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With an eye on strengthening the region's economy, politicians on Friday continued their push to unite North County's disparate collection of cities and towns.
They gained a new voice in the process.
San Diego County Supervisor Dave Roberts, who was elected to his post in November and represents sections of coastal and inland North County, said he also wants the region to bond over common goals such as improved transportation, education and jobs.
"I really believe North County needs to come together, and that the county (government) is part of that," Roberts, who previously served on the Solana Beach City Council, told a crowd of business leaders.
He spoke during the San Diego North Economic Development Council's fifth annual "Meet the Elected Officials" luncheon, held at the Sheraton Carlsbad.
The panel also included Escondido Mayor Sam Abed, Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall and state Sens. Mark Wyland and Joel Anderson, who both represent portions of North County.
Roberts, a Democrat in Republican-heavy North County, placed greater focus on improving the region's public-transportation network and social services than his fellow elected officials. But he conveyed the same "open for business in North County" message.
Roberts also said he plans to work with Supervisor Bill Horn on economic development, to give North County two strong voices in county government.
Horn, who represents a wide swath from Camp Pendleton to Borrego Springs, spearheaded the economic development council's push to coalesce North County, an effort known as Prosperity on Purpose. Horn did not attend Friday's event.
The council, which is a nonprofit group that receives public and private funding, is trying to carry out its comprehensive economic development strategy. That document is expected to give the region a leg up in receiving state and federal grants for education, infrastructure and other improvements.
Hall, the Carlsbad mayor, said the region's unification efforts are already paying off.
He said educators at MiraCosta College in Oceanside and California State University San Marcos have tailored classes and certificate programs to meet the labor needs of local businesses, especially in the leisure industry.
While there's progress on that front, Hall said, North County's business leaders need to take a stand for more traffic relief on the area's gridlocked roadways.
He said North County businesses should fight for those improvements by attending meetings of the San Diego Association of Governments, the San Diego-based agency that doles out billions of dollars for local freeways and mass-transit projects.
Abed, the mayor of Escondido, echoed Hall's comments but stressed that the region should push for bigger freeways, not mass-transit lines.
"Public transportation and buses (are) not going to improve our economy," he said.
The state senators asked the crowd to support their tax-reform efforts in Sacramento. They did not devote time to the issue of uniting North County.
Anderson cited his Senate Bill 641, which would eliminate the $800 minimum franchise tax for struggling startup businesses. Meanwhile, Wyland said he's working to remove the state's tax on manufacturing equipment.
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Control the mind, mold the opinion, and you can capture the soul. In other words, as Thomas Paine once said, 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'
African Americans through the ages have been taught to obey authority and to hate or question each other; the mainstream press will slant the news against us. It will take our leaders and make them appear shady and delusional. Oh how quick they are to even name who our leaders should be. If we depended on the Associated Press, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, etc. to describe what takes place in our world we would be a race of mass confusion. We just can't trust them alone.
Thank God that for the last 180 years we have had our own news outlet. The word describing activities in our communities and around the world faithfully is reported in the Black news media. We get it as it is and understand what it means. As the old saying goes, 'If it is in Jet, believe it'. Jet and other weeklies such as the Chicago Crusader, Washington Informer, Los Angeles Sentinel, Amsterdam News and the daily, The Chicago Defender, describe the activities that go on in our communities.
The biggest proof of the importance of the Black Press was best exemplified with the overwhelming success of the Million Man March. While the mainstream media vilified the march's visionary, Minister Louis Farrakhan, and his able assistant, Ben Chavis, the Black Press, along with Black Radio, got the message out. It ran free ads and editorials about the planning and logistics.
We got there at 5 a.m. and there were already 150,000. That number swelled and swelled, and by noon there were more than 1.6 million Black men standing in place seeking atonement and swearing to a purer lifestyle and protection of the Black family. How many souls were saved at that event? Most likely every one of the 1.6 million.
Don't let anyone around you under estimate the power of the Black Press. It is a modern day drumbeat that delivers the word that no other medium can. You just can't trust all that the mainstream press will print. Editorial liberties and literary malfeasance do exist and will sneak up on you in a heartbeat. A prime example was last week at the NNPA Press Week dinner.
The NNPA awarded the Honorable C. Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, its prestigious Newsmaker of the Year Award. Mayor Nagin was eloquent in his acceptance speech and gave the audience an update on the rebuilding of his city. It was positive and upbeat for all who were there. Two days later, the Washington Post painted a totally different picture of the event. Never did they say he was given the prestigious award. The article insinuated that his speech was full of accusation against the White establishment and was at best a racial commentary laced with victimization. The Post insinuated but then the New Orleans Times Picayune stated it as fact.
Luckily, the Mayor and I were holding a press conference in New Orleans on the day of the Times Picayune assault. The press conference turned into an exchange about the accusations. We did a pretty good job clarifying and rebuking the 'hit' against the Mayor by the Washington Post and then the Times Picayune. A tape of the speech eventually emerged on the Internet and it vindicated the Mayor.
My people if you want the real story get it from your Black Press. Don't think that the story written by the mainstream is pure, true and has your best interest at heart. Support the Black Press.
Harry Alford is co-founder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce.

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In an earlier post, I described how low winter dew points can affect curl pattern. I then followed it up with pictures to show what I meant.
Last month, I was reading Colorado Curly's blog and saw that she was liking Lustrasilk. I had also seen mention of it over on Curl Talk (the naturallycurly.com message boards) but things were scattered a bit. I started a thread asking how people used it and got a wide variety of replies from a rinse out conditioner, a deep treatment alone, a base for a homemade deep treatment, to a leave-in conditioner. I liked seeing how versatile this product could be when other curlies put their minds to it.
I had been hoping to use it as sort of a curl cream, so that's what I did. After my usual detangling and conditioning routine, I used some Lustrasilk Shea Butter Cholesterol Plus that I picked up at Sally's for a mere $2.49. I combed some in as a leave-in and then scrunched some in the way I would a gel or a curl cream. This gave me back curl and volume that I never, ever, expected to see in this cold, dry winter. For some reason, I tested this product on a night where I was supposed to go out and meet some new people. Luckily it did work well. 🙂 Could you imagine meeting 15-20 new people with product failure hair?!
The product feels like a light face cream, and smells sort of like mango. It emulsified easily in my hands and was easy to apply to my hair. Later washing was no problem, and it caused no residual buildup that would require the use of a sulfate.
Anyway, here's a pic of my hair on Lustrasilk.
I've been playing with it for the last month to see how I can tweak it. I am finding that it plays well with Curl Junkie's Curl Rehab Curl Moisturizing Deep Treatment. I use the Curl Junkie as a leave-in and the Lustrasilk as a curl cream. The Lustrasilk works well alone, but my hair isn't a touchable as it is when layered with the Curl Junkie. The Lustrasilk can build up and feel producty on me if I overdo it, and the Curl Junkie holds this back for me.
We did have a warm couple of days here and there, and the Lustrasilk did not perform so well for me once the dew points got into the mid 30s. This product is definitely limited to very low dew points for me. On the upside, Lustrasilk is cheap, and I don't have to order it online. If I don't use it all up this winter, I can recycle it by using it as shaving lotion so it won't go to waste.
If you're having some dry weather blahs, this product is worth a shot, especially at this price. One word of caution. Not all Sally's carry this, although they can order it in for you. If you read the Curl Talk thread I linked, you'll see all about that. Also, there is an Olive Oil version that seems to work well for some. Both version are appropriate for those who avoid silicones and sulfates, and they are also protein free for those who avoid protein.


text: What better way to illustrate the changing times than with shrinking hemlines? This Volkswagen ad for the "New Beetle" in China illustrates the new design not with an actual picture of a car but with two women: one from the '60s in a longer dress and one from "today" in a minidress and heavy eye-make up. Wow! Fashions change... which means we need to get a new car that is (probably) too hideous to even be featured in the ad. Too bad advertising trends don't seem to change, because the whole short skirts=innovation (not to mention women=car) is getting kinda old. (Click the picture to view the full-size ad) [AdRants]


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As the Marshall Islands parliament considers the World Bank-drafted legislation to open the telecommunications sector to competition for the first time, the future of the Marshall Islands government-owned National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) hangs in the balance. The World Bank's offer of an unconditional grant of US$13 million in exchange for allowing competition in telecommunications has enticed the government to move forward despite warnings that the legislation will "kill" the existing telecom and saddle the government with its US$27 million loan debts.
Fiji-based Digicel, which is financed by the World Bank, is seen as the competition waiting in the wings to enter this north Pacific market. National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) General Manager Tommy Kijiner, Jr. says it is a shortsighted thinking by the government if it adopts the World Bank inspired legislation in exchange for US$13 million since it will "force NTA to cease its business, thereby depriving our Marshallese shareholders of their investment in our company." During a late September hearing on the legislation, Kijiner repeatedly emphasized that the legislation will give new entrants a significant edge over NTA. "It is not fear of competition," Kijiner said of his opposition to the legislation.
"Rather it is fear of the unfair nature of the proposed legislation." Earlier this year, when the legislation was first up for review by government, NTA asked to be consulted before it was introduced to parliament. "We were directed by cabinet to meet with the Chief Secretary, Attorney-General and Secretary of Finance (to discuss modifications to the legislation)," Kijiner said. "The morning we were to meet, the World Bank consultant on the project was in town and said if we were make any changes, the first US$3 million will not be forthcoming."
That aborted the local consultation and the World Bank written legislation has now been introduced to parliament. NTA, which has significant private sector investment but is still majority owned by the government, has been a legislated monopoly since it was established in the late 1980s. The government guaranteed two large loans from the U.S. Rural Utilities Service to fund the initial establishment of NTA and its services, and four years ago, the installation of a submarine fiber optic cable linking the Marshall Islands to Guam.
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Fiji's publicly listed telecommunication group ATH (Amalgamated Telecom Holdings) landed itself a better deal in last month's takeover of the country's partly government-owned international carrier FINTEL (Fiji International Telecommunications Ltd.). ATH revealed it had acquired the Fiji Government's 51 percent in FINTEL for F$9 million, a huge discount compared to the F$18 million it paid 18 months ago when it bought 49 percent of the company from the UK-headquartered Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC). Last month's purchase is funded by the Fiji National Provident Fund, which owns 58.2% of ATH.
Now the new sole owner of the troubled carrier, ATH consolidates its position as a substantial and influential player in Fiji and the Pacific's telecom market, as the acquisition means it now controls the management of the Fiji gateway to the Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN), a trans-Pacific submarine communication cable network that links Fiji to mainland USA, Australia and New Zealand. "In today's environment, especially with the growth in traffic, we are witnessing with the broadband and Internet growth the desire of even our Pacific islands neighbours to secure international sub-sea cable connectivity, with Tonga launching its connectivity via Fiji—a number of other countries are keenly interested to secure good international telecommunication," ATH said in a statement last month when announcing the purchase.
"It is even more important that we ensure that such a strategic asset which provides critical access continues to facilitate the improvement of delivery of end-to-end telecommunications services in Fiji so that the benefits to end users are improved." In recent times, Fiji's position in the SCCN network has been the subject of much interest for some Pacific Islands countries (PICs) who do not have international cable access. Increasingly, considerations have been made by them to link to Fiji in order to get international connectivity through cable, an option that is now being seen as more cost-effective as data needs begin to rise with increasing Internet usage in the Pacific.
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A new era in communications and service delivery arrived in Tonga last month when high speed broadband access was delivered to Tongan households via the click of a mouse by the King of Tonga, Tupou VI. King Tupou, in the presence of Tongan Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, commissioned the new service from the Tonga Cable Limited Station in Sopu, Tongatapu. Government officials, representatives from Tongan Communications Corporation (TCC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank Group, media, and others attended the event.
The project continues ADB's firm commitment to supporting Pacific innovation, inclusion and integration. Launched in January 2012, the US$32.8 million Pacific Regional Connectivity Project cofinanced by ADB, the World Bank, and TCC connects Tonga via an underwater fiber optic cable system to the Southern Cross Cable, the main trans-Pacific link between Australia and the United States. The establishment and operation of the 827-km submarine cable system, which runs from Tonga to Fiji, will provide Tonga's population of 100,000 with fast, affordable access to the internet and other information and communication technology (ICT) services.
The project was completed ahead of time and under budget. The arrival of high speed broadband is the latest milestone for the project, which will lift Tonga's international connectivity. High speed internet will help business to expand, creating jobs and improving access to remote health and education services. TCC is the first internet service provider to sign up to use the fiber optic cable.
ADB is working right across the Pacific with its developing member countries to enhance regional integration, foster innovation and reduce poverty through inclusive economic growth. For example, ADB is also working with the Solomon Islands Government to boost international connectivity through the Solomon Islands Broadband for Development Project, approved in 2012.
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Joji Nava is a 21-year old from Namarai Village in Nakorotubu, Ra on the western side of Fiji's main island Viti Levu. Dropping out of school in 2010, he decided to return to his village to start subsistence farming to help feed his family. People on that side of the island are hindered by poor roading and transportation. Information on the best place to sell their crops to attract the right price is another major hindrance. While Nava has started planting yaqona, he's cautious about getting the cash crop to the market and ensuring it is sold to retain the cost of getting it to the market is another. Hence he is hindered by lack of information. Devesh Nath sells dry cowpeas, okra, chillies and non BQA crop seeds from his Votualevu operation in Nadi. "I have a greenhouse where I produce seedlings for my suppliers, farmers and also to carry out my own planting," he told Islands Business. Nath, Nava and 20 plus stakeholders from the agriculture industry attended an International Trade Centre workshop on Mobile Application Workshop in Lautoka recently where the importance of mobile phone applications as an important tool in agriculture was highlighted. While Nath was excited about the prospects of better usage of mobiles to help market his products and improve his operations, he said he would prefer that mobiles were used as a platform that could link the whole industry to a chain. "I believe the network would help me plan my operations financially and farm better," he said.
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Vanuatu will this month move closer to having in place a comprehensive national policy for its Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector, following an inaugural meeting of its National ICT Development Committee(NIDC) in January. In that meeting, the importance of the ICT sector to Vanuatu's national development was emphasised and in his opening speech, then Vanuatu's Prime Minister Sato Kilman had described the meeting as "dedicated to discussing how we should best utilise information and communication technologies in the development of our country". "As you well know, our national vision is 'an Educated, Healthy and Wealthy Vanuatu'. Effective use of ICT is critical in achieving this vision. It is the only way we can overcome the tyranny of distance and connect people living throughout the islands. Furthermore, ICT will assist us in delivering quality education to our children in the remotest parts of Vanuatu, improve health services, increase efficiency of current economic activities and open up new business opportunities, as well as making government services much more accessible to our people," Kilman said. ICT Programme Manager at the Vanuatu's Information Office Jackson Miake told Islands Business that data collection immediately followed the meeting, where officials gathered information from all government, non-government and private sector entities, and a call for public input was the next course of action. "The outcome of the meeting will see a call for public input and by April we should have a draft policy for discussion with all the data we have," Miake said.
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Fortunately, "A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas" consists of more than just Santa holding a bong. Though it has that too.
Cheerfully honest about the absurdity of its 3D and the gratuitousness of its nudity (cue the hot nuns in the shower and topless angels in heaven), the film's funny and playful--but only for viewers who'd attach those words to a beer pong showdown with underage kids and a breakfast-assistant toy called the Wafflebot that falls in love with Kumar. I now know that I'm a viewer who goes for those things.
The story focuses on Harold's (John Cho) desperate search for the perfect Christmas tree to impress his father-in-law (Danny Trejo), which Harold only needs because Kumar (Kal Penn), whom he hasn't seen in two years, accidentally burns down the other one with a massive joint. The adventure that ensues has a lot more life and random awesomeness than the stale, fart-focused "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay." Which isn't saying much.
Did "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" need to turn into a franchise? No way. Does Neil Patrick Harris steal the show again in "Christmas"? Hell yes. This guy couldn't be savvier about winking at himself--with hilarious, dirty results. Writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, wisely leaving the director's chair after "Guantanamo Bay," still bounce between mocking stereotypes and embracing them, and the joke about Harold's friend Todd's (Thomas Lennon) young daughter accidentally getting high in a variety of ways wears thin fast. Yet as a stoner comedy wrapped in a feel-good holiday movie stuffed into a male fantasy, the fire still burns.
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Turkey Prison
Men and women of the armed forces stationed in and around Los Angeles joined with the home folks on November 25, 1943, in the annual assault on the bird of the day–the turkey. Here, men and women representing all branches of the service hold back just long enough for a picture. Then, look out, turkey!
unrelated further reading – Prisons in Turkey


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Monday, April 11, 2011
Meatless Monday: Oven-roasted pepper and gnocchi with feta cheese
I find gnocchi so much more interesting than pasta recently - there's more bite to them and I love their pillowy shape. In any case, I find myself throwing a packet of fresh potato gnocchi into my shopping cart much more frequently recently. I've blogged about one of the gnocchi dishes on the blog earlier - Gnocchi Puttanesca - and here's my latest find. I started with a recipe for oven roasted pepper and garlic gnocchi in an old issue of British Delicious. However, I more than doubled the amount of feta cheese required (the original recipe had a just 75 grams of feta for four persons - that's nearly not enough, don't you agree!). Also, I LOVE roasted feta cheese, so I adapted the recipe further.
Oven-roasted pepper and gnocchi with feta cheese and rocket
(Gnocchi röstitud tomatite, paprika ja fetaga)
Serves 4
600 g ripe small tomatoes, quartered
2 red peppers, deseeded, cored and cut into chunks
4 whole garlic cloves, peeled
1 tbsp olive oil
500 g fresh potato gnocchi
200 g feta cheese, crumbled
50 g fresh wild rocket/arugula
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 220°C/450F.
In a medium-sized roasting tin, toss together the tomatoes, peppers, garlic and olive oil. Season. Roast for 25-30 minutes until softened. Remove from the oven and mash all the ingredients with a fork to a thickish, coarse sauce. Season to taste and return to the turned-off oven to keep warm.
Meanwhile, cook the gnocchi in lightly salted boiling water according to the packet instructions or until they come to the boil and float on the surface of the water. Drain well and toss in the tomato and pepper sauce. Scatter with the feta and return to the oven for another 10 minutes or so, until feta is slightly golden and warmed through.
Top with rocket leaves, season with freshly ground black pepper and serve.
7 comments:
A recipe after my own heart!
- 3:50 pm, April 11, 2011
- MT Hough said...
That sounds fantastic!
- 6:23 pm, April 11, 2011
- carissa said...
I made the dish tonight for dinner and everyone loved it! Thanks for the dinner idea ;O)
- 3:39 am, April 12, 2011
- Meghann said...
Roasted red peppers and feta were meant to be together. One of my favorite combinations! I'm going to have to try this.
- 1:19 am, April 19, 2011
- Cathy said...
This looks fabulous! I'm in love with gnocchi right now as well. I made this great ricotta gnocchi I will be blogging about soon!
- 1:01 am, April 20, 2011
- Chloë said...
Made this the other night, absolutely amazing!!!
Thank you so much for another great recipe =)
- 8:49 pm, May 09, 2011
- Pille said...
Roxy - excellent :)
Melissa - thank you!
Carissa - you're welcome and so happy to hear you enjoyed the dish!
Meghann - I so agree :D
Cathy - will be looking forward to that recipe!
Chloe - thank you, thank you :)
- 9:40 am, May 10, 2011
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei #1
My last day here in Brunei waiting for my flight back to SG to finish the post-pro, so just a photoblog of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is an oasis of tranquility...n i c e...
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Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and the
New York Asian Film Festival in June 2005. Nearly mugged wandering
around. It's a little tribute to this lovely city and people but NOT
to Bush and his administration. It got this wonderful creative aura
energy that hard to explain. Anyway, this video here will tell on
how I felt being in the "City That Never Sleeps". Edited with the
background music of U2 from the album "All that you can't leave
behind, New York - 2000 ".
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" Better to be a Pirate than to join the Navy "
Steve Jobs - Referring to the pirate flag that flew over Apple's headquaters in 1983. I believe that quote was one of three keyphrases for a large Apple meeting/conference, and the Pirate flag was attached to the Macintosh building after that meeting. So the flag was actually a reaction to that.


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I think we can all agree that Stanley Kubrick's mindbending space opera 2001 is a classic, even if we're a little divided on whether it's a masterpiece. Not so with 2010, the 1984 sequel (also based on an Arthur C. Clarke novel) featuring Roy Scheider as the man with a plan and Helen Mirren (Helen!) as the captain of a Soviet ship sent to find the giant monolith among the Jovian moons that the Discovery ship found at the end of 2001. Most of 2010 is literally just a "let's revisit 2001 but with TV movie production values and a bad voiceover from Scheider" deal.
There's the cool monolith, there's the scary reboot of HAL, and there's tension between the Russian and U.S. crews as the two countries inch towards war in Honduras. But then, just as war is declared, a whole bunch of monoliths start making Jupiter collapse (ooohhh, special effects budget in full effect!). So the two crews run away from the esploding Jupiter as fast as they can and . . . well, this happens. Check out the clip. I have literally never seen a more asstacular ending in my life. Are those words literally floating in the sky? Ohh, and the cheesy voiceover. So wonderfully awful! Plus the last line — "I think we will be friends." Really? Not if the aliens watch this movie, we won't. [2010 via IMDB]


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About Me
I currently work as a Broadcast Systems Engineer for the BBC in Television Centre, London. In my spare time I throw myself down hills on a mountain bike, down caves on a rope and other silly pursuits...
Involved with various IPTV projects and DVB multiplexing for the UK as well as European satellite operations.
MythTV Boxes
Combined Front/Backend - Galahad
- Athlon64 3200+
- 320Gb Seagate Barracude SATA HDD (/ - ext3; /store - xfs)
- nVidia 6150 on-board (Component, DVI, Composite Out)
- 1x KWorld DVB-220RF Hybrid PCI (DVB-T/Analog/FM - Saa7134 chipset)
- 1x Kworld DVBS-100 PCI (DVB-S - CX88 chipset, currently unused since no access to satellite feed)
- Ubuntu Feisty with customised MythTV packages built from SVN head
- IRMan serial infra-red receiver (to be replaced with a UIRT2 when I build one)
Other systems on my network run a frontend which connects to Galahad as and when required.
Stuff in bold needs looking at
Patches I'm Using
- #3405 Alsa input for analog capture
Applies, not tested to see if it actually works.
- #3501 osd channel icon not rescaled on osd theme change
Applies, need to test switching osd but I certainly see all my icons.
- #3293 Autodiscovery Patch for MythFrontend
Works very well, as the ticket says the GUI could do with a little love.
- #3334 Allow mythtv-setup to use the downloadable icons from the new online database
Applies, I cannot get this to actually do anything at the moment though - need to investigate further.
- #3505 Avoid OSD resize from 4:3 when viewing 16:9 TV
Applied, need to test
Patches I want to test/apply/look at
- #3432 Restarting backend while mythtranscode is running violates job queue rules
Looks like an easy patch for this could be written
- #3500 Add more values from lm_sensors to mythbackend http status page
- #3502 Adds CPU, motherboard temperature and CPU fan speed to mythfrontend's status page
These two patches duplicate code. Code for retrieving data should be abstracted into libmythtv somewhere.
- #3446 Enhancement: Configurable exit menu
I've got a similar patch in my tree, need to compare the two
Mythshutdown stuff
- #2896 mythwelcome, mythshutdown and mtd
No way of detecting what mtd is doing at the moment.
- #3463 mythshutdown does not check for live tv recording
It's not supposed to... But might be worth adding an option
- #3420 Suggested Enhancement: allow nested "mythshutdown --lock" calls
- #3403 Stop automatic shutdown from occurring whilst jobs are still pending
Patches submitted by me
- #3077 Default CD Device selection
* Some work in SVN. Lot's of work done by Nigel here. Needs lot's more testing! * Mythmusic: CD Import does not work properly with two CD drives. * 29/05/2007: Added patch to fix model lookup for cd devices with scd0/sr0 device names mediamonitor-scd-fix.diff
- #3280 Add IsMasterBackend and BackendIsRunning functions to mythcontext
Needs reviewing by a dev. Provides useful functions for mythtv
- #3279 Improve server reconnect/wakeup method
This patch improves the server reconnect method used in mythcontext. Needs reviewing by a dev
- #2840 Add option to autostart MTD
Not accepted. Applied to my build. I think this makes myth and mtd easier to use.
- #1892 DVD Detection Problem
Not accepted. This concerns the detection of DVD's based on video_ts directory. Should be uppercase if mounted as udf, but doesn't
- #3078 Consistent behaviour of SELECT action across widgets
In SVN 13123
- #2839 Enable virtual keyboard for ComboBox
In SVN 12347
- #2838 Allow use of Arbitrary commands for mythwelcome setwakeuptime
In SVN 12374
- #2238 Mute logic fails on cards using v4l1-compat
In SVN 11376 (modified version)
- #2214 vbi device detection
In SVN 10886 really make any difference if mounted as iso9660 except it's lowercase. This fixes detection for this scenario.
- Write a service menu app for mythtv that provides the following options:
* Run Mythtv-setup (this will stop the backend while mythtv-setup is running) * Start/Stop Mythfrontend * Start/Stop Mythbackend * Restart computer * Start/Stop mysqld * Run a terminal Needs to integrate with LIRC so it can be controlled by remote but should be separate program from other mythtv programs so it can run when there are problems etc. See also: #3377 Add "Run Setup" button to mythwelcome popup menu to start mythtv-setup.
- Mythshutdown -x should offer an osd message if it cannot shutdown.


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Taylor candidly discusses a variety of topics, including the timeline of his injury, the symptoms he's fought to overcome and his road to recovery
WATCH THE VIDEOS HERE: Part one >> | Part two >>
Jeff Lemieux: I think pretty much everyone has a general idea of what your situation is right now, but it's been reported so many ways, in so many different variations during the last year and a half, I just wanted to give you a chance – in your own words – to bring us through the timeline of when the original injury happened, the process that you've been going through, up until where we are now.
Taylor Twellman: Do we have an hour? (Laughs) It's been a long road. It started [August 30, 2008]. I know these dates backwards because of the doctors and different people, the specialists that I've seen. (LA Galaxy goalkeeper) Steve Cronin came out and there was a ball between me and the goalie, and unfortunately when my head met the ball, so did his hand. At that time, I knew something was wrong. If you watch the game tape, I said I had a concussion right afterwards to Shalrie (Joseph). But it was one of those things where I was like, 'Oh, I'll be fine. I'll play through it, get through it.' Well, about three weeks later we were in Colorado and that's when it really kind of let loose – dizziness, double-vision, blackout spells, headaches. I played through it. Looking back on it, I wish I wouldn't have, but I played the eight weeks after being punched and went through a lot of different processes. If you watch the replay, my neck, my head, everything's in there. Long story short, I come back last year, I'm rehabbing. I came back, I should've been honest with the doctors – I played the D.C. and New York games with a small headache. I should've been honest. I wasn't, and it is what it is. When your neck's not stable – and I'm not going to go through the medical terms – but when your neck's not stable, I don't have any cushioning for heading the ball with my head. So I had a lot of concussion-like symptoms. Fortunately that 10-month, 11-month spell that I went through last year is over. I can smile, walk around, I can come to games. So right now I'm rehabbing. I saw Dr. (Robert) Cantu, who's world-renowned with concussions, and he looked me right in the face in June and he said, 'Do you want to play again?' And I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Then you have to do it my way.' And unfortunately that means patience and a lot of staying low-key and not pushing it. Because I'd like to push it right now and unfortunately I can't, and that's why I'm here today.
Read the full transcript on the Revolution blog >>


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Here's a few highlights of what's been upgraded under the hood:
/library/vendors/* by 2.5.)
/cache/* when changing what themes or plugins are available on your site. We are working on a better way of handling this, hopefully before final release.
applications/vanilla/controllers/class.settingscontroller.php and
applications/vanilla/views/settings (entire folder). Symptom will be the new dashboard not working correctly. (And high five to @R_J for catching this in the comments below).
March or April 2017.
Vanilla 2.5 is expected in late 2017. It will require PHP 5.6 and will include a new internal API.
You can download the 2.4 beta 1 here: https://open.vanillaforums.com/addon/vanilla-core-2.4b1
We use it in production, but it hasn't been vetted for all platforms so we recommend extreme caution. You could run into backwards compatibility issues and other hiccups in the upgrade process. As always, back up everything before installing and do so in a place where it won't be an emergency if something goes wrong.
Please test it out in a safe place that replicates your production environment and report back with details and results (including your hosting provider, PHP version, MySQL version, and server software & version).
You can fill a Flat category with hundreds or even thousands of child categories. Instead of a typical category view, they'll paginate! This lets categories scale in exceptional ways.
Let's say you're a book publisher with thousands of titles and want a category for each one. Flat categories is how to make that happen.
Vanilla now includes a "Flat category module" for embedding this style of categories on other pages, and includes an auto-complete search box for faster navigation.
Need I say more?
The update step to Vanilla 2.4 requires further user action. While the upgrade steps mainly keep the same, you have to delete
a) the file
applications/vanilla/controllers/class.settingscontroller.php and
b) the folder
Otherwise you will not be able to fully enjoy the new dashboard
Note there are dated milestones for all of them.
It can take 2-4 weeks to schedule an indepth task. The sooner you find a blocker bug, the less likely it is to have a delaying effect on the release. So don't put off testing.
This look cool. I will test it on my XAMPP server this days, let see how will work
Can you include a way to put links insaid of category listes?!?!?!?
There is a problem whit the categorys adress , it is shows like this : "http://roboticants.com/discussion/4/theme-black-ant-1-0"
That nr. "4" there in the midle is not SEO friendly , can you make it to disepier ? and make the link like this :
"http://roboticants.com/discussion/theme-black-ant-1-0" --> seee like this ??? = no nr. 4 in the link. ?!?1?1?1?1
I have updated in my "test forum" but when I try to access it I get this:
{asset name="Head"}
{discussions_link} {activity_link} {custom_menu}
{module name="MeModule"} {asset name="Panel"}
{asset name="Content"}
Forum Software Powered by Vanilla {asset name="Foot"}
{event name="AfterBody"}
I can access the Dashboard just fine so have I missed something along the way?
Actually I now can't even see the Dashboard page ; I get that message all the time now
And you know what ; read twice - act once! I forgot to delete the files in /cache. I have the dashboard back now but still get the same error when accessing the forum itself so I'll carry on digging down
What is the "Flat categories" about?
I have some plugins that appear in the plugins folder but are not visible in the dashboard. One example of this is the "FileUpload" plugin. Is there anything that needs to happen to make these "missing" plugins appear?
So my "new" forum is a copy of my old one just running Vanilla .24. If I look in the dashboard on my "old" forum I see 34 plugins with 17 showing enabled and 17 showing disabled.
On the "new" forum the dashboard shows me 23 plugins with 13 enabled amd 10 disabled. The /plugins directory in both locations contain the same files (a straight copy)
What do I need to look for to identify why the missing plugins aren't being shown?
Thanks R_J; I deleted addon.php and can now see those "missing" plugins!
do you have a demo up anywhere?
I have a problem with the plugins. They appear ok in the plugin list but when I try to access the settings of a plugin (eg. Advanced Editor), I get this type of error :
Can you help me?
Read my comment above: you also need to delete an old file
I removed both (did that already), but the error remains.
@Germont said:
After visiting plugins list page, I noticed settings link at least for a few plugins don't work.
Here it is the wrong link
I had to acces the link manually and save the settings one time, or I couldn'use css edit.
You're experiencing the same issue as I have. Did you find a more permanent solution?
@HerrUU said:
I have a problem with the plugins. They appear ok in the plugin list but when I try to access the settings of a plugin (eg. Advanced Editor), I get this type of error :
Can you help me?
I'm also having this same issue for plugins and applications. Followed all steps mentioned in the above posts. The urls are wrong in my admin for the plugin settings. It is removing my subdirectory from the url. (van2/) Note that the only one that seems to have a correct URL is the reCaptcha plugin (but that has a bug in it too which I can't read as the popup to show the actual bug error doesn't scroll to show the full issue).
I cleared all cache.
Checked .htaccess and it has the subdirectory correctly added.
Localhost on macbook pro, mamp pro testing on 5.6.34, 7.0.1 (tried both) Apache.
Issue is similar to this, https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/issues/5273 but I'm not on Nginx and don't have that helper file mentioned.
**Note that my other clone of my main site on current stable release works fine to edit plugins and application settings. This clone was working fine until I updated to the beta.
Any help from the developers?
Dashboard looks very nice, Captcha working perfectly. Thanks to the developers, great stuff!
What I found so far: when not logged in the "New Discussion" button still shows. You can click it, but then not choose a category. So it is still safe I guess but a bit confusing.
@data66 @HerrUU I believe you are having plugin-specific issues from code that needs to be updated for the new dashboard in 2.4. I'd try poking those developers specifically to have a look. If someone finds an issue with core, or finds a way to fix some backwards compatibility for this, I'm all ears.


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Graham Cox needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 133 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
We are seeking a unique, fun & memorable logo for a new ecommerce store selling young childrens (under 5s) outdoor clothes and accessories
Wellies and Worms
The most important thing is that the image encapulates the ideaof young children playing and having fun outdoors (hence Wellies andWorms)
Please ensure that the worm isn't seperate from the boy or girl in the image.
Do not place too heavy an emphasis on the worm.
The logo should be memorable and help brand our new ecommerce website called Wellies and Worms We will be selling outdoor clothes and accessories for 0-5 year olds so the logo should be fun and appealing without being silly.
One idea we quite like is to have a young boy or girl character (must look under 5 years old) in the design wearing wellington boots and with a fun worm character, perhaps in a jar or popping out the top of the boy or girls boots.
Those are just suggestions...we are open to alternative ideas.
We will leave comments for designs we award 4 or 5 stars. We are not interested in designs awarded 3 stars or less.
Thanks and good luck!
- Logo should include the words "Wellies and Worms"
- Tagline of "Outdoor Gear & Accessories For Life's Little Explorers". Doesn't necessarily have to be capitalized.
- Color scheme, use a combination of blues/greens and yellows. Mainly light airy colors or pastels though medium or darker shades ok in small doses.
- Transparent background.
- PSD format with layers intact (in case we want to edit the tagline etc)
- Nothing too loud or garish.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Sunday, February 19, 2012
LA Mayor's Race 2012: Perry Sticks with Her Campaign Playbook … Jobs, Homes, Mobility, Families
CityWatch, Feb 18, 2012
Vol 10 Issue 14
AIA CANDIDATE FORUM - Christopher Hawthorne, Architectural Critic for the LA Times, is referred to as LA's "design conscience," an honor that must be a burden to him as he looks at the empty field to the SW of City Hall or the blighted building to the NW of City Hall or the homeless encampment to the NE of City Hall or the surface parking lots to the SE of City Hall.
LA's Mayor holds court in a pillar of isolation that is surrounded by the work of agencies and authorities that have no respect for LA's design aesthetic or LA's architectural ambitions or LA's land use standards.
The largest developers in Los Angeles operate independently and with complete disregard for LA's standards because they have diplomatic immunity. They are the LAUSD, the Metro, the County, the State, and the Federal Government.
The AIA/LA is convinced that there is an opportunity on the horizon, one that requires a Mayor who can bring unity to the many agencies and authorities who have a piece of the city, uniting them in an urban design commitment so that LA's architectural community can deliver on their mandate to make our city more beautiful, livable, and economically robust.
Bill Roschen, President of LA's Planning Commission, joined Hawthorne in moderating the first of five Mayoral Candidate Forums this past Friday night, taking Councilwoman Jan Perry through a series of topics that included civic engagement, mobility, mega-projects, the demise of the CRA and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's legacy.
Perry artfully navigated the discussion that included third-rail topics such as parking maximums, density bonuses, High Speed Rail, and Streetcar assessments. In a room full of New Urbanists and Shoupistas, it would have been easy to play to the crowd but Perry stayed true to her playbook, holding up her record as evidence of her commitment to livable communities.
Perry was challenged to articulate her vision and her plan for making it happen and she didn't skip a beat, stating confidently "I put people to work, I produce homes they can afford, I give them mobility options, I create neighborhoods where they can raise families, where their kids can attend good schools, and where they can enjoy the quality of life they deserve."
In lieu of offering a plan for making it happen, Perry simply pointed at her track record, from her days as a Planning and Land Use Deputy early in her public service career to her recent accomplishments funding large projects and building parkletts.
The audience was equal parts professional architects, city staffers, and community activists. Roschen and Hawthorne spent the bulk of the time leading Perry through a series of architecture, urban design, and land use policy questions that allowed her to position her legacy as evidence of her architectural street cred.
In a clear demonstration that lofty architectural philosophy and vision get lost in the curbside details, the first "question" from the audience came from architectural icon Dion Neutra who simply couldn't get over the fact that the LAPD's Deaton Hall was built without any vehicle parking. He is a colorful character and his rant was entertaining, but it also seriously gave proof to the simple fact that lofty visions don't resonate with the community when people live in neighborhoods that don't work.
The next speaker also had a non-question related to a specific affordable housing project being developed with public funds in a community that didn't want it on a street that couldn't hold it and an economic environment that couldn't sustain it. Another colorful character with an entertaining rant, offering more evidence that the people of LA can't follow the vision if they feel they're being misled.
In spite of the large number of credentialed professionals in the audience, the questions continued to nail the topics that prevent visions from soaring; "Dude, where's my green space?" followed by "I see tons of dogs but no place to pee!" leading to "Seriously, what's up with Pershing Square?"
From high altitude goals of architectural beauty to wonky land use policy to walkable streets that simply feel good, the AIA/LA Mayoral Candidate Forums promise to demonstrate that for all the talk, the walk starts with a simple conversation about LA and how it looks and how it feels!
There are four more AIA/LA Mayoral Candidate Forums taking place over the next four Friday evenings. Austin Beutner is scheduled for Friday, February 24, followed by Kevin James on March 2.
Watch the entire Jan Perry forum here & continue here. Or, check out highlights that feature Perry's comments on the demise of the CRA and the potential of Neighborhood Councils.
For more information on future AIA/LA Mayoral Candidate Forums, visit the AIA/LA website.
(Stephen Box is a grassroots advocate and writes for CityWatch. He can be reached at: email@example.com. You can also find him on Twitter and on Facebook.)
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Police are urging residents to remain vigilant and to report suspicious activity following an incident in Wirksworth.
At around 4.30am on Tuesday, April 29, four men were seen to be acting suspiciously around a van that was parked outside a property on Yokecliffe Crescent in Wirksworth.
A resident disturbed the men who then got into a car a quickly drove away. No entry was gained to the vehicle.
PC Mathew Winterbottom from the Wirksworth and Middleton Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "I would like to encourage all residents to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to us so that we are able to stop a crime from happening.
"The team will be heading out on increased patrols in the area and we will be speaking to motorists about the steps that they can take to increase their security and protect their property from criminals."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact PC Mathew Winterbottom using the non-emergency number 101. To report crime anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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KABUL (Reuters) - - Interred a quarter century ago in Pakistan, the remains of Afghan poet Ustad Khalilullah Khalili now lie in a forlorn corner of Kabul University, brought here to be reburied so that no one else can lay claim to the revered poet-philosopher.
He has no epitaph; only a few wilted bouquets lie at the grave of Afghanistan's most prominent 20th century poet. Three policemen guard the site.
But if President Hamid Karzai - who ordered the remains be disinterred from a grave in the Pakistani city of Peshawar last month - has his way, the reburial will become an assertion of Afghan culture over encroachment by Pakistan and Iran.
"We brought him back from Pakistan because he was our poet and scholar," said Mohammad Hussain Yamin, head of the Persian and Dari department at Kabul University.
"We don't want someone in future to say that he belonged to Pakistan just because he lived the final years of his life there."
The assertion of cultural sovereignty is part of an effort to unite Afghanistan and prove it can stand on its own after most foreign troops leave at the end of 2014.
The government says it wants an end to "foreign interference", usually a reference to Pakistan, but also Iran with which it is locked in a fierce debate over ownership of some of the greatest poets and philosophers in the region.
Poetry is big in Afghanistan, from the time of the kings of the 10th century to the present day, permeating every level of society from children in school to warlords and even the austere Taliban who study long works of classical Persian poetry as part of their education in religious schools.
It's the thread that runs between Afghanistan's often warring ethnic groups whether Tajik, Hazara, Pashtun, Uzbek, Turkmen, Nuristani, Baluch, or any of the many other sub-groups and clans.
But along with the death and destruction of the past three decades, Afghans say they also lost a chunk of their rich cultural heritage with Iran, Pakistan and even Turkey claiming parts of it.
Many, like Khalili, left the country to escape the wars and died in faraway lands which slowly began to claim them as their own, Afghanistan says.
Now it aims to get its heritage back.
"Iran wants to show the world it had a glorious past. This has been going on for years, they have been claiming many of our literary figures as their own. We cannot remain silent," said Jalal Noorani, an adviser at the Information and Culture Ministry.
Debate has long raged over Rumi, arguably the greatest Persian poet, but now as Afghanistan begins to stand on its feet, the claims and counter-claims have intensified not only over him but also others.
Rumi, known as Mawlana Jalal-ud-Din Balkhi in Afghanistan and Mevlevi in Iran, was born in the 13th century in Balkh which was at the time an eastern part of the Persian empire of Khorasan but is now a province in northern Afghanistan.
His family moved and they eventually settled in present-day Turkey where he wrote some of the greatest mystic Sufi poetry in Persian.
Today, all three countries regard him as their national poet even though his poetry itself transcends borders, religion and ethnic divides.
Rumi's poetry is displayed on the walls of Tehran, sung in Iranian music and read in Iranian school books. Iranians are known to live with his poetry.
But Yamin says what is indisputable is that his origins were in Afghanistan. Rumi's occupies pride of place on a billboard in Yamin's room that gives details of the birth dates and place of birth of poets that others have laid claim to.
"We have repeatedly given evidence that these figures belong to Afghanistan, not Iran. When we sit down with the Iranians and discuss these issues, they don't offer any evidence. They say in the past both countries were one, so they call all these poets, philosophers Iranian," said Yasmin.
Iranian embassy officials could not be reached for comment and did not respond to an email.
In the past, Iranians have challenged Afghanistan to a test of history, suggesting they were waking up a bit late to claim inheritance.
At a concert in Kabul a few years ago, an Iranian singer challenged any member of the audience to speak for two minutes on Rumi since they claimed he was their own. Afghan authorities took offence and the concert had to end hastily.
"Afghans are a bit late at this. Iran and Turkey have stolen their thunder," said Mohammad Taqi, a U.S.-based columnist for Pakistan's Daily Times newspaper who has written extensively on the Pashtun heartland straddling Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran, he said, had milked Rumi and the whirling dervishes that his poetry inspired by setting up cultural centers on the pattern of Germany's Goethe Institute.
Still, this new burst of cultural revivalism in Afghanistan can help bridge the distance between the Tajiks and the Hazaras, and to a certain extent the Pashtuns, he said.
"A supra-ethnic Afghan identity needs non-violent icons."
Editing by Rob Taylor and Robert Birsel


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Driveclub is the first racing game for the upcoming Playstation 4, and according to its studio, the socially-oriented racer has been in development for no less than ten years.
Normally this would freak us out, because a ten-year-old game would just be full of Ferrari 430s and first-gen Gallardos. Somehow everything looks very up to date in their trailer, with a Koenigsegg Agera R, a Pagani Huayra, and a Hennessey Venom GT. The graphics also seem a step ahead of GT5.
As detailed on Kotaku, Evolution Studios is going crazy about the social aspect of the gameplay, which concentrates on driving for a team. More important than setting the fastest time is competing well as a group, supposedly like the best first-person shooters on the market. In the game's presentation below, which feels a bit like watching an embarrassing Top Gear audition tape, the whole thing seems to be about setting challenges and responding to those set by other players around the world.
The concept seems cool, and time will tell if its social functions are better organized than what you get in that other game that just came out that's about social driving.


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Sex-linked diseases are passed down through families through one of the X or Y chromosomes. X and Y are sex chromosomes.
Dominant inheritance occurs when an abnormal gene from one parent causes disease even though the matching gene from the other parent is normal. The abnormal gene dominates.
Recessive inheritance is when both matching genes must be abnormal to cause disease. If only one gene in the pair is abnormal, the disease does not occur, or is mild. Someone who has one abnormal gene (but no symptoms) is called a carrier. A carrier can pass this abnormal gene to his or her children.
The term "sex-linked recessive" usually refers to X-linked recessive.
See also:
Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
Chromosome Gene
Heredity and disease
Sex-linked dominant
Alternative Names
Inheritance – sex-linked recessive; Genetics – sex-linked recessive; X-linked recessive
X-linked diseases usually occur in males. Males have only one X chromosome. A single recessive gene on that X chromosome will cause the disease.
The Y chromosome is the other half of the XY gene pair in the male. However, the Y chromosome doesn't contain most of the genes of the X chromosome. It therefore doesn't protect the male. This is seen in diseases such as
For a given birth, if the mother is a carrier (only one abnormal X chromosome) and the father is a normal carrier:
- 25% chance of a healthy boy
- 25% chance of a boy with disease
- 25% chance of a healthy girl
- 25% chance of a carrier girl without disease
If the father has the disease and the mother is a normal carrier:
- 100% chance of a healthy boy
- 100% chance of a carrier girl without disease
Females can get an X-linked recessive disorder, but this is very rare. An abnormal gene on the X chromosome from each parent would be required, since a female has two X chromosomes. This could occur in the two scenarios below.
For a given birth, if the mother is a carrier and the father has the disease:
25% chance of a healthy boy
25% chance of a boy with the disease
25% chance of a carrier girl
25% chance of a girl with the disease
If the mother has the disease and the father has the disease:
100% chance of the child having the disease, whether boy or girl.
The odds of either of these two scenarios are so low that X-linked recessive diseases are sometimes referred to as "male only" diseases. However, this is not technically correct.
Female carriers can have a normal X chromosome that is abnormally inactivated. This is called "skewed X-inactivation." These females may have symptoms similar to those of males.


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Sin is Gross!
A bubble bath has no effect on sin, it's only Jesus that can make you truly clean.
Sin, Salvation
Syrup, crushed crackers
Approximately 10 minutes
Before class, crush crackers into fine pieces and place them into a bowl. Place a water-based paint in one bowl, syrup in one bowl, dirt in a bowl, and water in the bucket. Cover the tabletop in newspaper and place the bowls and bucket on top of the newspaper, in the above order.
Today we will be talking about a very important subject, that subject is sin. Simply put, sin is gross! It is not cool, cute or something you want to see how close you can get to before falling in. Sin is vile, unholy and deadly!
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the paint, ensuring that you get a good amount of paint on your hand and then display your hand to the class.) What would happen if we never washed our hands or took a bath? (Allow a few kids to answer the question.)
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the syrup, ensuring that you get a good amount of syrup on your hand and then display your hand to the class.) Our bodies would become dirtier and dirtier. Soon we would begin to smell really bad.
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the crushed crackers making sure that the crackers stick to the syrup on your hand. Then display your hand to the class.) Before long, germs would begin to breed and disease would set in. It would be very unhealthy and we would begin to contaminate others.
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the dirt and once again display your hand to the class.) Our condition would continue to worsen until the final outcome would be death. Did you know that sin affects our spiritual lives in much the same way? We can take a bath to wash the dirt off our bodies, but what can we do about sin? We all sin. A bath cannot remove sin, so does that mean we are all doomed? By the grace of God there is an answer to our sin problem. God sent His only son Jesus into the world to die for our sins. The blood of Jesus will wash away our sins.
(Put your hand in the bucket of water and thoroughly wash the contents of the bowls off your hand using the bar of soap and water.) In Isaiah 1:18 we read, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."
(Raise your hand out of the bucket and show the class that your hand is now clean.)


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Finger pain is pain in one or more fingers.
Alternative Names
Pain – finger
Nearly everyone has injured a finger at some time. After an injury, the finger can stay a bit crooked or stiff. However, your hand can still work well. Fingers do not need to open or close completely to work.
Common Causes
- Blood flow problems
- Injury
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Nerve problems
Osteoarthritis Raynaud's phenomenon Rheumatoid arthritis
Home Care
Avoid activities that cause or worsen pain.
After injury, rest the finger joints so that they can heal. Use mild stretching exercises to keep them limber and moving. Stretch the joints gently, not forcefully, twice a day. Stretch just to the point of discomfort, but not enough to cause pain.
Use common sense and do activities that are less stressful to the joints. For example, you can grip a big handle with less strain than a small handle.
Avoid strong pain medicines that tend to mask the pain. You may do too much activity and make the injury worse.
Anti-inflammatory medication can help. Take any prescribed medication for inflammation only as directed.
Call your health care provider if
Call your health care provider if:
The finger pain is caused by injury
- The problem continues after 2 weeks of home treatment
- There is numbing or tingling in the fingers
- There is severe pain at rest
- It is impossible to straighten the fingers
What to expect at your health care provider's office
The health care provider will perform a
You will be asked questions about your medical history and symptoms, including:
- Location
- What part of the finger is affected?
- Is it on both hands?
- Is it in every finger?
- Which finger is affected?
- Is it only in one joint? Which joint?
- Time pattern
- When did the finger pain start?
- How long has it lasted?
- Do you have pain all the time or does it come and go?
- Quality
- Is the pain burning?
- Is the pain crushing?
- Is the pain sharp?
- Medical history
- Have you been injured recently?
- What other symptoms do you have?
Treatment depends on the cause of the problem.


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Tangshan (唐山; Tángshān) is a city in Hebei.
Tangshan was known for the 1976 earthquake that measured 7.8 on the richter scale that killed 255,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt.
Get in
There is a small airport with domestic fights only. There are two train stations: the main train station which is located in the city center (Tangshan Station; 唐山火车站 Tángshān Huǒchē Zhàn) and the other train station (Tangshan North; 唐山北 Tángshān Běi) in Fengrun, located roughly 24 kilometers from the city center. You can take bus 114 to Fengrun's bus station stop (汽车站 qìchē zhàn) for ¥3, and from there take a tuk tuk for no more than ¥5 to the train station. The intercity bus service is also a viable option for traveling to nearby cities such as Beijing or Tianjin, the price for the bus is usually ¥60 and the bus terminal is located roughly in front of Tangshan Station.
The city buses' fares are usually ¥1 or ¥2. Public bus transportation stops running after 21:30.
Get around
Within the greater Tangshan area are a total of 14 cities, counties, and districts.
Tangshan City Center (唐山市中心)
Fengrun District (丰润区)
Yutian County (玉田县)
Zunhua City (遵化市)
Qianxi County (迁西县)
Qian'an City (迁安市)
Laoting County (乐亭县)
Tanghai County (唐海县)
Luan County (滦县)
Escape Alive from Room 51 (51真人密室逃脱) - you're placed in a room and must escape it within an hour! Great idea for a date. Has three different themed escapes. 40 kuai per person. Address:万达广场A座704房间 , Wanda Square, Building A, Room 704. Phone Number: 15081912062 QQ: 1329595524
CS Outdoor Laser Tag (Chinese name: 弯道山真人CS) - good fun for a big group of people looking to kill an afternoon. You're given two hours split among a variety of large, outside locales decked out in military uniforms and big laser tag guns. Mosquito repellent is a must during summertime. Recommended to book a day in advance, and be aware that none of the employees speak English. Telephone: 0315-8373339,18731567117 Address: 路北区缸窑路92号弯道山公园 Hours: 08:00-17:00
Lee's Bar - local expat hangout owned by a Japanese man who can speak some English. Atmosphere is laid back and a pint of beer can cost 20RMB.
Latte Pub This is your typical Chinese Dance club, playing a lot of Techno and Pop Mixes. Something to note though, Latter Pub provides free drinks to foreigners usually in the form of a few bottles of beer, a bottle of liquor and a fruit platter. Latter Pub can be found in the San Lee building opposite the Tangshan Department Store
Little London A restaurant that caters to the foreigner teacher populace of Tangshan. The small restaurant has simple burgers and sandwiches along with a limited selection of beer and wine products. Beer prices start at 10rmb for a large bottle.
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Duncan Aviation, a premier aircraft maintenance, modification and refurbishment service provider headquartered in Lincoln, Neb., is proud to announce paint expansion plans for its Lincoln facility.
The expansion, set to begin this spring, will add a new paint facility with 45,000 square feet to the existing 440,000-square-foot facility located on the east side of the Lincoln Airport. Ground-breaking is tentatively scheduled for May 1 and the expansion is scheduled to be complete by April 30, 2012.
"Given the significant hit the aviation industry took during the recent recession, we are pleased to be able to look at an expansion plan," said Aaron Hilkemann, President of Duncan Aviation. "We continually evaluate our customers' needs and how the capacity of our facilities allows us to meet those needs. Over the last decade, our customer base has continued to purchase larger aircraft while our paint facilities in Lincoln have remained the same for 20 years. We need to have a larger paint hangar to provide full exterior paint services to customers who fly larger business aircraft."
Todd Duncan, Chairman of Duncan Aviation and grandson of company founder Donald Duncan, said the expansion will allow Duncan Aviation to be well-positioned among competitors and provide the ability for the company to continue to capture market share.
"Given the mix of aircraft our customers now fly, we need to expand paint capabilities if we want to continue to serve our clientele at our Lincoln facility," he said. "We completed a larger paint facility at our Battle Creek, Mich., location in September 2007. We want to provide the same nose-to-tail services for those large aircraft customers who want exterior paint and want to come to Lincoln. Without facilities to house the larger aircraft, we would be limiting future business for the Lincoln location.
"Mayor Chris Beutler, John Wood with the Airport Authority, and Wendy Birdsall with the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce have all been instrumental in helping to move this project along," Duncan continued. "We appreciate everything they have done to pave the way for this construction."
As incentive to build, the city of Lincoln is paying for movement of a large water main which, if not moved, would be directly underneath the hangar facility. The Lincoln Airport will also be paying for the taxi-lane and ramp in front of the facility. These expenditures are similar to the investments previously made for Duncan Aviation construction in Battle Creek, Mich.
Mayor Beutler said the City is spending up to $150,000 to relocate a portion of the water main. It is the first use of the City's Fast Forward Fund, which was funded in 2009 to assist primary employers with infrastructure improvements. "This is a great example of the importance of having these economic development tools to attract investment and create jobs," Beutler said. "I am very pleased with the efforts of our economic development team to convince Duncan Aviation that this home-grown company should continue to grow right here in Lincoln."
The new paint structure, which will cost roughly $10.5 million to build, will allow input of some of the largest business aircraft in use today, including Gulfstream's 550, Bombardier's Global Express and Dassault's Falcon 7X. It will not necessarily add more paint slots to the Lincoln facility's paint service capacity, but will allow the ability to serve a larger mix of customers.
The planned hangar will have the latest down-draft air flow technology, including automatic monitoring and alarms, to provide the best paint environment possible for aircraft. To increase efficiency, the hangar is designed to accommodate multiple aircraft at once, utilizing a two-zone airflow system. With this design, Duncan Aviation paint teams can perform stripping, sanding, painting and detail work on multiple aircraft simultaneously.
The new paint facility announcement follows on the heels of Duncan Aviation's announcement last fall of its new "chrome-free" paint process. Duncan Aviation partnered with paint experts and over the past several years they have collectively developed a new chrome-free paint process that is better for the enviroment, better for the paint technicians and better for the aircraft. Duncan Aviation has also worked closely with the Federal Aviation Administration and last fall received approval to amend its proprietary FAA-Approved Paint Process to include the new processes and products.
Duncan Aviation-Lincoln employs roughly 1,100 employees supporting the aviation needs of business jet operators worldwide. These services include airframe and engine maintenance, avionics installations, interior and paint completions/modifications, avionics/instrument and accessory/propeller repair/overhaul and parts support.
Duncan Aviation currently employs nearly 1,900 aviation experts worldwide. In addition to its Lincoln facility, the company operates a full-service facility in Battle Creek, Mich., and a maintenance facility in Provo, Utah. Other Duncan Aviation locations include more than 20 satellite avionics facilities located throughout the United States.
For more information, contact Duncan Aviation-Lincoln at 402-475-2611 or 800-228-4277 or visit www.DuncanAviation.aero.


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Dining Review: Off the Hook: A New Restaurant by Steve Hagen in Bethany Beach:
Blend traditional fish house with modern upscale-casual, and this is what you get.
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At a Glance
off the hook
769 Garfield Pkwy., Bethany Beach
829-1424, offthehookrestaurantbb.com
Recommended Dishes:
Buttermilk battered oysters, shrimp and grits, fish tacos, French toast bread pudding.
Appetizers $6-$10
Entrées $18-$24
According to its town history, Bethany Beach was founded by Christian missionaries as a haven of rest for "quiet people"—and to a lot of folks, it's still thought of as the coastal town for those seeking a quieter, more family-friendly option. Not at all like those rowdy carousers in Dewey, or the sugar-fueled and thoroughly loud Rehoboth Beach crowd.
So imagine my confusion at the army of diners that blitzed the bar, elbows down, for P.E.I. mussels and vodka tonics at Bethany's newest place on a recent Friday night. It seemed they had very little in common with their restful forebears.
Off the Hook has caused much hubbub in Bethany. An hour wait greeted me one weekend night during the off-season, along with everyone else imprudent enough not to reserve a table.
Part of a small retail strip on inland-jutting Garfield Parkway, Hook is the creation of Steve Hagen. A veteran beach chef who grew up on a family farm in Laurel, Hagen seems in-tune acutely with the pulse of this area. In short time, his humble restaurant has incited some big-time response and busy services.
The smallish storefront provides a clean, modest decor—white walls are dotted with blue, swishy artwork. Painted in white letters on the blue awning outside is Fresh. Honest. Local.
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The hottest rivalry since "Rowdy" Roddy Piper versus "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka is heating up! The Comix Warriors, fantasy football team of Chicago's King of Geeks (as christened by Laurence Holmes of NBC5 and 670 The Score) was more devastating than the Death Star's prime weapon. Meanwhile, Chicago's Top White Sox fan - the mysterious Soxman - found his team to be as ineffective as a snow speeder's blasters against AT-AT armor.
What? Too many Star Wars references? I lost you?
Okay. Sorry.
Well, Soxman and I are here to discuss our fantasy football fortunes, talk trash and look towards the coming weekend:
Soxman: So...uh... did you hear that Miley Cyrus might be pregnant? I didn't know that self-twerking could lead to pregnancy. When I was a kid I was told that sort of thing caused blindness.
What did you think of the Breaking Bad Series finale, Elliott? How is the Jedi training coming? How about that government shutdown? What are your opinions there?
Elliott: Miley is preggos? That's news to me. I thought she broke up with that dude she was seeing? At least that's what I gathered when I glanced briefly at the cover of a tabloid magazine I saw at Target as I headed for the Star Wars section of the toy department.
Breaking Bad's finale was one of the best series finales I've ever seen. It totally outdid the final eps of The Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica and LOST. The finale to LOST infuriated me, actually. Did you notice how the death of one of the main characters in Breaking Bad was similar to the death of Jack Shephard in LOST?
My Jedi Training is going well. I'm doing this program called Procycle12 that was created by Joey Thurman and Marcus Warren, my personal "Geek Fit" trainers. These guys are great! Joey is a total nerd when it comes to nutrition and Marcus - true story - wanted to be Batman when he was a kid, so that's what got him into weight training. I-
Soxman: :::big swallow::: Well…uh…If you prefer we can do our readers a service and discuss these more pressing issues instead of fantasy football this week. Country first right?
Elliott: Uh-uh! Last week you were crowing like a rooster, but now I think you've got to eat some crow. Are you gonna tell how you fared or do I have to tell the sordid tale?
Soxman: Ok fine, I admit it. The only thing worse than the government shutdown (and perhaps the series premier of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) was my team's performance.
There. I admit it Elliott! I was beat worse this week than when Hulk "smashed" Loki at the end of the Avengers.
Sure I made some very dumb decisions to beat myself (raise the Three Stooges music)...
...choosing to bench Arian Foster in favor of MJD (thanks for the winning advice CBS Sports fantasy gurus), My kicking woes continue too (did I say thank you CBS Sports fantasy gurus for the GREAT advice yet?) Despite the rankings, Seattle's Steven Hauschka was the man and Caleb Sturgis just didn't get the opportunities. He did a good job kicking some balls though (like the ones of Soxman…right into the loss column).
In the end it honestly came down to quarterbacks. I got shut out there worse than you did by WWE Diva AJ Lee at Wizard World this year :::Soxman hands Elliott a tissue:::. Michael Vick and Russell Wilson both did nothing. The big ZERO!
Elliott: It takes a big man to admit when they've messed up. So how were you able to? (rimshot)
I went into the weekend with a 5-4 record and tied for the lead in my division. After Sunday's games were played, I had outscored 2 of the 3 opposing teams I had played, and went into the last game - against my division leader no less - down by 11 points. I was cursing myself for not playing Phillip Rivers again, since he was on my bench with 27 points which would have given me a weekend sweep.
Well, Saints be praised - literally - as Drew Brees had a huge Monday night game and scored 32 points to vault me into the division lead!
And, oddly enough, tying you with an 8-4 record. Although after dropping from 8-1 to 8-4, and 2nd place in your division…that's gotta bum you out more than a White Sox hitting coach who just got his walking papers.
(Heh. Get it? "Walking papers". CUZ THE WHITE SOX NEVER WALK.)
I crack myself up.
Soxman: Yeah, and nobody else. So as we head into week five, we both have the same record at 8-4. But how does it feel to love the Chicago Bears yet know that Drew Brees is your fantasy quarterback? Feel like a traitor? A turncoat? A SOX FAN EVEN MISTER CUBS FAN?
And - ok and young kiddies should stop reading now - I really think Sigmund Freud would have a field day with your - hmmm how do we say - player obsessions by name alone!
As we said in week one, your "roster" consists of one Bush (Michael) and two Johnsons (Calvin and Andre). And now you add a guy named Woodhead? Really?
As part of your Jedi training you have been most fixated on building a light saber right? :::Soxman scribbles notes onto a pad::: To all of Elliott's ex-girlfriends, let's just say: I UNDERSTAND.
Elliott: Yeah, yeah. Well after seeing how Wes Welker has been playing in Denver, I thought I'd take a stab at another former Patriot in Danny Woodhead. Who I believe YOU dropped? And then used the empty roster slot to pick up fantasy bust MJD? I told you he was the bust of the year! Why didn't you listen to me?
And I'm sorry, but Michael Vick is done, finished, put a fork in him already. And if you need a new quarterback, I do have a certain Chargers QB who is in the midst of a major comeback, just sitting on my bench. Considering how a lot of other fantasy QBs seem to be struggling, I would jump on it before the asking price gets too high.
I say a date with Sox Girl is a fair trade, don't you think?


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In this lesson, students will read about and research the major historical events that occurred throughout the year 1919. They will use different readings and articles to understand and describe what life was like during this time. In addition, the... (View More) students will present their case as to whether or not Albert Einstein should be voted "Man of the Year" for 1919. This activity is from the Cosmic Times teachers guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1919 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
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by T. Polkinghorne July 10, 2008
an extremely small, economical, surprisingly well-built, if not especially cool, little car designed in Japan by Mazda, built in South Korea by Kia, and sold in the US, Known for freakishly great gas milage and freakishly small dimensions; basically a very lame motorcycle with doors
by Alex Rogers June 27, 2004
Small 2 door hatchback offered by Ford in the United States from 1987-1993. Made under licence from Mazda by Kia Motors. Was sold from 1897-1990 as the Mazda 121 in Europe and the Kia Pride from 1991-2000 in Korea, Europe, and the Americas. Has a 1.3 Litre (80.8 cubic in.) engine putting out 63 hp. Well maintained Festivas can get anywhere from 40-50 mpg.
The Ford Festiva is the coolest car ever made.
by Spoonguard IX May 23, 2005
buy the domain for your foodie site
by the pimp with the small car and the hot chick that is screwing me in the back December 27, 2004