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Pearson VUE presents 'Improving exam standards in the region - Challenges facing test owners' on November 24th 2016. Pearson VUE the world's leading computer-based testing and assessment business, invite
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how to use your Kamado grill
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Got rid of the matchlight.
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how to use your Kamado grill
How to use a Kamado" is fairly common question.
A Kamado is actually really easy. And believe it or not, you' re way less likely to ruin your food.
How a Kamado works It's all about oxygen.
The Kamado is a simple machine. Air flows in through the bottom, over the coals, and out the top. The more air the coals get, the hotter they become. But starve the coals of oxygen, and they cool down and burn for a very, very long time.
A ) air in from bottom Vent
B) air out from top vent
You regulate air flow by using both the vent (left) and the damper (right). Note, in this photo, both are "very open." My Kamado would get to 500 degrees or so with this much air flow.
So, using a Kamado is really just about managing the amount of air flow, and it' s easy. There' s a vent at the bottom. There' s another vent (or damper) at the top. You either open the vents a lot for hot, or just a sliver for a slow cook.
Every other option is just steps in-between. And you can generally get the Kamado to within a few degrees of any target temperature.
Oh, and when you' re done cooking, close both vents entirely. This cuts off all the oxygen, and in a short while, your fire is kaput.
What to do when you first get your Kamado
The first thing you need to do is buy some quality lump charcoal, start a low heat fire, and cure the cooking chamber. The first thing you need to do when you get your Kamado is buy some quality lump charcoal, and slow cook a delicious pork butt.
Curing just means you need a slow, cool burn in the Kamado for about 24 hours to prep the clay for a long, healthy life. That doesn' t mean you can' t cook a pork shoulder on the grill while doing so. So follow the instructions here but make sure you keep the temperature at 200 degrees, and not hotter. Do that, and ta-da, your Kamado is cured.
Lighting the grill
Open up your bottom vent widely. Open the damper widely. You want maximum air flow.
Take your lump charcoal and make a pile on one side of the grill basin. There aren' t that many recipes that require direct heat. More times than not, piling your coals on one side of the grill allows you to put your food on the other side, and avoid direct heat.
You don' t need a basin full of charcoal. Usually a shoe-box sized pile is plenty. A modest sized pile is sufficient for most recipes.
The way it lights: Lump charcoal is easy to light with a little help from sawdust bricks which you can get at almost any grocery store these days. These bricks are hunks of sawdust held together by a flammable wax, and are more eco-friendly than lighter fluid. Tear 2 or 3 pieces off, place them strategically in your pile of charcoal, and sure, with a single match, you can light them. You' ll have a hot fire in about 10 minutes.
While the coals are trying to get hot, go ahead and leave the lid of the Kamado completely open. You want as much air helping the process as much as possible. But then close the lid for a good 3 to 5 minutes to check your temperature.
Getting the Temperature you want
The first tip here is to get the coals hotter than you need them to be, then cool them down.
So, for example, if you' re going to slow cook a pork butt at 200 degrees, get your Kamado up to about 300 (by allowing plenty of air flow), then close the top and bottom vents to where theyre practically sealed shut and watch the temperature drop. Only the slightest amount of air needs to trickle through for a 200 degree cook.
The second tip is one someone first told me when I got my grill. The bottom vent tends to adjust temperatures by 10 degrees or more with each slight adjustment, whereas the damper on top tends to adjust temperatures by 5 degrees or less with each turn.
But the tip does make a good point: The bottom vent makes big changes happen, top vent makes smaller changes happen. So, first use the bottom vent to get close to your temperature, then the damper on top to get it to just where
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if one breaks I can easily replace it
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By Marie
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I looked high and low for stainless steal wire of the right thickness and flexibility. No hardware stores had anything that could be used. These are perfect. Plus, if a wire breaks in the middle of meal preparation, I can easily replace it on the spot.
Greatest thing since sliced bread.!
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Every time I take out the cheese I grab the slicer, it is great for thin, thick, or cubing. I will always use it.
Outstandingly wiry!
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Perfect cheese-slicing goodness!
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|LOL... that's really pretty much the same. i'm sorry for that. great minds think alike. but perhaps i saw #1075 when i was completely drunk and when i found this pic in the net i remember subconsciously?!? anyway, i like them both! ;)
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|I remembered that one... but 64000 posters ago is hardly 'recently used' AND this was worded better.
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African fund will advance science on the continent
Supporting the African Science and Innovation Fund is essential to improving science and technology on the continent, argues John Mugabe.
Africa desperately needs an effective mechanism for mobilising and directing resources to regional and continental programmes for science, technology and innovation.
The African Science and Innovation Fund (ASIF) — proposed by the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) in 2005 — could implement Africa's consolidated plan of action for science and technology and related African Union (AU) programmes.
Indeed, without ASIF, the continent will struggle to secure regional public goods such as public health, environmental sustainability and technological innovation, or achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Since early 2006, the AU and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) have been building a broad consensus on the need for ASIF — engaging stakeholders such as academics, donors and the private sector to determine how the fund should operate.
A choice of models
But there has been disagreement on the form ASIF should take. At least five institutional models have been proposed: a trust fund in an existing development bank, a new intergovernmental facility with a secretariat and governing body, a consortium of existing regional organisations, a nongovernmental body and a limited company.
Each of these has merits and disadvantages. For example, a nongovernmental organisation would be cushioned against geopolitics and unnecessary interference by governments. But there is no culture or precedence of African governments donating research funds to such organisations and it would be difficult to get solid financial commitments. It is also difficult to imagine a nongovernmental entity having the authority to lead the continent's science and technology plan of action. As a private company, the fund would face similar challenges.
ASIF as a new intergovernmental facility would incur unnecessary economic and political costs and so is also undesirable. It would not necessarily add value to the efforts of existing bodies like the AU Commission, NEPAD, AMCOST or the African Development Bank (AfDB) and may create new financial burdens on African governments and international donors. It could also lead to potential conflicts with existing bodies. Not to mention the cumbersome and protracted negotiations it would entail.
An incremental approach
Given the disadvantages above, AMCOST has decided ASIF should be developed and managed through existing intergovernmental bodies. But how to legally establish the fund remains undecided — until AMCOST meets in Nairobi, Kenya later this year.
An incremental approach is needed, beginning with a 3-5 year pilot phase where the AU Commission, AfDB and NEPAD jointly manage ASIF. At this stage, the fund should be governed by AMCOST and supported by an international scientific and technical advisory panel to review and provide independent advice on how programmes are developed and implemented.
The AU Commission could build African political leadership and leverage contributions. The AfDB could manage the funds — receiving and dispersing contributions to centres implementing the science and technology plan of action. NEPAD could mobilise research institutes and private companies to develop and implement specific research and innovation programmes, and could also give administrative support to the advisory panel.
At the end of the pilot phase an independent evaluation — sanctioned by the AU Summit — would make specific recommendations on whether, and how, ASIF should continue to operate.
African leadership and commitment needed
But before the pilot phase can start, the AU Commission, NEPAD and AfDB must develop and submit a specific memorandum of understanding for AMCOST to endorse at its Nairobi conference. African governments must also demonstrate their commitment to the project by endorsing the proposed pilot phase and making voluntary financial contributions to the fund.
They will also need to develop and use a coherent mix of national policy, administrative and legal instruments such as intellectual property protection to invest in regional science and technology development programmes.
Africa's commitment would be more easily secured if the international community endorsed ASIF. For example, the UK Department for International Development's support in exploring the fund's feasibility will help Africa settle on the right institutional configuration. Other government agencies in Canada, France and Sweden — together with donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — are already helping by supporting NEPAD implement specific science and technology programmes.
But, in the long run, African leadership and commitment will determine whether ASIF is created and sustained.
John Mugabe is an advisor on science and technology to NEPAD and former executive director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi.


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Better-Than-Classic Stuffed Shells
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Level: Moderate
Yield: 4 servings
Serves: 4
- 12 pasta shells
- 1 c. ricotta cheese
- mozzarella cheese
- 3 tbsp. Parmesan
- 1 large egg white
- 1½ tsp. fresh parsley
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 2 c. marinara sauce
- 1 Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare the pasta according to package directions, cooking it only to al dente; drain. 2 Place a large sheet of wax paper on a flat work surface. Mix the ricotta, mozzarella, 2 Tbsp. of the Parmesan, the egg white, parsley and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place the cooked shells, open side up, on the wax paper. Spoon the ricotta mixture evenly into the shells, about 2 heaping tablespoons in each. 3 Spread about 1⁄2 cup marinara sauce evenly into a 10-inch round or 11" x 7" glass baking dish. Lay the stuffed shells side by side, open side up, in the dish. Spoon the remaining 11⁄2 cups marinara sauce over the shells. Sprinkle the remaining 1 Tbsp. Parmesan evenly on top. Cover with foil and bake 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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I'm grateful to Western Wines for sending me an informative and faintly amusing brochure entitled Eleven Things You May Not Know About Italy recently. Examples include the following pieces of trivia: Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors; pasta comes in 608 different shapes, and precipitevolissimevolmente, meaning as fast as possible, is the longest word in the language. I must use it next time I'm asked what I think of Italian drivers.
Another often forgotten snippet is that France and Italy produce more than 44 per cent of the world's wine, split more or less evenly between them. The respective images of these twin winemaking giants could not be more different in the UK. While France tends to be judged by the exalted standards of its best wines, top Italian producers are soiled by their association with bog-standard Valpolicella, Chianti, Frascati and Orvieto. It's deeply unfair - like comparing a clog-dancing troupe with the Royal Ballet.
Three weeks ago, I argued that France was making better wines, at every price, than ever. This is also true of Italy, which is producing some stunning (mainly red) wines at the moment, and not only from the obvious sources in Tuscany and Piedmont. These days, you are as likely to find thrilling flavours in Campania, Sicily, Abruzzo and Umbria as in the more fancied northern Italian regions. At the recent Definitive Italian Wine Tasting in London, I was hugely impressed by the quality and diversity of the wines on offer. Every single New World country would struggle to compete.
For those of us who started to take an interest in wine in the 80s, Italy has always been something of an underperformer. Great bottles, great labels, but shame about the contents and (all too often) value for money. Italy still has its share of stupidly priced wines, but no more so than, say, France, Spain or the United States. Under £6, on the other hand, it is one of the best places to find bargains. Italy also sits well on the dinner table. Indeed, you could even argue that most Italian reds need food to show at their best because of what can seem like pronounced levels of acidity and tannin, particularly when compared with the lusher flavours of the New World.
Italy has had to work even harder than France to overcome what I call the tipicitá syndrome. This perfectly legitimate word is frequently used to defend bad winemaking, much as typicité is in France. The misguided belief among many old-fashioned producers is that if your wine is 'typical' (whatever that means) then it must be good. There are great traditional wines, just as there are plenty of newfangled abominations, but slavish, unquestioning adherence to the past never did anyone any good. Imagine if surgeons were still amputating limbs with hacksaws.
It's probably foolish to generalise about a place with more than a million registered grape growers, but here goes. Italy is the most exciting wine-producing country in the world at the moment. 'It's very exciting, and getting more so,' says David Gleave of specialist importer Liberty Wines. I agree. You couldn't accuse Italian wine producers of modernising their industry precipitevolissimevolmente , but like that bloke who completed the London marathon in a diving suit in the slowest-ever time, they are going to get there in the end.
Best cellars
Four great Italian reds.
2000 Monrubio, Umbria (£4.99, Oddbins). Typical of the kind of reds coming out of lesser regions, this lively plum skin and damson style blend of Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Ciliegiolo is an amazing buy.
Tre Uve Ultima (£6.79, Somerfield, Tesco, Booths, Oddbins, The Wine Society). An innovative, cross-regional blend of three grapes (Montepulciano, Primitivo and Sangiovese), this red is a stunner.
2000 Chianti Classico, Basilica Caffagio (£8.99, Marks & Spencer). An all Sangiovese-Chianti that gets better with every vintage, showing added concentration and enormous class. This is a tannic, impressive, harmonious wine with superb oak integration.
1999 Avvoltore, Moris Farms, Tuscany (£22.50, Corney & Barrow, 020 7539 3200). If you feel like pushing the barco out, this red is a good place to take your out-board motor. A densely textured Tuscan blend of 75 per cent Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.


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English Premier League the target for Rangers
Rangers are trying to attract potential investors with an eye on some day playing in the English Premier League.
The 54-times champions of Scotland, seemingly feel less loyalty to their homeland after being forced to start again this season in the fourth tier as punishment for going into liquidation.
And now the Glasgow club's ownership believe an exit route from the Scottish leagues is becoming possible as Uefa apparently explore changing cross-border rules.
"The SPL told us face-to-face: 'We don't want you, you aren't welcome,'" said Rangers chief executive Charles Green ahead of his clubs planned flotation on a London Stock Exchange market.
A planned revamp of the Scottish Premier League and the other three professional divisions below could be the club's chance to escape.
The overhaul was announced during the off-season, just as Rangers was going into liquidation with colossal tax debts.
Rangers are due to float on London's AIM market by the end of the year, and Green has been trying to persuade financial institutions this week that the club have a realistic chance of playing in England.
"As a football club, if Rangers were in the Premier League only Manchester United would be bigger," Green claimed. "Arsenal haven't got more fans than Rangers . . . the fan base is so big."
But the barriers to playing in England are also vast, with the Premier League having already resisted previous overtures from both Rangers and Celtic. "I don't believe the Premier League are hostile towards it because I think it's a generalisation," Green claimed. "Speak to Manchester United. They are not hostile to Rangers joining."
But United quickly scotched Green's claim. "We are not in favour of it at all. We are against it," said Uniteds spokesman, Phil Townsend, said. "Our view is it's the English Premier League and should remain that way."


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Roger Lohr
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of XCSkiResorts.com, Roger loves classic skiing on XC ski trails, bushwhacking in the backcountry, and telemarking or snowboarding in powder. He is a writer and researcher, who lives in Lebanon, NH and is involved with subjects including snow sports, energy, and environment. He currently produces XCSkiResorts.com and is the Nordic ski editor for the SnoCountry.com SnoNews Cross Country News & Information column. The associated Twitter feed is at @XCSkiTravel and Facebook Page is at @XCSkiResorts.
See more content from Roger Lohr on SnoCountry.com and SeniorsSkiing.com and SnowshoeMag.com
In the past, Lohr has collected and presented the industry statistics for the Cross Country Ski Areas Association, consulted ski area clients, and has written for MSNBC.com, Cross Country Skier magazine, Green Energy Times, Ski Area Management, SkiTrax, Snowsports Industries America, and a number of regional sports magazines. Lohr created the "Best XC Ski Area" Poll and the XC Skiing Eco-Active Leadership Award program.
Currently, Lohr is a contributor to SeniorsSkiing.com and also has had Nordic ski content on SnowshoeMag.com, BraveSkiMom.com, FamilySkiTrips.com, and WhitebookSki.com.
He has contributed to the CCSAA Nordic Network, the monthly newsletter for the industry ski area association and produced the "Board Report" at SnowEast Magazine. He served on the NH Statewide Trails Advisory Committee; developed and ran NH BikeSmart bringing bike safety presentations to elementary schools; served the Eastern Ski Writers Association Board and is a member of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association; and created the Idling Awareness & Reduction Tool Kit blog at www.idlingtoolkit.com
Got a question about XC skiing? Contact email@example.com as a knowledgeable resource on cross country skiing.
Charlie Leocha
Co-founder of XCSkiResorts.com and creator of skisnowboard.com, skisnowboardeurope.com and ConsumerTraveler.com, Charlie now lives in northern VA. He has managed to ski at almost every major alpine ski resort in North America and Europe and has reported on XC ski facilities near alpine resorts for more than a decade. If there are exceptional places to dine and stay near any XC ski resort, Charlie is the person to find them.
Karen Cummings
Karen has been writing about skiing for decades. She lives life, balanced between Boston and Maine, with a smile. Karen began skiing at the tender age of 25 and immediately discovered après-ski—her specialty. These days her nightlife forays are "research." Karen is an expert shopper and may have purchased something at every resort she has visited. Karen wrote much of the original cross country ski entries on SkiSnowboard.com before XCSkiResorts.com became its own Web site. Thank you so much - We're indebted!


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Pair of American Gold Gilt Frames Circa 1840's
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Pair of American gold gilt frames. In very good condition. With wear to gilding that is appropriate for their age.
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Visual Studio 2010: Obsidian Theme
Obsidian for Notepad++ is a great theme, no doubt. I normally use a custom theme based on this site's colors, but for once I'm actually drawn away and into the world of Obsidian.
Here's Obsidian at work in Notepad++ (well, with my typical font adjustment obviously):
I accidentally stumbled across a Visual Studio 2008 theme based on Obsidian and was immediately hooked. I downloaded and applied right away. I noticed, however, that really anything outside a standard code window looked awful and mostly unusable. So I rectified the situation – I adapted the Obsidian VS2008 port into a VS2010 theme!
This one is complete with syntax colorization through the web layers as well as the code. Here's a quick shot:
Download the Obsidian theme for Visual Studio 2010
Wow… Just… wow! Check out the face of a killer command prompt looks like on the web.
Google is so much nicer in CLI mode!
Bonus: For an added treat, here are the commands for you to make your Goosh command prompt look awesome – Obsidian style!
set style.bg #293134
set style.fg #E0E2E4
set style.hl #EC7600
set style.sh #E8E2B7
set style.link #93C763
set style.vlink #678CB1
"To hell with them…"
It's a troubling ordeal we're all in here with the Oracle/Google problem. If you've not yet heard, Google is being sued by Oracle over their use of Java with regard to their Android Java VM. Here is a well written article on the situation. Reading this is quite disturbing, but is something that I think people should know about who are at all involved with Google, Android, or Java development. ChrisDev55, a commenter over at ZDNet put it better than I ever could have:
Larry Ellison and his legal lapdogs have breathed a chill down the backs of the entire Java development community. What a shameful business practice: plain and pure extortion via licensing fees! Oracle (and Sun in particular) did not lead advancements, the platform or novel implementations in Java over the past few years. Others did, Google being one of the most recognizable. For all of those innovative, up-start Java development houses out there… watch your back! If your product/service is successful in the marketplace, you could get a letter from Redwood Shores, CA asking for a cut. As a key decision maker within my organization, I plan on skewing all future Oracle technology feasibility assessments and licensing renewals in favor of OSS. Oracle's move has completely eroded any residual customer loyalty I had. To hell with them…
Low-carb Geek…
Okay, so for those that do not see me regularly, you may not know that I've changed my life a little bit. I've decided it's finally time to lose some weight.
I know, I know… I'm sure those of you that know me are saying "Yeah… tried to tell you that!", but I also know that in order to make life-altering changes you have to want to do it.
So I've started with my diet. Life would be so much easier if I said that I was "dieting", but that's not the case, as "dieting" is almost always a slingshot effect, and I don't want this stuff coming back.
I've also found that many of my experiences along this path are things that, going into it, I never knew. It's very much a learning experience, but I find every day that there are ways to make it closer and closer to what my previous diet was. I think this is the reason that it's easy to look at this as a life change more than a diet – it can be sustained.
So I saw, through many a bewildered eye at the things that I could eat, that there was a need to explain my findings for others to possibly benefit from. I started lowcarbgeek.com to hopefully help out with that a bit.
If you're looking to lose some weight and don't already have a plan, give it some consideration. After all, I've lost 52 pounds so far, and I'm not even remotely miserable. ;Þ
IDisposable Cheat Sheet
I was having a conversation with my boss a while back and he asked if we could discuss the using block a bit and any resonant patterns to its usage.
We discussed what it was, why, and how there should be some list out there indicating what is to be scoped with using() that may typically be forgotten.
Obviously, I can't dig into your proprietary code to show you your own IDisposables, and I'm not willing to list out every CLR IDisposable derived type. What I can do, however, is list what commonly used classes are IDisposable and why.
The What
I'm assuming by the fact that you're here, you know what IDisposable and the using block are. If not, here's a very brief overview.
IDisposable is the ever-impressive interface that informs your code that the type that it is applied to has explicit instruction on what is to happen in the case of its untimely demise.
Now, as .NET developers, most of us know this. In many cases, however, we haven't a clue as to what it really means, or why it matters. The reason for this is that, in the vast majority of cases, we are writing strictly managed code — managed code behaves differently than unmanaged code.
The using() Block
Wrapping up code that uses an IDisposable object is as elegant as can be. Simply do the following.
using (var mine = new MyClass()) { mine.DoSomethingUnmanaged(); }
After this block executes, the declared variable will invoke its Dispose() method, thereby running any needed finalization/disposal logic.
The Why
In managed code, the Garbage Collector is mostly self-sufficient and can usually handle getting rid of your pesky leftovers.
In unmanaged code, however, the GC is actually quite lost. It needs explicit knowledge of things that are beyond it's reflective capabilities… not beyond yours, though.
By indicating that a type is disposable, you gain the responsibility of adding a Dispose() method to your type that tells the CLR how to get rid of your unmanaged resources.
There are also classes that need to be disposed of in order to clean themselves up and out of a hierarchy. These types will essentially make whatever updates and notifications needed to other objects that may be using them, indicating that they are being disposed of, and won't be around for dessert.
The Classes
The following is by no means an exhaustive listing of the classes that implement IDisposable (nor a copy and paste of the Object Browser). This is hopefully a catalog of the most common disposable objects whose scope need to be explicitly defined.
|Hardware (Memory)
|Hardware (GDI)
|Hardware (GDI)
|Hardware (GDI)
|Hardware (GDI)
|File System
|File System
|File System
|File System
|File System
|File System
|File System
|Hardware (Memory)
|Hardware (CPU)
|Hardware (GDI)
|File System
|File System
Custom Classes
It is also very important to note that the use of these classes inside your own as members warrants implementing IDisposable on your own classes as well.
Having one or more disposable objects inside your class is, essentially, making your own class dependant on the resources (sockets, threads, the file system, etc...) that those objects need help cleaning up.
What else?
I will continue adding additional classes as they either become more common in my own use, or are requested. Not all developers write the same type of code, so this list obviously won't cover everything important by my hand alone. Please feel free to leave comments for others that I've left out and you think should be included.
PicPick (http://picpick.wiziple.net/)
As a developer and designer, a color picker is an integral part of my development utility arsenal. Many other features are boasted in this little utility, but a well-featured, reliable, easy to use, small footprint, and lightning fast color picker is the flagship.
Not only can you pick your color from the screen easily by assigning a hotkey or using the system tray icon, PicPick will store your previous colors (in session) so you don't have to go back and find it again.
Output options cover the basics pretty well, but could make use of some .NET ("Color.FromArgb()") or "named" ("Firebrick") color options if we're opening up to the coding. Currently, PicPick supports HTML, RGB(), C++, and Delphi output.
The other tools are nice as well. They mostly all create function screen overlays that would assist designers and developers with measurements.
There is a very nicely thought out pixel ruler that you actually place on the objects you're measuring, as opposed to most "rulers" that you have to click twice and hope you landed where you meant to.
There's also a magnifying glass that's movable, sizable, and supports up to 10x zooming. Some of the other tools have a built-in magnifier, so I've not used this a lot.
If you need positional details, there's a cross-hair that simply tells you your X and Y on the screen. I haven't really found any other features (or many uses) for this, but since it doesn't hurt the application to have it, I'm not complaining.
PicPick even has a protractor. Yep, now you have what you need to get your angles right (yes, all pun was intended).
If you send a lot of screenshots to people in lieu of explaining yourself in words, you'll get a kick out of the whiteboard feature. Mark your screen all up, click save, and send it off.
Speaking of screenshots, PicPick is also a full-featured screen capture application. It has all of the function that you would expect in a desktop snapshot program: full screen, active window, window control, region, fixed region, and even a freehand option. A setting or two later and you can have all of your screenshots be uploaded via FTP to a web server, or automatically saved into a common screenshot folder.
While I haven't had much use for it due to Gimp and Paint.NET, PicPick has an image editor built in for manipulating the screens you capture. I know that it covers some basic effects like pixelating, framing, and HSB adjustment. It also will let you freehand draw with a color palette and simple brushes, shapes, and a fill bucket. It's not really what I'd consider a rich graphical editor, but that's not why we have it.
It loads fast, sits quietly in the system try until needed, and has never crashed on me. So as far as being one of those utilities that's more of a burden than it's worth, PicPick is certainly not the tool you'll need to turn right around and delete in a month.
While unfortunately not being packaged as a portable application, PicPick is capable of being used entirely from a storage device.
I would only like to see one major feature be added to this application: saved color sets. As a developer/designer, I find that after I build my list of colors for a site or application, I need to get back to those colors often. I would think that it would be fairly easy to implement something like this, and look forward to future versions to see that come to pass.
Miranda IM
Miranda IM (http://www.miranda-im.org/)
Most of us have multiple chat protocols that we have to support to accommodate our friends, family, and co-workers. And of course, there are applications out there that will let you connect to multiple network protocols at once.
I've not seen any others operate as conveniently or flexible as Miranda, though.
Probably the most impressive capability of Miranda IM is how much is available for it to do. In addition to the standard messaging protocols (and a few obscure; X-Fire, LAN, Facebook, etc…), it has a plug-in system that opens the messaging client up to functions beyond messaging.
For instance, have you ever thought about getting "messaged" by your subscribed RSS feeds, micro-blogging from an IM, or glancing at the weather metrics for multiple locations nested in your contact list?
There are plug-ins that will encrypt, spell-check, auto-correct, or even render mathematical formulas from your messages. The message viewing window itself can be customized in many ways (from what I've read), but I've had little luck with it myself. I don't really care about how the messages look though, I just need them to come and go reliably.
I'm guessing this has become more commonplace over the years, but it still cracks me up… this thing even has mini-games, people. Battleship, anyone? I have yet to try any out, but I will most likely get into the fun stuff after I get bored of the more practical elements.
By default, Miranda seems aesthetically unappealing to me, but a quick download of a new plug-in and I'm more than content with the contact list. I've seen many pages of custom contact list skins posted on deviantArt, but I've not really the need, as the default skin of the Modern Contact List matches my home and work pretty well.
As I mentioned above, the message window is supposedly improved greatly by the IEView plug-in. I just haven't been able to get it going on my setup. Picking up some tabs for the message window is a must, however.
Configuration is a bit tricky, but if you keep with it, you can have it exactly how you want it in no time. You'll probably need to look through the forums and FAQs a bit to get your initial questions answered, but Google will turn up some great articles on customization if the official site doesn't have an answer for you.
I also fancy Miranda for being a portable application. Trust me, you don't want to have to manage multiple instances of this application with as customizable as it is.
I liked Pigdin just fine, but if you've ever tried to use it on a corporate VPN with MSN, you know what I'm getting at. Errors all l over the place. Yeah, Miranda doesn't have that little problem.
All-in-all, Miranda IM is probably the best messaging client I've ever used (and I've used more than enough).
Here are the links to the plug-ins I referred to (in order)…
Tools import underway…
As of now, I've re-created three of the tools that were being used on the recently deceased version of lancemay.com.
There are a couple I still need to pull in, and more still that I have yet to write, but that process is currently underway.
If you have any (primarily development) tool ideas that you'd like me to write up, please let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.
StackOverflow.com advertisers, beware…
I've gotten a fair bit of irritation from corporate internet blocking (Websense and the like), so this was almost overlooked entirely.
Just about every developer in my division's department has been scanning Google trying to fix issues and stumbled across half of the results being on SO (http://www.stackoverflow.com).
Much to our dismay, however, when their pages load they're completely blank. Upon further investigation we noticed that we're actually getting 403'd! A simple email to SO (firstname.lastname@example.com) went out from a co-worker…
Pretty much everyone on my dev team has noted that any attempt to access StackOverflow.com winds up with just a blank page for a few months now. Firebug indicates I'm getting a 403 error. Google pointed me to this post (which in itself is rather meta):
Our public IP appears to be ??.???.??.?? as reported by whatismyip.com.
So, I'm curious… have we been somehow banned?
Amazingly enough, from a company as seemingly awesome as SO, the response comes back (in its entirety)…
<add ipAddress="??.???.??.??" allowed="false" /> <!– 6k hits multiple hours –>
Wow. Thanks for the professionalism, respect, and general acknowledgement that our company's IT professionals are important enough to speak to.
I, myself, sent the following email as a response to this news (and have yet to be graced with a response)…
I received a rather vexing email from a co-worker of mine about why our (very large) company cannot access SO. Apparently we have been banned. The response to a standard email explaining our situation and asking if we were banned resulted in a cold response of:
"<add ipAddress="??.???.??.??" allowed="false" /> <!– 6k hits multiple hours –>"
That was all. No explanation of what that was supposed to mean (other than the obviousness that we had been banned), how or why it happened, or what (if anything) we could do to resolve the issue. Again, this is a very old, very large company with many developers whom I'm sure your advertisers would love to market to, and would quite probably be assisting your users with industry knowledge as well.
I would like to ask that a response be given addressing the questions that, from any other company, would have been offered freely as a professional courtesy. Thanks much in advance.
All-in-all, I guess what I want here is for SO to know that the people they are blocking are very knowledgeable and contributing in most cases. Instead of taking a professional approach to this, you've alienated hundreds of IT personnel.
Most importantly, however, I would like for the advertisers of SO to read this and know that instead of being marketed to developers with corporate budgets, they are getting spun to primarily the average hobbyist who doesn't have a Fortune 500 company's budget to work with.
A response came from SO, finally. Not to me, but to another developer in our department. Here it is…
I manually removed the ban.
Be aware that 6k hits per hour is highly anomalous, and the daily scripts will flag and auto-ban IPs with that kind of traffic pattern.
So I guess we're back in with SO. That being the case, I have nothing more to speak about on the topic.
All is well that ends okay, so I'll end thi— meh… you probably know what comes next anyway.
Task Coach
Task Coach (http://www.taskcoach.org/)
A co-worker told me the other day that I should start writing up a post or review of a piece of software every day. I don't know about every day. I mean I can try, but that may just not be practical. Now, mind you, I do use a lot of software – more than most by a long shot.
I am a utilitarian. This means one thing for me, particularly; there is a tool for every job. Being a software developer, a graphic designer and developer, creative and technical writer, and a self-proclaimed gamer, I have a lot of reason to use a lot of software.
In the past, I ran a software review site, but that was over a decade ago, and things have changed drastically since. For now, I will be trying this on for size and I do promise to give it my best, but I make no guarantees as to its longevity or relevance to the general public.
So here is the first of what hopefully will be a long-running stretch of software suggestions, reviews, tips, and the like.
Let's talk a bit about the application that officially sparked the conversation: Task Coach.
Task Coach is an open source personal time manager and task list. Obviously the "free beer" here is important, but for only two developers on the books (Ohloh), this is hands-down a quality product.
Categories will keep your "tasks" separated by function, location, or whatever other categorical partitioning you can think of. They can be nested, allowing you to create subdivisions of function (e.g. "Work" can have general work-related tasks, while "Work/ProjectX" can be more granular). Recently (v0.77), a new option was added to categories allowing them to be mutually exclusive. This allows you to create custom status filters and the like.
Nested tasks are really where this "to-do" becomes much more. While I don't completely agree with the math, the ability to see a task's relative completion by the percentages (and full "Completes") of its children is amazing. I'm not sure as to a limit of nesting, but to be able to start with a vague task and drill down to the granular components is a real incentive to think through your action items.
Tasks can also be applied a budget of time and with a few simple clicks, you can have a live monitor of the time ("effort") that you spend on a particular item. This data can also be graphed out a couple of different ways to better show you where your time goes. It would be nice, however, to have a monetary budget metric as well.
These tasks are thick! Aside from the main task description area, which is easily visible via tooltip upon hovering your task, you can add notes and attachments to tasks. An attachment will act as a link to a file (i.e. no files are actually stored; only referenced). Notes are a good way to mark up a task, but personally, I find that simply appending/editing the main task description better suits my needs.
The task scheduling system is intuitive enough, and seems to support all variations of recurrence that I think I've ever needed. I haven't really had a chance to get into the reminders though.
The main task list display is almost perfect for me, personally. The two adjustments that I have to make are adding the "Overall % Complete" and "Days left" columns to my view. Category colorization is very nice when you choose to view multiple categories at once as I often do.
Right-clicking on a task gives quick access to a lot of features including "Mail task". This is both my most and least favorite feature of the application all rolled into one. If you have a single task selected when you hit this, you will have an email sent to your default mail application via mailto: (at least I assume it's through mailto: due to limitations). The subject will be the "path" of your task (e.g. "ProjectX Deadline -> Fail Plan B -> Cower in corner"). The body will contain the task's description. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to get any of the other details of a task (attachments, status percentage, notes, effort, etc…) into the email that I can find. Selecting multiple tasks will simply mail the paths (see subject above) of each of the selected tasks and description with no visible separation between items. Some minor amount of bordering with equal-signs or hyphens would be wonderful. This would be a great place to send status information, completion color-coding, etc…, but this is not currently the case.
Also, I found out about this application because it is now published on portableapps.com. Being packaged as a portable application keeps it on my drive ("Life:\"; ½TB; goes with me everywhere) and accessible to me wherever I am.
I guess I can finish off with a pro/con list for sport. ;)
Pro: free beer, portable, task nesting (w/ status math), easy to enjoy, actually works
Con: Mail task is too limited, effort/status reporting, math on nesting status is a little bit off


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Jury selection in the trial of a Bowie State University student accused of fatally stabbing her roommate is scheduled to begin this week.
WJLA reports that jury selection will begin Thursday in the trial of Alexis Simpson, who is charged with first-degree murder in the September, 2011 death of 18-year-old Dominique Frazier.
Prosecutors and police have said that Simpson stabbed Frazier after the two women got into a fight over music playing on an iPod.
Simpson and Frazier, both Bowie State students at the time, shared a suite in a residence hall on campus.


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Today's shoot by Marie Donn is a lovely one. It features her beautiful daughter Sofie and some balloons. Marie makes a good point in her blog post about how during the winter months the colours can be a little less bright but that this is actually less distracting to what you are photographing. And so, you can inject some colour into the shoot yourself without it getting lost amongst all the colours of nature. I think the balloons did a wonderful job in proving this point and Sofie looks adorable in her new dress, boots and necklace…
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)
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Who Killed The Game We Love
Who killed the game we love?
'Not me' said the club owner as he rubbed his hands together. 'I run a business. Football is a business. Don't ever forget that. Without my money there would be no football club. Be grateful I'm here at all'.
'Not me' said the leech of an agent. 'Football is a business and my client sells his commodity to the highest bidder. It's my job to represent the best interests of my client. Don't blame me'.
'Not me' said the greedy player. 'I love (insert name here) and want to stay here for the rest of mky career. If the club refuse to match my ambition (which is to earn my body weight in gold for each hour I draw breath) I will have no choice but to leave.'
'Not me' said the put upon stooge of a manager. 'I was called in here to do a job. I've had a word with Mike and he assures me 110% that I won't be selling Andy Carroll before this deadline. Or any other deadline for that matter. There's a great team spirit here and I'm starting to get them onside. Definitely. Kevin Nolan's a great lad, so is Joey Barton. They like me, I like them'.
Andy Carroll, another in a long line of those allowed to leave. Macdonald, Beardsley, Waddle, Gascoigne... ad nauseum.
And now I am.
Read more: http://www.newcastle.vitalfootball.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7828&posts=16#ixzz1CgmhFPJa


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Chelsea's Jose Mourinho faces his toughest test
Laurent Blanc's PSG have opportunity to establish credentials as European contenders
PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is relishing the prospect of facing his old boss Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho has brought Chelsea to Parc des Princes before, though as he glanced down the probable Paris Saint-Germain team – Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Marco Verratti – scribbled by the Uefa interpreter at his side, that previous visit a decade ago must have felt like a distant memory.
Rarely has Roman Abramovich's investment taken on the whiff of old money but in confronting France's nouveaux riches in the quarter-final of the Champions League, the visitors will endure what rivals have experienced back in England ever since the oligarch's whim drew him to a corner of south-west London in 2003.
If overcoming PSG had once seemed a formality, as it proved in Mourinho's first European game in charge of Chelsea back in 2004 when the home side were defeated with ease, then these days it is a daunting prospect.
This is a confrontation that has enthused the French, an eagerly anticipated test of the money-flushed PSG project and a chance for Laurent Blanc's side to establish their credentials as Champions League contenders.
The English club consider it a tete a tete with one of the "economic sharks", a phrase used by their manager back in August, who may or may not be quite as committed to Uefa's financial fair-play initiative.
Recent outlay
Mourinho has acknowledged that PSG's staggering recent outlay – around £350m since Qatar Sports Investments bought them in 2011 – reflects a club simply doing what Chelsea did in those giddy first few transfer windows under Abramovich. Yet, sitting at Parc des Princes while his players began their warm-up on the turf outside, he stressed that was then, this is now. The parameters of what is permitted have effectively changed.
"Mr Abramovich made a huge investment in the club, with the freedom of that time, and was fundamental to Chelsea's evolution," said the Portuguese.
"The football rules were open to that, and his was probably the most important investment in that period, so Chelsea built year after year some of the best teams in European football. Paris are doing the same.
"They are accumulating talent and ambitions. We are trying to comply with financial fair play, yes. At this time, we cannot spend what PSG have because we're playing by the rules.
"We are clearly one of the teams working under these rules and respecting them, and that makes us think about our football in a different way, but we are waiting to know if everybody is playing by the same rules."
For now, though, the clash of Europe's moneyed classes is intriguing. Chelsea may boast European trophies in each of the past two seasons, but PSG are an emerging force, a team whom Mourinho admitted are "better than I thought" once the scouting reports had been assessed.
Forward options
Chelsea's manager could point to his opponents' array of forward options, with his own further hampered by the absence of the hamstrung Samuel Eto'o. "PSG have fantastic strikers and goalscorers, and that is what really makes the difference at this level," he offered.
Yet Ibrahimovic – who worked under Mourinho for a year at Internazionale – has noticed progress in the set-up even since Barcelona overcome the French at this stage of the competition a year ago.
"Last year we played as individuals but now, collectively, we are stronger," said the Swede, whose 40 goals in 42 appearances this season suggest he is a player in his pomp.
"We are where Chelsea were nine years ago, when their owner took over and put in big investment, but we are beginners in everything we do. Chelsea's project has been going on for years: in our tie, they are super-favourites."
That PSG project should ensure the 32-year-old Swede sees out his elite playing career in Ligue 1, with the Premier League deprived of his extravagant ability.
"This is my last contract in Europe, so to win the European Cup I have to win it with Paris," he added.
"I have respect for the Premier League, a great competition with good individual players, but I've made stories in other countries. It's nothing that I regret. In this tie, we have nothing to lose. It's a good test."
The same can be said for Chelsea. Should they repeat that feat from 2004 by winning 3-0 , Europe would be left in a state of shock.
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10th February 2016, Bahrain and Dubai: For satellite service provider NOORSAT®, CABSAT 2016 will hold special meaning as the company prepares to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. CABSAT, a pivotal regional satellite event, is set to reflect the great appetite for satellite services in the region, which is experiencing increased demand for both Direct to Home (DTH) TV and non-video services.
As the first privately owned satellite service provider in the Arab World, NOORSAT has achieved a great deal in the last decade, and now carries over 300 TV and Radio channels in both SD and HD quality and delivers Direct to Home (DTH) TV services to over 50 million households across the region. The company's satellite capacity and impeccable customer service is highly sought-after.
"NOORSAT has enjoyed ten years of steady growth", comments Omar Shoter, CEO of NOORSAT. "2016 marks an important milestone in the company's development and we are using CABSAT as a platform to reflect on our journey, our history and heritage and to focus on the future at a time when there are so many exciting developments in our industry."
Since its establishment in 2006, NOORSAT has gained significant market share in both the Direct to Home (DTH) TV market and other services such as Telecom, Video, Telephony and Internet services. NOORSAT boasts premium capacity on the NOORSAT 7 and NOORSAT 7B satellites, both located at Badr Al Nile® at 7/8°West orbital position, and the NOORSAT 1 satellite located at Badr Al Arab® at 25.5°East orbital position, the only two hotspots that serve the Arab World.
Over the last decade, NOORSAT has helped broadcasters to embrace technological developments within the sector, enabling them to make a smooth transition from SD to HD. The Company launched the very first real HDTV bouquet over the Arab World in 2009.
In addition, NOORSAT has proved to be consistently highly responsive to the market trends that are defining the future of satellite such as the heightened demand for satellite data services across the Arab World.
NOORSAT continues to support Arabic broadcasters with capacity to backhaul their regional programming to Europe and beyond. The company is sensitive to the heightened demand for indigenous content and has created a secure platform that enables them to extend their reach.
Shoter concludes: "Our extensive satellite capacity, modern ground infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of the region enable us to meet the increasing demands of this dynamic market and its future applications. We have been dedicated to delivering the very highest quality capacity and services to our customers for a decade, and we look forward to building on this strong foundation."
Visitors are welcome to visit NOORSAT at CABSAT 2016 which will be located at booth number ZA5-10, Zabeel Hall.
For further information contact:
firstname.lastname@example.com or visit http://www.noorsat.com/
About NOORSAT
NOORSAT W.L.L. is a premier provider of satellite services to the Arab World, Central Asia and parts of Europe. Our extensive satellite capacity, modern ground infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of the region enable us to meet the increasing demands of this dynamic market and its future applications. We have been dedicated to delivering the very highest quality capacity and services to our customers for a decade, and we look forward to building on this strong foundation.
NOORSAT provides users with highly reliable Direct to Home (DTH) TV services from the only two Hotspots serving the Arab World. Furthermore, NOORSAT provides satellite capacities to serve the increased demand for all other types of telecom services including Video, Telephony and Internet.
Our outstanding customer care and state-of-the-art facilities enable us to offer impeccable service delivery.


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Duke Nukem porn parody has Ron Jeremy saving Earth from alien clowns
***Watch Duke Fuckem HERE***
Mike Hunt Productions is preparing to release Duke Fuckem XXX, a porn parody starring Ron Jeremy. The film, which is a spoof on the classic Duke Nukem video games, is set to ship sometime "soon". Duke Fuckem represents one of the first two feature length films being released by Mike Hunt Productions and, considering the inclusion of Ron Jeremy and the popularity of the source material that the film is a parody of, it's a safe bet that Duke Fuckem will be a much talked about porn flick. Especially because the plot of this film involves Duke Fuckem (Ron Jeremy) having to slaughter a shit load of alien clowns.
"Duke Fuckem XXX, directed by Long, stars Ron Jeremy as the hero, Duke. Watch Duke bludgeon alien clowns into paste. Grab a weapon and help gut a few of those alien clown bastards! Duke Fuckem stars Abella Anderson, Bella Reese, Codi Carmichael, Jamey Janes, Stevie Shae, Ralph Long, Chad Diamond, Bobby Cupcakes, Scott Lyons and Jeremy.
The unique element to this release is that it's a first-person shooter sex parody in which the viewer assumes the role of Duke. The viewer uses pistols, shotguns, explosives and Duke's bare hands to attack and kill the enemy alien clowns and fuck hot chicks. During the course of the movie, players enter a strip club level, view a topless dancer and get some awesome lap dances.
This DVD has everything the video game has—blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, mature humor, nudity, strong sexual content, use of drugs and alcohol—and plenty of hot babes."
And, because seeing is believing, here's another trailer for Duke Fuckem. I apologize in advance…


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Attraction Marketing SECRETS! Exposed on a Website Not far from You!
Written by Alan de klerk on Jun 16, 2011 4:08 pm
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Network Marketing millionaires have created most of their cash utilizing this 1 well-known marketing method. "What is it", I hope will be the question you're now contemplating, simply because then there is purpose to this article.
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Conglomerates have long been unpopular, if not totally ignored, on Wall Street, mainly because they have been market drags. But one conglomerate that still commands respect is Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), which stands distinct and distinguished among its peers, largely due to Warren Buffett's mind and money in the company.
And with Berkshire's major stakes in the nation's major industries, it is considered one of the best investment bets on the U.S. economic recovery, which has been accelerating of late.
Founded in 1889, Omaha-based Berkshire owns major stakes in disparate industries, including insurance, railroad, manufacturing, and regulated utilities, as well as in energy, financial and retailing.
The company has been growing mostly through acquisitions, one of which was Burlington Northern San Fe which it acquired in 2010 for $28.6 billion. Berkshire also has stock investments in a myriad of major companies, including American Express (AXP), Coca-Cola (KO), Conoco-Philips (COP), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), and Wells Fargo (WFC).
Zacks Investment Research on Sept. 14, 2012, upgraded its recommendation on Berkshire to outperform from neutral, based mainly on its robust second-quarter performance. "The quarter reflected strong performance across all the business segments," says Zacks, which also noted that it expects the company's finance and financial products segment to continue improving given the gradually recovering economy.
"A solid balance sheet, adequate liquidity, and continuing trend of growing book value are the other positives," says Zacks. And then there's the legendary investment adviser Warren Buffett, whose unique skills have created tremendous value for shareholders over the past 46 years.
"Berkshire's per-share book value grew from $19 to $95,453, at a rate of 20.2% compounded annually," notes Zacks ."Book value growth is expected to get a pretty solid boost with the turn of the economy, further gains in the value of its derivatives positions, and continued positive contribution from earnings growth in the insurance operations," predicts Zacks.
The chief concern among shareholders and investors now is the issue of who will succeed Buffett. "The CEO succession remains a risk, although less so since Warren Buffett's CEO and investment management succession plan is now in place," says Jay Gelb, analyst at Barclays Capital, who continues to rate the stock, now trading at $89 a share, as "positive," with a price target of $100 a share. Zacks Investment Research has a higher price target: A six-month target for Berkshire's class B stock of $109 a share, which equates to 18.7 times its 2012 earnings estimate of $5.67 a share. The price target implies an expected total return of 20% over the six-month period. For 2013, Zacks forecasts earnings of $6.23 a share.
Despite some concern about the question of who would succeed Buffett, Berkshire's class B stock has continued to rise, hitting a new a 52-week high in the past few days. Many attribute Berkshire's tremendous success to the skills of both CEO and Chairman Buffett and Vice Chairman Charles Munger, so it's logical that there is some feeling of uncertainty about the performance of the company under a new CEO. There is no question that the stock would be at higher levels without that concern.
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India's top singles player, ranked 90th in the world, overcame the challenge of his 199th-ranked opponent 6-2 2-6 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes. (Agencies) Latest News from Sports News Desk
His next rival is Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff, who dumped top seed Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 (6) 6-2.
Somdev raced to a 4-1 lead after breaking his rival twice in the opening set. The only blemish was facing a breakpoint in the sixth game but he saved that with an ace and served out the set in the eighth game.
However, he did not get a good start in the second set as he got broken in the second game and was down 0-3. Desein went with the momentum and kept consolidating his lead and broke the Indian in the eighth game to make it one-all.
Somdev got start he needed in the final set as he broke the Belgian in the first game but let go advantage by dropping his serve in the second.
India's Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna are competing in the doubles main draw. Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek have been seeded second and their first round opponents are Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin from France.
Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi have been seeded third and they will open their campaign against Dutch player Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau from Romania.
The tournament is last ATP event before the Australian Open, season's first Grand Slam, starting January 13 in Melbourne.
India's top singles player, ranked 90th in the world, overcame the challenge of his 199th-ranked opponent 6-2 2-6 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes.
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She's Going Home
She's Going Home
Her aging hands are folded
As she sits in there in her chair
Another day spent all alone
And no one seems to care.
The years pass by so slowly
Her heart is filled with pain
Oh what she'd give to go back home
And see them once again.
Her name has been forgotten
The months have turned to years
Inside she's died a hundred times
And cried a million tears.
Someone is there to see her
She quietly waits inside
He gently beckons to her
Her arms are opened wide.
She wanted so to see Him
And called to Him each night
The emptiness has disappeared
For now He holds her tight.
The nursing home is silent
No ailing voices call
No med carts, pills or nurses
No wheelchairs in the hall.
Her aging hands are folded
The grace of God she's know
With eyes now closed in restful sleep
He comes to take her home.
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Develop Major Corporate Center in Parsippany, New Jersey
Published: Nov 21, 2011
The U.S. Operations Center will be a fully integrated pharmaceutical facility that will house management, administration and support, commercial operations, manufacturing and product development. It will include a state-of-the-art manufacturing suite, next-generation product development laboratories, a fully equipped education and training conference center, and administrative offices.
"As a private company, Ferring has a long term orientation, as well as a commitment to follow the science to benefit patients. This new facility underscores our long-term commitment to the U.S. market, as well as the State of New Jersey," said Aaron Graff, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
"Together with our Global Research Center in San Diego, this symbolizes our focus on accelerating Ferring growth in the United States. The local community has continuously expressed support for our endeavors, and we are so pleased to expand our operations in an area with such a large base of talented, highly trained pharmaceutical professionals."
The Switzerland-based company has experienced consistent double-digit growth in the U.S. and has approximately 600 U.S. employees. Globally Ferring has nearly 5,000 employees with operations in more than 45 countries.
About Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a privately owned, global pharmaceutical company. Ferring Pharmaceuticals offers a line of products in the U.S. market. They include: BRAVELLE® (urofollitropin for injection, purified), MENOPUR® (menotropins for injection, USP) and REPRONEX® (menotropins for injection, USP), NOVAREL® (chorionic gonadotropin for injection, USP), ENDOMETRIN® (progesterone) Vaginal Insert, LYSTEDA® (tranexamic acid tablets), FIRMAGON® (degarelix for injection), and EUFLEXXA® (1% sodium hyaluronate).
Ferring Pharmaceuticals specializes in the research, development and commercialization of compounds in general and pediatric endocrinology, gastroenterology, infertility, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopaedics and urology. For more information, call 1-888-FERRING (1-888-337-7464) or visit www.FerringUSA.com.
All registered trademarks above are owned by Ferring B.V.
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Lexan windows for 240Z
Posted 13 February 2010 - 11:45 AM
My questions are; 1) where do I get the stuff, 2) how much lighter is a lexan rear screen to an OEM screen, 3) is lexan much more noisy for a car, and 3) is Lexan easy to clean / polish and care for?
Posted 13 February 2010 - 04:59 PM
If you are in Melbourne perhaps speak to Martogg dandenong or polypacific the owners are related and someone in tech should be able to point you in the right direction for supply or an aftermarket manufacturer of sheet. Lynton
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Keep the updates coming.
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 09:58 AM
The rear screen is 1.8mm thick and obviously very light weight. I have held it place with screws around the edge and sitting on small alloy blocks so it looks right. As it is a race car there are no seals to worry about, nor do Icare about leaks with rain. The window does bow out at speed but not enough to worry about. If I am ever pinged for it I will run an aluminium strip from the top to bottom of the opening over the window to stop the bow.
The quarter windows are 3mm lexcan and cut to shape and fitted into the standard frames.
The door windows are 3mm thick lexcan and again cut roughly to shape and held place in the original frames with a leather strap over the window frame and push stud. Works very well, though the drivers window is usually pulled out when I am driving.
The big advantage is weight for me, and cost. The last shhet I got for the rear screen was around $60 from a sign writer, just look up perspex in the yellow pages and you will find a supplier near you pretty easily.
As ypu go thicker the weight does increase and the cost does go up.
I still use a standard glass windscreen for safety and also because perspex and lexcan are very hard to keep clean and unmarked, not really an issue on side or rear glass.
Posted 20 February 2010 - 07:06 AM
I called a mob in QLD and they told me that i should not use Lexan, but instead acrylic, as; 1) lexan scratches more easily, and 2) acrylic is easier to work with. They said they take an factory piece of glass, lay acrylic over it and then place the whole thing in the oven to uniformly heat it. The heat allows the acrylic to take on the form of the glass, the edges trimmed and voilla! you have a new light rear screen.
The point I wanted to highlight was that acrylic was suggested as the preferred item over lexan, and i think the generic name for the acrylic item is perspex.
Watch the brown hornet blog to see what I end up doing, as at this stage i need to check prices and availability in Sydney.
Posted 21 February 2010 - 05:33 PM
Keep in mind all my windows are flat and haven't been shaped to suit, again I don't care about the appearence compared to the weight saving. My 240 weighs 960kg ready to hit the track with the only fibreglass panels being the bonnet and front bar. The steel front gueards are lighter than any fibreglass guards available.
For a road car I would recommend staying with glass as the maintenance is a lot easier and it does take a lot more punishment, as well as can be polished if it is scratched.
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Maybe to protect them you could have one of those sheets like you stick to your phone screen to stop it getting scratched... but a really big one
Just like the tear off windscreens they use in NASCAR!!!!
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What is the difference between perspex and polycarbonate? Which is better?
I presume having these would make the car unroadworthy?
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they take an factory piece of glass, lay acrylic over it and then place the whole thing in the oven to uniformly heat it. The heat allows the acrylic to take on the form of the glass, the edges trimmed and voilla! you have a new light rear screen.
I'll be doing this with my car. The idea for me is cost, weight and sliding side windows!!
By shaping the side acrylic windows I should be able to cut it to shape, drill holes in it, and have plastic, sliding side windows. Nobody I know with Lexan has this.
Acrylic does go cloudy but all it takes it a bit of a polish and it comes good again. Use a machine to polish it if you have one or can get one and you will never have a problem. Much like headlights on modern cars that go yellow, you can polish it right out. If it goes cloudy in a few years and you can't polish it, just get it redone, it's not expensive!
Posted 16 May 2010 - 09:37 AM
Use Philips bulbs and you wont have that problem, they are all UV cut quartz glass.
You can also get specific plastic polishes that have a UV shield in them to prevent yellowing.
Philips do a good one, as does Permatex.
Use Vuplex or Plexus for cleaning it.
Its specially formulated for cleaning clear plastics, like motorbike visors ect ect. It works really well.
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En trompe-l'oeil: il y a l'être et le paraître
On the theatrical side of the urban revolution and in all its piney splendor is this French mobile telephone relay antenna masquerading as a conifer. In recent years, portable telephone operators with a taste for ecological paradox and an audacious sense of mise-en-scène have planted the metal and plastic supercheries here and there to dissimulate hideous rods and wires. Is it the perception or the reception that counts?
Curiously, this tree that hides the forest is in the town of Villepreux, on the plaine de Versailles--a plain which is almost on the axis of the perspective of the Grand Canal of the Château de Versailles, some 12 km away. Louis XIV, who had a special liking for elaborate baroque theatre decor and machinery, would have undoubtedly approved of the camouflage.
une antenne arborisée: an antenna dissimulated as a tree
être: to be
paraître: to appear
une mise en scène: a stage setting
une supercherie: a deception, a fake
par ici et par là: here and there
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From Staff Reports
City sales tax collections in October were up over the same month a year earlier.
Sales tax revenue collected in Eupora in October was $33,927. This represents a 10.6 percent increase of $3,242 from the $30,685 collected in October 2011.
Collections since the 2013 fiscal year began July 1 total $176,316, down only about half a percent from the same period last year.
In Mathiston, October collections were $14,813, down 8.6 percent from $16,215 in October 2011. Fiscal year-to-date collections are $77,210, a decrease of 4.8 percent from the same period last year.
Sales are reported in the month of the consumer purchases and municipalities receive sales tax money two months later.
These figures reflect other area taxes collected on October sales with 2011 figures in parentheses: • Maben: $5,944 ($6,336) • Mantee: $3,267 ($2,672) • Walthall: $1,743 ($1,976)


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Elba hesitant about playing Mandela
Idris Elba has revealed he put down the phone when he got the call asking him to play Nelson Mandela on the big screen.
The star of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom spoke about the role in an interview in which he said he was grieving after the death of his own father just six weeks previously.
The world learnt of the death of Mr Mandela as royalty, celebrities and fans - including Elba and the former leader's daughter Zindzi Mandela - were watching the royal premiere of the film in central London chronicling his incredible life.
Speaking to Reader's Digest before Mr Mandela died, Elba said: "You know, I was really, really sensitive [about the role].
"My agent called up to ask if I wanted to play Mandela and I put the phone down on him. I was like, no way. Mandela? Couldn't do it.
"Then I thought to myself, called him back and said, 'Can I be honest? If it's a grey-haired version of the fistpumping Mandela, I'm not the actor to bring in. I'm not Morgan [Freeman, who played Mandela in Clint Eastwood's Invictus]; go with Morgan.
"And he said, 'Well, that's not the version they're doing'."
Elba changed his mind after some persuasion from the film's director Justin Chadwick.
The actor, from Hackney, east London, said he took inspiration from his father Winston in his portrayal of Mr Mandela.
He told the publication: "I have to tell you, I'm grieving. My dad died six weeks ago. This interview is the first I've done since, and I cried my eyes out this morning coming here. I'm not gonna lie to you.
"I bawled because I just...my dad was the one man I knew that was that age when I was playing Mandela.
"He had a big silver-grey afro. We all loved him. I can't talk about this film without referencing him."
In a twist of fate, it was during the film premiere in Leicester Square that Mr Mandela's daughter was informed her 95-year-old father had died peacefully at home.
Elba led a minute's silence after the shocked audience was informed at the film's conclusion.
The interview with Elba appears in full in the January issue of Reader's Digest which goes on sale on December 13.
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Dean Snyder Headlines DC Briefing on Evaluating School Leaders
Dean Jon Snyder at a congressional briefing on educative assessment. View the videos: Part 1 and Part 2. On Friday, September 21, Bank Street—in collaboration with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)—held a congressional briefing on educative assessment, a new approach to ensuring high performance of school principals.At the briefing, Dean of ...tagged: assessment, congress, dean's corner, jon snyder, leadership, policy
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Hi. Sorry for no post yesterday but I kinda woke up at 4 am and didn't go to bed until 11 pm.
So the bus trip started a bit after 6:30, sat in that bus for almost 10 hours with two stops.
After we got to the hostel we chilled for a while, drank a beer and then headed out to eat dinner.
Then most of the people went to the pub but I wanted some hours of sleep so I went home.
Good thing because it's 8:50 am and we have the entire day scheduled for today. And I'm all happy and rested yaay.
Ok here's some pictures, will be an update either tonight or tomorow morning.
Been feeling really Swedish today. Ate shrimp sandwich, drank julmust and bought some Swedish candy!
The Swedish Church had a christmas market and it was sooo nice!
AND IN A FEW HOURS I'M GOING TO EDIN FUCKING BURGH I'm so excited!!!!
So today I went to the ATP World Tour Finals.
And my school had a VIP box!!!
It was so cool. We got food, drinks and you could see the entire arena(well not the part that was over the box).
Kei Nishikori is my new bae ❤
Oh hi....
Been a while...
I've just havent made time to blog lately.
I moved to the ability towers yesterday, time to be a grown up. Make my own food...
I've tried meeting One Direction two times, first time I was at the wrong studio, second time was this morning.
Woke up at 4, took the bus at 5, waited til 8, got the news that the interview was pre recorded, went home, slept til 10, went to school.
Aah can I just meet them already!!!
So yesterday was bonfire night, some event people in the ukvelebrates every 5th of November.
It was anaaazing!!
So beautiful fireworks.
So next week I've been in London for TWO MONTHS?!
What even.
Kinda wanna go home tho..
I'm super tired and schools kinda boring..
Ohwell didn't get a big fat student loan to just give up.
Now I'm going to finish my oreo mcflurry.
So today I went to the Science Museum. It was soooo cool!! And big.. We didn't even finish it because it took so long, def gonna go there again but for the entire day.
Then I went with my housemate Natalia to her friends flat in the student recidence.
Then we went home and got fooood.
Got a package today from Sweden aka mom and my sister.
Including... DJUNGELVRÅÅÅL, which I made like everyone try and everyone did the same disgusted faces and it was sooo funny.
And that's about it.
Bye for now, enjoy the picture spamming.
Halloween is nownover for this year, I had a good weekend.
Thursday was the big EF party, wasnt the best I've been too but it wasnt the worst either.
Then yesterday my roomie was going to a party, and I don't know, I just wanted to put on make up, because I was way 2 lazy to go to parties.
So I just made some random clown-ish makeup.
Then my "housemate" camed down and asked if I wanted to go buy candy and watch horror movies.
We ended up watching The babadook (?) weird ass movie.
Then we went out to smoke at 2am.. WITHOUT A FRICKING KEY?! Then we went into a park which was foggy and really dark.
Then we got in, and watched some Pewdiepie videos.
And today I'm gonna watch the 3 last episodes of The Walking Dead then I'm going to watch it from season 1 again.
That's all for today.
Have been looking for this since the school told us about it!!
Went to. oxford street this evening with my roomie, raining like soo much.. But we went into H&M and troed some clothes, and actually bought some too. Love 'em.
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Legacy of Love
With support from The Pauline F. and W. David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust, the Dorchester County Family YMCA recently installed a security system on its facility, thereby safeguarding the health and wellbeing of children, families and the facility itself for years to come. The state-of-the-art system was installed under the watchful eye of Bay Country Security owner Richard Blake and his team.
Funds were also provided by The Pauline F. and W. David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust to support the mission of the YMCA and ensure that the Y continues to deliver on its promise of being open and accessible to all. JoAnn Hansen, CEO of the Y shared that "the very essence of this community is one built on generosity and helping your neighbor. It's one of the very unique characteristics of this community and one that was clearly held very dear by Pauline and David Robbins. Their support enables us to provide assistance to qualifying individuals, many of whom are seniors living on fixed incomes, military families, single parents struggling to make ends meet or families who are suffering or recovering from a job loss or health issues and who need childcare so they can continue to work." "We are grateful for the impact that the Y has had on so many lives, and we are honored and privileged to be able to share Mr. Robbin's love for the Y by helping make it available to all members of our community." added Vernon Phillips, Board Member for the Dorchester County Family YMCA and friend of Leonard Foxwell, brother to Pauline.
Leonard Foxwell, a long-time resident of Dorchester County, is guided by a love for his sister and brother-in-law and a desire to ensure that the legacy that Pauline and David Robbins leave behind is one that represents their love of community, church and family, and safeguarding the values that each of these institutions represents.
The Y brings all of these components together by serving as a second home for many and providing a safe place where inclusiveness is fostered, diversity is embraced, and where children and families can build relationships and find the support needed to build stronger families and communities for a better tomorrow.


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Ubly does it again
Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 20, 2007
DECKERVILLE After an early scare, it was clear sailing for Ubly at the Division 4 regional on Saturday.
By PAUL P. ADAMS
DECKERVILLE After an early scare, it was clear sailing for Ubly at the Division 4 regional on Saturday.
The defending Division 4 state champion Bearcats were actually trailing Saginaw Valley Lutheran after the field events, but turned it on the rest of the way to capture their seventh crown in eight years.
Ubly ended with 165 points, followed by Valley Lutheran (132), Deckerville (77), Harbor Beach (70.5), North Huron (51), Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (41.5), Akron-Fairgrove (37.5), Merrill (33.5), Saginaw Buena Vista (26), Port Hope (16), Caseville (7), Kingston (5) and Peck (1).
The kids were determined, they knew what they had to do, said Ubly coach Pat Bolda.
We had some concerns, we missed two invitationals that were canceled and some of the weather we had the meets in wasnt the best. But the kids kept pushing hard and knew what they had to do.
Although the Bearcats may have trailed following the field events, they took control once the running events began, with the 3,200 relay.
The team of Kayla Kubacki, Jen White, Chelsey Kubacki and Kylee Kubacki broke their school record team, which they set when they won last years state meet as they turned in a time of 9:37.84.
It was unconscious to do that, Bolda said of the time.
Chelsey Kubacki was a welcome addition back to the squad as she has been nursing a hip injury most of the season.
Her impact was immediately felt.
I hoped Chelsey would be healthy enough to run a 2:30 and she cracks out a 2:26, Bolda said.
If the 3,200 relay set the tone, the next running event, the 100 hurdles set the tone for the rest of the day.
The entire final heat of the 100 hurdles qualified for the state finals under the qualifying time of 17.1 seconds.
From the area, North Hurons Caitlin Homrich was second (15.89), followed by Ublys Shelby LaBuhn in third (16.04), Ublys Shannon Weber in fourth (16.39), Ublys Kayln Helewski in fifth (16.53), Harbor Beachs Jacqueline Kirsch in seventh (16.78) and Casevilles Emily Quinn in eight (16.90).
The hurdles kept their show going in the 300 event, where 10 competitors beat the 50.6 second qualifying time.
Area athletes, who made it to the state meet from that event included North Hurons Megan Heffner in third (48.74), Harbor Beachs Kirsch in fourth (49.06), Ublys Nicole Franzel in fifth (49.44), Casevilles Quinn in sixth (49.99), Deckervilles Shelby McVittie in eight (50.09) and Ublys Weber.
That is incredible, Bolda said of the hurdlers. In 26 years, Ive never heard of that.
The hurdlers came through, that was a big thing (for us).
Jade Kaufman highlighted the day for Ubly as she won the 200 (26.21) and 400 (59.21) while taking second in the 100 (12.32).
She also teamed with Kayla Kubacki, Lyndsay White and Andrea Hill to capture the 1,600 relay (4:11.06).
Kylee Kubacki snagged the other individual first for the Bearcats in the 1,600 (5:20.59).
She was also part of the 800, where Ubly sent four qualifiers to the state meet. Lyndsay White was second for the Bearcats in the race (2:27.44), followed by Kylee Kubacki in third (2:27.89), Chelsey Kubacki in fifth (2:29.00) and Jen White in sixth (2:29.36).
In that event, 2:30.7 was the time to beat to get into the state finals. It was just a mental lift for us, Bolda said of the 800. We had for kids in that race that not only wanted to point for us, which was important, but to get a qualifying time.
For Lyndsay White, her participation in the 800 was for the team as she had just placed fourth in the 400 (1:02.41), but qualified on time.
I asked Lyndsay if she could run the 800 if we needed the points and she said yes, Bolda said.
She wanted to run it. Rounding out the state qualifiers for Ubly were: Kayla Kubacki, second in the long jump (15-10 3/4), LaBuhn in the high jump, second (5-1) and Weber in the high jump, third (5-0)
The 400 relay team of Alison McDonald, Tammy Rutkowski, Jen White and LaBuhn was first (53.43) while the 800 relay team of McDonald, Helewski, Hill and Lyndsay White was second (1:51.87).
Deckerville is sending a number of athletes to the state meet.
Firsts for the Eagles came from Dana Stolicker in the 800 (2:23.74) and Cheyenne Sampson in the 3,200 (12:22.30).
Tasha Trowhill was also second in the shot put (34-1 3/4).
Deckerville will also send a pair of relays as the 3,200 team of McVittie, Malorie Machart, Sampson and Stolicker was second (9:47.97) and the 1,600 team of McVittie, Machart, Nicole Oswald and Stolicker was fourth (4:20.86), but got in on time.
Sampson was also third in the 1,600 (5:36.03), but made it on time.
Harbor Beach had Kirsch win the pole vault (9-9).
Seconds for the Pirates came from Stephanie Blanchard in the discus (96-11) and Bri Woycehoski in the 1,600 (5:31.00).
A couple of relay teams will also represent Harbor Beach as the 3,200 team of Holly Buchholz, Alicia Erdman, Ali Wessels and Woycehoski was third (9:52.71) while the 1,600 team of Kirsch, Wessels, Buchholz and Woycehoski was third (4:16.28).
Also for the Pirates, Buchholz was fourth in the 1,600 (2:28.33) while Woycehoski was seventh (2:29.70). They both made it on time.
North Huron had Heffner win the high jump (5-3) while Homrich was third in the 200 (27.47), but made it under the qualifying time.
Port Hope had Marci Abraham qualify for the state finals as she was third in the shot put (34-0).
The Division 4 state finals are slated for June 2 at Forest Hills Eastern in the Grand Rapids Area.
Bolda thinks her team has what it takes to repeat as state champions.
Were going to have to score 50 or more points, she said. If we do what we did today, we should be right up there.
Kaufman said the team is hungry to defend its title.
It was definitely motivating last year, but this year, I think its even more because we won, said Kaufman. Once you win, you dont want to lose again you want to win even more.