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Panagia Phaneromene
Panagia Phaneromene (Gr. Revealed)
- The Chapel of Panagia Pheneromeni (Chalkidiki,Greece) - a white washed chapel with a tile roof part of the dependency of the Flamouri Monastery. It is built on the shore of a beach on the road leading to Nea Skioni. The chapel houses some amazing frescoes that date back to the 16th century.
- The church of the Blessed Virgin Phaneromeni (Corfu island, Greece)
- On a little square on the corner of Nickiphorou Theotoki street stands this little church dedicated to the Phaneromeni. It was founded in 1689 and was, for a long time, the parish church for the Community of Greeks from Epiros. This church is also commonly called the 'Virgin of Strangers' (Panagia ton Xenon).[1]
- Phaneromeni Church (Nicosia, Cyprus) - This used to be the largest church in Nicosia. The church was built in 1872 and there is a large marble mausoleum to the east of the church containing the relics of Bishops and priests executed by the Turks in 1821.
- Church of Panagia the Phaneromeni (Skopelos island, Greece) - built at the beginning of the 18th century. It was first used as a monastery dependant on the monastery of Monastery of Dionysiou (Athos) Agios Dionysios of Mount Athos.
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- Phaneromeni monastery, Aigina (Greece)
- The monastery of Phaneromeni lies just behind the exit from the town of Aigina, to the south-east, on the road to Agia Marina bay called Phaneromeni. On the site, the church is a three-aisled basilica, of which the apses are still clearly recognisable. The constructions began sometime in the 13th century, which remained unfinished. The Bishop of Aigina, in the 19th century, lived near this monastery and there remain two underground chapels that can be reached from his garden to a small cave. The icon of Phaneromene is supposed to have been found during the construction of the church in the 13th century in this cave. Today, this estate, its surrounds and the monastery of Phaneromeni belong to the monastery of Chrysoleontissa, which is a little further inland.
- Phaneromeni monastery, Ambram (Naxos island, Greece)
- Situated close to the bay of Ambram beach, this is a 17th century monastery with very rare icons.
- Phaneromeni monastery, Anavriti (Peloponnese, Greece)
- This monastery is an antique religious construction which is also built within a cave. It is very appealing to tourist due to its structural characteristics and its unique location.
- This monastery was founded in the late 19th century and is situated at an altitude of 800m - it is very hospitable, warm and friendly and celebrates its feast day on November 9
- Phaneromeni monastery (Crete, Greece)
- This monastery is built into a steep hillside and there are six monks and an abbott. The original community was situated around the large cave in which, you will be advised, the icon of Panagia Phaneromeni was discovered.
- Phaneromeni monastery, (Lefkada island, Greece)
- The katholiko was built in 1634. It was a privately owned monastery up until 1760. In 1886 it was burnt down by a fire and then rebuilt 3km south-west of its original location.
- Phaneromeni monastery, (Salamina, Greece)
- According to the great Synaxarion, St. Laurence (Lawrence) is commemorated by the church on March 7. He was the benefactor of the Monastery of Phaneromene on the island of Salamis. According to the synaxarion, the Virgin Mary appeared to him in a dream and commanded him to go to Salamis and to restore to her an existing church at the location. He went and discovered the ruins of an old building and built a new church. The story continues that he was tonsured a monk and he died in 1770 AD.
- Phaneromeni monastery, Petrovouni, Messinia (Peloponnese, Greece)
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For many Harry Potter fans, choosing a favorite passage from the seven book series would be an impossible task.
But J.K. Rowling, the creator of the boy wizard, had no trouble naming her favorite chapter, and it's no surprise that it's likely the most climactic one possible.
A Twitter user named Rob McCarter asked Rowling to pick her most beloved chapter, and she responded one minute later with her pick: Chapter 34 of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which is titled "The Forest Again."
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A 36-year-old Eastpointe man avoided jail time for his role in a scheme with a doctor to provide fake certificates for people to use medical marijuana.
Brian Deloose on Tuesday received the identical sentence — 18 months probation — of his co-defendant, Dr. Louis Butler-Jackson, by Judge Diane Druzinski in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens. Deloose previously admitted to selling hundreds of medical marijuana patient certificates illicitly approved by Butler-Jackson for $250 each at his Warren appliance store.
Butler-Jackson, 52, who received $100 for each certificate, in January was convicted of health care fraud and committing a legal or illegal act in an illegal manner following a trial in front of Druzinski.
Druzinski sentenced Deloose at the bottom of the sentencing guideline range of zero to 17 months behind bars. Probation officials recommended probation.
"It's the appropriate sentence," said Deloose's defense attorney, Neil Rockind. "The doctor was the primary figure in this case because she was the only one with legal authority to sign the documents, and she received probation.
"Brian took responsibility for what he did and received a legal, reasonable sentence."
The state Medical Marijuana Act, passed by voters in 2008, required that a doctor OKing a certificate establish a legitimate doctor-patient relationship. In April, new requirement took affect regarding that relationship. The doctor must complete face-to-face medical evaluations of patients, review their relevant medical records and assess their medical condition and history. The changes also require post-approval meetings with patients to determine its efficacy.
Deloose's driver license was suspended for six months, and he cannot have contact with Butler-Jackson during probation.
He previously pleaded guilty to five counts — one count of placing false or misleading information in a medical chart, one count of conspiracy to commit a legal act in an illegal manner and three counts of illegal delivery of marijuana. The drug charges are punishable by up to four years in prison, and the other two offenses are punishable by up to five years in prison.
Butler-Jackson's license to practice medicine was suspended for six months and one day by the state. She said she had not sought to renew the license at the time of her March sentencing.
The cases were prosecuted by the offices of state Attorney General Bill Schuette and Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith.
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Stormwater Quality Improvement Program
The Stormwater Management Quality Improvement Section manages programs and projects with a common goal to improve surface water quality in streams and lakes throughout Raleigh. In Raleigh, more than 20 different major streams connect to Walnut Creek or Crabtree Creek and in turn flow into the Neuse River.
Hear what the Sodfather has to say about keeping our waterways clean.
NPDES Program
The City of Raleigh's stormwater is regulated by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Stormwater Permit. This permit includes many different measures the City must undertake to improve water quality in its streams and prevent water pollution to the maximum extent practical. Stormwater Quality Improvement staff ensure the City is meeting all of its permit requirements, many of which are described below.
Eliminating Illicit Discharges
An illicit discharge is an unlawful act of disposing, dumping, or spilling of any substance other than stormwater into the drainage system. Illicit discharges cause water pollution by sending pollutants directly into creeks, streams, ponds, and lakes. Stormwater Quality Improvement staff work diligently to respond quickly to illicit discharge complaints so they can be eliminated before posing a serious threat to the environment.
Learn more about Eliminating Illicit Discharges
Stormwater and Stream Monitoring
Stormwater Quality Improvement staff manage three programs to monitor stormwater pollution and stream conditions in Raleigh. Water samples are collected at 18 stream locations to measure levels of pollution across the city. Benthic macroinvertebrate surveys are performed at 22 stream locations as a measure of stream health. Individual stormwater projects are monitored throughout the year to measure their effectiveness.Learn more about Stormwater and Stream Monitoring
Stream Restoration and Stormwater Retrofit Projects
Stormwater Quality Improvement staff specialize in the design and construction of projects improving surface water quality in Raleigh's streams. Such projects include stream restoration, enhancement, and daylighting; constructed wetlands and rain gardens; and installing cisterns, green roofs, or other retrofits onto existing properties to reduce stormwater pollution.
Volunteer Programs
Stormwater Quality Improvement staff manage three volunteer programs as opportunities for residents to protect the environment and improve the health of Raleigh's streams. Adopt-a-Stream volunteers organize stream walks and clean-ups each year. Foster-a-Stream, is a drop in stream clean-up held twice a year. Storm drain marking volunteers glue colorful discs onto storm drain inlets to discourage illegal dumping. Stream monitoring volunteers measure various water quality parameters to determine a stream's health.
Public Education Programs
Stormwater Quality Improvement staff deliver presentations ranging from general stormwater pollution awareness with our watershed model, to identifying and preventing illicit discharges and learning about aquatic life and how they are used as a way to measure stream health. Staff can tailor presentations and activities to meet the needs of each group.Learn more about Public Education Programs


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Is Britain experiencing a golden age of engineering?
Evan Davis has been climbing bridges and tunnelling underground investigating Britain's creaking infrastructure and offers a personal view on why we may be about to embark on a new age of epic engineering projects.
We all have golden memories of the summer of 2012 - Jubilee street parties and triumphs for Team GB.
But my favourite memento is in front of me as I write: a ball of London clay. It is a reminder of one of my highlights - a morning on board Phyllis.
Phyllis is one of the tunnel boring machines for Crossrail and one of the most extraordinary characters I met visiting some of the most exciting infrastructure in Britain.
Crossrail is the new railway which will run from West to East right across London. It is the biggest engineering project in Europe - and Phyllis herself is not exactly dainty.
She is 150 metres long, and weighs 1,000 tonnes.
When I joined her while filming a BBC documentary, she was burrowing under Paddington heading towards Farringdon, staffed by a team of around 20 tunnellers.
It is hot, hard and time-consuming work - the first trains are not due to run until 2018.
Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together.
And it does not have to be epic engineering - it is also the pipes under your road.
The mighty Phyllis is also a perfect example of why we need infrastructure. It is about providing space for us to grow in the long term.
"Crossrail is a good example of putting in 10% more transport infrastructure to give you that lift, to give you that extra horizon of capacity for the future," said Andrew Wolstenholme, Crossrail's Chief Executive.
And that's exactly what infrastructure is for - giving us capacity for the future.
Whether it is finding ways to funnel more water to the thirsty South East of England or developing better broadband delivery to cope with the ways we're increasingly working and playing online, we need engineering to adapt to the ways we are changing.
Think of it as future-proofing Britain. And that will not come cheap.
The Oxford economist Professor Dieter Helm told me it would cost around £500 billion of public and private money to pull off the work we're already committed to.
Knowing what to build and where is far from easy in a changing world - and we will undoubtedly make mistakes. That is in the very nature of infrastructure.
But Dieter Helm believes we shouldn't use that as an excuse for inaction.
"If we just stick our heads in the sand and do nothing then it isn't going to be a pretty sight going forward and the British economy is not going to be in a fit state to take on all those other countries, which are confronting these problems," Helm said.
Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure.
We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend them passionately when projects are announced. We live in a democracy, and we like to debate these things, often for many years.
And historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been delivered late and over budget.
Yet there are grounds for optimism.
Before the Olympic Games began I explored a side of the Olympic Park you did not see this summer - the extraordinary network of tunnels 30 metres beneath it.
These tunnels allowed the removal of 52 huge pylons which previously crossed the Olympic site - and the electricity cables to be buried underground.
The tunnels are just one small but fascinating bit of the Olympic infrastructure that underpinned the success of the games, and it was proof that we can pull off those big projects when we put our mind to it.
Sir John Armitt, the Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, explained why it worked so well.
"The thing about an Olympics is you have to finish it on time. There's a fixed end date. Second thing, you really want political consensus and we've had political consensus.
"Third thing, you can't be held up by planning. We were given planning powers. So that helped very considerably. You have to have a sensible budget, and we were given a sensible budget by Treasury," he said.
Now those are conditions which others can only dream of - on other major projects deadlines often slip, politicians often can't achieve consensus, and the planning process takes years.
But the Olympics has crystallised a view that we're better placed than ever to pull off the kind of engineering we need.
In fact, we have been getting better at it for some time - many in the industry would see High Speed 1, the fast line from the Channel Tunnel to London's St Pancras station which was completed in 2007, as a key turning point.
Britain has a wonderful infrastructure heritage.
"We probably have the greatest heritage in the world, in terms of inspirational individuals," says architect Lord Foster.
"Look at Brunel, he created tunnels, bridges, ports, ships. I mean the breadth of that ambition, we should be creating in that spirit."
Our Victorian predecessors built the infrastructure we still rely on today like our train lines and our sewers and for years we've continued to export those skills.
But we have often been tentative about applying them at home.
But what I have seen has showed me that we are now bringing those skills home - on projects from the new £1.5bn Forth Bridge, to the National Grid's power tunnels under London.
The summer of 2012 taught us that we could afford to believe in ourselves a bit more, to be a bit more ambitious as a nation. It is a lesson we are learning in infrastructure, too.


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HOUSTON, July 15 (UPI) -- It sounds like a "serial pooper" who was Houston's public enemy No. 1 for a period of time back in May is back for round number two.
According to Harris County law enforcement, they received a call Monday about a man walking around with toilet paper and it is suspected he is the same man who was deliberately defecating outside dwellings around town earlier this year.
"There's a very good chance it is the same guy," Precinct 1 spokesperson J.C. Mosier told the Houston Chronicle, "It is on the same street where this was happening before."
Police are still waiting for a photo of the man to confirm his identity.
A 56-year-old man confessed to the public pooping back in May, but he was not charged because he has mental health issues.
"It's definitely not a nice thing to do to people," an area resident said at the time. "Going to the bathroom in their driveway is not nice. That's definitely not something that's supposed to go on in polite society."


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I probably got out in the nicest time of the day for my run.
It was still blue skies as I started out.
I brought the camera in order to take a picture of Scooter the Dog. He seemed to be somewhere else today.
The cow seemed to be interested.
Amish haystacks
Legs felt a bit tired on this 10K. Tomorrow is a rest day due to working an extra work day this week.


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Former Vice President Al Gore's daughter was among 23 people arrested during a protest of a pipeline under construction.
The arrests happened Wednesday at the site of Spectra Energy's West Roxbury Lateral pipeline in Boston.
Karenna Gore was among demonstrators who tried to block construction activity on the site by lying in a trench dug for the pipeline and refusing to move until firefighters removed them, said protest group Resist the Pipeline & Stop the West Roxbury Lateral.
The group opposes the pipeline because of safety and climate change concerns.
Protesters facing trespassing and disturbing the peace charges were being arraigned Thursday.


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The DePaul women's tennis team conducted a clinic May 19th at the Girls in the Game Olympics at McGuane Park in the city's Bridgeport community. More than 200 girls from the ages of 8-14 participated in the event which included games and clinics in tennis, flag football, basketball and field sports.
Blue Demon coach Mark Ardizzone, graduate assistant coach Katarina Milinkovic and their entire team of Gia McKnight, Cali Gustafson, Kelsey Lawson, Patricia Fargas, Jasmin Kling, Rebeca Mitrea and Carolin Neumann introduced the sport to the Girls in the Game participants.
"It was a great event," Ardizzone said. Most of the girls had come out and watched us beat SMU in February. For many of them, the clinic was their first time discovering the sport of tennis close up.
"Our players had a great time showing them how to play a sport they might not have a chance to get involved with. Hopefully we sparked an interest and inspired some future Blue Demons to pursue the game we all love."


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Harvard's 1st NCAA win brings 'unexpected pride'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Michael Lesley crisscrossed Harvard Yard, looking up from his copy of David Hume's "The Natural History of Religion" only to avoid the tourists that shuffled through the snow-covered quadrangle.
Did he bother to watch Harvard's victory over No. 10 New Mexico on Thursday night, the first NCAA tournament win in school history?
Will Lesley, a fourth-year doctoral student in religion, tune in when the Crimson play Arizona for a spot in the Sweet 16 on Saturday?
"Absolutely. Are you kidding me?" he said on Friday afternoon, a day after the Ivy League champions upset the third-seeded and heavily favored Lobos 68-62 in Salt Lake City.
"I think the attitude was, 'We'll see what happens,'" said Lesley, who followed the reaction to the game on Facebook. "To see everyone light up, it is exciting."
Harvard undergraduates are on spring break this week, so the dorm windows ringing the Yard were absent of the banners that usually herald, say, a big football game against Yale or a particularly avant-garde student production of a Samuel Beckett play. A day after the Crimson's unprecedented NCAA win, the centuries-old quad was bustling with guided tours in English, Japanese and Spanish but largely absent of students on their way to class.
That didn't stop the Harvard community from celebrating the victory.
"They did a good job, man, I'm happy for them," Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin, the biggest basketball star to come out of Harvard, said after the NBA team's shootaround on Friday morning. "It's a great win. They made history."
Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust was in Seoul giving a speech during the game, but a spokesman said she followed the second half closely and called coach Tommy Amaker to congratulate the team and wish them luck in the next round.
Senior Molly Stansik, who was flagged down in her dormitory courtyard, said she missed the game because she flying back from a spring break trip to Puerto Rico on Thursday night. But there were eight or nine other Harvard students on the plane, and one of them was able to stream the basketball game on his computer.
"I could hear him across the plane," Stansik said. "Everyone was screaming and reacting accordingly."
Although the campus was quiet, Lesley watched as the students bonded over social media. "Everyone's rather thrilled," he said.
"At a place like this, people are talking about the first win in 377 years, as if basketball has been around as long," Lesley said with a chuckle. "There's just a lot of unexpected pride."
The oldest and perhaps the most prestigious university in the nation, Harvard has produced a handful of U.S. presidents, dozens of Nobel Laureates and enough bankers, lawyers and politicians (and comedy writers) to prompt the Harvard Lampoon to tweet after the game: "America, we are sorry for messing up your brackets and also your financial system and everything else."
The Crimson football team won the Rose Bowl in the leather-helmet days and famously tied Yale in 1968, and the Harvard rowers can hold their own against Oxford and Cambridge in the Henley Regatta. The school has placed first in the annual U.S. News & World Report academic rankings for five consecutive years.
But, until recently, Harvard has had little to brag about in basketball.
Then Lin emerged as an NBA star in 2011, when the Crimson also won a share of their first-ever Ivy League men's basketball title. And, last year, they won the conference championship outright to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1946. (They lost to Vanderbilt 79-70.)
The chances of a repeat were said to be doomed when Harvard's senior co-captains withdrew from school last fall in the wake of a plagiarism investigation. But senior Christian Webster, who played little last year, and freshman Siyani Chambers emerged to lead the Crimson to a third straight Ivy title.
Harvard was such an underdog that only 4.5 percent of the more than 3 million brackets collected by Yahoo Sports picked Harvard to beat New Mexico. But the Crimson pulled off the biggest surprise of the tournament's first full day, knocking out the Mountain West champions and earning the school's first-ever victory over a team ranked in The Associated Press Top 10.
"They had a rough year, losing the two team captains and relying a lot on freshmen and sophomore players," said Lin, who graduated in 2010 and never made it to the NCAAs. "It's just pretty cool."
And maybe now Harvard is, too.
"You could tell, even last night, just everyone saying 'nerd, geek, whatever, whatever, whatever,'" Lin said. "All that stuff, they keep saying it and, yeah, it's a joke. But I think eventually people will realize that even though you go to Harvard, you can still hoop."
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Attention Family and Friends from all across the county. On Thursday, October 19, the Lady Eagle basketball team of Caroline Middle School will host Locust Grove Middle School from Orange County, Virginia. We would be extremely excited to have you come and help cheer us on to a victory. We will also be recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing "PINK". A jar will be set up at the door (ticket table) for anyone who would like to make a donation to the American Cancer Society. So come and "Pink Out" with us! (wear something Pink)
All abuzz about bees. Andrew Huffman, who specializes in bee hives and loves bees, will speak to the Port Royal Ruritans on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the PR Fire House. The program is free. At 7:15 the dinner ($10) and business meeting will occur. Call Bill Wick for reservations at 804-742-1218.
The Caroline County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Community Services Center Auditorium, located at 17202 Richmond Turnpike, Milford, Virginia, to consider the following requests: SPEX-03-2017: Masingill, Matthew (Leashes of Valor) Owner/Applicant and RZ-03-2017: Airlee Development, LLC, Owner/Applicant.
Ladysmith Rescue Squad will be hosting Turkey Shoots on Friday nights, starting October 13 and running through the end of the year. The shooting starts at 7 p.m. Stock guns only please. 18287 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
Special Music Benefit featuring Ronnie Williams & The Carter Family Sound with the Henderson's. Saturday October 21 at 6 p.m. with refreshments after. To be held at Bethel Baptist Church at 14036 South River Rd. Woodford, VA.
You may know that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, but did you know giving blood is a way to support those fighting cancer? During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the American Red Cross is encouraging the community to give blood for cancer patients and others who depend on transfusions. The Caroline Family YMCA will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on October 25 from 10 to 4 p.m. 17422 Library Boulevard. Please come out and donate!
Top's (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) on Thursdays at Bowling Green Methodist Church Bowling Green Methodist Church 112 S. Main Street, Bowling Green, VA. 22427. 5:30 – 6 p.m., weigh in
6 – 7 p.m. Contact Christina (804)-381-8925 or Janice (804)-572-6646.We have motivational tips, light exercises, healthy recipes, and monthly tastings, Dieter prayers, goal settings, programs, weekly challenges, and contest. Walk in's welcome, very supportive to those in need of getting healthy.
The Caroline Animal Hospital will be hosting the annual rabies clinic Saturday, October 28, 2-5 p.m. 17435 Richmond Turnpike, Milford, VA 22514.
The Caroline Animal Hospital will be hosting an annual rabies clinic Saturday, October 28, 2-5 p.m. $10 per animal. 17435 Richmond Turnpike, Milford, VA 22514.
The Caroline Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a concert ticket event headlining Kevin Mac formerly of King George and local band favorite, Runnin' Hot. The event takes place on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at Bowling Green Event Hall (Town Hall).
Tickets will be available on www.kevinmac.eventbrite.com for $20 per person.
You must be 21 years to attend. The event will not sell alcohol, but concertgoers can bring their own alcohol beverages. Light refreshments and table set-ups will be provided.
Mac will perform some original songs as well as southern rock and country songs. He is currently residing in Va. Beach and has been in Country Music Radio since he was 18.
Kevin's opened for industry heavy hitters Martina McBride, Phil Vassar, Darryl Worley and has gotten a nod from Kenney Chesney, who he also opened up for in some 2008 concerts and more recently last summer he opened for Trace Atkins at Celebrate Virginia Live in Fredericksburg. Locally he performs frequently at Hard Times Restaurant/Bar.
Born in King George County, VA, Mac was bred on country/bluegrass music and raised in the church. He began his career as a radio personality and deejay in Virginia, which led to opportunities for him to, perform. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University where he received a BS in Communications/Mass Media.
Truly an enjoyable small town family event!
Kicking off a Great Farmers Market season with:
Aunt Bee's Pie Baking Contest ~ Opie Taylors Fishing Contest ~ Live Music ~ Food ~ Vendors and more!
Graduates of the former C.T. Smith High School in Ladysmith are planning a reunion for all graduating classes from 1927 to 1969. For more information or to RSVP, contact Shirley Matiak at 804-448-3783.
Fort AP Hill September 2nd, 2015. Route 17 by the Reserve Center. Do not be alarmed buy police and rescue vehicles parked along the shoulder.
Come join the Caroline County Garden Club on Tuesday, October 20th at 11:00 a.m. for lunch and our meeting as we learn about worm composting from Donna Pienkowski. Bring your own container, as Donna will provide us with worms to start our own composting. We will meet at the home of Debbie Gallion, 10357 Moncure Dr. Ruther Glen,VA 22546.
October is plant and seed exchange month; please bring and share!
For further information, contact: 703-863-9160
The Christmas Parade of Lights and art show will add lots of local color to Main Street Bowling Green this Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade starts at Maury Avenue at 5 p.m. and rolls north on Main Street. Come early to stake out a good spot and see the art show, open to all Caroline students and sponsored by the Bowling Green Arts Commission, from noon to 5 p.m. at 121 Main St. (next to Union Station). (CP photo by Jessica Crombie)


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Destination West, a new Utah event and tour management company, has announced its official launch and the appointment of R. Troy Rushton as president to oversee its Salt Lake City and Park City offices. The company specializes in convention services, special events and tour planning for groups of all sizes who are coming to the Mountain West for corporate meetings, incentive programs or leisure.
The National Eagle Scout Association recently honored Bruce Bryan, the regional president of HeritageWest, SouthWest Community and Utah Central credit unions, with one of its highest awards. The honor acknowledges Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in their profession or vocation by making a positive impact on their communities.
EDA Architects, Salt Lake City, has announced the promotions of Evan Cindrich, Robert Herman and Stephanie McCarthy to principals of the firm. Cindrich has been an interior designer for more than 25 years. He joined EDA 16 years ago and leads the interior architecture department. Herman has practiced architecture for the past 31 years, providing design work for various award-winning public facilities in Utah. During her 16 years at EDA, McCarthy has built a resume that includes master planning, programming, design and project management.
Jim Pivirotto and James Merrill have joined the Salt Lake City office of CBRE. Pivirotto has nearly 30 years of experience in property management. He joined CBRE's asset services group as a real estate manager. Merrill has 19 years of experience and joined the office as an associate specializing in industrial brokerage services.
Brighton Bank announced that Lynda Robinson has been named a vice president. She also will continue to serve as the bank's auditor. Robison has been with the bank since 1991 and has served in a number of positions, including assistant vice president, assistant bank auditor and operations officer.
Prevent Child Abuse Utah, a nonprofit organization committed to eliminating violence against children, has recognized Assistant Utah Attorney General Paul Amann as one of its 2013 Child Advocate of the Year winners. He has been prosecuting cases for the state for the past decade. Amann has a nearly 100 percent conviction rate against predators who use the Internet to lure children for sexual purposes or produce and trade child pornography.
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Posted: Thu 25 Feb 2010, 23:22
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memtest - RAM tester
Subject description: Does/did it work?
I'm having an irregular series of freezes of various Pups which I think may be a RAM strip or a hard-drive beginning to show its age.
In older Pups there's a system tool called "memtest" which I hoped would show if I had a RAM problem.
On running this, a console box is displayed but its messages I do not understand as being a good or bad result.
Could anyone advise on what should be shown by memtest for good and bad RAM or is this an application that did not work? It seems to have been dropped in newer Pups?
I tried a live CD of a program called RAM TEST which did not find anything wrong with my computer's two RAM strips after running for some hours. Pup's memtest runs for only a few seconds before stopping and telling me to hit <Enter> to close the program.
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Posted: Fri 26 Feb 2010, 16:03
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I had a similar thing recently. Turned out to be an intermittent memory problem. Sometimes Puppy would run happily for hours, sometimes it would barely finish booting. Sounds like your problem is similar, either bad RAM or mobo.
My (computer's) memory problems were confirmed by Memtest-86
. Ignore the "Price $9.95" and click on the "Free Download" button to the left... Since it is available as Linux source and binaries I assume it was what was packaged with some of the Puppies.
Just download the ISO and burn a CD. As the RAM problem was intermittent I did have to leave it running for several hours before I got a fault.
However, it is thorough and will continue to run until you pull the power, just repeating the test suite ad infinitum. Errors are logged to the screen so you can happily leave it running all day/night and a glance at the screen will tell you if anything has gone wrong.
I would recommend leaving it to run for several passes - all weekend if necessary!
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Posted: Fri 26 Feb 2010, 16:53
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I use
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Posted: Fri 26 Feb 2010, 18:29
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G'day Goxan & Béèm,
Thanks for your advice regarding memtest-86.
As a live CD, I ran memtest-86 overnight and it found no errors with my RAM.
My Medion 8188 has two 512MB RAM strips (as Béèm knows
) so, based on Goxan's experience, I may pull one out and see if I can induce a quicker error by repeating the testing over the next few nights using one strip at a time.
For the last couple of days, all the Pups have run without any freezes.
So until I find what really is the problem (RAM, hard-drive or motherboard), for me, it's a daily synchronised back-up and crossed fingers.
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Posted: Sat 27 Feb 2010, 15:50
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Hi David
You have my sympathy in trying to find an intermittent fault!
I had to run Memtest-86 a couple of times on my PC before the memory/mobo fell over. The first time it ran for a few hours, completed at least one full pass and found no errors. Next day I ran it for several hours and it found at least one error in every complete pass.
I have heard it said (on here somewhere I think) that a memory fault is about the only thing that will cause Linux to totally freeze - not sure how true that is.
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Posted: Sat 27 Feb 2010, 20:03
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G'day G0XAN,
Sorry for mis-reading your forum name/call-sign.
I'm used to ham call-signs like VK2DR (was my my father-in-law's) but as I'm not a dit-dah-ist, I did not recognize yours as one.
Don't know if it's good or bad, but I still can't stop my computer with a prolonged memory test.
Anyway, my money's still in my pocket until I do.
David S.
(Edit: Oooops - missed out a 'not' in the third paragraph.)
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Posted: Mon 01 Mar 2010, 17:43
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Hi David
It's sounding like maybe the hard disc is playing up?
If you are running a frugal install there will stuff going backwards & forwards to the pupsave file. Similarly with a full install,
If puppy usually freezes after a relatively short while, you could try running from CD with pfix=ram. This should take the HDD out of the equation (and probably work the RAM harder). If Puppy doesn't freeze, maybe it points to the HDD rather than the RAM being at fault?
Another idea to try might be to put your pupsave file on a USB memory stick which will also take the HDD out of the loop.
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Posted: Mon 01 Mar 2010, 20:12
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A couple of weeks ago I did that ram rest on my MD8818.
No problems after an 8 hour run.
Not that I had problems, just to see how it works.
So keep fingers crossed now.
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Posted: Mon 01 Mar 2010, 20:21
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G'day G0XAN,
Sorry for confusing you with my missing negative
- since the problem and then running the memtests, the computer has been fine.
I run frugals and fulls (2 hard-drives with 28 partitions, and about 30 frugals in two of those partitions) and the freezing was with both fulls and frugals running off (I think mostly) the second hard-drive. The major file corruption was on the second drive's data partition.
The computer has 1GB of RAM so hardly ever uses the swap partition with Puppies.
I'll let you know if it decides to freeze up again, but as we are now heading into cooler weather and I did read somewhere that some computer "freezing" problems may be due to excessive heat
, it may be a while before anything bad/good happens.
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Posted: Sat 03 Apr 2010, 08:28
Post subject: How old is computer?
Was the RAM added after the original build of the computer? RAM tends to -relatively - use a lot of power. Does the computer tend to fail when using a lot of power, as in more intensive programs?
One might hypothesize the issue is power supply. Either the old power supply inside the computer or power out of the wall. Several years I had had boot failures when an electric heater was running. Usually the computer would function just fine while the heater was on.
Last fall, as the temps were still warm. I had a lot of problems with a computer memory faults due to heat as well. I could see that on the tower because I was using Windows, and used SpeedFan to see temps inside computer. Failures occurred while running intensive programs, or watching streaming movies. I had the A/C running so the room temp was not high, while it is also true the entire power grid was being maxed out due to the entire city running A/C.
Perhaps someone here can suggest how to monitor temps on the MOBO with whatever version of Puppy you prefer. On that tower I had the power supply replaced with a more quality Power Supply while having CPU heat sink reset and all the fans changed. (I had a larger fan put on CPU). Now the temps stay down, tower never fails. There is apparently, no long term damage to the memory.
I am guessing you already know that you can alleviate some overheating problems by blowing out the inside of the computer. Never open the little box which is the power supply, dangerous voltages inside. Possibly lethal voltages, even after the computer has been unplugged. Computer shop advises blowing out computer at least once a year, a local tech wanna be says every six months. My local computer shop has advised me that on can sometimes clean the connections on a RAM stick with an eraser (only erasers from an ink pen, never a pencil) And I am the US to help others to identify what kind of ink pen eraser they are talking about.
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Posted: Sat 03 Apr 2010, 19:36
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G'day purple_ghost,
Thanks for your thoughts on my computer problem.
I had a failure to start past the "Intel" logo about a week ago, the first time this computer had shown a problem since I started this thread. So your post is somewhat timely. Being a cold start-up fail, your thoughts about the power supply, CPU-intensive programs, and heat are probably not what I've got.
I run this computer without its solid side panel, sitting on my desk-top. So I can see all its workings and even do a "temperature check" by putting a finger on the heat-pipe's cooling plates. I can also check the internal dust with a finger-wipe
I'm fairly certain my issue is an intermittent fault in either a RAM strip or in the motherboard. When the computer failed to boot recently, I took out a RAM strip (one of the two 512MB, both original with the computer) and on re-booting, I had a full start-up. But putting that strip back in and taking out the other one, I also had a good start-up. So I still am unsure of where the problem lies/lay.
Your comment about cleaning the RAM strip contacts certainly is most interesting. Just pulling one strip out and and putting it back could have restored a suspect contact. I'll wait and see what happens.
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Posted: Sat 03 Apr 2010, 22:05
Post subject: Have you ever replaced the little MOBO battery.
Just a thought, I once worked on a computer where the MOBO battery was completely discharged. The particular BIOS did not remember the info on the drives,(both the hard drive and the optical drive) and in that case, would not detect the drives again without my going back into BIOS and telling it to look again.
I recall reading online of what some call Monday morning syndrome. When people came back to the office on Monday, their computer would not start. Older computers can have separation in some of the connections on the MOBO, which can cause the issue.
That does not give you any more to try, other than replacing the little coin battery on the MOBO. About that: IF you decide to replace the little coin battery. A reminder to observe prevention of electrostatic discharge. How the little battery comes out is not something that one easily figure out by looking. Look up on the internet how the battery comes out. And of course, make sure you have the correct value for the battery.
Of course if it was me. I would choose the nearly free thing to do first. Remove the RAM sticks and clean off the contact, and blow out the RAM slots really well.
If you decide to replace the power supply, please be very careful to notice who manufactured your computer when you go shopping. Dell used to use reverse polarity than all the other manufacturers. Wrong power supply would blow out the MOBO. The other day I had a shop repair a Gateway tower, (I have arthritis in my hands) who put a reconditioned Gateway Power supply and said only a Gateway Power supply would work. I do not know if that was electrical or because of the size. ??? I have been told the rule of thumb on what is quality Power Supply is that the heavier the Power Supply by weight, the better it is. ???
Once before I made the suggestion on the board that many mass produced computers, having been manufactured to be sold for as low a price as possible had very poor quality power supplies which had limited wattage. Some other fellow said I was off beam, A power supply either worked or did not. In some ways, that fellow is right about ninety nine plus percent of the time. As they say, if it not broken, do not fix it.
I have applied the shotgun solution to my intermittent problems. I paid to replace several things, and it worked. Dong which thing really solved my problem, I still do not know.
Hopefully someone on the forum who is more knowledgeable about hardware than I will come along with a better suggestion of what to try, in what order.
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Some of my "rescued from dumpster" computers need the coin battery on the motherboard replaced, but usually you'll know because when the 'puter is switched off for a couple of days it loses track of date and time settings.
The possibilities seem to be-
1. Swap Partition
If the Swap Partition has resided on the same part of the Hard Disk Drive for a long time, maybe it's getting tired. You could "retire" that area of the HDD by reformatting it to Unallocated Space and creating a new Swap Partition in a new part of the HDD.
2. Dodgy HDD.
To test, follow G0XANs ideas for Booting the PC from a CD with your pup_save file, pup_***.sfs file, vmlinuz and initrd.gz on a USB Flash Drive (plugged in at Bootup). Plus deactive any Swap on this HDD. Try this for a week or two (my 'puter runs like this all the time). It takes the HDD right out of the equation, so if probs come back you'll know it isn't the HDD.
3. Faulty RAM.
As you have 2 sticks of RAM, you could beef up your Swap Partition by 512mb and try running with 1 stick of RAM for a couple of weeks, then switch to the other RAM stick and see how that goes.
4. Having eliminated Swap, HDD and RAM, the only other thing it could be is the CPU or Motherboard.
Maybe someone else knows an easy way of testing them.
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I'm probably a little late in contributing any thoughts on this but, if not, any observations on this problem would be appreciated. Since changing to Puppy 5.1.1 (the Ubuntu based one), I get messages in red telling me I have only one or two Megabytes left in RAM (out of 512) and to re-boot to flush the RAM. This is remarkably unhelpful advice when in the middle of downloading something.
The PC's POST checks out the RAM as OK, the processor is an AMD XP1800 at 1.6 GHz and the pupsave file is on a USB memory stick although I have about 20GBytes free on the hard disk. Previously running Puppy v4, I had the yellow messages that RAM was being saved to pupsave but never the red message. I note from using 'free' on the console that RAM usage is always very high, like about 80 per cent, even when just idling with the browser open but not linked to a site and no videos etc playing.
Any thoughts VERY welcome. Thank you.
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Post subject: Re: memtest - RAM tester
Peter.author wrote:
I'm probably a little late in contributing any thoughts on this but, if not, any observations on this problem would be appreciated. Since changing to Puppy 5.1.1 (the Ubuntu based one), I get messages in red telling me I have only one or two Megabytes left in RAM (out of 512) and to re-boot to flush the RAM. This is remarkably unhelpful advice when in the middle of downloading something.
The PC's POST checks out the RAM as OK, the processor is an AMD XP1800 at 1.6 GHz and the pupsave file is on a USB memory stick although I have about 20GBytes free on the hard disk. Previously running Puppy v4, I had the yellow messages that RAM was being saved to pupsave but never the red message. I note from using 'free' on the console that RAM usage is always very high, like about 80 per cent, even when just idling with the browser open but not linked to a site and no videos etc playing.
Any thoughts VERY welcome. Thank you.
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A little blog about life, family, food, and living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Masked Bandits
"Mom, there's a raccoon in our yard!", hollered my son through the screen door. Now, this may not be a big deal to many of you, but for those of us who live in the concrete jungle, this is notable news. Raccoons are common enough creatures here in suburbia, but they usually are not quite so bold. It's very unusual to see a raccoon before dark around here and even more alarming that this raccoon was not even slightly afraid of my kids playing 6 feet away. Noisy kids. Running around kids. Throwing balls and stuff kids. I had a flashback to the movie "Elf" where a flying fur raccoon doesn't give Buddy the type of greeting he was expecting. (Funny movie full of sophomoric humor, but still good for mindless entertainment.)Look right in the enter of the photo. See those glowing eyes? He's climbing up my roof. Click on the photo to enlarge it for a better view. (Side note: didn't my husband build an attractive fence?)
Back to the masked bandit in my yard ... this particular raccoon has a tree nest in my neighbors yard. For some reason, though, he likes to come and, um, use my roof as a latrine. I'm not amused. This has happened on and off for years, and let me tell you the stench wafting into the house (namely the master bedroom) is memorable. In years past, we've had the "experts" come trap/release them, but it costs a fortune. Plus, the raccoons in these parts are enormous. I mean HUGH beasties. HUGH, I say, HUGE! For getting rid of today's masked bandit, hubbyman came outside and launched a football at it to get it away from the kids (our hose isn't hooked up yet).Look right in the center of the photograph in the small roof section. Click to enlarge it for a better view. It scurried up onto the roof which is where I took the following photos. (I was a big help. Of course, I kept having guilty thoughts while thinking of the film Pom Poko. It's a Japanese anime film about how the raccoons are displaced out of their habitat. But then I remembered the stench in my house, and I got over it.) I'm sure the masked bandit will be back. UGH!
12 comments:
- Mickle in NZ said...
What a beautiful creature - a pity about the pong.
We don't have racoons in New Zealand, but we do have the Australian possum. They're nocturnal too and do very scary sounding raspy, heavy breathing.
- May 9, 2009 at 10:10 PM
- Jan said...
Oooh - shame about the smell!! Can't be nice.
- May 10, 2009 at 1:46 AM
- noble pig said...
As a kid living in suburbia the raccoons started tearing off the shingles of homes and nested in their attics. They also went after pet food big time and were never afraid of anything.
- May 10, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- Pam said...
Look at you, living one with nature and all that! Tell hubby - nice fence.
- May 10, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- Marjie said...
I am glad that my roof is so steep nothing except birds can climb it. I am also glad that I have enough space for critters to go elsewhere!
Happy Mother's Day! Hope the kidlins treated you well!
- May 10, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Mediterranean kiwi said...
i'm with mickle - in fact, i have never seen a raccoon. every country has its own animal species...
happy mother's day to you - yes, it is celebrated in greece on the same day (and i hope they're all taking care of you while you're feeling sinus-y!)
- May 11, 2009 at 2:05 AM
- Manggy said...
Yeerk! I just remember the series "Shirt Tales" and how cute the raccoon was. Of course, as a kid I never needed to picture him peeing :P I hope he finds a much nicer (and less intrusive) habitat!
- May 11, 2009 at 5:20 AM
- Grace said...
i love to look at raccoons...from afar. i don't like when they jump in front of my car and i don't like when they mess in my stuff. good use for the football, though. :)
- May 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM
- Pam said...
I can't believe they go to the bathroom on your roof - UGH! I think they are so cute but they are scary and mean.
- May 11, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Cheryl said...
Silly Little poops, I will tell you how we got rid of ours, we peed in the yard in the dark, it worked, seriously!
- May 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM
LOL I've heard peeing will turn them off too..........but then again that might just compound the problem:) We have the odd one that comes around here but they've never made it home for which I am extremely grateful.
- May 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM
- Proud Italian Cook said...
This brings back bad memories! I had racoons on my roof last year and again this year. They ate a hole in my roof and got in my attic, I heard them walking above my ceiling, it was soooo gross! We had to trap them and repair my roof, needless to say it was very $$$$!!
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What To Make for Holiday Brunch: 15 Deeply Delicious Brunch Recipes
My husband and I of necessity are beginning our own Christmas morning traditions this year, and I'm looking for the best, most delicious brunch recipes for our table. Ideally they could be made ahead and baked on Christmas morning. I'm eyeing Emma's pumpkin cinnamon rolls, or perhaps Nealey's famous monkey bread. Or Elizabeth's breakfast strata with pancetta and Gruyere, or a batch of cinnamon cream cheese breakfast bars. It's hard to narrow it down — here's a look at 15 of the best holiday brunch recipes in our archive. I can guarantee that you'll find something to make for your own holiday brunch tradition too!
What precipitated my brunch search? Christmas morning is, in my family, the hallowed moment of brunch. I and my seven younger siblings would creep downstairs on Christmas morning eager to open stockings and gifts, but lured by the aroma of my mother's gooey cinnamon rolls. Rolls, egg casserole, a big bowl of fruit salad fresh and cold — these are the tastes of Christmas morning.
This year, however, there is no Christmas morning at my parents' house. With my siblings increasingly married off, and all the to-and-froing that comes at the holidays, juggling multiple families, we are now gathering on Christmas afternoon. Afternoon?! What's up with that? Brunch must still be had — and here are the recipes that call to me the most!
How To Make Rolls & Buns Ahead of Time!
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• 1 Kugelhopf Breakfast Rolls - Note directions at bottom of recipe for preparing these the night before.
• 2 Sticky Lemon Rolls with Lemon Cream Cheese Glaze - A new take on cinnamon rolls. A favorite.
• 3 No-Knead Pumpkin Rolls with Brown Sugar Glaze
• 4 Monkey Bread with Bourbon Crème Anglaise
• 5 Apple Cinnamon Mini Monkey Breads
• 6 Make-Ahead Brunch Recipe: "Ham & Cheese" Breakfast Casserole - This sits in the fridge overnight before baking in the morning.
• 7 Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole with Cheddar & Sun-Dried Tomatoes - Can be refrigerated overnight before baking.
• 8 Crustless Mini-Quiches - Easy to adapt (and make ahead).
• 9 Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Breakfast Bars
• 10 Lemon Brioche Baked French Toast
• 11 Sweet Potato Hash with Caramelized Onions, Sausage & Eggs
• 12 Eggs Florentine in Hash Brown Nests
• 13 Breakfast Grain Salad with Blueberries, Hazelnuts & Lemon
• 14 Roasted Cherry Dutch Baby with Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Sauce
• 15 Pumpkin Muffins with Eggnog Cream Cheese Swirl
What's your holiday brunch tradition? Do any of these fit into your menu, or do you have family favorites that reappear every year? I just met a woman who makes popovers every Christmas — it's the thing that her now grown kids still insist upon! (Doesn't that sound lovely?)
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MK: US Dollar Could Impact Natural Gas Prices
In the past five trading sessions, natural gas futures and the US dollar moved in opposite directions one out of five times. The correlation between the two over the past five trading sessions was 81.7%. The high positive correlation doesnât indicate an inverse quantitative relationship between them during that short period.
When the dollar falls, it makes commodities cheaper for importing countries, which boosts prices. However, US natural gas wasnât exported in large quantities outside North America in the past. Historically, there hasnât been a strong relationship between natural gas and the dollar.
In February 2016, the US started exporting natural gas in liquefied form from the lower 48 states to outside North America. Currently, natural gas exports to Mexico and Canada through pipelines account for a significant portion of US natural gas exports.
Natural gas and the US dollar in the long term
On March 3, 2016, natural gas futures closed at $1.64 per million British thermal unitsâa 17-year low. Since then, natural gas active futures have risen ~93.6%, while the US dollar has risen 2.5%. During that period, the US dollar and natural gas prices moved in opposite directions based on their closing prices in 146 of 271 trading sessions.
The correlation was -9.3% during that period, which shows the lack of a relationship between the two over a longer period. Other factors, such as weather, were likely driving movements in natural gas during that time.
Natural gas and President Trump
The Trump Administrationâs aggressive energy policies could lead to higher natural gas production. The policies could actually boost natural gas exports. President Trumpâs policies could also mean the return of coal as a source of fuel for power generators, which would make even more gas available for exports.
As US natural gas becomes a more international commodity, prices could develop a relationship with the US dollar thatâs similar to the relationship between crude oil and the US dollar.
The Fed hiked the benchmark interest rate on March 15, 2017, which could strengthen the US dollar. However, due to various factors discussed above, natural gas could escape the impact of a stronger dollar.
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Investors and traders may be focusing on some technical indicators for Tetra Tech Inc (TTEK). Currently, the 7-day average directional indicator is Sell. This signal may be used to determine the market trend. The 7-day average directional direction is currently Weakest. This signal indicates whether the Buy or Sell signal is getting stronger or weakening, or whether the Hold is heading towards a Buy or Sell. The 7-day directional strength is Strong. This trend strength indicator measures the signal based on historical performance where minimum would represent the weakest, and maximum would indicate the strongest. Taking a quick look at another popular indicator, we can see that the 10-day moving average Hilo channel is currently Sell. This indicator calculates the moving average based on highs/lows rather than the closing price.
Tetra Tech Inc's current pivot is 42.12. The pivot point is commonly used as a trend indicator. The pivot is the average of the close, low, and high of the prior trading period. The stock currently has a standard deviation of +0.61. Standard deviation is defined as a measure of the dispersion from the mean in regards to a data set. When dealing with financial instruments, the standard deviation is applied to the annual rate of return to help measure the volatility of a particular investment. Watching the standard deviation may assist investors with trying to figure out if a stock is primed for a major move.
Tracking current trading session activity on shares of Tetra Tech Inc (TTEK), we can see that the stock price recently hit 42.97. At the open, shares were trading at 42.15. Since the start of the session, the stock has topped out with a high of 43 and bottomed with a low of 41.85. After noting current price levels, we can see that the change from the open is presently 0.67. Of course, there is no simple answer to solving the question of how to best tackle the stock market, especially when dealing with an uncertain investing climate. There are many different schools of thought when it comes to trading equities. Investors may have to first gauge their appetite for risk in order to form a solid platform on which to build a legitimate strategy.
Active investors may be interested in tracking historical stock price information on shares of Tetra Tech Inc (TTEK). Over the past full year, the high point for the stock was seen at 48.35. During that same period, the low price touched 33.34. Investors will be watching to see if the stock can gain some momentum heading into the second half. At this time of year, investors may be reviewing their portfolios to see what changes can be made moving forward. As we head into the second half of the calendar year, all eyes will be on the next few earnings periods. Many investors may be looking to find some under the radar stocks that have a chance to take off. Successful traders are typically extremely adept at combining technical and fundamental analysis in order to find these stocks. Some investors may be better at sifting through the market noise than others.


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I tried tethering via USB but was not able to do this but I have tethered via Bluetooth. Different posters have reported that they have been only able to tether via BT only. So the answer right now is BT only.
I have gotten 220 down and 78 up. I think that this is pretty decent. It seems that this is pretty standard on VZW and Sprint. I'm not sure about the other carriers but if you can reply and add your speeds it would be great.
My service provider is Sprint. This was frustrating because it seemed like most post had to do with T Mobile or Cirgular/ATT and recently VZW. Based on the differents post that posters are reporting that all can tether. I will consolidate all of the info I found. Each carrier has to have a login and phone number
For Sprint
User Name: None
Password: None
Telephone Number: #777
For Verizon
User Name: (email@example.com
Password: vzw
For Cingular
Still working on this
For TMobile
I did not use a special script. I just followed a couple of cobbled together instructions from different sources - some on these site and some from other sites. So my answer to do this would be that you don't need a script.
1. Make sure that you pair your BT with your Macbook Pro.
2. Go to System Preferences.
3. Click on Network.
4. Click on the pull down for Show.
5. Choose Bluetooth.
6. Skip all the other tabs and leave blank and click on Bluetooth Modem.
7. Click on the Modem pull down and choose WWAn Support.
8. Check all of the boxes underneath the Modem pull down.
9. Close out and you will see a little phone icon in the status bar next to the airport status bar. Click on it.
10. Go down to the Open Internet Connect and click on Bluetooth.
11. Fill in the telephone number, account name and password .
12. Save it.
13. Turn off your airport.
14. Click on the phone icon and then click on connect.
15. If you have paired your phone correctly and your mac you should see the blue light start blinking. On your phone it will ask for permission. Click Yes.
16. You should see a connection dialog box with a send and receive bars on it.
17. Congrats you have tethered your Blackberry 8830 to the the mac.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2005) - The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2005-06 men's basketball media day event Monday morning, Oct. 10 at the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City.
The event, which will feature all 11 head coaches from the A-Sun, will bring everyone involved with A-Sun men's basketball together with members of the media for a special tip-off to the season. In addition to the typical media day interviews, other events planned include a live Tip-Off Show hosted by ETSU play-by-play announcer Jay Sandos and former
Additionally, ETSU officials will officially announce the title sponsor for the 2006 tournament, while the Atlantic Sun will unveil the 2005-06 preseason polls, player of the year and all-conference team.
Practices for the 2005-06 season will begin on October 15 with the regular season tipping off on November 13-14 when Lipscomb heads to
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Why Do The Conservatives Allow Liars To Run For Office?
If the Conservatives are suggesting that this story is fabrication, it never happened, then they have a candidate in Surrey that tends to "misspeak". How can you run for the federal Conservatives when the leader of your party says you are a liar? Will the Conservatives force Cadman to step aside, to demonstrate to Canadians that lying isn't acceptable for their candidates?
This story has more legs than a centipede.
20 comments:
- Steve V said...
Just to clarify, the Conservatives responses, both the tape of Cadman on Duffy and the Flanagan and Finley press release, speaks to a May 19 meeting, while the book claims the proposal was made on a May 17 meeting. Seem to be denying events on the wrong day, a different meeting, possibly with different people.
To be fair, Cadman's former assistant said today:
Dan Wallace, Cadman's legislative assistant who is also quoted in the book, said in a statement Thursday that he was not in the meeting with the two Conservative party representatives, and therefore not privy to the details.
- 3:26 PM, February 28, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Having a liar run for you>>>>>>>>>bribery
- 4:23 PM, February 28, 2008
- leftdog said...
Q: Why Do The Conservatives Allow Liars To Run For Office?
A: Because they would not be able to fill their slates if they waited for truthful right wingers to be found!
- 4:49 PM, February 28, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Look at the spin. The meeting Harper was referring to was the one between Flanagan, Finley, and Cadman at the House of Commons. Duffy was talking about that. The proposal was made at the 17th in Surrey between two handlers from the BC wing. Mound of Sound had hints who these two people were and they were local.
Flanagan and Finley cannot provide that large of a monetary inducement. Somebody more shady would have to do something that weird, offering a phony life insurance policy or as the Blogging Tories called it, discounts that are part of the membership.
- 4:49 PM, February 28, 2008
- wilson said...
Better catch Duffy when it goes online.
Cadman told Duffy, in a private conversation, that he would not bring down the Martin government, because if he lost his riding, he'd lose his life insurance, and wouldn't risk it.
So congrats Libs! You smeared your own hero.
- 6:30 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
Duffy revealed today that Cadman told him he didn't want an election because he was worried about dying and didn't want his wife to lose out on his benefits as MP. If this was common knowledge, then it actually lays credence to people offering a financial incentive to vote with the Cons, if he was worried about taking care of his wife.
There seems to be confusion about dates, the book refers to the 17th, while everyone today was commenting on the meeting of the 19th.
- 6:36 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
So bitter...What you didn't pick up on, the fact he was worried about losing his life insurance if there was an election, does lay the foundation for a bribe along those lines, with the Cons well aware this was a concern. In fact, Duffy unknowningly put some dots together here, didn't he??
- 6:46 PM, February 28, 2008
- Kai Wolf said...
Well lets see -
Cadman never acknowledged that this took place, but his wife is, are we calling her a LIAR? The assistant comments support her credibility, you can't spin that any other way.
Oh, but apparently YOU can -
How can you run for the federal Conservatives when the leader of your party says you are a liar?
So. First you wonder if I'm calling Ms. Cadman a liar, and on the other hand, question and wonder why the Tories would even consider her for a position within the Party if the leader says she is a liar. You know, come to think of it, it is rather...interesting.....that Ms. Cadman is the only one so far to have brought up anything about a $1,000,000 policy when no one else has. Perhaps now we'll let the rest of this story come out before jumping the gun, hmm?
THEN its revealed that Cadman had other considerations to think about other than a political one that very well could have influenced his decision to not bring the Martin minority Government down.
You're right, this sad story does have more legs than a centipede. To bad the Liberal version will not have a single one to stand on when they try to run with it. But I would really love to see them try! :D
- 6:54 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
"But I would really love to see them try! :D"
Don't worry, between the RCMP investigation and the ethics committee, I'm sure we will get to the bottom of this sordid affair.
BTW, have you ever seen the show Hogan's Heros? You would make a great Shultz "I see nothing..I hear nothing"
- 7:00 PM, February 28, 2008
- Kai Wolf said...
Don't worry, between the RCMP investigation and the ethics committee, I'm sure we will get to the bottom of this sordid affair.
Oh, that we will if it even gets that far, you can bloody well count on it. Just don't expect that it will turn out exactly the way you hope, hmm? Because you guys clearly haven't learned your lesson from the latest "ethics" committee fiasco.
BTW, have you ever seen the show Hogan's Heros? You would make a great Shultz "I see nothing..I hear nothing"
And have you ever seen the Pink Panther? You would make a great Inspector Clouseau "It won't be easy, that is why I have always failed where others have succeeded." Or better yet whenever someone said, "Phone call for Inspector Clouseau," Clouseau would reply, "Ah yes, that would be for ME."
- 7:13 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
"Just don't expect that it will turn out exactly the way you hope, hmm?"
You mean like this morning, when you said this would all be cleared up by suppertime? LOL, keep flailing, you guys are amusing, if not convincing, or relevant for that matter.
- 7:21 PM, February 28, 2008
- WesternGrit said...
Everything points to a Conservative bribe. Even more so, if the Cons knew Cadman was worried about losing his life insurance if defeated. They seem to have decided to try to secure his vote. I trust Mr. Cadman as a man of integrity. I truly believe he would not have accepted any bribe... Some "Reform-a-tories", I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw them...
- 8:12 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
If some of your posts aren't making it on anymore, it's because I just put on the IQ filter. I set it as low as the program allows, but it still seems to boot your analysis. Keep trying, something is bound to break the 80 barrier. Fingers crossed.
- 8:16 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
I think this admission by Duffy might be a smoking gun. Surely, Cadman didn't just confide in Duffy, others might be able to verify this angle, and if so, you have a clear path of understanding.
- 8:17 PM, February 28, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Then the May 19 meeting becomes even more significant. Knowing that the two shady characters offered the dodgy life insurance policy, Flanagan and Finley decided to clean up the mess. That is to offer Chuck a free run as the CPC candidate so that he can die in office. Surrey North is safe enough for Chuck to run a campaign in abstentia, as long as his ground crew do the job.
The Ethics Committee's work is simple. Find out who the two shady characters are and whether Dan Wallace was at that meeting in the Surrey constituency office on the 15th.
- 9:38 PM, February 28, 2008
- Tomm said...
I don't like your title to this. It smacks of smearing Dona Cabman, and I don't think she deserves that.
The other interpretation is that Harper smeared Cabman, and he clearly was not implying that in his comments.
- 9:38 PM, February 28, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I recalled from watching Duffy at the day of the vote. Flanagan and Finley even offered the opportunity of Chuck running as an Independent, with the Cons deciding not to field a candidate. This is another possibility.
- 9:42 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
If they are saying it didn't happen, then their candidate is lying. Not to mention Cadman's daughter, who just confirmed on CBC that her father told her the same story.
- 10:11 PM, February 28, 2008
- Tomm said...
Still think you are being a little too bold here.
- 11:16 PM, February 28, 2008
- Steve V said...
Maybe ;)
- 11:59 PM, February 28, 2008


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"As the military begins to downsize following a decade of conflict, roughly 2 million veterans will be leaving the military. Hopefully, over half of them will utilize their educational benefits and enter some form of advanced education," says Boyce McClellan, president of James Madison University's Student Veterans Association.
JMU has made it a priority to provide resources specifically aimed at helping veterans make the transition to college life.
Student Veterans Association
- Mission: To provide resources, support and advocacy in a campus community for student veterans, service members and military family members.
- The group, made up of undergraduate students, adult degree students and graduate students, works to build a community of student veterans, service members and military family members at JMU.
- Open to veterans, dependents and non-veterans.
- Contact: check out the group's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JMUSVA
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- Mission: To assist veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserves, parents and dependents with requesting Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits.
- Staff members from the offices of University Business and Financial Aid assist students from their respective areas using either federal or state benefits for educational purposes.
- Contact: http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/veterans/contactinfo.shtml
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- Mission: To collectively enhance the educational experience for student veterans on campus.
- Comprised of administrators, staff, veterans and faculty who are working to explore the ways in which JMU can continue to reach out to veterans, improve services and understand the unique needs veterans may have.
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- Mission: To help veterans cope with the potential difficulties of returning to normal, everyday life.
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- Contact: Melinda Morgan, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Clint Eastwood talks about convention chat with chair
LOS ANGELES – Clint Eastwood said the idea to use an empty seat as a prop at the Republican National Convention was a spur-of-the-moment decision when someone backstage asked him if he wanted to sit down.
In his first interview since he attended the convention to pledge his support for Mitt Romney, Eastwood told the Carmel Pine Cone, a small California weekly newspaper, that his speech was not only unscripted, it was pretty much spontaneous.
"There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down," Eastwood told the newspaper, which published the article Friday. "When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea. I'll just put the stool out there and I'll talk to Mr. Obama and ask him why he didn't keep all of the promises he made to everybody."
Eastwood's peculiar, sometimes rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama in an empty chair set the blogosphere and social media ablaze. His appearance was intended to be a ringing endorsement for Romney, but the esteemed 82-year-old actor and director opened himself up to ridicule.
Eastwood said he achieved what he set out to do and got across three points.
"That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job," Eastwood said. "But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it."
Eastwood's longtime manager, Leonard Hirshan, told The Associated Press he was not aware of the Pine Cone newspaper article. "You're telling me something for the first time," he said. Hirshan stressed that as a manager, he wouldn't necessarily know about Eastwood's dealings with the media. The actor has no publicist.
While Eastwood said his presentation was "very unorthodox," that was his intent from the outset and he had plenty of people giving him advice on what to say.
"Everybody had advice for me, except the janitor," Eastwood said.
Eastwood said he was told to speak for five minutes but he said it was difficult to gauge time and there weren't any signals or cues telling him to wrap up.
Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, later came backstage to thank him.
"They were very enthusiastic, and we were all laughing," Eastwood said.
Eastwood, who stars in the upcoming movie "Trouble with the Curve," maintains Obama doesn't deserve a second term as president.
"President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people," Eastwood said. "Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that's what everybody needs to know. I may have irritated a lot of the lefties, but I was aiming for people in the middle."


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Cavalry Storage CAND3001T0 1TB Network Drive Review
Our lives are increasingly becoming centered around multimedia applications from digital photographs to music and video files. Along with the move to a more media-centric lifestyle comes the need for both more storage space as well as a way to keep your digital treasures safe. With the price of storage falling, it may be tempting to just throw a few more hard drives at the problem and call it a day.
While adding hard drives to your system may seem like the way to go, especially for someone who is used to working inside a computer, there is a more elegant solution. Adding storage to your home network is a way to increase the available storage, provide a way to back up your data, and make your files available across the network, as well as from the Internet. Network attached storage (NAS) devices are a way to do all the above, but not all NAS units come with hard drives, requiring you to add your own. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, for those who aren't comfortable with the idea or just want the convenience of a ready-made device, there are units that come with drives pre-installed.
The CAND3001T0 from Cavalry Storage is one such example. Cavalry Storage is headquartered in Southern California and has been in the business of making external storage devices since 1985. The CAND series of network attached storage units are offered in two- and four-bay configurations. Today we're looking at one of its two-bay units, the CAND3001T0, which comes equipped with two 500GB drives for a total of 1TB of storage. Cavalry offers 1.5TB and 2TB models as well. So let's take a look and see what this device has to offer.
Closer Look:
As is typical of a lot of the products that show up for review, the CAND3001T0 arrived in a sturdy cardboard shipping box. The device itself comes in its own box designed to safely house the unit, as well as provide some additional information about the CAND3001T0. On the front of the box we're treated to a picture of the unit, along with a network diagram showing how a typical installation might work. Cleverly, the back side of the box shows the rear of the unit, along with additional highlights of the unit's capabilities. The sides of the box repeat the feature list and also include some detailed technical specifications, along with what's included in the box.
Taking a peek inside the box shows the CAND3001T0 is covered in foam wrapping and securely protected by a pair of foam inserts. Also included in the box are a power cord, the external power supply, a Cat-5e Ethernet cable, a printed user's manual, and a setup CD. Included on the CD are a setup utility, electronic versions of the user manual, and a copy of the backup software.
Let's pull the wraps off and see what the CAND3001T0 looks like. The unit itself is fairly compact at 4.25" wide, but at 8" deep, it is somewhat deeper than I expected. The front of the storage unit is uncluttered and only has three function LEDs for power (blue), network link (green) and hard drive activity (red). An oblique side shot shows the black matte finish of the all-plastic enclosure framed in silver accents with the Cavalry logo on the side. Moving around to the rear of the unit there is a 60mm cooling fan at the top (although the fan grill is more like 45mm). Continuing down the left side, there is a reset button, a RJ45 LAN connection, a USB 2.0 printer connection and the power connection. On the right side is a momentary-contact rocker switch controlling power to the unit. The unit also has four rubber feet on the bottom to reduce vibration noise and to keep the unit from sliding around. On the upper right side is a foil seal covering the access screw that reads "TAMPER SEAL Nonreturnable if seal is broken". I guess that means there are no user-serviceable components inside.
Now it's time to power this unit up and get it ready for testing.


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** [[Media:xglamo-graphics.pdf | xglamo-graphics.pdf]]
** [[Media:xglamo-graphics.pdf | xglamo-graphics.pdf]]
** [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=xglamo.git;a=summary Xglamo source]
** [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=xglamo.git;a=summary Xglamo source]
* [http://www.bitwiz.org.uk/
* [http://www.bitwiz.org.uk/dri Tom White's DRI project]
* xf86-video-glamo (driver for X.org)
* xf86-video-glamo (driver for X.org)
** [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=xf86-video-glamo.git;a=summary Git repository]
** [http://git.openmoko.org/?p=xf86-video-glamo.git;a=summary Git repository]
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Glamo3362 is the graphics chip in the Neo FreeRunner. It supports 2D and 3D acceleration, and provides an extra SD interface which is used for the uSD card slot (the other one is used for the Wlan adaptor).
Glamo's 2D engine is currently used to accelerate solid fills and blits in both XGlamo (Kdrive) and X.org (xf86-video-glamo).
The datasheets for the chip are not public, but have been made available (under NDA) to a few community volunteers who are interested in working on accelerated drivers. Please post to the devel mailing list if you are interested in joining in this effort. This mailing list thread has some discussion on the topic.
MicroSD support
- Supports SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards up to 8GB
- Connected to: Glamo 3362 MMC/SD controller
- Supported microSD cards
- Specifications: SD Simplified Specification, MMC (partial), MMC (product manual)
Bus Interface
- Glamo is connected to the Samsung S3C2442B B54 address/data bus, accessed via MMIO.
Hardware Acceleration
This is a compilation of all the publicly available information that is known about the Glamo 3362 used in the Neo FreeRunner GTA02 and links to past and present projects utilizing the Glamo's hardware acceleration. If anyone is working or has worked on hardware acceleration with the Glamo please add any links and any further information to this page.
Hardware Accelerated Projects
- Blog post by balrog accounting his working creating an accelerated mplayer driver using the Glamo 3362
- Source for libglamo interface used for mplayer acceleration
- Xglamo
- Tom White's DRI project
- xf86-video-glamo (driver for X.org)
Known Features
- 8MB internal SDRAM
- 16bit local bus interface to S3C2410
- The bus is limited in speed to about 7 Mb/s. This means that rendering is slow unless it can follow an accelerated path, and that texture uploads for 3D graphics would be slow.
- 2D acceleration
- 3D acceleration
- 256x256 Max Texture Size
- No Render-To-Texture Support
- 511x511 Max 3D Destination Buffer Size
- Note that this is smaller than the VGA screen.
- Pipeline: Transform, cull, lighting, clipping, setup, rasterizer
- Standards compliance: OpenGL ES 1.0, OpenGL ES 1.1 and Mobile D3D.
- h.263 codec (encode/decode)
- LCM controller
- SD-Card controller
- hardware JPEG encoder/decoder
- Camera interface and imapge processing (unused)