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President Muhammadu Buhari has said the resolve of his administration to fight corruption was not just for virtue and righteousness but for the soul of Nigeria.
He also said the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents no longer had the strength of occupying the North-East geo-political zone or any other party of the country.
Buhari spoke yesterday during the second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, held at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, Igwurita, near Port Harcourt.
The president, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, said two-third of Nigerians live in extreme poverty, stressing that the country must trail the paradigm of thinking about the economy.
He said: "Our fight against corruption is not just a moral battle of virtue and righteousness in our land, but it is a fight for the soul and substance of our nation. Corruption in our country is endemic that it constitutes a parallel system.
"It is the primary reason for poor policies, wastages and bare-faced theft of public resources. It is the main reason why a potentially prosperous country struggles to feed itself and provide jobs for millions of its people."
According to him, Nigeria must consciously thinker a way out of poverty by making good and positive investment decisions that will change the lives of poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
"On security, we are on course to militarily route Boko Haram and make them incapable of taking over any territory. Suicide bombings on some parts of the North-East are desperate acts of terrorists to create a sense that they are still in play; but with vigilance and local intelligence, we will make these cowardly acts practically impossible."
Earlier in his opening address, president of CBCN, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama expressed hope that with a new administration in power, Nigeria's wasted opportunities would be recovered.
Kaigama, who is also the Archbishop of Jos, said, "As a church, we'll continue to pray and preach that Nigerians should be altruistic and patriotic rather than being selfish and narcissistic. The tendency to promote, defend, and protect narrow personal economic, regional and religious interests have been responsible for our unstable national journey of one step forward and many steps backward.
"With the new administration in our nation, we have another window of opportunity and we hope we shall achieve the positive change that has become a national mantra. Our wasted opportunities must be recovered."
The meeting was attended by Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Samuel Uche, and the Archbishop, Province of Niger Delta (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Ignatius Kattey.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the resolve of his administration to fight corruption was not just for virtue and righteousness but for the soul of Nigeria.


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Oh geez, many of the words on this list were planned to be on the Bootyful list....as I had decided to make it a list of words you often use. Twas to be the theme butthead! Now it must change. Oh well..I guess my hiatus from Wordie is to blame. Ooh hiatus..that is fun to say like Fransisco! Oh yeah and don't forget "suppose"! You like to say "I suppose" sometimes. K bye.
The kick ass Princess Bride reference yet "Inconceivable" is nowhere to be found on the list? Inigo would be rather perturbed by that.
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means no!." -Captain Barbossa from Pirates of The Caribbean
Clever List..me likey. How bout Cataclysm? Eviscerate? Implode?
It seems Burntsox is peeved by the ubiquity of this word.

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The agent of Borja Valero has confirmed that his client will still be at Fiorentina next season.
There had been rumours that Real Madrid were interested in signing the 28-year-old after his impressive debut campaign in Serie A.
But his representative has categorically denied that the playmaker will be going anywhere.
"Borja to Real Madrid? I do not know anything about that?" Alejandro Camano told Sky Sport Italia.
"No one has got in touch with me regarding Borja. He has had a great season in Florence and there is no chance he will leave.
"The club have invested so much in him, so they won't want to let him go."
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Ratan for President!
Calling all sensible, urbane savants to support this diarist's campaign to instate Ratan Tata as President
>> Calling all sensible, urbane savants to support this diarist's campaign to instate Ratan Tata as President.
Think about it: if a President is called upon to be inspiring, patriotic, visionary, dignified and noble can there be another person more eminently qualified for the job than Ratan?
Here is a man who has conducted himself with dignity and grace while being in the public eye for over half a century; who has stood for qualities such as fair practice simple living and CSR even before they became fashionable. Who gave Indians the world over a sense of pride when he bought over iconic international brands like Jaguar and Land Rover; who gave middle class India a car that it could call its own; who will bowl over the snobbiest of western leaders with his sophistication and shy wit; who will look smashing taking the salute on Republic Day…
We could go on … but you get the drift… Ratan for Prezzie: And think of how riled Mamta Di will be!
Oscar dreams work
>> After Reliance-Dreamworks the joint venture between Reliance Big Entertainment and Steven Spielberg's iconic Dreamworks garnered 11 Oscar nominations this year it was only expected that things would be on the upswing for Anil Ambani's path breaking international film venture.
So when the pink papers announced last week that Dreamworks Studio, the film company headed by superstar director Steven Spielberg, would get around $200 million from its partner Reliance Entertainment as the second part of its installment, trade insiders were already speculating at how close India is to picking up some heavy duty Oscars next year.
Germane to these plans are Reliance Big Entertainment's CEO the dynamic Sanjeev Lamba, who prior to this role was COO of Zee Motion Pictures, and who is rumoured to have some of the best connections in the international movie business which he forged during his stint at Walt Disney International.
Meanwhile we learn that 'Peddlers' co produced by Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga and Mozez Singh is in the official selection at Cannes!
Expect many more Nehru jackets on many more red carpets soon!
Rahul 'William' da Cunha
>> The staging of a new Rahul da Cunha play is a moment of celebration for Mumbaikars starved for self-referral humor. And so this Sunday will see us heading to the NCPA to catch the second week of da Cunha's latest 'The Bureaucrat' written by his able partner in crime the immensely talented Anuvab Pal and starring a dazzling array of theatre veterans like Bugs Bhargava Krishna and the fabulous Anu Menon.
Da Cunha is not only the producer-director of plays like 'I'm Not Bajirao', one of Indian theatres longest running productions, which also introduced the world to Baman Irani, but he happens to be the creator of the Amul outdoor advertisements — the hoardings which make India smile each week.
The Bureaucrat publicity bumf says it, "takes a laugh-out-loud look at the times we live in, through deceitful Delhi bureaucratic intrigues, backroom deals of secret corruptions, hidden pasts, the convolutions of Indian politics." We like!
It's Official: Time to celebrate!
>> The lovely Superna Motwane Publisher and Editor of L'Officiel, India the desi arm of the Parisian fashion bible informs us that the magazine will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in India with — what else — a champagne lunch this weekend.
Insiders swear that L'Officiel India is the country's unparalleled leader in luxury lifestyle, fashion and beauty reportage, a fact not unconnected to Superna's own background: she is the daughter of Suri and Rani Kapur, pillars of Indian high society and has grown up in homes surrounded by the best and the beautiful.
No surprises then that L'Officiel is read by socialites and celebrities, and has featured a host of celebrity writers and Bollywood stars on its covers (including Superna's sister-in law Karisma Kapoor).
Incidentally, Superna is married to Gaurav Motwane the son of the late and dashing Girdhar Motwane and his charming wife the talented singer Sudha, another of Mumbai's celebrated society couples.
The lunch will witness two generations of Mumbai's beautiful people.
They came they saw they conked out…
>>This diarist believes in following up stories as far as possible and so towards that end we give you an update on our scoop (MiD DAY April 2) of the 15 MLAs backed by the builder lobby who went to Delhi to try and topple Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan at the beginning of the month.
As we had predicted, the MLA s reached Delhi in a private plane organised by a Nagpur-based hotelier early morning on April 2 and checked in to the Shangri-La, with the hope of meeting senior party leaders like Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka and Ahmed Patel. Their meeting with Patel was scheduled at 3.30 pm that afternoon.
However following the MiD DAY story, which reached Delhi by 10 am that morning, the Delhi media was alerted and several TV channels began following the contingent around. Congress leaders became wary of entertaining them. By afternoon when the matter became more public, the MLAs checked out of the Shangri-La and disbursed to secret residences all over the Capital.
With no assurance of meeting with the Congress big three, their meeting with Ahmed took place on the early morning of April 3 at 6 am and the posse left Delhi before the sun could rise.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (JTA) — Gerhart Riegner, who first alerted the world to the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jews, died of pneumonia Monday in Switzerland at the age of 90. Riegner was working for the World Jewish Congress in the summer of 1942 when he received intelligence information that the Nazis were planning to murder Europe´s Jews. On Aug. 8, 1942, he gave his cable to U.S. representatives in Switzerland. "Received alarming report" that the Nazis are discussing a plan "according to which all Jews in countries occupied or controlled by Germany, numbering 3-1/2 to 4 million, should, after deportation and concentration in east, be exterminated," the cable read. Riegner asked the U.S. government to pass the cable to Rabbi Stephen Wise, president of the World Jewish Congress. However, the State Department said it would not pass on cables from private sources. Instead, it checked with the Vatican and the Red Cross, which both said they didn´t know of any plans to exterminate Jews. By the fall of 1942, witness accounts had convinced State Department skeptics of the accuracy of Riegner´s report. But President Franklin D. Roosevelt didn´t create the War Refugee Board in an attempt to save Jews until January 1944. "Never did I feel so strongly the sense of abandonment, powerlessness and loneliness as when I sent messages of disaster and horror to the free world and no one believed me," Riegner later wrote. Despite these feelings — or perhaps because of them — Riegner devoted his life to Jewish causes and human rights. After World War II, Riegner was active in interfaith efforts and established the main Jewish group involved in dialogue with the Catholic Church, the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations. The running joke, said Elan Steinberg, the WJC´s executive director, was that Riegner, who never married, was so effective in dealing with church leaders because he was "a priest devoted to his church, just like them." He also was a key player in the early years of the United Nations, where for a time he headed the consortium of nongovernmental organizations. Riegner, a lawyer, was "instrumental is sensitizing the Jewish people to the human rights world at large, while sensitizing the human rights community to the issues of the Jewish people," Steinberg said. Riegner was born in Germany and immigrated to Switzerland in the 1930s. Yet he never became a Swiss citizen, highlighting the fact that he had been made stateless before the war — and that the Jewish people had suffered such atrocities because they had been stateless as well. Instead, he traveled with documents known as a laissez passer, which allows a person to travel from country to country without a passport. Riegner, who served as secretary-general of the WJC from 1965 to 1983, also was deeply involved in the immigration of North African Jews to Israel. Even if he had not sent his cable, "he would still have been a major figure in Jewish affairs," Steinberg said.
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These days, HVAC or heating, ventilation and air conditioning system are considered as one of the most essential requirements for most homes. Basically, an HVAC system is used for regulating the room climate. It can also regulate the airflow inside a building. One of the main advantages of such an instrument is that it helps to keep the room temperature at a constant rate which will prevent the growth of unsafe organisms inside the room.
It is found that these systems play a very important role in the modern life as far as living comfort is concerned. Even though such systems consumes a good amount of electricity, the comfort attained by the installation of such a system usually outweighs its running cost. As a matter of fact, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are most commonly used in large buildings. But, these days even individual homeowners have started to install these systems in their homes as they believe these systems have become a basic necessity these days and are not a luxury anymore.
One of the main functions is heating. This function helps you to regulate the room temperature according to your preference in a similar way as an air conditioner does. The only difference here is that, in heating, the room temperature gets increased. The main point to note here is that unlike an air conditioning system, which can only decrease the room temperature, a system regulate the temperature according to the weather outside. If it's too cool outside, the room will get heated and if it's too hot outside the room will get air-conditioned. Another important component is its ventilation system which automatically helps to clean and adjust the air flow from outside. Another function is Air Conditioning which will help you to keep your room clean and to maintain a cool temperature inside.
In case, you are interested and aspire to become an expert in this field, make sure to get the required HVAC certification in this field. Acquiring such a certification will actually make sure that you are equipped to take care of both residential and commercial systems. But in order to obtain such a certification, you will need to attend various classes and also pass the state-mandated certification exam. For people who are interested in this field, a time limit of six months to two years is given to complete the classes. The right to offer such courses rests with NATE (The National American Technicians Excellence) and EPA (The Environmental Protection Agency).
HVAC engineers can be broadly classified into four: –
- Type 1: Certified technicians will be given training in servicing small domestic appliances such as geysers, washing machine, etc.
- Type 2: Certified technicians will be given training in in the service and disposal of commercial refrigerators and residential air conditioners.
- Type 3: Certified technicians will be trained to use low-pressure refrigerants for their job.
- Type 4: Certification is also called as the universal certification. This certification is necessary if you plan to specialize in more than one area of the trade.
So, make sure to choose your area of expertise, and get certified accordingly if you want to pursue a career in this lucrative industry.


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Roberto Mancini is considering a SHOCK RESIGNATION at Manchester City. The Mail on Sunday says Mancini could quit as Manchester City boss inside a year if he doesn't receive the backing he requires.
A source close to Mancini said: "He has three targets before the window closes - Daniele De Rossi, Maicon and Stevan Jovetic.
"We will see what happens in the next few days. He feels there is no one at the club doing the transfer dealing for him and he has been left with just 19 players for the new season. He is angry, as you can imagine.
"He is ambitious, he has just won the Premier League and wants to win the Champions League. But he can't do that without the right support.
"He isn't about to walk out on City but if nothing else happens before the transfer window closes this could be his last season at City. I wouldn't rule out a move elsewhere next season."


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Nothing you've been told about power will prepare you for this year's crop of motorcycles. Manufacturers have broken the gas ceiling, offering ready-to-wear 200-horsepower bikes. In some cases they've rediscovered the power of cool—the subtle and the sexy. Want a ride? Here are our picks for 2012.
When Triumph rose from the ashes in the 1990s, it refused to capitalize on its past as the hip bike of the 1960s. Instead, the company made kickass, thoroughly modern motorcycles. When the Brit brand finally decided to go retro, it did so with style. Steve McQueen rides a Triumph TR6 Trophy—painted to look like a Nazi bike—in The Great Escape. That movie is probably the reason you're reading this article and why Triumph issued this signature model. The Steve McQueen special is a Bonneville T100 painted matte khaki green with black frame, headlight and mirrors, spoked wheels and a solo seat with a luggage rack. Only 1,100 signature models will be released. Barbed-wire fence optional.
Claudio Castiglioni was a design genius, a giant in the industry. He bought struggling Ducati in 1985 and revived the brand. Today it's a powerhouse. He purchased MV Agusta in 1991 and performed similar magic, eventually selling the company to Harley. Before his death in August, Castiglioni reacquired Agusta and launched mind-boggling models like the Brutale and the F3. The brand continues its comeback story with the money-is-no-object 185 mph bike seen here. The manufacturer boasts of "maniacal care of every detail"; the result is near perfection. Aerospace alloys abound. The bike has race-ready Öhlins shocks, Brembo monoblock radial brakes and Traction Control MKII with eight levels of adjustability. Riders can switch between two engine maps. Bonus: a 4-2-1-4 exhaust system that makes the tailpiece look like the Millennium Falcon. Beauty has never been this fast.
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In the beginning, all bikes were naked. Then came fiberglass and streamlined, swoopy fairings. No one did bikes as sculpture, art you could ride, better than Ducati. But now the company is known for its bare-to-the-bone beauties—naked once again. The original Streetfighter (2009) was generally considered the sexiest motorcycle on the planet: all the naughty bits of the Superbike 1098, nude and on display. Now Ducati offers the same treatment on its midsize powerhouse. The younger brother of the Streetfighter offers radial-mount Brembo brakes, Marzocchi adjustable forks, a steel trellis frame and Ducati Traction Control—all the bells and wolf whistles you need.
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BMW dominates the adventure-touring market with the iconic 1200 GS and the purebred F800. How many times can you watchLong Way Round before you succumb to the BMW bug? (Recognizing the market, Triumph and Honda both introduced big-brute adventure tourers last year.) For 2012 BMW offers two new versions of its 650—a street model and the purpose-driven Sertão for off-road addicts. Both are powered by a modest but muscular single cylinder. The Sertão will be called a beginner GS—but trust us, there is no such thing as a beginner's motorcycle. Around town or lost in the outback, this is affordable fun.
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Kawasaki set out to regain the crown of most powerful production bike ever, and it looks as if it succeeded. The ZX-14R—stock, right out of the box—clears a quarter mile in 9.71 seconds. Like the road itself, the fun never ends. With power comes great technology: ram air, a slipper clutch (no wheel hop) and KTRC traction control. For a decade, motorcycle companies have limited top speed to 185 mph—part of a gentleman's agreement with European manufacturers. Most people who buy this bike will remap the engine, get rid of the speed governor and wet themselves. To hell with the euro.
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WHEN HARLEY introduced the V-Rod in 2002, it rattled cages. This was not your grandfather's Harley. This was a Euro bike, a sport bike in cruiser togs. It was water cooled, the ultimate heresy. Unleashed five years ago, the Night Rod Special—the most sinister looking of the V-Rod family—took the oomph of a Porsche-designed engine and harnessed it to a Michelin Scorcher rear tire. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the V-Rod in 2012, Harley added better suspension, lighter wheels and beefier braking to a new Night Rod Special. The real treat is the subtle styling cues—a slender fastback rear fender, a trick LED taillight and enough black to move the night.


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A notable exception in the law relating to trespassers that imposes a special
duty of care on a person maintaining an artificial condition on land which attracts
children (e.g., a swimming pool). Under the attractive nuisance doctrine, children
enjoy the status and protection of invitees. In some cases, the landowner has
been held absolutely liable for injuries to children in connection with an attractive
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I am looking for some assistance with the autopublish feature from goodreads with the wordpress site. This is the instruction from goodreads about autopublishing your reviews to your blog:
I can't seem to get auto-publishing reviews to my WordPress blog to work. What's wrong?
1. Did you paste the correct URL?
For a WordPress blog, you can find the correct URL by going to your blog's main page, and then viewing the source code. You'll find a line that looks like this:
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The URL to use is in the 'href' section. Leave off the '?rsd'. In the above example, your post url would be http://www.yourblog.com/xmlrpc.php.
2. Did you enable "remote publishing" in your WordPress settings?
To check, go to: WordPress blog --> Settings --> Writing.
3. Are you using an admin user's information?
Unfortunately, contributors won't work.
I believe I have followed the first step correctly, but I am unable to locate a 'remote publishing' setting to 'turn on'. From my searches of the forums and help topics I have found a number of replies that say you can turn on autopublishing by email and by voice, but nothing similar to what goodreads advises.
Grateful for some advice.
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May 23, 2011BROOKFIELD, MO | By: Wayman
The Brookfield School Superintendent is recognizing area communities for their scholarship support of graduating seniors.
At the recent board meeting Dr. Paul Barger reported communities in the district gave more than $136,000 in scholarships adding that's money above and beyond what colleges and university awarded the seniors. Also at the meeting R-3 members also approved purchase of a new school bus for a little more than $77,000 minus a trade-in credit of $8,500. That vote was contingent upon the district receiving proper funding for the next fiscal year. A technology solutions plan was also presented. Brookfield R-3 Board members will review it and are expected to re-address the issue again in August.


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Outdoors: Hiking alone dangerous, rewarding
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Sleep was evasive, but tortured thoughts were not.
It was 2:30 a.m, and a textbook example of a bad decision was ahead of me. When I awoke (if I could sleep), I would climb Iroquois Peak, at 4,840 feet the eighth-highest Adirondack High Peak. I would be alone in winter, a poor combination.
I'm not the first to climb alone, and I won't be the last. But that doesn't make it smart.
Injuries happen, and they aren't hypothetical — they've happened to people I know. I'm no stronger, no smarter than they were.
As I lay sleepless, I recounted their tales like an Adirondack version of The Gashlycrumb Tinies:
P is for Paul who slid down a cliff.
K is for Kurt who knackered his knee.
H is Herb... who knows what his thing will be?
The people I knew had been climbing with groups when they suffered their injuries. Fellow climbers went for help or literally dragged them off the mountain. A solo trip removed that element of safety. That's why four is the recommended group size for winter.
I couldn't get a group together but still wanted the peak. Desire trumped reason.
Giving up on sleep, I drove north and prepared my gear in the silvery pre-dawn light at the High Peaks Information Center, the Grand Central Station of trailheads. In the past, I'd been invited to join other groups here. Hoping for the same thing on this trip, I lingered like a kid at a school dance, but no dance partners came.
Plan B was to take a longer route, through Avalanche Pass, avoiding climbing the more exposed summit of Algonquin Peak on my own.
I followed Algonquin Brook on one of the steeper trails in the Adirondacks. It would lead me to the pass at the Algonquin and Boundary peaks. According to the trail register, only one other group had gone this way in the past month.
My pack was heavy, loaded with worst-case insurance: a sleeping bag, emergency tarp, parka, Primaloft pants and a full, dry base layer sealed in a waterproof bag.
I rested and ate at the pass. The official trail continued up Algonquin, while an unmarked one lead over the exposed rock of Boundary Peak toward Iroquois.
From Boundary I could see the rough mile to Algonquin and the half-mile to Iroquois. I scanned both peaks for people but saw only the indifferent, snow-covered rock cairns that mark the route. I was alone on the McIntyre Ridge and didn't want to be. A gust of wind rushed up the Cold River and pushed on me, heightening my nerves. "Do this quickly," I told myself.
I re-entered the tree line, forced myself to stop, dig out a facemask and answer the call. I was halfway through the process of turning white snow yellow when a branch under me gave way. My snowshoes got tangled and I tumbled.
With unzipped pants, I lay in the snow, and exposure took on a different meaning. I laughed because someone had to and I was the only one around to do it. Humor returned perspective. It was a beautiful day, and I was unbroken.
I made the last scramble to the summit of Iroquois and took in the full glory of winter in the High Peaks. Mount Marcy rose nobly above the scarred slopes of Mount Colden. The vast panorama of mountains surrounding me were cloaked in a fine silvery coat of snow. I did not care about the wind.
"Once more I am roaring drunk with the lust of life and adventure and unbearable beauty," wrote Everett Ruess, an adventurer and poet who also traveled alone.
Solo hiking is not wise, and I will work harder to avoid it in the future. As if I needed another cautionary tale, Evertt Ruess died on a solo trip. He died alone, but if he had days like mine on Iroquois, he also lived, really lived.
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User Home Pages: The Donald Allan Dales of Minnesota
The Donald Allan Dales of MinnesotaUpdated January 31, 2008
|Donald Allan Dale
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Smithfield,Virginia 23430
|I'm researching Christopher Dale from Juniata and Perry County, PA.His son John Dale was born 8 October 1806 and Married Christina Myers on 14 August 1827 in Perry County, PA.John's mother died when he was very young.I have no other information on Christopher or his wife.John moved with his wife and children to Wabasha County, Minnesota just prior to the Civil War.
Also looking for information on Jas and Sarah Stewart from Westmoreland County, PA.A son George W. Stewart was bornSeptember 14, 1813 and married Sophia A. Kling on June 20, 1833 in either Indiana or Ohio.Sophia Kling was the daughter of Adam and Mary Kling of Lancaster, PA.
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Once again, Thomas delivered excellent service! And Jody's behind the bar creations are quite tasty!
A very pleasant end to the week knowing that we could count on good food, great service and an enjoyable evening!
We went for the Prime Rib Special and it was a complete disappointment. The beef was dry, tough (barely cuttable) and tasteless. The baked potato had been cooked so long that it was shriveled and mushy. The Chef came out at one point and asked how our meal was and when we told him it was the worst beef we had ever had, he did not seem to care and walked away. Will never eat there again.
A regular end of week evening at Cities with Thomas taking his usual great care of us and Jody's skills behind the bar combining to make another dinner evening out great!
Another great dinner at Cities! Jody's martini was perfect, the service was great as usual and we once again enjoyed our evening out.
Very good choice for brunch. Only problem was the front desk and seating. Will goagain
This restaurant is in a casino. You have to walk through a lot of smoke to get to it - and the restaurant has a lingering smell of smoke as well. Food is average - service was great. Most beers are in a can - not draft.
The restaurant decor is very nice modern. Our waiter was very attentive and very polite. We enjoyed our dinner and drinks here.
Another couple joined us for dinner this past Friday evening -- they'd been to Verona with us before but this was their first visit to Cities.
It was a celebration evening--they'd just sold their house and were days away from celebrating their anniversary so there was a lot to talk about over cocktails and dinner.
We had our usual but our friends tried things we hadn't and we all shared a bite or two among the group. The decision was "four thumbs up" for the evening.
Thomas was quite busy but provided his usual great service and David, helping out "on the floor" taking care of tables, stopped by to make sure our experience was a good as usual.
Our friends said they now have another place to bring their family members, out of town guests and others they know for an evening out.
Another great end-of-week dinner out at Cities with Thomas taking his usual great care of us, David stopping by to say hi. An enjoyable evening to end the week and start the week-end.
Stand outs are definitely Heather & Stephanie! Always great service and a BIG reason to return.


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Several Republicans – including former Sen. Frank Padavan – have signed on to a good government campaign for resdistricting reform just as the Senate GOP is poised to pass a bill that would amend the state Constitution to create an independent redistricting panel, but not in time to redraw the lines for the 2012 elections.
"As a co-sponsor of the bill in 2010 to create an independent redistricting commission with fair and defined criteria and opportunities for public engagement in the map-making process, I urge my former colleagues to move forward on this long overdue reform," Padavan said in a press release.
"The general public, and ultimately both Republicans and Democrats, will benefit from a process that puts fairness and independence above partisan concerns in the drawing of district lines."
Former state Comptroller contender Harry Wilson and my dad, SUNY Prof. Gerald Benjamin, are two other Republicans who have signed on to co-chair the ReShapeNY push to end to partisan gerrymandering.
The group, headed by Citizens Union, is calling for a "politically balanced citizens redistricting commission to draw fair district boundaries through a process that allows for ample public input."
Other co-chairs being announced today include:
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, whose NY Uprising PAC dubbed lawmakers "enemies" of reform if they declined to sign his redistricting, budget and ethics reform pledges last year; former AG Bob Abrams, Dr. Calvin O. Butts, pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and president of SUNY Old Westbury, The Daily Beast and CNN contributor John Avlon (who also heads up the nonpartisan group "No Labels" with which Mayor Bloomberg is affiliated), Asian-American advocate Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, and Hispanic Federation President Lillian Rodríguez López.
Many of these chairs are appearing at simultaneous press conference in NYC and Albany today to announce their participation and formally kick off ReShapeNY.
Meanwhile, the Senate is going to pass a constitutional amendment redistricting bill that is being carried by Sen. John Bonacic, a Hudson Valley Republican who also said last week he'll propose a millionaire's tax extension bill that raises the assessment threshold to $1 million – just like the Assembly Democrats' one-house budget proposes to do.
The 32-member GOP conference is expected to declare that it has fulfilled its redistricting reform pledge to Koch after passing this bill, which is slated to easily move from through the Judiciary and Codes committees and to the floor of the Senate this afternoon.
Koch is highly unlikely to accept that, however, since he has been advocating for lawmakers to agree with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's redistricting program bill. Don't be expected to hear the words "enemies of reform" directed at the Senate GOP conference and its leader, Dean Skelos, sometime soon.


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Date(s) - May 31
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Country Club Hills Fire Station #2
The Country Club Hills Police and Fire departments offer a yearly Senior Academy that is open to all senior residents at no cost. The yearly academy is held every spring, with meetings being once a week for 6 weeks. The academy focuses to inform our residents of the functions and operations of the Police and Fire Departments along with safety awareness. During the academy guest speakers will make appearances to cover topics such as: fire safety, CPR, home safety, police investigations, traffic enforcement and personal safety among other things. Refreshments are offered during the meetings with a certificate and luncheon provided at the completion of the 6 week academy. The Academy is held from 12pm-3:00pm at the Country Club Hills Fire Station #2. Participants are required to register at one of the following locations: City Hall, the Victory Center or at the Police Station. Please contact Officer Harris at the Police Department for further information at 708-798-3191.


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COVA High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
- Member Handbook (2008)
- Handbook Amendment (2010)
- Handbook Amendment (2014)
COVA HDHP is the result of 2005 General Assembly legislation. The plan year deductible is $1750 for one person and $3500 for two or more people that must be met before the plan pays. These deductibles comply with IRS guidelines for a plan to be considered a High Deductible Health Plan. The deductible applies to your medical, behavioral health and prescription drug benefits. Once the deductible is met, you pay 20% coinsurance for most covered services, and the plan pays the remaining 80%.
When two or more people are covered, the entire $3500 deductible must be met before the plan pays any expenses for any one person covered under the plan.
COVA HDHP does include many wellness and preventive services at no cost, even if you have not yet met your deductible for the plan year, including diagnostic and preventive dental. You may elect an expanded dental option for an additional premium, which would cover primary and complex dental and orthodontic services. The dental benefits are provided by Delta Dental.
Enrollment in the COVA HDHP allows you to set up an individual Health Savings Account (HSA) through a bank or other financial institution. An HSA is a tax-favored account that allows you to make tax-deductible contributions that can be used to pay for medical expenses. For more information please see the Anthem BC/BS website and click on the COVA HDHP link.


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School year starts with slew of changes
CTV Atlantic
Published Wednesday, September 5, 2012 6:32PM ADT
The start of September means back-to-school and this year educators, students and parents are facing new challenges. Shrinking budgets, reorganization and new safety measures are all part of this new school year.
Class sizes have risen over the last couple of years by five to ten students.
"I think it's a little bit shameful, the way that we are feeling that education is expendable," says Halifax parent Bridget Quigley. "I don't think anyone at this school thinks it's expendable and I doubt any parent feels that way."
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union says increasing class sizes are affecting the quality of education.
"There's a lot of work that's done in a primary level now, than years before and in order to be able to do that and give students the attention they need, we need those class sizes to be smaller," says Shelley Morse of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.
There are also changes to speed limits in school zones. Where motorists were allowed to drive at 50 kilometres per hour, the speed limit has now dropped to 30 kilometres per hour.
"My kids both walk, they're 14 and 12, and this is a really busy street," says parent Joanne Barkhouse. "Cars come off the MacDonald Bridge, sometimes picking up speed and coming through."
Police are trying to raise awareness before they start handing out tickets.
"The plan is to be handing out information cards, just to inform motorists that certain areas around schools are reduced speeds," says Halifax Regional Police Const. Brian Palmeter.
In New Brunswick, students and teachers are getting used to the amalgamation of school boards.
"We use the term 'the devil's in the details,'" says Heather Smith of the New Brunswick Teachers Union. "We know the changes that have been made, but we haven't been privy to know exactly how those are going to fall out."
There could be more changes still to come to the educational system in the Maritimes, with the number of school age children on the decline.
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CONVICTED FELONS who pay their debts to society deserve an opportunity to become productive, law-abiding citizens. It's in everyone's best interest when a former offender is working for a paycheck instead of breaking the law.
That said, it's outrageous that the Georgia Department of Labor at one point approved payment of more than $6,000 in jobless benefits to a city of Savannah employee who was rightly fired after his arrest on felony drug charges three months ago.
While people who get arrested deserve their day in court, it doesn't automatically mean they're entitled to keep their jobs or receive unemployment checks.
Fortunately, Labor Department officials suddenly reversed course after a reporter from this newspaper contacted them with questions about how its hearing officer handled this case.
If that's a coincidence, then Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler can sprout wings and fly.
His department has since scheduled another hearing to determine whether Robert Brown, a former senior maintenance worker in the Water and Sewer Department, should receive benefits. Let's hope they get it right this time.
Here's what the record says.
Brown was arrested Jan. 25 with $1,500 worth of crack and powder cocaine after selling to undercover narcotics agents, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team reported. Agents said they had him under investigation for a month.
Then they hauled him to jail after they said he was dealing. Six days later, the city fired him — but apparently not for missing work. That's because his Water Department supervisor, whom he called from the jail, apparently gave him a pass, saying he had enough leave time built up.
Instead, Brown got canned for violating the city's code of ethics. That principle, which the city's 2,500 employees must agree to follow, states that workers shall not engage in acts or activities "which are disgraceful or unbecoming" or knowingly be a party to any illegal or improper activity.
Allegedly selling crack falls into this category.
Brown was released from jail Feb. 14 after posting a $2,000 bond. When he first sought unemployment benefits, the Labor Department rightly turned him down. But when he appealed that ruling, hearing officer Jennifer Simpson agreed with him, saying the city erred.
"The employer has not shown that the claimant knowingly engaged in such activity," Ms. Simpson concluded.
That's nonsense. It places a near-impossible burden on the state's employers. They're not mind-readers. And they're certainly not prosecutors. If they must prove intent before firing a worker for violating a code of conduct, then codes aren't worth the paper they're written on.
What's sad is that Brown, more than most people, should have known the importance of not being within a million miles of potential trouble. He was hired by the city in 2008 after serving time in prison for cocaine possession back in 1997. Prior to that, he had three convictions for other offenses.
Brown denied having anything to do with the illegal drugs that CNT agents found. He said that the $980 in cash he was carrying was to pay bills. That's up to a court to sort out.
But in a community that's plagued by drug-related crimes, codes of conduct that discourage bad behavior among public employees are in the public's interest. Being arrested for attempting to sell a controlled substance qualifies as conduct that's "disgraceful or unbecoming." As Donald Trump would say, "You're fired."


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For years the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF) has given small, silver coat hanger pendants as a gift to monthly donors who give $10 or more. They are well liked among our supporters. On more than one occasion people have asked me how they can get one. When I wear mine, if I get any comments, they are positive. It's often been a conversation starter about DCAF and the work we do.
Last week, however, some conservative outlets, who do not support a woman's right to choose abortion, found out about this. Let's just say they don't share my view about the pendant. Once their base latched on, DCAF was inundated with hateful – and in some cases threatening – comments.
Comments like this one from former presidential candidate Herman Cain: "DC abortion fund pushing donations to show a special someone you love them so much, you'd murder the unborn for them."
Which then led to this one from Chris Smith, "Herman's right. Fuck all you CUNTS. I hope someone kills all of you." Another suggested, "you need a high powered suction catheter up your vagina. Or thru the back of your brain. Murderers."
Some were less hateful, but all seemed to miss the point of the coat hanger. They said we wear death around our necks, that we are being callous. Or that we somehow skipped over the history ourselves and simply think it's fashionable.
Here's a quick primer on the coat hanger as a symbol of the pro-choice movement.
Before Roe v. Wade, women had abortions. If they were fortunate enough, and could afford it, they went to one of the few states in the U.S. that allowed them, or they went abroad. These women of means were able to have a safe abortion. For women without such means, they either carried pregnancies to term that they did not want, and possibly could not support, or they had an illegal abortion. Some of those illegal abortions were performed with objects like knitting needles and yes, coat hangers. Some of those women died. Others were saved in a hospital, but were rendered sterile. Once Roe v. Wade became law, women no longer had to resort to back alley abortions and coat hangers. For DCAF, an organization committed to helping women access safe abortion, the coat hanger is a symbol of where we came from, and a commitment to never return.
I must admit, it's not really news that the conservative media is just now learning about a years-old monthly donor program by a local abortion fund. What is newsworthy, though, is that because of the push by these same anti-choice activists, access to abortion today is becoming increasingly like the pre-Roe era. Women in parts of Texas now have to drive hundreds of miles to reach the nearest clinic that provides abortions. Couple this with 24-hour waiting laws and their "access" becomes almost inaccessible. According to the most recent numbers by the Guttmacher Institute, 89 percent of counties in the U.S. do not have an abortion provider. More and more laws are being passed to make it harder to have a safe abortion, which is what the anti-choice side wants. They want abortion made illegal again because they wrongly assume it will go away. The fact is, it doesn't ever go away.
Making abortion harder to access creates a burden for all women, but one that is felt more harshly by low-income women, those who are least able to overcome the obstacles. Just like in the pre-Roe days, women of means can travel the hundreds of miles, and arrange for child care if need be. It's more than they should have to do, but they can do it. Not so for women living below the poverty line, without reliable transportation, without insurance to defray the cost. These are the women who call us. In another time, these may have been the women resorting to unsafe options like coat hangers.
One in three women will have an abortion in their lifetime. We can make abortion more rare by increasing access to affordable birth control, and by teaching comprehensive sex education in school, and we should do those things. But there will always be some women who will need to have an abortion. And there is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with having an abortion if that is what a woman chooses to do.
When a woman calls our helpline she is effectively engaging in things that make most people uncomfortable, and she is doing it out of serious need. She is cold calling a stranger, to ask for money, for a highly stigmatized procedure. We help her with the cost as best we can. And if by wearing a pendant I am helping to start a couple conversations that decrease the stigma, I'm happy to do that too.
It's ok if you don't like the coat hanger, but we're going to keep offering them.
Colleen Crinion is a progressive activist and board member of the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF). She earned her M.A. in Sociology from American University, focusing on gender, family, sexuality and the media. She has been published in The Huffington Post, Virginian Pilot, Ms. Magazine, Fem 2pt0, and Spike the Water Cooler. As a DCAF board member and former Planned Parenthood employee, she writes primarily about women's issues and reproductive justice. Originally from Michigan, she currently resides in Washington, DC. Colleen tweets at @colleeneliza.


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If you're looking for some new music that sounds reminiscent of the work that California-founded duo Matmos did for Icelandic pop star Björk, then you best check out the new eponymous EP by Denmark artist called.. Only three tracks long, this EP is a solid piece of minimalist electronica with a real presence.
"O", "N", and "E" mark the song titles, and each track is impressive at that. The problem with ambient-based music is that it can easily fall into the trap of sounding overly repetitive. Perhaps it's because this release is so short, but each track has its own sense of style while keeping a peaceful state at its core. Composed of soft, pulsating beats, these tracks simply float and are easy to listen to.
Picking out just one track from three is difficult, especially since listening to these songs as ONE really makes a strong impact—but N is the stand-out piece on this EP. Appropriately placed in the middle of the release, N is a great combination of the opener and of the closer. It's a good pace for the music, and everything just seems to fit very well.
You can currently download the release for free HERE as well as Last.FM.
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TOPEKA, Kansas – A new report says more Kansas residents than the federal government had anticipated selected health insurance coverage through an online marketplace.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday that 57,000 Kansas residents signed up for coverage through April 19. HHS had predicted before the marketplace opened in October that 53,000 Kansas residents would find insurance.
Republicans critical of the federal health overhaul control Kansas state government and kept the state from setting up its own marketplace or partnering with HHS.
"More than 57,013 Kansans signed up through the Marketplace, demonstrating brisk demand for quality, affordable coverage," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "Together we are ensuring that health coverage is more accessible than ever before, which is important for families, for businesses and for Kansas's health and wellbeing."
Sign-ups had been running behind expectations through February, following the marketplace's rocky rollout. But the HHS figures indicate that nearly 28,000 people obtained coverage starting in March.
But the HHS report did not say how many of those 57,000 people had paid premiums.
To read the full Marketplace Enrollment report visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2014/MarketPlaceEnrollment/Apr2014/ib_2014Apr_enrollment.pdf
To read the Medicaid Enrollment report visit: http://www.medicaid.gov/AffordableCareAct/Medicaid-Moving-Forward-2014/Downloads/March-2014-Enrollment-Report.pdf


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Hi I'm Sam Bartle. I specialise in Logos, Websites, Branding and Design.
You may have arrived here for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you have a definite idea of what you need to help promote your business, perhaps you're looking for a new logo or brand revamp. On the other hand you may be looking for some advice and not really know the best way forward.
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Beautiful, well considered design has the power to engage, entice and enrich people's perception of you and your company in an incredibly memorable, meaningful and positive way.
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FITCH puts Beijing on its map
Global design consultancy FITCH today announced the opening of its first office in China. The 12th office in its international network, the new office in Beijing embeds the design consultancy's position as the leading global branding network specialising in retail design.
The China office will service existing clients such as Nokia and Dell, as well as new clients in the buoyant Chinese market.
Lois Jacobs, CEO for FITCH, says, "With the rapid growth of China, FITCH has been considering ways to better service and partner with our clients in this territory. While FITCH has been working with international and local clients such as Dell and Sundan in China for some time now, it makes sense to be closer to the market with a dedicated team on the ground. Chinese retail is very exciting right now and is changing very quickly. Our local presence will enable us to respond more swiftly to local market demand and to provide better insight into Chinese consumer preferences."
Existing client John Fei, Chairman of national electronics retailer Sundan in China says, "We very much welcome FITCH's entry and commitment to China. We have found that FITCH's customer-centric approach to retail has added unique value to our business. Their focus on the principles of the customer journey and their understanding of shopper behaviour have helped us deliver meaningful solutions to our customers. The Sundan store at Mix C mall in Shenzhen which features the new FITCH design scheme has seen an 18% increase in sales for the 12-month period to January 2011."
Ian Bellhouse, Managing Director for SE Asia & Greater China, will lead the new operations.
FITCH has strong growth plans on the agenda: FITCH Beijing follows the agency's recent expansion into Delhi, affirming their Indian presence alongside an established studio in Mumbai. This month also sees the opening of FITCH in Jordan, adding to the agency's presence in Doha, Dubai and Kuwait, consolidating FITCH's leading position in the Middle East.
FITCH is actively hiring local and international talent for new opportunities throughout the network.


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Misc. Unsigned Bands - Iris
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I watched you fight through all of the pain.Anger: I feel it when I hear your name.I tried to help you the best that I can.Destroying me now won't make you a man. *Chorus* Believing all the lies from you who gave me life.Hating you as you (guitaretab.com)


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Shakespeare Anagram: The Merry Wives of Windsor
From The Merry Wives of Windsor:
I warrant he hath a thousand of these letters, writ with blank space for different names–sure, more,–and these are of the second edition: he will print them, out of doubt.
Shift around the letters, and it becomes:
A hundredth stab, I can't think of a fresh topic to put in here.
Therefore, we will wait until there is a neat one to reshuffle these words to be.
Demand no more sham drafts.


text: Hello, I'm trying to use a 3Com 3C996B-T with NetBSD 2.0E on a sparc64 system: bge0 at pci1 dev 1 function 0: Broadcom BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet bge0: interrupting at ivec 0 bge0: firmware handshake timed out, val = 4b657654 bge0: ASIC BCM5701 B5 (0x0105), Ethernet address 00:0a:5e:1e:97:d5 brgphy0 at bge0 phy 1: BCM5701 1000BASE-T media interface, rev. 0 The timeout message appears every time the driver tries to talk to the card which therefore doesn't work. Is anybody using a 3Com 3C996B-T successfully which would make it a NetBSD-sparc64 problem? Kind regards -- Matthias Scheler http://scheler.de/~matthias/


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Through the first week of school. I am more terrified now than I was before. I am more excited now than I was before. Yesterday I went and bought a new computer that I can't really afford, but know will be worth it in the end.
I also got a program that is included in the course, that I am totally stoked about. It will change everything. I can't wait to start learning how to use it.
Be prepared for blog changes :) I am sure that is bound to happen, you will be my guinea pigs. I promise.
Hence the new computer, my old one had way too small of well, everything gigabite. And the hinge is busted. I now have Windows 8, because I needed one more thing to do…other than the 3-6 hours of homework predicted for each freaking class.
I have five classes.
I pray that they are not all that much homework or I am screwed…there are not that many hours in the bloody day.
Also here is hoping that I have even a wee thread of confidence with this new computer by Monday. Windows 8 is insane and I now have a touch screen to play with. Sweet right? I made the mistake of buying a computer without a number pad though, that is the only thing I am not liking about it so far.
That and I just won't be able to buy groceries for a few weeks, no biggie. Eating is totally overrated anyway.
I have some tomatoes in the garden as well as lots of kale, we're good.
So the terrifying things about school…
The first day, I seriously felt like I was in kindergarten again. You know that feeling where you don't know anyone, and you just hope maybe one or two people will at least talk to you. Ya. Like that.
I know I am a mouthpiece on here, and if you know me in real life you would pretty much say I am anything but shy, but the truth of it is I am a loner, I have always been that way. I just suck in group situations. I hate talking to a group, especially when I don't know anyone, it is a hurdle I have always struggled to overcome, so my insecurity is rampant.
But I did it this week. I sucked at it, but I did it. The next thing that will be interesting is this…
All I could think the whole time I was sitting in the class on Wednesday was what the hell did I get myself into here? Who am I trying to kid that I can pull this shit off…I am too old to think this hard.
I know nothing at all about database anything. I did my homework today. For three hours. I still have no idea whether I did it right or not, I will read it again tomorrow and make sure it makes just any sense at all. Bloody hell.
The teacher said on Wednesday that there are no wrong answers, I really hope that is true.
We have to do a feedback form as well, I said I think I understood about 90%. I hope I really do, second guessing myself all the time is not going to be a good thing with that much homework.
I will let you know how that works out for me.
I now have three days off, well sort of. I have a million things to do tomorrow and maybe on the weekend if Bruce doesn't have homework we can go wood hunting. I am having withdrawals. I need some logging road time.
Oh and apparently it is my three year anniversary as The Redneck Princess today! Thanks for the notification WordPress, and thank you to all of you for reading my nonsense once and a while, I really appreciate it :)
Happy Friday everyone!! Have a great weekend.


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Summer camp for 2nd year consecutively for tribal kids concluded
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Summer camp for 2nd year consecutively for tribal kids of Bodakho concluded
Friends, it was for the 2nd year in a row, Ahambhumika organised summer camp in village Bodakho,distt.Bhopal.This year the camp commenced from 09.4.13 and ended on 14.04.13.The camp was oragnised in a Primary school of village Bodakho and besides Bodakho the children of the neighbouring villages namely Pilitalai and Dholiumar too joined the camp.During 6 days camp the rural school children were imparted edcuation of Computer,Art and Craft and Origamy.
Ahambhumika was fortunate enough again this time to have 4 committed volunteers.Shri Chandru Malkani from Mumbai and 3 others from Bhopal,who are the students of National Institute of Design, Ahemdabad.These NID students were in Bhopal due to summer vacation.The name of the NID students who volunteered during camp was Kokila Bhattacharya,Shubham Singhavi and Shivani Goswami.
On last day of camp we had with us Shri Ashish Bhattacharya, Artist and Architect from Bhopal who taught the rural kids clay modelling and origamy and kept them engaged with fun filled art based activities.
Like previous year this year too there was the provision of lunch for the children and volunteers due to the support of generous people .We had plenty of colours , drawing copies due to support of the people who contributed for this camp.
The 4 rural women who cooked delicious food during camp were paid wages which was supported by a generous person.
This year there was a section imparting the training of embroidery work for the rural women and girls.And we found the women and girls very enthusiastic.They engrossed in doing embroidery work whole day during camp.The embroidery hoops and threads too was supported by the our supporters.
The children spent whole day learning computer and Art and Craft from enthusiastic volunteers.
Like previous year, this year too McAfee,an Intel company from Mumbai supported us with Tshirts for the children and volunteers.We are obliged to all for the support.
Below are the few pictures of the summer camp.


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Kirby PHP templates
Now and then people ask me, why Kirby does not make use of a template engine like "the one from ExpressionEngine", Twig or Smarty.
I think I owe you a good explanation, so here it comes:
Template engines are great
Template engines are made to make the life of frontend developers easier, to separate logic and layout and to provide handy shortcuts for common tasks.
Those are all reasonable arguments, but they all don't mean that you have to invent another language for it. Kirby in fact has a template engine – a simple one, which is based on PHP. PHP can be the perfect tool to write templates, you just have to do it the "right" way.
PHP is ugly, right?
It's always interesting to me that nobody ever questions the use of Ruby in Rails templates, while lots of agonized screams are being heard when you come up with PHP in templates.
"Ruby is such a beautiful language – how dare you to compare it with PHP"
– you might say.
I agree, Ruby is beautiful, but PHP is not as horrible as everybody says. A lot of PHP's ugliness comes from horrible APIs and careless written code. So why not invest in improving that instead of plunging a template engine with its own syntax on top of it?
Keep it simple
When I started Kirby, I wanted to create a system that is tiny on the outside but very powerful on the inside. It should be nothing more than a seed – a simple core, which you can use to build whatever you have in mind. I didn't want to create a CMS which has ALL THE FEATURES. I don't think there's any sense in even trying that.
How would a massive template engine fit on that? Let's face it, none of the good template systems are simple or small. Smarty is big, Twig is huge! Twig's core is actually twice as big as the entire Kirby system.
If you ask me a good template system has to be huge, because it has to fulfill A LOT of things in order to help you instead of being in your way.
There's another thought: When I focus on keeping Kirby's templates simple and on improving the API, I still have the chance to add a template system on top of that one day – maybe as a plugin. Once I build Kirby around a template system, I'm sold and have to carry it around until the end of all days.
PHP Templates 101
Enough theoretical talking. Let's write some code. I write my templates in PHP for years and always try to stick to some simple rules. If you want the short version, you can check out this video by Ben Everard, which sums up the entire point pretty nicely.
Design your code
This is not only a rule for Kirby templates, but for all the HTML code you write – always keep it tidy, consistent and polished. I know it's often difficult with tight budgets or when you just started to learn how to code. But the cleaner you keep your templates right from the beginning, the easier it will be to maintain those later.
Get a good editor with great syntax highlighting
It's vital to feel comfortable with the editor and its syntax highlighting. I've been using SubEthaEdit for years, because it had an awesome syntax highlighter for mixed PHP and HTML and just recesntly switched to Sublime Text, which is fantastic.
Don't be afraid of PHP
I know that PHP looks a bit scary in the beginning, when you come from an HTML and CSS background. But it's far less complicated than you might think. Here are the basics:
Display a variable
<?php echo $page->title() ?>
If clauses
<?php if($page->isHomePage()): ?>
Welcome to the home page
<?php endif ?>
If / else
<?php if($page->title() == ''): ?>

No title

<?php else: ?>

<?php echo $page->title() ?>

<?php endif ?>
foreach loops
<?php foreach($pages as $p): ?>

<a href="<?php echo $p->url() ?>"><?php echo $p->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>
Those are the most basic tools you will need in your templates.
That wasn't too hard, right?
So let's move on with some rules to write beautiful PHP.
Always make sure to use proper indentation. It doesn't really matter if you use spaces or tabs to indent your lines, just make sure it's tidy. Considering PHP blocks as HTML blocks makes it easier for me to structure my templates and makes them look cleaner in the end.
<title><?php echo $site->title() ?></title>
<?php foreach($pages as $child): ?>

<a href="<?php echo $child->url() ?>"><?php echo $child->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>
Don't use curly brackets
<?php if($page->hasChildren()) { ?>
<?php foreach($page->children() as $child) { ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
This becomes an unreadable mess when you have more than just one nested condition or loop and lots of html between it. Better use alternative syntax, which will help you to understand where blocks start and end.
<?php if($page->hasChildren()): ?>
<?php foreach($page->children() as $child): ?>
<?php endforeach ?>
<?php endif ?>
Never ever create entire HTML parts with PHP
echo '';
echo '
';
foreach($page->children() as $child) {
echo '
url() . '">' . $child->title() . '
';
echo '
';
echo '';
This will always end up in unreadable Spaghetti code.
It might be ok to do that inside a function sometimes. But most of the times you really should avoid this.
<?php foreach($page->children() as $child): ?>

<a href="<?php echo $child->url() ?>"><?php echo $child->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>
Use the short
echo tag
Since PHP 5.4 the echo "short tag" is permanently enabled, so you can use
<?= instead of
<?php echo
in your templates without having to make any php.ini or .htaccess settings.
There's also a short PHP tag (
<? instead of
<?php), which you can enable in your
php.ini or your
.htaccess file. However, we do not recommend using this short tag to keep your code as compatible and portable as possible.
By using the short
echo tag in conjunction with the standard PHP opening tag (
<?php), your templates become very readable and you can visually distinguish a control structure from an
echo easily.
<title><?= $site->title() ?></title>
<?php foreach($pages as $child): ?>

<a href="<?= $child->url() ?>"><?= $child->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>

<?= $page->title()

<?= kirbytext($page->text()) ?>
<?= $site->copyright() ?>
Use snippets
Kirby has built-in includes for your templates called snippets. In other systems they are often called partials or stubs or something similar. There's an entire page in the docs about them, which you should definitely read.
Snippets can simplify your templates drastically, which will lead to better template readability.
<title><?= $site->title() ?></title>
<?php foreach($pages as $child): ?>

<a href="<?= $child->url() ?>"><?= $child->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>

<?= $page->title()

<?= kirbytext($page->text()) ?>
<?= $site->copyright() ?>
<title><?= $site->title() ?></title>
<?php foreach($pages as $child): ?>

<a href="<?= $child->url() ?>"><?= $child->title() ?>

<?php endforeach ?>
<?= $site->copyright() ?>
<?php snippet('header') ?>

<?= $page->title()

<?= kirbytext($page->text()) ?>
<?php snippet('footer') ?>
Using snippets makes entire parts of your templates reusable for other templates and reduces the amount of code per template.
Use the js and css helpers
Kirby has a lot of built-in helpers to simplify your templates and even more will follow in the next version.
To simplify loading css and javascript files, you can use the following helpers:
<?= css('assets/css/mystyle.css') ?>
<?= js('assets/js/jquery.js') ?>
Use the url() function
Working with absolute URLs in templates is a nightmare. That's why Kirby has the url() function to help you build correct links:
My subpage
<a href="<?= url('my/path/to/a/subpage') ?>">My subpage
Simplify your if clauses
In many situations you don't have to write a full if clause in your templates. There are shorter versions, which you should know about:
<?php if($page->hasChildren()): ?>
Yay, children!
<?php else: ?>
No children
<?php endif ?>
<?= ($page->hasChildren()) ? 'Yay, children!' : 'No children' ?>
Even simpler: Use the ecco function
A typical problem when writing templates is to switch on HTML attributes on demand.
(ie. for an active class on menu items)
Kirby has a built in ecco() function, which works like a compressed if/else clause:
<body<?php ecco($page->isHomePage(), ' class="home"') ?>>
In the example above,
class="home" will only be added to the body tag, when the current page is the home page.
This even works with alternatives, when the condition is not matched:
<body class="<?php ecco($page->isHomePage(), 'home', 'other') ?>">
This will apply the
home selector to the home page and the
other selector whenever the current page is not the home page.
And one last trick:
You often have to check for an existing object first, before you can use it. For example when you want to find out if an image exists, before you render an image tag.
<?php $image = $page->images()->first() ?>
<?php if($image): ?>
<img src="<?= $image->url() ?>" />
<?php endif ?>
<?php if($image = $page->images()->first()): ?>
<img src="<?= $image->url() ?>" />
<?php endif ?>
One last argument
If you still need arguments why to use PHP instead of a made-up template language, here's another one: While making your first baby-steps with simple PHP for your templates you actually learn the basics of PHP.
Even if you are a designer or a frontend developer and you don't want to focus on backend code, this is something you can use in so many other projects and systems. It's a valuable additional skill, even if you never become an expert. Maybe it will even get you interested to spend more time with code. That's what happened to me.
A template language has to be learned as well, but what are the long-term benefits?


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My oldest is somewhat obsessed with soup. In fact, that is usually how she decides where she wants to eat. She "grades" restaurants on how good their soups are. Which if you think about it, is not a bad way to go….unless the restaurant makes good soup and everything else is just plain OK. I am not always in the mood for soup. When it's 103 degrees outside I have a real difficult time wanting to eat a hot soup. Don't suggest gazpacho…not a fan….it's not really soup if it's cold…that's juice in my book. (please don't send hate mail about this)
So in order to please my first-born, I decided we should have soup for dinner tonight, even though it's still hotter than a pickled jalapeno pepper twisted with pepper jack. (? say what???)
1 pound ground chicken or turkey (or even whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded)
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 green pepper finely chopped (I only had a yellow pepper!)
2 cups corn (from 3 ears of corn or you could use 1 can corn drained)
1 can black beans drained and well rinsed
1 can fire roasted tomatoes NOT drained
Taco seasoning ( to taste but 2 tablespoons should do it)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Juice 1/2 lime (keep other half for serving)
6 cups chicken broth (low sodium if possible)
For serving:
Tortillas chips (crushed)
Shredded Cheese (pepper jack or mexican blend)
Avocado (for me)
How to:
In a large pot (I used my 7.5 quart Creuset, you need plenty of room!) heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil, add you ground turkey. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until no longer pink. I like to break up the meat into large chunks. But if you prefer a finer texture go ahead and break it all up. When the meat is done add your onion and green pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes to soften slightly. Add corn, black beans, tomatoes, taco seasoning, lime juice, cilantro and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and reduce to a medium heat. Let your soup simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Now, how easy is that!
Serve, I like to top my soup with cubed avocado, a sprinkle of cilantro, sliced jalapeno, shredded cheese and of course crushed tortilla chips.
Note: the leftovers are wonderful and so easy. I sometimes will add leftover rice or noodles. But be careful to add them after the soup has simmered for a while, otherwise they get all mushy…I don't like mushy….
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(Astoria, OR) – On a beautiful North coast evening the Astoria Fishermen opened up their 2012 4A Football season with a 52-0 loss to the visiting Gladstone Gladiators at John Warren Field on Friday night. The game got off to a tough start for the Fish as they fumbled on their opening play from scrimmage which set the tone for the evening. Gladstone capitalized to take an early lead and never looked back. The Gladiators opened up a 20-0 lead after the first quarter and a 32-0 advantage at halftime. Toni Rudolfi led the Astoria defense with 11 tackles. The Fishermen mustered only 137 yards of total offense, including 25 yards rushing.
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The destroyer USS Abel, and life aboard it, is a vived backdrop for this tight and tense emotional voyage to China and to war. It is not about a technical mutiny as in "The Caine Mutiny" but about a serious mutiny against governmental deception and over-control of its warriors.
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The Center for Equal Opportunity is the nation's only conservative think tank devoted to issues of race and ethnicity. Our fundamental vision is straightforward: America always has been a multiethnic and multiracial nation, and is becoming even more so; this makes it imperative that our national policies not divide our people according to skin color and national origin; but rather, these policies should emphasize and nurture the principles that unify us. E pluribus unum. . . out of many, one.
We work to promote a colorblind society, one within which race and skin color are no longer an issue and so accordingly we oppose admission, hiring, and contracting policies that discriminate, sort, or prefer on the basis of race or ethnicity. We oppose racial gerrymandering. We oppose bilingual education, because it segregates students by national origin, encourages identity politics, and fails to teach children English –the single most important skill they can learn and the most important social glue holding our country together. And, whatever one believes to be an acceptable level of immigration, all should agree that those coming to America must become Americans, and this means that assimilation is not a dirty word, but a national necessity.
When you think about it, what –besides protection from foreign enemies –is more important to our country's long-term health than making sure Americans are not divided into racial or ethnic enclaves, but instead share fundamental common values and see each other and themselves as, first and foremost, Americans? And can there be any doubt that we need to attend to this with more care than we have in recent years? Doing so is the mission of the Center for Equal Opportunity.


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WWE.com is featuring an interview with Clay Matthews of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers regarding his participation in the main event of Smackdown on Friday night.
"I've been a fan since I was a kid. Watching these guys growing up and then meeting some of them – it was like a childhood dream. I was a big D-Generation X fan with Triple H and HBK. (On using WWE belts) The league [NFL] office really didn't like it. But we didn't care, because we were having fun. It was fitting because we were world champions. That was his celebratory dance to let everyone know he had the title. It's only right, bringing it out and letting everyone know who the real champs are. The Packer fans and the WWE Universe enjoyed it!" Read the full interview at WWE.com.
There remains no word on Ric Flair's status with TNA Wrestling. TNA has the Against All Odds PPV this Sunday and two sets of tapings on Monday and Tuesday coming up this weekend. Flair was not at the last set of tapings following the European tour, a tour that Flair ended up suffering a torn rotator cuff on. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that no decision was made on whether or not Flair will undergo surgery for the injury.


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As we thought about who deserved to be our Athlete of the Month, we were thinking we wanted someone who emboddied the spirit of CrossFit but didn't necessarily live and breathe CrossFit like some of us. Someone who was serious about CrossFit, who worked hard every time in the gym but did it without any fanfare or attention. That is Juan Medrano! Juan is one of our most dedicated CrossFitters coming to class everyday at 6am and if he can't make it he sneaks into another class. He is a regular at track practice and Saturday wods. He comes in everyday and puts his best effort in and is hitting great strides in his lifting and running. For a big guy, Juan can move!!! We are lucky to have Juan as a member of our gym and we can't wait to see him get that ever elusivce muscle up! Keep trying Juan, it's your to be had!!! Here is Juan's journey through CrossFit so far:
When Did you start CrossFit: I started Crossfit in late September of 2009.
Why did you start CrossFit: I started because my wife had initially started going. She really talked up how intense and fun that the Crossfit environment is.
What kept you coming back/motivated: The supportive environment kept me coming back. Everyone in the gym speaks nothing but encouragement to one another and this gives the boost of energy needed to push through the tough workouts. I've enjoyed the camaraderie and rush of pushing ourselves. It feels like an athletic team which I have always loved.
How long did it take you to go from On Ramp to CrossFit: It took me 6 weeks to go from On Ramp to CrossFit.
What is the best thing you have gotten out of CrossFit: I have never felt stronger or had better endurance. I enjoy being in an environment of people who push their limits daily.
What is the one thing you have done here that you never thought you could do? I have recently started getting rope climbs which looked impossible when I started.
What is one thing you are currently working on and hope to get in 2011? The elusive muscle up. I will get three in a row.
Additional Comments: I am grateful that I was led to CrossFit. This has given me great balance, and I love starting each day with it.