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Fort Henrietta (1855-1856) - Built by Major Mark A. Chinn and a detachment of the First Oregon Mounted Rifles in Umatilla County in November 1855 during the Yakima War. It was named for Henrietta Haller, Major Granville Haller's wife, who was Major Chinn's commander. Abandoned in 1856.
History of Fort Henrietta
Established on 18 Nov 1855 by Maj. Chin on the site of the destroyed Umatilla Indian Agency buildings. The fort was 100 feet square stockade, seven foot tall. Bastions were built of cottonwood timbers on two of the angles. The fort was abandoned in 1856.
Current Status
A replica of the blockhouse is located in Fort Henrietta Park on the east side of the Umatilla River. The actual site is identified by markers on the west side of the river at the end of the road in front of the old Catholic Church.
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Cookie Jar Entertainment has signed a multi-year, multi-show home video distribution deal with Vivendi Visual Entertainment Canada. VVEC will license and distribute three new Cookie Jar series, including Magi-Nation, Will & Dewitt and Busytown Mysteries set to debut in Canada this fall.
Additionally action-adventure series and online multiplayer game Spider Riders, and comic toon Gerald McBoing Boing will be distributed by VVEC.
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After 10 years of passionate labor, the world is finally starting to come alive to the wellspring of talent that is Mi'das. I have to say listening to his music for the first time felt like being on the cusp of a phenomenal event that has been long overdue. Mi'das, A.K.A Mike Davis has definitely paid his dues for the thing he loves most starting from the time him and his musical siblings (he has a twin who plays drums and another brother who's a pianist) used to get the neighbors mad with the racket they made. The Brighton native has since put in uncountable hours of practice, some of them as a busker, growing the singing and guitar-playing prowess that have seen him share stages with the likes of Rita Ora and Jamie Callum.
Mi'das, in his own words "loves music that tells a story, played with soul and honesty". And this is what propelled him to come up with a series of EPs entitled 'The Story So Far'. After 'Glow' and 'Grow', the singer-songwriter has just released 'Stronger' to bring this project to a close. From here on he will be honoring a packed performance schedule while working on his debut album to be released in 2016. In 'Wish Road' you can discern the influence of some of Mi'das' musical heroes including Paul McCartney and John Mayer. You will also be impressed by the quality of a recording co-produced by James Wyatt who has worked with such names as Lianne La Havas. I'm blown away at the soulful delivery and delicate strumming that are Mi'das' hallmark, but what about you, our enlightened reader? Hate it or Love it?
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Standing 5 feet and 11 generously-measured inches tall, weighing in at 160 lbs., and having lived on the mean streets of South East London for 2 whole months, I'd like to think that I'm not the most easily frightened person in the world. Of course, I'm not without concerns: spiders, human beings' natural predators, give me the absolute willies, whilst the threat of brain aneurisms is a constant concern. But all-in-all, I think I'm pretty well-rounded in the phobia arena. Still, I'm not immune to the fears of lesser men – usually a mild feeling of vertigo. But most recently? Claustrophobia. Only instead of fear, it's inspired unparalleled levels of irritation inspired, a result of the "efforts" of the latest Hitman outing.
Where previous entries provided maps and disguises to allow inconspicuous and considerable planning, Absolution turns a series of patience and puzzling into a clumsily built stealth-shooter that incessantly tugs 47 along by the nuts. Gone are the satellite maps and effective disguises in the names of narrative and "realism", butchered is the art of subtlety and freedom at the behest of set-pieces and spectacle. Hits – assuming you're even give one, and then assuming you're actually allowed to attempt it yourself instead of watching a cutscene – are no longer planned, but stumbled through blindly. Whilst Absolution may pretend that disguises are still relevant, guards can now almost-immediately see through them if they're wearing the same thing: as most levels are occupied by only one NPC type, they become absolutely useless. When coupled with an annoyingly tight camera, levels which are mere corridor runs and the omniscient, forever scrutinising AI, the result is an infuriatingly constricting experience punctuated by my own sobs of what could – and ruddy well should – have been.
Absolution's killing blow is its focus on plot. Fudging mechanics almost perfected by its predecessor over 6 years ago quite so spectacularly as it manages to do is one thing; doing so to give way for one of the single-most turgid, achingly stupid pieces of writing I've ever had to sit through and endure is another. Whilst the series has always held a peculiar fascination for its ridiculous clone mythology that's not entirely dissimilar to that of a young boy's for his dick, it's never presented it in such an obnoxious, overbearing and flat-out laughable way. Likewise, where previous entries, Blood Money in particular, have used the hyper-sexualisation of incredibly obnoxious background characters to filter the world through the eyes of a near-enough asexual clone assassin, Absolution has you sit and watch as such pricks are endlessly rammed down your throat. It is suffocating.
Despite being a relentlessly irritating masterclass in laziness and misplaced priorities however, the accompanying, nausea-induced claustrophobia caused by Absolution's design and narrative ultimately prove themselves to be entirely appropriate. Because if nothing else, playing Absolution is like watching the series choke and 'bate itself to death in front of your very eyes. An insufferably self-indulgent piece of wank, from beginning to end.


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Big Pedaddle to Little Harbour - Truro to Porthpean in Pedal Powered Kayaks. FOR PRECIOUS LIVES APPEAL.
Friday 1st October - WE MADE PORTLOE (SOMEHOW)
Started from Truro at 10.30am in ghastly weather, arrived at 6.30pm. More than half way now (22miles logged on Ross's GPS). Recovering very nicely in a B&B in Veryan,. Wetsuits are drying in the kitchen. P.S. all expenses for the trip i.e. equipment, food & drink, accommodation have come out of our own pockets - no financial supplements from anyone inc. the charity or from sponsorship were asked for or given. Some clothing and equipment was lent to us from friends and other businesses.
Photo Album @
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Saturday 2nd October. SKEDADDLE FROM PORTLOE (with dry wetsuits)
Force 4-5 SE winds and a ground swell bring confused seas and white water in the cove. Coastguard and Portloe fishermen all agree we shouldn't be out in that. We will try again another day, very soon.
Photo Album @
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We plan to finish the trip from Portloe to Porthpean a.s.a.p.
Apart from their time and efforts in training, organization, and on the challenge itself, Ross and Paul volunteered to donate their day's wages to Precious Lives on Monday 27/9/10 when they spent their day with Andy fundraising and promoting this event. STARS.
Media Coverage
1/10/01- Live Interview with Andy, Ross & Paul from the quayside with all the crew at 10.05 am for the David White show on iplayer @ 1hr 5mins into the program;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 1_10_2010/
Andy interviewed by Laurence Reed on BBC Radio Cornwall. Listen again online to last caller iplayer @ 2hrs50min into the program;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 9_09_2010/
30/9/10 - See our story in the West Britain, Cornishman & West Cornwall Packet.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/re ... ticle.html
If you haven't sponsored us already please leave a donation @ http://justgiving.com/monteith-fencing
Please help us reach our target of £2000 :>)
About our kayak challenge
Hello, I'm Andy Monteith, one third of, and, owner of Monteith Fencing. Ross Burrow and Paul Condon make up the other two thirds of the staff. The three of us are raising money for Children's Hospice South West by attempting to kayak from Truro to Porthpean near St Austell during two days in October – that's a distance of 36 miles down the river and around the coast. We're reckoning on reaching Portloe (20 miles) and crashing out for the night before completing the voyage the next day.
We will be using two Hobie kayaks (a single seater and a tandem) with a pedal drive for most of the way (see the video; left), adopting conventional kayak paddles from time to time to give our legs a rest. If we are really lucky and the wind is right we will put a small sail up on each boat (Courtesy of Cornwall Canoes, St Columb) to give us an encouraging gentle push.
The start date of the event is all dependant on the weather and sea conditions so we will be setting ourselves a 'weather window'; any Friday in the month of October, with Friday 1st October as the first opportunity.
We are planning to launch from the quay near Penrose Outdoor, Truro, who have kindly offered us parking for the duration of the trip.
Our journey will finish at Porthpean. Technically and literally our recovery site, it is also the location of Children's Hospice South West third hospice Little Harbour, due to open in 2011.
Last year Monteith Fencing made a donation of £1000 to the Precious Lives Appeal, and now we are asking you, our suppliers and customers and all of our friends and family to dig deep and show your support (or rolling support) for Children's Hospice South West and Little Harbour where care and support and compassion will be on tap for life-limited children and their families. Please be a part of making that support possible and give generously if you are able, but anything will help, thank you.
At Children's Hospice South West we help and support children and their families who are living with life-limiting conditions. We are the only organisation in the South West to provide vital hospice care to these families, and are here for families day and night throughout the year.
There are over 1000 children who could benefit from our care, yet we are only able to provide care for up to 400 families. Of these, some come to us for palliative care, some for emergency care and many for planned respite and a rare opportunity for a break.
But there's more to it than that. We provide a loving and caring place for every member of every family who stays with us; a sanctuary for mums and dads, brothers and sisters. A place where everyone can begin to forget their worries for a while, be a family again and find expert help and support in facing an uncertain future.
Children's Hospice South West has two purpose-built hospices in the South West. Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in North Somerset. A third special home from home for life-limited children in Cornwall and Plymouth, is due to open in 2011 called Little Harbour.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
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Adri's Favorite Dal
1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil or ghee
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 large onion, chopped
4 large cloves garlic, minced
2" piece ginger root, peeled and microplaned
1 tsp each cumin powder and coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 sweet potato or 2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 1/2 cups red lentils (masoor dal), rinsed and drained
1 cup light coconut milk
3 cups vegetable stock
14-oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper
2 handfuls cilantro leaves, chopped
Heat the fat in a large pot over high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add mustard and cumin seeds; immediately cover and shake until popping subsides. Reduce heat to medium; add curry leaves, onion, garlic and ginger. Saute until onions soften. Add spices; saute until fragrant. Add sweet potato, red lentils, coconut milk, vegetable stock and tomatoes. Simmer 25-30 minutes or until vegetables are completely cooked and dal is falling apart. (If pressure cooking, reduce cook time to 7-8 minutes on HIGH.) Add more stock if necessary to correct consistency to liking; dal will thicken upon standing. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve. Good with basmati rice, chapati, etc.


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RIP: The Buster Posey-San Carlos Rumor
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With just six words, the rumor that injured Giants' catcher Buster Posey moved to San Carlos is…..dead.
Today, after weeks of badgering, an official response from Giants' Media Relations Coordinator Matt Chisholm: "Yeah, he does not live there."
On June 27th, I wrote about the rumor that had our mid-Peninsula city buzzing. While it had been making the rounds for some time apparently, it seemed to have reached a fever pitch when I returned from vacation.
What fascinated me most was the specificity of the rumor: the super talented Posey had not only moved from Orinda on the East Bay to SC because it was closer to his physical therapist, he'd checked out several houses on Eaton Avenue, upper Eaton. Then he was spotted at Bianchinis (the meat counter). Then a realtor told residents on Eaton they'd soon have Buster for a neighbor. Teenage girls plotted to advertise their babysitting services to the Posey couple , expecting twins.
Now that we know that all this is just a rumor, is that the end of it? Or will it persist, perhaps given a new life by some twist or another.
Today alone, several dozen people visited my blog after searching for, "Buster Posey San Carlos house." I've lost track of how many people have typed in some variation on that search term. Hundreds! Today, instead of finding out his address, they'll just get some disappointing news. Buster Posey is NOT a San Carlan.
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Shares in Weight Watchers leapt following speculation it may be a takeover target for an unnamed activist hedge fund.
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Single or Double stroller at Disney World
We are going to Disney in April with 3 kids ages 9, 7 and 2. My question is about strollers. I have a single umbrella stroller with a basket, but I am worried about it getting lost. Should I rent a double stroller so my older kids are able to rest also or should I just bring my single? How hard is it to lug a stroller from the parking lot to the entrance?
Dad's get the big one AnswerI'd go with the big one. Even older kids get tired at Disney World, so having a double stroller really helps.
I answered a similar question from Amy last year. Amy's question about single or double strollers at Disney World.


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Phone: (403) 270-0363
Fax: (403) 270-0573
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All Funds are processed in Canadian Dollars
Player Registration - Men's Program
How to become involved in CUSA
Teams register into CUSA, and players register onto teams. Every season, a team representative will register their team into CUSA. CUSA then creates a divisionsal alignment as per the Rules and Regulations of the league. Approximatly 3 weeks before the start of the season, players can begin registering onto their teams for the season. All players must have a player card for their team or club.
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Returning Player
Choose one of these 3 options
Youth Player
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Register in person or online. You must come to the office for your player card.
You will need to bring a government ID with your photo and date of birth.
|The first time you register as a member of CUSA you will need to submit a Youth Information Sheet that must be signed by a legal guardian and yourself.
|Youth Registration Options
What Does it Cost to Register as a Player?
CUSA will only charge individual players for their player card. Teams are responsible for charging their players which is at the discretion of the club or team. Individual fees generally run between $150 to $300 dependent upon the level of competition, number of players on a team, practices and events, fundraising initiatives, and sponsorship.
Team Registration Dates
Outdoor Team Registration will begin on or before February 20th, and Indoor Team Registration is from August to September. Teams may register online or in-office. When team registration is open, announcements will be on the homepage as well as Facebook.
What Does it Cost to Register a Team?
The cost for a new team in both the Indoor and Outdoor seasons is approximately $4,500. The fees are collected in several payment deadlines. Teams are responsible for paying their own team fees. It is also up to the team to charge their players. CUSA does not accept individual player fee payments.
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease in which a type of protein builds up in the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs, making breathing difficult.
Alternative Names
Alveolar proteinosis; Pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis
In some cases, the cause of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is unknown. In others, it occurs with lung infection or an immune problem. It also can occur with cancers of the blood system, and after exposure to high levels of environmental substances, such as silica or aluminum dust.
This rare disorder generally affects people ages 30 to 50 and is seen in men more often than in women. A form of the disorder is present at birth (congenital).
Cough Fatigue
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Shortness of breath Weight loss
There may be no symptoms.
Exams and Tests
The doctor may hear crackles ("rales") in the lungs. Often, the physical examination is normal.
The following tests may be done:
Bronchoscopywith saline wash of the lungs (lavage) Chest x-ray
- High-resolution
CT scan of the chest Pulmonary function tests Open lung biopsy(surgical biopsy)
Treatment involves washing out the protein substance from the lung (whole-lung lavage) from time to time. Certain patients with this disease may need to have a lung transplant. Avoidance of dusts that might have caused the condition is also recommended.
Research has shown some benefit to an experimental treatment that uses a blood-stimulating medication called granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which is known to be lacking in some patients with alveolar proteinosis.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Some people with this condition go into remission. Others have
When to Call a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you develop serious breathing symptoms. Shortness of breath that gets worse over time may signal that your condition is developing into a more serious medical emergency.
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Spring has recently released support for Scala (see introducing-spring-scala). This of course can't go unheeded and there is only one correct way to counter this: Outlining the Cake Pattern for Java ;-)
In order to create unnecessary confusion I try to illustrate the principles by implementing an extremely simple cake database with web frontend. You'll find the repository for this at: https://github.com/thoraage/cake-db-jdk8
In order to use the code in this project now (7. January 2013) you will need to download the lambda version of JDK8. You'll find it here: http://jdk8.java.net/lambda/
What is the Cake Pattern?
The Cake Pattern is dependency injection's type safe and annotation/xml-free cousin. It works by creating traits for each module. Traits in Scala are basically interfaces with state and methods. These traits can be layered on top of each other into a concrete class or object; a cake. You can combine these modules in any way you'd like to create different cakes according to different demands.
Java developers have been toiling away writing XML-files and flimsy annotations for years. It's time that they get a taste of the goodness that static typing were supposed to give them.
JDK8 includes among other handsome features something called virtual extension methods. This opens for adding code into interfaces. If you know Scala you can think of it as Scala's traits on sedatives. However, since you can add as many interfaces as you like you now have a limited multiple inheritance. Here is an example of how such an interface might look:
public interface AnInterface {
default void sayHello() {
Problem with State
Since you still can't have state in interfaces I've implemented that through the SingletonModule interface and the SingletonModuleImpl class. This is not optimal as the class will devour our potential "real" inheritance. However, I've not found any competing use for it; yet. The SingletonModule looks like this:
public interface SingletonModule {
interface Singleton {
<M extends SingletonModule, T> T get(Class<M> clazz);
<M extends SingletonModule, T> void put(Class<M> clazz, T t);
void initialize();
Singleton getSingleton();
I've created an initialisation step here so that I don't have to worry about thread safety of lazy singletons. It also asserts fast failure. You can see how we put and get singletons in the CakeJdbcDbModule:
public interface CakeJdbcDbModule extends DbModule, DbConfigurationModule, SingletonModule {
class JdbcDb implements Db {
default void initialize() {
getSingleton().put(CakeJdbcDbModule.class, new JdbcDb(this));
default Db getDb() {
return getSingleton().get(CakeJdbcDbModule.class);
Sadly the initialisation methods will have to be initialised from the top for each module with initialisation needs.
The Stack
If we start from the top it looks like this:
class CakeStack extends SingletonModuleImpl implements CakeConfigurationModule, CakeJdbcDbModule, CakePageHandlerModule, JettyWebHandlerModule {
public void initialize() {
This represent a complete runnable stack. Here you can also observe the initialisation in action. Let us concentrate on the most important modules:
- CakeConfigurationModule - Contains configuration parameters
- CakeJdbcDbModule - Provides access to the database
- CakePageHandlerModule - Handles page requests
- JettyWebHandlerModule - Starts a web server and directs requests to the page handler
All these modules have to be added in the order of their dependencies. JettyWebHandlerModule last since it depends on CakePageHandlerModule and CakeConfigurationModule. CakeConfigurationModule first as it is not dependent on anything.
To start using this stack we need only instantiate it and start the WebHandler:
new CakeStack().getWebHandler().start();
The CakeStack refer only concrete implementations of all the modules we need and we could change easily exchange the implementations when needed. For example by inserting a CakeMongoDbModule instead of the CakeJdbcDbModule. This will in no way affect how the CakePageHandlerModule get cakes from the database by calling 'module.getDb().getCakes()'.
Creating a Module
Each module is implementing a method that return the needed module implementation. Default methods on the interfaces enable us to add as many modules as we please. Each module on the other hand is implemented as generic as possible:
public interface CakePageHandlerModule extends PageHandlerModule, DbModule {
class CakePageHandler implements PageHandler {
default PageHandler getPageHandler() {
return new CakePageHandler(this);
In this example we extend the PageHandlerModule and the DbModule. The PageHandlerModule is the responsibility of this module so we implement that. The DbModule however, we just request and leave for someone else to provide an implementation for us. This makes it simple to have one implementation for test and a completely different for production.
I have modelled CakePageHandler as a nested class of the CakePageHandlerModule-interface. Notice however that I need to pass the module in as a constructor argument. A nested class B in a class A will have access to A through 'A.this'. A nested class in an interface on the other hand is more akin to a static nested class and does not really have a relation to its outer class. In order to underline the connection between the entities I've chosen to keep the module implementation inside the module interface anyway.
All-in-all I'm quite happy about how this experiment unfolded. It has some drawbacks compared to applying it in Scala. Particularly the way Scala traits hold state and how nested classes in traits can directly access the trait. That aside, I believe it presents a compelling way to build an application and it would be really interesting to see how this would play out in a real project.


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Because nothing about Robin's situation indicates that he's unhappy in his job or that the Sox believe they made a mistake in offering it to him. Yes, he turned down the extension, but as I said, I think he recognizes the possibility that management may have a different perspective on his job performance in two years than they do today, and would rather earn a contract extension than risk being paid to do nothing if he's fired after 2014.
I'm not denying you the right to make an argument. I don't have the power to do that. I don't agree with your argument, but you're welcome to embarrass yourself at your convenience.
The reasons you've provided to justify your position are as follows:
1. Robin believes he's unfit for the job of White Sox manager.
2. Most MLB managers are fired before their third year.
Here's the problem with your reasons: Robin never said he believes he's not qualified for the position of Sox manager. I've re-posted what he said about his contract below:
Ventura makes his feelings perfectly clear. He says that the decision about whether he's the right man for the job lies with Sox management, which it does. He's absolutely correct in what he says. He never says that he believes he's not qualified for the job.
As far as your second statement is concerned, I took the liberty of combing through the current list of MLB managers. Of the thirty managers currently working in baseball, eighteen are in at least their third season with their current club. Another manager, John Farrell, in in his first season with Boston after choosing to take the Red Sox job because he's always dreamed of managing in Boston.
I've include the
in this post, so that others may see it, as well.
The factors you've used to justify your argument are incorrect. That's the problem.
Yes, it is a prediction thread, but your predictions are based on nonsense. That's why I have a problem with them. No one else is making predictions based on the "factors" you're using.
I said you were in error because you are. I'll remind you again of the points you made to justify your argument:
1. Robin Ventura believes he's unfit to manage the Chicago White Sox.
2. Most MLB mangers are fired before their third year.
Ventura never said that, as has been pointed out before, and I've addressed your second point. I don't believe something is wrong with you because I don't want to hear your arguments. I don't want to hear your arguments because your arguments are wrong. If you can present an argument that makes more sense, I'll be happy to listen, but you've yet to do so.
You keep repeating the same non-factors over and over again.
You BELIEVE Ventura's statements mean one thing. I believe they, along with the fact that he initially didn't want the job either, mean another. Yeah, I might be wrong. But it's based on something. Something tangible. Something not completely a stretch. And certainly something that doesn't warrant an individual saying that there is something wrong with me personally for thinking.
The average tenure of an MLB coach is less than 4 years. The odds of coaching less than three is more than 70%. Going through the current coaches doesn't make a lot of sense. It's about median, not mean. Mean tells you nothing.
In truth, Robin's in the year that determines most coaches' fates. And he's coming off a season where his team fell apart in September. Yeah...no one expected him to get that far. But it still happened. That's a viable reason people lose their jobs. Sure, you can argue the organization won't see it that way. But to argue that there's no way they will? What are YOU basing that on? Because history is FULL of instances that managers get the early can.
I like how you left that out the last time. At least it seems you're conceding it, even if you won't admit it.
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Marvel Heroes combines the core gameplay elements of actions RPGs and MMOs to create an exciting new upcoming game set in the Marvel Universe. Our latest video highlights gameplay in the game's introductory level, The Raft, with narration by lead developer David Brevik (the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo II.)
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Strainmeters are connected to strain gauges and strain-gauge-type transducers in order to take measurements. A strain gauge generates changes in resistance that are proportional to the amount of strain applied to it, and it operates on the principle that the amount of strain can be determined by measuring the amount of changes. However, these changes must be electrically amplified in order to measure them because they are so small. This is the purpose of strainmeters, and TML offers a wide range of such meters that vary in measurement output method, frequency response, usage, shape and functions. Most of all TML strainmeters are capable of measuring not only strain but voltage and temperature.


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This document is an overview of the process. Read it in conjunction with the "Incubation Policy" and the various guides. Also review the Roles and Responsibilities for a description of the various parties involved in the Incubation process.
The incubation process covers the establishment of a candidate, acceptance (or rejection) of a candidate leading to the potential establishment of a Podling and associated incubation process, which ultimately leads to the establishment or a new Apache Top-Level-Project (TLP) or sub-project within an existing Apache Project.
The first thing you will want to do is find a Champion for your project. One way to do this is to explore the existing Apache projects to find similar projects. Spend some time reading their project web pages and mailing lists (follow links at each project website). By simply lurking on the project mailing lists (and also the Incubator general list and other Incubating project lists) you may get ideas about who you would like to contact directly to help you with your project proposal.
Simply email that person directly (e.g. email@example.com, see the committer list to find the username), describe informally yourselves and your project, and ask kindly if she would be willing to act as your Champion for your project within the Apache incubator. Remember that all Apache Committers and Members are volunteers with limited spare time, but you will hopefully find that the person is honoured by your request to be a Champion and sees a potential for your project as a future Apache project.
Once you have found an eligible person who is willing to act as Champion, you can use this person to help you determine if and how your proposal can fit within the ASF, and if the "Apache Way" of open development would be right for your project. This might happen over a series of emails, telephone calls or online chat sessions, and should cover any practical concerns such as project infrastructure (e.g. mailing lists, web, source code repositories, issue tracker, wiki) but also the implications of licensing, governance and Intellectual Property management.
If you and your Champion are convinced that your candidate project would fit with the "Apache Way", your Champion can help you to get it established.
The establishment of a candidate involves the preparation of a Project Proposal (consistent with the candidate description detailed below) endorsed by a Champion.
A Candidate project description should be submitted to the relevant mailing list(s) of a Sponsor. The Sponsor is usually the Incubator (IPMC), (firstname.lastname@example.com), assuming your project would aspire to become a top-level project (TLP). In the special case of your project aspiring to become a sub-project of an existing Apache top-level project (e.g. a plugin for Apache OpenOffice), then that project should be your champion and their dev@ mailing list would be where to send the proposal first.
Please see:
a Guide to Proposal Creation
existing project proposals for examples
Typically a Candidate is submitted under a message tagged with [PROPOSAL]. Such a message will normally trigger some discussions on the receiving mailing list(s). Your Champion will be involved in these discussions acting as your advocate.
As a proposer you should consider the feedback and attempt to gauge a sense of consensus. Do not be put off by extended threads under your initial post that have little or nothing to do with your proposal - however, if you feel that your candidate project is not being addressed, you may want to specifically request a decision on the Candidate by the Sponsor. Sometimes a vote will be announced without you asking for it (perhaps you have done some homework and have a PMC member assisting you though the process), other times you may need to cut through discussions and push your request forward for a decision.
The decision to accept a project is taken on a vote by the Sponsor. The format of this vote will depend on the rules of the entity in question. Here again it helps if you have a PMC Member (or board member if the Sponsor is the ASF board) aligned with your project (preferably as your Champion) because you stand a better chance of getting feedback about what is actually happening. The Sponsor will typically take about 7-10 days before announcing a vote result.
If that vote is affirmative, the Sponsor (unless the Sponsor is already the Incubator PMC) will propose to the Incubator PMC(referencing the voting result e-mail) that your candidate project be accepted by the Incubator as a Podling. The Sponsor will assign Mentors. The Mentors may include your original Champion. If not, it is expected your Champion will remain involved during the rest of the Incubation process, providing as much assistance as possible.
The Mentors are there to protect you, but be warned - Mentors are holding a big stick. The Mentors are members of the Incubator PMC, and report to both the PMC and the Sponsor about your overall health and suitability for eventual inclusion within the Apache Community (or recommendation to terminate). However, the Mentors (with the assistance of the Champion) are also looking after you through the incubation.
One of the roles of the Mentors is to keep away the wolves - and in the case of incubation the wolf is the Incubator PMC, the policies, the process, and inevitable bureaucracy and delays. The Mentors can help you by guiding and protecting you from much of this based on their experience in the process and familiarity with the policy and procedures of incubation. In performing their role, the Mentors are representing the Sponsor.
Your Sponsor, represented by your Mentors, has specific responsibilities towards you and the Incubator PMC. There are a bunch of administrative and technical actions to take care of. Your Mentors are responsible for ensuring that these things happen quickly and efficiently. Also, your Mentors are going to help you out with the getting in place of the policies and procedures you use for introducing new comitters, decision making, etc. These aspects will be watched closely by the Incubator PMC as they provide a good indication of community dynamics, health and correlation with Apache practices.
As your project sorts things out and things stabilize (infrastructure, communications, decision making) you will inevitably come under an assessment by the Incubator PMC concerning the exit of your project from the incubator. Keep in mind that exit can be a good thing and bad thing. Exit via graduation to a top-level project or perhaps a subproject of an existing PMC would typically be viewed as a positive exit. On the other-hand, termination is also an exit condition that may be considered. With an upcoming assessment it is generally a good idea to have your STATUS file right up to-date and to ensure that your Mentor is doing his/her job of evangelizing your project and has good picture of where you are relative to acceptance or the last assessment point. This information will help the Incubator PMC to recommend the best action for your project.
Conclusion of a review process will be a recommendation (to the Sponsor) of one of the following:
continuation under incubation with recommendations; or
graduation into Apache.
Note that whilst this is a recommendation, it carries a lot of weight. A Sponsor will only over-ride the recommendation of the Incubator in exceptional circumstances, and even then it is likely that the issue in question would be escalated to the ASF board for their consideration.
There are two ways for a project to cease incubation: Termination or Retirement. If you receive a recommendation for termination then you have a problem. Chances are that there are either legal or structural problems with your project that in the opinion of the Incubator PMC are not resolvable within a reasonable time frame. A termination decision is basically time to close down the project. However, you do have the right to appeal a termination decision with the Board of Directors and/or your Sponsor. You should be aware that several Members of the Board are also Members of the Incubator PMC and as such, an appeal is unlikely to be successful. Retirement is typically an internal decisions by PPMC. A retired project is a project which has been closed down by the PPMC or by the IPMC for various reasons. It is not longer developed at the Apache Incubator and does not have any other duties. Retirement can also be suggested by IPMC on the grounds of lack of releases for more than a year. However, since unlike termination, retirement is a voluntary process, the suggestion will have to be discussed and voted upon. It's important to view this process as being the retirement of the podling community, not the code. It should not be implied that the code is not for use - just that it has no community. The source code of a retired project is available in ASF repository, when the copyright requirements are fullfilled. This is indicated through the incubator status page. For more details on Retirement please see our Guide to Retirement
A recommendation by the Incubator PMC for continuation of incubation shall include development recommendations. The Incubator PMC has a responsibility to ensure that the recommended actions are tangible and quantifiable. For example, an assessment could be that your project has not established a sufficient community to be viable, in which case the Incubator PMC is obliged to state specific targets that they consider as viable. This does not necessarily mean that if you meet this target by the next review that you are out of incubation - but it does give you concrete achievements that you can cite. Your Mentor is also specifically accountable to you for ensuring that the recommendations for continuation are usable, substantive and tangible. If this is not the case, you have every right to appeal an Incubator decision to the Apache Board. However, if your Mentor is doing a good job, neither of these scenarios should arise.
For Podlings that aim to establish sub-projects or products within existing communities you are almost home-free. The main issues you need to deal with now is migration of your code into the target project, something you should be confident in doing based on the contacts and understanding you gained during initial establishment and incubation.
For projects aiming to be a Top-Level-Project (TLP), you have an additional obstacle, namely the ASF Board. While the ASF Board might be your Sponsor, this does not mean they have formally accepted you as a TLP. To establish a TLP you need to draft a board motion that identifies the project scope, mission and charter. You can submit the motion to the Board using the board at apache dot org email address. Well-prepared projects will have already developed contacts with members of the Board so this should not be a surprise agenda item. Keep in mind that the Board can approve your motion as supplied, amend it, or reject it. If you are rejected then you need to sort this out with the Incubator PMC and allies you have developed during the incubation process. In other words, for a TLP objective the Incubator PMC okay is only half of the story.
However, in practice, assuming you are building contacts with members in Apache, the Incubator PMC, and the ASF Board, the transition from Podling to TLP should be a smooth and painless process.


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This is not an apple...
a solo exhibition by Faisal Habibi
curated by Roy Voragen
for the catalog see here
at ROH Projects, Jakarta
opens 5pm Saturday 19 December 2015
until 24 January 2016
Equity Tower 40th Floor Suite E
SCBD Lot 9
Jalan Jend Sudirman Kav 52-53
Jakarta 12190 Indonesia
Bandung-based artist Faisal Habibi (Jakarta, 1984) shows a body of new work in his first solo exhibition This is not an apple… at ROH Projects. Since his graduation from ITB's art school (2003-2008), Faisal Habibi's main concern has been and still is material culture. However, instead of playfully dealing with the omnipresence and dominance of everyday objects and their functionality, as in his previous works, he deals with the image of everyday objects by enticing an aesthetic experience of materiality, i.e. material forms and shapes, and materiality's formal compositions. For this, beauty is significant and the strategy he employs is one of dialog. The new works are spatially configurated in such a way as to offer visitors an embodied aesthetic experience of the formal, abstract compositions of each work and the body of works taken together within the gallery setting. The sculptural compositions are staged to unfold for all our senses.


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Balsamic Onion & Roasted Garlic Jam
Sept/Oct 2013
Dark, tangy and sticky-sweet, this jam is simple to make, and there's no need to worry about whether it sets or not, as you must with fruit-based jam. Slather it inside panini or grilled cheese sandwiches, or serve with cheese and crackers.
2 large sweet onions
2 T. olive oil
2 T. butter
2-3 heads of garlic, roasted
1/4 c. packed brown sugar or honey
3 T. balsamic vinegar
pinch freshly ground black pepper
Peel the onions, cut them into quarters or sixths, place them in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until they're roughly chopped. This gives you pieces of onion in a variety of sizes; alternatively, you can roughly chop them by hand.
Place the olive oil and butter in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat; add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, until soft. Squeeze the garlic out of its casing into the onions and continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes, or until the excess moisture starts to cook off.
Add the brown sugar, balsamic vinegar and pepper and cook, stirring often, for another 15-20 minutes, or until the mixture is thick and deep golden. Cool and refrigerate until needed. Freeze any you'll be storing for more than a week. Makes about 2 cups.


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Here is my version.
The only change I made was to increase the number of buttons from 6 to 7. The pattern markings are for size 36 and it tells you to alter the top placement according to your size and to leave the bottom button placement where it is, then evenly space the other buttons between the top and bottom. As I made size 42, if I evenly spaced the remaining buttons there would be 3 7/8" apart which I felt was too wide. When I increased it to 7 buttons, the space reduced to 3 1/4".
The other issue with the buttons is to do with size. The pattern says to use small buttons, you really need to use the smallest you can find. As the buttons are underneath the band, the buttons have to fit within the stitched seam lines, One of my buttonholes was ever so slightly to the side, which in normal buttonholes wouldn't have mattered, however trying to put the button in is very fiddly as the edges of the button are right up against the stitched line. If I make it again I would be tempted to make ordinary buttonholes, apart from that one wonky buttonhole, the buttons are fiddly for fastening.
I like the outcome of this top. I plan to make the dress version in a floral poplin with plain contrasting colours for the plastron.
On to other things. I actually finished this Hardanger piece a couple of months ago, but forgot to post. About a year in the making. The base fabric is a light purple, I wish I could remember what fabric I used and the count. If I remember I'll add to this post.


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Key populations living with HIV
People living with HIV who belong to key populations often face double stigma and multiple challenges with respect to accessing services and exercising their human rights.
Key populations living with HIV face stigma due to fear and ignorance surrounding HIV transmission; and stigma due to negative societal attitudes and perceptions that exist towards same-sex relations, sex work and drug use.
MSM, people who use drugs and sex workers are 10 to 20 times more likely to be HIV-positive than the general population. Despite these high infection rates, among key populations only 8 % of those in need have consistent access to prevention, care and treatment services.
In most countries the HIV response is not sensitive to the needs of key populations living with HIV. Standard HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services often do not include relevant information for key populations living with HIV to live healthy and dignified lives. Healthcare providers are uninformed or there are legal and policy barriers that make it impossible to discuss sex work, drug use and same-sex relations in a health care setting.
These societal attitudes are reflected in HIV organisations and networks of people living with HIV. In many HIV organisations people living with HIV are not willing to be open about their HIV status due to a fear of discrimination. And, in many of the hundreds of networks of people living with HIV around the world, key populations living with HIV cannot be open about same-sex relations, sex work or drug use.
Bridging the Gaps: working with and for key populations living with HIV by
- Analysing of evidence to inform policy and action;
- Targeted global advocacy with donors, UN agencies and multilaterals;
- Building treatment literacy and capacity for treatment access advocacy;
- Greater coordination between networks of people living with HIV and networks of key populations, including advocacy toward broader civil society;
- Strengthening the capacity of networks of people living with HIV, including development of resource mobilisation skills.
GIPA (greater involvement of people living with HIV) is an underlying principle in our in-country projects for sex workers, people who use drugs and LGBT people. In addition, our global advocacy projects aim to create synergy and efficiency towards a joint lobby and advocacy strategy for the key populations at stake.


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 10/15/1997 20:00 (Entered as : 10/??/97 2000)
Reported: 2/18/2001 22:05
Posted: 3/21/2003
Location: Bladen, NE
Shape: Sphere
Duration:2 minutes
|ufos on the moon????
while going to the local watering hole for a couple of adult beverages my now ex girlfriendand i decided to walk the three blocks. we were standing in the front yard heading south south east with a beautiful full moon when i caught a bright object in the sky. i thought it was a metor or a satellite when it seemed to be heading for the moon joking with my ex i said wouldnt it be weird if it disappeared into the moon and sure enough as soon as it got within the brightness of the moon it was gone.
((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. PD))


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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Whatever Happens Here Involves Animals
I continued to travel North, my handler warning me all the time that I could not fully experience the diversity of profound experiences that this hot zoo of a city had to offer. I did my best to avoid the Bacchanalia of the more densely occupied environs. Not surprisingly, I felt most comfortable surrounded by fauna other than homo sapiens. A zoo it would be.
This fellow just didn't seem as friendly as the ones at the races. Nor as fast. I was rather bored at this point and, with the dry desert sky parching my sensitive skin, I made haste for more temperate climes.
Oh, how relaxing! And the colors! I fear that this nation is beginning to wear on me. There is no palette you can fail to create indoors and every turn reveals another profound vista outside! If only there weren't so many ferocious creatures outdoors to keep me inside!
Dear lord, I need to get away from this place! Bears. INDOORS! What heinous creation is this? Who would dare to keep such creatures unconfined?! I need to ground myself yet again.
At last. Drinking and gambling.
Inhale. Exhale.
Tiny horses. I laughed a lot and thought, "There. I am baselined yet again."
Although probably not in those words at the time.


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Number 412, April 8, 2007
"We are a part of the natural world"
There Oughta be a Law?
Credit The Libertarian Enterprise
My Mom and I are about as far apart as it is possible for two people to be on moral and political issues. She is a die-hard Catholic fundamentalist/conservative. I am a very libertarian pagan. I believe that government has very little use. She believes "there oughta be a law." My Mom and my aunts and uncles get together twice a week in a kaffeeklatch to bitch about the world and how it's going to hell in a hand basket. I go every now and then, but not often. In addition to my Mom, one of my aunts and one of my uncles are super fundamentalist Pentecostal. As you can guess, this is not a good atmosphere for me to be in, especially since as one of the "young" ones, my opinion isn't really that sought after anyway. It doesn't really help matters that my mother, her family and I haven't had much contact with each other for the last 33 years, either.
She has no idea what I've done with my life, the things I've experienced, or what I believe, and would probably be shocked right down to the core if she DID know. She has no idea that I'm an ordained minister. She has no idea that I've spent time freezing my ass off sitting behind the scope of a rifle, hoping I wouldn't have to pull the trigger on my fellow man. She has no idea that I would happily indulge in a group or corporate marriage if the right woman came along. She has no idea that I find her religion and many of the attitudes it fosters repugnant. She has no idea that I have no hatred or fear of gay marriage, nor any distaste for those who follow that lifestyle.
I quite often get lectures for the desktop images on my computer. The one that is up right now is a fantasy painting of two tattooed women, nude. There is nothing provocative or risque about the picture at all, except the nudity of the two women. She can't seem to understand that being able to admire both the skill of the artist and the beauty of the painting and the women portrayed doesn't automatically mean that I am a 'pervert,' in her view.
The reason that I'm telling all this is simple: This is the kind of attitude we have to fight against. The 'there oughta be a law,' the Bible 'tells us everything we need to know' attitude is something that is killing us as a country and a people. Now, it's no secret that I am no fan of organized religion. To my mind, there is a huge difference between being religious and being spiritual. This is a very personal thing for me, and one I get quite irate about, one of the few. Without going into detail, any person's relationship with whatever they consider divine is their own damned business, and none of mine, as long as they don't try to force me to follow their beliefs.
Just as bad, or even worse, in its own way, is 'forced tolerance.' Any time any type of behavior is forced upon a populous, this is a 'Bad Thing.' You can not legislate morality. You can not legislate tolerance. You can not legislate attitudes. The worst thing about the so-called "Hate speech" laws is not that they try to reduce friction between diametrically opposed groups. NO, the worst thing is that they force the intolerance and hate underground where it can fester, eventually erupting like a boil, painfully and messily.
As an example of legislating morality being a monstrous failure, let's take a look at where I live now, in the heart of the 'Bible-belt.' The state I am in absolutely forbids gambling. Guess what? There is a state-run lottery and numerous bingo games. The state right next to us has numerous casinos. The state where I live has recently added a $1 per pack tax on cigarettes. The state right next to us has not. Guess how the traffic is going to the state adjacent to us on Friday afternoons? The state I live in is losing millions of dollars in business due to these archaic laws. I should mention that I am within fifteen minutes of the border between these two states, so I can see the effect these laws have had, first hand, every weekend. If someone wants to gamble, they will do it. If the state next door outlawed gambling, there would be (and are) privately run poker games in houses. If someone wants to smoke, they will find a way to do it.
No, legislation is not the answer. The only answer to the numerous problems facing this country, over 90% of them either caused by or exacerbated by government, is to raise a generation of kids who are familiar with the ZAP, and follow it. I could wish that every kid today would be exposed to the work of Robert A. Heinlein and L. Neil Smith, along with many other libertarian authors. This would not only reduce the hold religion has on this country, it would also reduce the predations of government.
What we, as libertarians, need to do is to make sure the ZAP is just as commonly quoted as the Golden Rule is. Fortunately, the ZAP is not as easily corrupted as the rule is. We need to get our thoughts out there, in a way that can be easily understood. Long, fact filled lectures don't get it, people! Do like Steve Trinward and L. Neil and many others do. Use music, use fiction, use art. Use things that people enjoy to get our points across. If we entertain them, the point will gradually be made. Hammering facts and figures doesn't do it, especially since the government has methodically taught most of us not to think.
Please, think about what I've said. If you find it worthwhile, try to apply it in your everyday life. Live the example, don't preach it!
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How about this vintage scooter load?
A Lambretta Li 150, series III, a Vespa GS 150, VS5, and a NV 70 (DKW Hobby roller, to you).
All three in a rough state, the Lambretta being the best one. The GS 150 has been resprayed in white a long time ago. Great though, the engine is not seized.
The three were bought by a friend, initially he was only interested in the Lammy, but they were sold as a lot. Lucky bastard!


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Monday, October 08, 2001
12th Man Suspended
The University of Pittsburgh announced the suspension of the 12th Man yesterday after reports of "gross misconduct." Pitt coach Walt Harris said the 12th Man will be suspended "indefinitely," and may not return until next season. The loss comes at a pivotal phase in the Panther's rebuilding process and highlights off-the-field embarrassments to the program.
"We're certainly disappointed," Harris commented. "We are a unit, a family, and when one member of that family doesn't hold up to his agreement, it's upsetting. This is certainly a learning opportunity for the 12th Man and one which will hopefully allow him to do some growing up and soul searching."
While university officials are not commenting on the exact cause of suspension, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported that the 12th Man is in violation of the NCAA's drug and alcohol policy.
"The 12th Man has not been shy about publicly breaking NCAA policy," Post-Gazette reporter Shelly Anderson wrote. "Number twelve has even gone so far as to openly consume alcohol in the parking lots before the football games. Often times the 12th Man smuggles in flasks of Jim Beam and openly swigs it during the game. He's out of control and a menace to those around him. It's almost sad to watch the self-destruction of such an integral part of this football team. The 12th Man really needs to be taught a lesson."
The suspension comes after number twelve was involved in a number of off-the-field incidents this summer. From large-scale brawls, public intoxication, and dangerously promiscuous sexual activity, number twelve has earned a bad boy image around campus.
"Thisss iss bwuh...bull-shit," the 12th Man slurred. "I don't think that god-damn Harris knowsdd what the fuck he's ff-fucking talkin' bout. It's always 'I'm the ass-hole.' Righdt, righdt. Why doesn't that fucking NCAAARRP take its god-damn rules and put them up its pussy. That's rright. Number 12 answers to one man: number 12. Hey, anybody got a light?"
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text: I have a 18 month female French Brittany that is having some digestive issues. I have tried many different remedies to no avail and am looking for some advice. This all started about a month ago when she came down with kennel cough, I took her to the vet just to make sure it wasn't anything more serious and they put her on doxycycline for 2 weeks. Ever since I started her on the doxy she has been having loose stool where the first half of the stool is good and solid and the second half comes out as mush, it still has some shape to it and does not have any mucus or blood, just very very soft. She goes about 3 times per day, which is normal for her. I took her back to the vet to see if they had anymore suggestions, fecal sample came back negative and they put her on metronidazole for 7 days to see if that would help, it didn't. I've tried probiotics and feeding less. Other than the loose stool she is the same energetic dog she always as been. I guess the only thing I haven't tried doing yet is switching foods but I don't think that is the issue as she was doing great on her food (victor hi pro plus) before she started the doxy. Open to any and all suggestions if you need more info ask away.


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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
If you haven't read the MONDAY NIGHT BREWERY site, a chronicle of three gentlemen's epic quest to open their own brewery, you probably should. Those same gentlemen, having read a post of mine about a particular beer from the Southern USA, decided to send me another. A caveat was included - "this isn't the best beer from the South, it's just a beer from the South" - and more were promised in future shipments (!). Hot dog. Well fellas, thanks very much for sending me this YAZOO BREWING PALE ALE, from Nashville, TN. I found it to be a perfectly quaffable pale ale, very standard for its style, albeit a little more thin-bodied and less floral than I'd like. It was quite grainy, if you can picture that, with very little in the way of hoppiness, but in the end would make for a halfway decent quencher at the end of a hard day - which was exactly when I had one. It's funny, ever since I had that THREE FLOYDS ALPHA KING pale ale a few months ago I'm having a hard time with pale ales that followed it; nothing even comes close! I'll go with 6/10 on this one, and thanks again to MNB for the sample.
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["Siamo Number One!": Il calcio che ha cambiato Toronto]
Written by Riccardo Lo Monaco
The history of Italians in Toronto, like that of many immigrants in this city, could be narrated using stories of strife and struggle. Troublesome times have been so frequent in Toronto's immigrant past that the moments of happiness can easily be overlooked. Sometimes, however, a story of triumph is so definitive it must not be omitted. In Toronto, where Italian immigrants had endured discrimination and a crisis of identity for most of a century, an Italian victory in the 1982 World Cup of Soccer provided an opportunity for them to proclaim their self-confidence and assert their equality in Canada. The resulting victory celebrations on the streets of Toronto remain one of the most important moments in the history of Italians in this city.
"New Canadians," as Italian immigrants were often termed, faced numerous difficulties and endured various forms of racial discrimination and intolerance in their efforts to integrate into society. Many of them had arrived believing Canada would be the answer to all of their problems, not anticipating widespread unemployment issues, housing shortages, and language problems. Canadian professionals held a set of expectations for the immigrant workers they employed; they wanted committed, docile, and hard-working labourers. Italians found themselves caught between conflicting desires to preserve their Italian identity and to adopt the Canadian identity required of them.
By 1961, over half of the Italian population of Ontario had settled within urban Toronto. The area along College Street, between Ossington and Bathurst Streets was so heavily populated by Italians that it became known as Little Italy. This small area boasted upwards of 16,000 Italian residents who patronized the Italian-owned and operated storefronts, bars, and social clubs that replaced earlier shops in the area. There, Italian men interacted with other Italian men; playing card games and discussing their struggles, often in the Italian language.
On July 11, 1982, around 300,000 people flocked to Toronto's Italian neighbourhoods to celebrate the first Italian FIFA World Cup of Soccer tournament victory in 44 years. Such a large gathering of people—ethnic or not—had never taken place in Canada to celebrate a sporting event. To put this into perspective, just ten days earlier, the Toronto Sun newspaper had called a Canada Day gathering in Queen's Park "massive", with its mere 30,000 celebrators.By 1982, a series of factors had begun to build up and cooperate with one another to provide Italians living in Canada with a renewed sense of confidence. The introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteed, for all Canadians, many previously neglected liberties. Many Italians in Canada had experienced economic success and upward mobility with an increased stability in living conditions, work, and education. Many of these advances were due to the minority ethnic groups that fought in a series of human rights campaigns after World War II and catalyzed the elimination of discriminatory laws in Canada. At the same time, this growing acceptance of cultural pluralism created an opportune moment for Italian-Canadians to celebrate spontaneously in public when the Italian national team impressed on the international stage at the World Cup of Soccer.
The unprecedented and definitive size of the audience is not the only reason why this story has become legendary; it is also remembered as commendably non-violent and remarkably political. Italians continue to boast that they celebrated peacefully and respectfully, thereby demonstrating the greatness of Italy.
The event also marked a key change to the gendered nature of fan culture. Soccer had traditionally belonged to the public sphere of recreational activities – men gathering in bars to watch or listen to games on closed circuit feeds imported from Europe. In 1982, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation televised the World Cup live for the first time ever in Canada. People could now follow the games from the privacy of their home. This encouraged women and children to watch the matches and participate in the post-tournament celebration. It transformed what was once an almost exclusively male domain into a family activity, devoid of the infamous violence and chaos that concurrently characterized the heavily male-dominated spectator culture in parts of Europe.
Italians also made their 1982 celebration political. The space where the celebration occurred was often contested throughout the 1960s and 1970s, when groups of Italian men would gather around transistor radios outside local espresso bars to listen to live broadcasts of soccer games from Italy and the police would order them to disperse, assuming they were participating in criminal activity. Taking to these same streets to celebrate the World Cup win was an effective way for Italians to reclaim a piece of public space for themselves, converting it into an Italian "place" and cementing their presence in Toronto as a major cultural force.
The realization of the Italian contribution to Canadian society was most evident when celebrators drove a dump truck covered in Italian flags up and down St. Clair Avenue West. They eventually parked the truck in the middle of the street as swarms of people engulfed it and prevented any traffic from flowing for the rest of the night. Not only did the truck serve as an excellent platform from which to wave gigantic Italian flags, it also symbolized the thriving construction industry in which so many Italians worked. It conveyed their immense pride over the notion that Italians had played a large part in developing the city of Toronto.
Italian-Canadian newspapers wasted little time converting the events of this celebration into political stories about Italian excellence and the success of 'official multiculturalism'. Likewise, Canadian journalists portrayed Italian-Canadians positively and played into the attractiveness of Prime Minister Trudeau's multiculturalism policies. They noted the eccentricity of the party, the wonderful colours, the joy, the festive noise, and above all, the general sense of well-being experienced. But they also mentioned moments when small scuffles broke out between different cultural groups—facts that the Italian-Canadian journalists seemed to overlook as they aggressively discussed the significance of a sense of peacefulness.
It can be argued that the factual occurrences of July 12, 1982 are not as important as the memories held by those who were there, however deeply conditioned or affected those memories have been over the years by the media and the mythical retelling of stories associated with that event. A collective memory has grown out of this process and superseded the existing factual records; it is sustained by the entire Italian-Canadian community and remains one of the most important moments in their history.
The 1982 FIFA World Cup is a pivotal part of the history of Italians living in Toronto. It marks the point in time when they realized their own worth in the world and in Canadian society. It also sparked a celebratory event that introduced Italians to one another as a peaceful, civilized, hardworking, and proud people – integral and indispensable to Toronto, and every bit a part of the newly budding multicultural nation of Canada. In this case, the celebration matters more than the game that inspired it. Toronto has not been the same since that extraordinary day. Now flags wave every four years in recognition of the World Cup, not just for Italy, but for all nationalities who have found a home in Canada.
Frank Colantonio, From the Ground Up: An Italian Immigrants Story, (University of Toronto Press, 1993).
Nicholas DeMaria Harney, Eh Paesan!, Being Italian in Toronto, (University of Toronto Press, 1998)
Franca Iacovetta, Such Hardworking People: Italians in Postwar Toronto, (McGill-Queens University Press, 1993)
Jordan Stanger-Ross, "An Inviting Parish: Community without Locality in Postwar Italian Toronto", Canadian History Review, 87, 3 (September 2006), pp. 381-407.
Heritage Toronto is pleased to acknowledge the support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, for this project.


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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
You may recognize Samantha from her days as an Aviation Planning Intern with Mark Clark. While toiling away with Mark at the BNIA she received her Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from the University at Buffalo. She more recently worked with Solar Liberty Energy Systems where she applied for grants, coordinated solar installation construction crews and supported numerous aspects of the sales and installation process.
In her free time Samantha serves as Director of the New York Field Archers & Bowhunters Association. Stop by and say hi to Samantha on the 2nd floor of MTC.
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By notice dated September 6, 1990, the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture invited comments on a proposed rule concerning the marketing of fresh California--Arizona navel oranges. The proposed rule would regulate the quantity of navel oranges that may be shipped to domestic markets, the weekly shipping schedule, and the weekly percentage allocation among districts. The proposed rule also would establish the dates for onset and duration of volume regulation for the 1990--91 navel orange season. 55 Fed. Reg. 36653 (1990).
The notice requested that comments, which may concern alternatives to the particulars of the proposed regulation or the need for the proposed regulation, be filed by October 9, 1990. The notice further requested that commenters provide as much information as possible in support of any suggested alternatives to the proposed regulation.
The United States Department of Justice hereby requests an additional thirty days within which it may submit comments on this proposed rule. The Department will need the additional time to analyze the proposed rule, study the likely impact of the marketing policy of the Navel Orange Administrative Committee, and develop the additional information necessary to formulate and prepare its views on these important subjects. Given the scope of the proposed rule and the desire of USDA to receive supporting information in connection with possible alternatives to the proposal, the requested delay would serve the public interest. Even under the currently proposed shipping schedule, delaying the close of the comment period to November 8, 1990 will allow USDA to consider the views of Department of Justice and other commenters in advance of the schedule's beginning date.
For the above reasons, the Department requests that the deadline to submit comments on the proposed rule relating to regulation of navel oranges be extended to November 8, 1990.
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Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence by Dr Eric Goodman and Peter Park
As a teacher of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I'm on the mat at least 3 hours per day. Several years ago, I injured my back training with a college wrestler. For 5 or so years after that, I spent 3 weeks per year unable to walk, and the rest of the year in fear of my back giving out, often in pain.
After doing the basic exercises in the book Foundation, recommended to me by a student, my pain disappeared! That was 2 years ago, and I continue to do the exercises and be pain free.
I have told several students about this book, and one of my students was in the hospital due to his back pain. Soon after practicing the exercises, he went on to win the Pan Ams in one of the senior divisions and said that he had never felt so good!
If you are in pain, this book could change your life.
Ryan Fiorenzi
Kaizen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza is a lifesaver. This book explains how to avoid injuries through correct body mechanics, and is a blueprint to treating injuries that do arise. After my experience I consider it essential reading for anyone, especially those involved in body-brutalizing sports like Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo.
This spring, the past 25 years of abuse from judo, jiu-jitsu, skateboarding, and sitting at a desk came to a head and my hip / upper glute / lower back went on strike. I was pointed in Kelly Starrett's direction by Andrew from Dig Deep BJJ and after watching some of the MobilityWOD videos, decided that I needed a copy of his book. The last month of putting these exercises to work has led me to believe that over the course of a lifetime, Supple Leopard will prove to be worth its weight in physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture receipts.


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I was suggested DeltaCopy to set up a nightly backup between two Windows 2008 R2 servers.
After setting up the server side (Amazon EC2 instance where files will be backed to) and setting up the client side (server to be backed up), I attempted to setup a simple task of backing up a single word document.
When running the task manually, the following error appears:
rsync: change_dir#3 "Desktop" (in Backup) failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: errors selecting input/output files, dirs (code 3) at /home/lapo/packaging/rsync-3.0.4-1/src/rsync-3.0.4/main.c(614) [receiver=3.0.4] rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (5 bytes received so far) [sender] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /home/lapo/packaging/rsync-3.0.4-1/src/rsync-3.0.4/io.c(632) [sender=3.0.4]
Error in rsync protocol data stream Rsync.exe returned an error. Will try again. This is retry number 1 of 5
Executing: rsync.exe -v -rlt -z --chmod=a=rw,Da+x --delete "/cygdrive/C/Users/[user]/Desktop/Sizes.docx" "[server public IP]::Backup/Desktop/Sizes.docx" sending incremental file list
I am very confused about this error and haven't come up with any solutions after a long time searching.
Thank you in advance!


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I confirm: Brazil is really the country of Caipirinha!!
"the original" that's always good…
… but the variations are worth the interest, like here a passion fruit caipirinha!
It even inspires the urinals, that have a good lime fragrance! (Matt told me!)
No tickets machines BUT an employee behind a turnstile INSIDE the bus!
The "fitness" trend in Rio!
I knew the cariocas' (inhabitants of Rio) sportive reputation, but didn't know this trend coming straight from the nineties!!!
Outfit with geometric prints
White socks is the thing-to-have! They go up to the knees (very comfortable in this very hot country!)
You can see them in the streets, going or coming back from the gym but… rarely in action!


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Sometimes black, white, and blue jeans is all you really need in an outfit. I have been rocking this sweater constantly- can't get over how soft and cozy it is! Anyway, another Monday has arrived and there is a lot of work to be done before I go home for the Holidays. Get ready for a few giveaways over the next few weeks and fun holiday recipes!
Anyway, hope you all are having a lovely Monday.
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wearing: top & scarf- Urban Outfitters; denim- Forever 21; loafers- Jeffery Campbell