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I just spent 20 minutes debugging some (django) unit tests. I was testing a view POST, and I was expecting a 302 return code, after which I asserted a bunch database entities were as expected. Turns out a recently merged commit had added a new form field, and my tests were failing because I wasn't including the correct form data.
The problem is that the tests were failing because the HTTP return code was 200, not 302, and I could only work out the problem by printing out the response HTTP and looking through it. Aside from the irritation of having to look through HTML to work out the problem, a 200 seems like the wrong code for a POST that doesn't get processed. A 4xx (client error) seems more appropriate. In addition, it would have made debugging the test a cinch, as the response code would have pointed me straight at the problem.
I've read about using 422 (Unprocessable Entity) as a possible return code within REST APIs, but can't find any evidence of using it within HTML views / handlers.
My question is - is anyone else doing this, and if not, why not?
Just to clarify, this question relates to HTML forms, and not an API.
It is also a question about HTTP response codes per se - not Django. That just happens to be what I'm using. I have removed the django tag.
Some further clarification, with W3C references (http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html):
10.2 Successful 2xx
This class of status code indicates that the client's request was successfully received, understood, and accepted.
10.4 Client Error 4xx
The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred.
10.4.1 400 Bad Request
The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.
And from https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4918#page-78
11.2. 422 Unprocessable Entity
The 422 (Unprocessable Entity) status code means the server understands the content type of the request entity (hence a 415(Unsupported Media Type) status code is inappropriate), and the syntax of the request entity is correct (thus a 400 (Bad Request) status code is inappropriate) but was unable to process the contained instructions. For example, this error condition may occur if an XML request body contains well-formed (i.e., syntactically correct), but semantically erroneous, XML instructions.
Digging in to it, 422 is a WebDAV extension[1], which may explain its obscurity. That said, since Twitter use 420 for their own purposes, I think I'll just whatever I want. But it will begin with a 4.
Notes on the use of custom response codes, and how they should be treated (if unrecognised), from HTTP 1.1 specification (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-6.1.1):
HTTP status codes are extensible. HTTP applications are not required to understand the meaning of all registered status codes, though such understanding is obviously desirable. However, applications MUST understand the class of any status code, as indicated by the first digit, and treat any unrecognized response as being equivalent to the x00 status code of that class, with the exception that an unrecognized response MUST NOT be cached. For example, if an unrecognized status code of 431 is received by the client, it can safely assume that there was something wrong with its request and treat the response as if it had received a 400 status code. In such cases, user agents SHOULD present to the user the entity returned with the response, since that entity is likely to include human- readable information which will explain the unusual status.


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The litigation over a federal agency's new rules on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") continues to heat up, with the plaintiff state governments moving for a preliminary injunction that would delay the rules' implementation. As previously reported, in March, the federal Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") issued rules governing fracking on federal and tribal lands, which are set to take effect on June 24. The states of North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado filed suit against the agency, arguing that Congress did not empower the BLM to regulate fracking.
The states have now moved for a preliminary injunction that would prevent the BLM from implementing the rules before the court adjudicates the states' claims. A preliminary injunction is a standard means for a party to prevent the adverse party from changing the status quo while litigation is pending. To prevail on their motion, the states must show that they are likely to prevail at trial, and that they will be irreparably harmed if the rules go into effect in the meantime. In court filings, North Dakota specifically argued that the rules will cost it $300 million in mineral royalties and tax income this year alone. Additionally, the state emphasized that it will lose 1,900 jobs as energy companies pull out of the state. All three states will plead their case for a preliminary injunction at a hearing set for June 23, the day before the rules are to take effect.
We will continue to monitor this case, and the changing regulatory landscape, as developments continue.

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PhD Title: "European integration through the press 2002-2009: Constructing European public sphere and citizenship in Greece and Cyprus"
Supervisors: Prof. Petros Iosifidis, Dr Marisol Sandoval
Brief description of research topic
My research examines the history of the European integration process and the role of the Greek and Greek-Cypriot press in the construction of European public sphere and European citizenship. With particular focus on the first decade of the century (2002-2009), I am examining certain historical EU-related events that took place in Greece and Cyprus that had social, economic and political value and influenced each of the aforementioned countries European pathway.
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, "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me".} Yes, truly that is the greatest gift in our lives.
When I find myself going through a period of lack of motivation and I'm grudgingly performing the obligations of Islam, I remind myself of those who struggled and searched to find Islam and how they wished that they had been Muslim all their lives.
Yasmeen Rolland is an American, Muslim woman who never takes her Islam for granted. She holds it dear to heart, continuously thanks Allah, and helps share her gift of knowledge with all people, both Muslim and Non-Muslim.
Yasmeen's story is an inspiration. Her family had been very active in church life, and as a child she accompanied them to the church regularly. She had a strict upbringing. As she grew up, unlike most American young women her age, she was not allowed to date, drink, stay out late, or even wear make-up.
Yasmeen started searching for a deeper happiness in her life. Her spiritual journey started when she asked herself fundamental questions. What do I believe about God? What is the right religion? What is the right path for me?
Yasmeen felt a calling that she was supposed to teach others about God. One day when she was at her family's regular church, she walked up to the preacher and said to him, "I want to preach. I want to serve God and call people to God. I want to travel the world and teach about God."
The preacher told her that her desire was very noble, but women could not do that in their church. That added to her questions about religion.
One year before her senior year in university, Yasmeen signed up for study abroad, and she went to the United Arab Emirates and studied an entire semester there. It was an amazing experience for her. It was her first time to see Islam in a different light. It opened her mind to Islam. Previously all she knew about Islam and Muslims was what she saw on TV on the news, which demonizes Muslims. Yasmeen realized that everything she had seen on the TV about Islam had been negative and not even true.
In the United Arab Emirates, she had the opportunity to see what it is like to be in a Muslim country. What are Muslims like? What are Arabs like? How do they live?
Yasmeen saw female university professors and doctors. She saw families having picnics on the beach. She was impressed by the cleanliness of the streets. She was captivated by the women wearing hijab and was attracted by the beauty of the mosques. She felt the hospitality and kindness of the people. She felt safe there, and not in any danger or threat, in contradiction to the warnings of her friends and family in the US that it was dangerous for her to go to a Muslim country.
What touched her heart the most and sparked her interest in Islam was the adhan, the call to prayer.
"You could her the adhan from every single place. Hearing the adhan five times a day had a great effect on my heart," Yasmeen said to Fahad Al-Kandari on his program, Guided by the Quran.
Not only did the melodious sound impact Yasmeen, but also the words. She learned the meanings of the words of the adhan, but she did not seriously take up studying more about Islam yet.
After completing the university semester in the UAE, it was time to return to the US, and on her way back, she stopped for a short period in London. She walked into a coffee shop to get some Arabic coffee. There was a woman and a gentleman there and she chatted with them as she drank her coffee. When she told them that she had been in the UAE, the gentleman asked her, "Did you find anything about Islam in the UAE?"
Honestly, she did not know much. The gentleman offered to tell her more about Islam and she was eager to listen. The first thing he did was he recited to her Surah Al-Ikhlas, which is really the foundation of Islam. He explained its meanings and she was entranced.
When Yasmeen returned to the US, she immediately went to the local mosque to learn more about Islam. What drew her to Islam was the concept of monotheism and that the soul after death will be resurrected and will be held accountable for all our actions in this world, either good or bad. She learned about Islam's strong stance against racism. Those messages of Islam changed her life.
Shortly after that, she pronounced the shahadah and embraced Islam. She says that she had never felt such peace and serenity in her life.
Yasmeen was quick to learn more and more. She adhered to the teachings and prohibitions in Islam. She moved to live right next to the mosque, so she could easily walk there for the prayers. She even traveled overseas to study Arabic and to study more about Islam. Yasmeen felt a sadness overcome her every time someone would recite the Qur'an and she was unable to understand it. She learned the Arabic language to be able to pronounce and read the Qur'an with ease and to understand.
Today, Yasmeen Rolland is a renowned national and international speaker on Islam. Her initial calling that she had experienced as a child, to call people to God, came true, but in Islam. She travels regularly to conduct seminars and educate people about Islam. Yasmeen Rolland is the national representative for the Islamic Online University and she works closely with great teachers, like Dr. Bilal Philips. Her mission in life is to share with others what she has learned about Islam, and to continue to grow spiritually.


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WALES last night claimed a historic victory over heavyweights Australia following their record-breaking performance at the Commonwealth Games.
Having banked a best-ever 31, Wales returned home with more medals per head of population than Australia for the first time and also out-performed England and the other home nations.
Wales finished fourth in the Sports Council for Wales medal table based on population - behind South Pacific island Naura, Bahamas and New Zealand - with Welsh athletes hauling 10.62 medals for every million people in the country.
Chief executive Dr Huw Jones insisted the figures provide cause for celebration. "These are fantastic results," he said.
"A lot of people don't really appreciate things like medals per head of population, but they are very important.
"The significance of finishing above Australia (who were fifth with a score of 10.50) should not be underestimated.
"You only have to compare the populations of Australia and England with Wales to see how significant the result is.
"Though we will never win the same number of medals as those countries, the result shows that generally speaking we are punching above our weight."
The figures effectively mean that per capita Wales is more than three times as effective at producing medals than England (ninth with 3.30) and almost twice as effective as Scotland (seventh with 5.94).
"That is staggering," said Dr Jones. "It is also interesting that while Wales won a higher proportion of the total medals available than in 1998, England's percentage has gone down.
"Sometimes we don't get the recognition we deserve in Wales, but these figures really ought to make people sit up and take notice."
Dr Jones said Wales, who more than doubled their total of 15 medals won at Kuala Lumpur four years ago, was meeting its aim of keeping up with New Zealand. "In terms of population, New Zealand are the real comparator because they are of a similar size," he said.
"We managed to keep pace with them and finished just behind (New Zealand were fourth with 11.75).
"That is encouraging and the aim now is to finish above them at the next Commonwealth Games."
Confidence is already high that Wales, who won medals in a wider range of sports than Nauru and Bahamas, can repeat their success when the games move to Melbourne in Australia in 2006.
"We can see young athletes producing outstanding performances which augur well for the future of Welsh sport," said Gareth Davies, chairman of the Sports Council for Wales.
"The investment and support services provided through the Sports Council's Elite Cymru scheme is paying off.
"But we can ill afford to stand still and we need the resources to stay ahead of the game in terms of facility provision and sports science.
"Standards in sport move upward quickly and, unfortunately, today's gold medal performance may not be enough to reach tomorrow's final."


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When, rather a long time ago, I was stuck in an office most of the day I used
to think it would be more fun to drive a bus. But perhaps not a lot of fun if
the job took you to Bexley.
Pity the poor 229 driver. Non-stop disruption for most of the past five years. Narrowing the roads in Belvedere took best part of a year, constant disruptions in and around Elm Road, Sidcup. Bexley village closed or one-way countless times. Sidcup station, Arnsberg Way, Erith Road (A220), Harrow Manorway flyover, Abbey Wood's Cross Quarter, Northumberland Heath. All subject to long term road disruption - or improvements, as Bexley council likes to call them.
Now there is to be a new one. The bridge over the River Cray is to be replaced. That should create widespread misery and once again the 229 drivers will be singled out for special attention. They run to within 60 metres or so of the bridge and would suffer the consequences of bridge closure.
The bridge is undoubtedly an old one and has long been the subject of a 7·5 ton weight limit - which no one enforces.
Not only does no one enforce it, Transport for London runs double deck buses over it every few minutes. Even an old Routemaster with no one on board would exceed the limit. A fully laden modern bus is three times too heavy for that bridge. Why was nothing done about it long ago?
My colleague Elwyn Bryant attempted to protect the bridge from abuse five years ago but no one was interested. Bexley council, his MP, James Brokenshire and the police. All turned their backs on him.
In June 2010 Elwyn wrote to Bexley council as follows…
I write to express my concern about the weak bridge in Bexley High Street near the Old Mill. I have reason to walk over the bridge most mornings and many times my wife and I have observed very heavy vehicles going over the bridge, although there is a 7·5 ton limit.
Is it possible that something can be done to stop heavy vehicles using the bridge? If this situation continues, sooner or later this bridge will be damaged and become dangerous., which will result in many thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money being spent on repair, plus considerable traffic disruption.
The reply from Bexley council said nothing about the potential for damage and expense but instead referred Elwyn to the police who were said to be responsible for enforcement of the weight limit.
The police as you might imagine said they had neither the time nor the money to be bothered about weak bridges.
Elwyn wrote to his MP about Bexley council's lack of concern for protecting the bridge and the probability it would result in a big bill for taxpayers. James Brokenshire excels at spewing out words which amount to nothing useful and provided Elwyn with another brilliant demonstration of that skill.
After so many blind eyes were turned the inevitable has happened. The bridge has been weakened by the constant abuse, not least by TfL, and Bexley residents are to be massively inconvenienced. Bexley traders will suffer yet another blow to their livelihoods (I am already in receipt of their emailed fears and opinions) and taxpayers will be lumbered with a big bill.
Elwyn Bryant's surviving correspondence may be viewed here. And here and here. (One day I must go to see if I can improve his scanner.)
Image from Google maps. Click on announcement above for planning application. The new bridge will have the same 7·5 ton weight restriction.


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Children's Museum of Fond du Lac
Bring your family to a world of imaginative play! Climb, slide, build and explore in areas designed for kids ages 1-12. Join in on an array of free programs. Play, explore and have fun! Experience interactive exhibits including the NEW Bull & Bear Market and participate in art, science, music and maker programs. The Children's Museum of Fond du Lac is a place where discovery and curiosity are brought to life through a touchable learn-by-doing atmosphere designed to foster creativity and a passion for lifelong learning. Explore a world of wonder and play through imagination, climbing building, sliding, creating and performing. Fun, interactive and educational exhibits with a global focus for children ages 0-12. Open Tues-Thurs. 9-5 pm, Fri. 9-7 pm and Sat-Sun. 10-4 pm. Family fun for everyone! Military, Senior and Group discounts available.


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We need your help to achieve to drive the implementation of the gynaecology consultation service and maternity ward, both crucial elements to improve the quality of life of the women from Lamu. We can make it with your support and cooperation!!
You will ask yourself what can I do?. You can help us in many ways for sure!
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Make our work public and share your experience with your family and friends.
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A charity race or dinner, a supportive birthday, a theatre or a dance performance, or maybe you know a friend who has a music group and want to do a concert for the benefit of the Maternity Home project, Any suggestion is welcome and many a little, makes a mickle!!.
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Disaster recovery news briefs: Consonus partners with NetApp to provide disaster recovery options
This week's disaster recovery news in brief: Consonus partners with NetApp to provide disaster recovery options; SharePoint adds new features to its BC/DR planning tool and more.
Consonus partners with NetApp to provide disaster recovery options
Consonus Technologies announced that it will partner with NetApp to provide more disaster recovery options to companies. Consonus is one of 22 IT companies to partner with NetApp, and Consonus offers several data storage and data management products. They have constructed private clouds and enabled disaster recovery in offsite customer data centers, collocation centers or virtual data centers. According to Consonus, partnering with NetApp will enhance many of their disaster recovery and data management products.
Webinar on cloud recovery to be hosted by Double-Take Software and Amazon Web Services
Double-Take Software and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to host a webinar on cloud recovery. The webinar will cover the latest information about the product Double-Take Cloud, which is a product that works to eliminate the need of a data center.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 11 a.m. Participants can register for the webinar at www.doubletake.com.
SharePoint adds new features to its BC/DR planning tool
SharePoint recently added new features to its business continuity/disaster recovery planning tool, Web Planner Express. The new features include management of business impact analysis (BIA) metrics, a risk management module that allows organizations to more easily identify threats.
Continumm Health Care Partners Inc. now using DataCore Software's SANsymphony software
DataCore Software announced that its storage virtualization software, SANsymphony, is now running as two metro clusters at two hospitals that are part of Continumm Health Care Partners Inc. Beth Israel Medical Center and Roosevelt Hospital were both faced with the problems of downtime and data availability in their hospitals. SANsymphony offers the hospitals the options of multi-site data protection and failover. DataCore also ensures business continuity by running the virtualization software at each hospital, but at the same time, also communicating with mirrored counterparts at the central data center. This way, if either location goes down, they can fail over to the other site without losing any data.
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Police in Providence, Rhode Island, are searching for multiple suspects who seriously injured a man with a baseball bat, NECN affiliate WJAR reports.
According to police, the attack happened inside of a vehicle on Oakland Avenue around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Witnesses say two or three suspects hit a 21-year-old male victim in the face with the bat and then fled the scene. The victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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The suspects are described as college age males, according to police. No arrests have been made.


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So I've decided to start writing this blog thing again and I thought I might as well begin it with an introduction… and I've a feeling this is going to be a bit longer than I'd prefer. Oh well!
So who am I? I'm an Irish fella in my (very) early forties, who got married just over a year ago. If you recognise the quote in the title above (as being from Austin Powers), you might think my favourite genre of movie is daft and slightly anarchic comedy… and you'd be right, although my tastes also extend to thrillers, action, sci-fi and some horrors.
My interest in good (and slightly anarchic) comedy extends to radio, hence my love for BBC Radio 4 classics such as The Goon Show and I'm Sorry, I haven't a Clue as well as modern classics such as Just a Minute and The Unbelievable Truth. In (believable) truth, the BBC would certainly be one of my dream places for my career to eventually take me. In fairness, I always had a love of all things creative and was, as a child, quite heavily into Speech & Drama in school, later progressing to writing poetry and short stories of my own – all (somewhat sadly) lost when in a fit of temper and lack of self-belief, I flung a book of my own collected works into the fire.
Later in life, my creative interest and focus returned to radio when the opportunity came up to work in a community station (in Dundalk) while I worked in a large electrical retailer to pay my way… so it was the pain-in-the-arse job (dealing with the 'great unwashed') during the week, followed by the bit of craic on a Friday night which – while it may have been voluntary – I knew that some people made a career out of. Perhaps the fact that I started in community radio meant that my introduction to working in the medium involved doing it for free, not seeing it as a 'job'… and therefore, doing it for the love of it. That's a good thing.
The community station is still going (and is still one of the best in the country in my opinion) and the large electrical retailer has long since closed that branch. When I later realised that it was, in fact, possible for me to do what I loved as a career instead of just as a past-time bit of craic on a Friday night, I left Dundalk and went back to college as a mature student to get qualified to do just that. It just so happened that I did this just after a particularly bad relationship breakup… so the chance to reboot my life and start afresh couldn't have come at a better time.
The college I went to was of course Ballyfermot College of Further Education – or BCFE (or 'Ballyer') – and a better choice I couldn't have made. To digress for a second, if you are of college going age (and that was early 30's for me at the time!) and if you want to make a career for yourself in radio, then that's the place you want to go. Don't just take my word for it – look at the list of former students there – so many household names from radio stations around the country and beyond. Take a look at the excellent tutors who run the courses there – former and current radio greats from the likes of (the original) Radio Nova. Oh, and take my word for it… at this stage, I do know what I'm talking about.
So – back to me. Allow myself to introduce… myself… as I am now.
During college, work experience led to actual work – with my first paid (albeit part-time/fill-in) broadcasting job coming in the form of news reading on a regional youth-targeted station, covering the 8 counties of the north-east and midlands. I revelled in being able to be first to air with some breaking stories… although it certainly helped that our bulletins went out at ten minutes to the hour (in order to be 'back to the music!' when everyone else had their news).
Since finishing in college (with a first degree in Media Production & Management), I bounced around a bit, job-wise – firstly, for nine months as producer of a newly started late night talk show, which we took from zero to (I think) roughly 14,000 listeners across the country. In the six or so years since I left that job, that show has won a couple of awards but what really matters – the quality of what comes out of the speakers and the number of listeners – has changed very little. It's good to know when to move on and, for my own reasons, I did. Quitting a job with nothing to go to – especially in the middle of a recession – isn't the most advisable thing to do, but it was having a negative impact on me in a number of ways so I had to cut it loose.
I went on to read the news and produce the breakfast show on a rock station. This was good for a while but, as is the way in modern media, consolidation (with our news team merging with another station's) and schedule changes (with the breakfast presenter moving to drive time) meant that the work effectively dried up there.
I've never enjoyed being unemployed, but that's the situation I then found myself in. Sure, I kept trying, kept sending the demos out, did bits here and there – produced a couple of short-run one-off series, read weekend news… work, however, was "few and far between" and hardly enough to pay my way, so I was still somewhat reliant on those state benefits. Again, this didn't do much for my feelings of self-worth – and this was compounded by the fact that the one thing that the authorities (at the time anyway) seemed to be inordinately suspicious of, was a person who was both unemployed and working part-time. I seemed to be more the subject of scrutiny than those who simply weren't bothered working, even though I was always completely above-board and honest with them.
How dare I complicate matters by filling in forms to say how much or little I'd worked each week and submit letters (at their request) from the station saying that yes, this was all the work they could currently give me. How dare I create extra work for them by having to have regular meetings with the social welfare people explaining ad-infinitum the transient and the part-time nature of my work. How dare I not just go properly unemployed and thus save them all that extra paperwork… or get a 'real job' like my old retail one – one which might slowly numb my mind, but hey – at least it's an honest week's work for an honest week's pay. I was under constant embarrassing scrutiny, and it seemed they did their best to make it increasingly difficult to access the meagre funds that I was perfectly entitled to.
I eventually decided to give the welfare system the two fingers and strike out on my own – registering for income tax and declaring myself a sole trader with a business name. I had such grand plans to use my IT skills;- fixing computers, doing network installations, writing websites, all that jazz… while realising that, while no longer 'following my dream' of a media career, this would at least be a realistic and practical path. The dreams would have to go on the back burner, or so I thought.
While running the 'business' (not very successfully, it must be said) from home, I reverted somewhat to my voluntary/training roots with radio… so I was doing the stuff I wasn't too fond of during the week (for money) and volunteering (on a Friday afternoon) on an online station which was run by a national broadcaster as a training station to help people get into radio. Luckily enough, this led on to me getting back on air with commercial radio – with a weekend music show on a well known and respected local station.
I was also, in this time, writing my own web site about radio (- called "RadioNation" – it was basically an Irish version of RadioToday, the radio news site, before RadioToday decided they'd launch an Irish version themselves), through which I came to the attention of a local station based in the midlands… whose programme director got in touch to ask… did I know anyone who could do commercial production & station sound? Their commercial production manager had to leave suddenly due to a personal family emergency. I didn't, but I said I'd ask around.
The thing was – and still is – that the head of commercial production position in radio is a fairly specialised one and there are only so many people in the country that can do it and do it well. This means, of course, that it's a good job to get – and a fairly secure one if you're good at it. When I couldn't find anyone who could jump in, they asked if I could give it a shot myself… I'd never done anything on this scale before, but I was only too happy to try it. I filled in for a few weeks here and there, then a few months later, the arrangement became more permanent. That was 3 years ago now and I'm glad to say I'm still there!
In that time I've learned a lot – I've refined and redefined a lot about how the job is done (you have to make it your own, in a way) and I've also filled in on air – on breakfast, the afternoon show, drive time, the rock show and a specialist music show, as well as presenting my own show for a month (during "silly season", when there was a lot less news to talk about so the main daytime talk-driven show took an hour off) – which I'm planning on submitting for the radio awards this year. I have a lot to thank this station (Midlands 103) for – without the steady work, I wouldn't have been able to get married, and would be in a lot more financial difficulty than I am – but the main thing is the faith they've shown in me. Sometimes a bit of faith and belief in someone is all it takes;- encourage them to shine and they will. After past difficulties, it's also had a very much-needed positive effect on my personal self-worth and mental health, which I am very grateful for, and I now look to the future far more positively than before.
In conclusion (finally!), what will this blog be? To be honest, I haven't figured that bit out yet. It may be a collection of random observations, stories of travel and discovery, silly things I've seen on the web or elsewhere. It may be some or all of these things and it may just be a place for me to practise my writing. I believe we all have a novel in us bursting to get out. I tried to get mine out recently and while I have a few thousand words committed to a Word document, I have no idea where it's going yet. As David Bowie said, "I have no idea where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring". Well… I'll do my best!


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Can adding a second monitor hurt your worker productivity?
I'm writing this blog post on my second monitor. It's a 21-inch widescreen. I also have a third monitor, a 24-incher that actually belongs to a second computer — and sometimes I use my iPad as another auxiliary window to the world. And to think that just a few years ago I was satisfied with just a single 14-inch laptop screen! According to this week's story in The New York Times, I'm multitasking on multiple monitors. But am I really? Is adding a second monitor like driving a car while talking on a cell phone?
Most of the time, I'm using one monitor to read source material while actively working in the second. Adding a second monitor can be like two hands washing dishes: The left hand might be scrubbing and the right hand might be rinsing, but you're still doing one activity.
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People who read my blog regularly know that I'm not a supporter of either of the two political parties that have a stranglehold on American politics. My problem with Republicans is that they are too much like Democrats. And my problem with Democrats is that they are too much like Democrats.
It's also no secret that I think that the Obama Presidency has been a nightmare for our liberties and our country. By comparison, I expect a Romney Presidency to be only a bad dream.
One more term for Obama and his ideology may very well put the country into an unrecoverable slide into the historically familiar condition of top down rule of the elitists over a second class of subservient drones. It's not a stretch to say that a return to a "bread and circuses" world, not unlike that of the Roman Empire, is almost a certainty. We're very nearly there already.
With almost half of the population being a net recipient of government "largess" while the rest pay for it, we are perilously close to the tipping point. At 51%, it's game over folks. The majority of voters will never vote against cash in their own pocket, no matter who else's pocket it comes out of. So it's for certain that I oppose the re-election of Barack Obama and the "progressive" agenda.
Does that mean I support Mitt Romney? Hardly. Anyone who thinks Romney will "save America" merely by being elected over the worst President in history is suffering from a delusion shared with Democrats and Independents who thought everything would be better with GWB in retirement. Oh, it's good that Bush and the neo-cons are out of power, but things are hardly better. In fact they are worse. It's rather like favoring plague over small pox.
So, do I recommend voting for the "third choice", Gary Johnson? Well, maybe..it depends on where you live. Huh?
I live in a city I call, Unfortunately, Illinois. My town is not worse than most, but my state is. And one of the reasons that Illinois is in a hot race for "worst in the nation" is that it's run by crooked people, mostly Democrats. But Republicans have shown that they are plenty crooked too whenever they get a chance to run things. The point is, Illinois is going for Obama. Probably in a big way. It's a blue state and people vote with their political tribe no matter what. The feeling here seems to be, "They're all crooks, I'll vote for my band of crooks."
So here's the deal for me: if the polls show (I hate polls, BTW) that Romney is within realistic striking distance of Obama, I'm going to do what I have never advocated before, vote for Romney in order to dismiss Obama and the progressives.
But, that "ain't gonna happen." So I'm going to do what I've always done, vote for what I want. And I want to be free again, or at least more free than I am now. So I'm going to vote for Gary Johnson. I agree with 95% of what he is running on, and right now I can't think of the 5% I disagree with.
I advocate that you do the same, depending upon where you live. If you live in a state that's "safe" for Romney, or "safe" for Obama, and you value your freedom and that of your children and grandchildren, you should vote for Johnson as well. If you live in a battleground state, well, you have the short term fate of the country in your hands. If you want to live in France, please move there, don't bring the Euro-misery here.
From my perspective, the ideal outcome for this election would be for Obama to be dismissed, Romney to be elected, (because a third party candidate will not be elected) and Johnson to get a huge number of popular votes. That will push both parties to take the freedom movement of smaller government seriously in the elections of the future. And time has almost expired on the greatest experiment in political history.
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by Don Finlayson on 16 May 2010, 12:57
I and my family stayed at the Sun Palace in May 2010 and was concerened about the poor revews it was geting regarding the food as some of my family members are reluctant to try something different. However we found that although the food was predomanantly (as you would expect) Bulgarian, that we all found something each night that we liked. As it was just before the start of the season there were a few teething problems which were very quicely put right. We found the staff to be very friendly and polite and the only complaint we had was the fact that they were alway cleaning up after you, the place was spottless The hotel is right next to the shopping area and close to the beach which was ideal for me as I cannot walk to far.
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by Toby + Robyn on 01 Jun 2009, 22:12
This hotel was amazing. Friendly staff, good food, good bar and location couldnt be better. Its a stone throw away from either the beach or the night life. Maids are always there if you need something, and all the staff are great, bless our Nickolou thanks go a long way he helped us with our problems and got us a cheap taxi everywhere. If you use mannors everyone is great.
Big rooms for 4* we would recommend anyone to come here. I'm sorry if anyone has had a bad experiance here because i thought it was great. Great for singles couples or family as they cater for everyone in the restaurant and if you fancy a meal out there is plenty great but affordable places in the resort.
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by christine hadfield on 07 Feb 2009, 22:23
my went sun palace june 08 6 adults 2children it was brill enjoyed it so much going back june 09
by Jack on 30 Aug 2008, 17:19
the first night we arrived we found a man lying right outside the front doors to the hotel, with someone checking his pulse. the next day we had our first meals. breakfast was alrite, but most of the good food was gone if you didnt get there before 8:30. the staff were unhelpful. during my stay 5 poeple got stuck in the toilet when the lock broke, and the staff didnt seem to care one bit about it. the so called 'international evenings' are actually the same food as every other night, which, by the way, is completely disgusting, cold and inedible. Most of the people staying at the resort are german, and think that they are superior to the british contingent, which the staff seem to agree on. nothing is safe in the rooms, i lost £15 on the first day, not a lot, but when its hidden in one of my trainers at the bottom of my wardrobe, you start to get suspicious of the cleaners. The staff also expect to be given tips for everything they do, whether it is pour you a beer (which is disgusting and flat) or give you a token for the pool table (which costs £1.20 a game!). At first impression the hotel looks very clean, but on a closer look it is actually verry dirty, which is odd because a cleaner is never out of sight. im sorry if you have already booked to go here as you are reading this but it really is a terrible hotel. i would class it as 2* rather than 3 or 4*. Also, the pool is extremely cold, and i only saw it getting cleaned once during my stay and for them kids, there was only 1 guy who played volleyball everyday, and that that was entertainment.
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by M Hardie on 14 Aug 2008, 17:50
To give an honest opinion I am sorry to say that we were very disappointed in this hotel when we visited last summer.
Have been to Bulgaria about 9 times and have enjoyed every hotel we stayed in but the Sun Palace was the exception. The food was so bad that we ate out 10 nights out of 14 and we didnt use the all inclusibe bar at all and opted to go out every evening into the resort. Too many complaints to list!!
On the plus side the hotel was kept very clean with the maids working all day keeping rooms and public areas tidy so no problem there. Also it is in a great location just a minutes walk from the centre of Sunny Beach.
However, the food was disgusting, cold and often unidentifiable.
As 2007 was the first year of all inclusive in Sun Palace I would hope that they would learn from the mountain of complaints people were making. Hopefully this summer will have seen improvements.
by Mr J Smith on 13 Aug 2008, 03:52
Just remember that for every bad comment there MAYBE 10 good ones that people havnt posted
I hope its good, i will be there in a few weeks!
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by The gang on 03 Jul 2008, 16:45
I have booked our first holiday together as a family to Bulgaria. Our girls are at school but are classed as adults because of their age and because we are going all inclusive. Also we are booked into the 4* part of the hotel. In other people's comments I noticed that someone else was booked into 4* but when they arrived there they were given 3* rooms. Has anyone went to the Sun Palace recently and had the same problem. We have booked there because it was within our budget for all inclusive but are worried about the bad comments and also is the food really that bad,do they serve the same food day in and day out. All comments would be very much appreciated.
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by marie grant on 03 Jul 2008, 13:34
I am about to book my first holiday to
Sun Palace/Bulgaria is it true there are two hotels with the same name? I am worried about the bad comments made.
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by kim on 28 Jan 2008, 08:59
went to this hotel for 1 week with my family from the ages of 3-76. we all enjoyed it that much we are going again same time next year (aug)the food was good they had chicken,pork veal,soup,chips they even had a kids corner.staff are great one day we went out but nanna stayed as bad on legs all day she was waited on the only time she moved was to go to the toilet and im sure if they could do that they would.some of the staff even asked if they could sit with you for a meal and that way they was getting to know you. they played games for adults and children. hotel very clean cleaners never stoped but the cleaner couldnt speak much english but smiled and tried their best to say hello. dont listen to reports on here because it puts you off your holiday when you should be looking forward to it as we should of been but we cant wait to go back and it will be better this year cause more of our family going 17 of us from ages 4-77 to anyone reading this go and enjoy yourself
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by kim coleman on 28 Jan 2008, 08:45
i went to this hotel aug 2007 and after reading the reviews thought it was bad.when me and my family got there was impressed.(family ages from 76years down to 3years)we all had a great time we only booked for a week and was that sorry we didnt book for two that as soon as we came back we went to book again for same time but for 2 weeks insted.dont lisyen to reports on here because you will be dreading your holiday instead of looking forward to it trust me.even the food was good had (chicken,pork,soup,stew,even a kids corner with sausages,chips,spagetti inbetween meals you can get toasties with cheese,onion,ham anytyhing you wanted icecream allday. staff was nice we went out one day and my nan 76 wanted to stay in the hotel as she is bad on her legs and one of the staff waited on her all day the only time she moved was for the toilet but im sure if he could of done that he would.even 1 of the staff was asking if she could sit with people to eat her meals so she got to know everybody.the played games with you and kids so dont worry make your own mind up and you wont regret it
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by may douglas on 16 Jan 2008, 09:51
i have booked here for aug and i can only see bad reviews for this hotel sdaying the food is rubbish and staff are awful.can anyone tell me different, thanx
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by Joanne Douglas on 10 Jan 2008, 18:44
hello, met most of the staff at sun palace and i miss them very much! nikolay, gogo, george(ladustin?),ivan,sansislav and many more .. if you read this could you please get in touch with me thank u !!!!!email@example.com
by JODI on 17 Nov 2007, 08:40
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by stephan on 14 Sep 2007, 10:43
amazing hotel but bad food really bad food
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by A disgusted Tourist, North east on 16 Aug 2007, 13:21
on my recent trip to bulgaria's very own sun palace i was amazed at what my family had paid £2,900 for (2adults 2 children). pig ignorant staff who ignore you most of the time, a pool in which 13 children came down with ear infections and after a week of us being there finally started to be cleaned (to their standards)atleast. The food all catered for germans and what you didnt eat for lunch went into a stew for main evening meal, whilst understanding the german palette is differant from our own you would assume there woud be atleast something reasonably appetising,, NOPE. one women we met was eating the gravy as soup because it was the best thing there,and as for a pool side bar its a bar that is non inclusive and you have to pay, so if u were all inc like myself and my family you would have to go all the way into the diner to find 5 or 6 drinks available to yourself which is disgusting for an all inc residence. and one last thing,, the entertainment for kids is atrocious dont be wowed by the playground and thought of entertainment team because its a swing against a fence on muddy grassed area and the entertainment team are 4 16-17yr olds with broken english and prance around in stupid fish net costumes not to mention they sleep in cupboards at the back of the resort,, after all that,, you would love bulgaria!!!!
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by joe on 16 Jul 2007, 11:48
i think this hotel is rubish beacause there is nothing to do for children
th food is allways cold
by MARK B on 15 Jun 2007, 21:20
by nataligh hoggared on 13 Jun 2007, 11:45
you fat bastards sitting around all day lazy cunts
by sammy on 13 Jun 2007, 11:43
this hotel is a pile of shit
i am going
by chelsea smith on 13 Jun 2007, 11:42
i am going to day to sun palice i home i feel welcome and i hope i can injoy my self
by natalki on 05 May 2007, 08:06
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by alexander shonenberg 19 on 23 Mar 2007, 13:49
my name is alex i went to bulgaria in oktober i met a beautiful girl called jenny i love her very much she livves in england vut u live in germany i really miss her i will never vorget her bulgaria was very good and a really liked the hotel it was very clean and the rooms where very large never get a prostitute they rip you off
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by jean 78 on 23 Mar 2007, 13:37
it was very nice there but a bit of my money went missing there was a very good dining area asd also the security guard at night was cool valiswaft he was called wel i would recommend this hotel to others but keep your handbags and money with you at al times
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by Baycho on 17 Mar 2007, 13:55
Hi,Im from Bulgaria.I'll go Sunny beach this summer 2007 from 1st july to 30th August.I love Night life and beautiful girls.My favorite discos ==>XL,Lazur,Mania;If you want to chat with me please email/MSN on ==> email@example.com
by L DUNCAN on 17 Oct 2006, 12:02
Well thanks tina and yes we are all going back next yr so itll be even better than this yr as long as they have new bar staff eh mrs reeves
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by T.Reeves on 15 Oct 2006, 16:44
I would recommend anybody to go to this hotel next Sept '07 not only to be in a superb hotel but just to meet Miz Duncan (review below) - she is a nutter (just kidding lou) they really are a fantastic family! You will be guaranteed a brilliant time. xxx
by L DUNCAN on 13 Oct 2006, 16:52
well now where can i start we booked the 3* and was their a few days the hotel itself is spotless the cleaners need therapy i think they all suffer from ocd they r always on the go the food was ok if ur german or like rabbit food but the fish fingers were first class when they werent burnt then the manager moved us to 4* cos hes a very nice man well he was this yr the bar staff were all miserable except stacey and george they were the only ones to smile and yanos the porter/waiter/jack of all trades was brill.the pool was cleaned daily but freezing i never went in it at all but the bairn did.their is not much difference with 3+4* a hairdryer and widescreen tv the mosquitos are vampires but we went at the wrong time of yr their was no entertainment at the hotel in sept so we made our own and nobody seemed to mind the noise we made the germans need to have lessons in manners they r all arrogant but all the other guests were brilliant and we have made some gd friends im returning again to the sun palace next yr as its location is a1 in the resort
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by T.Reeves on 05 Oct 2006, 21:18
This hotel definitely has the wow factor when you step inside. It is spotless, cleaning staff never stop. The room we stayed in was massive, i was more than happy with it and the balcony was huge too. We were in the 3* part of the hotel whilst my parents stayed in the 4* part and to be honest our room was better! the only difference between 3* and 4* rooms was a hairdryer. The towels and bedding are changed everyday, the maids are lovely, always gave 150% in everything they did. The hotel is in a perfect location, right in the heart of everything and although it is noisy outside at night, once the patio doors are closed you cannot hear a thing so you still get peace and quiet in your room if you need to sleep. The food in the hotel is awful, not alot of choice and they serve it warm/cold because it is the bulgarian way of life that food is unhealthy to be served hot! (so it says in the hotel book anyway). It is cheap enough to eat out so that's what we did.
The outdoor and indoor pools are absolutely FREEZING and i will give a medal to anybody who gets in either pool without getting hypothermia, this was quite a common problem throughout alot of hotels though not just here. It says they have a children's playground when in fact it is just a small plastic slide and a swing on a patch of grass next to the pool, my baby liked it anyway. Most of the staff are pleasant, there are a few miserable ones and hardly any of them speak good english. The safety deposit boxes are opposite reception so they were well looked after, i thought it was a much better idea than having them in your room. There is no entertainment whatsoever at this hotel although the bar is open 24/7 if your bored. Not really an ideal hotel for kids, i took mine but we spent most of our time out of the hotel.
All in all i would recommend this hotel to anybody but i myself will not be returning to Sunny Beach because of the invasion of mosquitos that ate us alive and because the weather in September was rubbish. Thats my oppinion of everything anyway, don't let me put you off.
P.S - the photos they have here on this site are totally different to how it looks now, it doesn't look anything like these pictures, it is much better looking now. Cheers for reading my review.
by colin coull on 03 Aug 2006, 12:14
i was at this hotel in august in 2004.in the 2star and belive me the not fit 2 put a dog in.the 3 star ones looked ok tho.i wasnt in it that ling rather stop out all nite than stop in there.the bar staff were great at the side ov the pool.eddie and ilian.fantastic guys has sum good fun with them.apart from the hotel bulgaria is a very nice place and very cheep.would go bk but neva again in the 2 star
first visit to bulgaria (sun palace)
by mark biegalski on 12 Jun 2006, 22:56
just returned back home to yorkshire what a place will book again soon but for three weeks or more.the staff and service 110% on website to book again within 6 hours of getting home (work the rest out for yourselves} cheers
sunny beach
by emma hogan on 29 May 2006, 10:58
were can you get levs in ireland is sunny beach a good place for kids
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The new website dedicated to prof. Giuseppe Macario stems from the need to counter the numerous unauthorized imitations that have appeared in the last few years, chiefly at the hands of scammers or fake-news publishers. This phenomenon is best understood in view the fact that Giuseppe Macario's strong opposition to online and offline scams has led the aforementioned scammers to attack him, obviously without success since they have all been unmasked and prosecuted in court.
The phenomenon of fake websites, as well as phishing, is an online scam that has been repeatedly condemned both by the Italian Government through its Data Protection Authority, both by the judiciary. These kinds of suspicious transactions damage the Internet user who is being deceived and/or scammed, and the person who is being used/mentioned illegally — Giuseppe Macario in this case — who has never consented to the use of his or her data by third parties. To put it simply, it is like we came across a website, or a Facebook page, which claims to belong to a football player, an actor, a politician or anyone else: too bad the football player, the actor, the politician or anyone else never authorized the use of their name, and certainly they do not know who is hiding behind the fake webpage or for what reasons.
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At first, dr. Giuseppe Macario gives the impression of being a private person. He is indeed, but once you become friends with him we can assure you that talking to him is going to be fun. More often than not, a real blast. A quick and clever mind, he enjoys commenting — with some traces of irony, and occasionally sarcasm — on topics that range from applied mathematics to international politics, from track and field events to the European economic crisis. He immediately stresses that he is "not an expert in the field", but after a while you have to surrender to his line of reasoning, always based on logic and rationalism to such an extent that he proudly declares he likes to question the scientific world.
Freethinkers and smart, dedicated, young people have no place in today's Italy, ruled by gerontocracy, nepotism and lobbies of various kinds. But Giuseppe Macario will not give in: after building a successful career on his own overseas — mostly in the American continent — he renewed his relationship with Italy in order to export the principles of freedom that allowed him to create work abroad as a self-made entrepreneur in the Caribbean and in California. Giuseppe Macario loves to travel! Granted, with an average level of taxation that surpasses the 50% threshold, with a world-famous bloated bureaucracy, and with nepotistic lobbies that would make the most fanatical medieval guilds jealous, the endeavor is not a simple one. However, we can assure you that Giuseppe Macario's persistence is out of the ordinary. It is no accident that he has run several marathons and manages to fight scammers' fake news.
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