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Tubulin is a protein that comprises the basic structural subunits of microtubules, the cytoskeletal filaments associated with the positioning of membrane-bound organelles and intracellular transport. Each tubulin subunit is, in fact, a heterodimer composed of alpha-tubulin and beta-tubulin components linked to one another by noncovalent bonds. The two globular proteins, which only occur in this network, each exhibit a binding site for a single guanosine triphosphate (GTP) molecule. The GTP molecule bound to the alpha-tubulin monomer may be regarded as a fundamental component of the tubulin heterodimer complex because it is physically unable to be exchanged or hydrolyzed, instead remaining constantly confined at the dimer interface. The GTP nucleotide in the beta-tubulin monomer, however, is exchangeable and may be hydrolyzed to produce guanosine diphosphate (GDP), an event that significantly impacts the dynamics of the microtubular network.
The rat enteroglial cell culture presented above was immunofluorescently labeled with mouse anti-alpha-tubulin primary antibodies followed by goat anti-mouse secondary antibodies conjugated to Alexa Fluor 568. In addition, the specimen was stained with Alexa Fluor 350 conjugated to phalloidin and SYTOX Green, targeting the filamentous actin network and nuclei, respectively. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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The Family and Social Medicine interest group (FSMIG) brings together students interested in community health, social justice, and the Bronx community. Each year we invite physicians and their patients to our campus to speak about issues relevant to the community such as the follow: Immigrant Health, Alternative Medicine, HIV, Adolescent Sexual Health and Liberation Medicine. We also co-host Family Medicine career night and a range of other events such as a hands-on manual vacuum aspiration on a papaya workshop. Our members are also active in organizing the Social Medicine course that runs from January to May. The Social Medicine course covers a range of topics from Harm Reduction in the Bronx to Women's Reproductive Health.
The members of the FSMIG are passionate about serving the community, educating themselves and getting involved in the issues that impact the people of Bronx. The FSMIG Board are leaders, activists, and students with a social conscience that want to make a difference. The FSMIG members realize the impact physicians and future physicians have on the communities we live and work in. If you are moved by this message come join us.
FSMIG Board: Iman Hassan, Christopher Beaudoin, Leah Taffel, Katherine Tam, Heiwah Wong, Rafael Frias, Aaron Ciner, and Sahar Sherf
FSMIG Advisor: Michele Vaca, MD
FSMIG Coordinator: Mrs. Jacqueline Borrero
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Beer lovers, rejoice. Whiskey drinkers, celebrate. Pork fat fans, this is your moment. All the things you thought were unhealthy can actually help you lose a ton of weight.
Well, not exactly. This isn't an ad in the back pages of a sketchy magazine. All these things are still not good for you when you eat and drink them in large quantities. And don't stop eating your blueberries and strawberries if you want to boost your brainpower.
Still, there's some surprising good health news for anyone who wants to wash down their lard-topped popcorn with a beer and a shot of whiskey.
Beer: The Problem-Solver
Question: Who's better at solving brainteasers -- men who are sober or men who have drunk two pints of beer? According to research from the University of Illinois, the drinkers are the winners. (That sound you hear is every guy cracking open a beer right now in self-righteous satisfaction.) Not only did the drinkers solve 40 percent more problems than the nondrinkers, they solved their problems faster: 12 seconds compared to the nondrinking 15.5 seconds.
Pork Fat: The Bad Cholesterol Fighter
"Pork fat is not only useful, but it is also good for us," Jennifer McLagan says. She's the author of the James Beard Award-winning "Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient." To back up her claim, McLagan's book includes a chart showing that 45 percent of pork fat is monounsaturated, which can help raise your HDL, or good cholesterol, and also can help lower your LDL, or bad cholesterol.
She also extols the benefits of frying in lard, because food absorbs less fat than if you fry it in oil. McLagan piles on the good news, arguing that "diets low in fat, it turns out, leave people hungry, depressed and prone to weight gain and illness." To ensure readers' happiness, she includes recipes in "Fat," including one for euphoria-inducing bacon fat mayonnaise.
Whiskey: The Good Cholesterol Booster
If you're looking for other celebratory ways to increase your good cholesterol levels and potentially decrease your risk of a stroke, grab a bottle of your favorite booze. And then drink in moderation. According to the Mayo Clinic, studies suggest that if you consume one alcoholic drink per day if you're a woman, or two drinks a day if you're a guy, you can increase your HDL cholesterol levels and also potentially decrease your risk of a stroke. But, cautions the Mayo Clinic, "If you don't drink alcohol, don't start just to try raising your HDL levels."
Popcorn: The Antioxidant Hero
Here's good news for anyone who's trying to justify his or her next big bucket of (nonbuttered, non-oversalted) popcorn: New research from the University of Scranton suggests a serving of popcorn is higher in antioxidants than some fruits and vegetables. Those antioxidants, known as polyphenols, are associated with helping to prevent cancer. They're concentrated in popcorn's husk, which is something to consider the next time it gets stuck in your teeth and you consider spitting it out.


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'Active' and 'Passive' in writing refer to neither tense nor tone, but to voice.
The active voice sentence order is subject-verb-objective (or complement). The passive voice order reverses this: object, a tense of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the sentence verb and then "by [the subject]." The subject can often be dropped.
Here's an example:
Active: The dog [subject] bit the boy [object].
Passive: The boy [object] was bitten by the dog [subject]. or The boy [object] was bitten.
In the use of 'objective' versus 'subjective' writing, you can use either voice to achieve either goal.
The objective/subjective connection comes in when people are writing reports in which the observer is expected to appear impartial because the passive voice allows you to drop the use of 'I' (or hide the 'I' or other actor).
Using the example above, you can use the passive voice to hide the culprit (dog) which can be useful at times :-). Alternatively, you can use it to suggest that the observation, not the observer, is the important information.
On the other hand, the active voice generally produces greater clarity, particularly in sentences with several modifying phrases and/or clauses.
I've consciously chosen to use 'you' in many of the sentences above, in order to avoid using the passive or using 'one' as the subject. ('One' can sound pretentious in American English, although perhaps not in other Englishes.)
In my opinion, the best discussion of these issues can be found in Williams' Style: Ten Lessons Pearson/Longman.
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Gregory the Righteous of Decapolis
November 20
Saint Gregory who was from Irenopolis of the Decapolis of Asia Minor, was the son of Sergius and Mary. He became a monk as a young man, and after struggling for many years in virtue and prayer under obedience to a wise spiritual father, he was informed by revelation that it was the will of God for him to live, like the Patriarch Abraham, with no certain dwelling, moving from place to place. His journeyings took him to Ephesus, Constantinople, Corinth, Rome, Sicily, Thessalonica, and again to Constantinople, where, after many labours in defence of Orthodoxy against Iconoclasm, he reposed in peace in the first half of the ninth century. He had two disciples, one of whom was Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (see Apr. 3), who wrote the Menaion service for Saint Gregory, his father in Christ.
Kontakion of Gregory Decapolite
Third Tone
The Church knoweth thee to be a shining sun that enlight'neth all men with the rays of cures and with the beauty of virtue. Hence, O truly blessed Father, Christ's faithful servant, we all celebrate thy venerable memorial, O wise Gregory most righteous; and we now honour thy valiant struggles for Christ.


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Well, we had a storm blow through here last night and we lost power, of course right in the middle of typing my post up, but better late than never!
Today I have some exciting news to share...I am a featured designer over at the Paper Crafter's Library! You must go check out this site! There is a wealth of information over there and all kinds of designers to get to know. I have a little bio blurb over there and here is a sneak peek of my card project. To see the whole project with supplies and directions, check it out here.
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The free throw line was the life line for the Lipscomb Bisons.
Seeking both a sweep of Belmont for the season, and to stop a two-game skid, the Bisons hit 26-of-28 free throws on the way to a 78-72 win at the Curb Event Center Tuesday night. The Bisons beat Belmont 64-53 at Allen Arena Jan. 11.
Guard Jacob Arnett hit four-of-four from the line in the final 30 seconds and center Adnan Hodzic added a pair with four seconds remaining to ice the game for the Bisons. He has hit 17-of-19 free throws this season.
Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson has stressed that all Arnett, a redshirt freshman, needs is to get more game experience.
Arnett made three of his four turnovers in the first half, but he grabbed five rebounds in addition to sinking the key free throws.
"Jacob really had never been in this type of environment," Sanderson said. "He had several turnovers in the first half. For him to step up in that situation and make four free throws was critical for us. We needed every one of them. He just needs more time on the floor to feel more comfortable. Unfortunately, he has to try to get comfortable in this type of environment."
"He has only missed two free throws for the year. It wasn't that we were surprised that he made them. He has made them all year long. He just hasn't shot that many of them.
Guard Josh Slater scored a game-high 26 points with 12 coming on free throws. Hodzic added 25 with seven points on free throws.
Twenty-six seconds into the game the Bisons lost senior guard Johnny Lee with a lower leg injury. He did not return to the game.
"We have lost two starters now," Sanderson said. "We need some bench guys to step up whether it is free throws, defense or rebounds."
One of the players stepping up to take Lee's place was freshman guard Zach Brown who played 15 minutes on the point with four points and two steals.
"Those 15 minutes were critical," Sanderson said. "I was very proud of how Zach played in that kind of environment. Zach hasn't played a whole lot but he doesn't turn the ball over and he gets four points.
"When Johnny went down I immediately knew I was going to put Zach in the game at the point guard spot. I want to keep Josh off the point as much as I can, at least early in the game. Zach is very smart. He knows where I want the ball to go. He is going to have to get better then next few days in practice. He is going to have to fill in for us."
The Bisons trailed 32-31 at the half. They twice took the lead in the early going, but could not maintain the advantage.
The biggest lead for the Bruins was 13 points, when Keaton Belcher scored on a lay-up for a 52-39 edge with 12:30 left to play. Slater started a rally of his own with 12:12 left to play. First he hit three free throws after being fouled as he attempted a 3-point shot. He followed that up with a lay-up at 11:35 to cut the Belmont lead to 52-44.
'We drove the ball to the hole," said Sanderson. "We executed our plays getting the ball to Adnan down low."
Forward Michael Teller, who scored 14 points in the game, connected on a 3-pointer at 10:49 to pull the Bisons within five points, 52-47.
Hodzic scored on a lay-up at 9:53 to pull the Bisons within three at 52-49.
Slater extended the run to 9-0 when he hit a free throw to trim the Belmont lead to 52-50.
Belmont answered with a 3-point shot for a 55-50 lead.
Guard Jordan Burgason sank two free throws at 9:08 to make it 55-52.
The Bisons stayed close with Teller connecting on a 3-point shot from the corner with 6:05 remaining to cut Belmont's lead to one, 62-61.
The Bruins answered with a 3-point shot, but Hodzic scored on a jump hook in the lane on the next possession to keep the Bisons close, 65-63 with 5:31 on the clock.
With 3:57 left Slater once again went to the line and sank a pair of free throws to keep the Bisons within two at 67-65.
Hodzic scored in the lane at 2:43 as Belmont stayed ahead 69-67.
At 2:11 the Bisons were once again down by four, 71-67. Hodzic scored again to make it a 71-69 Belmont advantage. Hodzic sank a pair of free throws at 1:26 to tie the game at 71-71.
Forward Brian Wright pulled down a rebound on Belmont's next possession to set up the Bisons with a chance to pull into the lead with one minute remaining. Hodzic hit the front end, but missed the second shot as the Bisons pulled ahead 72-71 with 49 seconds left.
Turnovers were a problem for the Bisons in the first half as they committed 10 with Belmont scoring 16 points off of those miscues. For the game the Bisons turned the ball over 17 times.
The Bisons held the advantage on the boards hauling down 36. Belmont had 28 rebounds. Hodzic led the way with a game-high 12.
Slater and Hodzic kept the Bisons in the game in the first 20 minutes with 10 points each. Hodzic has scored in double figures In 47 straight games.
Belmont placed two players in double figures. Guard Ian Clark led with 18. Forward Keaton Belcher added 17.
"It's just one game, but we desperately needed it," Sanderson said. "I was just proud of how our guys came back when we down 53-39. They dug their heels in and went on a 10-0 run. I was proud of their effort. It was a good win for us."
The Bisons are 10-10, 7-4 in the A-Sun. Belmont falls to 11-10, 6-5 in the conference. The Bisons are on the road Saturday at ETSU for a 3 p.m. game.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/ Director of Media Relations


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It's time for Ragan's 2014 Healthcare PR and Marketing Awards! These awards celebrate advancements in health care marketing as well as your creativity and innovation as a communicator.
With over 300 entries submitted, last year's Health Care PR and Marketing Awards drew the best of the best. We were amazed at the sophistication and power of the vast majority of the entries. Who knows what this year's entries will bring! We're looking forward to reading your case studies and hearing about your best practices.
There's something for everybody in this year's program. We've got the classics: Best Website, Best Print Publication and Best Use of Social Media. But we're also spicing it up this year with a bunch of new categories: Best Online Newsroom, Best Community Outreach and Best Intranet. See a full list of categories (26 in all) below.
To reward your amazing work, we have got a great group of prizes! The winning entry in each category will get showcased in a Special Edition of Health Care Communication News, a personalized trophy for your office, and one complimentary registration to the annual Health Care Social Media Summit at Mayo Clinic this Fall. (Airfare and hotel not included.) This three day conference is packed full of information sessions and keynotes for you to learn, network and engage with fellow healthcare communicators and executives turned social media experts.
In addition to these prizes, the winner of the Grand Prize, Best Health Care PR and Marketing Campaign of the Year, will also receive a one-year membership to Ragan Training--a premium online training library featuring hundreds of hours of content from Ragan Events, available 24/7 and easy to access. Find out more about the site here: http://ragantraining.com/
Last year's winners—from small out-patient clinics to huge multi-location hospitals—showed us where health care marketing was headed.
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CLEMSON, S.C. (May 15, 2008) - For the first time in the 13-year history of the event, the state of South Carolina serves as the host for the Atlantic Sun Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, held at Clemson's Rock Norman Track and Field Complex. Hosted by USC Upstate, the two-day Championship begins on Friday.
A year ago the ETSU men's track and field team hoisted its first-ever outdoor conference championship and this weekend the Buccaneers look to defend the title; however, the task will not be an easy one as ETSU is without one of its top points collectors.
The Buccaneers' take a hit as sophomore thrower Jarrod Burton (Bastian, Va.) has been sidelined by injury all outdoor season, but ETSU can expect to score in the decathlon, sprints, relays, horizontal and vertical jumps and distance events.
In the sprints, a trio of ETSU athletes has been atop the conference performance charts all season. Sophomore Duronal Monal (
Cloyd will also be the Bucs' best chance to score points in the long and triple jump. The Telford,
While Cloyd is competing in the long jump, senior Shane Estes (
Back on the track, sophomore Kenneth Rotich (Nairobi, Kenya), juniors Jeff Crane (Taylors, S.C.), Michael Deren (Blasdell, N.Y.) and J Penny (Telford, Tenn.) and senior Jordan Ladd (Ontario Canada) look to give the Buccaneers a boost in the distance events. Rotich, the reigning indoor champion in the 5,000m, holds the third fastest time in the outdoor event when he ran 14:40.51 at
In the 400 and 800-meter events, Yordin Robinson (
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Joining Briggs in the pole vault is senior Dave Thomas (
In the throws, ETSU is guided by the freshmen duo of Stuart Bowen (
Closing out the attack on the men's side are the Buccaneer relay teams. ETSU holds the number one slot in the 4x100-meter side and hope to make it three straight conference titles in the event. ETSU has also brought home the title in both the 100 and 200-meter events since joining the A-Sun as well.
Last season the ETSU women's team posted a top-three finish as they totaled 90 points on the weekend and finished behind
In the short sprints the Bucs are led by three outstanding runners where red-shirt senior Jenny Knox (
While Knox, Bailey and Johnson are tearing it up on the track, sophomore Zachlynn Blackburn (
Like the men, ETSU's women also hold the fastest time in the 4x100-meter relay as they set a regional qualifying mark last weekend at Clemson, posting a time of 45.60. Johnson, Bailey, Knox and sophomore Christin Zink (
Zink and fellow sophomore Vicki Currie (
A trio a freshman will carry the load in the distance events as twin sisters Terra and Tesha Haggard (
Local and freshman standout Ashton Bishop (
For more coverage of the 2008 Atlantic Sun Track and Field Championships visit, http://www.atlanticsun.org/mtrackfield/championship/, and for a full recap of ETSU events visit, www.ETSUBucs.com.


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- 1 lb. sea scallops
- 3 Tblsp. lime juice
- 1 Tblsp. vegetable oil
- 1 Tblsp. honey
- 1 Tblsp. low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 2 Tblsp. sesame seeds toasted
- Combine lime juice, oil, honey, soy sauce, and ginger. Add scallops and toss to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove scallops from marinade, reserving marinade.
- Thread scallops evenly on 4 skewers.
- Place skewers on baking pan that has been sprayed with a nonstick coating spray or covered with foil. . Broil 4 to 6 inches from source of heat 2 to 3 minutes.
- Turn and baste with reserved marinade and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes or until opaque throughout. Place sesame seeds on wax paper or paper plate and roll each skewer over seeds to evenly coat scallops.
- Serve immediately.
Terri's Notes
~ Annette's recipe was originally for Sea Scallops, but I tried the chicken and shrimp and love them all.
~ Don't marinate longer than a hour, especially for the chicken, or it begins to break down and get too soft.
~ I used larger, pre-cooked shrimp. Cook time is short. Very good.
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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler announced today that the Development Services Center (DSC) will receive updated software that will allow developers to access DSC services online. The Mayor said the purchase of Accela Land Management software will save money for the City and developers, accelerate job creation and help enhance sustainability. The City will purchase the software with federal stimulus funds and City bonds, and the upgrade will have no impact on the City's General Fund for the 2011-12 budget.
"Developers need to be able to operate in real time and get services out in the field. through their laptops or their smart phones," Beutler said. "They need these services when it's convenient for them, not when it's convenient for us."
The DSC — a "one-stop shop" for the review, permitting and inspection of development projects — has been in operation since March 2010. It co-locates five departments — Building and Safety, Health, Planning, Public Works and Utilities and Urban Development — at the County-City Building. DSC Manager Fred Hoke said about 90 percent of respondents to a recent DSC survey agreed that the permit payment and application process should be automated online.
The City has used its current software, PermitsPlus, for 12 years, and the company that offers it will no longer provide technical support in two years. The Mayor said this is a good time to purchase Accela because its price is expected to increase. He said the software also may decrease the future need to hire staff in the Building and Safety Department.
By acting now, the City can use $225,000 in environmental stimulus dollars that must be obligated by the end of July. The Cleaner Greener Lincoln program is providing the stimulus funds because online government services reduce the consumption of gasoline and travel time. About $1.19 million dollars for the software will be bonded with the approval of a City Council resolution that will be introduced Monday, July 18.
The Mayor said a 2005 study conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers showed overwhelming evidence that reducing permitting times encourages economic development. "With competition between jurisdictions for new development dollars, more efficient permit processes can attract investment from other areas," Beutler said. "Accelerating permit processes can permanently increase local government revenues."


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The Experience
Remember how much fun it was? Remember lemonade and summer? The sprinkler came on, the hose finished filling the backyard pool, or you pulled up to the ole swimming hole. Off came all your clothes and your worries. Your bare body felt the kiss of the air, the sun and the water. What pure innocent joy!
With membership in the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) you can recapture that feeling again and again as you enjoy life clothes free at over 180 nudist clubs and resorts throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and beyond. Even if you just enjoy nudism at home with friends or family, a membership in AANR will enhance The Nudist Experience and enjoyment of being clothes free and carefree.
Why do so many enjoy it?
At aanr.com we'll help you explore the many reasons why clothes free and clothing optional recreation is becoming one of the most popular trends of our time.
Here are some more specific reasons to shed your clothes and your stress with AANR:
It's FUN! As any kid who breaks loose from you at bath time to go romping through the house can tell you, it's just fun to enjoy your birthday suit once in a while. With more and more places to enjoy being naked, plus tips on enhancing your nude experience at home, AANR membership will help you enjoy the wholesome fun of being yourself.
It's MAGIC! If you've ever gone on vacation, or perhaps tried to enjoy your weekend, you'll know about the "just can't relax" phenomenon. The plane lands, you check into your hotel, but...your mind is still back at the office or school. At home, the lawn chair beckons but so do household chores. Often by the time you've put these distractions out of your mind, your vacation break is coming to an end.
Nude recreation helps your body relax faster. When your clothes come off, so do many of the cues holding you to the work-a-day world. This is why so many people say that they get the "condensed" relaxation of a week's worth of vacation in just a weekend at an AANR nudist club. When they spend a week nude it's like getting a month's vacation. They get similar benefits from participating in AANR nonlanded club events.
Of course, you may decide you never want to go back. That's what thousands of our members have opted for, choosing AANR parks as their primary residence, a retirement destination, or a second home retreat for the family.
It's NATURAL! When you're nude you're the way you were meant to be: completely natural. Many who enjoy clothes-free recreation and living refer to themselves as naturists and with good reason.
Being naked, especially in the great outdoors within appropriate settings, draws one inherently closer to nature. Many AANR clubs are located in areas where there's still some "country." Our families enjoy fishing and local wildlife. Even in upscale AANR resorts you'll bask in sun and sky as nature intended.
It's SIMPLE! Traveling to clothes-free destinations means you can pack less and relax more. A towel, your favorite sunblock, and sunglasses are all you're likely to need most days. Stash something in your duffle bag to don if weather turns cool or you need to make a quick trip into town.
For those with tight schedules, events in AANR's nonlanded clubs offer an opportunity to enjoy activities ranging from family swim nights to picnics with fellow club members and friends.
At home you can take a respite just by hanging up your clothes. It's a great "pick me up" that will lift your spirits. As an AANR member, sit down with a copy of our monthly publication, The Bulletin. You'll quickly catch up on news about events in clubs across the continent, plus get the latest on important government issues, human interest stories, and more.
It's an EQUALIZER! When members take off their clothes, they don't know a bank president from a bus driver. While demographic information on AANR's membership shows a strong number of professionals, the fact is you'll find a cross section of society, with people representing all colors, religions, occupations, body types, age groups, and income brackets. You'll be valued for who you are as a person on the inside.
Are you ready to take off with us?
Have you tried going nude in your private backyard or enjoyed a skinny dip in the family pool? Maybe just thought about it? Then you're probably ready for the ultimate getaway experience. With so many AANR clubs and resorts available to choose from, chances are you're just a morning's drive or less away from a chance to enjoy The Experience.


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John Kimbler needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Paradigm Applications, LLC
Paradigm Applications, LLC is a global IT Services provider positioning itself as a leader in online registry applications for Commercial Administrative agencies. We have developed a suite of portal and backoffice applications in support of Secured Transaction Registries, Corporations, Trademarks, and Notaries administration. The application suite also includes financial and reporting modules. Some of our clients include U.S. Secretary of State Offices and commercial registries in Vietnam, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, and other countries.
The target audience is largely government agencies. We'll be using the logo on business cards, our web site, marketing materials such as a welcome bag and a flash drive.
We would like a professional looking design. We currently use black, blue and silver, but are open to change. Ideally, the design would work well on a black background. As a software development company, our market it Information Technology, so perhaps something that conveys that image. The logo should be something with a global appeal. We market a lot internationally (although, I can't really think of a logo that wouldn't have such appeal unless it was offensive).
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Andrew Tilbury needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 4 designs submitted by 2 freelance designers.
Bluepoint Solutions
We are a leading innovator in remote deposit capture (RDC), image-based item processing, electronic document management and receipt management. Adhering to strict best practice standards, Bluepoint delivers proven technology solutions and consulting services that improve the client service experience, improve business continuity, assure disaster recovery, increase productivity and reduce the risk of fraud. Bluepoint's family of products and services offer a complete, end-to-end, image-based item capture and payment processing solution.
CEOs and other top level executives at banks and credit unions.
I need a new HTML template designed for email communications. Colors and look and feel should be similar to bluepointsolutions.com. Please see attached file for logo and colors.
It needs to be for a newsletter with 4-6 headlines, subheadlines, and blurbs on each paragraph. It would be could to have a 2 column layout that is standard banner size for advertising upcoming events.
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Movers and shakers in the club industry.
Larry Hohl is the new president and CEO of Spectrum Clubs Inc. Additionally, Mike Mullen was appointed to senior vice president of business development.
Life Time Fitness has appointed Bruce Fabel to the position of chief operating officer (COO). Fabel will work under CEO Bahram Akradi, and will oversee Life Time's accounting, business and facilities operations, marketing communications, entertainment, sponsorship, human resources and information technology divisions.
Stephen A. Black is the new director of the Health & Fitness Institute (Conn.), part of the Stamford Health System. Black will oversee the operations of the Health & Fitness Institute at its current Canal Street location and the pre-opening events that lead up to the opening of the Institute at the Tully Health Center on Strawberry Hill in February 2002. Black worked previously as a health and fitness industry consultant in Colorado.
Sharla Lakstigala is the new fitness floor supervisor at Courts Plus in the Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst, Ill. In her new position, Lakstigala will be responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, supervising, and evaluation fitness department day-to-day operations and services.


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gose needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 58 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Las Vegas Jewelry & Coin Exchange
Las Vegas Jewelry & Coin Exchange has been in the jewelry & coin business for over 20 years. We want a logo that drives people into our store.
We want to drive foot traffic to our store. Anyone with nice jewelry to sell, needs to be convinced that stopping in at our store would be very beneficial to them!
The name on the new logo should be: Las Vegas Jewelry & Coin Exchange
The new logo should drop-in nicely to the template used by: http://www.topcashbuyer.com. If you can provide an example of your logo design on that template, even better.
You can use the color scheme on http://www.topcashbuyer.com, or you can choose another color scheme. We'll run the logo designs by the client and provide feedback if they have a particular color preference.
Our website and logo drive people into our store. We want people who have nice jewelry to get in their car and visit our store location.
For handover, we require a well-layered PSD or AI file.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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|Flower of the sausage tree. Flowers hang on long "ropes" then become "sausages."
It's hard to leave home when the daytime temperatures get up in the 40s and 50s, but it's easier when nights are still in the 20s. I hopped down to Florida over the weekend. Thailand had flooding problems, so I didn't go there and south India just wasn't working out, so to gather up some warmth and inspiration, I'm back to Florida for a week or so. The pull - besides days in the middle 70s and nights as low as 55, is the Tropical Plant Conference in Ft. Lauderdale.
|Austin, telling his parents about the banyan tree. Yes, that's just one tree behind him.
I met up with a friend, Austin Jones (see his blog), in Central Florida a couple of days ago. He's a farm worker from Bear Creek Farm near Osceola, MO (you'll find stories about Bear Creek Farm in my older blog posts). So we met up and are heading to the plant conference tomorrow.
|Oranges of all kinds are ripening right now, sweet and juicy from the trees.
Today we visited friends, Tom and Roxana Collins who winter in Bradenton. They took us to a fun little citrus orchard to check out the hundreds of varieties of citrus trees grown there. Austin is intensely interested in fruit, especially apples, but found lots of things to see and ask about in the orange trees.
|Austin quizzing the orange guy about citrus varieties.
We also visited the Barnum Bailey Mansion and Gardens, and checked out the variety of trees there.
|Yes, you get the whole crab, deep-fried and you eat it all.


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OH my oh my do I looooove fruit curds of any kind.
This is so easy, so sweet and tasty... and SO purple.
Fill you cakes, cupcakes, tarts, spread it on a bagel with cream cheese... or just eat it plain.
It's amazing!
Blueberry Curd
1 cup sugar
1/4cup butter
2 cups frozen blueberries (which should reduce to 3/4 cup blueberry juice)
1 tbs of water
1 tsp lime zest
2 eggs, beaten
In a sauce pan add 2 cups of berries with your water, cook on medium/low heat until the juice has released from the berries stir around and mash a bit. After about -10 minutes (after it has come to a boil) remove from heat.
Strain berries through a mesh strainer. Reserve juice and discard the pulpy berry leftovers. You should be left with 3/4 a cup of blueberry juice. If there is extra reserve for later use. (some berries are juicier than others and may produce more juice when cooked down!)
In a double boiler whisk eggs, sugar, zest, and blueberry juice together constantly.
Add 1 tbs of butter at a time waiting for each tbs to melt before adding the next.
After all the butter has been added and the curd starts to thicken so it coats the back of a spoon. Remove bowl from heat (if it seems at all lump you can pour it through a fine sieve again) and pour into a heat proof jar or dish.
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Harry Edward McBride Sr., aka, "Lefty" of Smyrna, DE, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.
He was 88.
Lefty was born July 5, 1924 in Kenton, DE, the son of the late Ernest and Estella McBride.
He retired after 25 years of service for the Smyrna School District. Mr. McBride also owned and operated Lefty's Music Shop of Smyrna for 45 years.
Lefty enjoyed playing country music.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Patsy McBride.
He is survived by 2 sons, Ed McBride and his wife Doris of Andersonville, TN and Bob McBride and his partner William Hall of Bear, DE; his daughter, Sandy Bragayrac of Smyrna; 9 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; and a brother, William McBride of Smyrna.
A viewing will be held on Monday, October 1, 2012 from 10 to 11 a.m., at the Faries Funeral Chapel, located at 29 S. Main St., Smyrna. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m.
Burial will be held in Glenwood Cemetery in Smyrna.
Condolence letters may be sent by visiting www.fariesfuneralhome.com.


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Maybe part of it is LUKE AND ANNA...which still skeeves me out. That kiss today? Like Bro and Sis. oy.I loved Lulu's face when he was telling her about Anna. She had on an "ewww" face.
She also wants to have him tell Anna about AZ's body. Now, Heather heard that Luke lied about Ethan and Robert! Oh interesting.
Tell Maxie off.
She deserves it-- and it's about time!!
Mac and Felicia--that was kinda cute. The way they split the screens. I loved Anna and Flea talking because they were friends in the past and they are actually acting like friends NOW!
Mac and Spin-- having a little coffee chat. Nice.
GAH! Little EMMA with Maxie in the park!! "You're crying, want some tea'??! Patrick is asking Maxie to move into the house. Built in baby sitter--you go Paddy!
FLEA MAC lock lips!
What did you think about SKate? Way less dramatic than I thought.. LOL Nevermind he fact that if Connie wasn't the alter and Kate was--then Kate's been the "other one" this whole time?? It makes no sense. WTH. I'm comfussszed. I think Connie is actually THE REAL PERSON and Kate is the alter. That could be interesting.
Love the Starr NuKrissy dynamic because it's just pure snark. If Porno Rick was there, he'd make Starr and Krissy do an on camera hook up with some blackmail stuff! LOL
Michael "Trey's a Tool" heh...
Can I hope they redecorate MaxieLu's apartment? I hate it. ugh Nursing home wall paper from the 1950's.


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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is here. OS X, the desktop counterpart to Apple's mobile iOS, has taken iPad innovation "Back to the Mac" with this release, including the iPad home screen-like LaunchPad for app management, automatic save and resume, etc.
"Lion is the best version of OS X yet, and we're thrilled that users around the world can download it starting today," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Lion makes upgrading a Mac easier than ever before; just launch the Mac App Store, buy Lion with your iTunes account, and the download and install process will begin automatically."
It's also the first time a major Mac OS X version will be distributed exclusively online, through the Mac App Store. Gigabytes of download will be an interesting challenge for those with multiple machines, but especially for those with slower internet connections or restricted bandwidth. (Never mind what the launch day rush might do to the internet in general -- Apple servers have gone down during iOS releases in the early days.)
All that aside, we welcome our Mac OS X cousins to the goodness we've been enjoying for a while now in iOS. Who's getting it?
[Apple PR, $29 - Mac App Store]
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
A Birthday Cake for My Mum
The cake shown here was for my mum. Actually her birthday falls on the coming weekday but we had an early celebration for her last night. Well, it was a simple celebration which we had a cutting cake session for tea then a western dinner at a so-so restaurant nearby. By the way, there is no nice and classy restaurant found in my hometown....haha!
Walnut Mocha Cream Cake
To make it simple, I didn't bake my own sponge this time. So end up using the sponge mix I got from the bakery store. Not bad at all...:)
Recipe adapted from Kevin Chai
Recipe for the Sponge:
180g sponge mix
3 eggs
45ml fresh milk
100g walnut (chopped)
60g butter (melted)
Recipe for the Mocha Cream:
200g fresh cream (whipped)
20g mocha paste
Some melted Valrhona Chocolate
Fresh Strawberries
~ To make the sponge, preheat oven at 180'C, line a bottom of a 7" round cake tin with greaseproof paper.
~ Beat sponge mix, eggs and milk with high speed until light and fluffy. (about 8-10 mins)
~ Fold in chopped walnuts and mix in melted butter until well blended.
~ Spread batter into prepared tin and bake for 30 mins. Remove from oven and cool completely, then sliced into 3 layers.
~ To make the mocha cream, just add in the mocha paste into the whipped cream and mix well.
~ Sandwich the sponge with the cream and coat the cake with remaining cream. Refrigerate for a while.
~ Melt some valrhona chocolate and pour over the cake. Refrigerate for a while. Then decorate with some fresh strawberries.
The texture of the cake was not those smooth ones because of the chopped walnuts added. But it tasted pretty good with the crisp of the nuts and the taste of the coffee cream. All my mum's favourite was in this cake....:) Well, except the strawberris...haha! All her grandchildren grabbed the fresh fruits instead.
17 comments:
Happy Birthday to your mum! She is lucky to have you.ReplyDelete
Anything baked with love always tastes best! Your mum must have been very happy! Happy Birthday to your dearest Mum!ReplyDelete
happy bday! its a beautiful cake!ReplyDelete
the cake look so delicious! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your mum (:ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Reese's Mum.ReplyDelete
It's very satisfying baking for our own mothers, looking at their look on their face, I like to see that moment.
Thank you....Sonia, busygran,, mr. pineapple, The sweetylicious & Wendy..:)ReplyDelete
Thank you for the wishes, on behalf of my mum...;p
Happy Belated Birthday to your Mum ! The cake looks fabulous !ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your mum! Your mum feel so sweet in her heart that she have such a good daughter like you.ReplyDelete
Happy Belated Birthday to Auntie!Love the walnut layers and cream combo...the texture must be really good. And the chocolate coating over the top is Gooooood!!;)ReplyDelete
~ Joyce,thank you..:)ReplyDelete
~ Wai Kitt, thank you..haha! Pai-seh larr!
~ Bee Bee, thank you the texture of the cake is good, my mum likes it so much especially with all her favourite in it..:) Ya...chocolate..haha! I know that's your favourite..:D
Happy birthday to your mum, Reese. The cake is beautiful, your mum sure to be very happy.ReplyDelete
Happy Belated Birthday to your mother. The cake is beautiful. I am sure your mom is very happy with it.ReplyDelete
Thank you Jess & Gert.....:)ReplyDelete
Happy Belated Bday to your mother. You are a great mum and a wonderful daughter. I will be a very happy mother if my child were to bake me a beautiful cake like this!ReplyDelete
Hi HHB,ReplyDelete
Thank you so much. I'll be very happy if my daughter can bake me something next time too..heehee..;p
Beautiful cake:)! Love the combo of chocolate and strawberries!ReplyDelete
Thank you Cooking Gallery...:)ReplyDelete


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Surprise: Fox News Fails Paleoclimatology
Blog ››› ››› JOCELYN FONG
Demonstrating how easy it is for reckless media outlets to foster confusion about climate change, Fox News again misrepresented a scientific paper last night, claiming it provides "more evidence for global cooling." Over the past several years, Fox has repeatedly pushed the claim that "the Earth is actually cooling."
From last night's edition of Special Report:
Here's what Special Report anchor Bret Baier neglected to mention:
- The study, published Sunday in Nature Climate Change, wasn't about "global" anything. It estimated temperatures going back 2,000 years by analyzing the density of tree rings taken only from northern Finland and Sweden. Moreover, the record they produced only reflects temperatures between June and August. This is important because, as the paper states, the impact of orbital forcing, a key driver of temperature, "varies considerably over time, space and with season." For instance, the influence should "diminish towards lower Northern Hemisphere latitudes" and show "substantial weakening ... towards the tropics," the authors wrote. According to scientists at RealClimate.org, "long-term cooling trends" are not seen in tropical records. The paper also noted that "Twentieth-century Scandinavian warming is relatively small compared with most other Northern Hemisphere high-latitude regions," further underscoring that records for this region do not establish global trends. One of the scientists involved in the study told HuffPo blogger Bob Ward: "Our paper is for northern Scandinavian summer temperatures so extrapolating to large scale annual temperatures is not really correct."
- The "cooling trend" Fox reported does not reflect what is happening now, but what took place prior to the industrial age. The study found "a long-term cooling trend" in northern Scandinavian summer temperatures "of -0.31 °C per 1,000years (±0.03 °C) over the 138BC-AD1900 period." Scientists estimate historic temperatures from tree rings (and other "proxies") because humans didn't start directly measuring temperature until the mid-1800s. Since then, our thermometers, averaged globally, have shown substantial warming, particularly in the past few decades. The paper does not call this recent warming into question but rather tries to paint a picture of what happened before it. Cooling over this region and timescale is "theoretically expected," said RealClimate, though the magnitude of the change in the latest study is greater than previous estimates.
Prior to Fox News' report, the right-wing website Newsbusters published a post on the study and asked if "America's global warming-obsessed media will pay any attention to this new information." Newsbusters laughably declared that the study "thoroughly debunks global warming."
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Sammy Hagar's Annual Birthday Bash Concert Surfaces Online
Did you miss out on attending Sammy Hagar's annual all-star birthday party concert held in Mexico this year? Well no worries if you did because you're now in luck! Thanks to a new 30-minute documentary, the highlights from the 21st annual Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash from October held at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico can now be viewed online.
The 2011 festivities for the former Van Halen frontman took place on four days of concerts (October 7, 9, 11 and 13 — the last night being on Hagar's actual birthday), featuring some of music's finest artists who are close with Hagar. Special guests for Hagar's celebration for his 64th birthday included the singer's Chickenfoot bandmates Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff; country superstar Kenny Chesney; Nickelback's lead singer Chad Kroeger; celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse; Food Network's chef and TV personality Guy Fieri; and Vinnie Paul Abbott of Hellyeah and Pantara.
Hagar began to celebrate his birthday at the tourist hot-spot 21 years ago when the cantina officially opened its doors in 1990. Over the years, Hagar's birthday bash has featured many of his famous friends including Smashmouth, Matt Sorum, Bret Michaels, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and more.


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What a good find jenn, incredible way of experiment with the architecture DIY!ReplyDelete
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"In the webpage? Is so, insert a pic into your webpage body by clicking on the button that looks like this:
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I also see no image. Am I missing or have incompatible software do you think?
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Item Description:
Original EMPTY Factory Mailing Envelope, 15 x 10. Printed by an automobile company in the year listed in the title. This EMPTY mailing envelope may or may not be damaged in some way such as being wrinkled, have some pieces missing at the edges, possibly a flap missing, torn in several places, have some tape, some stamps may be missing, pen or pencil notations, general wear, etc. Please see the two scans shown of the front and back for the exact condition. It has been postally used. This envelope was part of the J.L. Elbert automobile sales literature collection, one of the largest collections ever assembled by one individual. It was originally mailed from an automobile company to Mr. Elbert with new car sales literature. The envelope is now empty, there are no contents. This envelope can be considered a collector's item by itself and if you have a collection of sales literature, this is an ideal item to combine with a similar brochure for display.


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From MythTV Official Wiki
Revision as of 08:36, 3 July 2012 by Danellisuk (talk | contribs) (→Current Issues: Parental controls have been fixed in 0.25-fixes)
Hi, I'm Daniel Ellis from Kent in the UK.
My MythTV system consists of the following hardware:-
- Antec Fusion Remote Veris Black
- Antec 380W EarthWatts Green PSU
- Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H Motherboard (Hardware rev 3.5, BIOS version F9)
- AMD Phenom II X4 840 Socket AM3 3.2GHz CPU
- Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz XMS3 Memory
- Western Digital WD20EARS 2TB Hard Drive SATAII 64MB Cache
- Asus GT 430 1GB DDR3 DVI VGA HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
- LiteOn iHOS104 4x BD-ROM SATA Blu-Ray Drive
- Xenta Wireless Keyboard
- KWorld PC1602T Dual DVB Tuner
And software:-
- Ubuntu 11.10
- MythTV 0.25
Favourite theme is Blue Abstract
What works without issues
- Watching TV
- Scheduling recordings
- Watching recordings
- MythVideo
Current Issues
Video parental controls in are broken in 0.25, see bug #10388Fixed in 0.25-fixes
- Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10 sometimes hang when shutting down, leaving the machine on after recordings. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/824369 This is due to lirc freezing, for now I have resolved this issue by removing lirc from the shutdown process, which has zero negative affects and fixes the issue. The underlying issue is still to be determined.
- After shutdown the Veris remote fails to power on the machine. (this seems to be related to the above issue, as my workaround for that appears to have fixed this!)
- The TV tuner (KWorld PC1602T) does not work after a system reboot. It only works after a power cycle. I have not tried the card resuming from suspend yet.
- MythMusic does not work from remote frontends. It only works from a local filesystem or using NFS shares. Someone needs to update MythMusic to use the new streaming framework that MythTV uses.
- I haven't managed to find a way to play blu-rays yet (I get the impression it may not be possible at this time, maybe purchasing the blu-ray drive was a bit of a waste)
Nice to haves
- I would like a way to change exit prompt so that Yes is selected as default. Other people wanting to do the same at http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/305727 but no answer yet.
Old issues
(This list of issues is kept to assist others searching for the same issues)
- LCD backlight remains on after shutdown.
Thread discussing the backlight issue
Video comparing Windows shutting down and Ubuntu 11.04
This issue is fixed on Ubuntu 11.10, I don't know what changed, or even what was causing the issue!


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Never mind that he has an OBE and a Best Supporting Actor Bafta award, or that he is a member of an incredibly talented stage family - his brother Mr James Fox and nephew Mr Laurence Fox are renowned actors, as is his own son Mr Freddie Fox, his father Mr Robin Fox was a well-known theatrical agent, and his maternal grandfather Mr Frederick Lonsdale a prolific dramatist. And never mind that he was a lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards or has starred with such talented screen beauties as Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Mses Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Julie Christie, and, well there's no need to go on, is there?
Mr Fox is the consummate actor, most famed for playing suave upper-class Englishmen, even though he made his film debut in two of the most famous Angry Young Men movies of the 1960s, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and This Sporting Life (1963). He carved out a niche for himself as a more serious version of Mr Ian Carmichael perhaps, or Terry-Thomas. And, funnily enough, what all three have in common - apart from being brilliant actors and roguishly handsome - is that they wore clothes with incredible propriety and panache. That they were all slim and had the right carriage, and comfortable gestures only added to their ability to wear their clothes with ease and elegance.
Has ever a man worn an ascot with more panache? It's often the only spot of colour he allows himself, but that should teach us all a lesson
In Mr Fox's case, there are four instances in my mind that stand out as ethereal partnerships between costume designer and actor: The Day of the Jackal (1973), the role which brought him to the world's attention; Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), in which he portrayed the Duke of Windsor; The Shooting Party (1985), starring James Mason; and A Month by the Lake (1995), with the sublime Ms Redgrave.
Each film has its sartorial strong points as perfected by Mr Fox. Only one was really a period film, The Shooting Party, the Edwardian country house piece awash with vintage tweed jackets and plus twos, gaiters, deerstalker caps and covert cloth trousers.
It's just the sort of thing to make Mr Ralph Lauren salivate into his ancient madder. The colour scheme is all soft mossy greens, heathery russet browns, mouse greys and taupes. Except in the evening of course, when the men are all in black and white dress clothes. Those were the days when a long weekend in the country necessitated two trunks worth of gear.
The Day of the Jackal, on the other hand, is a rather spare, simple business. Mr Fox, playing an international cold-blooded killer for hire, is most often seen in a trim pair of cavalry twill trousers and shirt, sometimes a simple sports jacket, and one beautifully cut tan cavalry twill suit. But has ever a man worn an ascot with more panache? Paisley or polka dot, Mr Fox knows how to tie a scarf around the neck. It's often the only spot of colour he allows himself, but that should teach us all a lesson: just one accessory can make all the difference, provide just the appropriate signal of dash and individuality, if you do it right. This idea will come up again in a paragraph or so.
Mr Fox at the Savoy Hotel, London, to collect an award for Pipeman of the Year, 1980
A Month by the Lake is one of my favourite films for a variety of reasons. First, it's got Ms Redgrave at her loveliest and most enchanting. Her costumes, I should add, are wonders of gauzy, billowing pale silk and linen sweaters and skirts; in her maturity she never looked better. Then there's the setting: Lake Como in the sunny, halcyon days of its idyllic Italian beauty just before the outbreak of WWII. And then there's the redoubtable Mr Fox.
Whether in a simple fresco suit, linen sports jacket, navy blazer or just a pair of handsomely cut trousers and easy cotton shirt, he's perfection as the English gentleman abroad. His tailored wardrobe is a poem of minimalism and ease, the line and silhouette precise without being too crisp or studied. Cut is everything. And then there's that ascot again, worn as though it were the most natural thing in the world. And this time he's added a soft brown fedora, which he continues to fool with and tilt at a rakish angle. A pose for the head and hands, it's just the right prop for him, dashing and jaunty almost in a military way (his character is an ex-soldier). Is it a bit pompous? Perhaps, but forgivably so for being so stylish.
And finally, there's the Thames Television series Edward & Mrs. Simpson, a masterpiece of modern classic dress about the man who invented it all, the Duke of Windsor. The screen wardrobe - historically incorrect only in several very minor, technical and unimportant ways - comprises more than two-dozen tailored garments including highly tailored suits and sports jackets, overcoats, and evening dress, and their accompanying accoutrement, as well as several casual outfits consistent with photos we've seen of the then uncrowned king during this period.
The focus is on fitted double-breasteds, stripes in fine flannels and worsteds, worn with brightly checked silk neckwear, spread-collared shirts and suede shoes; with the odd twill or tweed sports coat thrown in for weekends at Fort Belvedere, his country retreat, or walks along the beach. He's usually seen in town suits, but there's one scene of him wearing a wonderful twill jacket with checked shirt and tie, and another wearing an intrepid trench coat with a plaid scarf around his neck. Pristinely cut dinner jackets for the evening scenes of course.
Mr Fox's version of Windsor remains the truest in what has become something of a genre of its own. Undoubtedly it's because he took the trouble to understand the man and the history, but perhaps also because there's an affinity here. The physique is about the same in both men, both have that fair-haired quality about them. And then there's the understanding that clothes should be worn fastidiously, but not too studied. All in all, a most spirited sartorial excursion.


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Anthony DiComo is reporting that in a telephone interview Tuesday evening, general manager Sandy Alderson reiterated that his team is "unlikely" to sign Stephen Drew, despite the shortstop's perceived lack of suitors on the free-agent market.
"We haven't ruled it out, but I think doing anything is unlikely," Alderson said.
"I think that Stephen will always have other opportunities. We continue to monitor his situation. We're looking at other free agents that are still available and trying to judge their status, and how they might fit with us. I know there's been a lot of speculation about Drew and the Mets, but at this point, that's what it remains — speculation."
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Andy Martino reports that the Yankees could use an infielder like Stephen Drew, but are highly unlikely to bid for him, according to major league officials who have been in contact with Yankee brass.
Team officials refused to comment one way or another about Drew, but league sources familiar with the Yanks' plans have picked up a strong sense that the club won't pursue the free agent and it appears that, despite holes in the infield and bullpen, the Yanks really have completed most of their winter work.
Drew remains a possibility for the Mets, but the team has shown little urgency there, preferring to sign the 30-year-old to a one-year deal, writes Martino. The Red Sox have some interest in a reunion, but would also limit the length of any deal to a year or two. Oakland and Minnesota have surfaced as other possibilities writes Martino.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports appeared on MLB Network last night, and Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLB Trade Rumors caught this update on Drew:
The Blue Jays are "in the mix" for shortstop Stephen Drew, presumably viewing him as a second base option.
Nevertheless, the Red Sox remain the favorites to land him, as they prefer to play Xander Bogaerts at third and appear willing to give Drew multiple years. Boston could dangle an opt-out clause of some kind to sweeten things for Drew.
It looks like this may be drawing to a close….


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Troop Guide
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|Troop Guide
Position description
The troop guide works with new Scouts. He helps them feel comfortable and earn their First Class rank in their first year.
|Serving as Troop Guide can apply towards positions of responsibility requriements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
Reports to
- Introduces new Scouts to troop operations.
- Guides new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.
- Helps new Scouts earn First Class rank in their first year.
- Teaches basic Scout skills.
- Coaches the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol on his duties.
- Works with the patrol leader at patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Attends patrol leaders' council meetings with the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol.
- Assists the assistant Scoutmaster with training.
- Counsels individuals Scouts on Scouting challenges.
- Sets a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform.
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
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Chair: Senior Patrol Leader
Members: Patrol Leaders, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader(s), and Troop Guides
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She then takes a bus to the Green Line, catches the train and another bus to Los Angeles Trade Tech downtown for an 8:30 a.m. math class. Jones then backtracks to Southwest for a personal development class that begins at 11:10 a.m.
Shuttling 20 miles between campuses isn't by choice: The math class she needed wasn't offered at Southwest.
"There have been times when I've sat in the room before class and cried, ready to quit because I don't want to do this anymore," said Jones, a 34-year-old wife and mother of three who hopes to become a nurse. "But then I think, why stop now because another way seems like it may be easier."
She is part of a growing number of community college students statewide who have been forced to travel long distances by bus, car and train to get the classes they need after budget cuts resulted in course reductions systemwide.


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My take on this topic is that, for me, the approach has not been nearly so complicated.
The Mac OS is a streamlined interface to a unix core and using that interface (i.e. "The OS") makes life "much more easier."
I have had no problem with CDHK going through my Mac to eventual use.
Stuffit Expander is free and works without my intervention producing the content I need to transfer to my flash cards.
The only caveat is this:
The Mac OS uses hidden files for the user interface. The presence of these files on flash media can (and do) interfere with the cameras' recognizing the presence of a "firmware update" and hence it will not load.
Now, it is possible to use a terminal window to delete these hidden files and eject the flash media, but a much simpler solution is to download (and eventually purchase) an excellent utility which manages the necessary unix options - "BlueHarvest" (http://zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/)
(Note: There are other such utilities, some free.)
This utility can be configured to perform automatically or manually.
My Mac has not been a hinderance to my using various CDHK dealies - in fact, it has been very easy.
I hope this helps.
MacGuy 22:58, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
errors with scripted installation Edit
(For help with errors, please post the error number and if possible the log file. This will greatly expedite the support process.)
mac os x 10.4.11 downloaded installations script, ran, and after a sec or two i get a error reading"you must unlock your SD card to install CHDK!" The SD card is unlocked. Not sure what to do after this. Help please.
same deal with me Edit
I've had no luck with either scripted method listed on the Mac faq page.
The error I get is:
You must unlock your SD card to install CHKD! Message: newfs_msdos: warning: /dev/ disk4s1 is not a character device newfs_msdos:226 clusters too few clusters for FAT16, need 4085; Number:1
nothing shows up in the Event Log other than 'stop'
--Jerry leach 21:31, January 10, 2010 (UTC)
error with scripted installation... Edit
The error you received is a result of an error in the initial try statement of the script. I can't give more specific information without the error number and more importantly the log file.
At the bottom of the ScriptEditor window is a button called Event Log. Please click it and run the script again. Then send along the contents, which will give clues to what is specifically going wrong.
You can also email me the results of the log for faster service. My email is in the Read Me file.
--Oooh 21:05, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
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New CHDK prep script Edit
I had a minor issue with the provided AppleScript... I don't remember what... and like any good nerd I reinvented the wheel and wrote my own script. I'm rather pleased with the result so I'm adding it to the page.
It's a bash script, so running it pops open a Terminal window, but that shouldn't scare too many people. I tried to cover all problems (locked card, selecting boot device instead of card, etc) and I fully automated every step aside from installing CHDK files (since those vary with camera). It partitions the card with a small CHDK partition and a large CAMCARD partition (though you can input different names if you like). It hex-edits BOOTDISK into the boot sector if you want it to. It installs either ver.req and/or vers.req if you want it to.
It's fully tested on Leopard and Snow Leopard, so give it a try! Please report back with any issues because I'd love to improve it.
good script Edit
@cowboytronic: After trying the other scripts, I found yours to be quite straightforward and easy to follow.
Everything works fine and the card is bootable, the only problem is that the images are being saved to the CHDK partition, not the CAMCARD partition. This only gives me 12 MB of storage.
I ran through all the steps to prepare the SD card and then dragged both DISKBOOT.BIN and PS.FR into the "CHDK" directory. Locked the card and then inserted into the camera and booted w/o any problem.
Any tips on how to get around this issue?
CHDK version: allbest-ixus55_sd450-100c-50
- Sorry, I don't know. When I accidentally leave my card unlocked the camera will boot normally and, of course, use the first partition. That will cause it to try to save files there, and it is small so it doesn't work well. But when I lock the card it works as I'd expect: boots CHDK and saves images to the 2nd partition. --cowboytronic
- The Ixus 55 doesn't support SDHC cards, therefore there's no multi partition support implemented for this camera - CHDK can only use the first partition of a SD card.
This said, the SD card should NOT be partitioned, use a single partition instead (FAT16 formatted & made bootable by having "BOOTDISK" at offset 40h).
See also Bootable SD card: Mac. Fe50 06:09, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the info guys. The manual installation provided in the FAQ, was just curious to know if there was a script installer similar to cowboytronic's that might help others like me who are new to CHDK. Good to know it's an SD card issue with the IXUS 55 and not script. It took some time to learn about the differences between FAT16 and FAT32, but now it's dead easy to reformat to FAT 16.
Anyone ever tried to hack a larger battery to work with their Canon + CHDK? I think the Arduino would be great to do a mobile pan + time-lapse setup (mounted high on a street lamp somehow), but my 3.7V 760mAh battery life only gives me 2-3 hours and kind of hinders this application. --Spangaroo 07:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
the CHDK_prep script not working for me Edit
first, the 'yes' or 'no' thingy doesn't work if I inadvertently leave caps lock on. LOL. but that's not the issue.
I type yes, get a list of volumes. Mine is 4, so I enter 4.
I get the prompts for CHDK partition (I hit enter) and for CAMCARD partition (I hit enter)
I get the scary warning message. I type yes.
I get '16M does not appear to be a valid disk size' and 'I sure hope this is what you wanted!' with a prompt to hit RETURN to continue. I hit RETURN.
I type 'yes' to make the volume on disk4 bootable.
I type 4 to 'do nothing' (I know my ver #)
I get a happy shooting message.
nothing's been done to the SD card, no files put on it or anything. should I be running this script from a particular directory? or can I run it from the mounted disk.
I'm gonna put it into the directory with the files, see if that helps.. nope it doesnt.
I'm using the original 16M disk that cam with the camera instead of the 2gig that I use for photography.
Could that be the issue here? And I'm the one that listed the error message above, where the other script isn't working either. Are older 16meg SD cards not supported?
I'm using the latest snow leopard. Neither script works.
maybe tomorrow I'll try the whole manual thing with the hex editor and all that. I'm too burned out on this now to continue.
--Jerry leach 21:29, January 10, 2010 (UTC)
TheUnarchiver and quarantine attributes Edit
Despite the instructions, I find that TheUnarchiver 2.3 under Snow Leopard still sets the quarantine attribute. Plain old InfoZip 'unzip' does too. Scruss 15:16, January 17, 2010 (UTC)
snow leopard Edit
If I understand the discussions and the instructions, CHDK will not work with Snow Leopard. I have the latest version of Snow Leopard and can't really get anything to download. trekkerman220.127.116.11 22:40, March 3, 2010 (UTC)
- Since CHDK is running on the camera, it's completey independent from the computer's OS. The downloads are available from the link on the Download page, also absolutely OS independent. To run CHDK, just download the correct package, unzip all files & folders to the card's root; on your Mac then you have to remove the quarantine flag (read here, i suggest the terminal method). This way you will be able to start CHDK manually with "Firmware Update..." from the Canon menu (start the camera in playback mode !). Fe50 06:27, March 4, 2010 (UTC)
Installed CHDK w/script, camera doesn't recognize memory card Edit
After looking at my card I realized that I snapped a corner off of my card within my card reader. So NM all. Thanks!
Problem with script chdk_prep.dmg Edit
I have a 4GB SD card.
I launched the script chdk_prep.dmg. It ran without problem, it created 2 partitions on the card, and finished by locking the card. Now my card is no more writeable using Mac. I can take pictures and they are stored on the card.
But I can't copy file on the card and I don't find the way how to modify the status of the card from readable to writeable.
Can anybody help me ?
CHDK_prep command on Lion OSX Edit
Runs like a charm - just change "if $OS_VERSION == 10 " to "if $OS_VERSION == 11".
Terminal? Edit
When it says mount the terminal I do not know 188.8.131.52 17:33, April 26, 2012 (UTC)
Remove xattr Edit
Untar and The Unarchiver both add the quarantine attribute, just like the default Archive utility.
The correct sytax to remove the quarantine attribute is:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./DISKBOOT.BIN ./PS.FI2
otherwise you will get a file not found error. At least under OS X 10.7.4.


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The first book in our Great Books set is aptly titled The Great Books: A Journey through 2,500 Years of the West's Classic Literature. With his captivating tour of the great Western tradition, the eminent British philosopher Anthony O'Hear has earned the praise of the esteemed historian Paul Johnson, who calls The Great Books "illuminating, learned, well-written, and entertaining." More than a work of narrative history and literary analysis, it is a beautifully illustrated and exhilarating trip through books as powerful, thrilling, politically astute, and awe-inspiring as any modern bestseller.
A perfect complement to O'Hear's The Great Books is the new paperback edition of Richard Gamble's The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to Be An Educated Human Being. As Andrew Kern, president of the CiRCE Institute, said of this highly praised and important volume, "Every now and then someone does the world the invaluable favor of reminding us how we got here and what we've left behind. Richard M. Gamble has done so for a new generation."
Rounding out this set is the brief but densely packed A Student's Guide to Literature by R.&nsbp;V. Young. Any reader will profit from the guidance and insight of Dr. Young as he takes up essential questions, including: "In a time of mass culture and pulp fiction, can great literature still be discerned, much less defended?" and "What should one read?"
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The first day of BWC has ended and as a person who was live at the event I have to say it was amazing! The people at Shanghai was extremely excited about WoW and the event as a whole. As a WoW player myself it's encouraging to see an event where there's so many people that truly loves the game. Crowd would scream when people got low in arena and cheer as hard as they can for the winners. Many of the WoW players found fans that recognized them as well.
The World of Warcraft area was completely flooded. The security guards had to constantly push people away. The sides of the stage was filled with people rushing to see the players upclose. There are 2 teams that are already clearly in the top 4 meaning they will be seeded in the Double Elimination Bracket.
For the scoreboard and other information go to this post.
Currently the two North American teams are nearly guaranteed to make it into the top 4. Team "Bring It" is currently 7-0. "Team EG" is also currently undefeated with a 7-0 record. It will be interesting to see these teams fight off in the round-robin as the two undefeated champions.
Third and Fourth place is still up for grabs, with the Korean team "LG-IM" featuring the Mage Lock Shaman ahead at a 6-2 record. The European team "Yaspresents" is also doing well with a 5-1 record. "I'm Just Being Honest" is at 5-2. "LG-IM" will most likely be third as they have already beated "Yaspresents" and "I'm Just Being Honest". Fourth place looks like a fight between the two European teams. "Yaspresents" will likely have to either beat "I'm Just Being Honest" or both the North American teams for fourth place.
Who's going to make it in the final brackets? Who will win it all?
Is 3rd time the charm and "Bring It" featuring Snutz on Warlock going to become the World Champions? This is his third year at the official Blizzard WoW Tournament with 2 years in a row just a hair short of being first place.
Will "Team EG" featuring our 3 veteran sponsored North American players win? Yaspresents has been doing really well after a rocky start, and the Korean LG-IM has had insanely close games against both the North American teams. Maybe a completely other team will dominate today and make it into the top 4 and win?
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The Raiders on Wednesday tendered six exclusive rights free agents — safety Brandian Ross, cornerback Chimdi Chekwa, running back Jeremy Stewart, linebacker Kaelin Burnett, offensive lineman Matt McCants and fullback Jamize Olawale. The club will not announce those transactions until they have actually signed contracts.
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Hamburg, Germany – Angular, asymmetrical, colorful and just plain extraordinary, there are modern churches that will have one looking in vain for a traditional steeple. All around the world, architects are designing ever more eye-catching houses of worship – chapels and synagogues whose shapes and colors will be impressing visitors long after the upcoming holiday season has passed. Emporis, the international provider of building information, has now compiled a selection of the world's most spectacular churches, as summarized in the table below:
One of the most recent examples, the Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue) in the German city of Mainz, is reminiscent at first sight of building blocks in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, piled on top of one another and interspersed by slanting triangular and rectangular windows. In actual fact, this Jewish place of worship, completed in 2010, is intended to represent an outsized version of the Hebrew word Kedushah, meaning blessing. The architects of Iglesia Parroquial en Rivas Vaciamadrid in Madrid, Vicens + Ramos, also make strong use of corners and edges, with finger-like protuberances projecting like truncated pyramids out of the north side of the church. The building is also notable for its rust- colored facade, which sets it apart from other churches in terms of color.
With fewer angles, but all the more rotund instead, are the Cathe?drale de la Re?surrection in E?vry, France, and the Leaf Chapel in Hokuto, Japan. The former catches the attention with its circular footprint and the trees ringing its steep rooftop like a crown. The Leaf Chapel, on the other hand, is reminiscent of a cupola nestling against a slope. Its two-part shape consists of a glass half that is stationary and a second half made of steel that can be pushed up over the other. In favorable weather conditions, the indoor chapel can quickly be made into a location for an open-air wedding.
A harmonious combination of rectangular and round elements is displayed by the Jubilee Church in Rome, Italy. While the right-hand half is composed of rectangular blocks that house the various rooms and a bell tower, the left-hand side is characterized by three semi-circular layers that grow smaller as you move outward, and which lean over the other parts of the building like a cocoon. Especially for the "Eternal City" Rome with its countless Christian churches from two millennia of history, this asymmetrical house of worship does not just represent a feat of daring, but also a singular architectural highlight.
Wherever one looks, church architecture is undergoing a process of upheaval. Outstanding designs are making modern houses of worship stylish works of art. Whether this modernization of the appearance will benefit the image of church as an institution and lead to more people attending services, will remain to be seen. One thing, however, is already certain: These ten spectacular churches are unique architectural masterpieces.
1. Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida
Brasília, Brazil; Oscar Niemeyer, Architect
2. Cathédrale de la Résurrection
Évry, France; Mario Botta Architetto, architect
3. Chapel of the Holy Cross
Sedona, Arizona, U.S.; Anshen + Allen, architect
4. Hallgrímskirkja
Reykjavík, Iceland; Guðjón Samúelsson, architect
5. Iglesia Parroquial en Rivas Vaciamadrid
Madrid, Spain; Vicens + Ramos, architect
6. Jubilee Church
Rome, Italy; Richard Meier & Partners
7. Leaf Chapel
Hokuto, Japan; Klein Dythim architecture, architect
8. Neue Synagoge Mainz
Mainz, Germany; Manuel Herz Architects
9. Temppeliaukio Church
Helsinki, Finland; Timo & Tuomo Suomalainen, architects
10. U.S. Air Force Cadet Academy Chapel
Colorado Springs, Colorado; SOM, architect
About Emporis
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I was very grateful to be invited to play, and had a great time playing to old friends and some new faces. Since it was a festive party gig, the set was pretty much the Jez Kemp Greatest Pop Smash Hits, but it was nice to also bust out a new song "Liars Will Tell You The World Is Simple".
It's also one of the most fun sets I've played in ages - gigs are always easier and more relaxed when you can have a laugh and joke with your mates in the front row.
The other bands Zen Motel and Creme de Chevre were punk AF and amusingly ridiculous respectively, and it was great to see old time Chelmsfordian Dave Moriaty play a solo set.
It's fair to say that a new city, busy job, doing my masters and starting a new relationship has meant that this year I've done less writing, recording and performing than I'd hoped. But I'm 12 months into this crazy global mega-city now - so familiar and yet always so very very new. So I'm looking forward to being more productive and playing new places with new people in 2017.
And in some respects, the less said about 2016 the better, right?
Hope you're well, friends in UK NZ Aussie and All The Countries, and a very Lemon Curdmas to you all.
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Hi there,
I have started to write c and c++ programs using the visual c++ IDE, although I have no idea why visual c++ offers users the ability to build and/or compile a piece of code, when building the code in-order to debug the code creates an executable in the Debug folder.
I am fairly sure that there must be a reason for offering users the ability to compile and/or build a piece of code, and not just offering the build operation. Therefore if anyone could inform me as to the use of having both operations available in this IDE I would be grateful.
Thanx in advance,