pray the Rosary.
Father Joseph is the parish priest of one Catholic community in a remote corner of the country. There is no telephone network here and there are no paved roads. Without the Church, the children would not even have access to any schooling. In fact, the parish maintains a boarding house for 80 students who cannot walk to school from their remote villages every day. This boarding house is the only way these children can have a chance of a better future.
In order to help support and feed the children who live in the boarding house, the parish has decided to plant 15 acres of rice, maize and vegetables. There is sufficient land available, and the parishioners have pledged to volunteer one day a week, or at least every other week, to work on these fields. However, it is a difficult and expensive business to hire a team of oxen and a plough. As a result, Father Joseph's predecessor appealed to ACN for help to purchase a walk-behind tractor. Sadly, he suffered a stroke before seeing his dream fulfilled, but Father Joseph shares his dream and works in the fields himself.
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What does it mean when you see Shab and Sev?
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Az and Sev were already PvPing and I was bumming around in Tol Barad, so they came to join me. Shab was in D3 and asked if we were PvPing and yes, we were, so he hurriedly came along too. Lush was still in D3 but it was shutdown so he was moving over as well.
We had some good games and some bad ones. The first Gilneas was bad, the AB was good, and all the WSGs were good. Twin peaks was good too. It was cute, in one WSG, this paladin looked at us and said "Yay Frostwolves!" Sev seemed pleased to have a fan, he waved benevolently at him.
Anyway, it was a very pleasant match, and it was nice to see this in BG chat. Glad to see that polite people do BGs as well.
Then the next WSG I was the only healer... sigh, the single healer in a BG is getting old. Anyway, there was a lot of pessimism around, not from our party of course, saying we only have one healer, we're going to be 3 capped... Shab saved my ego by saying "One AWESOME healer!" so after that he stopped whining. And what was there to whine about... it was a good game. We 3 capped them, even though they had 4 healers.
A good night. Geez, someone remind me to spend my honour points please... I should be stocking up on enchanting supplies.


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Corn futures performed well early this week, especially in the wake of the bearish Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon. Thus, it was not terribly surprising to see prices dip Friday morning, since lots of traders were probably moving to the sidelines before the long holiday weekend. Resurrected talk of rainfall over the northern Plains and the Great Lakes region may have supported deferred futures. July corn slipped 4.75 cents to $6.5725/bushel at its Friday close, while December bounced 1.75 cents to $5.365.
Soybean futures were mixed Friday, with sliding July values reflecting the cash market impact (i.e. reduced demand and active producer sales) of the recent price spike. Conversely, gains by the new crop contracts seemed to represent a reaction to the potential for slower plantings later this month. July soybean futures dove 23.25 cents to $14.7625/bushel at the Friday settlement, while July soyoil dipped 0.42 cents to 49.24 cents/pound, and July soybean meal dropped $8.8 lower to $428.2/ton.
Wheat futures were probably ripe for pre-holiday profit taking Friday after having surged Wednesday and Thursday. Traders were simply less willing to hold onto positions ahead of the three-day weekend. That seemed especially true with the equity markets under substantial pressure throughout the early going. July CBOT wheat futures declined 5.75 cents to $6.975/bushel to end the week, while July KCBT wheat plunged 7.75 cents to $7.4575, and July MGE futures fell 6.75 cent to $8.0575.
After closing quite poorly Thursday, cattle futures bounced back strongly to end the week. Given the size of recent losses and their discounts to cash values, a pre-holiday Chicago rebound was not terribly surprising. The late surge almost surely reflected news of surprising cash strength around noon Friday. June cattle jumped 1.45 cents to 120.57 cents/pound as pit trading wound down Friday, while December surged 1.15 to 124.82. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle futures spiked 1.90 cents to 144.55 cents/pound, and November leapt 1.77 to 149.95.
Hog futures appeared ready to resume their spring advance Friday after dipping Thursday. That was rather surprising when late-Thursday cash and wholesale weakness was considered. However, the midsession pork report indicated substantial gains, which almost surely encouraged bulls. The concurrent cattle rally Friday afternoon probably prompted spillover buying as well. June hog futures climbed 0.67 cents to 94.87 cents/pound at its Friday close, while the December contract rose 0.55 cents to 79.95.


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sears Holdings is launching a Facebook page and a Twitter handle to address Latino consumers, the retailer said Wednesday.
Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holdings, which operates the Sears department store chain and the Kmart mass-merchandise chain, announced the creation of Facebook.com/SearsLatino and, on Twitter, @SearsLatino.
"The Latino market is a vitally important customer segment for us," Sears Holdings director and general manager for international eCommerce Oscar Castro said, saying that Sears sought to create an engaging community for Latino customers whether they were in California, Latin America or elsewhere and regardless of which language they preferred. "Given its population growth and high adoption of social media, this is a natural extension of our online initiatives."
Sears is encouraging customers to share stories and ideas, provide feedback and learn more about Sears Latino initiatives while they connect with other Latinos, conversing in English and Spanish.


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Make your Stick Figure Family at FreeFlashToys.com
The day you deliver, outside will be cloudy. Your baby will arrive in the late afternoon.
After a labor lasting approximately 7 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 5 pounds, 4 ounces, and will be 17 inches long. This child will have dark gray eyes and a little patch of brown hair.


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A Queensland Liberal National Party defector is considering a Senate tilt, just a month after joining Katter's Australian Party as its state leader.
Rural-based state MP Ray Hopper's Senate run is one option the party is considering ahead of this year's federal election.
Another would involve federal MP Bob Katter leaving his lower house seat of Kennedy and running for the upper house himself.
Mr Katter's son Rob Katter, a state MP who could then run in Kennedy, said his family name may help him win the electorate long held by his father.
"This is not an egotistical thing at all but it's got nothing to do with my ability; people read Katter on the ballot and by default I get all those votes," Rob Katter said.
"I'm up for anything politically just so long as it's a net gain for those issues we feel strongly about."
Rob Katter said his father would be well suited to lead the party from the Senate as it would provide a bigger platform to push for change on issues that transcended the one electorate.
But he said decisions about these scenarios were yet to be made.
Rob Katter was aware that it might be a bad look to leave his current Mt Isa state electorate.
Another option would see Mr Hopper, who defected from the LNP a little over a month ago to lead Katter's Australian Party, put up his hand for the Senate.
Rob Katter served as state leader of Katter's Australian Party until Mr Hopper jumped ship from the LNP.
Mr Hopper, who was named as state leader of Katter's Australian Party late last year, confirmed he was also considering running for the Senate.
"That's an option that we're keeping open," he told Fairfax Media on Monday.
"I'd love to go to federal parliament one day but we're just looking at that option."
Mr Hopper said no decisions had been finalised and it was simply an idea being considered.
He said he would have to resign from his state seat when a federal election was called if he decided to run for the Senate.
Mr Hopper said Katter's Australian Party might hold the balance of power in the Senate after the election.
Comment was sought from Bob Katter, who earlier on Monday said he wanted to field candidates in 70 or 80 House of Representaives seats in the eastern states and South Australia.
The party would also run candidates for the Senate in each state except South Australia because it did not want to go up against independent senator Nick Xenophon.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer, who flirted with the idea of setting up his own political party following a fallout with his beloved Liberal National Party last year, on Monday ruled out forming an alliance with Katter's Australian Party.
"I don't wish to align with or join any political party," Mr Palmer said, stressing the need to put aside petty political differences.
Bob Katter said his two meetings with Mr Palmer were amicable but the pair had difficulties over the ownership of new railways to carry coal from Queensland's resource-rich Galilee Basin.
He said the disagreement revolved around "whether the infrastructure is going to be owned by the people or owned by individuals so they have the power to screw everybody".
"Our party's position is that it's owned by the people," Mr Katter said.


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(WBIR) Even though the Super Bowl was a loss for Peyton Manning, it was a win for a former UT interim head coach and local football star.
Monroe County native Kippy Brown has added a Super Bowl win to his career. The Sweetwater native joined the Seahawks' staff as wide receivers coach in 2010. This is Brown's seventh NFL team in a coaching career spanning 36 years, including 14 years in the collegiate ranks, according to his profile on the Seattle Seahawk's website.
A month before Kiffin abruptly left Tennessee for USC in 2009, Brown joined the Volunteers as its wide receivers/passing game coordinator. He was then named Tennessee's interim head coach after Kiffin's departure. UT picked Derrick Dooley over Brown for head coach. He then joined the Seahawks' coaching staff.
Before his coaching days, Brown was a star athlete at Sweetwater High School where he won two State Championship titles.
King Berrong, former Sweetwater High School football coach, said Brown the was a natural coach.
"I'd get mad at them sometimes. I'd look up and Kippy would be leading them around the field running," Berrong told 10News in 2010.
Brown began his coaching career at Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), where he served as running backs coach and wide receivers coach. He then went to the University of Louisville as wide receivers coach. Brown then returned to East Tennessee as an assistant under Johnny Majors from 1983-1989. He also returned to Knoxville for one season in 1994.
Past NFL teams he coached with include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Miami Dolphins, the Green Bay Packers, the Houston Texans, and the Detroit Lions.


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Vernon received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state's highest civilian honor, for his work as state director of community mental health services.
Funeral services are planned Saturday for Charles R. Vernon, a Wilmington psychiatrist for four decades.
Vernon died Wednesday at his home in Wrightsville Beach. He was 86.
In 1979, Vernon received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina's highest civilian honor, for his work as state director of community mental health services. In the early 1960s, Vernon traveled to all 100 of the state's counties, meeting with local officials and setting up what would become the state's network of regional and community mental health centers.
Born Aug. 21, 1926, in Morganton, he was the son of James William Vernon and the former Sarah Cole Taylor.. One of his half-brothers was Isaac M. Taylor, dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina from 1964 to 1971 and father of the singer James Taylor.
Vernon attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn., and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied medicine at Case Western Reserve University and graduated from the UNC School of Medicine in 1952.
Vernon taught psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine for many years and practiced in Chapel Hill and Goldsboro before moving to Wilmington.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Harriss Head Vernon, three sons, two daughters and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church, with a reception to follow in the Great Hall. Vernon's ashes will be interred in the St. Francis Memorial Garden at St. James Church.
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Kiss the cod at O'Maille's Pub
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014 06:00 am
Newfoundland pub musician Stan Gallant intends to pop by O�Maille�s Irish Pub this weekend with a very unusual island custom.
O�Maille�s is hosting a Newfie Weekend this Friday and Saturday and as part of the entertainment, the laid-back, fun-loving Gallant is presenting a screech-in.
For land-locked Albertans fed on a diet of beef, a screech-in is a striking ceremony that inducts participants as honorary Newfoundlanders.
�You kiss a fish, take a shot of rum and repeat �Long may your big jib draw.� It means may your sails draw the wind and may it bring you along prosperously,� says Gallant.
�Anyone who wants to be an honorary Newfoundlander is welcome to give it a shot. It�s been wildly successful in other places.�
This long-rooted tradition is performed only on visitors to �The Rock� or willing non-Newfoundlanders. It was named after screech, a type of rum sold in the province that contains 40 per cent alcohol.
�It�s pretty nasty stuff.�
Some screech-ins add an extra dash of spectacle by requiring candidates to eat a piece of Newfie steak (baloney) or stand in a bucket of salt water.
Gallant�s screech-in will require the players to wear a Sou�wester raincoat and hat during the formalities. A Sou�wester is traditional yellow rain gear worn by Newfoundland fishermen to protect them from rain-bearing southwesterly winds.
Cod is pretty scarce in these parts, but Gallant plans to improvise.
�The ceremony is supposed to be an authentic cod fish. I don�t know how easy it is to find a codfish. So I�m going to try to find the slimiest, ugliest fish I can find,� laughs Gallant.
Screechers often react to kissing the cod in various ways.
�Some people are grossed out, but liquid courage gets them going. Others get very romantic and passionate.�
Those brave enough to observe the ritual will receive an honorary Newfoundlander certificate.
Gallant moved to Alberta six years shortly after most members of his family had already migrated. And the province has embraced his populist style.
Last year he logged 200 gigs. That translates to about three shows a week, a number most local musicians scramble to acquire.
Back on home turf, Gallant grew up with his grandmother and was always surrounded by music.
�It was hard not to be involved.�
Following his passion for music, Gallant studied jazz at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, one of Canada�s highest ranked universities.
A versatile performer, the acoustic guitarist is well versed playing The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Jon Bon Jovi, John Fogerty, John Cougar, and Barenaked Ladies to mention a few.
But this weekend, he�ll be strumming and humming good ole Newfie East Coast pub tunes.
Newfie Weekend is January 17 and 18. Entertainment starts at 9 p.m. East Coast treats served. No cover.


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SAN ANTONIO – The University of Pennsylvania men's fencing team wrapped up its two-day competition at the NCAA Combined Men's and Women's Fencing Championships in sixth place on Friday, but the story of the day was junior Michael Mills. Spurred on by a heart-stopping 15-14 win over Penn State's Adrian Bak in the national semifinals, Mills captured Penn's first individual national title in fencing since 1997 with a 15-9 victory over Shaul Gordon, also of Penn State,in the final.
After winning 12 of his 15 bouts on Thursday, Mills was in a good position to advance to the national semifinals with a solid showing on Friday morning. With wins in five of his eight bouts this morning, he moved into the national semifinals with the No. 3 seed. Facing Bak in his first 15-touch bout, the two dueled back and forth until a run of four straight touches helped Mills to open up an 8-4 lead at the midway break in the action. Bak was quick to rally though, and had soon overtaken Mills. Nine of the next 12 touches in the bout went to Bak and Mills found himself suddenly facing a 13-11 deficit. The pair traded the next two points to make it 14-12, but just as Mills appeared to be through, he ran off three touches in a row to stun Bak and advance into the national title bout.
The other semifinal had featured just as much drama. Though St. John's Daryl Homer won 22 of 23 bouts in the round-robin portion of the competition, he was knocked off by Penn State's Gordon by the same score of 15-14 in the bout before Mills took to the strip. Using his tremendous height advantage and reach to full effect against Gordon in the final, Mills turned the bout on its head with nine straight touches to turn a 5-3 hole into a 12-5 advantage. The Nittany Lion freshman tried to recover, scoring three in a row to pull within 12-8, but Mills closed him out in some tense final moments, taking home the crown with the 15-9 win.
Cliff Bayer was the last Quaker to claim a national title, winning the men's foil competition in 1997. Prior to today, the last men's sabre champion was Paul Friedberg, who won back-to-back titles in 1980 and 1981.
It was a successful day all around for Penn men's fencing. Evan Prochniak ended his four years in the Red and Blue by being named a second-team All-American. The now four-time All-American won 14 bouts over the two days of sabre competition and placed eighth.
In epee, freshman Ayyub Ibrahim made a name for himself with 14 wins and an eighth place finish, good to be named a second-team All-American. Ibrahim narrowly missed out on a spot in the national semifinals himself, the No. 4 seed in epee was just ahead of him with 15 wins. Junior Clifford Fishler placed 16th in epee with 10 wins on Thursday and Friday.
Men's foil didn't fare as well as the other weapons, but with two freshmen representing them at the Championships, the future is bright for this group. Adam Elkassas had six wins and finished 21st, while Leland Bernstein collected five wins and placed 23rd.
Friday wrapped up the men's competition, with the women taking over as standard-bearers beginning on Saturday morning. Though the Quakers are currently sixth, it's a position that will be difficult to maintain since there are only three women's fencers from Penn in the competition. Action resumes at Freeman Coliseum tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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I need to generate a unique value for each user, currently I'mdoing a sha1 on parameters unique to each user e.g email address andtime stamp, but there is a requirement that the value should be 16characters long or less, time stamp alone may not be unique, what doyou suggest.
How about you store that the (truncated) value in a database table, make the row unique, and in the case of a clash on insert ("Duplicate row found" on mysql, err number 1062 - I think) generate another key and try again.
you should make a column in your database called 'id' or something and set it to 'auto increment'
Thanks, but I wanted to avoid the database route, if there is an algorithm that generates16 or less characters, if there is none, I might have to take that route...
No hashing algorithm can be used to provide unique values as all they guarantee is that a small change in the source will result in a completely different hash. There will always be a large number of completely different source values that will match to the same hash. Of course if you have a limited length value in the first place then the chances of getting two values that generate the same hash will be relatively unlikely.
It would be easier for us if you explained what you need this value for. From your description it is not clear whether you want to generate the unique value once and store it in the db for future use or you want to generate the value multiple times and each time it can be different. Do you have any requirements what characters the value should consist of? From your limited description, the advice from localhost8080 seems to satisfy your requirements perfectly if you are willing to get the id from the db.
The value is generated and sent to another site for use, but it has to be a different valueeach time and I don't want to go through the 'troubles' of storing in db and checking each time.
Really? If that is the case, then I'll have to go the db route.
"Roll a dice" Okay. I rolled a 6."Now never roll that number again. But you cant remember what the number you just rolled was."
uh... yeah. You're gonna need some form of database/flatfile/whatever to remember what has already been used. Any 'random' system will inevitably have clashes at the rate of <used>/<available>
Consider the dice above.
I roll a dice. As i have not yet rolled a dice, I can roll any number. My chances of a collision are 0 (0/6).I've rolled a six. The next time I roll the dice, my chances of collision are 1/6. If I dont know I've rolled a 6, I have a blind-chance 1/6 of sending a bad result.The more I roll the dice, the higher the chance goes, until I cant roll the dice anymore (6/6).
Your available keys will be greatly larger than 6, of course (X^16, depending on your pool of available characters), but as the system gets used more and more, the chances will steadily grow of a bad key. Which is why your system needs to remember what has already been used.
Are you going to use these values temporarily? I assume that is the case if you are not going to store them in the database. In that case you might simply generate a 16-character random string and use it as an ID. The probability of a collision is so low that in practical terms it's insignificant unless you are using them for systems where absolute security is critical. You could also generate a random hash for this purpose. As fellgall said, you are not guaranteed for each value to be unique but the probability of uniqueness is extremely high.
Here is some code for a fairly good random 16-character string generator:
$random_bytes = mcrypt_create_iv(12, MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM);
$string = base64_encode($random_bytes);
The string will have alphanumeric characters and / and +. For a hexadecimal string you can use this:
$random_bytes = mcrypt_create_iv(8, MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM);
$string = bin2hex($random_bytes);
However, as you can see the first one is better because it has more bytes and therefore less chance of getting a collision.
Alternatively, you could use uniqid('', true) - a pretty good function for unique ID generation combining microtime and a pseudo random number generator. However, it's longer than 16 characters but you might be able to get rid of the dot and pack the data in some more efficient way.
This might be a problem but it depends on how it is used (we don't have enough information from the OP). If each random value is supposed to be used temporarily, for example it is valid for a few hours and then discarded then this would not be a problem because even though you would have millions of users there would be just a small number of random IDs in use at a given time and therefore the chance of collision being extremely low. But yes, if those IDs were to accumulate over time in a database then the collision probability will grow with each new ID.
Personally, I'd rather my chance of a bad key to be 0. shrug
Each to his own but there are cases where the work to guarantee 0 chance is too expensive to be practical. There's not need for 100% perfection if 99.999999999% will suffice and save people a lot of work and complications. There are cases where this is even impossible - for example revision keys in distributed version control systems.
You can just use timestamp + first 6 characters of the email if you can't rely on a persistent storage to double check. The chance of a collision is so tiny it's a waste of time to consider it.


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Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant takes its name from an historic Revolutionary War landmark in Delaware, where Generals Washington and Lafayette battled against General Cornwallis to ensure American liberty.
It was, in fact, the pursuit of happiness as described by the Declaration of Independence, that led to the formation of Iron Hill in 1994, when two award-winning homebrewers, Kevin Finn and Mark Edelson teamed up with Kevin Davies, an experienced professional in restaurant operations. And the rest, so to speak, is history.
Iron Hill has seen significant growth in the years it has been doing business. Since the opening of their flagship store in Newark, Delaware in November 1996, they have added eleven more locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, with more to come.
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant is a privately owned company that produces distinctive, full-flavored handcrafted beers, accompanied by inspired yet informal New American cuisine in a comfortable, casual atmosphere. The goal has always been to produce food and beer that is fresh and inspired, consistently crafted and presented by a knowledgeable and courteous service staff.


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CARSON - Chivas USA has had only about two weeks to work with its new coach, had lost a couple of players, had a mid-week game interrupting its preparation and was facing the defending MLS Cup champion Sunday at StubHub Center.
And nearly pulled off a victory.
"It was very emotional," new Chivas coach Jose Luis Real said. "Imagine facing Bruce Arena plus the Galaxy in a stadium like this. For everyone this is a motivating opportunity.
"We are not satisfied with the result but I'm pretty sure we're going to be getting better. This is going to be my first week coming that is actually a normal working week."
It was a breakout night, though, for the Galaxy's Gyasi Zardes, who scored the goal in a 1-0 victory that added to the dominance of his team in the rivalry and added misery to Chivas' season.
Zardes' second goal wasn't his only chance. He had eight shots by himself to only six for Chivas.
"He has a way to go, but he's an athletic kid, a pretty good understanding of the game," Arena said. "He had a bunch of opportunities tonight. He could have done a little bit better in front of the goal, but having said that it was a great goal he scored with his header.
"He's going to get better. He can play a few different positions."
The Galaxy (7-6-3) moved into fourth place in the Western Conference standings and are within six points of first-place Real Salt Lake and Portland.
Chivas (3-10-2) is winless in its last 10 games (0-8-2) and has lost seven in a row, but on the bright side it was the first time in eight games the Goats had not given up multiple goals.
"In the first half we were waiting and waiting and in the second half we actually had a team that was able to give us results," Real said. "And that's the team we've been working for and what we want to see for 90 minutes."
Chivas had a couple of chances, including a whistling shot from Jorge Villafana in the 70 th minute that sailed just wide of the net, but lost to the Galaxy for the 10 th time in the last 16 games, with only one victory in that span.
In the 20 th minute, Chivas midfielder Tristan Bowen lobbed a high header into the penalty area. Jose Manuel Rivera volleyed a blast but it was right at Galaxy goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who made a two-handed save.
Ten minutes after the Galaxy had a goal wiped out by an offside call Zardes, paired at forward with Robbie Keane, officially broke the ice by finishing a free kick from Landon Donovan in the 44 th minute.
Starting from about 35 yards out, Donovan spun his kick into the penalty area and Zardes headed it in just inside the goal post. It was his second goal of the season and first since May 11, when he scored his first MLS goal against Vancouver.
It was assist No. 112 for Donovan in his MLS career, tying him with former Chivas coach Preki for third on the all-time list. It also was his fourth of the season.
The Galaxy had been denied the lead earlier after Donovan, speeding in from the side, cut his crossing pass left to an open Robbie Rogers, who knocked it into the lower corner of the net. But Keane, running ahead of the play, was judged offside.
Zardes came close early in the second half when Keane sent a ball into the penalty area and Omar Gonzalez headed it. Running toward the goal post, Zardes got his head on the ball but he bounded off the post and wide of the net.
It was the second time in the game Zardes hit the post. He knocked one off the post in the 36 th minute that Chivas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy just got his fingers on. Kennedy also thwarted a Zardes shot in the 74 th minute.
The Galaxy's success with Zardes at forward and Donovan making plays behind him and Keane could be a common sight despite the Galaxy's prolific pairing of Keane and Donovan up front.
Only four players were in Chivas' starting lineup from the team that started against the Galaxy on March 17.
One of them was midfielder Oswaldo Minda, who had to leave the first game after 18 minutes because of an injury. Minda again had to leave early, this time with a left adductor strain after 41 minutes.


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CONROE, Texas - A Conroe man may be linked to more than a dozen recent burglaries, police said.
"We're thinking it's 12 to 15," said Sgt. Dorcy Riddle of the Conroe Police Department.
David Ryan Campbell, 20, has been charged with burglary of a motor vehicle, theft of a firearm and possession of marijuana.
Conroe police said they believe that Campbell targeted garages, cars, and trucks that were unlocked and stole guns, alcohol, jewelry, and even two expense checks made out to the city attorney, who was among the victims.
Conroe police said Campbell took a variety of valuables from vehicles and homes in the Highland Hollow and West Fork subdivisions on Friday.
A short time after the thefts, some of the stolen credit cards were used and some of the stolen items were sold, detectives said.
Investigators said they were able to track the transactions to Campbell. Police said they searched Campbell's home at the Autumn Woods Apartments and found some of the stolen items there.
Detectives said their investigation is continuing and Campbell could face more charges.
Campbell remained in the Montgomery County Jail Monday evening in lieu of $6,000 bond.
The best defense against such crimes is simply locking up your personal belongings and not leaving anything of value in plain sight, police said
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Topic: Our own book / Memoralize Loved One
I have some exciting news for our Believers! You can be part of a project that I hope will bring $$ to our Foundation, Memorialize our loved ones who had CC and bring us some great PR.
I was thinking how we could have an ongoing Fundraiser and I came up with the idea of a book of Believing in the Beyond stories written by our own Believers who have lost a loved one to CC.
Each member would make their own introduction no longer than 40 lines. Above the Introduction you can have your loved one's name like In Memory of Salvatore Sardina. If this works out it is a lovely way to remember those who have passed. If you have family that has had winks from your loved one, you could include those stories as well. Use as many pages as you like for the winks.
For those of you that are battling CC it has come to my attention that some of you have received signs when having to make a decision. Please, by all means we would include your stories!
I am hoping to have a 200 page book and will need your stories as soon as possible and ALL proceeds will go to the CC Foundation.
For all Members:
Very important…we need a title. Example: Love, Loss, Eternal It needs to be serious but a touch catchy. We want people to be drawn to the book. If anyone likes to write we need someone who can write an Introduction for the front of the book.
Please let me know what you think of this and any and all ideas welcome. Let's get started!
We have 8 so far but I just know there are more of you out there.