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Practicing frugality, Kubizek and Hitler often used to arrive early at the Landestheater to get a good standing place. They began competing with one another for one of the two columns which supported the Royal box. The wooden columns offered the luxury of something to lean against during the sometimes lengthy performances.* In time they recognized one another and became acquainted.
Kubizek was nine months older than Hitler and was a mild-mannered and sensitive youth with a look of intelligence. He was the son of a small businessman and lived above his father's upholstery shop in the family quarters on Klamm Strasse, not far from where Adolf Hitler lived. He was determined to be a renowned musician. At the time he could already play the piano, violin, trumpet and trombone and was studying music theory. He also played the viola for the local Music Society and the Symphony Orchestra. When he wasn't pursuing his dream he worked in his father's shop refinishing furniture.
Kubizek noted that "Adolf," because of his recent sickness, was a pale and skinny youth. But what captured his main attention was Adolf's glistening eyes and curious hairdo which was combed straight down over his forehead. Kubizek found that Adolf, like rebellious teenagers in every generation, wore his curious hairdo because no one else did. Kubizek, an only child, was one of those protected teenagers who have an adoration of the rebellious and "admiration" was his strongest point in cultivating a friendship. As Kubizek would write: "It was this very fact, that he was out of the ordinary, that attracted me even more."*
As their friendship matured, Hitler never addressed Kubizek by August but called him Gustl or Gustav, which had been the name of Hitler's oldest deceased brother. Kubizek in reality played the part of an idolizing younger brother. Hitler was extremely independent and it often happened that they did not meet for days even when they were on the best of terms.*
Although "Gustl" found Adolf high-strung, he also found him reserved. Hitler was formal and aloof in his dealings with others and was insistent on "good manners and correct behavior."* Unusual for a teenager, Hitler seldom became overly friendly and there were few teenagers his age that he liked. He had nothing but disdain for young people who wasted their time in shallow talk and mundane pursuits. He considered most teenagers superficial for he was, as Kubizek said, much more mature than most people of his age.
Walking was the only exercise that appealed to Hitler* and he and Kubizek often took long walks around the town or hiked into the nearby woods. They had their favorite trails and their favorite swimming hole. On these excursions, a walking stick was the only requirement and Adolf would wear a colored shirt and (in place of the normal necktie) "a silk cord with two tassels hanging down."*
Kubizek was particularly amazed by Adolf's refined speech which made him very persuasive, even with grown-ups. Kubizek was always astonished at how, when they were alone, Hitler could rant on about a particular subject and get himself worked up; yet, when dealing with others he kept calm and had an air of reasonableness. Hitler was normally polite to people, was not vain, and could be very sensitive if he felt someone was unhappy or sick. Kubizek also wrote that Adolf helped him through difficult times and always have time for people he liked.* Hitler was well-liked and respected by almost everyone he met.*
Kubizek was also awed by the seriousness and wide range of knowledge Hitler showed for one as young as he was. While most teenage boys interests are mainly confined to sports, comradeship and embellished stories or beliefs concerning the opposite sex, Hitler's interests were boundless. He was interested in agriculture, city planning, mythology, history, politics, and world events, including air travel. The Wright bothers had flown their heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk a few years before and Hitler was very impressed. He was interested in everything, Kubizek noted, and wasn't indifferent about anything.*
Kubizek would come to write a book about his experiences with the young Hitler. If the portents in retrospect and the occasional melodramatic moments are overlooked, he describes Hitler as a fairly normal teenager with an inquiring mind. Since many historians like to portray the young Hitler as unbalanced, ignorant, lazy, and stupid, a few have attempted to discredit Kubizek anytime he portrays the young Hitler in a decent light. Paula Hitler, however (who was about the only acquaintance who never tried to capitalize on her brother's name), stated that as a teenager Adolf had opinions about everything and constantly read. She also stated that he often used to give persuasive lectures on themes concerning history and politics to her and her mother.* (Paula, equal to her mother, was a quiet, docile and honest woman. She took a back seat to her brother when still a child and remained there all her life. She kept house for him during the "good" years and later learned applied art and led an obscure life in Vienna. She never married and spent the last years of her life living in the area of Berchtesgaden--her brother's last home. She died on June 1, 1960* almost unnoticed or unmourned.)
As Kubizek further described Hitler: "There was an incredible earnestness in him, a thoroughness, a. true passionate interest in everything that happened and, most important, an unfailing devotion to the beauty, majesty and grandeur of art."* Because of their common knowledge in theater, painting, architecture, writing, poetry, and especially music and opera, they became fairly close friends and Hitler confided in Kubizek.
Hitler told Kubizek his dream of becoming a painter; "my beautiful dream of the future," as he referred to it. When Kubizek saw Hitler's room for the first time, it reminded him of an "architect's office." Although Hitler painted landscapes and many other subjects, most of his works tended to be architectural structures. One of his hobbies was drawing or painting the finer buildings of Linz and making changes in their design. His favorite buildings were of the Italian Renaissance style and his favorite building was the Landesmuseum which he considered "one of the peak achievements in German architecture."* The richly ornamented gate and the hundred meter long sculptured panel above the main floor never ceased to impress him. Kubizek and Hitler would take long walks around the city and Hitler would often stop to look over one building or another. "There he stood," Kubizek would later write, "this pallid, skinny youth, with the first dark brown showing on his upper lip, in his shabby pepper-and-salt suit, threadbare at the elbows and collar, with his eyes glued to some architectural detail, analyzing the style, criticizing or praising the work, disapproving of the material--all this with such thoughtfulness and such expert knowledge as though he were the builder and would have to pay for every shortcoming out of his own pocket."*
According to Kubizek, some art lovers in Linz founded a society to promote the construction of a new theater. Hitler joined the society and "took part in a competition for ideas."* Hitler also made detailed drawings of the city's layout, showing how it could be improved and beautified. Adolf, Kubizek wrote, "could never walk the streets without being provoked by what he saw."* On more than one occasion Hitler noted that this or that building "shouldn't be here"* because it distracted from a view or did not "fit into its surroundings."* Kubizek would later write that Adolf's ideas were not "sheer fantasy, but a well-disciplined, almost systematic process."*
Hitler always had a secluded spot outside of town where he could be alone. One spot was a bench along a winding trail (Turmleitenweg), and another, when he really wanted to be alone, was a large, overhanging rock perched high above the Danube near by. Here he could think and cultivate his plans and ideas, including one, way ahead of its time, to turn Wildberg Castle (north of Linz) into an "open-air museum."* This "island where the centuries had stood still," (Adolf's very words according to Kubizek)* was to have a permanent population of men, women and children in medieval costumes demonstrating their crafts and trades. Hitler thought the castle would serve as a place of study for all those who wanted to learn about life as it was lived in the Middle Ages. And, it could pay for itself by charging admission to tourists.
Hitler also nurtured ideas of becoming a poet, writer or playwright.** Kubizek was enormously impressed by some of Hitler's poems. There was one, a sonnet, that Hitler attempted to extend into a play. That Hitler "devoted himself to writing, poetry, drawing, painting and to going to the theater," had Kubizek's complete admiration.* Another thing that impressed Kubizek was Hitler's complete self-assurance that one day he would become famous.
In time they came to dream about their success and how they would either build their own villa or renovate a large flat where struggling "lofty minded" artists with talent could come and find shelter. Hitler made numerous sketches of the proposed villa. On the other hand, if they opted for the flat, they proposed to rent the entire second floor of a huge building adjoining the Nibelungen Bridge which crossed the Danube between Linz and the suburb of Urfahr.* They bought a lottery ticket and dreamed about how they would spend it furnishing their new abode if they won. Their plan was to find a refined and distinguished older woman to serve as host, and two other "females" to serve as cook and housemaid.* The women were to be of impeccable character since, at this point of their lives, they had high ideals concerning women.
As was usual for most sixteen and seventeen year olds of their day, both Hitler and Kubizek kept their distance from young women. "Flirtations" were out of the question and even a conversation with a young girl, outside the necessary everyday dealings, was rare. To further complicate their situation, Kubizek noted that Hitler, like himself, was very shy around young women and although interested, found it difficult to communicate with them. They were caught between that unrelenting biological urge to reproduce and the fear of the unknown. Rather then admit their fears they consoled themselves, as Kubizek noted, in waiting for that "sacred" virgin that would lead to marriage and children.*
Kubizek also noted that Hitler was a night person. If he wanted to think or something was bothering him, he would take lengthy night walks to the outskirts of the city and now and then climb the nearby hills on the west side of town. If he wasn't thinking he would paint or read late into the night. He seldom rose early except when absolutely necessary. Hitler was aware that early risers see themselves as superior to late risers, but he never tried to hide his sleeping habits. (Since he was known to be aware of Mark Twain's writings, it's possible that he knew about Twain's comment that he never went to bed as long as he had someone to talk to, and he never got up early unless it was "damn important.") Kubizek noted that anytime Adolf was up early in the morning, something had to be "very special." If Adolf slept too late, however, Klara would send the younger Paula to wake him with the words, "go and give him a kiss."* Adolf, who hated to be kissed or hugged, would jump out of bed the moment his sister got near him.
As their friendship continued, Kubizek would find that Hitler would sometimes become impatient or angry when someone disagreed with him. Kubizek took great care not to clash with Adolf and always yielded except on musical matters. Nonetheless, their relationship was an on-and-off thing, sometimes lasting for weeks. Kubizek would acknowledge that there were times he thought his friendship with Adolf was over, but they would meet by chance, usually at a concert, and patch up their differences.*
Around this time the Hitler family began seeing a new doctor named Eduard Bloch. He described "Adolf" as a "well mannered," "neat," "obedient boy" who would "bow...courteously" whenever they met. He found Adolf to be "neither robust nor sickly" but "'frail looking'" with "large, melancholy and thoughtful....gray-blue eyes....inherited from his mother." Dr. Bloch, like Kubizek, also described Adolf as a "quiet," and a "well-bred boy of fourteen or fifteen" who was "old for his age."*
Two-and-a-half months before Hitler turned seventeen his grandmother died on Feb, 8, 1906. Klara's mother had been loved by the whole family which went into deep mourning. For the fourth time in six winters Hitler saw another close family member laid to rest.
With a school year lost and spring approaching, Hitler began making plans for his future. Klara still had hopes that her son would take his final test to obtain his diploma and enter a local technical school and become a civil servant like his father. Adolf, on the other hand, pleaded that sitting in an office wasn't for him. He saw artists as a better class of society and his dream was to become a great artist, possibly like one of his three favorites, Rubens, or the moderns: Hans Makart or Anselm Feuerback. He decided that he wanted to attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (known then as the Vienna School of Fine Arts) that autumn.
A diploma was not necessary for admittance to the academy and he undoubtedly pointed out the good marks he had received in art during his last year of school. Although not opposed to his studying art, Klara was strongly opposed to his relocating in Vienna. She had been terribly shaken by his recent sickness and his frail appearance worried her. He was her only surviving son and she wanted him by her side. Vienna was a hundred miles away.
For Hitler's seventeenth birthday, Klara gave in to her son's insistence. She gave him enough money for a vacation in Vienna where he could gather information on the Academy. She did so, however, with the hope that he would get the idea out of his system and give up his idea of leaving home. Shortly after his birthday, he arrived in Vienna where, after the blandness of Linz, he was immediately enchanted by the large metropolis. Klara had misjudged her son.
Hitler spent his days sight-seeing and sketching many of Vienna's wonders. He spent most of his evenings visiting the music halls, theaters, and especially the opera which overwhelmed him when compared to the caliber of Linz's. Just walking the stairs of the Burg Theater or the State Opera House was enough to make any youth feel he was part of a world of power and grandeur. As he would later recall: "Never shall I forget the gracious spectacle of the Vienna Opera, the women sparkling with diadems and fine clothes."*
Hitler sent postcards to his family and friends* including Hagmuller,* Kubizek* and Dr. Bloch,* voicing his enthusiasm. He returned home more convinced than ever that he wanted to return to Vienna by late September when admission tests to the academy began.
Although the family finances were adequate, Klara did everything to dissuade him. The love that mother and son had for each other was obvious to everyone, but the thought of being separated from her son was unbearable to Klara. She was intent that he should choose a profession which would keep him at home.
During the family's summer vacation on the farm that Summer, Adolf was hammered with alternative proposals for pursuing a more sensible career. He became alienated and kept to himself. He whiled away the hours by drawing in his sketch book, painting, reading or taking long solitary walks. When the family returned home he was further barraged with suggestions by Angela's husband, Leo. Klara even had her baker friend and his wife attempt to secure Adolf a position as a baker's apprentice which he refused. When a neighbor, no doubt at Klara's urging, suggested a position with the postal service, Adolf answered that he intended to become an artist. Undaunted, Klara continued searching for an excuse to keep her son at home.
Kubizek had been taking piano lessons from an expensive Polish teacher named Josef Prewatzki. Around the end of September when Adolf wanted to leave for Vienna, Klara suggested that he join Kubizek. Klara knew her son occasionally thought about becoming a poet or writer. With his love for music and the opera she attempted to convince him to study music so he could go on to become a composer or possibly write operas. Klara's persistence finally paid off. Adolf relented. The relieved Klara brought him a piano made by Heitzmann-Flugel, whose pianos were among the best in the world.*
Hitler began piano lessons on October 2, 1906. As with any subject he enjoyed, or found interest in, he threw himself into it. He never missed a class and paid by the month. According to the teacher, he was a little timid and was bored easily by finger exercises but he had a good ear for music, practiced his scales conscientiously and progressed steadily. His sister Paula remembered that he would sit at the large piano at home for hours practicing.* With the examinations to the art academy over for another year, life in the Hitler household settled down. Shortly after, the seventeen year old Hitler developed his first and only teenage crush.*
In the Winter of 1906, Hitler and Kubizek attended an opera of Wagner's Rienzi. The story is set in fourteenth century Rome and tells the story of a man of the people, trying to free them from the oppression of the upper classes. The privileged make an attempt to kill Rienzi but are overpowered and after violating their oath of submission are exterminated. Rienzi rises to the position of dictator and in one scene the trumpets blare and the people shout: "Heil, Rienzi. Heil the tribune of the people." Hitler was completely enthralled by the music and by the character of the rebel Rienzi who had been goaded to political action after witnessing the death of his younger brother. Rienzi in the end, however, is stoned and burned to death by those who never really wanted the freedom he offered.
The long opera was not over until after midnight and Hitler, quite out of context, showed a side of his personality that Kubizek had never seen. After the performance Hitler talked for over an hour about politics. Like many young thinkers of the lower middle class he was beginning to develop a hard attitude against the upper echelon--"the social order which made everything dependent on whether or not you had money," as he put it.* Because of those persons of quality he was first exposed to in high school, he appears to "have acquired a tenacious 'class consciousness.'"* His turn of mind was no doubt compounded by the fact that Stefanie and "her society," as he put it, were out of his reach.
Undoubtedly influenced by the writers of the time, the seventeen year old Hitler also began to believe strongly in destiny. The fact that two of his brothers died before he was born, and another was born and died after him, caused him to wonder why he was spared. He confided to Kubizek that he believed in fate and that even he could be called upon someday by the people "to lead them out of servitude to heights of freedom."* (This at first appears to be one of Kubizek's exaggerations or recollections borrowed from others (including Mein Kampf), however, Adolf Hitler would tell more than one person that the "beginning" of his success began the first time he saw the opera Rienzi. It would be hard to deny that the first time he saw the opera was with Kubizek.) Years later Hitler would comment to another friend on the story of Rienzi: "Listening to this blessed music as a young man in the theater at Linz, I had the vision that I too must someday succeed in uniting the German Empire and making it great once more."* He believed that he was destined for a "special mission."*
In January of 1907 Klara fell ill and doctor Bloch summoned Adolf and Angela for a conference on the situation. They learned that Klara had breast cancer and her only chance for survival was a serious operation. Dr. Bloch was touched by Adolf's tears and concern and recognized the strong "attachment that existed between mother and son."*
Klara entered the hospital in mid January and on Jan 18, 1907, during an operation performed by a surgeon named Karl Urban, one of her breasts was removed. She had little concern about herself but was most concerned about her children if she should die. She did not hide from Dr. Bloch that her gravest concern was for her son. "Adolf is still so young," she said repeatedly to him.* While she lavished her son with almost everything he wanted, she herself spent the next two and a half weeks recuperating in a third class ward of the hospital even though she could have afforded better. Adolf visited her every day.
When Adolf's recuperating mother returned home he, possibly afraid of disturbing her or unable to concentrate, discontinued his piano practice and lessons. He resumed his painting and drawing. Both Kubizek and Dr. Bloch (who called and at times administered Klara morphine to relieve her pain) speak of Adolf's attentiveness to his mother and the fear in his eyes on bad days. Dr. Bloch stated that this was not a pathological relationship, only deep affection between a mother who adored her son and a son who adored his mother.* As the months passed Klara appeared to have recovered.
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She now apparently had a change of heart about Adolf's desire to become an artist.* When Klara's sisters and especially Angela's husband suggested to her that Adolf should give up his artistic desires and get a job, she now replied: "He is different from us."* Late that summer she withdrew Adolf's patrimony, now over 700 kronen, and gave it to him along with her blessings to pursue his dream of becoming a painter.
If Adolf was frugal, the money he received was enough for tuition and living expenses in Vienna for over a year. In Sept. of 1907 his plans were made to leave for the academy's admission test. Shortly before his departure Klara's health took a turn for the worse, but examinations for entrance to the academy were scheduled for Oct. lst and 2nd and he would have to wait another year if he didn't go then. When Kubizek came to see Adolf off, there were tears all around as Klara, Paula and Adolf bid farewell. They were aware that once accepted, he would begin classes in a week and he might not return till the holidays.
When he arrived in Vienna, he rented a single room on Stumper Gasse (Stumper Lane) which was only a few blocks southwest from the railroad station (Westbahnhof) that served all trains going west. If word arrived that his mother's health had taken a turn for the worse, he could catch a train and, for a little over seven Kronen, be back in less than three and a half hours.*
Along with 51 other candidates, Adolf Hitler was refused admittance to the art Academy. He was crushed. All his dreams were dashed. The fact that out of 113 original candidates only 28 were admitted* did not console him. For over a week he roamed the streets of Vienna not knowing what to do. He then received word that his mother had taken another turn for the worse.
Hitler returned home immediately to be by his mother's side. On October 22nd. he consulted with Dr. Bloch* and found that Klara was in very serious condition. The operation had occurred too late and the disease was spreading rapidly. An experimental treatment was attempted which only added to her suffering. Within a short time she needed constant attention. Her bed was moved to the kitchen/living room area which was the warmest room in the house. Although Adolf admitted to others that he had failed to gain admittance to the academy,* he didn't burden his mother with his rejection and assured her that he was accepted and would become an artist someday.
Klara spent the next two months in constant pain which she bore well believing "that her fate was God's will."* However, the ever present Adolf according to neighbors, Kubizek, and Dr. Bloch, anguished over her suffering. Although Klara's sister Johanna also helped care for Klara, Adolf took over as man of the house. He was in constant attendance to his mother and did whatever possible to make her comfortable. Dressed in his old clothes, he scrubbed floors, helped with the washing, and cooked her favorite meals which she greatly appreciated. He took charge of his eleven year old sister, Paula, and even tutored her.
In late November, Klara had a serious relapse. Adolf slept on the couch near her bed and did what he could to comfort her. He read aloud to her the sentimental novels she loved even though he hated them. He drew her picture and on some days held her hand for hours on end. As Paula would state years later: "...my brother Adolf spoiled my mother during this last time of her life with overflowing tenderness. He was indefatigable in his care for her, wanted to comply with any desire she could possibly have and did all to demonstrate his great love for her."*
When Kubizek or Dr. Bloch visited they found the normally high strung and proud Adolf quiet, gentle and apprehensive. If Klara showed any signs of improvement, Dr. Bloch noted, Adolf's eyes would light up and he would take an optimistic view.* With the holidays approaching a Christmas tree was placed in the living room in hopes of lifting her spirits.
On Dec 20th. Dr. Bloch made two house calls and saw that the end was near. Kubizek also visited and saw her lying, weak and barely able to speak. Her thoughts, however, were of her son. When the distraught Adolf left the room momentarily she managed to whisper to Kubizek: "Go on being a good friend to my son when I'm no longer here."*
At 2a.m. the following morning, with Adolf at her bedside, Klara, age 47,
died in the glow of the lighted Christmas tree. Adolf was crushed. Dr. Bloch stated:
"In all my career I have never seen anyone so prostrate with grief as Adolf
Hitler."* Two days later, on Christmas Eve, Adolf followed the hearse which
drove to Leonding three miles away. The funeral Mass was held in the small church across
the road from where they used to live and Klara was laid to rest beside her husband.
He himself wrote the announcement of the passing away of his "deeply, loved, never-to-be-forgotten mother."* For the rest of his life he would always have a picture of his mother on his person or nearby, and whenever the occasion arose would proudly and lovingly show it. Dr. Bloch, who was Jewish, would later emigrate to the safety of the United States but still refused to repudiate his statements, including the one that described the young Hitler as "a fine and exemplary son who bore such a deep love and concern for his dear mother which one finds on this globe only in extremely exceptional cases."* Kubizek, also, in an unsuccessful attempt to quell the psychologists, newsmen, historians in residence and other persons of quality, who never ceased to degrade the young Hitler as an uncaring son, would later write: "Adolf really loved his mother. I swear to it before God and man."
As Klara's oldest child, Adolf, under the guidance of his legal guardian, the Mayor of Leonding, Josef Mayrhofer, took care of all of his mother's personal unfinished business and paid all her debts with the estate left behind. Surviving documents show that the doctor bill outstanding was 300 kronen while the funeral and coffin, cost 370 kronen--an extremely large sum for a lower middle class family to pay. Adolf also gave a part of his inheritance to his stepsister since she and her husband agreed to take on the responsibility of raising the eleven year old Paula.* He thanked neighbors for their help and even gave one of his best paintings to a couple who had showed particular loyalty during his mothers sickness. His legal guardian, Mayrhofer, found the young Hitler's actions "laudable."
Since their father had been a State official, the "orphans" Paula and Adolf were now eligible for 600 Kronen annually between them. Their guardian split the pension down the center. The eighteen year old Adolf Hitler was to receive 300 kronen a year in monthly payments until he was twenty-four years old or until he became self-supporting.
Hitler, now armed with a letter of recommendation from his influential landlord (which described Hitler as a "nice, steadygoing .... serious and ambitious young man ... mature and sensible beyond his years,"*) decided to return to Vienna. If fortune did not smile on him, he could retake the examination test to the Art Academy later that year. As "my father had accomplished fifty years before," he would later write, "I too, wanted to become 'something.'"*
Kubizek also wanted to leave Linz and enter the Academy of Music in Vienna but his father was against him leaving at the time. Hitler made a trip to Kubizek's house and persuaded the old man to let him go. Kubizek would follow him shortly. With what was left from his inheritance, Hitler left for Vienna in mid February 1908, in search of a "special mission."


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One of the most frustrating things about Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9.10 (and 9.04) is the random but frequent 20 sec DNS lookup delay that happens when IPV6 is enabled. Apparently, the resolver first attempts an IPV6 lookup, even if no interfaces are defined. It will sit and time out, at random, for 20 seconds before attempting the IPV4 lookup.
There are a number of proposed fixes. One is to turn of IPV6 in firefox. This seems to work for a while, but then fails.
Here's a link to article about turning off IPV6 in Ubuntu:
In grub, to turn off IPV6 edit /etc/default/grub and change
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=quiet splash
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=quiet splash
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=ipv6.disable=1 quiet splash
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=ipv6.disable=1 quiet splash
and reboot.
It's not clear to me yet whether this actually works around the problem or not. Initially on reboot, opening 20 some tabs in firefox seemed much quicker than before but I did get a long hang once I brought up thunderbird. So it may not be a fix after all. Only time will tell.
To turn off IPV6 in firefox (which doesn't seem to work around the issue but is probably good to know):
Enter about:config in the URL bar then and search for:
and set it to true.
Here's a link to a very long bug report discussion on the subject:
2010-02-03 Update:
Even with all these changes, I was continuing to get DNS timeouts until I came upon this bug in launchpad (which of course I found /after/ commenting on the bug above, figures:
Editing /etc/nsswitch.conf and changing
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4
hosts: files dns
seems to /finally/ get the DNS lookup performance I would expect.
Update 2010-02-18 - spoke too soon:
While initial network connection speeds seem to improve from the steps above, it quickly became apparent that there's still a problem with networking. This seems to happen primarily when I do multiple simultaneous network connections.
Here's a thread on the subject, which may or may not be useful:
Update 2010-02-21 - ok, maybe it's "fixed" now
Based on a forum post I read somewhere about the latest kernels implementing some standard too stringently, I decided to try to upgrade the firmware for my DLink DI-707 firewall gadget. It had been a firmware version 2.51. I upgraded it to version 2.57. I immediately noticed an improvement in network performance. My initial tests are not able to reproduce the problem I was seeing, but it's too early to tell for sure.


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We all wish there was a way to save money when eating out.
Let me just say it … Eating out is expensive. And, it seems like the cost of restaurant food has gone up faster than the rate of inflation in the last few years.
It has become one of the very fastest ways to blow your budget right out the window. We try not to make it such a large part of our spending, but it's hard. You've got 5000 things going on and trying to cook dinner one more night just isn't fitting in with your plan.
So, you go out to dinner — again.
But, there's got to be a way to spare a few dollars … there has to be a way to save money when eating out.
Well, there is. There are actually several ways that you can take those restaurant dollars and S T R E T C H them. Stretch them farther than you ever thought you could.
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How To Save Money When Eating Out
By putting some of these tactics into place you could easily save hundreds of dollars this year. If you're a family that eats out every week, you could save hundreds just this month. Try each of them out and see what works best for you.
Order From The Lighter Fare or Seniors Menu
Not only are these smaller meals, but they are priced better than the standard dinners. Now, I'm not a senior, but I have never had someone challenge me about ordering off this list. I've done the same with the kids menu. By ordering this way, you won't have to worry about finding someone to split the meal, and you won't have to deal with taking home leftovers. There should be enough food there for anyone smaller than a Miami Dolphins Linebacker.
Get Ala Carte Items
If you're splitting a meal with someone else, add a side salad, or a baked potato to round it out. Or, just order the main dish and skip all the sides. Your wallet will appreciate it. Sometimes I'll just get a baked potato and a side salad for a complete meal that is delicious and frugal. (Shhh, then I steal a bite or two from everyone else at the table).
Skip Kid's Meals
If you have more than one child, buy an adult meal and divide it amongst the kids. These are usually healthier meals anyways since kids' meals tend to be fried, fast-food-type meals (chicken fingers, pizza, fries, hamburgers, grilled cheese). Depending on the age of your kids, one adult meal could be split between 2-4 children.
Drink Water
Ordering sodas, alcohol, juice or milk at a restaurant can easily add 25% on to your bill. Just drink water when you're out to eat, it's healthier for you anyway. You can even ask for some lemon to add if you'd like a little flavor boost. It can be difficult to break the beverage habit for some people, but consider that you're paying another $3-$8 per person if you're ordering drinks. That adds up really fast to a dinner bill.
Share A Meal
Most restaurant meals are pretty large and loaded with calories. One of the quickest ways to cut your dining costs in half is to share your meal.
Ask your server for an extra plate and then just divide it between you and your partner. If the two of you can't agree on what to order, just divide your meal in two and save half of it to eat for lunch tomorrow.
Don't Get The Appetizers
Appetizers are so tempting and so fun, but they will ruin your budget FAST! These are really just a way to add dollars onto your bill. Restaurants know that you're coming in hungry and ready to eat, so they tempt you with these delicious little tidbits. All I gotta say is, "Don't Do It." With the size of restaurant meals, believe me, you will get plenty to eat. Just be patient and wait for your dinner to be delivered.
Use Ebates
With a Free Ebates account, you can get cash back for purchases at restaurants and you can even purchase deeply discounted gift cards for Restaurants.com. Go here and you'll get a $10 bonus just for making your first purchase.
Enjoy Happy Hour
Happy Hour can be a great value if you do it right. Sometimes there is a one drink minimum, but usually, there are great options for discounted drinks. Also, there are lots of options for smaller-portion, smaller-priced menu items. Sometimes these are similar to appetizers, but sometimes it is a full meal. This is a great way to experience those real fancy restaurants that would cost $100 if you paid for a full dinner date. Check online for your favorite restaurants and see what they offer for Happy Hour. You may end up pleased with what you find.
Skip Dessert
I know all those desserts look so tempting and delicious and it seems like they will just end the night perfectly, but just say NO! Added calories and added dollars are not your friends. Again, these little additions will blow your budget out of the water. You can have some dessert at home, or grab a carton of ice cream at the store and the whole family can share it for less than the cost of one restaurant dessert.
Leave The Kids At Home
If you leave the kids at home, not only will you enjoy the visit with your dinner partner much more, but you will save money too. Now, if you're paying for a babysitter you may not actually be saving money, so take that into consideration. Try to do a kid care swap with some friends or leave your kids with family so you can go out to dinner in peace.
Use Raise
You can buy discounted gift cards and vouchers through Raise.com. I love using Raise and have saved a ton this way by getting vouchers I can use online. This takes a little bit of planning ahead, but if you have restaurants that you like to go to regularly, it's worth buying your gift cards ahead of time. Get $5 for signing up and making your first purchase.
Don't Go Out
I'm not talking here about a planned night out with friends or your spouse. We all enjoy having a night off from cooking and enjoy a nice relaxing meal cooked (and cleaned up) by someone else. I'm talking about those crazy nights you're feeling too tired to make dinner for your family and you decide to just take everyone out.
This is costly. And, odds are, you're doing this repeatedly in the week or month. With a little bit of forethought, you can be set up to not repeat this habit.
Our family is a big fan of MyFreezEasy, where we make 10 meals in an hour, customized to our own tastes. By keeping these in the freezer I always have something to throw in my Instant Pot, or do a quick-thaw on and throw on the grill or even in the oven. You can take a look at MyFreezEasy by going here.
I also always make sure I have a few ingredients on hand so I can make Quick and Easy Dinners on Crazy Days. By keeping just the right things in your pantry you'll be ready for those nights and you won't have to feel bad about ruining your budget.
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And I need to learn to accept that. No matter how many times I tell myself this and I know it's true, I still kind of hold out hope that it will be one day. That maybe I was wrong in my assumption and that life is fair after all. But it's not. Bad things happen to good people, good things happen to bad people, and sometimes bad things happen to bad people and good things happen to good people. That's just the way it is. Maybe I'm feeling sorry for myself because I'm not pregnant when it feels like everyone else in the world is. I swear some sort of baby epidemic is going around. But I'm not pregnant. And I won't be for a while yet. And even if I do get pregnant, I might not stay pregnant. That's just the way these things work.
I'm sitting at work stuffing my face with chocolate coins. I'm feeling sorry for myself and wishing that I too could go home early like my coworker. But no, I get to sit here for another hour and a half doing absolutely nothing. It's a Friday afternoon and it's slow. So, to make up for my sad lonely deserted feelings, I'm eating chocolate. I'll probably feel sick later because of it but for now, yummy!
Why is it that it always seems other people have it easier than us? The grass is always greener on the other side. It always seems like other people have better jobs, more money, bigger houses, nicer stuff, nicer car, pregnant bellies, kids, a better relationship, prettier hair, nicer clothes. The list can go on and on and I can just keep adding to it. Why aren't I prettier? Why does my hair never cooperate? Why can't I have a designers eye? Why can't my house stay cleaner? Why me? No matter how good you have it, you always want more. I have a great life. I have a wonderful husband who loves me, a beautiful house which is ours, a cute puppy who adores me, a good paying job, a car, friends, family.... but yet I want more. I want kids. I want to be pregnant. I want a baby. I want to be a mom. I want the greener grass.


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Pan pizza on a grill? Sure, if you've got a George Foreman grill, either the George Foreman 360 or the George Foreman stainless steel grill. These grills come with the proper cooking plates, with the correct temperature settings. Cooking a homemade pan pizza on these grills with fresh dough and toppings is surprisingly simple, and takes little time out of your day to make a quick meal for your family.
Remove the pizza dough from the refrigerator. Sprinkle 31 g (1/4 cup) flour on a cutting board and lay the pizza dough on it. Sprinkle 31 g (1/4 cup) flour on top of the dough.
Remove your toppings from the refrigerator. Use whatever toppings you choose. Popular toppings include chicken, ham, pepperoni, sausage, bacon, dried tomatoes, mushrooms, green or red peppers, olives, onions, garlic, scallions and spinach. Dice up the toppings in bite-sized pieces, and set them aside in a bowl.
Use a spatula to spread marinara sauce over the pizza dough. Leave 2.5 cm (1 inch) along all the edges so the pizza sauce doesn't spill over. Use as much as you desire. Sprinkle olive oil on top of the marinara sauce.
Pick your cheese. Shredded cheese melts easier. Popular pizza toppings include mozzarella, provolone, ricota, Romano, cheddar and Parmesan. Use a combination of cheeses, or just one cheese. Sprinkle 230 g (2 cups) of cheese on your pizza.
Layer the toppings on top of the cheese, spreading them evenly around the pizza. Add 1 tbsp of salt and pepper, sprinkling it evenly over the pizza. Add seasonings, if desired, such as basil leaves, cilantro, garlic, oregano, rosemary and parsley.
Plug in the grill. Set it to the maximum heat (usually level 5), and wait 2 to 3 minutes for it to heat up.
Set the pizza on the pizza griddle pan. Slide it onto the grill. According to the George Foreman grill instruction manual, the cooking time will depend on the types of toppings and the thickness of the ingredient layering. The pizza will be done once the sides of the pizza crust are hard and golden, and the cheese is melted.
Once the pizza is completed, slide the griddle pan onto a heat-safe cutting board. Or lift the pizza straight out of the pan with a wide spatula.
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- 1.10.2 Fix 1.10.1 release - add aiohttp support back in
- 1.10.1 [bad release] Fix build for Fedora package + python2 (thanks @puiterwijk and @lamenezes)
- 1.10.0 Add support for aiohttp (thanks @lamenezes)
- 1.9.0 Add support for boto3 (thanks @desdm, @foorbarna). Fix deepcopy issue for response headers when decode_compressed_response is enabled (thanks @nickdirienzo)
- 1.8.0 Fix for Serialization errors with JSON adapter (thanks @aliaksandrb). Avoid concatenating bytes with strings (thanks @jaysonsantos). Exclude __pycache__ dirs & compiled files in sdist (thanks @koobs). Fix Tornado support behavior for Tornado 3 (thanks @abhinav). decode_compressed_response option and filter (thanks @jayvdb).
- 1.7.4 [#217] Make use_cassette decorated functions actually return a value (thanks @bcen). [#199] Fix path transfromation defaults. Better headers dictionary management.
- 1.7.3 [#188]
additional_matcherskwarg on
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- 1.7.2 [#186] Get effective_url in tornado (thanks @mvschaik), [#187] Set request_time on Response object in tornado (thanks @abhinav).
- 1.7.1 [#183] Patch
fetch_implinstead of the entire HTTPClient class for Tornado (thanks @abhinav).
- 1.7.0 [#177] Properly support coroutine/generator decoration. [#178] Support distribute (thanks @graingert). [#163] Make compatibility between python2 and python3 recorded cassettes more robust (thanks @gward).
- 1.6.1 [#169] Support conditional requirements in old versions of pip, Fix RST parse errors generated by pandoc, [Tornado] Fix unsupported features exception not being raised, [#166] content-aware body matcher.
- 1.6.0 [#120] Tornado support (thanks @abhinav), [#147] packaging fixes (thanks @graingert), [#158] allow filtering post params in requests (thanks @MrJohz), [#140] add xmlrpclib support (thanks @Diaoul).
- 1.5.2 Fix crash when cassette path contains cassette library directory (thanks @gazpachoking).
- 1.5.0 Automatic cassette naming and 'application/json' post data filtering (thanks @marco-santamaria).
- 1.4.2 Fix a bug caused by requests 2.7 and chunked transfer encoding
- 1.4.1 Include README, tests, LICENSE in package. Thanks @ralphbean.
- 1.4.0 Filter post data parameters (thanks @eadmundo), support for
posting files through requests, inject_cassette kwarg to access
cassette from
use_cassettedecorated function,
with_current_defaultsactually works (thanks @samstav).
- 1.3.0 Fix/add support for urllib3 (thanks @aisch), fix default port for https (thanks @abhinav).
- 1.2.0 Add custom_patches argument to VCR/Cassette objects to allow users to stub custom classes when cassettes become active.
- 1.1.4 Add force reset around calls to actual connection from stubs, to ensure compatibility with the version of httplib/urlib2 in python 2.7.9.
- 1.1.3 Fix python3 headers field (thanks @rtaboada), fix boto test (thanks @telaviv), fix new_episodes record mode (thanks @jashugan), fix Windows connectionpool stub bug (thanks @gazpachoking), add support for requests 2.5
- 1.1.2 Add urllib==1.7.1 support. Make json serialize error handling correct Improve logging of match failures.
- 1.1.1 Use function signature preserving
wrapt.decoratorto write the decorator version of use_cassette in order to ensure compatibility with py.test fixtures and python 2. Move all request filtering into the
- 1.1.0 Add
before_record_response. Fix several bugs related to the context management of cassettes.
- 1.0.3: Fix an issue with requests 2.4 and make sure case sensitivity is consistent across python versions
- 1.0.2: Fix an issue with requests 2.3
- 1.0.1: Fix a bug with the new ignore requests feature and the once record mode
- 1.0.0: BACKWARDS INCOMPATIBLE: Please see the 'upgrade' section in
the README. Take a look at the matcher section as well, you might
want to update your
match_onsettings. Add support for filtering sensitive data from requests, matching query strings after the order changes and improving the built-in matchers, (thanks to @mshytikov), support for ignoring requests to certain hosts, bump supported Python3 version to 3.4, fix some bugs with Boto support (thanks @marusich), fix error with URL field capitalization in README (thanks @simon-weber), added some log messages to help with debugging, added
all_playedproperty on cassette (thanks @mshytikov)
- 0.7.0: VCR.py now supports Python 3! (thanks @asundg) Also I refactored the stub connections quite a bit to add support for the putrequest and putheader calls. This version also adds support for httplib2 (thanks @nilp0inter). I have added a couple tests for boto since it is an http client in its own right. Finally, this version includes a fix for a bug where requests wasn't being patched properly (thanks @msabramo).
- 0.6.0: Store response headers as a list since a HTTP response can have the same header twice (happens with set-cookie sometimes). This has the added benefit of preserving the order of headers. Thanks @smallcode for the bug report leading to this change. I have made an effort to ensure backwards compatibility with the old cassettes' header storage mechanism, but if you want to upgrade to the new header storage, you should delete your cassettes and re-record them. Also this release adds better error messages (thanks @msabramo) and adds support for using VCR as a decorator (thanks @smallcode for the motivation)
- 0.5.0: Change the
response_ofmethod to
responses_ofsince cassettes can now contain more than one response for a request. Since this changes the API, I'm bumping the version. Also includes 2 bugfixes: a better error message when attempting to overwrite a cassette file, and a fix for a bug with requests sessions (thanks @msabramo)
- 0.4.0: Change default request recording behavior for multiple requests. If you make the same request multiple times to the same URL, the response might be different each time (maybe the response has a timestamp in it or something), so this will make the same request multiple times and save them all. Then, when you are replaying the cassette, the responses will be played back in the same order in which they were received. If you were making multiple requests to the same URL in a cassette before version 0.4.0, you might need to regenerate your cassette files. Also, removes support for the cassette.play_count counter API, since individual requests aren't unique anymore. A cassette might contain the same request several times. Also removes secure overwrite feature since that was breaking overwriting files in Windows, and fixes a bug preventing request's automatic body decompression from working.
- 0.3.5: Fix compatibility with requests 2.x
- 0.3.4: Bugfix: close file before renaming it. This fixes an issue on Windows. Thanks @smallcode for the fix.
- 0.3.3: Bugfix for error message when an unreigstered custom matcher was used
- 0.3.2: Fix issue with new config syntax and the
match_onparameter. Thanks, @chromy!
- 0.3.1: Fix issue causing full paths to be sent on the HTTP request line.
- 0.3.0: Backwards incompatible release - Added support for record
modes, and changed the default recording behavior to the "once"
record mode. Please see the documentation on record modes for more.
Added support for custom request matching, and changed the default
request matching behavior to match only on the URL and method. Also,
improved the httplib mocking to add support for the
HTTPConnection.send()method. This means that requests won't actually be sent until the response is read, since I need to record the entire request in order to match up the appropriate response. I don't think this should cause any issues unless you are sending requests without ever loading the response (which none of the standard httplib wrappers do, as far as I know. Thanks to @fatuhoku for some of the ideas and the motivation behind this release.
- 0.2.1: Fixed missing modules in setup.py
- 0.2.0: Added configuration API, which lets you configure some settings on VCR (see the README). Also, VCR no longer saves cassettes if they haven't changed at all and supports JSON as well as YAML (thanks @sirpengi). Added amazing new skeumorphic logo, thanks @hairarrow.
- 0.1.0: backwards incompatible release - delete your old cassette files: This release adds the ability to access the cassette to make assertions on it, as well as a major code refactor thanks to @dlecocq. It also fixes a couple longstanding bugs with redirects and HTTPS. [#3 and #4]
- 0.0.4: If you have libyaml installed, vcrpy will use the c bindings instead. Speed up your tests! Thanks @dlecocq
- 0.0.3: Add support for requests 1.2.3. Support for older versions of requests dropped (thanks @vitormazzi and @bryanhelmig)
- 0.0.2: Add support for requests / urllib3
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Kipling Acres provides individualized care to each of its 337 residents within a safe and friendly environment. Guided by the CARE values – Compassion | Accountability | Respect | Excellence, we are committed to improving quality of life and support for healthy aging. To learn more, watch the Commitment to Care video.
Kipling Acres is one of 10 City-operated long-term care homes and has been completely redeveloped to meet new design standards.
An important part of its northern Etobicoke community, Kipling Acres is situated on 10 acres of beautiful property and features:
- a long tradition of providing quality care in a home-like environment
- culturally diverse residents and staff
- semi-private and private accommodations
- each home area has a dining room, communication centre (nurses' station), recreation room, conference room, living room, TV lounge, shower room and spa
- guest suite for palliative care
- Gathering Place and Worship Centre
- Green roof, Gift Shop, Library, Salon, Rehabilitation Room and private dining room
- Outdoor courtyard, balconies and inter-generational garden
- community hub is home to the Adult Day Program, Kipling Early Learning & Child Care Centre and West Acres Senior Centre, which offers wellness and recreation programs for local community seniors.
Kipling Acres offers the following specialized services:
- Behavioural Support Programs
- Short-stay respite
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Behavioural Support Programs
As recognized leaders in behavioural support programs, we have a long history of demonstrated knowledge of dementia, delirium and mental health in the delivery of care.
Staff and medical professionals are knowledgeable in the most prevalent types and related causes of behavioural issues, understand disease processes, stages and progression, diagnostic and assessment process, cognitive or neurological symptoms, treatment interventions, appropriate communication to address resident needs, strategies to promote optimal quality of life and experience of the behaviour(s) from the perspective of the resident, family members and other partners in care.
Short-stay Respite
The short-stay admission program supports families seeking respite from the caregiver role for a period of up to 60 continuous days to a maximum of 90 days per year.
Convalescent Care
Kipling Acres has 17 convalescent care beds, which are a short-term, physical rehabilitation program to help individuals return to independent living. Services include:
- Specialized medical and rehabilitation therapeutic support
- An individual care plan to help you regain your strength and independence
- Guidance for your family and caregivers to best support you when you return home.
Our inter-professional care team includes doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, dietitians, social workers and members of the spiritual and religious care community. They will work with you to make sure you get the services you need, when you need them. Quality health and person-centred care will be provided in your room to allow for privacy, rest and comfort. Your care needs will determine your length of stay. The annual, maximum stay time is 90 days.
Adult Day Program
The on-site Adult Day Program provides an opportunity to take part in a variety of health promotion programs, and to develop new friendships and interests. Seniors enjoy a variety of recreational and therapeutic activities, along with lunch and snacks. This program provides much-needed respite for many family members and other caregivers who are coping with the stress of caring for people with Alzheimer disease and other cognitive or physical disabilities. Hours of operation are 7:30 am – 5:00 pm.
Families are an integral part in helping make the best decisions for their family member. We offer many opportunities for families to be involved:
- Resident care conferences
- Family Council
- Satisfaction surveys
- Volunteer services.
- To complement the staff team, a large volunteer team is a treasured part of the Kipling Acres family. Volunteers provide a special brand of caring that keeps residents connected with the community
- An on-site child care centre offers residents a chance to share experiences with young children who live in the surrounding neighbourhood
- Alliances with the local community and cultural groups help us provide culturally appropriate care and services.
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Teenager Lori-Lea Waiora Te Wini has pleaded guilty to the 2008 murder of a retired Opotiki schoolteacher, four days before her retrial was set to begin.
In the High Court at Rotorua today Te Wini pleaded guilty to murdering John Rowe at his home on November 25, 2008. She was 14 at the time.
Te Wini and her cousin Courtney Pauline Churchward (16 at the time of the offence) were found guilty of murder and sentenced to at least 17 years in prison in December 2009.
Both appealed their convictions and sentences and in June 2011 the Court of Appeal granted Te Wini a retrial, which had been due to start on Monday. Churchward has since had her sentence reduced to a minimum of 13 years.
Te Wini will be sentenced on July 13.


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Our outdoor collections are American Made and created from durable, high density, recycled materials that are completely maintenance free—they will not rust, rot, or need painted. Whether it's for dining or lounging, the entire collection is available in a wide variety of fade resistant color options so you can create the perfect outdoor setting of your very own.
Outdoor Collection
Different than a sale—our clearance items consist of furniture and accessories that we are discontinuing from our everyday selection and will no longer have on display. We discount these items substantially to move them out quickly in order to make room for new merchandise arriving daily and once they're gone—they're gone.
Clearance Collection
This chaise is made by a leading leather and upholstery manufacturer who produce fashion forward, quality made, value driven home furnishings. All their furniture features foam wrapped frames for a cleaner more tailored look as well as 2.5 lb. high resiliency foam cushions.
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Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get someone's attention by saying "Let me tell you a little story…" Even if you're sitting in a restaurant and you overhear someone in the next booth say that to someone else, aren't you straining to listen? Sure you are! Telling your story at the beginning of your party will help engage your guests in the same way. It's simple to create this. Answer the following questions and then weave them together into a short story that your audience can relate to.
- What was your first experience with your company like?
- Was it a party?
- Were you excited about attending?
- Who was the host?
- What did it feel like?
- What did you like about it? (did you have fun?
- What did you think if the products?What happened after the party?
- Did you book a show? If so, how much free product did you get?
- Did you sign up?What was your first party as a representative like?
- Were you nervous?
- Did you have a good turn out?
- How much money did you make that night?Thoughts to consider as you design your story:
- Focus on booking seeds.
- Focus on recruiting seeds.
- Relate your personal experience in starting your business in story form.
- Save your recruiting story (all the benefits you enjoy because of your business) for your Opportunity Commercial.
Want more details about this and a ton of other great ideas? Click here to check out our "Designing an Amazing Party Experience" audio CD as well as a ton of other great tools to improve the result in your business.
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Julie Anne Jones is a direct sales corporate consultant, coach, and trainer, and the CEO of Julie Anne Jones, Inc. She is known for her authentic and easy-to-use scripting and specializes in specific systems, language, and tools for success in direct sales. To learn more about Julie Anne and her products and services, and to read her weekly blog posts, visit her at www.julieannejones.com.


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The ESI South Caucasus Project (which we launched with the support by the OSI Think Tank Fund in 2007) is aimed at building local empirical research and policy analysis capacity in the three South Caucasus countries.
In addition, we work to increase understanding of developments in the region elsewhere in Europe. We present our analysis of relevant developments in the Balkans and in Turkey in Tbilisi, Yerevan and Baku. We organise presentations related to Armenia. ESI analysts have given a lot of interviews in Armenian and international media on issues related to Armenia's relations with Turkey and Europe. We organise a series of events for policy makers - including a high profile seminar on the EU and the South Caucasus in Barcelona. We work on understanding the impact of Russian policy – often in competition to that of the European Union – on the democratisation of the region.
We closely follow developments in both Georgia and Azerbaijan related to their internal political developments. We are producing background sections for a wider European audience to introduce the dramatic post-communist history of this region.
In Azerbaijan, ESI is undertaking research on the position of women and the impact of the recent oil-driven economic boom on their welfare across the country.
In Armenia, ESI is working with local researchers to understand local development trends across the country. At the same time we are undertaking a larger research to better understand Turkish-Armenian relations.
In Georgia, ESI has set out – together with a team of local researchers – to better understand the impact of the reforms undertaken since the Rose Revolution in late 2003.


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Journal CNE Modules
Welcome to the AAOHN Workplace Health & Safety Continuing Nursing Education Modules
To get started:
- Access the AAOHN Online Academy.
- Log into the Academy. If you have forgotten your ID or Password, follow the directions on the sign-in screen.
- Click on My Options and choose My Programs and Courses.
- Select the 2016 YEAR and all available Programs will display.
- Follow the directions to SELECT a Program and read the description and objectives.
- Check the box to Add to My Courses.
- Once you select your program, and add the course(s), go to the My Courses tab on the top of the screen. Select 2016 YEAR again.
- Your Course will be displayed. Highlight it and you will note this is where you Make Payment. You will be prompted through how to make a payment.
- Once payment is made, you will be sent back to the My Courses tab. Pick the 2016 YEAR again, highlight and Select the course you paid for. As you scroll down the screen, you will find the Journal article as Required Reading. Highlight it and click on View File.
- Below the Required Reading, are the Exam and Evaluation that you will need to highlight and Select.
- The final step is to print your Certificate from the My Certifications tab. Or note that once you have successfully completed the course, you'll find your certificate(s) in the My Options/My Transcripts in the left navigation bar.
If at any time you need to leave and return or you lose your place, go to My Options, and select My Programs and Courses from the left navigation bar. Here you will find all your courses.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).


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Project Description
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide preliminary results pertaining to the hydraulic impacts from three detention basin options along Brays Bayou. The project site is approximately 13.9 acres and located in the southwest portion of the City of Houston, more specifically due east of Country Creek Dr. and immediately south of and adjacent to Brays Bayou between Beechnut St. and US-50 South. Three options for the use of the property for wet-bottom inline detention are proposed and consist of a traditional maximum-storage basin, a multi-use facility with sports fields, and a more natural basin concept. The impacts of each option on flows and water surface elevations in Brays Bayou for the 100-year and 10-year storm events have been analyzed and the results are summarized below.
Basic Site Information
The proposed basin is to be located across Brays Bayou from the Country Creek Golf Course between Beltway 8 and US-59. The flowline elevation of Brays Bayou adjacent to the property varies from 39.42 feet at Country Creek Dr. to 38.39 at the east end of the property. The total property area is 13.91 acres located entirely within the 100-year floodplain for Brays Bayou. Exhibit 1 shows the property location in relation to the effective FEMA Flood Hazard Zones. Grading and conceptual designs for three detention development options for this property were provided by SWA Architects. Each option includes a wet-bottom pond with a normal pool water surface elevation of 40 feet and a 110-foot trapezoidal spillway weir with a crest elevation of 61 feet.


text: I will be at our church for a craft show in November. November 3, 2012 is the date. So my shop is gearing up for a full production run of pens and carvings. I am thinking mushrooms and owls, possibly even some cloaked Santa. We will see what I have time for. I have 125+ individual blanks cut, enough for about 62 pens. I am going to stick with the slimline pens as they are easier and cheaper to make. Stay tuned for updates.


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Numerous news outlets are reporting on the case of Annie George, a wealthy Indian immigrant who kept another Indian, known as "V.M.", in virtual slavery in upstate New York, paying her the equivalent of eighty-seven cents an hour to work for her family over the past six years.
The best reporting comes from the local Saratogian:
According to V.M.'s account, she entered the U.S. in 1998 and worked as a domestic for an employee of the United Nations from 1998 through 2005.
In October 2005 she accepted an offer from the George family to work as a domestic, doing the family's cooking, cleaning and providing child care.
Her hours of work were 5:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
V.M.'s account said no employment or tax forms were ever completed or signed by her.
During the 5-1/2 years she worked for the family she said she never saw a dentist or a doctor and was required to sleep on the floor in a bedroom closest to be close to the children.
V.M. will likely successfully sue for hundreds of thousands of dollars in owed wages. Most illegals in her situation don't get so lucky.


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Whitireia NZ Ltd in partnership with Tahu FM ran a "broadcasting basics" course with 12 students from Te Pā o Rākaihautū this month. There are 3 x NZQA units that make up this Level 2 course. Course contents were developed to provide rangatahi with an insight in to the iwi radio experience.
This has been an enjoyable and successful week for both students and tutors and will hopefully be a pilot for more rangatahi broadcasting programmes. Tahu FM were able to provide the course with assistance from a Te Pūni Kōkiri rangatahi contract.
Students are featured in the visual photo together with Kim Adamson and Raniera Winikerei (Whitireia tutors).
There was a 100% pass rate from the Te Pā students for their NZQA Level 2 Unit Standards and 100% attendance rate throughout the whole course.
The course was a huge success for everyone involved and the tutors enjoyed their interaction with the group. This could easily become a great recruitment tool for iwi stations looking for staff.
The Tahu FM team enjoyed having the rangatahi from Te Pā in the building for the week.


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I've added new buttons/links to each post thanks to a tutorial on how to add Delicious, Digg, Technorati, and Slashdot into your blog/site. I decided to leave out the Slashdot button since I don't think I'll write anything worthy of getting /.'d, if that makes sense. Not that I think my blog posts will actually be submitted to the remaining sites, either, but I thought it would look cool since all the other bloggers are doing it!
To avoid clutter on pages where there are multiple blog entries, the buttons only show up in the single-post view.
I modified the code to suit my skin and to add the title attribute to the links to match the permalink. I tried to share my code modification here but WordPress parsed the code instead of just displaying it.
In the blog post I linked to, someone left a comment about the double-quotes. I had the same problem. So make sure to change the double-quotes in his post to straight quotes or else the code won't work. Hmm… maybe he purposely changed the quotes so that WordPress wouldn't parse the code as I mentioned earlier.


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Police arrested an area man on two warrants for allegedly getting into physical fights with two different women.
Sean Cunningham, 25, of Milford was arrested Monday on charges of disorderly conduct, assault, criminal mischief and breach of peace for engaging in two physical altercations with two women inside an Old Point Road home.
He is being held on $6,000 bond.
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August 24, 2016 (Baltimore, MD) Two million people in Aleppo, Syria, have no access to running water after intensified fighting in the city damaged electrical networks needed to pump water into family homes. Lack of access to safe water in war-torn communities such as Aleppo has created a humanitarian emergency for Syrian families caught in the conflict. Many have had to resort to collecting water from unsafe sources, leaving them vulnerable to life-threatening waterborne diseases. IOCC with Syria partner, DERD, the humanitarian arm of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, has been working in communities throughout Syria during the course of the war to ensure safe water access for families by digging new wells, restoring damaged water systems, and distributing water storage tanks and purification filters.
The situation is especially critical for displaced families with small children, like Mohammad. He fled with his wife and seven small children to a safer area of Aleppo last spring when their neighborhood came under attack. "We escaped from the fighting and now suffer from such extreme poverty," he said.
Mohammad supports his wife and his seven children with wages earned as a day laborer, but work isn't available every day. His greatest worry is that he can't provide safe water for his children and is forced to keep water in an old rusted barrel. "I know that when one of my children drinks from the water stored in a rusted barrel, he will get sick. However, I have no other choice — the tanks are so expensive and I cannot pay for one."
In Aleppo, IOCC has responded to the urgent water needs of displaced Syrians like Mohammad by distributing heavy-duty plastic storage tanks to 225 displaced families. The two sizes of tanks distributed hold up to 132 gallons or 263 gallons of water. For Mohammad, the tank has eased concerns about the health of his children. "I received a big, clean water tank," Mohammad said. "My dream has come true and from now on, my children will drink clean water again."
Water tanks distributed by IOCC are usually filled through the public water network during the water rationing periods. When there is no electricity to power the water pumps, water trucking services fill their tanks with enough water cover the needs of a family for three days. The trucked water comes from wells established and treated by UNICEF and the International Committee for the Red Cross to ensure its safety.
In addition to improving access to safe water, IOCC has also been providing ongoing humanitarian relief to thousands of displaced and affected families in Aleppo including clothing, bedding, infant and hygiene kits; urgent medical care, including women in need of obstetric care; assistance to help displaced students continue their education; and crisis counseling for hundreds of children and parents displaced from their homes.
IOCC maintains one of the largest established networks in Syria delivering life-saving humanitarian aid. IOCC's reach extends to large parts of Syria through programs that provide emergency relief with health, education, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter, crisis counseling and economic recovery assistance. Since 2012, IOCC has provided humanitarian relief to four million Syrian people displaced in their own country, or living as refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Armenia, Greece and Serbia.
You can help the victims of poverty and conflicts around the world by making a financial gift to the IOCC International Emergency Response Fund which will provide immediate relief, as well as long-term support through the provision of emergency aid, recovery assistance and other support to help those in need. To make a gift, please visit www.iocc.org or call toll free at 1-877-803-IOCC (4622), or mail a check or money order payable to IOCC, P.O. Box 17398, Baltimore, MD 21297.
IOCC is the official humanitarian aid agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. Since its inception in 1992, IOCC has delivered $580 million in relief and development programs to families and communities in more than 50 countries. IOCC is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of more than 140 churches and agencies engaged in development, humanitarian assistance and advocacy, and a member of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.–based secular and faith-based organizations working to improve the lives of the world's most poor and vulnerable populations. To learn more about IOCC, visit www.iocc.org.
Media contact: Rada K. Tierney, IOCC Media Relations, 443-823-3489, firstname.lastname@example.com.
PHOTO: The civil war ravaging Syria has left two million people in the city of Aleppo without running water. IOCC with its Syria partner, DERD, the humanitarian arm of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, is addressing the ongoing water crisis in war-torn Aleppo by delivering heavy duty water storage tanks to the homes of hundreds of displaced and affected families. CREDIT: DERD/IOCC
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May is coming to a quick end and the garden has provided many a great harvest already. It was a great year for Spinach since we were able to get it in the ground so early on. I am going to pull the last of the early plantings out today and ready that part of the garden for bush beans. Cucumbers have started to vine and will be climbing their diagonal trellis within the week. Zucchini is flowering, tomatoes are growing, banana peppers are almost ready for harvest and green peppers are full of flowers.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Radish Bonanza
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This afternoon, reports began circulating that Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) may be currently conducting an operation in Travis County. Consideration of whether the timing is a simply remarkable coincidence, given the fact that the Texas Senate hearing on the so-called sanctuary cities bill is taking place today and Governor Abbott spent yesterday with the secretary of Homeland Security touring the border, is for a later post. Right now, what's important is that all people in Travis County #KnowYourRights in the event of an enforcement action.
As reported by Indivisible Austin and The Austin Chronicle, local immigration attorneys believe that "ICE is lodging detainers for any foreign-born person in a county jail," adding, "those with criminal warrants and outstanding orders for removal are being specifically targeted." Clearly, this situation is developing, and for those who are not lawyers, there is not very much we can do at this very moment.
However, now is the time to help people who may be affected by future ICE operations across Texas #KnowYourRights. It's important for everyone to have trustworthy information and for all undocumented residents make a plan in case of future ICE activity in Travis County (or any other county in the state).
Thanks to Indivisible Austin for putting together the following list of resources.
The National Immigration Law Center Know Your Rights outlines the steps in a variety of situations.
United We Dream has created a Deportation Defense Card.
In Travis County, La Linea Defensa Comunitaria is a deportation hot line. Call (512) 270-1515
Deportation crisis hotline for Spanish or English speaking clients. We can help people find loved ones in detention centers/county jails, connect to attorneys, find basic needs financial, food, etc. support, engage with a supportive community of others impacted, and access mental health care. Also seeking bilingual crisis hotline volunteers. Training provided.
Family Safety Planning Toolkit Formulario de Planificacion Familiar
Immigrant Services Network of Austin has created a PDF toolkit, available in English and Spanish, to assist individuals and families with preparing to respond effectively in the event of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The goals of the toolkit are to educate immigrants about their rights, and to assist individuals and families with an emergency plan for their household.
Finally, the ACLU puts these five rights at the top of its Know Your Rights: What to Do If You Are Stopped By Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI
- You have the right to remain silent. If you wish to exercise that right, say so out loud.
- You have the right to refuse to consent to a search of yourself, your car or your home.
- If you are not under arrest, you have the right to calmly leave.
- You have the right to a lawyer if you are arrested. Ask for one immediately.
- Regardless of your immigration or citizenship status, you have constitutional rights.
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