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Hi all. My girlfriend and I are coming to town from June 1 to 4. Don't need to know the "famous" places unless you think there is something so totally new that there is no way I could have heard about it from here.
Can you please recommend a few things:
1) Good place in Harlem that isn't touristy and is very local.
2) Anything in the meat-packing district/Chelsea that's very good quality (local ingredients, underappreciated chef, etc.)
3) Good coffee place (preferably with a patio) that is reasonably close to my hotel (the Morgan).
Thanks for your help and I would be very happy to return the favour for anyone who is planning a Toronto trip.
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I Am LonelyI'm 19 years old, I've been searching for one thing all this time a friend, all i need is a friend someone who can understand me, who'll listen to me when i'm sad when i have problems when i need him he'll be there for me, i'll be always there for him. I don't know everytime i thought that i found one i found myself all by myself left behind, i thought that may be it was my fault that i must change, but no it was the same ending, but why is it so difficult to help eatch ather to be there for eatch ather, no one is perfect but we try to be a good person so can't we help eatch ather ? All I need is a friend I'm goind crazy sitting here alone, with no one who understand me, I'm losing hope, and i don't know who to trust anymore but I feel that i don't deserve that I'm a nice person and i work hard to satisfy people aroud me to make them proud of me, but why in the end I'm still left alone ? What shoul i do to have a friend with me a friend who will love me the way I am, that one who will always dry my tears, even when i'm smiling he'll know that i'm bleeding inside. I want a friend I really need one I can't take it anymore, I can't be lonely anymore.... :(
okay this one takes the cake, i am also 19 going on 20 and i've feel the same way as you, except i'm in your shoes. i want someone to share time with, and give all this pent up love that i have deep in my heart thats ready to explode like a nuclear bomb. i want a person who i can be there for and there for me. a person who's willing to work with my flaws and insecurities because of girls that have hurt me so bad. but at the same time, i'm afraid of getting hurt again. but i want to be with a person thats in it for the long hall and willing to go through some bad times that we could experience and enjoy the good. but i'm tired or being lonely, im tired of playing these endless loops in my head, i just want to feel okay again with someone who loves me and wants to be with me by my side. but in the end... all we have in this life is each other.
You know something, I have felt the same way you do my whole life and I prayed, hoped, and wished for some companion my whole life. People came and went and now I am basically trying to get to a place where I can be happy most of the time and make myself happy instead of demanding others to do it for me. People have their own troubles ya know?
But today I had a realization; I found great comfort and connection in the presence of animals.
I went to the lake and decided to feed the ducks with the few crackers I had and it was so much fun. They surrounded me and got real close to me and I even got to put a cracker in one of the geese's mouth lol.
So animals can really take loneliness away sometimes. Because for those few minutes, I forgot my problems lol.
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How do I only backup the difference?
It takes me too much time to backup my project source code and documents every day. Is there any easy way to backup only the difference from previous backup? I am using Fedora 9.
rsync has an archive mode (-a, --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X))
which makes a copy of the file(s). The next time the rsync command is run with the '-a, --archive' flag set only the files which have been changed since the last copy will be copied.
Take a look at rsnapshot. It handles differential backups very efficiently - based on the rsync engine.
Since you mention "source code", might I suggest revision control software(RCS) of some sort?
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I was using speedtest.net to check my speeds and was very unhappy (5mbps down and 4.5 up). I was told to use speedtest.comcast.net and had the same results.
After we reset the modem, my speeds took off. I was getting between 20-30mbps down and 5 up. Yesterday, though, my speeds went back down to 5up and 5down according to speedtest.net. For whatever reason, though, speedtest.comcast.net is still saying at least 20down and 5 up.
What gives?
Why would speedtest.net and speedtest.comcast.net give me different results?
Don't rely on any of those speed test on the net.
Try this tool for testing speeds;
It is considered a gold standard by savvy techs for accuracy and reliability in comparison to any of those run of the mill Flash/Java based type of testing sites. It has the ability to differentiate between the "Powerboost" burst speeds and the actual sustained speeds.
Well, I've had issues with all of these things. None of them really seem to provide enough / any info to the people trying to diagnose my speed issues.
Shaperprobe either gives me a reading that says "nothing is wrong" OR just fails and doesn't provide any info (other than the failure).
BTW, is there any way to reliably test pings? Just use a command line ping and tracert?
ShaperProbe provides a wealth of infomation during it's run, if you are not seeing it, something is wrong. If you are having an issue, describe it fully and post the ShaperProbe output.
As for ping and tracert, just use the standard command line tools on your OS. On Linux and Mac systems, it's traceroute, not tracert (thank MS for the stupid nonstandard command).
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tracert (thank MS for the stupid nonstandard command).
Ahhh, some of us remember it well, the 7.3 character filename limitation in MS-DOS....
I don't work for Comcast...
The speedtest.net site has routinely not made the best choice in which server to use when I run a speedtest through them. One of the servers I see on the map of my area is hosted by comcast. When I pick that server I get similar results to the comcast speedtest. So, hover over the different test sites and look for one that is "Hosted by: Comcast".
dosprmpt.......comes to mind.......
Ahhhh.....the "good ol' daze".......!!!!
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So, hover over the different test sites and look for one that is "Hosted by: Comcast".
These will generally show better results because they are hosted right on their network's "edge" so that the packets do not have to traverse any "third party" backbone transit provider's systems. IMNSHO, the Shaperprobe tool is still more accurate and reliable as are multiple simultaneous (say four or five) "real life" large file transfers from known to be fast and closely located servers via a download manager app while observing the transfer rate. This will "MAX OUT the pipe and better reveal its true capacity capabilities.
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Audi press release
• Last race for the top seller before the model change
• Martin Tomczyk travels to Hockenheim as new champion
• Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline battles for team title
43 pole positions, 31 fastest race laps, 34 victories and five champion's titles - this is the impressive track record of the Audi A4 DTM since its debut in April 2004 at Hockenheim. The venue at which AUDI AG's top seller contested its first DTM race will now also see the final grand appearance of this successful model.
The DTM finale at the Hockenheimring from October 21 to 23 will mark the 84th and - for the time being - last racing commitment for the Audi A4 DTM in the most popular international touring car racing series. In 2012 a set of new Technical Regulations will come into effect in the DTM, which provides for the fielding of two-door coupes. The A4 DTM will be replaced by the A5 DTM that celebrated its world debut at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September and will be doing a "trial" lap at Hockenheim together with its future competitors directly before the start of the DTM race.
Fans can not only look forward to the new A5 DTM though. The finale itself promises to deliver suspense galore despite the well-deserved early title win by Martin Tomczyk from Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Mattias Ekström, the 2004 and 2007 DTM Champion, is ranking only two points behind Bruno Spengler in the standings and thus has good chances of winning the "vice champion's" title - particularly since the Swede is in supreme form at the moment. He won three of the last four races and finished as the runner-up once.
For Ekström's squad the race at Hockenheim will still be about winning the team classification. Before the last race Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline has a five-point advantage and thus the chance of winning this title for the third time, after 2004 and 2007. All points scored by Ekström and his team-mate Mike Rockenfeller will be added to the team's tally. Their rivals are Gary Paffett and Bruno Spengler.
The "Rookie of the Year" title has already been decided. It will go to Edoardo Mortara from Audi Sport Team Rosberg. The Italian who lives in Switzerland has scored as many as 21 points in his first DTM career - more than all of the other four newcomers combined.
Another Audi racer - Filipe Albuquerque - is the second-best rookie. The Portuguese most recently shone at Valencia as the runner-up. This means that no fewer than seven different Audi drivers mounted the podium this year - which clearly shows the good balance of the 2011 Audi driver squad.
Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich is now faced with the tough task of forming the squad for the 2012 DTM season from this high-caliber line-up. Therefore, every single one of them will give everything at the finale to leave a good impression and to recommend himself for the new A5.
Martin Tomczyk has already done so a long time ago. The new DTM Champion will start into the finale with a large "1" displayed on the roof of his Audi A4 DTM - a greeting from Audi's partner Schaeffler to the new champion. The 29-year-old has definitely earned the "1" after this season. Three times he was on the top of the podium, seven times on the podium in total, none of the races saw him finish below fifth place and at Valencia he immediately converted his first "match ball." Accordingly, Tomczyk can tackle the race at Hockenheim in a relaxed manner and enjoy the final showing of the Audi A4 DTM, the race touring car that - after Mattias Ekström and Timo Scheider - has now also helped him achieve the DTM title and so far greatest success in his career.
The final appearance of the Audi A4 DTM will be broadcast live by ARD on "Das Erste": Coverage of qualifying on Saturday (October 22) will start at 1:40 p.m. and of the race on Sunday (October 23) at 1:45 p.m. (local times).
Other topics of the weekend
- Will Martin Tomczyk be able to complete his string of top-five results?
- Will another Audi driver - Miguel Molina manage a podium finish?
- Will Rahel Frey be able to achieve a highlight at the end of the season?
Quotes by the officials
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport):
"I'm convinced that the DTM finale at Hockenheim will be a tremendous race. There are many who are still viewing the event as a chance to present themselves for the 2012 season by winning this season's finale. I do think though that it'll be difficult there to keep Mattias Ekström in his current form from being in contention for victory again. This means that the outcome is completely open and it's definitely well worth for the fans to travel to the DTM finale - not least because they'll be able to see the new DTM cars 2012 there in action on a race track for the first time."
I'm convinced that the DTM finale at Hockenheim will be a tremendous race
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Team Director Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline):
"Hockenheim is an important race for us because there are still quite a few things for us to clinch there: the runner-up spot for Mattias Ekström and the team title for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline. Everyone can drive freely, and if we should win the official team title, there'll be a party again. That would be a nice way for us to close the season."
Ernst Moser (Team Director Audi Sport Team Phoenix):
"We've got a race without pressure coming up because we've already won the title. Martin (Tomczyk) can start from the grid with a feeling of relief and we'll be working with a feeling of relief. That way, we can also achieve a lot on one of Martin's favorite tracks. And we definitely want to move Rahel (Frey) forward once more. She knows this track very well. At Valencia she had to step back a bit at the pit stops, so now we want to give something back to her."
Arno Zensen (Team Director Audi Sport Team Rosberg):
"Hockenheim will be fantastic. The championship has been decided; everything will be more relaxed; everyone will be driving without tactical considerations. And this is the home race for Audi Sport Team Rosberg from Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The track suits us and both drivers have already been on the podium in their first DTM season. After having clinched three consecutive podium finishes and two third places plus a second place I'd like to win for a change."
Facts and quotes by the Audi drivers
Filipe Albuquerque (26/P), TV Movie Audi A4 DTM #18 (Audi Sport Team Rosberg)
- By taking position two on the grid and finishing the race as the runner-up experienced his breakthrough at Valencia
- Between Valencia and Hockenheim helped Greg Franchi win the Blancpain Endurance Series in the Audi R8 LMS of the WRT team
"I'm hoping for things to be going better for me at Hockenheim than they did at the beginning of the season. I learned a lot in my first DTM season. And the result at Valencia came at the right time. That gives me a personal boost and the team, too, knows what we can achieve. We're competing there without pressure. Maybe we'll clinch a podium, and if not, then at least a place in the points. That should be realistic."
Mattias Ekström (33/S), Red Bull Audi A4 DTM #8 (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
- After his third victory this season, still has good chances of taking the "vice champion's" title
- Was the runner-up at the Hockenheim season opener
- Most recently, at Valencia, started from the top spot on the grid
"It's always nice to travel to Hockenheim. It will conclude the season. This time I'm arriving there completely relaxed and will try to deliver a solid performance. I want to clinch another good result before we can look forward to the winter break and the tests with the new A5 DTM."
Rahel Frey (25/CH), Glamour Audi A4 DTM #15 (Audi Sport Team Phoenix)
- With a 14th-place finish achieved her second-best result of the season at Valencia
- In qualifying most recently in Spain was quicker than Susie Stoddart
- Is completing her first DTM season with Audi at Hockenheim
"I'm tremendously looking forward to Hockenheim. That'll be the grand finale. We already drove there at the beginning of the year. I want to make another step forward. We'll continue to work hard. My last third of the race at Valencia was very good. But the result didn't match my performance. So we'll give everything again to see a great ending of the season. After that, we'll have the big party."
Oliver Jarvis (27/GB), Audi Sport performance cars A4 DTM #5 (Audi Sport Team Abt)
- At Valencia, scored points for the third time this year
- Is completing his fourth season with Audi at Hockenheim
"Now the last race of the season is coming up. The championship has already been won, 'well done' to Martin (Tomczyk)! We can all attack again. I want to finish the season with a good result."
Miguel Molina (22/E), Red Bull Audi A4 DTM #22 (Audi Sport Team Abt Junior)
- At his home round in Spain took fifth place as his best result of the season
- Scored points for the second consecutive time
- Drove his 20th DTM race at Valencia
"Hockenheim is a track I like. That's where I drove my first DTM race. It's a good opportunity to show once more what's possible. I scored points at Valencia and I want to do that again at Hockenheim."
Edoardo Mortara (24/I/F), Playboy Audi A4 DTM #19 (Audi Sport Team Rosberg)
- As the best newcomer in the season's standings cannot be overtaken by any other rookie anymore
- Has already clinched two podium results in the second half of the season
- Celebrated victory at the Formula 3 finale at Hockenheim last year
"I think that I could manage a pretty good result at the finale. Pure speed was very good in the past few races. The new Audi A4 DTM is excellent. In qualifying though I'm still making too many mistakes. If I improve, then a really good event is possible. That would be important after the disappointing Valencia weekend."
Mike Rockenfeller (27/D), E-POSTBRIEF Audi A4 DTM #9 (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
- Started from the first row and mounted the podium at Hockenheim last year
- Has 50 DTM races under his belt
- Ranking in fifth place of the standings, wants to close the season with a good result
"I want to drive another good race at our season finale. The past races were a bit difficult. I've got something to make up at Hockenheim because at the first race of the year we had a defect on the car there. The race wasn't much to write home about, but qualifying went well. I'm hoping for my car to be exactly the way I need it to be, and then I'd like to win there."
Timo Scheider (32/D), AUTO TEST Audi A4 DTM #4 (Audi Sport Team Abt)
- Drove the fastest race lap at Valencia
- Scheider is the only Audi driver so far to have won the Hockenheim finale, three years ago
- Started from position one at Hockenheim last fall
"Hockenheim will be the grand finale. It means free driving for us. We can still win the team championship for Abt. This has to be our goal. And my personal interest is to win a race. It would be nice if I could still manage that at the finale."
Martin Tomczyk (29/D), Schaeffler Audi A4 DTM #14 (Audi Sport Team Phoenix)
- Will arrive at Hockenheim as the early title winner
- The Bavarian is the only driver to have scored points at each round
- The new champion is aiming for his eighth podium finish at the tenth race
"Arriving at Hockenheim as DTM Champion will be a new experience for me. It's a nice track and great conclusion for the DTM. Audi is still battling for a couple of things. Mattias (Ekström) can still become the runner-up and Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline can still win the team championship. There's no doubt that everyone will be trying to make a few more marks, and to run at the very front of the field."


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Gunsmithing courses in Louisiana?
I've noticed there are a few people on here from Louisiana. Has anyone heard of gunsmithing courses that happen in the state? I believe Delgado used to have them, but I looked yesterday at their website and didn't find anything.
Are there quality online gunsmithing courses that any of you guys would recommend? I have come across a few, but I'd like to hear another more experienced perspective.
I found some old threads regarding "online courses" so unless anyone wants to comment on that I think I got it covered for right now. I still was not able to find anything about actual hands-on courses in Louisiana, so any input in that regard would be appreciated.
Are you aware that Clark Custom Guns is in Monroe?
The best way to learn is hands on in-residence. Some may even apprentice at a smith shop in their spare time. (A gunsmith who has a lot of work may appreciate a helping hand.)
If Clark Custom wasn't six hours away I'd be driving there right now. I will have to check them out on a weekend.
An apprenticeship with someone who has in-depth technical knowledge would be ideal. The issue is that all the businesses near me have a "the gunsmith only comes in on Monday" sort of situation. The smithing aspect is generally peripheral to other aspects of firearms business and some of the work I've been handed over as a "finished product" was somewhat embarrassing. So that is what prompted me into taking the idea more seriously. I will dig around more and see what I come up with... there has got to be someone... it's the South. ;)
As of right now I'm looking into machining courses at a college here: lathe, mill, CNC. I figure that with a School of Hard Knocks curriculum might prove most useful for now instead of waiting around for a perfect situation.
Clark Customs is in Princeton, LA. I know I stay right down the road in Minden.
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Investigators look into cause of train derailment. How did it affect you?
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:54:06 GMT —
Two investigators from the Federal Railroad Administration are in Syracuse looking into what caused Friday afternoon's derailment along East Colvin St. near the Syracuse University campus.
A spokesperson says the FRA doesn't release information about investigations until they are complete. That could take up to a year.
Meanwhile, local law enforcement agencies are reflecting on the response to Friday's disaster.
Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler says the derailment couldn't have happened at a worse time or in a worse place, but he was impressed with how well all the agencies worked together.
"I don't think you're going to see it done any better than what was done on Friday night," says Fowler. "From my perspective, I'm extremely pleased with the way things turned out. I'm extremely pleased to the agencies that participated. "
About 60 homes were evacuated as a safety precaution because one of the cars that derailed was carrying liquid propane.
"I don't have X-ray eyes," says Syracuse Fire Chief Mark McLees. "I can't see that there's no damage to this huge tank car rolling over on its side. There's certainly going to be damage, so we had to treat it as if it could start leaking at any moment."
The cars were fortunately cleaned up and people were allowed to go back into their homes Saturday morning. There were no dangerous levels of propane in the air.
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Southern Spars wanted to expand its virtualisation capabilities and simplify remote access, so it upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. By using Hyper-V virtualisation technology, Southern Spars has capacity to deploy 20 percent more virtual servers on the same number of physical hosts and will defer costly hardware upgrades. With the DirectAccess feature, mobile users can access company resources without a virtual private network.
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Sometimes seeing is not believing.
That was certainly the case when Roger Clemens appeared on camera this week to deny allegations that he used steroids.
Appearing before a congressional committee on Wednesday, Clemens looked like, well, a liar. His tone, his demeanor, his stammering if he was trying to convince a jury, Clemens was doing a terrible job of it.
I'm not suggesting that Clemens actually is guilty. I don't know. Like just about everybody else, I have my own opinion about the veracity of his claims vs. the veracity of what both ex-trainer Brian McNamee and former teammate and friend (former friend?) Andy Pettitte had to say.
But Clemens sure looked guilty. And reading what he had to say isn't the same as seeing it on TV, when his entire demeanor screamed, well, liar.Who would have thought that Clemens, who stood up so well under questioning by Mike Wallace on "60 Minutes," would fall apart while being questioned by a bunch of congressmen and congresswomen several of whom made fools of themselves?
Bryant Gumbel isn't exactly my favorite sportscaster, but he made some great points in his closing commentary on HBO's "Real Sports" on Monday about Clemens making "a number of personal house calls on Capitol Hill" before his formal appearance.
"Given Clemens' well-earned reputation for surliness, his transparent charm offensive was to many exactly that. ... You do have to wonder why someone who'll be under oath and claims he's innocent would engage in what looks like the political equivalent of jury tampering to try to influence his reception before a House committee. You could argue it's good insurance. Or you could conclude that on the heels of an interview, a press conference, a taped phone call and a deposition he doth protest too much."
R.I.P., "Inside the NFL." HBO has canceled the show after 31 years on the air.
Apparently there's no place on TV even pay-cable TV for a football show in which the on-air personalities don't yell and scream at each other and generally act like buffoons.
CSTV WILL BE called CBS College Sports Network starting next month an outward sign of the channel being fully integrated into the CBS Sports family.
The whole look of the channel will be upgraded. And a nightly wrap-up show, "College Sports Tonight," will be added.
My only question is what will we call it? College Sports Television was easily shortened to CSTV, but how do you shorten CBS College Sports Network?CBSCSN is a bit cumbersome, isn't it?
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Activision Really Seems to Be Working on Call of Duty for the Wii U
While we already reported on Black Ops II's untimely Wii U leak, Activision nor Nintendo has confirmed this to be true.
In saying that, while Activision hasn't outright confirmed it, what they're saying now really, really implies that the Wii U will be getting its own version of Black Ops II…thought they haven't outright said it.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, both Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg and Treyarch studio boss Mark Lamia gave very "interesting" answers when pressed for the game's existence on the Wii U.
Hirshberg didn't acknowledge it, other than saying they're "supporting" the Wii U and how they're "looking" in to second screen support.
We take out time to get our ducks in a row before pulling any trigger. We don't have announcements today but we will be supporting Wii U
People are using it as that sidecar as they're playing… People are using it in that between games way that I think now you're seeing that kind of rhetoric with the controller from Nintendo as well as the SmartGlass presentation from Microsoft. So it's great that others are jumping on board and enhancing that idea but it's something we were doing last year with Elite.
While that was a bit vague, Lamia's answer all but confirmed that Black Ops II is indeed coming to Nintendo's upcoming console.
We obviously have been a Nintendo developer for many years and have created many Call of Duty games on the Nintendo platform. [Wii U] is clearly a more powerful platform than its predecessor and… they have obviously a unique controller and interface…And they announced a Pro Controller which appears to be a controller that would be really good for first person shooter games.
It just so happens that's what we specialize in. So that's an interesting development and then they have that touch display device and you think about the kinds of things you might be able to do and – without getting into specifics – I absolutely have given it consideration and thought.
It's difficult to say because it's something we're not talking about. I'm intentionally being elusive because we're not talking about it!"
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Richmond's largest residential project marked another milestone Tuesday afternoon, as project and city officials celebrated a pair of art projects that form part of the first phase of the $1.7-billion development.
Aspac Developments Ltd. officially unveiled two works of art integrated into the upscale Oval Village high-rise community known as River Green.
Jacqueline Metz and Nancy Chew designed a 27-metre pedestrian bridge titled stillness & motion, which links two towers.
The artists adopted Richmond's great blue heron as a focal point for the work, which blends a glass facade of the bridge with a translucent video of herons at rest.
"We were inspired by the nature of Richmond, and specifically the iconic bird: the great blue heron," said Chew. "From the outside it's kind of abstract, but from the inside you're walking next to the…herons. They're life size."
At night—until 10 p.m. now—it has another life, with a slow looping video projection of a heron.
Developers in Richmond have the option of contributing cash to the city's public art fund, or incorporating artwork directly into their projects. Doing that, said Metz, makes a development more personal and intimate.
"It's kind of given it an identity, or personality," she said.
A second piece comes from renowned Coast Salish artist Susan Point and son Thomas Cannell, who designed Fish Trap Way: a four-part installation that represents spawning salmon and their importance to the Musqueam people.
John Ryan, vice-president of development for Aspac, said River Green's first phase of 458 homes is complete and approximately 80 per cent sold. The firm is now in the development permit stage for Phase 2, which is east of the Richmond Olympic Oval. Those two towers will add another 173 homes to the neighbourhood—along with more public art.
"We expect to break ground in March of 2015," said Ryan, who said a date for the sales launch has yet to be set. "We're working with the city on a new park right on the waterfront, which will have a pier. We're looking at how to integrate some of our public art onto the waterfront park."
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Austrian ethnologist and librarian.
During the Nazi era, she was forced to sell family-owned artworks to pay the so-called Jewish property tax. Friends tried to help her emigrate but she lacked the financial resources. In April 1942, she was deported to the Polish ghetto Izbica, and her last sign of life was a card dated 11 May 1942 sent to the family of her brother. The circumstances and the exact date of her death are unknown.
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Sy Scholfield cites birth certificate quoted in "Marianne Schmidl (1890-1942): das unvollendete Leben und Werk einer Ethnologin" by Katja Geisenhainer (Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2005), p. 57: "zu Berchtesgaden in seiner Wohnung am dritten August des Jahres tausend acht hundert- neunzig mittags um zwölf Uhr ein Kind weiblichen Geschlechts geboren worden sei, welches seinen Namen noch nicht erhalten habe." [Abridged translation: in his apartment at Berchtesgaden on the third of August of the year eighteen ninety, at twelve o'clock noon, a female child was born, as yet unnamed.]
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Qtel adopts ICDL as the digital skills standard for its 1,900 employees
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), Qatar's exclusive telecommunications service provider has signed an agreement with ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and the certification authority of the International Computer Driving License (ICDL) program in the Gulf States, in the capital Doha on Monday (January 29, 2007), to provide the ICDL digital skills program for its 1,900 administrative and operational employees. Through this agreement, Qtel becomes the first telecom company in the region to adopt the ICDL computer competency standard a requirement for all its employees.
The agreement signed between Jassim Al Mansouri, Executive Director of Qtel and Jamil Ezzo, Director General of ICDL GCC Foundation, seals a new cooperation between the two organisations that will see the provision of support by the Foundation with the accreditation of a state-of-the-art in-house training centre to provide training and testing to all employees in accordance with the global standard of the ICDL program.
Jassim Al Mansouri, Executive Director, Qtel said: "We have embarked on extensive transformation programs to make Qtel a leading full service telecommunications provider. Our agreement with ICDL GCC Foundation will enable Qtel employees to gain fundamental computer skills that will lead them to confidently use the latest technology, thus assisting Qtel to achieve world-class operational efficiency and further growth into an advanced telecommunications provider."
"A high level of IT proficiency among telecom sector employees is essential in today's world of rapidly evolving communications technologies and services. We are convinced that the ICDL certification will not only improve operational standards and competitiveness at Qtel but also will greatly support the government's efforts in building a digital society in Qatar," Al Mansouri added.
Jamil Ezzo, Director General, ICDL GCC Foundation said: "We are glad to partner with Qtel at a time when the e-governance movement is gaining momentum in Qatar. Nowadays, it has become vital for organisations from the public and private sector, to have a competitive edge and IT proficiency of staff is the first step towards achieving this. Information Technology is increasingly penetrating our society and sound IT skills is the key to further the transformation to a knowledge-based society", concluded Ezzo.
Established with the mandate to operate and manage the ICDL program in the Gulf region, the ICDL GCC Foundation has been striving relentlessly to promote digital skills for all and to bring computer skills levels in the Arab world at par with international levels by working directly with the region's government organisations and policy makers. The ICDL program course instructs candidates in using a personal computer, teaches most critical computer software applications and the responsible use of computers.
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The Food Studies Program of the New School for Public Engagement is partnering with The James Beard Foundation (JBF) to launch a series of panel discussions titled Dining + Design: Conversations with Chefs and Architects on Creating the Ideal Dining Experience. This unique series will feature conversations with top toques and architects, highlighting the critical relationship between a restaurant's culinary concepts and physical design in creating the ideal dining experience.
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Mayo scored 22 points in the win for the Grizzlies but his three with 17 seconds left to give his team a 94-88 win over the Thunder.
"It was a good look. I had my feet set," Mayo said. "I just wanted to knock it down."
Coming into Monday's game, the Thunder (40-13) had won all three previous games this season.
"It's always like this," said Kevin Durant who scored 21 in the loss. "This is our fourth time playing these guys. It's tough to beat a team four times in a row. They came out and made plays and you've got to give credit to those guys. They played hard."
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In August, EM Stepped Back From FX Intervention, Let Currencies Slide. A Repeat Once Fed Tapers?
As we wait for the outcome from the Fed get-together tomorrow and entertain the thought of more volatility this fall, it is important to ask: what would emerging markets do when a new round of sell-offs begins?
Likely, they will let their currencies slide.
Of the ten emerging markets whose currencies weakened the most in August, five - Indonesia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico and Colombia - actually increased the value of their foreign currency holdings that month, according to Capital Economics. Among the other five (Thailand, India, the Philippines, Argentina and Brazil), the biggest drop in reserves was in Thailand, and even there the decline amounted to less than 2% of total reserves.
The performance of dollar-denominated Blackrock single-country ETFs depends on that of the local currencies as well as the underlying MSCI equity benchmarks.
In August, the iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (EIDO) lost 20.6%, thanks in part to the 6.3% slide in the Indonesian rupiah. The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) lost 13.8%, exacerbated by the Turkish lira loss of 4.9%. The iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF (THD) lost 11.9%; the Thai baht lost 2.8%. The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) lost 13.4%; the Philippines peso lost 2.7%.
One explanation is that their currencies dropped because these central banks chose not to intervene. Capital Economics used Thailand as an example and said no because, of all the emerging markets, Thailand was the most aggressive and still saw its currencies slide.
Another explanation is that the central banks had no power to intervene. Capital Economics refuted that too, saying, except for Turkey, they had enough reserve coverage.
The economics research firm thinks the central banks simply threw in the towel and let their currencies slide:
The best explanation is simply that they are less concerned about currency declines than they
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For some, a reticence about intervening in the face of an EM-wide sell-off may have reflected doubts that it would do much lasting good – and may even have undermined confidence – when sentiment among global investors was running so strongly against their currencies. We suspect this was the key consideration in Indonesia and Turkey.
Emerging markets equity funds saw a net inflow again last week, but the trend would reverse if investors sense more weaknesses in the currencies.


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A veritable "perfect storm" of challenges and opportunities is profoundly changing the fundamentals of urban areas throughout the world. The driving force is the exploding growth of urban populations caused by both global population growth combined with dramatic relocation to urban centers. The United Nations predicts a near doubling of city dwellers by 2050 as the global population increases from 7 billion to 9 billion with the urban population to grow between 2.5 billion and 3 billion people in the next 30 years.
This poses daunting challenges for planning, deployment, operations, and management of infrastructure, procurement and utilization of resources and provision of services. Within each urban area, it becomes more difficult to procure and manage the necessities of life and business—housing, transportation, water, fuels, electricity, communications, information, education, products, services—while at the same time maintaining and improving economy, efficiency, sustainability, reliability, security, health, and safety.
Fortunately, exponential improvements in the performance versus cost of electronics, telecommunications and information technologies are making it possible to address these complexities and challenges. A particularly interesting example is the advent of the "smart grid," an especially important development since everything else in an urban area requires economical, reliable and sustainable electric power and energy.
In the U.S., for example, until recently, some 3,000 monopoly electric utilities exclusively provided power and energy to about 140 million metered customers from just over 10,000 generating plants through a nationwide patchwork of synchronous AC grids. The underpinnings of this century-old industry model had begun to fray in the 1970s and continued to erode ever more rapidly. Now, the grid is undergoing a radical transformation in which energy production, monitoring and control is moving away from the generation and transmission center to the distribution edges. If only a few percent of electric utility customers in the U.S. deploy these, there will be millions of them at the edges of the grid. This is happening even more rapidly in the majority of the world, the developing economies, which could not deploy the kind of monolithic, centralized grid infrastructure that exists in the smaller, less-populated developed economies.
Over the next decade or two, throughout the world many millions of distributed energy production, storage and management systems will be deployed at the "Grid Edge". There will eventually be hundreds of millions, even billions of end-use devices that are equipped with autonomous intelligence and automation to optimize the economy, sustainability, reliability, and security of the electric energy economy. How can something this complex and stochastic be accommodated? It will be made possible through the electronics, telecommunications, and information technologies mentioned above…more specifically, it will be via the Internet of Things. Ditto for the many other kinds of infrastructure and services in urban areas.
IEEE is mobilizing the expertise, experience, and efforts of its membership to help the world address these huge demands on land, resources, and services associated with urban population growth. In October 2013, the IEEE Future Directions Committee launched the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative. A global, multi-discipline, institute-wide effort to provide education, insight and expertise, it also creates a forum for collaboration by all entities involved in planning and management of urban centers. Guadalajara, Mexico, is the pilot municipality in the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative.
Electricity, electronics, telecommunications, and information technologies and applications are the center of competence of IEEE. Gilles Betis, chair of the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative, says, "IEEE has cultivated a powerful and talented brain trust that can assist municipalities in addressing all essential services that need to be managed in unison, to support the smooth operation of critical infrastructure while providing a clean, economic and safe environment for inhabitants to live, work and play."
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By now, you've probably read Donald Trump's statement on the Dallas shootings that killed five police officers and wounded a half-dozen more. My analysis isn't about the horrific attack, nor the recent shootings or the protests. I have definite opinions on politics, race relations and gun violence, but I'm going to try, very hard, to keep them out of this missive.
A lot of the respondents to his statement on Facebook point out that he obviously didn't write it. An alternative response points out that no typical politician writes his or her own material in events like this, and in fact shouldn't. Well, no kidding.
But Donald Trump is no typical politician, or at least he hasn't been until now. It is very clear to most readers that the statement is not his, not because he couldn't write something so lucid and balanced, but because he wouldn't.
As a nation, we were all wondering when Trump would finally shift to a 'presidential' mode, and start saying and publishing things that made a bit more sense than the statements he's tended to produce during the primary season. It seems that the Dallas shooting has become his moment.
Putting aside the insidiousness of any politician using a tragedy as an opportunistic pretense to score political points, a few questions come to mind:
- Is this a deliberate attempt to shift from his off-the-cuff approach?
- Can he keep it up?
- How does it differentiate his vision from his opponent's?
- What will his opponent do in response?
It seems that Trump's brand, throughout his life as well as his presidential campaign, has been to 'tell it like it is'. Clearly, that has worked up to a point, but his poll numbers have stalled in the past two weeks. Like a company's stock values or quarterly sales numbers, the polls are the most immediate evidence that a political brand strategy is no longer working. For him to let somebody else write the copy for once must have been a very difficult decision for him: to let someone else in his organization handle anything major. That alone underscores that this was a monumental shift in Trump's, and his campaign's approach.
As for keeping up his new act, I suppose when building casinos or hotels, he usually had the upper hand in any deal, and was used to calling the shots. Most of us can't simply 'tell it like it is' or we'd lose our jobs. Donald Trump has never been in that kind of situation, and his natural tendency is very likely to re-occur the second he gets behind a podium again. If I had to guess, I'd predict it will be three days before his new approach lapses into something more like his usual behavior. So no, I do not believe he will be able to keep this up.
As for differentiation, a brand in any genre can never be 'Hey, we're just like the other guy'. Despite the New York Times article stating the contrary, the two politicians made very similar statements after Dallas. They were both sensible, balanced, serious, and called for prayer, love, and a peaceful solution.
Does that sound at all like Donald Trump?
His statement on Dallas could have been pulled out of an archive of speeches made by any politician after any tragic event, going back fifty years. It is not the sort of thing that would have given him much separation from his primary opponents, and while refreshing, it isn't going to separate him from Clinton. He has to produce statements that not only appear sane, but also match his typical forceful, hubristic brand, while establishing a vision that presents an alternative to his opponent. I think that's a tall order.
(You may notice I'm ignoring other candidates like Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. While I think their bid is of course Quixotic, the threat of splitting the conservative vote is also a very likely factor in Trump's new approach.)
Finally, what will Clinton do in response? Trump's new look may present a threat to her apparent advantage in the race, but to me, her strategy should be easy: attack something about Trump or his policies, and just watch. He will revert to his usual tirades fairly quickly, shifting the focus back to what most people perceive as his obvious shortcomings in leadership and coherence.
Donald Trump has my respect for his statement on Dallas, and for the saner political strategy he may be attempting to jumpstart. It's not too late for him, but this is only the first step in a very long climb toward being seen as a reasonable candidate by a skeptical nation.


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Performances of Mary Zimmerman's dramatic adaptation of the ancient Greek epic will take place at Geneva′s Studio Theatre, which is located next to Sheetz on Fourth Avenue in Beaver Falls, PA.
This new adaption, directed by Dr. David Kuhns and Mindy George, is based on Odysseus′ epic journey home to Penelope with all of the classic obstacles.
The cast is composed of the Geneva students Justin Addicott, Evelyn Ashleigh, Meghan Bailey, Kendall Bair, Aaron Barker, Lindsey Bernheisel, Zack Bowman, Martha Emery, Josiah Everett, Rebekah Farkas, Cameron Hawk, Jacob Hockenbrocht, Austin Jarvi, Alison Kolber, Ruth Martin, Owen Matthess, Ian Miller, McKenna Pontoli, Caitlin Radziewski, Hannah Rozgonyi and Chris Strangfeld.
To reserve tickets, call the Geneva College Theatre Box Office at 724-847-5099. Tickets cost $3 for students, $5 for general admission, and $3.50 for seniors, faculty and staff.
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What if Hitler never existed? Einstein pondered the question and created a time-machine to eliminate Hitler as a young man, thus preventing...Genre: Strategy
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Old friends await the seasoned gamer in the original Command & Conquer universe, as the fanatical Brotherhood of Nod battles the Global...Genre: Strategy
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
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In the northernmost reaches of the Forgotten Realms lies the region of icy tundra known as Icewind Dale.Genre: Role-playing
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Battle World: Kronos
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When the emperor of Kronos dies, the mighty Houses of the planet fight a ruthless war to settle the succession.Genre: Turn-based, Strategy
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Being a turn-based RPG with state-of-the-art aesthetics, Pier Solar is a story-based RPG about the journey of three young heroes from...Genre: Turn-based, Role-playing
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Enter Japan in the age of warring states.Genre: Strategy, Adventure, Simulation
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While I haven't gotten to watch "Mad Men" often (or any sitcom in the last several years), I have to put forward Christina Hendricks.
Lets face it, as much as we all love tv shows for various reasons (characters, plot, special effects whatever), the actors that light up the screen are sometimes bombshells. So let's talk about them. It could be from a tv show that you're watching now, or ones you remember being crazy about. Since I have Netflix, I've been sucked into so many shows, and it never ceases to amaze me the drool worthy talent they find to play the characters I grow to love.
Sometimes the best villains are the most beautiful and alluring, and as much as you hate them, you just can't take your eyes off them. I posted pics of my top 5, as per the limit of files per post. Soon I will wrap up with Teen Wolf, and my next series will be Game of Thrones.
THE WALKING DEAD has been an awesome ride. Great special effects, unexpected twists and some very enthralling characters. I was completely absorbed into the first and second seasons. While I've argued that you're supposed to hate Shane, I loved this man, right up until the bitter end. My eye candy pics for this show are:
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
John Bernthal as Shane Walsh
TEEN WOLF After stumbling onto this show, I really thought I'd make it through an episode or two and give up. It has surprised me. The gorgeous young actors are convincing in their roles, the cinematography is slick and sweet. Special effects are surprisingly good for a tv show that has to date only recieved 2 short 12 episode seasons. The popularity has been growing, and it was renewed for a 3rd. My man candy picks for this show are:
Tyler Posey as Scott McCal
Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale
Matthew Morrison as Will Shuster
Cory Montieth as Finn Hudson
Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson
Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman
Harry Shum Jr as Mike Chang
Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade
SPARTACUS I don't know how anyone could not like this show. It does what tv is meant to do, entertains with no shame or censorship. Watching the series, you are sucked into the past, into a world of blood, sex, anger, revenge, war, jealousy and human suffering. This show is amazing and I've been hooked on every delicious, high definition detail. Not to mention, the shows entire cast, men and women, are stunning. My eye candy picks for this show are:
Andy Whitfield as Spartacus
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia
Manu Bennett as Crixus
Jai Courtney as Varro
Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur
Dan Feuerriegel as Agron
Antonio Te Maioha as Barca
Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber
Liam McIntyre as Spartacus
Dustin Clare as Gannicus
Todd Lasance as Julius Caesar
Christian Antidormi as Tiberius Licinius Crassus
LEGEND OF THE SEEKER is a little fantasy gem. It cheesy at times, but it never loses its heart. I was taken by the silly, safe sword and sorcery story which kept me entertained. I recommend this to anyone who likes the fantasy genre. Its really a good show, too bad it didn't return for a new season. My eye candy picks are:
Craig Horner as Richard Cypher
Tabrett Bethell as Cara Mason
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While I haven't gotten to watch "Mad Men" often (or any sitcom in the last several years), I have to put forward Christina Hendricks.
Meagan Good in Deception.
I haven't seen the show, but she has been my celebrity crush for YEARS! If things didn't work out with my girlfriend my plan was to get into hollywood and woo her, but Devon Franklin (who is attached to the MOTU movie - he's a Sony Pictures exec,) beat me to it.
The good news is My GF and Meagan good resemble each other.
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I missed the show until it came into re-runs on cable, but I have to admit I first watched Ghost Whisperer simply because of Jennifer Love Hewitt. I found I actually liked the show a lot for many other reasons, but I might not have watched that first one if not for the extremely attractive star of the show.
"I will use this power for all the good that can be done, to work for peace, to encourage virtue, and above all, to preserve life in all its forms..." Superman
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Are food labels about to get more "honest"? Do you want them to? [USA Today]
When it comes to naming your restaurant, act carefully—apparently this kind of matters. [Independent]
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At long last, you can order coffee at Subway. Jared must be pleased. [Grubstreet]
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Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. Opening Statement
Good morning. Today the Subcommittee is meeting to discuss "Innovations in Addressing Childhood Obesity", a topic I know is of interest to many members of this committee and of the House of Representatives.
Childhood obesity is a huge public health problem in this country that puts millions of American children at risk. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that over the last 3 decades, the rates of childhood obesity have been skyrocketing. In every age category, we have seen at least a doubling, and in some age groups a tripling, in the numbers of children who are classified as obese. In addition, there are millions more who are just at the cusp and are in danger of becoming obese as well.
The rates are the worst among minority populations. According to the CDC, Hispanic boys and African American girls have the highest rates of obesity with 22.1% of Hispanic boys and 27.7% of African American girls classified as obese. And though the rates are starting to level off, there are still too many children in this country who are dangerously overweight.
Childhood obesity can lead to health problems that 30 years ago were rarely seen in children. A report conducted by the Trust for Americas Health in 2009 highlighted that more and more children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, joint problems and depression to name just a few. These children are likely to continue having health problems as they age into adulthood. Some experts have even predicted that if the trends in childhood obesity continue, we will for the first time see a generation that lives sicker and dies earlier than their parents. Regardless, we know that if left unaddressed, this epidemic alone has the potential to cripple our health care system.
The price of obesity in this country is unsustainable. Adult obesity is estimated to cost our nation $147 billion per year and childhood obesity adds another $14 billion to that price tag. Studies have shown that up to 80% of obese children will become obese adults and as we watch the number of obese children skyrocket, the cost to our nation will not only increase, but an obese and unhealthy nation may very well bring about an unproductive nation.
In New Jersey, 31% of our children are clinically overweight. That is nearly 7% higher then the rate of adult obesity. I am worried that at a time of economic recession and high unemployment rates, many of these children will be less likely to have access to healthier, more expensive foods.
Meanwhile, safety-net health programs are continuously overextended as the numbers of uninsured and underinsured continue to grow, posing further risk to children who may not be receiving the medical care they need.
There are many factors that contribute to our rising rates of obesity.
Personal habits definitely play some part, but many studies have been able to link obesity to unsafe neighborhoods, less exercise opportunities, and lack of access to healthy foods. Our health care system also plays some part, with millions of children living without preventative health services, such as nutrition counseling and screening for obesity-related diseases. These are all things that we as a nation can work together to address so that we can eventually reverse the trends of childhood obesity.
This is why I am holding this hearing today. I look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses about the innovative work they are doing to address childhood obesity, to hear about how we at the federal level can play a part in curbing this trend, and to learn more about what makes obesity interventions successful. I am also eager to hear a bit about where we need to focus our efforts over the next 10 years.
I would like to welcome you all today. I know that many of you are involved in very exciting and cutting edge work and I look forward to hearing your testimony. I would like to now recognize Mr. Deal for an opening statement.
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Retired US professional basketball player Dennis Rodman says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not order his uncle's execution, a website reported on Monday.
The eccentric Rodman, 52, who conducted his latest self-styled round of "basketball diplomacy" in January, told DuJour magazine that Kim's uncle, Jang Song-thaek, is still alive.
He claimed to have seen Jang and others who have been reported killed during his most recent visit to the country.
Jang's death was reported in December by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and strongly criticised by the US State Department.
He had been accused of treason, and his execution was believed to be part of the purge of an anti-party and anti-revolutionary faction.
North Korea has never confirmed the execution. Rodman, who said he considers Kim Jong-un a "friend for life", made headlines when he staged an exhibition basketball game featuring former NBA players for Kim's birthday in January.
Rodman told DuJour that Kim wants to talk to US President Barack Obama "to try to open that door a little bit".
Kim does not want to bomb anybody or kill Americans, Rodman said, and only seeks nuclear weapons to approach the United States on a level playing field.
Rodman's first trip to North Korea was in February 2013. Since then, he says he's visited six times, according to DuJour.
That has made him a potential source of information about the hermit country.
However, the former member of championship teams while playing for the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls has been criticised as a dupe and for giving Pyongyang an opportunity to spread propaganda.
The US State Department has not treated any of his trips seriously, nor said they could help diplomacy between the US and North Korea.
Rodman said the US government has threatened to revoke his passport. "They're afraid of me because I know so much," Rodman said.
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TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) servicemen have won a case against the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in which they were challenging a section of the law that gives preferential treatment to the law enforcement agents.
In a landmark case, High Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga ruled that section 70 of the Police Act, which places a cap of an eight-month period within which police should be sued, is inconsistent with the country's supreme law.
The two soldiers, Michael Munyika and Chrispen Tobaiwa, who were represented by Tendai Biti of Tendai Biti Law, argued that the section was discriminatory.
According to court papers, on July 19, 2014, police shot the two after suspecting them to be robbers as they travelled in a truck along with others to Karoi from work.
Officers stationed at Banket Police Station led by Inspector Damburai (third respondent) and Constable Lisborne Chibanda (fourth respondent) ordered the travelling party to surrender while pointing FN rifles at them.
Munyika, the first applicant, lost a right hand finger and was also shot in the chest.
The bullet remains lodged in his body.
He is suing Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri, Damburai and Chibanda for $382 725.
Tobaiwa, who was shot in the leg, is demanding special damages amounting to $572 725.
Munyika, according to court papers, also sustained injuries to his ribs behind the right arm.
They notified the police of their intention to sue, but delayed serving papers due to the time they spent in hospital.
The summons were only issued 11 months after the incident.
Both applicants indicated that there had been negotiations between the ZNA relevant authorities and the police until December 2014 "when the applicants realised that the respondents were just buying time".
"Both applicants rightly emphasise that the lengthy period in hospital had a fundamental impact on their ability to fully pursue their claims," Justice Tsanga ruled. "What is apparent from the facts is that there was largely an awareness of the law at least on the lawyer's part and that despite this, the delay in the actual issuance and subsequent service of the summons appears to have been lawyer-driven."
Biti, according to Justice Tsanga, argued that by giving police preferential treatment in terms of the time period within which claims must be instituted against them, the underlying argument was that implicit therein was the absence of equal protection and benefit of the law.
"In other words, by giving special protection to the police, this piece of legislation is an exemplar of positive discrimination in favour of the police, on one hand, which certainly results, on the other hand, in negative discrimination against ordinary citizens with claims against them," the applicants' lawyer argued.
Justice Tsanga urged police to accept change and review their strategies accordingly.
The matter was referred to the Constitutional Court for its "confirmation or otherwise".


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On google I found only informations about cfront, which is now outdated, no longer sold and not supporting newer standard.
Is there any other C++ to C converter?
The code doesn't need to be well readable, this would just be a cool addition but is not a requirement. It must just output well portable C code which can be compiled using a C compiler.


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A somewhat bland view of part of my property. Thought I'd try a simple HDR experiment, but I think I needed more and different colors/luminosity. Used LR4>Photoshop Merge for HDR. This looks better than any of the three bracketed shots I started with, but marginally worth the effort. Need better subjects for this.
© Dennis Steinauer - Use this photo without permission, and the mouse gets it!