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Location: Chatswood, NSW
Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 07:02
Post subject: My apologies to pemasu
Subject description: My gs problem self-inflicted
G'day pemasu,
Thank you for looking into my ghostscript version 'problem'.
Checking my Frugal Pups (54x7 & 3.7.2), I found they do have the gs version you said (8.15.4).
But in my Full Pup installs, I found the problem gs-8.64 (console: gs -version) and checking the pets I had installed, one of my pets has this ghostscript in it and has overwritten the original OK gs with gs-8.64.
So I must now fix this pet of mine
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 10:08
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Aarf brought to our attention that intel atom cpu`s with certain onboard intel gma graphics benefit from the
gma500_gfx.ko kernel module
Posted on 13 Jan 2013, 19:12 by aarf
precise for asus 1025c
at last a precise that boots
by pemasu
Posted on 13 Jan 2013, 20:07 by aarf
full lsmod at
Posted on 13 Jan 2013, 21:19 by pemasu
Intel atom and cedarview graphics
Upup Precise with non pae 3.7.2 provides gma500_gfx.ko kernel module graphics driver...for certain intel atom cpu with onboard gma graphics.
Aarf has found that this new kernel module is useful.
More info here...tests in Slacko builds, thread by Tempestuous:
Posted on 13 Jan 2013, 21:34 by pemasu
Continuing of cedarview graphics
After using gma500_gfx.ko kernel module it would be necessary to intall cedarview xorg libs also:
Use PPM and install all cedarview .debs, three of them:cedarview-drm libva-cedarview-vaapi-driver cedarview-graphics-drivers
Of course I am not sure if all those are needed. Next step might be to go the console state and run xorgwizard > Probe and restart xwin.
And hope the best.
I decided to try to create a pet of the needed xorg graphics libs. It makes easier to test the intel cedarview gma graphics.
Link to the pet:
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nancy reagan
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 10:44
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pemasu wrote:
That firefox pet has been created using Tman`s technique and it was provided by 666philb. I did try to upload it for compatilibity. In the future, it might be possible that quickpet uses upup repo. So...I tried to upload quickpet offerings to the upup repo, instead of need to use hosting services.
Firefox-18.pet had flaw. It didnt create firefox symlink to the /usr/bin. Fixed now. It asks if Firefox will be the defaultbrowser and updates /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser if wanted.
It does not presume that Firefox has been previously installed.
Maybe I did upload wrong Firefox pet. I just dont understand how.
Anyway....Firefox-18.pet has been updated in upup repo.
There is canonical Firefox-18 in ubuntu repos. Just use PPM. It wont autoupdate, I believe.
Being a complete noob, I wonder why hardly anybody has been paying attention to the APT-GET derivative with Synaptic and I think an undeb thing from genious Jejy.
(Has also some other package helpers ..)
However it is on the french forum but I would think that the TEST iso would speak for itself to testers ? He is not going to add it to his "next".
I presumed that this deriv' might greatly facilitate the "pet making" ?
In what way does this Upup differ from BK's original ?
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 10:59
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1. apt? that crappy cli pkg manager from ubuntu? Does puppy need it? I say no, but lxpup still is decent overall despite the bloat of apt.
2. Newer gtkdialog, better hardware support, has pmusic3 i think (I hate aqualung), newer kernel, no pae (netbooks don't overheat or overheat so quickly on non-pae kernels), and just better overall.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 13:28
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hi pemasu,
i've updated quickpet_precise,
i've added your browsers, an update button, and packaged a new vlc without QT included that works with your qt package. Still not sure if this will cause problems with the PPM ... we'll see
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages
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Location: London, England
Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 13:59
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Hello Pemasu,
Thanks for all your hard work with Upup Precise.
In the case of all Precise Puppies the fresh Live CD does not boot to a satisfactory desktop on my machine with a Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 card because it tries to load the nouveau driver which gives blank menus and other missing graphics. There are solutions (xorg wizard sometimes finds a driver and resolution that works or I can install an Nvidia driver) but I am thinking of the new or inexperienced user and I wonder if there is a way of fixing the initial boot condition.
Just testing 3.7.2 now and trying to install the Nvidia driver from the website (which worked with 5.4.X.7 yesterday) and am getting this error from the Nvidia installer:-
ERROR: The kernel header file
'/lib/modules/3.7.2-upup/build/include/linux/version.h' does not exist. The most likely reason for this is that the kernel source files in '/lib/modules/3.7.2-upup/build' have not been configured.
Hope that helps. By the way, the Nvidia driver in the repo is too new for this card. Any chance of some older ones? The one I have to install is 173.14.36
Oscar in England
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 14:04
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OscarTalks. I have traced that problem. There is now need for one extra symlink inside kernel source. I will update the source soon.
The quick fix is to create the symlink manually in console:
ln -s /lib/modules/3.7.2-upup/build/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.7.2-upup/build/include/linux/version.h
The best solution would be to use nv kernel module and nv xorg driver, but....ubuntu has not managed to create working nv xorg driver, so the nv kernel module is not usable.
So...there is left nouveau and vesa. About older nvidia drivers. I dont have any nvidia cards so...it is not easy to test them. I learned to compile nvidia drivers without existing card, but I think capable compilers can do that much easily with card in place.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 15:00
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Hi pemasu,
On the face of it, looks like another 'cool running' build. My eeepc has been on for more than a couple hours, loaded with this release and it remains cool. Almost cold, I would say. Cooler than dpup Exprimo 3.6.2, I'm afraid, which lately is being used as my daily OS (fan control solved, BTW). As is my habit, on the first boot I rush to see the video section of the xorg log. This one perhaps is the best I've seen. It's not that the Intel driver is being correctly picked up on the first boot - all the latest pups do that. The log here shows more features are enabled automatically from the get-go. Them new kernels are getting better by the day . . .
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 15:08
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666philb. Thanks. I will post to your quickpet thread soon. Vlc-2.0.5 has been uploaded to upup repo now.
OscarTalks. Kernel sources sfs has been reuploaded. It has now that missing ( new feature ) symlink. That symlink kind need was also the reason that I had to modify the kernel buildind build.sh script for aufs.
No wonder it popped up with graphics driver compiling. So...it is best that the symlink is in the kernel sources sfs straight.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 15:14
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Possibly of interest.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 15:26
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01micko and I have done a lot of testing with Nvidia graphics chips and he concluded that "nouveau" is most compatible with more hardware.
Personally I have several Nvidia chips......7050/630a ,7025/630a , Riva TNT 2 , MX400 , MX 4000 , 6200 and 8400 ....."nouveau" works on all while "nv" and "vesa" works on some while sometimes just booting to a black screen.
Also, in case someone doesn't know, Nvidia has dropped official support for the older 71.xxxx and 96.xxxx drivers. There goes support for my older cards.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 16:25
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James C. Thanks for more profound info about nouveau and nvidia.
What I meant was that if the nouveau does not work ie is not compatible, then best solution would be distro included nv kernel module and xorg driver. There is though that need of blacklisting the existing nouveau kernel module first.
I am more than happy if one kernel module handles most of the manufacturer cards.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 16:37
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In my testing, nouveau out performs nvidia-73 and 96 any way.
I'm looking forward to mesa-9.1 and kernel 3.8 when a lot of nouveau/radeon KMS mess is sorted out (so they say).
The most problematic nvidia is for sure the gforce-5200, I did have one years ago and wish I still did. I know Drblock2 had complaints but was happy with the 173 proprietary driver, Installs ok, check my pinstall.sh out for that one, It integrates with the stuff I sent upstream for xorgwizard. I did see exactly the same complaint recently by a newbie with the same card.I'll be surprised if the devs haven't got it fixed for mesa-9.1 as these were popular.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 17:42
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Moving right along to an old Intel box......all looking good so far.
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Precise, version 3.7.2
Chip description:
Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): intel
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse record
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.803 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.148 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory : 2592MB (173MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 13 Jan 2013 03:43:41 PM CST
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5
# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 2592572 591136 2001436 0 64064
-/+ buffers: 527072 2065500
Swap: 4198396 0 4198396
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 18:33
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Initial boot works fine here on my compaq-cq60 laptop,
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Precise, version 3.7.2
Chip description:
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1366x768
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: synaptics dbe
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): intel
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse record synaptics
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
It's known as 'cantiga' graphics chip. Works ok, acceleration is ok.
Sound is fine
Connected ok with frisbee but it still has issues with taking a long time to refresh the gui. Sits there empty for 10 seconds then shows the access points, then when choosing an AP and connecting it sits again empty for 10 (roughly) seconds. Also, the splash appears anywhere it seems, I know rerwin changed this but I think it needs to be changed back, the splashes are better off at the top. I wish I could hack true yaf-splash to support UTF-8!
Nice job, I'll keep it on my usb stick (triple boot upup,slacko,lina-lite) for this lappy.
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Titan Is Coming To Life, Sea Waves Discovered On The Earth Like Moon | Neon Nettle.
Recently the Cassini spacecraft detected an 'island' now dubbed 'Magic Island' on the Saturn moon Titan, but it had vanished during the next flyby. The region in question is Ligeia Mare, one of the seas of methane found at the planets north pole. Scientists have stated that the phenomenon could be attributed to any number of natural causes including waves and icebergs.
Ligeia Mare is on the largest bodies of liquid on the moon. The moon also shares many similarities with earth, such as a substantial atmosphere and a seasonal cycle. The moon also shows signs of weather where wind and rainhas shaped the surface forming rivers, dunes and shorelines.
The key difference between earth and Titan is its geological makeup. Titan's mountains and dune fields are made of ice, rather than rock or sand, and liquid hydrocarbons take many of the roles played by water on Earth.
Radar was used to discover the depth of the Ligeia Mare and it is 525 feet deep. Jonathan Lunine a scientist on the Cassini mission at Cornell University said in a statement; "Methane is not only in the atmosphere, but probably in the crust.
"It's a hint there are organics not only in Titan's air and on the surface, but even in the deep interior, where liquid water exists as well. Organics are the building blocks of life, and if they are in contact with liquid water, there could be a chance of finding some form of life."
The moons seas are filled with methane and ethane rather than water. These are gases on earth but due to Titans low temperature of -180C they exist in a liquid state. Recently another case also claims to have observed waves on Titans seas . Read the rest of the article at Neon Nettle . . . .

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Remember that section of the presidential debate where President Obama talked about a balanced approach to taxes and spending? And remember how he tried to chastise Mitt Romney for refusing President Obama's balanced approach?
In Mitt Romney's book he explains why he soundly rejected President Obama's so called balanced approach.
"Our untenable spending habits were at the root of this past summer's crisis over the debt ceiling. President Obama's insistence on a "balanced approach"—by which he meant a combination of spending cuts and tax increases—would have put a seal of congressional approval on a baseline level of spending significantly higher than when he took office. That is precisely why the President's approach had to be soundly rejected. He wanted to move the country in the wrong direction of more taxes and more spending at a time when both are smothering the economy."
Believe in America: Mitt Romney's Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth, Kindle Edition."
Overspending is a national problem and I'm so looking forward to having Mitt Romney in the White House so we can put his mind and talents to work solving, rather than perpetuating this problem.


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Want to feel like you contributed to something important today? Take a moment to help rename two of Pluto's moons, which desperately need a little more pizzazz as they currently float around with the drab designations P4 and P5.
With assistance from the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomer Mark Showalter discovered P4 and P5 in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In conjunction with the SETI Institute, Showalter today opened a Web site that allows anyone to vote from 12 Greek and Roman mythology-inspired names for the roughly 20-mile diameter moons.
The portal for renaming P4 and P5 also offers a write-in ballot for those uninterested in the current selection, but the group says any proposed names "must come from Greek or Roman mythology, and must be related to Pluto/Hades and the underworld." For those unaware, Pluto is the Roman word for Hades -- the mythological Greek god and master of the underworld. The names of the other three moons orbiting Pluto -- Charon, Nix, and Hydra -- also originate from characters in Greek mythology.
At the time of this writing, Styx and Cerberus were holding the lead with more than 12,000 votes each, but runners-up Persephone and Orpheus only trail by several thousand votes.
According to the rules, you may vote on a name once per day until the conclusion of the moon-naming contest on February 25.
It's worth noting that whatever names win the contest may not actually win, as a disclaimer says, "We will take into consideration the results of the voting, but they are not binding. The discovery team, in consultation with the Nomenclature Working Groups of the International Astronomical Union, reserves the right to propose the names. Note that the International Astronomical Union has final authority over the naming of Pluto's moons."
Please tell me that doesn't mean they could end up being named P6 and P7 after all this.


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Apparently normal hinged doors aren't good enough for the recently unmasked Volvo S60 Concept. Make 'em open automagically, and make the rear doors translate and rotate instead of swing. That's better.
We just saw the first real images of the Volvo S60 concept set to be unveiled at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, but we weren't prepared for the door show it puts on in this video. Instead of functioning with a hinge and swinging open as doors on cars have been doing for over a century now, this S60 Concept apparently uses a double hinge which makes the doors translate back and rotate out. Let's focus on how much this makes the car look like some form of insect ready to take flight and forget for a moment that this layout would conveniently trap passengers when the car is anything but parallel parked. [via Youtube]


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THERE ARE FLOWERS... that we stroll by, pleasantly, without a second or even first glance. They're just there, along a fence or median, being purple or yellow or pink and full of petals. They're nice, is what we're saying, and they add to the general beauty of the outdoors and the bring the spirit of nature to a neighbor's yard or an empty lot or a patch of dirt off a parking area. And then there are flowers that are so ka-bam, so noticeable, so instantly attention-drawing that one has to stop strolling and whistling or whatever else one was doing and observe the bud in question. And the ka-bam-iest flowers of all? Roses, you're up there, for sure, but we have to give it over to the orchid. It's the rarity of some specimens that up the wow factor, the strangeness and elegance of form, the orchid's somewhat haunting and haughty mien. It's no wonder that songs and books and documentaries have been built around this small and legendary bud, nor that the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is just a year off its 70th birthday. The just-shy-of-springtime spectacular is, in fact, "the longest running orchid show in the nation," and it will be back at the Earl Warren Showgrounds from Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16.
DISPLAYS APLENTY: If one orchid is pretty pow-packing, picture many all in a snug space, for your viewing pleasure. All sorts of examples of the ethereal bud'll be on show, but there'll be many, many flowers for sale, too. Plus? Demos, expert chitchat, a corsage exhibition, arranging info, and everything to do with the mysterious flora. Orchid people are incredibly engaged with the beautiful plant, and they bring that sense of engagement to this three-day gathering, both in terms of knowledge shared and new flowering friendships. Oh, yes, and a few orchids go home with the attendees. Tempted, orchidian? A day's general admission is twelve bucks.


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Imperial Concubine Yun's Request
When he left, Xuan Tian Ming also brought Feng Yu Heng with him. Xuan Tian Hua saw this and did not ask. The three got in the imperial carriage that was waiting outside.
The guard that had come with the message also got on the carriage. When everyone was seated properly, he immediately said: "His Majesty came again. This time, it's different from before. He brought a large amount of clothing, saying that he would be living there for an extended period of time. He would be living there until imperial concubine Yun returns to the imperial palace."
"Nonsense!" Xuan Tian Ming's anger surged forth, "If he doesn't go back, what will they do about court? Will they not be holding court? Will it be sealed?"
The guard said: "His Majesty said to have your Highness the seventh prince and your Highness the ninth prince to take care of the court's matters. The jade seal has been left in Heavenly Hall. Your Highnesses may use it as you please."
This time, the two princes were very much of one mind in saying: "Not going!"
They then looked at each other and fell silent. Only when the imperial carriage arrived at the Chun Palace's entrance did they find the gates closed shut. A pair of guards were standing outside looking very serious.
When the group got out of the carriage and entered the palace, a servant immediately went forward to receive them. The three were brought directly to the courtyard where Xuan Tian Hua lived. Upon entering the courtyard, they found the Emperor and Zhang Yuan sitting in the yard while discussing something. The Emperor spoke with a bright smile, while Zhang Yuan had his head turned, not wanting to look at him.
Xuan Tian Hua was the first to step forward. Without worrying about saluting, he directly asked in a loud voice: "Why has father Emperor come again?"
The Emperor was very unhappy: "What is it? Can this great one not come to your palace? Do not forget that this palace was given to you by this great one. It's good enough that I don't ask for money from you. What's wrong with me coming to live here for a few days? What's wrong?"
Xuan Tian Hua felt that this old man really was getting more and more unreasonable, but he could not fight him head-on. He could only try his best to advise him: "Imperial concubine mother is living here and has already troubled son a great deal. This Chun Palace ended up adding ten more layers of guards. If you say that you're also coming, son might as well not even sleep and personally stand guard for you two."
"Then just stand guard." The Emperor talked big, "Thinking of when you were young, your imperial concubine mother took care of you night after night without sleeping. If you began coughing or began sweating, she would feel even worse than you. What is it, now that you've grown up, it can't be that you'll protect her?"
"Those are different matters." Xuan Tian Hua continued to advise him: "You are the Emperor and attend to numerous affairs each day. How could you spend all day thinking about the inner palace's matters? The duty handed down by the family's ancestors of taking care of Da Shun Country requires you to personally handle it. If you say that you will come to live in the Chun Palace, how can you take care of the matters of the country?"
"If everything is left to this great one to do personally, what did We raise you two for?" The Emperor glared at them while saying: "I finally managed to develop you two into people, yet you don't even know how to handle a report? We are giving you two an opportunity. Supervise the country, do you understand supervising the country? Only by having you two learn how to take care of the world can We feel at ease when We are no longer here."
Xuan Tian Ming truly could not bear to continue listening. The more that was said the less proper it became, thus he quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm without giving any room for explanation: "Move, I'll send you back to the palace."
"Hah!" The Emperor did not think that old ninth would go ahead and do this. He lost his balance and really was picked up. But this old Emperor could be considered as being unyielding. Upon reacting, he reached back and grabbed a tree to the side. There was not just one arm that grabbed it, as even a leg wrapped around the tree. He loudly shouted: "Let go! Let go of me! How dare you, if this great one says I won't leave, I will not leave. Aside from the Chun Palace, I won't go anywhere!"
Xuan Tian Ming let go and turned back around to look at him, asking in a heavy voice: "What exactly are you wanting to do?"
The Emperor spoke as if it was natural: "Stay here to accompany your imperial concubine mother. Whenever she goes back to the palace, We will also leave."
Xuan Tian Ming angrily gritted his teeth: "When imperial concubine mother goes back depends on when Winter Moon Palace's repairs are completed. Instead of going back to the palace to supervise the palace, you came here to cause more trouble? Where is there any place for you to live here?"
The Emperor pointed to Xuan Tian Hua's bedchamber: "How is there not? I will live there!"
Xuan Tian Hua facepalmed: "There where will son live?"
"You two can live in Heavenly Hall!" As he spoke, he pointed to Feng Yu Heng, "This girl will also go. There are plenty of side rooms. Enough for you to stay in."
"Father Emperor." Xuan Tian Hua was very powerless, "If you do this, the court will fall into chaos. Although Da Shun is currently very stable, it's unable to endure this sort of mess. If those old officials knew that you came to hide here for imperial concubine mother, they will all pen reports saying that imperial concubine mother is a threat to the country."
"I'll see who dares!" The Emperor's gaze became fierce, "I will beat whoever dares to death."
Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes, "The entire court dares to. Can you have them all beaten to death? Ancestor, can we not go back to the palace? When you go back, you can mess around however you wish. In any case, you will be in the palace. If people with ulterior motives find out that you are living here or some sort of mishap occurs, how should it be handled?" The more Zhang Yuan said, the angrier he became. No longer caring that the two princes were to the side, he simply began to scold the Emperor: "As this servant sees it, there's lacking someone above to manage you. You've been spoiled! If the late empress dowager was still alive, I want to see if you would dare to act so rashly!"
The Emperor glared at Zhang Yuan: "Are you wanting to rebel? Do you know what your standing is? Who are you talking to?" After saying this, he said to Xuan Tian Ming: "Old ninth, come and hit him for me. This damn eunuch truly has no sense of standing or respect. He truly does not put this emperor in his eyes."
Xuan Tian Ming let out a "tsk" then rolled his eyes, "Why should I hit him? What part of what he said was wrong? Isn't it for your own good! You don't respect yourself, so who do you want to act humble?"
The Emperor felt that there was nobody in this courtyard that was on his side. For a while, he felt very sorrowful. At this time, a servant ran over from the backyard. Arriving at the front, she bowed then said: "Imperial concubine Yun said that if your Majesty does not go back, she will move into the imperial daughter's manor and will not remain here."
The Emperor was startled then rushed to say: "Then We will also go."
Feng Yu Heng begged: "Father Emperor, daughter-in-law still has not yet gotten married. If you come to your future daughter-in-law's manor to live and word of it got out, it really would not be good!"
The Emperor replied very naturally: "Then don't let anyone else find out!"
Xuan Tian Hua helplessly said: "There are no windproof walls in the world."
The Emperor shook his head, "I don't care. Either way, wherever she goes, I will follow. Or if any of you has the ability to convince her to go back to the palace, that would be the best."
Once this was mentioned, Xuan Tian Ming really took it to heart, but it would not be too good if either he or Xuan Tian Hua went. They could only place this hope on Feng Yu Heng. The two looked toward Feng Yu Heng together until Feng Yu Heng pleaded for forgiveness: "Alright, I'll go and see, but whether or not it will work, I cannot make any guarantees."
After saying this, she followed behind the servant. While walking, she began to think. Would imperial concubine Yun be more receptive of coercion or coaxing? Precisely what angle should she use to advise her?
Just as she was thinking, the guiding servant spoke up, saying in a chatting tone: "Earlier, I heard imperial concubine say that today is the eldest young master of the Yao family's wedding. Speaking of, today should be a day of celebration for imperial daughter."
Feng Yu Heng thought about it. The Yao family, for some unknown reason, imperial concubine Yun always paid close attention to the Yao family. Perhaps this could open a path. Thus she began to think about it, while her expression relaxed. She said to the servant in a very good mood: "Many thanks!"
Very quickly, they arrived at imperial concubine Yun's bedchamber. The servant pushed the door open for Feng Yu Heng to enter. She then stood outside with the other servants. When Feng Yu Heng entered the room, imperial concubine Yun was seated next to the table, drinking tea. This tea was accompanied by the chocolates that Feng Yu Heng had provided before. She even came up with the idea of melting the chocolates inside her tea. Upon seeing Feng Yu Heng arrive, she waved to her: "A-Heng, come over here. Drinking tea like this is very delicious. Try it."
Feng Yu Heng thought of how there were still two bags of cocoa powder inside her space, thus she thought that she would bring those out for imperial concubine Yun at a later time. But she had not come to drink tea at this time. She changed her thoughts and said: "Today was Yao Shu's wedding. That would be my grandfather's eldest grandson. He married the young miss of the first wife from left prime minister Lu's manor. During the celebration, some stuff happened, and A-Heng thought to come and tell imperial concubine mother about it for the sake of relieving your boredom."
At first, imperial concubine Yun had a rather indifferent expression; however, her brow slightly furrowed upon hearing that something happened during the Yao family's wedding. She immediately asked: "What exactly happened?" After thinking a bit, she began to think deeply: "Left prime minister? Wasn't the former left prime minister your father? What, is there a new left prime minister?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "A-Heng also found out about it after returning to the capital. That young miss of the first wife is the second young miss of the left prime minister's manor. She has already married into the Yao family today. It's just…" She did not hide anything, telling imperial concubine Yun about everything that had happened during the day. She was not worried that imperial concubine Yun might expose it because although imperial concubine Yun had a good personality, it was only good to her own people. To other people, she was a bit of a recluse. The people that she could interact with were extremely few. Moreover, everyone in the court knew about today's matters. With so many people that were participating in the banquet watching, even if they wanted to hide it, it could not remain hidden. Only Lu Yao being a virgin could be considered a secret; however, she trusted that imperial concubine Yun would know what was important.
Sure enough, this topic was a very good gap. After hearing this, imperial concubine Yun's expression became dark, as she remained silent for a long while; however, she said: "Yao Xian's grandson, how could he tolerate being bullied like this by someone else."
Feng Yu Heng immediately followed it up by saying: "This is one thing. Secondly, the left prime minister's manor raised such a pair of siblings, yet they had the nerve to send that sort of daughter into the Yao family. It seems that the Lu family's thoughts are not much better than the previous Feng Jin Yuan's. With this sort of person sitting in the left prime minister's position, A-Heng is worried that the court will fall into chaos."
Imperial concubine Yun snorted coldly, putting down the cup of tea in her hands: "I wonder if that old man still has any daring and is able to tidy things up or not."
Feng Yu Heng continued: "Regardless of whether or not he can tidy them up, father Emperor needs to be in court himself to tidy them up, but he is currently preparing to stay in the Chun Palace and refuse to leave. Daughter-in-law is truly worried. If it continues like this, the court will begin to worry."
Imperial concubine Yun was startled then managed to react: "You came to advise this One to go back?"
Feng Yu Heng gently sighed and nodded, "Yes, and I hope that imperial concubine mother will consider the bigger picture. We can't do anything about father Emperor, and we can only ask imperial concubine mother to not… not lower yourself to his level."
Imperial concubine Yun thought to herself for a while and did not reply immediately. She just made a request to Feng Yu Heng: "This One can go back if you want, but there is something that you must help me accomplish."
Feng Yu Heng quickly said: "Imperial concubine mother, please speak. As long as A-Heng is capable, it will definitely be done."
"Un." Imperial concubine Yun nodded and paused before saying: "This One wants to see Yao Xian."


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Doctor: At Least 2 Paralyzed in SF Plane Crash
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A doctor at San Francisco General Hospital says at least two people injured in a weekend plane crash that were treated there are paralyzed and two others suffered road rash-type injuries suggesting they were dragged.
Chief of Surgery Margaret Knudson says at a news conference Sunday doctors at the hospital have also seen abdominal and orthopedic injuries and head trauma.
She says patients with severe abdominal injuries and spinal fractures appear to have suffered them from being thrown forward and back while restrained by seat belts.
Hospital spokeswoman Rachael Kagan says the hospital treated 53 people from the crash. There are currently 19 people there, six in critical condition, including a child.
Knudson said everybody who could talk to staff said they were in the back of the plane.


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Note: Please see 1 of 5 for introduction. –SB
The Four Blood Moons of 1949-50
I will take you from among the nations,
gather you out of all countries, and bring you into
your own land. . . . Then you shall dwell in the land
that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people,
and I will be your God.
The second appearance of Four Blood Moons that are significantly linked to Jewish history was reported by NASA during 1949-50. [NASA Eclipse Web site, http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html .] They occurred during the rebirth of the State of Israel, which began in 1948. The mighty right hand of God gathered the Jewish people who, beginning in AD 70, had been scattered across the earth when Titus besieged Jerusalem. The Jewish people of the Diaspora were brought back to Israel, just as the Old Testament prophets had prophesied.
This Tetrad, beginning in 1949, occurred on the Jewish holidays of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles:
- Passover, April 13, 1949
- Feast of Tabernacles, October 7, 1949
- Passover, April 2, 1950
- Feast of Tabernacles, September 26, 1950
A total solar eclipse took place on September 12, 1950, before the Feast of Tabernacles on September 26.
What was happening to the Jewish people during this time?
It was in 1948 that Israel was once again declared a nation. There is no greater miracle in human history than the miracle of the ingathering of the seed of Abraham. The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. The Land of Israel was where their spiritual identity was shaped. The Land of Israel is where the Jewish people will reside forever.
After being forcibly exiled by Titus in AD 70 the Jewish people never lost their love and connection to their sacred land. Throughout the Diaspora they never ceased to hope for the restoration of their national identity and freedom. Their constant prayer was, "Next year in Jerusalem."
Compelled by the Abrahamic covenant and as a result of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition and Holocaust, the Jewish people endeavored in reestablishing themselves in their ancient homeland more than ever. They returned to the Land as pioneers or ma'pilim, which were immigrants coming to Eretz-Israel (the Land of Israel) in defiance of restrictive legislation. They committed themselves to make the deserts bloom, to revive the Hebrew language, to build villages and towns, all the while ready to defend themselves from the enemies that were dedicated to their destruction.
These were peace-loving people who desired nothing more than independent nationhood which would open the gates of their biblical homeland to every Jewish person scattered among the nations.
In 1897, Theodore Herzl, who is known as the founder of Zionism, convened the First Zionist Congress and proclaimed the right of the Jewish people to national rebirth in their own country. This right was recognized in the Balfour Declaration of November 1917 and reaffirmed in the Mandate of the League of Nations, which specifically gave international sanction to the historic connection between the Jewish people and Eretz-Israel (Land of Israel) and to the right of the Jewish people to rebuild their national homeland.
Herzl was motivated by his personal experience of anti-Semitism while studying at the university in Vienna and, specifically, the trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in 1894. Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was unjustly accused of treason, primarily because of the predominant anti-Semitic atmosphere in Vienna. Herzl witnessed mobs shouting, "Death to the Jews" and resolved that there was only one solution: the mass immigration of Jews to a land that they could call their own. This was the genesis of Zionism, the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their covenant homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty. [The Jewish Virtual Library, Establishment of Israel: The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Herzl.html .]
Menachem Begin was a Jewish youth leader in Poland when the Russians invaded during World War II. He was captured and placed in prison, where he was interrogated every night for hours. He slept in a cell infected by fleas. I will never forget him saying to me, "The first flea is considered and invader, and the rest are considered welcomed friends."
After Begin's release, he immediately traveled to what was then called Palestine (named after WWI for territories under the British Mandate, which included not only present-day Israel but also present-day Jordan). It was a time when Britain was decidedly pro-Arab. However, due to the Balfour Declaration, the governed body was forced to allow Jews to immigrate to Palestine. But they limited the number of immigrants by creating the harsh White Paper policy of 1939. This policy was decidedly influenced by the Arabs and limited the number of Jewish immigrants into Palestine to a meager ten thousand per year.
Here's the problem: this was during the Holocaust when Hitler was sending twenty thousand Jews per day to the concentration camps of Europe. The Jews who were privileged to receive immigration documents to Palestine had a ticket to life, those who did not were a first put in ghettos and then sent to the camps where they were treated like animals by the demonized anti-Semitic Nazis. Making matters worse, the British army rounded up any Jewish person without immigration documents who managed to get to Palestine and then sent them back to Hitler's death camps. [Menachim Begin, The Revolt: Story of the Irgun (Jerusalem: Steimatzky Agency Ltd; 1977).]
When Menachem Begin arrived in Palestine and witnessed the British army put Jews by the hundreds on the trains back to Europe and to Hitler's death comps, he decided to form the paramilitary group known as the Irgun. The word Irgun in Hebrew means "our group." The purpose of the Irgun was to teach Jewish men how to fight and liberate their fellow Jews from the trains and ships headed for Hitler's death camps.
Under the radar of British intelligence, the Irgun imported the machinery to manufacture their own rifles and ammunition. The Irgun also developed a percussion bomb that was placed on the train tracks. When the train, loaded with captured Jews bound for the death camps, would pass over the percussion bomb, it was timed to blow up between the engine and the coal car. It cut the train like a knife. The engine sailed down the tracks, the cars slowed down, and Menachem's Irgun boarded the trains and liberated their fellow Jews.
The British put out a very lucrative bounty for the capture of Menachem Begin. Begin's resolve became as steel while he was in the Russian prisons. On one occasion, he hid in the fireplace of his home for three days straight while the British intelligence officers interrogated his wife who was just a few feet away. He may have looked like a bespectacled mild-mannered schoolteacher, but he was a dedicated warrior and liberator of the Jewish people.
The King David Hotel was the command center for the British army with approximately three hundred British officers and soldiers living on the premises. Menachem Begin and the Irgun wired the King David Hotel with explosives. The British commander was then called by phone and given the opportunity to evacuate the hotel prior to the explosion. The British commanding officer vigorously refused to obey the orders of a Jew and believed the call to be a prank. The Irgun then detonated a small bomb in the middle of the street in front of the hotel to demonstrate it was no hoax.
The British still refused to leave the King David Hotel. The explosives were set off and several hundred British soldiers needlessly perished. ["The Bombing of the King David Hotel," Jewish Virtual Library, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/King_David.html .]
Menachem Begin was characterized as a terrorist. Not so! He was committed to saving the lives of the Jewish people. He was eventually rewarded by the people of Israel when they elected him prime minister. It was my pleasure to meet with him several times during his very successful administration. . . .
He was a devout man who studied the Torah every day. After his term in office, he taught a Bible class in his home every Friday night. I believe that without Menachem Begin and his Irgun organization the British would not have left Palestine and thousands more Jewish lives would have been lost to the Holocaust. . . .
Ben-Gurion was a Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister (1948-53, 1955-63) and defense minister (1948-53, 1955-63) of Israel.
It was Ben-Gurion who delivered Israel's declaration of independence in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948. His charismatic personality won him the adoration of the masses; he was revered as the "Father of the Nation."
In 1906 the twenty-year-old Ben-Gurion immigrated to Palestine and worked as a farmer in the Jewish agricultural settlements for several years. As the Jewish settlement strengthened and deepened its roots in Palestine, anxiety mounted among the Palestinian Arabs, resulting in violent clashes between the two communities.
Ben-Gurion reacted to the British White Paper Policy of 1939 by calling upon the Jewish community to rise against the British and on May 12, 1942, he assembled an emergency conference of American Zionists in New York City where the convention decided upon the establishment of a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine after the war. [British White Paper of 1939," Jewish Virtual Library, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/paper39.html .]
At the end of World War II, Ben-Gurion again led the Jewish community in its successful struggle against the British mandate; and in May 1948, in accordance with a decision of the United Nations General Assembly, and with the support of the United States, the State of Israel was established. The Declaration of Statehood read in part:
ACCORDINGLY WE, Members of The People's
Council, Representatives of The Jewish Community of
Eretz-Israel And of The Zionist Movement, Are Here
Assembled On The Day of The Termination of The
British Mandate Over Eretz-Israel And, By Virtue of
Our Natural And Historic Right And On The Strength
of The Resolution of The United Nations General As-
sembly, Hereby Declare The Establishment of A Jew-
ish State in Eretz-Israel, To Be Know As The State of
Israel. . . .
Placing Our Trust In The Almighty, We Affix Our
Signatures To This Proclamation At This Session Of
The Provisional Council Of State, On The Soil Of The
Homeland, In the City of Tel-Aviv, On This Sabbath
Eve The 5th Day Of Iyar, 5708—14th May, 1948. [The Jewish Virtual Library, Establishment of Israel: The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.]
Ben-Gurion viewed the newborn state as the direct continuation of Jewish history that had been interrupted two thousand years earlier when the Roman legions had crushed the Hebrew freedom fighters and banished the Jews from their land. He saw the Jews' period of exile as a prolonged interlude in the history of Israel and declared that they had now regained their rightful home. David Ben-Gurion believed that Israel was "a country built more on her people . . . the Jews will come from everywhere . . . from France, from Russia, from America and from Yemen . . . their faith is their passport." [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/60297/David-Ben-Gurion .]
Israel was reborn in the month of Iyar—the "second month" has always held great biblical significance. It was in the second month that King Solomon began to build the First Temple (1 Kings 6:1); it was in the second month, on the same exact day, that Ezra began to rebuild the Second Temple (Ezra 3:8). And it was in the second month on the 5th day of Iyar, that Israel was reborn as a nation.
Who has ever heard of such things?
Who has ever seen things like this?
Can a country be born in a day
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.
The first permanent Israeli government took office on January 25, 1949. During the next several months, a series of four Israeli War of Independence truce agreements were signed; with Egypt on February 24, with Lebanon on March 23, with Jordan on April 3, and with Syria on July 20. All of these agreements created armistice demarcation lines, which established Israel's borders. [The Jewish Virtual Library, Establishment of Israel: The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.]
It was during this process of Israel's rebirth and the establishment of her borders that on Passover 1949 God splattered the heavens with the first Blood Moon of the second Tetrad. The Jewish people had endured the severe tribulation of the Holocaust, the trials of rebirthing a nation, and now it was a time of triumph; they were officially home and home forever.
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Four Blood Moons: It's theory explained: 5 of 5 12 October 2014
Four Blood Moons: It's theory explained: 4 of 5 11 October 2014
Four Blood Moons: It's theory explained: 2 of 5 9 October 2014
Four Blood Moons: It's theory explained: I of 5 8 October 2014
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Treatment Effects of Escitalopram (Lexapro®) on Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients With HIV and AIDS
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00887679
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 24, 2009
Results First Posted : March 10, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 31, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Anxiety Disorders HIV Infections
|Drug: Escitalopram
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|30 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|Treatment Effects of Escitalopram (Lexapro®) on Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy,Cognition, and Immune Status Among Patients With HIV and AIDS: A 6-week Open-label, Prospective, Pilot Trial.
|Study Start Date :
|May 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2009
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2010
Experimental: Escitalopram
Treatment effects of Escitalopram in Generalized Anxiety Disorder in patients with HIV/AIDS.Open label, rater-blinded, prospective, 6-week trial of escitalopram.Subjects received escitalopram 10-20mg. Escitalopram was started at 10mg per day and augmented weekly in 10mg per day increments, the maximum dose being 20mg per day.
Drug: Escitalopram
10-20 mg/day oral of Escitalopram for 6-weeks. Escitalopram flexible dose (10-20 mg/day). A forced escalation schedule of escitalopram was used to titrate it to the maximum tolerated dose. Drug was discontinued at the end of the study.
- Change From Randomization to End of Treatment in Scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 weeks ]The HAM-A is administered by an interviewer who asks a series of questions related to symptoms of anxiety. The interviewer then rates the individual on a five-point scale for each of the 14 items. Seven of the items specifically address psychic anxiety and the remaining seven items address somatic anxiety. The total anxiety score ranges from 0 to 56, lower scores are better. Change from randomization to end of treatment in scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)is measured.
- Changes From Randomization to End of Treatment in Scores on the Beck Depression Inventory [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 weeks ]
The BDI consist of twenty-one questions about how the subject has been feeling in the last week. Each question has a set of at least four possible answer choices, ranging in intensity as follows:
(0) I do not feel sad.
- I feel sad.
- I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
- I am so sad or unhappy that I can't stand it.
A value of 0 to 3 is assigned for each answer and the total score is compared to a key to determine the depression's severity. The standard cut-offs are as follows:[6] 0-9: indicates minimal depression 10-18: indicates mild depression 19-29: indicates moderate depression 30-63: indicates severe depression.
Higher total scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.
- Change From Randomization to End of Treatment in Scores for the Clinical Global Impression(CGI-S and CGI-I) [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 weeks ]
Scale for scoring:
Clinical Global Impression(CGI-S)
- = Normal, no symptoms
- = Borderline ill
- = Mildly ill
- = Moderately ill
- = Markedly ill
- = Severely ill
- = Most extremely ill
Clinical Global Impression(CGI-I)-improvement since treatment
- very much improved
- much improved
- minimally improved
- no change from baseline
- minimally worse
- much worse
- very much worse
- Change From Randomization to End of Treatment for Trail Making Tet (TMT) [ Time Frame: baseline to 7 weeks ]
Trail Making Test (TMT)Results for TMT are reported as the number of seconds required to complete the task. Higher scores reveal greater impairment.
Average =29 seconds, Deficient > 78 seconds
- Changes From Randomization to End of Treatment in Scores on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 weeks ]Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE),a low score less than or equal to 23 indicates cognitive impairment and the need for further evaluation; normal cognitive function = 27-30, mild cognitive impairment = 21-26, moderate cognitive impairment = 11-20, and severe cognitive impairment = 0-10. The highest possible score is 30.
- Changes From Randomization to End of Treatment in Scores on the Sheehan Disability Scores (SDS) [ Time Frame: baseline and 7 weeks ]
Participants rate the extent to which work, social life, and home life are impaired by his or her symptoms. A 10 point scale is used where 0= not impaired and 10 is highly impaired indicating. The three aspects of life can be summed up into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that indicates 0= not impaired and 30 = highly impaired. Scores of 5 or greater are on any of the three scales are considered significant.
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- age 18 to 65 years,
- DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- confirmed stable HIV disease and attending a HIV treatment program
- stable dose of highly active anti-retroviral therapy for a minimum of 4 weeks
- ability to give informed consent
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- bipolar disorders, any psychotic disorder
- current major depression
- substance dependence (except nicotine dependence) in the previous 3 months
- currently suicidal or high suicide risk, serious or unstable medical disorders (e.g. uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes)
- any hospitalization for HIV-related illness in the previous 3 months
- any active CNS (central nervous system) CNS opportunistic infection or CNS malignancies related to HIV
- current active treatment for opportunistic infections related to HIV
- any psychotropic drug treatment in the previous 2 weeks before screening
- history of hypersensitivity to escitalopram and/or citalopram
- admission BDI 23
- seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury
- pregnant, nursing mother or planning to get pregnant.
- Concomitant mediations: At least 2-week washout of antidepressant (4 weeks for fluoxetine) or antipsychotic or anti-anxiety medications.
- In the opinion of the investigator the clinical condition precludes participation in the trial.
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|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
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|Ashwin A Patkar, MD
|Duke University
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|April 24, 2009 Key Record Dates
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|March 10, 2014
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|October 31, 2014
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|March 2014
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Livid concertgoers booed Madonna after she cut her show short in Paris on Thursday.
The "Like a Virgin" singer left the stage after a brief 45-minute set while upset fans stayed in their seats chanting "slut" and "refund" in French, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
Audience members also took to Twitter, using the hash tag #MDNAParis, to express their outrage.
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"How much does it cost to see Madonna at l'Olympia? It's 6.3 euros per minute!," one fan tweeted.
The YouTube livestream of the concert received thousands of dislikes and negative comments.
The concert was added to the MDNA tour just last week after French far-right political party National Front threatened to sue her for displaying an image of Marine Le Pen, the party's leader, with a swastika on her forehead, according to reports.
Fans payed from $98 to $340 to see the pop star, reportedly selling out the 2,700-capacity venue in just a few hours. Many even camped outside the famed concert hall two days before the concert. The show was meant to encourage coexistence, Madonna told the audience.
"I've heard that a certain Marine Le Pen was upset with me. It's not my intention to make enemies. It's my intention to promote tolerance," she announced to the audience, according to THR.
"So the next time you want to point the finger at somebody and blame them for a problem in your life, take that finger and point it back at you," she added.
Selected Reading: The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, E! News


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The bridge was out at Sylvandale Ranch, Colorado over the weekend thanks to drastic flooding. The water had taken out several building and was threatening more. People were injured. One helicopter pilot could get people out, but it was going to cost them $1,200.
That's the story given by Stanley Tolle in this video "Colorado Flood, Greedy Chopper Pilot." Tolle says that a flight would take just five minutes to get people to safety, but it wouldn't be cheap.
Here is Tolle's description in full.
Stranded at Sylvandale Ranch, Chopper Pilot takes advantage of the situation by demanding $1200 per person to evacuate injured person and others. Bridge washed out, several buildings lost. Person injured trying to save items in building washing into river.
To say the least, this is not the kind of behavior you wish for when it comes to disasters.


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After lunch we had a few hours to explore before our train so we headed back to the boardwalk to see what kind of harbor tours they offered - lucky for us there was an hour harbor tour leaving right then! For $19 each we took in the gorgeous day! It felt about 10 degrees cooler out on the water and it was money well spent! Yankee Clipper Tours did a great job with equal parts history and letting us enjoy the sights.
Weekending Travel | NewburyportMay 31, 2016
After lunch we had a few hours to explore before our train so we headed back to the boardwalk to see what kind of harbor tours they offered - lucky for us there was an hour harbor tour leaving right then! For $19 each we took in the gorgeous day! It felt about 10 degrees cooler out on the water and it was money well spent! Yankee Clipper Tours did a great job with equal parts history and letting us enjoy the sights.
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What a great little town! Looks like the perfect day trip!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous area Biana!! You are both looking gorgeous as ever and so relaxed!! Actually kind of fun to go to a new spot blind and just see where it takes you!! Have a great start to this short work week, yay!!ReplyDelete
What a quaint little place. Sounds like a great trip!ReplyDelete
Sara Kate Styling
I love that you have access to such pretty places nearby! The boardwalk looks so fun and I would have loved exploring the antique shops!ReplyDelete
Xo, Evelina @ Fortunate House
What a cute town! Looks like a great trip! Make today work, Rachel -CubicleCoutureReplyDelete
Seriously what a fun adventure! This town is seriously so cute! It is so cool that you have access to all these super gorgeous places! I am so glad you guys had a fun long weekend!ReplyDelete
How awesome is that, that your able to take the commuter train on a short trip to such a nice little getaway! Newburyport looks beautiful! Glad you enjoyed the nice long weekend!ReplyDelete
What a fun little day trip! I wish we had little spots like this closer to Atlanta. Looks like I need to plan a trip to Boston soon!ReplyDelete
What a quaint little town! That is exactly what I would picture as a New England coastal town--love it! And your salad and gelato look great! I love a good strawberry salad--perfect for hot days!ReplyDelete
Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts
SO cute and pretty!!! That is great that you were able to just take a train too. I'm glad that you had a fun time. :-)ReplyDelete
I definitely miss Boston in the Summer! One of my favorite places to visit. Looks like you had fabulous weather and I do love the shopping there as well!ReplyDelete
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This seriously looked like the perfect Memorial Day weekend adventure on SC. I love how quaint it is - and that you don't have to deal with driving/parking!!!ReplyDelete
how cute is Newburyport?! And that food looks amazing!ReplyDelete
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newburyport looks gorg! what a cute town. i could sit by that water all day. and maybe eat my weight in gelato hahaReplyDelete
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wow nice picsReplyDelete
I think that it's so awesome that the Northeast has so many great places to travel to that are so close together! It makes taking a day trip so easy! Newburyport looks like such a cute town, and you were able to do so much even though you didn't have a set plan before you left. I can't wait to see what other exciting weekend trips y'all take this summer!ReplyDelete
What a super cute place! Looks like a great spot for a day trip for sure! :)ReplyDelete
This looks like so much fun-- it looks like you had the perfect weather and everything is so gorgeous and scenic. Oldies Marketplace looks like it would be such a fun place to check out.ReplyDelete
Newburyport is so adorable! That looks like a great little town to spend the day walking around and perusing all the shops. You took some great pictures on this trip, too!ReplyDelete
Looks like a fun trip! That chicken parm sandwich looks amazing.ReplyDelete
I've never been to Newburyport, but it looks like such a cute town! I'm all about places you can access via the commuter rail since I'm carless too :)ReplyDelete
Visiting the NE states will always be on my bucket list!ReplyDelete
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I love Newburyport! One of my faves! Def need to visit this summer! It's been too long! Love the little sea lion!! XoReplyDelete
Wow looks like an amazing weekend!!! I made a spinach/strawberry salad this weekend too, so delish!ReplyDelete
Such a cute little town! I love all of the fun little places you can find in New England. And who doesn't want a cow lamp? Lol! Hope you have a great short week! XOReplyDelete
We love Newburyport as well - Black Cow never disappoints!ReplyDelete
What a cute little town! I love to be on the water! The harbor tour sounds like a perfect way to spend the afternoon!ReplyDelete
Doused In Pink
What a fun weekend away- I love these shots, babe!ReplyDelete
Le Stylo Rouge
What a beautiful and quaint town. I am definitely putting this on my list for places to visit!ReplyDelete
xo, Whitney and Blaire
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Such a cute town!ReplyDelete
It looks like you guys had so much fun! I was just talking to my husband yesterday about taking the train to Washington this summer and do some fun things around there. He's never seen The Mall or White House, so I think I'll have to make it a must. Perhaps we can even find a train that can take us out to Boston for the day, too, because I'm not about long car rides and dealing with traffic #nopatience! I love towns and villages like this, that maintain that old charm and you kind of feel like you're back in time. I think it's great for the mind too, to disconnect from the now and kind of live in the past through these little trips. Old St. Augustine in Florida is very much like this! Thanks so much for sharing, beautiful, I always look forward to your weekend recaps. Well, honestly, all of your posts, haha! I really do hope that this week feels short because I'm ready for the weekend again, haha!ReplyDelete
Sounds like such a fun weekend! And what a beautiful place, the pictures are stunning! I will agree, Gary's chicken Parmesan sandwich looks incredible!!ReplyDelete
xo, Rachel
A Blonde's Moment
This looks like such a peaceful and relaxing trip! I love not having a set plan and just being able to explore! Glad y'all had a great time!ReplyDelete
This looks like the cutest town for a weekend getaway! I'm cracking up at what you saw at the antiques mall, it cracks me up what people come up with. Glad that you had great weather, too!ReplyDelete
Looks like a relaxing, and perfect long weekend to me! That strawberry salad looks delish!ReplyDelete
Sounds like the perfect place to checkout! I am loving those views from the boardwalk.ReplyDelete
Amy Ann
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What a great idea for a day trip and looks like you were blessed with gorgeous weather. It's always fun exploring new places and not necessarily having a set plan. Sounds like you got some good site-seeing in to learn some history and explore.ReplyDelete
What a perfect place for a 3 day weekend! So quaint and relaxing! Very cute.ReplyDelete
This looks like such a relaxing place to be for Memorial Day weekend! It looked like you two had perfect weather too!ReplyDelete
Looks like an amazing time! New England is full of so many little gems! And so nice the tour worked out perfectly for you guys!ReplyDelete
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It looks like it was a gorgeous weekend! What a fun place to visit to kick-off the summer! Xo, StephanieReplyDelete
What a cute town and fun day! It looks like that town came right out of a Hallmark movie! xo, KristinaReplyDelete
What a quaint little town! It looks like such a lovely place for a weekend trip. I'm glad that you guys enjoyed.ReplyDelete
What a cute little town!! The pirate ships remind me of St Augustine! The food looks yummy too! If we ever make it up that way I definitely need to check out this cute town!ReplyDelete
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Upbeat Soles
What a cute town - and you can't beat gelato!ReplyDelete
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This looks so beautiful! I need to make it out to this part of the country SO badly. I know I would just love it!!ReplyDelete
What a pretty town! Following your travels are making me put New England at the top of my places to travel list!ReplyDelete
The food looks really good -Hanna LeiReplyDelete
What a great day, and to be able to do it without driving is even better. I love places that are accessible like that.ReplyDelete
The weather looks like it was perfect! That looks like a beautiful quaint town. So glad y'all could get a nice close getaway and recharge for summer.ReplyDelete
what a cute little town and a perfect way to spend your holiday weekend!ReplyDelete
Newbury looks amazing! Then again lots of places in Boston look amazing. Just another thing to add on our look list whenever we go up in that area!ReplyDelete
liz @ j for joiner
What a fun day trip! Such a gorgeous place too...the shop are looks darling. Glad y'all had a great time!ReplyDelete
xo, Lily
Awe, so beautiful! Looks like it was a gorgeous day out. The shopping centers are so cute. I love old historic areas like that.ReplyDelete
What a cute town!! My brother-in-law is active Coast Guard. He was stationed in Boston before he married my sister. So neat to see this town through your pictures!ReplyDelete
That looks like such a great place for a long relaxing weekend. A cow lamp is quite a strange item! Love your red dress! Have a great Tuesday. -xx Leah || Chasing TexasReplyDelete
What an awesome place for a day trip! Your pictures are gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
Sounds like it was a fun trip , it takes a lot of discipline not go shopping when one goes on such trips , i'm always guilty of this. I love your dress.ReplyDelete
Looks like an amazing weekend! Sometimes the best travels are the ones where you don't have a plan. Yum, gelato!ReplyDelete
I would love to live hear a place that has water & boats everywhere. That just seems like the most peaceful place to sit & just take in life for awhile.ReplyDelete
What a cute little town! I love small town downtowns. They are so fun to stroll around. Glad you guys had a good time!ReplyDelete
What a great spot, it's so charming and beautiful. The tall ships come to Erie too, they're coming back in September and they're so interesting. Glad you had a great weekend!ReplyDelete
What a nice easy weekend getaway. Looks like a charming little town!ReplyDelete
What a fun trip! This looks like such a cute little town and your food looks amazing!!! it was hot hot hot down here this past weekend too. I stayed in for the most part lol.ReplyDelete
You guys have so many fun and picturesque day trips you can take from Boston! This looks amazing!ReplyDelete
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What a cute town! I always love getting on the water. Love your dress!ReplyDelete
That's so great that it was only an hour away! I've never been to Newburyport, but it's definitely on my list.ReplyDelete
Meg, Borrowed Heaven
It sounds like you guys had the best time, your photos are gorgeous and this is perfect that it's so close - always nice to find somewhere this nice that isn't too far!ReplyDelete
this has me gotten the travel itch!!! can't wait for long weekends here in Canada to do local road trips of my own! :DReplyDelete
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These photos are beautiful, and Newburyport looks like such an amazing place to visit! You are looking great!ReplyDelete
Aw it looks so pretty there, I'd love to visit New England and the Cape. Glad you had a great weekend :)ReplyDelete
What a beautiful, quaint, bright town. Looks like the perfect weekend. And I need to make that salad. You look lovely in red. I need to try a re dress with camel sandals.ReplyDelete
oh wow, what a cute town! i had no idea there was a birthplace of the US Coast Guard - you know? i just thought it 'was'. haha. but i suppose everything starts somewhere, and that's so cool that it was evident in the town. and that's super cool that you were able to get there via train. meanwhile, good for you for getting a salad but gary's sandwich looks AMAZING.ReplyDelete
I am a Cape girl and don't get up to the North Shore as mush as I would like, but Newburyport is so Beautiful!! It is such a great day trip and has so much to offer, with awesome restaurants and boutiques! Looks like you had so much fun. Beautiful photos!ReplyDelete
xx, Elise
Ooooh I need to take a day trip there!ReplyDelete
This looks like such an amazing trip! Isn't it great you can find fun little adventures so close to home? I cannot wait to see where else you guys go, I'm vicariously living through your photos. Such a beautiful town! XO -KimReplyDelete
Ok, this whole trip seems like it was perfection!!! I saw photos of this town on another blogger's page and you just solidified that it is the cutest!! So glad you had an awesome Memorial Day girl!ReplyDelete
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Y'all look like you had a great time!! And you're making me want to visit there. It's been too long since I've been up the east coast!!ReplyDelete
This looks like such a fun trip!! I'll be visiting New England at the end of June but I'm going to Newport, RI. That food sounded incredible!ReplyDelete
xo, Shelby
Such an awesome weekend and it looks like the cutest town ever! I love towns by the water, it's always so relaxing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2016 at 7:27 PM
Sometimes having no plan is the best plan! I found that out when I was in Florida a couple of weeks ago. What a great way to spend the long weekend!ReplyDelete
This is what I daydream about for a trip to New England! Gorgeous! Love how you went without a lot of knowledge. The clipper tour sounds amazing! xo, Champagne&SuburbsReplyDelete
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|Beach House or Mountain Home, the Answer is Probably "Yes"
Vacation Home vs. Vacation Rental
A "vacation rental" can be defined as a furnished house, apartment, condominium, mobile home, or boat that is rented to others more than 14 days per year. The U.S. government incentivizes second home owners to rent their properties with some favorable tax benefits, such as deductions for mortgage interest, real estate taxes, casualty losses, maintenance, utilities, insurance, and depreciation. Even if your property is not a "cash cow," renting it can help defray some expenses and potentially generate some net income. HomeAway, a vacation rental listing site, reports that its vacation rental owners gross an average annual income of $27,360, up from $17,500 four years ago. So your accountant may think it's a good idea, but you may still need more convincing.
Sharing Economy
The "sharing economy" has grown dramatically in size and sophistication in recent years, with an estimated 40% of 200 million Americans already participating. With 90% of sharers polled saying they would recommend a sharing service to a friend or colleague, that trend is sure to continue for the foreseeable future. If you thought only "hippies" and college kids participated in the sharing economy, it's time to reassess the situation. The technologies that support sharing are reliable, mobile optimized, and intuitive, and the users are often people just like you who want to enrich their experiences by leveraging (i.e. renting) others' personal assets.
Then there is your ability to actually use your second home. Vacation home owners generally overestimate the time they can visit their properties, while underestimating the rentability of their homes. If your friends and colleagues want to stay at your second home, paying customers likely will too. You may be all too familiar with the affable yet self-serving friends who view your vacation getaway as their vacation getaway, as described by owner Kathleen Hughes in her Wall Street Journal piece, "When Your Vacation Home Becomes Everyone's Vacation Home." She finally found satisfaction in her property once she stopped subsidizing her friends' vacations and started earning income from her property. According to the same HomeAway study referenced herein, the average age at which owners purchased their vacation homes was 47 years old, and the average age at which owners began renting their vacation homes was 50 years old.
Rental Options
So if you decide to put your property in the rental market, how should you do go about doing that? The answer depends on your life situation and preferences. One option is to place it with a full service management company that will pay you guaranteed income (i.e. pay you whether it rents well or not) and guarantee your property's condition. You can do that on your own or through the marketplace dedicated to guaranteed rentals, VacationFutures. You do a single deal with a management company that pays you for the right to rent your property, and you only do it once you are comfortable with the offer and the manager behind the offer. You still own your property and use it when you want to, but someone else ensures that you receive income, stay in compliance with local regulations, and receive a high level of property care.
The most popular option today is to do-it-yourself on sites like VRBO or AirBnB, with roughly 60% of vacation rental owners listing their properties on these sites. You will, however, find yourself spending multiple hours each week on the property's management, which may not be the ideal use of your time. Your income may vary significantly throughout the year and year-over-year with the DIY approach, though that is also true for the last option for renting your property: traditional management.
With the traditional management approach, you sign a commission based management agreement with a third party manager (such as Vacasa) that agrees to provide full service management for your home when you're not using it. As mentioned, however, income can vary over time, and there are generally few assurances given of rental performance.
Ultimately, only you can decide if you should rent your vacation home or not. It's a decision that requires a hard look at personal usage patterns, financial implications, and even personal preferences for things like sharing your asset with strangers. If you decide to rent your home, you can then choose if guaranteed income (VacationFutures), DIY (VRBO), or traditional management are best suited for you and your vacation home. If you decide not to rent your home, you should mark your calendar to revisit the subject in 6-12 months as your circumstances change. Best of luck with your decision making process!
This guest post was brought to you by Mickey Kropf, Co-Founder and Head of Sales for VacationFutures, the online marketplace that allows vacation homeowners to receive guaranteed income offers and turnkey service from professional property managers.
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Well, last weekend was our favorite annual trip to SiS in Weidenthal, Rheinlandpfälz, Germany. If you don't know where that is, start at Kaiserslautern, go east to Frankenstein (yes, it really exists) and keep going until you hit Weidenthal. It's a really small town with a giant heart!
I've been to SiS (Schlaflos im Sattel) 5 times if my count is correct. From the very first time, it's been the highlight of my 'racing' year. Everytime, I get to see some of my favorite people and reconnect with singlespeed fanatics, team mates and others. Along with that, I get to be part of a truly unique event.
This year, was extraordinary for a couple of reasons: 1) I didn't get to race last year due to injuries but went to watch anyway and getting to in 2011 made me really happy 2) I ended up racing solo for the first time since my first SiS 3) It was the first time it had rained A LOT in all the years that I've gone. It not only rained but it poured and poured and poured. Because of that, the number of people on the race course dwindled at an amazing rate. Some quit simply because it was raining. Others, because it was time to drink beer. People like me, quit because the sandy mud accumulating in my brakes simply ate my brake pads. Considering I just installed new pads last week it kind of gives you an idea of what it was like.
My original goal was to just do one lap, judge how I felt and either stop or continue. That was my first goal. Well, after my first lap, I thought "that was a lot of fun, why don't I do another?" So, I did and did and did until my fifth lap when I started to realize that my brake levers where getting closer to my handlebars with each use. I have Avid Juicy's which are adjustable and I did so while riding. Then I hit lap number six. Everything went well throughout the lap. Even the long technical downhill that ends each lap and ushers you into the start/finish area. On the previous laps I'd been able to do a controlled skid/slide down the hill but on lap six it was more of a matter of holding the levers of my now completely shot brakes to the bars and make my way down the hill. After that lap I decided that it was no longer safe to continue. My only regret was not being able to continue and see how many more laps I could have done.
In any case, I was quite satisfied with my performance in that I rode as long as long as I safely could without cramping or feeling like I had hit the end of my endurance. The only limiting factor was my brakes.
We had fantastic results. Bryce placed 3rd in solo as his longest ride ever, Jelles team placed 3rd in 4'er team, Longos team placed 2nd in 4'er team, Wils team did well as did Christian Försters 2'er team. Most importantly, we had a great time!
Honestly, the members of the team can't thank our various sponsors enough. A couple of them that really stand out are Supernova Lights for giving us multiple lights to use for the event, our teammate and sponsor Jelle who owns Singlespeed.nl keeps us in parts, Geax tires for keeping us rolling on dry days and on wet nights like this one was. Others of note, Home Brewed Components, Carbo Rocket and Crema Cycles and Biciclista.it for putting us in the coolest uniforms I've ever seen.. Everyone of these sponsors had a hand in getting us all safely and happy through SiS 2011. THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HAPPY LITTLE HEARTS!


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NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared imagery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Helen as it was spreading its western clouds over parts of southeastern India on November 21.
On Nov. 21 at 07:55 UTC/2:55 a.m. EDT the MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Helen that showed clouds in the storm's western quadrant had already spread over eastern India. Two minutes before the MODIS instrument captured the visible image of Helen's clouds, the infrared instrument aboard Aqua called the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument used infrared light to gather data from the storm. The infrared data showed that the strongest thunderstorms with the coldest cloud top temperatures were still off-shore. The stretched around the center from northwest to southwest and wrapped around to the east. Only the bands of thunderstorms in the northern quadrant appeared to be fragmented, which could be a result of that area's interaction with land.
On Nov. 21 at 1500 UTC/10 a.m. EST, Tropical Cyclone Helen was located about 495 nautical miles/569.6 miles/ 916.7 km southwest of Calcutta, India, near 16.1 north and 83.0 east. Helen was moving a little faster than the previous day, now at 4 knots/4.6 mph/7.4 kph to the northwest. Helen's maximum sustained winds had increased slightly to 55 knots/63.2 mph/101.9 kph, and those tropical storm force winds extend out 65 nautical miles/74.8 miles/120.4 km from the center. Helen was also creating maximum wave heights of up to 20 feet/6.0 meters, and causing rough seas along the southwestern coast of India.
As a result of the strong waves and tropical-storm force winds, warnings are in effect for Andhra Pradesh that include: A storm surge of 1 to 1.5 meters/3.2 to 4.9 feet will occur at the time of landfall, Thatched roofs and huts will sustain damage and a call for fisheries to cease operations.
Helen is expected to weaken as it nears the coast as it moves into cooler waters and continues to battle moderate wind shear. Helen is expected to make landfall near Tenali early on November 22. After landfall, Helen should weaken as it moves west where it is expected to dissipate in a couple of days.


text: Dave Allen: Kannon, Goddess of Mercy Art Show & Auction By Dave Allen Last year's devastating tsunami and earthquake in Japan deeply affected everyone in our industry. It would be hard not to be. More than 20,000 dead and 100,000's left rebuilding. As a community we banded together and raised money for relief efforts. After a full year it is still apparent that people in Japan could use our help... Tattooers for Japan, a loose association of tattoo artists from around the globe managed to raise over $65,000 by doing nothing more than donating their time and efforts. This year I am asking the same of our industries most talented artists. The Goddess of Mercy Art Show & Auction will be held July 25th at The Anza Club in Vancouver BC. All proceeds from the sale of art will be donated to grass roots efforts in Japan to provide needed supplies to those most greatly affected. Currently there are over 70 artists confirmed to participate including Steve Moore, Dave Cummings, James Tex and Aaron Bell. Kannon ( aka Kwan Yin ) is the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy as represented in Japan. Using her for the theme of the show seemed natural. What better way to symbolize our efforts to give back to a culture that has given our craft so much than to use one of their own icons. It is also my hope that this subject matter will continually inspire those that purchase them to live compassionately. The parameters of the show are pretty basic. Any size, any medium. Kannon themed, but not restricted to Japanese interpretation. Tibetan, Indian or Chinese versions are all acceptable. If you are not familiar with this subject matter please check out this link: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kannon.shtml The deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2012. All submissions should be mailed to: Tattooers for Japan c/o Craftsman Tattoo Parlour 7-15782 Marine Drive White Rock, BC V4B 1E6 Canada All art will be returned that isn't sold at the artists expense. Currently the show has a very strong Canadian representation. It is my hope that we can have an increased depth of international artists to match what we had with last years fundraising events. A united community showing support goes a long way. I will be limiting entries based on quality. The venue is fantastic, newly renovated, but space will be limited. I am also encouraging any tattoo artists that want to come visit Vancouver to do so during this show. I have arranged for reduced pricing on a nice boutique hotel in the city and will be hosting at least one dinner. Vancouver is a vibrant city with international quality dining and beauty. I will be happy to facilitate any requests for guest spots as well. Please help make this a memorable event! Thank you, Smilin' Dave Allen firstname.lastname@example.com [caption id="attachment_1671" align="alignnone" width="150"] Click here to visit Tattooers for Japan's website[/caption] More tattoo inspired charity groups involved in aiding Japan: Art for Japan Japan Charity Tattoo Event All for Japan I Stand With Japan Uncle Allan for Japan If you would like to add a group to this list please leave a comment below.


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We gotta remember the classics. If you haven't already seen the Chef Aid episode, go and watch it!
I uploaded the whole album in one video on YouTube, so you could easily listen to it without having to search every song in different videos.
Of course, if you have the chance, make sure to buy this album from the official SP shop!
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Young director Brad Furman had only one feature film credit under his belt when he got the call to direct "The Lincoln Lawyer" - a fact-based drama about a lawyer who conducts business almost exclusively from the back seat of his town car.
Good thing that one credit was enough to impress star Matthew McConaughey.
In this exclusive preview of the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray (hitting shelves July 12th), we see just how hands-on McConaughey was, and how serious he took the role of legal eagle Mick Haller.


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Jets agree to terms with Paul Postmaby Staff Writer / Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are pleased to announce they have agreed to terms with defenceman Paul Postma on a new contract. As per club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Postma, 23, played in 56 games with the St. John's IceCaps last season where he accumulated 44 points (13G, 31A), ranking second on the club's leaderboard, and 32 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 15 Calder Cup Playoff games with the IceCaps for 10 points (1G, 9A) and 14 penalty minutes. He led all IceCaps defenceman in scoring during both the regular and post season.
"Paul is someone that been through the organization from a development standpoint for a period of time," Jets' GM Kevin Cheveldayoff said Friday in a conference call. "He's put up some great numbers at the American Hockey League level and we're hopeful that that trend and that development can continue in the next stage of his career and hopefully produce and be an impact player at the National Hockey League level."
The Red Deer, AB native has played in four career NHL games between Atlanta and Winnipeg. He made his debut with the Jets on Nov. 5, 2011 in New Jersey against the Devils. He has played in 188 career AHL games between Chicago and St. John's for 118 career points (40G, 78A) and 118 penalty minutes. Postma has appeared in both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 AHL All-Star Games and was named to the AHL First All-Star team last season.
He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round, 205th overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft.
"Paul has finished his entry-level deal," Chevy confirmed. "When you enter into your next contract, regardless of it's a one-way or two-way, you would require waivers to be sent to the American Hockey League. If he were unsuccessful in making the Jets, he would have to clear waivers."
So, the biggest question is, what does Postma need to show to make sure that he doesn't end up in that position of being put on waivers?
"Continue the progress and continue the development that has occurred in his game to this point in time," said Chevy. "He is a big player, a tall player that has had good summer developments on the physical side, getting bigger and stronger each and every year that he's been in the organization and we expect that trend to continue. He has a really heavy amp hard shot that at the American Hockey League level is certainly legendary and we've seen that on several different occasions up here.
"Paul had a very good pre-season last year and was very close to being a part of the Jets' opening night roster but the opportunity to go and hone the game on both sides of it under Keith McCambridge and Mark Morrison in St. John's has helped him tremendously."
One number on Postma's stat card that could use improvement was his plus-minus -14, through the 56 regular season games played with the IceCaps. A number Chevy was quick to shrug off for the moment.
"There's room for improvement in a lot of players' games," said Chevy. "To become a complete player you have to be able to play both sides of the game. In Paul's case, there's times where offensive players do take some opportunities that are risk-reward but for the most part, the reward factor with the way he's played has been the positive thing in his game. He has a lot to prove and a lot to continue to improve on just like every player."


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Hi all,
The --import flag if used during install is for importing of the original run domains to the new installation.
Problem that I found is that the configuration files are all converted to the new V18 form in the original folders of the old installation.
This means that one will have quite a problem if deciding to revert back to the old installation of UEMS.
I strongly recommend using a manual copy over of the original run domains to the new installation and then performing
"ems_domain --localize --refresh --defres" for each domain. This way the original setup is not touched.
Beware of using --import during install of V18.1.0
Questions and other topics related to UEMS 18.
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