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THE KING'S LARDER, ITS BARONS AND KNIGHTSTideswell, a place of importance in the middle ages was known as the "Kings Larder." The church is known as the 'Cathedral of the Peak' and inside is the final resting place of Sir Sampson Meveril a local knight and landowner who fought at Agincourt and served in France with the Duke of Bedford against Joan of Arc. He was not above taking the law into his own hands and would abduct jurors brought to try him over land disputes! Here is an account: -"Just before the case was due to be heard Meveril had gathered a band of `divers malefactors and outlaws` who assaulted the jurors empanelled to hear the case `and had chased and captured Henry de Longesdon one of the jurors and compelled him to swear on the book that he would find a verdict for the said Sampson and Isabella` and had threatened to kill any juryman who gave a verdict against them." It was similar disputes over land that found Robert of Loxley and Nicholas Meveril in court in Huntingdon.
Also resting at Tideswell lays Bishop Robert Purseglove who was a distinguished clergyman. He was an agent of Thomas Cromwell, and Henry VIII's chancellor. His involvement in the dissolution of the Catholic monasteries brought him great wealth and although Queen Mary was herself Catholic he continued in the church but was reduced in status to that of Bishop. Another notable figure was Robert Lytton who was the Under-Treasurer of England in the reign of Henry VI and a man of great importance.
However, the most impressive tomb is that of Sir Thurstan de Bower. For five generations the Bower family held the position of "sergentry" to the kings of England for which honour they held land of the king in the Royal Forest of the Peak for services rendered to him. Thurstan de Bower became "scutifero" (Shield-bearer) to Thomas Nevil who became Lord Furnival Treasurer of England and Calais. [The Nevils were in Skelbrooke at Barnsdale, they were sheriffs of Yorkshire, Governor of Scarbrough Castle and Lord of the Manor of Hallamshire, the documented birth place of Robin Hood.] Thurstan became one of the elite group of squires retained by the king who were chosen for their skill in arms, wisdom, wealth and social standing in the country. Chaucer reliably informs us it "were a great honour, exceedingly rare, and given only to a chosen few." He fought in the Scottish campaign and in the battle of Shrewsbury dressed in the king's livery and for services rendered Thurstan became Lord of the Manor of Little Longstone. He lived to see five medieval kings on the throne of England and received Royal Commissions for the defence of the realm during the king's absence in France.
OUTLAWS ROB ABBOT OF SHEEP AND GEESETideswell was rich in natural resources and in addition to the usual farming there was hunting for the nobility, their barons, squires and knights as well as for the bishops and members of the cloth. The lead mining was a valuable source of revenue and silver was also extracted. It seems to be a truth that where there is money, greed and avarice are never far away and King John was no exception. While he was still the Earl of Mortain he acted in an arbitrary and illegal manner by granting the chapel of Tideswell to Hugh, Bishop of Coventry. This resulted in litigation extending over three centuries between various claimants including the priories of Lenton and Litchfield resulting in many riots and blood-shedding lamentable to record. And so it happened that in 1250-51 monks from Lenton Priory, with connections to William Peveril a previous sheriff of Nottingham and builder of nearby Peveril Castle, invaded Tideswell forcibly sizing flocks of sheep and bales of wool and proceeded to lock them in the church for safe keeping. The monks of Tideswell were forced to break into their own church to recover their livestock resulting not unnaturally in a fight. Sheep and lambs were killed either under the horses hoofs or by the weapons of the combatants and some monks were also injured. All church services had to be suspended until the church and churchyard were cleaned and the bishop had formally reconciled the warring parties. In this encounter eighteen lambs were killed in the church and fourteen were carried off to the grange of Lenton along with geese, hay and sheaves of oats. Such was the rivalry between priories that when word reached the chapter of Litchfield arrangements were made with the notorious outlaw James Coterel who confronted the Abbot of Lenton in nearby Edale and robbed him of his livestock. And so the notorious and dangerous outlaw James Coterel robbed an Abbot not of his gold or silver, but robbed him of his sheep and geese.
This overview of the people and some of the places in the Royal Forest of the Peak is to put into perspective the importance of the Royal Forest that can boast many prominent, wealthy and important people who possessed land either in the Royal Forest itself or in the surrounding Derbyshire countryside close to Loxley and Hathersage. Tideswell is only one town among several and no other Royal Forest can match Peak Forest either for the richness of hunting or the nobility who held land there. Little wonder William the Conqueror included Derbyshire along with Nottingham in his grants to William Peveril and Roger de B


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7TH Eastern Native Grass Symposium
Native Grasses on Working and Natural Landscapes
October 5 - 8, 2010
Knoxville Marriott Hotel
Knoxville, TN
The Eastern Native Grass Symposium features a special emphasis on working
landscapes that will include sessions on biofuels, ecosystem restoration,
forage, seed production/landscaping, land reclamation (mines, landfills,
etc.) wildlife management and other topics of interest for native grasses
in the eastern United States and Canada.
Several field trips are being planned to sites in East Tennessee that will
include the recently completed cellulosic biofuels production facility, the
first of its kind in the United States, associated biomass production
fields (switchgrass), forage production fields, the largest oak savannah
restoration project east of the Mississippi, a pine savannah restoration
site, wildlife management areas, and more.
The symposium will be held in downtown Knoxville,Tennessee at the Knoxville
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Reservations may be made by contacting them at 800-228-9290 or at the same
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clicking on the links named Native Grass Symposium and Register On-Line
Now. Rates will go up after August 25. A credit card is required to
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Abstracts must be submitted by August 16, 2010. Authors will be notified by
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Submission Deadline Extended!!
We are now accepting submissions for oral, full papers, and posters.
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Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
Please plan to join us in East Tennessee for an excellent program, great
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- Model is 5'8" and wears a US size S
Sweetheart Neck Peplum Top is rated out of 5 by 20.
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Exploring technology acceptance for mobile services Phan, Kenny; Daim, Tugrul (School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2011-07)
Open AccessPurpose: Mobile phone industries are no longer relying on voice services. It is predicted that data services are expected to be a remediation for the declining of average revenue per user (ARPU) in telecommunication market. ...


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What is my potential? That is the tension I am currently living in.
I am reminded that God has created me in His image. The wildly creative God who designed the millions of different species of birds, mammals, fish and reptiles, not to mention the Arctic and the Tropics all on one big ball. The picture below was taken in Ireland, the little yellow plant clinging to the windy cliffs of Moher with the Atlantic ocean behind. Who would have thought of that combination except for God? And He has created all of us with more creativity than that.
I feel like God buried me like a bulb three long years ago. No kids/mothering to do, a helpmate to my husband but that meant no regular job as we own a business that does not usually allow for regular hours. No hobbies cultivated when I was younger to fall back on. Who was I?
I married at 20 and became a mom at almost 24. I love my husband and am so glad to be his wife. He challenges me like no other and can handle me when I am a whiner (which is a lot of the time). I feel like I was born to be a mom. I taught them to be kind and respectful. Sometimes pushing them out of their comfort zone so they could see what they were good at and trying to remind them to live like God's chosen ones, like they are. To remember their potential, not because of what their earthly parents can do but because of whose they are. And with God's grace flowing through my husband and me, they have graduated from college and are living their dreams.
But now what??
My mom was a great mother when I was young, but so insecure in her frailties that calling any "greatness" or "creativity" out of her kids, especially her oldest child/daughter, was not an option. God, in His infinite wisdom, has called me to something I feel I am not remotely qualified for and, at this hormone riddled stage of life, I am feeling even less so. Isn't it a little late to call into being any creativity I have, especially since I have not been known for much?
But what if? What if God has waited until now to let it come out. I know that I want to be SO very self-sufficient (pride and heredity) BUT God. He knows that is not how I am to live as a child of His. And with His wisdom I have been able to mostly come out of the haze of hormonal depression and fatigue. I have been willing to wrestle with Him about my potential. I usually like being right, ask my husband, but maybe instead of burying my potential in everyone else's expectations, even my own, I should ask God what He thinks. And thankfully, I am more willing to hear the answer than maybe ever before.
Have you ever asked God what your potential is AND been willing to fully embrace the answer? I know that scares me beyond just about anything. What about you?


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Canada May New House Price Index Report (Text)
The following is the text of the new house price index report for May released by Statistics Canada.
The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) rose 0.1% in May, following a 0.2% increase in April and continuing a series of similar increases over the past 12 months.
Calgary was the top contributor to the national advance in May, as prices for new homes rose 0.9%. Builders reported an increase in material and labour costs as the main reason for higher prices.
Prices increased 0.6% in both St. Catharines-Niagara and the combined region of Sudbury and Thunder Bay. Builders in both metropolitan areas cited higher material and labour costs as the main reason for the growth. This was the largest monthly price movement in Sudbury and Thunder Bay since May 2012, when prices rose 1.6%. Since then, new housing prices in the region have shown little or no growth.
Winnipeg also saw a notable increase as prices for new homes rose 0.5% in May. Monthly prices in the region have been rising since the beginning of 2012. Builders reported higher material costs for new homes sold, but not yet completed, because of the new provincial sales tax coming into effect in July.
In May, prices decreased 0.3% in Ottawa-Gatineau and 0.2% in both Vancouver and Edmonton as builders in all three regions reported lower selling prices.
Prices were unchanged in 5 of the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed.
On a year-over-year basis, the NHPI rose 1.8% in the 12 months to May, following a 2.0% annual increase in each of the previous two months. This was the smallest annual gain in the index since March 2010 (+1.7%).
The main contributor to the advance was the combined region of Toronto and Oshawa, where the year-over-year increase in contractors' selling prices was 2.6%. Annual price increases in the region continued to show signs of slowing, following steady growth throughout 2011 and the early part of 2012.
Winnipeg has recorded the largest year-over-year price movements in Canada since December 2012. Prices for new homes were up 5.8% in May, following a 5.5% increase in April.
Other significant year-over-year increases occurred in Calgary (+5.3%), St. Catharines-Niagara (+3.3%) and Halifax (+2.9%). Annual price gains in all three regions have been generally accelerating throughout the latter part of 2012 and into 2013.
Among the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed, only Victoria (-0.7%) and Vancouver (-0.9%) posted 12-month price declines in May. This continued a stretch of 16 consecutive annual decreases in the two regions of British Columbia.
Note to readers
The New Housing Price Index measures changes over time in the selling prices of new residential houses agreed upon between the contractor and the buyer at the time of the signing of the contract. It is designed to measure the changes in the selling prices of new houses where detailed specifications pertaining to each house remain the same between two consecutive periods. The prices collected from builders and included in the index are market selling prices less value added taxes, such as the Federal Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax.
The indexes are not subject to revision and are not seasonally adjusted.
The New Housing Price Index for June will be released on August 8.
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Crowds set summer record
A disappointing English performance did not dent 2006/2007 crowd figures.
Photo: Pat Scala
MORE than 1.25 million people set a new record for crowds attending Australia's summer of international cricket this season.
Despite the one-sided matches, with Australia dominant in all but the finals of the one-day tri-series, the figures easily exceeded the previous mark.
A total of 1.275 million people passed through the turnstiles to watch the Ashes series, one-day tri-series and Twenty20 matches around the country, according to Cricket Australia.
The previous best attended season was 1982-83, when England also toured losing the Ashes series 2-1 and 1.117 million people went to the international matches.
The five-Test series against England drew the greatest numbers, with 813,316 going to the matches in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
The Melbourne Boxing Day Test attracted the highest crowds 244,351, which was well ahead of the next best attended Test, in Brisbane, where there were 164,727 people.
The first of the one-day international games, against England in Melbourne on January 12, lured a massive 78,625 people more than 30,000 up on the next best crowd, also in Melbourne for the February 4 game. The tri-series finals, in which England broke through for victory to end a summer of misery, attracted 38,858 in Melbourne for the first final and 40,076 for Sunday's rain-hit final at the SCG.
In all, 425,622 people went to the 14 one-day games and 35,628 to the one-off Twenty20 International at the SCG.
Total crowd: 1,274,566 (previous best 1,117,00 in 1982-83)
Total: 813,316
Highest: 244,351 (Boxing Day Test, MCG)
Lowest: 103,440 (Perth Test,WACA)
Total: 425,622
Highest: 78,625 (MCG, Jan 12)
Lowest: 6545 (Hobart, Jan 14)
38,858 (First final,MCG)
40,076 (Second final, SCG)
35,628 Twenty20 International (SCG)
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
More Fun at Chez Bee-cause!!
And here is HB (wearing his snazzy safety glasses) climbing on the scaffolding.
We are painting the living room....and it has a very high ceiling....so we had to bring in the scaffolding and set it up in the middle of the room. Hopefully this will just be for a couple of days. Somehow it just doesn't go with my decorating sceme!!
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Well...maybe you could hang some interesting fabrics and tapestries on the scaffolding...some chimes might work too!ReplyDelete
I'm with everyone else....what color??ReplyDelete
Paint is THE best decorating tool!
It's me again, Janet. You asked where I used to live in Washington. I lived in a small community called Birch Bay. It was about 5 minutes from the town of Blaine, which was about 2 minutes from the Canadian border. Very lovely there :-)ReplyDelete
Lucky you to have HB do it all - it will look good when it's done so it's worth the upset for a few days. It's time some decorating got done here too but I'll have to pay decorators to come in except for small jobs like the bathroom. I can paint but not hang wallpaper. Look forward to photos of the results of HB's hard work.ReplyDelete
You must be desperate to have your home back to normal, but I am sure all the decorating and renovations will have been worth it.ReplyDelete
This is just awful. But even with the jungle gym in the livingroom I can tell this is a really nice home you live in Mz Janet. Are you sure you want to sell and move. Just teasing, but isn't it odd how we do all this work for someone else to enjoy. It's the pitts. Is the plastic supposed to look like artificial turf?ReplyDelete
Got your hand made thank you card. So sweet. I do so love nature, so this is perfect. And you are very welcome. Big hugs.
Thanks for taking the time to visit me and for leaving a comment. I appreciate each and every comment and will answer any questions via email. Otherwise I will respond to your comments with comments of my own on your blog. I love the blogging community!!


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There are many ways to get traffic fines in the UAE. Here are the most common examples below...
Often, the police will place a 4x4 on the side of a motorway, or positioned on a bridge over a motorway, with a radar inside that 'clocks' speeding vehicles as they drive past.
The vehicles speed and details are then radioed to the awaiting traffic policenmen further down the motorway, who will subsequently pull you over and issue you with a ticket.
Most of the ticket is in arabic, Click here for advice on how to read your speeding ticket
Much like any other static speed cameras in the world, if you drive past one over the legal speed limit, it will take your picture and you will be issued a fine accordingly.
Note however, that you will not receive notification of a speeding fine. It is up to you to check online for any offences you may have accumulated.
Traffic fines payment can be made via the following links...
Click here for the Abu Dhabi Police Fine Checking Link.
Click here for the Dubai Police Fine Checking Link
If you make your fine payment early you will receive a 50 % discount on the total fine.
You cannot re-register a vehicle if fines are outstanding. If you don't regularly check online it can be a nasty surprise at registration!
This is also VERY important to be aware of when purchasing a second hand car. Click here to check for speeding fines against your registration in Abu Dhabi. Or click here for Dubai.
If you park your car in a paid parking area and fail to pay or display a paid ticket, you will be given a parking ticket.
This ticket is placed on your windscreen and will need to be taken to a Mawiqif office and paid for. There is a facility for paying your fine online, click here.
Fines issued for driving infringements, unless you are phyically pulled over by a policeman, are the same as the static camera fines, in that you will not be notified of there existence.
See the black points table for more information on driving infringements.


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It's now nearly three year since I fist contacted @Last Software about the possibilities to see IFC support in SketchUP. At that point the reply was that they didn't have any plans about implementing it but the question was brought to the developers. After that I've seen the same questions being raised several times in various SketchUP forums before and after SketchUP became a Google product. As SketchUP have a pretty active community developing additional features and import / export filters based on the Ruby interface I knew that it was only a matter of time before someone would start experimenting with the IFC format as well. This time is now!
SECOM Intelligent System Laboratory, a Japanese security-, insurance- and medical services company, have developed a SketchUP plug-in for importing IFC files. The plug-in "IFC2SKP" consist of a SketchUP ruby script and a ruby interface to the IFCsvr ActiveX component. The ruby interface and script is developed by Toshihiko Sakurai while the IFCsvr ActiveX component is developed by Yoshinobu Adati, both working at SECOM.
Third floor of the HITOS project in SketchUP. (large version)
Same model imported to the free DDS Ifc viewer (large version)
Clicking on an object will bring up a dialogue box showing the object properties (large version)
I got hold of one of the first beta versions (0.8.1) and have been testing it fore some days. As it's an early beta it has it's limitations. For the moment it supports "IfcWall, IfcSlab, IfcColumn, IfcBeam, IfcWindow, IfcDoor, IfcRailing, IfcStair and IfcSpace". I've tried it for large IFC models as well as for small. It tends to use a long time opening the model when there are many BREPs in the IFC file. This is partly a SketchUP ruby performance problem and partly something that can be improved in the script itself. According to the developers this issue has already been forwarded to the Google Sketchup development team. The current version will only import Ifc. The IFCsvr component is also capable of saving files so I expect it's only a matter of time before such functionality will be available in the ruby script as well. Despite being a early beta the code for the plug-in is already fairly well documented and easy to read. There is even a help-file available! I have great expectations for future versions of this plug-in.
Being a huge fan of bot SketchUP and Ifc, I find this initiative really interesting. Especially knowing that "IFC2SKP", "IFCsrv" and SketchUP itself all are available for free. I can imagine multiple uses for this plug-in especially for early phase design of buildings. The next natural step is of course to implement IFD support in the tool as well. Being a hobby SketchUP programmer and Ifd developer, I've already started…


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Nike is set to unveil the next worst moment in LSU football history today. And though they can't top Les Miles' performance in the last minute of the Ole Miss game, they come sort of close.
I give you the LSU Nike Pro Combat uniform in all its abominable glory:
So let's break this ugly mother down.
Nike's "theme" for the uniform is "Cochon de Lait" because it's being worn for the Arkansas game. The concept is described on Nike's Pro Combat site thusly:
The Bayou Bengals are planning an old-fashioned pig roast, complete with an updated dress code inspired by the legendary LSU teams of the 1940s.
As I pointed out before, of course, there wasn't anything particularly legendary about LSU football in the 1940s. No national titles, no SEC titles, one bowl win, .600 winning percentage. So in the press release that goes out today, Nike has changed the notion of this "tribute" somewhat:
The uniform draws inspiration from LSU teams of the 1940s, led by legendary Tigers quarterback Y.A. Tittle. A dark gold helmet is a similar tone to the look worn by the Tigers during Tittle's era. The color also represents the Golden Boot that LSU will play for on November 28, as it does annually.
So now the teams weren't legendary, just Y.A. Tittle. At least they seem to understand history a little better now.
OK, so a top to bottom examination of this monstrosity.
The helmet:
Hey, hold on a second. Something's a little off between the helmet shown in the full uniform shot and the one in the helmet detail.
Did LSU's administration grow a spine? The helmet shown in the detail looks pretty familiar, and it's definitely not the Washington shade of gold. Interesting. We'll have to see what's officially rolled out today, I guess.
But the concept is this tribute to the storied years of the 1940s … I mean Y.A. Tittle. That gold (edit: the "old gold", not the current gold), of course, is closer to the gold worn by the legendary teams of the 1940s … I mean Y.A. Tittle. Mr. Tittle, of course, didn't have the current LSU helmet logo on his helmet; that didn't come along until 1977. If what we see is the old gold helmet with no logo (which seems like what's in the full-uniform shot), then that's probably Nike's original concept. If we see the helmet that's the current LSU color (or close to it) and logo, I guess that means LSU balked at the wholesale change. And I guess that's a good thing, but the results would be even uglier than the full Nike concept.
If they are going to bill this as a tribute to the storied 1940s Tigers … I mean Y.A. Tittle (as opposed to, say, the 1958 National Championship team), at least be true to the history. This just comes off as a hideous compromise of Nike and LSU's ideas.
UPDATE: Photos are in from the "pep rally" on campus today unveiling these things. The helmet is I guess the "old gold" (looks a little different in natural light?). Hey, I only posted what Nike provided, and they still show the yellower version in their media material.
The jersey:
Below the helmet, there's really nothing at all that would identify this getup as an LSU uniform. Those aren't our shades of purple and gold. We don't outline our numbers like this. Our stripes stand proudly on our shoulders, not crammed in to the tiny remnants of sleeves modern jerseys have. And our stripes are gold in the middle with purple borders, not the other way around.
Again, they're selling this as a tribute to the jersey Y.A. Tittle wore. Yeah, OK. It's true that in the 1940s we had stripes on our sleeves instead of our shoulders. But back then, they actually had sleeves. With no proper sleeves to speak of, the notion of this as a "tribute" falls apart. And, again, if they had gone with a "tribute" to the 1958 team, we'd not only still have our proper colors, but we'd have stripes on the shoulders. But that would get in the way of the "high tenacity yarn" on the shoulders that Nike sells as a major feature of this uniform. Can't get in the way of Nike marketing, you know.
The pants:
White pants. Enough said there. Never should happen with LSU. And, of course, Nike feels the need to stylize the stripes.
And the "L" on the leg? I've never seen just an "L" linked to LSU except for in Everybody's All American, when LSU officials didn't want our actual name associated with a dirty movie. edit: comments here and elsewhere about the use of "L" with LSU apart from the uniforms specifically have changed my mind. I'm OK with the "L", but still think LSU was stupid for not letting Everybody's All American call its team "LSU".
If Nike is honoring Y.A. Tittle with this uniform, they must be honoring M.C. Hammer with these shoes. Just … wow. These don't look like shoes that would actually, you know, perform well on the field. But I suppose Nike does know what they are doing there. Before they became a fashion house, they used to make shoes.
The getup also includes gloves with fancy designs, but those aren't worth the bandwidth. The gloves do carry the sole appearance of LSU's stupid "eye of the tiger" logo, and the only good news about this hideous uniform is that the "eye" doesn't seem to appear elsewhere.
If you haven't guessed, I'm really not happy that LSU is turning over its season finale this weekend to Nike for an infomercial. You can count on a segment in the broadcast Saturday night where the sideline reporter talks about the technology of the uniform, how it's lightweight, how modern players are more like track stars, etc. It's a marketing gimmick, not a "tribute". And shame on LSU for participating.
It should also be noted that LSU appears to be the program that's allowed Nike to screw with its identity the most for this infomercial series. The historically-inaccurate helmet logo (and color?) is really the only thing that would identify these players as being an LSU team. I don't think any of the other 10 teams (Clemson apparently is a part of this, but they aren't on the promo site) had their colors changed, and I know none of them allowed both a color change and radical change in uniform design.
It's sad. You'd think a head coach that's been with the program for just under five years, an athletic director that's been with the program for 17 months and a chancellor that's been with the program for 15 months would be better guardians of LSU's identity. Actually, I guess you wouldn't think that.


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This is the Blu-Ray/DVD edition of Video Game High School Season One! See VGHS the way it was meant to be seen!
Blu-Ray/DVD includes:
- All nine episodes of Video Game High School Season One in 1080p and DTS-HD 2.0 Audio
- Theatrical Cut - All nine episodes laid out as a two-hour feature film
- Over two hours of special features! Blooper reel, deleted scenes, interviews with cast and crew, never-before-seen footage from the VGHS E3 2011 premiere and VidCon panel, and more!
- Director, actor, and writer's commentary tracks


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CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Looking for an easy app for your next party? Tom Walsh, the executive chef at Mission Cantina in Amherst showed us how to make Scallop Ceviche!
Mission Scallop Ceviche
- 1 Pound fresh Dry Scallops
- (From a reputable fish monger)
- 1/2 Cup fine dice Red Onion
- 1/2 Cup each fine dice red, and Yellow Bell Peppers
- 2 Jalapeños fine dice
- 1/4 Cup chopped Cilantro
- 1/4 Cup chopped Chives
- 1 Cup fresh lime Juice
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Hot sauce ( optional)
- Drop Scallops into boiling salted water for 3-4 seconds, and quickly plunge into iced water to shock them and stop cooking process.
- Place scallops on a towel and place in fridge while prepping other ingredients.
- Remove scallops and chop to desired size.
- First combine all dry ingredients except chives. Then incorporate juice, oil, hot sauce if desired. Salt and pepper to taste, and toss.
- Pour into serving bowl and top with chives.


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Trish the Witch is a big hit and added to the great Hallowe'en festivities
LOCAL celebrity ghoul 'Trish the Witch' swooped into St Oliver Plunkett's National School and joined in the Halloween celebrations thrilling the students with a personal reading from her second self-titled book.
Trish who has visited the school for many years for Halloween was greeted by a playground full of little ghosts and witches as the junior children were invited to dress up for the occasion.
According to St. Oliver's Speech and Drama teacher, Patricia Reynolds, Trish's book is suitable reading for primary school children between the ages of 5 and 9 and many of her students took the opportunity to snap up a signed copy.
The book also features the winning image from Roisin Langon from St. Peter's Primary school, Dromiskin which was picked by Trish herself from hundreds of school entries. The results of the Trish the Witch drawing competition were as follows: 1st Place is Roisin Langon, Runners Up: Lucy McManus - St. Peter's Nat school, Dromiskin, Sarah Morgan - St. Fursey's Nat school, Haggardstown, Aisling Connor - St. Fursey's nat school, Haggardstown, Jungxi Wu - St. Oliver Plunkett Nat school, Blackrock, Ruairi McMahon - St. Oliver Plunkett Nat school, Blackrock, Janet Ofori - Castletown Girls School, Dundalk, Zoe Davis - Castletown Girls School, Dundalk, Daire MacSearraigh - Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan, Kyra NicAoidh - Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan, Evelina Jankauskaite - St. Joseph's Nat school, Muirhevna, Dundalk, James Luckie - Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Kilsaran, Ben Kierans - Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Kilsaran.


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Razer's Blade laptop has come a long way from when it was first introduced. The latest version continues to improve on many of the flaws that kept it from being a great laptop for those that want to game on the go. The system offers some great power in a portable package but the price is still quite high. With a little more tweaking, Razer could end up with a truly spectacular laptop.

Pros

Strong Gaming Performance

Thin and Light Profile

Thunderbolt 3 for Potential External Graphics Option

Cons

Expensive

Higher Resolution Touchscreen Display is More Than Needed

System is Loud and Hot Under Load

Description

Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core Mobile Processor

16GB PC4-17000 (2133MHz) DDR4 Memory

256GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive

14" QHD+ (3200x1800) Multitouch Display with 2.0 Megapixel Webcam

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 6GB GDDR5 Graphics

802.11AC Wireless, Bluetooth

Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type C), Three USB 3.0, HDMI

13.6" x 9.3" x .70" @ 4.25 lbs.

Windows 10

Review - Razer Blade

Gaming laptops have typically been large and heavy in order to fit all the high powered components and the required batteries. Razer was one of the first companies to introduce a truly thin and light gaming laptop with the original Blade but it had a number of issues that made it less than perfect. The company has refined the system helping to reduce its size and refine its performance which leads to the new 2016 version of the Razer Blade. It is certainly one of the thinnest on the market at just .7-inches thick but there are a few options that are lighter than its four and a quarter pound weight. The aluminum clad exterior and frame offer a premium overall feel that is still quite sturdy.

Powering the new Razer Blade system is the latest Intel Core i7-6700HQ quad core mobile processor. This features a large amount of performance that means that the system can double as a desktop replacement when it comes to doing no gaming tasks. The processor and motherboard also have the advantage of being able to use the latest DDR4 memory which is new to laptops but provides a greater bandwidth while consuming less power. Overall, this system provides more than enough for serious computing tasks like desktop video or CAD applications. The one downside here is that when the system performance is pushed, the cooling fans can quickly spin up producing a fair amount of noise not to mention heat across the system.

Storage has also being improved. It still uses solid state drives like past models but now it uses the M.2 interfaces with PCIe interface. This allows for much higher bandwidth that should let the system load applications quickly. The downside here is that there is limited storage on the system. The base model comes with just 256GB of space while the upgraded version features 512GB. There is no space for any additional SSD drives or hard drives like larger 15-inch gaming laptops meaning you will need to be happy with what you get when you buy it. There are three USB 3.0 ports making it fairly easy to add in an external hard drive if you need to. Sadly, there is no slot for SD cards, a standard on most other laptops.

One of the big updates to the latest version of the Blade is the Thunderbolt 3 interface. This new high speed interface uses the USB Type C interface that was introduced by USB 3.1 and gives it one major advantage over many other laptops in that it can use the Razer Core external graphics dock. This peripheral allows the use of a full size desktop graphics card allow the system to offer a full gaming experience as a desktop. Of course you can only use this at a desk as the dock is not portable. The other issue is the cost. The dock is likely going to cost almost as much as a low cost desktop system and that is without the additional cost of a graphics card. Combine the two and you can easily be adding another $1000 to the cost of the laptop.

The display for the 2016 Razer Blade is a mixed bag. The 14-inch display panels offers a really high 3200x1800 resolution that offers some great image definition. It even features a capacitive multitouch for use with the Windows operating system. These are both great but overkill when it comes to a gaming laptop especially with a not quite top of the line NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M. This is because unless you have the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 desktop graphics card, you are going to have trouble keeping the frame rates smooth on any games. It would have been nice to see them stick with 1920x1080 or maybe go with a 2560x1440 display and remove the touchscreen interface to help reduce the overall cost.

Battery life is typically one of the biggest issues for gaming laptops. They high-end graphics and processors can quickly drain even the largest batteries. Razer has a sizable 70Wh battery fitted into the system. This is larger than the average system but smaller than some of the massive gaming laptops on the market. In digital video playback tests, the system produces roughly five hours which is quite good but falls short of what non-gaming systems can achieve. Of course, if you intended to game on it away from power, you will get less than two hours.

Inevitably, the Razer Blade is compared to the Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch model. Apple's system offers a larger display but in an equally light platform. The big difference is that Apple has not been updating the hardware so it lacks much of the performance of the Razer, especially when it comes to the graphics systems. The other system that compares most favorably with the Razer Blade is the MSI GS40 Phantom. It also uses a 14-inch display but costs hundreds less because it has just a 1920x1080 display. It is not as thin but actually lighter than the Razer system as well.


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Share the post "Online Simulator For Inexperienced SLR Users"
Well, look't here. An online simulator that can give newbies and experienced SLR users alike how their shots would fare well based on settings in either manual, aperture-priority or shutter-priority mode.
The Camera Sim online simulator has various sliders that shows results on the fly for all settings involved with an SLR camera like ISO, aperture, shutter speed and focal length.
As I said, this is a good site for newbies and inexperienced photographers to get themselves be more acquainted with the terminologies and and understand what each of them really is all about and how they affect the resulting shots.
Currently, the simulator offers only one photo but the scenery has a moving toy fan or whatever you call that. Great for practicing shutter settings. The Camera Sim is planning to launch a better version of it so do not forget to sign up to be notified.
I personally think this simulator is great . Try it out now and tweak those settings!


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June 4, 2004 -- Backers of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes staged protests at more than 100 U.S. congressional offices and campaign headquarters nationwide Friday in an effort to drum up support for a bill that weakens federal drug agents' authority in some states.
The protests targeted lawmakers who last year voted against an amendment that would bar the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from arresting persons who dispense or possess marijuana in accordance with state law.
Nine states allow individuals to grow or possess marijuana as long as a doctor attests that it is used to treat a defined medical condition.
"We're targeting any lawmakers we have reason to believe would stand up for states' rights or medical marijuana," says Tyler H. Smith, operations manager for the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation.
Smith and about 10 others staged a protest outside the Greenbelt, Md., district office of Rep. Stenholm Hoyer. The Democrat voted against the amendment as part of the Department of Justice appropriations bill last summer.
Katie Elbert, a spokeswoman for Hoyer, says the congressman will "certainly review" the materials left in his office by the protesters. "His intention will be to oppose the amendment again should it be introduced."
As many as 135 other protests took place nationwide, according to Aaron Houston, national field director for the Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-medical marijuana group.
Despite the call for support of the bill, neither of its original sponsors has confirmed that they will pursue it when the Fiscal 2005 Justice appropriations bill comes up at the end of this month or in July.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), who sponsored the amendment last year with Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), has not yet decided to push it again, according to spokesman Aaron Lewis. "Maybe if there's an opportunity on the House floor, but he just doesn't know yet," he says.
"The congressman introduced this bill as a matter of states' rights more than anything else," he says.
Source: WebMD
Author: Todd Zwillich
Published: Friday, June 04, 2004
Copyright: 2004 WebMD Inc.


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Goliad fair goes into full swing Thursday
By ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT
March 16, 2011 at 9:02 p.m.
Updated March 15, 2011 at 10:16 p.m.
The Goliad County Fair and Rodeo begins Thursday, and will continue kicking until Sunday.
Here's a brief idea of what you can expect this year.
Carnival begins at 5 p.m. Pre-sale armbands can be purchased with cash at the AgriLife Extension Office, 329 W. Franklin St. for $15. Armbands are $15 at the carnival.
5 p.m.: Carnival continues
6:30 p.m. : The First Cavalry Division Horse Detachment performs at the fairgrounds.
7:30 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo Greased Pig Scramble and the Mutton Bustin' - Youth Calf Bucking
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.: The Scott Taylor Band performs at Goliad Memorial Auditorium.
10:30 a.m.: Parade downtown
Noon: Washer tournament and live entertainment in barbecue area; carnival continues.
1:30 p.m.: Champion livestock and blue ribbon food auction
6:30 p.m.: The First Cavalry Division Horse Detachment performs at the fairgrounds
7:30 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo Calf Scramble - Mutton Bustin'
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Jarrod Birmingham performs at Goliad Memorial Auditorium.
1 p.m.: Carnival continues
2 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo - Family Day - Mutton Bustin'


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|Toni Muñoz-Hunt is a model, designer, lifestyle blogger, and relationship columnist. As the founder of ModelBehaviors.com and the author of DFW Style Daily's Model Behaviors series, she has created a collective space dedicated to enjoying life and all of its possibilities to the fullest. Throughout her successful career in modeling, she has walked runways for designers including Oscar De La Renta, Carolina Herrera, and Roberto Cavalli, and has graced the pages of multiple magazines. She has also appeared in advertisements on behalf of national clients including Suave, Cartier, Nike, Levi's, and Guess.
When Toni isn't modeling, she pursues her first loves – writing and living a service-driven life. Active in her family's charitable organizations, the Chiefs Women's Organization and the FC Dallas Foundation, she is also dedicated to raising funds and awareness in the areas of domestic violence and suicide prevention. Toni is completing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and looks forward to further pursuing her doctoral degree in writing, with an emphasis in Behavioral Sciences and Women's Studies. She and husband Dan Hunt live in Dallas with their two Yorkies, Kidd & Gizzy.


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TWC picks up Madonna's W.E.
The Weinstein Co. has acquired U.S. rights to "W.E.", the new feature film directed by Madonna.
Written by Madonna and Alek Keshishian, the film stars Andrea Riseborough as the American divorcee Wallis Simpson for whom King Edward VIII, played by James D'Arcy, gave up his throne. The movie juxtaposes their love story with that of a contemporary couple, with Abbie Cornish as a New York who becomes obsessed with the royal love affair.
The original score, composed and orchestrated by Abel Korzeniowski ("A Single Man"), was recorded in Abbey Road Studios in London.
"W.E. is about the nature of true love, and the sacrifices and compromises that are often made. I've wanted to tell this story for a very long time, and bringing it to life has been a great adventure for me," Madonna said.
Early Reactions to W.E.
It's a smart and thoughtful and incredibly stylish. A performance by Andrea Riseborough that's Oscar worthy. I don't know how the f— she [Madonna] did it.
June 2011


text: Hi, I have two NetBSD boxes setup. One at the office on a T1 and one at home on DSL. Each of these connections is through a different provider and backbone. I would like to hook up a ppp modem connection directly between the two locations in case one of the connections goes down or gets flooded (we have had some problems). I would like to be able to route traffic normally through the high-speed connection (ethernet to router), but when the hosts cannot reach one another the usual way have packet flow through the modem line. I am trying to figure out how to go about doing this. Can this be down with static routes? It sounds more like I need to run routed or gated. Specifically there is a host at home that needs to be able to access nfs at the office even if the T1 or DSL is down. However, I obviously want stuff going through those two fast connections if possible and only want the modem as a backup. Any ideas or URLs would be very much appreciated! Thanks, Joe Laffey LAFFEY Computer Imaging St. Louis, MO


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The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago has produced an exclusive collector's item in celebration of this country's 50th Anniversary of Independence. The book titled The Built Heritage of Trinidad and Tobago encapsulates 50 sites of historic importance.
Forty of these sites are in Trinidad and ten in Tobago. Sites include those of the early European settlers such as churches, forts and estate houses as well as religious and cultural sites of later centuries.
This is the first major publication of the Trust. When Vel Lewis, Chairman of the National Trust Council tabled the idea of producing publications that would feature fifty heritage sites across the country each at a monthly meeting, this was the start of putting forward the best that the Trust had to offer.
His idea came at a time when landmark historic buildings were being defaced or demolished to make way for 20 first century styled constructions. Some of the buildings that still grace our landscape suffer neglect and disrepair.
As a result, the National Trust has embarked on an awareness campaign, part of which is embodied in this first publication.
Information and photos compiled in the publication were sourced from Geoffrey MacLean, architect, director of MacLean Art and MacLean Publishing Limited and a member of the National Trust.
Production of the publication was placed squarely in the hands of MacLean. Having been active in the promotion and publication of works related to historic and contemporary art and architecture in Trinidad and Tobago, MacLean's research and years of archiving the history of heritage buildings have resulted in an invaluable contribution to our country.
MacLean is the leading authority on Michel Cazabon, Trinidad's great 19th century artist and national hero. MacLean also has a long list of historical and artistic publications to his name. Humble as he is, MacLean has accredited these works to the many years of collaboration among many voices.
Information about each of the 50 sites includes references to the life and times of the occupants of these sites, details of the architecture, the actual type of material used in construction and much more. Each feature represents the diverse cultures of key towns and villages across Trinidad and Tobago
The Built Heritage of Trinidad and Tobago is a production that can best be described as priceless. This is one of the projects of the National Trust that is aimed at educating contemporary society especially the younger generation in an appreciation of the history of our twin island state and instilling a sense of national pride in our built heritage legacy.
The good news is that the Ministry of Education has recognised the importance of this publication and has spontaneously ordered a quota for schools and libraries across Trinidad and Tobago.
The Trust is now planning production of a sister publication and documentary carded to be launched at the end of the next quarter.
The Honourable Clifton De Coteau, Minister of National Diversity and Social Integration promises a series of landmark programmes and projects that would bring this country into heritage conservation mode.


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smsw r/m16
MSW -> r/m16
The machine status word is stored by smsw in the two-byte register of memory location pointed to by the effective address operand.
80386 machines should use MOV ..., CR0.
Store the machine status word in the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):
smsw 5(%ebx)


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Police are asking for witnesses, who may have seen a collision between a police car, a black Peugeot and a cyclist yesterday (Tuesday 14 March), to come forward.
At around 7.55am, a police car travelling with its lights and siren on was involved in a collision with a black Peugeot 5008 between Queens Road and Charlotte Road in Sheffield. The Peugeot 5008 then collided with a cyclist waiting at the lights.
The driver of the Peugeot and the cyclist were not hurt in the collision. An officer in the police car was taken to Northern General Hospital with minor injuries.
Police have dash cam footage from their vehicle of the collision but would like to speak to anyone, who may have been in the area at the time and witnessed the collision, to please contact them.
Did you see this collision?
If you have any information that may be able to assist police with their investigation please contact them on 101 quoting incident number 172 of 14 March.


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The New England Patriots just released a statement regarding a trade involving quarterback Matt Cassel, which sent him to the Kansas City Chiefs along with linebacker Mike Vrabel in exchange for the Chiefs second-round pick (34th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. "When Mike arrived in 2001, we knew we were adding a solid outside linebacker," said Bill Belichick in the statement. "But where Mike took it from there exceeded our highest hopes." As for Matt Cassel, Belichick added, "It is very easy to root for guys like Matt Cassel, who do everything the right way and flourish as a result. As much as we would have loved to continue working with Matt, we wish him nothing but the best as he takes this next step forward in his career."
Originally posted by Bunch
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I can't believe that they would even entertain the possibility of trading Cutler!!!
Cassell is overated and this year would show.


text: July 23, at 5 p.m., Shrewsbury Crossings, 311 Main St. will be hosting the first of a regular group meeting Caregiver Support Group for Families and Caregivers. This support group will be presented by Judith A. Shute, LICSW from Arbour Senior Care. Join in for monthly educational discussions and have the opportunity to learn and share with others who understand.? RSVP to Kelly Marcimo at 508-845-2100.


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Wake on LAN (WOL) lets you remotely start desktop PCs or servers if they have a network card and motherboard that support this technology. The WOL-enabled network card turns on the machine when it receives a special WOL packet addressed to its media access control (MAC) address. This card remains active even when users power down the machine.
Systems administrators often use WOL to activate PCs before software rollouts. However, you can use WOL for other tasks. For example, you can use WOL in scripts to turn on desktop PCs or servers after power outages or other shutdown events. You can also use WOL in scripts to turn on all desktop PCs just before the workday starts. This practice helps improve productivity because users don't have to wait for their machines to boot up each morning.
I wrote a script, WakeUpCall.bat, that uses WOL to wake up machines remotely. You can find this script in the Code Library on the Windows Scripting Solutions Web site (http://www.winscriptingsolutions.com). WakeUpCall.bat uses Gammadyne Software's wol.exe, a freeware utility that sends WOL packets. To download wol.exe, go to http://www.gammadyne.com/cmdline.htm. Let's look at how WakeUpCall.bat uses the WOL packets to wake up machines and what you need to do to use this script.
Planning the Setup
I designed WakeUpCall.bat to execute on a centrally located machine that's always running. That machine then wakes up all the other machines. However, WOL packets don't readily pass through routers. If you're on a large network that has router-separated segments, you might need to have WakeUpCall.bat run in several locations.
You can schedule WakeUpCall.bat to run on a local machine or from a network share. Task Scheduler lets you schedule remote scripts, so if you plan to schedule the script to run in multiple locations, pointing to a copy on a network share is best. That way, if you need to make modifications, you need to edit only one script and one set of input files.
Obtaining the Input
To use WakeUpCall.bat, you need to obtain the MAC address for each machine you plan to wake up remotely. You can use the Getmac utility in the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit or the script PingandArp.bat that I discussed in "Real-World Scripting: Document Network Data About Your Class C Subnet," February 2001.
After you've obtained the MAC addresses, you need to provide the script with those addresses. Using a file to provide input to a script is good practice. If you use an input file, you don't have to hard-code that information. Hard-coding data makes scripts less portable and more prone to errors. Each time you edit the script, the potential for accidentally changing crucial code exists. Thus, you should write your code so that all the main input data comes from outside the script.
For this reason, you need to create a Comma Separated Values (CSV) input file that contains the computer name and MAC address of each machine you plan to wake up remotely. If you plan to run the script from multiple locations, you can include a third value that identifies the network segment in which the machine is located. Figure 1 contains a sample input file that lists all three values—computer name, MAC address, and segment, respectively—for each machine.
Although using an input file is good practice, it isn't foolproof because you still need to hard-code the path to the input file in the script. Scripts that point to nonexistent input files often continue to run and produce unexpected results. Thus, another good practice is to test for the input file's existence, which WakeUpCall.bat does.
Manipulating the Input
Data from an input file often requires processing to get it in the right format for use later in the script. Such is the case with the MAC addresses in the CSV file. As Figure 1 shows, the MAC addresses have hyphens. However, wol.exe requires MAC addresses without hyphens. Thus, WakeUpCall.bat uses the code
Set MAC=%MAC:-=% Set MAC=%MAC: =%
to remove the hyphens as well as any leading or trailing spaces. The code assigns the resulting MAC address to the %MAC% variable.
In addition to formatting the MAC addresses, WakeUpCall.bat makes sure the addresses have the correct number of characters (i.e., 12) and that those characters are valid hexadecimals (i.e., a through f and 0 through 9). As the code excerpt in Listing 1 shows, WakeUpCall.bat uses the FindStr /v /i command to check each MAC address for these two characteristics. The FindStr command searches text for specified strings. The /v switch tells FindStr to output any text that doesn't match (in this case, any incorrect MAC address). The /i switch tells FindStr to perform a case-insensitive search.
The code that follows the /i switch contains the strings for which FindStr is searching. If you want FindStr to search for multiple strings, you enclose the strings in quotation marks. By default, FindStr conducts searches with a regular expression, which includes special syntax characters such as the caret (^) and the dollar sign ($). The caret calls for a match at the beginning of the string, and the dollar sign calls for a match at the end of the string. The code \[a-f0-9\] represents a character that must reside in the a though f range or the 0 through 9 range. Because the MAC addresses have 12 characters, the code \[a-f0-9\] appears 12 times.
After you've specified the strings FindStr is to look for, you need to provide the text that FindStr is to search. In WakeUpCall.bat, the %MAC% variable contains this text. However, FindStr doesn't accept input from variables; it accepts only input from files or output from commands brought in with the pipe (|) symbol. The pipe symbol captures command output that would ordinarily be displayed on screen and uses that output as input for the next command. Thus, to feed the MAC address in the %MAC% variable to FindStr, the script uses the Echo command to display the MAC address. The pipe symbol then sends the MAC address to FindStr.
Pinging the Machine
Before WakeUpCall.bat sends a WOL packet to a machine, the script pings that machine to see whether it's already running. If the machine fails to reply, the script sends the packet.
The script's pinging technique requires your system to resolve the computer name into the IP address. Thus, you'll need to register all desktop PCs with WINS or DNS, or you'll need to set up the PCs so that they support broadcasting. Most organizations use one or both of these resolution strategies, so you probably won't have to worry about this step.
If these resolution strategies don't apply to your organization, you can remove the ping test from the script. The WOL packet is small, so sending it to a machine that's already turned on produces no negative effects. Even if your organization uses these resolution strategies, you might want to remove the ping test if you need to wake up numerous machines quickly.
Using the Script
WakeUpCall.bat works on machines running Windows 2000 Professional, Win2K Server, NT Server 4.0 Service Pack (SP6), or NT Workstation SP6 or SP5. Here are the steps to get the script working in your environment:
- Create an input file called mac_addresses.csv. In this CSV file, enter the computer name and MAC address for each machine you want to wake up remotely. If you want to specify the machine's segment, include a third value. The descriptors you use for the segments are up to you. The only requirement is that the descriptors can't contain any spaces. For example, if your three segments are in three separate buildings, you might use Bldg1, Bldg2, and Bldg3 as the descriptors.
- Copy mac_addresses.csv, wol.exe, and WakeUpCall.bat to a common folder location. Share this folder if you plan to run the centrally located script in multiple locations.
- In WakeUpCall.bat, configure the location of the source files in a local path or a Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path, if shared.
- Schedule WakeUpCall.bat to run. If you plan to run WakeUpCall.bat in multiple locations, use the command
WakeUpCall.bat SegDescriptorwhere SegDescriptor is the descriptor for the particular segment in which you want to run the script. For example, you would use
WakeUpCall.bat Bldg1
to wake up all the Bldg1 machines listed in the CSV file. If you don't have router-separated segments and you want to wake up all the machines with one script, use the command
WakeUpCall.bat AllThis command prompts the script to ignore the third value, if it exists. As a result, the script wakes up every machine listed in the CSV file.
Machines that don't respond to WOL packets typically have an incorrect MAC address, have an incorrect BIOS or hardware configuration, or reside on a network segment that isn't receiving the WOL packet. Check for these possibilities if you encounter a machine that won't wake up.


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Kidocent Wall Stickers for Kids Room {Review}
One of my favorite activity is thinking up new ways to decorate and personalize my daughter's room. It is a small room in area and therefore I try to make the most of it by using accessories and unique touches. It is a playroom and therefore gets a lot of action throughout the day. Although […]Continue reading →


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Hello, I have a Nikon 7900 and I am using a 1g sd card. My ? is does it mattter if the camera is set to fine or normal? I am in Disney World and my card can take 200+ pictures in fine but in normal it will take 500+ pictures. I am sure I will be taking a lot of pictures so I would like to leave it in normal but I want them to turn out good, so should I put it in fine? I will just be printing 4x6 pictures so will it really make a difference? PLEASE HELP!
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This is the most beautiful and unique present you could give to your beloved lady for Valentine's day! This bracelet is a limited edition and is being offered in a variety of ten colors: red, black, beige, mauve, brown, camel, anthracite, air force blue and silver. The macrame bracelet is made up of a row of hearts enhanced by three silver spheres alternating with another three spheres in which a diamond is set.
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Today has been a terribly special day.
To those outside the BBC looking in, this post runs the risk of – yet again – appearing totally self-obsessed. What's new?
Those inside the BBC will I'm fairly certain recognise what I refer to.
Over the past few weeks I've seen an increase in the number of colleagues donning orange lanyards with the BBC logo on them. At first I thought this denoted an individual who could be relied upon or even depended upon in the event of some kind of emergency. A chance conversation with @billt the other day put me straight: fire wardens wear bright yellow high-viz jackets.
This bright – perhaps even garish – coloured lanyard is the visible sign of one very important milestone in the BBC's history. So too, a new chapter in the organisation I work for. And a moment to cherish. 'I was there when ….'
The orange means you are allowed to get into New Broadcasting House.
Buildings matter, you see. Those who work for an organisation need to feel that sense of part-ownership. That's where the sense of responsibility comes from. The sense of pride.
That's why – I'm not ashamed to say – I wore my stiff new lanyard with pride on the walk back to Oxford Circus tube where I ended up removing it and my shades before descending to the train platform. I mean really. Wearing shades on the tube? I don't want to look like an idiot, do I?
I got my lanyard this morning. And I'm happy admitting I felt ten foot tall when I did.
I clung on to my lanyard for a few minutes after I received it. I wandered around a couple of floors, marvelling at the interior, gasping at the as yet unoccupied newsroom. It is an amazing sight.
I have seen the future. It's shiny, has a distant whiff of new-car and is a bewilderingly wonderful thing to look upon. Think Charley Buckett wandering around the chocolate factory in the first (proper) Willy Wonka film and you'll get a reasonably good idea what I'm talking about.
It doesn't mean anything that different in the long term. Not really. The job hasn't changed, in any way. I'm not a better person because of it (far from it). And don't anyone think for a moment I think it a sign of permanency. I don't.
But what donning it and wandering around this new building has reminded me of is something fundamental. Something I remember feeling when I first arrived at White City, stepped onto Wood Lane, took in the sight of BBC Television Centre and met my first line manager at the Broadcast Centre on 5 July 2005.
I am lucky. I am proud. And I am grateful.
And I will do my very best. Promise.


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New York, NY – AKC Family Dog is celebrating its ten-year anniversary as the American Kennel...
New York, NY – AKC Family Dog is celebrating its ten-year anniversary as the American Kennel Club's official magazine for "all things canine" with the May/June 2013 issue. Recently named "Best Magazine" by the Dog Writers Association of America, the AKC Family Dog anniversary issue will include a "look back" essay and photos of past covers along with a refreshed digital edition.
"With its more than half a million readers between the print and digital editions, AKC Family Dog magazine is a vital way AKC reaches out to the dog-loving public with our more than 125 years of dog knowledge," said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and CEO. "We congratulate AKC Publications staff for their hard work in achieving this ten-year milestone."
The new digital AKC Family Dog will include extras beyond the print version, including staff-written "web exclusive" content, more video, slideshows, live links, and a new clean, bold look. View it here. The digital AKC Family Dog is compatible with tablets and mobile devices.
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Police are currently dealing with a collision on the A19 in North Tyneside.
The collision happened at 1.10pm this afternoon, Friday, January 17, on the A19 northbound between Silverlink and Holystone, when a vehicle overturned.
One carriageway is currently closed and there is traffic congestion in the area.
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By Miguel Rivera
Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has asked Golden Boy Promotions for a fight with Argentine boxer Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez. Canelo, the WBC's champion at junior middleweight, set the date of May 4 for his next fight. Martinez has the WBC's title at 160-pounds, but doesn't have a problem with moving down in weight.
There are three fighters on Canelo's list, with the two others being Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Canelo says that he asked Golden Boy's President, Oscar De La Hoya, to speak with Lou DiBella, the promoter of Martinez.
"We had a meeting with people of Golden Boy Promotions and we agreed that our next fight is on May 4. The first option is Maravilla Martinez," explained Canelo (41-0-1, 30 KOs).
The same night that Canelo destroyed Josesito Lopez, "Maravilla" (50-2-2, 28 KOs) reclaimed his title with a decision win over Canelo's countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.


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I own a gen2, last month the power window has occurred problem(driver's side). I already checked the motor, still in good condition(can up and down using optional battery). However, after checked with multimeter, the power supply for the window to up is less than +11V. The window can goes down but can not up (the voltage to window goes down is -14V). It seems like the voltage is not enough for the window to goes up. How can I solve this problem?
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At yesterday's meeting, we decided not to hold teleconferences for the rest of the year. We will not meet on Dec 16, 23, or 30. Our next meeting will be on Jan 6 and will focus on PDF techniques. We will then focus on Silverlight techniques at our Jan 13 meeting. Because so few people were able to answer the surveys, the two surveys from Dec 9 will remain open. Please find some time over the next 4 weeks to review those techniques and respond to the survey questions. There may be some new or revised techniques available; if so, I will update the surveys to include them and send out a message to the mailing list. Enjoy the holidays! Loretta, Gregg, and Michael ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loretta Guarino Reid <firstname.lastname@example.com> Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 6:33 PM Subject: 09 Dec 2010 Agenda ======================================= To: WCAG <email@example.com> Meeting Information Time: 21:00 UTC, 8 AM Eastern Australia, 10 PM Central Europe, 4 PM Eastern US World Clock: <http://tinyurl.com/dxyzel> Length: up to 2 hours Bridge: +1.617.761.6200 (US), +220.127.116.11.79.03 (France), +44.203.318.0479 (UK) Passcode: 9224# IRC: irc.w3.org port: 6665 channel #wai-wcag 1. PDF Techniques for 02 Dec 2010, Questions 3 - 6 Survey: <http://tinyurl.com/36rnh7x> 2. PDF Techniques for 09 Dec 2010 Survey: <http://tinyurl.com/26wtaza> 3. Silverlight Techniques for 09 Dec 2010 Survey: <http://tinyurl.com/2apnu4d>Received on Friday, 10 December 2010 20:51:52 UTC
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With blind party zeal at the wheel, we're on road to ruin
The A5 may be running out of road. The latest threat to the billion-pound vanity project came at the weekend when Dublin's transport minister, Leo Varadkar, mused aloud that the Republic may have to go back to Europe next year with its begging-bowl extended for yet another bailout if public spending isn't cut back even further.
Health, education and social welfare spending have already been slashed as the Fine Gael-Labour coalition strives to stave off bankruptcy.
Bunging half-a-billion euro to a project which will clip 15 minutes off Derry-Dublin road journeys will not strike the plain people of the south as a sensible, or acceptable, use of scarce resources.
A public inquiry into the proposed 83-km dual-carriageway from Newbuildings to Aughnacloy is underway — although the outcome would seem to have been pre-empted by statements from former Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness that the road will be gouged across the countryside come what may.
"Let nobody be in any doubt whatsoever that these two vital projects (the A5 and the upgrading of the Larne-Belfast road) will go ahead," Mr McGuinness told the Assembly in January.
However, the list of those with doubts now includes not only the Dublin transport minister, but Conor Murphy's successor at Stormont.
"I will be looking closely at the level of proposed investment on roads such as the A5 . . . ," newly-appointed Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has said. "There are sizable pressures on the capital budget in the department and difficult choices will have to be made."
In contrast, the project has been relentlessly pushed by the nationalist parties, which see it as a practical expression of an all-Ireland dimension. Joint-funding was agreed in 2006 as part of the package which saw Sinn Fein declaring full support for the PSNI.
The plan has been driven from the outset by political, rather than economic, considerations. The interests of the environment haven't figured at all.
Although much has been made by supporters of the scheme of the supposed business benefits for areas adjacent to the route and for the neglected North-West generally, no evidence for this proposition has been produced.
But evidence to the contrary emerges in a 2006 e-mail from the Department of Regional Development Roads Service, released last week by Newbuildings-based Alternative A5 Alliance (AA5A) spokesman Victor Christie.
"The route to which you refer proposes a parallel motorway from Derry to Ballygawley (A5) to Armagh to Newry (A28). Unfortunately, the traffic figures on this route (approximately 13,000 and 9,000 vehicles annual average daily traffic respectively) do not merit the construction of a motorway, as a viable business case is not achievable, even based on traffic growth over the next 30 years . . .
"In our current strategic road Improvement programme we have the A5 Omagh Throughpass (£10m) . . . Roads Service is proposing £130m of improvements on the A5 between Londonderry and Victoria Bridge, including bypasses of New Buildings, Magheramason, Strabane and Sion Mills."
The Alternative A5 Alliance has been advocating just such an alternative for rendering the road safer — plus improved public transport and the restoration of the Derry-Dublin rail link — at lobbies and public meetings since then Regional Development Minister Murphy's plan was announced. But the party-political imperative has so far trumped rational argument.
The role of Roads Service has now downgraded in the interim, Mr Murphy having hired in a London consultancy firm at a projected cost of £30m to advise Roads Service on the road.
No cost-benefit comparison of the A5 and the alternative plan has been undertaken. In evidence to the inquiry, DRD project sponsor Conor Loughrey conceded that the alternative had been examined in "no great detail".
The proposed A5 may be unique in bypassing bypasses — the Newtownstewart bypass, completed in 2002, the second stage of the Strabane bypass (2003) and phase three of the Omagh throughpass (2006). The three projects cost a total of more than £20m.
Friends of the Earth director James Orr said last month: "By all means upgrade the existing road, but this billion-pound new road will be a disaster for Northern Ireland... It will be a permanent scar and a statement to the folly of our politicians.
"The economic argument is a red herring. Just look what happened in southern Ireland. The obsession with gleaming new roads did nothing to prevent economic collapse."
Quite so. The dual-carriageway is a social and environmental cul-de-sac. Time for a u-turn.
Eamonn McCann was honoured in the Amnesty International Media Awards last week for his reporting of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
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Augusta, GA (WJBF) — On Thursday night, the GreenJackets didn't get their first hit until the 7th inning. Friday night wasn't much better.
The GreenJackets were held hitless into the 6th and fell to the RiverDogs 2 nothing. It was the 2nd straight loss to Charleston and Augusta has scored just 1 run so far in the series.
The two teams will continue the 4-game series Saturday night.