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The raging battle between Verizon and Comcast is heating up yet again, this time with Verizon attempting to undercut its rival with a new "triple-bundle" service for $90-a-month price that's guaranteed for two years.
The raging battle between Verizon and Comcast is heating up yet again, this time with Verizon attempting to undercut its rival with a new "triple-bundle" service for $90-a-month price that's guaranteed for two years.
The deal is aimed at Comcast's introductory "triple play" deal, which has long been advertised as a voice-TV-Internet plan that costs $99 a month for the first year to new customers. Comcast offers a second year at $115 a month as part of that triple-play offer (compared with a regular rate of $130 a month).
Edgar Dworsky, a Somerville resident who runs the ConsumerWorld.org site tells me these package deals may seem enticing to consumers, but they should be cautious about reading the fine print to know what they're buying. He recently posted an item on his site criticizing Verizon for offering an $85-a-month plan, and then charging customers $110 a month for the second year of the contract (which, by the way, was still cheaper than Comcast). He says the new plan that Verizon announced in the past week represents a definite improvement.
You should be sure of what you're getting as part of the package: For example, Dworsky says you may pay more per month to get a full range of high-definition channels. You should also check out any equipment or outlet charges that could drive up the bill; Dworsky says getting cable TV for multiple sets in one house could mean extra fees.
Also, don't forget the costs of state and federal taxes: Dworsky says he pays $12 a month in taxes on top of his cable TV package with RCN (which, by the way, first popularized these triple-bundles in the Boston area roughly a decade ago). And high-speed Internet plans can vary widely in quality, depending on the "speediness" of the high-speed service, as measured in megabits per second.
Just because you see a great deal with a competitor doesn't mean you have to pull the plug on your current service. Dworsky recommends approaching your cable TV provider and seeing if it is willing to match its rival's deal.
Of course, for many cable TV consumers in Eastern Massachusetts where Comcast dominates, this comparison shopping isn't even possible. Verizon has slowed down its growth into new communities considerably now that it has reached about 100 cities and towns in this state (although it is continuing to reach more homes in the communities that it already serves), and RCN isn't doing much to add to its 20 cities and towns in the Boston area.
- MassMarketBlog.com


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and eat three more donuts than you had planned on eating. LET'S GO!
TOP CHEF ALL STARS – 10:00PM (Bravo – an NBC/Universal network) GAHHHHHHHHH PAULA DEEN ALERT! PAULA DEEN ALERT! THREAT LEVEL CRISCO! Why on Earth are they trotting out this woman for "Top Chef"? The reason I watch "Top Chef" is because it's the only food show on television that Deen hasn't yet infiltrated with her greasy, grubby paws. This is a show about fine dining, dammit. I don't want to see the chefs make buttermilk taffy. I'm growing angrier merely at the prospect. I hope Dale says terrible things to her face. You know he's capable of it. ANTICIPATION: DEEN!
SHEDDING FOR THE WEDDING – 9:00PM (CW) CW's newest reality competition features nine overweight couples (big love!) seeing who can drop weight the fastest in order to win a dream wedding, i.e. a wedding that is fully paid for. Let's hope these couple don't lose too much weight, because if they do, then they might not actually get married because they're skinny and gorgeous and don't have to date obese people anymore. Stay tuned for the spinoff to this show, "Gainin' For The Potty Trainin'," in which every contestant that lost weight on this show gains it all back the second they have children. It'll happen to YOU. ANTICIPATION: FAT!
JUSTIFIED – 10:00PM (FX) There's a scene at a roadhouse this week. See? I told you this show was the spiritual descendant of that movie! Just slap hair extensions on Timothy Olyphant and suddenly Raylan becomes RayDalton. Pain don't hurt! ANTICIPATION: ROADHOUSE!
AMERICAN IDOL – 8:00PM (FOX) Tell you what I didn't see coming: the new "Idol" holding up in the ratings. The Simon-less extravaganza has maintained its grip atop the Nielsens thus far. Is it because everyone loves the new judges? Are the singers better this go round? Or is it just because there really isn't anything else on and "Idol" is a kind of mindless default program that everyone can turn to without fear of being offended? Yeah, let's all bet on the latter. ANTICIPATION: LOPEZ!
THE GODFATHER 2 – 8:00PM (AMC) I know it was you, Bob. You broke my heart. What's that? It was Fredo? Really? Dang. I did NOT see that coming. Sorry about the whole broken heart spiel, Bob. Now help me get Fredo onto this fishing boat. ANTICIPATION: COLD-BLOODED!
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GMP Architekten recently won first prize in the international competition to build the culture center in the newly created Changzhou city center. The 350,000 sq meter project will be six times larger than the Louvre in Paris and will include a number of hubs such as an arts museum, a science and technology museum and a library. The center will also provide for service facilities that support the center for culture in the Xinbei district of the city. The basement will provide for an underground parking garage and the lower levels will be filled with retail shops and restaurants.
The complex's form is created from 6 modular buildings with the same cantilevered and arced volume. Placed together, these modules create a much larger volume with a flat roof and large open pavilions in the middle. From the outside, each module looks the same, but varies significantly on the inside with different architectural functions to cater to the specific programs within. The facades are clad in staggered grey slate and transparent glass to move light through and around the space, while skylights and atria help pull light down into the modules. Finally generous landscaping will work to make the center a desirable meeting place and a water course that cuts diagonally through the site will be a prominent feature. Like a natural canyon, the waterway is a landscaping element, helps create a microclimate and pulls light into the lower levels.
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You got me!! Happy Birthday Angie. Have a wonderful day!! BTW one more wouldn't be so bad huh????
I, for one, found it totally believable that you peed on a stick and stuck in in your drawer for a few years....
Happy Birthday!
Mr. T sez, "I pity da foo!"
Yes, you got me! I was wondering if 6 was your magic number!!
Happy Birthday, Angie!! You April fool, you!
I have to laugh I did not even realize the joke until you wrote it out. I think I just know you all too well. Happy Birthday!
I love your birth story. I would NEVER want that to happen to me.
You didn't get me you fooler! I knew there were no new babies coming to your house. But great trick! I must tell you that it suits you to a T that you came into the world that way. Fascinating and funny from birth...PERFECT!
Happy birthday my special friend!
I wondered for a sec... I was trying to see if it looked like a google picture, but it does look like you took it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope it's a good one...
Funny, funny. And that is one of the craziest birth stories I've ever heard! Happy Birthday!
♥ I did wonder for half a second and those exact words went through my head. Really. and then didin't she say 5's it we're done! However my friend said that same thing at 4 but still had a surprise baby number 5! :)
My sister was born April 1st too! We used to tell her she was a "joke"... She didn't really appreciate us much back then! :)
Happy birthday!
Wow, your (own) birth story actually trumps my having Maya in the back seat of our car. I love that!
I was fooled. I totally believed the picture until I read on. Happy Birthday- I love your story!
The story is fantastic! Is IT true??? I wasn't able to see the picture of the test using Safari, but when I opened your blog in FireFox, I saw it and realized what everyone was talking about. I am sure if I hadn't inadvertently cheated, I would have totally believed you!
The question is...why do you have a positive pregnancy test lying around???
LOL!!!! You had me there. I was getting all excited for you to have another cute little baby. Dashed those hopes. Just Kidding. Happy Birthday!!!!
Too funny. I still have all four of the sticks I peed on when I found out I was pregnant with the twins. We were going to tell our families that I was pregnant again with another set of twins, but then we realized it just wasn't very funny....
I saved both the positive tests I took. Not sure why... just seemed like the thing to do. And yes, you did trick me with that picture.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday. I am pretty sure I remember reading something that you weren't having anymore so i didn't think you were pregnant unless it was some miracle. But heck it happens right? I hope you had a great day.
haha, I really thought you were pregnant! Happy Birthday Angie!
That was pretty funny! :P Happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday Pretty!!!
Happy Birthday! You didn't fool me! Hope you had a great day:)
I saw that stick and before I could read the title, I was like, "OMGoodness!"
What a great entrance to the world! You are an original!
Happy Birthday!
Yeah... your April Fool's Joke is better than my twin one... YOU WIN! Your poor dad must have been FREAKING OUT!
I knew you could not be pregnant. Joseph went to school and told everyone I was having TRIPLETS! LOL
I keep pregnancy sticks too! LOL
Normally, I wouldn't have a positive pregnancy test "lying around". However, I was living with my in-laws when I got pregnant and I didn't want the test found in the trash before I was ready to tell anyone I was pregnant. So I kept it. Then after I found it again, I couldn't throw it away because it represented the carefree pregnancy I thought I was going to have. But didn't.
Your birthday is one of the best April fool's jokes I've seen around. I asked around yesterday for some ideas and didn't get any great ones. Hard to pull that one off twice, eh?
yup, you got me. phew.
Happy Belated Birthday!!!!!!
Well you got me. That's a cool birth story. Yesterday after I got back from the gym I told Dru I was pulled up by the cops and given a $500 ticket for not having insurance or registration. He FREAKED OUT!! It was pretty funny. He was relieved that it was April Fools.
Happy Birthday ANgie - that was a good one!!!
See you soon - Kellan
Nah, you didn't get me. I know you're done, AND married to a pharmacist, so really, how hard is birth control? 'Grab a pack of condoms hon, we're out!' But I didn't know your birthday was April 1st. Sorry I missed that, hope it was a good one. I wish I would have thought of that pregnancy joke, course, since we are still planning on one more, it wouldn't catch anyone too off guard. Are you 33 this year? That's a magic birthday for women in Japan. 17 and 33. Don't know why...
I actually said, OUTLOUD "NO WAY!!" when I saw the picture. So yea, call me an easy target.
I didn't do any pranking but I heard about a guy who sprinkled dry cherry kool-aid in his roommate's towel right before he got out of the shower. I guess it took several days to wear off!!
OMG - you really had me going there!
Oh, and I am an idiot and forgot....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy Birthday!! And that is quite the birth story, it would be hard to trump that!


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With one out of four children in north Florida not knowing when they will eat their next meal, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. and the Jacksonville Jaguars are launching the Winn-Dixie Hunger Relief program in all its stores during the holiday season, according to a news release.
From now until Christmas Day, Winn-Dixie and the Jaguars are asking customers to help make a difference by donating funds at the point of checkout and by purchasing specially marked Winn-Dixie brand products, the manufacturers of which have generously donated to this program, according to the release.
Winn-Dixie has also announced a 40,000-pound food donation to Second Harvest North Florida to kick off the campaign.
Jaguars owner Shad Khan joined in on the announcement, along with Bruce Ganger, executive director of Second Harvest North Florida, and Mary Kellmanson, vice president of marketing for Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.
"I encourage all our fans to donate at your local Winn-Dixie store to help those who need it most," Khan said. "We'd love to see children in our communities receive the nutrition they need to start each day with a smile."
Winn-Dixie's Hunger Relief campaign will run throughout the grocer's five-state operating area to benefit 16 Feeding America-affiliated food banks, including Second Harvest North Florida.
Twitter users are encouraged to follow @WinnDixie and use the hash tag #Tweet2Eat to when they donate in stores or share the cause with their followers.


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Let He Who is Without a Double Mind Cast the First Vote
By Craig Heimbichner
As the presidential (s)election circus flashes on screen in a perpetual hypnotic hype, we are seeing the predictable reactions of percipients on both the Left and Right—partisan zealotry and mindless support of the "party candidate" as though there were a substantial difference between the two death-oriented, war-mongering male prostitutes, McCain and Obama. But such is to be expected. The Group Mind has been tethered like a cow and ranges in an establishment pasture, thinking that the twin halves of the circle are somehow disconnected. Democrats and Republicans alike roam in this carefully circumscribed kabbalistic sphere, grazing in the sefirah of the day.
The induction of a Double Mind in the populace has been a masterstroke of the Cryptocracy. The herd behaves as though it truly believes there is a real choice available in this two-party system, never wondering why there isn't a strong alternative third party available, just as the cow doesn't seem to mind the limits of its grazing ground (except for the occasional jerk of the rope when the cud-chewing bovid ventures too far).
One of the recent manifestations of this controlled myopia has been—on the Right—the call by certain activist Catholics to have sacramental communion withheld from abortion-supporting politicians, and, by extension, the faithful who in turn vote for them. In other words, priests are being pressured to withhold giving communion to Democrats for their implicit or explicit support for the termination of life.
Notably absent, however, is a similar call to withhold communion from war-mongering politicians, and, by extension, the faithful who vote for them. War is patently a grand termination of life, but such in-your-face data appear to escape the above activists, who are quite agitated within their half of the grand grazing pasture as they stare across the grass into the eyes of their blinking bovine counterparts.
In fact if support for death-oriented politicians became the bar for advancing to communion each Sunday Mass, the pews would remain filled and the liturgy would proceed at a quick pace to its conclusion. Such is the triumph of the Double Mind in our day, and while the above example exposes the blind hypocrisy of the Right, the mirror mentality exists no less on the Left. Witness the support for Obama by antiwar protesters who have suddenly "not noticed" his endorsement of the recent slaughter of civilians in Afghanistan inflicted by this country's armed forces. The spectacle on both Left and Right is a sick jest worthy of the Joker, a recently revived apropos pop-cultural symbol.
Like the two pillars of the Kabbalah, Mercy and Severity, the Left and Right continue to provide a framework upon which to scaffold "thought." Here's an interesting dream: what if voting were limited to those free of the duality imposed by the cultural controllers, con artists, and Cryptocrats channeling information to the populace?
Perhaps the voting booths would remain as empty as the confessional.
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Craig Heimbichner is the author of Blood on the Altar


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Family Televsion Time
>> Monday, December 06, 2010
My Family and I love watching movies together. Now that I have children, I enjoy watching animated movies and television mini-series. We cannot get enough of Avatar the animated television mini-drama that comes on, on Nickelodian's, Nicktoons. (Look for your local air time and channel on Nickelodian. Sometimes you can catch the marathon in its completed episodes). It should be more popular than it is. This series really is a gem. I am a fan and have found some online fans as well. My husband just got into it and now The family frenzy for this show is complete. Sometimes I catch him watching on his own saying, "I don't know what it is about this show. I can't stop watching". Even though he has seen the all episodes like us.
For those of you who do not know about Avitar (the Last Airbender) it is not the movie Avitar which can be confusing. It is a story about a boy who is an Avatar or peacemaker who is reborn every generation to bring peace to the world. Aang, who is the Avitar for the generation in the television series must master all four elements to defeat a Firelord who with fervor is taking over the world of four nations. To stop him Aang must learn how to master water, earth and fire through bending. He is already an Airbender. His Journey begins when a brother and sister, Sokka and Katara, find him in the ice. He is the last of his kind due to the the Firelord.
The Firelord has a son and daughter. The villains of the series. They want to capture the Avitar. One the way to mastering the elements. Aang must get teachers and this is the essence of the series. The teachers enfold and you are surprised as they are excellent maters and manipulators of bending. It gets better until the finale. I love it because it is the true struggle of good and evil. You are able to relate to each character in some way. The writers really did and excellent job in engaging the audience that you find you can't wait to see how everything turns out.
For those of you who know about Avitar (the Last Airbender) next year there is a treat. The series continues with The upcoming Legend of Korra. You can read more about Korra on the Wall Street Journal Blog. Of course with all shows you should use your discretion. What may be fine for my family may not be for yours. Here's a sample of some of the episodes.(They will all start at the same time. Place curser or arrow on the video screen and the pause/play button will appear. Then you are able to play one at a time).
*Sample trailers have expired and were removed. Check your local listings or visit Nicktoons for viewing sample videos.


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Evangelism: God is Depending on Us
Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him love.... —Ephesians 1:4
Sin is a disease. It is lawlessness. It is rebellion. It is transgression—but it is also a wasting of the most precious of all treasures on earth. The man who dies out of Christ is said to be lost, and hardly a word in the English tongue expresses his condition with greater accuracy. He has squandered a rare fortune and at the last he stands for a fleeting moment and looks around, a moral fool, a wastrel who has lost in one overwhelming and irrecoverable loss, his soul, his life, his peace, his total mysterious personality, his dear and everlasting all!
Oh, how can we get men and women around us to realize that God Almighty, before the beginning of the world, loved them, and thought about them, planning redemption and salvation and forgiveness?
Christian brethren, why are we not more faithful and serious in proclaiming God's great eternal concerns?
How is this world all around us ever to learn that God is all in all unless we are faithful in our witness?
In a time when everything in the world seems to be vanity, God is depending on us to proclaim that He is the great Reality, and that only He can give meaning to all other realities. Christ the Eternal Son, 48.
"Forgive me, Lord. I fear that all too often I have let You down when You were depending on me. Use me today as a faithful servant. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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At New York's most expensive hotel, you get what you pay for. Despite the money, the St. Regis is, hands-down, one of the world's top hotels, and it has a very nice address--just off Fifth Avenue on 55th Street. And because the St. Regis maintains such a quiet, dignified, almost restrained air of perfect hospitality (true to its Edwardian roots), you can check in and forget that it's the 1990s.
The original St. Regis--built by John Jacob Astor in 1904--might have been called tired or a has-been seven years ago, before its much-touted, three-year, $100 million renovation. Reopened in September 1991, the hotel is an overwhelmingly attractive example of nineteenth-century tradition successfully melded with twenty-first-century expectations.
Check in at the front desk and you'll notice something odd. There's no computer. A giant, leather-backed book contains your reservation, just as it would have 90 years ago.
In your room, along with silk wall coverings, fresh flowers, 12-foot ceilings, understated Italian-marble floors and tiles, double bathroom sinks, Bijan toiletries (Tiffany toiletries in suites) and Louis XV-style furnishings, there are several phones. At least one of these phones (two in larger suites) is equipped with an LED screen that displays instructions and messages in six languages. From the phone you can control all room lighting, the temperature, the television, hook up your laptop computer and even make local calls--for free. (Of course, the phone is also an alarm clock.)
Which brings us to value. Grab some juice from the minibar, make reservations for the Philharmonic and then call the butler (there's one on every floor, and he or she always speaks your language, whether it's French or Japanese) for coffee. Now check your bill. No charge. If you happen to be in your room at 4 p.m., tea, cakes and fruit arrive gratis.
And let's just say you buy those tickets, unpack your suit and it needs to be pressed and back within two hours. Don't look for an iron. Call the butler. It's free.
All this service just works according to the St. Regis' maître d'étage plan--each butler is responsible for his entire floor, managing everyone from housekeeping to maintenance, not to mention his guests. That cup of coffee was brewed by the maid on your floor, so it's actually hot.
Downstairs there are hotel entrances into Fifth Avenue boutiques such as Godiva Chocolatiers, Bijan menswear and Christian Dior. Down a silent hallway there is the Astor Court restaurant where the service--and lunch--exceed all expectations.
Carrot soup and a lobster club sandwich with basil mayonnaise went well together, while a Mozart piano concerto played softly enough to mute conversation at other tables. (Live piano and harp accompany the tea, sandwiches and scones at teatime.)
Aside from the ho-hum perfection of excellent food and waitstaff, there is always something more at the St. Regis.
After leaving the table to make an urgent call, one guest returned to find his half-consumed espresso missing. The waiter explained that he didn't want it to get cold and then replaced it with a fresh cup.
The perfection extends to the hotel's restaurant, Lespinasse, where Swiss chef Gray Kunz presides over the stoves. The high ceilings and soft decor are subtly reminiscent of a French château. Fixed-price menus cost $51 and $67. Some outstanding dishes include a taro-crisped salmon with syrah reduction and rack of lamb on a spiced eggplant tart with carrot emulsion. Be prepared. Kunz is one of the most talented chefs working in New York today.
The wine list is straightforward. Some interesting buys include a Château Woltner, Howell Mountain St. Thomas Chardonnay, 1990, $59, an Etienne Sauzet Bâtard-Montrachet, $219 and a Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage Blanc, Le Chevalier de Sterimberg, 1989, $62. Red wines include a Caymus Special Selection, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988, $105, a 1966 Mouton-Rothschild, $520, a 1979 Ducru-Beaucaillou, $83, and from Burgundy, a Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret, Echézeaux, Vielles Vigne, 1990, $119.
After dinner there is, of course, more than one place in which to smoke a cigar. The King Cole bar, with its original Maxfield Parrish mural of the old king, is a lovely retreat (ask the bartender for the Dunhill humidor), and there is the Salon, just off the lobby, where one could easily sit for hours admiring the original furniture and 1904 fireplace.
It's nice to know that, at least at the St. Regis, cigars, service, fine food and elegant surroundings are aspects of lodging still worth the extra expense.
-- Michael Frank
St. Regis
Two East 55th Street at Fifth Avenue
Phone: (800) 759-7550 or (212) 753-4500
Room Rates: $350, standard double; $575, suite
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Second up: Some 40-plus players have already signed up for my DietBet! Very excited to see how this whole thing plays out -- and hopefully drop 10 pounds in the process.
Third up: Today only, and while supplies last, 1SaleADay has the refurbished Google Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi) for $139.99. That's by far the lowest price I've seen for Google's popular tablet, and I'm just hoping it doesn't sell out before you get the chance to grab one. (If it does, don't fret: tablet deals seem to be getting better by the week.)
The Nexus 7 is widely regarded as one of the best 7-inch slates on the market, if not the best. Highlights include a 1,280x800-pixel screen, great battery life, Bluetooth, and Android 4.2.
That said, I'm not sure I fully understand the fuss over this model, which lacks memory expansion and a rear camera. Any tablet with only 8GB of storage is bound to prove limiting, even if you stream most of your media from Google's cloud.
In any case, you'll want to check out CNET's review of the Nexus 7. Although it's focused on the 32GB HSPA+ model, most of the material still applies here. Their takeaway: "With its excellent design, useful software features, and low starting price, the Nexus 7 is the cheapest way to experience the best that the Android OS has to offer."
At $139.99 out the door, that's definitely true. Do keep in mind the 90-day warranty, however, and be prepared for a wait of two to three weeks for delivery (1SaleADay can be slow to ship).
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For initial certification in New Hampshire, all candidates must:
- Hold a bachelor's degree
- Complete an approved educator preparation program or complete one of the alternate certification routes
- Pass the Praxis® tests for their certification area
For more information on educator certification procedures, visit New Hampshire's Bureau of Credentialing.
Who Must Take the Tests?
Teacher candidates or those wishing to become certified must take the Praxis tests.
Prior to entering an educator preparation program at your college or university, you may be required to take the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) tests to demonstrate your qualifications.
In New Hampshire, you must also take the appropriate Praxis® Subject Assessments for each area of certification you seek.
As of the September 2007 test administration, the New Hampshire Department of Education automatically receives scores for test takers who take a Praxis test at a test center in New Hampshire. Test takers not testing at a test center in New Hampshire who would like New Hampshire Department of Education to receive their scores must list code 7660 on their registration form to designate New Hampshire Department of Education as a score recipient.
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1. To place a wager on someone or something. I bet on the winning horse! Which team did you bet on to win the Super Bowl?
2. To be certain that something will happen. Oh, you can bet on Kevin being late tonight—he's never on time!
3. To have confidence in one's or someone else's abilities. I don't often bet on myself, but I'm trying to think more positively these days. I'm betting on my son to get the job—he's very qualified for the position.
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to wager something on someone or something. I bet one thousand dollars on that horse! Fred bet a few bucks on his favorite football team.
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to wager on someone or something. Are you really going to bet on that horse? I bet on Paul. He is the fastest runner.
bet on
1. To place a bet of some amount on some event: I bet $5 on the first race of the evening. I'm not going to bet on the last race.
2. To place a bet of some amount on some participant in an event: We bet $200 on the home team, but they lost. Don't bet anything on me in this game; I'm not a very good player. Will you bet on any of the players?
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There has, as of late, been a fair bit of negative posting going on on these forums. I am not a huge fan of heavily moderated boards, and don't plan on heavily moderating these boards. That being said, some of the conduct of a few people has been less than friendly or constructive, and something needs to change.
Due to the inability of some posters to post nicely, to refrain from posting in an attacking manner, and generally ruining the nature of several good threads with inappropriate posts, we're going to a semi-moderated board (yes, more than just joking edits).
1) If you're deemed to be posting in a manner which people would consider "Trolling" or attacking another person, you will receive a 3 day to 1 week temporary ban. After 3 such bans, you will be permanently banned.
2) If you try to sell gold, trade characters, post real life information of people, or generally do something that is not acceptable on public message boards you can potentially be perma-banned or given a temp ban and a strong warning.
This is being done to improve these boards for our small community, and to keep things peaceful and constructive (or at least interesting and entertaining!)
Note: This doesn't mean you can't do silly things like pyramids, or joking troll posts. It is entirely aimed at people making mean or attacking posts. As always, good discussion and courtesy are thoroughly encouraged.


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CRUZ 115cm OT roof bars with fitting kit 5413
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CRUZ makes the best value roof bar system in the mid market. These bars are well designed and well made, with a very wide range of adapter kits, and CRUZ takes pride in making new kits for new cars, ASAP, sometimes even before they come onto the market. Where possible the kits are shaped so the tops of the bars are horizontal, even on a well curved car roof.
Aerobars are sometimes available as an option - check the list below. If they're not available it's because it will be cheaper to choose an aerobars package from the CRUZ premium range.
CRUZ makes the best value roof bar system in the mid market. These bars are well designed and well made, with a very wide range of adapter kits, and CRUZ takes pride in making new kits for new cars, ASAP, sometimes even before they come onto the market. Where possible the kits are shaped so the tops of the bars are horizontal, even on a well curved car roof.
Aerobars are sometimes available as an option - check the list below. If they're not available it's because it will be cheaper to choose an aerobars package from the CRUZ premium range.
You need to order: (1) a pair of standard size CRUZ 32mm x 22mm plastic-covered rustproofed steel bars and (2) a vehicle specific fitting kit which joins the bars to the roof. Some vehicles also require a foot kit. All the items you require have been pre-ticked in the list below. There are kits for a very wide range of cars, so this CRUZ system should prove to be good long term value, i.e. you'll probably just need to change your fitting kit when you change your car.
We've chosen the longer (115cm) bars for you because these will allow you to carry more on the roof, and make loading easier, but if you want a neater look, and shorter bars are also shown below under Alternative bar length, please untick the 115cm bars and then choose the shorter option.
All CRUZ roof bar systems are fully TÜV approved.
The aim of this note is to persuade you that kayaks should always be tied to the carrying vehicle at both bow and stern.
Untied kayaks have, in our experience, the greatest potential for a roof bar or kayak carrier failure. The massive forces that untied kayaks can generate have even been known to snap roof bar fixing bolts with the result that a complete assembly of roof bars and kayaks has ended up on the road. We know that this has happened with almost every brand of roof bar, and regardless of whether the kayaks are on a special carrier or just strapped to the bars.
You need to fix bow and stern lines, probably using the front and rear screw-in towing eyes to get strong and accessible fixing points on the vehicle. Kayak shops should be able to provide suitable 'paracord' for this purpose. It is cheap and readily available online. Alternatively, Thule makes the QuickDraw 838 which we have listed together with every kayak carrier we sell.
Please note that kayaks should be strapped to the roof bars, or to kayak carriers, using straps that are suitable for the purpose, e.g. 25mm polypropylene straps with strong buckles. Bungee cords must never be used.
Please also note that all roof bar instructions point out the dangers of carrying unsecured long items, as of course do all kayak carrier instructions.
If you tie down your kayaks you almost certainly won't experience a product failure. If you don't you may or may not get away with it. If there is a disaster and the kayaks end up on the road, separated from the vehicle, then you were not using tie downs and you have subjected the roof bars to forces for which they were not designed. The costs of sorting this out are yours, not ours, and you may also have difficulties with your insurers.
We're sorry to be so firm about this, but "things coming off the tops of cars" is the stuff of nightmares, and we want to do all we can to prevent accidents of this sort from happening.
If the new fitting kit shown in the list below has a code CR1xxx or CR2xxx then the additional Optima foot kit is not required.
Delivery charges and arrangements:
We charge a contribution towards delivery costs, depending on what you order, where you live, and how quickly you want the goods.
For most UK addresses, the charge for our two to three day service is £5.50 (£9.50 for orders including a roof box) and our charge for Next Working Day deliveries is £8.50 (£12.50 for orders involving a roof box). AutoSock, shoe chains, RUD i-Sock, and small spare parts, are charged £3.95 (Royal Mail Tracked), £4.95 (Royal Mail Express Tracked) or £5.95 (express courier, usually Next Working Day).
There are different charges for any delivery including a sea crossing, and deliveries to Skye - we will contact you with a quote on receipt of order.
Orders for Next Working Day delivery need to be received by 2.00pm.
There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, except for postable items where Royal Mail has a Saturday delivery. Next Working Day orders placed on a Friday will be delivered on the Monday, Next Working Day orders placed on a Saturday will be delivered on the Tuesday.
We are very flexible with our deliveries and will aim to deliver on a day and at an address which suits you. Goods can usually be left without signature - we prefer this with roof boxes. There's a "Special Delivery Instructions" box in the checkout area where we'll ask you to choose a typical instruction and then amend it to suit your particular requirements.
No retailer or courier company can ever "guarantee" a Next Working Day delivery. All courier companies occasionally have the same transport problems as can happen to everyone else, including snow blocked roads, closed roads, traffic jams, mechanical breakdown, an inability to find the delivery address, or to gain access to it if, for example, it's in a block of flats. We work with some of the best couriers in the business, and overall they provide an outstanding service.
Payment options:
We take the following cards, and also PayPal. Please note that the entry on your card statement will be from "The Roof Box Company".
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Your carpet pile may compress due to heavy foot traffic or weight of the furniture. Rotating furniture may help reduce indentations. You can work the pile back into place with the edge of a coin. Sometimes, passing a hot steam iron over the spot can also help, but keep the iron at least four inches above the carpet.
The cost of carpeting a room can vary greatly and will depend on a number of variable factors. First and foremost you will need to identify if you are purchasing wall-to-wall carpeting that will require professional installation, or merely an area rug that does not require professional installation. Typically a full-service wall-to-wall carpet project (one that includes delivery and installation) will include 4 primary price components:
- The cost of the carpet material itself
- The cost of the cushion that goes below the carpet,
- The cost of Labor (delivery, installation and additional services such as furniture moving)
- The cost of transitions, trim or other accent pieces.
The cost of the carpet material will vary depending on the brand of carpet you choose, fiber the carpet is made of, the quality of the carpet construction, the color & style of the carpet, and the warranty covering the carpet.
The cost of the cushion will vary depending on the thickness and weight of the cushion, the quality of the cushion construction if the cushion has a moisture barrier, and the warranty covering the cushion.
The cost of labor for your project will vary depending on the size and scope of your project. Delivery often varies depending on the distance from the Flooring America/Flooring Canada warehouse and the number of materials required. Installation costs will vary depending on the condition of the subfloor over which the carpet is being installed and the complexity of the installation. The cost of installation may increase if work must be done to prepare the sub-floor to be installed over.
The cost of transitions, trim, and other accent pieces will vary depending on which trim products you choose, how many pieces are required, and the complexity of their installation.
One of the many services that separate Flooring America/Flooring Canada from the competition is our complimentary home-measuring service. There are many factors that can influence how much carpet you will need for your space and which product is right for you, so avoid the headache and let us measure and assess your space for free! A professional home-measurement must be conducted by one of our FAFC certified flooring consultants or estimators if you would like us to professionally install the product. This is to ensure we order exactly the right amount of material for our installers to
If you wish to identify how much material you need by yourself you will need to find out the exact width and length of your space in feet and inches. You can use a standard tape measure or a laser measuring device. Multiply the width of your room by the length to determine the total square feet of the room. If your space is not a simple rectangle you will need to measure the length of every wall and break the room into small rectangle shaped sections to make it easier to calculate your square footage. Carpet is typically manufactured in 12-foot rolls and as a result, there will often be waste material created by cutting the carpet roll to fit your space. To account for this waste you must order at least 10% more square feet of carpet than the actual size of your room. Typically the more windows, closets, corners, and other unique features a room has will require more extra square feet of carpet.
How long a carpet will last depends on the quality of the product, the amount of traffic/use it experiences, and how well it is maintained. Almost every product found in a Flooring America/Flooring Canada showroom will have a star-level warranty that will indicate how long the carpet is warrantied against wear & texture loss if it is properly maintained under normal traffic. Carpet products with a 1-star warranty are warrantied for 5 years, 5-star products are warrantied for up to 25 years. Proper maintenance to ensure you get the most out of your carpet includes regular vacuuming (once per week for every person who uses the room), using floor mats in exterior entry-ways, and getting your carpet professional hot-water extraction cleaned every 12-18 months. It is also important to address any stains on the carpet immediately with one of the recommended cleaning methods in your carpet warranty guide. Many of the carpet products sold at Flooring America/Flooring Canada can outlast their warranties if used and maintained properly.
The balls of fluff, or loose fibers, found on carpet or in the vacuum cleaner bag are the normal result of fiber left in the carpet from the manufacturing process. Removing these loose fibers does not affect carpet life or appearance. Because of their large size, these fibers are too big to become airborne or to be breathed in. With proper vacuuming and using a quality vacuum cleaner, most shedding gradually disappears within the first year after installation.
Light reflects differently as the pile is pushed in different directions. Foot traffic generally causes this, and the best solution is to sweep or vacuum the pile in a uniform direction.
Just snip the end to even the carpet surface. Never pull out long or loose ends as this can permanently damage your carpet. If a tuft becomes snagged or works loose, simply cut it off and let the surrounding yarn fill in the space.
When a room's relative humidity is very low, a static charge can build up in your carpet as you walk across it. If this occurs, a humidifier or other commercially available products can help.


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The AGE Pill's Supernutrients Accelerate Youthful Energy And Vitality.
When we were very young, our bodies grew quickly, with an abundance of highly active stem cells. Stem cells are the master cells in our bodies that are able to transform into any type of cell that we need. As we grew, our stem cells divided and multiplied into the trillions of cells that make up an adult body, and replaced the cells in our body faster than they wore out and were discarded.
As children, we also had all of the energy that we needed to go all day long. This energy is derived from metabolizing glucose sugars to create electrical energy. As our bodies break glucose down through oxidation to release the energy that powers the cells in our body, a plaque like residue was left over. This residue—known as A.G.E. (Advanced Glycation End-products)—accumulates over time, depositing an inhibiting coating over proteins, reducing optimal stem cell performance.
As the stem cells rebuild new cells and maintain themselves, Lipofuscin is formed. Lifofuscin is metabolic waste, a cellular sludge that builds up over our lifetime that clutters cells and greatly inhibits biological functions. It is difficult for our cells to produce the energy they need when this thick sludge inhibits flow and function.
But what if we got some help to clean up the mess and dump much of the accumulated trash left behind by glycation and lipofuscin? Then the stem cells in our bodies should be free to function again at a high level. Scientists now theorize it may well allow our bodies to again produce energy at the same levels as when we were in our prime, much like if we were in our 20's again.
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) and biological hydrogen are believed to be key in supporting the releases of vast stores of electrical energy to your body. Your enhanced, elevated energy could help your cells to rebuild, rejuvenate and work at more optimum levels, potentially alleviating the ravages to our bodies that occur over our lifetime.
Our powerful and unique synergistic blend, potentially maximizes The A.G.E. Pill's nutritional content, providing intense support for removing glycation buildup, reducing toxins and increasing ATP, helping you look and feel like you were in your 20's again.
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When I look at my Students:
I see unlimited possibilities!!!
People have different ways in having their mood booster. For me, beside cuddling with Najla and Zea, it turns out that my students are also my mood booster. Yes, after four years dealing with these young people, instead of getting bored, I feel that I love them even more.
I know they are not angels. Sometimes some of them could be very annoying (even you need to check your blood pressure once in a while just to make sure you have a normal one). However being around them is far much better than trapped in a non-stop meeting with a client.
|See my student at the front? He thought he's some kind of a hero wearing a special costume
I just enjoy the moment when we can share about many things. Motivate them,
Brain washing challenge them. Being around these young spirits really make me alive. Students nowadays are totally different comparing to my time (of course, it's almost 25 years ago). Killer lecturer is so very out of date. Being too stern to them also not giving much effect.
The best way to have a good student-teacher-relationship is by becoming their friends. Listening to their curhat. Updating with the latest teen issues and memorizing the most happening 'teen terms' such as: mager, baper, etc. #GuruGaul.
I am still a part-timer lecturer. I only teach twice a week. I choose this schedule in order to maintain my mood. I don't think I can enjoy my teaching this much if I need to teach everyday, all day long. People have their own ways to keep their spirit high. For me, I guess I have to do several different things with flexible working hours. Too demanding? Perhaps ...I am. Again, YOLO (You Only LiveOnce. Of course, I got this term from my student) but if you make the best of it, once is enough.
I failed in some subjects in exam,
but my friend passed in all.
Now he is an engineer in Microsoft
and I am the owner of Microsoft.
--Bill Gates


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Baby Announcement Plate - Special Delivery Baby Girl Announcement Ceramic PlateCreate a wonderful gift to remember one of the most blessed events in your life with our Personalized Special Delivery Baby Girl Announcement Plate. Make this New Baby Birth Announcement Plate a great gift to welcome home your new baby girl.
Your Personalized Birth Announcement Baby Plate 7.5" in Diameter and is dishwasher safe. Easel stand sold separately. Includes FREE Personalization. Personalize your Birth Announcement Plate with the Baby Girl's full name, Birth Date, Weight and Length. (ie. Abigail Marie, 8/25/10, 8lbs 2oz, 19 inches)
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Renewable sources of energy—including wind, tidal, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal—produce low amounts of GHG emissions. Nuclear energy is also a low-emitting source of electricity that is gaining acceptance in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries as a sustainable energy source.1
Increasing renewable energy's share of total energy consumption should be a policy goal to mitigate climate change in Canada and its peer countries.
Canada ranks among the top five countries on this indicator and earns an "A" grade, behind Norway, Switzerland, France, and Sweden.
Canada can look to its peers to further increase the share of low-emitting electricity production in total electricity production. Almost all of Norway's electricity was generated from renewable hydroelectric sources in 2011. In Switzerland and France, over 90 per cent of electricity supply was produced using renewable and low-emitting sources.
Canada has an abundant supply of renewable energy resources, including hydro, wind, solar, forest and agricultural biomass, tidal, and geothermal. In 2011, almost 78 per cent of Canada's electricity was produced from low-emitting sources (renewable plus nuclear), with nuclear energy contributing 14 per cent. (In Ontario, nuclear power accounts for more than 50 per cent of the electricity generation mix.)
Canada is expected to continue its strong performance in this area. Large hydro developments will continue to be added, particularly in British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. All provinces continue to expand their use of wind power, with Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia showing the strongest growth in wind generation capacity. Solar power is also expanding, particularly in Ontario. Most provinces have policies and programs to encourage more low-emitting electricity generation capacity
1 Luis E. Echávarri, Nuclear Energy: Towards Sustainable Development, January 2007 (accessed July 14, 2008).
The share of low-emitting electricity production in total domestic electricity production. Low-emitting electricity production includes nuclear, hydro, geothermal, wind, solar, and other renewables.
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Sometimes you need to export pages from one wikia to another, or from an outside MediaWiki installation to import here. MediaWiki, the base software Wikia runs on, provides a Special:Export page which allows you to create an XML file containing the pages you choose. Anyone can export, but only admins can use Special:Import.
Before Exporting
Special:Export is the cleanest way of adding a series of one MediaWiki site's articles to another MediaWiki site. This is because when imported, licensing data and attribution transfers over, keeping the content CC-BY-SA compliant.
That said, it is not always appropriate to export content from a site. The content should be exported so that the importing community can use the content in a new and unique way or using it in a different context (for example, importing Marvel's page about w:c:marvel:Thor into a community about the movie Thor or importing a series of pages from an English community into an international community so that they can be easier translated).
As a rule of thumb, keep in mind that Wikians have contributed to the pages you are exported expecting it to be used to expand and inform. Simply importing their work for no other reason to have their work is something you would likely not appreciate if the shoe was on the other foot.
- How to deal with a "collision"
- When importing content you may come across pages at two different communities that have the same name. In this case one of the pages is going to have to be renamed BEFORE doing the export/import - you can't do it afterwards. A warning: If you forget to do this, the edit histories of both articles will get fused! Aside maybe from the rare case when the edit histories of the two articles don't overlap chronologically, it is going to be a big mess!
- Generate a list of articles
- The simplest way to get a list of articles is to use the "Add pages from category:" field at the top of the Special:Export page, which will automatically add a list of articles in a given category to the Export list.
- If that isn't possible, you can copy and paste lists of article titles from a Category page, Special:Allpages, a DPL list, or any other source of page titles. (You might need to work with the pasted list in your favorite external notepad, word processing or spreadsheet program to get a list of plain page titles with one title per line.) You must include the namespace if you wish to export from anything other than the main article space (e.g., Talk:Something, User:Someone, Template:Infobox).
- If the list is long, or the pages have many revisions, you will probably need to break the list down into smaller chunks, as MediaWiki cannot import XML files larger than about 1.8MB.
- Choose whether or not to include page histories.
- Including page histories is almost always the desired choice, as it makes the required Creative Commons attribution for authorship much simpler. Unless you have a specific reason to want only the latest version, uncheck "Include only the current revision, not the full history".[1]
- Choose whether or not to include templates.
- Checking this will export all templates and sub-templates required by the page. If you do not export them, the pages may not display properly when imported. You will either need to add the templates to the destination site later, or edit pages to remove template code.[2]
- Save the exported file.
- Check "Save as file" to save the export to your computer as an XML file. If the reported file size is larger than about 1.8MB, you will need to reduce the size of your Export list and try again, so that you can import the desired pages in smaller chunks.
- Import the file to the new community.
- Go to Special:Import on the destination community and click the "browse" button to find the XML file on your computer. The imported pages will be listed on Recent changes and on Special:Log/import.
- Provide credit, as required by license
- New wikias are automatically provided with a Template:Wikipedia page; you can add {{Wikipedia}} to the bottom of your imported page to provide the required attribution for anything copied from Wikipedia. You can also create copies of this template to use for other sources. For example, if your specialized cooking community borrows a set of recipe and ingredient pages from Recipes Wikia, then you could create a similar "Template:Recipes Wikia" to provide links back to that wikia.
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- Once imported, you might like to move/rename the articles, and edit them as you would any normal page. Most importantly, you want the pages to fit with everything else on your community -- you should change the tone and vocabulary used in the text if it's out of place, add links to existing pages on your wiki, and add appropriate categories. You might also split long pages into multiple shorter ones, remove or simplify template code, and either remove unwanted red links (links to non-existent pages), or change them to interwiki links that point back to the source community.
- ↑ Note: You may need to leave "only current revision" checked for Wikipedia articles that have very long histories. If you do, please mention Wikipedia in the Special:Import comment field so that anyone investigating the page history of an imported article can track it back to its source.
- ↑ Note: Wikipedia articles tend to use lots of intricate and flexible templates and sub-templates, developed over many years by people who specialize in their construction; they're often a lot more complicated than you need at Wikia. Be prepared to either import a lot of templates and sub-templates to make imported Wikipedia pages display properly, or to edit the pages after import to remove or simplify the template code.
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BEA WebLogic 9.x New Features and Configuration Gems
This article will explain the BEA WebLogic 9.x server platform. In particular, it focuses on the new features, configuration tips for cluster enabled applications, tips on starting multiple instances of the WebLogic servers from within the development environment, and other configuration and maintenance gems that are very practical for development and setup. In addition, it will cover some of the differences between WebLogic 9.x and 8.x servers.
New Features at a Glance
WebLogic 9.x introduces a lot of evolutionary changes on both the back end and front end. On the back-end, WebLogic Server 9.0 is now fully compliant with the J2EE 1.4 Specification, and runs on JVM 1.5. In addition to the J2EE update, the 9.x release also implements other latest J2EE standards: Enterprise Web Services 1.1, JMS 1.1, JMX 1.2, JDBC 3.0, Connector Architecture 1.5, EJB 2.1., and so forth.
WebLogic 9.x offers improved speed, especially for the JMS messaging. BEA greatly optimized algorithms for reading messages from the JMS queues and topics. BEA also improved server performance with the self-tuning capabilities; for instance, the server thread pool is now self tuning, and cannot be adjusted manually. Out-of-the-box support for WAN and MAN failover, including cross-cluster failover, also is improved. The new overload features protect a server from out-of-memory exceptions and execute queue overloads.
On the front end, BEA revamped the administration console with a new, sleek-looking web application. The old java-applet-tree of the server components and resources is gone, and the new interface features enhanced concurrent change management (with lock and edit) for managing changes to the domain's configuration, centralized diagnostics service, and new deployment capabilities. Most of the console features are similar to the previous release, except for the new Work Managers to manage work performed by WebLogic Servers, and ability to extend the console with the plug-ins.
Gem: An example of the console extension is the project tomcat-management: in WL9 console. It allows users to interface and administer Tomcat servers from the new WebLogic console.
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On the down side, the new web console is a lot heavier then the previous one, requires a lot more memory, and takes much longer to start. I also encountered issues running the console in the Firefox browser, and some minor interface bugs in general. Nevertheless, this new web app is a big step toward better configuration console architecture for the BEA WebLogic server.
Another great new feature is the command line scripting tool, called WLST (Weblogic Scripting Tool). Developers or administrators can do almost all that can be done from the web console, and in some cases even more, through the WLST, including deployment, changes to the servers, changes to the domain's configuration, performance tuning, monitoring, and so on. The changes can be scripted and saved to re-use in the future. The domain configurations changes can be performed in parallel, from the WLST and the web console, due to the greater control over how the changes occur and better lock management in the 9.x version.
New Deployment Features
The new "deployment plan" feature and side-by-side deployment (versioned deployment) are a welcome additions to the WebLogic server. The deployment plan lets an administrator define specific features for a deployment in an XML file, and re-use them for different deployment types. For example, a production environment may have specific database data source configurations that are different from the test or development environments. The master deployment plan for production will override or take precedence over application settings for development environment when deployed with it. This is very helpful when administrators want to quickly deploy the same application to test (qa) and production without any changes to the app.
The side-by-side deployment or versioned deployment is an extremely useful feature for updating production applications that are live. It lets you specify a version (unique version string entry in an Enterprise Application MANIFEST.MF file) for an application and WebLogic will recognize that it needs to deploy an additional application instead of replacing the active one. This is most useful as a production redeployment strategy; new incoming requests will be directed to the new application version, and as soon as all of the old sessions expire, the old application (version) will be retired and deactivated. I have provided a sample, MANIFEST.MF, and sample VersionedApp.war in the download section.
Gem: You can use the WLST tool to deploy, and you can specify the new version as one of the new parameters to the deploy command. If you are using the web console, the version needs to be in the MANIFEST.MF file inside of the WAR for WebLogic server to pick it up.
Configuring the WebLogic Server Development Environment
WebLogic Server 9.x easily can be configured for development in different third-party tools. For instance, Eclipse plug-ins, Oracle JDeveloper, or Borland JBuilder can start/stop server instances and deploy, redeploy, or un-deploy applications right from the IDE, via runtime configurations with the VM parameters required to interact with the WebLogic server.
The main difference between configurations of runtime parameters of WebLogic 8.x to 9.x is the strict enforcement of the admin server concept in the WebLogic 9.x. If, before and IDE such as JBuilder (or any other) could start multiple instances of WebLogic servers as admin servers, now multiple instances can only be started as managed servers.
Gem: Note that by default JBuilder creates a runtime configuration to start WebLogic server instance as an admin server, and it was ok with the 8.x version. With the version 9.x, if you want to start many servers at the same time, you need to specify an extra parameter (-Dweblogic.management.server=...) to the VM, indicating to start 9.x server as managed server. The admin server also needs to be started separately. Otherwise no domain configuration changes (such as new deployment) will take effect.
Here are the start commands and their differences:
Start command for WL9
-Xms256m -Xmx256m
-XX:PermSize=32m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m
-Dbea.home=C:/bea9 -Dweblogic.management.password=weblogic
Start command for WL8
-ms64m -mx64m
-Dbea.home="C:/bea" -Dweblogic.Name=myserver
JBuilder configuration screen shot:
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What is IMEI?
For those of you who do not know about the IMEI, IMEI acronym for International Mobile Station Equipment Identity. IMEI is usually a series of numbers printed on the backside of your phone's battery.
So, why do we need to know our phone's IMEI? Yes, we need it because the IMEI number can be used to deactive the phone when it is lost or stolen. Of course this is a simple thing that you should know as a precaution when you experience unwanted situation on your Samsung Galaxy SIII.
How to get the IMEI number on the Samsung Galaxy S3?
You can follow the easy steps below to get to know your phone's IMEI, as written on ilaks.com:
- Tap Phone icon on your Home screen. Or you can go to Apps through Home screen then tap on Phone.
- Tap on Keypad tab.
- Enter *#06# then press the call icon.
- Your IMEI number will be displayed on your phone screen.
Very easy, right? When the phone has been blocked, then IMEI would be "blacklisted". Hopefully these simple tips can be useful for you. So, let me know your feedback through the comments below :)
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Just as economists suffered from Physics envy, this government is blighted with private sector envy. Singapore is more than an Inc., it is still struggling to be a nation and they reduce it to a corporate wearing that badge proudly. Good grief, businesses have some of the shortest lives as organizations in the history of civilization. What a terrible paradigm. It is so shallow, it doesn't even qualify.
Sure investors love us because we flatter them by being like them. Did it ever occur to them to realize this? How can a country be reduced to a corporation? Anything that is not corporately is a challenge and distraction. They have been willfully blind.
We need a good opposition to tell them that the emperor is not wearing clothes because they look themselves in the mirror and cannot see. It is a human limitation to only see what you want to see. Every credible psychologist can explain this.


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George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1714-1727, was born 28 May 1660, the son of Ernst August, Elector of Hanover (1629-1698) and Princess Sophie of the Palatinate (1630-1714), daughter of Friedrich V of the Palatinate and a granddaughter of James I of England. George succeeded his father in Hanover in 1698 and in 1701 the Parliament of England passed the Act of Settlement designating his mother Sophie as heir to the English throne. In 1707 the Act of Union was passed, uniting England and Scotland, and the rules of succession established by the Act of Settlement were retained. Sophie died in 1714, just weeks before the death of her relative Queen Anne of Great Britain. As a result, George succeeded her and was crowned King of Great Britain and Ireland on 20 October 1714.
This German prince on the British throne was especially interested in the oppressed Mennonites in Switzerland and the Palatinate. Shortly after his coronation he tried to aid the Mennonites who, persecuted and imprisoned by the Swiss government at Bern, were finally released through the mediation of Dutch Mennonites and for the most part settled in the Palatinate. George I issued an urgent invitation to the Mennonites in the Palatinate to settle in the English colonies of America, offering them favorable terms for their transportation. To each family settling west of the Alleghenies in Pennsylvania he offered a gift of 50 acres of land and the permission to cultivate as much additional land as they wished without making any payments for ten years, after which period a small rental was to be paid (Cassel, 278). In 1717 a conference of elders at Mannheim decided to accept the offer and settle in America. In March 100 persons, led by Elder Benedikt Brechbiehl, emigrated and were followed three weeks later by 300 more. No further emigrations of Palatine Mennonites took place until after George's death, which occurred on 11 June 1727. He was succeeded by his only son, George II. His only daughter, Sophia, married Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia.
Cassel, D. K. Geschichte der Mennoniten. Philadelphia, 1890.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 72.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. I, 2254-56.
Knittle, W. A. Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration. Philadelphia, 1937.
Smith, C. H. Mennonite Immigration to Pennsylvania. Norristown, 1929.
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The Eee PC T91 touchscreen tablet netbook will finally arrive in Blighty next month - more than six months after the machine was first demo'd.
Asus' T91 tablet-cum-notebook
The eye-catching T91 first turned heads back in January at CES, but Asus has left it until now to confirm that the machine will be available from "early July" at a cost of around £450 ($740/€527).
Central to the T91's allure is its 8.9in swivelling display, which means you can also use the machine as a regular netbook. Under its lid you'll find a 1.33GHz Intel Z520 Atom CPU, Intel US15W chipset and 1GB of DDR 2 memory.
Buyers will have access to 36GB of storage on the T91, Asus claimed. But it has craftily carved that up between the on-board 16GB SSD and 20GB capacity at the firm's online storage centre, Eee storage. Some models may also come with a 30GB external HDD and you can add SDHC cards of up to 16GB capacity.
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Speaking of memory cards, the T91 features a three-in-one reader. You'll also get two USB 2.0 ports on the machine.
The T91 has a 0.3Mp webcam built into its lid. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11n are both supported, Asus said.
You'll be able to choose between a white or black body for the T91, but both colour options come with Windows XP Home pre-installed. ®


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The hair is darker, bordering on brown, but Jaycee Dugard's clear blue eyes still sparkle in a face lit by a brilliant smile. Looking out from the cover of People magazine, the young woman who was kidnapped at the age of 11 appears to be 10 years younger than her 29 years.
"I'm so happy to be back," reads the headline on the cover of the Oct. 26 issue, which hits newsstands this Friday. The cover photo of Jaycee, the first since she was rescued on Aug. 26, can be viewed now on People.com.
People first wrote about Jaycee in November 1991, five months after she was kidnapped outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., allegedly by convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy. The Garridos were taken into custody after a campus cop at Berkeley thought something was suspicious about the man who was seeking a permit to hold a religious meeting on campus.
Dugard was not interviewed by the magazine, although people close to her spoke at length about her rehabilitation and that of her two daughters, Angel, 14, and Starlit, 11. Dugard and her daughters are recovering from her long ordeal with her mother, Terry Probyn, at an undisclosed location in northern California.
The 10-page article is accompanied by many pictures of Dugard and her mother. Dugard's daughters are shown only from the back.
A therapist is using horseback riding to help Dugard and her daughters cope with their years of captivity in a makeshift encampment behind Garrido's home. "Jaycee loves animals," family spokeswoman Erika Price Schulte told People.
"I'm so happy to be back with my family," Dugard said in a statement to the magazine. "Nothing is more important than the unconditional love and support I have from them."
Schulte said Dugard provided the photos to "People" because she wanted to "lift the veil and acknowledge that she is doing well. She wants to thank everyone for their support and best wishes and to let people see that this is her."
She is staying with her mother, a 50-year-old middle-school secretary, and her daughters. Schulte told People that despite never having gone to school, both Angel and Starlit have been tested and are performing at grade level. That, Schulte said, is a testament to Dugard, who educated her daughters despite not having gone to school beyond the fifth grade herself.
"This has been such a miracle – that Jaycee was able to do all that she's done under those circumstances just tells us what a strong woman she is and how extremely intelligent she is," Probyn's stepmother, Joan Curry, told the magazine.
Schulte said the mother and daughters spend their time catching up, cooking and reading. "They're not hiding," Schulte told People. "They're enjoying their privacy."
Curry said that everyone understands that challenges lie ahead. Dugard was raped repeatedly by Garrido and her daughters thought that she was their sister, not their mother. "Jaycee's realistic," Curry told People, "She knows this is not going to be the easiest road that she's ever traveled, but she is just very upbeat, giddy that she's with her family."
Dugard has also taken delight in getting to know her half sister, Shayna Probyn, 19, who was just a toddler when Dugard was kidnapped and is now a college student.
Schulte said that Dugard does not want to dwell on the past, choosing instead to look to the future and more forward.
"She is never looking back," Schulte told the magazine. "They are just taking things one day at a time. She wants to have a home with her girls, and a happy, quiet, normal life."


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The average American spends one year of his or her life looking for lost or misplaced items. UCLA researchers found the more stuff you have, the more stressed you'll be.
Help yourself and others by donating old suits. At dressforsuccess.org, low-income women can receive your interview and career-worthy outfits.
Get paid for your old electronics. Americans toss 2 million tons of E-gear annually. Instead of filling up landfills, recycle! Costco members can recycle anything from computers to PDAs for a Costco cash card. Some phone companies will give you cash or merchandise for old cellphones.
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