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Our trip to South India was fabulous. The beautiful temples and serene beaches were enchanting. We will never be able to forget such a warm welcome from your company. You took care of our every requirement. The hotels were perfect, staff was friendly, guide, vehicles were the best. You did a wonderful job for us.
Thank you and for assistance of all your representatives, it was a great tour. Special thanks for our driver, he was excellent. Surly I will recommend your services to others when they interested to make tour in India, and I am quite sure that it was not our last visit in your country.
I want to thank the company "Minar travel" for the great organized tour of the Golden Triangle! All hotels on the tour were great, transportation is very convenient and comfortable! The organization of the tour was at the highest level, starting with a meeting at the airport and checking into the hotel and ending with the landing on the flight to Goa at the end of the tour. All tours were very informative and interesting. We do not have to be bored and time flew by! India remained in the memories of a bright and wonderful country! Many thanks for the great time! I look forward to continued cooperation in the future.
We had a very nice trip and we enjoyed of what the company arranged for us. The sightseeining of city and shopping all Minar guiders were kind and warm & sympathies like most Indian people that are met during last week. The driver that took us to Agra and Delhi also had Very patience. We are thankful of every thing. We were going to miss India and hope to come back again. We also invite you to come to Iran and we do also our best for enjoyment.
We had a wonderful time here in India, with your perfect coordination, choice of hotels, meals at restaurants and transport. The guides were knowledgeable. Everything was just perfect!
We are grateful for this wonderful trip! Though I travelled a lot, it's my first trip to India, and we enjoyed it very much :) Exceed expectations!Your country is very special, and most of all we appreciated your ancient culture and were deeply touched by kindness and hospitality of Indian people. Special thanks to your representative Mr. Jagdeep Singh, who helped us so much and took special care of my mother ... We were really lucky to be accompained by excellent driver and guide - Mr Soni Ajay. He made our trip unforgettable. Also many many thanks to our guide. He is very professional and knows a lot! His language is very good and considers his job very seriously :). Thank you very much ! We will recommend your esteemed company to our friends and hope to come again...
Dear Colleagues,On behalf of a group of 14 pax we express you gratitude for perfectly organizing trip from 13/02 to 27/02 to Golden Triangle + Nanu Beach Resort, Goa, for your personalized attention and excellent professionalism of all employees of Minar Travels. The tourists express special gratitude to the accompanying guide. The tour leader have expressed desire to arrive next year with the group once again through Minar. Thank you.
Minar is the best! We travelled from Moscow to Delhi in a group of five and travelled to Delhi, Agra & Jaipur from 06.03.2011 on 10.03.2011. We are Very grateful for these excursions to Agra and Jaipur with guide Deepak Sharma. We are thankful to him for a good and friendly attitude towards tourists. Minar is a truly professional organization. We are happy to travel with your firm. With gratitude, Tutachkova L, Rakhmatullina R, Hasyanova R, Lee, T
Dear Minar People,
I Wanted To Let You Know How Much Fun My Family And I Had At Your Country,You Were A Fabulous Hostess.Your Welcoming For Us In Both Your Beautiful Place Of Mumbai & Goa Were Awesome Also You Made Us Feel So Welcome.It Was Worthy For Us That You Answer All Of My Question Honestly And Made Us Comfortable
Hi, Just a quick note to share our appreciation for the outstanding support, that we receive from all MINAR staff, during our stay in India.From the arrival till departure hour, we were fully supported and attended, with a great level of service.Keep on the good work and have a great 2012.
I extend to you our most profound appreciation for making our trip to India a remembrance one, we wish particularly to thank team of Delhi office for the accommodation, and our wishes also and appreciation to your representatives in New Delhi, Jaipur and Agra for receiving us graciously and making our stay enjoying.
Last but not least, I wish to express heart-full thanks to the driver you organized for us; Who has been accompanying us throughout the trip; his profession and great humour made a lasting impressing on my wife and myself.
Thank you for organizing our tour to India. My husband liked it very much and we thank you for such an interesting program. At all cities we got the best Russian-speaking guides. On this tour, starting from: New Delhi, Jaipur, Fatehpur, Khajuraho and Varanasi , everything was included. With the Indian company Minar, you can send people who absolutely do not speak English, meeting and subsequent transfer of us walked out of "hands", the tour was organized in excellent way. All the meetings, wires, landing on the train and tour all went right on schedule. Everything was clear and understandable to us. Thanks for a good trip, look forward to working with you.
I want to thank you for arranging our norooz tour on the behalf of all group. We had a very good start at the airport, our hotel on Cochin was very good and had beautiful garden & nice pool. We enjoyed the city tour & water fall and loved folk dance. Our driver and his aid & our tour leader were very helpful & nice people. I believe Zuri hotel is the best hotel that we visited in this trip and also house boat tour was really good. Leela hotel was realy the high end hotel in kerala with nice view and pool and the room also was excellent with arabian see view . We all realy enjoy our visit elephant camp& jungle. Again we end our trip to india with great memories!
All at Minar Travels India,
I was booked on a travel itinerary from Delhi-Kullu-Manali-Shimla-
My family and myself enjoyed the exceptional service provided by the Minar Travels team on each and every stop along the way. I now do understand why Minar Travels is considered to be the best in it's class.
Special thanks to Sunder (Delhi), Satish (Goa), Ali (Goa) and Aquef (Goa) for rendering assistance when required.
Once again, thanks for making our holiday a pleasant one.


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Once you understand how the process works, it's pretty easy to cultivate a constant patch of parsley in the garden spring and fall; just plan annual plantings and remember to harvest seeds from last year's plants. Oh, and soak your seeds in very hot water for a day or two before planting them. You'll get more sprouts that way.
LavenderIf you spend any time on my blog, you know I love lavender. Besides being lovely in the garden,
You'll find recipes and instructions on this blog for lavender sugar, lavender salt, lavender wands, lavender oil and lavender sachet -- among other projects. Understanding Different Types of Lavender - a Basic Primer
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MintMint was the first herb I thought was really neat. And why not? I was a small child and it smelled
ThymeThyme is one of those herbs that's easy to maintain and useful in the kitchen. It can bring added flavor to stews, soups and sauces and will also work well in a wine or citrus marinade. If you dry
Tarragon/Cilantro/DillThese three herbs are popular in cooking and all have strong flavors that some people adore and
Cilantro and dill are annuals that tend to bolt in mid-summer, while tarragon is a perennial. If you're cooking seems bland sometimes, perking it up with these herbs will offer new and fun ways to make mealtime special.
As you're planning your vegetable garden this year, don't forget to throw in some herbs. They're useful in so many ways. Some varieties will even repel destructive garden insects. To us, they smell wonderful, to garden marauders, they smell and taste vile. When you think of all the plants in your landscape that just take up space looking conventional, couldn't you use some perky plants that actually make life easier?
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CHAMPAIGN — For the first time in four years, Rod Blagojevich and his corruption saga were not the most important news story in Illinois.
CHAMPAIGN — For the first time in four years, Rod Blagojevich and his corruption saga were not the most important news story in Illinois.
The imprisoned governor was displaced at the top of an annual, year-end Associated Press survey by a long-festering problem that leapt to the top of the state's agenda, if not public awareness, after barely being mentioned: The state's $96 billion gap in funding its employees' pensions, and lawmakers' failure to deal with it.
The state's financial problems make several appearances in the Top 10 Story survey of AP-Illinois members and staff, but interspersed with stories of success (President Barack Obama's re-election, No. 4), tragedy (the deadly Harrisburg tornado, No. 7) and disgrace (the $50 million embezzlement case of former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell, No. 8).
Blagojevich needn't feel left out, though. His March trip to federal prison in Colorado checked in at No. 3. The region's drought was No. 2.
Other symptoms of the state's sorry financial situation scored high in the survey. They included, at No. 5, Quinn's plans to close 14 prisons and mental health facilities. The idea drew legal challenges from unions, which said it would cost valuable jobs and make the state's crowded prisons more dangerous. A state Supreme Court decision cleared the way for at least some of Quinn's closure plan, which will be carried out in the coming weeks.
At No. 6 was a deal between Quinn and legislators last spring on a complex, $2.7 billion package of reforms to shore up Medicaid, which the governor said would save it from collapse. The high price included leaner services going forward from the state's health care program for the poor and disabled.
By contrast, a number of top stories in Illinois in 2012 were truly out of the state's hands.
The worst drought in decades affected thousands as it settled over much of the center of the country. Key crops like corn, soybeans and wheat withered while lakes and rivers dried up. The Mississippi River remained desperately low in December, spurring plans by the federal government to blast away rocks that suddenly blocked the flow of commerce up and down the waterway.
The EF4 tornado that blew through the small southern Illinois town of Harrisburg before dawn on Feb. 29 caught most people in town asleep. Seven died.
"Everything around me was going to pieces. ... I just took a run for it and got into the bathroom," survivor Margaret Shimkus said, describing her desperate run to take cover in a bath tub. Her home was all but destroyed.
The Dixon embezzlement story made headlines far beyond Illinois, and not just because it happened in Ronald Reagan's hometown. Crundwell, a local girl who rose to have almost unchecked control of the town's bank accounts, eventually pleaded guilty to stealing $53 million, and using it to buy homes, horses, a ranch and a plush lifestyle. She is scheduled to be sentenced in February.
At No. 9 was U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a major stroke in January. Over the ensuing months, he released videos showing his rehabilitation progress; last month he climbed 37 floors of Chicago's Willis Tower. He plans to return to the Senate in January.
At No. 10 was U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned in November after several months of uncertainty that included a mysterious leave of absence and a diagnosis and treatment for bipolar disorder. Despite not campaigning, he won re-election, only to resign weeks later, acknowledging that he is the subject of a federal investigation into his finances.


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California Legislative Update The California State Legislature is in the final day of this session, which means a flurry of bills will meet their fate by midnight. Capital Public Radio's Capital Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us from the Capitol Bureau with a look at what's passed and what is still left to decide.
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Tahoe Swimmer Twenty-three year old Robby Shlesinger spent his summer training for to swim the perimeter of Lake Tahoe in honor of his father who passed away five years ago. His swim benefited a local charity that helps kids deal with the death of a parent. We'll talk with Shlesinger about his successful swim.
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When Pets Go Viral What is it that makes a pet go viral on the Internet? There are thousands of photos and videos online of cats and dogs and all of them are cute - to their owner, at least - but some of them have something special that makes them shareable the world over. Midtown's Norm the Cat is one of those stories. The huge orange tabby has his own Facebook page with thousands of fans all over the world. We'll talk with Norm's owner, Tyler Lopez, about what makes Norm so special. We'll also hear the story of an Auburn resident who found an injured Australian cattle dog and used social media to try and find its owners. When that failed, he turned back to the internet to raise money for the dog's surgery. And the internet responded.
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Sound Advice: Fall Preview In this week's Sound Advice we're previewing some of the best upcoming concerts of the season. Capital Public Radio's Arts and Theater Critic Jeff Hudson joins us with music ranging from The Brubeck Brothers Quartet to the Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City.
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The City of Lincoln was recognized today for its efforts to call attention to one of our nation's growing problems — childhood obesity. February 9 marked the first anniversary of the Let's Move! campaign, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, to create a nationwide movement to reduce the epidemic of childhood obesity. Nationally, as well as here in Lincoln, one in three children is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for many chronic and serious health problems.
"The short-term impact and the long-term consequences of childhood obesity have made it a priority health topic in our community," said Mayor Beutler. "I readily signed on the dotted line when asked to consider making Lincoln a Let's Move! City. We have no greater responsibility than the health and welfare of our children. Our obligation is to do everything we can to reverse the alarming rate of childhood obesity."
Judy Baker, Health and Human Services Regional Director and regional spokesperson for the Let's Move! campaign, was in Lincoln today to recognize the City for its efforts to combat childhood obesity through programs like 54321GO. Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department adopted the 54321GO program from the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago's Children. Partners in the project are Salvation Army, Clyde Malone Community Center, Teach a Kid to Fish, "F" Street Recreation Center, Carol M. Yoakum Family Resource Center, Community Crops, Cedars and B&R Stores.
"The event here in Lincoln today is one of dozens taking place around the country to raise awareness of the initiative and inspire communities, families and schools to take action," said Baker. "Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled. Let's Move! is working to combat the childhood obesity epidemic through a comprehensive approach with schools, families and communities to help kids be more active, eat better and get healthy."
The 54321GO program emphasizes good nutrition, adequate physical activity and little "screen time." Children and parents hear the message and are challenged to incorporate these healthy concepts into their lifestyle behaviors. It started as a pilot project with children at the Salvation Army and Clyde Malone Community Center in 2008. It is now being used in many child care centers, schools, after school programs, work sites and other locations throughout Lincoln.
The 54321GO program focuses on healthy daily habits: 5 servings of fruits/vegetables, 4 glasses of water, 3 servings of low-fat dairy, 2 hours or less of screen time and 1 hour or more of physical activity.
Those wanting more information on the Let's Move! initiative and the City's efforts to combat childhood obesity, can visit the Health Department's website at health.lincoln.ne.gov.


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Colorado sets record with 12.6 million ski visits
June 13, 2014
DENVER — Colorado ski resorts set a visitation record last season, a mark attributed to weather and the California drought.
The state's 25 ski areas logged 12.6 million visits, a 10 percent jump over last year, The Denver Post reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/1irG1kX ).
The record was attributed to strong snowfall in the Rockies, along with a California drought that steered skiers to Colorado.
Industry group Colorado Ski County USA said the visitation record came despite "sensationalized media hype" about marijuana. While the drug is now legal for recreational use in Colorado, it's off-limits on the slopes, most of which are on federal land.
Melanie Mills, president of resort trade group Colorado Ski County USA, called legalized marijuana "the PR event of the year and the operational nonevent of the year," but added that the attention hasn't hurt.
"From a PR perspective, we did not view it as a negative that everyone as talking about Colorado as of January first," Mills said.
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The record was attributed to strong snowfall in the Rockies, along with a California drought that steered skiers to Colorado.
Visitation was up across all categories, with the number of out-of-state skiers growing alongside international visitors and pass-wielding locals. While California skiers have long ranked as a top market for Colorado resorts, the drought there fueled a double-digit percentage increase in Californians on Colorado ski slopes this season.
Colorado's ski communities reported strong spending during the season as well. The resort towns of Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge and Telluride posted record sales-tax revenue for the ski season.
"It's been eight years and a Great Recession since the last new visitation record and that feels great," Mills said.
Colorado's skier visitation growth bested the 6.4 percent annual increase for the Rocky Mountain re gion, which includes resorts in Utah, Montana and New Mexico.


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I wanted to learn how to use SPI on the Beaglebone Black (BBB) and I found a well done post that Ben Martin did to get me started. As a novice linux user, there were a number of hurdles I had to overcome to get everything working:
1. Understand enough about the Device Tree Compiler overlay process to enable SPI0 on the BBB.
2. Installing and using shared libraries (told you I am a linux novice)
One of the reasons I liked Ben's article, is that it had an arduino example for the 25LC512 and I wanted to start in an environment that I knew well to test the devices to be certain they were working before moving on to the BBB and using C. I have used the Adafruit webide tools and python on the BBB before and I could have elected to use their python SPI libraries from their BBIO package, but I wanted to learn more about using C on the BBB.
After validating the 25LC512 on the arduino (wiring and code on Ben's post), it was time to move onto the BBB.
First some basics – I did all this on the v2013.06 version of angstrom. I used this version as I am also learning about the PRU on the BBB and needed this version to install PyPRUSS from Elias Bakken from hipstercircuits.com. So for clarity, here is the output of lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Angstrom
Description: Angstrom GNU/Linux v2013.06 (Core edition)
Release: v2013.06
Codename: Core edition
I'll bet everything related to SPI only in this post would run just fine on the standard Angstrom images, but I did not test that. Next step is to enable the SPI0 device. There is much written on how to build a DTS file that gets compiled to a DTBO file that actually gets loaded to enable a device – here are the straight forward steps to enable:
root@beaglebone: export CATS=/sys/devices/bone_capemgr.*/slots
root@beaglebone: cd /lib/firmware
root@beaglebone/lib/firmware: echo BB-SPIDEV0 > $SLOTS
root@beaglebone/lib/firmware: cat $SLOTS
4: ff:P-O-L Bone-LT-eMMC-2G,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONE-EMMC-2G
5: ff:P-O-L Bone-Black-HDMI,00A0,Texas Instrument,BB-BONELT-HDMI
8: ff:P-O-L Override Board Name,00A0,Override Manuf,BB-SPIDEV0
The BB-SPIDEV0-00A0.dts and the corresponding BB-SPIDEV0-00A0.dtbo file were included in my Angstrom distro. Note that in the echo command above, only BB-SPIDEV0 was specified, so the "-00A0" is assumed.
On to the next step! The C example on Ben's site was not a complete version of the code – he later sent me the complete file, but in the interim, I found a library that simplified the interface to the spidev driver called libsoc by Jack Mitchell. The spi_test.c example in that repo is for a Microchip 25LC640, which is not as recent a device as the 25LC512, but similar enough to allow me to enhace it swiftly for my purposes. Getting this library installed was somewhat of a challenge for this linux newbie, but Jack was quite patient in answering my questions. The following details my installation – might help some other newbie!
At first I attempted to clone the repo by:
root@beaglebone get clone git://github.com/jackmitch/libsoc
but I ran into ssl problems. Two solutions to this:
1) git config –global http.sslVerify false (quick and dirty, but not secure)
2) use wget versus git clone
There is a third solution which is to really fix the ssl key situation…little things like this is why debian on the Raspberry Pi seems so much easier.
Anyway, now that the library is downloaded:
cd libsoc
make install
At this point the library is installed in /usr/local/lib and the header files in /usr/local/include. I did not know that these shared library paths are not in the standard search paths (/usr/lib and /usr/include), so I eventually ended up with this for the compile command:
gcc -Wall -I /usr/local/include -L /usr/local/lib -lsoc gpio_test.c -o gpio
The GPIO-test program writes to and reading from a GPIO pin – a good test of whether libsoc was installed and working. But before I could run it, I had to do this export:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
I discovered a very useful utility that is not installed on the BBB (but is on the Pi) – ldd (print shared library dependencies). It is easy to install:
opkg update
opkg install LDD
So for instance, to check if all the libraries are defined for an executable:
ldd gpio
libsoc.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libsoc.so.2 (0xb6f7d000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb6e42000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb6e23000)
/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3 (0xb6f8b000)
With confidence that libsoc was installed and I know how to use the shared libraries, let's move on to testing the 25LC512. The source for this can be found at https://github.com/Maddox-zephyr/BBB-25LC512-Test
In a directory of your choice, create/get a copy of spi_25lc512x.c from the git repo.
Hook up the BBB to the 25LC512:
To compile, run, and examine the output of this program, simply:
root@bealebone gcc -Wall -I /usr/local/include -L /usr/local/lib -lsoc spi_25lc512x.c -o spi_25lc512
root@bealebone ./spi_25lc512 > output.spi
root@beaglebone more output.spi
But what about performance? A Saleae logic analyzer trace file and jpg are in the git repo. If you load the trace file into the Saleae application, you can examine the timings yourself. (I love this little tool!).
Here is a jpg of a one byte read, just after the chip is erased:
There are more jpgs of the logic analyzer traces in the repo.
What did I learn (beside remedial linux stuff)? SPI through libsoc can issue commands every ~100 usec (observed between 77 and 125 usec). Random 1 byte reads can complete every ~100 usec as well. 128 bytes can be transferred from the BBB to/from the 25LC512 in ~200 usec. A long block of sequential reads run at about 640 KB/s. Not bad for a $45 computer with a $2 serial flash chip!


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Investors increased their share of the home purchase market in November, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking survey.
The share of homes purchased by investors rose to a three-month high of 18.8%. This is based on a three-month moving average, which means it captures data over three months.
While the share is below the near-record levels of 23% seen earlier this year, it appears that investor activity has rebounded in recent months. The share of investor purchases was 16.6% in August, a two-and-a-half year low.
A recent RealtyTrac survey put the share of all-cash home buyers at 42% in November. Institutional investors, defined as those who bought at least 10 properties in the past year, accounted for about 8% of all transactions.
Investors led by big private equity players such as Blackstone (BX) helped kick-start the housing recovery in 2012, as they swooped in to buy distressed properties at deep discounts to market prices, helping to reduce the excess supply in the market.
But although home prices have recovered, the continued presence of larger, cash-rich investors in the market have squeezed out traditional first-time home buyers and homeowners who wish to trade-up.
Those investors continue to be the biggest purchasers of foreclosed homes, accounting for 57.6% of all sales in November. The share of distressed properties ticked up in November, explaining some of the heightened investor activity.
But it turns out that investors are making their biggest market-share gains in the conventional housing market.
In November, investors accounted for 13.2% of purchases of non-distressed properties based on a three-month moving average. This was up from 10.5% in August.
"There has been a clear rebound in investor participation in the housing market," said Thomas Popik, research director for the HousingPulse survey. "The statistics for the housing market, particularly the non-distressed segment, remain generally strong, but investors still are increasing their activity."
-- Written by Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York


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Here are your candidates for SP5, with stats updated through last night:
Backe: 6IP, 6H, 4ER, 1HR, 5K, 4BB - 6.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
Ortiz: 7.2IP, 6H, 4ER, 1HR, 8K, 4BB - 4.70 ERA, 1.39 WHIP
Capellan: 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 3K, 0BB - 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
Paronto: 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 2K, 1BB - 0.00 ERA, 0.80 WHIP
Paulino: 4IP, 9H, 7ER, 1K, 4BB - 15.75 ERA, 3.25 WHIP
Nieve: 4IP, 7H, 5ER, 1K, 4BB - 11.25 ERA, 2.75 WHIP
Still lots of meaningless games to lose, folks, to make a judment on SP5.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Your candidates for SP5
2 comments:
- The Unofficial Official said...
Russ Ortiz is my clear favorite. I have something somewhat similar to this on my page. Think he would be the biggest gamble seeing as he was good oh, 5 years ago. Who knows the potential is there.
- March 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- The Constable. said...
Totally agree. I think, as does JJO, that it's between Ortiz and Capellan for SP5. Ortiz is, to put it politely, rested.
- March 10, 2009 at 6:11 PM
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Accident results in charges for two women
Two women who wereinjured in a single vehicleaccident near Lake CarlAlbert on State Highway82 were formally chargedby the LeFlore CountyDistrict Attorney's OfficeWednesday after it wasdetermined that the driverwas allegedly under theinfluence of alcohol.According to the affidavitfiled by Trooper TimBaker, he arrived at thescene of the accident tofind a red Ford car thathad ran off the roadwayand rolled over.According to a witness,the car had been travelingsouthbound and suddenlyran off the west side of theroad then overcorrectedthen overturned. RhondaMichelle Coffey, 40, ofTalihina, was ejected fromthe vehicle while passengerJamie M. Courtway,43, of Potosi, Mo., wastrapped inside suspendedby her seat belt.A good Samaritan whostopped at the scene of theaccident tried to assistCourtway by cutting herloose from the seatbelt,but the Talihina FireDepartment had to extricateCourtway from themangled wreckage.According to Baker,when he arrived he locatedCoffey inside an ambulanceand upon questioningher about the accidentnoticed she smelled ofalcohol. He claimed herspeech was extremelyslurred and that she deniedbeing the driver of the car.When Baker questionedCourtway, he noticed thatshe also appeared to havebeen drinking and she alsodid not recall who hadbeen driving until Coffeyclaimed that Courtwaywas the driver.While administering abreath test to Courtway,Baker observed bruisesconsistent with a passengerseatbelt on Courtwayand determined that shehad lied and Coffey wasindeed the driver duringthe accident.Both women weretransported to the ChoctawNation Hospital and treatedfor their injuries.Coffey has since been formallycharged with drivingunder the influence ofalcohol – second or subsequentoffense, drivingwith a suspended orrevoked license and failureto wear a seatbelt.Courtway was formallycharged with public intoxication.Coffey is currentlyfree on bond awaitingher next court appearancenext Friday.


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The weather in the United States has quietened after a chaotic weekend of severe storms and deadly tornadoes.
The most recent chain of storms have killed at least 39 people across 5 states, this is on top of deadly storms earlier in the week, bringing the total deaths this week to nearly 52.
According to Jonathan Erdman, Senior Meteorologist at weather.com the preliminary count from the National Weather Services for tornadoes, on 2nd and 3rd of March, was 79 twisters that touched down. Once the final damage reports are conducted, this could prove to be the largest March outbreak on record.
This is only 8 less then the 10-year average of 87 tornadoes in the whole of March.
These tornadoes are coming unseasonably early this year. Tornadoes are most common during the spring and summer months, typically from April to June, however the weather requirements for a tornado can happen at any time of the year.
The latest death came last night as the 15-month toddler, Angel Babcock, who was found in an open field was taken off life support last night at an Louisville,Kentucky hospital. The toddler died of intensive head and neck injuries, which had kept her in critical condition since Friday.
Weather reports for the week have predicted a quiet start to the damaged area, but with thunderstorms rolling in at the end of the week, though these storms should be without the damaging winds and weather patterns experienced in the past week.


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Mercuric chloride is a very poisonous form of mercury. It is a type of mercury salt. There are different types of
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or a local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient
- Mercuric chloride
Where Found
Mercuric chloride may be found in some:
Dry cell batteries
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
Abdominal pain(severe) Breathing difficulty– severe Decreased urine output(may stop completely) Diarrhea(bloody)
- Drooling
Metallic taste Mouth lesions
- Pain in the throat and mouth – severe
Shock Swellingin the throat – may be severe Vomiting
Home Treatment
Seek immediate medical help. DO NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by Poison Control or a health care professional.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
In the United States, call 1-800-222-1222 to speak with a local poison control center. This hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
What to expect at the emergency room
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. The patient may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Laxative
- Medicines to treat symptoms
- Medicines called chelators to remove mercury from the bloodstream
- Methods to make the person vomit (throw up)
Expectations (prognosis)
This substance is very poisonous. How well the patient does often depends on what symptoms occur within the first 10 to 15 minutes after swallowing it and how quickly treatment is received. Kidney failure and death can occur, even with small doses.
If the poisoning has occurred slowly over time, any brain damage may be permanent.


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TFI Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has commended the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for embracing 4R nutrient stewardship (the right nutrient source at the right rate, the right time, and in the right place) at the national level with its December 13 release of the national conservation practice standard for nutrient management.
"We are extremely pleased with USDA/NRCS' call for 4R nutrient stewardship as part of a sustainable agricultural system," said TFI President Ford West. "Agriculture is being asked to maintain profitable farm economics, while meeting the increased product demands of a growing population and responding to increased scrutiny of land and resource management and the 4R's are key to addressing challenge."
4R Nutrient Stewardship is an innovative and science-based approach to fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) to help achieve agricultural sustainability. The 4Rs imply there are four aspects to every fertilizer application and it provides a simple framework to assess whether a given crop has access to the necessary nutrients. Asking "Was the crop given the right source at the right rate, the right time, and in the right place?" helps identify opportunities to improve fertilizer efficiency and prevent nutrient movement from each field. The four aspects of this system for fertilizer management are interconnected, and none of the four can be right when any one of them is wrong.
Over the past year, TFI has been working with the NRCS to provide input on their revision of this important standard. The nutrient management standard is an important tool in the NRCS conservation toolbox. The agency's staff uses this conservation practice to help farmers and ranchers apply their nutrients more efficiently. With the standard as a base, NRCS will offer voluntary technical and financial assistance to producers nationwide for planning and implementing on-farm nutrient management plans. Farmers can use this assistance to help meet federal, state, tribal and local environmental regulations.
NRCS state offices now have until Jan. 1, 2013, to comply with erosion, nitrogen and phosphorus criteria for their state nutrient management standard.


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FIDE titles(Redirected from International Master)
The World Chess Federation, FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), awards several performance-based titles to chess players, up to and including the highly prized Grandmaster title. Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions including other titled players). Once awarded, FIDE titles are held for life, though a title may be revoked in exceptional circumstances.[1] Open titles may be earned by all players, whilst the women's titles are restricted to female players. A strong female player may have a title in both systems.
A chess title, usually in an abbreviated form, may be used as an honorific. For example, Viswanathan Anand may be styled as "GM Viswanathan Anand".
FIDE has also implemented online titles including AGM (Arena grand master), AIM (arena international master), AFM (Arena FIDE Master) and ACM (Arena Candidate Master). These are permanent and are typically for slightly lower levelled players and can only be achieved through the FIDE Online Arena.
FIDE's first titles were awarded in 1950 and consisted of 27 Grandmasters (GMs), 94 International Masters, and 17 International Women Masters.
FIDE's first GMs were:
- Ossip Bernstein (France)
- Isaac Boleslavsky (USSR)
- Igor Bondarevsky (USSR)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR)
- David Bronstein (USSR)
- Oldřich Duras (Czechoslovakia)
- Max Euwe (Netherlands)
- Reuben Fine (USA)
- Salo Flohr (USSR)
- Ernst Gruenfeld (Austria)
- Paul Keres (USSR)
- Borislav Kostić (Yugoslavia)
- Alexander Kotov (USSR)
- Grigory Levenfish (USSR)
- Andor Lilienthal (USSR)
- Géza Maróczy (Hungary)
- Jacques Mieses (England)
- Miguel Najdorf (Argentina)
- Viacheslav Ragozin (USSR)
- Samuel Reshevsky (USA)
- Akiba Rubinstein (Poland)
- Friedrich Sämisch (West Germany)
- Vasily Smyslov (USSR)
- Gideon Ståhlberg (Sweden)
- László Szabó (Hungary)
- Savielly Tartakower (France)
- Milan Vidmar (Yugoslavia)
The standards for FIDE titles were not formally defined, and were decided by a committee. In 1957, FIDE introduced norms (qualifying standards) for FIDE titles.[2]
Open titlesEdit
The term "Grandmaster" (German: Großmeister) had been in informal use for strong chess players for several decades before its official institution by FIDE in 1950.[3] At the same time FIDE also instituted the lesser rank of International Master, and two further subordinate ranks, FIDE Master and Candidate Master were later created. The requirements for each rank have varied over time, but generally require having demonstrated suitably strong skill in rated competition. Additionally the World Federation for Chess Composition awards Grandmaster, International Master and FIDE Master titles to persons who demonstrate high skill in the field of composing and solving chess problems (see list of grandmasters of the FIDE for chess compositions and Chess problem § Titles).[4]
Grandmaster (GM)Edit
The title Grandmaster is awarded to outstanding chess players by FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is generally held for life. In chess literature it is usually abbreviated to GM. The abbreviation IGM for International Grandmaster can also sometimes be found, particularly in older literature. This title can be awarded to the players with an Elo rating greater than 2500 who achieve the required three title norms.
Players with an Elo rating greater than 2700, such as Viswanathan Anand, Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, and Vladimir Kramnik are sometimes informally referred to as "Super-GMs". There were 48 players in the August 2018 FIDE ratings list with a rating of at least 2700.[5]
Beginning with Nona Gaprindashvili in 1978, a number of women have earned the GM title. Since about 2000, most of the top 10 women have held the GM title. This should not be confused with the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title.
The August 2018 FIDE rating list records 1624 players holding the GM title, of whom 37 (~2%) are women.[5]
At 12 years and 7 months, Sergey Karjakin became the youngest person to qualify for the Grandmaster title.[citation needed]
International Master (IM)Edit
The title International Master is awarded to strong chess players. Instituted in 1950, it is a lifetime title, usually abbreviated as IM in chess literature.
Normally three norms in international tournaments involving other IMs and Grandmasters are required before FIDE will confer the title on a player. IMs usually have an Elo rating between 2400 and 2500. Sometimes, though, there may be an IM who has not yet become a Grandmaster but has a rating greater than 2500.
The IM title can also be awarded for a few specific performances. For example, under current rules, the runner up at the World Junior Championship will be awarded the IM title if he or she does not already have it. Current regulations may be found in the FIDE handbook.[6]
After becoming an IM, most professional players set their next goal as becoming a Grandmaster. It is also possible to become a Grandmaster without ever having been an International Master. Larry Christiansen of the United States (1977), Wang Hao of China, Anish Giri of The Netherlands, and former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia all became Grandmasters without ever having been an IM. Bobby Fischer of the United States attained both titles solely by virtue of qualifying for the 1958 Interzonal (IM title) and 1959 Candidates Tournament (GM title) entirely bypassing the usual process of achieving norms at each level only incidentally becoming IM before GM. However, the more usual path is first to become an IM, then move on to the GM level.
An International Master is usually in the top 0.25% of all tournament players at the time he or she receives the title.[7] The November 2010 FIDE rating list records 3036 players holding the IM title.[5]
At 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu became the youngest ever person to hold an IM title in 2016.[8]
FIDE Master (FM)Edit
Introduced in 1978, FM ranks below the title of International Master but ahead of Candidate Master. The most usual way for a player to qualify for the FIDE Master title is by achieving an Elo rating of 2300 or more. The current title regulations can be found in the FIDE handbook.[9]
The FIDE November 2010 ratings list records 5731 FMs.[5]
Candidate Master (CM)Edit
Introduced in 2002,[10] the most usual way for a player to qualify for the Candidate Master title is by achieving an Elo rating of 2200 or more. Candidate Master ranks below other open FIDE titles, but above the WFM and WCM titles.[citation needed]
Women's titlesEdit
Though the open FIDE titles are not gender-segregated, the following four titles given by FIDE are exclusive to women and may be held simultaneously with an open title. The requirements for these titles are about 200 Elo rating points lower than the requirements for the corresponding open titles. Not all leading female players have elected to take such titles; for example Grandmaster Judit Polgár, in keeping with her policy of playing only open competitions, never took a women's title.[citation needed]
Woman Grandmaster (WGM)Edit
Woman Grandmaster (achieved at some time a rating of 2300) is the highest-ranking chess title restricted to women aside from Women's World Champion. FIDE introduced the WGM title in 1976, joining the previously introduced lower-ranking title, Woman International Master.[11]
The WGM title represents a level of chess skill lower than that of the unrestricted Grandmaster (GM) (2500) title, and WGM requirements are also lower than the requirements for the unrestricted International Master (IM) (2400) title. The winner of the World Girls Junior Championship is automatically awarded the WGM title. The current regulations can be found in the FIDE handbook.[12]
Many strong female players hold the IM title in addition to the WGM, and since about 2000 the top 10 women players have been mostly GMs.[13] The winner of the Women's World Championship is automatically awarded the GM title if she does not already hold it, while the runner-up receives the IM title and a GM norm.[12] As of February 2016, the FIDE rating list records 287 women holding the WGM title alone[14] and an additional 33 who are GM.[15]
Woman International Master (WIM)Edit
Woman International Master (achieved at some time a rating of 2200) is next to the highest ranking title given by FIDE exclusively to women. FIDE first awarded the WIM title (formerly called International Woman Master, or IWM) in 1950.
The WIM title has lower requirements than the unrestricted International Master (2400) title. The runners-up in the World Girls Junior Championship are automatically awarded the WIM title. The current regulations can be found in the FIDE handbook.[16]
The November 2010 FIDE rating list records 599 women holding the WIM title.[5]
Woman FIDE Master (WFM)Edit
The WFM title is just above Woman Candidate Master in the women-only titles given by FIDE. The minimum rating for receiving this title is 2100 and is lower than that of its unrestricted counterpart, FIDE Master (2300).
The November 2011 FIDE rating list records 1126 women holding the WFM title.[5]
Woman Candidate Master (WCM)Edit
Woman Candidate Master (achieved at some time a rating of 2000) is the lowest-ranking title awarded by FIDE. The requirements for the WCM title are easier than those for the unrestricted title, Candidate Master (2200).[citation needed]
See alsoEdit
- ^ "Handbook > FIDE Title Regulations effective from 1 July 2014". FIDE.com. FIDE. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Wall, W. "FIDE History". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28.
- ^ Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 156, ISBN 978-0-19-280049-7
- ^ The World Federation for Chess Composition > Titles
- ^ a b c d e f "Download Fide Rating Lists". Ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "FIDE Official Handbook: Title Requirements". Fide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ uschess.org[dead link]
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa – youngest chess IM in history!". ChessBase. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ International Title Regulations - Requirements for the titles designated. FIDE
- ^ Felice, Gino (2017). Chess International Title Holders. Jefferson, North Carolina: Mcfarland and Company Holders. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4766-7132-1.
- ^ Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 450. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
- ^ a b 1.0. Requirements for the titles designated in 0.31. from the FIDE Handbook, 01. International Title Regulations (Qualification Commission)
- ^ "FIDE Top 100 Women". Ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ Advanced search results: WGM. FIDE.
- ^ Advanced search results: female GM. FIDE.
- ^ "Handbook". Fide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.


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Serious Salad: Outrageously Inauthentic Asian Salad
Note: Please welcome Mary Pagones, who you may know better as HeartofGlass around here. She will be chiming in over the next few months with a weekly summer salad recipe. SE overlord Ed is always looking for more ways to incorporate salads into his diet, and Mary is full of tasty ideas. —The Mgmt.
Outrageously Inauthentic Asian Salad
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If you want to strike boredom into the culinary heart of any calorie-conscious foodie, say the words "just have a salad." As in "well, let's go to the steakhouse or a lobster shack, because you know, you can always just have a salad."
Usually said salad is a wedge of iceberg, one or two leaves of romaine tossed in for a bit of color, two red tomato ping-pong balls cut in half. Perhaps a garnish of some shredded carrots.
Ironically, I love salads, but I tend to be rather arrogant about my salad-making skills. Protein is a must, as is a balance of differently-textured veggies—and often quite a bit of fruit. I'm convinced I make a better salad than any restaurant—my ingredients are fresh, and I can tinker with the balance of ingredients until it's just perfect for what I want that evening.
Why You Should Have Salads for Dinner
1. For those who aren't Serious Cooks, salads are the gateway drug to cooking.
2. For Serious Cooks, it is a way of making your own food without too much stress for one night a week.
3. How much can you screw up a salad?
4. It's difficult to make a salad without having some sort of leafy, healthy green throwing itself onto your plate, even as a garnish.
5. You'll feel very, very virtuous. Just say it: "I have a salad for dinner at least once a week."
6. Yeah, yeah. Vitamins, fiber, low in calories (provided you don't drink Hidden Valley Ranch from the bottle).
7. Not having to turn on the oven when it's hot.
8. Vegetables are the one food group where portion control truly doesn't matter.
9. If you suddenly don't feel like eating the salad and get a strange urge to order pizza, it can easily keep in the refrigerator until the next day for lunch, as you atone for your sins.
10. It really is seriously easy to pre-prep the ingredients.
I'm not a snooty salad-maker: one of my favorite types of salad is a kind of faux Asian with fresh spinach, orange slices, steamed string beans, a ripe, mild pear, and nuts (almonds, cashews, and macadamias) for protein and crunch. Sesame oil and rice wine vinegar (the proportions depending on your taste or caloric needs) make a nice dressing although I often just use a splash of apple cider vinegar.
For a full confession, my first faux Asian salad came from McDonalds. One of McDonald's first "healthy" campaigns designed to improve its image. Ah, the 1980s. The era of the guilt-free McNugget.
But I was hooked on the faux Asian flavor combination as well.
I have a nut consumption issue (or rather, a hard time stopping myself from nut-inhaling) and eating nuts on a salad (as opposed to from the jar) is a great way to slow myself down and have a more balanced dinner than bonding with Mr. Peanut one-on-one.
Get the recipe for this Outrageously Inauthentic Asian Salad »
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Ok, this post was my last bake for this Chinese New Year. A Strawberry Cheesecake for my dear cousin brother and his wife before they leave for Australia. Never thought they love it so much, and bring home the other half..haha!
A recipe adapted from Kevin Chai but this time I did it with strawberry instead. Oh, this was my 2nd attempt...the 1st was blackberries. This time was done with 3 small 4" round pan instead on a 9" square one.
You can get the recipe here.
My daughter is a big fan of this cake. She called it an ice-cream cake instead..;p So you can imagine the texture with her comment...haha!


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hotlanta necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 71 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
Hotlanta Hot Sauce
Hotlanta Hot Sauce is an award winning hot sauce company based out of Atlanta, GA. We currently produce one flavor of hot sauce, which is original Hotlanta Hot Sauce. It mixes habanero, cayenne, and arbol chile peppers with peaches, onions, and garlic.
It's a fun, great tasting hot sauce straight from Atlanta, and it tastes good on everything.
Our target market is anyone who might like hot sauce. Teenagers, adults, males, females, ages 15 and up. This is a hot sauce brand that should appeal to everyone.
This is not a hot sauce designed to send you to the hospital. The emphasis is on heat and flavor, and Atlanta/the south.
This hot sauce retails for around $3-$4 a bottle, around what Cholula and Tabasco cost. It is not a 'boutique' gourmet hot sauce (Dave's insanity sauce, any number of specialty super-hot sauces) - it is intended for the masses.
Our current logo (and label) is bad. The fonts are very boring and standard, the peach is hard to recognize as a peach, and it feels very flat. We are open to all types of new approaches.
We are seeking a new logo design that communicates "Hotlanta Hot Sauce" is a clear and fun way. It should be a logo that we can use on our bottles of hot sauce as the 'brand' or 'title' part of a bottle label, and it should also be a logo that can stand alone, for instance on a t-shirt or a sticker, or as part of a sign. It should also be a logo that can become the new focal point of our bottle label.
Things we would like to get across:
-The South/Atlanta(Hotlanta)
Things we might like to try and incorporate:
-Peach as sun.
-Skyline of Atlanta.
Style-wise, we do not want to offend or get too intricate - no crazy flames, skull&bones, or anything like that. The logo should be clear and easy to read and understand. Think Texas Pete, Cholula, etc.
Simple is ok. Do not feel that you need to try and incorporate the city, peach, peppers, etc, if it becomes cluttered or too busy.
Because this logo will be going on a small bottle and needs to be readable at a glance., it cannot be overly wide relative to it's height. Please email me if you have questions.
We like reds/oranges/yellows for the colors, but open to new ideas. Clear, readable text is good.
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Cardboard needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Scared Stuffless
Scared Stuffless is a brand new company thats focused on supplying a niche product to a targeted audience. Our products are simple, we plan to launch a series of plush toys focused around horror icons like zombies, vampires, werewolves, chainsaw massacre guys, etc. and then follow those products up with interactive games that our users can play via facebook, etc.
While our products are "horror themed" this doesn't mean they are necessarily scary. Most of our designs are done in a horror-but-humorous fashion. This means that we are really more of a toy/collectibles company than an actual horror company.
We want to have a fun, website that can convey this sort of horror yet humorous fashion.
While maybe not necessarily applicable the sort of style I really like is something like this:
Although obviously those colors wouldn't work for us, but I really feel like the design is really humorous.
I have logos attached for you to use at the bottom. Please feel free to change the colors, fonts, etc. of these logos to better match what you are attempting to convey in your design.
I'm literally spending almost every penny I have on a fantastic design since I have friends who can code it for me for free. I will be very active in the feedback process.
The target audience largely depends on the toy we make, but it can still be narrowed down. We are generally after a young adult market, probably ranged between 15-24. Think the "Hot Topic" market.
Additionally, we plan on aggressively going after the "gamer" market with many of our lines of toys and, obviously, games.
Finally, and I'm not sure if this is a market of consumer or not, but the "horror" market is obviously a huge draw for us.
So here's what I'm looking for in detail.
1. An engaging background. Remember that fatcow website? One of the reasons why I love it so much is because the background just seems so inviting. I often imagine having a darker, but still humorous sort of graveyard type background. Feel free to experiment with whatever you want there, I'm open to all ideas, but do keep that in mind.
2. Where the content actually is must be bright and easily readable. I want the site to be horror-themed but still inviting.
3. Feel free to take the logos and adapt them however you see fit, which can include changing the font and colors.
4. Somewhere on the homepage I need dedicated areas for a Twitter/Facebook feed, a "From the Blog!" type area, and an area to showcase our latest designs, products. Very social media friendly...
5. I'll require a footer and a link bar, either on top or the side, your choice.
6. This is planned to be a multi-paged website. While not required, if you want to create some other pages of the the website in order to better give an idea of your design, please feel free to do so.
Once again, attached are the logos in PSD format. Let me know if you require anything further and I'll do my BEST to get you what you need to make the most awesome design ever.


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My photos were removed
Recently many of my photos were removed. Could you (I mean, Moderators) explain me, and other members as well, what was wrong in my inactivated photos, like for example: this, this, this, this, this, or
and today also Stairs Of Caldea" (photo1407585.htm) (and "Railway Platform In Wroclaw" (photo1409517.htm)
Do you see here nude persons, pets, flowers, family members, my own shadow or reflections? Are they shots of common objects (like closeups of any flowers or plants, water droplets, toothbrushes etc.) or photos which are purely abstract images and with a studio-like effect? No, they conform all the rules. So it seems the notes were the reason. I got automated e-mails:
The reason is:
> -Unacceptable Note.
Your photo ......seems to
> violate the TrekEarth terms of service and therefore has been inactivated.
> The reason is:
> -Unacceptable Note
Well, what does it mean? Were the notes offensive or meaningless? Also not.I never write such notes. You can check my other notes that they also are reasonable. So what was the reason?
If the photos SEEM to violate TOS, why they are inactivated? So that no one can see them and check how the rules are executed?
I will cite Keiths remark after Danyy removedall his photos:
To remove your images is of course your right if that is what you wish to do. Remember that by doing so you are removing all the critiques others gave to your work.
But it is just what you are doing! You are removing the photo with all the critiques others gave me. Many people here, like e.g. Lisa, Mariusz or John give valuable, interesting critiques. They make a big effort and spend a lot of time doing this. When you remove these critiques you show no respect for all these people, not only for me. And what more, it is unnecessary,. Notes can be changed in any time . So instead of removing photo and all that belong to it, much more effective would be just to write a short comment: Please make an additional note. Is it so difficult? You need only a minute for this.
Being treated as unruly child doesnt appeal to me. I considered to leave this site. There are many photographic sites with friendly atmosphere, great photographers and photos, where creativity is appreciated and not suppressed. We are here for joy and learning and not to have our knuckles rapped. But many friends gave me the nice words of support and asked not to do so.
We encourage contributors who are courteous, polite and respectful. We expect the same from the moderators group.
Reply to Barbara
First, why have you posted this in 'Announcements'?
Let's take just one of the photos you have linked to above:
Members would be misled if they thought there was no reason for the removal of that photo, as the version on New Photo Land is not accompanied by the large amount of text which you copied and pasted into the note for the TE version of the same photo.
Here is the absolutely complete note from your TE version of the photo:
The architecture of Andorra is almost entirely Romanesque, which is a style from around 1000 which integrates stone in a very simple, but strong and long-lasting style. This was the style of choice for centuries due to the availability of stone and the country's isolated state, preventing the destruction of these buildings and the introduction of new styles.
This text was copied in its entirety from this web page (or perhaps another; there is so much theft of text as well as photos on the Internet that one might never know the truly original source):
It was not acknowledged as being from another site, and there were no words of your own in the 'note'.
Here is the relevant rule from the Terms of Service:
ii. It is not permitted to copy and paste large sections of text from other sites. If you wish to refer to information on other sites you must provide a link to that site instead.
The rule also appears as the first 'Sticky' in the General Forum, here:
One more example:
This linked photo - http://www.newphotoland.com/showphot...tway-8&cat=532 - DOES actually have a note, which is EXACTLY the same as the one you uploaded on TE. Searching for that text on Google, the first result is:
Texas State Highway Beltway 8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... and so on.
Again, the source of this long quote was not acknowledged and there was no text of your own in the 'note'.
Perhaps 'creativity' may apply to notes as well as photos. It only takes 'a minute' or so to observe the Terms of Service.
Last edited by macondo; 03-13-2013 at 09:31 AM.
My photos were removed
Hello Andrew,
First of all. All pictures attached to the TE are mine and only mine!. This is insolence suggesting that these are not my pictures, and accusing me of copying text is theft. First of all, even if I copy a piece of text is informative about a specific location - underlined that "the information is from google, wikipedia and also from the Internet," If I do give a source from where the information are, I do not agree with you Andrew, that this is theft. THIS IS HOW This is offensive me and other members of TE! because the texts are copy by so many, many participants of this page. And such information are pulled even in today's photos. It does not see this?
Depends on what one wishes to see, when and with whom. I do not think and do not agree with you Andrew, that this is a crime. Of course, each party has its own rules and I agree with this, and I/we should adapt to them. But if you are requiring from one person, and not from others , it's probably something with the regulations is not so!
In addition, from Moderators only receives information that the photo was removed and the memo: The reason is:>-Unacceptable Note. Without any explanation of what is wrong with this note.
Is each participant has to guess whether the note under the picture is to long? Whether a short? etc.
And if not a description of the photo I posted, is the reason for which it removes the photo, it also is not specifically explained - why? when I do picture macro or close up. Here, I have in my mind - the lens as using is not with condition of TE, this I really do not understand, why? What lens I should use? I can not do close up?.
Frankly , I feel very upset, because I'm not a kid, and I'm a woman and a serious, mature that I can do distinguish what is a good from what is wrong. I have request, please moderator to show respect to me and others, and treat us all members as the adult and mature people and not as preschoolers. If I do or did something wrong, I apologize. At the same time I expect an apology from accusing words between the pictures and the texts are steal. With this I disagree, because as I mentioned above the photos are mine and only mine. Thank you for your feedback.
Best regards and have a great friday,
You are not accused of uploading photos which are not yours. Members can read my message and decide for themselves if you are accused of this.
You are not accused of 'theft' of text either - just copying and pasting in a manner which is not allowed by the TOS. I only used the word 'theft' to describe the way many web sites take text from each other or Wikipedia, particularly many unprofessional 'travel' sites. It's possible the one you copied from was not the first to use that text.
Last edited by macondo; 03-15-2013 at 08:13 AM.
Removed photos
Firstly I emphasise with you Barbara. I too have recently had an image deleted and have not yet had the courtesy of a reply despite contacting 2 moderators, or even an explanatory email. Very annoying and unprofessional.
But Andrew has given a good reply. TE has to cover itself from legal action for copied text, and have transparent rules. This issue has come up many times. I think it would be a good idea if moderators gave members 24 hours to rectify the notes, before deleting any images, which creates a lot of ill will and bad feelings.
I looked at all of your images and there is no reason why all of them could not be reinstated / returned to the gallery after some minor adjustments to the notes. The guidelines appear in the t.o.s. if youre unsure how to do it. I am already in the habit of citing sources from my Uni days so no great problem for me. It is a simple matter to use 40 characters in your own words, copy a paragraph from Wikipedia & cite "from Wikipedia" at the end or beginning of the text in parenthesis eg: ("bla bla bla") Source: Wikipedia.
it would be an even better idea to study closely (or refresh in memory) the rules (TOS) of TrekEarth before posting a note to a photo
...and in that case there will not be any bad feelings whatsoever
It was taken with a 55 mm lens which is standard size and in no way a macro lens shot or close up. Nor was it abstract. Decisions made by moderators are sometimes arbitrary and capricious. Still waiting on the courtesy of an explanation. Might have to make a formal complaint if it's not rectified in 24 hours.
I got your email, Chris, I'm sorry I didn't reply right away but you couldn't know that I'm on holidays now, somewhere between Scotland and England the last couple of days, where connection is not always that easy...
* Yes! Even moderators go on holidays from time to time...
I think that everybody could/should follow fanni's advice, it sounds very wise.
Friendly greetings,
PS: BTW, I was the one who inactivated your photo. A lovely flower shot indeed but not following the TOS, too close shot of rather ordinary flowers. The 5 other mods will investigate that case anyway if you sent a Review Request, (check all your mails for the TE notice about that inactivation), so be patient...
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Thanks for replying at least, Viviane
Secondly, I strongly disagree about 'too close'. As stated previously, it was shot with a 55 mm lens, (just above a standard 50 mm lens) and this can easily be verified by checking the 'view' information. If it had of been a macro photo of a single flower, shot with a 200 mm macro lens, then yes, your decision would be justified. As I explained in the note (which I can no longer see, btw), it was shot on a traffic island in the middle of the busy street) & I did NOT want to include ugly, extraneous bg details of passing traffic.
The terms of service do NOT state 'no flower shots whatsover'. They also state that provided an adequate note is provided (which it was) the photo will be permitted. If you lived in Erzurum, you would know that the arrival of the tulips in mid May is by no means 'ordinary'. For 9 months of the year this town is covered in snow & ice. You might also be interested to know that tulips are native to Turkey and central Asia, and not Holland, yet dozens of tulip shots are permitted from Holland and even some much closer than mine, after the change in the t.o.s.
Is it possible to send a review request without receiving an inactivation email? Or should I just forward a complaint to the ombudsman?
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