text: Eclipse Community Forums - RDF feed https://www.eclipse.org/forums/ Eclipse Community Forums Querying ManyToMany relationship https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/203372/650062/#msg_650062 we have a MedaItem class, which has a bidirectional ManyToMany relationship to the Genre class. MovieItem and SeriesItem derives from MediaItem. How can I query this relationship to get only the MovieItems or only the SeriesItems with a specific genre? And: which type of query is the "best" therefore? NamedQuery, Criteria Query... Are there queries in a form like this "select item from MovieItem item where item.genres CONTAINS :genre" ? Thanks Dirk]]> dreske Missing name 2011-01-21T15:20:20-00:00 Re: Querying ManyToMany relationship https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/203372/650362/#msg_650362 JPQL queries on a class will bring in all subclass instances as well. So a query on MediaItem will bring in MovieItem and SeriesItems as well unless the TYPE operator is used to filter for a particular set of class types. You can also query directly on a subclass directly to exclude its parent/sibling classes ie: "Select item from MovieItem item, IN(item.genres) genre where genre = :genre" Or both MovieItem and SeriesItems: "Select item from MediaItem item, IN(item.genres) genre where genre = :genre and TYPE(item) in (MovieItem, SeriesItem)" Specifing IN within the select clause is not required ,as you can probably use MEMBER OF function on the item.genres as well, ie ":genre MEMBER OF item.genres" Best Regards, Chris]]> Chris Delahunt 2011-01-24T16:03:31-00:00


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Stopping smoking
Hello all,
I am new to this site. Have a bit of a history with rapid weight loss and then dramatic weight gain.... lets just say... I cheated! I'm now trying to do things healthily. I'm 5 ft 8 so aiming for a 1500 cals a day diet, and excersise 30 mins 3 or 4 days a week. Ive been on track for 2weeks now (A huge achievement for me) But weight isn't going down, some days it appears to have increased...maybe its my body trying to sort its metabolism and stuff out? I def look more toned.
So, its probably bad timing, but i want to stop smoking. have not smoked for a whole day. im worried as I have heard lots of stories about people putting on weight when they stop smoking... does anyone have any tips?
I quit smoking Jan 2nd... was also in fear of gaining even more weight so on Jan 26 I decided since I had quit smoking I'd better change my eating habits as I was up to 225lbs. I have been eating all healthy since and have been exercising 6 days a week. Drinking lots of water as well. Although in the beginning I did use an electronic cigarette, my mindset this time is different... I quit for myself,my health. I no longer use the electronic cigarette and I attribute a healthier lifestyle for my lack of craving for them. As of last friday I weighed in at 190! 35 lb loss in just 2 months!! I am no longer in the obese catagory... I am simply overweight and can't wait to hit my next goal of "normal weight"!!!
I'm a smoker as well and I would also like to quit. I smoke a lot out of boredom, I've noticed that on days I exercise more or I'm just more active in general I don't want to smoke as much.
I also smoke a lot when I'm driving, just out of habit, so I've stared leaving my cigs at home when I'm running errands.
I'm not saying that I'm "quitting" because that seems to make me want to smoke more and I always wind up failing and feeling bad about it so, it just seems like I'm slowly starting to eliminate them without even thinking about just by changing a few habits.
Right now, I'm still smoking, just not as much... hope this helps at least a little. When I ask for advice I get tired of hearing the same things over and over again so try to think a little bit outside of the box!
Thanks guys. Well done on all that weight loss Jessie. Generally Im ok not smoking when ive not been drinking... so its helped me to cut out drinking as much... but I still cant drink and not smoke...
My weight has been the same for a while... I have upped my excersise tho, maybe its just muscle weight? I think i'll try going by measurements as my scales seem to have it in for me!
Hey guys, firstly - well done for wanting to stop - that's the first step taken! I stopped 2 years ago last week and it was honestly the best thing I have ever done. I went cold turkey. Just picked a date and stopped. I went on holiday to a couple of friends house who didn't smoke which probably made it a bit easier as the temptation to smoke in the house wasn't there. I did put on weight which has brought me to this web site now. I put on about 20lbs, but can't blame all that on stopping smoking - most of it I would probably have put on anyway! The good thing now though is that when I started exercising I didn't have the smoking unfitness to battle with along with the fat unfitness (if that makes any sense!).
I was at a wedding at the weekend, and had a bit of a smug smile inwardly at all the poor souls who had to keep going outside for a smoke and then coming back in smelling foul. 2 more great reasons for giving up.
Go for it. It will be horrible for the first wee while, but the feelings of achievement you get once you quit are more than enough to make up for the brief discomfort!:D
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statements in a strict chronological treatment, they are nonetheless valuable for
their exhaustive review of relevant sources. In this respect, Quirarte has done an
admirable service-and most artistically. The introductory historical chapters re-
ly on traditional sources, an appendix provides a useful list and description of
the colonial documents consulted, and a glossary contains definitions of chiefly
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The Legacy of Vzcente Guerrero, Mexico's Fzrst Black Indzan Preszdent. By Theodore G.
Vincent. (Tallahassee: University Press of Florida, 2oo1. Pp. xiii+336. Illus-
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notes, bibliography, index. ISBN o-8130-244-22-6. $55.00, cloth.)
On the morning of February 14, 1831, deposed Mexican president Vicente
Guerrero was led before a firing squad in a courtyard of the Dominican
monastery at Cuilapan, outside the city of Oaxaca. After confessing his transgres-
sions but defending his actions in support of the nascent Mexican state, Guer-
rero was executed, becoming the fourth of the five leading figures in the Wars
for Independence to meet such a fate. In this study of Mexico's "first black Indi-
an president," Theodore Vincent examines Guerrero's contributions to the
modern Mexican nation, both those he achieved prior to his untimely death,
and afterwards through individuals whom he inspired, focusing particularly on
his subject's commitment to racial justice and equality.
Vincent does an admirable job in sketching the arc of Guerrero's life, which
has received scant biographical attention. This oversight is surprising, especially
when one considers the remarkable nature of his ascent (from mule driver to
national hero) and his critical importance to the Independence movement (first
as a general, and then as a political leader). Still more impressive to Vincent
than the fact of these accomplishments is how Guerrero used his power once in
office to champion the rights of Mexico's racial minorities, demonstrated most
forcefully by his 1829 presidential edict abolishing slavery. It is worth noting,
however-as Vincent does-that Guerrero bowed to pressure from irate Texas
slaveowners and exempted them from this decree.
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estimated 300,00o Africans brought to New Spain, whose role in the Indepen-
dence movement and the creation of the new republic has been overlooked. He
argues persuasively for their importance in the armed struggle against the Span-
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The Albert Haynesworth tampering incident was back in the news this week with a Yahoo Sports report that the NFL had officially opened an investigation into the matter.
If so, where does that leave the Tennessee Titans in all of this?
Well, officially with no comment on the matter — the same thing that NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told The City Paper during an inquiry about the matter this week.
Indications are that the Titans don't really have a real desire to push the issue for their own gain. In other words, they're not expecting to be rewarded with an extra draft pick in the matter, even if it is proven that Washington tampered with Haynesworth, who signed a record-setting $100 million deal with the Redskins just five hours into free agency.
Tennessee still has not filed a written formal complaint in the matter, according to sources, even as the report surfaced of the 'reopened' investigation.
Remember, too, that according to a City Paper report earlier, the Titans never really budged off a four-year, $34 million offer made to Haynesworth during their exclusive negotiating window. So, it isn't as if any alleged contact between Haynesworth's camp and the Redskins thwarted a deal in Tennessee for the defensive tackle to stay.
The Titans appear quite content to allow NFL investigators to determine if the circumstantial evidence in the matter amounts to any wrongdoing, and the issue is not one Tennessee's front office appears to be wringing its hands on either.
Still, if it is somehow proven that the allegations are true, there probably would be at least a small sense of satisfaction at Baptist Sports Park, even if it means nothing more for the Titans than a gratifying "I told you so."
I think "Tampering" with NFL free agents has been going on since the onset of free agency in the NFL. Every year, a BIG NAME FREE AGENT signs with another NFL just hours after Free Agency opens, yet NONE of the OTHER 31 NFL make a big deal about another NFL "TAMPERING" with their players, ONLY THE TITANS AND THEIR CRYBABY FANS!! Didn't the Titans sign Yancy Thigpen from the Pittsburgh Steelers just a hour or two after he became a FREE AGENT 10 years ago. How did they get that deal done in such a short time if they WEREN'T TAMPERING?
The Titans have not filed a complaint, jwk. If you could read, you might have seen that.
Any ongoing investigation is being lead by the NFL.
Maybe not now, but the Titans were the ones complaining about Tampering after Haynesworth signed with the Redskins, as it was reported by the SPORTS MEDIA in Nashville.
Ah yes, the omniscient sports media. No way they could be wrong.
Looks like you got me on that one. Curses, foiled again!
BTW, Terry, Haynesworth is gone. Let's move on, shall we?
Yes, let's please move on. Albert has played his best year of football and the Titans are no longer stuck with him.
George Plaster, Hope Hines, Mark Howard, Jim Wyatt, John McLaine and even Terry McCormick were some of members of the Nashville Sports Media that stated the Titans HAD ASKED the NFL to look into "Possible Tampering " by the Redskins with the signing of Albert Haynesworth. This was what these members of the media were stating back in March.
Also, if you read the atricle above, it states the Titans have no desire to push the issue for their OWN gain.
jw, why don't you move on to something you know about and stop worrying about OUR Titans. You are one of the biggest whiners that posts here. Yes, I know it would be hard to find something that you know about.


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Silverlight Player Crashes in Firefox
So any new fixxes or workarounds for this? Do find it odd that the player on:
doesn't get that error. They must have the solution but what is it?
@DTK: is this still happening for you? We modified our player to not use full-screen pinning when in FireFox, therefore avoiding the bug... but if you are still seeing it then I'm confused.
@DTK: FYI, I went and tried that page in FireFox and it froze my FF browser when I agreed to the security prompt. Is it possible you already gave silverlight.net permission from another browser (like IE) ?
I've seen this behaviour with other players, even other Silverlight dialogs like requesting access to my camera, so its a common prblem with those dialogs, not a C9 specific problem.
FF: 3.6.15 (20110303), SL Plug-in: 4.0.60129.0
I'm having no problems with it at all, even on previous versions of FF and SL, only the 1st time I run in fullscreen I have to add an exception (by popup warning) to let FF launch SL in fullscreen for Ch9 site (url)
Some camera drivers are bugged and crash cause any access to the cam (even if only to inspect the cam name and supported resolutions) trigger the cam app to launch.
I see lots of this behavior cause on my old work I have to deal with video conferencing (by apps and browser apps) and every cam (and even on every model inside the same brand) have corner cases
Try see if the cam have updated drivers, but not much to do unless write a report for SL forum and cam tech forum (if have)
@Duncanma: I'm building my own player and run into this "crashing" behavior. But on the player I mentioned ( http://www.silverlight.net/learn/videos/all/fullscreen-window-pinning/ )
I just get the security question (as it should be) and no crashing. I haven't accepted it in other browsers and can go fullscreen in Firefox and get the security box time after time without crashing. So I'm wondering what did they do different...
@DTK: Odd, because I also get the security prompt on that player, but it *does* crash my version of FireFox. This bug has been filed with the SL team though, and I know it has been discussed with the FireFox team as well, so hopefully one team or the other will make the changes required to fix it. For now, we've coded our player to not do full screen pinning if the user is using FireFox
Problem can be solved from IE untill microsoft get them self together, i have reported the bug to microsoft and asked why the popup request should be there, and if it not was to joke around with people
anyone knows what crtl+alt+del, esc, & power-button is if they can't get out of full-screen...
You guys at Microsoft should really sort this out, it reflects badly on you. This bug has been on your player for at least 6 months now. I develop on the Microsoft platform, however like most other developers, I also refuse to use IE. Restricting your audience due to the browser of choice is just an epic fail.
@GarveysGhost: We don't restrict you though, we just have a small difference in functionality between our player in FF and our player in other browsers. We disable the 'pinned' full screen feature in FF, but you are still able to watch the video and even go full screen in FF. Let me know if that isn't the case, we certainly do not intend to block people from watching our videos in FireFox.
Same thing here.
I find it crashes every time I try to launch fullscreen mode, but only the first time.
After the browser freezes for a couple of minutes, it comes back to life and tells me silverlight has crashed. When I then reload the stream and click on fullscreen it works fine.
Here's a solution that worked for me, it doesn't require you to use another browser:
I didn't find the entry specified in the link, but when I set dom.ipc.plugins.enabled to false, it worked - pop up don't make FF crash anymore and I can give the video full screen access.
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Stan Chesley's house, worth more than $11 million.
Editor's Note: Cincinnati native Stan Chesley, considered the father of the modern-day class action lawsuit, won billions of dollars on behalf of thousands of clients. At his peak he was among the most successful plaintiff's lawyers in the nation, if not the world. A single case brought it tumbling down. This is the second in a four-part series that examines the man who is loathed by his detractors just as fiercely as he's defended by his friends. There is occasional profanity.
CINCINNATI - What some term bull, others call chutzpah. Whatever the label, there's little doubt Stan Chesley has it in spades.
"He has balls as big as brass bells," said one local attorney who did not want to be named. "He's done it all on balls and bullshit and been very successful."
Chesley's storied legal career ended in April when he abruptly retired from practicing law in Ohio just a month after the Kentucky Supreme Court permanently disbarred him. Before that, though, he played a lead role in many of the most high-profile mass injury – or mass tort – cases of the past generation.
He figured out early on that insurance companies would rather settle such suits than fight in court and risk a jury verdict, the local attorney said.
Chesley, dubbed the "Master of Disaster" for his success, has won billions over the years on behalf of his clients in many of this generation's most high-profile cases. Consider:
• $200 million settlement with Dow Chemical in 1983 for injuries to Vietnam War veterans who had been exposed to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.
• $165 million settlement with Pfizer Inc. in 1992 for patients who had received the Bjork-Shiley artificial heart valve – a pioneering case in medical device class-action cases.
• $3.2 billion settlement with Dow Corning in 1998 for women with silicone breast implants.
• $206 billion in the controversial tobacco suit in which Chesley served as lead counsel for settlement negotiations.
• $90 million settlement in the class action lawsuit involving child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Covington.
An associate estimates Chesley's firm won between 80 percent and 85 percent of his cases, either by settling or prevailing at trial.
"Many lawyers will tell you, they never knew anybody who could settle a case better than Stanley," said U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott, Chesley's wife. "He just had like a sixth sense about it."
Or as Chesley friend and Washington, D.C., lawyer Kenneth Feinberg put it: "He knows how to get to yes."
Next page: What did it all add up to?
%page_break% Not All Wins
But the scrappy lawyer who grew up in Avondale, the son of Jewish Ukrainian immigrants, didn't win every case.
He spent $2 million developing a settlement for poisoning victims in Bhopal, India, after the 1984 Union Carbide gas plant disaster. The original settlement was rejected, and the case eventually settled for more than $475 million in India. But the agreement included no fees for Chesley.
And in the 1984 Bendectin case, Chesley was part of a team of lawyers representing plaintiffs who argued the anti-nausea drug caused birth defects. Chesley negotiated a $120 million settlement, which other plaintiffs' attorneys rejected as too low. The case went to trial, and the jury sided with the defense. Chesley's firm had invested $3 million in that case.
Here in Cincinnati, Chesley and his firm represented Hamilton County in an anti-trust suit against the Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football League. And he took on the local powerhouse firm Taft, Stettinius & Hollister in a probate case over the estate of Austin "Dutch" Knowlton. Knowlton was the first husband of U.S. District Judge Dlott, and owned a large stake in the Bengals years ago.
A judge dismissed the county's suit, saying it was filed too late, and a jury ruled against Chesley in the probate case.
Still, in a 2004 interview, Chesley estimated his firm had recovered nearly $7 billion for clients since he began doing mass tort litigation in the 1970s.
"We have substantial income," he said at the time. "We're a very successful firm."
Chesley declined repeated requests to be interviewed for this WCPO Digital series.
Some speculate the 77-year-old might be uncharacteristically silent because of a pending civil suit related to the fen-phen diet drug case, which resulted in the disbarment of Chesley and four other lawyers.
While two other lawyers went to prison for their role in that Kentucky-based case, Chesley was never accused of a crime. However, the Kentucky Supreme Court found he was overpaid for his role in negotiating a $200 million settlement in the case. The court also ruled he committed eight counts of professional misconduct relating to fees and the payment agreement among the attorneys.
"(Chesley) engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation following the initial distribution of client funds and concealed unethical handling of client funds by others,'' the court said in its March 21 ruling to permanently disbar him.
The civil case seeks recovery of the money for plaintiffs who took the controversial drug.
Chesley has vehemently denied wrongdoing in that case.
Wealthy Showman
Chesley's wins made him rich and powerful. He has bristled at questions about his wealth in the past. But he's maintained one of the most opulent offices in Cincinnati, an expansive, well appointed room with a ceiling painted gold.
Whatever Chesley has earned from all those cases, it was enough to buy an $8 million house in Indian Hill back in 2004 with space for his 20-plus-luxury automobile collection, which then included Jaguars, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Bentleys and Rolls-Royce cars.
And all the while Chesley was building his law business and personal wealth; he also was building his status as a local and national philanthropic powerhouse.
Coming Tomorrow: Grandpa Philanthropist, Political Fundraiser.
To inner-city Cincinnati kids he's the guy who has paid to keep the pools open, to Holocaust victims he is the man who worked for free to win them millions in reparations, to Democrats he is the donor with deep pockets. To his children's children, he's simply "Baba" or "Papa."
Read the first installment and follow this entire four-part series at http://www.wcpo.com/generic/news/local_news/Stan-Chesley-How-a-single-case-dethroned-the-Prince-of-Torts.
iPad users can read the entire four part series now in the WCPO iPad app, free in the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wcpo-9-for-ipad-cincinnati/id481447058?mt=8


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Hey everyone we here at the shop just wanted to let everyone know the $50/hour special is over thank you for your bussiness
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Hey everyone, we here at Showtime Tattooing just wanted to remind you all that we began running a shop special of $50 an hour for those who are looking to get work started at an unbeatable price. Call the shop or visit our website and E-mail us for details. If you'd prefer to just swing by feel free we will be happy to answer any and all questions. ALL APPOINTMENTS MUST BE SET UP IN PERSON AT THE SHOP.
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Back in 2008 when I was first getting started as a writer, I was able to get on board with a small, independent computer game developer based upon my many years as a gamer and fantasy/sci-fi nerd. I spent 8 month writing and editing quests, storyline, dialogue and filler content for a game that then spent the next 2 years floating around in various stages of development.
Independent projects are often like that, because they are funded out of pocket and rely more on passion than big budgets and 100+ million dollar marketing packages.
However, I am pleased to announce that Academagia: The Making of Mages is now officially released to the public
This is a game targeted for kids to young adults, although I can assure you there are plenty of hidden gems out there for adults who have a passion for adventure and good fantasy. The best way to describe it would be to say it is an adventure game for kids of all ages.
At first glance it might appear to be a Harry Potter look-alike, but that is far from the truth. While the premise of the game itself is set at a magical university where students come to study, the world is vastly different from anything else you have ever seen before. The storylines of the game showcase the unique background and history of the world while involving you, a newly-minted apprentice, in the task of finding a familiar and coming to grips with your newfound powers, all while working your way through the intricacies of getting to know your fellow students, the whimsies of your fantastical professors, and plenty of magic to boot.
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tyrocidine, tyrocidin(noun)
a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
a polypeptide antibiotic produced by bacteria in the soil
Tyrocidine is a mixture of cyclic decapeptides produced by the bacteria Bacillus brevis found in soil. It can be composed of 4 different amino acid sequences, giving tyrocidine A–D. Tyrocidine is the major constituent of tyrothricin, which also contains gramicidin. Tyrocidine was the first commercially available antibiotic, but has been found to be toxic toward human blood and reproductive cells. The function of tyrocidine within its host B. brevis is thought to be regulation of sporulation. Tyrocidines A, B, and C are cyclic decapeptides. The biosynthesis of tyrocidine involves three enzymes. Parts of its sequence are identical to gramicidin S.
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An antibiotic mixture produced by Bacillus brevis which may be separated into three components, tyrocidines A, B, and C. It is the major constituent (40-60 per cent) of tyrothricin, gramicidin accounting for the remaining 10-20 per cent active material. It is a topical antimicrobial agent, that is very toxic parenterally.
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Creating a backup of your Joomla 2.5 website, or any website actually, is a very important process. It's often required to restore your website to a previous version (using a backup). A very popular Joomla 2.5 backup tool is Akeeba Backup. In this tutorial series, we'll show you how to use Akeeba Backup. The very first thing you'll need to do is download and install Akeeba Backup.h2>How to install Akeeba Backup for Joomla 2.5
- Visit this url and download akeeba backup.
When visiting the above page, click the "Akeeba Backup" heading. Then click the heading for the latest stable release. We clicked "3.4.3(Stable)". Finally, click "Download now" under Akeeba Backup Core.
- Log into your Joomla Admin
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- Under Upload Package File, click Browse and locate the file you downloaded above. Then click Upload & Install
- After clicking Upload & Install, you should see a message that states Installing component was successful.
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Eleanor Flood knows she's a mess. But today will be different. Today she will shower and put on real clothes. She will attend her yoga class after dropping her son, Timby, off at school. She'll see an old friend for lunch. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action - life happens.
For today is the day Timby has decided to pretend to be ill to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day surgeon Joe has chosen to tell his receptionist - but not Eleanor - that he's on vacation. And just when it seems that things can't go more awry, a former colleague produces a relic from the past - a graphic memoir, which tells of family secrets long buried and a sister to whom Eleanor never speaks.
From the dazzling pen of Maria Semple, author of best-selling Where'd You Go, Bernadette, comes a hilarious and life-affirming story about a woman who wakes up determined to be her best self.
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+1 to ubiquity radios. Solid, cheap.

We use them at Noisebridge. They have been working great. (Some people complain, but it's always our internet connection that sucks)

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 On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Bob Eastbrook <email@example.com> wrote:
 > My Netgear N600 WiFi router has served me faithfully, but lately has
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 > I'm looking for recommendations. I could just get a new WiFi access
 > point and keep pfSense around, or I could consolidate everything into
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 At home, I run a Soekris net4801 running Debian/GNU Linux and am doing
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 For WiFi access, I use a combination of a Cisco Aironet AP1200 for 2.4
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 I love having a Linux box, as I can run and do just about anything I
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 It's a low-horsepower platform, but it's great for routing < 500 Mbit speeds.

 If you're looking to experiment, I'd echo Adrian's suggestion that you
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Review: Dawn of the Jedi: Force War #4
Posted in: Comics, Featured, ReviewsPublished: February 19, 2014
Story: John Ostrander & Jan Duursema Script: John Ostrander Pencils: Jan Duursema Inks: Dan Parsons Colors: Wes Dzioba Lettering: Michael Heisler Cover Art: David Michael Beck The Rakatan Infinite Empire has dealt a heavy blow to the Je'daii, forcing them back to the planet Tython and blinding their Force seers. Now it's not only the future of the Je'daii and the Tython system that is in danger but the entire galaxy. At the heart of the planet Tython is a long forgotten secret that in the hands of the ferocious Rakata could spell doom for everyone. The more time we spend with the Rakatans, the more horrible and vicious that they seem to be. Everytime we see them, we see some new thing they have that makes them just truly evil. Even the Sith at their worst never seemed to be this evil. The Rakatans are powering their ship with the tortured force energy of the slaves they have captured. This is a nice call back to the original Knights of the Old Republic where we saw a similar idea powering the Rakatan built Star Forge. The Je'daii armies are in full retreat, the Force seers have been blinded and cut off from the Force, but they continue to fight and refuse to surrender. They might just have a few tricks left to stop the Rakatans. The Force has been working and guiding the Je'daii to this moment for a long time. An ancient holocron and a vision of the future may show a way to defeat the Rakatans and save the Je'daii. Dawn of the Jedi has always had jam packed issues. John Ostrander and Jan Duursema have continued to show just how much story you can do in 22 pages, and this issue is no different. It's an action packed issue with very few breaks. We have a dogfight air battle, a slave revolt, ground battles, an air battle with beast riders, and that's only the first half of the book. Even with all the action, there is still room for character work as well. It never feels like we are getting action just for action's sake. The action scenes are large scale battles, but in the classic Star Wars tradition the large battles are a diversion, hiding the more important personal battle. Here it is a race to the bottom of the great chasm on Tython past the chaos barrier where none have returned. Story threads going back to the first issue are coming together and we are beginning to see how each piece of the puzzle fits. It may only be 14 issues ago, but with the isolated story arcs instead of an ongoing title it could be very easy to just ignore those threads and not tie everything together. It really is a shame we may only have one more issue of Dawn of the Jedi to come. Advanced Review Copy (ARC) courtesy of Dark Horse. All staff members can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Chelsea Building Products has hired Matthew Coulson as its research and development engineer specializing in proprietary PVC formulations. As part of Chelsea's research department, Coulson will focus on the continued improvement of their PVC and composite PVC formulations.
Coulson has nearly 20 years of experience in chemical engineering and polymer science. Coulson holds a Master of Science Degree in Polymer Science. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering.
Mark Ammer, Director of Operations and Research/Development of Chelsea Building Products stated that, "Matt brings a wealth of knowledge on polymers in industrial and commercial applications. He is a great fit in our organization as we are always looking to improve the properties and performance of our extrusion products."


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Webtrends integrates with Marin Software
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Webtrends has been fairly aggressively trying to catch up to its competitors through a number of purchase Transpond (Social Mobile Marketer), Widemile (Testing & Optimising) and ClickShift (Ad Optimisation) and the partnership with Marin Software could easily develop into an acquisition. Webtrends is now the only enterprise level web analytics platform that is still privately owned and not part of a bigger software company but its clear that sooner or later it will either have to merge or be bought out.
MediaPost has reported Webtrends & Marin Software have signed a license agreement which also involves the integration of their technology platforms. The move is smart as it allows companies to link the entire campaign metrics similar to Overdrive's Social Eye social media ROI dashboard.
The benefit is that companies can analyse website traffic via webtrends analytics platform to measure campaign performance and goals/revenues and adjust the paid campaigns through their Webtrends Ads which is now powered by Marin Software to improve or optimise their traffic. The benefit for those using Marin Software is they can now collect details on organic traffic to source new keywords for SEM campaigns and measure its impact on brand awareness for a particular product or service, similar to Google Campaign Insights.
Facebook Integrations
Webtrends announced one of the first analytics solutions for Facebook fan activity and interactions that happens inside Facebook on custom tabs , Facebook apps and shares back in March 2010. Also just recently Marin Software had announced their bid management platform now allows for managing Facebook ads, but has layered over the ability to use algorithmic bidding, advanced audience segmentation and ad testing/rotation features. The companies are working along very close paths and by using API integration it is easier to pass data between platforms and reduces incorrect decisions made based on poorly aligned data that previously processed manually to find patterns.
Benefits in buying ads?
The benefits of being able to successfully purchase advertising space on Facebook with a pure focus on measurable campaign objectives and optimise the campaign to deliver the most sales or leads does offer an strong incentive for more agencies to examine their platform. The obvious other benefits is the time saved in reporting and analysis which allows for larger and more complex campaigns to be run more efficient with less cost and decreased wasted spend.
Google Analytics Competitor?
It moves their technology platform closer to a true competitor for Google Analytics which has continued to integrate with DoubleClick and AdWords. While the recent updates to Microsoft adCenter do improve the market place for advertisers it doesn't integrate as well as this agreement. It will be likely that a number of technology companies will be looking at either increasing their purchases of smaller players or examining how much a bid for the two companies would cost. Webtrends has continued to remain a niche player with only around 1,000 clients or around 1.74% of all web analytics installs compared to Google Analytics 48.9% of the market.
Who would buy the combined Webtrends/Marin Software company?
It would be a smart move for one of the search networks such as Microsoft adCenter, AOL or even ASK to buy the two companies as it will finally allow for a real competitor to emerge to Google Analytics. The a smarter purchase of Webtrends/Marin Software would be by one of the two leading social media platforms that are trying to show their investors they have a solid business model for earning revenue and their ad network is more than just an experiment for advertisers. If Twitter or Facebook purchased the combined Webtrends/Marin Software company it would allow for them to expand their Ad network and rapidly scale their value to advertisers.
The dark horse in the market is Apple, which based on Google's purchase of Urchin which forms the base of their web analytics it would possibly approved by the FTC and European competition watchdogs who want more than one powerful player in the market. IBM would likely be locked out of any more purchases in the analytics space due to its recent consumption of two of Webtrends biggest competitors.
Webtrends competitors purchased
- Unica was purchased by IBM on the 13th August 2010
- Coremetrics was purchased by IBM on 15th June 2010
- Omniture was purchase by Adobe on 15th September 2009
- Urchin Software was acquired by Goolge on 29th March 2005
The upgrade has begun with existing accounts and any new advertisers will have to wait until October 2010 to start using Webtrends Ads for their digital campaigns. It will be interesting to see what competitors such as Kenshoo, Efficient Frontier or Acquisio might be doing over the next few weeks to counter this technology marriage. I say the analytics market needs some more consolidation and plenty of more agreements to share API access and cross platform integrations would be welcomed by most advertisers and agencies.
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I Live In A Sexless MarriageI have spent the past few hours reading all your valuable advises posted. How reassuring to know that I am not in it alone. Allow me to bore you with my story to see if it resonates with any of your experiences.
Married for 37 years and am now in my late 50's. Yes, I married young while I was still in college. Life was carefree then. We started having arguments and fights over trivia things 4-5 years into the marriage. As both of us were and still are very independent and of strong characters, we began channeling and redirecting our energy in developing our respective careers and growing further apart mentally and physically as both our jobs required a lot traveling. Physical intimacy between us was never strong to start out with and it literally stopped about 25 years ago! Yes, I am in what you would call a sexless marriage. We don't even kiss, hug or hold hands. As much as I felt something was missing in our relationship and at times felt frustrated, I just let it slip by all these years and continued to submerge myself into work and the day to day mundane. To our friends and family, we are the perfect couple, well established, worldly and always entertaining. But only I know how empty I have been feeling inside. About 8 years ago, the stress of corporate life, menopause and perhaps "late-life" crises finally did me in. I left the corporate and embarked on a life changing and soul searching journey taking a less demanding contract job and engaging more time in leisure activities trying to "rediscover" myself. My husband having his own business and a workaholic on the contrary is busier than ever. He is out of town most of the time and vows to never retire. I try to live my life by the motto of taking full control and responsibility of my emotional happiness and well-being. But in the past 10 years, it is becoming a very daunting task. I am tired of escaping! I want a marriage whatever that means. The post-menopausal depression and all the mixed "late-life" crisis emotions make life even more difficult to bear and further intensify the situation! I don't feel loved and don't know what to expect from my marriage or if I actually have one. I tried to talk to my husband and on several occasions broke down crying which was so not me. As much as he felt uncomfortable about the idea of possible divorce, he reacted very calmly and said he wanted me to be happy and would do whatever to save our marriage. Well, several months have passed since our last serious talk and he is back on the road again and life is back to "normal" – nothing changed and I am still lost and depressed!
I wonder if I would be better off on my own than feeling stuck in a loveless marriage! Having the expectation and feeling deprived is what killing me!
Let go of him and find the happiness and contentment you're looking for. Why suffer much longer? Move on. You got no kids except friends and relatives to think about. What about you?, as a person you're searching for something, go for it, don't let them stop you. I'm saying this because I'm doing it myself. It is not easy for me though because I got two kids, 20 and 17. I made the decision to split from him because I can't take thinking that I'm not going to the sunset of my life feeling miserable, unwanted, etc, etc. I stayed this long because of the children and as you said it yourself friends, relatives, people we know thinking we are a perfect couple. I've been simmering for a long time already and one day I just decided this is it! ENOUGH! I've lost the respect in him, I don't want him to touch or even go near me. I want my life, confidence back and enjoy what is out there for me. I want to exist in this world without being subjected to any unpleasant criticism. As for happiness, nah I just want peace of mind and sleep well at night, I'll be happy with that. Make a decision and I hope that whatever it is, you will benefit from it. Never mind the people around you, they will surely understand. It's a beautiful world, we should enjoy whatever is out there for us. Wish you all the best!
Hhhmmmm. Whisk it off, flirt a little bit. A bit of this, a bit of that, put on a nice clothes and go out there and feel good. Try a different atmosphere outside you home. See what happen and compare the difference. Don't forget to smile even if you're feeling down. Don't let it get into you. Enjoy that youthful look you possessed. Remember we aged but with grace. It is just a number added to us every year but don't let it stop you from doing /achieving whatever it is you love doing.
Wayyyyy to goooo! Enjoy as if there's no more tomorrow !
I've been with my wife 16yrs the last 3-4 yrs I'm getttin none or real close to none
Time passes and people change. They may change a little or they may change a lot, as you have. The changes might be gradual, evolutionary, or dramatic, revolutionary as they have been for you.

The problem is that your husband has not changed like you have if at all. Worse than that he seems to be singularly driven. He is probably an all or nothing sort of guy. He says he is never going to retire, he doesn't need to but he doesn't need to be married to the business. What drives him? Does he even know? Is it a fear of being without? Is it being driven by the satisfaction of being good at what he does?

Another problem is that although your husband says he will do what it takes to save the marriage and probably is sincere at the time he says it, he doesn't really understand it and won't truly miss it until it is no longer there and at that stage he will realise that it is too late. He will protest that he didn't truly understand and that he wasn't given a proper chance to address the issue, but he will inwardly realise that it is too late. He also possibly only wants to save the marriage to save the shared resources but then they are not all his merely because you are in a marriage.

The bottom line is he can't take the **** with him to the grave and who is he going to leave it for, the tax man, charity, off-spring?

How do you wake him up? Do you even truly want to waken him up given the long-term history and prognosis? Is it fair after all this time to just expect him to change because you have?

If your instinct, your emotions tell you "I should leave" then leave. If you have the resources to allow you to do that and be independent you don't realise how blessed you are. Also, you don't need to be married at your stage of life to be loved. You can seek love (and sex) ba<x>sed purely on the quality of the personal relationship you are prepared to enter into. At your stage of life the formality of marriage is only likely to bring more practical problems rather than solutions for you. Commitment is what you are seeking. You can be committed without marriage and as you have discovered you can be non-committed within marriage.
The friends issue, is it really important enough to hold back? This sort of situation is when you find who are friends and who are mere acquaintances. Some of those friends may be having troubles of their own that you don't even know about yet. True friends believe in live-and-let-live. Real friends may disagree but they either keep it to themselves or they provide opinions without judgements. I'll wager that most of those who get righteous and judgemental you can identify in advance; they're just those sort of people. Here is a challenge for you. Of those who do judge you, face them head on. If they are still worth keeping as friends after it just tell them assertively, confidently and disarmingly that they are wrong that you both have been good at keeping up appearances but no longer. Tell them that you still value them as friends as long as they accept your decision without qualification and that when it comes to a choice between you and him that you will make it easy for them by simply not asking them to choose. No doubt some of those friends may be his friends that you have been adopted by and have adopted. The cards for them will have to fall where they will. That is when you will find out if they are friends of a friend or a first person friend. Those sorts of friends are completely and quickly replaceable. Such are the hard facts of life. What sort of divorce do you think you are going to end up having, an acrimonious one or a co-operative one? If you can both manage the latter and remain on at least cursory civil speaking terms then it will make it easier on joint friends. However, worthwhile friends find some way of walking a delicate line between both parties mostly by implicitly or explicitly making it clear that they are not going to take sides. Most people find themselves having to do that nowadays. I know I have and I know I probably haven't played it as well as I might have, but I have always made it clear what my intent is, irrespective of the delivery of results. Whatever you do take as much time as you need to do it. It sounds to me that you are almost there and it is only going to take a small push to find yourself on the other side.
Do it gradually, don't just packed and go! The attachment is so deep because we are talking here years of being together. Venture outside of your comfort slowly, like baby steps till you find your right footing that it is not too bad to start all over again. Don't rush. It is emotionally painful, scary and sometimes frightening. I repeat, do it gradually. Build up the courage slowly till you're ready. Trust me the feeling is liberating, you'll gain back your confidence. Good luck!
My friend your strength is my strength. I'm about to step outside doing my baby steps myself. Let's do it together. Ok? Let's give each other support. Be strong and we will make it.
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You are correct, you are not alone in this,

It's never to late to find happiness and peace, may life lead you towards it soon.

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May 17, 2012
Tiny Plants Could Cut Costs With No Crop Yield Loss
Burkhard Schulz, a Purdue University assistant professor of plant biochemical and molecular genetics, has discovered an affordable way to create dwarf versions of corn that would need much less water, fertilizer and pesticides and resistant to weather extremes. Schulz used a fungicide to inhibit steroid production in the plants, which is what spurs growth. Additionally, the dwarf versions show no loss in yield. credit: Purdue University


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Skip to comments.The American Medias Last Chance for Redemption
Posted on 10/07/2012 12:21:28 AM PDT by zencycler
Nobodys perfect. Everyone makes mistakes.
Even when those mistakes are conscious, there is always a chance to reverse them, if one catches oneself in time.
Take the wrong route; dont be afraid to do a U-turn and correct the error. Wear the wrong necktie, dress right the next time to correct the impression. Make the wrong choice; dont be afraid to make the right one next time.
The American news media, known collectively as the MainStream Media or MSM for decades now, has made a collective choice: most have been part and parcel of the Democratic Party, either admittedly or not, for generations.
They have acted as a cheering section for Democrat presidents and partisans, not only when it was contrary to their nations interest, but even when it was contrary to their own self-interest. Television ratings, newspaper circulation, and radio ad sales have long proven that blatant left-wing bias is the path to ruin of all but the niche outlets, but that hasnt stopped them. They remain leftist; perhaps their consistency, at least, can be considered admirable.
But there have been moments when the leftist MSM, and even the Democratic Party itself, have stood up and acknowledged an error. It doesnt happen often, but once in a while, lightning strikes....
....The veil was dropped on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, A.D., and everything changed. Without the press to snip only the best soundbites to share with their readers....
....By the end of the debate, Barack Obama looked like he was wishing he were back home in Indonesia, where at least he could have been eating dog instead of crow....
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I hope he was kidding. They are so far beyond redemption it's not even something to discuss except in jest.
I wish there was a way we could collectively punish the MSM for their wreck less 'Obama above truth' mentality.
Good article. Thanks for posting.
Zero is still the dream of the liberal leftists. It will be hard to give him up. But if the next debate is a similar fiasco for 0, then I'm sure the floodgates will open.
"beyond redemption"
Those were the two words that popped into my mind.
I believe in forgiveness, but I, also, believe in acts that justify forgiveness.
I don't believe we will see that in our lifetime.
I'm comforted in that the American people saw what we did last Wednesday night.
Nobody's perfect, eh?
The Devil can't be redeemed.
They can't un-sell your soul to the devil just like you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
We didn't start this war they've waged on Republicans and conservatism, they did, and you know what? They're messing with the wrong people.
There are 2 distinct cultures in America now and most of the media belongs to urban culture centers. They are intent on imposing their will, their way, on the entire nation.
Mainstream media bias is a compilation of several traits: liberal schooling, congregation of its members in elitist circles devoid of any alternate views, a general disdain for the 'normal' American, and a pompous attitude of their worth to society.
For me, their shame began with purposefully hiding (not reporting) FDR's infirmity, on up through covering up JFK's abject womanizing (and also back problems), incessantly hounding RMN, and increasing their 'liberal drug habit' right up to where they tried to explain away a President of the United States getting a bl@w job from an intern while he was speaking on the phone to a US Congressman about the nation's business.......
These media people are utterly despicable and devoid of honor and shame. Their understanding of real America is virtually nonexistent. Even when they are faced with a white-guilt, black vote racism, affirmative action President with absolutely no applicable qualifications for the job, the double-triple down on their coverup - the altitude, he's too busy to prepare, et al.
These people are not just the network boobs you see and here or read about; they are infested in our society like illegal Mexicans - they seem to work hand in hand on the destruction of normal America. They are on your radio drive time gleefully parroting the administrations lies about virtually everything, the economy and jobs. They write the catchy leads on every newspaper in the country, at best giving grudging acknowledgment of a true fact, but having to add their two cents contradicting.... It isn't a case of 'shame' anymore - it is one of being traitors to America
I looked at the stats from earlier in the week...CNN's top four shows are all behind the Comedy Central's dynamic duo of Stewart and Colbert. No one is watching Piers Morgan. The Anderson Cooper numbers are fairly low. Across the spectrum...most of the media's organizations are doing lousy. Pay scale wise, the bosses will eventually come around and add up the revenue. Some folks will take pay cuts.
I agree. Certain members of the media need to be punished.
One would think they'd look at revenue, but I think they'll just go back to a "revenue loss" attitude for their news operations - they did it for decades, up until CNN showed them they could make money, too (in the early Baghdad raid days).....
The worker bees in the news operations are so ideologically bound to their demented loyalty to Obama and Demcrats, they will never give up. They may take pay cuts, but you'll see them getting perks from Obama et al to compensate...
Won't happen. Obama is the realization of the dream of "journalists" for decades to finally get a leftist academic in the White House. And he's a "minority" to boot. Romney obviously won on style not substance in the first debate. And he cheated. He had notes printed on his hanky. The lights were in Obama's eyes. The altitude was too high. Jim Lehrer is a filthy racist. There was a flood somewhere. An earthquake. Tornado. Locusts. It wasn't Obama's fault he lost. In fact, we the lib media, are wondering if Romney really won. That's what's going to happen. The lib media will never apologize and cover the scene fairly. Never.
Let them be fair and balanced, producing credible journalism not because people would find favor, but because it's the right thing to do.
For one night and one night only. They're back to shielding his behind bigtime.
I know from personal experience that producers, anchors, reporters and assignment editors in newsrooms are primarily liberal. It's something about "journalism" that draws them into their careers. I think it's the "public service" aspect. The only balance that exists is generally the photographers/videographers and perhaps a weather or sports person but generally they keep their views to themselves.
Ack. Forgot to remove the first generally in that sentence.
The media has a confirmation bias. I find this evident when I am in the DC Metro area and discussing politics with the local fauna.
They are right PERIOD. Any facts to the contrary are "wrong" and one is told that one does not understand or have the "correct" facts, or that one is certainly not privy to the "real" facts of the matters.
The Beltway mentality, and I include the power center of NY, is one of intractable confirmation bias. It is inculcated in college and remains forever more.
Just like with crack, their DNA has been irreparably damaged by their addiction.
They are irrelavent to the political discourse.
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Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peek: The Witch Is In and Halloween Doodles
It's day two of Taylored Expressions September Release Sneak Peeks and today I have two fun Halloween cards to share with you!!
Today we have another fun game for YOU to join in!! We are playing I Spy!! Be sure to head over to the Taylored Expressions blog to get the full details!!
My first card uses the brand new Halloween Doodles stamp set. This set is so fun and coordinates perfectly with the new Bracket Notecard die that I used yesterday. To start my card I stamped the Jack-o-lantern on Choice Snow White cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I then build the background on another sheet of Choice Snow White Cardstock using Borderlicious, Tangelo and Grape Jelly Memento Ink and a bit of Doodlebug Washi Tape. I used Banner Stacklets 1 to die cut the banner and stamped it with the fun sentiment from Halloween Doodles. I added a couple of buttons and I was done! All of the cardstock I used is from the new Halloween Project Pantry kit featuring Doodlebug Halloween Parade.
For my second project I used the brand new and super fun The Witch Is In die set. These are so adorable and fun with so many uses!
I wanted to keep this card pretty bold and graphic in nature so I didn't do any distressing on this one. I used the Halloween Project Pantry Kit for all my papers. I die cut the witch legs and sock backing using black and orange paper, assembled them and used Orange and Gold Stickles to highlight the buckles and stockings. I embossed the background panel using the Harlequin side of the Spooky Impression Plate. The 31 in the bottom corner is die cut using Circle Numbers and I added Orange Stickles to the inside of this. To finish up I added a bow made with my Bow Easy and some green Liquid Pearl dots.
Here's a look at what you get in the Project Pantry Kit:
That's it for me today! Be sure to join us tonight on Facebook for the September Release Party!!
Carole Burrage
Charmaine Ikach
Heather Jensen
Jen Shults
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Shannon White
Shelly Mercado
Stephanie Kraft
Tammie Edgerton
Taylor VanBruggen
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About Ontonagon
The Village of Ontonagon, founded in 1843, is located at the mouth of the Ontonagon River, which is along the south shore of Lake Superior in the western portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Village is the county seat and the only incorporated municipality in the county.
Most of the Village residential and commercial development is established along the east side of the Ontonagon River with industrial development adjacent to the harbor. The Ontonagon River serves as a drainage basin fed by several streams and flows into Lake Superior. The river also provided an early port for the shipping of copper, lumber, and a fishing industry. The Village utilizes a Village Manager form of government and is governed by a seven-member council.
VILLAGE MAP (will download a PDF)
Michigan Business Opportunities
Ontonagon County, Michigan, is an ideal place to start and run a business. As one of the jewels of the Upper Peninsula, Ontonagon offers a willing work-force and plenty of real estate.
The downtown and waterfront areas are served by the Village water and sewer system. Both utilities cross the Ontonagon River at the island. These crossings are under the riverbed. The Village water system links major rural areas, namely, the Village of Ontonagon, Highway M-64, Silver City, White Pine, and the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
The Village Marina facility is a full-service 38-slip marina which includes a boat hoist, four boat launch ramps, a service building, a fish-cleaning station, and a paved parking and boat storage area.
Wildlife in the Ontonagon area is an abundant resource, ranging from the larger species like black bear, white-tailed deer, and coyote to the smaller species like snowshoe hare, cottontail, ruffed grouse, ducks, and geese. A large variety of fresh-water fish are also abundant in Lake Superior and the small inland lakes. These include such species as walleye, northern pike, trout, musky, bass, and perch.
Village Beach
Access to clean sandy swimming beaches. Relax and enjoy the beautiful sunsets over Lake Superior.
Ontonagon Township Park
Picnicking, camping, playground, shower and bathroom facility, bathing beach.
James K. Paul Park
Tables & sitting benches. Located near the Township Library and the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts.
Village Recreation Facility
Ice skating, ice hockey, restrooms, warming shelter, concession stand, Little League field.
Ontonagon Golf Club
Ontonagon Golf Club
Established 1928
Visitors Welcome!
The Ontonagon Golf Club is owned by the members and open to the public.
A nine hole adventure including the "Famous Par Three Eighth Hole."
The Western most golf club in the USA's Eastern Time zone. Golf our course on a June evening, and perhaps play 'til midnight. Reasonable green fees, Upper Peninsula Golf Association Member discount. Rental riding and pull carts available.
We feature a beautiful clubhouse with a well stocked bar room, light lunches, and full dinners on Friday nights during the season.
Our Pro Shop has the basics on hand. Brand name golf balls, gloves, caps, tees, etc. at great prices.
Men's League – Tuesday Afternoons; Women's League – Thursday Afternoons
And Junior League – Wednesday mornings.


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A quick couple of notes. If you have a chance, hop over to Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust today–I'm talking about how Jean Lafitte inadvertently gave me the idea for Lovely, Dark, and Deep, and you can enter to win the tour prizes! The last episode of LDD as a serial releases today, so it's the last chance to get the full book for $1.99.
There's also a fun thing going on over at the Fantastic Reviews blog. The reviewer, Amy, is pitting River Road against another book, and looks like DJ and Co. will be moving on to the next round!
Now, let's talk trees. Each week on the Southern-Fried Gothic feature, we look at an aspect of Southern and Louisiana life and culture. Today, it's something I love: the live oak.
To scientists, it's quercus virginiana, aka the Southern Live Oak. In many areas of the Southern U.S., it's just another tree. It's only when you reach the Gulf coastal areas—Southeast Texas, the southern coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle—that you find the really old trees with their twisting branches and trunks. Add some drapes of Spanish moss and you have creepy Southern gothic!
In New Orleans, there was a live oak in the courtyard of the building next door to my house that was estimated to be 350 years old and took up a quarter of the block. It was protected by the state, and we'd have to get permission to trim it away from the roof. It's cool to think that tree was standing when Jean Lafitte lived in this area.
A block away is St. Charles Avenue, where the live oaks on the sides of the street form a solid canopy over the neutral ground (what the rest of the world calls a "median") all the way through Uptown and Riverbend. While the flooding of the city after Hurricane Katrina killed many trees (all of the magnolia trees, for example) because the floodwater was salty, the live oaks did fine. They're native to this area and climate and their roots are impervious to the salt. The only ill effect from the hurricane was that they were completely stripped of leaves. The streetcar tracks didn't fare nearly as well.
In New Orleans' City Park are the infamous "Dueling Oaks," where gentlemen such as Andrew Jackson or our favorite pirate would hold duels. Neither of those guys ever lost one, and the trees are still there.
West of New Orleans, along the River Road, the pirate Jean Lafitte ran his stolen goods through a couple of the plantations whose owners were business colleagues. These oaks are there now, and they were there when Jean arrived to spend a weekend with his cronies. This is the entrance to Oak Alley Plantation.
This is the famous Evangeline Oak, located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, immortalized in Longfellow's poem "Evangeline," which dealt with the Acadians' (now Cajun) exile from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755.
And finally, I'll leave you with a tree from the Barataria Preserve south of New Orleans, which probably doesn't look too different than it did in Lafitte's day. Who knows…maybe he was here!
I have a $5 Amazon gift card (or Book Depo equivalent) up for grabs today. What's your favorite tree?


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The 1950-D Jefferson Nickel is considered the key date coin of the series with a mintage of 1,630,030 coins. The low mintage was immediately noted by collectors of the day, which led to widespread hoarding and speculation surrounding the issue.
After the mintage figure was revealed, collectors and even the broader public quickly pulled the coins from circulation. Prices for the issue steadily rose for many years until peaking around $25 per coin. Thus, a full roll of 1950-D Jefferson Nickels obtained from circulation for $2 was worth an incredible $1,000.
Prices eventually fell, as the widespread availability of the perceived rarity was realized. For collectors of today, the issue remains particularly abundant and is almost always encountered in uncirculated grades. The widespread hoarding had the impact of making this otherwise low mintage coin, readily available for future generations. Current pricing is around $15 for an uncirculated 1950-D nickel.
As with most other issues of the Jefferson Nickel series, top graded examples with full steps can drive a significant premium. The few examples graded MS67FS by PCGS have sold for as much as $5,000 each.


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Dr Kumar Private Industrial Training Institute, Patna (Bihar) is as a Industrial Training Center (ITC) under private Management.
Established for technical development for unemployed person to train and able to the purpose of employ or self employ through Dr. Rajdeo Sharma Memorial Trust in 2010. It is under the labour and employment department of Bihar Govt. and is affiliated from National Council of Vocational Training(NCVT) of Directorate General of Employment and Training Dept. under the govt. of India, New Delhi. The Trust has been working in all types of social, cultural, educational training fields.
Today, the organization is actively working in the capital town Patna of Bihar. This institute keeps a special due to well placed arranged workshop with all machinery and equipment, qualified and experienced Instructors, Staff and according to the standard of NCVT, Hence the primary object of the designed training is to make people fit for job as skilled workers in the surrounding industries.


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Summer Time Madness
With the warmer weather on the horizon I thought an update about seasonal events was in order! Everyone is waking up and coming out of hibernation mode. Slowly slinking to the edge of our caves and blinking into that damnable bright light. What the heck is with the Sun anyway?! I was almost blinded exiting a building anyway.
I've already passed a lot of the firsts that come with warmer weather. First sunburn of the season. First mosquito mauling… you know… the normal stuff.
One thing Paul and I are doing this year that is a first for us, is playing on a co-ed softball team. The last time I played softball was in elementary school, so I am a bit rusty, but it is all in good fun! Paul is actually on the co-ed team and the men's team.
I actually forgot how physically exerting running from base to base is. I am more of an endurance person rather than a fast person. Paul decided to go to a track near our house and practice running sprints. I thought this was a good idea, so I went too; thinking we could make a game out of it. You know, like a race! Inside I was giggling to myself because I am much smaller than Paul, and have much more endurance. You would think this would mean I was faster since Paul is a relatively tall, broad man with all the aerodynamic styling of a barn door.
HE LEFT ME IN THE FRICKEN DUST!! I was stuck on this revelation for DAYS! I tried, but COULD NOT CATCH HIM. Seriously! It wasn't even close, where I could have put a little more umph into my sprint and overtaken him. He was just… just… GONE! *I know you can't see me, but I am making wild arm gestures as I tell this story*
I go to some of the men's games and the other girls and I heckle the players. To be precise, we heckle our own team in particular. It seems to spur them on by connecting them to that special sense of chagrin and exasperation only a woman can cause. In all fairness the women on the other team do the same thing to their players!
Lately all the games have been later at night, so I've missed a couple, but I am happy to report both teams are doing well so far!
The summer is going to be unreasonable busy with all the pre-wedding events going on. Paul's younger brother has just recently gotten engaged as well. Both Paul and I are in Chris and Allie's wedding and they are in ours; the four of us have double wedding events to attend! I am really looking forward to their wedding in January though, it's a beautiful time of year and Allie is really creative. I can't wait to help out and see all their plans come to fruition. It helps that Allie and I are able to tease Paul's youngest brother that he is next!


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ND oil unit approved, could produce 43M barrels
Published 6:08 am, Friday, December 30, 2011
By Dale Wetzel
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota regulators approved a huge new oil production unit north of Killdeer that includes a state park and thousands of acres of rugged, scenic land in the state's western Badlands.
The formation of the Corral Creek-Bakken unit, which covers almost 50 square miles, will allow production of up to 43 million barrels of oil while using fewer oil drilling pads and tank storage batteries, said Lynn Helms, director of the state's Department of Mineral Resources.
"The number of trucks will be much, much less, because the gas, the oil and the water are all going to move by pipeline," Helms said. "It's much more efficient in terms of the impacts and use of the landscape."
The unit plan is the first for the Bakken and Three Forks oil fields in western North Dakota, which have been mostly responsible for the state's boom in energy development.
It will allow what normally would be hundreds of individual oil drilling leases to be managed as one. Revenues will be divided among property owners within the unit who have a claim on the land's oil income.
Burlington Resources Inc., which is part of ConocoPhillips of Houston, will manage the unit. Burlington, the state of North Dakota and the federal government collectively own more than 60 percent of the unit's mineral production rights, which is a large enough share to seek approval of a unit plan.
The state Industrial Commission, in endorsing the proposal, said Burlington would have to report on the progress of its development plans in January 2016. Helms said land tracts that are not drilled by then could be removed from the unit and leased separately.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple, the commission's chairman, said the deadline would help allay some landowners' fears that Burlington would take six years or more to finish the 80 oil wells it plans to drill. The unit already has 12 producing wells.
Helms said Burlington expects to finish its drilling work in 3-1/2 years.
Other property owners said they were worried about the freedom Burlington will have to locate pipelines, roads and other infrastructure within the unit's boundaries.
The company must pay individual landowners for use of their property, but it will not have to seek permission from individual landowners before building.
"Surface owners still are losing the right to say no to anything," said Candyce Kleeman, who ranches near Killdeer. "We used to have to allow access to a 1,280 (acre) area. We are now having to allow access to a 30,000-acre area ... The land that they're going on is the stuff we live on."
The unit sits in Dunn County in southwestern North Dakota, about 15 miles north of Killdeer, south of the Little Missouri River. It includes the Little Missouri State Park.
It should produce about 43 million barrels of oil, compared to the 28 million that would likely have been pumped if the property were broken up into smaller drilling units, Helms said.
Developing the land as a 31,000-acre unit, rather than using the more typical 1,280-acre spacing units for drilling oil wells, would have less impact on the land and help avoid marring scenic park views, Helms said.
The wells can be more efficiently serviced by fewer oil well drilling pads and storage tank batteries, which will reduce impact on the land and keep tanks out of the state park, he said.
"It will keep pads up out of the Little Missouri flood plain, and pads and tank batteries out of the park, which are two ... very important goals," Helms said.
He said the unit arrangement also will make it easier to use pipelines, rather than trucks, to transfer oil.
The Industrial Commission consists of Dalrymple, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The commission oversees the Department of Natural Resources and oil and gas regulation in North Dakota.
In September, the last month for which statistics are available, North Dakota produced 14 million barrels of oil and had just over 6,000 producing wells. In September 2006, the state produced 3.4 million barrels from about 3,600 well