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Connection Cloud Hires Enterprise Software Veteran as CEO to Guide Accelerated Growth in Worldwide Cloud Data Access Market
By: Business Wire
Dec. 4, 2012 12:17 PM
Elastic Intelligence, developer of The Connection Cloud, a revolutionary PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) technology enabling real-time access to SaaS data in the cloud, announced today that Ajay Singh has joined the company as CEO. A software industry veteran with more than 25 years experience driving accelerated growth companies, Singh will lead Connection Cloud at a time when its technology is experiencing rapid acceptance in the enterprise market.
Ajay Singh, CEO Connection Cloud (Photo: Business Wire)
Singh is a highly regarded Silicon Valley leader with a proven track record of taking both established and emerging software companies to accelerated levels of growth. He will drive company initiatives to further penetrate the global market and to develop new channel opportunities for the technology which launched in June, 2012.
In leading company business strategy, Singh will work closely with Roger Sippl, Connection Cloud founder and lead architect. Sippl will continue as Chief Technology Officer and take the post of Executive Chairman as well.
"Elastic Intelligence is at a point in its growth path where we need an ace to take us to the next level and capitalize on the growing market acceptance we have quickly achieved. We believe Ajay Singh is the right person to enable us to take full advantage of the unique opportunity we have before us in the enterprise market," said Sippl.
"In just a short time, the Connection Cloud has become a key enabler of business intelligence solutions as companies recognize it to be the missing link to accessing SaaS data in real time," said Singh. "I am excited about the virtually unlimited possibilities that the Connection Cloud's connection service has in solving an enormous problem for enterprises, that of accessing data in the cloud. Current cloud data access or integration solutions are not in real time and involve the time and money drain of custom development or extensive data warehousing. Clearly, on time to value, price point and real time performance, the Connection Cloud is the best solution in the market place."
Market Momentum
Elastic Intelligence, in a short while, has moved to the forefront of entrepreneurial companies delivering innovative solutions to accessing data in the cloud. Among its achievements over the past year are:
Ajay Singh Biographical Information
Ajay Singh is a software and services industry veteran with over 25 years experience both building and leading high growth technology companies through successful exits, as well as managing more mature software businesses. Ajay was previously Vice President and General Manager of BMC Software's Service Assurance business where he turned around a declining multi-hundred million dollar software business. As Vice President Application Management, Ajay drove several acquisitions and played a key role in helping differentiate BMC's Cloud and DevOps offerings.
Prior to BMC Software, Ajay was Founder/CEO of ProactiveNet an Application Performance Management company that he successfully grew and sold to BMC software in 2007. Prior to founding ProactiveNet, Ajay was General Manager of Sun Microsystem's $100M+ Asia-Pac Latin America services business that he grew in excess of 30%. Ajay also lead worldwide marketing for SunService and was instrumental in using services to position Sun for success with Enterprise customers. Prior to Sun, Ajay was an Engagement Manager in the technology and strategy practice at Booz, Allen and Hamilton.
Ajay holds an MBA from Stanford University, a MS in Computer Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
About The Connection Cloud
The Connection Cloud, developed and marketed by Elastic Intelligence, is the first and only real-time SQL-based Platform-as-a-Service for instantly connecting to SaaS data for reporting, business intelligence (BI) and application development. Using Connection Cloud, business users and application developers can instantly access their data from where it resides, eliminating the need for a data warehousing, or additional IT support. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Menlo Park, California. For more information, visit http://www.connectioncloud.com/
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Ancient Frog Review
We've really never seen or played anything quite like Ancient Frog before on any platform, not just the iPhone. It takes special artistic gifts to make something like this–a game that is so playable, so beautiful, and so stunningly out of left field that even jaded critics like us can't help but rave about it. Don't let Ancient Frog's strange concept put you off: this is a living, breathing masterpiece of a puzzle game, and it easily rates among App Store royalty.
The closest analogy to Ancient Frog we can come up with is the well-loved party game Twister, but there's so much more going on here that the comparison fails almost immediately. The game's main mechanic is superficially similar. You control a frog resting on a leaf, eyeing a tasty fly on the other side of the screen, but you can only traverse the leaf by attaching your hands and feet to special sticky spots. However, frogs aren't endlessly flexible, and you can only move one limb at a time; the others must remain anchored to the leaf. Meanwhile, the spots are laid out in such a way that the necessary stepping stones are just out of reach, requiring you to plan alternate routes and flex and contort your froggy limbs across their full range of motion to move carefully forward.
Making it to the ending position–where the frog is crouched right in front of the fly and ready for dinner–takes a lot of experimentation and non-linear thinking. You might have to painstakingly turn around and execute a backwards approach to get some levels right, because the frog's hind legs are both longer and more flexible than its "hands." Sometimes sticky spots that appear irrelevant or inaccessible are the key to nailing a level at the par number of moves. It actually feels a bit like scaling a sheer surface in a rock-climbing gym, only without the taxing physicality, and taken at your own pace. There's no time or moves limit, and every level you beat opens up several more, so you can skip around to other levels if you get stuck. The game offers a simple swipe maneuver to undo (or redo) any number of moves, although we found that it didn't always recognize our swipes on the first try. We also ran into an odd bug (not the edible kind) that replayed the tutorial in the middle of the game once or twice during our review. We hope it will be addressed in an update.
As fantastic as Ancient Frog's gameplay is (and it is fantastic), the game's graphics and sound are even better. The six frog species appearing in the game are rendered with an uncanny clarity that borders on photo-realistic, and their fully articulated movement and lifelike animations are nothing short of astounding. We love the game's interface, which is filled with leaves, flowers, and other natural motifs, and the twitters, chirps and buzzes that accompany play sound like they're straight out of the habitat. It's like carrying a little rain forest around in your phone.
Ancient Frog is a real achievement from top to bottom, and it might just be our new favorite iPhone game; it's even more staggering when you consider that the whole thing was put together by one guy! It's another example of the immense pool of creative and technical talent tapped by the App Store, as well as another step along the iPhone's path to ownership of the indie development scene.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical about the government's claim that it should be allowed more time to sue some fund executives for securities fraud.
The high court on Tuesday heard arguments from Gabelli Funds executive Bruce Alpert and former executive Marc J. Gabelli, who say the Securities and Exchange Commission missed its chance to sue them for allegedly committing fraud by allowing a hedge fund to rapidly trade shares of a mutual fund.
Gabelli and Albert say a five-year statute of limitations started no later than 2002. The SEC argued the clock did not start until it discovered the practice in late 2003, which put the 2008 suit within the time limit.
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed the time limit starts with discovery of the practice.
But Gabelli and Albert's lawyers said government officials had never before asserted an ability to stretch out the statute of limitations. ''The position that the SEC is taking now is a novel position that to our knowledge has not been taken by other regulators and hasn't been taken by the SEC until quite recently,'' Lewis J. Liman said.
Several justices agreed. ''What's extraordinary is that the government has never asserted this, except in the 19th century, when it was rebuffed and repudiated its position," Justice Antonin Scalia said.
Justice Stephen Breyer noted any extension would affect more than just security cases. ''It is a statute that applies to all government actions, which is a huge category across the board,'' said Breyer.
''It seems to me to have enormous consequences for the government suddenly to try to assert a quasi-criminal penalty and abolish the statute of limitations, I mean, in a vast set of cases,'' Breyer said.
Justice Elena Kagan suggested the only reason the government is trying to stretch back and go after Gabelli and Albert is because the New York attorney general got there first.
''The government had decided not to go after market timers,'' she said. ''And it changed its decision when a state attorney general decided to do it, and it embarrassed them that they had made that enforcement priority decision."
Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey B. Wall said he couldn't believe lawmakers intended to create an obvious loophole.
''I cannot imagine that the Congress, which allowed agencies to seek civil penalties . . . would have thought that the only people who could get away without paying them are the ones who commit fraud or concealment and that remains hidden for five years,'' Wall said.


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Rangers make Skjei their No. 1 pickby Staff Writer / New York Rangers
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has selected defenseman Brady Skjei with the 28th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Skjei, 18, skated in 60 games with the U.S. National Under-18 Team (USHL) last season, registering four goals and 19 assists for 23 points, along with 36 penalty minutes. He established USHL career-highs in games played, assists, points, and penalty minutes. Skjei tied for seventh on the team overall in assists, and tied for third among team defensemen in points and ranked fourth in assists.
|Defenseman Brady Skjei pulls on his Rangers jersey for the first time after being drafted by the team at No. 28 overall in Friday night's NHL Entry Draft.
The Lakeville, Minnesota native helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the Under-18 World Championship, recording one assist, 10 shots on goal and a plus-10 rating in six tournament contests. His plus-10 rating led all tournament skaters.
The 6-3, 200-pounder has appeared in 115 career games over two seasons with the U.S. National Development Team (USHL), registering nine goals and 33 assists for 42 points, along with 60 penalty minutes. In 2010-11, Skjei established a USHL career-high with five goals, along with 14 assists for 19 points in 55 games with the U.S. National Under-17 Team. He tied for sixth on the team overall in assists, and tied for second among team defensemen in goals and third in points that season.
In addition to capturing gold with Team USA at the Under-18 World Championship, Skjei represented the United States at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. He registered one goal and three assists for four points in six tournament contests en route to capturing the silver medal. He also tied for third on the team with one power play goal.
Skjei, who has committed to the University of Minnesota for the fall of 2012, entered the 2012 NHL Entry Draft ranked 19th overall among North American skaters in the final Central Scouting Rankings.


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Everyone loves her :9Check out my Blog http://www.the-car-addict.com, if you want to ;-)
pics with alexa are always so beautifulshe's amazingxWatching the waves
yo amoo
I just loved your blog. Everything. Enjoy Paris.www.natassialea.com
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Alexa is my favorite It girl too, I love her hair, and her eyes are great…Her style is just the cherry on top..Enjoy your time in Paris
LOVE HER!! hope you have a great time!xoxo
Te envié un mail con un dibujo tuyo que hice. También lo subí a mi blog.Espero que te gusteElihttp://timetimetravelers.blogspot.com/
Hey, if you have time check out my blog :>http://accessorieslovers.blogspot.com/2010/03/bonjour-paris.html
alexa is amazing!! have fun in paris, lucky you :)xxhttp://www.ludivine-avenue.blogspot.com/
Acabo de descubrir tu blog y me encanta!!!!!!!!!!Alexa es una pasada, me encanta su estilo.Pasalo muy bien en París!www.fabulousnoa.blogspot.com
heey andy!!estaras en paris el 10?? yo ire a visitar a mi novio del 10 al 14, estaria padrisimo hacer algo si tienes ratito libre!!de cualquier manera te deseo lo mejor, pasatela increibleeee :Dcaro o.
i like your blog ver much, maybe you can becoma a follower from our blog too. greetsdebijoy.blogspot.com
amazing pictures of alexa… kiss from Portugal***Brown And Cappuccino*
hey girl!! it's Ilse from the ILFN contest! how are you doing? it's just AMAZING that you're going to Paris, I'm sooo jealous right now ahaha.. have you bought anything yet from your River Island outfits?? I haven't received anything yet from Annic, no email or whatsoever.. really weird. anyway, have a blast at Paris I'm curious of the pictures you'll be taking! ohhh just one thing, we're going to organize a meetup with all the ILFN contest girls. care to join in? talk to you later byee x
Me encanta Alexa, es una de mis favoritas del momento (L)Sandrahttp://dearlookbook.blogspot.com
Dear Andy, maybe you have seen this before but i've just found you here: http://www.teampeterstigter.com/amsterdam/streetwear-amsterdam-fw10-day-1/xoxoAnita
I love her style so much!have fun in Paris!XOXOhttp://loresfashion.blogspot.com
Love your blog Andy! and Alexa is one of my favourites "it girls" too! :)dressingroomtale.blogspot.com/
Me chifla Alexa y su super-estilo, es genial y muy natural!!Por cierto,no conocia tu blog (no se como, debo de ser la unica con la cantidad de seguidores que tienes!!) y me ha encantado…, tienes unos looks y una fotos muy inspiradores. Por cierto, pásate por mi blog, si te gusta y si quieres intercambiamos links( asi te conoceran en España y a mi aqui. Si es asi porfi, dimelo y te linkeo!)Besito!!………………..www.bartabacmode.com
good luck! I so envy you! I will myself follow the paris fashion week but from my computer unfortunately ….http://www.iletaitunefoisundressing.com/
Alexa es genial! disfruta mucho de París y vuelve dándonos tanta envidia como siempre. xoxo
Yeeees,we love her. ;)
Hey Andy!!Even though there's no possibility of me being in paris to join you at the most exciting event of the year =[ I thought i'd check out hypeed.com and was so impressed I featured it on my blog =]Please give it a looksie and let me know what you think?www.myliestylin.com
ENJOY Paris &Fashionweek, Andy!We are all so jealous!!! =]Enter the GIVEAWAY contest with Queens Wardrobe HERE on COME OVER TO THE DARK SIDE WE HAVE CANDY
I'm SO Alexaholic too!She's stylish, gorgeous and girlfriend of my all time favourite singer (ALEX TURNER!!!) so I didn't really have the choice to adore her!xxxvive la france ;)
NOBODY does Effortless like Alexa! I'm obsessed with this girl!!
Love Alexa!Have fun in Paris!
Beautiful pistachio jacket! Not only black colour suits to motor style.Cheers! http://my-good-premonition.blogspot.pl
I LOVE ALEXA TOO!! SHE'S SO QUIRKY N PRETTY!XXwww.thestylingbee.blogspot.comwww.thestylingbee.blogspot.comwww.thestylingbee.blogspot.com
ALEXA is my role model! I mean, I love her, I adore her till I think she's my big sister :D
I love alexa too!xxx
Hey chica, diviertete mucho en Paris! (sabemos que lo harás) que envidia de la buena ehh!! Date una vuelta por mi blog, apenas comienzo y ya me encanta aunque obvio.. aún no tengo ni el 1% de tu éxito jaja! http://aurinkuus.blogspot.com Besos!
Have fun in Paris!
LOVE alexa
I adore the dress!!Have a good time in Paris.
como me gusta alexa chung, sus looks son tan inspiradores :)y con respecto a paris solo espero q nos muestres absolutamente todooo lo q veas e pases alla jeje besos
Alexa is a diva *-*
Completely in love with alexa too – hope you have a lovely time in Paris! xx
yes! We love Alexa!Follow my blog and I follow your blog.xoxo
we all love her :)*
Lucky you!! How come u moved to the Netherlands and what were your first job there? :) Would be fun to know!
buen viaje :Dhttp://pineplanet.blogspot.com/
Preciosas fotografias!Mi ultima entrada tambien esta dedicada a Alexa! Y por supuesto, creo que no hay nadie a quien no le encante!Disfruta de Paris!
I love her outfits! Her style is brilliant!!! Follow/visit my blog!!!<3FOLLOW:http://alittle-rae-ofsunshine.blogspot.com/http://alittle-rae-ofsunshine.blogspot.com/
lucky you!!!have a fun:)
oh yes we do love her ;) the coat in the first picture is my dream!
Have an amazing time at Paris fashion week, which shows are you going to? I love Alexas' style but i really don't think her presenting skills are so great, watch her on youtube and you'll see what i mean and she's gotten soooo skinny since moving to America, don't lose anymore weight girl, you look fab as you are. I'm in love with the new Alexa bag by Mulberry, its absolutely lovely!!!!www.dressedupdown.blogspot.com
omg I love love love Alexa!have fun in paris :)Theory of a fashion victimxoxo
Hi Andy!I'm a huge fan of your blog, you have such style!!I have a big major question!! I'm going to a concert next weekend, and I have no clue on what to wear.. I'm going to be on field so I don't want to be in hills.. any idea?!! i so need it!!!
I wish you all the best for your trip to Paris. Hopefully you'll meet some famous designers like Karl Lagerfeld or Marc Jacobs. Have fun and enjoy your time there as much as you can.Hope you have a wonderful trip :)-The Trendy Fashionistahttp://thetrendyfashionista.blogspot.com
Hi, What is that party-lunch about?Good luck for you and your packing….jajajaja!Visit my ONLINE VINTAGE STORE, i´ve got noew items and I ship internationally!!!http://olindasvidedressing.blogspot.com/XoxoOLiNDa
Lovely pics of Alexa. I wish I WAS in Paris on the 9th of March, haha. I am sooooo jealous. Have fun girl, and I'm sure you'll look amazing and stunning as always.xx http://livingafashionablelife.blogspot.com
Great photos, have an amazing time in Paris!
yes we do!!!!have fun in paris!!!
she has a great styleI love herfromhttp://minaischic.blogspot.com/
I love alexa and her style!!!! and I think she need put on some way ;)
Que tengas muy buen viaje y lo disfrutes todo muchiiiisimo…Muero por ver que te vas a poner… jejeejUn besoSandrahttp://dearlookbook.blogspot.com
Love these shots of her…so pretty
Alexa Chunggg! I love her too, shes so cute & pretty! xx from http://asianeyedgirl.blogspot.com/
OMG I love this girl! She's amazing!
Alexa Chung is great! I love her, and her style!Have fun in Paris!
I love Alexa!I will be in Paris next week and i really hope that the weather will be great!Enjoy yourself! :D
Lucky you!Paris + Fashion Week + a lot of outfit to be changed!!!I wait for new photos!Chiarawww.forget-me-not-chiara.blogspot.com
Great photos! Have fun at Paris Fashion Week!
beautiful photos!
Good luck to you Andy!You have been invited to some show of fashion week? Tell me what I'm curious!http://factorystyle.blogspot.com/
Love alexa!have fun in Paris your so lucky!x amber
me encanta alexa,adoro su estilo y el tuyo tambien. que suerte tienes,siempre viajando!
Great pictures!
wow, her hair looks great here! see you!
Alexa is amazing! Enjoy Paris!:)
Great pictures you chose. Hope you have a great time in Paris!
Looove her! And I really love the green leather jacket!http://infashionwetrustblog.blogspot.com
adore this pics. I gave you an award. check out my blog
we absolutely love her!and once again have a nice trip & awesome fun @ paris! ;)xoxo
alexa is the girl! enjoy paris :) a dream come true I guess! kiss from lastminutedreams!
i love alexa chung its better to ask who doens't love her, she's so smart and so cute btw your blog is amazing, you're so gorgeaus like a topmodelXX and have fun in paris, i'm so jealous i love paris :D
love the picture of alexa!and have fun in paris, lucky woman! xxxCamillaINTOTHEFOLDFASHION.BLOGSPOT.COM
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The subject of reading comes up quite often on this blog, and yesterday was no exception. Whether or not you sided with Fanjoo in the amazon vs. independent bookseller debate, one common ground that I think we all shared was that getting people to read is a good thing. If nothing else, that Slate article set off an interesting thought process, which last night may have found its logical, and positive, conclusion. If the goal is, as I said in the first post about reading, getting books into people's hands, then the folks at World Book Night definitely have the right idea.
World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books.
Begun last year in the UK to much success, it's being launched this year in the US. On April 23, 2012 tens of thousands of people in both countries, armed with 20 paperbacks a piece (given to them by local, participating bookstores and libraries), will take to the streets with a single goal… to get the books, one million in each country, into the hands of people who are not normally readers. The day was selected to coincide with World Book Day, created by UNESCO in 1995 to celebrate and promote reading, writing, and publishing. The date also coincides with the anniversary of the deaths of Cervantes and Shakespeare.
The idea behind WBN is a good one.
Reading changes lives and at the heart of World Book Night lies the simplest of ideas and acts – that of putting a book into another person's hand and saying 'this one's amazing, you have to read it'.
They are looking for volunteers to distribute the books in April. If you're in the US, here is the link to register to be a "giver." I signed up last night.
Related articles:
- World Book Night 2011: The ups & the downs (littleinterpretations.com)
- World Book Night: Looking for Volunteers to Give Away One MIllion Free Books (huffingtonpost.com)
- US to mark World Book Night with classic titles give-away (guardian.co.uk)


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"Rob is the lead, but you're the better-looking Cullen," Ryan bravely admitted to Kellan, at the risk of infuriating millions of Robert Pattinson loyalists.
"Ooh, I need to hang out with people like you more often!" exclaimed Kellan, who then (wisely!) proceeded to share some kind words about his celluloid sibling…
"His accent and his crazy hairdo get the girls swooning," Kellan told Ryan, before pointing out the one quality Pattz possesses that never, ever seems to fail him.
"Rob's kind of shy, and he does this thing, when he's really shy, or when someone asks him something, he lowers his head down and the girls love it!"
And as if that wasn't enough: "He's such a humble guy," said Kellan, "and I'm very impressed with him."
LOL! Ryan doesn't miss an opportunity to get in a jab at Rob does he.
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Submission + - Classroom Clashes over Science Education (aaas.org)
cheezitmike writes: In a two-part series, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) examines two hot-button topics that create clashes in the classroom between science teachers and conservative-leaning students, parents, school boards, and state legislatures. Part 1 looks at the struggle of teachers to cover evolution in the face of religious push-back from students and legislatures. Part 2 deals with teaching climate change, and how teachers increasingly have to deal with political pressure from those who insist that there must be two sides to the discussion.


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5th Australian International Political Economy Network Workshop
From 5 December, 2013 to 6 December, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Emeritus Professor Linda Weiss, The University of Sydney
Continuing what is now a wonderful tradition, following on from the very successful previous workshops held at the University of Adelaide (2007), Australian National University (2009), Griffith University (2010) and Murdoch University (2012), the 5th Australian International Political Economy Network Workshop will be hosted at the University of Sydney on 5-6 December 2013. It will be hosted with the support of the Department of Government and International Relations, Department of Political Economy and School of Social and Political Sciences.
As with the previous workshops, there will be the opportunity for both panels where full academic papers may be presented, and more informal roundtables allowing participants to discuss work-in-progress or already published research without having to provide a paper. The following are suggested as possible panel/roundtable themes:
(1) Neoliberalism after the financial crisis
(2) The rise of China and the Post-Washington/Beijing Consensus
(3) Globalisation and private governance
(4) IPE: the state of the discipline and new theoretical approaches
(5) Australia and the 'Asian Century'
(6) Global development
(7) The political economy of global environmental challenges
(8) Gender and IPE
Attendees should also feel free to propose a panel or roundtable as well.
As with earlier workshops, the University of Sydney will host participants for dinner on 5 December. We will also provide, on a competitive basis, funding towards meeting the costs for any PhD candidates not based in Sydney to travel to Sydney and attend the workshop. The total funding available will be subject to the number of applications received. In order to apply, PhD candidates should email their CV, an abstract of approximately 200 words, and a short letter of support from their academic supervisor.
Please contact either John Mikler or Martijn Konings with all inquiries and in relation to your attendance.
We look forward to welcoming you to Sydney!
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Western Nepal : Sunauli
Sunauli is the traditional name given to both sides of this India/Nepal border crossing, 70 kilometers north of Gorakpur and 3 kilometers south of Bhairahawa. Technically the Indian side is "Sunauli" and Nepal side is Belahiya. Both are small, congested, dusty and dirty towns and the quicker you can get on to Bhairahawa (again only three kilometers north)/elsewhere, the better.
Sunauli is not a place to linger. But it is an important border crossing/trade point, therefore the traffic and congestion. There are a few travel offices, currency exchange facilities on the Nepal side, and zero sights - unless you count long lines of Indian big-rigs.
Going from India to Nepal, Nepalese visas are available on arrival. Going from Nepal to India? Hope you have visa already as no visa's are available on arrival to India. And neither immigration offices are overly helpful.
Get in
By bus
Indian "package" tour buses, mostly pilgrims to Lumbini and Kathmandu, do cross the border and continue on after immigration. The farang / backpacker "package" tour buses normally do not and you will sadly and most likely be booked overnight in a cheap, not so nice hotel in Sunauli for your connection "connecting service " to Kathmandu. If you have only booked to the border you can cross (on foot) and find buses on either side up to 6PM - 7 PM. Intercity buses depart on both sides usually twice a day - dusk and dawn. Delhi, Gorakpur, Sunauli, India/Belahiya, Nepal. 24 - 30 hours.
Via Delhi, Gorakpur, Sunauli, India/Belahiya, Nepal. 24 - 30 hours.
Via Kathmandu, Narayangarh/Bharatpur (var. Narayanghat), Butwal, Bhairahawa, Sunauli. 7 - 10 hours.
Via Pokhara, Palpa/Tansen, Butwal, Bhairahawa (potholed, windy road, but beautiful views) 5 - 6 hours. Also Pokhara, Narayangarh/Bharatpur/Butwal, Bhairahawa, Sunauli (better road conditions). 5 -6 hours.
Via Gulmi-Tamghas, Palpa/Tansen, Butwal, Bhairahawa (potholed, windy road, but beautiful views) 4 - 5 hours.
Do not book a ticket in kathmandu from AMAZON TOURS & TRAVEL,INDICA TOURIST POINT and PAUL TRAVEL (in Varanasi) that are working with SIGHT NEPAL in sunauli on the nepalese border. You pay alot for them in the end to put you on local buses where you get stuck for 10-12 hours and are dangerous. We got to Sunauli in one piece and were going on our second bus to varanasi what we been promised to be safe and comfortable. SIGHT NEPAL told us that a guy on the indian border would meet us up to show us our bus and help us. First he had the worst attitude and started to get angry when we didnt want to give him our tickets when we saw what he said, was our bus for 12 hour. It was the worst thing you can ever imagine! We didnt want to give him our tickets because he would just walk away and cash them in for money or sell them to somebody else for a crazy price. When he finally showed us a better bus but still a localbus, he wanted to have money from us by charging for our bags on the bus. We didnt give him a penny and the bus finally drove off without them which proves that they just wanted to rip us off entirly. Dont take bus to india from the border but go to gorakhpur and book ahead for train there.
By train
Via Delhi - Gorakpur. Transfer to narrow gauge track to Nautanwa. Transfer to taxi/bus/rickshaw to Sunauli, India (about 5 kilometers). Cross border to Belahiya and Nepal's Immigration. Total time approximately 12 - 18 hours.
Via Kolkata, Patna, Gorakpur. Transfer to narrow gauge track to Nautanwa. Transfer to taxi/bus/rickshaw to Sunauli, India (approximately 5 kilometers). Cross border to Belahiya, and Nepal's Immigration. Total time approximately 10 - 12 hours.
Get around
Rickshaw's, buses, taxis all available. If you are stuck overnight here do not hesitate to take a 10 minute rickshaw up north for wonderful restaurants in Bhairahawa.
Most of the accommodations are found on the Nepal side, though there is a Government of India run hotel for pilgrims on the Indian side. Look for the large white building about .5 kiilometers south of the border on the main road. Modern rooms with bathrooms, TVs, and A/C for 1200IRs. None are recommended for women travelling alone. . Cheaper rooms usually go early in the day.
Options for food on the Indian side of the border are very limited and of questionable standards (with the exception of the pilgrim's hotel). Eat on the Nepal side and/or pack extra food if possible. Look for nice little outdoor daba/tandori restaurant run by Lucky Singh just 30 meters north of the border on the east side. Questionable atmosphere but great food! They even have A/C facilties (20 NRs extra) in the hot season.


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|Wilted Spinach with Mushrooms
January, 2003
Serves 3 / This recipe showcases spinach, a true powerhouse rich in folate, fiber, and protective phytonutrients, such as lutein. It makes a tasty and attractive bed for grilled or baked fish.
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons vegetable stock or water
2 pounds (about 2 bunches) spinach, washed, tough stems removed, to yield about 12 cups leaves
6 tablespoons goat cheese or 3 tablespoons sesame seeds (optional)
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1. Sauté garlic in olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat until soft. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Pour in vegetable stock or water and add spinach. Rotate spinach with tongs so that leaves are coated in cooking juices.
2. When spinach turns bright green and is thoroughly wilted, remove from heat. Sprinkle each serving with 1/2 tablespoon goat cheese or sesame seeds, if desired. Season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.
Recipe reprinted with permission from The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil, MD, and Rosie Daley (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002).
Calories 84,Fat 7,Perfat 73,Cholesterol 7,Carbo 2,Protein 4,Fiber 1,Sodium 250


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Songs from Brazil will warm Bridgehampton at a concert tomorrow in the Bridgehampton Historical Society's archive building at 2539-A Montauk Highway at 7 p.m. Ludmilla and Marcello, a Brazilian duo, will perform music made popular by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Elis Regina, Joao Gilberto, and Caetano Veloso. Jane Hastay and Peter Martin Weiss, who are the hosts of the society's Parlor Jazz series, will accompany them on piano and bass. The archive is at the eastern end of Bridgehampton Main Street and has plenty of parking. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered online at bridgehampton historicalsociety.org.
Members can attend for $10.


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Feb 18, 2011
Feb. 18, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The 2011 season opener for the UC Santa Barbara baseball team was rained out on Friday.
La Salle and the Gauchos are set for a noon start on Saturday in the hopes of beating the weather. The two teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Sunday in an attempt to get all three games in.
Slated to start for the Gauchos is senior right-hander Jesse Meaux, who was recently named one of the top 50 seniors in the country, courtesy of Baseball America.
The game will be broadcast live online by clicking here.
Tickets are available by calling (805) 893-UCSB (8272) or online by clicking here.


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SPRINGFIELD -- One of Gov. Pat Quinn's agencies violated hiring laws by failing to review job applicants' credentials, improperly viewing candidates' names and, in one case, hiring an employee's husband after improper intervention by the employee, according to a report released Friday.
Incorrect practices found at the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity violated the same rules against political influence in hiring that first drew the attention of federal prosecutors to employment in the administration of Quinn's predecessor. Impeached and ousted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in federal prison now on unrelated political corruption charges.
Executive Inspector General Ricardo Meza's report found 10 abuses of hiring rules involving four current and past employees, as well as the agency itself, finding that no one at DCEO "is conducting even a cursory review of the qualifications of appointees to determine whether they meet the minimum requirements."
One ex-employee the report criticized said in a written rebuttal that "no hiring decision at DCEO was ever made in a vacuum," indicating choices had to have approval from agency managers and the state's personnel agency, the Department of Central Management Services.
Meza also found that employees broke rules governing what are supposed to be one-time, 60-day "emergency" posts by appointing some workers to four consecutive two-month assignments and giving them salaries not in accordance with state guidelines.
DCEO Director David Vaught indicated in an August response to the probe that former deputy director for human resources Bridget Devlin left the agency in May. He said employee James Jarocki, whom the probe determined lied about his educational background, resigned in September rather than face dismissal, and two remaining human resources workers, Tina Dye and Pam Eicken, had completed a counseling session on Aug. 16.
Key to the case was the determination that DCEO employees violated so-called Rutan rules designed to shelter hiring from political considerations as set down in a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court order stemming from an Illinois case.
Following abuses which launched the massive federal probe that led to Blagojevich's demise, Quinn issued an executive order in December 2009 reaffirming the Rutan principles. They require choosing qualified job candidates to interview from eligibility lists that don't include identifying information.
Quinn's office could not immediately say Friday night whether the administration is reviewing hiring procedures in other agencies to ensure compliance. Vaught's response indicated DCEO is working with Central Management Services "to strengthen hiring policies."
The report found that Devlin had violated rules by reappointing Jarocki and two unidentified workers to multiple emergency assignments and setting higher-than-allowed salaries for them, along with mentioning Dye's husband to another interviewer. A message left at an out-of-state number for Devlin was not returned Friday night.
In a written rebuttal, Devlin bashed what she said was an inaccurate, "flawed" report. She noted pressure at the time for DCEO to add staff for federal economic stimulus programs and said her hiring decisions needed approval from superiors and Central Management Services.
"I liken your allegations to a scenario in which the coach of the football team tells the quarterback what play to run, and when the play doesn't work, the fans blame it on the quarterback," Devlin wrote.
Dye was cited for asking Devlin to interview her husband for a job reserved for a "blind," Rutan-covered hire. The report does not identify Dye's husband by name but other state records show William Dye of Springfield joined DCEO in July 2010. A number listed for the Dyes is disconnected.
In a statement that accompanied the report, Dye said: "I felt and still feel that I was merely putting in a good word for an applicant. I know this is not at all uncommon in state employment."
Devlin said she made it clear the agency was not obligated to hire him but that his interview ranked second-best of five candidates for two openings.
Jarocki, one of the repeat emergency-post staffers, whom investigators say lied about the extent of his college education, declined to comment when contacted at his Chicago home.
Eicken was implicated in the reappointments and salary-level approvals and for obtaining contact information about job candidates in advance of interviews. She did not return a message left at her home.
In a written statement, Eicken too said she took direction from above and that she informed Central Management Services of all her actions without rebuke.
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It has been announced this afternoon that Crystal Palace and Ian Holloway have parted company, leaving the Eagles managerless and five points from safety.
Holloway has left the club by mutual consent following a poor run of form culminating in the team letting a 1-0 lead slip against Fulham, eventually losing 4-1, on Monday night.
Holloway was rumoured to be in trouble with Palace chairman Steve Parish at the start of the season due to the lack of players he had signed. While he certainly managed to bring in players by the end of the window, it became evident that the team were going to struggle this season and have only tasted victory once all season, coming with a 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Sunderland.
Palace can certainly consider themselves unlucky with the goals that they conceded against Fulham on Monday, as the strikes from Pajtim Kasami and Steve Sidwell were two of the best goals in Premier League history.
It was obvious though that there were some stylistic issues. It appeared Holloway was too keen to play open and expansive football, moving forward with passing moves and leaving themselves somewhat open.
He appeared to have been prioritising attractive football over getting results, as they have conceded 17 goals, averaging two goals conceded per game.
An early favourite for the post will be Tony Pulis who could be hugely successful, his focus on gritty, powerful football, would be a good way to assure that the team stop conceding, with Marouane Chamakh being a good targetman for the long ball game.
Whilst Palace may sacrifice style, Pulis could turn their fortunes, meaning the departure of Holloway was a required step to allow them to best preserve their Premier League status.
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A program of movie shorts is like a bowl of party mix — work with me here; it's a metaphor and I intend to torture it — and a lot of the enjoyment lies in not knowing what you're going to pop in your mouth next. That's also the downside: For every crunchy macadamia nut, there's a stale piece of Rice Chex or a wasabi pea that's gone off.
"2012 Sundance Shorts," a touring collection that arrives at the Coolidge today, has a few too many questionable wasabi peas. The 10 films, all of which played the Sundance Film Festival last January, range in length from 3 to 21 minutes, and, unusually, the two longest shorts — the Brazil nuts, if you will — are the freshest. They're also the two that most pointedly engage the real world.
The 17-minute "Fishing Without Nets," directed by Cutter Hodierne, appears at first to be a documentary about a band of Somali pirates, crisply shot from an embedded position within the group. It slowly becomes clear, though, that this is a fictional story of a local fisherman (Abdi Muktar) conscripted by the pirates and forced to make a moral choice. "Fishing" depicts an economic Third World wasteland without letting its characters off the hook; Hodierne is reportedly trying to turn the short into a feature, and it'll be fascinating to see if he can maintain his terse balancing act in the longer format.
"The Return," from the Kosovo filmmaker Blerta Zegiri, is a heart-wrenching 21 minutes about a man (Lulzim Bucolli) who reunites with his wife (Adriana Matoshi) and young son after years as a prisoner of war. The film explores with delicate clarity the tenderness and awkwardness between the couple, leading up to a revelation by the wife that forces the husband to examine how much hate and how much love are left in his heart.
Those are the winners (literally: both films won jury prizes at Sundance). The shorter shorts are less impactful if occasionally diverting. "The Arm," directed by Brie Larsen, Sarah Ramos, and Jessie Ennis, is a tart tale of modern social-media horror about a shy teenager (Miles Heizer) who tries to maintain a texting romance with a new girlfriend, with dire results. "First Birthday," from Andrew Ahn, is a brief but quietly moving story about a gay Korean-American man (Joshua Kwak) coming to terms with his estrangement from his family.
Two of the shorts address robots, kind of. "The Robots of Brixton," by Kibwe Tavares, mixes excellent home-cooked computer animation and social outrage for a muddled metaphor about racial oppression in Britain. The four-minute "Meaning of Robots" is a profile of Mike Sullivan, a 65-year-old shut-in obsessed with making a stop-motion porn film starring robot miniatures. Both are like finding a wing nut in the bowl.
"Don't Hug Me I'm Scared," an aggressively dada variation on "Pee-wee's Playhouse"-style kiddie entertainment, is the weirdest of the shorts, and very engagingly so: It's the party-mix equivalent of brown acid. Then there's Nash Edgerton's "Bear," a disappointing follow-up to the filmmaker's 2007 festival-viral video hit "Spider." Once again the well-meaning but way-too-enthusiastic Jack (Edgerton) comes up with a plan to surprise his girlfriend (Mirrah Foulkes this time), and once again it goes spectacularly awry. But where the first film — you can find it online, and you should — developed the idea in believably horrible-funny ways, "Bear" tips quickly into absurdity. It's the one tidbit in this variable mix that requires too much chewing to swallow.Ty Burr can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tyburr.


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The 6-13 Cougars will enter districts with a number six seed and will be paired up with number three seed Akron, who end their regular season today against Holyoke.
Trahern's cagers met up with the Rams on Akron's hardwood in mid-December and toted home a less than pleasant 75-35 loss.
Burlington's Cougars must win this upcoming game to progress to the second round of districts, which will be at Northeastern Junior College
Burlington pounce all over Hi-Plains
Coach Trahern's cagers hosted Hi-Plains to a varsity contest on the basketball court last Saturday, Feb. 16, and pounced all over their visitors to claim a hearty 53-37 victory.
"We paid tribute to our seniors and their parents in the last home game in the Pit," stated Trahern about last Saturday's senior parent recognition night.
"The kids were really fired up to play, and we jumped out on Hi-Plains 13-0 to start the game.
At halftime, the Cougars narrowly led the Patriots 21-18.
"Third quarter action was tight throughout. Both teams adjusted defenses on the fly, and the scoring went back and forth. However, we were able to score 15 to their 11 for a 36-29 lead," added the coach.
The Patriots stayed in the game and cut Burlington's lead to three with close to five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
"It was a good win; the kids responded very well and closed the game when they needed to."
Cougars fall prey to the Eagles at last second
Burlington's basketball boys traveled to Wray hoping to wrap up their regular season with a strong win, but instead fell prey to the Eagles suffering a hard 46-45 defeat in the last second of the contest.
Coach Trahern's comments about this game were not available at press time.
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Hearing for young accident victim's father
- Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A court hearing is set for a man who Ohio authorities say ran over his 4-year-old son with his van after the boy fell out of the vehicle.
Natividad de Jesus Hernandez faces a preliminary charge of leaving the scene of an accident without speaking to authorities after the Dec. 26 mishap that killed his son.
The 30-year-old Hernandez was scheduled to appear Monday in Marysville Municipal Court in central Ohio.
Hernandez' attorney disputes the charge, saying a sheriff's deputy dash cam video shows Hernandez meeting police at the scene as his son is rushed into an ambulance.
The Union County prosecutor says the focus has shifted to the circumstances around the boy's death and says the video shows only part of the story.


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text: I'm using LSWS 2.1.9 and love it. You've got a great product, please keep up the good work. In my experimentation with Ruby and Rails, I've decided I want to use SCGI clustering to run my Rails app and have LSWS set up as a reverse proxy for lighttpd. This works quite well and I'm able to access everything as expected simply by setting up the lighttpd in the vhost External Apps section and creating a context of '/' that proxies to it. However, I'd like to do some URL re-writing before my Rails app (Typo) gets the request (I'm migrating from a different blogging package with a different, but similar enough to use rewriting, pretty-URL scheme). However, turning on re-writing at the vhost level doesn't seem to pass the re-written URL on through the reverse proxy. I have logging turned up and I know that my rewrite rules are generating the URL I want, but it doesn't seem to ever give that new URL to my '/' proxy context. Any pointers on how I'd accomplish this? I know Apache rewrite rules much better than lighttpd's scheme and so would like to do them in LSWS before the lighttpd server even sees them. Here is exactly what I'm trying to do: Rewrite Rules (at vhost level): RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^\/archives\/\d{4}/.+\.html RewriteRule ^\/archives\/(\d{4})/(.+)\.html \/articles\/$1\/99\/01\/$2 [QSA] Log output is: 2006-01-18 14:49:27.755 [INFO] [184.108.40.206:44429-0#typo] [REWRITE] Cond: Match '/archives/2005/i-feel-like-im-floating.html' with pattern '^\/archives\/\d{4}/.+\.html', result: 1 2006-01-18 14:49:27.755 [INFO] [22.214.171.124:44429-0#typo] [REWRITE] Source URI: '/archives/2005/i-feel-like-im-floating.html' => Result URI: '/articles/2005/99/01/i-feel-like-im-floating' Looking at my logs in Rails, it appears that the URI is getting passed to the proxy first, and then when the proxy is returning a 404, LSWS is rewriting it to the URI I want. Can this order be reversed so the rewrite happens first? If I visit the Result URI manually (by typing it into the address bar so that it doesn't get rewritten), it gives me the resulting page that I want. But how do I get this to work using the rewrite engine? Thanks for your help and for your great product. -Jason


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I have a (new) addiction. I can admit it.
I definitely get the most excited when I come across a toy or book I used to own that I haven't seen in years, then I kind of get a fun rose-tinted flashback to my childhood.
Ah, nostalgia.
Do you like treasure hunting online or do you prefer live markets? I'd love to hear!
vintage etsy treasures from top: fisher price record player, apple chime, play phone, wooden blocks, 1958 mickey mouse puzzle.


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Carm Yocum, 86, longtime Mt. Morris resident, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford.
She was born April 12, 1927 in Mendota, the daughter of Leo and Hannah (Flaherty) Coss.
Carm was a graduate of Mendota High School and attended Sacred Heart Academy.
She married Russell W. Yocum July 30, 1949 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mendota.
She was employed as a secretary at Disciples United Methodist Church, Mt. Morris, for several years, volunteered extensively for Lifeline Food Pantry and served on its board of directors, and was a baking judge for the Ogle County and 4-H Fairs.
Carm was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon, and the Catholic Daughters of America.
She is survived by sons, David Yocum, Mt. Morris, Greg (Trish) Yocum, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Jim Yocum, Denver, Colo.; daughters, Maureen Slater, Colorado Springs, Colo., Yvonne Schmidt, Oregon, and Rose Yocum, St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Greg, Joe, Michelle, Michael, Danny, Patrick, Rachel, Heidi, and Hannah; and great-grandchildren, Dravin, Caleb, Jacob, Brianne, Justin, and Dylan.
She was predeceased by her husband; parents; son, Michael; and sister, Lu.
Christian Funeral Mass will be held Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon with Rev. Joseph Naill as celebrant.
Burial will in St. Mary Cemetery, Oregon.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon, with an 8 p.m. rosary service.
Memorials may be directed to St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon or Lifeline Food Pantry, Oregon.
Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to leave online condolences.
Carm Yocum
Carm Yocum, 86, longtime Mt. Morris resident, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford.


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U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Michigan is calling for congressional hearings on Detroit's bankruptcy.
The Detroit Democrat says Chapter 9 bankruptcies by local governments are on the rise, and Congress should explore a number of "troubling" ramifications of Detroit's bankruptcy. Conyers wrote a letter to the House Judiciary Committee's Republican chairman saying he's concerned the bankruptcy process is being misused to "unilaterally" abrogate Detroit retirees' pension and health care benefits.
He also has questions about whether the state misled pension funds' lawyers before making the filing and if an unelected official such as Detroit's state-appointed emergency manager should have been able to commence the filing.
Conyers wrote his letter on Friday to Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte. Conyers says the Detroit case could set precedents around the U.S.


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To Ben Jonson, "gentle Shakespeare" was "not of an age, but for all time." And indeed, the Swan of Avon is always in production somewhere, not just in the summertime festivals but on stages year-round. A case in point—three, maybe four cases, really—are productions now on and upcoming in our area. They include a midwinter Midsummer Night's Dream, a ripped-from-the-headlines Timon of Athens and the teenage tragedy Romeo and Juliet, featuring actual teenagers.
That one runs through this weekend at the New England Youth Theatre (neyt.org), Brattleboro's impressively professional conservatory for kids and teens, which immerses its students in Bardolatry as well as musical theater, improvised playmaking and other foundations of the craft. The current R&J is directed by Peter Gould, longtime NEYT faculty member, clown partner of the troupe's founder, Stephen Stearns, and—not incidentally in this context—an instructor in peacemaking and conflict resolution at Brandeis University.
Shakespeare's tragedy of adolescent lovers delivers a final message of forgiveness and reconciliation. But it also "grapples with issues that still tear at our hearts," says Gould. Not only "youthful love and passion, communication between teens and parents, [but also] violence, revenge and suicide, and how suddenly, brutally, fate can barge in and ruin all our best-laid plans." Friday's performance will include a cast-led talkback with Gould and suicide prevention specialist Ron Boslun.
(There are also unconfirmed rumors of a roving, flashmob-based R&J coming to the Valley, guided by Twitter. I'll let you know.)
Amherst Cinema's series of live satellite transmissions from the National Theatre in London continues next month with the rarely performed Timon of Athens (Nov. 1 and 17, amherstcinema.org). The title character is a rich man who buys power and prestige but is hung out to dry when the largesse dries up. It stars the protean Simon Russell Beale, who played a comic lead in last season's NT Live London Assurance and whose Timon has been described as "a performance of searching psychological penetration."
The NT production has been updated to contemporary London, a capitalist metropolis inhabited by bonus-stuffed bankers, self-absorbed socialites and Occupy protesters. When Timon's cash-flow blip turns into a crisis and no one will bail him out, he turns misanthrope, calling his erstwhile acolytes "large-handed robbers and filch by law." The British press hailed the production as "a lethally incisive, often viciously funny portrait of mankind in thrall to Mammon."
In December, A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a cold-weather outing at Smith College (Dec. 5-8, smith.edu/smitharts). An ensemble production developed collaboratively in Professor Daniel Kramer's class on acting Shakespeare, it has (of course) an all-female cast and what looks to be a contemporary tinge. The concept is still in process, but Kramer says, "We are focusing on the magic of summer nights and hoping to bring that magic to audiences in winter. We are interested in the glow of fireflies and the glow of the ice-cream truck at dusk on a city street or on a suburban cul-de-sac." As it's a family show, there will be a matinee performance, a rarity at Smith.
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Rally Hatch!
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Posted 05 June 2008 - 02:16 PM
that's pretty sweet however that cage doesn't looks like it's spec'd for stage rally...
wonder what it will be used for...?
Posted 05 June 2008 - 05:30 PM
that's pretty sweet however that cage doesn't looks like it's spec'd for stage rally...
wonder what it will be used for...?
sure it is, it says scca rally on the side, so as long as he get a rally america log book before they required the FIA cages they let older cages be grandfathered in. so no need to update.
Posted 06 June 2008 - 01:01 AM
the front bars aren't even tied into the a-pillars...:-\
Posted 06 June 2008 - 01:49 AM
must be different for canadian rally then.
the front bars aren't even tied into the a-pillars...:-\
Posted 22 May 2009 - 06:53 PM
Hey! That's my car! hahaha
I just recently found this site. I was looking around at the rally section and found my car on there. Pretty cool!
The car was built some time ago - 1994-95. The cage was built according to the rule book at the time for the California Rally Series. Money was tight and along with a series of events that happened, the car never made it to a race. My friend with the tow vehicle moved away, I bought a house, etc. I did have some fun testing it on a few of the Rim of the World stages and in the local hills when we were trying to get the bugs out of it.
The car is pretty slow by today's standards! At the time there were very few 4wd/AWD drive cars in the series. We were going to run it in GT.
I still have the car though it has been off the street for at least 4 years. I saw one of SuberDave's projects and would like to get a hold of him at some point for some advice on some upgrades. I'd like to upgrade it with a Legacy or WRX motor and have it be smog legal. I think that kind of power in a gutted small car like this could be a lot of fun! Dealing with the carb set-up has been a pain with the smog police here in California.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Pat Robertson: Man of God, Man of Steel
This alleged feat by the Man of God (as long as it's his God and you agree with Pat's interpretation of religion or may you rot in a pit of hellfire for all eternity) is even more impressive considering the leg-press record for football players at Florida State is 1,335 pounds by Dan Kendra. Now, either the Seminole players are a bunch of pussies or maybe, just maybe, ol' Pat is, how should I put this...full of shit. Then again, maybe Pat is the pussy as the CBN website claims the doctor who trained Robertson has himself leg-pressed...wait for it...2,7000 pounds.
The CBN website also claims Robertson's energy is partially due to "his age-defying protein shake." The site even lists the shake recipe, which contains ingredients like soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate, flaxseed oil and apple cider vinegar with 6 heaping tablespoons of bullshit mixed with 4 ounces of fucking crazy.
Next week, Robertson will attempt to bench press a 985 bajillion kazillion pounds.
P.S. Folks, in looking up the CBN link to the claim above (ok, ok, I admit it -- I have it bookmarked), I stumbled across a Q&A section with Pat that contained the following:
Question: My Christian husband insists on traveling out of state, against my wishes, to attend a bachelor party with non-Christians in Las Vegas. He says there will be no pornography or sinful activity there. I still think he shouldn't go. Who is right?
Pat's Answer: The bachelor parties are normally orgies. They have strippers and lap dancers. A lot of people get drunk and there are dirty jokes. The answer is that there is just no way that someone is having a bachelor party in Las Vegas. If he is really all that holy and righteous, let him do it someplace else. But these bachelor parties are usually bacchanal revels. I don't know if you can keep your husband from doing it, but you can certainly protest strongly. He says there is going to be no pornography. He's living in a fantasy world. Maybe you have got a friend who is a little bit more worldy-wise who could say to him, 'Look. Here is what you are going into. You are supposed to be a Christian. You shouldn't have anything to do with this.' Wives can't exercise but so much authority over their husband.
MZone Answer: Dear Mrs. Wife of Bachelor Party Guy,
Judging from Pat's reply, he has no clue what the hell he's talking about. His answer sounds like it was written by Tawny Kitaen's character in the Tom Hanks movie, BACHELOR PARTY. Thus, as someone with more experience in such situations, allow me to help.
I have been to probably 10+ bachelor parties in my life (four or so in Vegas) and, unfortunately, it saddens me to report that not one orgy broke out at any of them. Yes, there were strippers (who gave lap dances, not strippers and lap dancers as Pat reported. They are one and the same). But trust me when I say your husband has a better chance of scoring with Pat Robertson than a Vegas stripper. They want his money not his body. Sure, he might think if he gets one of these ladies into the Emperor's Room at Crazy Horse Too, he has a shot. But he doesn't. He's just out $100 for three songs plus the drinks (although the dances are indeed a bit better. I'm just sayin').
Yes, he will get drunk. As for the dirty jokes, if you really think he has to go to Vegas to hear them, then you probably also believe Pat Robertson leg-pressed 2,000 pounds. However, don't worry about the "dirty joke telling" as that's usually not the top priority of most bachelor parties.
Now, I'm not sure what Pat meant when he said, "The answer is that there is just no way that someone is having a bachelor party in Las Vegas." Must be a typo. Maybe he was too tired from his big leg workout, setting Olympic records and such.
As for Pat's statement, "He says there is going to be no pornography. He's living in a fantasy world," like I said above, if there is any "pornography," chances are better than 99.9% your husband won't be participating. What I assume ol' Pat was talking about are the pay-per-view channels in the hotel rooms. But, he doesn't have to go to Vegas for those as such "adult entertainment" isn't exclusive to Sin City and is now available in any Best Western across America. Thus, if there's going to "be pornography" and your husband is so inclined to view it, he's doing it already and doesn't need to go to a bachelor party to check it out.
Hope this helps. Then again, if you're writing to a man for advice who believes women are second class citizens to a man's wishes in a married household, maybe you best get back to cooking dinner and feeding the kids. Remember, "wives can't exercise but so much authority over their husband."
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I feel so bad for the husband of this lady. Can't men be men and still attend church on Sunday? The answer here is go to Las Vegas and then repent when you get back.
- May 30, 2006 2:58 AM
- Yost said...
Exaaaaactly, T-town. That's the way Catholics do it.
- May 30, 2006 3:00 AM
HAHA I am rolling on the floor so far this morning.... Pat Robertson is doing the best Anchorman impression ever. "Oh Veronica, I didn't see you there. I don't know if you heard me but I just did well over a 1000 curls. You see I don't have time to get to the gym so I have to sculpt my guns at work. "
- May 30, 2006 8:35 AM
- Benny Friedman said...
Not bad for a guy whose real first name is Marion.
- May 30, 2006 11:16 AM
I believe the Duke's first name was Marion.
- May 30, 2006 11:49 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
LOL! Isn't "flaxseed oil" now a euphemism for steroids?
I think the funniest aspect of this is seeing Pat Robertson squirming on the horns of a fundamentalist Christian dilemma. On the one hand, he clearly wants to stop this Christian husband from straying into the den of sin that is Las Vegas. On the other hand he can't bring himself to suggest that the woman simply tell her husband he can't go which would be something akin to women practicing infanticide or witchcraft to Robertson.
My advice for this woman, let him go and use the opportunity to have the hard drive of your home computer searched for porn. Then she'll find out just how sinful her husband really is.
- May 30, 2006 12:11 PM
Pat completely forgot to mention the gambling! What self-respecting guy would go to Vegas for a bachelor party and not throw around a pair of dice, or play some cards, or maybe play a little bingo...er....I mean keno?
- May 30, 2006 6:26 PM
If she's worried about her husband getting lap dances and falling in love with strippers I'd suggest that she suggest he go to Cheetah's during a week day. It's great at night, but those strippers during the day are down right scary looking.
- June 01, 2006 3:56 PM


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Parked in the warm sun, cars lined the side of road Sunday as hundreds of people throughout the day walked up the drive of Jana and Jim Ashba's home at 11835 Canning Factory Road.
Linda Blosser, a member of the Women's Civic League of Wapakoneta, greeted people at the front door as they toured one of three homes during the annual Showcase of Homes.
"The day has been going very well," event chair Lois Dammeyer said. "We have had a steady stream of visitors. The weather has been great and the people are all impressed with the homes on the tour."
Proceeds from the $7 ticket for the tour helps fund the Karing for Kids project, which benefits children in the Wapakoneta City School District. Women's Civic League of Wapakoneta members formed the Karing for Kids project in 2006 with the hope that by providing for needs and significant wants the students of Wapakoneta City Schools might become better citizens. The objective for the Karing for Kids project is to help each child be "a part of" rather than "apart from" his or her peers.
Standing in the sunroom of one home, Women's Civic League member Karen Dietz said the people like the different styles of each of the homes, both in size and decorating, and the members try to have homes which meets these standards each year so visitors can see a variety.
People entering the Ashba home saw that variety in one home. They walked into the living room, a bedroom, the kitchen and dining area before going down stairs where they toured some more bedrooms and a second living room and out a back sliding door.
As she exited a bedroom, Wapakoneta resident Fran Engle commented, "This is just a beautiful home."
When Kay Wellington entered the back portion of the home with her husband, Rollie, she looked out a curved window into a wooded area behind the home and gasped.
"That is what I like," Kay Wellington said. "This is a marvelous view. You can look out and see the woods and deer."
The room was part of an addition built in 2007 to accommodate Jana Ashba's mother Trudy Simon, who was in a wheelchair and had a Hoyer lift. The Ashba's purchased the residence in 2002. Jana Ashba's parents Jim and Trudy Simons. They lived with the Ashbas after her parents needed help after being diagnosed with some medical conditions.
Those touring the home commented about glass cupboards used to hold books and the downstairs proved to elicit most of the comments. People walking down the stairs turned left into a television room which included a kitchen area. A bathroom and a bedroom also could be found as they walked down a hall.
To the right of the stairs and off the bedroom was a room dedicated to music from the Beatles to Darryl Hall and John Oates, from John Denver to Dan Fogelberg. Several pictures depicted the Fab Four.
Susan Myers greeted people at the home of Elsie Hecht, 134 S. Wagner St. Her home consisted of a large family room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen with a nook for eating.
"People visiting here comment on how everything has a place and it all fits together so beautifully," Myers said.
A large sectional wraps around two walls opposite a cherry fireplace. A floor lamp with crystal prisms and fringed burgundy table lamps highlight the room.
Curio cabinets in two rooms feature Fenton baskets and Precious Moments collections.
The kitchen decorated in red and white with a small collection of small red appliances including a small red Coca-Cola refrigerator with four bottles inside brighten the kitchen.
The manicured front lawn draws people into the home.
The spaciousness and openness of Karen and Bill Jacobs' home at 1419 Gettysburg Drive invites people when they enter the front, Dammeyer said.
"Everybody comments on the airy feeling of this place," said Dammeyer, who greeted people at the door along with Mary Wittwer. "I think they really enjoyed the fact that Bill and Karen have decorated all the rooms themselves. They really love the basement."
The formal dining room is based on a French theme with a glistening display of crystal. The home included a northern Italian style in regard to some of the furniture.
Others commented on the four season sun room to the rear of the main floor which overlooks a pond.
"The sun room is very inviting," Dietz said. "This sunroom is just delightful and this house is just wonderful."
The basement proved attractive to the sports enthusiast, especially if they were a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes. It includes framed football programs and a large shot of the Fiesta Bowl when the Buckeyes faced off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
It also includes a pool table and slot machines on the opposite side of the room to give one end a Las Vegas feel.
"This is a nice home," Wapakoneta resident and Ohio State Buckeye fan Nancy Stroh said. "I really love the basement.
"When I was Jim and Jana Ashba house, it was so warm and inviting," she said. "The Hecht home had some very nice decorations. There was just something you could take away from each home that you could incorporate into your own. It was a nice day to visit three wonderful homes."


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David Moyes says Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is an 'exceptional talent'
Incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes has described Wayne Rooney as an 'exceptional talent'.
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Rooney's recent transfer request is likely to present Moyes with his first major challenge when he replaces Sir Alex Ferguson as United boss in the summer.
Moyes worked with Rooney at Everton, handing him his first-team debut as a 16-year-old in August 2002 before selling him to United two years later.
An issue regarding claims made by Rooney in his autobiography about Moyes was settled several years ago and reports have claimed that the current Everton manager has spoken to Ferguson and Ryan Giggs regarding the latest situation.
Speaking to the Cambridge Union Society on Monday night, Moyes praised Rooney and described him as the 'last of the classic street footballers'.
"When he left Everton, he was already an outstanding player," said Moyes.
"Some of the things he used to do in training, we would stand back and look at each other as if to say, 'How did he do that?' He was and is an exceptional talent.
"Wayne was brilliant in some of the stuff he did. He was football mad. Every training session he would run out, volleying the ball everywhere. Staff would exchange glances that suggested, 'Can you believe that?'
"Wayne was the last of the classic street footballers. As a 16-year-old he could have left training and then gone out into the street with his pals, thinking nothing of it. You would see him in the street, hitting a ball against the walls.
"Part of that culture has gone but, coming from Glasgow, I knew what it was like. He was the last of that kind of player I have worked with."


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University residence halls are going toe to toe in the next few weeks to see who can recycle the most paper, plastic, glass and aluminum and who can conserve the most electrical energy.
It's actually two campus competitions — recycling and energy conservation — within one national competition, said Ali Blumenstock, an environmental studies senior.
As Bucknell competes against other schools in the 11th annual Recyclemania, a friendly 10-week competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities, most Bucknell halls will be competing against each other for environmental bragging rights — and prizes.
Prizes for winning hall
"The hall with the greatest per capita recycling weight over three weeks will win spring concert or Chrysalis tickets for each resident. That's a pretty awesome deal," said Blumenstock of the recycling competition, which goes from Jan. 31 to Feb. 18. The hall with the greatest percent reduction in energy use from Feb. 21 to March 14 will win a 42-inch flat-screen TV or a prize of an equivalent value as well as a hall trophy to defend in future competitions.
During the recycling competition, students will bring goods for recycling to their respective resident assistant's office for weighing and recording. The resident assistants will submit the tallies to Grant Hoover, assistant director of residential education, who will then publish weekly results in the University's Message Center.
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After teaching English to Korean missionaries and observing their struggles due to the language barrier in the Philippines, Chang Hoon dedicated his life to teaching English to prospective missionaries. He earned a Doctor of Education degree from Temple University in 2007, with a concentration in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). He has served as a "cultural mediator" creating a culturally sensitive classroom and culturally diverse curriculum, so that students can be prepared to competently participate in an increasingly intercultural society. Chang Hoon taught at Temple University, Arcadia University, and Geneva College at the Center for Urban Theological Studies before coming to Biblical in 2010. He resides with his wife, Hee Young, who was a teacher in Korea, and a son, Min Hyoung, in North Wales, PA.
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It's just about summer in the Lowcountry, and there are a few things you just have to do if you truly want to live in Charleston (or pretend you are while you visit).
One, go walking along the Folly Beach Pier in the late evening. Two, turn up your tunes and learn to shag. Three, find others of like minds and shag the night away to old tunes, including "With This Ring" and "Girl Watcher."
The shag has been described as a warm night with a cold beer and a hot date.
I've never excelled at the shag but watched in awe as my usually proper mother and dad turned back into teenagers, perfectly in sync with the music and each other. Their shag was slower than you see in the movies but just as much fun.
They learned it the original way by heading to beach bars in Myrtle Beach in the '40s, listening to the jukebox at a time when it was the underground music of its day. The shag is danced to beach music, which was black music played only in clubs and on records back then.
Those teens were moving their feet long before Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon became beach music icons in 1963.
Fast forward to 2013 and the shag is the official state dance of South Carolina (how could it not be), and it's still best danced on boardwalks under the stars.
There are two opportunities to dance the night away this month at the beach: Shaggin' on the Cooper in Mount Pleasant on June 15 and the Moonlight Mixer at the Folly Pier on June 21.
Both are run by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission and are so popular that the $10 tickets often sell out.
The music plays outdoors, and the ocean breezes do their bit to cool you off when you get too sweaty. Or there's the concessions available on-site. No one cares how you dance, so you can just move your feet as you watch other dancers.
But what if you really want to know how to do the shag? Well, make like a "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and find some lessons.
There are several local shag clubs. For instance, the Summerville Shag Club offers free shag lessons every Monday night except holidays at the Summerville Country Club, 400 Country Club Blvd.
You don't need a partner for lessons, and they open it up to according to age groups. Juniors come at 6 p.m. with basic adult lessons at 7 p.m. and an open dance until 10 p.m. And best of all, it's free.
And on Fridays, the Charleston Shag Club will have one of its bimonthly socials at Max & Henry's Restaurant, 1175 Folly Road on James Island.
Vickie Sessions, club president, says the club mission is to pass down the dance, and they welcome everyone. While they usually draw an older crowd, she says that Max & Henry's also will draw some 20- and 30-somethings out to have a good time at the beach. They give demos to any who ask, too.
"We taught some sororities how to dance so they could hold fundraisers. And then, groups come in for conventions, and we give demonstrations," she said.
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KNIGHTS recruit Mitchell Frei has arrived in Newcastle for the chance to develop his game under master coach Wayne Bennett.
Frei has joined the Knights from the Brisbane Broncos, signing a one-year contract with Newcastle's NRL club with an option for another season in 2014.
The hard-hitting 20-year-old has spent the past two seasons in the Broncos' National Youth Cup team.
He signed a second-tier deal with the Knights to play NSW Cup and hopes to make Bennett's NRL squad.
Frei believes signing with the Knights is a great opportunity.
''There wasn't the same opportunity up there as I have down here, so it was time to move on, and Wayne gave me a great opportunity,'' Frei told the Newcastle Herald yesterday.
''Wayne was at the Broncos when I first got there.
''I didn't train with him or anything. I'd see him around and he'd say 'g'day' and important things like that, but I'm really looking forward to being coached by him full-time.''
Frei began getting to know his new teammates at the club's fitness testing at the University of Newcastle yesterday and said he was looking forward to 2013.
''Training was good. They are a great bunch of blokes, they've made me feel welcome and I'm looking forward to getting into it.''
Bennett is confident Frei will strengthen the squad.
''Mitchell adds depth to the young front-rowers we are establishing at the Knights, which we identified as an area we needed to strengthen going forward,'' Bennett told the Knights website.
The front-rower, who is also a goal-kicker and plays golf off single figures, had a stellar season last year, representing the Maroons under 20s.
Frei will not be the only new face to wear the red and blue in 2013.
He has joined Beau Scott, Jeremy Smith, Toka Likiliki and David Fa'alogo as new signings, and former Knights winger Anthony Quinn is also close to agreeing to terms.


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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Look carefully. Am I touching the worktop? I thought not, so what's your problem?
Flynn: I'm a good boy. You won't catch me up there.
34 comments:
No...you are a furry good boy and a snuggly one too. May I join you? I won't take too much room. xoxoxReplyDelete
You are very good for minding in this way! I hope you have lots of fun in your own kitty ways!ReplyDelete
Pet lovers please check out my homeless cat blog archives for some informative posts and archived stories about the cat abandoned/feral colony I manage.
We like how careful you were not to touch the worktop, Eric!ReplyDelete
I bet the peeps never said you couldn't be on papers, or the laptop case...If they've got a problem with it, they oughta be a wee more specific!!!ReplyDelete
; ) Katie
Very clever Eric!!!ReplyDelete
Twinkle Toes!!!ReplyDelete
You're better than us. We can't visit too much because we're always jumping in front of the monitor when Mom Paula is on the computer.ReplyDelete
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Boy, some people get all bent out of shape for no reason. Just try jumping on the counters around here & see what happens! Sometimes its better to wait until the beans aren't around to do something.ReplyDelete
I NEED to be all over my human's workspace - she would accomplish nothing without me.ReplyDelete
Standing wherever you want is a cat's prerogative - especially if it's a handy keyboard or on top of some biscuit dough. At least, that's what we think!ReplyDelete
WE agree! You are not touching the worktop!ReplyDelete
We don't see the problem....ReplyDelete
Every time I let my babies back into my office I rue the day... but I keep doing it anyway. I think I have drain brammage. Srsly.ReplyDelete
We are learning from you!ReplyDelete
Well, at least you're following the letter of the law, which is more than most cats!ReplyDelete
Well you really weren't touching it!!!ReplyDelete
Eric I expect Flynn is upset because he didn't think of that most excellent adventure. That canvas laptop cover looks very cozy.ReplyDelete
Hugs madi
Eric, we see you and it sure looks to us like you are not touching anything at least while we are watching. Flynn, you are the smart boy. Hope all of you have a terrific Thursday.ReplyDelete
One time Tamir crashed Mom's 'puter by walking across the keyboard!! It's probably smart to stay off the worktop if you want to be able to blog!ReplyDelete
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Just keep at it and pretty soon they'll give up on the shouting and stuff. It worked for us!ReplyDelete
Eric you aren't on the work top so your are being GOOD.ReplyDelete
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Yes, another cat wins the battle of not being on the worktop with a technicality! Hurray for loopholes!ReplyDelete
Thanks for letting us know about your reader. We are not showing on our reader but I am glad we are on some. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Well, they did say don't touch the worktop and you are not, so....ReplyDelete
Welcome to your new address. I like your background. Kizzie likes sitting on paper too, on or off a worktop.ReplyDelete
Flynn, you are such a good boy! Not like your brother!ReplyDelete
I see your problem! You have a stuffed kitteh on the printer, so that means it's A-OK for kittehs to be on the printer!ReplyDelete
Also, if your butt wasn't so warm, Flynn wouldn't find your unoccupied chair so attractive, now would he?
Mom gave up trying to tell us "no" it didn't work and well it was a waste of her breath.
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Moms are just so touchy, really. You weren't hurting a thing.ReplyDelete
Getting picked on??? No fair! We know you are a good kitty Eric ;) heeheeReplyDelete
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Tiger,Treasure and JJ
You are a very good boy! I like leaving footprints everywhere when I get on the countertops.ReplyDelete
What wonderful boys!ReplyDelete
Tehehe :)ReplyDelete
Of course you are a very good boy Eric ;-)