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"If I had made better business choices, I wouldn't be sitting here," Ric Flair says just days after Wrestlemania 25.
By "here," the legendary 16-time World Heavyweight Champion meant sitting down doing a shoot interview, with his friend and fellow WWE Hall of Famer, Rowdy Roddy Piper for the recently released Ric and Roddy Roundtable DVD, produced by Highspots.com. Later in the shoot, Flair alludes to his personal financial struggles as a result of broken marriages and bad decisions.
The back of the DVD case states: "This goes beyond a shoot interview as you get two unique perspectives on the entire wrestling landscape in 2009, from two of its all-time most charismatic stars. The camaraderie between these two lifelong friends is the true star of this DVD as they give their honest thoughts on a variety of topics."
And friendship and honesty is what you get for over an hour and a half as Flair and Piper laugh, joke, applaud and tear up throughout the highly entertaining and emotion-filled shoot. From references to the movie The Wrestler with Flair joking, "If I ever live in a trailer, it will be a damn nice one," to Piper choking up when the topic of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's health issues and reconstructive facial surgery comes up ("I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet"), they both come across as humble and compassionate.
In contrast to the roundtable discussion found on The Wrestler DVD -- that features Piper and several other wrestlers who praise the movie with no complaints -- both Piper and Flair share their insight on what they considered misrepresentations of the business. While Piper speaks on the topic of backstage politics between the wrestlers, Flair comments on the personal life of Mickey Rourke's character Randy "The Ram" Robinson. "The heartbreak established in those relationships between father and daughter, what (the movie is) missing is they never had the mother there," says Flair. "What they were missing is the mother who torments both people. They never had the mother there who creates all the animosity between the daughter and the father, while she's over at South Park shopping, or the Galleria, or wherever."
At this point, Piper is practically falling off his chair laughing to the point of snorting, familiar with the history of Flair's tumultuous marriages. The interviewer of the shoot chimes in off camera, "Ric, that's your movie," as the laughing fit between Piper and Flair escalates.
"Wrestling is explosion while acting is implosion," Piper says, offering up nuggets of insight on the difference between professional wrestling and Hollywood. And while singing the praises of Mickey Rourke and his involvement in Wrestlemania 25, Piper and Flair agree there has been resentment for previous Hollywood stars, like Mr. T, who "comes into the company that way, from outside the industry, then goes back to Hollywood."
In a natural segue between topics, Flair praises Piper for his success in Hollywood saying, "Roddy has done well and made a hundred movies. He down plays it, but Roddy is very wealthy. He's been in Hollywood for 20 years. He made it."
"You made it too," Piper responds, reaching over gently and patting Flair on the arm.
"I had made it, then I let it go -- through divorce and bad choices with women," says a humble Ric Flair. "Just one bad woman," he corrects himself. "The other two were very nice -- but it's not cost effective when you're not working to pay $20,000 a month in alimony." Unprovoked, Flair says, "I'm not going to wrestle -- I had the most fabulous retirement in the world."
Bridging the past and present, Flair and Piper share their thoughts on their "Legends" match against Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 25 and the atmosphere backstage compared to the �80s, how big events were promoted, and wrestling throughout the territories.
"The territories were overrated," says Flair bluntly, as he speaks about how the territories worked for wrestlers like him and Piper, but were very difficult for most to make a living. From there, Piper and Flair compare and contrast the old-school build-up of matches back then to today, with criticisms about the current state of WWE programming, and how difficult it has become to put together marquee match ups for the monthly pay-per-views. Together, they shed light on why the main event between Triple H and Randy Orton was anti-climactic compared to the show-stealing Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker match at Wrestlemania 25.
"There was no emphasis on the belt," says Flair of the World Heavyweight Championship match between Triple H and Orton. "Practice does not make perfect," says Piper, referring to the fact that fans had seen Triple H vs. Orton numerous times before, while Michaels and The Undertaker had only wrestled once previously. "That match was old school," they agree.
"Old-school is cool," is one of many things Piper and Flair agree upon, including the fact they're impressed with up-and-coming promotions like Ring of Honor. "(ROH) have better production than TNA, on television," says Flair. He says his experience with ROH-- and wrestlers like Nigel McGuinness -- has been a positive one. "These guys are very respectful, and their goal is not to compete with WWE -- they just want to make a good wrestling show."
Flair then speaks at length about strategies for aspiring pro wrestlers and the importance of ring psychology. "Go to Europe," says Flair. "Those crowds are like (the audiences of) the old days, and that's where you learn (ring) psychology."
Piper agrees, while learning old-school ring psychology is still fundamental to any good wrestling match, he acknowledges much has changed since main-eventing the first Wrestlemania. "Wrestling is a reflection of how society is feeling," says Piper. "It's tied to politics and everything changes. WWE today (PG rated), you're not going to see the finger from Stone Cold." In a funny moment, Flair simulates sexual intercourse -- Degeneration-X style -- and says, "You're not going to see this now."
"Paint yourself half-black? Don't think that would fly, huh?" laughs Piper, referring to his match against Bad News Brown at Wrestlemania 6. The topic of Wrestlemania is visited repeatedly throughout the shoot as they share some backstage memories, along with their thoughts on the WWE Hall of Fame. Both offer honest opinions and question the criteria for what makes someone a WWE Hall of Famer, while voicing concerns about the future of the Hall of Fame with regards to maintaining high standards. "Going forward, they're gonna have a hard time finding marquee guys every year, especially after Shawn and Undertaker are inducted," says Flair. When asked which old-time wrestlers should have been recognized by the WWE Hall of Fame by now, Piper and Flair offer up names like Red Bastien and Danny Hodge, among others.
When asked to comment on wrestlers, they felt, shouldn't have been inducted into the Hall of Fame (Koko B. Ware's name is brought up by the interviewer), both Piper and Flair decline to comment. "I don't want to talk about that," says Flair firmly. "Roddy and I still work for that company and we probably will for the rest of our lives."
Piper concurs, "Like Ric, I just wanna to take the high road and grab on his cape like I have for his entire career." But by the end of the interview, and several Red Bull energy drinks later, Piper takes anything but the high road, when asked about the vast coverage of wrestling online these days. "I despise it," says Piper.
With a bone to pick about our own SLAM! Wrestling, Piper goes on a rant about an article written several years in the past about his Wrestlemania XII "parking lot brawl" with Goldust: "I can give you an example, whoever the geek is. They did a thing on SLAM, SLAM-something, or whatever it is they did a thing where they were going over the worst Wrestlemania moments. So they brought up myself vs. Goldust in the back alley lot. This (writer), he calls himself smart, but they've got no respect and they don't know what they're talking about. They're saying, oh yeah, it was so stupid ... Goldust had a Cadillac and Piper had a bat, so he busts the window and Piper busted his hand and it was a brutal match, but then Piper pull out a water hose and squirts, you know, then here comes the car and hits Roddy and it says in parenthesis, �Here comes stuntman,' and boom!
"I'll let you know right now what kind of moron these people are," Piper says sitting on the edge of his chair. "First of all, there was no stuntman -- that was Roddy. So not only that, you moron, he says it was shot in a back alley. You moron, it was shot at the Disney lot." Piper -- clearly riled up -- rants on for several more minutes about the same article. [Editor's note: We believe he is referring to this article: 10 Worst Wrestlemania Matches EVER.]
As the rant concludes, Piper says, "These guys are coming to us and they want us to call them journalists -- they ruin people's reputations," sparking discussions with Flair about recent scandals involving Olympian Michael Phelps and NBA star Kobe Bryant. Piper flares up once again, with more name calling and profanity. "You piece of s**t! You cockroach dirt sheet writers, under the carpet breeding in stuffy places -- tarnishing the reputations after all these people have accomplished."
Oddly, Piper seems almost in "Rowdy" character as he snarls and spits, "You piece of garbage," he yells looking into the camera. "This internet thing, everybody's real tough 5,000 miles away. But you know who the real guys are? You're looking at them. They gotta talk about us?" Piper meanders and quietly trails off, "I think it's called impotency, or a lot of cross-dressing -- that's what has messed up their minds."
Flair concludes, "It's really sad. I don't turn on the computer."
What's really sad are the DVD extras, with Piper delivering in-ring "Piper's Pit" segments in recent years in high school gymnasiums, with terrible audio, to dozens of fans. Even sadder are the segments Highspots put together called "Flair Shoots Back." Here, an edited piece of shoot interview from the past is shown with disgruntled wrestlers like Ole Anderson, Buddy Landell and Scott Steiner taking shots at Flair, while the camera captures Flair's current reactions.
After listening to Ole Anderson say, "(Flair) was highly over-rated, and not as good as he thinks he is," Flair comments, "I feel sorry for him. The way I understand it, he's bitter about everything."
Unlike Piper, Flair takes the high-road after listening to Buddy Landell sing a childish, and defaming song he wrote about Flair, to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme. "Disappointed," comments Flair with sad eyes. "Sad. I've got nothing negative to say about Buddy."
But saddest of all is a segment with David Sammartino, filled with anger comparable to the rage seen in some of the Iron Sheik shoot interviews made famous on YouTube. Here, Sammartino is malicious. "You can see what a pathetic piece of garbage he is," says Sammartino on the verge of tears. "A pathetic piece of crap who I used to really look up to." In response, Flair offers some insight on comments he made towards Bruno Sammartino in his autobiography that clearly his son David was offended by. "In his mind, (Bruno) was bigger than the WWE," Flair explained.
David Sammartino made this proposal, as Flair listens and shakes his head to the absurdity of what he was listening to. "Hey Vince McMahon, why don't you book us together," says Sammartino with wild eyes looking deep into the camera in an uncomfortably tight close-up. "Vince, give me a payday and I'll hurt him. If I was ever booked against (Flair), I would do my very best to hurt him!" says Sammartino through clenched teeth. Very disturbing and difficult to watch.
Fortunately, there's some great comic relief juxtaposed with these segments, as wrestlers like Ricky Morton, The Nasty Boys, and Blackjack Mulligan share humorous road stories and fond memories of The Nature Boy. "Ric and I woke up together ass naked in bed at the Sheridan Hotel," says Mulligan. "I don't know what happened that night, but I can guarantee ya we're not homosexual."
In the segment with referee Tommy Young, he raves about the years he worked matches between Flair and Steamboat, then shares a story that involves a body slam, followed by a bowel movement in the ring. "And it didn't even stop the match!" says Young, still impressed after all these years. "That's how professional they were." Flair's reaction is priceless, as he turns beet-red in the face with laughter listening to Young tell the story.
Fittingly, the DVD extras conclude with a long-winded, but hilarious, story about wrestling in Puerto Rico, pieced together from two separate shoot interviews with Piper and Flair.
In watching these extras compiled from previous shoot interviews, it becomes evident just how far Highspots has come with regards to production quality, both in picture and sound. The packaging is top-notch too, with the professional cover art along with a detailed outline on the back of the case, that states: "If you have ever wanted to see what Flair and Piper are really like, now is your chance to see two legends completely let their guard down and shoot straight like never before."


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July 10, 2012
This article is an update to Cal South's previous press release - click here to read the original article.
July 10, 2012 (Fullerton, CA) - UPDATE: The Cal South Board of Directors announced today the final subsidy quantities which will be donated to each of the Cal South teams attending the three upcoming national championship events.
Fifteen Cal South youth teams will each receive a subsidy of $6,000 to help them with their traveling expenses in attending either the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina (July 24-29) or the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup in Sacramento, California (July 12-15).
Two Cal South adult teams will each receive a total subsidy of $3,000 to aid in their expenses for attending the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) National Cups Finals in Bowling Green, Kentucky (July 15-17). The two adult teams will also each receive additional subsidies of upwards of $5,000 directly from the USASA. [A full listing of all 17 Cal South teams attending these events appears below this article.]
Overall, Cal South has now provided subsidies and entry fee payments of over $257,000 in 2012 to its Affiliate Member teams, youth and adult, which advanced to the regional and national competitions being held this summer. Earlier in the year, the Cal South Board of Directors agreed to set aside a portion of its approved annual budget for these donations, along with additional funding to be allocated towards paying the entry fees to the regional and national championships for these series.
The number of teams advancing from the regional to national level determined the final amount of the national attendance allocations. The quantities for the adult teams attending regional and national competitions were arrived at on a separate motion. The annual Cal South team subsidies are discretionary in nature and based upon the success and affiliate member support of the State and National Cup events..
For more about the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup Series, please visit www.usyouthsoccer.org/programs/presidentscup/.
For more about the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, please visit www.usyouthsoccer.org/programs/NationalChampionshipSeries/.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Captain William M. Walker, of the Confederate States Army, was buried in Church Street Cemetery, in downtown Mobile, Alabama, on September 10th, 1863. (He was born in Huntsville, Alabama on July 21st, 1821).
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All right, we've almost perfected it: running high compression on pump gas, that is. And while it's still not something we'd recommend for your everyday commute, it sure is an easy way to make stout power! Last month some dissenters deemed us certifiably insane when we increased Danger Mouse's compression ratio to 12.5:1 and then dyno'd it on 91-octane pump juice! The results we got, over 550 hp, proved only temporarily insanity and this month we wanted to push the envelope further to see if this type of combination can live and make a whole lotta' power doin' it!
Last month, peak power was high, but the low end suffered from detonation. That's because the distributor we'd been running had a locked-out advance curve. So we simply set it at max-38 degrees-and let 'er rip. Turned out that the one thing we were lacking in last month's test, but desperately needed, was a timing curve. So this month, the first and only bolt-on, or, more precisely, plug-in, we tested was a new MSD Multi-Function Ignition Controller, (read: computerized ignition box). With MSD's new box plugged-in and a trusty old Windows 98 laptop running at full speed, we tweaked DM's timing curve enough to rid us of that pesky detonation. But, as seems to lately be the case, the power we got perplexed us more. The end results were far from what we'd expected and will probably confuse the issue even further, but we've no choice but to share them to you.
Perplexing PowerWe ran this month's tests again with 91-octane pump gas to see if we could tune power into the combination by tuning out the detonation. The weirdest thing happened to us on the way there. We were surprised when, after all of the day's 25 tests were through, DM made the best low end power without much of a timing curve! In other words, it didn't detonate, even when we put 35 degrees of advance back into the engine at 2,500 rpm! In fact, DM made even more power from 2,800 to 4,800 rpm then it did last month, but then things went all weird on us again. Power began to fall off, so much so that by the top of the rpm band, DM was down by 29 hp! Why? We haven't figured that out yet.
One possible explanation is that this month's tests were done at a different dyno facility, Vrbancic Brother's Racing vs. Speed-O-Motive, and running a different set of headers, which could have had a pronounced effect on top-end power in an engine of this caliber. Another could be that we obviously were not running the exact same fuel as we ran last month, and the quality of gas that comes out of the pump has long been questionable.
It could be that last month's 91-octane really only rated about 89 on the R+M/2 scale and that could have caused the detonation. Maybe this month our octane was a little bit higher? Since we have no way of testing fuel for its octane rating, we'll never know. But higher octane or not, we still don't know why DM lost so much power at the top end of the scale? That could be more the result of the different dyno headers.
We're not saying that Vrbancic's dyno is a dud. Quite the opposite in fact. We've used their shop time and again for tests and will continue to use them long into the future. We trust their numbers and have seen nothing but good, repeatable results in the past. It's more probable that the air in the shop itself was partially to blame. Last month we tested on a cool, dry day, but we can't wait around forever for the weather to change and this month we tested in hotter, humid conditions. Now, we know that the dyno is supposed to correct for this, but correction factors are just mathematical calculations and the engine doesn't breath in and spit out numbers. It breathes air and spits out power. If the air's too hot and wet goin' in, the engine won't spit as much power goin' out-plain and simple.
It Gets Even WeirderSince peak numbers are only a small part of the power making game, we've grown accustomed to analyzing average power gains to determine if a change was worth the effort. Well, this month's test averages perplexed us as well. Even though power was up at the low end, the drop at the top made average gains net zero! At least in the torque department. Average horsepower actually fell off by 3, which really sucked, considering how hopeful were going into this test. One positive note about this month's test was that in a car, the motor would have pulled harder off the line this month than it did last month. But we'd have to short-shift it and that's not really an advantage to in our book.
Dyno Testing Part 24Instead of comparing this month's test, Number 40, to the last test from last month as we usually do, we're comparing it to the second test from last month, Number 37. That's because in that test we were running locked-out ignition at 38 degrees and 91-octane gas. This is the combination that was detonating and losing the most low-end power, so it was the one we wanted to compare to. Ironically, this month, in test Number 40 DM did not detonate, even though the engine set-up was exactly the same. The two exceptions this month were fuel from a different source and testing done at a different facility.
Danger Mouse specs for Part 23-Test 37*
*Previous test from last month: 355 cid, 12.5:1 cr, 4.030-bore 4-bolt Motown block, 3.48-stroke Lunati crank, 5.7-inch Lunati rods, Lunati flat-top forged pistons, Total Seal ductile iron Gapless top rings, Edelbrock Victor Jr. heads (64cc chambers, 215cc runners, 2.08" intake valves, 1.60" exhaust valves), Edelbrock Super Victor intake manifold, COMP Cams XR286R solid roller camshaft installed @ 105 intake CL (248/254 @ .050, 286/292 adv, .606/.612 lift w/ COMP 1.6:1 rockers, 110 LS), Carb Shop modified Holley HP950, 38 degrees locked-out ignition advance, 91-octane
Danger Mouse specs for Part 24-Test 40:
Same as above but with 35 degrees ignition advance starting at 2,400 rpm, ramping up to 38 total at 5,500 rpm, 91-octane
We're always looking for new ideas. Do you have a better one for Danger Mouse? Send your test suggestions to:
Super Chevy MagazineAttn: Danger Mouse720 Hundley WayPlacentia, CA 92870Or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Msd 8977 Multi-Function Digital Controller CapabilitiesIt's actually kind of a shame that our only use for the MSD unit we tested this month was adjusting the timing because it can do so much more than that. The Individual Cylinder Timing (ICT) function is particularly useful in high power applications.
It also has multiple timing retards and a three-step rev limiter for things like: burnout, launch, and peak rpm. The Sequenced Shift Light operation allows you to program a different shift light point for each gear you pull which can really help knock down e.t.'s once you get a handle on it. And the Boost Retard function helps stave off detonation when you start pumping pressure into your engine.
*Digital Operation*Individual Cylinder Timing*3-Step Rev Control*Start Retard*Multi-Stage Retard*Launch Retard*Gear Retards*Boost Retard*Run Timing Curve*Sequenced Shift Light


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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Tribal Law 2
11 comments:
- Shoki said...
Love the narrative and emotion to this piece!
- January 24, 2011 at 1:40 AM
- Kristin Forbes-Mullane said...
Love the decapitated head!
- January 24, 2011 at 5:37 AM
- Andy Christofi Illustration said...
I couldn't see it at first but this one is so much more detailed than the earlier version, you've improved everything!
- January 24, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Colin Campbell said...
This is incredible, Jeremy.
I'm not usually one for the grotesque, but you might consider a couple of drops of blood, at least, from the decapitated head.
The perspective on the victim's upper torso feels a bit stretched, as well, but I think you have to visually dig to really see it.
The sense of atmosphere, the narrative, the personalities - they're all great. Thanks so much for sharing.
- January 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM
- Jeremy Enecio said...
Thanks a lot guys!
Colin, thanks for the crit on the dead man's torso. I completely agree. Definitely a case of having looked at something for far too long. Now that you mention it, it's pretty glaring.
- January 24, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- Sam Gauss said...
I really love this piece, I'm glad you posted it again.
The only thing I notice is the severed neck from the victim's body. I know it's nitpicky, especially about the gore, so take it with a grain of salt... but the bottom 'lip' of the open wound being a few inches off the ground makes it seem like the corpse's shoulders are rounded and pulled slightly forward, as opposed to being completely limp with gravity like I'd expect. I don't notice it so much when zoomed in, but zoomed back when the shadow and the back merge a bit more.
Sorry I didn't post earlier! Please do more of these fantasy paintings, they're inspiring. Awesome job!
- February 3, 2011 at 9:06 PM
- Jeremy Enecio said...
Thanks for the feedback Sam! I totally see what you're talking about with the neck level and shoulders. I updated the image on my site :)
- February 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Brun Croes said...
Definitely an improvement! Totally love it
- February 7, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Piero said...
Hey Jeremy, had not seen your site in a while, what a pleasant surprise! You are always food for inspiration and a good kick in one's ass.
I love this piece, together with tribal tech (I think they are some of your best so far). I think they both have a quiet, disturbing, harsh yet peaceful dream quality to them, if that makes any sense. They are unsettling yet comforting...
Please tell me you submitted these to spectrum!
- April 23, 2011 at 10:27 AM
- Sławek Mietła said...
Incredible and fantastic :D
- April 18, 2012 at 6:56 AM
- Love Kpop said...
It seems I'm on the right track, I hope I can do well. The result was something I did and was doing to implement it.
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Friday, March 02, 2007
Après-Ski: Italy, Valle d'Aosta, Breuil-Cervinia
I survived my first ever skiing holiday. When K. told me in December that we'll be skiing in Breuil-Cervinia in the Italian Alps in February, my heart sank. Me? Downhill? I know how to ski, obviously, as Nordic/cross-country skiing is a beloved Estonian winter sport and part of the schools' PE curriculum here. But downhill skiing is a different story altogether. It's fast and dangerous and difficult and one could break all four limbs and it's cold 'up there' etc. I was terrified, to put it mildly, and took comfort in choosing a new skiing outfit (well, I didn't really need one in Edinburgh, and the one my mum sewed me some 20 years ago didn't fit any more). I also did research on what to eat and drink while in Valle d'Aosta, in case I did break my bones on the first day and needed to spend the rest of the week in the comfort of my hotel or a nearby cafe..
Well, eventually I enjoyed the holiday a lot. I am still surprised how much I enjoyed it:) We were a group of 10 Estonians, 4 Latvians and 4 Lithuanians, and most of the people were experienced skiiers. Luckily, there was two other persons who had hit the slopes for the first time, so we hired a teacher for two hours on the first morning. I'll save you the embarrassing details about me falling flat on my back on the 'Nuovo Baby Cretaz' carpet lift (khm) on Day 1, and my mis-adventures with proper ski lifts on the second day. It suffices to say that I stayed on the slopes for six days, almost didn't fall on some days, and advanced to the easier red slopes by the end of the trip. Most importantly, I was having a good time, and if invited, I'll happily go again next year.
The food? We stayed in one of the 'sport hotels' in town, and although the menu sounded good, the food was nothing to write home about. To be honest, the food was down-right dissapointing, truly badly executed, including the pompuous Mardi Gras feast on February 20th. If our group only hadn't booked the half-board packet (i.e. breakfast and dinner included), we would have probably never stayed for dinner at the hotel. And unless you enjoy driving up and down narrow and zig-zag mountain roads, you're stuck at the skiing resort without too many restaurant options apart from pizzerias..
We did make an effort to sample as many local salumi and cheeses as possible. Here's a plate of local cheese and ham we enjoyed on the first day of skiing:
Sliced toma cheese, and a white round of tomini; (from left to right) some mocetta ham (made from the mountain goat, I believe), deliciously soft lardo di Arnad (DOP); another local ham (Jambon de Bosses?); with a couple of candied chestnuts in the middle.
And here's a plate of grilled tomini cheese with bacon, enjoyed on the sixth day on one of the slopes, and accompanied by a mug of hot chocolate with rum:
We brought back some local cheese (incl. toma della valle, toma al peperoncino and robiola rustica) and ham which I may mention later on the blog.
We did leave the hotel for a more local foodie experience, to the great bafflement of the hotel receptionist (we still had to pay for our dinner for 20 in absentia, of course). We went to a ristorante tipico, La "Maison de Saussure", where we enjoyed a fabulous spread of antipasti of ham, cheese, roasted vegetables and chestnuts - already a meal in itself! We then familiarised ourselves with some local curiosities like zuppa valpellinentze consisting of cabbage, melted fontina cheese and rye bread in broth. This rustic dish was not everybody's cup of tea, whereas the grand finale, grolla dell'amicizia - the cup of friendship - was enjoyed by all (I'll write about that fortified coffee drink soon) .
There was one really lovely cafe called Bar Le Samovar that I frequented a lot, just in the beginning of the main street. Great music, lovely vibrant atmosphere, an impressive choice of teas and pastries and a good selection of alcohol. I became a 'regular' there, where the waitress didn't even ask for my choice of coffee on the last few days:) Here are a few pictures of various offerings:
A profitrole filled with very citrussy lemon cream; a small scallop-shaped puff pastry with rum cream; a banana-cola tartlet; a chocolate tartlet with a fancy chocolate topping; a small eclaire.
Two Chantilli cakes resembling mini versions of our lenten buns (and indeed, we ordered 40 of these for our group on Shrove Tuesday:); a pear and chocolate tartlet; a small tartlet with chocolate cream and truffle on top.
Lemon profiterole (again:); two ricotta-filled puff pastries; a crispy almon tartlet, among others.
Bar Le Samovar
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- Grigori Fursin said...
Hei Pille,
Glad to hear about your trip and the food looks great!
Grigori (from cold Moscow)
- 8:09 pm, March 02, 2007
- K & S said...
Wow, that first shot is so beautiful! And it sounds like you had such a nice time.
- 7:17 am, March 03, 2007
tore, et oled käe suusamäele andnud. kui sa enne reisi rääkisid suusatamaminekust, siis ma arvasin, et sa vana käbi mäest alla vuhisemisel:)
- 12:38 pm, March 03, 2007
- bea at la tartine gourmande said...
ah you make me want to put skis on and go!!!
- 3:52 pm, March 04, 2007
- joey said...
Sounds like fun! Although it would be daunting for me because I have never skied at all ever in my life!
Those cheese plates look good...will check back for the post! :)
- 3:45 am, March 05, 2007
- Susan said...
So glad you survived it Pille! My one and only skiing experience lasted about 1 hour (an ugly incident on the bunny slope). And the view in the photo is breathtaking!
- 5:12 am, March 05, 2007
- sciencemel said...
Looks like a true vacation. I would never be that brave... happy to tramps around the world on my own but skiing down slopes makes me kringe.
Love the cheeses!
- 1:07 pm, March 05, 2007
- christine said...
It's so nice to read about your ski vacation, and I'm glad you eventually enojyed it. I totally understand your fears about downhill skiing. I have my share of embarassing ski lift and bunny (!) slope stories. :) I'm sure you did MUCH better than me !
- 5:42 am, March 07, 2007
- Thredahlia said...
Annad väikese sõrme küüneotsa ja neelab Su üleni - mäest alla vuhisemisest võib kiiresti saada meeldiv sõltuvus :)
Tore, et reisi nautisid.
Mina olen Aostas (Verrayes) ja Torinos pikemat aega olnud südasuvel, aga toiduelamuste asemel on üsna suur arm sealselt spetsiaalselt rullsuusarajalt, hulljulgus võttis võimust.
Toidust on meeles ainult see, et peale südapäeva oli laual alati suuuuuuur metallist veinikann ja õhtutest ei puudunud juustuvalik, aga meie peatuspaigad olid ka kohalike valitud.
- 8:55 pm, March 07, 2007
- Pille said...
Grigori - the food on the pictures was lovely indeed - I just wish the hotel 'cuisine' had been half as nice!!
K & S - I had a lovely time - and didn't even have too many bruises when I returned home:)
Maarja - no kus ma seal Shotimaal ikka nii väga suusatamist harjutada sain?? Aga eks ma proovin järgmistel aastatel oma allavuhisemisoskusi parandada!
Bea - a pro like you should do that indeed:)
Joey - well, it was daunting, but fun as well, so you should try it one day!
Susan - I'm sure my bunny slope incident was almost as bad. Thew views were breathtaking - the mountains are soooo huge and picturesque! (A good excuse to have lots of breaks on the way down:)
Christine - I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who can make a food of herself on the bunny slope:)
Thredahlia - kohalikud juustud said vist kõik järele proovitud, nagu ka mõned koloriitsemad kohalikud DOC-veinid. Mõned olid head, mõned mitte:) Aga jah, reis oli vahva!
- 11:11 am, March 12, 2007


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"Unified communications" (UC) is a buzzword for technologies that connect voice, email, text messaging, instant messaging (IM) and other business communication channels through intuitive user interfaces and software integrations. UC software systems focus communications functionality around the end user and provide a consistent experience across multiple devices (laptops, IP phones, smartphones, tablets, headsets etc.).
Unified-Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS), meanwhile, is simply a term for cloud-based UC, which is typically delivered on a subscription basis (in other words, you pay per-month rates for user licenses instead of one-time license fees).
This guide is intended to help you research UCaaS solutions for your organization. It covers the following topics:
What Are Unified Communications and UCaaS?
On-Premise UC, UCaaS and Hybrid Deployment Models
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Traditional business phone systems primarily focused on managing the voice channel. This created a disjointed experience for employees who had to use other applications for email, instant messaging and so on. Moreover, these systems didn't offer the flexible configuration settings users need to personalize their various communication methods. Even worse, legacy phone systems were difficult to integrate with other types of business software.
UC emerged around the turn of the millennium, as phone systems designed for VoIP service began to evolve in response to these issues. Unlike traditional phone systems, UC systems put users at the heart of communications. These systems allowed users to manage all workplace communications from a single system with a unified interface, accessible through tablets, smartphones, laptops and a range of other devices.
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In addition to streamlining the user experience across devices, UC systems and cloud-based UCaaS systems also help users manage communications by providing real-time control over their contact preferences (e.g., whether they're available for a phone conversation). Moreover, UC and UCaaS systems can integrate with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, accounting systems and other vital software categories to add communications capabilities to workflows involving multiple types of software.
The net result in successful UC implementation: new possibilities for collaboration throughout your organization. UC can also reduce the costs associated with using multiple communication systems. For example, instead of paying for a phone system, a video conferencing system and a stand-alone audio conferencing service, under UC, businesses only need a single communications provider.
Here are the most important communications channels managed by UC and UCaaS software systems:
This is just a high-level overview of the basic modes of communication handled by these systems; it is not an exhaustive listing of capabilities. UC and UCaaS systems are capable of extensive functionality and are quite technically complex, with administrator manuals that can be thousands of pages long.
The first UC systems required the deployment of physical hardware, such as servers and switches, on businesses' premises. Now, organizations can choose between deploying UC on-premise, in the cloud (UCaaS) or both.
The choice between UCaaS and on-premise UC is an important one. Whereas UC was once confined to enterprises with very deep pockets, UCaaS providers make the technology affordable for a much wider range of organizations by significantly cutting upfront costs. UCaaS solutions can also be easier to manage for organizations with limited IT resources.
On the other hand, on-premise UC systems have disaster survivability benefits: They allow for redundant connections to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) for maintaining service during Internet outages.
Some UC and UCaaS providers allow for cloud deployments at certain sites (such as branch locations) and on-premise deployments at others (such as campuses). This is known as the hybrid deployment model.
In the hybrid model, even though the system has been deployed in different ways across multiple sites, it's still a single system that can be centrally administered (typically, from the main campus). In addition to survivability benefits, hybrid deployments allow businesses to continue using legacy communications equipment in which they've already invested heavily.
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ISYS is a search software company. Our software searches all your files, providing a single point of access for all your documents, emails, databases etc across your entire company, network or internet. It is a global company with a head office in Australia. More information can be found at http://www.isys-search.com
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The Pop Video pico projector is a new accessory from Micron Technology, Inc. that claims to deliver the big screen experience to your iPhone or iPod touch. The accessory clips onto your iPhone or iPod touch and turns it into a projector allowing you to display a lot of your devices content on a projector screen or wall. The video resolution is qHD which is 960 x 540 pixels.
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8pm - 2am Saturday 6th April 2013
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London's finest party crews going head to head are…
The Doctor's Orders: Spin Doctor & Mr Thing
Reggae Roast: Moodie Ranks & Adam Prescott
Breaking Bread: Para & Baila
With so many talented and popular crews in London all experts in their own sound tonight is all about bringing them together to show how they can rock alongside each other in the spirit of friendly competition. With sound system clashes being a fundamental part of Hip-Hop and Reggae alike this party really will bring something for everyone as we shake a leg to all manor of base heavy sounds.
Representing for London's No.1 Hip-Hop crew, The Doctor's Orders, are Spin Doctor & Mr Thing. Having started throwing parties back in 2005 they have welcomed the great and the good of the Hip-Hop world and thrown 100's of parties in venues up and down the country. Tonight they will be showing off the skills that have kept them on top for so long with two of the most in demand resident DJs in the land.
Since forming in 2007, Reggae Roast have forged a reputation as the leading light in the resurgence of the UK Dub / Reggae scene. Combining the label, events and sound system they are spreading the conscious message in the music far and wide, whilst gaining a reputation as one of the key players in the new wave of British Reggae. They will be repped by Moodie Ranks & Adam Prescott as they bless us to two house of everything dubwise!
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All OECD countries now face a demanding new situation for schools. They are seeking to raise standards for all students, quantitatively and qualitatively. The broad aim of "lifelong learning for all" has moved from rhetoric to necessity, implying major shifts of thinking and practice for schools. Longer-term thinking needs to be injected into decision-making that in education too often is determined by the short-term. Powerful geo-political forces are at work, with globalisation in many spheres and yet also greater local action and participation. New forms of governance are called for, based more on professionalism and dialogue and less on bureaucracy and control.
This "operational toolbox" is a response to these major changes, as part of change management in policy and practice and the active involvement of the relevant stakeholders. It seeks to introduce into that process an explicit forward-looking and international dimension. It will produce results with significance for public sector policy making in general.
The Forward-looking "Tools"
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The ICBP Falconry Weekend 31st Aug/1st Sept 2013
The South Gloucestershire Group of the Hawk and Owl Trust was pleased to attend for the 3rd year running the Falconry Weekend at the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent, Gloucestershire.
The Centre is run by Hawk and Owl Trust trustee Jemima Parry-Jones and is home to one of the largest collections of Birds of Prey and Owls in the UK.
This year the Falconry Weekend saw the launch of The Philip Glasier Falconry Museum. Philip is the father of Jemima and a founder of the Hawk and Owl Trust. The museum will contain artifacts and memories of Falconry from times past and will be a memorial to a great falconer and pioneer of Bird of Prey conservation.
Jemima, her team and guest falconers filled the weekend with great flying displays, seminars, good food and plenty of trade stands to spend your hard earned cash, plus the opportunity to wander around the centre.
The South Glos group set off from the outskirts of Bristol at 6am on the Saturday morning with their trailer loaded full of Hawk and Owl Trust material, we arrived at Newent, set-up and was ready for the opening at 9am. The team was kept occupied with a steady number of visitors showing an interest in our conservation work through out the day.
From our pitch alongside the flying field we had a good vantage point to watch the activities throughout the day, which was basked in glorious sunshine. The group left for home at 6pm, unable to stay for the BBQ and beer as we have our own birds at home to look after.
We returned the following morning to an equally glorious day, great flying displays and good company. The work of the Hawk and Owl Trust was spread amongst the many Falconers and Bird of Prey/Owl fans in attendance hopefully giving the conservation of these truly magnificent birds much needed help.
Thank you to Jemima, her team, Bob Dalton and everyone else involved in making the weekend an amazing event. Thanks go to my team for giving up their weekend, their commitment and dedication to the group and the Trust.
After packing away at the end of the event and returning the trailer to its storage space we got home at 7pm and I looked forward to a hard earned rest with a day off work the following day.
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Throughout his long and distinguished career, Seattle native and Lawrence, Kansas-based artist Roger Shimomura has made prints in a style inspired by his childhood interest in comic books and the traditions of American pop art and Japanese woodcut prints. Born in 1939, Shimomura spent part of his childhood, during WWII, in an internment camp in Idaho and his subsequent work as an artist explores the unique position of being seen as an outsider in one's own country.
Roger Shimomura: Works on Paper has been organized by Director John Olbrantz to complement Roger Shimomura: An American Knockoff, which opens January 17, 2015, in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery.
Roger Shimomura: Works on Paper features 29 prints drawn from local and regional collections, including works from his Minidoka Snapshots and Mistaken Identity series, both of which deal with internment camp issues.
More information on the exhibitions and related events:
Roger Shimomura: Works on Paper | November 8, 2014 - February 1, 2015
Roger Shimomura: An American Knockoff | January 17 - March 29, 2015


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Mayor's Office
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission has amended and recommended approval of LPlan2040, the 10-year update to the Comprehensive Plan, and it is now available for review at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: lplan). The Commission also recommended approval of the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), and it will be posted on the City website in the near future.
LPlan2040 and the LRTP look ahead 30 years at how Lincoln will grow, where residents will live and work, and how they will travel.
The Commission's recommendations on LPlan2040 now go to the City Council and County Board, which will have a joint public hearing tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 18 in the Council Chambers, 555 South 10th Street.
The LRTP is required for the City and County to receive federal transportation funds, and it must be adopted by the Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a separate agency with representation from the City, County and State. The MPO Officials Committee is expected to review and adopt the LRTP December 1.
Residents can make online comments on the plans. Beginning Monday, September 19, printed copies of LPlan2040 will be available for review at the City-County Planning Department, 555 S. 10th St., or at any library branch. Beginning Thursday, September 22, printed copies of the LRTP and Technical Report can be reviewed at the Planning Department; the Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th St.; or the Gere Branch Library, 2400 S. 56th St.
For more information, contact the Planning Department at 402-441-7491.


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Moderator: Megan Lieff
Okinawa dialect now taught to policemen
Date Posted: 2006-07-14
Okinawa [police] are reaching out to communicate with elderly citizens whose knowledge of Japanese becomes muddled when they're hurt or confused.
Urasoe Police Station is taking a pro-active approach, and is teaching its officers to speak Hogan, the Okinawa dialect. Officials say few Okinawans under age 35 know the traditional language. The move came after a young officer encountered a senior citizen wandering in a dangerous street, and she couldn't understand him. Repeated questioning showed the elderly woman couldn't understand much Japanese.
There are 2,500 Okinawa Prefectural Police currently serving the communities, with six percent under age 20. Another 24% of the force is 20-30, and 27% are age 30-40. Officials say the training is essential for good community service.
The phrase 'Thank You' is arrigatou in Japanese, but niheedeebill in local dialect. 'Welcome' is Irasshaimase in Japanese and mensorey in Hogan Okinawa dialect.
Senior police officials say they'll have dozens of officers going through the dialect training in coming months, and predict it will improve community relations as they deal with missing senior citizens [and] drunken seniors.
MikeK wrote:
Letting the foot move on it's heel is something that most karate people don't do and they end up restricting their hips. I learned the trick from a friend who does Tai Chi and use it a lot when working in close.
BTW, Thanks for the link Ray.
Bill Glasheen wrote:Second... I had a difficult time resolving the pivot on ball-of-foot vs. heel thing. At a certain point, *I* found that I needed to fish or cut bait on this one. Instead of buying into the whole taiji thing (absent any push hands), I instead decided to remain an on-the-toes fighter. It meshed much better with my Uechi style - particularly with the toe kicks and the big movement in Sanseiryu.
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It's not really an either one or the other thing Bill. When moving forward I use my toes and the ball of the foot. One reason is that I'm feeling the terrain and the other is I don't want to open my center. When doing a roll back it's a shifting rather than stepping so I'll let the heel pivot to open the hips. Also weight distribution comes into for which pivot to use.
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One thing I'm looking at in Ray's video is that I think when he says "curl your toes" I think he may be refering to locking the feet to the ground and not the cat stance she uses.
MikeK wrote:
While the video is shot and edited to focus on the host and the girl's upper body, and not where the sensei is focusing, I did notice she used three methods to float that front leg to keep the punch flowing. All good.
MikeK wrote:
Without push hands I think it's hard to actually "get" what's going on with Tai Chi. When I was training TC, it was all push hands.
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PLAINVIEW – Five endowed scholarships were dedicated during Homecoming 2006 festivities at Wayland Baptist University, held Feb. 23-26 on the Plainview campus.
The plaques represent families and alumni whose belief in Christian education caused them to endow a scholarship to benefit students in coming generations. Those include Virginia Palmer-Simpson, Charles and Evelyn Aiken, Cecil and Wanda Roenfeldt and the Class of 1954. One plaque honors Harley and Wilda Hutcherson Redin, a couple who have contributed greatly to the heritage and athletic legacy of Wayland.
A native of Haskell County, Palmer-Simpson attended Tarleton State University and the University of Houston. She worked in the oil and chemical industries, retiring from a major oil company after 29 years. She then worked in banking after returning to Haskell. She is the widow of Emmett Palmer, who died in 1995, and Lawrence Simpson, who died in 2004. She is active in First Baptist Church and in community affairs.
Desiring that Colorado students have the opportunity to acquire a college education in a Southern Baptist school, Charles and Evelyn Aiken established an endowed scholarship for Wayland students who are members of Southern Baptist churches in Colorado.
Residents of Fort Worth, Cecil and Wanda Roenfeldt established their scholarship to benefit students pursuing the role of pastor or minister of education. After attending high school in Pampa, the couple married in 1950. Both attended Wayland and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ordained in 1968 in Irving, Cecil spent many years in education ministry at various churches in Texas and in Florida.
The Class of 1954 established their legacy scholarship at their 50th reunion at homecoming in 2004, wanting to help students attend Wayland and have the rich, life-changing experience they did. Class members and their families and friends have donated to the scholarship fund.
The Redin Scholarship was established to honor the contributions of the pair, who have been longtime supporters and mentors to the Flying Queens basketball program. Funds for the scholarship were provided by former Queens, the Redin and Hutcherson families and friends. Redin coached the Queens from 1955-73, compiling a 431-66 record which included a 131-game win streak, six national AAU titles and six runner-up titles. He was a pioneer in coaching international teams and coached the USA World Championship team in 1964. Redin contributed significantly to rule changes in the game of women's basketball, including the five-player, full-court game, the 30-second shot clock and the unlimited dribble. He has been inducted into five halls of fame.
Endowed scholarships are formed when donated funds reach $25,000, at which time the interest from invested funds are pulled annually for student scholarships. The principal, or corpus, of the endowment is left untouched, ensuring that the fund provides scholarships into perpetuity. For information on endowed scholarship gifts, contact Martha Cross, director of development, at (806) 291-3427.


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Default SharePoint groups
The default SharePoint groups are created automatically when you create a site collection. The default groups use SharePoint's default permission levels - sometimes called SharePoint roles - to grant users rights and access. The permission levels that these groups have represent common levels of access that users have to have. They are a good place to start when you add users to a SharePoint site.
Administrators can create additional groups to align more closely with specific business needs. Deciding how to design and populate your SharePoint security groups is an important decision that affects security for your site and site content.
Here are links to information on understanding and setting SharePoint permissions.
Edit and manage permissions for a SharePoint list or library
Permission levels for default SharePoint groups
SharePoint groups enable you to control access for sets of users instead of individual users. SharePoint groups are usually composed of many individual users. They can also hold Windows Active Directory security groups (created in Office 365), or can be a combination of individual users and security groups.
Each SharePoint group has a permission level. A permission level is simply a collection of individual permissions, such as Open, View, Edit or Delete. All the users in a group automatically have the permission level of the group. You can organize users into any number of groups, depending on the complexity of your organization, or your needs.
Each site template has a set of SharePoint groups associated with it. When you create a site, you use a site template, and SharePoint automatically creates the correct set of SharePoint groups for the site. The specific collection of groups depends on the type of template that you choose.
For example, the following table shows the groups and permission levels that are created for team sites:
|SharePoint groups
|Default permission level
|Applies to team sites
|Design, Limited Access
|Hierarchy Managers
|Manage Hierarchy
|<site name> Members
|<site name> Owners
|Full Control
|<site name> Visitors
|Restricted Readers
|Restricted Read
|Style Resource Readers
|Limited Access
|Quick Deploy Users
|Translation Mangers
|Limited Access
Suggested uses for SharePoint groups
The following table describes the SharePoint groups that are created when you use a standard site template to create a site. The table also provides suggested uses for each group.
|Group Name
|Permission level )
|Use this group for:
|Members of this group can edit and approve pages, list items, and documents.
|Members of this group can edit lists, document libraries, and pages in the site. Designers can create Master Pages and Page Layouts in the Master Page Gallery and can change the behavior and appearance of each site in the site collection by using master pages and CSS files..
|Hierarchy Managers
|Manage Hierarchy
|Members of this group can create sites, lists, list items, and documents.
|Full Control
|People who must be able to manage site permissions, settings, and appearance.
|Edit or Contribute
|People who must be able to edit site content. Permission level depends on the site template that was used to create the site
|People who must be able to see site content, but not edit it.
|Restricted Readers
|Restricted Read
|People who should be able to view pages and documents but not view versions or permissions.
|Style Resource Readers
|Restricted Read
|People in this group have Limited Access to the Style Library and Master Page Gallery.
|Quick Deploy Users
|These users can schedule Quick Deploy jobs (Content Deployment).
|View Only
|These users see content, but can't edit or download it.
Special SharePoint Groups
In addition, special SharePoint groups support high-level administration tasks, such as site collection administrators, who have Full Control of all sites in a designated site collection.
Company Administrator and Everyone except external users groups for Office 365 users
The Company Administrator and Everyone except external users groups contain admins and users for Office 365. They provide access for Office 365 users on a SharePoint site.
Everyone except external users When a user is added to Office 365, the user automatically becomes a member of Everyone except external users. This group has a default permission level of Contribute. When you grant permissions to this group, all users who are added to Office 365 can view, add, update, and delete items from lists and libraries (unless you change the default permission level for the group).
Company AdministratorsThe Company Administrators group is added to the list of Site Collection administrators. This group has a permission level of Full Control.
Although you can change the group membership for Company Administrators, it's important to be careful. Because the Company Administrators group members are Global admins in Office 365, and also Site Collection administrators, changing their group status might have unexpected consequences. For example, if you remove a Company Administrator as a site collection administrator, the Global admin group might no longer have Full Control permissions.
Do not remove a Company Administrators or Global admin groups before you configure permissions appropriately. Be sure that these users have the permission level that they must have to perform necessary actions. If you do not make sure that these users have appropriate permission levels, SharePoint security configuration is much more difficult. For example, site administrators can't configure access for groups, but instead must grant access to sites a per-user basis.
Site collection administrators
|SharePoint Online
|SharePoint On-premises
|Who can use this group?
A SharePoint site can have primary and secondary site collection administrators. If you are a site collection administrator, you can designate more site collection administrators.
These users are the main contacts for a whole site collection. Site Collection Administrators have full control of all sites within the site collection, can audit all site content, and receive any administrative alert messages.
In SharePoint On-premises, you designate a site collection administrator when you install a site.
In SharePoint Online, the account that you used when you set up SharePoint Online is automatically a site collection administrator. If you need to add more site collection administrators to a site, an existing site collection administrator or a SharePoint administrator can do so.
SharePoint administrators
|SharePoint Online
|SharePoint On-premises
|Who can use this group?
|No, by default.
Requires special installation.
If you use SharePoint Online in Office 365 plans other than Office 365 Small Business and Office 365 Small Business Premium, there is also a SharePoint administrator. A SharePoint administrator can use the SharePoint admin center or PowerShell to manage settings for all site collections. Any Office 365 global administrator also has the permissions of a SharePoint admin.
The SharePoint administrator can do any of the following tasks:
Configure user profile and InfoPath forms services
Setup search parameters
Set up a secure store and business connectivity services
Create a term store
Define a records management system
Monitor quotas
Turn on or off the ability to invite external users to access the SharePoint Online site
Create, update, or delete site collections
Assign primary and secondary site collection owners to any site collection in their venue.
If you are using SharePoint on-premises, you do not have a SharePoint administrator or SharePoint admin center after a standard SharePoint installation.
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Long ago, some brazen wolves started hanging around human settlements, jump-starting events that ultimately led to today's domesticated dogs. Now geneticists say they have identified one of the key changes that turned wolves into the tame, tail-wagging creatures well-suited to living by our sides — the ability to digest carbohydrates with ease.
The report, published online Wednesday by the journal Nature, found signs that dogs can break down starch into sugar, and then transport those sugars from the gut into the bloodstream, more efficiently than can wolves. Comparing dog and wolf DNA, the authors pinpointed several changes in starch and sugar-processing genes that would have made early dogs better able to digest the scraps they scavenged from dumps in early farming villages, helping them to thrive as they gave up the independent life of the pack to entwine their lives with ours.
"That food was obviously the same kind of food that we were eating," most likely a mix of roots, porridge and possibly bread along with bones containing meat and marrow, said study leader Erik Axelsson, an evolutionary geneticist at Uppsala University in Sweden.
No one knows for sure when or where the first dogs came to be, but most evolutionary biologists agree that the wolf probably made the first move and that the draw was the food humans discarded. Only much later did people intensively mate dogs of different shapes and temperaments to create today's hundreds of breeds and varieties, from the hulking and noble to the tiny and yapping.


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Free Guide for NSW events and tourism DNSW publication out now!
Posted on 10 Aug 2015 under Blog & Industry News
A free guide to support and help grow the NSW tourism and major events sector has been published today by Destination NSW, the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency.
Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer, Sandra Chipchase said that the Partner Opportunities with Destination NSW Prospectus July 2015 – June 2016 provides an excellent overview of the opportunities and resources available to the NSW tourism industry.
"This year's Prospectus has been designed to be more streamlined so that industry partners can gain a better understanding of what's on offer through Destination NSW and how we can help them to reach out to more customers and trade partners in NSW, Australia and our priority international markets," Ms Chipchase said.
"The Prospectus is a user-friendly guide that details the many and varied resources that are available to the tourism industry, including website listings, free industry research, toolkits, publicity opportunities, trade events and product showcases. The industry also has access to our visual resources including our extensive collection of video footage and image library with over 10,000 images available.
"Tourism and major events currently deliver $28.1 billion to the NSW economy and support 159,000 jobs. The NSW tourism industry currently leads Australia in terms of visitors, nights and expenditure. Initiatives such as the Prospectus present opportunities for us to increase our lead even further and move closer to achieving the goal of doubling overnight visitor expenditure to NSW by 2020," she said.
General Manager Industry Partnerships and Government Policy Simonne Shepherd said: "The opportunities presented in the Destination NSW Prospectus July 2015 – June 2016 are designed to suit all business sizes and budgets and demonstrate the ways in which Destination NSW can help promote NSW products, destinations and events.
"The Destination NSW Prospectus July 2015 – June 2016 can be accessed and downloaded from our website. Any businesses wanting to connect with us and access what is on offer is encouraged to complete the Expression of Interest form contained in the Prospectus on our website," Ms Shepherd said.
The Destination NSW Prospectus July 2015 – June 2016 can be downloaded from: www.destinationnsw.com.au/partneropportunities


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One bite of a cool, crisp and bittersweet apple, and it's apparent why it is so intertwined with autumn.
No fruit has had a more schizophrenic symbolic history — from the tantalizing tempter of Eve to the sign of appreciation for favorite teachers (and many meanings in between).
At area farmers' markets, you will find the forbidden fruit in more varieties than you could have ever hoped to find at a supermarket. With some orchards selling dozens of varieties, it can get daunting trying to choose. Luckily, many of the purveyors will let you sample their wares.
Local chefs revel in the diversity of local apples. With names like Tsugaru and Cox orange (my current favorite), the bounty provides inspiration for cooks at restaurants as well as in the home.
"I'm all over the place with apples," says Chris Becker, executive chef at Fleet Street Kitchen and director of culinary operations for the Bagby Restaurant Group. "I like to poach them, put them in salads with arugula, walnuts and blue cheese with a champagne vinaigrette."
Becker also has a go-to dessert when cooking at home: "I roast apples and then place them sliced up on puff pastry and bake them for a quick and easy apple galette."
Irena Stein, chef-owner of Cafe Azafran and Alkimia on the Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, also likes to make desserts at home. "My favorite way to eat apples is simply roasted, with butter and brown sugar in the center [or] in a tarte tatin flambeed with orange rum liqueur [and] a dollop of creme fraiche."
While apples are great in various confections, you shouldn't overlook them as a savory ingredient. These recipes focus on the not-so-sweet aspect of the apple.
Apple-squash soup
Most apple soups use the apple as a background flavor for squash. This version uses apple as the main ingredient, with some squash to add a bit of body. The aromatics (onion and garlic) increase the savory levels, and the spices give the soup a mystery that makes it a joy to eat. Chinese five-spice powder and curry powder are both easily available at your local source for spices.
Makes: 8-12 servings, depending on bowl size
1 pound orange squash, cut in half and seeded (I used delicata, but acorn or butternut work just as well)
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil plus extra to coat the squash
1 large onion, medium dice
6 large cloves garlic, crushed and roughly chopped
3 pounds mixed apples, medium dice (I used 3 each of the following: Cox orange, Macintosh, Fuji and Braeburn)
8 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra to use while cooking
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
finely minced chives for garnish (optional)
thinly sliced apple for garnish (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat the flesh of the squash with olive oil and place flesh side down on a sheet pan. Place the sheet pan in the hot oven and bake for 45 minutes or until the flesh is easily pierced by a pairing knife. Take out of the oven and let it cool to the touch. Scoop the squash out with a spoon and set aside until needed. In a large pot heated over medium-high heat, add the butter and olive oil, and stir until butter is melted and starts to bubble. Add the onion, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to become translucent. Add the apples, turn the heat down to medium, and cook for five minutes. Add the stock, five spice powder, curry powder, and salt and pepper to the pot. Turn the heat up to high and bring the soup to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium low and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Puree the soup in batches using a blender or a food processor. Serve immediately with chive and apple garnishes.
Tip: Switch out the Chinese five-spice powder with garam masala to let the flavors shift in a fragrant direction.
Pork and apple burgers, Coney Island style
When I was a child, I always enjoyed the times my father made burgers. Normally, he grilled them, but every now and then he would take to the stove and make Coney Island hamburgers. Basically miniature meatloaves featuring onions, spices and sometimes green peppers, Coney Island hamburgers were something my father loved in his childhood. The burgers are browned on both sides and then steamed by adding water and covering the pan. This recipe is my ode to my dad's culinary prowess and features pork as the meat, with a heavy dose of apples. The slaw that accompanies the burger is a great complement to the slightly spicy burger.
Makes: 8 servings
For the apple, fennel and celeriac slaw:
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons Dijon
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 tablespoon honey (you can substitute with 1 1/4 tablespoons sugar)
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 small bulb celeriac (celery root), cut into matchstick sizes
2 crispy semisweet apples, cut into matchstick size (I used Cox orange)
1/8 head of cabbage, thinly sliced
1/2 bulb fennel, cut into matchsticks
For the burgers:
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, medium dice
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 mild red chili peppers minced (optional; I used cayenne)
4 apples, finely diced
1 tablespoon kosher salt
6 prunes, chopped
2 pounds ground pork
1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced sage leaves
1 tablespoon Dijon
1/4 cup water
Medium burger buns; brioche would be ideal
To make the slaw, whisk together the first eight ingredients in a large, nonreactive bowl. Fold in the celeriac, apples, cabbage and fennel until everything is coated with the sauce (use your hands here; it will be faster and more efficient). Let sit for at least an hour for the flavors to meld. You can make this the night before, and it will be even better.
To make the burgers, melt the butter in a pan over high heat until it foams. Add the onions, garlic and chilies. Cook until the onions are almost translucent and then add the apple. Cook mixture for five minutes and transfer it to a heat-proof bowl to cool down to room temperature. In a large bowl, mix the onion/apple mixture with the prunes, pork, parsley, sage, Dijon and salt. Do this with your hands, and when you think you're done ... mix some more. Using a digital scale, measure out the 6-ounce burgers (the last burger might be a bit heavier) and then get a pan hot over medium heat. Place the burgers into the pan (you will probably have to do them in batches) and cook for 21/2 to 3 minutes per side, or until the burger is caramelized on both sides. Add the 1/4 cup of water, cover the pan and turn the heat down to medium low. Steam the burgers for 5 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Turn the heat up to high and boil the water and drippings down, whisking constantly until it homogenizes into a syrup. Pour the syrup over the burgers and serve on a bun topped with the slaw. Any extra toppings or condiments are used at your own risk (you really don't need them).
Tip: The burger mixture can be packed into a buttered bread pan and baked in a 400-degree oven for an hour (or until a meat thermometer reads 155°), then cooled for 10 minutes. You now have meatloaf. You can eat slices with the slaw on the side or make meatloaf sandwiches (topped with the slaw, of course).
Apple cider cocktail with spiced rum and apple brandy
Cider is almost intoxicating by itself: "The smell of cider is the epitome of the beginning of fall. Drinking it warm gives people a delicious feeling," rhapsodizes Irena Stein of Cafe Azafran and Alkimia. With this in mind, I tried to lighten the drink up with a little fizzy seltzer and keep warmth and spice by adding apple brandy and spiced rum. If the drink is too strong (or too weak) for you, then adjust according to your tastes.
Makes: 2 drinks
5 ounces apple cider
1 1/2 ounces spiced rum
1 1/2 ounces apple brandy
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
4 ounces cold seltzer
Combine the first four ingredients into a shaker over ice. Shake until combines (about 40 shakes) and strain into a glass. Top with the seltzer, stir gently and serve.
Tip: Leave out the seltzer and heat up the cider for a warming and potent drink for the coming winter.


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Tower of Babel
A challenging game that teaches children how to speak other languages.
Attitude, Behavior, Choices, Greed, Tower of Babel, Worldliness
Game Board [PDF] Click here
Approximately 15 minutes
Prepare the Game Cube. Print out one game marker for each child. Ensure you have plenty of building blocks or Legos on hand. Print out a copy of the three game board pieces and tape them together. Depending on the size of your class you may need to print out more than one game board & game cube and divide the children up into groups to play the game. Before starting the game have the children print their name on their game marker.
Begin by asking who knows how to speak another language? Say "Today we're going to learn how to greet people in lots of different languages. We are also going to pretend we're building a tower, just like the people did in the Bible story located in Genesis 11:1-9 - The Tower of Babel. But we're going to be nice when we build our tower and greet each other using the languages we learn while playing the game.
The object of the game is to see who builds the biggest tower by the time a classmate reaches the finish line. You will take turns rolling the game cube and then moving that many spaces on the board. You must follow the directions on each space you land on. As you get blocks you can use them to build your own tower or work as a group.
After the game, ask the children to say their favorite new word for hello.


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Report of Committee on Terminology
Issued by the Committee on Accounting Procedure, American Institute of Accountants, 270 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N. Y.
Copyright 1941 by American Institute of Accountants
IN ACCOUNTING Research Bulletins Nos. 7 and 9 there were published reports of the committee on terminology. A further report of that committee is presented herewith. In it the committee recommends that the committee on accounting procedure should consider the feasibility of bringing about the elimination of the term "surplus" in published financial statements and the substitution of more informative designa-tions. At a meeting of the committee on accounting procedure held in Detroit on September 15th, it was resolved to appoint a subcommittee to consider the feasibility of such a step, with a view to an early report to the full committee. Expressions of opinion on the subject from members of the Institute or others will be welcomed by the research department and the committee on terminology.
To THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANTS:
In its report of May 14, 1940, the committee indicated its intention (subject to the approval of the Council subsequently given) of under-taking discussion of specialized accounting uses of a number of terms. It may be well to emphasize at this time that the committee welcomes criticisms of its bulletins and also suggestions from members of the Institute or others for modifications of existing practice whenever that would tend to a better understanding of accounts. In the report above mentioned, the committee said: "A question may no doubt be raised whether all such uses are necessary or expedient or whether some should be abolished" (page 54).
In this report the committee proposes to discuss the uses of the word "surplus." Nowhere in accounting, perhaps, is the conflict between
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Scenes From Along the Merced
Michelle Alton 8/30/2009 6:56:32 PMThis is gorgeous. #1174567
Nick Lagos 8/31/2009 3:53:30 PMMagical scene James....good luck with it #7904906
Nancyj E. Hovey 9/20/2009 5:57:02 AMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Bojan Bencic 9/20/2009 6:00:17 AMCongratulations on your fantastic finalist, James. #7958931
Connie L. Publicover 9/20/2009 3:59:29 PMCongratulations, great capture! #7963156
Ron Heusser 9/20/2009 5:15:20 PMCongratulations, James. A beautiful image. You've captured the beauty of the park as well as the vertical walls. The image has a nice tension about it with the gentle grasses and trees and then the strong rock coming up out of the earth. Well done and good luck.
Ron #7963494
Usman M. Bajwa 9/20/2009 9:14:40 PMCONGRATS. I see this in the WINNERS CIRCLE, James. GOOD LUCK!
Alex T. Mizuno 9/21/2009 12:14:29 AMSuch a beautiful image of this famed valley! Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7964854
Robert Baer 9/21/2009 5:45:30 AMjames
Jeana Clark 9/22/2009 11:02:15 AM
Anne McKinnell 9/22/2009 5:05:41 PMCongratulations on your finalist James! I really like the colours and textures in this one. #7972347
Yosemite Valley with reflections in the Merced River. f/11, 1/30s, ISO 200 at 58mm.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/30 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 58.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
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