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UConn men docked 2 scholarships for academics
The University of Connecticut men's basketball team will be down three scholarships when it begins defense of its third NCAA title next season.
The Huskies, who were docked one scholarship by the NCAA as a result of the Nate Miles recruiting scandal, will also lose two more in the 2011-12 season because of a poor score on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate, it was revealed Friday.
The APR data was expected to be released Tuesday, but UConn's scores were briefly posted in error on the NCAA's website Friday.
UConn's four-year average in the APR is 893, well below the minimum acceptable score of 925. Its score for the 2009-10 season, the most recent year in the data, was 826.
The average for all Division I teams was 945.
The coaching staff has long been preparing as if this would be the case, and head coach Jim Calhoun said recently that the Huskies would likely have just 10 scholarship players next season. The NCAA maximum for men's basketball teams is 13.
Normally when a program's four-year score dips below the minimum, the only penalty is a warning letter.
But UConn is being punished immediately because not only did it have a poor score, but two members of the 2009-10 team were what is commonly referred to as an 0-for-2.
"Teams that score below 925 and have at least one student-athlete who both failed academically and left school can lose scholarships (up to 10 percent of their scholarships each year) under the immediate-penalty structure," the NCAA regulation reads.
The two players who were 0-for-2, according to sources close to the situation, were freshman Darius Smith, who transferred to the College of Southern Idaho, a junior college, and rarely used senior Jonathan Mandeldove.
If a school's score falls below 900 for a second year, the NCAA can impose restrictions on scholarships and practice time.
A third consecutive year with a poor average can result in being banned from playing in the postseason.
Four straight years of scores below 900 and a school -- not just the program -- can be in danger of losing its member status.
The poor APR score will hit Calhoun in the wallet, too. Calhoun has a clause in his contract that calls for him to donate $100,000 to UConn's general scholarship fund if his team fails to meet APR minimums for a four-year period.
Calhoun also is not eligible to receive his postseason bonuses -- UConn won the national championship, meaning Calhoun would usually be due a bonus equal to three months of his base salary, nearly $87,500 -- if the team isn't meeting APR standards.
Calhoun did immediately return a phone call seeking comment. The veteran coach, 69, has said repeatedly since UConn beat Butler 53-41 to win the national title on April 4 that he has not decided whether to return for a 26th season or to retire. If he does return, he will be suspended for the first three Big East games as part as the NCAA placing UConn on three years of probation over the recruitment of Miles.
UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway said through a spokesman that he would comment Tuesday when the numbers were released.
The Huskies have signed one incoming freshman, Chicago point guard Ryan Boatright. With the transfer of sophomore forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, UConn has one more scholarship to offer for the upcoming season. Coombs-McDaniel was arrested on marijuana possession charges in Storrs on April 21, but he has told several news outlets that he was leaving UConn in the hopes of receiving more playing time.
Incoming UConn President Susan Herbst, who will begin her job next month, wrote in an e-mail to the Hearst Connecticut Newspapers on Friday that improving the academics standards for athletes is extremely important to her.
"Boosting graduation and retention rates (the goals that APR measurement is focused on) is of extraordinarily high priority for me, within athletics and beyond," said Herbst, who for now remains the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University of Georgia. "I work in a big system here in Georgia, with 35 colleges and universities and over 300,000 students, from all backgrounds. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of what works and what does not, with regard to graduation rates. We found ... that faculty, coaches and, of course, students need intensive support so they can stay focused on success. While there are a lot of fancy approaches and jargon, the bottom line is that students need close advising and attention, in person, if they are to navigate the university.
"Athletes (in basketball and other sports) have particularly tough pressures on them, due to the demanding nature of (Division I) sports," Herbst continued. "I will make retention and graduation a priority, no matter a student's preparation for college and pressures they face. There is simply nothing more important than graduating our students."
The APR was started in 2005 as way for the NCAA to measure term-by-term eligibility and retention, something it believes is a good indicator of what a program's graduation rate might be.
In the Big East, UConn is not alone in its situation. Syracuse was similarly punished because of the APR last season with the loss of two scholarships.
Arne Duncan, the U.S. secretary of education, recently took the Huskies and a number of other top college basketball programs to task in an oped for the Washington Post. Duncan wrote in part that it was "&time that the NCAA revenue distribution plan stopped handsomely rewarding success on the court with multimillion-dollar payouts to schools that fail to meet minimum academic standards."
In the most recent report of graduation rates, which track the four school years ending with the 2008-09 season, the UConn men landed in the bottom 10 percent for men's Division I teams.
Each athlete on a team earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible. A team's total points are divided by the points possible and multiplied by 1,000 to get an actual APR score.
A school is not punished for having an athlete turn pro and leave school early, assuming that player leaves in good academic standing.


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Playing in their final games at TSU, Robert Covington and Kellen Thornton paced TSU (18-15, 11-5) with double-doubles.
Coming off the bench, Thornton scored a team-high 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting and added 10 boards and a career-high five steals.
Covington made 8-of-15 attempts for 19 points and secured a game-high 13 rebounds.
Patrick Miller followed with 18 points, six boards and four assists. His four dishes make him TSU's single-season leader with 195.
TSU, which came into the game shooting 44.6 percent from beyond the arc in its last six contests, made just 7-of-32 attempts for a 21.9 clip.
The teams seemed to be feeling each other out to start the game as neither side could gain an advantage through the game's first six minutes. The Tigers and Aces were both 4-of-11 from the floor to start the game and the score was tied at nine apiece.
From that point, Evansville went on an 11-4 run to take a seven-point lead with just under 11 minutes to play in the first half. Five different Aces had points during the stretch and EU made five of its seven attempts.
The Tigers clawed back to within one, 21-22, when Miller and Jay Harris canned back-to-back triples. Harris's jumper was set up by a heads-up steal from Covington on the other end of the court.
Another big run by the Purple Aces, this one 10-0, put them in the driver's seat, 34-23, with 4:39 left in the opening frame. TSU was 0-of-3 during the cold spell and had a pair of turnovers.
Miller ended the first-half scoring with a layup, but TSU still went into the break trailing, 29-38.
TSU never led in the first period.
Tennessee State made 11-of-35 shots (31.4 percent) during the game's first 20 minutes and was outscored in the painted area 26-14.
Evansville extended its lead to 14 during the first five minutes of the second stanza after scoring seven straight points. TSU again helped the Purples Aces' cause with four fumbles and a 0-for-4 line from the floor during the run.
TSU tried hard to mount a comeback and Covington capped an 8-0 Tiger run with a layup at the 8:13 mark. Unfortunately for TSU, his basket only put Tennessee State within 12 at 64-52 and Evansville countered with an old-fashioned three-point play on its next possession.
The Tigers chipped away at the lead and got within eight when Thornton hit a triple with 1:54 to go, but Evansville made 8-of-8 free throws down the stretch to hold on for the 84-72 victory.
TSU outrebounded EU 40-39, but had 17 turnovers compared to just 15 for the Aces.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wordless Wednesday
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- NPocock said...
I can't believe I didn't see the mistake the first time I looked at this! I dare you to take a Sharpie to it :)
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That would bother me! lol Great photo!
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INTERESSANTHEDE UIT DIE e-SAGI (14)
"Lady of Mystery"
Deur Lucas Rinken
Met die skoonmaak van vanne in ons databasis kom ek af op "GURNEY (Born GORDON). Ek vervies my dadelik. Ons werk tog nie met vroue se getroude vanne nie. As sy vroeër met 'n GORDON getroud was, toon hom dan as 'n aparte persoon en gee haar geboortevan aan. En ek roep die persoon op om dit reg te stel.
Daar vind ek toe die interessante storie. Sy was aangeneem. Maar hoekom? Lees 'n mens verder, wonder jy of "Bloubloed" sonder 'n trouformulier hier betrokke was.
Blykbaar het ene Jan van der Merwe oor haar geskryf. In opvolging het die volgende artikel in Familia XX/1983 Nr. 3 verskyn. (Woordeliks aangehaal uit die notas.)
In a former number of this journal (XVI/2) Mr Jan van der Merwe gave some account of a lady named Beatrice Gurney, apparently from information obtained from a descendant. His intention seems to have been to entertain our readers with a light-hearted piece which it certainly did and evidently did not involve any research in depth. As the subject is of some interest it seems worthwhile to explore it more fully and to correct a few seemingly wrong suppositions in the former article. As far as possible I reproduce verbatim parts of it which are relevant to the present study.
Mr Van der Merwe writes of Sir Walter Gurney's 'alleged adoption of a five-year old girl named Beatrice shortly before his emigration to the Cape'. This girl, according to a descendant, was the illegitimate child of Queen Victoria's daughter Beatrice and of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum fame. He says that the couple had taken a liking to each other in the late eighteen-seventies shortly before the general's departure on his last expedition. The child was 'dumped' with full grand-parental authority (that is, the authority of Queen Victoria) on Walter Gurney shortly before he left for the Cape.
The author goes on to say that Walter was a kinsman of the Gurneys of Earlham whose estate neighboured closely upon the Prince of Wales' home at Sandringham. In the region of 1875 Prince Louis of Battenberg embarked upon an affair with Mrs Lillie Langtry who in due course had a child. The infant is said to have been born at Sandringham (though whether born to the Princess or to Mrs Langtry is not clear from the article) and baptised there in about April I87i as the child of Battenberg and Langtry. She was named Beatrice after her godmother and Gordon was the godfather. Mr van der Merwe adds that Mrs Langtry was latcr taken over by the Prince of Wales and is said to have had a child by him also.
The whole story seemed so extraordinary that I wrote to its author and later to Miss Rosemary Wilhelmi (who was thought by hcr mother to have provided the information) to ask if there was any supporting evidence. Such might include a Sandringham baptismal certificate, documents or letters from any of the four possible parents, photographs of Beatrice which showed any likeness to them, gifts from them, and so on. I did not receive any reply from Mr van der Merwe but I did have kindly replies from Mrs Wilhelmi, in which she made no claims to her mother's romantic birth and could give only one reference to General Gordon (which I will discuss later), and from Miss Wilhelmi. The latter planned to consult cousins in England but I heard no more: either they did not reply or they could give no further information. In default, therefore, of any corroborating evidence I must confess that the legend does seem to have a good many weak points.
The Princess and the General Princess Beatrice would have been 18 years old in 1875 and Gordon no less than 52. rather a wide age gap for lovers. And Queen Victoria kept a very strict watch on all her daughters (none of whom is known to have had extramarital affairs) and most of all on Beatrice whom she hardly let out of her sight. The Queen disapproved of the loose morals of the Prince of Wales and would seldom have al10wed the Princess to stay at Sandringham. If Beatrice did manage to have an affair with Gordon there were plenty of people at court who would soon have informed the Queen. I have consulted a number of biographies of Gordon and these do not show that the couple ever met. Nor do they show that the earnest and religious Gordon was a friend of the Prince of Wales or that he ever visited the raffish menage at Sandringham. And he left England for the last time, not in the late 1870s as has been suggested above but in 1884. It is even more unlikely that Beatrice was having a liaison with him then as she was by that date engaged to Prince Louis of Battenberg's brother Prince Henry, whom she married in the following year.
The Gurneys -Mr van der Merwe writes that Walter Gurney 'was a kinsman of the Gurneys of Earlham whose property neighboured closely' on Sandringham. In her book Friends and Relations (London, 1980) Verily Anderson gives a family tree with a great many Gurneys on it but none of Walter's family, so these can have been only very distant relatives of the Gurneys of Earlham. (They may be listed in David Gurney's Record of the House ofGournay (sic) (London, 18481858) but I have been unable to trace a copy of this work.) The Earlham family were of the wealthy landed class and unlikely to have had any contacts with Walter's family who were middle-class professional people in London. Moreover, the Earlham Gurneys were an extremely religious set who would have had nothing to do with the riotous folk at Sandringham. And, finally, so far from Earlham Hall 'closely neighbouring' Sandringham, it was some 45 miles away, a considerable distance in days when roads were rough and there were no cars. So the selection of Walter to adopt the child baptised at Sandringham can have been in no way through the Gurneys of Earlham.
Prince Louis and Lillie Langtry Before discussing the affair of Prince Louis and Lillie Langtry a further combination of parents can be disposed of, namely Louis and Beatrice, who were in fact in love early in 1878 and hoped to marry. But the Queen forbade the marriage and her vigilance would certainly have prevented any affair.
Could Beatrice Gurney have been the issue of Mrs Langtry and either Prince Louis or the Prince of Wales, for whom Louis could have been covering up? In her autobiography Lillie Langtry mentioned no children at all. The authors of several books on her say that she never had more than one child and this has been confirmed to me by the editors of both Burke and Debrett. Prince Louis began an affair with her in about January 1879 when he found he had no chance of marrying Princess Beatrice and Mrs Langtry gave birth to a daugh ter on 8 March 1881. The place of birth is not known but Paris or Biarritz (a favourite resort of the Prince of Wales and his set, which included Prince Louis) or Jersey (Lillie's home island) have been suggested. Normally British subjects whose children are born abroad register them at Somerset House but this birth was never recorded there. Itis said that Lillie and Prince Louis wanted to marry but the Prince of Wales would not release her. Mr Van der Merwe says that she was taken over by Wales'. But in fact she had been his mistress for several years and when her affair with Prince Louis was over she simply returned to Wales. And she was apparently still associating with him during her liaison with Louis. This is borne out by the story she used to tell of an intimate dinner party the three of them had at Newmarket. They discussed in light-hearted vein which of the men was the father of her daughter and tossed a coin. Louis won the toss and was declared the father.
The only known child of Lillie Langtry was given the names of Jeanne Marie but was later always known as Jean. She lived with Lillie and her husband Colonel Langtry and was considered to be her daughter. Her story is very well documented and she cannot in any way be confused with Beatrice Gurney. And neither she nor Beatrice can have been baptised at Sandringham in 1877 as the present vicar informs me that there is not a single entry for that year in his register of baptisms.
The adoption of Beatrice Gurney -Beatrice was described as of full age when she married in 1900, which means that she was born not later than 1879. And the gentleman who administered her estate told me that she was 85 when she died in February 1963, which would put her birth in 1877 or early 1878. Mr van der Merwe says that she was adopted by Walter Gurney at the age of five. He was 'shortly to depart for the Cape' and would presumably have taken her with him. Butin fact Walter came out in 1880 when Beatrice would have been only about two. He was himself only 27 years old and apparently unmarried. It is unlikely that the child's mother would have handed her over at such a tender age to a young bachelor who had no means of looking after her and was about to leave for a distant country where he had not yet secured any employment. Adoption, moreover, is a legal process and the British authorities would surely never have sanctioned such an adoption.
Walter Gurney married a lady named Sarah Elizabeth Grunow at St Andrew's Church in London. I could not trace the date of the marriage but would suggest -and this is no more than a guess that it was in about 1882, which would be two years or so after he had obtained secure employment in Cape Town. Mrs Wilhelmi told me that Beatrice was sent out alone on a ship to Cape Town for adoption when she was five and this again suggests a date around 1882. Mrs Wilhelmi never heard her mother refer to her parentage. She did, however, add one fact which might connect Beatrice with General Gordon though not with Princess Beatrice. The girl travelled to England at the age of 14 and a fellow passenger gave her an embroidered purse with Gordon on it and was told that was her father's name. But, even if correct, this statement takes us no further than the possibility that her father was a man with the surname or possibly only the first name of Gordon.
Beatrice grown up--The facts of Beatrice's adult life, at any rate, are well established. She was, for instance, an accomplished musician who served as organist in the Anglican churches of Wynberg and Bout Bay and played the piano at concerts. lIer adoptive father had bought a cottage at Hout Bay and, as this village was in the parish of Constantia, she was married in Christ Church, Constantia, on 18 October 1900. The rector Frederick Bullen Moore conducted the ceremony and entered it as No 219 in his register. The witnesses who signed the register were Walter Gurney and his wife, a Mr Sidney Stephen and the rector's wife Evelyn Moore.
The bridegroom was Anthony Francis Gurney who seems likely to have been a distant cousin. Details of his family and himself are given in Burke's Landed Gentry. He was the second son of Sir Somerville Arthur Gurney of North Runcton Hall. This estate lay only a few miles west of Sandringham and its owners may well have been in the royal set there but there is nothing to show that they had anything more to do with organising the adoption of Beatrice than the Earlham Gurneys did. Anthony was born on 5 August 1864 and at the time of his marriage was in command of H.M.S. Widgeon at Simon's Town. He died at Lyndhurst in Hampshire on 30 August 1909, leaving a son and two daughters. The son spent most of his life in England while the daughters lived with their mother in this country where they both married.
Beatrice in later life -Beatrice evidently thought the name Gordon was in some way relevant to her for she published a book under the pen name of Beatrice Gordon. This was a collection of poems which A. II. Stockwell brought out in London in 1919. The volume was priced at 2J6d and contained 34 poems, one addressed to each of her three children but none with any South African relevance. A copy entered the South African Library on 18 August 1919. It is unlikely that the library ordered a copy of this unknown author's work as soon as it came out. This copy was probably presented by Walter Gurney and it was probably he who wrote the explanatory word Gurney in pencil under the name Gordon on the title page. There is also a copy in the British Library, indexed under Gordon.
Beatrice remarried on 7June 1932, her second husband being Leonard Clarence Brandreth Hughes of The Landing, Belvidere, Knysna. Hughes was later a tobacco farmer in Rhodesia and died in 1951. Beatrice's final union was with George Arthur Ward of the British South Africa Police in Umtali. Ward died in 1960 and Beatrice herself in Stutterheim on 25 February 1963.
Walter Gurney retired as Controller and Auditor-General of the Union of South Africa and was knighted on 18 February in the next year. He died on 7 January 1924, leaving his papers to a brother whose son William Brodie Gurney died in 1981, after which the papers were presented to the Hout Bay Museum. Although they are quite extensive they shed no light at all on the origins of Beatrice Gurney.
R.R. Langham-Carter
Nou wonder 'n mens: wat is die werklike feite. Sy bly 'n "Lady of Mystery"


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At an altitude of 2,055 metres above sea level, the Zillertal Arena, with its first solar electricity power plant, is making an active contribution to sustainable energy production. Noiseless, emission-free and well integrated into the natural landscape, the so-called "Alpin Mover XL", with a nominal capacity of 14.8 kWp, delivers approx. 35,000 kWh of clean energy every year.
Every season 160,000 skiers can be transported thanks to energy from the sun!
With this energy approximately 160,000 skiers can be conveyed on the Vorkogel tow lift every season while leaving a zero carbon footprint. Outside operating hours, the electricity generated is fed into the public power grid which provides an additional substantial economic benefit.
In harmony with the sun from dawn to dusk
Developed and manufactured by the pioneering Tyrolean photovoltaic company HILBER SOLAR based in Steinach am Brenner, the dual-axis photovoltaic tracker works much in the same way as a sunflower, orienting its solar cells automatically and precisely to face the sun, thereby increasing the electricity yield by up to 40% in comparison to a similar-sized fixed collector.
Collaboration of Tyrolean expertise
Both the Zillertal Arena and HILBER SOLAR place a strong emphasis on a sustained commitment to environmental protection in the Tyrol. This system demonstrates that the combination of Tyrolean inventiveness and an innovative ski-lift operating company can result in an active contribution to climate protection – and not only that, but one that is profitable to boot!
A future-proof investment
Owing to the decentralised concept, each installation is a one-off that can be upgraded quickly and easily at any time. Austria's former Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor Josef Pröll, himself a graduate engineer, paid a visit to the Zillertal valley to see for himself personally the photovoltaic installation, so far the only one of its kind in high alpine terrain.


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UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. secretary-general recommended Monday that approximately 100 people from the United Nations and the world's chemical weapons watchdog agency be part of an unprecedented and dangerous joint mission to eliminate Syria's poison gas stockpile.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council obtained by The Associated Press that the goal of destroying Syria's chemical weapons program by mid-2014 will require "an operation the likes of which, quite simply, have never been tried before," with greater operational and security risks because of the speed required.
Normally, it takes years to complete the destruction of a country's chemical weapons arsenal. The U.N. chief proposed the establishment of a joint mission to do the job in less than a year, with the U.N. providing security, logistics, communications and coordination with the Syrian government and rebel groups, and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, in charge of technical consultations, verification and inspections.
Ban said the U.N. and OPCW realize that their mission won't end the bloodshed but they are prepared to take "the very high risk ... to rid Syria of these awful weapons, and remove the ever-present horror and risk that they pose."
Given the "dangerous and volatile" environment in Syria, Ban said, "the joint mission will establish a `light footprint' in Syria," only deploying those personnel necessary to work in the country.
The recent flurry of diplomatic activity followed the Aug. 21 poison gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians in a Damascus suburb, and by President Barack Obama's threat of U.S. military strikes in retaliation.
The secretary-general's 11-page letter was a response to the resolution adopted unanimously by the Security Council on Sept. 27 ordering Syria's chemical weapons stockpile to be secured and destroyed and asking the U.N. chief to submit recommendations within 10 days on the world body's role in eliminating Syria's chemical weapons program.
Four days after its passage, Ban said, a joint advance team of 19 personnel from OPCW, and 16 U.N. personnel arrived in Damascus to initiate their activities.
The secretary-general said their rapid deployment was possible because of the close collaboration of the two organizations "as well as the cooperation of the Syrian government."
Ban said success in destroying Syria's chemical weapons depends "first and foremost" on the government's cooperation.
"Without sustained, genuine commitment by the Syrian authorities, the joint mission will fail in its objectives," he warned.
Ban welcomed Sunday's "historic step" when Syrians began to destroy the country's chemical weapons, under the supervision of the OPCW, supported by the United Nations.
Syrian personnel "used cutting torches and angle grinders to destroy or disable a range of materials, including missile warheads, aerial bombs and mixing and filling equipment," Ban said, and he urged all parties "to ensure that this encouraging progress is maintained and indeed accelerated."
The advance team has already initiated some activities in the first phase of the joint mission's work which includes establishing an initial presence in Damascus, conducting initial verification activities and planning for site visits.
Ban stressed the dangerous environment for the advance team's operations, especially in Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and other urban areas.
"Heavy artillery, air strikes, mortar barrages, and the indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas, are commonplace, and battle lines shift quickly," he said. "Two mortars impacted in close proximity of the hotel in Damascus where the advance team will initially base its operations just hours before it arrived, while vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices have detonated in close proximity."
During phase two, through Nov. 1, Ban said, "the OPCW must complete its initial inspections of all Syrian chemical weapons production and storage facilities and oversee the destruction ... of all chemical weapons production and mixing and filling equipment."
The time frame is very short, and the U.N. will open a support base in Cyprus to help with operations, improve its medical response capabilities, and strengthen security including by deploying armored vehicles and developing specialized training programs, he said.
Phase three, which will run from Nov. 1 to June 30, 2014, "will be the most difficult and challenging phase," Ban said.
During the eight-month period, he said, "the joint mission will be expected to support, monitor and verify the destruction of a complex chemical weapons program involving multiple sites spread over a country engulfed in violent conflict, which includes approximately 1,000 metric tons of chemical weapons, agents and precursors that are dangerous to handle, dangerous to transport and dangerous to destroy."
Ban said this will require moving U.N. and OPCW personnel "across active confrontation lines and in some cases through territory controlled by armed groups that are hostile to the objectives of the joint mission." There will also be "exceedingly complex security challenges" at destruction sites because of the length of time required, as well as significant operational and logistical challenges and potential public health and environmental risks, he said.
Ban said "the joint mission will build upon the advance team deployment and expand to a staff of approximately 100 personnel from both the OPCW and the United Nations." Ban said the number of U.N. and OPCW personnel in the mission would vary depending on the situation.
Ban proposed that the joint mission be headed by a civilian special coordinator appointed by the secretary-general in close consultation with the head of the OPCW.
The Security Council, which must authorize the proposed joint mission, is scheduled to discuss the report on Thursday afternoon.


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I used to have google.com as my prime search engine but switched to the UK version several years ago for the same reason as did Warwick. Also, in Language options in Firefox mine is set to English UKKilkis wrote:...........For example there are lots of variants of Google. I generally use google.co.uk but sometimes google.gr The former usually produces English language sites..............
Upgraded to Win 10 on the PC 6 months after release and it's caused no problems. I've had one irritant on the laptop. On one occasion I switched on, it booted quickly and almost instantly the update message appeared along with the usual admonition "Do not turn off your computer". It then spent about 3+ hours updating. Subsequently, I checked the update history and found two huge updates and several smaller ones. Since then I haven't left the laptop unused for eight months.Kilkis wrote:PS Never had a significant problem with Windows 10.
GlennB wrote:We only have this problem in Microsoft Edge where, after any significant update, it starts (I presume) detecting our location via IP address and defaulting to Greek for certain web pages.
Our main problem is on a Win10 desktop which has English and Greek fonts installed and the default language set to British English. Usually (not always) when it restarts it defaults to the Greek font, which can get amusing when I know damn well that I entered the password correctly
The laptop is also WIn10 and also has both fonts but sticks to English unless manually switched to Greek.
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Watch Finding Nemo, or Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Study provides clues to preventing and treating cancer spread
Isn't it odd that cancer cells from one organ, such as the skin, can travel and take root in a totally different organ, like the lung?
What's more, why is it that certain cancers prefer to spread, or metastasize, to certain places? Prostate cancer usually moves to bone; colon cancer, to the liver.
To answer these questions, Dr. Hendrik van Deventer, assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, turned to a century-old idea of cancer spread: English surgeon Stephen Paget's "seed and soil."
The idea is that the spread of cancer isn't just about the tumor itself (the seed), but also the environment where it grows (the soil). Other scientists have shown that cells from bone marrow can migrate and change the environment so that it is receptive to incoming cancer cells. These cells do so by forming small neighborhoods or niches within distant organs. Thus, biologists refer to these areas as "premetastic niches."
Van Deventer and his colleagues wanted to know what mysterious non-tumor cell could change a normal organ so cancer cells would invade. If scientists could discover the identity of that normal cell, maybe they could devise treatments to stop metastases.
In a study published in the July issue of The American Journal of Pathology, van Deventer showed for the first time that that cell could be a fibrocyte – cells that travel around the body, rushing to the site of an injury to aid in healing when needed. The study also suggests ways to develop treatments to prevent metastases using already available medications.
"This study shows it's possible for fibrocytes to form the premetastatic niche. But it stops short of proving they positively are the cells," van Deventer said.
The UNC researcher's work with fibrocytes began when he wanted to figure out why "knockout mice" that are missing the cell receptor CCR5 get fewer cancer metastases than normal mice. CCR5 helps control the migration of cells through the body. He injected these knockout mice with all types of cells from normal mice, to try to make the mice form more metastases of melanoma (skin cancer).
The only cells that did it were those that appeared to be fibrocytes.
When van Deventer injected the mice with just 60,000 of these cells, the rate of metastases nearly doubled. "That's a big effect for a relatively small number of cells," he said.
Though cancer researchers don't usually study fibrocytes, it makes sense to van Deventer that fibrocytes could form the premetastatic niche. In healthy humans, fibrocytes travel through the bloodstream to areas of injury. Once there, they produce changes that are good for wounds. Unfortunately, these same changes can help cancers grow. It is not yet clear if fibrocytes are causing these problems in cancer patients. However, "there is some clinical data that suggests that these cells are increased in patients with metastatic cancer," he said.
The experiment also showed that injection of these cells induced MMP9, an enzyme that is known to promote cancer. The researchers considered this good news, since drugs are available that block MMP enzymes and have proven beneficial in treating cancer.
Still, many basic questions remain to be answered. How do cancers promote the formation of the premetastatic niche? Do they change the behavior of these circulating cells or simply increase their number? Are some patients at higher risk for metastasis because their environment changes their fibrocytes? Is some of the benefit of our cancer treatments lost because of inadvertent changes to these cells?
"These are daunting questions, but ones that would have pleased Dr. Paget," van Deventer said. "This paper gives us a place to start looking for the answers."
Source: University of North Carolina


text: Friday, June 29, 2012 New Resource Helps PTs Improve Access to Care for Medicare Patients A new web resource helps physical therapists (PTs) provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to their services and remain in compliance with laws and regulations. Since 2005, Medicare beneficiaries have been able to access PT services without a referral or visit to a physician. The 2005 revisions to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual eliminated the physician visit requirement. However, a patient must be "under the care of a physician," which is indicated by the physician certification of the plan of care. The Direct Access and Medicare webpage provides information on what the rules say, how they affect PTs, and how to report information on the certifying physician/nonphysician practitioner on claims for outpatient therapy services. Comments Thank you for this valuable information. Posted by Sherry Rickman on 6/29/2012 7:04 PM


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We caught one of the personalized 2012 Ford Focus STs without it's diaper a couple hours before its scheduled unveiling. This baby crap brown-on-banana yellow better be quick, because I wouldn't want to be seen it.
They've taken this particular brown Focus ST beyond your babysitters model with a more aggressive soundtrack thanks to special a special intake and exhaust setup mated to a new high-output version of Fords familiar 2.0-liter fourbanger. The best news? Six-speed manual transmission is the standard transmission.
Additionally, it boasts stronger body structure, enhanced front and rear suspension and a new variable-ratio electric power-assisted steering (EPAS), all complimented by a buff body design with 19" alloys.
Inside the ready-to-rock theme continues to let you know this is a serious contender, showing leather Recaro seats, a performance gauge pack as well as what Ford describes "metal racing inspired" pedals… think I helped a friend install these on a 129-hp Civic Si back in the '90's; we all know that thing was legit!


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The floor has a rigid galvanised steel frame and an aluminium-zinc coated steel sheet underdrawing, which offers a sturdy and robust feel. The design also prevents infestation as the thermal insulation material is laid on top of the underdrawing. The suspended floor is completely integrated into the structure of the building. This enables the building to be sited close to the ground for one-step easy access. A variety of floor coverings is also available including hard-wearing vinyl or carpeting, depending on the application of the building.
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Steel-faced doors have an insulating core that minimises heat loss. The anodised aluminium frame also incorporates draughtproof weather seals. Protection against theft and vandalism is given by a cylinder mortise lock, which has escape override on the inside. A low-level threshold improves access and can help you to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
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WASHINGTON -- What a difference a year makes.
Just a season after being swept in their three-game series with the Houston Dynamo by a combined score of 8-1, D.C. United made easy work of the Dynamo on Wednesday night, riding goals from Fabian Espindola and Chris Rolfe to a 2-0 victory at RFK Stadium.
The win puts United in second place in the East with 18 points -- two more than they amassed during their entire 2013 campaign. Houston sit just a point behind them in third.
Both teams struggled to find traction -- both literally and figuratively -- in a rain-soaked first 25 minutes where neither side registered a shot on goal. The Dynamo would lose the services of rookie Mark Sherrod in the tenth minute, as the forward would leave the match with an apparent knee injury.
United opened up the game in the 29th minute. Midfielder Lewis Neal threw the ball in to Espindola on the right flank. The Argentine, who did well to shield his defender away and head upfield, played a cross to fellow forward Rolfe at the top of the box. Rolfe made quick work of Houston defender David Horst with a series of cutbacks before slotting home the opener past an outstretched Tally Hall.
Rolfe was filling in for a suspended Eddie Johnson, who missed the match to serve a one-game ban handed down by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for what was deemed a reckless challenge during United's 1-1 draw against Montreal on Saturday. The former Fire midfielder and forward filled in effortlessly, combining well with Espindola on a number of exchanges.
Houston, on the other hand, were missing far more than one piece of the equation. Midfielders Brad Davis and Boniek García are away on World Cup duty, while Ricardo Clark missed the match due to injury.
The Dynamo and D.C. alike seemed to feed off the opening goal, closing the half out with a series of missed opportunities; in the 43rd minute, Davy Arnaud found Nick DeLeon at the edge of the six with a driven cross, but his header would skim inches wide of the far post. Dynamo midfielder Giles Barnes would get his chance just a a minute later, but his attempt from 20 yards out would go wanting as well as Bill Hamid made a save on the half-volley attempt.
Espindola would use a piece of individual skill to double D.C.'s lead in the 64th minute, running onto a well-played ball from Rolfe before using a stepover to elude Horst. His left-footed strike would skim just to the left of Hall and into the back of the net.
Houston's night got worse in second half stoppage time when a frustrated Brian Ownby was sent off for violent conduct after striking United defender Cristian Fernandez in the face.
D.C. will play their third game in a week on Saturday evening when they travel to New England, while Houston will travel cross-country to face the Earthquakes the following night.


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1. Re: Empty Reportstomjenkinson Jun 28, 2011 9:03 AM (in response to atc)
We are in the process of re-engineering the Mass tool so unfortunately I am not sure if you will get a great answer to this question.
That said, I am more than happy to try to help you with this question.
Firstly, looking at the example config.xml, it appears you are missing the server configuration. I have attached an example configuration file to show this. The running server is used to query MBeans, if you are not requiring output from that then you probably don't need that.
I presume you are wanting to see output like the dependencies etc. From looking at the groovy scripts (find <MASS_SRC_DIR> -name \*.groovy) I can see DependenciesScript.groovy is the one that does this. It looks like it does this by executing a different script called ./tools/depfinder/bin/ClassMetrics[.bat]
Presumably this is for some reason not triggering. If it was it looks like you would expect a file called Test.ClassMetrics to have been created in the directory $MAT_HOME/data/
Thinking about it now, it looks like you checked the $MAT_HOME/reports folder for output, did you check $MAT_HOME/data?
Perhaps you can send us the complete output from running the Mass tool? Can you let us see the generated index.html too please?
On reflection also, you say you have a DependencyGraph.html can you tell us which report in particular you are wanting to see and I will check the code again.
Sorry, I couldn't be more helpful, as I say we are in the ongoing process of re-architecting this so it would be great to get some feedback on missing features etc. You are welcome to Jira issues over at: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/MASS
2. Re: Empty Reportsatc Jun 28, 2011 10:16 AM (in response to tomjenkinson)
Hi Tom, thanks for taking the time to reply.
Firstly the obvious stuff; here's my server's config:
<servers> <server id="weblogic10.3"> <protocol>t3</protocol> <host>localhost</host> <port>7001</port> <!--admin/password--> <username>weblogic</username> <password>welcome1</password> <weblogic-version>10.3</weblogic-version> <mbeans> <mbean type="Domain" label="Domains"/> <mbean type="Server" label="Servers"/> <mbean type="Cluster" label="Clusters"/> <mbean type="JDBCConnectionPool" label="JDBC Connection Pools" /> <mbean type="StartupClassConfig" label="Startup Classes" /> <mbean type="ShutdownClassConfig" label="Shutdown Classes" /> <mbean type="Domain" label="Domains"/> <mbean type="AppDeployment" label="Applications"/> <mbean type="Server" label="Servers"/> <mbean type="EJBComponent" label="EJB Components" /> <mbean type="WebAppComponent" label="Web App Components" /> </mbeans> </server> </servers>
The data directory does actually contain the .ClassMetrics file, so it seems the script you were referring to did actually execute, but the HTML was not generated; there's also a Test.DependencyExtractor.xml file which is around 5 million lines long, so I think it's just the HTML generation phase that's not working.
I'm expecting to see -- naively or not -- the same level of detail that the example report demonstrates. Is that feasible or have I got the wrong end of the stick?
Can you elaborate on where the "codebase" element should point to? What about classpath definition?
Thanks again for your reply,
Message was edited by: atc - removed some XML comments to make it all easier on the eye
3. Re: Empty Reportsbensonfungjava Jun 28, 2011 11:32 AM (in response to atc)
codebase is pointing to the application base directory. Of course, the codebase can point to the exploded WAR directory.
classpath definition is pointing the particular dependent directory which contains all the jar file.
4. Re: Empty Reportstomjenkinson Jun 28, 2011 12:01 PM (in response to atc)
Hi Alex, by the same level of detail, I assume you mean a report like:
It looks to me like the command is not completing as expected. For example, you should see:
Please can you send me the command line output from when you run the script to generate the report?
In terms of codebase, you are right to point it at an exploded war/ear directory. If you did point it at a war it would expand it for you automatically.
It is expecting to find META-INF/application.xml and/or WEB-INF/web.xml under there.
Looking at the code it seems like you can try to use "basedir" instead of "codebase" or maybe as well as? You could try to add:
And see what happens?
5. Re: Empty Reportsatc Jun 29, 2011 5:20 AM (in response to tomjenkinson)
Hi Tom,
Yes, that's what I mean by same level of detail. That'd be the ideal case, as it's a good amount of metrics and a decent overview.
Thanks for clarifying the codebase element - the app should happily find the WEB-INF/web.xml file under that, so no problems there.
I've added basedir so I have both codebase and basedir elements under my application definition, but no difference in report generated - i.e. there's only the index and dependencyGraph HTML files generated under the reports/Test folder.
I then tried commenting-out the "codebase" element and was presented with "java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml (No such file or directory)", so it seems necessary.
Here is the command line output; I've also attached the "redhat.log" file for good measure.
Buildfile: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/build.xml
[delete] Deleting directory /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/dist
[mkdir] Created dir: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/dist
[mkdir] Created dir: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/dist/classes
[groovyc] Compiling 7 source files to /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/dist/classes
[jar] Building jar: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/build/dist/mat.jar
Total time: 3 seconds
Thanks to all who've replied, it's really appreciated.
redhat.log.zip 616 bytes
6. Re: Empty Reportstomjenkinson Jul 4, 2011 4:37 AM (in response to atc)
Hi Alex,
Sorry it took a while to respond to you. I checked the Red Hat log file and it says this:
2011-06-29 09:44:18,257 [main] INFO Utils : Running process: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/tools/depfinder/bin/DependentsToHTML -in /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml
2011-06-29 09:47:28,324 [main] INFO Utils : Process exit value: 1
2011-06-29 09:47:28,324 [main] ERROR Utils : Process failed: /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/tools/depfinder/bin/DependentsToHTML -in /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml
2011-06-29 09:47:28,324 [main] ERROR Utils : Aborting execution.
I think you are only getting the files you mentioned as the build is aborting part way through and not being reported correctly.
Could you try running that command directly and sending us the output?
/home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/tools/depfinder/bin/DependentsToHTML -in /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml
7. Re: Empty Reportsatc Jul 4, 2011 4:45 AM (in response to tomjenkinson)
Hi Tom, thanks for getting back to me.
Here's the output:
collina8@dkt915034:~/src/java/jboss/mass$ /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/tools/depfinder/bin/DependentsToHTML -in /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml
(Location of error unknown)XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerException): javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.utils.WrappedRuntimeException: Connection timed out
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.utils.WrappedRuntimeException: Connection timed out
at com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xslt.Process.doExit(Process.java:1185)
at com.sun.org.apache.xalan.internal.xslt.Process._main(Process.java:1158)
at com.jeantessier.dependencyfinder.cli.XSLTProcess.main(XSLTProcess.java:37)
collina8@dkt915034:~/src/java/jboss/mass$ echo $?
I wonder what it's trying to connect to? Is it attempting to resolve XSD references? I'm behind a corporate firewall & proxy, so this'll always fail.
Hope that helps!
8. Re: Empty Reportstomjenkinson Jul 4, 2011 6:00 AM (in response to atc)
I found this which backs up the idea that a XSL/DTD requires an online resource:
I have grepped our xsl and dtd files and can't see too many imports apart from:
[tom@toms-thinkpad trunk]$ find . -name \*xsl -o -name \*dtd -o -name \*DTD | xargs grep http | grep -v "www.w3.org"
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToyEd.xsl: xmlns="http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/xmlns/graphml"
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToyEd.xsl: xmlns:y="http://www.yworks.com/xml/graphml"
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToyEd.xsl: xsi:schemaLocation="http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/xmlns/graphml http://www.yworks.com/xml/schema/graphml/1.0/ygraphml.xsd">
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToRDF.xsl: xmlns="http://www.fi.muni.cz#"
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToRDF.xsl: xml:base="http://www.fi.muni.cz">
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToGraphML.xsl: xmlns="http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/xmlns"
./tools/depfinder/etc/DependencyGraphToGraphML.xsl: xsi:schemaLocation="http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/xmlns http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/xmlns/1.0/graphml.xsd">
Other imports are for the Transform xsd from w3.org
Assuming it is not possible for you to test this on a machine that is not firewalled off, perhaps you could supply a small test war/ear to the team to check that is is definitely the issue for you? We can then work on getting a fix for this?
If you do have a test war that demonstrates the issue, you are welcome to raise a Jira for the it here: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/MASS (you could raise it as a feature request, something like "Allow MAT tool to work offline")
9. Re: Empty Reportsatc Jul 4, 2011 6:02 AM (in response to tomjenkinson)
Just a quick one before I chase the other stuff up: is there a way to provide proxy configuration, or for the XSL tool to use system-wide proxy config?
10. Re: Empty Reportstomjenkinson Jul 4, 2011 6:18 AM (in response to atc)
Hi Alex,
I am not promising anything here but this might help:
Essentially it boils down to getting a -Dhttp.proxyHost=<blah> into the environment.You may also need to set:
It depends on how Xalan has been coded whether these will work or not though.
That caveated, as we (in this release) execute some shell scripts to wrap the Java call you will need to edit:
bin/run* to set this in the following place:
VMARGS="-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dhttp.proxyHost=<BLAH>" (you may also need port user and password - see above)
export DEPENDENCYFINDER_OPTS=$VMARGS
or run.cmd:
set DEPENDENCYFINDER_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dhttp.proxy=<BLAH> (you may also need port user and password - see above)
You can also test this by doing the following (I am assuming you are on *nix):
export DEPENDENCYFINDER_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dhttp.proxyHost=<BLAH>" (you may also need port user and password - see above)
/home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/tools/depfinder/bin/DependentsToHTML -in /home/collina8/src/java/jboss/mass/data/Test.DependencyExtractor.xml


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Here's the thing about obstructionism: It has to be applied to something coming at you. Once something has passed you by, you can no longer obstruct it.
It seems as if Republican lawmakers have become so insular — so used to hearing their own version of world events refracted back at them from conservative news outlets — that they've completely divorced themselves from the real world.
Why else would they continue to rail against health care reform when the legislation has been debated, passed in both houses, amended, passed again and signed by the president? Other than as a cynical fundraising tactic, I mean?
I get that the party has decided to brand itself as obstructionist; the party of "no"; Republican'ts. But here's the thing about obstructionism: It has to be applied to something coming at you. Once something has passed you by, you can no longer obstruct it.
But Republicans appear to be trying. It's a strange sight. Seldom does someone who has been run over grab the car's rear bumper and hang on in a vain, after-the-fact attempt to stop the momentum. But the GOP just can't let this one G-O.
"We need to repeal Obamacare and replace it with policy that will create more access, create jobs, which will lower the cost of health care and not be a government take over of the health care system," said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga.
"Repeal and replace" is the current Republican motto. Replace with what? They're not very specific on this point. Rep. Broun says it will be "policy" that will create more access, jobs and lower costs. That's kind of the point of the law that's now in place.
Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm naïve, maybe it was that third Gibson (for Lent, I gave up martinis — and hope), but I just don't see the political upside of continuing to campaign against health care reform. It's like after the Yankees won the fourth and deciding game of the World Series last fall, the Phillies suited up the next day and headed out to the field anyway. Guys, the game is over.
Besides, what's the campaign slogan going to be? "We're the Party that Couldn't Even Get in the Way"? "Repent! Repeal! Republicans!"? "You Can't Spell Minority Without N-O"?
Barack Obama had "Yes We Can." Republicans are going to run on "Oh No You D'int."
I'll go one step further: The tide of resentment that Republicans think they're going to ride to huge congressional victories this fall might prove to have a substantial undertow that limits their gains. Americans don't want angry. They don't want "You lie" or "Baby killer" or John Boehner heatedly lecturing from the House well. (And these are examples from inside the halls of Congress.)
It's not just me who thinks the GOP should have played more than just defense on health care. David Frum, former speechwriter for president George W. Bush, wondered at the strategy.
"Barack Obama badly wanted Republican votes for his plan," Frum wrote in an online essay posted after the House vote. "Could we have leveraged his desire to align the plan more closely with conservative views?"
"Too late now," he concludes.
He was promptly sacked by the conservative think tank he worked for.
Republicans can continue to run on a negative, turn-back-the-clock, fire-up-the-agitators platform, but it's never a good sign when your biggest target roots you on.
"They're actually going to run on a platform of repeal in November," Obama said. "Well, I say go for it."
He evidently knows a not-so-good thing when he sees one.
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Head coach Jeff McInerney was a guest on the Paul Nanos Show on Fox Sports Radio 1410 this morning. Coach Mac discussed the release of the Northeast Conference Preseason Poll, the new Arute Field expansion and start of preseason practice.
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Since I started making French toast in a baking dish I've never looked back. Not only do you not need to fry individual slices of bread, you don't need to do anything in the morning besides preheat your oven and slide in the tray you prepared the previous night. Even better, you can make the French toast casserole as deep and decadent as you like. On the stove, it's hard to get the centres of thick slices to set; in the oven, they always do.
I came late to cinnamon toast – buttery toast, thickly coated with cinnamon sugar and grilled until it becomes just caramelised enough that the heavens open up.
I could blame my Yankee upbringing, I could blame the fact that I don't think I ever saw white bread in my parents' house. Or I could just do my best to make up for lost time. This recipe does its best, and it feeds a crowd. I routinely question why I bother making anything else for breakfast.
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 100g sugar
- 16 slices white sandwich bread
- 115g unsalted butter, softened
- 700ml whole milk
- 6 large eggs
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Maple syrup, yogurt and/or berries, to serve
Preheat your oven to 230C/gas mark 8. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small dish. Line two large baking sheets with foil. Place the bread slices on the baking sheets in one layer. Spread each slice of bread with a teaspoon of butter, then sprinkle each slice with a teaspoon of the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Toast the trays of bread in the oven until the bread is golden, and the cinnamon sugar makes a caramelised crunch on top, about seven to 10 minutes, then remove from the oven. Reduce the oven to 190C/gas mark 5.
Generously butter a 23 x 32cm baking dish. (You may have a little butter left over, but I wanted to build in some leeway in case, understandably, you weren't buttering your bread with precise teaspoon measurements.)
Cut two slices of the cinnamon toast in half horizontally and set aside. Arrange the baking dish so that the longer side is facing you on the counter. Place the bottom half of a divided slice of cinnamon toast in the upper left-hand corner, cut side facing left. Arrange your first full slice of cinnamon toast on top of it, so that the upper crust of the slice meets the left side of the pan. Arrange six more slices across the top of the dish, crusts in the same direction, overlapping each slightly. Finish with the top of a divided slice of toast.
Repeat across the bottom of the pan, with the toasts facing the opposite direction. Whisk the milk, eggs, salt and vanilla in a medium bowl and pour over the toast in the baking dish. Let it sit for 15 minutes so that the custard absorbs.
Before baking, if you've got any extra cinnamon sugar sprinkle it over the French toast. Bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden and no liquid seeps out of the toasts when they are nudged in the pan. Cut into squares and serve plain, with maple syrup, or with a dollop of plain yogurt and fresh berries.
You can prepare the dish up to the point where you add the custard, cover it with clingfilm, and rest it in the fridge overnight. Bake it directly from the fridge in the morning, just adding a few minutes to the baking time.
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Total time: 55 minutes
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Martha's death certificate is one of those that makes me wonder what happened exactly. Granted, she was 83 at the time, and lots of elderly people die as a result of broken hips. Martha's cause of death reads as "of fractured right hip, accidentally fell while stepping onto curb." Of course, this death certificate doesn't really indicate whether she died from the fall or much later. And of course, I can't find a newspaper article that relates what happened.
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What year did this happen? As little as forty years ago the people who had fractured hips were placed in traction in the hospital,and they usually died from pneumonia.ReplyDelete
In this day and age they are taken to the OR as soon as possible and have it repaired the next day.
I hope my eventual death certificate gives a truly bizarre cause of death.ReplyDelete
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Snapshots from South Korea: Patbingsu, a Popular Shaved Ice Dessert
Last month I visited Seoul, South Korea, for the first time. Here's a look at something I ate from my one-week trip. For more, check out the rest of my Snapshots from South Korea.
Patbingsu, a shaved ice-based dessert loaded with sweet toppings such as chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans, is so popular in South Korea that you can find it at most fast food restaurants in addition to cafes and bakeries. One of my friends even highly recommended the version from KFC ("My family went there all the time during our trip to Seoul!"). Although I wouldn't have been opposed to breaking my patbingsu virgnity at KFC, it was probably for the best that Dan Gray brought us to Ongdalsaem, a cafe in a traditional Korean house, instead.
Our bowl of patbingsu (₩6000, about $4.80) consisted of a pile of roughly shaved ice neatly topped with sliced banana, strawberries, kiwi, a canned fruit mix, red beans, fruit syrup, condensed milk, corn flakes, rice cake nubs, toasted soybean powder, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream (green tea, coffee, and frozen yogurt are other popular flavors). On my own I would have just stuck in my spoon and started to eat it, but Dan said we should mix it first.
Dan took the honors as I watched the pile of ingredients deflate.
The result was a bowl of chunky, fruity, icy soup. It's refreshing on a hot day and because of the fruit content I can almost pretend it's healthy (you know, while ignoring the ice cream and the condensed milk). While I would probably prefer an unmixed version where I could pick at the ingredients I want in each spoon, it's more fun to get random toppings in each bite.
Another fun part of eating a mixed patbingsu is to go tteok (rice cake) hunting, that is, poke through the opaque slush to find those coveted nubs of chewy rice cake deep within your bowl.
As much as I love eating ice cream in the summer heat, sometimes it's too much of a good, dairy-rich thing. Patbingsu is a cool and satisfying dessert that's substantial without being rich, and with all its different components it won't bore your taste buds.
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Homeless Youth Finds Sense of Belonging at Promise House
Ryan's mother passed away when he was 10 years old and he never knew his father. He and his siblings had to raise themselves.
After living without adults in their mother's house for a while, a family member took them in. "I really never had a place to call home and never had the chance to play basketball or other sports, things I would enjoy," Ryan says. "I got into a lot of trouble and even had a stay in juvie."
Ryan eventually settled with his older brother, but got kicked out again at 18. He couch-surfed and slept in a park whenever friends couldn't put him up. Other times he just rode the bus through the night.
But then his luck changed. He found Promise House, a FYSB-funded Transitional Living Program in Dallas, TX. He couldn't believe it when the TLP house parent asked him how his day was. "It was the first time in a long time that anyone had cared enough to be interested in me," he says. "I knew I had found a place I could belong."
For the past year, Ryan has been turning his life around. He started attending time- and money-management classes, and with help from Promise House's supportive staff, graduated high school.
"This is a gift, a blessing that I've been given and I never want to take it for granted," Ryan says. "If I didn't have Promise House in my life, I would probably still be on the streets. I am sure that I would be drinking and doing drugs like so many others I know."
He now attends Mountain View College, where he's working towards a degree in filmmaking.
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This page is for programmers.
This is the first official release of XPF. Here is the change list:
Many people contributed suggestions for this spec. I thank them all.
There is no standard data format for formally describing a crossword puzzle. Across Lite text format comes close but it does not cover some common features like shaded squares and it is not extensible. It cannot even describe all possible Across Lite puzzles — for example, those with more complex combinations of rebus entries and circles.
Imagine working on a puzzle in Crossword Compiler on your PC, then sending it to your collaborator so she can tweak it on her Mac, and then submitting it to your publisher who uses UNIX, all using the same data file that anyone can read, create or edit. Imagine being able to give access to your puzzle to any website regardless of whether it's an HTML5 or Flash or Silverlight or Java site or a personal crossword blog, and know it will work.
XPF alone doesn't make any of that happen but having a standard like XPF is the first step in making it possible.
XPF is based on standard XML so it is easy to read or write using any software language or operating system, and it is readable by humans.
Like most XML, it is self-describing. It can be easily extended if new capabilities need to be added, without affecting existing parsers. It can be read directly into databases. For example, if you are using Internet Explorer and have Microsoft Office installed, you can right-click on an XPF file and export it directly to Excel. (Try it below.) You can also save XPF files (as XML) to your computer from within your browser.
Here is what the most recent NYT puzzle looks like in XPF.
Look at this example of XPF which includes rebus entries, circles, and a notepad, and see its XWord Info view here.
Most modern browsers work just fine but some older ones have trouble displaying XML. You may have to "view source" from that page to see the XML properly formatted.
XPF files validate as XML and can be read, modified, or created by any XML editor. Each XPF file starts with a standard XML declaration.
There is one required top-level node called <Puzzles>. It may have an optional "Version" attribute specifying the version of XPF these puzzle adhere to. Versions are expected to be backwards compatible but some crossword software may find this useful.
Inside, there can be any number of <Puzzle> nodes containing entries described on this page.
The top of each <Puzzle> section contains the basic puzzle information. These are similar to Across Lite fields except that they must be well-formed XML and there are some defined extensions.
<Type> is optional and means normal puzzle if omitted. The one important value is "diagramless" because it provides important information to the rendering software. Other types can be used for your own purposes. Suggested values are cryptic, diagramless, and vowelless. I also use panda for Puns and Anagrams crosswords.
<Title> and <Author> are optional. I use the strings from the NYT Across Lite files here.
<Copyright> is optional. Any text is allowed. Display programs may assume the copyright symbol © can precede this string.
<Publisher> and <Date> are also optional. Date should be the date associated with the puzzle itself and not, for instance, file creation time. American m/d/y format is used. Year should be 4 digits.
The mandatory Size section must specify the number of rows and columns. This is the size of the bounding rectangle for non-rectangular grids. Column is consistently abbreviated to Col in XPF.
The mandatory <Grid> node defines the shape of the grid and shows the answer letters in place. Blocks are indicated with a period. Answers letters are capitalized. Each row is represented by a single line.
Note that, unlike in Across Lite text format, there is no indication of either circles or rebus entries in this section. One benefit of XPF is that circles, shades, and rebus squares are all independently defined. There can be as many of each as desired and they can overlap however you want.
Rebus squares should have the capital letter of the short form of the rebus. This would typically be the single letter that would also be accepted as correct. For example, the rebus entry "HEART" would have just "H" here. A symbol would have the first letter of the most common English words used to describe it. For example, "&" would have A for ampersand.
It may be useful to store unfinished grids in XPF, for example, to share an incomplete grid with a co-constructor. Use a blank character for squares that are still to be filled in. A blank can also be part of a finished grid in the odd case where the solution requires not filling in each empty square.
Odd-shaped puzzles can be specified by using "~" to indicate a completely missing square. Here's how the 1/21/2010 puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski would look. It has missing corners.
I realize this may significantly complicate rendering. Software programs may choose to display "~" as a normal black square as an acceptable but not ideal solution.
These next three sections can appear in any order but all of each type, for example all circles, must be together.
Circles locations are defined using XML attributes. Note that rows and columns are numbered starting with 1 in the top left. Programmers will have to make adjustments in their code for zero-based calculations. Human readability is given priority over machine convenience. A future XPF version might add a value here to describe the type of circle.
Rebus works similarly except with two added pieces of information. The Short attribute gives the single letter that will also be accepted as correct by the puzzle. The value of each entry is the fully expanded rebus string.
Here is the XPF for the first NYT puzzle of the Will Shortz Era. It has several rebus entries.
Some puzzles have shaded squares. Here is an example with several: normal view, XPF view. XPF format follows a pattern similar to Rebus entries. The specified color must be either "gray" or an RRGGBB #hex value. (Previous XPF specs allowed any HTML color name but this tighter specification makes it easier for client applications.)
Here's an example with both circles and shaded squares: normal view, XPF view.
Unlike Across Lite, clues in XPF are all in one section. Instead of determining grid numbers and which clues go with which answer by examining the grid, these attributes may be specified with each clue. This gives maximum flexibility. You can have unchecked squares, or missing grid numbers, or clues that start in the middle of words.
The following XML attributes for each <Clue> are available.
Row, Col, Num, and Dir are optional. For each <Puzzle> they should be either all included (recommended) or all omitted. If they are missing, those values are determined algorithmically the same way Across Lite does. If they are included, they take precedence over the automatic calculations. This makes any grid numbering system possible. There is no requirement that each answer be clued.
Notepad can be any text so it is inside CDATA, meaning XML programs won't try to parse it and embedded HTML is allowed. Note that XPF can be extended with similar kinds of entries. For example, <JNotes> is not part of defined XPF but extensions like this do not affect standard XPF parsers.
The <Puzzle> section can be repeated as many times as desired.
Here are all the puzzles from October, 2009 in a single file.
Author, Title, Clue, and Answer strings should conform to XML rules. These two special characters must be replaced by their respective XML escape sequences. (Your XML editor or generator may do this for you already. I use the .NET XmlTextWriter class which takes care of this automatically.)
All other special characters including quote, apostrophe, and foreign characters can be entered directly.
When the Puzzle node has the DIR=RTL attribute, the crossword should be displayed from right-to-left. There is no difference in the data, the difference should only be in display. This requires two changes in display:
The RTL attribute has no effect on rows.
Special thanks to Yariv Habot for this section of the XPF specification.
XPF is free to use, even for commercial applications. As is usual for such things, I maintain ownership of the specification and would appreciate attribution, but you can use it as you see fit. Have your lawyer click the logo below for details if she's concerned.
Any open standard is only useful if others adopt it. In an ideal world, Crossword Compiler, Across Lite, and every other editing and viewing program would add support for a common, open format, and every crossword publisher would accept submissions in this format as well.
I am starting the ball rolling by recommending XPF as that universal format, and by making recent puzzles in my database available in XPF.
XPF is the recommended format for reading, saving, and submitting crosswords but sometimes it would be convenient to have the data in JSON for client-side web programming. See my JSON proposal here.
XPF is still open for comments. Please with your questions or your suggestions for improvement. Thank you.


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Olde towne: Strawberry yields forever
There's something charming about small town festivals. Maybe it's the high spirits of locals pulling together that create a heart warming feeling– and then, of course, there are the results that put everyone in a good mood. At least that's how it felt Sunday, June 6, at Stanardsville's Strawberry and Mountain Heritage Festival.
With an abundance of folk arts and crafts, Southern BBQ stands, plenty of music and performance, and the ubiquitous Civil War camp re-enactors, there was fun for all. Sadly, Photophile missed the Wild West shoot-out on Saturday which reportedly included floozies draped around the Lafayette Hotel. Next year– there's always next year.
Even without the shoot-out, the festival was worth the trip from Charlottesville. Beyond just mingling and taking it slow, there were great deals on strawberries and everything that goes with them. At the festival headquarters, tucked in the middle town, one could purchase a carton of fresh red deliciousness for only $2. Add tasty strawberry treats like strawberry and white-chocolate cookies, and the whole effect was stunning. Sometimes, life is sweet.
Greg Baker points the way to the strawberries. Sadly, all he had was strawberry syrup.
Civil War Re-enactor Jame Flansburg and his spacious pup tent
The sign, the town, the legend
Blackie Watts and his son, Justin, put a piece of hot metal in its place.
JoAnn Woods serves sweet treats with the sweetest smile in Stanardsville.