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Wow! We've had an incredible community response to the MEGA WORKDAY happening on Dec 17th. We can't wait to see all the new faces and old friends who've committed to come out and work in the dirt on Knoxville's newest trail network.
Everyone should bring work gloves and water, and any tools specified below for the team you'll be working on. Here are the full details:
- Day: December 17 2011
- Shifts: 9-12 and 1-4
- Lunch: provided at 12 noon
- Meet at Mead's Quarry Parking Lot
- River Sports is giving away 100 $25 gift Cards.
- Ijams is Giving away Free individual memberships for ALL Workers. Â A family membership can be upgraded for the cost of the difference
- Lunch is at the "hub" on Imery's Trail (intersection with the Keyhole trail)
There will be several crews:
Material Movers
- We will be surfacing the new flow trail to make it rideable year round. We will have two machines to load wheelbarrows but we need people hauling with wheelbarrows.
- What you can bring: a wheelbarrow, shovel and a hard garden rake
- We need: about 20 people
- Sunlight Gardens and Overhill Nurseries have donated A LOT of native plant material. We'll be putting it in the ground.
- What you can bring: a garden spade, loppers, rakes, etc.
Trail Diggers
- We will be working on a new section of trail. The club has digging tools and loppers enough for 30 people
Bridge Builders
- We need people to haul lumber (mules) and people to build the bridge with Randy Farmer
WHAT WE DON'T NEED
NO CHAINSAWS, PLEASE.  The club has a couple of chainsaw-certified people who will do any chainsawing that is necessary. We appreciate the offers of chainsaws, but we'll definitely find other work for you.


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Peace, harmony as Wake commissioners, school board discuss growth needs
Posted January 26, 2015
Raleigh, N.C. — After years of bickering over the everything from price of land for new school sites to the management of construction and renovation projects, members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education said Monday that they are on the same page when it comes to addressing enrollment growth.
Politics played a major role in the changed attitude, as Monday's meeting was the first between the two boards since Democrats seized control of the Board of Commissioners in November. Democrats already held a majority on the putatively nonpartisan school board.
"I do believe we have a board now – a Board of Commissioners – that will indeed pay attention to the school board, will work hard to see that we are successful in building new schools and building new infrastructure for schools," longtime Commissioner Betty Lou Ward said.
The boards reviewed goals and plans for 2015, and members said they plan to meet monthly going forward.
School overcrowding and the lengthy construction and expansion list to keep up with surging enrollments is a main concern for both boards. Voters approved an $810 million school bond 15 months ago, but most of the 16 schools that will be built with the bond funds will open at capacity, as enrollment is projected to grow by 18,000 students over the next four years.
Assistant Superintendent for Facilities Joe Desormeaux said finding sites for new schools is becoming more difficult as Wake County grows. Many people like the idea of neighborhood schools, but they don't want the schools in their neighborhoods, he said.
Desormeaux said the district might have to look at building larger schools on smaller sites to handle the projected growth.
"We hear all the time, 'Why don't you build bigger schools?' Well, we are building bigger schools," he said, noting that the capacity of area high schools has risen from 1,600 to more than 2,250 in the last decade.
At the same time, he said, bigger schools carry bigger maintenance costs, and the district has about 1 million square feet of space that hasn't been renovated in 40 years.
School board member Susan Evans said the two boards need to take "baby steps" to devise solutions to the district's classroom crunch and can't immediately discuss property tax increases to fund operations.
"I absolutely don't think it gives us a blank check," Evans said, "but what I think is important for this new day of collaboration is that we can have some serious and fruitful conversation about what is really needed to position our school district to deal with the growth that we know we're going to be facing."
Jessica Holmes, one of four commissioners elected in November, said she appreciated the tone of the discussions after watching the acrimony between the boards in recent years.
"We're making that first step moving from consternation to collaboration, and I think we've started from a place where everyone's doing their absolute best to address growth," Holmes said. "Hopefully in the end, we'll end up with schools that aren't overcrowded and that our students have what they need."


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JERUSALEM (Apr. 27)
The Peace Now movement which has been urging the government to give peace priority over settlements and territory, said last night that it would refrain from further demonstrations during Premier Menachem Begin's visit to the U.S. beginning Monday.
Begin, who traveled to Jaffa yesterday to dedicate a monument to fallen Irgun comrades, ran a gauntlet of some 4000 men, women and children spread out over 10 miles of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway in a human chain passing peace petitions hand-to-hand.
The demonstrators were peaceful and respectful as the Premier's car passed by. They waved "Peace Now" posters, called "Shalom" and signaled "V" for victory. They had come from cities, towns and kibbutzim as far away as Shaar Haamakim in the Jezreel Valley, some in private cars, some in chartered buses and some hitchhiked.
Many of them were young couples with small children. They greeted all cars on the highway, many of which flashed their headlights and sounded horns to signal support. The occupants of some cars shouted "Secure Peace, "the slogan adopted by Begin supporters to counter the "Peace Now" call.
The Premier's reaction to the highway demonstrators was not known. He has been icy toward the Peace Now advocates since the movement mushroomed into a grass roots protest against his government's policies little more than a month ago. He insists that his policies represent the will of the majority of the electorate.
Begin made no mention of the demonstration in Jaffa. Instead he extolled the Irgun fighters who battled Arabs in Jaffa during Passover week 30 years ago, claiming that their action saved Tel Aviv from damage and casualties. He placed a wreath on the new monument to the 40 Irgun men killed in the battle and paid tribute to his late aide, Amitai Paglin who commanded that operation. Paglin was Begin's advisor on counter-terrorist measures when he was killed in a highway accident two months ago.
While Begin was in Jaffa, Peace Now demonstrators assembled quietly outside his office in Jerusalem to deliver their petition and 60,000 postcards urging the Premier not to "endanger peace for the price of the settlements, do not get carried away to extremes, to the road of no return." Above the individual signatures were the words "I love Israel, I want peace now."
The demonstrators waited for some time before two members of Begin's staff emerged and accepted the petition and cards. Afterwards, they dispersed. Large contingents of police were on hand but no incidents occurred. When a car bearing the "Secure Peace" slogan approached, the organizers of the demonstration cautioned their followers not to be "tempted by provocations."


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All too often a bowl full of chili is an uninspired blend of ground meat and canned tomatoes overwhelmed by beans. Ask anyone who follows the Primal Blueprint and they'll tell you that the beans are unnecessary, but ask any Texan and they'll tell you that putting beans in chili is an absolute travesty. In Texas, a bowl full of beans has no right calling itself chili, even when ground meat is thrown in.
Texas chili doesn't let anything get in the way of and distract from the two main ingredients, chunks of beef and chili powder. Hearty, heavily seasoned and ranging from a bit of heat to fiery-hot, this is the type of chili that's so thick you almost need a fork to eat it. Outsiders say it resembles stew more than chili, but it's doubtful that this squabble over terminology has ever stopped someone from finishing a bowl. Texas chili is simply too good to pass up.
Using a brand of chili powder you like makes a difference – the better the chili powder, the better the chili. In Texas chili, it's the main seasoning and gives the dish its nickname, "Bowl of Red." If you're feeling ambitious, you can make your own chili powder by toasting dried chiles for a few minutes in a pan on the stove then grinding them into powder (a coffee grinder works well for this.) Buy a variety of chiles like New Mexico, guajillo, pasilla, ancho and arbol and then combine the powder of each until the flavor and heat is to your liking. Most types of chili powder also have a bit of cumin, paprika, dried garlic and dried oregano thrown in, and even more of each is added to Texas chili to give the dish it's intense flavor.
If you've never had Texas chili before, start with the recipe below. You won't be disappointed, although keep in mind it's only one version of this great dish. Some, but not all, Texas chili recipes contain a tomato product. Some use water as liquid, others call for beef broth. A splash of vinegar isn't unheard of and either is masa harina, a type of corn flour that thickens the chili but isn't necessary at all for flavor.
Like many regional specialties, no two recipes for Texas chili are exactly the same and each one claims to be the "real" version. Whatever your opinion is about the exact blend of spices or addition of tomato, one thing is for sure – Texas chili is likely to convince you never to put ground meat (and definitely not beans) in your chili bowl again.
4 –6 servings
Lightly season beef with salt. Heat animal fat or olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Working in 3 batches, brown beef, about 3 minutes per batch.
Transfer beef to a plate.
Turn heat to medium. Brown onions and garlic, about five minutes. Return the beef to the pot and stir in tomato paste.
Cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently, scraping bottom of pot. Add chili powder, oregano, paprika and cumin (and cayenne, if using).
Add 4 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer partially covered, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, about 2 hours.
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As a Texan, I'd also like to add that we oftentimes mix up our meats in chili. For example, in my house, we usually throw in a couple pounds of chili grind, a pound of ground, some chunked beef, and the best thing ever…venison. The mixed textures of the meat are really yummy. We usually make a big batch and freeze it for later. So good. I can't wait until it gets cold again. Yum!
Maybe you could send some of that up here to NY?! Lovin' all the recipes and variations.
Yes! Texas Chili is the only way to go, and it's naturally so Primal. However, I recommend fresh hot chilies in the chili (poblanos, jalapenos, serranos) to give it the extra kick that we Texans require. Also, I like to make a 3 meat chili with chorizo, finely diced sirloin and course ground beef (chili grind). Delicious!
Here's one of my favorite chili recipes:
But I go for more and hotter peppers. The chorizo puts a nice layer of "grease" on it. Yum!
And I don't mind tomatoes in my chili as long as it's not obvious and in large chunks.
That is pretty close to my chili recipe. I live in Texas and was raised on it. Mine is a variant of my dad's recipe. I do add cayenne pepper, plus I put a cinnamon stick and a jalapeno sliced in half in it. The cinnamon stick and jalapeno are removed after. I also recommend having a butcher give the meat a "chili grind". The meat is able to absorb the flavors better that way.
Been making this about once a month in Texas, for years. I started with a recipe in Gourmet called Ding Dong Eight Alarm Chili. Supposedly it was based on an episode of the Cosby Show where Bill Cosby's character makes chili.
I am REALLY surprised to find 3 tablespoons chili powder. I've never made chili this way.
Nummy. I love my burnin' hot Texas chili. Of course, I learned o make it with un-primal masa harina so it isn't so stew like. I also sometimes add other vegetables, but cook them long enough that they dissolve.
Looks fantastic. Been making the chili out of the PB Cookbook so this will be a nice change-up. I love the cold weather.
Timely – I just reposted my Texas-style chili recipe made primal Thursday: http://www.janssushibar.com/?p=12331
I have to agree with Grace; you really need to use some fresh chilies and peppers in it.
Texan born and raised.
Except for the tomato paste, this recipe closely matches the recipe I've used for almost 60 years.
I'm not a fan of chunks of meat. My preferred texture is meat run through a 1 inch plate, if one's butcher has it; 3/4″ will suffice. It's ground meat but still in large enough pieces to have good texture.
Not from Texas, so my perspective on chili is a little different. My chili gets made when I have a bunch of veggies about to go bad. Beets make an amazing addition to whatever animal you have in the freezer, as does broccoli, bok, and kale. Nut butter and a smidge of dark chocolate is a must.. Also, don't forget the homemade sourkraut on top.
You're not from around Texas, are you? 😉
I'm not sure he's from this planet, dark chocolate and sauerkraut? Sounds more like Gullosh!
Hey Patrick,
Your chili sounds interesting, especially with the chocolate in it. How 'bout a basic recipe?
Bing that to Texas and we laugh at you…
everyone else laughs at Texans who can't spell.
I'll have to try this one. our usual recipe is fairly similar but with ground beef and a bottle of dark beer.
Great recipe, for a delicious twist, instead of 4 cups of water, add 2 cups of wine and 2 of water for a perfect beef bourguignon.
Red wine
Or if you don't have wine handy but plain water is too tasteless, use half vegetable broth half water. I usually make my own veggie broth either from vegetable scraps (strong) or from celery + onions + herbs (milder).
I prefer wine in my glass, not in my food.
Looks absolutely delicious – I've made similar chillies before now and I definitely prefer the large chunks of meat to the more usual minced beef that we usually see here in the UK. One question though…what do you serve it with if you're going to stay primal? My norm would be rice, which I suppose isn't too bad, but I'd like something a bit more appropriate.
I cook chilli a couple of times a month and either eat it all week or freeze it in portions.
Usually I eat it with roast veggies, on sweet potato (cooked like a jacket spud),riced cauli, or sometimes rice 🙂
Cheese. Beyond that, I've never served chili with anything, really. It's a one dish wonder.
Small serving of "allowed" carbs like quinoa and amaranth. Or just go straight to dessert: frozen berries with a little cream (or coconut milk) and vanilla extract.
Eat with grits, corn chips, tortillas and top with raw onion (minced) cilantro and cheese
I've started eating this chilli with big chunks of cucumber doused in lime juice. The acid of the lime goes well with the spicy chilli I think.
Ironically, I've always hated chili because the only variety available was an incomprehensible mixture of stuff, which included beans, which I have always hated. Blech. I was always, even in my carb fest days, wary of weird mixtures, and hateful of beans. But this is so primal! I'm sure it will make me love chili again! Can't wait to make it…
I agree!
Never been a fan of beans.
Probably going to give this a shot tonight as I have a couple of nice thick steaks in the fridge waiting
One thing you might try is splitting the seasonings in half and adding the second half a little before serving. This helps the flavors in the finished chili.
I'm from Oklahoma so we are pretty good at chili also.
If y'all put beans in your chili, y'all don't know beans about chili!
I keep reading that strange saying, if you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili. That had to have come from someone who did not grow up with chili. As a Texan, I'm sure I've tried at least a dozen different chilis in my life. If you go to a restaurant and order chili, you're going to get chili with beans. If it doesn't have beans, it's just a meat sauce for hot dogs and frito pies. Outside of the Terlingua chili cookoff, real Texans use beans and that's what matters.
I'm from Texas and so is my mama. She always cooked a pot to pinto beans for the children and non-Texans to mix in with the chili to tone done the HOT. The only other thing on the table was a pan of cornbread and plenty of sweet tea.
I just made half a batch, adding some stewed tomatoes and a parmesan rind. Turned out FANTASTIC. Great recipe.
That's pretty much how i make it. I put curry pwder in it sometimes though. (i know i know, but i'm not American so STFU lol)
You need to keep that to yourself…Oh no you cant, we can smell that nasty stuff…
Outstanding! I know it's almost certainly a sacrilege, but I've got to try this recipe with a bunch of veggies added to the mix! (Or maybe it's okay of I keep them on the side?)
Oh how I miss chilli… and curry… I had to go nightshade free a few years back. I don't think a chilliless chilli is possible. Or indeed desirable?!
I have heard the term "chuck" before but what type of cut of beef is it? I have heard chuck roast but no idea what it is. I'm in Canada and I've never seen that cut in a store or at the butcher shop. Even a google search doesn't help me out. Next weekend I'm asking the butcher at the market if she knows what it is. Although any help here would be appreciated.
It is "chuck roast" or "chuck pot roast". I think that "shoulder pot roast" works well, too. Pick one of these charts and take it to your butcher:
Chuck is a subprimal cut near the shoulders.
So you can have chuck steak, chuck roast etc
Also known as braising steak in the UK
I thought this may help you but it says Canada and US use the same names. It will help Brits figure out what Chuck is:
If it comes from the shoulder, you're in business.
Thanks everyone. Looks like I'm bringing a picture to the butcher shop and asking for "meat from here please" (picture me pointing at picture of a delicious cow).
Chuck is a great cut of meat. It has more fat running through it and is a bit tough, so you can't grill it unless you tenderize the crap out of it. However, the fat gives it flavor when you brown it in a pan, And it looses its toughness once you cook it for 2 hours but it won't fall apart on you. I'm not from Texas, but you'all are making me hungry, pardon me while I run to the grocery store…
I think it is possible to make your chilly out of beef tong with beef heart for people who are confused what to do with organ meats.
My local Mexican market has a dish called "Guisada" in their hot-case most days. The word simply means "stew" and is pretty similar to chili but with tomatillos instead of tomatoes. The meat in it varies pretty dramatically from day to day and will often have tongue, or pork belly, or some other mysterious meat. I think it's awesome no matter what's in it.
The recipe pictured is NOT chili, but carne guisada. Mexicans don't eat ground beef like gueros. They use pork cubes for puerco guisado, or cubed beef for carne guisado.
I have a batch with beef heart simmering at the moment.
It may be sad the first thing I thought when I saw that first photo was "holy cross-contamination, Batman!" The restaurant days linger…
Anyway, nice to see a beanless chili – Can't wait to try it.
"Holy cross-contamination" indeed… except its all going into a Dutch oven for two hours…
(Hey, I cooked my way through college; the only way to eat frugally!)
FYI for the foreigners – http://www.chili.org/terlingua.html – worth a visit, for myriad reasons.
this sounds PHENOMENAL!
Oh man. Just made chili a week ago. Might have to do it again this week! I don't think I'm tired of it yet and this has me craving it!
Too chunky.
Alice, 57 years of experience as a Texan.
Way too chunky.
Wanda, 61 years in Texas.
Agreed, 52 years in Texas (4th-generation Texan).
The recipe isn't chile, but carne guisada. Chile (w/ ground beef) is disgusting to me, all fat, gristle and little texture; but that is Texas chili. Carne guisada or Guiso for short is killer, but it ain't classic Tx red.
how can a big hunk of meat ever be too chunky?
Now that is REAL chili. Beans and veggies have no business in chili.
I usually skip the chilli powder and add 2-3 Habaneros, 1-4 Spanish peppers or what ever other chili peppers you get your hands on. If you put in the Habaneros at the start they wont make the chili to HOT, if you want it HOT HOT add them the last 30mins.
Try a tsp of smoked paprika – wow!
My recipe is pretty similar though I usually start out with 1/2-1 lb of bacon. Once that's browned reserve most of the bacon fat and add it back a tablespoon at a time as you brown your batches of beef. Then throw the bacon in with the beef while it stews.
Yum – just made a batch of this to freeze up. I also used some cut up pork loin, chili from Cool Chili Company and some smoked paprika. I alos chucked in some dark chocolate which isn't amazingly primal!
I like to add about 3 shots of 100% Agave tequila for an added taste infusion. Make sure you use a nice dark tequila to bring out the flavor once the alcohol is cooked out.
Check out the chile powders at http://www.nativeseeds.org
I like to use a mix of 1/3 Guajillo to 2/3 Hatch Red Mild for a savory but not too hot chili.
"Like many regional specialties, no two recipes for Texas chili are exactly the same and each one claims to be the "real" version." Which is why, in Texas, we have Chili Cookoffs – three day events involving lots of partying around the chili pot – to determine which recipe is the "best." It's what's for breakfast. Yeah, baby.
Made this recipe yesterday and will make it again. I think next time I will add some jalapenos. Time now to reheat some leftovers.
I'm in the process of making this now. Pretty much completely as stated, but with beef and lamb and beef stock instead of water. Chili was some generic mix from Masterfoods so we'll see how we go. I've never been a fan of any kind of legume so this recipe could have been written for me. Cooking it in the pressure cooker for 55 minutes. Hopefully it will turn out well!
It turned out well. Better than well. Fantastic!
Could you use beef cut for stew in this? Or would those be too tough to cook in the time alloted? I REALLY want to make this and beef for stew is what I have on hand. But I suppose a trip to the grocery wouldn't be amiss. 🙂
Aaaannnd….I read too fast. Excellent to know I can make this this weekend!
I'd generally advise against stew cuts/casserole steak for anything, because its so stringy and hard you have to be a herbivorous dinosaur to chew through the stuff. I tried making a stew with some stew-cut steak, and despite the cooking time, still felt like chewing a slipper. grok on 🙂
Keep cooking it.
I made this last night and it was soooo delicious! The only thing I have to say about it is if you're using a cast iron dutch oven like the picture shows, don't put your stove on high heat, put it on medium-high. Those suckers get super hot super fast and you can either burn your dinner or set fire to your oild, as I found out. 🙂
Ah, so it was you that set off that fire alarm last night…grrr…;-)
I generally try to avoid cooking anything on high-heat; it can make liquids boil over, and also food gets cooked on the outside and stays raw inside. Bad experience with some crusty almond chicken…
Grok on!
Put a good burn/sear on that meat. High heat initially is good, but the long simmer needs to be at simmer temps.
Hey, why dont texan girls wear mini skirts while cooking chili?!?
Cuz their balls hang out.
Just made this and it is simmering away. Smells awesome. Happiness in a pot! Thanks!
Chili is a trail food (stew/soup) using whatever meat was available (usually game shot on the trail) and whatever else veggies etc to extend it
Beans (dried) were / are the most common food carried on the trail and hence would be used in any chili on the trail (any true trail chili)!!
BTW i am from Texas and i make a very very popular chili in Texas
Ming Bucibei
Looks good. Here's the one this Texan uses and you can pick which meats you use as "roadkill." http://www.chilicookin.com/Recipes/Web/Roadkill.htm
Best recipe I've found!!
Call me ignorant but I have a feeling that chili comes from the same common ancestor as posole or menudo. Hunks of meat in a chili broth with or without little pellets of carbohydrates.
My mom's chili has beans in it, and even though his grandmother lives in Texas and could probably set him straight, my fiancee is 100% convinced that chili MUST have beans. His mother made a turkey-pumpkin chili a few weeks ago (which was crazy delicious) and he insisted it wasn't right because it lacked beans. Maybe cooking it this way will convince him that chili isn't supposed to be so…musical.


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Mom vs. daughter room-cleaning throwdown
Remember me, the mom who does everything for her kid because it's easier than fighting? When I stopped picking up my 8-year-old daughter's room, it got really bad. I'm pretty sure the dog peed on a pile of clothes by the beanbag chair, but who could tell?
And my daughter got mad at me, especially when she couldn't find her fave pair of shorts with cute little turtles on the butt. Sigh ...
But I stuck it out. I didn't nag. I didn't pick up a thing for about a week. And -- this is sooo boring -- it worked. She cleaned up her room.
I think daddy-dear -- desperate to keep the peace -- may have picked up the pile of towels on the bathroom floor, but hey, isn't that a victory in itself?
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Grab your Delorean and kick it into 88 mph because this prank is going 150 years into the past.
These two young men might have thought they had one-too-many after walking into this bar decked out in 1860s decor and colorful bar-hoppers dressed in period clothing.
The Black Rabbit Bar and its patrons were all brought together by the improvisational group, ImprovEverywhere, and the BBC America show "Copper."
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'Barefoot Sunday' Event Takes Place Saturday At Renegade Church
It's easy to forget. It's easy to forget how blessed we are. It's easy to forget how much 'stuff' we have. It's easy to forget how much 'stuff' we have that we don't need or use anymore. It's easy to forget about the people that don't have any 'stuff'… even something as basic as shoes. That's what 'Barefoot Sunday' is about.
Saturday from 6pm to 9pm at the Renegade Church, 3706 North Navarro, (the former Incredible Pizza) the 'Barefoot Sunday' organization will be collecting shoes to send to impoverished families in Africa. Last year 5,300 pairs of shoes were collected. This year promises to be even bigger!
Go to your closet, your garage, your storage unit, and find all of those shoes you've forgotten about, those shoes you will never wear again, even those shoes you think you "might" wear again, and bring them to the Renegade Church Saturday. You'll be entertained with great music by 'The Revival', 'Two Guns For Hire', and 'One Nation'. You'll also have a chance to make a pledge to go barefoot on Sunday… just like some 350 million children worldwide.
All donations will be accepted. No high heels, please.
Giving 'Barefoot Sunday' your shoes is a big step towards helping others. For more information go to renegadechurch.org or the Barefoot Sunday facebook page.


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Swiss authorities refuse to reopen graft cases against President Zardari
ISLAMABAD: In response to the letter sent by the government on the directives of Pakistan's top court, Swiss authorities on Saturday refused to reopen the graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari, DawnNews reported.
In light of the Supreme Court's verdict in the NRO implementation case, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government had sent the letter to the Swiss authorities in Nov last year.
Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had to face disqualification for committing contempt of court by not writing the letter to Swiss authorities. The two-year standoff between the government and the judiciary was resolved when Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared before the court and informed it that the government was ready to write the letter.
Sources told DawnNews that the government has received a written response from Swiss authorities on Saturday.
Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has confirmed receiving the letter in which the Swiss authorities have said that according to international laws, President Zardari enjoys immunity against all criminal charges. They said that actions can not be taken against him till he holds the post of president.
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Password Prompter's main window displays a small picture next to each group of controls, in order to describe its purpose visually. My initial approach was to create an icon for each group, because icons support transparency. I wanted transparency support, because my pictures had unique shapes, and I wanted the dialog's color to display through the parts of the picture that didn't contain data. This would have been a fast and easy solution if a 32- by 32-pixel size suited my purpose. Unfortunately, this was too small. Windows supports larger icons, but using them would require much additional work.
So instead I used the Visual C++ Picture control, a static control that supports visual objects such as bitmaps, rectangles, and frames. MFC's CStatic class is a wrapper for the Windows static control class. CStatic provides the SetBitmap() method for dynamically setting the static control's bitmap. But there were some wrinkles to overcome in this approach as well.
You ordinarily add a static bitmap to a dialog by simply placing a Picture [[code?]]control on the dialog. But when I tried this, I found that the empty area surrounding each picture was white instead of the dialog's background color. This white space appeared because unlike icons, static controls don't support transparency: I had used white as the background color in each of my pictures.
My first idea for getting rid of this unwanted white background was to fill the area around each picture with the light-gray color commonly used in dialogs. I soon realized that this simple solution might work in some cases, but it wouldn't work when the user has changed the default dialog background color to something other than light-gray. Still, I thought the idea of setting each picture's background to the dialog background color showed some promise. But to make it work properly in all cases, I needed to find a way to set each picture's background color at runtime, based on the current dialog background color.
To provide this capability, I turned to a little-known Windows API call, CreateMappedBitmap(). This call is most often used for setting the proper background colors for toolbar buttons. It takes as parameters your application's instance handle, the bitmap's handle, and an array of COLORMAP entries. Each COLORMAP entry contains a From color and a To color. CreateMappedBitmap takes your input bitmap and returns a handle (HBITMAP) to a new bitmap where each occurrence of the From color is changed to the specified To color. This would allow me, for example, to change each occurrence of white in my pictures to light-gray.
Password Prompter's dialog initialization routine (see maindlg.cpp) contains the CreateMappedBitmap calls that set the background colors for each of its pictures. The bitmap handle returned by CreateMappedBitmap is used in a SetBitmap() call to associate the newly created bitmap with each of Password Prompter's picture fields.
Each of my pictures uses magenta as its background color. I chose this color because magenta isn't used anywhere in the pictures. Using a unique color for the background is important, because CreateMappedBitmap() replaces all occurrences of the specified color, regardless of where it's located in the bitmap. If you look at my code to set the COLORMAP entry's From field, you'll see that it specifies magenta's RGB(255,0,255) value.
To set the To field, I needed a way to get the current dialog's background color. I did this by calling the GetSysColor() API function and specifying COLOR_BTNFACE as the color value I wished to retrieve. I then placed the RGB value returned by GetSysColor() into my COLORMAP entry's To field. You might wonder why I chose to retrieve the button color rather than the dialog background color. The reason is that Windows uses the same color for both buttons and dialog backgrounds; there is no flag for changing the dialog background color. If you look at Control Panel's Display applet, you'll notice you can change a button's color but not a dialog's background color. Once you've changed a button color, however, Windows changes the dialog background color to the same value.
If your list of passwords to remember has become more than you can manage, give Password Prompter a try. It provides a secure way to store your passwords for quick access.
Steven E. Sipe, the author of Password Prompter, is a developer based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Sheryl Canter is the editor of the Utilities column and a contributing editor of PC Magazine.


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Kirsty here from a sunny (for once) Oxford. Lauren has let me loose on the linked up, so behold! Linked Up: UK Edition!
Places you really shouldn't have spelling mistakes #275: road signs. [BBC]
Tony Blair's autobiography… in just 818 words! [The Guardian]
Scotland's Makar (or National Poet), Edwin Morgan, died recently at the age of 90. Here are some of the things we learned from him. [Creative Boom Edinburgh]
What's the best poem about the British countryside? [The Independent]
9.2 million adults in Britain have never been online, apparently. [Derren Brown]
"Sex education, STIs, and politicians make a toxic combination." [Dr Evan Harris]
Musings on the Oxford comma. [Quercus Blog]
Why would adults want to play with water pistols? [BBC]
What's so great about Jonathan Franzen? [The Telegraph]
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sophomores Travis McKie and Carson Desrosiers each posted a double-double to lead Wake Forest to an 82-43 exhibition win over Ferrum College on Friday evening at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
McKie picked up where he left off from his outstanding freshman campaign in 2010-11, pouring in a game-high 23 points and pulling down a game-high 16 boards.
The Richmond, Va. native went 10-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range, and also led the team with five assists.
Desrosiers finished with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and two assists.
"There were things we did well and there were things that we need to improve upon," said head coach Jeff Bzdelik.
"Overall, I think the freshmen got their feet wet and we did what we had to do. We will go to practice tomorrow and work on things we need to get better at. We will use this tape as a teaching tool and do that tomorrow."
C.J. Harris and Nikita Mescheriakov were also in double figures in the scoring column with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Point guard Tony Chennault led the Deacons on the defensive end with four steals, as Wake tallied 13 total as a team.
Freshman Daniel Green pulled down eight boards off the bench.
Daryl Hart led Ferrum with 14 points and three assists, while Nick English finished with 10 points.
The Deacons outscored the Panthers 11-2 to start the game, but the visitors fought back within two with a quick 7-0 run. With Wake leading 29-23 with under five minutes to play, the Deacons doubled their lead with a 10-4 run to close the first half.
Wake Forest put to rest any thoughts of an upset by opening the second period with a 14-4 run over the initial seven minutes of the period to extend its lead to 53-21.
The Deacons used a strong defensive effort in the second half, holding Ferrum to 5-for-25 from the field.
"We just cracked down defensively in the second half," said McKie. "In the first half we had a couple of jitters, you know freshmen were getting their first chance to play college basketball and so we had a few defensive breakdowns. But in the second half, we really cracked down on defense and we gave them limited shots. It was great defense."
The Deacons had a considerable size advantage over the Panthers, out-rebounding the visitors 50-28 and finishing with a 46-10 advantage in points scored in the paint.
Wake Forest won the turnover battle, committing 15 miscues to 21 by Ferrum. The Deacons scored 25 points off turnovers but allowed the Panthers to score 16 off turnovers as well.
"Obviously we need to make better decisions on the break, but we will get there. Their defense is pretty good. Offensively we have to make better decisions with the ball and not turn it over so often. Tonight Anthony Fields got his feet wet and of course he has only been practicing with contact for a couple weeks, so this was good for him. Tony [Chennault], also, is like a freshman in a couple ways so he needs to make better decisions, but he will learn that from this game."
With the win, the Deacons move to 16-2 in exhibition play since 2001. Wake Forest has won 10 straight exhibition games since 2004, including an 84-44 win over area-rival Guilford last season.
"We got a little complacent after playing Guilford last year," said McKie. "We thought it was going to be the same way the following week, and obviously it wasn't what we expected. C.J. and I will not let that happen again. We are going to take Loyola very seriously as well as any other game this season. Preseason is over and regular season is about to come so we have to get going."
"We have put a lot on the players," said Bzdelik. "If any team--I don't care who it is, where it is, what sport it is--if it is always coach-directed, it is not going to be very good. It has got to be player-directed. Unsolicited. Carson Desrosiers made it happen. And that shows maturity."
"We are still a young team," Bzdelik continued. "I looked out there at one point during the game and there was three freshmen and two sophomores. So we are still young. But they are scrapping, defending, rebounding and giving forth an effort. They gave forth an effort, pushed the ball, and tried to share the ball. When we do those things and play with great energy we play good basketball. When we don't, we don't."
Wake Forest will open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 11, against Loyola (Md.). The game features two programs at which the late Skip Prosser served as head coach.
Prosser spent the 1993-94 season at Loyola and was at Wake Forest from 2001 until passing away in July of 2007.
Tip-off for the season opener is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast online on ESPN3.com. Tom Werme (play-by-play) and Brevin Knight (color) will call the action.


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As you may already know, I love Jenna Marbles. She's smart, she's funny, and she's smokin' hot. Every week she brings her loyal viewers and readers of her blog a video. It arrives on "Sexual Wednesday," and this week's post brings a little bit of insight as to what women are doing in the mornings. Guys, you've always wondered just what keeps your girlfriend in the bathroom for so long? Here's your answer.
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VINDER, the German band featuring the songwriting duo of Ralf Schulz and Oli Kaufmann (both of whom were founding members of the legendary TYRAN' PACE, which included in its ranks current PRIMAL FEAR/ex-GAMMA RAY frontman Ralf Scheepers), have uploaded an "alternate version" of the song "Sacred Illusion", which was co-authored by VINDER and previously recorded by PRIMAL FEAR for their "Devil's Ground" album. Entitled "Pandora's Box", the song can be downloaded in live and studio versions from the "Media" section of the band's official web site, www.vinder.de.VINDER's debut album, "Visions of Time", was released earlier in the year via Greece's Sleaszy Rider Records.
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Italian Diego Ulissi delighted home fans by winning a dramatic stage eight of the Giro d'Italia but Australian Cadel Evans' fifth place meant he claimed the overall lead.
Ulissi edged out Croatia's Robert Kiserlovski in the closing moments of the 174-kilometre leg from Foligno to Montecopiolo incorporating the category one climb of the Montecopiolo to record his second stage win.
Julian Arredondo, who was in an early breakaway, had a chance to solo to victory but was caught by Frenchman Pierre Rolland in the final moments, only for the Frenchman in turn to be passed in the last 300 metres.
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Since the weather has us feeling like we are up in Alaska, why not participate in an event that makes us feel like we really are in Alaska. The Iditarod, known as the Last Great Race, as well as the best known dog sled race, happens every March in Alaska.
This year we decided to bring a bit of Alaska to Lake Geneva's Winterfest by holding our own dog sled races. However to make it a bit more fun and adventurous, there is a twist on the concept of the dogs racing….so Dogs won't be racing, but humans will.
Are you adventurous? Then why not take the reins and form your team for Lake Geneva's Human Dog Sled Race! Teams compete against each other in a double elimination tournament to determine the winner of this two day event. It starts Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 PM till 10 PM and resumes Saturday Feb. 8, at noon till 3 PM. Each team will consist of six people: including four sled pullers, a sled rider, and a sled pusher. The sled race is approximately 175 feet long and takes place right on Lake Geneva's own Riviera Beach.
Team members are encouraged to dress in wacky costumes as there is a prize for the most creative attire. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 competing teams! What strategy will win? Sheer power or lightly built sprinters? Put your team together and challenge everyone else to beat you …all for a good cause and a lot of fun. Proceeds from this event will benefit Lakeland Animal Shelter.
And if racing is a bit too far out of your comfort zone, then come and be a spectator and cheer on your favorite team! Of course after the race, you are not going to want to head home, so why not turn it into one of out winter romantic getaways in Wisconsin by booking a suite with us at Lazy Cloud.
We offer bubbling double whirlpools, blazing fireplaces, loads of candles, and complimentary champagne with chocolate dipped strawberries! When you are calling to make your reservation, why not request one of our Enchanted Evening for Two picnic basket dinners. You can have your choice of:
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text: Politics 20 November 2009 Harman on the ropes Will she be forced to resign? Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML The electorate may be getting ever more used to its representatives facing criminal charges, but it's still acutely embarrassing for Harriet Harman, a QC and former law officer, to face prosecution over her involvement in a car crash in her constituency. In the past, senior politicians who have faced criminal charges, such as Jeffrey Archer and Jonathan Aitken, have always stood down in order to fight their case. She may well be found innocent, but if not, this incident will put paid to any residual hopes she had of winning the Labour leadership. It increasingly looks as if the leadership election will be a fight between the "Blairite" David Miliband and the "Brownite" Ed Balls. Among those who would be most disappointed by Harman's downfall are the Tories. They view her as a unique figure in British politics: the only politician who could boost their lead over Brown. To her credit, Harman has responded to this by developing a neat line in self-deprecation, once quipping at PMQs that "there aren't enough airports for all the men who would want to flee the country" should she win. Harman was one of the few senior Labour figures to put the case for redistribution and progressive taxation in the pre-crash days. Let's hope she survives. Sign up to the New Statesman newsletter and receive weekly updates from the team › Expenses: the story that never ends George Eaton is political editor of the New Statesman. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More Related articles Here's something the political class has completely missed about Brexit Forget planning for no deal. The government isn't really planning for Brexit at all Carwyn Jones is preparing for a fight with the UK government Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine


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This could mark Alonso's first start since July 4.
Fresh off winning their fifth match in six games and running their unbeaten streak to eight matches, the Seattle Sounders could be getting even stronger. Captain Osvaldo Alonso has declared himself fully fit and appears ready to reclaim his starting spot.
Seattle won 1-nil, with defensive midfielder Gustav Svensson earning the Man of the Match from SaH player rater Realio. Chad Marshall earned the nod from the community.
The home game last Sunday night ended 1-0 to the good guys, and the Seattle Sounders dominated play for much of the game. The Houston Dynamo were contained by a strong Seattle defense that limited opportunities for the away side while creating its own chances throughout the game.
Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti vented his fury Friday as wantaway French international midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia skipped training.
Kondogbia's failure to turn up prompted the 24-year-old to be axed from Inter's squad for Saturday's friendly against Real Betis.
Berlin (AFP) Borussia Moenchengladbach have confirmed receiving an offer for Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka, who has been heavily tipped to join Arsenal.
Gladbach's sports director Max Eberl told the Rheinischen Post that an offer has been received, but not revealed from which club, for their 23-year-old captain, Xhaka, who has said he can imagine playing for the Gunners.
Berlin (AFP) Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich, Julian Brandt and Julian Weigl were on Tuesday included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for next month's European championships in France.
Defensive midfielder Kimmich, 21, caps a meteoric rise having only broken into Bayern Munich's first team earlier this season and has been now promoted from Germany's Under-21 team, as has 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen winger Julian Brandt.
Berlin (AFP) Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich, Julian Brandt and Julian Weigl were on Tuesday included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for Euro 2016 in France.
Berlin (AFP) Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich and Julian Brandt were on Tuesday included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for next month's European championships in France.
Berlin (AFP) Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal will miss Hamburg's final game of the season this weekend after suffering a "laceration" in an incident at a nightclub, which his father describes as 'serious'.
The 26-year-old defensive midfielder had to be treated in hospital after receiving the injury last Saturday night.
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For those unfamiliar with the tale of former D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen since he left the Black-and-Red, let's bring you up to speed. The now 25 year old defensive midfielder left the team after the 2015 season, after reportedly rejected a multiyear contract offer that would have paid more than $400,000 in guaranteed salary.
Stupid crossbars.
So close. Steve Birnbaum was robbed 3 times by Volpi, and Taylor Kemp put a dent in the crossbar with that right (!!!) footed shot. Luciano Acosta has the tools to really change some things about the attack. Marcelo Sarvas looked like the 2014 version of himself (albeit a more defensive version) than the player who was nothing special for Colorado last year.
An old face could return to Foxboro.
Gershon Koffie could be heading back to the New England Revolution, according to a Swedish report.
Koffie, 25, spent the 2016 season with the Revs before joining Hammarby on a free transfer. The midfielder hasn't made much of an impact in Sweden, as he's only made one league appearance.
The defensive midfielder had a "near perfect night," according to Revolution coach Jay Heaps.
Gershon Koffie had himself quite a week.
Koffie returned to the field on Saturday after serving a one-game suspension. The midfielder was sensational over 90 minutes against Toronto FC, as he made six interceptions and took two shots while maintaining 92% passing accuracy.
Xavier Kouassi is set to go under the knife after suffering a right knee injury.
New England Revolution Designated Player Xavier Kouassi is scheduled for surgery next Tuesday, according to RevolutionSoccer.net. The procedure, which will take place in Switzerland, will correct a right knee injury suffered on Sunday.
Two Guatemalan sources say that the Revs will bring Andy Ruiz on trial.
The New England Revolution will reportedly welcome Guatemalan midfielder Jose "Andy" Ruiz as a trialist, according to CFC Radio and Chapin League.
Ruiz is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder, who's known for his determined play.
The first 90 minutes of Derrick Jones' Philadelphia Union career couldn't have gone any better. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder churned out an impressive performance in the club's 0-0 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps in Week 1.
Week 2 presents a different challenge for the homegrown player as Toronto FC comes to Talen Energy Stadium for the Union home opener on Saturday.
The Sierra Leone defensive midfielder is recalled from the New York Cosmos to the Philadelphia Union, and rumors are swirling about him being sold to Miami FC.
After being loaned out to the NASL side New York Cosmos for the entire 2016 season, the Philadelphia Union have reportedly brought back Michael Lahoud, with rumors saying the Union will sell him on to Miami FC - one of the Cosmos' rivals in NASL.
The defensive midfielder looks to be joining the Timbers.
A couple of days ago the Timbers waived forward Michael Seaton and we were left to speculate what was going to be made of the open roster spot. We seem to have an answer for that speculation, and it's the defensive midfielder free agent Amobi Okugo.
The former USA under-23 defensive midfielder was a participant at today's open practice at RFK Stadium.
At D.C. United's open practice Wednesday morning, our own Steven Streff noticed a new face participating in the training session. That'd be Amobi Okugo, waived last month by Sporting Kansas City after making just 3 appearances in 2015.
The Union now have a defensive midfielder dilemma.
Philadelphia Union midfielder Maurice Edu will be out for a minimum of three months due to a stress fracture in his leg, Coach Jim Curtin revealed at his weekly press conference earlier today.
Curtin on Mo: "We will be losing Maurice Edu for a significant amount of time.
Curtin on Mo: "We will be losing Maurice Edu for a significant amount of time.
The Portland Timbers on Friday acquired defensive midfielder and centerback Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the Timbers' natural 2018 first-round draft pick and $50,000 in general allocation money.
Olum, 32, returns to Portland after seeing his role in Kansas City expand over the course of the last two years, logging 19 all-competitors starts in 2016 after returning to Sporting from Kedah FA in Malaysia.
On the Portland Timbers' shopping list coming in to this offseason was a starting quality defensive midfielder and now it appears that they have gotten their man. Saprissa midfielder David Guzman told Costa Rican press that he would be joining the Timbers on a two year as the team was celebrating their 33rd title.
ESPN FC have put up their annual anonymous Major League Soccer Player Poll and the Portland Timbers are showing up all over the place. With 123 unnamed players polled, ESPN FC covered questions like the league's most underrated players, the fairness of the MLS wage, and just what the players would like to change if they were in charge of MLS.
Arsenal have sealed deadline day loan deals for young players Marc Bola and Krystian Bielik to Notts County and Birmingham respectively.
The Premier League outfit have also allowed young academy striker Kaylen Hinds to join Stevenage on loan.
Liverpool have agreed on a new contract with the highly talented young defensive midfielder Pedro Chirivella.
The young Spanish midfielder was signed from Valencia back in 2013 and was regarded as one of their finest academy talents.
Chirivella has impressed with the youth side and has been rewarded with a few first-team appearances already.
When Arsenal signed Mohamed Elneny from Swiss club Basel in January, many fans of the north London club were left feeling unfulfilled. After all, the 23-year-old Egyptian international is not considered a "world class" player, nor is he a household name in the soccer world. The Gunners reportedly only paid somewhere in the range of £5-£7 million for the defensive midfielder, hardly an earth-shattering transfer.
Liverpool agree surprise deal for 5ft 6ins midfield anchor - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Liverpool midfielder Kevin Stewart has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club for the next four years.
The former Tottenham midfielder has done an excellent job for the Reds in the cup games and new manager Jurgen Klopp has decided to reward him with a new contract.
The defensive midfielder is on the mend.
On Tuesday, good news emerged from Foxboro: Xavier Kouassi was "a full participant" in Tuesday's training, according to Revolution Writer and Editor Jeff Lemieux.
Kouassi went down with a quad strain six weeks ago during a dramatic 2-2 draw with New York City FC.
Newly signed Franck Tayou saves a point for the Kickers
The Tampa Bay Rowdies lived up to their nom de guerre as they faced off with Richmond Kickers in a physical match at City Stadium.
Richmond stuck with a 4-2-3-1 formation, albeit with a few players shuffled for Saturday night's match.
It's all but settled: the defensive midfielder will not return for a second season in Foxboro
Gershon Koffie may forever live as a one-hit wonder in New England.
The defensive midfielder, who played just one full season for the Revolution, is reportedly set to sign with Swedish side Hammarby IF ahead of the 2017 season.
The Seattle Reign midfielder was asked to play deeper in Jess Fishlock's absence, and she did it flawlessly.
There is a short list of players that rise to the top of everyone's "world's best" list in women's soccer. Amandine Henry, the soon-to-be Portland Thorns star, is often touted as the best defensive midfielder in the game.
Turns out Guatemalan midfielder midfielder Andy Ruiz will trial for the Rhinos.
It looks like Guatemalan midfielder Andy Ruiz will trial for the Rochester Rhinos and not the New England Revolution.
Last night, two Guatemalan sources reported that Ruiz had left Comunicaciones B to join the Revolution's training camp.
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The Elk River City Council is considering whether to hire a sign consultant.
Such a consultant would help bring a consistent look to the city's signs and craft a way-finding signage plan that would direct people to areas such as downtown, parks, landmarks, public facilities, retail areas and other amenities.
Ten companies submitted proposals ranging from $20,500 to $150,000. A city sign committee chose Visual Communications, a St. Paul sign design and consultation firm whose services would cost $65,000, for consideration by the City Council. Hoisington Koegler Group, a planning, landscape architecture and urban design firm in Minneapolis, would be a sub-consultant on the project.
Richard Lang of Visual Communications made a presentation to the City Council on Monday; no action was taken that night, but the council will consider it again at a future meeting.
"Signing is your signature," Lang told the council. "It tells people who you are … so that signage look is very important."
If the city hires Visual Communications, Lang said their goal would be to create a citywide signage master plan that would be good for the next 25 to 50 years. It would include plans for primary and secondary gateway entrance signs as well as signs for key intersections, signature parks and secondary parks and directory and directional signs.
Lang said Visual Communications would work with the city to design signs that the city could make. City Administrator Cal Portner said he believes the city could make a lot of the signs in-house.
The consulting team would also offer help identifying state, local and federal grants as possible sources of funding for signs.
Visual Communications has done work for a variety of entities including Wayzata, Rockford, Mound, St. Louis Park, Como Park and the Duluth Skyline Parkway.


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Hyderabad: Siasat Urdu Daily in collaboration with Freedom Oil Rice Brown Oil is going to organise cookery classes. The classes will be held from August 23 to 25, at Khaja Mansion Function Hall, Road no 1, Banjara Hills, from 10 am to 2 pm.
Earlier Siasat Cookery Classes were held for ladies and girls in the month of May at Sana Garden in which a large number of ladies and girls thronged from the city and outskirts and even districts to learn cooking.
On the request of large number of ladies, the cookery classes are being organised again. Interested ladies and girls can register their names from 11 am to 5 pm. They must bring newspaper clipping along with them. Limited seats are available.
Expert chefs serving in five star hotels will show recipes in the light of their experiences. Chef Noronha and his team Chef Jamal, Chef Vishal, Chef Franchise, Chef Shukla and other chefs will participate in the Cookery Classes. For registration and other details call on phone nos 66366186 and 24744180.
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Only minor updates are in store for the 2017 BMW X3 luxury SUV. They include optional wireless charging for select smartphones, a Wi-Fi hotspot and a new version of BMW's iDrive infotainment/audio control. Top-line xDrive35i models get keyless entry and lumbar support as standard.
BMW expands Bluetooth functionality for the 2016 X3 by offering dual connections and integrating Mobile Office, which expands connectivity to include email, calendar, texts and other functions through BMW ConnectedDrive.
Slotting between the X1 and X5, the 2017 BMW X3 is the German luxury brand's compact sport utility vehicle or, as Bimmer likes to call it, "sports activity vehicle." That is apt, as the X3 prioritizes dynamics over ruggedness. The 2017 X3 remains one of the most fun-to-drive crossover SUVs available. Being a BMW, the X3 also offers a long list of the premium amenities, though options easily swell the X3's nearly $40,000 starting price. Along with turbocharged 4- and 6-cylinder gasoline engines, the X3 stands out with an efficient yet powerful diesel option. The X3 remains a solid choice in the entry-level small luxury SUV space, but newer rivals like the Mercedes-Benz GLC and Jaguar F-Pace are equally if not more appealing.


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Any Northern Nigerian commentator accusing the South of driving a wedge between Northern Christians and Northern Muslims is a simply being dishonest and the truth is very far from his mouth. For the purpose of this article I am going to lump the far Northern states together with core Northern states otherwise called the Middle Belt. It is the Northerners that are their own enemies as they by themselves bring wedge between themselves. As recent as 1999, the far Northern states decided to introduce the sharia legal system with fanfare. In Kaduna State for example, thousands were killed. As it is today most if not all the former governors who launched sharia with fanfare still have corruption case files with the EFCC. One is reputed to have stolen N36 billion from his state coffers. Needless to say that sharia has fizzled out in all the 12 sharia states predicted by Chief Obasanjo.
Just recently after the presidential election in April 2011, the whole of Northern Nigeria was on fire again, with the attendance killing, looting and burning of people's properties, Churches and Mosques all over the North.Those of who have followed the Sheik Lemu panel proceedings would have known that there was no state in the far North and the Middle Belt that was not affected by the CPC rioters. The worst affected states were Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.
Kaduna State's case is most pathetic where is there accusation and counter accusation of Massacre in Kaduna, Zaria Makarfi, Kafanchan Soba, Giwa and Zonkwa.Victims from Adamawa State also presented a pathetic story to the panel that the CPC supporters burnt the whole markets in Mubi, Michika and Yola. The main towns in the state and Numan.Some of the eleven NYSC members killed in Bauchi are even from Kwara, Kogi and Benue States. The family of PDP Chairman of Gombe was wiped out completely in Gombe town.Since the 1980s various Islamic sects have sprang up in the North with various Islamic ideologies that encourage hatred in the community. Those groups that easily come to mind are Maitatsine, Kalo Kato, and most recently Boko Haram.These groups are fancied and sponsored by influential Northerners for their selfish agenda.
Unfortunately for the North too most of its elite thrive on divide and rule who continue to divide the North farther apart along religious lines. Presently it is only in the far Northern Nigeria cities you have people living along religious lines. Bombs have been added to the many Northern Nigeria woes in addition to Almajiri, beggars, desertification and religious upheavals. Year in, year out, the North is backward in education, yet recently the ACF, Borno elders and their mouthpiece is in total support of Boko Haram. Is there any group of persons still blaming Southern Nigeria for the woes of the North? Are Southerners the sponsors of Boko haram? Are they the sponsors of the Almajiri system? Are Southerners the sponsors of crises in Jos? In fact Southerners too are victims of vicious cabal in the North who feed fat on ethno-religious crises that they sponosor. All the money allocated for the nomadic education, where is it? All the 38/9 years North was in power at the Federal level, what is there in the North to show for it? All there is in the North to show for it is polarized towns and cities along religious line. Name them, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri and even smaller towns and villages.
There is this adage that says unless you know where the rain started beating you; you will not know where it stopped beating you.Some of will continue to emphasize that as recent as in the 1980s, there was one united Northern Nigeria where there was no Muslim, Christian or even pagan. Whatever you merit you will have. In the Shagari government, Professor Ishaya Audu a pure Hausa Christian was a senior minister. John Kadiya was a minister. John Yahya Mamman a staunch Hausa Christian from Kano was an Ambassador. Since the Kafanchan riot of 1987, the Northern monolith was shattered by Northerners themselves. Their new found love now is religion.
All these resources wasted in promoting foreign religions can be used in waging war against desertification which is fast overrunning the North. There is hardly any news items in BBC Hausa service these days without farmers from far Northern states of Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe, Kebbi and Zamfara amongst others crying for lack of rain. From 2008 to date, probably about 100,000 people might have been killed in the various religious and political crises in Northern Nigeria. What a waste.I suggest that the Northern governors' forum if there are serious and have genuine love for their people should set up a truth and reconciliation commission akin to what happened in South Africa post apartheid.
Blaming the South for the self inflicted woes of Northerners is the most foolishly thing to do in my opinion.
Northerners are their own enemies as they gradually turn the North into a Somalia.
Ndiameeh Babrik.
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Busch Gardens owner will spin off theme parks in early 2013 initial public offering
Will investors in a SeaWorld theme parks IPO next year that includes Busch Gardens experience similar feelings as the riders of SheiKra in Tampa? Photo: Melissa Lyttle, Tampa Bay Times.
Wake up and good morning. Tampa's Busch Gardens boasts some neck-snappin' rollercoasters like the recent Cheetah Hunt. But the best ride may be crazy swings of the entertainment park's own ownership. Once again, it is about to change.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc., which owns ten parks including Busch Gardens plus SeaWorld Parks, Sesame Place and others, is going public in early 2013. Currently, Blackstone Group owns SeaWorld Parks but Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have been hired (says Reuters and this Bloomberg story) to handle an initial public offering next year with the goal of raising at least $500 million.
Blackstone bought the SeaWorld parks from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev not long after InBev bought St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch. Curiously, Blackstone also owns Merlin Entertainments Group, which in turn owns LegoLand.
Hopefully, the IPO will allow the SeaWorld parks and Busch Gardens to focus on what they do best, and that this is not a jettisoning by Blackstone of an entertainment business that will then lack the deep pockets of a bigger owner to compete. This Orlando Sentinel story describes the "tumultuous" three years that Orlando's SeaWorld has sustained under Blackstone ownership.
As for Busch Gardens in Tampa, in 2011 it ranked 23d in attendance worldwide among major theme parks with 4.28 million, a 2 percent gain. It was right behind fellow park SeaWorld San Diego at No. 22.
-- Robert Trigaux, Business Columnist, Tampa Bay Times


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I just wanted to know if renovation companies/renovation contractors offer any referral fees to homeowners like myself who know other interested homeowners who would like to do renovation projects such as a kitchen, bathroom or basement renovation.
Would you be willing to give a referral fee? If yes...
What dollar amount or % amount would you be willing to give for the following types of renovations:
1. kitchen renovation
2. bathroom renovation
3. basement renovation
I appreciate your input and honest feedback.
Thanks :)
Hi Cindee,
Between this and your previous post, I can't really figure out what you are trying to do.
All I can say is that you are setting off a lot of red flags for me and I personally would think twice about working for a client like you.
If you want your basement / kitchen / washroom done, then get them done - get 3 + quotes and go for it.
If you want to become a lead generation company, you are posting on a pretty good one right here and I doubt that you would do better. I also don't like the idea that you are benefiting from your neighbors and "friends"
Just my opinion, FWIW.
Good luck!
Jim Kuzma
Kettleby Handyman Services
Hi Cindy,
There is nothing wrong with asking about referral fees. Referrals are a common in every business. In construction, personal word of mouth referral are the most important.
Most of our referrals are from past clients who show their friends/family the work that was done to their house. When we get a new client based on a past referral, we are extremely happy to compensate our previous client in some form. The compensation can vary from additional work done for the client, discount on future renovation, etc. Obviously it all depends on the size of the job. We feel it is important to show our appreciation to our past clients for thinking of our team when discussing renovations with family or friends.
You have asked many interesting questions. You have inqured about multi-job or "group" discounts. You have asked about client motivation for doing basement renovations. You have now asked asked about potential referral fees or bonuses that may be offered by contractors.
I am curious as to what your own motivations may be. Are you trying to to get your own basement renovation discounted? Are you doing so by playing your friends and the contractors off each other? Are you gathering information for a referral company? Are you gathering information to start your own contracting business? I am sorry if I am reading the wrong story between the lines, however I don't think I am the only member reading the same story.
I personally wouldn't get involved with "group" builds. The needs of each homeowner are individually important. It has nothing to do with trying to save them money. It is simply that each home, each job, each need, each idividual has their own challenges. Just because I can offer a certain service for a level lot rancher basement reno that is straight forward with no surprises, doesn't mean I can do the same at the "friends" house around the corner. That 2nd house may have many many issues that were not present in the first friends house. Quite honestly it is not worth the headache. I just walked away from just such a meeting two weeks ago. One homeowner wanting discounts and "bonus" fees paid because he "got" me this other job. I will not play that game.
I would not offer a referral fee ...... Shoppers Drugs doesn't send me a cheque when I send my buddy down there for cough medicine. Just my opinion.
Good luck in your future endeavors.
Hello Cindee
I myself have 2 people that do driveways and they constantly give me people to go see. I usually give them 5% commission off the top or 10% of my profit. It's their choice. I pay the the next day after the job is completed and I have been paid.
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Remember the General Motors refund program? Back in the early fall of 2009, GM decided that the most effective way to convince shoppers that its vehicles were the best in the business was to include a 60-day return policy. Under this program buyers were able to essentially wash their hands of any future payments should they be dissatisfied with the quality of their new purchase. As a marketing exercise, the initiative was so successful that GM would go on to extend it in order to continue cashing in on the renewed foot traffic that it brought to the company's dealerships - traffic that it desperately needed to help re-establish itself after a crushing bankruptcy re-organization.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the entire car return program is not that GM chose to offer it - Hyundai had put a similar deal on the table in the first quarter of 2009 - but that so few automobiles ended up being taken back by their respective dealerships after they had been sold. So far, 439,000 cars, trucks and SUVs have been sold by Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac since the plan was put into place. Out of that massive number, a mere 339 buyers have taken advantage of the return option. As Mark Reuss, president of GM North America put it, 'that's less than 1/10th of 1 percent.'
Of course, there are a number of mitigating factors that could explain why the overall number of returns have been quite low. General Motors requires that buyers meet certain qualifications prior to being able to being their vehicle back in terms mileage or damage to the vehicle, as well as asking them to satisfy a minimum 30 day ownership period. In addition, the company also offered shoppers the chance to swap their right to return a vehicle for an additional $500 incentive. Since no figures have been released by GM regarding how often that particular option was exercised, the claim of '1/10th of 1 percent' becomes slightly more difficult to validate.
Despite these reservations, there is no doubt that 339 returns is a number so small that the program can definitely be labeled a success. In fact, given that GM claims to have extensively interviewed dissatisfied customers in order to find out exactly why they chose to abandon their brand new vehicles, the entire program could very well be painted as an inexpensive method for the brand to conduct in-depth market research.
Unfortunately for new car shoppers interested in a domestic vehicle, it does not appear as though GM will be extending its program a second time, past its January 4, 2010 expiration date, or that other companies will follow suit and mimic its actions. Hyundai decided to continue on with its own initial return policy despite signs that the economy had taken a few small steps toward recovery. Its more restrictive program is still available through 2010.
The amount of consumer confidence generated by General Motors through its low vehicle return rate will undoubtedly help it to continue moving cars and trucks at a far higher rate than it was able to manage in 2009.


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All Maybach Everything Week continues whether you, I, the guy across from you or anybody who has never truly bought into Ross' character want it to or not. The Jake and The Fat Man – both of whom describe Rawse – keeps the pedal to the metal on the company's foreign luxury vehicle with the release of Wale's cut "600 Benz." One thing is already clear about Self Made from the first two leaks alone. Depth and introspection may not be group's M.O., but Rozay's ear for trunk pounding and pavement cracking instrumentals could be spreading amongst the group (even if most of them sound the same).
The DMV's own recruits Jadakiss for a track that combines Wale's wittiness ("It's hot in here and I got no L like the '72 Dolphins") and Montega Jada's raspy, cut from a New York cloth-flow resulting in a replay-worthy offering. Similar to how he did with Meek's Tupac resurrection (see what just happened there), Rozay joins the party while making sure not to overshadow the festivities by only providing the hook. So in recap, Meek's had his time to shine. Wale's is below. Pill's
is allegedly coming later this week saw an exclusive Facebook world premiere, which leaves me to ponder. Where exactly do Gunplay and Torch fall in this equation?
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Marital fertility and wealth in transition era France, 1750-1850
The spectacularly early decline of French fertility is one of the great puzzles of economic history. There are no convincing explanations for why France entered a fertility transition over a century before anywhere else in the world. This analysis links highly detailed individual level fertility life histories to wealth at death data for four rural villages in transition-era France, 1750-1850. The results show that it was the richest groups who reduced their family size first and that they used spacing strategies to achieve this. In cross section, measures of the environment for social mobility are strongly associated with the fertility decline. The evidence presented here demonstrates that socioeconomic status mattered during the early French fertility decline. This study is a first step towards re-establishing the French experience as paramount in our understanding of Europe's demographic transition.
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By Paul Wiseman, AP Friday, August 31, 2012, 12:27 pm TWN
WASHINGTON -- Investors are hoping Chairman Ben Bernanke will at least hint Friday that the Federal Reserve is ready to launch another round of bond purchases to try to lower long-term U.S. interest rates and spur more borrowing and spending.
He's unlikely to deliver.
Economists who monitor the Fed doubt Bernanke will say anything dramatic when he speaks at an annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Many think a slightly brighter economic outlook has lessened the urgency for the Fed to act soon.
"I don't expect him to give some significant clue as to what the Fed's next move is," says economist Timothy Duy at the University of Oregon.
At the end of every August, economists and central bankers convene in the Rocky Mountains at a symposium organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. They present papers and argue about economic issues. But mostly, they wait to see what the Fed chairman has to say.
In August 2010, Bernanke's remarks at Jackson Hole triggered a sustained stock-market rally. He hinted then that the Fed might begin a second round of bond purchases, a policy called quantitative easing, or QE2. The Fed did start buying bonds three months later.
The United States economy is again struggling to grow. It expanded at a tepid annual rate of 1.7 percent in the April to June quarter, the government estimated Wednesday.
Hopes for further Fed action rose last week when the central bank released minutes of its July 31-Aug. 1 meeting. It showed that officials spoke with increased urgency about the need to provide more help for the U.S. economy.