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The Aberdeen Collection, which draws its name from the ancient Scottish coastal city, is a very relaxed and casual grouping with a play on design features drawn from antique, coastal cottage furnishings and architectural elements. The scrubbed, weathered white finish on wire brushed ash veneers and hardwood solids is physically hand distressed for a timeless, age-worn appearance. The decorative hardware on drawers and doors is inspired from details found in antique jewelry, with a subtle rust finish that lends additional charm to the overall coastal cottage design theme.
Plenty of traditional details, but with all the modern features, Allegro is the perfect collection for your refined home office. Finished in our Rubbed Black and warmed up with our Burnished Cherry.
The Barrington Double Pedestal Desk is finished in our Antique Oak and has all the features to make it a great addition to your home office.
The Barrington Two Tone collection features a combination of our Antique Oak and Matte Black finishes.
The Belmeade Collection is a sophisticated yet casual European cottage farmhouse design. Inspired by late 19th and early 20th century European antiques, Belmeade design elements include a combination of timeless traditional elements, shaped accents, and refined turnings. Pierced-back drawer pulls are true to hardware elements used on the inspiration pieces during this period, while the sweeping arches add a feminine touch. Constructed of Poplar solids with cathedral Oak veneers, the warm Old World Oak finish lends an aged timeworn appearance.
Beautiful curved lines and ornate hardware add elegance to our Bristol Court office pieces. Finished in our Cognac Cherry with details such as reverse diamond pattern desk tops.
The Campbell collection is constructed of Poplar solids and Cherry veneer. Each piece is finished in a rich Burnished Cherry.
Corinne, inspired by tradition, but refreshed with an updated Sun-drenched Acacia and Ebonized Acacia finish is the ultimate of casual refinement. Elaborate turnings and pedestals feel relaxed and at home from the beach to the mountains and everywhere in between. Antique Bronze, cool gray fabric, and marble inset tops accent certain pieces for an eclectic mix of materials and styles.
Simplicity at its finest, with selected mission style details and influence, Craftsman Home speaks to the purist at heart. The collection features slate tile borders, exposed tenons, arched base rails and tapered posts all in an Americana Oak finish. There are just enough of the classic Craftsman elements to feel comfortable in a home from that era, refreshed to work with todays current dcor, and yet timeless enough to not be outdated tomorrow.
Dara II is a modern and elegant collection with straight lines, tapered feet and metallic accents. Beautifully framed panels add the perfect touch to each piece. This collection comes in our Gray Wash finish. Constructed of hardwood solids and Oak veneers.
Elegant curves and moldings set off in our Smokey White finish create alluring lines in the Elizabeth collection. Touches of Antique Oak add another layer of beauty and appeal. The bedroom category features an option for a plush multi-tufted headboard and the dining category has options for whether you have a small dining space or prefer to entertain large groups.
Streamlined design with clean details make Lean Living the perfect addition to any home. Available in our Smoky Driftwood or Burnished Brownstone finishes.
The metal wrapped tops secured with nailheads lends an urban feel to our Liam collection. The Gray Acacia finish is neutral and a fit in any home's color scheme. Silver cup pulls add even more detail to this group.
We know there's an art to dressing beautifully for every occasion and it's the small details that set Lilly apart from the crowd. Graceful, tapered legs with a brushed nickel bead inlay and softened corners feminize these sleek architectural forms with graduated drawers and the subtle bead motif is echoed on pilasters and perimeter tops throughout. An eye-catching marquise pattern on statement pieces allows you to express your individuality in high style while gracefully supporting the collection's overall impression of casual elegance.
Forget the gingham curtains and mason jars: Madisons European farmhouse look is a fresh mix of rustic simplicity and classic country charm. Random planks make for a handcrafted feel, heightened by a finish that appears gently weathered and worn, as though these pieces have been collected over time, lovingly passed from one generation to the next. Rasping, rock and hatchet marks lend a sense of authenticity.Crafted from hardwood solids and pecky pecan veneers hand-selected for their character, Madison is dressed for the homestead in its Sunday best. Witness the geometric bead and coved base moldings that lend architectural depth and distinction. Gently turned legs give the cases lift, along with scalloped tops and substantial posts. Offered in Caramel, Rustic White and a combination of both finishes.
Casual and elegant. Laid back and sophisticated. Thats the Mirabelle collection. The subtle blend of finish, fabrics and distinctive design elements are beautifully combined to make your home a vacation retreat every day of the year. Clean design lines are combined with wire brushed distressing on white oak veneers and hardwood solids in a refreshing ecru finish. Custom designed metal bar handle hardware on drawers and doors in an oiled bronze are generously scaled and metal accents on dining and occasional tables add a distinctive casual flair.The natural, woven material on drawer and door panels lend a touch of relaxed, seaside living whetherwest coast, east coast, south or midwest is where you call home.
Whether you live on the coast or are just wanting to add a coastal cottage feel to your home, take a look at our Myra collection. Finishes of Paperwhite and Natural lend a casual elegance to Myra while select pieces are available in our Sable finish to add contrast.
Perspectives features a casual mission style that is updated with a contemporary yet casual flare. Available in 3 finishes: Brushed Acacia, Sundrenched Acacia and Ebonized Acacia.
Placid Cove with its sometimes Swedish, sometimes Continental antique influence is a collection that works well in many settings with todays customer at heart. The Honeysuckle White finish is the perfect complement to neutral color palettes found in many settings or a nice contrast for a bolder brighter environment. Sometimes flirty, sometimes feminine, but always fresh the country bun feet, louvres, and painted white hardware are sure to add flair to any place you call home.
Riata is a stylish, yet casual contemporary design offering strong lines, grand scale and subtle sophistication for the younger consumer. The Zen-inspired collection is constructed with a warm tobacco finish, figured walnut veneers and accented with brushed nickel campaign hardware. Exposed dovetails, a key design element consistent throughout the group accentuate the superior craftsmanship.
The Rough-hewn Gray finish of the Rowan collection adds so much visual interest to this group. With a nod to an industrial feel, this group also has metal inserts with nailhead trim.
Ryder has a mix of industrial feel with metal bases and the warmth of wood tops. These table tops are in our Rustic Clove finish.
Sophie is an organic contemporary collection with a touch of glamour. Clean lines and soft rounded corners give this group a light and airy feel while the metallic accents add the perfect finishing touch. Constructed of wire-brushed Oak veneers in our Natural finish.
Hand-chiseled groove lines add just the right touch to the Sullivan collection. Simple cottage style in our Country White finish with distressed edges.
The Terra Vista collection combines clean lines with generous scale to create a casual yet refined contemporary design. Inspired by the casual contemporary lifestyle of southern California, Terra Vista has a refined smoked finish with Walnut veneers. Built up side and top panels create strong visual elements that accentuate the unique mortise and tenon case construction. Flush mount champagne hardware finished in antique bronze adds the finishing touch.
Smaller scaled pieces and the updated mid-century modern look of Vogue attracts both the young modern family and the social urbanite to this collection. The Gray Wash, Umber and Plymouth Brown Oak finishes along with contemporary lines and asymmetrical elements give a youthful sensibility.
The rustic live edges on the wood tops of the Waverly collection add a unique touch to this group. Constructed of Acacia hardwood in our Sandblasted Gray finish with metal bases.
The clean, classic lines of Windridge make it a welcome addition to your home. Select pieces also showcase X-motif accents.
The pieces of the Windward Bay collection exude a casual resort-like atmosphere perfect for coastal living or otherwise. Featuring synthetic woven rattan, detailed square tapered legs and a Warm Rum finish on Birch veneers, this whole home group creates a laid back and relaxed look. The hardware knobs mimic the same woven effect as the rattan for a lovely finishing touch, while the louvered bed is a statement piece for master and guest bedrooms alike.


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Now that school's out and I have all three girls home with me all day, every day, my time is even more valuable, especially to them. Apparently, along with all my other roles, I'm also their personal chef, activities director and event planner for the summer. They don't know how good they have it. I try to remember this when they try to lay on the guilt with: "I'm hungry. I'm bored. Can we go somewhere?" HELL NO! I'm trying to write in my blog. Of course I didn't actually say that.
One place we love to go is the library. It's good, free entertainment and we get to bring home books to occupy them later. I owe my sanity to the public library (which is why I made a nice little donation when I heard my branch might shut down due to underfunding). That's not the only reason I love it. I could spend hours in non-fiction, browsing the shelves in section 641. Food and drink. I'm a big supporter of borrowing books rather than spending money on new ones. Especially cookbooks, since I really only use them for inspiration. But every now and then, I find one I don't want to return. I renew it until I can't anymore. Art Smith's Back to the Family, is one such book. The pictures are amazing and the food is good and simple. I've made bread pudding (twice), fennel coleslaw and a brunch dish that coincidentally called for a cheese I'd just picked up at Trader Joe's that I'd never used before (manchego). As usual, I made a few changes to suit our taste and food choices and sometimes just to use what we had on hand. If you like southern food, I recommend this book.
I've made several recipes already. My favorite is the bread pudding. I strongly recommend drowning the raisins in spiced rum first. I let them marinate for about an hour in hot rum. And I served it with ice cream as suggested (homemade vanilla). It's so easy to make, it's scary. Scary because it so damn good.
One night I was looking for a way to use some cabbage that I'd had in the refrigerator for a week and a half, which by the way was still crisp and quite fresh since it was freshly picked when I'd bought it from Matthews Farmers' Market (best in the Charlotte area, hands down). Raw veggies and apple cider vinegar have great health benefits. The recipe is for Fennel Coleslaw. I substituted half the fennel with my cabbage and added a red bell pepper. I love fennel and it has its own benefits, but I don't think my family would love a coleslaw made entirely of fennel.
Late one morning, I was looking through the book and came across a recipe for Asparagus with Manchego Cheese. I had a smoothie very early that morning and was getting hungry. This recipe looked easy and tasty. The tomatoes, now in season and delicious, and of course the manchego caught my eye. Similar to the bread pudding recipe, it calls for bread cubes and eggs. I substituted the French bread with a very dense whole wheat sandwich bread and the asparagus with broccoli, because that's what I had on hand. When I was a less experienced and less confident cook, I would pass on recipes unless I had (and liked) the ingredients called for, which was a big mistake. It turned out wonderfully, but I can't wait to try it with asparagus (and a few other veggies, now that I think of it).
I encourage less confident cooks to take a chance and make changes to suit your taste or use what you already have. (America spends a lot of money and resources on wasted food.) My mom has this simple and awesome fried rice recipe that's comforting and makes me feel like a kid again. It's not like the fried rice you'd find in a Chinese restaurant. There is no soy sauce or eggs and aside from the Korean sticky rice she uses, it's more like an Americanized version of fried rice. She uses rice, carrots, onions, celery, ground beef, salt and pepper (and probably some minced garlic). I made this recipe with sausage instead, again because it's what I had on hand. The smell of the sausage with those ingredients reminded me of another one of her recipes for dirty rice, so I meshed the two and added curry powder and a little extra turmeric (because it has some great health benefits and to give it a beautiful yellow color). Don't get me wrong, my mom's recipes are already good and very special to me. They are my comfort foods, along with the rest of her home cooking. (Where do you think my interest in food and gardening comes from?) However, I'll be making this mash-up of the two again and again.


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Dir: Leonardo Di Costanzo. Italy-Switzerland. 2012. 80mins
A reluctant Neapolitan underworld gaoler and the 15-year-old girl he's been set the task of watching over build a fragile, tough-but-tender rapport over the course of one day in Leonardo Di Costanzo's convincing feature debut, which hoovered up a raft of collateral prizes on its Venice debut, and screens at the LFF after its equally well-received Toronto stopover. It's a film that could easily make its way into more than a handful of arthouse slots in Europe and elsewhere.
The Interval never labours its metaphors, rooting its symbolic suggestions in understated drama and the authenticity of the performances by its non-professional leads,
Crossing over from documentaries, director Di Costanzo makes this disenchanted coming of age tale feel surprisingly real despite the fact that with its cast of six, narrow confines of space and time, and very occasional hints of mannered dialogue, it wouldn't be difficult to imagine The Interval (L'Intervallo) playing out in a theatre rather than on the screen.
This edge of realism is enhanced by the dilapidated Neapolitan inner city setting and the fact that the characters speak such broad dialect that the film was released with subtitles in the rest of Italy. The grittiness, and a finale which does not take the easy route, help to ground the exercise and restrain it from any hint of boy-meets-girl sentimentality.
We're in Gomorra territory here, but it's Gomorra as a chamber composition, reduced to a single, leisurely story whose Camorra setting is milked, inventively, for symbolic resonance. When overweight, inarticulate street vendor Salvatore (Gallo) is given the job of watching over pretty, prematurely sexualised Veronica (Riso) in an abandoned institutional building somewhere in Naples, we're not sure why he was chosen as gaoler (he doesn't seem the type), who the guys giving the orders are, or what Veronica has done to deserve being locked up in this way.
We don't find out all the answers, but the film gets close enough to explanations to round out the two characters – both of them victims in their way – and illuminate the fact that this ad hoc prison is a mirror of the greater prison that surrounds them.
The former convent school where the whole story pans out becomes a third character, part menacing, rusted, disintegrating hulk, part magical urban playground, with its flooded basement and overgrown garden. Luca Bigazzi's camerawork underlines this play between house of horror and dreamspace, and a sound design that features, among other effects, a recurring plane-engine roar, further detaches the film's scenic space from the world outside.
But The Interval never labours its metaphors, rooting its symbolic suggestions in understated drama and the authenticity of the performances by its non-professional leads, both of them working-class Neapolitan teenagers from the city's notorious Quartieri Spagnoli who were selected after participating in a three-month theatre workshop.
Production companies: tempest, Rai Cinema, amka films
International sales: Rai Trade, www.raitrade.it
Producers: Carlo Cresto-Dina, Tiziana Soudani
Screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, Mariangela Barbanente, Leonardo Di Costanzo
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Editor: Carlotta Cristiani
Production designer: Luca Servino
Website: www.intervalloilfilm.it
Main cast: Francesca Riso, Alessio Gallo, Carmine Paternoster, Salvatore Ruocco, Antonio Buil, Jean Yves Morard


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By John Goralski
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Corinne Horanzy grabbed the pen, and her parents smiled with pride. She began to scrawl her signature across the page before her, and her high school coach beamed as much as her family.
For four years, Lady Knight fans have watched Horanzy bloom into a division one college prospect. For the Horanzy, her parents, and her coach, it's been a much longer journey. Horanzy has grown up as a Lady Knight, and it started when she was a wide-eyed fifth grader at the Southington High School summer camp.
"It was definitely a lot of work," said the former Lady Knight co-captain. "I play year round. I came up through all the camps with coach [Rich] Heitz. I played in the off-season during the winter. It was hard work, but my goal was always to play division one."
That's why Heitz was as proud as Horanzy's parents. He's watched her from the very start, rooted for her as she grew up in the local programs, and cheered for her decision to play at the next level with the University of Hartford. The coach has enjoyed watching Horanzy play for many years. With her decision to stay close to home, Lady Knight fans will be able to keep watching.
Heitz said that the college signing is as good as a state or conference title. "This ranks right up there. You have success, and you get a few great athletes that get opportunities to pursue the game at the next level," he said. "Hard work results in great opportunities. She gets to stay local. Mom and Dad get to keep watching. She's been a great asset to our program, and as an outgoing senior I hope she left her mark for those behind her to follow."
For the last year, Horanzy has spent a lot of time weeding through offers. She considered Springfield College, Western Connecticut State University, and Quinnipiac University, but settled upon the University of Hartford after a recent visit. It was a perfect fit for her ultimate goal in radiology.
"When I went to visit there, I really liked the atmosphere. I liked the sports atmosphere. Everyone there was so friendly, and I love the girls on the team, and the coach was really nice," she said. "When I was looking at schools, I was looking for a school with a very good health services program, and I felt that UHart was a good fit for me."
Only one other Lady Knight has played at the division one level, but Horanzy is in a league of her own. She said that she hopes to play as a freshman, and Heitz said that she has all the skills and determination to reach that goal.
"They're going to get a player that's going to show up and work hard every day in practice," he said. "She's got a good sense of her skill set and where she needs to grow. She doesn't think so highly of herself that she thinks she's the end all. She's got a lot of opportunities to continue to grow in this sport. They're going to get a hard-working athlete that's going to try to push it to the next level."
Can a 5 foot, 10 inch player survive in a division one sport that's littered with six-footers? Horanzy has made a career of proving she belongs in the conversation. Twice, she was named on Connecticut's first team all-state roster. Twice, she was named to the Central Connecticut Conference's all-conference list. Earlier this month, she was spotlighted as Connecticut's Pro Grass Player of the Year.
Next year, she'll prove it with the Hawks.
"I never imagined that I could be in this position," she said, "but the hard work pays off."
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@ southingtonobserver.com.


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Lawsuit filed in 2011 ambush of US Customs agents in Mexico
MCALLEN, Texas – The family of a U.S. Customs Enforcement agent killed in a 2011 ambush on a Mexican highway and another agent who survived filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to hold the government and nearly two-dozen other defendants accountable in the attack.
The federal lawsuit arises from the Feb. 15, 2011, attack on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila. They were attacked in their armored sport-utility vehicle near San Luis Potosi, Mexico, shortly after picking up some equipment from another agent.
Zapata died and Avila was seriously wounded.
The lawsuit names the agents' supervisors, the company that armored their vehicle and gun shops that allegedly sold two of the weapons used. It alleges that Zapata and Avila never should have been sent on the dangerous mission, their armored SUV was flawed and at least two of the guns used in the attack were bought in the United States and eventually smuggled to Mexico.
On Feb. 15, 2011, Zapata and Avila drove from Mexico City to San Luis Potosi to pick up equipment from another agent from the Monterrey office. Shortly after beginning their return trip the pair was ambushed by armed men. Zapata parked the vehicle, but when he did so the automatic door locks unlocked. Gunmen pried open the door and in their struggle to close it the agents partially lowered the window which allowed their attackers to fire inside.
Julian Zapata Espinoza is awaiting trial on murder and attempted murder charges in federal court in Washington, D.C. Zapata Espinoza was allegedly a member of the Zetas cartel who Mexican authorities say mistook the agents' Suburban for rivals.
Three weapons believed used in the attack have been recovered though information has only been released on two of them, according to federal court documents.
One was a 7.62 mm AK-47 style Draco handgun that federal authorities traced to a straw purchase by Otilio Osorio from a Texas gun shop. Osorio and his brother were sentenced to prison on weapons charges. Another was an AK-47-style semi-automatic assault rifle bought from JJ's Pawn Shop in Beaumont in another straw purchase and passed into Mexico by Manuel Barba, who has also been sentenced to prison.
Osorio, Barba and the pawn shop are among those named as defendants in the lawsuit.
In a procedural notice to the government filed last year, the agents' lawyers sought $25 million for Zapata's family and $12.5 million for Avila. No figures were included in the lawsuit filed Tuesday.


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This applies to commits to Chromium OS repositories. For changes to Chromium repository branches, see the information about Drover; for Blink, see experimental branches.
Note: When to update ebuilds when merging changes
This works the same on branches as on trunk: If you're merging a change to code that's built as part of a
Merge via Gerrit UI
The Gerrit UI now contains a 'Cherry Pick' button which is currently the easiest way of merging a change which does not conflict, if the change you want to merge to a branch is already on Gerrit, you need only a browser.
1. Open up the CL in question on Gerrit.
2. Select "Cherry Pick" from the "More" menu at the top right.
3. Enter the full branch name, for instance release-R58-9334.B. (Use "git branch -a | grep R58" or equivalent to find the full name.)
4. Click "Cherry Pick" at the bottom of the pop up.
5. This should create a new CL against that branch in Gerrit. To land the CL, mark it ready as usual (Code-Review +2, Verified +1, Commit-Queue +1).
Note this only works if the patch applies cleanly on the target branch, if there is a conflict then the merge must be done manually as Gerrit provides no way of dealing with merge conflicts in the UI.
Also note that you can change the commit message in Gerrit, including changing CQ-DEPENDS directives as appropriate.
The second easiest way to create a change from a change you already committed on ToT in Chrome OS is using
Example usage:
2030 32031
This creates Gerrit changes for R25 from CL's 32027, 32030, and 32031 in less than 10 seconds. After running, you can check Gerrit to actually commit the changes (check your open commits for R25-* branch). You can also run these changes through a try-bot (make sure to specify the branch with -b with the remote try-bot). For more advanced usage information, use --help, or ping sosa@ or vapier@.
You should run with --dry-run the first time around to not actually upload your change until you are sure about how to use the tool. Note this tool accepts gerrit change numbers or change-id's, however, since the former is guaranteed to be unique, it is advised you use those instead.
Checking out the whole tree (with repo)
You must have different checkouts (yes, new chroots in a completely new directory) for every branch you are working on. This is to ensure all the prebuilts work automatically for you. You have to pass the -b <branch_name> option to repo during init and you will follow exactly the same workflow described in the Chromium OS Developer Guide (i.e cros_workon + repo start etc)
If you have an existing repo checkout: You can run repo init with --reference to re-use the objects of your existing checkout, to reduce sync time. Note that an absolute path is required (../../foo won't work) and that it must be the topmost directory of the existing repo checkout, i.e. the one that contains the .repo directory.
You can find the exact name of the branch by browsing the manifest repo.
mkdir release-R23-2913.B/
NOTE: For older branches (e.g. R22 and earlier), you'll need to specify -m minilayout.xml instead of -g minilayout.
Example (See http://goto/chromeos-building if you are doing an internal build and replace the manifest.git link with the appropriate one)
repo init \
Next, follow steps in the developer's guide to sync/edit/modify files i.e repo sync, cros_work start, repo start, etc. After you've cherry-picked/made the changes you want, upload the changes for review. If cherry-picking/etc..., make sure to recreate the ChangeID in the log message so that you get a new one -- simply delete the line and git will create a new one for you.
repo upload
Testing w/remote trybot
Before you commit the change, test it! Launch a tryjob to verify it actually builds properly. See Using Remote Trybots for more information.
cd <repo_root>/chromiumos/chromite
git checkout cros/master
cbuildbot --remote -g <review_id> -b <branchname> alex-release-trybot daisy-release-trybot
Checking out a single repository (with repo)
If you don't have a full repo checked out already and want to do a quick one-off merge, you can still check out the much smaller buildtools group:
repo init \
This will get you chromite and all the tools it includes -- i.e. cros_merge_to_branch. Make sure you pass the --nomirror option so it will fetch the single git repo needed to cherry-pick & upload the CL.
Finally, use cbuildbot with --remote to run remote trybots. See the section above for more info.
Checking out a single repository (with git)
If you want to push up a few changes without checking out the entire tree, then you can use git to do just that.
You can re-use an existing repo checkout if you like (but make sure you clean up when you're done). Let's assume you're going to make a new checkout to keep things clean though.
Cloning a new repository
Find the git url you care about. You can get it by going into your repo checkout and look at .git/config (the url field). You'll need to use the -review variant of the URL to push to the special refs/for/* refs. Let's demonstrate with the chromite git tree.
git clone
If you want to speed things up, you can use the --reference option to re-use a local tree.
git clone https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/chromiumos/chromite.git
--reference ~/chromiumos/chromite/.git
Setting your author/committer settings
If your normal user information is not your chromium.org e-mail, you'll need to set it in the new repo.
git config user.name "Awesome Developer"
Start a new branch
Let's assume you want to work on the R23 branch. You need the full name of the branch, and then create a new local branch to work on with that info.
git branch -a | grep R23
That shows us the full branch name is "remotes/cros/release-R23-2913.B", so we can do:
git checkout -b R23 remotes/cros/release-R23-2913.B
Make your changes
This part is where the real work happens :). Use git's or repo's cherry-pick feature, or make the changes by hand, or apply patches, or whatever you want.
# When the editor pops, try to change few attributes to help tracking commit history.(cherry picked from commit b9e382afa7e410745ac96b12b49d5a941070db1e).
Publish your commits to gerrit
Now for the last step. If you didn't create a new clone, you might have to change "origin" to "cros", or replace it with the full git url. The "R23" is whatever you called the local branch, and the "release-R23-2913.B" is exactly what the official branch name is called -- make sure it's correct as gerrit will allow you to push to anything.
Note: The rest of the command should be typed verbatim (e.g. the "refs/for/" part). Only replace components below that are in italics.
git push origin R23:refs/for/release-R23-2913.B
Reusing a single repository in an existing repo checkout
While it is possible to manually checkout a different branch in an existing repo checkout (e.g. checking out
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Seven Seconds because I believe that's the amount of time you have to make an impact on someone! Be yourself, impress and succeed in life!
Summer Heights High, as I love creating humour to cheer others up.
"Stranger Things" because sometimes I feel things are not quite right.
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I'd be Riverdale - weird things always going on around here 😂
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Honestly, I'd probably be Parks and Recreation. I work for the government and, we'll, I'm a bit of a dag! 😝
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Daredevil would be an incredible character to fight against criminals and bring justice for community. Sometimes, there needs a hero with tough choices for peace .
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In this article we review how to configure Teamcenter and the Solid Edge Embedded Client such that the Teamcenter BOM structure when displayed in the Teamcenter RAC and Visualization resembles the Solid Edge BOM structure as configured by the Solid Edge assembly occurrence properties.
In the Solid Edge Embedded Client [SEEC] we have the following theoretical assembly structure:
Which when displayed in the Solid Edge Draft as a Parts List is similar to below:
And when the assembly structure is viewed in Teamcenter, we again have a similar and expected structure displayed:
However, in this theoretical assembly structure we have several Items that are named as "Reference". These reference parts are intended to be used as reference in the Solid Edge assembly structure but are not part of the desired physical manufacturing assembly structure:
By using Solid Edge assembly Occurrence Properties we can change the behaviour of the children and how they impact and interface with the Solid Edge assembly structure.
In our theoretical assembly structure, we have modified the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties such that all "reference" named Items are to be excluded from the "Reports/Parts List":
By setting these occurrence properties this then results in a Solid Edge Draft Parts List that has all of the "reference" named children excluded, and provides a Parts List that resembles our desired manufacturing BOM structure:
However, even though we now have our desired BOM structure displayed in Solid Edge, when the BOM structure is viewed in the Teamcenter Structure Manager, we still see the entire assembly structure including all of the unwanted "reference" Items:
So how can we configure Teamcenter so that we can display a BOM structure that resembles our Solid Edge BOM based on Solid Edge occurrence properties?
Firstly, we must enable syncing of the Solid Edge occurrence properties into Teamcenter. By default, Solid Edge occurrence properties are *not* synced into Teamcenter.
To enable occurrence property syncing, in the Teamcenter Options locate the preference "SEEC_Property_Synchronize_AsmOcc", set the value to "TRUE", and save the changes:
However, after making this preference change, when we view our structure in Teamcenter we see no change and the structure is still displaying our unwanted "reference" Items:
In the Teamcenter Structure Manager, right click on the column headers and select "Insert column(s)":
In the "Available Columns" locate "SE Assembly Reports" and add it to the "Displayed Columns" section. Adjust the display order of the column as desired:
With the "SE Assembly Reports" column added, we now see displayed either 0's or 1's that reflect the values of "Yes" or "No" for the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties. Note that in Solid Edge a "No" value is equivalent to a "0" value in Teamcenter, and "Yes" is equivalent to "1":
Note: on existing data you may not see any values displayed for the Occurrence Properties; this will be addressed at the end of this article.
However, although we now have displayed a column of values that reflects the Solid Edge Occurrence Property values we still do not have a Teamcenter structure that displays the way we desire e.g. with the desired line items removed based on the Solid Edge occurrence property values.
In order to modify the display of the Teamcenter Structure Manager such that the Teamcenter structure resembles our desired Solid Edge Draft Parts List structure we must create some custom Teamcenter "Closure Rules". For those not familiar with closure rules, essentially a closure rule is like a "filter" that we will apply to the structure to limit and control the display of the structure data.
To create a custom Closure Rule, in Teamcenter access and run the "PLM XML/TC XML Export Import Administration" application:
In "PLM XML/TC XML Export Import Administration" select "ClosureRule":
In the "ClosureRule" pane, provide a name and description for our new custom rule, set "Scope of Traversal" to "Export", and set "Output Schema Format" to "PLMXML":
Select the "+" to add a new clause to our closure rule:
In the clause line add the following information and save the new closure rule:
Primary Object Class Type = CLASSPrimary Object = BOMLineSecondary Object Class Type = CLASSSecondary Object = ItemRelation Type = PROPERTYRelated Property Or Object = bl_itemAction Type = SKIPConditional Clause = PRIMARY.SE Assembly Reports=="0"
Once our custom closure rule has been created, we must then add the closure rule to the list of closure rules allowed for BOM expansion.
In the Teamcenter Options locate and select the "ClosureRulesForBOMExpansion" preference. Add our custom closure rule name to the list of rules allowed and save the changes:
The creation of our custom closure rule is now complete and ready for use.
In Teamcenter Structure Manager open our assembly structure. At this point, the structure still looks the same and no changes are visible:
From the pull down menus select "Tools" -> "View/Set Closure Rule for Expansion":
In the "View/Set Closure Rule for Expansion" window select our custom closure rule and select "OK" to apply it:
Note in Structure Manager that once a closure rule is applied, the closure rule name is shown in the assembly details as a visual reference for the user to know that a closure rule is applied:
Once the closure rule has been applied, the Teamcenter structure is now configured to display based on the closure rule. In our example we set a closure rule to *not* show any Item Revisions that had an SE Occurrence property value "SE Assembly Reports" set to "0. Therefore only those line items with a "SE Assembly Reports" value equal to "1" are displayed:
The Teamcenter structure now resembles our Solid Edge Parts List and is no longer displaying any Item Revisions that were named as "reference" based on the Solid Edge Occurrence Property values:
As an added bonus, this configured structure can then be opened into Teamcenter Visualization and viewed as based upon the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties.
The structure as viewed in Teamcenter Visualization before applying the closure rule in Teamcenter Structure Manager:
The structure as viewed in Teamcenter Visualization after applying the closure rule in Teamcenter Structure Manager:
In our example outlined above, we have focused solely on working with the "Reports/Parts List" occurrence properties. However, this methodology can be applied to and used with any and all of the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties.
Here is a chart showing the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties and their respective Teamcenter Structure Manager column names:
Draft Reference = SE ReferenceDrawing Views = SE Drawing ViewsHigher Level = SE Higher LevelInterference Analysis = SE Intf AnalysisPhysical Properties = SE Physical PropsReports/Parts List = SE Assembly ReportsSelectable = SE Selectable
All of the occurrence properties as displayed in Solid Edge and the equivalent columns as displayed in Teamcenter:
As with anything, there are considerations to take into account when implementing this solution.
Because we are enabling and syncing Solid Edge Occurrence Property data, there is additional data that has to be uploaded from SEEC into Teamcenter. Additional data means more time required for processing. Therefore there will be a performance impact when enabling the "SEEC_Property_Synchronize_AsmOcc" preference. How much of an impact will be solely dependent on your specific environment and the size/volume of data you are syncing.
Solid Edge Occurrence Properties are unidirectional. Solid Edge is the master of the properties and the values cannot be changed from within Teamcenter.
In Teamcenter Structure Manager there is currently no way to set a default or persistent closure rule. Therefore the user will have to manually set the closure rule every time [s]he needs to view the structure based on Solid Edge Occurrence Properties.
If your Teamcenter site is already in production and you implement this solution after go-live, simply enabling the syncing of Solid Edge Occurrence Properties does not automatically provide values for any existing data. All existing Teamcenter data will have absolutely no values for the Solid Edge Occurrence Properties stored in the Teamcenter BOM. Further, simply opening and resaving an existing Solid Edge assembly will *not* then populate the occurrence property values into Teamcenter.
In order to sync occurrence property values for existing data you must manually toggle and specify a value for *every* line item in the Solid Edge assembly structure to force a write of occurrence property values for every line item.
I wos serching solution like this from a long long time whitout any effect until now ! So much thanks for You.
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Hello Dave.
Thanks for the exellent instructions!
I'm facing problems when I'm trying create closure rule.
While creating rule TC gives error message "One of the specified Clauses is not valid"
And problem report gives following:
"This is when the problem occurs. In TC91 adding the conditional clause:
SE Assembly Reports!= "0"
won't work. See pictures and syslog
This has been verified to work in TC10.1"
Looks like this feature is not available in TC9. Do you have any ideas how I can do this same in TC9??
Thanks in advance
@Jazska that is outside the scope of this blog post and would need to be a call to your Teamcenter support resource.
What if I need the parts under a referenced assembly to be reflected in the structure manager in order to process for the BOM.
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[Pieh] 11:14 pm: elves see stuff.. like branches?[Pieh] 11:14 pm: im lost already[Pariah] 11:14 pm: [Pieh] 11:14 pm: oh[Pieh] 11:14 pm: i see now[Pieh] 11:14 pm: ok[Pariah] 11:15 pm: [Pieh] 11:15 pm: i was watching something and reading at the same time[Pieh] 11:15 pm: and im also writing[Pieh] 11:15 pm: im trying to write some loser fantasy[Pariah] 11:15 pm: [Pariah] 11:16 pm: Go luzer fantasy[Pieh] 11:16 pm: so how long do your fantasy elves live? 700? 50 million? or 60 billion?[Pieh] 11:16 pm: im confused about that[Pariah] 11:17 pm: no clue yeah[Pariah] 11:17 pm: yet[Pariah] 11:17 pm: can't type[Pieh] 11:17 pm: oh well[Pieh] 11:17 pm: i think elves should be able to live about 1000 years naturally[Pieh] 11:17 pm: but they have some sort of nature connection[Pieh] 11:17 pm: or some magic[Pariah] 11:17 pm: but like I've said before, there's no real difference there. Elves inherently live for a dam long time, and that's all that matters[Pieh] 11:17 pm: elven high magic, if you will[Pieh] 11:17 pm: aaaha[Pieh] 11:18 pm: so as elves grow older they value life more and more? eventually becoming botanists?[Pariah] 11:19 pm: he... by George, I think that would actually work...Pariah hugs Pieh[Pieh] 11:19 pm: lol[Pieh] 11:19 pm: yay[Pariah] 11:19 pm: let's see[Pieh] 11:21 pm: omg i love cheese[Pariah] 11:21 pm: hot headed youths can't really see the "fakjl;da" (insert funky elvish word here...) so they go off and kill #$%^&* and learn stuff, but as they get older they begin to start seeing the "fakjl;da" so they value life more, because they can see how easy it is too loose it.[Pieh] 11:21 pm: and asians'[Pieh] 11:21 pm: awesome[Pariah] 11:21 pm: For instance, and older elf may "have" a heart attack on the way to by asian cheese at the store[Pieh] 11:22 pm: mmm... asian cheese[Pariah] 11:22 pm: but he didn't really have one, he just accidentally spent some time in a realm where he did[Pieh] 11:22 pm: oh wow wtf?[Pariah] 11:22 pm: the curse of their Sight[Pieh] 11:22 pm: thats trippy[Pariah] 11:22 pm: but the blessing is that they are inherently unable to lose a card game, or other game of chance[Pariah] 11:22 pm: cause they know precicely what will happen[Pieh] 11:23 pm: lol nice[Pieh] 11:23 pm: yeah[Pariah] 11:23 pm: and what may happen[Pieh] 11:23 pm: what happens if a bunch of elves sit down to a game of poker? the oldest always wins?[Pariah] 11:23 pm: heh[Pariah] 11:23 pm: I'd think they'd all avoid games like that[Pieh] 11:24 pm: yeah[Pariah] 11:24 pm: in favor of ones where everyone is already looking into the future[Pariah] 11:24 pm: like chess[Pariah] 11:24 pm: or go![Pieh] 11:24 pm: or.. twister?[Pariah] 11:24 pm: so can't remember the chinese name for it[Pariah] 11:24 pm: heh[Pariah] 11:25 pm: geriatric twister???[Pieh] 11:25 pm: i imagine elves enjoy Twister[Pariah] 11:25 pm: even with the elves +2 to dex[Pariah] 11:25 pm: they still fail at long exertions[Pariah] 11:25 pm: hence their - on con[Pieh] 11:25 pm: yeah[Pariah] 11:25 pm: and some twister poses can go on for an eternity[Pieh] 11:26 pm: but some.. you really want them to[Pariah] 11:26 pm: I see them avoiding twister... [Pariah] 11:26 pm: hehehe[Pariah] 11:26 pm: at least they old ones[Pieh] 11:26 pm: yeah[Pariah] 11:26 pm: those dern fool younguns though[Pieh] 11:26 pm: heh
[Pariah] 10:34 pm: believers in a perverse sort of balance. They seek to destroy things that other people make so that they won't ever become tired of it and it'll live in their memory in a sort of perfect state, foreverz[Siren no Orakio] 10:35 pm: Okay...[Pariah] 10:35 pm: they worship a set of twins/zorastoic dieties[Pariah] 10:35 pm: a light/dark gods[Siren no Orakio] 10:35 pm: Keep going[Pariah] 10:35 pm: that's as far as I've gotten[Pariah] 10:35 pm: I need questions as much as anything[Siren no Orakio] 10:36 pm: Okay[Siren no Orakio] 10:36 pm: What does this set of gods have to do with the balance?[Siren no Orakio] 10:36 pm: Do they encourage this in some fashion, or is it a perversion of some main stream religion?[Siren no Orakio] 10:36 pm: Are the gods real?[Siren no Orakio] 10:37 pm: Do they believe in any kind of progress at all? I.E. Stuff *they* make?[Pariah] 10:37 pm: because they're constantly fighting each other, one's eternally building and the other constantly tears the other's works down, and then they switch[Siren no Orakio] 10:37 pm: Do they let the clothes they wear rot off their shoulders instead of replacing it, running around nude in the woods after they run out of clothes?[Pariah] 10:37 pm: 2 - mmm.... prolly started from small tribal cult that got gobbled up by the main empire[Pariah] 10:38 pm: and didn't digest well[Siren no Orakio] 10:40 pm: What kept them from digesting? Did they become a slaive-diaspora in the main empire? Do they have to worry about people in the cult converting to mainstreamism? Do they brainwash? Or is it sane enough that they can rely on normal methods?[Pariah] 10:40 pm: Are the gods real? .... maybe, in the past. In the setting I'm currently working on they prolly would be some sort of spirit or demon that got worshippers[Siren no Orakio] 10:41 pm: (And in payment, I demand one vote on at least one of the submissions I've written / pushed live today.)[Pariah] 10:41 pm: Progress - they only destroy stuff because people hold it too dear, and then get tired of it. By depriving people of its existance, the people realize they enjoyed it more, and so remember it fondly for the rest of their life...[Pariah] 10:41 pm: kk[Siren no Orakio] 10:42 pm: Do they do this to themselves on a regular basis? Or just others?[Pariah] 10:42 pm: they change clothes... A worshipper in this cult prolly looks the same walking down the street. They view being a functiuoning part of society as important, in addition to their duties as destroyers[Siren no Orakio] 10:44 pm: Aaand, does the dominant society exploit them, fear them, what? Are there factions that try to use them like scalpels on their enemies in society?[Pariah] 10:45 pm: Lack of digestion - language barriers, likely slaved/ghettoed for at least another generation beyond when local lingo adopted[Pariah] 10:46 pm: recruiting methods - normal probably... people'll do a lot of #$%^&* ng crazy things for religion[Pariah] 10:46 pm: the main part of this faith is probably taoist like[Pariah] 10:47 pm: and then the hard core faction is violent build and destroy like[Siren no Orakio] 10:49 pm: Okay[Siren no Orakio] 10:49 pm: So, that's one step above a cult, we have a real religion.[Pariah] 10:49 pm: people probably curse the cults, but only because they destroyed something that they worked hard on. I see serious risk to human lives as against what the cult's are trying to achieve[Pariah] 10:49 pm: yeah[Pariah] 10:50 pm: opps...[Pariah] 10:50 pm: I don't see anyone trying to use the cults as a scaple on their foes[Pariah] 10:50 pm: when they get destructive it can be anywhere from a wet firecracker to a nuclear bomb[Pariah] 10:50 pm: not something I'd try to control[Siren no Orakio] 10:51 pm: You don't think someone would plant an agitator and stir them up against a given target?[Pariah] 10:51 pm: sure, but they get stirred up enough and the riot'll overflow[Pariah] 10:52 pm: smash a couple of storefronts in one part of town and then disperse and smash every windo in the whole city[Pariah] 10:52 pm: not something I'd want on my hands[Siren no Orakio] 10:52 pm: Sometimes people dowant that, though[Pariah] 10:53 pm: true[Pariah] 10:53 pm: if you wanted to crush a couple insurance agencies, finacially wise, then sure[Pariah] 10:54 pm: but if you just want some rival mafia family's legit fronts wasted, then no[Pariah] 10:54 pm: you're too likely to loss a good chunck of your own #$%^&* in the process[Siren no Orakio] 10:55 pm: Or if you want to smash up your rival noble's villages, etc[Pariah] 10:55 pm: yeah[Siren no Orakio] 10:55 pm: Embarass the emperor by starting a riot on a holy day[Pariah] 10:56 pm: if you've got more to gain than you could lose in this situtation[Siren no Orakio] 10:57 pm: Lots of people do[Siren no Orakio] 10:57 pm: Lots of people are also arrogant enough to think they can get away without getting hurt
'All is change; all yields its place and goes.'— Euripedes
[Pariah] 11:45 pm: He'd been preaching his truth to his fellow slaves and some of the freemen for a week's time when his master, having had a vision the night before, released him and sent him upon his way. From that time he traveled and performed miracles, teaching and generally being Jesus like. Upon generating enough followers in both of the 2 kingdoms he staged a bloodless coup, inserting himself as King, and the former kings became provincal governors of their lands.[Pariah] 11:52 pm: The Waroa, seeing this transference of power as both a potential threat, and the weakest the new kingdom would be in a while began a war with the Samahan. In the first months of the war, much of the Shuar territory had been lost, hosts of Waroa infantry, and mercanaries from the Tarabana, Utu, and Suen were pushing close to the former border between Shuar and Noya territories. At this point the Great Prophet had a vision, one of great power, teaching him the ways of blood, a substance that ...[Pariah] 11:55 pm: ... had always held great signifigance to Sama. Spells to bind clay and blood into armor capable of stopping the spears and swords of their enemies, spells to drive his holy warriors into a bloodlust, spells to keep the warriors of the faith fighting despite wounds they might suffer, driving ever onward into enemy ranks though they be pierced time and time again by spears.
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Beaumonters show they have heart at AHA benefit
Beaumont has heart … Saturday night, Feb. 12, at the MCM Eleganté Hotel, the third annual Golden Triangle Heart Ball was held in a packed house. The 2011 Heart Ball — "I Left My Heart in San Francisco: A Golden Gate Affair" was chaired by Christina Delgadillo. Her able committee members Ginger Burney, Kate Carroll, Anna Childs, Kathy Catalano, Brandi Claybar, Kelli Coker, Annie Green, Marilyn Gripon, Becky Hunter, Ann Icard, Elaine Johnson, Amy Lovoi, Gigi Mazzola, Mandi Mazzola, Clayton Peco, Matt Peterson, Christopher Plauntyand Randy Trahan, along with executive director Charla Davidson, were thrilled with the throngs of stellar socials that attended the black tie optional event. The 2011 J.C. Crager Award Recipients were Dr. Stephen LaMendolaand the J.C. Giglio family. Family member Stephanie Daleodid a fantastic job illustrating the wonderful attributes of the Giglio family, while Dr. Michael Oszczakiewiczthrilled the smart crowd with the many accomplishments and successes of Dr. LaMendola. The evening started with signature San Fran delights such as the Side Car and Pisco Punch as guests mingled in and around the hotel's foyer. Guests entered the ballroom around 8 p.m. where they enjoyed dinner and dancing to the music of Soul Vacation and the presentation of the awards and accolades of the honorees. Congratulations and dancing continued until the bewitching hour of midnight as guests reluctantly emptied the ballroom. Seen celebrating the evening and raising money for the American Heart Association were Gillianand William Jenkins (with their precious offspring Hannah, Gatesand Roy Thomasin tow), Bernie Daleo, Jennifer Pate, Jason Richards, Christieand Eric Hutchinson, Bettyand Mark Kubala, Josh Crawford, Albertaand Paul Jones, Hesterand Milton Bell, Ally Rayzor, Mike Jenkins, Jadeand Lyle Rayburn, Heatherand Chad Feldman, Dinahand David Bernsen, Kayand Bill Neild, Shellyand Carl Vitanza, Jeanand Dennis Moncla, Mandieand Garrett Peel, Kim Giglio, Joyand Will Crenshaw, Marcia Giglio, Bethand Stuart Yoes, Jenniferand Ken Parker, and too many more to mention.
All that glitters … Go for the Gold, one of the best parties held by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, will take place Thursday, March 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. The reverse drawing is a great opportunity to win $10,000 in glittering gold coins. The $100 entry ticket is not only a chance to be a big winner, but it also admits two guests into the museum for an exciting evening of entertainment watching the suspenseful drawing with an open bar and mouth watering hors d'oeuvres all evening. Only 500 tickets are sold and a number of prizes are given away throughout the night including a $1,500 second prize and a $1,000 third prize, also in gold coins. Chairs Linda Foutzand Carla Allenare busy organizing this event year's fundraiser. Do not miss out on all the fun. Call (409) 832-3432 or go online to purchase your ticket, or you can contact a board member or advisory board member for tickets!
"Art"-istic comedy … Beaumont Community Players Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts is presenting "Art," a Tony-winning play by Yasmina Reza translated by Christopher Hampton. This highly intriguing and entertaining play was directed by Michael Saar, with a very talented cast ofDavid Hooker, Glenn Teeterand Keith Huckabay. The performances will be February 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26. A must see!
News of I do's … Party palace deluxe, also known as the Windham manse, once again was the setting for a homegrown gathering to honor engaged twosome Betsy Chaseand Parker Amis. Hosts with the most Marilynand Tom Bell, Maidaand Danny Ducote, Karenand Kevin Henry, Caroland Jack Koshkin, Maryand David Ledyard, Prideand Richard Parr, Christyand Mike Persia, Jennyand Mickey Shuffield, and Vivianand Jerry Toddheld true to a perfect spread of fried chicken, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes, peach cobbler and marvelous Manhattans for the lively crew. Raising their glasses to the honorees were Margiand Rocky Chase, Francesand Mike Amis, Lacy Basinger, Mitzi Still, Meb Reedy, Meghan Hillin, Scott Ivers, Taylor Russell, Lauren Rosch, Brett Shelander, Katherineand Sarah Wallace, Jessicaand Gerald Farha. What a fun night was had by all!
Storkmarketing … Lexie and Aaron Boudreaux are excited about the arrival of their first image in August. Grandparents Lindaand Thad Boudreauxand Margiand Rocky Chaseare thrilled beyond belief! Congrats!
Candles and cakes … Valentines babies celebrated twice this week — Stephanie East, Scarlett Snider, Stephanie Vanskike, Stacy White, ChristineGill, Summer Lydick, April Lindsay, Laure Maida, Nancy Grove, Steve Bean, Gerald Farha, Lysle Shaw, Susan Kirwin, Miriam Thompson, Camille Mouton, Jeremy Little, Mark Petkovsek Jr., Joe Ramey, Joseph Rameyand Lindsay Oxford.
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Cemeteries visited over the years throughout the United States and more...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday: More Ontario Cemeteries Visited
As you know I was traveling in eastern Ontario and western Quebec this past May/June of 2012 and visiting archives, societies and libraries searching for clues on my family both McD's and Browns.
In the last post I covered some cemeteries in Pontiac (Quebec), Renfrew, Hastings and Frontenac Counties. The last three counties are in Ontario.
I then headed to Stormont and Glengarry Counties in eastern Ontario and visited quite a few cemeteries. Here are some of the most impressive. If you go to the blog: The Man Who Lived Airplanes and go the side bar to the right and look for the Categories, then scroll down to CEMETERIES and click on the ones that interest you. The other option is to scroll further to LOCATIONS and search for Ontario and Quebec and select a town to study.
Stormont County:
1.St. Andrews West the newer cemetery south of the church and the old burying ground that is north and right across from the church.
Glengarry County:
2. St. Mary's RC Church & Cemetery in Williamstown, Glengarry, Ontario:
3. Kenyon Presbyterian Church & Cemetery in Dunvegan, Glengarry, Ontario:
4. St. Raphael's Ruins, Church and Cemetery in St. Raphael's, Glengarry, Ontario:
5, St, Finnan's RC in Alexandria, Glengarry, Ontario:
6. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church & Cemetery and the old burying ground in South Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario: http://macdonellfamily.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/touring-glengarry-cornwall-to-south-lancaster/
7. St. Columba RC Church & Cemetery and the Kirkhill United Church & Cemetery in Kirkhill, Glengarry, Ontario: http://macdonellfamily.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/touring-glengarry-kirkhill/
8. St. Alexander's RC Church & Cemetery in Lochiel, Glengarry, Ontario:
Ontario and Quebec churches are amazing. I was truly impressed with how high the spires reached. It was actually difficult to get a good photograph because these churches reach to the sky.
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- Marilyn MalletOctober 20, 2013 at 2:51 PM
I live in North Lancaster, Ontario. I have located a cemetery which belonged to the Free Church. There are a lot of McDonald buried there. And there is First United called the round church in Dalhousie Mills, Ontario which you should visit. Very interesting.ReplyDelete
Marilyn: Thanks so much for stopping by. Thanks for the tips. I will take a look the problem is my family has been in Ontario/Quebec since probably late 1700's. So it if difficult to find them. I am hoping to go back next year I have more to.ReplyDelete
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In a speech at Jackson Hole on Friday, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a nod to progress on the central bank's dual mandates of full employment and stable inflation. She suggested the focus is now shifting toward the remaining elements of so-called labor market slack, which are tracked by a variety of indicators such as wage growth.
"Dr. Yellen's recognition of the improvement in labor and inflationary conditions, while still more dovish in tone than many other Committee members, suggests a closer alignment to a Committee that is clearly angling toward more near-term policy normalization," said Rick Rieder, chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income at BlackRock, in e-mailed comments.
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Taxpayers fund teaching creationism
Taxpayers in 14 states will bankroll nearly $1 billion this year in tuition for private schools, including hundreds of religious schools that teach Earth is less than 10,000 years old, Adam and Eve strolled the garden with dinosaurs, and much of modern biology, geology and cosmology is a web of lies.
Now a major push to expand these voucher programs is under way from Alaska to New York, a development that seems certain to sharply increase the investment.
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Public debate about science education tends to center on bills like one in Missouri, which would allow public school parents to pull their kids from science class whenever the topic of evolution comes up. But the more striking shift in public policy has flown largely under the radar, as a well-funded political campaign has pushed to open the spigot for tax dollars to flow to private schools. Among them are Bible-based schools that train students to reject and rebut the cornerstones of modern science.
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Decades of litigation have established that public schools cannot teach creationism or intelligent design. But private schools receiving public subsidies can — and do. A POLITICO review of hundreds of pages of course outlines, textbooks and school websites found that many of these faith-based schools go beyond teaching the biblical story of the six days of creation as literal fact. Their course materials nurture disdain of the secular world, distrust of momentous discoveries and hostility toward mainstream scientists. They often distort basic facts about the scientific method — teaching, for instance, that theories such as evolution are by definition highly speculative because they haven't been elevated to the status of "scientific law."
And this approach isn't confined to high school biology class; it is typically threaded through all grades and all subjects.
One set of books popular in Christian schools calls evolution "a wicked and vain philosophy." Another derides "modern math theorists" who fail to view mathematics as absolute laws ordained by God. The publisher notes that its textbooks shun "modern" breakthroughs — even those, like set theory, developed back in the 19th century. Math teachers often set aside time each week — even in geometry and algebra — to explore numbers in the Bible. Students learn vocabulary with sentences like, "Many scientists today are Creationists."
Some 26 states are now considering enacting new voucher programs or expanding existing ones, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. One concept that is gaining popularity, on the table in eight states: setting up individual bank accounts stocked with state funds that parents can spend not just on tuition but also on tutors or textbooks, both secular and religious. On Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the approach constitutional; lawmakers there are already working to broaden eligibility.
Voucher advocates talk of soon reaching a tipping point, at least in a few key states, when so many students will receive private education on the public dime that everyone demands the option.
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Already, about 250,000 students take advantage of vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. That's just a fraction of the 55 million public school students in the U.S., but it's up about 30 percent from 2010. Some states have built growth into their laws. In Florida, for instance, public subsidies are set to rise from $286 million this year to about $700 million in 2018 even without further legislative action, as long as demand remains high.
The shifting of public funds to religious schools, especially at a time when scientists are making great strides in understanding the origins of the universe, alarms advocates of strong science education.
"I don't think the function of public education is to prepare students for the turn of the 19th century," said Eric Meikle, project director at the National Center for Science Education.
Critics also contend that the growth of voucher programs undermines the bipartisan drive to set uniformly high academic standards across the U.S. through the Common Core, which covers math and language arts, and the Next Generation Science Standards, which set out clear expectations for teaching about evolution and the origins of life. Voucher schools are free to ignore those standards and set their own curriculum, generally with little state oversight.
Participating parents, however, say it's only right that the state should help them pay for an education that reflects their values. In many cases, that means the book of Genesis rather than "The Origin of Species." Gallup polls consistently show that nearly half of American adults believe God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years.
Leah Fernandez, a Georgia mother of two, said she wants her children exposed to all views but used state subsidies to send them to a Christian school because she views a biblical education as essential. When she thinks about her priorities for schools, she said, "My children's spiritual development is for sure No. 1 on the list."
Voucher supporters have skillfully built strong networks of allies in many states.
They've spent heavily to campaign for sympathetic lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans — often targeting primary races to knock out anti-voucher candidates early. They've staged rallies packed with cheering families. They've funded local advocacy groups such as North Carolina Citizens for Educational Freedom and Hoosiers for Economic Growth. And they've worked closely with black ministers to boost demand for vouchers in African-American neighborhoods.
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The American Federation for Children, a major pro-voucher group, has spent $18 million on campaigns since 2007, spokesman Matt Frendewey said.
The Koch-funded group Americans for Prosperity is also a major player. In the last year alone, it has worked to promote subsidies for private schools in 10 states, including Maine, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin, said Peggy Venable, the group's senior state policy adviser. She said the group is motivated by a conviction that vouchers will encourage both private and public schools to compete and improve. "School choice provides accountability simply by providing parents with the power of choice," she said.
With the groundwork laid, the fight is moving to statehouses.
A Florida bill that would have accelerated the rapid growth of vouchers in the state — where three-quarters of participating private schools are religious — hit a major roadblock last week as Republicans squabbled over accountability provisions. That bill appears to be dead, but existing law still allows subsidies to grow by 25 percent a year indefinitely.
An even broader expansion is on the table in Arizona; it could make more than 70 percent of the state's students eligible for vouchers. The state House already passed a bill that would allow for modest growth as debate continues on the blockbuster package.
In New York, meanwhile, Cardinal Timothy Dolan is personally lobbying for the state to spend up to $150 million a year on private school subsidies — a policy he hopes would keep some struggling Catholic schools afloat. The initiative has already passed the state Senate and has about 100 co-sponsors in the Assembly.
States aren't the only source of action: Republicans in Congress are pushing for federal voucher programs, too.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has proposed consolidating dozens of federal education programs into one $24 billion funding stream that states could use for vouchers for low-income students. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has made several high-profile speeches to promote school choice, including vouchers. And Republicans in both houses have vowed to restore funding for a D.C. voucher program that President Barack Obama cut out of his most recent budget.
"It is my personal goal," Cantor said earlier this year, "that in 10 years, every child in America will have education opportunity through school choice no matter where they live."
Alexander, for his part, dismissed the risk that students might end up in faith-based schools that belittle mainstream science.
"I would think most parents would use vouchers to choose better schools for their child," Alexander said through a spokesperson. "There is no evidence that student achievement in Catholic schools, for example, is lower than that of public schools. In fact, the reverse is often true."
Catholic school students do score significantly higher than public school students on national standardized tests in math and reading. But they are also far more likely than public school students to come from well-educated families, and they are far less likely to be poor, have disabilities or still be learning English, federal data show. A 2006 study by the U.S. Education Department found that controlling for those variables effectively wiped out the private school advantage.


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Again via the Ubuntu-Women mailing list.
Sometimes it just feels like the geekier corners of the internet are treehouses filled with little boys and a "no girls" sign on the door. You could maybe force your way in by pretending to be a boy, or getting their mothers involved, but it doesn't really seem worth getting inside.
Maybe all we can do it leave them to their little treehouses, and keep building our own clubhouses with our own rules.
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What can parents do to stop or prevent this? With more and more social networking happening online, it's understandable how the incidence of cyber-bullying has increased. But it's not acceptable, and parents need to play a large role in preventing and combating this form of bullying.
Cyber bullying can be conducted through online social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace, in chat rooms, via email and on SMS on mobile phones.
About 10% of students say they have been bullied online or through their mobile phones. Of them more than 90% say that this cyber aspect was part of an overall bullying campaign which included face-to-face bullying.
Dr Toni Noble, who is working on a revised National Safe Schools Framework for the Federal Government to include cyber bullying, says it's important to keep perspective and realise that this is another form of bullying, not a new fad with a nifty name
"Cyber bullying is just as devastating for those being targeted - and just as unacceptable," she says. And it's an area where parents must remain vigilant."
Here are some tips on how parents can help with this growing problem of cyber bullying.
Be cyber savvy
Learn everything you can about information and communication technologies and how your child is using them. Talk to them about the places and sites they go online and the activities that they are involved in.
Encourage communication
Provide an environment in which your child will come to you if anybody says or does something that makes them feel uncomfortable or threatened online or via mobile phone. Stay calm. If you "freak out" they won't turn to you for help when they need it.
Watch for signs that your child is being bullied online
These could include a reluctance to use the computer or go to school.
Take action
If the bullying is coming from a student at the same school, meet with school officials and ask for help in resolving the situation.
Talk to them about responsible computer and mobile phone use
Teach them to never post or say anything that they wouldn't want the whole world - including you - to see or read.
Monitor your child's computer use and have their log-ins
To keep children safe parents need to have access to email, private messaging and social networking accounts children hold. It's not invading their privacy
This article was written by Fiona Baker, former editor in chief of Mother & Baby, Pregnancy & Birth and Wondertime magazines, for Kidspot, Australia's leading parenting and pregnancy resource. Sources include Bullying No Way, National Centre Against Bullying, Raising Children Network, and Bullying Hurts.


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Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast
Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast
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Hand-Painted Cast Resin Sculpture
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Dimensions: 17.75" x 15.25" x 15"
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Adapted posthumously from the original 1930s plaster, horn, and oil on wood mount sculpture.
In 1938 Paul Jerman, who had graduated from Dartmouth with Ted, wrote a brief biography of him for the alumni newspaper. Jerman said in part, "Another iron in the fire is what the doctor himself calls The Seuss System of Unorthodox Taxidermy. Not satisfied with drawing strange beasties, Ted modeled the heads of some of his animals and mounted them. Put on display in bookshops around New York to promote And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, many people wanted to buy the weird animal heads."
Shortly after Ted created this unique collection of artworks, Look Magazine dubbed Dr. Seuss "The World's Most Eminent Authority on Unheard-Of Animals." To this day, Ted's Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy remains as some of the finest examples of his inventive and multidimensional creativity.