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Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "Millions of European consumers will benefit from this decision by having a free choice about which web browser they use. Such choice will not only serve to improve people's experience of the internet now but also act as an incentive for web browser companies to innovate and offer people better browsers in the future."
Under the commitments approved by the Commission, Microsoft will make available for five years in the European Economic Area (through the Windows Update mechanism) a " Choice Screen" enabling users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 to choose which web browser(s) they want to install in addition to, or instead of, Microsoft's browser Internet Explorer.
The commitments also provide that computer manufacturers will be able to install competing web browsers, set those as default and turn Internet Explorer off.
Today's decision follows a Statement of Objections sent to Microsoft by the Commission on 15 January 2009 (see MEMO/09/15 ). The Statement of Objections outlined the Commission's preliminary view that Microsoft may have infringed Article 82 of the EC Treaty (now Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) by abusing its dominant position in the market for client PC operating systems through the tying of Internet Explorer to Windows.
The Commission's preliminary view was that competition was distorted by Microsoft tying Internet Explorer to Windows. This was because it offered Microsoft an artificial distribution advantage not related to the merits of its product on more than 90 per cent of personal computers. Furthermore, the Commission's preliminary view was that this tying hindered innovation in the market and created artificial incentives for software developers and content providers to design their products or web sites primarily for Internet Explorer.
The approved commitments address these concerns. PC users, by means of the Choice Screen, will have an effective and unbiased choice between Internet Explorer and competing web browsers. This should ensure competition on the merits and allow consumers to benefit from technical developments and innovation both on the web browser market and on related markets, such as web-based applications.
The Commission's decision is based on Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 on the implementation of EU antitrust rules. It takes into account the results of the market test launched in October 2009 (see MEMO/09/439). This decision, which does not conclude whether there is an infringement, legally binds Microsoft to the commitments it has offered and ends the Commission's investigation. If Microsoft were to break its commitments, the Commission could impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules.
A clause in the commitments allows the Commission to review the commitments in two years. Microsoft will report regularly to the Commission, starting in six months' time, on the implementation of the commitments and under certain conditions make adjustments to the Choice Screen upon the Commission's request.
Interoperability information
In July 2009, Microsoft also made proposals in relation to disclosures of interoperability information that would improve interoperability between third party products and several Microsoft products, including Windows, Windows Server, Office, Exchange, and SharePoint (see MEMO/09/352 ). After intensive discussions with the Commission, Microsoft is today publishing an improved version of the undertaking and related documents (for example a warranty agreement and a patent licence agreement) on its website. The Commission welcomes this initiative to improve interoperability. Even though it remains informal vis-à-vis the Commission, Microsoft's public undertaking offers assurances to third parties that can be privately enforced. The Commission will carefully monitor the impact of this undertaking on the market and take its findings into account in the pending antitrust investigation regarding interoperability (see MEMO/08/19 ).
- See also MEMO/09/558 and MEMO/09/559 .
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Illinois State Senator Sue Rezin
By State Senator Sue Rezin -
Finding the best way to help all Illinois schools is a challenge. But, after studying the issue, it has become clear to me that fully funding the state's "Foundation Level" education grant is the first and most important step that must be taken. For the last several years, the state has failed to do so. Instead they have prorated school funding to only pay 89 or 90 percent of what they should, despite receiving over $26 billion in new revenue since the 2011 income tax increase.
The state has failed to keep its obligation to fund our schools, causing them to cut programs, close schools, layoff valuable positions, and go into debt even though many have made deep cuts in their budget to mitigate the state's delinquency.
For that reason, I have co-sponsored legislation that will re-establish the Foundation Level as the number one funding priority in Illinois' education system. The measure, Senate Bill 3664, requires the Foundation Level grant within the state's General State Aid formula to be funded at 100 percent before directing education dollars to any other grant lines or programs. This will eliminate the proration that schools across the state have faced in recent years.
Recently, administrators, parents, educators and board members from Streator Elementary School District #44 traveled to Springfield on May 13 to plead for help from the state. They asked that the state stop prorating them and no longer delay owed payments. The district has reduced their budget by over $5.3 million over the last six years and has borrowed between $1 and $1.6 million each year. This has led to the closure of one school, elimination of close to 40 positions, and elimination of programs. They have done everything they can in the last five years. Their superintendent has said that they have reached an operational tipping point and that for the protection of students and staff, they cannot make any further cuts.
When I joined several of my Senate Republican colleagues to introduce this legislation, I specifically mentioned Streator Elementary School District and how it was a disgrace that the state's mismanagement of funds have forced that district to borrow money in order to keep their doors open. That should never happen in the state.
This school district has done everything they can on their end to live within their budget but provide the needs of their students. Unfortunately, this is just one example of many throughout the state. It's time that the state live up to its side of the bargain and fund school districts properly so students and districts aren't suffering like they are now. Continued proration and delayed payments are unacceptable at this point. Illinois' number one priority should be meeting the obligation to fully fund education in the state.
There has been other legislation introduced seeking to radically reshuffle state funding for education. Unfortunately, the proposal is complex and controversial and creates significant losers across the state. In my own district, I have schools that would lose hundreds of thousands of dollars under that rewrite. Our proposal is simple and assures that all school children receive the base level of support they deserve.
It is my hope that the legislature will make the passage of Senate Bill 3664, and ultimately the full funding of education, their number one priority. There is still time left in this session to do so.
I will be urging my colleagues to support this measure and continue to advocate for full funding of school districts across the state as this session draws to a close. I am hopeful that the state will make our children and schools the number one priority, as they should be.
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Ussually teams like to be at thier best, have a winning momentum and a full strength side before a world cup begins. However this time around most teams are desperate to get a full strength 11, forget about 15, some teams have thier key players joining the team after one round is over. Players are thinking about cutting off their body parts to get rid of injuries.....what not
But which team has had the worst road to the biggest tournament in cricket this year?


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Conservancy launches plans for first Civic Center Gala
Plans for the first Civic Center Gala, benefiting the nonprofit Civic Center Conservancy, were launched last week when Marvin Wilkinson and Art Ellsworth, owners of the John Brooks Inc. showroom in the Denver Design Center, opened their home for an early-evening reception.
The Jan. 26 event, A Park for All Seasons, is being chaired by Elaine and Dr. Richard Asarch and Yvette and Chris Frampton. It will be held in the historic McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., and will feature cocktails, a seated dinner, entertainment and a live auction.
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Commentary: Obama's position on same-sex marriage is bold
Columnist Derrell Connor weighs in on Obama's decision
By Derrell Connor
Special To Channel 3000
President Obama's announcement last month that he supports same-sex marriage caused many of us to speculate the impact it would have on the November election. For those who have been longing for President Obama to make some sort of statement of support, especially on the heels of ending Don't Ask Don't Tell, this was music to their ears. As for the opposition, that's another story—they've used the bible and their religion to argue against gay marriage.
Just last week, a video of a 4-year-old Indiana boy singing a song about how "homos" won't make it to heaven in front of a cheering church congregation went viral. While I have much respect for people's religious beliefs, using children as tools to promote the bigotry of adults is wrong. And when I hear people say they don't agree with same sex marriage because it ruins the sanctity of marriage itself, I have to disagree.
Perhaps people have forgotten that we live in America, where in 2012, more than half of all marriages end in divorce. There is a very popular television show that pits eligible bachelors and bachelorettes together with the objective of getting engaged. We have celebrities that marry for six months, three months, even a weekend—and then do it again four, five and six times. And while there are still many of us who take marriage seriously, others treat it as a joke, with little respect for the "sanctity." So why do we look the other way when it comes to this stuff? Why aren't we asking for limits on the number of marriages a person can have?
Some people marry for convenience. Some couples have open marriages. Some religions allow men to have more than one wife. Why are those things acceptable while allowing people of the same sex marry isn't? How does this affect marriage between heterosexuals in any way? I can honestly say that neither my sexuality nor my marriage have ever been threatened by the possibility of two people of the same sex getting hitched. So what are we afraid of? Is the mere idea of any type of marriage other than between a man and a woman too much for some people to handle?
I have been especially disappointed with those who quote Bible passages such as 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10 to justify their prejudice against gays, while conveniently ignoring the rest of the scripture, which also denounces fornication, adultery, drunkenness, idolaters and thieves. I find that hypocritical, as well as disappointing.
As a person, and in particular as an African American, I don't believe in discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, disability and in this case, sexual orientation. I feel that it would be wrong and hypocritical of me to deny others the same freedoms and rights that I have just because I happen to be heterosexual. Even though I believe in and value the Bible, the fact is that I'm not God, and neither is anyone else. I'll leave the judging to Him.
As for President Obama, his stance on same sex marriage may very well hurt him in November. Whether you feel his view is political or not, it is bold, and I admire any politician that has the guts to take on issues that many won't touch.


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Ah, the Internet browser. A simple software that opens the world to you right at your desk - surfing the information superhighway so to speak. While browsers used to be simple a affair with basic functions, they have since come a long way. No longer do folks want to just read pieces of text off the web, browsers these days offer greater functionality for users, from video playback to online games or even basic office productivity tools (like Google Docs).
Therefore it's no surprise to find that browsers are very much in the forefront of the competition that's heating among the good folks who make the browsers that we are using. Cloud computing is very much on their minds as more as more applications moving onto the web. As such, browsers that can handle more complex functions easily, offer speedy response and good compatibility are the trump cards to entice users to make the switch.
While Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been the dominant force in the browser market for quite a while now, it has seen its market share dipping steadily the past year while Mozilla's Firefox browser has been steadily inching its share upwards. Apple's Safari and Opera's Opera browser are also hanging at the sidelines, while Google decided to join in the fray last year with its own Chrome browser.
Google's Chrome has certainly shaken things up with its blazing performance, but other browsers too have speed improvements in the works, with Mozilla prepping Minefield, the next version of Firefox that promises to be faster than Chrome. Of course, Google wasn't going to take this sitting down and has released Chrome 2.0 beta, and have claimed that its 2.0 version brings to the table even more speed increases, though whether the final build of Minefield or Chrome 2.0 is faster remains to be seen. Apple, too hasn't been quiet and has also released a beta version of Safari 4, with touted speed improvements.
Of course we can't neglect the software giant Microsoft who recently struck back with its eight version of its web browser. Even though it is the first browser to break its beta duck, IE8 looks to be a solid contender and offers plenty of speed refinements among other improvements over its older versions.
With so much competition going on, we decided to take a snapshot view of how all the latest browser builds from the various vendors match up at this point of time, even though they are in a beta stage. We'll be giving you a detailed rundown of the browser wards over the following pages.
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Beats the Powerball odds: "The Book of Mormon" ticket lottery underway for show's Denver run
Sunday's opening night for reviewers doesn't come soon enough but already a number of folk have seen the national tour kickoff of "The Book of Mormon."
Previews of the Tony-winning Broadway show started on Aug. 14.
Other folk are trying their darndest to get tickets for the sold-out musical. Here's Postie Ricardo Baca's tale of lining up for the nightly lottery for the hottest ticket in town.
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A friend mentioned he wanted a way to get rid of all the other buffers visiting files that of the same file name. I instantly realized this was something I'd wanted for a long time without knowing it.
My usage is that I'm often viewing different versions of the same file, usually in different sandboxes. And, I might also have older versions checked out, whose file names are the same, but end with ".~1.12~" (or whatever version number was checked out).
I'm still old-school and don't use anything fancy for my buffer switching like `ido` or `icicles` or `iswitchb` or any of the other myriad of choices. And, as a result, it's a pain to switch because I have to now discern between the variants. Well, do that once, type `C-x K`, and that'll be the only buffer left for that file name.
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x K") 'kill-other-buffers-of-this-file-name)
(defun kill-other-buffers-of-this-file-name (&optional buffer)
"Kill all other buffers visiting files of the same base name."
(interactive "bBuffer to make unique: ")
(setq buffer (if buffer (get-buffer buffer) (current-buffer)))
(cond ((buffer-file-name buffer)
(let ((name (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-file-name buffer))))
(loop for ob in (buffer-list)
do (if (and (not (eq ob buffer))
(buffer-file-name ob)
(let ((ob-file-name (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-file-name ob))))
(or (equal ob-file-name name)
(string-match (concat name "\\(\\.~.*\\)?~$") ob-file-name))) )
(kill-buffer ob)))))
((message "This buffer has no file name."))))
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8 ounces almond paste
1 pound sugar
8 ounces shortening
10 ounces parve margarine
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 pound flour
In a mixer with paddle, combine the almond paste, sugar, shortening and margarine. Blend until smooth. Add almond extract and flour until just combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight until well chilled.
5 pounds apples, sliced
2½ ounces sugar
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
4 ounces light brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ ounce brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces golden raisins
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How to paint a tiled splashback
This guide tells you the tools you need and gives you some handy tips on how to paint your tile splashback. Learn more with Bunnings Warehouse.
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The Treaty of Paris is part 15, and the last part, of my "Revisiting the American Revolution History." Have a great Fourth of July celebration, and remember what others have sacrificed for this privilege. The Treaty of Paris officially ended the revolution, and recognized the United States of America as an independent nation. [Read more…]
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Restoring Indoor Health, One House at a Time
A version of this article appears in the January/February 2004 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
January 01, 2004
The Opportunity Council first does no harm, and then tackles IAQ problems.
Last winter, a couple with four small children called the Opportunity Council (OC), a tri-county, private nonprofit Community Action Agency in Bellingham,Washington, hoping to get some help with their high heating bills. They came in for an appointment with an OC staff member and went through the normal steps to determine their income eligibility and their potential level of energy weatherization assistance.The intake staff member also explained the benefits of the Weatherization Assistance program (WAP) as an effective, long-term solution to lower a household's utility bills.The staff member then asked if the couple would be interested in participating. Yes, they were definitely interested. Because the OC has implemented a new program, called Weatherization Plus Health, the staff member asked the family some additional questions:How old was the house? Did anyone in the house have asthma or other respiratory problems? It turned out that the house was built in 1959, and two of the children and the father had been diagnosed with asthma. Later that month, those answers became important to the weatherization project coordinator as he prepared to assess the home for cost-effective ...
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The Time Lords (sometimes called the Lords of Time or, rarely, Chronarchs) (COMIC: 4-D War) were the oligarchic rulers of the planet Gallifrey, and thus also Gallifreyan. (TV: The Hand of Fear, The Deadly Assassin, PROSE: Interference - Book Two) However, a small minority of Time Lords were not Gallifreyan. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors, AUDIO: Thin Ice, Insurgency)
- Main article: Gallifreyan history
The Gallifreyans had one of the oldest and mightiest civilisations in the universe. As the Time Lords, they held absolute power for some ten million years. (TV: The Ultimate Foe) Finally, it appeared, and was assumed by the Doctor for a time, that the Last Great Time War all but wiped out the race. (TV: The End of the World, The End of Time) However, intervention by "all thirteen" incarnations of the Doctor placed the Time Lords into a pocket universe. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) They later attempted to get the Doctor to release them on Trenzalore and while he did not due to the threat of a new Time War, the Time Lords saved him from what would have been his thirteenth and final death by granting him a new cycle of regenerations. (TV: The Time of the Doctor) They eventually unfroze Gallifrey and moved it to the end of the universe for protection where under Rassilon, the Time Lords locked the Twelfth Doctor in his confession dial to learn about the Hybrid. The Doctor eventually escaped, overthrew Rassilon and used Time Lord technology to save Clara Oswald before fleeing Gallifrey once more in another stolen TARDIS. (TV: Hell Bent)
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The Eleventh Doctor once said to a group of humans, "We were all jelly once. Little jelly eggs, sitting in goop," indicating that Gallifreyans began as ovum similar to Earth mammals. (TV: The Rebel Flesh) Time Lords could also be born from individual Family Looms, machines that operated on genetic banks that would weave random patterns until forming a new person. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible, Cold Fusion, Lungbarrow) This rendered traditional family unit redundant, by the time the Doctor and Susan left Gallifrey parental relations were viewed as a rare or shocking occurrence. (AUDIO: The Beginning)
Like humans, Gallifreyans could be male or female. Females were sometimes referred to as Time Ladies. (TV: City of Death, Dark Water) Their sex could change due to regeneration and at least one such Time Lord started calling themselves a Time Lady after such a change. (TV: The Doctor's Wife, Dark Water)
Young Gallifreyans were known as Time Tots. (PROSE: Big Bang Generation, AUDIO: Trial of the Valeyard, COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction, WC: Shada) Their life cycle seemed to include a phase similar to human childhood. Like human children, Gallifreyan children slept in cribs. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) Children were entertained with nursery rhymes (TV: The Five Doctors, AUDIO: Zagreus) and stories such as Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday. (TV: Night Terrors, PROSE: Snow White and the Seven Keys to Doomsday) There were specialised books for Gallifreyan children, including Every Gallifreyan Child's Pop-Up Book of Nasty Creatures From Other Dimensions. (AUDIO: Shada, WC: Shada, PROSE: Shada) They were once physically children and that at least some live in homes with others of their own gender before going off to join the Academy or the army. (TV: The Sound of Drums, Listen)
A Gallifreyan ninety years old might still be considered a "kid" (TV: The Stolen Earth), but after the age of two hundred years they wouldn't be seen as young. (TV: The Time Warrior) They could live for hundreds of years before regenerating. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen) Handrel claimed that Time Lords could live around ten thousand years before regenerating. (PROSE: The Time Lord's Story) The Eleventh Doctor physically lived for at least 1,200 years before having to regenerate, resulting in an advanced physical age. However, this was partially due to the fact that he could no longer regenerate and so his incarnation continued past the point where age would've required him to regenerate. Notably, by the end of that incarnation, he was dying of old age and when he was granted the ability to regenerate once more, he immediately started to do so. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
The Time Lords had a rite called Soul Catching, which was done to dying Time Lords before they were assimilated into the Matrix. This allowed them to assimilate their memories before they died. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
Time Lords, once they had reached old age, were allowed to leave Gallifrey and retire on another planet. This was very rarely done; Chronotis was the only person known to take up the offer. (PROSE: Shada)
When a Time Lord eventually died, either through the exhaustion of their regenerations or through circumventing the regeneration process, it was considered necessary to destroy their corpse soon afterwards. (TV: Last of the Time Lords, The Impossible Astronaut)
According to Missy, a Time Lord was supposed to face death by meditation: repentance, acceptance and contemplation of the absolute. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)
Time Lords had some control over their own deaths, some would elect a specific "Death-Day," which would allow them time to read their will to their family in their ancestral home, to die after a time of contemplation and acceptance, and then to have their mind transferred to the Matrix. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
Time Lords appreciated music, as indicated by such artefacts as the Harp of Rassilon. (TV: The Five Doctors) They also appreciated art, although painting on Gallifrey was done by computer. (TV: City of Death) Time Lord art, known as stasis cubes, were unique in that they were in 3D, as they acted as snapshots of a single moment in time. This meant that they could be used as rudimentary time travel, by freezing a person inside a painting and then letting them out at the required point in time. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
By the time of the Doctor the Patrexes Chapter specialised in art and aesthetics. (PROSE: Damaged Goods)
One of the major institutions of the Time Lords was the Time Lord Academy. It was split up into Chapters, each of which was identified by its distinctive colours. (TV: The Deadly Assassin) The subjects at the academy ranged from the study of cosmic science (TV: Terror of the Autons) to Veteran and Vintage Vehicles (TV: The Pirate Planet) to Gallifreyan flutterwings (TV: The Pirate Planet).
Children began instruction at the Time Lord Academy, at the age of 8, in a special ceremony. The Gallifreyans would be forced to look into the Untempered Schism, which showed the entirety of the Time Vortex and the power that the Time Lords had. The Gallifreyans subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently: "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." (TV: The Sound of Drums) They would then spend "centuries" studying at the Academy. (COMIC: Mortal Beloved)
Time Lords took a variety of classes at the Time Lord Academy of which one was recreational mathematics, which included the study of Happy prime numbers. (TV: 42)
For reasons unknown to Time Lords, a mammoth that fell on and killed a Cro-Magnon became a fixed point. Videos of the event were played for young Time Lords "as a sort of learning experience." (PROSE: Keeping up with the Joneses)
Food and sustenance
Gallifreyan physiology provided for a diet similar to the human one (TV: The Keys of Marinus, Boom Town, The Eleventh Hour), including fruit and flesh, but the Time Lords had long lost the habit of feeding with raw or complex food by the time of the presidency of the Fourth Doctor. Freeze-dried pills were employed instead. (TV: The Invasion of Time) Fruit and meat would be eaten on formal occasions, such as holidays, Name Days of Family and Death Days. Such food included fish, Trumpberries, Magenta Fruits and Pig Rats. (PROSE: Lungbarrow) A Time Lord's tastes - similar to their appearance and mannerisms - were greatly influenced by their regeneration, altering which food and drink they preferred and even which ones they could no longer tolerate. (TV: The Eleventh Hour, The Impossible Astronaut) With an enhanced sense of one's internal state and advanced knowledge of chemistry, a Time Lord could - via smell and taste - identify chemical substances and even what chemicals were needed in the body to alter a physical condition. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The Unicorn and the Wasp)
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At events like the resignation of a Lord President, Time Lords who attended wore long robes in bright colours. The different colours signified where on Gallifrey each Time Lord had come from: for example, Prydonians wore robes of scarlet and orange, Arcalians wore green, Patrexes wore heliotrope, Scendles wore dull tan colours, Dromiens wore grey, black and silver, and Ceruleans wore subdued blue colours. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, PROSE: Lungbarrow, PROSE: The Ancestor Cell) In addition, most high-ranking Time Lords donned a decorative headdress and crest, complete with a scarlet cap. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
In the Time War, Gallifreyan residents of the Capitol and Arcadia, including children and the military, wore red clothes. This was mimicked in the scarlet dress of military and government officers. (TV: The Day of the Doctor, The End of Time)
The Doctor repeatedly stated that he disliked Time Lords' hats, calling them "funny" (TV: Time Crash) and "dreadful". He also said that Time Lords had "no dress sense" (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS) and considered them a "stiff necked lot" (AUDIO: Living Legend)
Of those Time Lords seen repeatedly visiting other worlds, such as the Doctor and Romana, they tended to adopt local dress of their preferred destination - in the Doctor's case, that of Earth - that mixed well with the locals, though Romana adopted the same largely to mimic him. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
The Time Lords ruled from the planet Gallifrey, where they would watch the workings of the universe. (TV: The Sound of Drums) Though they once had a mighty empire during the Dark Time, the empire collapsed after the fall of the Pythia. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
Time Lords were originally flexible about manipulating the outcome of certain moments in history. However, they eventually came to fear the consequences of their meddling, noticing how dangerously a change to time could backfire. It became clear that the race had been too reckless when the Time Lords helped the Minyans evolve faster, but found the results disastrous; this led to their non-interference policy. (TV: Underworld)
The Time Lords were said to have control over much of the structure of the universe. They had set up the Web of Time, (AUDIO: Neverland) they controlled and fixed paradoxes (TV: Father's Day) and they allowed travel between parallel universes. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen) After the near-extinction of the Time Lords during the Last Great Time War, these processes were in flux. (TV: Father's Day, Rise of the Cybermen)
The Time Lords were led by the High Council. The Council consisted of the Lord or Lady President, the Lord or Lady Chancellor, the Castellan and Lords Cardinal. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
The Inner Council consisted of the three most powerful members of the High Council. The Lord President was the most powerful member of the Council and had near absolute authority, and used a link to the Matrix, a vast computer network containing the knowledge and experiences of all past generations of Time Lords, to set Time Lord policy and remain alert to potential threats from lesser civilisations. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) The Lord or Lady Chancellor was next in power, and handled many of the government functions. The Castellan controlled the Chancellery Guard and therefore the safety of Gallifrey. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
The rest of the High Council was made up of the Lords Cardinal, which represented the various Gallifreyan Chapters. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
During the Last Great Time War, the Visionary was also a member of the council. She acted as a prophet, recording the future, but only with vague predictions written on paper. (TV: The End of Time)
Gallifreyan civil servants were all equipped with a psychic tripwire to prevent them from revealing confidential information. Should any of this information be revealed, the tripwire was triggered leading to the civil servant suffering psychic seizure leading to eventual death. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
Its indicated by the Master that if the Tenth Doctor killed Rassilon, the Lord President at the time, he would become Lord President himself. (TV: The End of Time) When the Twelfth Doctor later overthrew Rassilon with the help of Gallifrey's military, he did indeed become Lord President. As Lord President, he had the power to banish both Rassilon and the High Council despite the High Council's status on Gallifrey. (TV: Hell Bent)
During the Last Great Time War, there existed a War Council, also known as Gallifrey High Command. They seemed to lead the war effort and may have been a separate entity from the High Council as the General ignored the High Council's plans to save Gallifrey. They also possessed the ability to give "all thirteen" Doctors the go-ahead to freeze Gallifrey in a pocket universe. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
The protection of the Time Lords was carried out by the Chancellery Guard. They protected the Capitol, investigated crimes and captured criminals. (TV: The Deadly Assassin) More secretive or questionable matters were handled by the Celestial Intervention Agency, which was created to be a covert arm of the High Council to safeguard the Time Lords' interests. (HOMEVID: Shada) Much of what they did went against the non-interference policy, leading them to use agents they could easily deny sending (like the Doctor) to protect their secrets. [source needed]
Tens of thousands of years before the Doctor's time, criminals were trapped in Shada, with the intent being that they would be kept there until a suitable punishment could be decided. By the Doctor's time, this method had been phased out and replaced with disintegration. (PROSE: Shada) Morbius was executed this way, but managed to survive as just a brain. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
There were two forms of illegal intervention, both punishable by vaporisation. A Class One was affecting the material properties of a planet, such as axial rotation. A Class Two was when a Time Lord claimed themselves to be a god on a planet. (AUDIO: False Gods)
The punishments used for crimes varied in severity.
- For his breaking of the non-interference policy, the Second Doctor was forced to regenerate and was exiled to Earth with a non-functioning TARDIS. (TV: The War Games)
- Committing genocide would lead to the removal of any remaining regenerations a Time Lord had; artificial species were not considered alive, thus genocide was impossible. (TV: The Trial of a Time Lord)
- For the various crimes the Master committed, his punishment would have been the reversal of his time stream, such that he had never existed. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons) A similar punishment was carried out on the War Lord for his interference in human history which led to the deaths of thousands; he (and several of his guards) were dematerialised out of existence. The War Lord homeworld had a force field placed around it. (TV: The War Games)
- When the Doctor was framed for assassinating the Time Lord President, he would have been vaporised if found guilty. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
Young Time Tots were known to keep rovies as pets. (AUDIO: No Place Like Home) Stories of the Shakri were told to the young ones to keep them fearful of doing anything that might get their species eliminated. (TV: The Power of Three) They were also told fairy tales involving a mythical race known as the Toclafane. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
Academy students sometimes played a dangerous game called "Eighth Man Bound". The multidimensional game of Perigosto, played with a ball and a specialised Perigosto stick, was also a favourite, as was a complicated board game called Sepulchasm. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
During a darker, more barbarous time in the planet's past, Time Lords enjoyed watching time-displaced individuals fight to the death in a dedicated area called the Death Zone, but that practice had been entirely abandoned by the Doctor's day. (TV: The Five Doctors)
Science and technology
The Time Lords were superlatively advanced in many fields of science, including mathematics, biology, xenobiology, chemistry, and physics.
The most characteristic technology used by the Time Lords was their time travel technology of the TARDISes. The TARDIS was derived from the early Gallifreyan technology of the Time Scaphe. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible) The TARDISes were one of the few types of technology that was updated, from the obsolete Type 40 (from Mark I to Mark IV) (TV: The Ribos Operation), the more advanced Type 57 (TV: Warriors of the Deep) and the humanoid Type 102. (PROSE: Alien Bodies) As well, Battle TARDISes and War TARDISes also existed. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5, AUDIO: Neverland)
One of the newer technology developed within the Doctor's lifetime was the Time Rings. (PROSE: Legacy) These Time Rings were small device attached around the wrist, allowing a person to travel through time without being in a time machine. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) They could also be made as small as finger rings that could be touched together to enable time travel. (PROSE: Happy Endings, AUDIO: The Grel Escape)
Stellar manipulation
The Time Lords had the capability to control and use the power of stars. The Tenth Doctor went so far as to claim that the Time Lords "invented" black holes. (TV: The Satan Pit)
Using the Hand of Omega, the Time Lords could speed up the development of stars. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) One such star had been exploded but its development into a black hole had been frozen, trapped in a permanent state of decay and was kept either under the Panopticon as the Eye of Harmony to power the civilisation of the Time Lords, or in TARDISes to use as their power source. [disputed statement] (TV: The Deadly Assassin, Journey of the Centre of the TARDIS)
Weaponry and defences
Despite being one of the most powerful species in the universe, the Time Lords had little in the way of defences and their conventional warfare technology was lagging behind many other civilisations. This may be due in part to the transduction barrier, which covered the planet and which was almost completely impenetrable by outside forces or their general policy of non-interference. As such, when they were invaded by the Sontarans, they were unable to defend themselves with their regular stasers and the Fourth Doctor needed to use an ancient Time Lord weapon called the De-mat Gun. (TV: The Invasion of Time) Few Time Lords, even Chancellery Guards, had any real combat experience. (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element) During the Last Great Time War, the Capitol was protected by a set of dual turrets set around it. They were used to destroy attacking ships. (TV: The End of Time)
On the other hand, the weapons of the Time Lords were considered "legendary" as they had built defensive arrays the size of star systems and created armaments that took apart entire galaxies. (PROSE: Alien Bodies) The operating system of the "galaxy eater" weapon the Moment was so advanced that it had a conscience. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Miscellaneous technology
Some other Time Lord technology included the Matrix (TV: The Deadly Assassin), Validium (TV: Silver Nemesis), the Genesis Ark (TV: Doomsday) and the Chameleon Arch. (TV: Human Nature)
The Lord President Rassilon had a metallic glove which was capable of destroying a person by shooting out electricity and it reverted the Master Race to its human form. (TV: The End of Time)
The Time Lords developed a chemical that could turn vertebrate blood into acid, but the Doctor successfully campaigned it to be banned. (PROSE: The Age of Ambition)
Rassilon also invented Gallifrey's Genetic Looms, the devices used to birth new Gallifreyans after the Pythia's curse. Looms were no longer used after the Curse was lifted following President Romana's negotiations with the Sisterhood of Karn. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
Partial Time Lords
In the post-war era, four individuals were created who were at least partially Time Lord.
A "generated anomaly", Jenny, the artificially created daughter of the Tenth Doctor, had two hearts but was not a full Time Lady, and Martha Jones suspected she was unable to regenerate. She was shot, and was believed by the Doctor to be dead. However, soon after her death, she came back to life with an energy release in a process which appeared similar to regeneration, but without the change of appearance. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)
The Meta-Crisis Doctor, a single-hearted, non-regenerating Time Lord/human hybrid, created by a biological meta-crisis in which Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor's DNA merged. He was born from the Doctor's eleventh regeneration. After committing genocide against Davros' new Daleks, he was left on an alternate Earth where he began a life with Rose Tyler. (TV: Journey's End)
The same process that created the Meta-Crisis Doctor also made the Doctor's human companion Donna Noble into a half-Time Lord - the DoctorDonna. Donna's human brain was unable to process the Time Lord influence beyond a few hours, at which point the Doctor was forced to wipe her memory of her adventures with him; she returned to her original life in London. (TV: Journey's End) She later proved immune to the Master's use of the Immortality Gate to transform humans into "the Master Race". (TV: The End of Time)
River Song was conceived on board the Doctor's TARDIS while it was travelling through the Time Vortex and therefore possessed certain genetic characteristics of a Time Lady, which were brought to the fore by experimentation by the Church. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) This enabled Melody to regenerate at least twice, into Mels and River Song, before sacrificing her remaining regenerations to revive the Doctor. (TV: Day of the Moon, Let's Kill Hitler) She retained her respiratory bypass system. (AUDIO: I Went to a Marvellous Party)
Behind the scenes
According to the non-narrative source, REF: Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations, which this wiki does not count as valid, the Time Lords had little interest in creating forms of transport other than TARDISes. As such, they relied on them instead of other methods of travel.


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The frigid northerly routes will be much more accessible than ever expected, UCLA researchers reported.
"The development is both exciting from an economic development point of view and worrisome in terms of safety, both for the arctic environment and for the ships themselves," lead researcher and geography Professor Laurence C. Smith said.
By mid-century shipping vessels will be able to navigate previously inaccessible parts of the Arctic Ocean and will not need icebreakers to clear they way as they do today, the researchers said.
"We're talking about a future in which open-water vessels will, at least during some years, be able to navigate unescorted through the Arctic, which at the moment is inconceivable," co-author Scott R. Stephenson, a geography doctoral candidate, said.
With global warming, the ice sheets may become so thin polar icebreakers will be able to navigate between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans by making a straight path over the North Pole, the researchers said.
"Nobody's ever talked about shipping over the top of the North Pole," Smith said. "This is an entirely unexpected possibility."
However, they said, even with global warming arctic access will not last beyond late summer.
"This will never be a year-round operation," Smith emphasized.


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Astros hosting Civil Rights Game festivities
Roundtable discussion, Beacon Awards, performances mark just a few events
HOUSTON -- When the Astros take the field to face the Orioles on Friday at Minute Maid Park wearing the uniforms of the Houston Eagles -- the only Negro Leagues team from Texas -- it will mark the culmination of events surrounding the annual Civil Rights Game.
Leaders from around baseball, stars in the music industry and those who have championed civil rights will converge on the Bayou City this week for a series of events leading to Friday's eighth Civil Rights Game, which was developed by Major League Baseball to pay tribute to those who fought on and off the field for equal rights for all Americans.
"We made it clear when we got involved a couple of years ago when we bought the team that we were very interested in diversity, and we'd be a big supporter of it," Astros owner Jim Crane said.
The celebration was to begin Thursday at Union Station at Minute Maid Park when a panel of prominent individuals were to discuss the pivotal role baseball played in the civil rights movement and the game's continued presence as a social institution, as well as present-day social issues affecting the country and the world.
The Baseball & Civil Rights Movement Roundtable Discussion, moderated by Harvard Law School professor Dr. Charles Ogletree, will be streamed on MLB.com and Astros.com prior to the Civil Rights Game.
The participants included Ernest Green, a member of the "Little Rock Nine"; Linda Alvarado, member of the Rockies' ownership group and CEO of Alvarado Construction; Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; former Astros pitcher J.R. Richard; and MLB Network analyst and two-time All-Star Harold Reynolds.
"The Roundtable has been very, very successful, because you have different types of personalities there to answer questions that normally wouldn't be answered," said Frank Robinson, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball development.
MLB and the Astros will pay special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education at the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, scheduled for noon CT Friday at the Hilton Americas Hotel.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will speak at the event, which will honor the late best-selling author and poet Dr. Maya Angelou, founder of Motown Records and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Berry Gordy and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown.
The triumvirate will each receive an MLB Beacon Award, which recognizes individuals whose lives and actions have been emblematic of the spirit of the civil rights movement, and they will be recognized on the field prior to the Civil Rights Game.
Angelou died on Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., her literary agent and officials in her hometown told multiple news outlets. She was 86.
"I am aware that the Civil Rights Game is Major League Baseball's opportunity to encourage and lead its fans and friends in honoring and remembering a critical time in our nation's history, and I respect the league greatly for recognizing the need for this event," Angelou said last week in a statement. "I am very proud to be one of the MLB Beacon Award honorees, amongst an impressive list of figures that were, and still are, part of the civil rights movement."
Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America," will be the keynote speaker. Two Houston-based charities -- the Houston Area Urban League and Change Happens! -- will be the charitable beneficiaries of the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon.
The Civil Rights Game coming to Houston is a source of pride for Robinson, who was born in nearby Beaumont.
"It's well-deserved for the organization for what they're doing for diversity," Robinson said. "It's held in honor of those in and out of baseball who fought for equal rights in all America. That's what it's about. It's not just baseball people. It's the people that have pushed for the equal rights program and been involved in it, young and old."
The game between the Astros and the Orioles will air nationally on MLB Network, with Reynolds, Matt Vasgersian and Sam Ryan calling the action. Both teams will wear Negro Leagues throwback uniforms, as the O's will be wearing the uniforms of the Baltimore Elite Giants (1938-49).
The first 15,000 fans to enter Minute Maid Park on Friday will receive a special commemorative Civil Rights Game cap, and the Astros will treat fans to a postgame fireworks show with a Motown theme.
Chart-topping singer Aloe Blacc will perform his hit songs "Wake Me Up" and "The Man" on the field at Minute Maid Park prior to the Civil Rights Game, with the "The Man" airing live on MLB Network. Additionally, he will perform "Eyes of a Child" earlier in the day at the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon at Hilton Americas Houston.
Grammy Award-winning violinist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Miri Ben-Ari will perform her song "Symphony of Brotherhood," featuring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech, at the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon.
The national anthem will be sang by Jadagrace prior to the game, and Grammy nominee Jeffrey Osborne will sing "America the Beautiful" during the seventh-inning stretch.
The Civil Rights Game began in Memphis, Tenn., in 2007, centering on an exhibition game between the Cardinals and Indians. After another exhibition game in Memphis in '08, the Civil Rights Game moved to Cincinnati ('09-10), then Atlanta ('11-12) as regular-season contests, and last year was hosted in Chicago by the White Sox.


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You may remember it as Divine Reserve No. 11, but the much-loved Saint Arnold Double IPA has returned as a year-round beer.
Being a DIPA it was quite the hop bomb, but not insanely so. It's also not a syrupy sweet version of the style. If you had to compare it to something, it's more like a Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA than Avery's Maharajah or Breckenridge 471.
It's a respectable 9% ABV, so you won't want to blast through too many of these in a sitting. It will be available on tap and in 22 oz. bomber bottles.
It will be in wider distribution before you know it, but here's what Saint Arnold rep Frank Mancuso has to say about where to get it initially.
Looking for @SaintArnold Endeavor in SATX? @TapExchangeTX @thefriendlyspot @FlyingSaucerSA will kick it off in the Alamo city!
— Frank Mancuso (@franktex) February 27, 2012
Note there's no firm date there, but follow those twitter streams or mine and I'll let you know when I hear that it's showing up somewhere locally.
Here's the entire press release.
Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA to be Release on Leap Day
Brewery parking lot to turn into outdoor theater for launch party
HOUSTON, Feb. 28, 2012 – Saint Arnold Brewing Company (www.saintarnold.com), the oldest craft brewery in Texas, today announced plans for its upcoming launch of Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA (India Pale Ale), which will be available year-round. Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA will be released in 22-ounce bombers and on draft beginning February 29th.
The beer's name, first suggested by a NASA astronaut, was selected by the craft beer community who voted to name it after the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which in turn was named after Captain James Cook's ship that explored the Pacific. Captain Cook's ship was a bark, similar to ELISSA, Texas' tall ship moored in Galveston and the namesake of Saint Arnold Elissa IPA.
"Even though Endeavour registers 78 IBUs, the hop bitter always maintains a balance – starting low before building to a pleasant crescendo," said Saint Arnold Founder/Brewer Brock Wagner. "When we released this as Divine Reserve No. 11 last year, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Plus, we enjoyed drinking it. It is amazing to me that 15 years ago, we would have struggled to sell three cases of this beer, but the public is clamoring for it today."
West coast brewers are credited with developing the double IPA style relatively recently to satisfy fans of intense hop flavors and to pay tribute to historical IPAs. Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA uses Simcoe, Columbus and Centennial hops from the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a very citrusy, hoppy beer.
Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA is best enjoyed at 45 degrees or even a little warmer. It has original gravity of 1.078 degrees Plato, final gravity of 1.016 and 8.9 percent alcohol by volume. Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA is priced at approximately $5.99 per 22-ounce bomber and will be available at stores, restaurants and bars throughout Texas and Louisiana.
To celebrate the launch on February 29th, Saint Arnold will turn its parking lot into an outdoor theater for a screening of the movie, "Spaceballs." Admission is $15 and check in will open at 6:00 p.m. and close promptly at 6:45 p.m. Reservations are necessary and can be made online at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=fhrfcudab&oeidk=a07e5lm1fzj105ce868. Participants are encouraged to bring their own chairs and food, and to dress appropriately for the weather.
Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA is the first recipe from the Saint Arnold Divine Reserve series to join the brewery's year-round lineup. Its addition brings the total number of Saint Arnold beers to 13, seven of which are available all year and six of which are seasonal. More information on Saint Arnold Endeavour Double IPA is available at http://saintarnold.com/beers/endeavour.html.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing's 13 brews are made and sold by the company's staff of 38 dedicated employees. The brewery was listed by USA Today as one of the "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer," and Smart Meetings magazine named it among the "Top 5 breweries to host an event." Saint Arnold is located at 2000 Lyons Avenue and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every weekday at 3:00 P.M. and Saturdays starting at 11 A.M. For more information on Saint Arnold's five year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to www.saintarnold.com.


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Victoria Justice Photos Stolen: 'Victorious' Actress Vows to Find Thieves (VIDEO)
Victoria Justice has had private photos stolen from her cell phone and posted publicly online, sparking an angry reaction from the Nickelodeon actress this week.
The stolen photos were posted up on website OceanUp.com, which is a website describing itself as dedicated to latest in up-and-coming celebrity news, youth-centric trends and teen gossip."
Justice, who rose to fame on Nickelodeon TV shows "Zoey 101" and "Victorious" understands how important her image is to her younger fans for her shows, and
the 20 year old actress angrily took to social media site Twitter to rebuke whoever stole her photos.
On her Twitter page, she posted: "My phone was stolen & some1 (someone) leaked this. Wasn't meant 2 (sic) be 'sexy', I took it as a joke cuz (because) I look like an 80s aerobics instructor."
She added: "Hacking & stealing is not cool. Respect peoples (sic) personal property... I would never post a picture of myself like that. I'm not taking this lightly & I will find out who stole my private property."
Her threats seemed to work, and the website quickly removed the photos of Victoria Justice, and a message was posted up in their replacement stating: "Images removed as per request!"
Justice has appeared in numerous Nickelodeon series, including True Jackson, VP, The Troop, The Penguins of Madagascar and iCarly, as well as on the Nickelodeon game shows BrainSurge and Figure It Out as a contestant.
In 2010, she starred in the Nickelodeon film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.
Aside from acting, Justice is involved in her musical career. She has performed several songs for the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!, in which she starred.
The actress has recorded a number of songs for the Victorious series. Justice has announced the release of her debut album, which is expected to be released sometime during 2013.
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
MinerEU, Gridseed official distributor, has just informed us that Gridseed has signed an exclusive contract with Innosilicon to produce and distribute A2 Scrypt ASIC chips and miners globally. The advanced 28nm Scrypt ASIC A2 has 1.6-1.8 MHs hashrate and 10W on each chip. With a 1000KW PSU and the right cooling fans, a new A2-based miner can achieve up to 150 MHs hashrate.
The A2 chip is developed by Innosilicon's teams based in Silicon valley and China and is the first 28nm Scrypt ASIC to hit the market. The global exclusive contract with Gridseed, the first Scrypt ASIC chip manufacture in the world, means the two most advanced ASIC producers will be able to provide better products and services for our mining community.
This new partnership will most likely mean that these new miners will be able to beat the competition that has also been working on 28nm Scrypt ASICs such as KnCMiner and Alpha Technology in terms of delivery time. We still don't have official information about expected delivery dates, but we consider that end of May may sounds like a reasonable and optimistic date to start deliveries of first units. We'll see how things go, but the battle on the Scrypt ASIC market is already seriously heating up.
– For more information about the Innosilicon A2 Terminator Scrypt ASIC Chips…
Update: It seems that this deal with Gridseed might have not been finalized as Innosilicon has published the following updated information on their website (the link above):
Up to this point (May 5th 2014), Innosilicon has not signed any deal on official reselling or distribution rights with anyone so any announcement from an non-Innosilicon source claiming any rights on A2 is false.
Update: And the above sentence has been removed from Innosilicon's website and has been replaced with the following:
Gridseed is one of our strategic customers and partners in virtual currency area, we share the responsibility of building a healthy environment for this innovative and exciting market place.


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The Dalemain Marmalade Collection
We are currently carrying on with any orders for marmalade however delivery times will be much slower at present. Thank you
Home of 'The World's Original Marmalade Awards', The Dalemain Marmalade Collection showcases five distinctive marmalades, celebrating Dalemain's history, garden, and family.
Dalemain is a much loved family home nestling in the heart of Cumbria. It has been hosting The World's Original Marmalade Awards for the past fourteen years, firmly placing it at the centre of the marmalade map. As the founder of this global event, Jane Hasell-McCosh strongly believes that Marmalade, a quintessentially British preserve, is experiencing a renaissance due to the Awards and Festival. She launched the Dalemain Marmalade Collection because of her passion for marmalade, and the rich archive of recipes at Dalemain going back over the last three centuries. All of the marmalades use the family recipes that have been handed down through the generations, and still taste as good as ever! Our collection is available to buy online, in our shop at Dalemain, and also in Fortnum and Mason, London.
The Bishop's Marmalade£2.85 – £4.95
George's Marmalade£2.85 – £4.95
Kitchen Garden Marmalade£2.85 – £4.95
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Vince McMahon may have won the Monday Night Wars, but no one can deny that his adversary, Eric Bischoff, pushed Vince further to the limit than any one else.
A legitimate black belt (something he has boasted about on camera), Bischoff attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a diploma in the Sciences of Television, Radio and Cinema. He would stick around Minnesota, going to work for Verne Gagne's AWA in 1989. Bischoff worked as a commentator as well as behind the scenes in production. As the AWA began to fail, Bischoff took control of the creative end of the organization.
When the AWA folded in 1991, Bischoff sent an audition tape to the WWE but was not hired. Undeterred, Bischoff instead found work with World Championship Wrestling. Initially brought in as an announcer, (his first event was the 1991 Great American Bash), he was soon promoted to Vice-President. With Ted Turner's financial backing, Bischoff was able to finally bring the WWF some competition, as he used Turner's chequebook to sign away many of WWE's top stars, including Randy Savage, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and perhaps the biggest coup of all: Hulk Hogan.
Bischoff wasn't satisfied with simply signing talent. In September 1995, WCW debuted Monday Nitro, which aired on TNT opposite the WWE's Monday Night Raw program.
It would be Hogan, Nash and Hall that would become an intrical part of Bischoff's most daring and successful angle: the birth of the New World Order in. Although he was attacked by the Outsiders upon their arrival, in November, Bischoff himself would step from behind the camera to become the mouthpiece and leader of the NWO as it grew to prominence ... and then overexposure throughout the late 1990s.
Promoted to President of WCW, Bischoff's tactics paid dividends as Nitro defeated Raw in the weekly ratings for 86 straight weeks, until the Vince McMahon/Steve Austin feud began to hit its stride. With Raw and the WWE back in control of the Monday Night Wars, WCW began to go into a steep decline. In September 1999, Bischoff was fired, to be replaced by Bill Busch, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrera.
He returned in April 2000, but by the end of the year, it was apparent that WCW was on its last legs. Bischoff attempted to get enough funds together to buy the company. Instead, World Championship Wrestling became the property of Vince McMahon and the WWE.
On July 15, 2002, the unthinkable happened. Eric Bischoff walked out during an episode of Monday Night Raw and was introduced by Vince McMahon as the new General Manager of the Raw brand. Bischoff immediately turned his attentions to bringing down another McMahon: Stephanie, the GM of the Smackdown brand.
The war between Raw and Smackdown raged for several months, with both sides stealing talent. Bischoff employed the services of Rosey and Jamal, aka Three Minute Warning, to attack Stephanie and Billy and Chuck during Billy and Chuck's "gay wedding."
With the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the WWE in 2003, Bischoff was forced to share General Manager duties with Austin. Austin would ultimately face Bischoff in a "Red Neck Triathalon" at Bad Blood in June 2003. Bischoff would also step into the ring with Shane McMahon (at SummerSlam 2003) after Bischoff broke into the McMahon house and threatened Linda McMahon.
As 2003 ended, Bischoff, it seemed had finally gotten the best of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Team Bischoff defeated Team Austin at the 2003 Survivor Series, ending Austin's run as co-GM.
Even without Austin, Bischoff had plenty of trouble on his hands in the form of his nephew, Eugene, who showed up on Raw. Bischoff passed Eugene on to William Regal although eventually Eugene got made at his uncle and demanded a match. Bischoff lost, both a match and much of his hair, to Eugune at Taboo Tuesday.
Even heels seem to take Bischoff for granted on Raw, as he was the recipient of an RKO from Randy Orton after Orton challenged the Undertaker to a match at Wrestlemania XXI. Apparently, Bischoff fit the bill of a legend and was dumped on his head for his troubles.
As if he didn't have enough problems, Bischoff took exception to the upcoming ECW "One Night Stand" pay-per-view and let his feelings about ECW be known. Former ECW head Paul Heyman decided to stand up for his organization, and he and Bischoff clashed on several episodes of Raw.
Bischoff led his anti-ECW crusaders (including Kurt Angle, Edge and JBL into the pay-per-view and watched the proceedings from the balcony. During the ensuing melee between ECW veterans and Bischoff's crusaders, Bischoff was doing commentary. At the urging of Steve Austin, Mick Foley dragged Bischoff into the ring where he was attacked by several of the ECW wrestlers.
His bad "One Night Stand" over with, Bischoff presided over Raw's portion of the draft lottery in June which brought such stars as Angle, Carlito and most impressively WWE Champion John Cena from Smackdown to Raw. Of course, not everything is going well for Bischoff, especially when it comes to his relationship with his current champion, Cena.
After several verbal and even a couple of physical confrontations with Cena, Bischoff has seemingly made it his mission to end Cena's reign as champion. Enlisting first Chris Jericho and later Kurt Angle, Bischoff has, to date, been unsuccessful in that endeavour. Things really backfired at WWE Homecoming, as Vince McMahon signed a Cena/Bischoff title match where Cena retained, despite the interference of Kurt Angle.
However, things didn't go so well for Bischoff. Team Smackdown defeated Team Raw both at Taboo Tuesday and at the Survivor Series, during which Cena retained his title against Angle and Teddy Long defeated Bischoff, thanks to interference from the Boogeyman.
This did not sit well with Mr. McMahon who challenged Bischoff to achieve one goal. Bischoff declared he would make John Cena tap out, only to have Cena prevail in a WWE title match against Angle and Chris Masters.
With Bischoff's latest failure, McMahon put the Raw GM on trial and, in the end, fired him. Bischoff was last seen being pitched into a garbage truck by Vince McMahon himself.
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Julia V necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
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I am a product developer/pattern maker who works with designers to help take their drawing to a manufacturing ready product. I work with very innovative people and now it is time for me to start on my own product. I have lots of ideas and this is the first to move along.
This product is a very stylish sun shade product to be worn as a fashion item but not look daggy. It can be worn anywhere when dressed up (weddings, drinks, BBQ's, Drives in convertible cars). It will be a high quality product in luxury fabrics and something women love to wear. Targeted to those people in countries where the sun is strong or Asian countries where tanning is not desirable.
Women 15- 40 (mainly late 20's when sun damage starts to show). The target customer is very stylish, she likes to buy high fashion clothing and accessories and aims to look slim, smooth skinned, driving a convertible car or SUV, hair, makeup and body are important to her.
She will be concerned about aging and possibly cancer and looks after their skin (Nicole Kidman etc). She may also buy expensive skin care or regularly visit salons for treatments.
They will have a very good income and like to socialize often with her girlfriends, lunches, Sunday drinks, and holidays in the sun.
For women who would like to protect themselves from the sun without looking like they are.
This will be sold online so the look is important to convey the overall feel. They will be interested in updating their look each season
I require a logo that can be used on website, labels and incorporated into prints and packaging.
Logo should be small enough to be made into woven label approx 6cm long so not too much detail.
Please see images attached for the feel of design I like.
The logo will be used later in a website as well as illustrations similar to attached.
This product will be featured in fashion magazines and fashion websites.
Feel free to experiment with colours.
Good luck and I look forward to seeing your designs.
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