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From: Victor
To: Frankly Speaking
Subject: Relational Database Design
I am considering changing careers from a finance-based field to the
world of relational database design and management. I have a very active
involvement in the design of a major database for my company and I feel
like I can break into this field easily. However, I am totally lost
(without any education in programming) as to where to start. Which
programming languages are a necessity in today's world: SQL, Java, Perl,
Python, Visual Basic? How do they relate to each other? Which way to go? I
have already dived into SQL but find that O'Reilly does not really have a
book for beginning programmers to learn SQL.
Would you please give your recommendation on the leading edge languages in
today's world of database design? And which books in your line-up are OK as
Dear Victor,
I have always found designing a relational database to be an intellectually
satisfying exercise and I understand your desire to move into that area.
Not that I could ever do it, of course; I have to limit myself to brief
bursts of intellectually satisfying exercises these days, for my health.
I'm going to try to answer your questions, even though I'm an editor and a
manager and therefore not to be trusted. I've copied several of our
database editors on the mail, though, so they can send you corrections to
my erroneous ideas.
First of all, let me say that database design is different from
implementation and management, and it is quite possible to make a living
(working for a large corporation or as a consultant) designing databases
without ever having to program. My friend Joe, for example, is a data
modeling consultant and he has not programmed since Fortran was a pup. In
fact, he evinces a Platonic disdain for programming; it's disgustingly
practical in his view and could delay his next modeling insight. Joe's
tools are math, logic, abstraction, and metaphor. And yet he makes a tasty
If you do want to be involved with the implementation and the ongoing
maintenance of your databases, though, I can offer this advice: Learn the
languages and tools that the company you want to work for uses. I belong to
the school that says a person can use any programming language to
accomplish any task; but most companies standardize on a set of languages
and tools and look to hire people who know them. So ask around at the
places where you might want to work, find out what they use, and begin
I can give you some general ideas of what works in which situations and
what certain kinds of companies tend to use. Most big corporations have
their important business data in Oracle databases. We have a whole line of
Oracle books, some for programmers
and some for administrators. If Oracle is your goal, you'll first want to
learn PL/SQL, the Oracle programming language that works with their
implementation of SQL. We have a whole line of books on PL/SQL.
I suspect that most Oracle programmers also use C or C++ as their basic
language. You can't go wrong learning either of these languages. They're
available on every platform and operating system that matters, and they're
used in all kinds of programming tasks. We have just a few books on
programming in C or C++. Another set of
technologies that are gaining in importance with Oracle are the Java
technologies. Java, from Sun, is an excellent general programming language
for corporate and network computing, and its use is becoming integrated with
Oracle. We have a whole series of books on
Java programming, including the
well-respected Learning
Java. We'll be publishing a book in August about Oracle's new
Java and database language called SQLJ (the "J" stands for "Java"):
Java Programming with Oracle
SQLJ. Oracle, SQL, C, and Java are great tools for breaking into (excuse
the term) the database organizations of large corporations. Also, if you want
to use Java to have access to most kinds of databases, including but not
limited to Oracle, you can use Java's JDBC database access method. We publish
a book about it, Database
Programming with JDBC and Java, by the way.
Microsoft also offers a set of database products and languages that are
used by many companies. I'm told that their products are less able to
handle large and complex operations of the sort Oracle excels at, but that
the Microsoft products are easier to use. The database Microsoft offers is
called SQL Server. It uses a database language called Transact-SQL, about
which we publish a book:
Programming. You might also read our ADO book:
ADO: ActiveX Data Objects.
ActiveX Data Objects are the universal way to access information in Microsoft
databases. Also consider learning database programming using Access, a small
and easy database product that nevertheless gives you a grounding in database
techniques and programming. Our book
Access Database Design
& Programming would come in handy here. Visual Basic is an easy and
ideal programming language for use with Access; we have lots of
VB books to choose from.
Perhaps you're more interested in less formal programming and the Web.
There is another set of technologies that are perfect for that kind of
work, and, I'm pleased to say, usually available for free download. The two
best-known open source databases are MySQL and PostgreSQL. MySQL seems to
be in use more widely, but many people feel that PostgreSQL has more
functionality. These two databases are very popular among those people who
have database-backed Web sites. We offer a book on MySQL,
MySQL & mSQL, and we'll
have a PostgreSQL book soon:
Practical PostgreSQL.
You can use a number of languages with MySQL and PostgreSQL, but the most
popular are the three "P's," the open source scripting languages Perl,
Python, and PHP. These high-level languages hide a lot of the complexity of
database programming from you and enable you to implement your logic
quickly and change it quickly, also, if necessary. Perl is the oldest of
these languages and dear to the heart of O'Reilly, which publishes many
books on that language, including
Programming the Perl
DBI, a book about how to use Perl to access database languages. Python is
also popular with MySQL and PostgreSQL programmers. You can find database
programming information in the new edition of
Programming Python. PHP
is the newest of these languages and ideal for Web programming. We publish a
Pocket Reference for this language:
PHP Pocket Reference.
Watch our Web site, though; we've got a number of new books coming out in
these areas.
I hope all this discussion was helpful to you, Victor, and I hope it spurs
others to supplement what I've said. Let me say last that you'll be
competing in the new field with programmers with masters degrees in
computer science and years of programming experience. You should spend some
time figuring out how your background in finance can help you become more
valuable in a database environment. Remember that most commercial databases
are just electronic implementations of the financial instruments that your
current profession has used for generations. Good luck supplementing your
financial knowledge with computing skills. You'll be a business colossus.
Frank Willison
Victor (and Frank),
I used to work as a DBA, and now I edit (and sometimes
write) Oracle books for O'Reilly. I'd like to echo Frank's
comment that database design and management are very
different activities. You said you were involved in a
database design effort for your company. Was that by chance
a data modeling effort? Data modeling tends to be even
further removed from actual database work than database
design. Even if you get into database administration work,
you'll find that there are many different types of DBAs, so
you need to give some thought to your preferred working
style, and other such things, before you jump into a career
change. The following is some of what I've found in my own
personal experience.
Data modelers: These people never touch a database, and
certainly never program. They work at a high conceptual
level and are deep into the business end of things. They
work with business people to produce entity-relationship
diagrams (and other diagrams) that show how to model
business data. These diagrams usually get handed off to
someone else to implement. You need to be good at
interacting with people, facilitating group meetings,
working with technical people, and you need to understand all
the theory behind relational data.
Production database administrators: These are people who do
actual work maintaining a database. They work on a schedule,
have on-call rotations, carry beepers and cell phones.
Production DBAs, especially for larger companies, don't do
any design work. They implement what they are told to
implement, or what a particular package requires, and then
monitor, monitor, monitor. It's often said that the primary
function of a production DBA is to be able to recover the
database. There's truth to that. My experience is that this
type of job tends to be somewhat routine. You wake up each
day. You check to see if all your databases are running.
You check backups. You look for space problems. You look for
other problems. You do some reorgs. You go home. You do it
all over again the next day. A good production environment
will be routine and full of established procedure.
Development DBA: These DBAs support development
environments and spend a lot of time designing and
implementing new databases and database objects. This is
where I have most of my experience. You may be given a data
model and asked to design and implement a physical
database from it; or, depending on circumstances, you may be
asked to participate in (or lead) data modeling activities.
You'll spend much time with developers working out SQL
queries, optimizing SQL queries (making them run faster),
perhaps helping to write PL/SQL code, and so forth.
Development DBA work is not as routine, because development
environments are inherently unstable. Development
environments are often not considered mission-critical, so
24/7 availability is often not important. In all my years as
a development DBA, I was able to avoid carrying a pager.
That was probably a bit unusual, but I was happy about it. I
don't like being on-call.
There's a great variation in DBA jobs from one company to
the next. I used to work for a consulting firm, and as a
result I got moved around to different projects and clients
very frequently. I rarely had any type of routine last for
more than a few months. If you work in-house for a regular
company, your work would probably be a bit more routine than
mine was.
You mentioned programming languages. These aren't really
important, unless you are a development DBA who plans to
write a lot of stored procedures. It's more important to
learn basic DBA tasks such as how to create a database, how
to backup and recover a database, and so forth. SQL knowledge
(not a programming language) is important. In the Oracle
world, PL/SQL knowledge is important (less so for a DBA than
for a developer), and Java is growing greatly in importance.
Oracle has a certification path for DBAs, and you can view a
general list of certification requirements on Oracle's Web
site. Working from that list of requirements would be a good
thing to do if you want to become a DBA.
Best regards,
Jonathan Gennick
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a world where there are not many secrets left the addition of Maryland to the Big Ten remained a secret until just days before the announcement was made that the league was expanding and the Terps would give the Big Ten reach to the Atlantic Ocean.
On Monday afternoon the deal was struck and the conference expanded from 12 to 13 members (with more expansion rumored to be coming as soon as Tuesday afternoon) and a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) would pull up stakes and join the Big Ten.
There was more excitement on a whole among university presidents and athletic directors than with some Maryland fans however who may be a little bit resistant to change and leaving what many still feel is a Southern conference for one that has had its roots in the Midwest since the 19th century.
Monday evening, Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith met with the Columbus media to talk about what went into the decision to add Maryland and why the time was right and what to expect as the league makes its second addition in less than five years.
"I really didn't have any (concerns) with Maryland," Smith said. "It is not a distance issue for us, there are no travel issues for us. I have looked at teams on our board and been like, 'Oh my God, how are we going to get there?', but this one didn't it, I didn't have a pause with Maryland."
Maryland will not join the conference until July 1st, 2014 but much like the addition of the Nebraska Cornhuskers only a couple of years ago, there is plenty of work that has to be done in order to make the changes necessary to welcome a new team(s) to the league.
"Maryland is a great addition to our conference," Smith said. "We are looking forward to getting down to the details and trying to deal with the scheduling issues and the transition issues but welcome University of Maryland."
The University of Maryland recently had to cut several varsity sports due to a lack of financial resources and the hope of university staff is to be able to add several of the previously cut sports back in addition to spending more resources not only in athletic endeavors but also in academic concerns as well. Revenues from the Big Ten Network, coupled with bowl payouts in the Big Ten dwarf the current payouts in the ACC and have will put the Terps in a much more secure financial position moving forward once they are a part of the league.
But the move also helps the Buckeyes and the Big Ten as contracts are coming up for First Tier broadcasting rights of the revenue sports.
[ Related: Check out Smith's full press conference ]
"I think you can't skirt the fact that financially it assists us as we move forward towards our television agreement that expires in 2017."
It is approximately 425 miles from the Ohio State campus to the Maryland campus, that means the trip is a little bit longer than a trip to Evanston (Ill.) to the Northwestern campus but a little bit shorter than a trip to Madison (Wis.) to the Wisconsin campus.
Ohio State fans are not used to traveling east often for Big Ten competition with only Penn State east of Columbus. Smith believes that fans from Ohio will enjoy trips out to College Park (Md.) and that fans already on the eastern seaboard will also enjoy the addition.
"I frankly think it is going to be really cool to go into that market," Smith said. "If I was a fan I would go to (Washington) D.C. first and then I would go over to the game. I would go to Georgetown and have a Diet Coke and chill in Georgetown for a while. I see so many different positives off of this."
Tuesday the Big Ten is expected to add Rutgers as the 14th team for the Big Ten conference. Smith chose on Monday night to not speak about any further expansion and wanted to keep the conversation on the Terps.
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First of all I had BH almost the whole pregnancy. Sunday the 23 of September I thought was no different. I didnt even realize my water breaking that night. I would get a little drop here and there if I moved funny and when I went to the bathroom and finished peeing more would come out but I really just thought it was pee. probably because I was nervous and because I didnt want to be wrong and it be nothing, but I ignored it and wrote it off. (do not do that, if you even suspect it maybe go in!!!!) That was my biggest mistake. finally the NEXT afternoon I went to take a bath and as soon as I laid down I had a gush because my sons head moved up just enough. So I went to my husband trying not to cry because as most pregnant women I was emotional and he called the drs office. He explained that i had a gush of water and it was sweetish smelling. weird I know! She said come in that my water most likely broke.. We got to the hospital (my husband rushing because he was excited even though I wasnt having contractions) and he had called everyone and they were all headed to the hospital and we didnt even know for sure my water had broken. (he ended up regretting letting everyone know right then) Once we got there they hooked me up to the monitors to check babys heartbeat and my contractions which started picking up and they used a qtip to test for the presence of amniotic fluid. that was positive. I got sop nervous I could barely speak. Our son was planned but I didnt believe I could handle this. by this point my water had been broken almost 24 hours. so they rushed to get me on antibiotics and pitocin. Unfortunately they gave me the max pitocin they could and this backfired on them. 9 hours into my labor I had to pee and when I emptied my bladder I was hit with such pain I couldnt breathe. They put me on oxygen and had to keep moving me around because my babys heartbeat kept dropping. finally I got the epidural because My baby was in so much distress and my pain was only making it worse for him. The had to flush the pitocin from my body also because he wasnt getting enough oxygen. once I got the epidural they restarted the pitcoin. By the way I had planned an all natural labor. in the remaining 8 hours I went through 4 bags of the medicine for pain. Never went completely numb and baby was still in distress. I still felt the pain but I could tolerate it. I was kept on oxygen and they had to keep moving my position. Now it is tuesday the 25th (also my younger brothers bday 19) around 4 am and I have been trying to convince the nurse that I need to push. For reference I was 2 cm when I went in and 5 for most of the time finally around 6 I was at 9cm. The on call dr told her to have me wait since my dr would be there at 7and my body had been pushing with every contraction and it hurts to hold back and not push when your body is doing it on its own. finally at 7 the nurse told me to start pushing. my sons head was stuck behind my pelvic bone and i wasnt fully dilated.
Warning this is where it gets really bad. Please do not let my experience scare you. I just want to share my sons birth!!! I would do it all over again!!
10 min into pushing I partially blacked out. It was as if the lights above me were turned off and only the back lights were on. The nurse would get mad at me for making noise while pushing. It is hard not to grunt or let air out! and hour into it I started to rip a little but he wasnt much closer to being out and the nurse was pushing on his head and moving and stretching my cervix which hurt way worse than the pushing its self. It burned. Finally an hour and a half of pushing she called the dr. He came in and had me push again 2 more times. He made me stop and he did an episiotomy looked at it again and said to my husband thats not going be enough and did a second one. He asked my husband if he would want to cut the cord and my husband said yes. the dr had me push again and told my husband he was sorry but he couldnt cut the cord. my son was out and my husband had to go to the bathroom he felt like he would faint. he went to the bathroom and said over and over "I am a daddy" he came back and held our son. I was so out of it from "blacking out" that I didnt really see or feel much. The dr was pulling on the placenta which was black because my water had broken so long ago. then the dr sewed me up and when i started coming to again i looked over and saw my husband with our son and he said hi to our little boy and I saw him look at his daddy for the first time and he smiled. After that I was so overwhelmed with love for these two wonderful men in my life. 19 hours of labor and 2 of pushing and at 8:56 on September 25 my life changed forever.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Four-star wide receiver Jordan Payton (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian) confirmed Tuesday morning that he is down to four schools and will make a decision during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Payton said he will choose between Michigan, Notre Dame, California and UCLA. The game will take place Saturday and be televised live on NBC.
"All those schools have pretty good tradition, and they are great academically. That's a big thing for me," said Payton, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver. "I like all the coaches from all those schools, so we'll just see how it goes."
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Finally, the Cowboys have some salary cap space. Well, it was short-lived.
The Cowboys have restructured the contract of backup quarterback Kyle Orton to free up enough space to officially sign free agent linebacker Justin Durant to a two-year deal, according to a source.
Durant visited Valley Ranch on Monday along with two free agent safeties: Michael Huff and Will Allen.
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SARASOTA COUNTY - Residents billed by the county for backflow preventer inspections that were never done were recently promised refunds. Unfortunately the flowing back of that money has not gone well.
$2.50 is what Sarasota County residents were paying extra each month for backflow device inspections. But many of those inspections were never done.
The county is issuing refunds to more than 10,000 residents, totaling more than half a million dollars.
"They had been charging and they didn't give me the service," said Minnel Giangucco. She is one of many Sarasota County residents billed for the inspections that were never done. The county agreed to refund those charges, but there was a problem.
"A citizen called and said they have not gotten a credit and they should have. That's when staff started looking and realized the names were different," said Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid.
The county sent 3,400 people refunds that were not owed one.
"There had been credits and refunds issued to the wrong group of people who were likely not illegible for those," said Reid.
But, not only did the county refund some of the wrong group, they also found out that due a system glitch the list of customers deserving refunds were incomplete. "There were a number of addresses that were dropped when we did a software transfers a year ago," said Reid.
Reid says for whatever reason their database excluded residents that actually lived in the county, and that data base wasn't matching up with the system used to bill customers for utilities services. It's a mix-up that has baffled residents and county officials.
"I have asked that we be audited with the clerk, Karen Rushing, and also we're looking at a management reviews of how the system works -- particularly focusing on the technology," said Ried.
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Respondent has agreed to pay civil money penalty assessed by the FDIC in the amount of $8,000.
In the Matter of
COMMUNITY BANKS, MILLERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA ("Respondent") has been advised of the right to receive a NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, ORDER TO PAY, AND NOTICE OF HEARING ("NOTICE") issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") detailing the violations for which a civil money penalty may be assessed against Respondent pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("Act"), 12 U.S.C. §1818(i)(2), section 305 of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("HMDA"), 12 U.S.C. §2804, and section 203.6 of Regulation C of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. §203.6, and has been further advised of the right to a hearing on the alleged charges under section 8(i) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(i), and the FDIC's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 12 C.F.R. Part 308. Having waived those rights, the Respondent entered into a STIPULATION AND CONSENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER TO PAY CIVIL MONEY PENALTY ("AGREEMENT") with a representative of the Legal Division of the FDIC, whereby solely for the purpose of this proceeding and without admitting or denying any violations, Respondent consented and agreed to pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $8,000, related to its inaccurate submission of the application and loan data for calendar years 2000 and 2001 required by HMDA.
The FDIC considered the matter and determined it had reason to believe that the Respondent has engaged or participated in violations of law or regulation for which a civil money penalty of EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,000) is appropriate to be assessed against the Respondent pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(i)(2).
The FDIC, therefore, accepted the AGREEMENT and issued the following:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent be, and hereby is, assessed a civil money penalty of $8,000 pursuant to section 8(i)(2) of the Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(i)(2), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Pursuant to delegated authority.
Dated at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of February, 2003.
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By Sara Junaid on Mar 1, 2011 | Reply
Jackie is one of the best instructors I have ever had!! The resources we received in CRS 202 were priceless. Thank you so much so your knowledge and "high I" personality! I can't wait to take another one of your courses!
By Sam on Mar 21, 2011 | Reply
Looking forward to your April course in Calgary
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Thanks for your CRS 202 Course in Vancouver last week. Awesome presentation with so many good new ideas to implement!
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Cant wait to see you in Eau Claire Wisconsin Feb 6/7 for CRS 202!!…Register now!
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I can't wait to narrow my focus to begin implementing your grand ideas!
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WOW!!! doesn't even come close to the experience of the Akron OH CRS class 12/11 and 12. This was by far, the BEST class i have ever attended. i cannot thank you enough COACH JACKIE for the invaluable information, the energy and the positivity. Looking forward to 2013 with all the tools and data i have at my disposal.
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Jackie will be coming to Oklahoma to teach CRS 201: New Listing Strategies.
When: June 18th & 19th
Where: Holiday Inn Quail Springs-North Oklahoma City.
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Just finished the CRS202 class in Huntsville, AL. Even though I've only been in the biz for 3 months, I'm suffering from information overload. Jackie is the best teacher I've ever had. Her instruction style keeps you on the edge of your seat, because you never know what's coming next. Yes, she is definitely worth the money.
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Job well done. I have been in the industry for a few years and have followed many coaches(Howard Britton was one of my favorites) and I will just say you did a fantastic job with the Negotiations presentation. I just want you to know I sang your little ditty all the way home "No!No! No! …..it is rattling in my brain.
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text: Rossi To Get Updated Ducati For Assen Cycle News Staff | June 21, 2011Ducati has confirmed that Valentino Rossi will ride a GP11.1 this weekend at Assen in the Dutch Grand Prix. The GP11.1 features an updated 800cc engine in the GP12 chassis that both Rossi and Nicky Hayden have tested of late. The engine in the GP11.1 also features a new transmission – the "DST – Ducati Seamless Transmission."Nicky Hayden, who has already used four engines this season, will use a GP11 equipped with a second-generation chassis – a stiffer package compared to the step-1 version that was introduced at the Estoril test, according to Ducati. He will get the new GP11.1 engine in his next engine rotation – in time for the Red Bull U.S Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in July."We decided to make the GP11.1, which is an 800cc engine in a GP12 chassis, in order to accelerate development on next year's bike, and also to provide our riders with a potentially better base for the current championship," said technical director Filippo Prezioso. "Considering that Valentino still hasn't ever ridden the GP11.1, this decision could require some races for the team to completely take advantage of its potential, but we decided to move forward with it because we believe it's an important step for our development process."The next-generation gearbox, on the other hand, is a solution that we think will be an immediate improvement. The Ducati Corse department will continue studying further innovations, both for this year and for 2012. At the same time, we have developed an additional step for the frame for Nicky, and he'll receive the GP11.1 at Laguna Seca."Rossi is looking forward to the changes while admitting that testing while at a GP can be somewhat difficult."Assen is one of my tracks-one of those that I like most and where I've had some nice races in all the classes," Rossi said in a team release. "We'll try to take advantage of that good feeling and of our experience at this circuit because Thursday morning we'll debut some updates to my bike that are very promising but also very fresh. Filippo [Preziosi], the guys at Ducati and the test team have worked really hard, and that has enabled us to make this new step with the development of our bike. We haven't had the chance to test the 800 since Estoril, so we'll do it during the race weekends, being aware that despite having very limited time, we'll have to focus on two jobs: making basic adjustments to the new technical parts, and finding a general setup for the race on Saturday. We'll have to do a good job on the track in order to get the most out of the work done at the factory. It will be hard, and we know it might take some time before we can completely reach the potential of the whole package, but we're happy and motivated by the work we're doing."Like his teammate, Hayden is also a fan of the Circuit van Drenthe in Assen."There was no GP this past weekend, but the time went by pretty quickly, as I had a test at Mugello and a couple of PR appearances," Hayden said. "Now it's time for Assen, which is an awesome race. I have some good memories there, including a win, and it's a place I really like, with a lot of history and tradition. The track has changed over the years, but I like the new section. We've had a big gap to the front lately, but now we have another new step with the chassis. The first step helped with the feeling, and hopefully this one will also help with the lap time. It's clear that Ducati is working hard, and that's motivating for me, for the team, and for all of our Ducati supporters. I look forward to getting my hands on a GP11.1 as soon as possible as well."Have you seen the new digital version of Cycle News that's available weekly on Tuesdays? Check it out here.http://cyclenews.coverleaf.com/cyclenews/20110614#pg1 Comments


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What's the difference between a Pembroke and Welsh Corgi? Thanks.
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I'm not for sure, but I think one is bigger? I'm not sure if that's the only difference or not though ;/
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Pembroke is Welsh. The two types of corgi that I know of are the Pembroke Welsh and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. The Pembroke does not have a tail and the Cardigan does, that's the biggest difference. I think there are slight body size differences as well.
They are closely related.
The easy way to remember which is which is the Pembroke's tail is broke. Stupid, but it works to keep the separate. In fact the tail is not broken, the breed has a VERY short tail.
Sometime it helps to refer to the breed standard when you have 2 you are trying to tell apart.
On each page, the links to the standard, to colors and markings, etc. appear on the far left
Here is a good site.
Basically, the have different weights, ears, feet, personalities. Lol
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one has a tail and coloring
Maybe I'm a little late to this question, but I'll answer anyway.
According to many sources, Pembrokes and Cardis are two distinct breeds, and may not have even originated from the same breed! (Though they don't know for sure). Pembrokes tend to be smaller, with slightly smaller ears, have docked tails, and are more outgoing and social than Cardigans. Pembrokes can come in several colors (red and white, and tri colored), and Cardis have more coat variation (they can be blue merle, for example). I've never had a Cardigan before, but I've read and heard they are more reserved than Pems but very sweet and laid back. Pembrokes are good family dogs, will bark (and bark and bark at times) at intruders or unfamiliar noises, and are super sweet and love to play. My older corgi Marta is 7 years old and still loves to play like a puppy!
Actually the two breeds are the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
I personally prefer the Cardigan, I'm not sure why.
I think the only real difference is the tail. I'm not sure.
This isn't a good site to get all your info but you can get an idea of the physical differences here. And there are lots of pictures
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Thanks everyone for the all the info and the links! I have another question, since reading about the differences I'm thinking that the Pembroke is the more popular of the two, would that be correct?
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quote:Originally posted by slade1955Does anyone remember Steer Inn Hamburger chain that opearated in the 1960's? I remember going to one that was in Langhorne,Pa in the 60's. I think there was another one located by the old Aquarama in South Philadelphia that I remember going to.
quote:Originally posted by SicilianuSLADE!! Wow I had been searching for any memory of Steer Inn and followed a few threads to your question. I did not know it was a chain of sorts. I grew up on Long Island NY, and there was one on Sunrise Highway between Holbrook and Patchauge. Do you remember "The Big One"? I would compare it to Burger Kings Whopper, but far better! The lettuce was shredded on a cold-cuts slicer. Best burger I EVER had. Your link above to the picture of the place does not work. Can you send it to my email? Thanks.
quote:Originally posted by slade1955I found a picture of a Steer Inn Hamburger Restaurant giveaway on Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/smokey2006/2063985923.
quote:Originally posted by FlayI remember a Steer Inn on Long Island, New York. It was located on Jericho Turnpike In Huntington, Near West Hills Road. It was there until the early 1970's I think. I was young at the time . In the 1980's The East side comedy Club was at that location.I did'nt realize it was a chain store. Does anybody remember Mr Bee's hambergers,They were on Rt110 in Melville, north of Northern State Parkway where McDonalds is now.
quote:Originally posted by mkucaI also remember the Steer Inn on Route 22 in Plainfield. I spent many a weekend of my youth eating there. It may be part nostalgia, but I thought the Burgers were great!
annpeeples I bet you it is, AaronM.The website says its hustoric.However, even if it isnt related to the old restaurants, the menu looks great!Wish I was closer...


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The longer oil prices remain low, the more stress there will be in the markets, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Tuesday after another day where stocks moved almost in lock-step with the price of crude.
Why are the markets so focused on oil? Cramer said it's because of Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and all of the other oil producers we don't yet know about. He explained that Chesapeake borrowed big and made big bets on oil when prices were much higher. Now the company's debt load is a huge problem for Chesapeake and the banks that loaned it money.
Cramer said the markets are not ready for these upcoming oil company defaults. But as bad as these defaults may be for the energy sector, it will be worse for the banks. Bank of America (BAC) , a stock Cramer owns for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS, disclosed it has over $17 billion in energy-related loans on its books, and that is far too much exposure for a bank that is still recovering from its housing-related missteps.
Then there are the foreign banks, mainly those in Europe. Unlike the U.S. where more stringent lending and reserve requirements were put into place after 2008, no one really knows how many oil- and commodity-related loans the European banks have, or if they can handle them.
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Using long-term monthly charts, Lang noted that Facebook has remained above its 20 and 30-day moving averages for almost nine years. The Chaikin money flow has also confirmed the uptrend. Google and Netflix displayed a similar pattern, with pullbacks to the 20-month average but all part of a healthy uptrend.
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Netanyahu: Israel Not Ashamed of Asking for Foreign Aid to Put Out Carmel Fire
PM speaks at Haifa press conference as Carmel fire still rages, says Israel will soon purchase fleet of firefighting aircraft.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel is not ashamed of receiving help when it is necessary, speaking of the many international firefighting aircraft that were sent to Israel in order to help tame the huge wildfire that was raging across the Carmel Mountains.
"No country can face such a thing alone, without cooperation. We live in a global world – we give and receive help, and it is not shameful," he said during a press conference in Haifa. "Israel is receiving extensive foreign aid. I spoke with 30 world leaders and their readiness to help is heartwarming."
Netanyahu said that in the next day he is expecting that Israel will double its firefighting force from ten to twenty aircraft – from France and Spain, and reminded the press of the world's largest firefighting plane which is due to arrive in Israel.
"This battle is ultimately determined by the wind and the weather," he added.
Netanyahu also announced his intention to purchase a fleet of firefighting aircraft, after Israel had great difficulty controlling the massive fire alone.
Netanyahu and the cabinet ministers will convene Sunday in Tirat Hacarmel for a special cabinet meeting regarding firefighting efforts of the Carmel fire, and regarding efforts to rehabilitate the towns in the Carmel region.
One of the main subjects for discussion during the meeting will be the compensation which will be given to those harmed by the fire. Netanyahu will also discuss his initiative to purchase the fleet of firefighting aircraft which he mentioned in the Haifa press conference on Saturday.
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text: We are in the process of planning and we have hit a snag. We are in VWL from a Sunday -Friday. We will have a kitchen, should be skip the DDP, we are planning a later start to each day this year as my 10 DD is a bear without her 10-12 hrs of beauty sleep, more relaxed this trip, I can try anyway. Also, we are arriving Friday night, should be get a different disney resort for those 2 days and take the DME, then rent a car for Universal on Saturday or should we just stay @ Universal the first 2 nights. Is getting a car at the airport a pain in the neck? Is getting a car @ Disney a pain? I just don't know what would be easier. I'm sure that we will be tired getting in so late. Dena


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Functional dyspepsia is one of the most common digestive disorders. The pathophysiology of functional dyspepsia is uncertain. Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has been recommended as the first line treatment for functional dyspepsia. However, the mechanism of symptom relief is unclear. Most of the previous studies were performed on healthy volunteers who received only a very short course of PPI. The correlation between symptom and gastric emptying is lacking in these studies.
Demographic data and anthropometric measurements will be obtained for baseline assessment. Patients are required to complete FGI Screening Questionnaire, Functional dyspepsia symptom questionnaire, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptom questionnaire and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom questionnaire to have a thorough assessment of their GI symptoms. (1) Satiety test and ghrelin profile, and (2)gastric emptying test will be arranged as two individual visits.
After baseline investigations, patients will be randomly assigned to either Nexium 20 mg daily or identical looking placebo for 8 weeks. The patients will report their individual dyspeptic symptoms on weekly basis using a self-administered symptom questionnaire.
Satiety test and ghrelin profile, gastric emptying study will be repeated at the end of 8-week treatment.
Hypothesis: Long-term PPI relieves dyspeptic symptom through acceleration of gastric emptying rate.
|Nonulcer Dyspepsia
|Drug: Esomeprazole Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor on Gastric Emptying and Satiety Function in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia
- gastric emptying rate as measured by BreathID:Area-under-curve (AUC) values at different time points and half-emptying time (t1/2) after 8 weeks of treatment will be used as measures for gastric emptying rate [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
- calorie intake in satiety test [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
- rate of adequate relief using global symptom assessment [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
- symptom scores [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
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|December 2011
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|June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Experimental: PPI
Drug: Esomeprazole
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Other Name: Nexium
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with functional dyspepsia that fulfill Rome III criteria attending GI clinic or endoscopy center
- Age 18-60 years old
- Provision of written consent
- Negative upper endoscopy (oesophagogastroduodenoscopy or OGD) finding
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes mellitis
- Frequent (once or more per week) acid reflux or heartburn symptoms
- Concurrent medications that affect GI motility
- Concurrent use of TCA
- History of gastric surgery
- Organic disease as cause of dyspepsia
- H. pylori infection
- Use of PPI or NSAID in the past 4 weeks
- Pregnancy
- Known hypersensitivity to PPI
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00951431
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|February 18, 2011
Keywords provided by Chinese University of Hong Kong:
Functional dyspepsia
postprandial fullness
delayed gastric emptying
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Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
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Proton Pump Inhibitors
Anti-Ulcer Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
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In Violation of Israeli Law, Council's Lengthy Acceptance Process Bars Siblings From Starting School
Five siblings, aged 10 to 17, prevented from attending Hevel-Modi'in Regional Council school.
Five students have been barred from starting the school year, in violation of Israel's compulsory education law. The students, siblings between 10 and 17 years old, have been unable to attend school in the Hevel-Modi'in Regional Council because authorities would not recognize their family's rental contract as proof of residency.
The rental contract is for an apartment in Bareket, a town within the council's borders. But Hevel-Modi'in demanded that the family members also register their address with the Interior Ministry. This contravenes a memorandum issued by the Education Ministry's director general, which states that either a rental contract or an identification card with an updated address is sufficient to establish residency within a local authority's jurisdiction.
The family members could not meet both requirements, because Hevel-Modi'in's admissions committee, which screens potential residents of the council, had not admitted them. As a result, they were barred from changing their permanent address with the Interior Ministry.
Since Haaretz first reported on the story, Hevel-Modi'in has changed its position, allowing the five children to enroll in a local school. But one month into the academic year, they have yet to begin studying.
The children's mother said that she and her husband had "no idea" the council had an admissions committee when they rented their apartment, and that it had since withheld their acceptance without explanation.
"Even after we provided them with approval letters from rabbis and a character reference, which we were required to present to be let in, we were still not accepted," she said.
"We requested an explanation, but have not yet received one, and they refuse to issue us a written document. Why should our children pay the price? Children should study, and even one of my kids with special needs is still at home because the council refuses to provide her with transportation."
On Friday, the head of the Hevel-Modi'in education department said the children were registered and the issue would be resolved by Sunday.
The council said in a statement that according to the director general's memo, residents are granted educational services from the authority in which they are registered, but since the family members are listed as living in Elad, they must change their address to enroll in a school in Hevel'Modi'in.
The council's statement also suggested that it was simply applying the Interior Ministry's policy.
"The Interior Ministry's demand to receive approval of their [the family's] admission into the town has nothing to do with the council, and we are convinced that the ministry is acting lawfully. It should also be noted that we only received the rental contract recently, not upon submission of the initial request for registration," it said.
"The registration process and removal of the children from another authority is very important. We hope that the address registration process, which was explained in detail to the father of the family, will be concluded, and we will then be happy to attend to the children."
Amiram Ma'atuf, the head of the Bareket Council, refused to provide details on why the admissions committee decided against accepting the family, citing the confidentiality of the information. He said the committee would be happy to encourage the council to enroll the children in school, but emphasized that he is not responsible for that.
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These things are tasty as hell - and super easy, to boot!
In gredients:
little smokies
brown sugar
you'll also need:
a crock pot
by cutting strips of bacon into thirds or halves. (Thirds if you are cheap
like me.)
Then wrap one strip around the smokie and insert a toothpick to hold it in place.
Throw them all in a crock pot and crumble a whole bunch o' brown sugar on top.
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July 1st – July 9th 2017
July 22nd – July 30th 2017
October 7th – October 15th 2017
7 working days from 9 am – 5 pm = 60 hours
In these surroundings, the printmaker Henrik Bøegh and the painter Åse Højer have created studios in a 500-year-old Moorish house with adjoining orchard in the deepest respect of the original architecture. For the past 28 years, the studios and workshops have provided the setting for summer courses in painting, photography – and printmaking.
We meet every morning at 9 o'clock for breakfast on our beautiful terrace. Here we also eat lunch. We work every day until 5 pm in the printmaking studio. All over the house and garden you have free access to our wireless network. You will be staying in the "viviendas" of Hotel Poqueira in with your own kitchen and washing machine.
Instructor: Henrik Bøegh
Participants: Maximum 8
Daily 9am -17pm
Language spoken: English, Spanish, German, Danish according to the wishes of the participants
This seven working-days course teaches all techniques with the non-toxic acrylic etching system as well as all techniques with photopolymer film, and of course combinations of both. The non-toxic acrylic etching system includes: Hard Grounds, Soft Grounds, Spray-on Aquatint, Lift Ground and Direct Wash. The photopolymer techniques include: Wash techniques, different uses of photocopies for etchings, digitally generated stencils, photopolymer gravure and genuine photogravure (etched with photopolymer film used as resist). Finally you learn to generate "the perfect positive" digitally in Photoshop for photogravur. Furthermore, we will work with other and more advanced techniques such as combinations of photopolymer gravure and acrylic etching grounds (aquatint, hard ground, etc.).During the workshop the participants will become completely familiarised with the different techniques and hence be able to make in-depth experiments with personal favourites. During the workshop we work with waterbased etching inks.
Capileira is situated in Las Alpujarras (Sierra Nevada) between Granada and the Costa del Sol. It is a one-hour drive by car from Granada, and 2½ hours from Malaga. If you arrive in Malaga by plane, there is a bus to Granada every hour on the hour. The bus trip takes two hours. To/from Granada-Capileira, there are three busses a day: from Granada 10.00 am, 12.00 am and 17.00 pm – from Capileira: 07.00 am, 16.45 pm and 18.15 pm.
Materials up to a reasonable extent are included. We recommend that you bring your personal working tools and eventually digital camera, USB stick, Labtop etc.
The fee is: EURO 1060,00 including course instruction, breakfast, lunch, hotel and materials.
Double rooms are standard.
Extra charge for single rooms: EURO 130,00
Extra charge for non-participating companion in double room (including breakfast and lunch): EURO 300,00
Course participants are accommodated in the "viviendas" (apartments) of the Poqueira Hotel (se photos) from the Saturday afternoon before the course begins and until the Sunday morning after it ends). The workshop begins Sunday at 9 am and ends Saturday at 5 pm. Each "vivienda" consists of three double rooms, a large common living-room, kitchen, bath, washing machine, two toilets and a terrace overlooking the Sierra Nevada or the Poqueira valley. You have free access to the hotels swimming pool and wifi.
Fill in and send enclosed form: enrolment_2017
You will then be informed whether there are vacancies, and if there are, you will be asked to pay a deposit of EURO 200,- The remainder of the fee is to be paid no later than at the start of the workshop.


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Tatiana Maslany has a challenging role on Orphan Black, with Sarah, the lead character. She's a streetwise Brit, requiring the Regina-born Maslany to put on a working-class English accent.
She also has a challenging role with Beth, another lead character. And another one, named Allison. And Katjia.
She plays clones.
"I never wanted anything like I wanted this part," Maslany says, sitting across a table on Orphan Black's Toronto studio set. "But then when I got it, it was like, 'oh, s–t.'"
Orphan Black, a Canadian series that will air on Space and BBC America, is the story of a hard-luck woman who tries to take over the well-to-do life of someone who looks just like her, only to discover that they — and others — share a secret. She wants to solve the mystery of who she is, but the question of where she came from could have a dangerous answer.
It's funny, when I read the scripts, I'll be thinking, 'Oh, I haven't talked to Allison for a while,' or 'Oh, I haven't done a scene with Katjia for a while,' and then you have to remember that it's all with Tatiana. It's a testament to her acting, really
It means Maslany is forever juggling characters, from Sarah to Beth — to Sarah as Beth — and others, sometimes in the same day. Or in the same scene.
Maslany, 27, a slight little thing who looks like she should be an Olympic gymnast, says she has a number of tricks to help the transition from character to character. Different music playlists, for example, to set the mood while she's getting her makeup done.
"There are different things involving dance and movement, things I'll do with my voice," she says. "Wanky actor things, to be honest," she laughs.
She says the role(s) made her realize early on "that as actors we're just like kids playing people." A little kid will pretend he's a dinosaur, and then moments later his friend will tell him to be a pirate. Boom, ARRR, he's a pirate.
"So this job kind of keys right into that," Maslany says. "You just have to commit to it and do it."
Her Orphan Black colleagues talk about her role with a mix of praise and wonder.
"I don't think any actor has done what she's done," says Vancouver's Dylan Bruce (As the World Turns), who plays Beth's impossibly handsome boyfriend, Paul. "She's a savant with doing accents and voices, and she has different mannerisms for each character, it's pretty amazing."
"You have to always remember who you're talking to," says Jordan Gavaris (Unnatural History), who is Felix, Sarah's foster brother. "It's funny, when I read the scripts, I'll be thinking, 'Oh, I haven't talked to Allison for a while,' or 'Oh, I haven't done a scene with Katjia for a while,' and then you have to remember that it's all with Tatiana. It's a testament to her acting, really."
(As evidence of how actors approach the challenge of adopting a different voice, Gavaris carries off his whole interview with me in Felix's English accent, since we speak during a break between scenes. I had to double-check afterward to confirm that he was, in fact, Canadian.)
The actors all say that while Orphan Black is on one hand a mystery-thriller — and it is both slick and darkly funny — it's also a story about characters, and not just the clones, finding themselves.
Felix, a gay man very much in touch with his feminine side, "is a side of me that I would never explore in normal circumstances, but I get to explore this whole new person and yet with a bit of a safety net around it," Gavaris says.
I just have to kind of be available to the craziness of it, because it is a surreal, unnatural thing to act
"I started with this idea of a feline. I was tom-catting around," he says. He watched old videos of Mick Jagger and David Bowie to develop a sense of his movements. "But he's evolved from these caricatures," he says, "to a real person with real insecurities and real relationships."
In the premiere episode, the story focuses largely on Sarah. She tries slipping into Beth's life, but finds her seemingly perfect world was as troubled as her own. Also there's the fact that someone seems to want her dead.
There's a lot going on, and that's just with one of the clones. The series, co-created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett, looks like a very fun ride.
Maslany says the unpredictability of the genre, and the show, is exciting.
"It's of this world, but it has its own tone and its own rules and its own quirk," she says. "Anything can happen, but its grounded by the fact that it has these real characters and real interactions and relations.
"The sci-fi element seems foreign because to me it's a character piece. It's people who are sometimes extreme versions of ourselves, but they are in extreme situations."
And as for her, the juggler with all the balls in the air?
"I just have to kind of be available to the craziness of it, because it is a surreal, unnatural thing to act."
Orphan Black premieres March 30 at 9 p.m. on Space.


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Jordana Brewster says bond with Paul Walker was best part of 'Fast & Furious'
Actress Jordana Brewster stopped by ABC News on Thursday to talk about her long run in the "Fast & the Furious" franchise and how rewarding it was for her to be a part of the critically acclaimed FX series, The People v. O. J. Simpson." With "Fate of the Furious" out in just two weeks, she looked
Vin Diesel on Paul Walker's Death 3 Years Later
Vin Diesel said he is still reeling three years later after losing his dear friend Paul Walker . Walker died in 2013 after the car he was riding in crashed and caught on fire. "The last three years have been some of the hardest of my life because of losing my brother like that," Diesel told
'The Fast and The Furious': 15 Things That Have Happened Since the Film's Release in 2001
"The Fast and The Furious" came out 15 years ago this month. Feel old yet? Yes, the franchise that made Paul Walker and Vin Diesel stars began a decade and a half ago. It may seem like yesterday, but a lot has happened since the first film hit theaters and started one of the most profitable movie
Jordana Brewster Welcomes a Second Son by Surrogate
Jordana Brewster is a mom again! The "Fast and Furious" star and her husband Andrew Form welcomed a second son, Rowan Brewster-Form, via gestational surrogate on Thursday, June 9, her rep confirmed to ABC News. People magazine was first to report the news. Brewster, 36, and Form, 44, are already
Vin Diesel Remembers Paul Walker While Filming 'Fast 8'
After returning to film the eighth film in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, star Vin Diesel can't help but remember his late co-star, Paul Walker . In a touching Instagram post that featured a photo of the two actors, Diesel, 48, wrote: "Many of the crew members who have worked on several of
Scott Eastwood Promises to Make Paul Walker 'Proud' in 'Fast 8'
Scott Eastwood is joining the cast of the eighth "Fast & Furious" film, "Fast 8." Eastwood took to social media on Monday to express his excitement about the news, calling his upcoming involvement in the "Fast & Furious" franchise a "dream come true." A photo posted by Scott Eastwood
Paul Walker's Daughter, Meadow, to Continue Her Lawsuit Against Porsche
Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late actor Paul Walker , is moving forward with her lawsuit against Porsche, despite the car manufacturer's victory in court on Monday in a related case. "The issues in the cases are very different," Walker's attorney, Jeff Milam, said in a statement obtained by
5 Politicians Who Were Against Ted Cruz Before They Were for Him
Donald Trump , Ted Cruz , John Kasich: The race for the Republican nomination is down to the final three. Currently, Trump has the best shot to reach the magic delegate number ahead of this summer's convention. Mathematically, Kasich can't clinch it before the Republican National Convention, while
People's Choice Awards 2016: Recap and Winners List
It was a surprisingly emotional night at the People's Choice Awards Wednesday. Vin Diesel fought back tears as he accepted the awards for Favorite Movie and Favorite Action Movie for "Furious 7." He thought of his late co-star, Paul Walker, who died in a car crash, and said, "When we didn't want to
'Fast & Furious' Stars Pay Tribute to Paul Walker on 2nd Anniversary of His Death
Today marks two years since the death of "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker , and Walker's co-stars are paying tribute to the late actor through touching posts on social media. Walker died on Nov. 30, 2013, after a Porsche Carrera GT that the actor was riding in as a passenger lost control and


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For the Starving Student
People in the SCA often confuse period with fancy and conclude that they cannot afford to have period gear. This page provides descriptions of low cost ways of producing reasonably period stuff.
A Folding Chair
A rope bed
A trestle table
The Cluny Table
Hardened leather
Simple Period Jewelry You Can Make
Simple Period Recipes
All of these are mine, based on articles in the
, a book my wife and I self publish. I hope that more will be provided by other people. Anyone who has a good way of doing something period on the cheap is invited to write it up, web it, and
send me
the URL so I can link to it. If you don't have a web page, send me the document and I can put it up on mine.
Things I would like covered include tents, clothing, jewelry, feast gear, ... .
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Kris Humphries And New Girlfiriend, Fatmire Sinanaj Spotted In Miami [PHOTOS]
You can't get much past us, Kris Humphries.
The New Jersey Nets forward was spotted relaxing on the beach in Miami June 2nd next to rumored girlfriend Fatmire Sinanaj (who, according to TMZ, goes by Myla) and sister Kaela. Though Humphries claims that Myla, 25, was a neighbor he never met before who just happened to sit down next to him on the beach, TMZ learned that Humphries flew her down from New York City.
Myla works at a five-star hotel in New York and first met Humphries there, where she helped him with "various requests." The two have allegedly been dating since January. Humphries provided Myla and her family with tickets to games, and even got her access to the hallway leading to the locker room.
Good for him. Get back on the horse after your trial run at marriage, Humph.


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Some bad news for Putin as Pussy Riot heads to jail
- By Joshua Keating
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy
A judge has sentenced three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison for their "punk prayer":
"The girls' actions were sacrilegious, blasphemous and broke the church's rules," Judge Marina Syrova told the court as she spent three hours reading the verdict while the women stood watching in handcuffs inside a glass courtroom cage.
She declared all three guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, saying they had deliberately offended Russian Orthodox believers by storming the altar of Moscow's main cathedral in February to belt out a song deriding Putin.
The U.S. State Department has issued a statement expressing concern over "both the verdict and the disproportionate sentences." Protests have been staged in several cities — some less productive than others — and a number of prominent activists including chessmaster Garry Kasparov were reportedly arrested in Moscow.
While the reaction from Pussy Riot is driving the news today, President Vladimir Putin is likely a bit more concerned by another headline. The president's popularity has hit a record low according to the Levada Center, an independent pollster:
Less than half of Russians (48 percent) approve Vladimir Putin's performance as president, down 12 percent since the last survey in May, whilst 25 percent said they were unhappy with his work (up from 21 percent in May).
The results show a major fall in Putin's approval rating since his first two terms as president, when it was on average was 65 percent, with just 15 percent reacting negatively to him. His popularity peaked at the end of 2008 when it reached 80 percent, with just 10 percent against.
His popularity hit an all-time low of 55 percent in winter 2005, when the government introduced a program to monetize social benefits.
This is likely driven more by economic factors than democracy — the ruble tanked against the dollar last week, though it's recovered a bit over the last few days thanks to rising oil prices. Putin probably won't face too much of a public backlash over the Pussy Riot verdict. According to another Levada poll, "6 percent had sympathy with the women, 51 percent said they found nothing good about them or felt irritation or hostility."


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Is called to order. Anybody still up?
What everyone's finished?
Actually I finished hours ago. It's just that we've started this little Friday night tradition . . .
I'm up. I'm supposed to be icing a baby shower cake but I'm on the computer instead. I'm waiting for my second wind.
I was up until 6:30 in the morning last friday finishing my first puzzle cake.
Gosh, Wee, you may be the only one still working. Pink and Kory are almost always here. KoryAK (from Alaska) may be celebrating with her governor being the VP designee or something.
Frequently by this time of the evening, we're commiserating or helping solve a problem or something.
I wish you a second wind.
I'm up...not baking, though. Watching the Weather channel, which will be our main activity for the weekend, in addition to "batting down the hatches" due to our location. Need to make sure all the laundry is done in case we lose power or water. My mom told me to be sure to secure my valuables in waterproof containers and said for me not to forget about my new KitchenAid mixer!
It's quiet this Friday. I was working on burgundy roses but it's for OSSAS, so I have a month. I should be doing more because between OSSAS and a couple of family orders, I have more to do than usual. But got frustrated with my cakes for a practice cake and had to bake more. I had great plans for today but got very little done.
I am here. I am working on a last minute castle cake for a little girl's birthday. I have one 12 inch square cake baked, and the the two 8 inch in the oven. I still have much to do, but I thought I would check in here really quickly.
I'm here. Have finished 7 birthday cakes and have a 2-tier cake, 3-tier wedding cake, 4-tier wedding cake and a grooms cake left. Wheww, will still be here for a while. Mixing up some icing right now.
I'm up. I just posted in the recipes section about what I've been up to, although it seems like posts in that forum never make it to the front page. Anyone know why that is?
I'm kinda wired on that coffee-infused cake (just kidding), so I may be here a while.
today was exhausting for me. i had 5 kids (3 years and under) in my house today and i baked a cake. the cake turned out pretty good though. it is for a friend's daughter's bday. 8 inch round double layer. half chocolate half vanilla. basket weave on the outside (had to do this because the cake warped...maybe because i used it too close to it cooling???) anyway the basketweave hid all the boo boos. the topper had a little girl with her puppy, rabbit and lizard sitting on a blanket. haven't posted pics yet. will soon
Well I just finished the birthday cake for my son's 5th birthday party tomorrow, whew! but I still have lots of stuff to do so I'll be up a while....
Im here too!!
I just finished baking two 9X13s and making cookies and cream filling AND icing as well
I'm off to tort and fill!!!!
tdybear are you serious?! When did you start? Last week!
Kim, your mom knows what's important. Hang in there girl. My prayers are with you.
Just family cakes, cookies, and cheesecakes for me. So no decorating involved.
I'm up and should go to bed since I was done early for a change. I just did a 4 tier cake and a xbox w/controller.
5 year old cake on 9/5 - Does anyone have a great for a 5 year old boys golden birthday cake? Don't mean to change the subject, but when Jamalyn1 mentioned 5 yr old BD it came to mind. It is for next weekend obviously. Wishing a second wind to all you energetic night owls.
I just finished a slumber party cake. it's an 11x15 with a gumpastee headboard with 6 little girls sleeping. I made the cake board bigger on the 15 inch side and covered it with scrapbook paper that looks like hardwood flooring. I covered it with clear contact paper. I made a rug, a teddy bear sitting propped up against the bed a ball and 6 pair of house shoes. I will post a pic tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a great weekend.
For all of you in the path of Gustav, I will be thinking about you. We just came through several days of rain from the remnants of Fay.
I did all my baking on Wed. and Thurs. and have been decorating since 9 this morning. I am ready to go to bed but this is usually how my Fridays go. Guess I can't complain, business is good, Thank God
I made a gumball machine cake...He is absolutely amazed by it lol. What better than gum & cake. At first he wanted a Lightning McQueen cake until he saw the gumball machines when I was looking on here lol. Little boys also like monster trucks & mud.
I'm here, but only for a second... I'm still on vacation, so no cakes this week. Actually in DE visiting my man--he's here next to me
But I HAD to pop on and say hi to the FNCC... goodnight ladies... don't stay up too late!
WOW!! not many posts here tonight - maybe I am all that's left haha. Just finished 3-tier wedding cake, now off to the 4-tier
Nope, I'm still here. I have the towers done for my castle and the cakes are baked, but I am dragging my butt tonight. I have 12 hours before delivery
I hate whipped ganache. It keeps separating on me. I know when I'm beat; I'm going to bed!
I decided on a whim to make a carrot cake from scratch to take to a BBQ at my boyfriend's parents house tomorrow. Considering that the last time I baked from scratch was years ago (and quite the disaster) things went ok...I think.
First I went through the kitchen pulling out all the ingredients I had on hand, then I scoured my cookbooks and CC for a recipe that worked with them. I spent the better part of an hour peeling and grating carrots...ooooy (My Kingdom for a Cuisinart!) I also couldn't find my sifter so I used a sieve instead, which took ForEVer.
They baked up beautifully! Perfectly even, and I don't use bake strips! However, one of the cakes cracked a little in the center when I flipped it out of the pan. I think I need to let scratch cakes rest a little longer in the pan. Only thing is, even cakes = no cake bones to test my cake's flavor! So I whipped up some cream cheese icing for it, sprinkled some walnuts on it, and I'll just have to cross my fingers tomorrow when everyone digs in.
....baking a **scratch cake** at one in the morning. Dang, I must really be in love!
ooooh a carrot cake sounds so good. I have not had a really good one in a long time
I was also up!! till 2am, but had a bit of drama with my daughter running out of petrol which threw me right off the beaten track.
I was busy doing a baby shower cake, got a phone call we need to pick the children up from after care, she has run out of petrol along the road....
It is Friday night, 6pm traffic and raining cats and dogs!!!
So, only got home again after 9pm, carried on with the cake, son was working on his car in the garage, so mum stayed up and waited till he was finished before going to bed.
What a mum doesn't do for her children!!
Sorry I missed the FNCC! would loved to have chatted with all you ladies.
I missed Friday night club also I fell a sleep early but I'm up not getting ready to make a birthday cake it's 4 a.m. here in Texas
it is now 5:18am and I think I am going to lay down for about an hour and give my back a rest
3:30 am here, and I am also going to bed. My head is killing me
I'll be back in a few hours
I'm trying to figure out which pictures my husband lost forever when he deleted everything on my digital camera. On a positive note - I now have lots of available room on my memory card.
Sounds like everyone made it through. Really is there ever another option? tdybear, you are always at the top of cake mountain - your biz is indeed good!
For those in the way of Gustav, be safe!