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McKinnon's Louisiane Restaurant
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- Buckhead
- Cajun/Creole
After forty years of serving Creole and Cajun classics to multiple generations, McKinnon's has changed very little: the fresh seafood shows up daily like clockwork, and the grouper Louisiane is still causing diners' eyes to roll in unbridled ecstasy.Nestled amidst Buckhead's spit-shined skyscrapers and big-box stores that the north end of Peachtree has cultivated over the years, there's an Atlanta institution that has stood the test of time – McKinnon's Louisiane. As we know all too well, it takes a real gem to weather the tide here in Atlanta, and as one of the city's oldest fine dining institutions, McKinnon's is certainly a diamond in the rough. After more than forty years (that's approximately a century and a half in Atlanta restaurant time) of serving Creole and Cajun classics to multiple generations, McKinnon's has changed very little: the fresh seafood delivery shows up each day like clockwork, the lounge's piano still features a professional ivory-tickler on the weekends, and the grouper Louisiane is still causing diners' eyes to roll in unbridled ecstasy. Yep, there's something to be said for longevity--while we Atlantans are often raccoon-like in our fixation on the New and Shiny, places like McKinnon's stick around for a reason. And it's not just because of the live piano music (though that certainly can't hurt).
It's classic, old-school style Creole cuisine (with a few Cajun dishes thrown in there for fun). We don't go to be part of a scene, or marvel at the footwear of fashionable Buckheadites, or try our tastebuds on the latest Top Chef trend. We do go to enjoy good company and great food in an elegant fine dining setting, with servers who have been doing their thing for decades, whilst we enjoy a Sazerac and some of the best Creole seafood in Atlanta. At the helm of the ship? Owner, Aziz, who took over the restaurant over fifteen years ago after working his way up the ranks. His attention for detail is unparalleled, and it shines through in every corner of the space. His passion is maintaining the tried-and-true tradition of the establishment. Every regular gets a warm greeting and their drink of choice at the ready. And we can still taste the authentic Louisiane flavors that Mr. McKinnon himself picked up when working in the kitchen of Galatoire's (the culinary Versailles of NOLA) so long ago. One thing's for certain: McKinnon's does its French Creole roots justice. So sit back and enjoy it. And go ahead and raise a glass in a toast to the longevity of this hole-in-the-wall – we'd like to see it stick around for another century or so.
Grouper Louisiane, $23
Ginger Crusted Snapper, $23
Amberjack, $20
Crawfish Etouffe, $19.50
Bourbon St. Scallops, $23
Monday - Sunday, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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You have a few choices when it comes to browsing your files on Android, but few apps are as powerful as ES File Explorer, which we consider the best of the bunch.
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- Basic file management functions: copy, paste, cut, move, create, delete, rename, share and send files stored on your SD card or internal memory
- Select multiple files
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It's hard to think of something that ES can't do. It has features we never even knew we wanted in a file manager, like Samba file sharing, which allows you to just share a folder on your computer and access files or even stream video to any player on your phone. Throw in a built-in file viewer, FTP client, app management, ZIP support, and a pretty fantastic interface and you've got one heck of a file manager. And, since you can access those files as root, there's no reason to have a second file manager like Root Explorer on your phone.
The one annoying thing about ES — and this is a small nitpick — is that some functions aren't built in to the app; instead you need to download separate modules. Some might see this as a pro since it keeps down some of the bloat, but when certain functions are just "links" to other apps it can get a little annoying. Again, this can be a pro or con depending on your stance. Other than that, though, ES File Explorer really goes above and beyond the call of duty and it really doesn't have any areas in which it falls short.
ASTRO File Manager was long the favourite of Android users, and is still a solid app. It isn't quite as feature-filled as ES, however, and it is either free with ads or $3.64, which is hardly worth it for an app that doesn't do as much.
If you'd prefer something a bit more minimal, OI File Manager is a great choice. It doesn't have any of the bells and whistles that ES and ASTRO have, but it'll let you browse your files just fine, and it doesn't require any extra permissions (like accessing the internet) to do so. Its minimalism also makes it a bit more user friendly since it doesn't have nearly as many options to confuse more basic users.
Root Explorer is a must have for root users that don't use ES, since most other file managers can't get root access, which you need if you're editing system files. It's unnecessary if you have ES File Explorer, but it's the perfect companion to any other file manager if you've rooted your phone.
These aren't the only file managers out there, but they're some of the best we've found. In the end, though, we don't see much reason to use anything besides ES File Explorer — it doesn't seem to be lacking anything that other file managers have. If you use something else, though, be sure to tell us what and why in the comments.

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text: Teaching The Department offers several courses at the BA and MA levels exploring the cultural diversity, history and politics of the various regions that comprise the Muslim World. Bachelor FS 2012 Introduction to Islam This is an introductory course on Islam and its modern social manifestations. The content of the course provides a foundational knowledge on Islam approached both from its historical and contemporary perspectives. An understanding of the origins and early development of Islam is followed by an exploration of selected issues that are relevant to Islam and Muslims in the Modern World. Modern Islamic religiosities and a variety of Islamic political currents, issues related to Human rights such as the role of women and of non-Muslims in Islamic Law, Islamic economics and religiously inspired banking systems and last but not least, the relationship with 'the West.' HS 2012 Muslim Cultural Diversity This course introduces students into the anthropological study of the Muslim World, by analysing notions for analytical inquiry such as kinship and tribalism, patriarchy and religious law in a diversity of cultural contexts. The course proposes an approach to the most numerous ethnic groups of today's Muslim World by discussing its variegated cultural diversity in relation to particular social and cultural practices. FS 2013 Islam in Europe The course is an introduction to the most salient features, analytical tools and debates on the presence of Islam in Europe. It critically assesses the processes of social accommodation and religious transformation resulting from the dynamics of consolidating a more significant presence of Islam in Western European countries over the last three decades. Key aspects for a nuanced understanding of this dynamics are explored, such as the transformation undergone by ritual praxis, religious institutionalisation and authority, as well as the creation of new religious identities. It also discusses the variegated and complex relationship between the diverse religious and ethnic groups that constitute the Muslim presence of Europe with the specific approaches that different Western European states have adopted in relation to Islam and to Muslims. It also introduces students into the most significant public debates that have resulted from the growing presence of Muslim populations in European lands and the questioning and re-thinking of notions related to citizenship and individual rights and duties. HS 2013 Gender Dynamics in Islam The course addresses the variegated ways of conceptualizing gender issues and roles as well as bodily identities and sexualities in a variety of cultural areas of the Muslim world. It is an approximation to gender dynamics from various angles: intellectual cum religious discourses, legal dimensions, venues for political participation, sexualities and sexual practices and an scrutiny of family, household and the everyday life.


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8-10 cups* 2 inch chunks cardone(cardoon)soaked in salt water overnight
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup milk
2 cups shredded cheddar
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
juice of 1/2 lemon
freshly ground black pepper
Soak the cardone in salted water overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the lemon juice and cardones. Boil the cardones until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain throguhly. Grease a large lidded casserole. Pour in the cardones.
Meanwhile, n a medium pan, melt the butter. Add the flour along with the spices and stir until smooth. Add the milk and evaporated milk and whisk together until slightly thickened. Whisk in the cheddar until smooth. Pour over the cardones. Stir to evenly distribute. Top with bread crumbs. Bake covered about 15 minutes, then uncover and cook until hot and bubbly, about 10-15 additional minutes.
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Jordan is a country with a lot of unique natural wonders. So, it's hard to pass up meditation vacations here. From exploring the lost city of Petra to kicking back and relaxing by the Red Sea, there's a lot to do with so little time. You can even opt to camp under the stars in Wadi Rum or float in the infamous Dead Sea. All of this can be experienced while deepening your meditation practice. Don't wait any further and go on unforgettable Jordan meditation holidays!
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The consumerization of IT and the CIO role
Center for CIO Leadership founder Harvey Koeppel discusses how CIOs can use IT consumerization for business gain.
Those who question whether the CIO role will continue to exist are asking the wrong question. The question is not whether there will be CIOs by 2013. Instead, the question is, what role will CIOs at top-performing companies play this year, the next and the next?
This story and those that will follow will be devoted to describing the drivers of the dramatic changes we are seeing from the perspective of both technology and the business. My goal is to help clarify and even anticipate what these drivers mean to CIOs and, most importantly, what leaders should focus on to ensure their investments are returning maximum value and increasing their competitive advantage.
From work we have done at the Center for CIO Leadership, it's clear we are living in unprecedented times. Some people talk about the migration of technology from the back office (accounting, process management and ERP, for example) to the front office (for instance, analytics, marketing, sales and customer relationship management). Yes, that migration is partly about how companies are deploying newer and more sophisticated technologies throughout the organization, but it's also about how people -- not just companies -- are acquiring and using newer and more sophisticated technologies in innovative ways.
An interesting place to start is with what many describe as the consumerization of IT, which has been driven largely by the ubiquitous use of the Internet and mobile and broadband technologies.
Here are some facts to consider. According to the U.S. Census Bureau:
- By April 1, the population of the world will stand at 7 billion.
According to research from the market research site mobiThinking, as of January 2012:
- The number of cellular subscriptions worldwide was approximately 6 billion.
- The number of cellular mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide was approximately 1.2 billion.
- The value of venture capital investments in mobile technologies in 2011 was $6.3 billion, approximately 42% of total budgets.
- EBay expected customers to buy and sell $8 billion in merchandise this year, and PayPal expected to process $7 billion in payments.
All these people are bringing their devices into their workplaces, a trend that CIOs could manage in its early stages through policies that in essence said, "Sorry, our infrastructure doesn't support that device." Now that CEOs are coming to work with their tablets and smartphones, smart CIOs are developing smart policies and the infrastructures to support them. And that's just the beginning.
Social networking not a bad policy to embrace
Remember when it was fashionable to dismiss social networking as something that your teenage kids did, and few could imagine that there would ever be a place for such interactions in business? Well, Facebook has more than 800 million users, according to the social networking giant. That represents more than 10% of the world's population, and they are clearly not all teenagers.
And look at YouTube: According to market research website ReelSEO.com, 35 hours of video footage is uploaded to the site every minute. More than 13 million hours of footage was uploaded in 2010, and more video now is uploaded every 60 days than the three major U.S. television networks have produced in the last 60 years.
Do you know where your enterprise social media policies are? And while you consider the answer to that question, think about the exabytes and zettabytes of data being generated now. Much of this data is in the form of unstructured text, graphics and video, which all require new technologies and methods for capture, storage, retrieval, manipulation, analysis and visualization -- often in real time. These capabilities are being used already by top-performing companies to drive marketing, sales and process efficiencies, and to achieve a level of competitive advantage not seen before.
A brief history of IT consumerization
Latest cloud computing trends: end users buying IT as a Service
More and more, business users call the shots on BI tools, Gartner says
IT shops can't keep up with consumerization of IT
Then there's cloud computing. Should it be embraced, or can CIOs defy its inevitability, potentially at their own risk?
All these topics must also be weighed in the context of risk management and security, topics that thread through every facet of business and information technology. Regulators are active in just about every major industry, and are scrutinizing enterprise leadership, performance and operations as if they were using an electron microscope, compared to the way audits and exams were conducted even a few short years ago.
Subsequent posts will explore these and other topics critical to CIOs who are interested in continuing to acquire and sharpen their skills as drivers of innovation and leaders of change. I encourage you to reflect on these thoughts and engage. Leave a comment or drop me a line to share your points of view.
Harvey Koeppel is executive director of the Center for CIO Leadership. He was CIO and senior vice president for Citigroup's Global Consumer Group from 2004 to 2007. He also provided consulting services to CitiFinancial, Citibank and other Citi affiliates from 1986 to 2004. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Are you bold enough to go with butter? "Go Bold With Butter" is a social media campaign of the American Butter Institute. Here's how it's doing. Note the results correlation between increased content on their blog and "fostering increased butter usage." How about that blogging thing!
ABI's social media campaign "Go Bold With Butter" was launched on March 19th, just before the Easter holiday. Overall the campaign is continuing to drive momentum and results so far shows that the campaign, which focuses on maintaining levels of positive consumer awareness of butter and fostering increased butter usage, is continuing to improve as content on the blog continues to build. Repeat visitors have increased, reflecting that the site is considered a good resource for recipes and information about butter.
"We are pleased with the results so far with this new emphasis on communicating the benefits of butter in home cooking recipes through social media," said Mark Korsmeyer, President of ABI. We're engaging more consumers with this effort and I expect it will help build the category in both the short and long term."
Blog traffic continues to increase rapidly since the launch of the campaign, outperforming initial goals delivering over 98,000 visits in the month of June. Engagement metrics have continued to improve as content on the blog continues to build. This includes repeat visitors, and reflects that the site is considered a good resource for recipes and information about butter. The campaign's Facebook page has 33,092 likes, which in an increase of 76% over May numbers. Facebook content has the potential to reach 11.3 million people. 95% of the Facebook page likes are in the key 25‐54 age target demographic.
Nine dedicated bloggers are generating blogs including recipes, photos and videos. Each shares a unique perspective on the best way to create satisfying food experiences centered on butter. Each of the nine blog contributors brings a different style and perspective, but they are all passionate about creating memorable dishes to share with their friends and families. You can follow the bloggers by visiting the Go Bold With Butter Facebook Page ‐ https://www.facebook.com/#!/GoBoldWithButter/app_190322544333196. The top three bloggers are:
Annie's Eats has 170,000 visits/month with 27,000 Facebook followers and 852 Twitter followers; Iowa Girl Eats has 95,000 visits/month; 16,000 Facebook followers and 7200 Twitter followers and finally Baked Bree has 40,000 visits/month, with 6,000 Facebook followers and 2,516 Twitter followers.
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All the excitement of the One day International World Cup, most recently hosted and and well celebrated throughout South Africa, isn't it time for the ICC to organise a Test Match World Cup.
Guessing that the Test Match World Cup, would comprehensively cover a fair amount of the year, but it would add more passion and people into the game.
The best team would win the Test Match World Cup, would have achieved alot. Since a game can pe played between 5 days, the exhaustion and fitness would play a big role, for every eam but the best team would cope the best.
Australia has been the fore front of One Day International calender for the past 5 years, with them celebrating two World Cups, could they match that peak if the Test Match World Cup was introduced, or would their new rival India steal the Australians odds.
If a Test Match World Cup was introduced this year, which country do you think would win the tournament and why, and list the top 10 that you think would finish in their respective places from Winners (first) to 10.


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Adapter design pattern in Java, also known as the Wrapper pattern is another very useful GOF pattern, which helps to bridge the gap between two classes in Java. As per the list of Gang of Four patterns, Adapter is a structural pattern, much like Proxy, Flyweight, Facade, and Decorator pattern in Java. As the name suggest, Adapter allows two classes of a different interface to work together, without changing any code on either side. You can view Adapter pattern is a central piece of the puzzle, which joins two pieces, which can not be directly joined because of different interfaces. I see a couple of reference of Adapter design pattern in one of my favorite book Clean Code, but the idea is very well explained in Head First Design Pattern, the image which they show to illustrate Adapter design pattern is worth all the talk.
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
5 Free OCAJP 7 and OCPJP7 Mock Exams - Online Practice Test (1Z0-803 and 1Z0-804
Hello guys, today I am going to share a list of free OCAJP7 and OCPJP7 mock exams and online practice tests. If you are preparing for Java SE 7 Programmer 1 or 2 certification or upgrading your existing OCJP 6 exam then this will help you to gauge your progress. As per my experience, the three keys to success in any Java certification is a selection of good books, writing small Java programs to understand concepts, and practicing mock exams. You can see that mock exams are very important to do well on the real exam. They give you much-needed practice as well as some idea about what kind of questions you can expect on real exams. Unfortunately, there are not many good quality free mock exams available for OCAJP7 but I have managed to collect some of them. Earlier, I have shared some OCAJP8 mock exams and received a lot of feedback from my readers about a similar list for OCAJP7 and OCPJP7 exams. This is a smaller list as compared to the previous one but I'll keep adding new mock exams if I come across.
By javin paul at August 27, 2016 1 comments
Labels: Java Certification OCPJP SCJP
java.lang.numberformatexception for input string null - Cause and Solution
The java.lang.NumberFormatException comes when you try to parse a non-numeric String to Number e.g. Short, Integer, Float, Double etc. For example, if you try to convert . "null" to an integer then you will get NumberFormatException. The error "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "null" is specifically saying that the String you receive for parsing is not numeric and it's true, "null" is not numeric. Many Java methods which convert String to numeric type e.g. Integer.parseInt() which convert String to int, Double.parseDoble() which convert String to double, and Long.parseLong() which convert String to long throws NumberFormatException to inform that the input String is not numeric.
By javin paul at August 27, 2016 1 comments
Labels: error and exception
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Top 5 Difference Between Callable and Runnable Interface in Java
The difference between Callable and Runnable is one of the most frequently asked multi-threading and concurrency interview question in Java world. I remember, it was 2007 when I first heard about Callable interface and that too on a telephonic interview. Till then, I was happy using Runnable to implement threads and just started paying attention to Java 1.5, as most of the application by then using Java 1.4. That one interview question encouraged me to learn more about several other useful features introduced in Java 5 concurrency library e.g. CountDownLatch, CyclicBarrier, Semaphore, Atomic variables, and Thread pool. This is one of the reasons I always encourage Java developer to give/take regular interviews, just to update your knowledge.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
InOrder traversal of Binary tree in Java using Recursion and Iteration
This is the second article about tree traversal algorithms using Java. In the first part, we have seen the pre-order algorithm for visiting all nodes of the binary tree and today we'll learn about the InOrder traversal. As I told you before, unlike array and linked list, binary tree has several ways of traversal. The traversal algorithms are broadly divided into depth first and breadth first traversal algorithms depending upon how algorithm actually works. As the name suggest, depth first explores binary tree towards depth before visiting sibling, while breath first visits all nodes in the same level before going to next level, hence it is also known as level order traversal. Both PreOrder and InOrder tree traversal algorithms are depth first and the only difference between pre-order and in-order algorithm is the order on which root, left node, and right node of the binary tree is visited.
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Labels: binary tree , data structure and algorithm
Monday, August 15, 2016
Why Timestamp cannot be used in place of Date in Java?
One of the tricky question from Java Interview is, "Can we pass a Timestamp instance to a method expecting java.util.Date?", it's a tricky question because the answer is both Yes and No. You can, of course, pass a Timestamp object to a method with the argument as Date because first, Timestamp is a subclass of java.util.Date and second it contains both date and time values which are missing in either java.sql.Date and java.sql.Time. So there is more reason to pass a Timestamp value to Date but you should not be doing that. Why? because Timestamp is not exactly Date. It's a composite type of java.util.Date and an additional nanosecond value which is fitted there to confirm database DATETIME data type, which supports nanosecond precision. If you look at the implementation of java.sql.Timestamp class, you will find that the long value supplied by Date is stored separately then this nanosecond value.
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Monday, August 8, 2016
How to Iterate through ConcurrentHashMap and print all keys and values in Java
Suppose you have a ConcurrentHashMap of String and Integer and you want to print all keys and values, how do you that? This is a common, day to day programming task for Java programmer and there are many ways to do it. The Map interface provides several view methods e.g. keySet(), values(), and entrySet() to retrieve all keys, values, and all key and value pairs as entries. You can use respective methods to print all keys, all values, or all key values pairs. For printing, you also have multiple choice e.g. you can either use enhanced for loop or Iterator, though later also provide you the facility to remove key value pairs while printing if needed. Though you should remember that these views are backed by Map, so when you remove a key-value pair from entry set it will also be removed by the ConcurrentHashMap.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Top 10 Maven Plugins Every Java Developer Should Know
In the last couple of years, Maven has become the de-facto build tool for Java applications. Though there are challenges exists from tools like Gradle, but I think the dominance of Maven will help it to win the final battle. When I started with Maven, I was happy with just dependency management but then I come to know about maven plugins which let you customize your build up to the level you can do with ANT. These plugins provide true power to Maven to automate most of the build related task e.g. compilation, testing, packaging, deployment, and even committing the source code into the remote source repository. Many Java developers who use Maven daily are usually not aware of these essential Maven plugins mostly because Maven just works, or someone has already done the hard work for them.
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Did you miss our Hangout with underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda? Watch it here!
On January 13th, to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the National Geographic Society, we gathered together explorers on all 7 continents for a live group video chat via Google+ Hangout.
Now we're taking you right into the action, as NG Explorer and underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda leads us from the jungle into a vast cavern to reveal remnants of ancient Maya civilization. Also joining the conversation will be geo-archaeologist Beverly Goodman, who studies the interaction of people and the sea, and paleontologist Jørn Hurum, who's uncovered ancient sea monsters and the most complete early primate fossil ever found.
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Join us for the adventure LIVE Friday February 8, at 1pm EST here on this blog post, or on National Geographic on Google+.Pisté, Mexico – Ropes team work hard under the rain and flood at Cenote Holtun. The team has been trying to find out more about the modern apocalypse by diving to the bottom of the deep and dangerous Cenote Holtun. (Photo by NGT)
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It's impossible while you've got those idiots in charge down there, saying Tesla isn't welcome by passing laws to prohibit Tesla's business in the state.
You want that to change? Elect some leaders who aren't going to ban Tesla from your state.
@Vawlkus +1000
I suspect that there are going to be a lot of 2 station units... perhaps in 2016 it will be 99.9%. Still think they need to have a HPWC program too. I don't need to charge in 40 minutes if I'm @ my hotel, catching a movie, shopping or going to dinner... Are you listening TESLA!?
There are already indications of bad feelings at some popular stations. The idea of tethering up your Tesla and going off to some leisurely dinner and shopping was kind of romantic at first, but now just POs the people waiting behind them.
More SCs, and chargers at existing ones, are needed now even before a lot of Teslas are driving around. In the future this is really going to be a problem. It will be interesting to see what Tesla does because thousands of fast charging stations will be required.
"thousands of fast charging stations will be required"
thousands of L2 stations perhaps... those are cheap, I have little doubt a HPWC is <$500; A 30 amp station probably <$300 since the wire is a smaller gauge. We should only need a few hundred superchargers.... provided they're kept ~100 miles from major city centers.
Let Chargepoint, Blink and Semacharge work on that; As mentioned above I also think Tesla needs to have a HPWC program but they shouldn't have to pay for everything like they do for the SCs.
Funny, people want SCs 100 miles apart, but not in cities for some reason, and so continuing through the city on to the next SC is another 100 miles, a total of 200 miles between chargers just because there is a city in the middle? What is the advantage of this?
Actually, I sort of agree in that it makes much more sense to put swapping stations in cities, the opposite of $300 toy chargers that take how long to charge up a Tesla?
Sure we want have fast chargers in the city, but I don' think it is fair to put the burden again on TM. If TM can make cross country possible that would be big step forward. For that you need a SC about 50 miles outside the city... you fill before you go into your destination and on the way out you fill up again for your leg home.
The current plan by YE 2015 calls for about 200 locations avg 4 SC each = 800 plus some high density areas and you have about a thousand SC. By then you should have enough usage data to plan for the Gen3 wave starting in 2017... and yes you need thousands of SC.
Funny thing at Gilroy this afternoon... pulled in at 4:20 all 4 stalls open. At 4:30 a second car, a couple minutes later one after the other came in - at 4:40 we had 9 or 10 cars. Seems like they all had a 4:35 appointment...
PS. I pulled out because I had enough to get home.
OK... ~50-75 miles from major city centers... but you get the point...
I wonder how many of the cars at Gilroy today had a home <10 miles away...
One turned away and didn't come back, the rest seemed to need juice. I didn't need much just a little safety margin.
Tesla could do more to help manage expectations on the SCs.
When driving towards an SC, the owner could indicate on the touchscreen an intention to stop at the SC for charging. Tesla could track all cars headed to the SC, project arrival - and also likely amount of time to charge - and provide guidance on projected wait times for charging.
The owner should also indicate how much charging is going to be needed - the target range intended before leaving the charger. Tesla should be able to calculate about how long the charging will take, based on the car's current charge level, distance to the charger, expected discharge rate for that distance, and the desired charging level when leaving the charger.
When the car hits the desired charging level, it should be possible to remove the charging cable, so even if the owner isn't there, another MS could back begin charging their car - assuming the cable is long enough to reach a second MS.
The mobile app could be updated, or even better, text messaging could be used - to notify the owner with a warning charging will be finished within 10 minutes, 5 minutes and charging has reached the desired level. The message could also indicate the number of cars waiting for charging - to encourage the owner to get the car and move it.
Of course, this will take more software - and one of the major problems Tesla is having right now is getting software developed. They really need to add more software developers - because they can make considerable improvements to the ownership experience by taking advantage of the software and internet capabilities of the cars.
bp-you cannot expect people to do any of that. I would refuse to just on general principles even if my head didn't hurt from reading the directions.
Kleist- it is a burden on Tesla only if they allow it to be one. Simply charge for a charge. An electrical station would be vastly more profitable than a gas station, per customer. And add the usual mini-mart, car wash, etc and there is no comparison.
Tesla would make money on each station opened. The more the better. And of course it would entice more people to buy Teslas.
A double shot of goodness. A profitable business all by itself. Not a burden at all.
Musk says he wants to promote electrification in general, so why not have facilities that would charge up any brand and make money off of all of them? I see Teslas coming in for swap 'n goes, while ordinary electric cars are tethered forever, their embarrassed owners wishing that they owned a Tesla.
nw-just the point. Many people are driving to Gilroy for a charge, most probably coming from a lot more than 5-10 miles away, and then going back to where they came from. This is not a sustainable charging solution.
The intent of the Superchargers was to "allow Model S owners to travel for free between cities along well-traveled highways in North America." It seems some want it to become a entitlement located in ever increasing locales. One suggestion: leave free Superchargers for their original intent as stated by Tesla above. Build as many paid battery swap only locations within cities as supported by demand. These "micro" gas stations could be located almost anywhere and would be another nail in the coffin of range anxiety.
A sufficiently large network of Supercharging and battery swap locations might even sway a large auto company to go with the Tesla "platform". What a game changer that would be.
Yup, totally. On another post I speculated that within cities, where charging needs to be fast and land is expensive, small swapper kiosks would be a good idea. SCs are fine as promised, but they will only serve statistically insignificant long distance use.
Battery swap kiosks-I like the sound of that. Describes it very well.
A large network of battery swap kiosks with the availability of even just a 150 mile range Tesla thus bringing the price down would eliminate range anxiety and put Tesla in the driver's seat of EVs and charging infrastructure. There's no one I'd want to be charge of both of these important areas more than Elon Musk. With the right pricing, it could exponentially boost EV sales. Just staring in CA's largest cities, with their large populations AND high annual driving averages, could really jump start things.
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nw-just the point. Many people are driving to Gilroy for a charge, most probably coming from a lot more than 5-10 miles away, and then going back to where they came from. This is not a sustainable charging solution.
Think so? Then they're dumber than a bucket of rocks. The driving + charging time, divided into the ~$10 max savings (assuming they're taking a full charge, very unlikely) means they value their time at less than minimum wage.
Update: maybe $20. Same diff.
@nwdiver93, I charged at the Gilroy SC yesterday afternoon when things got backed up. I live 83 miles north of the Gilroy SC and arrived with 23 miles rated range (returning from a roadtrip to Morro Bay along Highway 1). There were 4 MS charging and 2 more MS lined up waiting ahead of me when I arrived. I spoke with another MS owner charging there and he lives about twice as far from Gilroy as I do. Neither one of us would have made it home with the Gilroy SC.
correction: Neither one of us would have made it home without the Gilroy SC.
I'm confused too Brian. What ever happened to the convenience of charging while you're sleeping, working or otherwise not driving? It seems like there are some that actually like the "gas station" model of energy delivery.
CalDreamin - It's good to hear at least 2 of those using the Gilroy chargers actually needed them. Did you happen to talk to any others?
What was your trip profile? Coming from ~Berkley? Let's assume you live in Berkley... My point is that the SCs should be in Gilroy and Winsor... but not IN Berkley. Tesla appears to be spacing SCs ~150 miles apart. So some SCs will be in populated areas simply because they have to be... but only so you can get to the next SC. I point to Gilroy as an example not because there shouldn't be one there... we probably do need it. I point it out as "You think Gilroy is congested... try putting one in the middle of a LARGE city..."
My point is that SCs exist to get you to the next SC and to where you want to be... not for a quick top-up 10 miles from where your car sleeps. That's what we need L2 for. IMO L3 is not simply faster L2... they have different roles. No doubt there were transients @ Gilroy... I've used it and I live in New Mexico but when I was there 50% of the cars were residents.
I thought it was crazy too that people with a ~$100000 car would go to a SC to save $ until I spoke to some MS owners at Gilroy while waiting 2 hours for my turn to charge. They pay $0.30/kWh so stopping by the SC saves them $20 and they get a nice drive and lunch out of it. I agree it probably doesn't make a lot of sense... but they do it; And Gen III is going to bring a whole new income bracket into the Tesla family.
I live in Orinda. I didn't find out where the others came from who were at the Gilroy SC yesterday afternoon, other than the family that lives east of Folsom. One of the other MS charging there had manufacturer's plates, and on the back it said Model S on the right side instead of the left side.
My road trip this weekend with my 85 was:
left home Friday 8am from Orinda with a 90% charge --> Gilroy SC --> Atascadero SC --> Morro Bay overnight --> Highway 1 back to Gilroy SC --> pick up my dog in Concord --> home in Orinda with 25 rated miles left. Great trip! I was surprised that I only saw 1 other MS on Highway 1, given the perfect weather on a Saturday.
When I arrived at the Gilroy SC on Friday morning, nobody else was there. A MS arrived from San Francisco, the family was taking a road trip to SLO.
My understanding is that Gilroy will be getting 10 more SC slots, for a total of 14.
If people who live nearby are regularly using a SC because they are too cheap to pay for their own electricity, they threaten the business model that allows all of us to use SCs for occasional road trips. Tesla knows who is using each SC, and they've made it clear the SCs are for road trips.
I figure all issues can be addressed with software. The software can know a car's 'home base' relative to a SC and either limit the charge or bill the owner to prevent abuses of the SC network by locals. Also, owners could maybe be billed if for the time they leave their completely charged car occupying a SC. Cost is obviously a strong motivator of behavior.
@TimC, that would be wrong in many ways. For example if you are close to your home but are coming home from long road trip and have still some errands to run it would be very harsh to force that person to slow-charge at home instead of using that SC to charge so that he can make his runs and then go to home.
It is also possible that Model S is so successful that there are already people without home charging possibility buying them because there happens to be SC close by (not that uncommon for city dwellers).
I think the local charging is over blown... yes, there will always be some abuse if something is free.
I live 19.7 miles north of Gilroy and we do frequent trips to Monterey/Carmel on the weekend (friends), on the way back I have anywhere between 20 miles ( tight ) to 80 miles left on a standard charge. Most of the times we stop at Gilroy - four times in all ( and I was twice there for testing during the week ).
1st Sun 5 pm - 4 free stalls, plugged in and left for shade. Checked 10 min later... 9 cars. I unplugged and left.
2nd Sun 4:30 pm - 8 cars. I moved on home
3rd Sun 4:40 pm - 4 free stalls, charged to 200 miles and when I left a second car arrived
4th Sat 4:20 pm - 4 free stalls, 4:30 pm next car arrives. Then every minute one more... 4:40 9-10 cars and I left.
According to my limited observations 10 stalls and the problem would be gone. Currently there are about 3-4k cars north of Gilroy and Gilroy is only outlet south supporting LA/SD travel via I5 and 101 and the very heavy weekend travel to Monterey/Carmel.
For me the visits to Gilroy are very clear- I save $10 in electricity at best, my wife spends at the same time about $150 in the shops. Am I entitled to grab some electrons - absolutely yes. Am I entitled to block a spot if there a are a bunch of others waiting - NO !
I think most people who travel to and SC aren't doing it to save a few bucks, but because they do not have access to a home charger and don't want to park their car all day for the trickle charge.
Local, for-profit fast chargers/swappers would actually ensure that people stay local to charge and don't clog up the free Superchargers.
On the fence about restricting SC use... would be nice if people would only use an SC if they need to or it's the wee hours of the morning and there's no chance you're going to make someones road trip longer but.... that's not going to happen.
I do think trying to place SCs in areas they are least likely to be "abused" is the best route... and it appears to be the one Tesla has chosen. NO SCs planned for Portland, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago etc, etc...
And... Telsa should be handing out HPWCs like candy to anyone willing to make them available for public use.


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Welcome! The Red Wattle Project and the Red Wattle Hog Association have joined to bring you this web site. We are dedicated to recovering and promoting the critically endangered Red Wattle Hog. Click for more info on the RWHA.
We believe this website will become a valuable tool for breeders and RW enthusiasts. The site creates a central searchable database of registered animals, inbreeding coefficient calculation function, hypothetical breeding function, breeder listings and more!
The site also includes a user friendly forum where folks can network with breeders, share successes and failures, ask for help, and post animals for sale. The forum also makes it possible for the RWHA to post meeting minutes, announcements, and events in addition to responding to questions, concerns and comments in a timely manner. RWHA members can post ads in the Buy/Sell/Trade area of the forum.
Important Notice: The RWHA will only accept and process registration requests for purchases from a current member of the association. Please see the RWHA page of this site for membership information and application forms.
Site Update -- October 2012
Red Wattle Hog Owners
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The RWHA has been given responsibility for the Red Wattle registry from the ALBC. The ALBC encouraged the RWHA to take over the registry because they felt the RWHA has matured to the point they can manage the registry themselves. This change took effect in September 2012 and now this website shows data from the actual Red Wattle registry rather that a copy. So the animal and breeder data shown here will always be current. As before, RWHA Site members can upload pictures of their animals and use the pedigree analysis (and COI) features through the Members Area.
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- Pedigree: Click the little blue "P" button to see a pedigree for that animal. Or click the Sire Name or Dam Name links to see a pedigree for the sire or dam. Note that you can customize the Pedigree format somewhat using the link at the upper left of the Pedigree.
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As times goes by, more and more shop owners are thinking about upgrading their pre-2.3 shops to the latest version. There are many reasons why this should be done. Some of which are
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The appearance changes is probably the biggest hurdle to overcome. The template system of pre-2.3 shops is totally different than that of a 2.3 shop so they are not at all compatibile. The logo can be salvaged from the older shop but that is about all. Other changes, like colors, can be made but they all have to be made manually so it can take a bit of work to get the look you want. An alternative for this is to purchase a template from one of the online shops like algozone.com or templatemonster.com. If you can find a template that you like, the cost is relatively low, especially compared to making the changes manually, so this is usually the better way to go. The template may be designed using old 2.3 files and may need some conversion but, for the most part, it can be used as it is. Using a template can save hundreds of dollars off the cost of converting a shop.
Like the template system, addons written for pre-2.3 shops are not compatible with 2.3 shops. Many have been converted though so this is usually not a problem. However, they do need to be installed as new in the 2.3 shop so, in essence. any addon you would like in your 2.3 shop would be a new installation.
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We have had a long time to play with Now TV and have picked apart every feature we can find to help you come to that decision. So here's everything you need to know about Now TV.
Where can I get it?
Head over to the Now TV website to get yourself signed up. From there click in the top right-corner of the screen in the box marked "30-day free trial" to grab yourself, yup you guessed it, a 30-day free trial.
A few details later and you should be pretty much savvy on the desktop front. The service is compatible with both Mac and PC, by the way, so don't worry about which operating system you are using.
If you would rather go mobile, Android is the only thing that Now TV runs on at the moment. iOS is on its way as is an Xbox, PS3 and Roku version of the player. Just like Sky Go, Now TV will let you register up to two devices at once. You can only view a pay and play movie on a one device at a time, however.
How much is it?
Now TV comes in two different flavours. One, a Netflix-style, one-stop-shop affair that grants you unlimited movie viewing, is £15 per month. The other is a sort of pick-and-mix approach, costing from 99p to £3.49 per movie rental.
Once you have picked a film, then clicked on the pay-and-play symbol, it should start playing. Be careful though, because if you have setup a card you will pay for a movie straight away - a bit like one-click purchasing on Amazon. You can enable something called the pay pin in settings which will prevent this.
Once you have picked a film, then clicked on the pay-and-play symbol, it should start playing. Be careful though, because if you have setup a card you will pay for a movie straight away - a bit like one-click purchasing on Amazon. You can enable something called the pay pin in settings which will prevent this.
What sort of content is there?
Now TV is different from a conventional Sky subscription. Unlike Sky Go, this service is for everyone and as we have seen earlier, can either be picked at or subscribed to.
This is where the differences end, as in terms of content most of what is on Sky Go is also present in Now TV. Right now everything is restricted to Sky Movies, but there are plans to add sports as well as programmes from channels such as Sky Atlantic and Living.
In terms of keeping content fresh, Now TV is promising to add five new movies every Friday and crucially, to do it a whole year before any other subscription service. It has also said there will be three-quarters of all top 100 movies in the UK on offer. A lot of content then.
Here's the complex part: what you actually get for your money. Think of the £15 like a pass to gain access to Sky Movies. You can see the same films a Sky Movies subscriber and on top of that you can rent movies yet to come to Sky TV but are around the DVD release timescale. Or you can do without a subscription and rent any movie you would like. Complicated, we know.
Should I get it?
The best approach we can think of is to use Sky Now like a movie rental store. There is some great content there and having it built into your Xbox or iPhone once it launches, gives you yet another way to watch more movies on your device.
Sky has said it wants Now TV to be on as many platforms as possible and we can see it offering a major movie complement to the likes of YouView. Right now YouView is missing things such a sports and new movies, so Now TV could fill that gap. For £15 Now TV isn't cheap, but rentals priced from 99p to £3.49 are pretty good value. If you want an all-you-can-eat approach, then Netflix and Lovefilm seem a better bet, but they are nowhere near when if comes to offering the latest movies. Content is king here. But if picking and choosing is your thing, then Now TV is a great service.
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How to Take Charge of Your Emotional Health
Do you feel as if your emotions are out of control? Here are some steps to getting control over them once again. Also remember to reach out to friends, family members, and professionals if you feel as though your emotions are more than you can deal with alone.


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Deploying FreeRADIUS with the MySQL Cluster Database
This Guide documents a best-practice approach to configuring and testing a FreeRADIUS server deployed with the MySQL Cluster database storage engine serving as the back-end data store for user and accounting data. Deployment topologies and configurations are presented, enabling users to quickly and simply replicate the solution in their own environment.
Check out the first whitepaper in this series entitled "Delivering Scalable & Highly Available Authentication & Accounting Services" which discusses the concepts of current data storage solutions for Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) environments and presents an alternative deployment scenario based on the FreeRADIUS Server and MySQL Cluster. A sizing study and user case study are included to demonstrate how the solution performs in real-world AAA environments


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What is the average Actor salary for Columbus, GA?
As of March 26, 2020, the average Actor salary in Columbus, GA is $52,565. The chart below represents localized salaries for some of our most popular Actor job titles in Columbus, GA. Salaries can vary greatly depending on numerous factors, including position, location, years of experience, and level of education. Salary.com's team of Certified Compensation Professionals analyzed survey data collected from thousands of HR departments at companies of all sizes and industries to compile a range of salaries for various Actor job titles in Columbus, GA. Apply your personal criteria to one of the job titles below to get your personalized salary estimate.
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Portrays a role in a production to interpret character or present characterization to audience. Applies fundamental theatrical concepts and techniques. No formal experience or training necessary. Actor/Performer Salaries in Columbus, GAAlternate Job Titles:Actress, Actor/PerformerCategory : Arts and Entertainment


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Nolasco, Twins stymied in opener against KC
Right-hander yields 11 hits, big two-run home run in series opener
KANSAS CITY -- The Twins' offense came in hot, but Royals left-hander Jason Vargas was hotter.
Vargas rarely blinked on Friday night against a Minnesota offense that was averaging 5.73 runs per game -- best in the Major Leagues. Operating like a skilled surgeon, Vargas meticulously waded through the opposing hitters while delivering seven shutout innings in a 5-0 victory over the Twins that enabled the Royals to exact some revenge for that three-game sweep last weekend at Target Field.
"He's a pitcher, not just a thrower," Twins right fielder Chris Colabello said of Vargas. "He thinks his way through things. He kept us off-balance with the changeup for a lot of the game."
The first inning provided a snapshot of the Twins' overall picture of frustration. With two outs, Joe Mauer and Colabello produced singles. But Trevor Plouffe popped out softly to right field. And so it went. The Twins have been adept at drawing walks this year, but Vargas walked only one. He scattered seven hits and had Minnesota reeling with a series of lazy fly balls and soft groundouts for the most part.
When Vargas needed his defense to come through, the Royals responded. Left fielder Alex Gordon flashed his Gold Glove form with an assist as Josmil Pinto tried to stretch a deep drive into a double. Gordon also made a nice catch in foul territory on Mauer's liner.
Whereas the Twins had all the answers against Kansas City a week ago, it was the Royals who were in command with Vargas setting the tone.
"[Vargas] was very good and that's a couple of times in the last week," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He again located his fastball really well. He had the nice little curveball and then always that great changeup. He was cutting his fastball and running it away from us."
Twins starter Ricky Nolasco simply couldn't keep pace with the string of zeros that Vargas was putting on the scoreboard.
The Royals got all the offense they would need in the third inning when they strung together four hits and scored twice. Run-scoring singles by Omar Infante and Eric Hosmer provided a springboard to the club's fourth consecutive victory.
Vargas didn't have his usual pinpoint control through two innings, but he was in a groove from the third through the seventh.
"It wasn't easy," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "The first two innings, he really battled his command. He was up to almost 50 pitches and then he gathered it back in."
The Royals went up 3-0 on another Infante RBI single in the fifth. Then, Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer off Nolasco in the sixth and Kansas City was in cruise control.
Vargas left after throwing 113 pitches.
"The defense really saved us," Vargas said. "I got the pitch count up early and was fortunate to have some short innings [later]. Gordon made that throw and that catch … it was just a good all-around defensive game."
The Twins were shut out for the first time this season and the lack of offense left Nolasco with no margin for error. Despite allowing 11 hits, Nolasco said he wasn't displeased with his effort. He regretted only the two-run homer that Moustakas hit.
"I thought I did a decent job for the most part," Nolasco said. "They did a good job finding holes and the homer was big, kind of putting it out of reach there."
The Twins aren't the only team to fall under Vargas' spell this season. Vargas lowered his ERA to 1.24 and has completed at least seven innings in all four of his starts.
The Royals were just glad they got that type of starting pitching while matched against Nolasco.
"He's a great pitcher with great stuff," Moustakas said. "We were just able to get to him a little bit today."


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We Love our Royal Knights!
Information on the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony – May 24
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8th Grade Video
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Information on the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony – May 24
ATTENTION 8th GRADE FAMILIES: Information about the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony on May 24 at 8AM in the RRMS/HS Gymnasium To celebrate your student's promotion to high school, we invite family and friends to attend our 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony on Friday, May 24...read more
RRHS Summer STEM Camp – Sign up now!
RRHS Academy of Engineering will be offering a STEM Camp this summer for students grades 5th-8th grade. Get hands on experience with building, robots, and engineering computer design. Please contact Mr. McAmis at [email protected] for registration information or...read more
Voting for 8th Graders
Hey 8th graders...it's time to vote for your Faculty Speaker at your 8th grade promotion ceremony. Click on the link to vote: https://riverridgemiddle.voting4schools.com/read more
Student Council Officer Elections
Student Council Officer elections will be taking place soon for all grade levels! This is a great for you to be involved in your school! Current 6th & 7th Graders - Applications are available for officer positions in the front office or you can download an...read more
5/10: Gradventure Information – dress code, etc.
There will be a Gradventure meeting for all 8th graders attending on Monday, May 6th during Knight Time in the Cafeteria. T-shirts will be distributed, which must be worn on Friday, May 10th. Please see the attached Universal Studios Gradventure dress code. Students...read more
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Yearbook Distribution
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Congratulations Solo/Ensemble MPA students!
Congratulations to the following Royal Knights who participated in the FBA Solo/Ensemble MPA today! SUPERIOR (1ST DIVISION) RATED EVENTS Hayden Engel – Alto Sax Solo* Jillian Boekeloo – Clarinet Solo Adrian Quizhpi – Clarinet Solo Arianna Roman – Euphonium Solo Alyssa...read more
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Who needs a transfiguration?
Not a transfusion but a transfiguration?
Although in some ways, a transfiguration might be
just the kind of transfusion you and I need!
Would any one of us turn down an offer
to go up to a mountaintop to spend some time with Jesus?
Isn't there something happening (or not happening)
in your life and in mine that would draw us up a mountain
if we knew we could sit down at the top and talk to the Lord
and tell him our troubles and ask him a few questions?
As members of a Church sometimes tripping over itself
to survive shifting demographics and shrinking numbers
while still grieving the abuse of its own children,
who wouldn't want to go on a hike and have a talk with Jesus,
just to make sure he's still with us?
In a nation increasingly known more by its acrimonious divisions
than the E pluribus unum found in its motto,
who wouldn't be grateful for the close company of Jesus,
our refuge and shelter from bitter judgment and resentment?
In a world where it seems we're often expected to climb sheer walls
without a safety line,
who wouldn't want Jesus as a guide to help negotiate
the heights, the ravines and the crevices of life's landscape?
We could all use a transfiguration and -
as unique, miraculous and dazzling as the scene in the gospel is -
I don't believe it's beyond our grasp.
The story begins with Jesus taking his friends away by themselves.
Well, you can be sure there's not a morning, noon or night
when Jesus doesn't invite you, doesn't invite me,
to stop; to put aside my work;
to take a deep breath (or 4 or 5 deep breaths…);
to step outside the day-to-day; to walk with him;
to get away from it all; to sit with him, to settle down;
to let things go quiet, inside and out…
to be still… and to know that he is there… with me…
because that's where he always is and always wants to be...
How Jesus might reveal himself to you, to me, in such a moment
might be less dazzling than in the gospel scene
but we can be sure he does invite us to such a time and place,
to be with him in the quiet and in the stillness
precisely so that we can come to see him more clearly,
to love him more dearly,
and to follow him more nearly…
The Lord wants very much to be more than just an acquaintance of ours,
more than just an occasional friend we go to
-- when we need something.
In the gospel story, Peter is terrified about what's happening
and we, ourselves, might fear being still in God's presence
because we think there's something we need to do,
something we're supposed to do,
maybe something we don't understand or know how to do.
But in prayer, most of the work is God's work.
The question of what I need to do in prayer is simple:
will I invite, will I welcome God
to do what he wants to do in my life?
to speak what he wants to speak in my heart?
to help me understand what he wants me to know?
to heal and shape me to be the person he made me to be?
to forgive me so that I might be more free in his presence?
Jesus brought Peter, James and John up the mountain
to get to know him better.
Morning, noon and night, Jesus invites you and me to do the same.
He invites us to bring with us whatever burdens and troubles us
and he's more than willing to help us carry what weighs us down.
He invites and takes us aside from the day-to-day
precisely to refresh our faith and trust in him
especially when people and things around us lead us to doubt.
He knows it's not always easy for us
to step off the merry-go-rounds of our lives
to sit and be still with him --
but he is patient and understanding
and waits for us to catch our breath…
He calls us to hike up the mountains of our lives with him
because from all eternity he has known each one of us, by name,
and wants each one of us
to see him more clearly, to love him more dearly,
to follow him more nearly… day by day by day…
Lent is a season set aside for just this kind of getting-away-with-Jesus.
Through fasting that leads us to prayer
and through prayer that leads us to serve the poor,
the Lord draws close to us and invites us to draw closer to him.
In the whole week there is no moment of greater intimacy with Christ
than when we take a seat at his table here,
listen to his voice in the scripture
and share in the sacrifice and sacrament
of his Body and Blood in the Eucharist.
And on the other six days of the week, day by day,
he calls us aside to walk with him, to sit with him,
to be still in his presence and to love him more dearly,
day by day…
O, dear Lord, three things I pray:
to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly,
follow thee more nearly, day by day!
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A new federal investigation into Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s finances alleges the Illinois congressman misused campaign funds to redecorate the inside of his Washington D.C. home.
Three weeks before the election, the feds also are looking into whether Jackson Jr. used money from his House spending account to pay for the home decor, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Jackson family briefly put the D.C. home on the market last month for $2.5 million. At the time, a family spokesman said they considered selling the home to pay for healthcare costs linked to Jackson's bi-polar disorder treatment.
Jackson Jr. went on medical leave from his political post in Chicago on June 10. Few details were released until his office confirmed in August Jackson had been receiving treatment for depression.
This new probe is unrelated to allegations Jackson tried to cut a deal with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to take now-President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Those claims are under review by a House Ethics Committee.
As question swirl about whether Jackson Jr. could be indicted before the November election, the WSJ reports Jackson's lawyers "sought assurances from senior justice department officials" that he would not be indicted before the election. Those officials would not make those assurances, the paper reports.
Jackson's name remains on the Nov. 6 ballot in the 2nd Congressional District. His wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, said this month she wasn't sure when her husband would return.
"I believe at some point in time he will come back," Ald. Jackson told reporters. "I don't know whether that will be before the election or after the election, but whenever that happens, we will welcome him."
Jesse Jackson Jr. Accused of Misusing Funds for Home Decor
Jackson has been receiving treatment for depression.
A new federal investigation into Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s finances alleges the Illinois congressman misused campaign funds to redecorate the inside of his Washington D.C. home.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
The storage radar in LinuxMCE does not know about /dev/vdX devices, and would need to be amended to use it.The relevant code is in StorageDevices_Radar.sh and StorageDevices_StatusRadar.sh in /usr/pluto/bin (or in src/PlutoStorageDevices if you've checked out the source tree.), with a little digging you should see what to add.
However, I would strongly ask that you amend the storage radar, so that this benefits not only you, but other users of this type of setup in the long run.
Of course, if this is too much to begin with, you could just..oh..I don't know...USE A STANDARD STORAGE MECHANISM PERHAPS? -Thom(seriously, all you sysadmin types are going to fucking drive me to drinking. We realistically can't support all your zillions of edge cases for system environments that you guys want to willy nilly slap together without first understanding the system! I grow weary from it, and am THIS close to really spewing some nasty words about it.)
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Kajeet Smart Phones Speak Chinese, Too!
December 12, 2012
Check out this special blog post from a Kajeet customer!
As an avid Chinese student surrounded by English speakers, I am constantly searching for ways to practice and improve my Chinese. Unfortunately, most of the Western world is not well designed for Chinese language use. Because Chinese has a writing system that uses one character for every word, instead of letters representing sounds, typing in Chinese can be very inefficient. When my friends and I texted one another in Chinese, we had to write the pinyin (approximate Western transliteration) of our texts. These couldn't include the tone marks on the words, though incorrect tone marks can change the entire meaning.
When I got the Kajeet Samsung Galaxy SII (my first smartphone!) last week, it didn't take me long to start looking for better ways to use my phone for Chinese. It also didn't take long to find, download, and install the Google Pinyin IME app from the Google Play store. Shortly thereafter, most people on my contacts list started receiving excited text messages sent in Chinese characters. (Not all of the receivers actually even spoke Chinese. Hey…I was excited!)
The range of inputs for IME is phenomenal. For starters, I can simply type pinyin and then select the appropriate character. Alternatively, I can use the touch screen to write out the character strokes. Writing Chinese on a touch screen is not only great practice for character-writing, but it is also, objectively speaking, considerably more fun than writing with a pencil and paper.
The last option — and this is most impressive to me — is that I can speak Chinese into my phone and have the words transcribed.
The brilliance of the speech part is that it is context-based, so it does a remarkable job of guessing the correct word, even when there are many Chinese words pronounced the same way. I tested it by speaking random words, (mother, rope, horse, curse — all pronounced "ma," but with different tones) and it had a lot of trouble figuring out the difference until I used them in a sentence. My guess is that the microphone technology is probably not sophisticated enough to pick up differences is tonal quality, so the app has to make up for it with contextual intelligence.
The Pinyin app works no matter where you want to enter text: it actually installs another keyboard on your phone, and you can switch between input keyboards at any time (The same way you can switch to Swype.).
My overall review: 比切片麵包更好!
(Much better than sliced bread!)
How to get GooglePinyin IME on your phone:
1. Go to the Google Play store. Search and install the app.
2. When you are ready to type, select the text box to open up a regular keyboard.
3. Touch and hold the "Swype" symbol.
4. Touch "select input method."
5. Select "Chinese Pinyin"
6. Touch the "back" hotkey, and start typing!
–Amelia H., Brooklyn, NY
Thanks for sharing, Amelia! Kajeet customers — do you have a story to share with us, too? Let us know!


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001. Checked my bank today and my student loan had surprisingly gone in, I thought it wasn't in till Tuesday, but I'm a happy bunny! Marks the start of the epic 5-6 weeks till I actually have left until I leave university and be a graduate. I've been working on a magazine layout based project for most of the day which has been really fun. Just need to write some content for it now! Feeling mightily inspired at the moment, and actually have alot of desire to work and make these last weeks really count!
002. I'm in a bit of a clothing slump at the moment, I don't really like anything in the shops, and I find it all a bit blah. I like colour blocking but I feel its a bit too *in* for my liking, Im not so keen on the Navajo trend that's being forced upon us either. So who knows what I'll be wearing from now on. Right now IRL I tend to be wearing the same things over and over again. There just isn't anything that has caught my eye and been like "WOW I NEED THIS". I tried to do a Topshop order today but my card was declined because they thought it was a fraudulent transaction. Maybe its a sign.
003. I went to see Scream 4 the other day too, Which I highly recommend. Its just a parody of itself now which I think is great. Was very twisty and turny, but stayed true to what Scream was about in the first place.
004. I think I might take a trip to London next week or the week after. I really fancy just going down for a day or two just to go to some exhibitions and learning some stuff! If anyone knows of anything good going on down there let me know!