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Could you merge the Sixth Year article with Sixth year article. --Hellabore
- I merged the two articles into Sixth year. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 14:33, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Order of Merlin
- Thank you very much Starstuff for the Order of Merlin (first class) award! ----ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl) 00:02, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Trishannah 27 04:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)Hi starstuff. :] Me and my friends are having a bit of trouble using wikia. and as we browse harry's Discussion page, we've noticed that you are really good at these things. And your page is so neat. Would you mind if we ask for some of your tips to get ourselves around wikia?? Well, i havent seen much of my questions around wikia's help page. spo, I would rather ask a user. :] thank you. :]
House points system
Could you make me a gryffindor prefect with the house-points system. I was given the award from Seth Cooper, an prefect. Thank-you. -- Hellabore
- Thank-you for adding me to the list! Also would you like to join Harry Potter Wiki:Harry Potter Wiki Projects/Project Wizard Tales as you would be a great memeber. -- Hellabore
Article Naming
I think you're thinking about the way articles are named incorrectly. The {{conjecture}} tag can be applied to anything that has a "made up title". I.e. if its something that is not referred that way in the books, we made up the title and it gets that tag. Hope that clears it up. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 23:24, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- To be clear, it doesn't matter if we know their last name or not. The title "So-and-so's mother" is a description, not a their real name so it should get the conjecture tag. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 23:30, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- I've always looked at the bolded words in an article's introduction as being its true title — that "Luna Lovegood's mother" is simply a way to work around the rule against honorifics in article titles, which prevents us from using "Mrs. Lovegood." I think the no-honorifics rule needs to be re-examined, because, IMHO, it often makes for article titles that sound awkward and are hard to categorize alphabetically ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 03:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- That's fair enough, but when I was referring to title above I was referring to the article title (I'll refer to thise as the "page name" from here on out) (i.e. what its stored as in the database, i.e. "Luna Lovegood's mother"), so perhaps I was a bit zealous in adding those back in. But then again -- its kind of weird to have the "page name" and the title be two different things. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 15:42, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- I've always looked at the bolded words in an article's introduction as being its true title — that "Luna Lovegood's mother" is simply a way to work around the rule against honorifics in article titles, which prevents us from using "Mrs. Lovegood." I think the no-honorifics rule needs to be re-examined, because, IMHO, it often makes for article titles that sound awkward and are hard to categorize alphabetically ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 03:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- I suppose I see the page name as being a kind of placeholder. For example, imagine there was a TV show officially titled "@shley's World," but that a store who carried DVDs of this series stocked them under "A," because their method of organization was strictly alphabetical and did not include the at sign. The title of the series would still be "@shley's World" even if you filed the DVDs under "Ashley's World." Similarly, the name of Luna's mother is Mrs. Lovegood, and and an article's title should preferably be the name of its subject, but our naming conventions don't allow us to include honorifics in article titles. We use "Luna Lovegood's mother" as a way to work within the system we've established. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:44, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
House-points game
When are we going to start to give out points --Hellabore
Could you inform me when we start? --Hellabore
- Re: House Points.
- Thank you very much for sending me a notice about that. --ÈnŔîčö (Send me an Owl!) 09:21, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Re:20 points
Thank-you very much! I've been wondering if prefects could give other prefect's points? Could you please tell me on my talk page. Cheers! -- Hellabore
Gryffindor hourglass
Could I possibly copy the top gryffindor bit of the hourglass on the gryffindor tower page? -- Hellabore
Thanks for the tip! -- Hellabore
Prefect meeting?
Prehaps we can use a fourm to have a prefect meeting to discuss ideas -- Hellabore
Re:House Points
Thanks for letting me know. Oread (talk) 12:12, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Cool stuff! Jayce Carver Talk 13:14, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
10 points
I have awarded ten points to your house for creating the article, Tobias Snape -- Hellabore
House Points Game
Hey, Star...I've noticed that no one has signed up to Hufflepuff for the house points game recently. So I'm going to go ahead and switch to Gryffindor, so it has two prefects. I'll change what I can, but can you fix the Hourglass code? I can't quite get it. --Cubs Fan2007 (Message me) 05:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Hufflepuff Prefect
I've noticed that no one has signed up to be a Hufflepuff prefect. Do you think it would be Ok if I did? Just in order to get the game rolling. Jayce Carver Talk 10:08, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, I'd be fine with that. I only suggested being a Hufflepuff Prefect becuse I noticed that there wasn't one. Slytherin works fine for me. Jayce Carver Talk 07:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
10 points
I awarded you 10 points for altering the infoboxes for the Black family per Forum:Black Family in Slytherin. :) Oread (talk) 23:56, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks alot! I too was away this weekend, so no problem, and thanks again. Jayce Carver Talk 07:00, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Slytherin Dungeon
Hey, Starstuff. Would you like discuss ways in which we could make our common room more visually pleasing? At your conveiance of course, cheers. Jayce Carver Talk 08:55, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Silly is always good. Your right that we should ask first so as not to cause offense. I did'nt have anything particularly in mind for the common room, exept this image which I found, maybe usefull at some point. I thought I might make a sandbox on my usepage that we could both put ideas into. What do you think?
Ah, OK. Sorry about that I didnt realise. Jayce Carver Talk 11:15, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
No problem. I'm lacking inspiration myself right now. I'll see if I can come up with something tommorow. Jayce Carver Talk 08:58, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
10 Points
I awarded you 10 points for helping to revert recent vandalism. Oread (talk) 19:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey Starstuff. I wasnt sure if you were aware of the Vandalism to your user page, but i've reverted it. Jayce Carver Talk 16:43, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


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Getting Along in Czechoslovakia
In December 1977 and January 1978, Frantisek Pitor and Alena Klímová were on trial in Pilsen for tape-recording the text of Charter 1977 from a foreign broadcast and then making and distributing copies of it. The judge explained to the accused that under present conditions in Czechoslovakia, no person has cause for fear. The accused were obviously somewhat dense people, unable to grasp simple points, and to ensure that this idea penetrated their consciousness, and to give them time to meditate about it, the judge awarded Pitor a sentence of three years and his young female assistant one.
These are after all mild sentences: time passes quickly, and Pitor had already been given ten years under the pre-1968 regime (a. sentence terminated by an amnesty), so that he is used to it, as you might say, and three years will seem as nothing; he will also be able to reflect on how this much milder sentence indicates a softening and liberalization.
After all, as a recidivist Pitor might have expected something worse. That he used an army copying machine to disseminate an "anti-state incitement" suggested a bland Schweik-like impertinence; he was asking for it. The report of the case does not even suggest that two further assistants, who handled the machine, were ever prosecuted.
Before we laugh at the judge, we should note that what he said to the accused has an element of truth. Contemporary Czechoslovakia is not a country of fear and trembling. In the 1950s, the following joke circulated: in what way does the Czechoslovak republic resemble a Prague tram? Answer: some sit (sedí, which means both "sitting" and "being in jail"), while others stand and tremble. In the 1950s, Prague trams had not changed since pre-Munich days. They were rickety and it was indeed impossible to stand in them when they were in motion without shaking all over. This is no longer true. The rolling stock of the Prague tram lines has been renewed and it is now perfectly possible to stand in them and shake only occasionally. As for those who are ready to sit, for political reasons, critics of the regime point to the 1,000 names signed to Charter 77 but not to many more.
If one separates liberal from authoritarian societies by whether social order is maintained by the threat of force or by more subtle and devious means with force remaining discreetly in the background and emerging only as an occasional last resort, then contemporary Czechoslovakia is a liberal society, and Pitor's judge, was right. (I know that one can think of more stringent or more refined criteria.) Conformity with the present social order is, at most times and for most citizens, ensured by subtler and more devious means.
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This is Tim Flattery. He is a freshman at the University of Kansas. He just tried out for the Rock Chalk Dance Team. And he made it.
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Kim Kardashian's Outraged & Blasting 'Teen Mom' For Inspiring Young Girls To Get Pregnant! Way To Go, Kim!
With a lot of focus on teen pregnancy recently, Kim takes to her blog to let young girls know that Amber Portwood and Jenelle Evans are not "girls you should idolize!"
Last week, a story broke about 90 teenage girls at one Memphis high school who were all pregnant or have had a child during this school year. Not only did this news raise the question of who's to blame, but it got a lot of people talking, including Kim Kardashian. The 30-year-old was so moved by this bizarre baby news that she took to her blog and Twitter to let girls know that they shouldn't be idolizing or inspired by teen moms. I'm shocked to admit that, for once, I agree completely with Kim.
Teen Mom 2's Jenelle Evans doesn't want to know who the father of her son is
"It seems that shows like Teen Mom are all of a sudden making teen pregnancy seem cool in the eyes of young girls. The kids from these shows are all over the news, even on the covers of magazines, and have been become almost like celebrities, but girls, these are not people you should idolize!" writes Kim.
"When I think back to when I was 16, there is no way I would even have considered having a baby. That thought wouldn't even have entered my head. Having a baby is one one of the biggest, and most life-changing decisions a person can make and while I'm not saying that no teen is in the position to raise a child, having a baby so young shouldn't be seen as the trendy thing to do," she adds.
Are Amber Portwood's decisions hurting baby Leah?
The reality TV darling, who has made her share of mistakes in the past (remember that sex tape?), is hoping that young women will pause to consider the consequences before getting pregnant in the future. "Girls, please, think very carefully before you make these kind of decisions. Talk to your family, friends, teachers, and most of all, be careful," she writes.
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Carroll said mining companies and government had a joint opportunity to make mining viable but said government and labour's contribution to the mining environment was also essential.
"Stable labour relations … and regulatory certainty is important to mines' competitiveness. Mining companies plan 10 years ahead so it needs certainty to plan, or they [companies] will invest elsewhere," she said at the mining indaba, currently running in Cape Town.
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Carroll said law and order, industrial stability and regulatory stability were among the factors that need to be adhered to for the mining sector to flourish.
The outgoing chief executive said partnership between government, mining, business and labour was essential. "Business is a partner and not a pariah," she said.
Carroll said the plan presented by Anglo America's platinum arm, Anglo Platinum, was a "comprehensive and creative plan not created by any company in South Africa".
?The company plans to redeploy 9 000 people and to create jobs for the remainder of 14 000 retrenched staff. "We know how to do it, and have done so through Zimele [an enterprise development fund]."
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Meanwhile Randgold Resources, a gold mining and exploration company operating in the prospective gold belts of west and central Africa, said on Tuesday that mining code changes proposed by a number of African countries will deter further investment in the continent.
Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said Africa needed to compete with other developing countries like South America, Asia, the Pacific Rim, Eastern Europe and Russia.
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"While Africa had the advantage of great mineral wealth, its competitors generally had better infrastructures, greater skills pools and more sophisticated economies," he said.
Bristow said Mali, Cote d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Randgold has operations, already handed over a substantial slice of the net revenue pie to the state, despite Randgold's funding of the discovery and development costs and the fact that they carried all the risks.
"It is disturbing that there is a growing tendency among the sub-Saharan mining companies to want more without giving anything back. Even a moderate change in their current codes will dimish these countries' ability to compete for direct fixed investment or to encourage reinvestment," he said.
He said for government to get more from mining operations, they need to participate positively in the value creation process. "As we have seen only too often in the mining industry, mergers and acquisitions seldom deliver value to shareholders, let alone other stakeholders."
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int BUTTON = 18; // Pin connected to push button.int FLASH = 19; // Pin connected to flash relayint RED = 14; // Countdown LEDint ORANGE = 15; // Countdown LEDint YELLOW = 16; // Countdown LEDint GREEN = 17; // Ready LEDint BUTstate; // Current reading from BUTTON pinint lastBUTstate = LOW; // Previous reading from BUTTON pinlong lastDebounce = 0; // Last time output was changedlong Delay = 25; // Debounce Timevoid setup(){ pinMode (BUTTON, INPUT); pinMode (FLASH, OUTPUT); pinMode (RED, OUTPUT); pinMode (ORANGE, OUTPUT); pinMode (YELLOW, OUTPUT); pinMode (GREEN, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(GREEN, HIGH);}void loop(){ int reading = digitalRead(BUTTON); if (reading != lastBUTstate) { lastDebounce = millis(); } if ((millis() - lastDebounce) > Delay) { BUTstate = reading; } if (BUTstate == HIGH) { digitalWrite(GREEN, LOW); digitalWrite(RED, HIGH); delay(1000); digitalWrite(RED, LOW); digitalWrite(ORANGE, HIGH); delay(1000); digitalWrite(ORANGE, LOW); digitalWrite(YELLOW, HIGH); delay(1000); digitalWrite(YELLOW, LOW); digitalWrite(GREEN, HIGH); digitalWrite(FLASH, HIGH); delay(100); digitalWrite(FLASH,LOW); } lastBUTstate = reading; }
You never reset BUTstate back to LOW once the loop runs. Just addin,(Just a snippet from your code.)if (BUTstate == HIGH) { BUTstate = LOW; // resets it back to LOW digitalWrite(GREEN, LOW); digitalWrite(RED, HIGH); delay(1000); digitalWrite(RED, LOW); digitalWrite(ORANGE, HIGH); delay(1000); digitalWrite(ORANGE, LOW);
You already have delays in the sequence, why complicate it with debounce?What's wrong with just the if statement for the sequence?
Good point. I guess I am just in the habit of debouncing after the past few programs i've written.Removed the debounce sequence, works perfectly now.I guess it's the simple solutions that are so easily overlooked....Thanks Arrch
It's good practice, but if was certainly the cause of your trouble in this case because the debounce code is intended to run often. What was happening was that after the display sequence, loop() was called again, It wasn't prepared to say it was LOW quite yet because as far as it was concerned, it just switched to ground.


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not everything needs to be a gimmick
It is inferior to pretty much every other favor. Evil Sunz is by far the best, you get to boost more and the tractor beam is incredibly versatile. Bad Moonz is useful for zappa boats or carriers. Blood Axes is great to spam on your 4 Bashas because it gives you 4 Nova Cannons and with Belt Armor you can absorb one fail roll.
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Allen, Valentine C. Rhea & Meigs counties (TN) in the Confederate War. N.p., 1908. 126 pp.
Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Rhea County, Preliminary # 9). Nashville, TSLA, 1969. 37 pp.
Broyles, Bettye J., comp. Churches & schools of Rhea County, TN. Dayton, Rhea County Hist. & Gen. Soc., 1992. 449 pp.
Broyles, Bettye, comp. History of Rhea County, TN. Collegedale, College Press, 1991. 433 pp.
Calabrese, F.A. Excavations at 40RH6: Watts Bar Area, Rhea County, TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1976. 99 pp.
Campbell, Thomas J. Records of Rhea, a condensed county history. Dayton, Rhea Publishing Co., 1940. 204 pp. (reprinted 1976 by Unigraphic)
Cash, James I. Autobiography & sermons. Spring City, n.p., 1934. 252 pp.
Community partnership in education: a report & recommendations by the governor's task force in Rhea County. N.p., 1986. 42 pp.
Crawford, James T. Rhea County, TN: its agricultural & horticultural possibilities, mineral & timber resources, opportunities offered the home seeker & investor. Issued for Rhea County by the TN Dept. Ag. Nashville, 1921. 32 pp.
Flood insurance study, Rhea County, TN, unincorporated areas. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1991. 1 v.
Goodspeed's history of east TN (Rhea County, pp. 817-821, 1046-1071). Goodspeed, 1887.
Landreth, Virginia G. Migrant farmworkers in Rhea County, TN. George Peabody College dissertation, 1991. 85 pp. & 1 videocassette.
Luther, Edward T. Mineral resources summary of the Pennine quadrangle, TN. Nashville, TN Div. Geol., 1964. 14 pp.
McCollough, Major C.R. Archaeological survey of the Richland Creek flood study area at Dayton, Rhea County, TN. Knoxville, n.p., 1973. 8 pp.
Rhea County, 1980-1987: an economic analysis. Nashville, TN Dept. Emp. Sec., 1988. 12 pp.
Rhea notes. Vol. 1, 1987-. (irregular) Rhea County Hist. & Gen. Soc.
Schrodel, Gerald F. Excavations of the Leuty & McDonald site mounds in the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant area: a report submitted to the TVA in accordance with the provisions of TVA contract TV-35291A between UT & TVA. Chattanooga, TVA, 1978. 231 pp.
Soil survey, Rhea County, TN. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1948; & Pikeville area, 1903.
TN Dept. Education. Report of the survey of the schools of Rhea County, TN, for school year 1939-40. Conducted by the State Dept. Education, B.O. Duggan, commissioner. Nashville, the department, 1940. 134 pp.
TN Dept. Education. Survey report, Rhea County & Dayton schools. Nashville, n.p., 1965. 1 v.
TN Dept. Transportation [county maps] issued periodically.
TN Valley Authority. Ind. Div. Agricultural-industrial survey of Rhea County, TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1934. var. pp.
TN Valley Authority. Office of Health & Env. Science. Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, units 1 & 2: draft environmental statement supplements & additions. Chattanooga, TVA, 1972. 184 pp.
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. Effects of Chickamauga Reservoir land purchases on the finances of Rhea County, TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1936. 8 pp.
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. Effect of proposed national forest purchases on county finance in the Cumberland Plateau of TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1937. 65 pp.
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. Effects of proposed national forest purchases on county finance, survey no. 6: Rhea County, TN. Knoxville, TVA, 1936. 38 pp.
TN Valley Authority. Social & Ec. Div. Research Sec. The effects upon local finance of real property purchases by the TVA, survey no. 4: Chickamauga Reservoir counties. Knoxville, TVA, 1938. 45 pp.
US Geol. Survey [topographic maps] issued periodically. Quadrangles: Grassy Cove, Roddy, Rockwood, Melvine, Pennine, Spring City, Ten Mile, Pikeville, Morgan Springs, Evensville, Decatur, Braxton, Graysville, Big Spring, Goodfield.
Walker, Robert S. Torchlights to the Cherokees: the Brainerd Mission. NY, Macmillian, 1931. 339 pp. (reprinted 1993 by Overmountain Press)
Dayton's cultural growth, particularly -- "agricultural!" Chattanooga, the printery, 1925. 27 pp.
Flood insurance study: city of Dayton, TN, Rhea County. (Rev. July 4, 1989.) Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1989. 15 pp.
Johnson, G.W. "The growing town of Dayton, TN." (In East TN Hist. & Biog., pp. 435-439)
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Despite the pleadings of top Republicans, from Mitt Romney on down, to drop out of the Missouri Senate race, Rep. Todd Akin has held firm: He is staying in.
An important deadline has now passed. Under Missouri election law, if Congressman Akin had agreed to quit the race before 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, all the state Republican Party committee needed do was name a replacement candidate in the next two weeks to face Sen. Claire McCaskill (D).
Now, on the eve of the Republican National Convention, the embarrassing spectacle of the party's top figures trying to get the winner of a state primary to quit his race moves into a new phase. If Akin drops out by Sept. 25, his name can still be removed from the ballot, though with a court order. The two-week rule on naming a replacement would still apply.
After Sept. 25, Akin's name remains on the ballot, regardless of whether he's actively running. An alternate Republican could run as a write-in.
The uproar over Akin's candidacy began on Sunday, when the conservative House member referred to "legitimate rape" in explaining his views on abortion.
"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," Akin said of pregnancies from rape, speaking on St. Louis television. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something: I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child."
Akin has apologized for saying "legitimate rape" – he says he "misspoke" – but has not backed down from his no-exceptions view of abortion. By Monday morning, the political world was in full uproar, as top Republicans urged Akin to step aside to allow an undamaged replacement to take on Senator McCaskill.
Republicans consider McCaskill the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate, and have been counting on winning her seat in their drive to retake control of the Senate.
On Monday, Mr. Romney – poised to become the Republicans' presidential nominee next week – held back from overtly calling on Akin to drop out. The thinking seemed to be that if Akin resisted a call to drop out, Romney would look weak. By Tuesday afternoon, there was no holding back.
"As I said yesterday, Todd Akin's comments were offensive and wrong and he should very seriously consider what course would be in the best interest of our country," Romney said in a statement. "Today, his fellow Missourians urged him to step aside, and I think he should accept their counsel and exit the Senate race."
Earlier in the day, four former Republican senators from Missouri called on Akin to step aside: John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, John Danforth, and Jim Talent. National GOP committees and outside groups have withdrawn financial support. Tea party groups have also urged Akin to drop out. (He's a member of the House Tea Party Caucus.)
On Tuesday afternoon, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) put out yet another plea for Akin to drop out:
"This is undoubtedly a difficult time for Congressman Akin, but the stakes in this election are far bigger than any one individual By staying in this race, Congressman Akin is putting at great risk many of the issues that he and others in the Republican Party are fighting for, including the repeal of ObamaCare.
It should not be lost on anyone that some of the only voices not calling for Congressman Akin to do the right thing and step aside are Claire McCaskill and the leaders of the pro-abortion movement. Senator McCaskill knows that the only way she wins re-election is if Todd Akin is her opponent in November.
We continue to hope that Congressman Akin will do the right thing for the values he holds dear, but there should be no mistake – if he continues with this misguided campaign, it will be without the support and resources of the NRSC."
As the pressure has risen, Akin has dug in his heels. And he does have backers: Anti-abortion activists, such as Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List, have stated their support. Akin says he has received phone calls from supporters urging him to stay in.
A Public Policy Polling survey of Missouri voters taken on Monday and released Tuesday could also encourage Akin. It found him leading McCaskill 44 to 43 percent. Though another poll, by SurveyUSA, showed that 54 percent of Missourians want Akin to step aside.
Republicans are now hopeful that Akin will drop out by Sept. 25. Analysts say the two top choices are the runners-up from the Aug. 7 primary, businessman John Brunner and former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman.
"Republicans warn that selection of a candidate who has not competed in the primary gives McCaskill a fresh issue about an opponent who was chosen by the party elite rather than the people," writes John Gizzi, political editor of the conservative weekly Human Events.


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Real Estate Company Funds 'New Homes' For Premature Babies
30 November 2012
Real Estate Company Funds 'New Homes' For Premature Babies
Earlier this week Starship Children's Hospital was presented with the 'keys' to six new tiny 'homes' for premature babies at the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), all thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of Barfoot & Thompson staff.
Each costing about the same as a small house deposit, these new 'homes' are six state-of-the-art incubators, which will provide vital life-support for hundreds of premature babies.
NICU Charge Nurse Manager Dale Garton says the new incubators are much needed additions to the fleet, helping ensure there is always a machine easily on hand to help one of the more than 900 infants admitted to the NICU each year.
"Some of the most premature babies will spend the majority of their three to four month stay in NICU in an incubator. It becomes their pseudo-womb, where they can be kept safe and warm while they mature," explains Ms Garton.
Premature babies often have little or no ability to maintain their body temperature, so incubators provide the warm environment infants need to survive and thrive. The new machines are also equipped with the latest humidity technology for the best hygiene and to help combat dehydration.
"These new incubators are also very ergonomic, providing lots of access for medical staff and, of course, for new parents to help feed, bathe and change the nappies of their babies."
Not unlike expectant parents, the delivery of the new machines to Starship Children's Hospital today marks the end of nine months' hard work and preparation by Barfoot & Thompson staff.
Since February, agents and staff from across the real estate company's 60+ Auckland and Northland branches have worked tirelessly to raise $133,000 for the cause, almost doubling their annual target.
Branches raised the impressive sum through everything from fashion shows, quiz nights, comedy debates, movie nights and TradeMe auctions to name just a few.
Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot and Thompson which is a Five Star Partner of the Starship Foundation says it's a cause that runs right through the heart of the business.
"All of our branches have had some hand in raising this money and making this donation possible. We are extremely passionate and committed, and now very excited to be able to provide these warm, clean and safe new homes for premature babies."
About Starship
The Starship Foundation raises funds so Starship Children's Health can better care for New Zealand's children. Donations are an extra to Government funding and provide a variety of initiatives such as new technology, vital research, boosted family support and preventative programmes. As a charitable organisation, Starship Foundation exists through the generosity of the New Zealand public who lovingly donate money and/or time to assist in making Starship a world class medical facility. Starship Children's Health cares for nearly 120,000 children from around the country each year. New Zealanders can support these children by donating to the Starship Foundation on 09 307 4957 or on-line www.starship.org.nz/foundation.
& Thompson knows Auckland best. It is the city's leading
real estate company, selling around one in three Auckland
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Learning in Africa is experiencing a small but rapid change with the implementation of digital learning tools. Various African governments, including Kenya, are looking to boost education by adopting comprehensive e-learning channels.
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One company that is making waves in this sector is Ubongo, a Tanzania based 'edu-taiment' company aimed at primary schoolers which is currently extending its reach over east Africa.
Ubongo Kids, an animated children's show and its flagship learning product is reported to be reaching over 1.2 million households through free-to-air and pay television across the region.
"We also have Ubongo Mobile, a mobile service that allows kids in Tanzania to interact with the TV series and keep learning even after the show is over. It works via SMS and interactive voice response, which means that it can be accessed from any phone, even the 'dumbest' phones which only do voice and text," Nisha Ligon, the founder and CEO of Ubongo told IDG Connect.
Kids are required to register using a short code and then they answer questions on what they have learnt during the programme. Each user gets one free question per day, but for 500 Tanzanian shillings (USD $0.23) they can receive unlimited access to quiz questions.
"It's also gamified so that each time a user gets five questions right, they receive a phone call from Mama Ndege [one of the characters in the show], with an encouraging message and a sing along song," Ligon explains.
The great success of Ubongo Kids highlights the need for children's entertainment across the continent. Yet the supply is almost nonexistent.
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Sylpheed sickness
Maybe s.o. can help me although it is most likely not an OpenBSD problem.
I use OpenBSD 4.3 as my desktop on a Lenovo T61. WM is fluxbox. For mails I use Sylpheed from the packages (version 2.1.7). With OpenBSD 4.2 I had Sylpheed-Claws (now Claws-Mail) but the following problem made me switch to Sylpheed hoping to live peacefully...
Until yesterday everthing was fine: "Get" fetched all new mail from the provider. Without any recognizable reason today Sylpheed fetches ALL MAILS AGAIN (>9000)!!! This ***** behaviour happend exactly with Claws before! And I have no clues why! Arrrgh
Neither manual, FAQ or Google gave any hint on whats going on here. I feel confident that the problem is not OpenBSD but rather Sylpheed or GTK. Does anybody have an idea what I can do???
Thank you!
(helpless, clueless, desperate)
This is what POP3 differs from IMAP. Sounds like the mail account was deleted and recreated yesterday
Any idea where the flag "New account" is placed? Want should I check? Is this a problem with the provider or on Sylpheed's side?
Found a workaround
Well - I still don't know WHY? sylpheed (and claws-mail as well) shows this strange behaviour. On the German counterpart to this forum (bsdforen.de) I found one fellow claws user who made the same experience.
After this last incident I had switched back to claws-mail, whch as a result fetched all those >9,000 mails (roughly 1.6G). So here I was with two comparable programs and no idea why both behaved strange every now in a while.
After some sleep and thinking I realized that both (sylpheed and claws-mail) use a folder ~/.sylpheed/uidl/<account-name> or ~/.claws-mail/uidl/<account-name> respecively, to store a list with the mail-ids and a system-id. This brought me to an idea: I took the claws-mail-ids and combined them with the sylpheed-system-id. Et voilá: Sylpheed now "knew" again of the already fetched mails and fetched only those missing!
My workaround will be to set up a little script to save the content of ../uidl/ on a regular schedule. If claws "forgets" his memory the next time I will be able to go back to a date in the near past.
I still hope that s.o. comes up with an explanation of what really went wrong but until then I will have to cope with this issue as described.
AFAIK, it is feature, not a bug. No, Im not kidding at all. This is how POP3 protocol works and you cant do anything but accept it.
Can you pls. give some background on this 'feature'? I find it hard to believe that the developers of sylpheed / claws are forced to implement a routine to drop it's entire database-index at random times. If this is to be a 'feature' - why aren't the mails deleted as well? I never noticed in the documentation a limit of ... say 10,000 mails or xGB volume which would be a strange reason but at least an explanation.
Beside that I never noticed similar complaints by users of other mail-clients, e.g. mutt, thunderbird, evolution to name just a few.
Hope you can enlight my day.
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Today's game
Mets at Braves, 12:10 p.m., SportsSouth
ATLANTA — Evan Gattis is starting to get his groove back for the Atlanta Braves.
After playing three games in the minor leagues to correct his swing, Gattis returned to the majors and made an immediate impact.
"I felt fixed before leaving," Gattis said. "It's good to go there and really kind of put it into action. It was good to have a good night."
Kris Medlen pitched seven strong innings while Gattis and Andrelton Simmons homered to help the Atlanta Braves win their second straight game with a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
The Braves have won 20 of 24 at Turner Field to improve the major leagues' best home record to 51-19.
Gattis, who was recalled earlier in the day after a three-game stint at Triple-A Gwinnett, tied it at 1-all with his 16th homer in the seventh.
After Mets starter Carlos Torres (3-3) walked Dan Uggla on nine pitches, Simmons hit his 13th homer to make it 3-1.
Medlen (12-12) allowed seven hits and one run while striking out nine.
Closer Craig Kimbrel converted his 34th straight save opportunity and improved to 44 for 47 this season. He struck out Juan Lagares and Matt den Dekker, allowed a single to Omar Quintanilla and retired pinch-hitter Justin Turner on a groundout.
New York has dropped three straight and nine of 13.
Torres gave up seven hits, three runs and one walk. He tied career highs with six strikeouts and seven innings pitched.
The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the sixth on Daniel Murphy's RBI double with one out, but Medlen limited the damage on Josh Satin's groundout and Lucas Duda's strikeout.
In the seventh, New York manager Terry Collins let Torres bat with runners at first and third, but the pitcher struck out.
Torres lost the lead in the bottom half of the inning, unable to finish off Gattis and Uggla when both hitters fell behind with 0-2 counts.
"Look where he was in that point in the game, and he was cruising," Collins said. "They're dangerous so you can't make any mistakes. He gave us a chance. We just couldn't put up any runs."
Medlen erased the first two runners in scoring position — Eric Young Jr. in the first and Duda in the fourth.
After Young tripled over Gattis' head in left field in the sixth and scored on Murphy's double, Medlen escaped further damage when Josh Satin grounded out and Duda took a called third strike.
"Whatever jam you get in, you always feel like you can get out of it," Medlen said. "I'm always thinking positive. Whether other people do, I don't know, but I'm always figuring out a way to get out of stuff. It's something you learn as you mature in this game. I think I've figured how to battle, how to go at guys, and today I did a decent job of that."
Duda doubled with two out in the fourth, getting stranded on d'Arnaud's strikeout, but his average dropped to .169 in 59 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Gattis, who went 3 for 3, spent the previous three days at Triple-A Gwinnett to get some at-bats. The NL's rookie of the month winner for April and May had slumped in August, but he seemed to correct his issues by going 6 for 13 in three games at Gwinnett.
Gattis took four pitches from Torres before crushing a cutter into the seats in left-center field. It was his first homer since the Braves' 8-2 victory at New York on July 24 — a span of 70 at-bats.
"It's good to square the ball up, first," Gattis said. "It just ended up being a home run, you know."
Atlanta has won 29 of its last 38 games and has rallied for 41 victories, best in the NL.
Notes: Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said RF Jason Heyward, on the 15-day disabled list with a broken jaw, met with a doctor Tuesday and has been cleared to play catch and hit balls off a tee. ... Medlen is 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA and has 29 strikeouts in 25 1-3 innings in four starts against the Mets this year. ... Collins said before the game that he expects RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his next scheduled start Sunday at Cleveland. Matsuzaka is 0-3 with a 10.95 ERA in three starts with New York. ... Collins added 1B Ike Davis, sidelined for the fourth straight with a strained right oblique, was in New York to see a doctor. ... Braves OF Jordan Schafer grounded out as a pinch-hitter for Medlen in the seventh. Schafer went 4 for 5 on Monday before leaving the game early with a sore back.


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The following announcement was written by the the Irish Genealogical Research Society:
Great news from the Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS). An additional 7,000 records have been uploaded to the Society's Early Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, a unique collection of life event references from lesser-used and obscure sources. The update delivers 14,000 names, creating a new total names count for the three indexes of 274,000.
This latest tranche of data includes references to many deaths culled from Irish newspapers. One poignant news item relates to the partial collapse of a Music Hall located in Fishamble Street, to the rear of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. A meeting of the Trade Guild of St Luke, which combined the city's cutlers, painters, paper-stainers and stationers, was being held to nominate a candidate to stand for election to parliament. The room was about 20 feet above ground and was crowded with somewhere between 300 and 400 men. The thunderous applause and stamping of feet eventually caused one of the main support beams to give way and the entire body of men disappeared into the depths of the building below.
Máire Kennedy, former Librarian at Dublin's Gilbert Library, says this of the event in her Blog: "Nobody seems to have been killed outright, but at least eleven people died shortly afterwards of their injuries. Many were carried to their homes stretched on doors, or taken in sedan chairs. Dublin's medical personnel must have been under severe strain that afternoon and evening with so many casualties. Faulkner's Dublin Journal reports that the sight of the maimed being carried through the streets caused the greatest consternation in the city. Finn's Leinster Journal informs us that few escaped without severe injury and many were in a 'situation that made death desirable'. The Hibernian Magazine predicted that many of the injured 'will exhibit melancholy monuments, to perpetuate the memory of this dreadful event, by the loss of their legs and arms".
From Walkers Hibernian Magazine we learn the names of some of those who died of their injuries: Mr Taylor, High street; Mr Deey, Attorney; Mr Byrne, cutler; Mr McMahon, Abbey Street; Mr Pemberton, Capel Street, Mr Johnson, Cutpurse-row; Mr Shaw, Essex-bridge; Mr Scot, Joseph's-lane; and Mr Dobson, Capel Street.
Also included in this update are 850 references to marriages sourced from the Registry of Deeds. "Many of these marriage references came from formal marriage settlements, but which were hidden by the manner of their inclusion in the contemporary index volumes," notes Roz McCutcheon, the IGRS Early Irish Indexes creator and manager. "Including them in this index probably shines the first light on their existence in two hundred or more years."
Marriage settlements can be extremely illuminating documents about family relationships and alliances. For instance, one registered in November 1759 notes that Nicholas Biddulph was to marry Elizabeth Dempsey, the daughter of Charles Dempsey; the groom was to be given employment by the bride's father; and that Nicholas had a brother called Francs who resided at Stradbally, in Queens (Laois) county. Other relatives of the bride named were Samuel Dempsey, noted as a clerk to another man also called Charles Dempsey, assumedly cousins.
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CHICO — Chico police arrested six people Thursday morning, after a search of a residence in the 1500 block of Spruce Avenue.
Police had a search warrant for stolen property, and reportedly found methamphetamine, marijuana for sale, paraphernalia and illegal weapons. Property allegedly stolen in several area burglaries was seized from the house. Details of the property were not released.
Arrested were Elizabeth Rice-Bandy, 52, for alleged possession of methamphetamine; Logan Bandy, 19, for alleged possession of marijuana for sale, stolen property, illegal weapon and paraphernalia; Anthony Beck, 18, for alleged possession of methamphetamine, stolen property and paraphernalia; Suzanna Ponce, 24, for alleged possession of methamphetamine, stolen property and paraphernalia; Levi Gill, 18, for violation of probation; and Christopher Howard, 21, for alleged possession of paraphernalia.
Five were transported to Butte County Jail in Oroville, and Howard was released by Chico police, according to a press release.


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
PPD and Me (Part One)
After Eldest was born over 8 years ago in October 2001, I would describe my mood as euphoric. I never, not even once, experienced any sort of sadness, letdown, melancholia or gloominess after his birth. Hubby and I were both blissful, for we thought Eldest hung the moon, the stars and the sun. He was our world. It helped that he was a perfect baby. From Day 1, he breastfed like a champ. 10 minutes on each side, every 3 hours. Like clockwork.
I also had 2 close friends who also gave birth to their firstborns shortly after me. So the three of us were able to compare notes, to kvetch, to seek advice. I had a sounding board.
After Middle was born over 5-1/2 years ago in June 2004, I would describe my mood as optimistic. Optimistic that yes, I could love another child as much as I loved Eldest. Optimistic that yes, I could juggle being a mother of two. That optimism was short-lived, however, for Middle was nothing like my first. I realized this right away, while still in the hospital, as a matter of fact. Middle cried. Constantly. The nurses would bring him to my room and inform me, "He's hungry." Yet he wasn't a great nurser. On, off, on, off, his little head would bob. 3 minutes here, 5 minutes there. And yet, still crying. This lasted weeks.
I was beyond frazzled. Uncertain. Constantly feeling guilty that 3-year old Eldest was suffering because his newborn brother was demanding all my time, energy and attention. After 3 weeks, I took him to the pediatrician. After further testing, he was diagnosed with colic (no shit, Sherlock) and reflux. My decision to quit nursing him came as a relief. He began taking Enfamil with Nutramigen from a bottle, along with prescription Zantac. Yet he still cried. Rocking him didn't help. Holding him didn't help. Bouncing him didn't help. The hours between 5pm and 7pm were the worst. I don't think we ate one dinner that summer without Middle's high-pitched screams echoing in our ears.
When Middle was 4 weeks old, I went back to work one day a week, for my sanity. Do you know what a constantly crying baby can do to your psyche? It wrecks it, that's what it does. I became so unsure of myself, indecisive about every move I made. What kind of mother was I to not be able to bring comfort to my own child? My Sis watched the boyz that one day a week. When I would walk in the door at 5pm, she would practically THRUST Middle at me and say, "Here. He cried all day." And then she would leave.
By September, things were seemingly getting better. I went back to work 3 days a week. Eldest started preschool. And Middle's colic seemed to be lessening.
I was actually able to accompany Hubby to San Diego for his yearly conference in late September. It was a much needed break. From everything. For those 4 days, my Mom watched the boyz, and was certain that Middle's crying was now stemming from hunger. Perhaps it was time to start him on rice cereal?
2 weeks later, in early October, Hubby and I attended a wedding in Connecticut.
At that point, I felt like I was BACK. More myself. More in control of my life. Able to handle this motherhood gig.
And then?
I took a pregnancy test.
To be continued...
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- HaB said...
My daughter has reflux. It is a nightmare - it still can be a nightmare. Those early weeks, when she was an infant, were some of the darkest most trying days of motherhood. There is no words to describe what it is like to not be able to take the pain away for your new born child and make them comfortable enough to eat, to sleep and just be a baby.
- Vodka Logic said...
My sympathies. My oldest didn't have colic but we didn't adapt to breastfeeding right away and she cried a lot. I thought she hated me and I would walk around the block, alone, crying.
We soon learned what we were doing and things were much better... why don't babies come with a manual.
- Rita Templeton said...
That's how I was, almost exactly! After having Colin I was perfectly happy. But after Cameron, it was a little different story. He was overwhelming and not a good nurser, either, and to give myself some relief I switched him to the bottle after about a month. With my youngest, Coby, it's been good so far - he's nursing like a champ and a reeeeeally mellow and good-tempered baby. Thank goodness! :)
Can't wait to read the rest!
- Michele R said...
I have always said I was glad that I got my colicky boy as the firstborn. He only slept from 12 midnight to 2:00 a.m. Then he nursed and cried till 8:00 a.m. I was a zombie for 12 weeks. Then when I went back to work he was sweet and smiley.......
Twenty months later I had boy #2. he was like your fist one. I had no complaints nursing him every three hours and then going back to work because he was quiet in the middle of the night.
Boy #3 was easy too. By easy I mean not an all night crier (but did want mom once or twice a night and was shushed buy the boob). But at 9 months I reached my limit of getting up in the middle of the night. And none of them have ever had sleep issues since they started sleeping through the night at around 5-6 months.
The 1st few months with boy#1 was miserable but we quickly learned how it is a small timeframe relatively speaking.
- Kmama said...
Stopping by from SITS.
Your story has me intrigued.
My first was also a perfect baby. PERFECT. I didn't even want a second for a long time because I knew the second couldn't be so perfect. I was right. Second came along and rocked my world. He wouldn't sleep without being held. Sometimes it would take up to SIX HOURS to get him to bed at night, and the worst was that he used me as his pacifier. He wasn't hungry, but wanted to suck and would get irate when my milk let down. I was miserable.
But here I am, thinking about a third. Silly me.
- Confessions From A Work-At-Home Mom said...
A cliffhanger??? No! The impatient person in me needs Part 2 NOW!
I am assuming from the title of this post that you ended up with PPD with #3? I wanted to thank you for sharing your story. I went through a mild case of PPD with my daughter, which led me, in part, to start my blog as an outlet for all the thoughts in my head. I think more women need to share their stories to disspell those misnomers about PPD!
Confessions From A Working Mom
- Jen said...
I can't wait to read more. I can't tell you how defeated I felt after the birth of the triplets. I know you would expect that but still, I felt like I was failing.
- AZ Mommy said...
I had PPD after my son, now I'm pregnant with #2 and scared to pieces.
Thanks for posting you story :0)
- Debbie said...
Those difficult babies are, well, difficult. Can't wait to read the rest of it.
- Petit Elefant said...
I totally had PPD with BOTH kids, lucky me. Hate it. Makes me want to punch Tom Cruise in the kisser for telling me to take vitamins to make it go away.


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During the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, you cannot live by drink alone. If you do, things will get very messy very quickly. There were artisanal pickles and popsicles galore at the opening night gala, but at a Campari event at the Lower East Side bar/performance space The Box, the food was a more substantial part of the evening. The house chef and guest bartenders were presented with a muse and a challenge: make a drink and dish pairing that was inspired by Padma Lakshmi and her cookbook Tangy, Tart, Hot, and Sweet. Chef Sean Scotese came up with these Crispy Chickpea Cakes with Passion Fruit Raita to go with a tart East Indian Negroni made by Jim Meehan of PDT.
Chickpea Cakes
- 1 quart water
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon Madras curry powder
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 1/4 cups chickpea flour
- vegetable oil, for frying
- Salt and pepper
Passion Fruit Raita
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 , minced
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 1 teaspoon, sugar
- 1 tablespoon browned butter
- 1/2 clove garlic, minced
- 6 mint leaves, minced
- 2 tablespoons passion fruit syrup or puree
Chickpea cakes:
- Lightly oil a 9-inch square cake pan.
- Cook onion in small amount of oil over low heat until tender.
- Heat water, olive oil, curry powder, and salt in a saucepan.
- Once water is almost boiling, whisk in the chickpea flour.
- Add cooked onion and whisk constantly over medium heat until the mixture thickens, about 3 minutes.
- Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes, until thickened.
- Spread into the oiled pan in one even layer (1 inch thick) and cool.
- Cut cool batter into small 1-½ inch squares or use round 1-½ inch diameter ring cutter.
- Fry the rounds in hot oil until crispy, approximately 4 minutes.
- Season crispy chickpea cakes with salt and pepper and reserve on a paper towel until ready to assemble.
Passion Fruit Raita:
Combine all ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
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Petit St. Vincent, a small luxury resort in the Grenadines, is the perfect place to get away from it all.
There is no in-room Internet service or television, and cell phones are pretty much useless at this sand-encircled, 115-acre boutique resort on a private Grenadine island. Your world is blissfully confined to spectacular sunrises and sunsets, sprawling ocean views from your room and exquisite food. And let's not forget that fruity drink you can get at Goatie's, a new beach bar overlooking the aquamarine harbor and with Petite Martinique in the distance.
The resort, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has 22 cottages. Half are scattered about on bluffs, and the rest are located on the Atlantic beach below. You can play tennis, kayak or hike around the island. But your biggest daily decision could be which beach to hit — the wave-roiled Atlantic side or the calmer Caribbean option, a two-mile stretch of powdery sand. Both are good choices and never feel crowded, even in high season.
Want room service for meals, afternoon tea, a cocktail or a lift to the beach? Raise the yellow flag in front of your cottage or at your private palapas by shady beach groves; curl a request form into the bamboo tube below the flag; and a staffer will pick it up. Seeking privacy? Raise the red flag, which is the resort's "do not disturb" signal.
My bluff-top cottage had unfettered views of the Atlantic and Sail Rock on the far horizon, the clear sight of which is said to signal a sunny day. Other features include a huge porch with hammock, lounge chairs and table and a mini-bar stocked with water, juice and local Hairoun beer.
The spacious interior has original stonewalls bathed by light from sliding glass doors and louvered windows. High-end amenities include Nespresso coffee machines, Italian 300-count linen, Mascioni towels and Bulgari toiletries. There is air conditioning, but leaving the windows open to invite in the constant sea breeze and comforting cadence of crashing waves below is a lovely, natural sleep aid.
Petit St. Vincent is a private island and resort in the Caribbean, offering 115 acres of tropical woodland and white sand beach. // © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
The resort's 22 luxurious cottages have modern upscale perks, including Nespresso machines and Bose iPod docks, but there are no televisions and no Internet access. // © © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
The beachside Goatie's bar, named after the resort's longest standing employee, is an ideal location for watching the sunset while enjoying a tropical beverage. // © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
Goatie's spacious lounge in the sand encourages guests to spend a good part of the day here. // © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
Sailboats are available for chartered trips to nearby attractions such as Tobago Cays, a group of small islands surrounded by extensive reef. // © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
Petit St. Vincent guests can book massages, facials and more in a spa that is situated in a treetop hut. // © 2014 Petit St. Vincent
The food at Petit St. Vincent is exquisite. Produce comes from the chef's garden, with offerings such as lobster, snapper and swordfish. The resort also hosts regular barbecues as well as private beachside dinners with your own chef and waiter for the ultimate in romance.
The serenity of the place has kept generations of families returning for years since the late Hazen Richardson II opened this island resort in 1968. Bought in 2009 by Robin Paterson and Philip Stevenson, Petit St. Vincent retains the flavor and serenity of the original resort although many improvements were made, including adding the beach bar and outside dining area at the main building, renovating rooms and adding a treetop Balinese-managed luxury spa.
Coming up: By the end of 2014, Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of legendary Jacques Cousteau, is opening a dive center on the island.
Guest loyalty is a huge factor in everything affecting the resort and the island, according to general manager Matt Semark. The new owners considered building residential homes on the island, but the project was abandoned when the owners asked guests for their opinion. It was thumbed down. Returning guests were also initially worried about the renovations Paterson and Stevenson made to their beloved destination.
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Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer. It uses special equipment to aim high doses of radiation at cancer cells. This damages the cancer cells and causes them to die. It can be given alone or used with other treatments, such as surgery or chemotherapy.
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DP launches new website
The Daily Progress appears to have launched a fancy new website. It also features some citizen journalism with a bunch of local blogs, photos and websites featured. You can even subscribe to get the DP as an "e-paper."
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Mr. Wheeler's dam plan comments are half way thru this podcast. Listen if you have any doubts about his bias. There is no evidence Mr. Wheeler that the Sugar Hollow Pipeline needs to be replaced, to date repairs have cost little, and there has been no pressure testing to determine it's longevity. Please Mr. Wheeler stick to the facts and stop your advocacy reporting for the Nature Conservancy Plan in the guise of real journalism.
I've been a subscriber to the Daily Progress e-edition for a year now. It cost me $40 per year instead of the nearly $200 per year for the paper version. There were so many "delivery" problems with the e-edition, however, that the DP finally refunded my money and gave me a year's e-subscription for free for the troubles. Their local trouble-shooter has been very helpful and understanding, but I keep his e-mail address handy just the same. The e-edition is provided through a company called Pressmart. Their technicians are in India. When I have problems, I e-mail the local guy with copies to India and to the DP management. The problems usually gets fixed the same day, but it's frustrating, being an early riser and morning paper reader, to sometimes not get to read the paper until later in the day. If they get the technical glitches cleaned up, I will definitely renew in a year. The only thing you don't get with the e-edition are the advertising inserts which I always discarded without reading anyway.
What disturbs me about Mr.Wheeler's article is that the Nature Conservancy/Charlottesville Tomorrow appears to have co-opted the DEQ, a state agency. Are they capable of this, and if so, what can we do about it ?
Until the Daily Progress ends its association with the partison organization, Charlottesville Tomorrow I will have nothing to do with this paper. The Nature Conservancy has found a way to bias the reporting of the Daily Progress via it's association with Charlottesville Tomorrow and that bias needs to be known by the public.
Too much whitespace on the sides, seems to be fixed-width no matter how wide your browser window is. At least the ads don't seem so pushy (so far.)
Threaded comments! At long last comments where one can actually follow multiple conversations.....
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So they want people to subscribe to the e-paper? I would not do it unless the Daily Progress completely stopped publishing the "paper" paper.
Brian Wheeler, executive director of Charlottesville Tomorrow, writes for the Daily Progress and one only needs listen to his comments on the Coy Barefoot show today on WINA to have evidence of the bias of Charlottesville Tomorrow, as it relates to the Nature Conservancy /RWSA plan to build a new dam at Ragged Mt. and to feed this new reservoir with a new uphill pipeline from South Fork Reservoir to Ragged Mt., a distance of at least 9 miles. Every chance Mr. Wheeler has he advocates for the Nature Conservancy Water Plan by trying to mislead the public and confuse them into believing that dredging will not provide enough water or by exaggerating the future population projections and trying to scare people into believing we are running out of water, or arguing that the former dredging estimates were not grossly exagerated. His claim that his organization is non-partisan is a joke !
hmmmm... Start your own NGO and co-opt the DEQ yourself? Oh wait, hang on - that's not cooption. Here it is: "the right...to petition the government." The very First Amendment they rolled out to the freshly-minted Constitution. Yep - looks like it's legal, legit and, gosh darn it, American as German-invented apple pie. Nope, no underhandedness here. :-)
Media General actually just seems to own 3 newspapers, and a ton of little ones.
It's more attractive and user-friendly than the rapidly shrinking paper version.
I read the Charlottesville Valley League story. Pretty interesting.
They're running content off Examiner.com websites. What a waste of time.
Let that be the first notes of the dirge for the DP.
Today's Brian Wheeler story goes directly to Charlottesville Tomorrow's web-site and skips the new Daily Progress site altogether, how's that for journalistic integrity.
So who is the power behind Charlottesville Tomorrow and Mr. Wheeler's boss. Here is the connection between the Daily Progress and Nature Conservancy.
" Michael Bills ... is a founding board member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Charlottesville Tomorrow. Michael also serves on the board of The Nature Conservancy and the advisory board of Lone Pine Capital. "
Thanks,at least now we know that any water article we read in the Daily Progress, written by Charlottesville Tomorrow, is really a lobbying effort by the Nature Conservancy to get their dam/pipeline plan adopted by the officials. I have seen their political power at work, and it can be tough for a locality to stand up to; when they want something they usally get it. Maybe the Sierra Club, who is opposed to their plan could start reporting for the Daily Progress and call their web-site Charlottesville Today.
Could someone in the field of journalism explain to me how this arrangement between Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Daily Progress is a good thing. Clearly CT has their own agenda and it's not news; so how does the Daily Progress get away with presenting it as such, and no other news organization calls them out on this ?


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Halo 4 - Out Now!
Master Chief has finally returned to Xbox 360 in Halo 4, the first chapter in the Reclaimer Trilogy. The plot is centred around the 'holy' planet of Requiem and the ancient Forerunner race, and a new alien threat has emerged, an ancient evil that will become Master Chief's greatest enemy...
Halo 4 continues to evolve combat, combining trademark Halo gameplay with a wealth of new additions. The in-depth campaign leaves you shipwrecked and facing enemies with deadly technology, but you've got new weapons and vehicles of your own, plus the chance to achieve Specializations and improve your skills in everything from heavy weapons to finding drops faster.
Add to this intense new multiplayer modes like War Games and Spartan Ops which will continue to expand your experience of the game well beyond its release, and it's clear that the universe will never be the same again.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month of decline as Sony Corp.'s new PS Vita handheld failed to spark a turnaround.
Market tracker NPD Group said Thursday that sales of console and portable software -- the video games themselves -- fell 26 percent to $585 million.
That's roughly in line with depressed estimates.
Cowen & Co. analyst Doug Creutz forecast a 22 percent drop, while Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia expected a decline of 25 to 30 percent.
Electronic Arts Inc.'s "Mass Effect 3" was the top seller in the month.
The only PS Vita game to break into the top 10 was "MLB 12: The Show," which ranked third.


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User Manual Page
Archiving and Exporting Recordings
As your number of recorded programs grows, you may find yourself wanting to archive programs in order to free up disc space. It is possible to export programs to DVD's, or even create files compatible with portable devices such as PSP, iPhones, iPods.
Detailed information about this process can be found in the Archiving and Exporting Recordings sub chapter of this manual.
Archiving and Exporting Recordings Page
This page was originally taken from the User Guide:Daily Use Chapter. Credit goes to the original authors of this text.
Archiving Recordings
At some point you will want to archive your TV recordings for safe keeping. There are however some complications with this, due to the way Digital TV content is held on your hard drive. MythTV stores its recordings in the "/mnt/video" directory by default. You will find files in here with a .nuv or .mpg file extension and a long complicated name based on the recording schedule. These files are either in NuppelVideo format or MPEG-2 (Program or Transport Stream) format. To archive these files to DVD they will need to be either be transcoded if NuppelVideo format, or remultiplexed to specially formatted MPEG-2 files suitable for burning to DVD.
MythTV 0.20 plug-ins now includes MythArchive for archiving your recordings. What follows is for users of MythTV 0.19 or earlier. A separate detailed guide exists for SUSE users at http://acaciaclose.co.uk/28654/124502.html.
The process to archive recordings to DVD before version 0.20 involves the use of several external tools in the following steps:
Split DVB File with ProjectX
Project X takes a collection of DVB stream files and concatenates them into one big project. You can trim the files here also. It will then create synchronization marks between the audio and video. You can use the default settings.
Create DVD MPEG-2 stream
We now can convert the above output video (m2v) and audio stream (mp2) generated by projectX to a DVD compatible stream. We use the mplex command, which is part of mjpegtools. You will then have a .mpg file with combined audio and video all nicely synchronized.
> mplex -f 8 -o 1.mpg 1.m2v 1.mp2
Create a DVD Image with KDE_DVDAuthor
KDE DVD Author will allow you to create very nice DVD's complete with animated menus. You do not need to compile it. Just download and click on the installer.kmdr icon and KDE will install it. KDE DVDAuthor is a KDE Kommander application.
Required packages:
- DVD Author
- ffmpeg
- lsdvd
- normalize
Just follow the steps in the wizard, adding in the video , audio and images files that it asks for. It wil then generate a DVD ISO image once it completes.
Burn DVD image using K3b
K3b includes a wizard to burn DVD ISO images. You will find it under the Tools pull down. Tools -> Burn DVD ISO image. Just load up the ISO image from step 3, and you are done.
Exporting Recordings
MythTV recordings can be exported into multiple different formats such as iPod or PSP compatible MPEG-4 files, DivX and Xvid files, or files to burn to VCD, SVCD or DVD with the use of Nuvexport, which as of 0.21 is included in MythTV. It can also be downloaded from https://svn.forevermore.net/nuvexport/.
Nuvexport is a command line program that can be used to create a copy of your recording in the following formats: Xvid, SVCD, VCD, DVCD, DVD, DivX, ASF, MP3, PSP, iPod, and MPEG-2 (though the iPod and PSP export options are currently unavailable). It does not alter the original file in any way, just gives you a new one in a folder of your choosing.
When run, it will use information from the MythTV database to give you a list of all your recordings to choose from, and allow various options such as resizing the video, cutting out sections marked with MythTV's edit cut list, altering the bitrate, and various other things. A work in progress manual for nuvexport can be found at http://www.inaudible.co.uk/nuvexport.
There is also a specialized script that allows you to transcode your files and subscribe to them on your iPod available at http://myth2ipod.com/. This utility uses nuvexport, and then does special post-processing with MP4Box to create an iPod-ready video. It will even generate an RSS feed for your shows, which you can subscribe to in iTunes. Currently (6/22/06) transcoding HD shows doesn't appear to work - you get rolling colors and disjointed sound. This is apparently a bug in nuvexport. SD shows work fine though.
http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_MythTV_to_iPod is an alternative to http://myth2ipod.com/. While this how to is aimed at Gentoo users, it can be applied to any distro. Features include tagging files correctly (so they show up in TV shows instead of movies by default) and user job integration instructions.
Exporting to Flash
You may find it useful to read the section on exporting to your recordings to flash file format. This will allow you to easily watch recordings using a web browser. As of version 0.21 mythweb is being rewritten to allow this support this natively. As of 31st August '09, this is experimentally built into mythweb, although it is not enabled by default.


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