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I'm going to give P.F Chang's a run for their money with this chicken. (ok maybe only in my mind). I love P.F.'s Spicy Chicken but this one I made tonight has got a good kick of heat to it.
Last week at the Farmer's market I found some Thai Chili's and have been trying to think of ideas of what to make with them. I plan to make some pad thai with tofu later this week. I wanted to create something by playing with the spice and contrasting it with sweet. And out came my Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Sweet and Spicy Chicken (*Edited on 1/13/10)
2 chicken breast – boneless, skinless
1/4 cup corn starch
4 tablespoon veggie oil
Salt and Pepper *
1/2 cup honey (You can also use Agave instead of honey, or half honey and half agave)
3-4 Thai Chili peppers finely chopped (keep seeds in for even more heat…adjust the amount of peppers depending on your spice level) *Dried or fresh chili peppers work well in this recipe
2 Tablespoons of Water
2 Tablespoons of Olive or Canola Oil.
Mix honey, Thai chili peppers, and water. Set aside. Right before adding to the pan heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and mix well. This helps it "loosen" up a bit and makes it easier to pour into the pan or wok
Cut up chicken in bit size pieces. In a medium bowl add the corn starch, salt, pepper and chicken. Coat well and shake off any excess corn starch. In a large skillet or wok heat 1 tablespoons of oil, add half the chicken and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Place chicken on a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with second half of chicken and additional tablespoon of oil.
In the same skillet add the honey – chili mixture and bring to a boil for two-four minutes until the sauce reduces, thickens slightly and turns a nice caramel color. Add chicken back to the pan and coat well. Simmer for an additional 2-3 minutes.
Serve over white or brown rice. Its a bit sweet with a nice spicy finish.
For a vegan option, used firm tofu that has been drained and 1/2 cup of agave nectar in placement of chicken and honey.
We love this recipe.

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The Terrebonne Parish School Board is in the infant stages of a fight for a new schools tax. But the board might want to start over rather than using the tone it has set so far as a compass.
The Terrebonne Parish School Board is in the infant stages of a fight for a new schools tax. But the board might want to start over rather than using the tone it has set so far as a compass.
Arrogance, secrecy and contempt for the public are not the way to curry favor among the voters who will have to approve the new tax if it is to become law.
But those are what was on display last week.
The board voted to ask the state's permission to put the new tax — nearly tripling its current property tax — on the ballot despite there being no description of the matter on its official meeting agenda.
Instead, there was a reference on the Tuesday meeting agenda to a committee meeting from Monday. That agenda contained a complete description of the tax.
While this is a practice the School Board has used in the past, a huge increase in the board's tax is a matter of sincere public concern. As such, the board should encourage public input and debate, not limit it as it did by obscuring the topics to be voted on Tuesday.
This oversight could well have been inadvertent, but the message to the public is unfortunate at best.
A later defense of the process by board President L.P. Bordelon was little comfort to those who would like to see the public included at every turn.
"If someone wanted to see what that was, all they had to do is look at the committee agenda or go to the committee meeting," Bordelon said.
That's not good enough.
While what the board did might be the bare minimum required to satisfy the state open-meetings laws, the message to the public is that the burden is on the people to find out what the board is doing. Why?
The board should eagerly encourage the informed participation of the public, a goal that is clearly defeated by its actions this week. To make matters worse, another board member criticized a member of the public who spoke in opposition to the tax hike and personally criticized the board members.
It can be difficult to deal with members of the public who are lobbing personal attacks in the midst of a political discussion, but the board has to take the high road. The public deserves that much.
There will be some back-and-forth between now and May 4, when the board is hoping to have the tax proposal on the ballot. During the process, the board stands the best chance of success by being open, forthcoming and encouraging to the public it serves.
If it continues on the path it seemed to embrace last week, the board members should not be surprised if the voters return their contempt with a defeat at the polls.
The first thing the board should do is to schedule the tax proposal for a real public hearing, one that is widely publicized and at which residents are encouraged to debate the merits of the tax.
Its members should also resolve to treat members of the public with the respect to which they are entitled.
Those two simple actions will put the board on much sounder footing going forward, no matter the eventual outcome of the tax election.
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I have a new Load master that that I will be loading 9mm, and eventually 45ACP. I do not have a universal decapper but I do have an extra expander and powder drop. If I left the resize/deprime in station 1 and put the powder drop, without the expander installed, in station 2 would I have enough support for the priming action?
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DMI Office Furniture
DMI is an industry leader in the production and distribution of laminate and veneer casegoods and seating, providing richly detailed, well-constructed office furniture in a number of attractive styles. Various design collections are available from DMI, but each share a commitment to a level of craftsmanship unmatched in the furniture industry. The many different pieces available in each collection make it easy to create a fully complementary suite of office furniture, all with a sense of style and luxury that is sure to impress both the employees who work there and the clients or customers who visit.
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The Inconstant Gardener
Microglia, the same immune cells that help sculpt the developing brain, may do damage later in life
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Like the cavalry in old Western movies, certain immune cells in the brain rush to answer distress calls and save the day. If a nerve cell is injured or a toxin attacks the brain, these microglia ride to the rescue, moving to the injury site and destroying any bad guys they encounter.
But even in the movies the cavalry, mistakenly or intentionally, sometimes mows down innocent bystanders. A similar scenario may be playing out in the brain with processes that normally limit damage: Microglia may be improperly activated late in life and play a role in neurodegenerative disease.
Take Alzheimer's as an example. People with Alzheimer's disease lose millions of nerve cells in brain areas crucial for memory. As the losses grow, the brain also becomes cluttered with clumps of plaque containing a protein fragment called amyloid-beta, or A-beta. Where these plaques emerge, microglia appear as well.
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The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday will announce sweeping reforms of NewOrleans's long-troubled police department.
A person with direct knowledge of the plan said the agreement between the Justice Department and the city will be signed and filed in federal court. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been made public.
The reforms Eric Holder will announce are expected to be some of the broadest and strictest ever imposed on a police department.
The New Orleans department has been plagued by decades of corruption and mismanagement. It came under renewed scrutiny after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the Justice Department for the review in 2010. A spokesman for Landrieu wouldn't comment.
Tuesday's announcement comes on the eve of President Barack Obama's visit to New Orleans, where he will deliver a speech at the National Urban League's annual conference Wednesday.
Last year, the Justice Department issued a scathing report that said New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, repeatedly made unconstitutional arrests and engaged in racial profiling.
At the time, Landrieu said many problems identified by the report were exposed by Katrina but existed for years before the storm plunged the city into chaos.
The Justice Department's civil rights division also launched criminal probes focusing on police officers' actions after Katrina. The investigations resulted in charges against 20 officers, including five who were convicted last year of civil rights violations related to deadly shootings of unarmed residents less than a week after the storm's landfall.
The officers were sentenced to prison terms of up to 65 years. Five others pleaded guilty to engaging in a cover-up plot that included a planted gun, phony witnesses and fabricated reports.


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Quote from: Slinky2* on April 14, 2012, 01:40:09 pmMe Gusta moonPlease don't call it that. :\
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What is this, Donkey Kong Country in Space?
Quote from: Kitkat on December 30, 2009, 06:43:12 pmAnyway, I wonder what would happen if the Core Combine would happen to meet them...
Anyway, I wonder what would happen if the Core Combine would happen to meet them...
There would be a big frickin' war, and I think the Core Combine would win, but with heavy losses.
essentially, yes. ok.....Their weaponry works on the thought that Gravitrons are real(they are a theory, aren't they?). They essentially fire focused Graviron bursts..
30. All bumbling conjurers, clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly thieves in the land will be preemptively put to death. My foes will surely give up and abandon their quest if they have no source of comic relief.
Goddamnit kitkat, you make me look late
No capitalization......Crazen!
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We are looking to hire a full time candidate via Freelancer (No Agency) native to South or East Asia, (preferably India or Philippines) for 8 hours x 6 days a week cover. This is to assist our existing staff and enable us provide our online customers round the clock support though text based live chat.
80% of responses will be copy-paste, though we would provide full training before commencing the project and show you existing chats in Archive. We are posting this pilot project primarily to find a good candidate with right work from home attitude. We hope to establish a long term relation with opportunity to award several of such similar kind of projects which can be done in same time slot.
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In the series finale, Valerie finally has her dream wedding to Vic, but there are a few problems. Val, Holly, Tina and Lauren are stuck at a spa where an escaped convict is being searched for, making the four of them late for the wedding.
Lauren hosts a spa day for bride-to-be Val to keep her from panicking when she learns about the Star Wars themed wedding that was accidentally planned for her and Vic. But things go awry when there is a lock-down at the spa. Meanwhile, Vince discovers for himself that Holly was right about Robyn, but still believes that he and Holly both deserve a fresh start.moreless
When Holly feels that she is ready to take her relationship to the next level with Vince, she is determined to make Vince feel the same. Meanwhile, Charlie proposes to Val, who doesn't want to tell him that Vic is actually her husband. When Vic feels like the 'monkey in the middle,' he decides that he and Val should take a break from each other. Then Val realizes she really does need Vic.moreless
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After waking up to find a wedding ring on her finger, Val is surprised to learn that she has married her old boss Vic during a wild night in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Holly has hidden out in the back of Vince's car as he travels to Florida to tell him she loves him, but is heartbroken when she realizes she may have lost him forever.moreless


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by Darcy Gilliland
"Autism is a disorder with several characteristics, such as: thinking differently from others, doing repetitive movements such as hand flap and rocking, having a hard time fitting in with other people, and having a world of your own. For me, being autistic means that I find it hard to fit into conversations, but think in interesting and artistic ways…For me, being autistic means that at times I have a hard time fitting in because I have a tendency to go into my own world, and I am not tuned in to what is going on around me. There are certain people I can relate to better than others, and those I can relate to are my truly close friends."


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President Dunlap on Wofford football
Feb. 12, 2004
Included below are the remarks from Wofford president Dr. Benjamin Dunlap at today's campus convocation honoring the Terrier football team for its 2003 Southern Conference championship and trip to the Division I-AA semifinals.
We all know what Vince Lombardi said: "Winning isn't the most important thing. It's the only thing." And you know what? That's true in a lot of college athletic programs—mostly in ones with low graduation percentages and high incarceration rates for their athletes. If they don't win, somebody gets fired. And if they do win, somebody gets investigated. At Wofford, winning is not the only thing. It's just one of a lot things our student-athletes learn from Mike Ayers and his coaching staff.
The first thing they learn is that they're students first and athletes second. The next thing they learn is that the secrets to success on the playing field are the same ones that will make them successful in life long after they've graduated. The third thing they learn is that they're too small and too slow, with too few scholarships and too tough a schedule to be competitive in the Southern Conference. Oh, yeah, and then they learn that no mountain is too tall to climb, no opponent too big or too quick or too highly touted to be beaten by a team that's smart, disciplined, and determined to win by playing together as team, not as a collection of prima donnas.
Don't get me wrong. Wofford has its stars—what it lacks is prima donnas. When you play for the best coach in the United States, you play to learn as well as to win and you play together. When you lose, you know there's something to be learned in that experience too—about your performance and about yourself. Vince Lombardi, who truly was a great coach, also said, "It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner."
I've had the privilege of joining our team in the dressing room after almost every game over the past four years, and some of those games were bitter losses. I've heard Mike Ayers in victory and defeat, and some of his most inspiring lessons have been taught when we lost. Coach Lombardi had a comment about that as well: "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." That sounds like the heart of a terrier to me. It doesn't matter how many times a bigger dog knocks a terrier to the ground. As long as it has a breath in its body, that little dog will get back to its feet and go on fighting, just as Wofford did in the closing seconds of our national semi-final play-off game against the University of Delaware. It was not our best game of the season, but those closing moments were among the most gallant in a season studded with victories.
We all know the tagline that has turned up everywhere, from the New York Times to ABC Television: "Wofford is the only football-playing Division I school whose average SAT score is higher than its total enrollment." Look at our football success and you see what is true of every aspect of our college: we do more with less than anybody. And it's especially gratifying to read in a nationally syndicated report that you can expect next year's pre-season I-AA poll to list among its top five teams the "usual national powers"—Delaware, Wofford, and teams like that.
But even in that august company, there's an important difference. Our players are not hired gladiators or Division I-A transfers. They don't live in special dorms and major in specially designed pseudo-academic disciplines. They're students like everyone else in this auditorium today, and they embody all the traits we would like to lay claim to ourselves—they are quick, intelligent, fiercely loyal competitors. They played their hearts out in every game, and, sometimes, they had the ball bounce off the ground right into their hands at a crucial point in the game. The difference between a great season and an unforgettable one is often a matter of a little luck here and there, and we had that too this season. Now we have the glory. We're champions—all of us, not just the players. We're all champions because that's what they've given to us. They've brought these trophies home and they've made us all winners in the minds of people who couldn't even pronounce our name at the beginning of the season.
Our purpose today is to bask in their achievement—to thank them for everything it cost them from the first day of practice to the last seconds of that game in Delaware. These are our guys, our coaches, our terriers.
Even beyond the gates on Church Street, even among those who graduated from institutions in distant places beset by ice and snow, there is pride in our team's 2003 season.
dungeonjoe wrote:Just out of curiosity, what qualities and experiences do you think the new President should have?
Man, I cannot wait until football season
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1) The ability to instantly raise enough money to fully fund all sports and give substantial raises to all coaches and staff.
2) The ability to make any student-athlete our coaches want sign with Wofford.
3) The ability for everyone nationwide to know who Wofford is and how to pronounce it.
4) The ability to have all our games on legitimate TV that is nationally available.
5) The ability to make all the facility upgrades we need.
6) The ability to have at least a couple football players and basketball players drafted intothe NFL and NBA each year.
7) The ability to make sure Wofford always makes the football playoffs, has enough money to always win the home game bidding and always make it to at least the National Semifinals.
8 ) The ability to have our basketball teams both in the NCAA tournament each year with a run tothe Sweet Sixteen at least once every five years.
9) The ability to create a culture where all programs are held tothe same stanndard that academics are at Wofford and make changes when those expectations are not met.
10) The ability to put the names on the back of the football jerseys.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it'll do for starters.
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Best tools in the business: Buxton, Gray stand out
What makes Twins outfielder Byron Buxton the No. 1 prospect in baseball? He doesn't have one signature tool that stands out above his others. Rather, Buxton has four superlative tools that grade as 70s or better on the 20-80 scouting scale, while his power rates as a 60.
We break down the best tools among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects below. While Buxton didn't claim superiority in any one category, he ranked second in terms of hitting ability, speed and defense, and third in arm strength. The only other position player to get mentioned more than once was Rangers third baseman Joey Gallo, who has plenty of power in his bat and his arm.
What makes Twins outfielder Byron Buxton the No. 1 prospect in baseball? He doesn't have one signature tool that stands out above his others. Rather, Buxton has four superlative tools that grade as 70s or better on the 20-80 scouting scale, while his power rates as a 60.
We break down the best tools among MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects below. While Buxton didn't claim superiority in any one category, he ranked second in terms of hitting ability, speed and defense, and third in arm strength. The only other position player to get mentioned more than once was Rangers third baseman Joey Gallo, who has plenty of power in his bat and his arm.
On the pitching side, Rockies right-hander Jonathan Gray laid claim to ownership of the best fastball and best slider among the Top 100 Prospects. Righties Eddie Butler (Rockies), Kevin Gausman (Orioles), Lucas Giolito (Nationals) and Marcus Stroman (Blue Jays) -- all products of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, as were Buxton and Gallo -- earned recognition in multiple categories.
Best hitter: Oscar Taveras, OF, Cardinals
There's a reason Taveras keeps getting linked to Albert Pujols, even if he does hit left-handed. Taveras' Minor League resume includes a .320/.377/.518 stat line, one Double-A Texas League MVP Award, two batting titles and three league championships. No prospect barrels balls or makes hard contact as consistently as Taveras, who projects to hit .300 or better with 25-homer power in his prime as a Major Leaguer.
Also in the running: Buxton; Nick Castellanos, 3B, Tigers; Garin Cecchini, 3B, Red Sox
Best power: Miguel Sano, 3B, Twins
Since Minnesota handed him a $3.15 million bonus in October 2009, Sano has slammed 90 homers in 379 pro games, including 28 to top the Class A Midwest League as a 19-year-old in 2012 and 35 between Class A Advanced and Double-A last season. The 6-foot-4, 235-pounder generates his tremendous pop to all fields with a combination of lightning bat speed and prodigious strength. He also demonstrates some patience at the plate, helping him to tap into his power.
Also in the running: Gallo; Javier Baez, SS, Cubs; Kris Bryant, 3B, Cubs
Fastest runner: Billy Hamilton, OF, Reds
Given the way Hamilton's speed plays on the diamond, it really merits a 90 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He broke Vince Coleman's professional baseball record with 155 steals in 2012, and he swiped 13 bases in 14 attempts for the Reds last September -- despite getting just 19 at-bats. One scout called Hamilton, a former Mississippi State wide receiver recruit, the fastest player to come out of Mississippi since former Negro Leagues star and Hall of Famer Cool Papa Bell.
Also in the running: Buxton; Delino DeShields Jr., OF, Astros; Gregory Polanco, OF, Pirates
Strongest arm: Jorge Alfaro, C, Rangers
Signed for a Colombian-record $1.3 million in January 2010, Alfaro has the highest ceiling of any catching prospect. Both his power and his arm strength are well-above-average tools, and scouts rate his arm a full grade better than his pop. Regularly turning in pop times of 1.8 seconds on throws to second base, Alfaro ranked second in both the Class A South Atlantic League (36 percent) and Arizona Fall League (50 percent) in throwing out would-be basestealers last year.
Also in the running: Gallo; Buxton; Carlos Correa, SS, Astros
Best defender: Jackie Bradley Jr., OF, Red Sox
Though his speed grades as solid at best, Bradley Jr. has an innate ability to read balls off the bat that allows him to chase down balls from gap to gap in center field. His defensive prowess helped spur South Carolina to consecutive College World Series championships in 2010-11, and it enabled him to make Boston's Opening Day roster last year at age 22. The Red Sox may miss Jacoby Ellsbury's bat this season, but Bradley Jr. will be a defensive upgrade over the $153 million free agent.
Also in the running: Buxton; Albert Almora, OF, Cubs; Francisco Lindor, SS, Indians; Austin Hedges, C, Padres
Best fastball: Gray
Gray's fastball topped out at 94 mph and got him drafted by the Royals in the 13th round out of Chandler (Okla.) High in 2010, and by the Yankees in the 10th round out of Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College in 2011. It kicked into another gear last year, sitting in the mid-90s late into games, reaching triple digits and featuring extremely heavy life. That's one reason the Rockies drafted Gray third overall and signed him for $4.8 million -- and we'll get to another in a moment.
Also in the running: Giolito; Mike Foltynewicz, RHP, Astros; Butler
Best curveball: Robert Stephenson, RHP, Reds
Stephenson can run his fastball up to 99 mph, but when he's on top of his curveball, it can be just as devastating. He throws his curve with power at 77-83 mph and with sharp 12-to-6 break. Even better, Stephenson shows the aptitude for both throwing his bender for strikes and enticing hitters to chase it out of the zone.
Also in the running: Kyle Zimmer, RHP, Royals; Archie Bradley, RHP, Diamondbacks; Giolito
Best slider: Gray
Scouts won't go so far as to claim that Gray's breaking ball is the equal of his fastball, because his heater grades as an 80. However, his slider also has improved dramatically and now rates as a well-above-average offering. It can lack consistency at times, but Gray often throws it in the upper 80s, with good depth and bite.
Also in the running: Stroman; Alex Meyer, RHP, Twins; Butler
Best changeup: Gausman
Gausman had little need for a changeup in high school before adding a quality one during his two seasons at Louisiana State, helping him become the first college pitcher taken in the 2012 Draft. He usually uses a split/changeup that arrives in the mid-80s, about 10 mph slower than his fastball, and dives at the plate. Gausman's changeup helped him rush to the big leagues last May, and it was his most effective pitch once he got there.
Also in the running: Dylan Bundy, RHP, Orioles; Henry Owens, LHP, Red Sox; Justin Nicolino, LHP, Marlins
Best control: Noah Syndergaard, RHP, Mets
Among pitching prospects, no one can match Syndergaard's ability to deliver quality stuff, throw strikes and miss bats. Not only can he unleash a mid-90s fastball, hard curve or a promising changeup, but he also can locate them where he wants. Syndergaard posted the best strikeout (11.5 per nine innings) and walk (2.0) rates of his career after he reached Double-A last June.
Also in the running: Edwin Escobar, LHP, Giants; Gausman; Stroman
Jim Callis is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, Callis' Corner. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter.


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Cape Lookout Lighthouse in North Carolina is easily recognizable to the mariner by it's distinctive pattern of black and white diamonds. The sea captain could also be aware of his location by the light pattern.
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There was and is a third way that this famous tower helps the mariner establish his location. What is it?


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Living Legend:I've read your posts about this several times, and you don't address the real question: Do employers care about the rankings?That's the question. If employers do care, then all your argument about the best place to live is completely bogus.
For example, I live in Los Angeles, and I can safely say that a degree from any one of the schools mentioned by the OP would be viewed as roughly equal by most LA firms. At the big LA firms (where rankings definitely matter) none of those schools would be considered prestigious enough to get the OP an interview based on pedigree alone.
If Biglaw or Midlaw is your goal, it's stupid not to consider ranking. Should it be considered above location or cost? No. But many employers do care about it.
Ranking is important for maybe the T25. After that it becomes completely irrelevant.


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Identity crisis: Pick a genre, any genre
The Angry Red Planet
Orbit Billiards
Saturday, June 14
Nature, being the bitch/holy mother that she is, seems to be conspiring against Virginia, in the form of end-of-the-world-type weather. Five minutes before I was set to leave the Tokyo Rose, where fellow Hooker James Graham and I had been energetically conversing on plans for the upcoming music issue, utter downpour.
But no umbrella and a looming cold weren't going to stop me in my crusade to provide you, the avid/sometimes/seldom/I'm reading this right now? reader with the up-to-the-minute show reviews you thirst for/wait for/openly mock every week.
The Angry Red Planet's performance at Orbit Billiards was my goal, and through the waves of water that cascaded down from the heavens I maneuvered my ark (a 1989 Toyota Camry) down to the Corner, where a quick dash brought me inside.
Finally, after a 20-minute wait, the group came on stage but seemed to be trying to contact someone with extreme urgency– I suspected this might be another band member, to add to the trio's number; in the end, another soul never appeared. The Angry Red Planet is composed of three gentlemen from Charleston, South Carolina, who get down in the standard rock format– bass, drums, and guitar.
Quickly after strapping on their instruments the group got started with a song I believe was called "Delta Red," if my ears were not deceiving me. This tune was fairly Zepplinesque, with the repeating slide-filled riff of the singer/guitarist a nice bit of bluesey style to combat today's common guitar doldrums.
The melody, on the other hand, was plainly not as well thought out, for though the singer/guitarist wailed on his instrument like few people I've seen in person, his skills stood in distinct contrast to the three note vocalizations that issued from his mouth.
The next tune, a slightly Ska number in the style of The Police (especially their song, "The Bed's Too Big Without You"), was a nice turn-around for the singer, possessed with a catchy melody and a solid chorus ("Shake, shake, shake, till the break of dawn"). I have not talked about the other two members of the group so far, but rest assured their instrumental (and in the case of the bassist, back-up vocal) work was right on target.
From what I heard of the group's material, they seemed to be experimenting with a number of styles during their set– besides the two mentioned above, there were forays into Faith No More-style funk/rock, and also into more generic present-day guitar pop/rock that teems on the airways. The Angry Red Planet was pretty good, though they might want to figure out which genres they are best at, and stick to them in the future. Just a little suggestion from your friendly neighborhood critic.


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Browser DependenciesAugust 20, 2003
In Designing with Web Standards, Jeffrey Zeldman advocates designing for the best browser you have on hand and then testing in the lesser ones, contrary to old-school methods of web design.
The theory, I believe, is that you are then building your site in closest possible conformance to the official W3C specs.
Until recently for example, I'd build sites in IE6/Win, and then 'hack' them to work in Mozilla. This only lead to problems down the line, since the original rendering relied on a buggy rendering engine (IE6) and created dependencies on it that better browsers won't handle the way you'd expect them to. I noticed more than once that if I had to hack my CSS to make it work in Mozilla, Mac browsers would do very unpredictable things to the resulting code.
So now I develop in Firebird, and test later in IE. Is it better? I can't say for sure yet. I've developed one site this way: this one. But I've never seen it in Safari, and no one using Safari has reported errors. That has to count for something. What has your experience been with this method of testing?
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"The most interesting part of that process is step 1."
I tooootally agree.
It's been a blast trying to really nail the markup of new sites we're working on. Trying to get the most CSS bang from the least amount of tags, just for fun more than anything else (does that make me a 12 Dave?)
I build and test in IE6 to begin with, sometimes even (shock, horror!) using IE-only code to play about with things at first. Luckily my pages them seem to usually render almost perfectly in other more standards-compliant browsers.
The real problem comes when I load up IE5 or 5.5 (which have extremely different rendering engines, and should be treated as separate versions) - they usually eat up the vast majority of my time. I can cope with IE6, just not the awful bugs of 5.x.
For me, it's all about the javascript.
I began writing serious javascript in late 2001, when Mozilla was .9. Even though Mozilla had many flaws back then, the javascript console was its killer app.
I quickly found that javascript written in Moz ran 99% perfect in IE, but javascript written in IE would usually fail in Moz. So I did the sensible thing and developed for Mozilla first.
After firebird came along, I quit using IE completely.
I realized sometime last summer, after many painfully unlearned lessons, that even though the majority of my users on most projects come in via IE 5+ (WIN) it's much more time effectient in the long run to develop for Mozilla based browsers first and then tweak to fit IE.
The fact of the matter is you'll simply save yourself time that way as it's easier to hack for IE. Especially when working with CSS based sites.
Dave, if you remember way back when we were working on my Zen Garden entry, at the time I didn't have access to a PC or IE and I was able to get a pretty good idea of what I needed to change, tweak, etc. without having to see it in that browser.
Mozilla applies the "rules" much better than IE, building for it enforces good coding habits, insures much less chance of error and since it has much better support for standards it sets you up to not have to re-do any of your sites down the road.
Code for IE and you might be kicking yourself later if not sooner.
i test in ie6 first, but if something doesn't look how it should look, i load up firebird too. once i've got the groundwork of a layout down though, then i test in all new-ish pc and mac browsers.
Funny enough the most problems I have is with Opera 5 & 6 (Mac & PC). It has gaps in handling the DOM and CSS2. I use the MOSe approach mentioned on this site not so long ago and so I need to take care that I don't trip over older version of Opera. Opera 7 is absolutely fantastic, and has always worked first time, no matter what I threw at it.
BTW. I'm using javascript to fix the boxmodel in IE 5 and 5.5. And let doctype switchimg fix it for IE6. So far so good. It works with no fuss, plug and play. Load up and forget your boxmodel woes. But the jury is still out until I've used it for another couple of months.
The fact nobody has reported a problem with Safari can only really be A Good Thing if you know people with Safari have actualy seen it. Mind you if you haven;t had a Safari viewer up to this point then I guess you don;t have to worry too much :-)
"But I've never seen it in Safari, and no one using Safari has reported errors"
Dave, I'm sure you are already aware of Browser Cam: http://www.browsercam.com/ but in case you're not give the free trial a shot. I tried it recently: http://www.zeit.ca/archive/20030804/ and found it rather handy.
I always keep open Firebird and IE6. If it works in Firebird, I work under the impression that it will be fine in Safari. I do check on IE5 for Mac (at my college).
BTW, Dave, have you seen mezzoblue in IE5 for Mac?
Sunny - sigh. Yes, I have. Kinda gross, isn't it?
Zeldman mentioned a fix for it - removing white space in my source code. That's pretty damn extreme for my tastes; I think I'm going to let it slide.
Were this a commercial site, I'd re-consider though.
I'm still in the habit of developing with IE5/Mac, on OS 9. Whenever I use OS X, Safari or Firebird are my browsers of choice, but I still can't get myself to switch over to OS X full-time, so IE5 it is.
I find that IE5/Mac displays CSS exactly the way it's supposed to, with very few exceptions. I've actually found many instances where something works properly in IE5/Mac without any massaging, mostly works in IE6/Win, and has quirks in Mozilla-based browsers, and then I have to apply hacks to make IE5/5.5/6 work, and do weird things with CSS to make Mozilla work.
When Mozilla browsers are happy, Safari seems to be happy, which is a blessing.
I suppose I'll soon be developing with Safari/Mozilla as my test browsers, and then tweaking for IE6/everything else.
With the risk of sounding facetious building a site for a specific browser whether it's commercial or not isn't really an issue. You build a site for your users, visitors, or dare I say it, customers. And in a sense most of us are customers. We benefit from your insight and that of others, in this case for free. Many designers use IE 5 because they use a mac, and use it in classic mode (photoshop on OSX still stinks, it's way to sticky). I know it's still silly of them not to switch to OS X and use Safari or Mozilla but there you have it.
But this is, more or less, a personal site with your views and idea's. So if 'customers' want to benefit from this cutting edge website they'd better well upgrade and get in the game. No need to get it running with yesterdays browsers. This site does look good in IE 5 for PC though. ;)
Dave… Just removing whitespace would fix this? Try this MT-Plugin:
That does a pretty good job…
This way, if you don't like the results, you can just remove a few tags and it'll all be back to normal.
Dave - I will prolly let it slide too. IE5 mac is not worth worrying abt really. I think (although I am NOT a mac user) that their are superior options for Mac users such as Safari, iCab, Camino.
Can anyone tell me if the speed claims of Safari are for real? Its really astounding!
Having just updated to Firebird v.0.61 I now use it as my preferred development and cruising browser.
I was stunned by its rendering accuracy over even v.0.6
It would not forgive mistakes or sloppy coding at all.
I was wondering why the emphasis on Mac? I understand that it is the main dev platform for many, but how many people visiting your page will be using Macs as opposed Win/IE? I understand that cross-platform compatibiity is important, but is it really worth the time to make it look perfect for the odd user?
Just for interests sake.
I wholeheartedly recommend building in FB first, then hacking the CSS as needed for the "slower kids" on the browser bus. It's not altogether different from application design (or hell, anything else requiring a bit of testing before go-live); start with the most scalable, sound foundation possible, then build in exceptions for cases as you come across 'em.
But that's just me…get your varying mileage on, I guess.
Define for me 'best bowser,' please. Is it the one most people use, or the one that best conforms to standards, or some other guidepost? Should one develop to work on one browser first before hacking for others?
BTW, I have had no issues with browsing this site using Safari.
We all know 'best' doesn't necessarily mean 'most popular' (VHS/Beta, yadda yadda), so I guess in this case I mean specifically the most solid, standard-compliant rendering engine. Safari is good; Opera 7 is good; Mozilla/Firebird is good. I think you can be reasonably assured if you're using either of those as your goalpost then you're doing okay. Safari might be questionable since its v1.0 release was a little rushed, but it's still pretty darn solid. (thanks for confirming)
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The best story I can give is my last site design I coded primarily for Mozilla, then went back and cleaned up a bit for IE. Nothing too hard, just re-arrange a few tags and stuff.
Well about a week later I got my hands on Opera. At first I felt alienated by it's completely different interface and "odd" options, but then I launched my page. Not a singal rendering bug was found. I simply flipped out when I saw this and became a die-hard standards fanatic…
I normally tackle IE/Win last, since the display problems I encounter there rarely show up elsewhere. For me, it certainly makes more sense than the other way around.
So it's Safari/Camino/IE5.2, then off to Mozilla/Opera and finally IE6.
The only problem I have with your site in Safari is the Zen Garden and Blue Spark buttons at top which are misaligned. But I think you might have mentioned this in an earlier post.
I've been taking a stab at designing for Mozilla lately, then looking at IE/6 myself. There are some weird and quirky ways that IE/6 seems to render certain pixel defined CSS paddings/margins. But like most people have said above, it's nothing that a few minor tweaks couldn't fix. Of course, when I built this kinda thing for IE/6 and then took it to other browsers things got much more difficult to fix. Zeldman is a smart man, no matter what his critics may say about him. I think he truely understands the rendering engines and I'd trust his judgement on the "design for 'best' browser first" concept. Heck, it seems to work pretty well.
I do exactly what you describe here. It's worked fine so far. I generally don't bother with other browsers because I assume that non-IE browsers support standards properly. I'm guessing from the feedback you've got here that my assumption is correct. :)
Absolutely agree. I was just about to write on the same issue. I've found the fastest and trouble-less way is Mozilla.
And it allows you to use amazing bookmarklets, as Edit styles, http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html that makes the main layout incredibly fast.
Then it's all down the road fixing box model and hacking remaining bugs.
For me personal site I don't care that much about IE, since it doesn't understand properties I use for formatting code ( white-space:pre; ). I do test in IE, the first layout I made ( you can't call it design, but someone is working on that :)) didn't work in IE completely.
You can't style the root element for example, which gave some problems. So I worked around that one with a fresh try, 'cause I get some readers who are using IE.
For business sites I use the same technique as the Zen Gardener here ;).
I think Zeldman's 'start with the best' is better. I'm currenty using Firebird and IE6 open both at the same time while writing the page. I sort of see what's not looking good in both at the same time.
Then I usually have to ask a friend to check stuff in their macs.
But anyway, if you use the design for best browser first, you shouldn't be having that many problems with most 'good' browsers. On the other hand starting with Netscape 4 and then checking for Firebird, Safari, Opera 7 etc… would be hell.
"The theory, I believe, is that you are then building your site in closest possible conformance to the official W3C specs."
Am I missing something? Why not just code to specs, that is, write valid code?
I guess if you are writing a valid xhtml/css site, no tables, you generally do write valid code, but have to hack your css to make the misbehaving IE siblings sit up at the table…
And (pardon my rookieness/ignorance!) Moz and Opera and IE handle the padding and margin on some elements differently as well, so would it not be best to have all three open at once?
I develop in Opera 7 (faster than Mozilla, easier to switch between different debug stylesheets) then take a look in Mozilla and handle the bugs in IE Win at least.
Starting with IE is like felling a tree with a nailfile… :)
Sonia - obviously that's the point. But valid code doesn't always translate to cross-browser compatibility, otherwise browser testing would be unnecessary.
Thomas - coming out of the old-school mindset, most people still tend to test in the lowest common denominator. That's what worked back then, it's how you had to do it. So this is a matter of changing habits, and that's a tough one to crack. IE is, for most purposes, the lowest common denominator. Figuring out that you shouldn't code for it natively takes a leap of faith at first…
Totally agree with sonia there… why don't you have a couple of browsers open at the same time?
seems like the logical thing to do.
Get it, thanks!
I didn't come from old school, and Jeffrey's book hasn't made it to Spain yet
This is so true.
I was involved in designing an intranet project recently and for the first iteration of the design I used IE5.0 as the base browser, as the only browsers I needed to support were IE 5+ for Windows. I found myself tearing my hair out trying to work round the bugs and incompatibilities in IE 5 and 6.
Between the first and second iterations of the design I had read Zeldman so I decided to test in Mozilla 1.4 first and then tweak the design for IE/Win. This took a lot less time as I could separate my mistakes from rendering bugs much more easily.
So in my experience even if your brief only encompasses IE/Win, basing a design around standards and testing it in a browser with good standards support saves time.
Not from the old school either here.
That's how I do it - Firebird then IE then Opera then Safari then Mac IE5.2 then OmniWeb then *shudder* iCab and NN4 just for fun. I dragged an old iMac out of a dumpster for Mac browser testing. I've found this significantly reduces the amount of crap I had to deal with when I was designing for IE first.
When I learned about W3C recommendations and specifications I downloaded Mozilla, because IE6 didn't support the correct box-model. Now I make my documents W3C-compatible, so they'll work in Mozilla. After that I check the pages in other browsers to see if they don't look too different there.
I'd rather make my code W3C-compatible than cross-browser-pixel-perfect. That's why I will never use '-moz-'-CSS-properties.
what? are you saying IE isnt the best browser? LOL
In general, I am in favor of this top-to-bottom method.
In parctice, I often find myself doing a bit of an "outside-in" thing. Since my University job forces me to make sites look reasonable in Netscape 4.7x, I have a general design process that looks something like this:
1. Mark up content in XHTML. Test in Lynx to esure proper flow and such.
2. Link to a basic stylesheet that Netscape 4 will see.
3. Write styles for basic (NN4) stylesheet. Typically, this is fonts, colors, and not much else.
4. @import an advanced stylesheet, for modern browsers.
5. Write styles for advanced stylesheet, taking full advantage of as much CSS as possible, not really caring whether it works in "mid-level" browser such as IE5 or IR6. At this point, I'm just getting it to look perfect in Safari/Mozilla/Other near-perfect browser.
6. Revert to a mid-levvel browser (usually IE5 and IE6) and tweak styles to staisfy them.
So, you could say that I first get the text-based browser (Lynx) and the relic (netscape 4) out of the way, and then go top-down from there – usually starting with Safari (as it's my primary browser).
As an aside, it's my experience that Safari and Mozilla render almost identically 99% of the time.
Jeff - that's more or less my process, although I bump your step three down to the last, if even at all.
The most interesting part of that process is step 1. It's still amazing to see how nicely separated your content and presentation can be these days.
I develop mostly on Mac and use Camino as my working browser and Mozilla to check form elements. Never had a problem with Safari. However, I can't let Mac IE slide because the majority of people that I work with use it. If and when I work on a PC I use Firebird.
Either way, Win IE is the final test and I am yet to suffer any major problems, except that maybe I only have IE5 and no copy of 6 to test with so I just have to cross my fingers.
Being a Linux monkey, my development path has been forced upon me! IE is always the last to be tested. I start off in Opera as it is bloomin' quick. testing in Moz Firebird rarely results in needing any changes. It's just IE which makes my life a nightmare, putting in random bugs in odd places for reasons I've understood…
Generally, working from the top down, as it were, has proved a real time- and stress-saver for me. I used to develop almost exclusively with IE6, then test and tweak and hack for other browsers. Since the advent of Firebird I've adopted it as my development (and personal) browser of preference, relegating IE6 to the inbred cousin status it deserves.
I find browser testing one of the most frustrating and annoying duties of working as a Web designer. All those browsers, all those operating systems: there are way too many variables to consider for it to be anything other than a necessary evil.
At work I'm able to test Opera7, NN7, NN6, NN4.79, IE5 and Lynx (ah, the simple beauty of Lynx!) all on Windows, but have to run home to test on MacOS 9.1 and my badly installed Linux partition.
My regret is not being able to test in Safari and Camino, as my souped up 4400 (yes, I know…) just can't run OS X.
Can anyone recommend a pared down browser testing suite, a minimum of browser/OS combinations that will cover the majority of user preferences (aside from the ubiquity of IE/Win)? As others have mentioned above, is it really possible to assume that my design in Browser X on Platform A will look the same in Browser Y on Platform B?
One day, all this will be unnecessary…
Further to the above: what I meant by lasy question was is it OK to assume that (for some browsers, e.g. modern, Gecko-based ones) a design will be the same across platforms? Can I test in FB/Win and assume NN7/Mac and Moz1.4/Linux will look the same?
Further to the above: what I meant by that last question was is it OK to assume that (for some browsers, e.g. modern, Gecko-based ones) a design will be the same across platforms? Can I test in FB/Win and assume NN7/Mac and Moz1.4/Linux will look the same?
Speaking of browser testing: a developer friend of mine, who happens to be a Windows user, swears by the Mac for one thing: browser testing.
He's got a Mac OS X machine that he's installed Virtual PC and X11 on. He's about to test is any Windows browser, all Mac browsers (OS 9 or X), Unix browsers (such as Konqureror), plus Unix text browsers (such as Lynx). That is pretty much the only thing this guy uses his Mac for.
I understand a shiny new G5, just for browser test, probably isn't in the budget for many of us…I just think it's cool. :)
It's my experience that you can reasonably expect any Mozilla-based browser on any platform to render the same – at least to the point of 99% accuracy. I regularly use Netscape 7 on Mac, Windows, and Unix (AIX, mostly)…and they all display pages the same way.
I've found that Safari renders pages VERY similarly to Mozilla. In almost every case, these two are identical, but I have seen some differences.
Although I don't use Konq often, I think it's reasonable to assume that it will render very much the same as Safari, since they are both based on the KHTML engine.
Hope this helps,
Re: Gecko browsers
99% of the time, they do render the same. The only time I've run into trouble on this is with NN7, since it's based on a slightly older version than Mozilla's currently at.
So bugs that have since been fixed show up from time to time.
Both show up in NN7.
I develop/implement (though not design - I leave that to the art studio…) on Linux, which out of necessity forces me to use something Gecko-based (or Konqueror), as IE doesn't exist under *nix.
So, the working methods you describe pretty much happen by default ;)
Looks great in Safari!!
I code with Mozilla, Opera 7, and IE6 all open at the same time, which also (mostly) covers NN7. If I'm feeling decadent, I'll open NN7 too.
I'm still in the "ask a friend to check the mac browsers" stage of my web design life. The G5 is looking pretty nice, though…
1). While building, I preview and test in Safari, keeping an eye on Camino and Firebird where ever I feel something kreeping up.
2). Testing on older versions of Mozilla and Netscape 6+. Testing on Opera 5 and up. Testing IE/Mac5.0/.1/.2.
3). Testing and fixing up MSIE5/Win and up.
After a while you get a feeling for what is possible and what is not, what is a potential problem and what to do to prevent it or hack around it if it persists. To distinguish between fault in the spec (rare), fault by me (sometimes) and fault in the browser (often) is what the game is about.
One of my colleagues built his site using CSS-P, and was quite happy with it until he saw the results of his efforts in a browser other than IE/Win. His initial reaction was "our browsers are broken!". Later he learned that it was IE he had been catering for, that he implemented a lot of CSS wrongly and that it would be better next time to preview in a browser that gives a better image of what the site is 'supposed' to look like and then adjust for IE/Win where needed.
Take that from the guy you mention in one line with Todd and Doug. :)
I completley agree with this approach. For years I've thought that getting people designing on a Mac and then testing on a PC was a pretty sure-fire way of making sure that you kept things as open as possible - but the increase of new compliant browsers has made that even more true - designing in a web standards / compliant way, using Mozilla-based browsers like Camino or Firebird for in-design testing is definitely my preferred approach. Let's keep fixing sites for the buggy browsers until then end (hello IE6), not make it the centre of our craft…


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Travel to Masohi
Travel to Masohi was uneventful but long: the Jakarta-Ambon flight leaves Jakarta at 1:30am and arrives at 7:00am, meaning for me a night without sleep. Our team member and logistics expert Acun had arrived a day earlier in Ambon and done some shopping for things hard to find in Masohi (alcohol for plant collections and a good portable genset). I set off immediately from the airport for the Tolehu harbor and we arrived in time for the 9:00am fast ferry to Masohi, Seram. The ferry was so crowded I couldn't get out to the railings to enjoy the sweeping views of the Ambon and Seram mountains over shimmering blue water, so I dozed a bit on the 'VIP' class deck, assailed by booming Maluccan karaoke videos.
Masohi is a quiet, friendly town sited on a large, calm bay. The town is now divided into Christian and Muslim neighborhoods, and only the odd burned-out church offers evidence of the terrible ethnic clashes of a decade ago. Both Ambon and Masohi now have a relatively large permanent military presence, in the form of the fenced compounds of neat houses and green lawns that house battalions of TNI-AD, the Indonesian army.
Dining on local food is one of the best parts of travel for me, and I managed to find a restaurant selling 'papeda' and fish curry. Papeda is a clear, glutinous, nearly tasteless glue made from sago flour. Not particularly appetizing on its own, but it forms an unusual and not unpleasant base for tasty sauces. Love of sago products is mark of pride and identity for Eastern Indonesians and we'll be eating a lot more of it as we leave the town. I'll write more on the amazing sago palm in a later post.
We were picked up at the harbor by a patrol car of the Manusela National Park Service, which has been wonderfully supportive from the start. Two members of PEH (the park's research group) will accompany us from Masohi, Iik and Jumrin. Both joined Acun and Endro in April, and they are tremendously enthusiastic about learning our plot and plant collecting methodologies. The head of the park office here in Masohi, Pak Zul, has a background as a plant pest researcher, and has taken a genuine interest in our study. The great majority of research and data collection in Manusela has been on animals, particularly the endemic and rare parrots, and the park office has almost no information on the park's plants. We all hope to change this, and as the result of our existing methods we should be able to put together an illustrated guide to the common lowlands trees of Manusela even before we leave.
Yesterday, apart from formulating a plan at the Park office, Acun and I did some shopping for the trip. We've decided to do a 3 to 4 day fast walk from Unit 'O' in the east of the northern park extension to Solea in the west in order to locate a good place for the camp. Acun, Iik, and Jumrin will then come back to Masohi to fully stock for the trip, and for Iik and Jumrin to spend Idul Adha (an important Islamic holy day) with their families. I should be able to compose the next blog entry at that time. Until then…into the woods!


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Why you need a lawyer for 18-wheeler wrecks in AL & MS
Your average truck driver is unlikely to be able to pay a large personal injury judgment or settlement. If your damages exceed the value of his liability insurance policy, you could be out of luck unless you find someone richer to sue. A good lawyer will be able to scour the facts of your case to find other potential defendants.


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I've been a tad dismissive of the seeming obsession with citing sources and the form that takes. Truth told, rolled on the floor laughing at one of Randy Seaver's post to his excellent and enlightening blog Genea-Musings at http://www.geneamusings.com/ that dealt with a particular citation, perhaps a census as I try to remember. In his post he gave a couple of different versions according to various accepted forms. I had a fit of laughter because, A) I could hardly see the difference because I'm so untrained, and B) I was at that moment lucky to remember where I got a particular document let alone how to properly cite a source according to such high genealogy standards.
I have an academic background and am not totally ignorant about the need to cite sources or proper form. I have a working understanding of the Chicago Style Manual. But I have to say that my initial impression of citing sources and the seeming obsession about it in the hard-core genealogy community (read: professionals) was one of amusement. I'm changing my tune.
OK, sure I'll never have Randy's dedication or mastery of source citation, - or probably anything else - but I get it as to why it's important and why one needs to be consistent about how one does it. How did this shift in attitude come about? A little book, just a hundred twenty-something pages long called, "Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian," by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Her big book shares the socks off me! At least right now;)
Every day I read and think about the next item she presents. The organization of the book is efficient enough such that I can wade into it and be "safe" without getting bogged down or overwhelmed. One concept at a time starting with the most basic so as to lay a proper foundation and build upon it. And I stick with each concept until I'm comfortable with that. It's a slow process but for me it makes sense:)
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Born in Germany and died in Chicago.
Charles William Zeller,
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Born in Germany and died in Chicago.
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DENVER – One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives has voluntarily returned from El Salvador to Colorado to face a first-degree murder charge in a 2011 slaying, the FBI said Wednesday.
Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias landed in Centennial, Colo., with FBI agents Wednesday afternoon, less than two weeks after being added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
The surrender of Rivera Gracias, a citizen of El Salvador, came after the FBI announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. The FBI isn't releasing further details related to the reward.
Rivera Gracias was wanted in Jefferson County in the slaying of Richard Limon, 69, whose body was found near a guardrail on Lookout Mountain in 2011. He had been stabbed multiple times.
An affidavit filed in federal court alleges Rivera Gracias had talked about killing Limon because of allegations that Limon molested Rivera Gracias' girlfriend. The girlfriend was the daughter of Limon's wife.
Limon's wife and another man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case and have been sentenced to prison. Rivera Gracias' girlfriend pleaded guilty to being an accessory to commit murder.
"This outcome provides assurance for victims and prosecutors throughout the United States that those who commit egregious crimes will be pursued around the globe," said Steve Olson, FBI Denver acting special agent in charge, in a written statement.


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Spotlight on Nexus 1000V: Great Podcast and Learning Lab for Your Enjoyment
Today, I wanted to point out a couple of great resources to develop a deeper understanding of Cisco's virtual switch, the Nexus 1000V.
First, we were excited to have Prashant Gandhi, our Sr. Director of Product Management for the Nexus 1000V, be invited onto the latest Packet Pushers Podcast, hosted by Greg Ferro. If you aren't yet familiar with the PP Podcasts, they are an entertaining technical dive into a wide range of networking concepts with guests from vendors as well as large IT organizations. Greg's expertise lies in the data center and with all things networking, including virtualization and L4-7 application services. In this podcast, all about the Nexus 1000V, Greg, Prashant and the other co-hosts talk about the architecture and deployment issues. There's an extensive comparison of Cisco's 802.1Qbh virtual Ethernet bridge protocol with the 802.1Qbg proposal from HP, VEPA. Listen to the full podcast here.
Greg had made an earlier plea on his blog that he wasn't getting enough Cisco guests. We were happy to help out and enjoyed the interaction. We talked about having Prashant back on a future show to talk about vPath and the Virtual Security Gateway (VSG), the virtual firewall running on the Nexus 1000V. We look forward to that as well.
For a deeper, hand-on dive into the Nexus 1000V, nothing beats the Cisco CloudLab (http://cloudlab.cisco.com). We've set up an online workbench configured with all the tools and software to play around with the virtual switch yourself. Cisco Cloudlab is available to folks outside Cisco, but you will have enter the name of a Cisco employee sponsor to approve access. There are a number of lab exercises you can walk through to get a general overview, install or upgrade the Nexus 1000V, as well as VSG.
Of course, if you are really ready to test it out on your own, you can always download a trial version for your own system at the Nexus 1000V page (http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus1000v).
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In 2009, the Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, the International Honors Society, was created at Millersville University. Sigma Iota Rho seeks to "promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs, and global studies, and to foster integrity and creative performance in the conduct of world affairs."
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Celebration of International Education, the Gamma Phi chapter of SIR welcomed its first three inductees - John Michael Fisher, Emily Reitenauer, and Rachel Witmer - pictured left with Dr. Dominic Scott and Dr. Robert Bookmiller.
For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Bookmiller, the faculty advisor for the Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(a)In General.—
The Postal Service may establish 1 or more programs to provide bonuses or other rewards to officers and employees of the Postal Service in senior executive or equivalent positions to achieve the objectives of this chapter.
(b)Limitation on Total Compensation.—
(1)In general.—
Under any such program, the Postal Service may award a bonus or other reward in excess of the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a), if such program has been approved under paragraph (2). Any such award or bonus may not cause the total compensation of such officer or employee to exceed the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President under section 104 of title 3 as of the end of the calendar year in which the bonus or award is paid.
(2)Approval process.—If the Postal Service wishes to have the authority, under any program described in subsection (a), to award bonuses or other rewards in excess of the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a)—
the Postal Service shall make an appropriate request to the Board of Governors of the Postal Service in such form and manner as the Board requires; and
the Board of Governors shall approve any such request if the Board certifies, for the annual appraisal period involved, that the performance appraisal system for affected officers and employees of the Postal Service (as designed and applied) makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance.
(3)Revocation authority.—
If the Board of Governors of the Postal Service finds that a performance appraisal system previously approved under paragraph (2)(B) does not (as designed and applied) make meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, the Board may revoke or suspend the authority of the Postal Service to continue a program approved under paragraph (2) until such time as appropriate corrective measures have, in the judgment of the Board, been taken.
(c)Exceptions for Critical Positions.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Governors may allow up to 12 officers or employees of the Postal Service in critical senior executive or equivalent positions to receive total compensation in an amount not to exceed 120 percent of the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President under section 104 of title 3 as of the end of the calendar year in which such payment is received. For each exception made under this subsection, the Board shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Congress within 30 days after the payment is made setting forth the name of the officer or employee involved, the critical nature of his or her duties and responsibilities, and the basis for determining that such payment is warranted.
(d)Information for Inclusion in Comprehensive Statement.—Included in its comprehensive statement under section 2401(e) for any period shall be—
the name of each person receiving a bonus or other payment during such period which would not have been allowable but for the provisions of subsection (b) or (c);
the amount by which the limitation set forth in the last sentence of section 1003(a) was exceeded as a result of such bonus or other payment.
(Added Pub. L. 109–435, title V, § 506, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3236.)


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U.S. targets gang as global crime organization
WASHINGTON The Obama administration has labeled a violent Central American street gang as an international criminal organization subject to U.S. government sanctions, the first time this designation has been given to such a group.
The designation applies to an organization known as MS-13, which started as a local street gang composed largely of immigrants from El Salvador, mostly in the Los Angeles area, and is believed to have as many as 10,000 members in 46 states and Central America. Members have been accused of crimes ranging from kidnapping and murder to drug smuggling and human trafficking.
MS-13 stands for Mara Salvatrucha, and the decision being announced by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control will smooth the way for federal authorities to seize assets associated with the organization, which is considered one of the world's most dangerous gangs.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement gang investigators have long targeted the group, arresting thousands of suspected members in recent years.
ICE Director John Morton described the designation Thursday as a "powerful weapon" for his agency's ongoing effort to dismantle the gang. "This designation allows us to strike at the financial heart of MS-13," he said.
- Gangs' rising use of Twitter helping cops
- Anti-gang worker arrested in murder case
- Six indicted in N.J. schoolyard slayings
The administration's decision to declare MS-13 an international criminal group will now make it easier for ICE and other federal investigators to target and seize millions of dollars in profits from drug smuggling, human trafficking and other crimes, the official said, adding that those profits are routinely funneled back to the group's bosses in Central America.
By declaring the group a transnational criminal organization, the government is also making it more difficult for gang members to use banks and wire transfer services to move profits from the group's crimes.
MS-13 members are known for being particularly violent and in the past have been blamed for gruesome murders, including the 2003 stabbing death of a pregnant Virginia teenager who left the gang and became an informant. Brenda Paz, 17, was stabbed to death and her body was left along the Shenandoah River.
Other international criminal groups that have been subject to similar sanctions by the Treasury Department include the Yakuza, a Japanese organized crime group, and the ruthless Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas.


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22 December 2011
GAVI appreciation for FY2012 appropriations passed by US Congress
GAVI Alliance expresses its deep appreciation for an increase in funding secured in the Fiscal Year 2012 omnibus spending bill passed by the US Congress on 17 December.
01 December 2011
GAVI role in achieving world free from AIDS
CEO Seth Berkley says that GAVI stands ready to play its role in achieving a world with zero new HIV infections and zero AID-s related deaths.
25 October 2011
Rotavirus deaths remain unacceptably high
Rotavirus-related diarrhoea kills
mostly in developing countries, but vaccine roll outs have begun.
24 October 2011
Polio eradication will highlight the power of immunisation
Feared for centuries because of the death
and paralysis it causes, polio is finally on the edge of eradication.
19 October 2011
GAVI lifts suspension of its cash support to Mali
The Malian Government has fully reimbursed GAVI the amount of US$ 563,000 that was misused during the period 2008-2010.
18 October 2011
New promise of a malaria vaccine
New results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine about a large-scale Phase III trial conducted in seven African countries of the malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S deserve a hearty round of applause.
07 October 2011
GAVI congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winner
The GAVI Alliance congratulates Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
15 September 2011
GAVI welcomes new data on falling child mortality
UN Inter-agency report says prioritisation needed on tackling major killers of children such as pneumonia and diarrhoea
17 August 2011
Panacea Biotec "Easyfive" pentavalent vaccine loses WHO prequalification
GAVI Alliance partners do not expect any major disruption in 2011 to supplies of pentavalent vaccines following today's announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has delisted "Easyfive," a pentavalent vaccine produced by Panacea Biotec.
08 August 2011
Update on audit of GAVI cash-based support to Zambia 2006-2009
In keeping with GAVI s policy on transparency in the oversight of cash-based programmes, its Deputy CEO recently updated the GAVI Board on the status of cash-based programmes in Zambia.
28 July 2011
GAVI and the Union for International Cancer Control to mark World Hepatitis Day
Every year, 600,000 people die from hepatitis B-related causes, the most serious type of viral hepatitis and a major cause of liver cancer. [German].
17 July 2011
Milestone in preventing child deaths from diarrhoea in Africa
GAVI Alliance supports African introduction of rotavirus vaccines against the leading cause of severe infant diarrhoea.
06 July 2011
GAVI welcomes Australian Review of Aid Effectiveness
Review commends GAVI's critical work in providing life saving vaccines to children in the poorest countries, and for offering Australia a "proven, respected and innovative multilateral mechanism for further developing its interest in supporting countries in Africa, while at the same time minimizing the risk of aid fragmentation."
01 July 2011
GAVI welcomes J.P. Morgan's £1.5 million donation to new matching fund for immunisation
The GAVI Alliance applauds J.P. Morgan for its leadership and generosity in donating 1.5 million to a new Matching Fund for Immunisation.
09 June 2011
Developing nations take increasing responsibility for immunisation
Developing nations are making increasing financial commitments to the cost of childhood immunisation, a key foundation for social and economic development, the GAVI Alliance said ahead of a pledging conference on 13 June. [German]
19 May 2011
GAVI and Government of Mali resolve misuse of funds case
An investigation by the GAVI Alliance has concluded that US$ 563,000 was misused in two of its cash-based programmes in Mali.
18 May 2011
GAVI intervention under the GIVS agenda item
Managing Director, Programme Delivery, GAVI Alliance, Mercy Ahun, delivers a speech during the World Health Assembly, highlighting GAVI's contribution to the WHO's 'Global Immunization Vision and Strategy'.
09 May 2011
Healthy vaccine market at core of GAVI goals
Statement by GAVI Alliance Board Chair, Dagfinn Høybräten.
29 April 2011
We need to make rotavirus vaccines available to all children
Statement by the GAVI Alliance interim CEO, Helen Evans.
26 April 2011
The fight against cervical cancer
25 April 2011
One day malaria will be vaccine-preventable
20 April 2011
Immunisation week highlights progress and challenges ahead
Saving the life of even one small child is always a big success. As we celebrate this year's immunisation week, which begins on 23 April, we congratulate the World Health Organisation and all GAVI Alliance partners on the millions of child lives saved through immunisation.
14 April 2011
US support urged to help fund GAVI's mission
Alex Palacios, GAVI Special Representative, delivers statement before the House Appropriations Sub-committee on State and Foreign Operations, United States House of Representatives Washington DC.
05 April 2011
Honduras tackles leading killer of children
Pneumococcal vaccines introduced in seventh GAVI-eligible country.
30 March 2011
GAVI Alliance steps up transparency on oversight of its cash programmes
To further increase transparency of the oversight of its cash-based support, the GAVI Alliance announced today that it will make public when it suspends a cash programme to investigate possible misuse of funds.
15 March 2011
GAVI Alliance and IFFIm offer condolences to people of Japan
Joint statement by GAVI Alliance Board Chair Dagfinn Høybråten and IFFIm Board Chair Alan Gillespie. Japanese
08 March 2011
International Women's Day - joint statement from the GAVI Alliance and the Union for International Cancer Control
GAVI and UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) join forces on International Women's Day, 8 March 2011, to call for rapid introduction of anti-cancer vaccine.
15 February 2011
USAID Rajiv Shah highlights vaccines as quality investment
Presenting the David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah underlined the public health impact of vaccines and the value of investing in GAVI.
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Unopposed West Virginia city councilman mistakenly left off ballot, plans to contest election
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With no opposition for his city council seat in a small town on West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, Curtis Mele figured his ticket to a third consecutive term was secure.
Instead, a clerical error left his name off the ballot, and another councilman was listed as the candidate in his district in Benwood. Now, officials in the town of 1,600 are scrambling for a solution, and Mele has hired an attorney to contest the election.
"It might be an honest mistake," Mele said Thursday. "But that's a mistake that should never happen."
Mele, whose name didn't appear anywhere on the May 13 ballot, was one of four unopposed council members.
The responsibility for Benwood's ballot information falls on the office of City Clerk Judy Hunt.
"She dropped the ball, which is now costing me," Mele said.
Hunt referred questions Thursday to city attorney Eric Gordon, who didn't immediately return a telephone message.
Marshall County Clerk Jan Pest said it's up to the cities to get their information right, including how names appear on the ballot.
Pest said cities send their ballot information to her office after the candidate filing period. The county clerk's office then has the information prepared for processing and sends a version back to the cities to be proofread before printing.
Mele said he found out about the ballot mix-up through a phone call more than four hours after the polls opened. He contacted Gordon, and the Secretary of State's office was consulted.
According to Mele, the city could consider a special election or appoint him to serve until the next municipal election in 2016 — two options he finds unacceptable. Mele said a special election brings up the possibility that he would face opposition.
The City Council plans to meet next Tuesday.
Pest said her office certified the election Thursday morning. That clears the way for Mele to contest the results.
Secretary of State spokesman Jake Glance said his office's role is simply to record election results that are certified and passed on by county clerks.


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Irma is an ecological chain of supermarkets in Denmark. The exclusive, green supermarket reflects a lifestyle and a way of living as the store offers a wide range of ecological products and other specialties.
The lighting in the exclusive supermarket needed an upgrade. One reason for choosing Fagerhult was that they wanted to use only one lighting supplier instead of several different ones. It was important that the lighting would match the brand and target group of Irma.
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ZonePoint* 35 W MTC medium and narrow beam was selected as accent lighting along the walls. Over the counter a cashier luminaire was installed – and the request of a better working environment for the employees was fulfilled.
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In the fruit department the warm colours of fruit and vegetables were enhanced. ZonePoint*35 W medium equipped with the latest development – the golden reflector, was used. This way, the groceries looks even more inviting to the customers.
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The wine department got a more distinctive division where the wine bottles were delicately highlighted with the small 35 W medium beam spotlight in chrome. The spotlight performed the job well in terms of both design and effect. The large number of luminaires used previously created too much heat in the area. Presently, a light source that create more lighting and less heat are used. By choosing metal halide it is possible to reduce the numbers of luminaires and still enhance the light experience.
The result was a win-win situation where cost reductions were reached through energy optimization and better lighting solutions; even if they now had more exclusive fixtures and a more exclusive feeling in the shop.
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen delivering a 30 minute illuminating talk with his trademark warmth on the trials and joys associated with the priesthood.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was one of the most influential voices of the 20th century. He reached millions of viewers a week on his television show, "Life is Worth Living", and his writings were captured in over 100 publications. Millions were inspired by the way he lived and by witnessing his personal relationship with God.


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__jess wrote:Bumpity bump! Luke and I want to go looking at cool steampunk shops and whatnot in the Valley, not this weekend, but next one - the 7th or 8th, I think it is. Saturday or Sunday (though I don't know if everything is open on Sundays, does anyone else know?), we're pretty flexible (especially seeing as I don't know if I'm working or not yet) and we want YOU to join us! I'm thinking a wander through the shops, and some food, and good times will be had by all.
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