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iGrafx provides a single solution to unite your business around delivering business value. The iGrafx Origins release is a new version of iGrafx that brings all the capabilities you need to a next-generation web-based platform for process excellence. Additional business information capture, increased decision support and ease of process and enterprise modeling: all are integrated in one streamlined solution for company-wide accessibility from anywhere.
Deploy, run and control more efficient processes
iGrafx Process Automation's model-driven process design ensures the seamless synchronization of models and real-life deployment of process workflow. The rapid design and deployment capabilities gives business groups the agility and control to manage their own processes through to execution. Process performers are guided through processes with structured, standardized task assignments, reducing lead times by timely communication of next steps and reducing process errors by ensuring adherence to the process design. Process owners monitor work progress and are empowered to remedy bottlenecks or issues as well as guarantee compliance traceability for internal and external audits.
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Consolidate critical information you've captured about a process in a single document that is easy to share with stakeholders either inside or outside of your organization. With a simple publishing step, create detailed written documentation of your process model to share as Requirements documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, or to support quality audits.
Access laser-focused information when you need it
Enterprise models can contain an enormous amount of information: processes, objectives, requirements, business rules, supporting documentation, and much more. iGrafx gives you a way to easily view and navigate all enterprise information that directly pertains to your role within the organization.
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Efficiently manage SAP global implementations and subsequent changes, as well as manage local variations, using SAP Global Template Projects in the context of your enterprise business architecture. iGrafx 2015 repositories synchronized with SAP Solution Manager allow iGrafx Process® for SAP users to edit and manage global project templates to more efficiently push changes to local implementations, reinforcing standardization across geographies.
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- Capture, mine and analyze custom information about the interdependencies of your business
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Fort Lee: Is BCD Tofu House a Little Too Clean?
If you are not a fan of soondubu jjigae—Korean soft tofu soup—then I can immediately make a couple of Sherlock Holmes-esque deductions about your character. First and foremost, you are not my friend, as I only associate with those cultured cosmopolitan sorts with the finest of tastes. Secondly, it is unlikely that you have ever been drunk, or at least drunk enough to warrant waking up to a hangover that can only be cured by a bubbling hot bowl of custard-soft tofu seasoned with Korean chili flakes and kimchi as savory as a thousand cattle, as fermented as a thousand half-sour pickles,* and as cabbagey as a thousand vinyl children under a 1980'd Christmas tree (if you know what I mean).
*or five hundred full-sour pickles
If, on the other hand, you are a fan of hot tofu soup, you've probably heard of BCD Tofu House, the mini-chain of soft tofu soup restaurants started in LA with outposts all over California, Washington, and the New York area. It was a staple in K-town in Manhattan for a while before it closed down (it's slated to reopen this month on 32nd street), but the real place to get great Korean food near New York City is actually across the Hudson near the shadow of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. Its population is nearly 25% Korean—driving through the streets you see at least as many signs written in hangul as in English.
My go-to spot has always been So Kong Dong (full review here), a restaurant that serves about a dozen varieties of hot tofu soup and nothing else, unless you count the BBQ kalbi, which nobody seems to order. But after hearing good things about BCD, I decided to change it up.
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Right off the bat, there are some differences. While SKD is loud, boisterous, and slightly run-down, BCD is clean, spacious, and elegant in that chain-from-Asia kind of way. It reminded me a lot of the Din Tai Fung chain of dumpling houses (full review here), with its courteous staff and design lines that approach IKEA-levels of cleanness.
The menu is also much larger, with a number of appetizers and entrees sharing the space with their list of tofu soup variations.
Whatever you order, all meals start with a parade of little gifts. Yellow croaker arrives, battered and deep fried until crisp. They plan this so that you'll be so occupied with picking the moist slivers of meat out from between the tiny bones that you won't notice when the first round of banchan is placed on the table.
You look up to find a tangle of re-hydrated dehydrated cuttlefish, glowing red in sweet sticky chili sauce. Kimchi of various shapes, sizes, and levels of fermentation cleanse your palate (or blow it out, depending on which you eat) between bites of crisp iced cucumber pickles and gently wilted water spinach. Slabs of slippery mung bean jelly come coated in a thin vinegary sauce.
Judging on the quality of their banchan alone, BCD is up there with the likes of Mapo BBQ in Murray Hill, Queens (full review here); A full nineteen dishes landed around the table before our first appetizer even arrived.
I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the appetizers, considering how different they are from the house soup specialty. Hae Mul Pha Jun ($8.95/small $17.95/large), described on the menu as "Korean-style pizza" is a mung bean-based seafood pancake that, while a bit skimpy on the seafood, comes out extra-crisp with those craggly edges that are prefect for absorbing sauce.
A Tofu Salad ($10.95) is also strangely proportioned with far more chopped lettuce than actual tofu, but the fried, vegetable-stuffed triangles of bean curd it did come with were a good hint at the quality of the tofu to come.
When it comes to the main course, BCD mostly nails it. The Tofu Soup ($11.95) comes in eleven different flavors, from plain tofu to oyster to seafood and beef. The soon tofu is indeed silky soft, custardy, and generous, filling a hot stone dolsot practically to the brim as the fiery red liquid (available in five heat levels—even the hottest is relatively mild) bubbles vigorously around it. But the broth is disappointingly flat tasting.
I want my tofu soup chef to be a little heavy handed with the seasoning. I want that extra drop of soy sauce and gochujang. When he smells that jar of kimchi and thinks, "has this gone bad yet?", I want him to say, "aw screw it. Funk is flavor," and pour it right on in. I want a broth flecked with dried chilis and long-simmered scallions.
In short, I just wish BCD were a little less clean, and a little more fun.
While I wouldn't kick BCD's jjigae out of bed on a headache-filled, cold, clammy morning-after-a-few-too-many-bad-decisions, I would be left wondering how So Kong Dong manages to capture more depth, more nuance, more savoriness, more soul in each spoonful. Perhaps MSG is the answer.
Or perhaps it's the sterilization that necessarily comes with international chain restaurants. Again, the Din Tai Fung comparison seems particularly apt. Both restaurants serve food that it can be difficult to find flaw with from a purely technical and aesthetic perspective, but both lack that certain ineffable quality that makes for a truly memorable meal, turning a down-and-dirty soul food into something entirely too clean and civilized.
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1640 Schlosser Street, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 (map)
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help us fight poverty in the Philippines
The Philippines is made up of more than 7,000 islands — that's more than 22,500 miles of coastline. Enough beach for everyone! And it's a good thing, too, since it's one of the most populated countries in the world.
Unemployment and underemployment leave many families in the Philippines struggling to meet basic needs. Parents can't afford the tuition or uniforms to send their children to school. In spite of this challenge, the nation's literacy rate is optimistic; parents are encouraging their children to pursue education — at least through primary school.
CI is there to encourage them, too, with agencies in Manila and the Bicol region and with 19 community centers throughout the country.
Issues in the Philippines
These are some of the most serious challenges that poor Filipinos are facing right now. But we've got a solid plan for tackling these issues. Want to learn more about our approach and programs?
Issue: Unemployment
The chances for youth to break out of poverty are grim. Lack of formal education holds them back — not just for lack of skills, but having the right attitude for the workplace. Needy kids often give up and turn to drugs or petty crime.
How we're helping
Our Career Readiness program teaches teens job and life skills to help them succeed. The Into Employment® program connects talent with opportunity by training teens for in-demand jobs and then placing them in those jobs through agreements with local employers. Youth Health Corps educates teens about the dangers of drug use.More about our employment program
Issue: Teenage pregnancy
A lack of education and a need for belonging result in teens becoming sexually active long before they are ready. This often leads to unplanned pregnancy and contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
How we're helping
Our Youth Health Corps is out here spreading the word about making smart choices. Teens educate their peers about the dangers of growing up too quickly, and distribute electronic babies for kids to take home and care for. (It's a literal wake-up call for them!) Our community center staff is always available for advice and support on issues teens may be afraid to discuss with parents.
Issue: Malnutrition
The Philippines ranks ninth in the world for stunting (reduced growth rate) among children. As you can imagine, most of those kids live in poverty.
How we're helping
Our approach to malnutrition starts early, by screening every child and identifying those who need intervention. Monitored supplemental feeding in our community center helps kids gain their strength and reach their appropriate weight-height ratio. Nutrition classes teach parents how to cook healthy meals on a budget.More about our nutrition program
Community centers
Our 67 community centers worldwide are hubs for activity and achievement as well as safe havens for children in our programs. See what's happening at our community centers.
Kaligayahan Center
"Kaligayahan" means "happiness" in Tagalog. This busy center serves more than 5,100 kids through medical and dental clinics, a pharmacy, nutrition center, library, playground and computer lab. Plus, CI's Manila headquarters occupies the second floor, ensuring staff have an up-close view of our programs in action.
Laufer Family Community Center and Youth Resource Center
With a community center for younger kids and youth resource center for teens, this campus helps thousands of kids with age-appropriate programs including separate health and dental clinics, a library, computer center, playground, covered sports court and dedicated spaces for meetings and program activities.
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Meet your special kid and see firsthand how we're helping children across the globe break free from the cycle of poverty!
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Young participants in CI's Aflatoun program in Tabaco, Philippines, invite you to sit in on a class and visit one of their microenterprise projects.
In this video, health session participants from Manila, Philippines, demonstrate their favorite recipe — vegetables in coconut milk.
Children International and Planet Water Foundation team up to bring clean, safe water to impoverished communities in the Philippines and India.


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Here's another layout I made with the My Creative Scrapbook main kit for April.
For the past year we've been fostering rescue dogs (after they get rescued from the shelter and until they get adopted by their "forever families"). This is Minnie, a sweet little puppy who we fostered for about 4 weeks until she was adopted by a wonderful and loving forever family. She definitely made a huge imprint on my heart, so I wanted to memorialize her memory in a scrapbook page. There's a hidden journaling tab at the top right that tells the story about her. She was just as sweet as she looks in these pictures!


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A Toronto man is hoping to spread a bit of kindness with a kids' book that raises money for the Gerry & Nancy Pencer Brain Tumor Centre at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Fred Levine wrote Triple Trouble: One Good Deed Deserves Another, a book about his four kids, including 12-year-old triplets. He said the book is meant to acknowledge his family's love and support as he goes through life with brain cancer.
"It's a children's book that's a celebration of my family during difficult times," Levine, 47, said. "Despite my struggle with brain cancer, which is three years and counting, I found a way not to lose sight of who I am."
Levine, who has a background in advertising and marketing, said he hasn't been working since he was diagnosed with the tumour. Not wanting to sit at home feeling miserable, he said he focused his efforts on writing and illustrating the book, which is about how small acts of kindness can have such a positive effect on people, influencing them to spread the kindness around.
"Every crisis serves as an opportunity to make a difference," he said. "This is my crisis and it's a little bout of brain cancer, but here's my opportunity to demonstrate it's not going to hold me back."
The fact that he's able to thank his family through the book while also contributing to the organization that has been helping him and many others was a big bonus, he said.
Every penny from the book sales goes to the Pencer Centre.
Since its release in late October, sales of the book have raised $2,000 for the Gerry & Nancy Pencer Brain Trust.
Linda McKie, executive administrator for the brain trust, said the book's message, as well as Levine's writing and illustrating talents, are what made them decide to publish it.
"It had such a beautiful theme, a pay-it-forward message. We just loved that message. It's a book that deserves to be published," she said.
Levine said he has plans for more Triple Trouble books, which he hopes will inspire people to do good.
"I wanted it to be a positive story," he said. "I just wanted smiles and I wanted people to get it, and if it makes people kinder, I couldn't ask for more than that."
Find out more about the Pencer Brain Trust and ordering the book at www.pencerbraintrust.com.


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New Amazon S3 plugin for Grails
Today, Catina Consulting announced the release of an open source Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) plugin for Grails with the following goals:
- Host and manage file assets on Amazon S3 for storage and performance advantages
- Provide easy mechanisms to reference S3-hosted assets in Grails applications
- Make most efficient and cost-effective use of S3 hosting resources
Installation and configuration seem rather simple so it should be rather easy for Grails users to start immediately using this plugin.
What I think is the most interesting was their ability to reuse the JetS3t Toolkit which is written in Java. This just goes to show how groovy can really be the glue between Java and how developers can reuse all that existing Java code.
Go here to learn more about Amazon S3, which is an online storage web service providing unlimited storage through a simple web service interface (REST or SOAP). S3 aims to provide scalability, high availability, and low latency at cheap costs. It accomplishes this by using the same scalable storage infrastructure that amazon.com uses to run its own global e-commerce network.
For example, Smugmug, a popular photo sharing web site, is using it to store and host pictures. For a simple cost analysis view this post by Jeremey Zawodny who contemplates using S3 to replace his backup server.
And finally, I can't leave the Rails community out of this either so here is an article on using the rails AWS::S3 library (this plugin is more feature complete than the grails plugin).


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If you thought Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split was cool, wait until you see what Chuck Norris did.
Not to be outdone by a man 20 years his junior, the ageless 73-year-old actor spoofed Van Damme's Volvo commercial by straddling two planes mid-air with 11 servicemen balanced on top of his head in the shape of a Christmas tree.
So now we know that Chuck Norris can cut through hot knife with butter, can slam a revolving door and knows the best way to wish us a happy holidays.


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Post subject: Off Topic: Michael Ohene's Cookie Recipe Generator
In December 2011, Michael Ohene, author of the
Analyzing a Baking Recipe
article, sent me a new essay (on creating personalized cookie recipes) and a link to an online tool he wrote that generates cookie recipes on demand (
). I was immediately a fan of the flexibility of the cookie generator (Just tell it what type of cookie, how rich, and how sweet you want it and it randomly generates a cookie of the type you want. Don't like the ingredients? No problem, just generate another set of ingredients. Then have it display the detailed recipe in whatever units you prefer.) and agreed to publish Michael's article.
- Michael Chu
Late into the night I finished my cookie recipe generator; the idea originated from talks about food at the Café du Monde in nearby New Orleans, LA. My friend Erik, suggested that I build a "random cookie generator" after viewing my "Analyzing a Baking Recipe" article and web application. Erik made sense. It was taking me longer than the back side of a business card to explain the intent of my "Baking Recipe" article. In fact, "Create-a-Cookie" does sound more appealing than "Analyzing a Baking Recipe".
The major challenge was actually accepting to continue my project. I had already spent countless hours recording detailed information about recipes, so the question was, was it worth the trouble to make such a small, essentially automated step to allow people to create recipes?
What did I use to make my decision? Question number one: Does it scare people? Yes. Question number two: Does it help people have fun? Yes. And Finally: Is it a vice? Not really, though it may consume your time at work, sorry? Perfect. But considering a reason with more teeth, giving people the opportunity to choose their sweetness and richness preference for baked goods, was the best reason.
Will people churn the Create-a-Cookie machine for their next oatmeal whole wheat banana bread, classic chocolate chip cookie, or pecan meal pound cake recipe? I hope so. It's a web app that's fun to use and generates useful recipes within seconds, what more do you need?
In developing the app, there were two main goals:
1. Let people determine the baked good recipes they want without restricting them.
2. Show the beauty of ingredients/local foods by exposing their possibilities.
Where I live, a quick bicycle ride will bring you to forests littered with unharvested pecans. Also, the pecan meal, leftover after processing is sometimes sold for $3.00/lb because there is no use for "broken" pecan pieces. In contrast, high-demand almond meal sells for $9.00/lb.
Food ingredients are like colors; you don't always have to paint your house white, or always wear khaki pants. My message is "Given the correct proportions, you can use any dry food item in your baked goods. Every ingredient is up for grabs!"
Overview and Background
From a bird's eye view, sequels usually don't work out well, and admittedly this sequel doesn't possess the same creative magic as the first project (Analyzing a Baking Recipe), but that is something we accept in life. Even though all my influences are not being forged together in this project, allowing people to create unique baked goods is more productive.
Yes, there are similar ideas floating around on various food websites, but they rely on selecting external recipes by filtering nutrition data and they use the word "random" fairly loosely. Create-a-Cookie actually generates original, homegrown recipes and lets you enter intuitive preferences. Being close-to-random, the scope of the Create-a-Cookie application is nearly all-possible cookie recipes for each given type.
If you could dig deep inside the cookie machine, the heart is a random number generator function - which is not truly random, but it's the best I could do. Also I do not index bad, poorly reviewed recipes, why would I do that? You can make bad cookies without my help?
To serve as a prototype, the Create-a-Cookie web application creates recipes for oatmeal, chocolate chip, peanut butter, butter cookies, banana bread, cinnamon rolls, and many more baked goods. The goal is that with support, the application may extend to include coffee cakes, king cakes, corn bread, and other baked goods. When appropriate, ground nuts, whole wheat flour, and other dry ingredients may appear in these recipes.
From these baked goods you can choose levels of richness ("not too rich", "rich", "super rich") and sweetness ("mildly sweet", "sweet", "really sweet"). To keep things simple these are two of the only three options.
For bakers wanting to test the waters, there is a built in converter to scale down the generated recipes. For others who swear by mass (grams) measurements, there is a cups-to-grams converter.
Conclusion: On Sweetness
In between overly sweet, sugar-topped, 100% All-purpose flour baked goods shining in display cases and the gluten-free, vegan foods of trendy cafes, there is a barren wasteland in the American pastry landscape. Therefore, a forgotten people may actually exist in the United States who would like to define their own richness and sweetness; i.e. people who find different sweetness/richness levels acceptable, most importantly sweetness.
Thinking back, it's a definite gamble. Are there people who wish to raise - probably not - or reduce the sweetness of their baked goods? It's a gamble that subtle sweetness is a universal concept and is not a unique product of British Colonial Extraction. Minus this feature, the application relies primarily on peoples' desire for mixed grains and spontaneous revelry in baked goods.
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Alicia Weir
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:21 pm
Post subject: App for recipe generators?
Have you ever thought about working with Michael to turn the recipe generator into an i-phone app? It seems like an ideal thing to have for random baking inspiration.
Anyway, just wanted to write that I loved the cookie generator idea in general - very fun.
Alicia Weir
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:57 am
Post subject: Cookie recipe generator
Maybe there are things in this universe I do not understand. But I paid for this darn cookie recipe generator thing and there is no way to receive it. Now what? I wrote Michael. No response (which infuriates me). Is this guy a right guy or did I get ripped off by him?
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:29 pm
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Hello Richard,
I remember you Sir. You paid for the "Recipe Analyzer" not the "Cookie Recipe Generator". I thought that was a mistake so I emailed you to confirm your purchase. I never received a response; check the email address you used and check you email inbox. I will resend my original response.
Anyway, your account is now setup. As always, you can reach me at "email@example.com". I hope things are clear now.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:46 am
Post subject: cookie recipe generator
Unless I was doing something wrong, my choices of ingredients was limited to flour, eggs and butter. Not letting me add anything else. No sugar. No leavening. No salt. No liquid. Sorry if this is operator error.
And for cookies, the sweetness, and richness are only part of the equation, if you will. What if I want a very sweet, chewy, rich cookie? Or a soft, not too sweet, not too rich cookie? Or a crunchy cookie? Amounts of baking time and baking temps, as well as additional liquids, sugar and eggs also affect these characteristics.
And using sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies as the choices is also not the best. How about a basic cookie dough to which you can add raisins, nuts, chips and so on? Or a moist/wet dough that can take ingredients like oatmeal? Etc.
This seems like a decent start, but I'd love to see more permutations added. Thanks for thinking of this!
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Michael Ohene
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:21 am
Post subject: recipe
Thanks for being so positive. Most of your concerns will disappear once you hit the "Instructions|(Convert" Button
1.Hitting the "instructions(convert)" button will give you the full recipe with baking instructions
2.The chewyness and such are largely due to the time and temperature, so if you see 9-12 minutes, you can decide within that time range
3.Most chocolate chip, peanut butter cookies, do not have extra liquid because liquid makes baked goods cakey. In rare occasions a chocolate chip cookie will have 2 tsp of hot water for about 1 3/4 cups of flour, but this is a slight of hand touch the baker can add.
I will definitely add some brief instructions due to your input, btw just noticed all the different emoticons in the responses. Life.
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Four unique accommodation options in Victoria
Victoria is well known for its varying landscapes – from arid desert and grasslands in the North West to mountainous forests and bush in the East, from beachy getaways to snowy mountains, the state has it all.
For those intrepid travellers looking to experience the outdoors with a difference, Parks Victoria has pulled together its top four out of the ordinary accommodations across Victoria.
Glamp in a National Park
Nature lovers looking for an extra touch of comfort will get the opportunity to glamp in two of Victoria's National Parks during Parks Victoria's glamping trial. Based in Mount Buffalo National Park and Lake Eildon National Park, this is a unique opportunity to experience accommodation of this kind in two of Victoria's most stunning and remote locations for just 12 weeks from September to December!
For more information on the two different experiences and to book, head to www.parks.vic.gov.au/glamping
Experience the outback like a Shearer
Those looking for an unusual and unexpected experience, the historic Shearers Quarters at Murray-Sunset National Park is definitely that. Accessible only by 4WD off an unsealed track, the cottage sleeps up to 10 people, and is perfect for a group getaway to one of the most remote locations in Victoria. While basic, the cottage has some amenities, but its beauty is in its location. Smack bang in the middle of one of the world's most stunning landscapes with abundant wildlife and flora, you can expect perfectly clear skies for spectacular nightscapes. Visitors should bring their own cooking equipment, linen, firewood and drinking water and expect to rough it a little.
Bookings essential, visit www.parkstay.vic.gov.au/murray-sunset-national-park-shearers-quarters
Be one with the wild
Sometimes roughing it doesn't appeal and a little extra comfort is needed. Located at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Cape Conran Coastal Park and Buchan Caves, Parks Victoria's Wilderness Retreats offer visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature while staying in high comfort, low impact, safari-style tents.
For more information and to book, visit www.wildernessretreats.com.au/home.htm
Live like a lighthouse keeper
One of Parks Victoria's most unique spots, the lighthouse on Gabo Island is a maritime lover's dream escape. With accommodation in the bookable Assistant Light Keeper's residence, featuring three bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, laundry and bathroom with all linen provided, the lighthouse is the second tallest in Australia and was constructed in 1862 after a series of Shipwrecks. Explore the island, search for whales and go snorkelling or head back to the mainland to check out the wonders of Croajingalong National Park.
More info on the lighthouse, island and booking details available at www.parks.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/gabo-island-lighthouse-reserve


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Visit the Museum
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Get hours, directions, tour information, and more
Go behind the scenes in the high-tech world of California's famed Silicon Valley. See what it's like inside an ultra-clean, highly automated silicon chip factory, and connect with technologies that give us new ways to work, learn, play, and communicate. The Intel Museum is 10,000 square feet of fun, interactive learning for children and adults.
The museum is conveniently located near the Montague Expressway exit off Highway 101 in Santa Clara:
The Intel Museum and Intel Museum Store
Robert Noyce Building
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Museum and Museum Store hours:
Please call in advance to ensure we are open, as we occasionally close for private events.
Free Field Trips for Grades 2-12
Museum staff engage students and youth groups as they explore the complex world of silicon technology to help them understand how Intel is changing the way we live, work, and play. Students learn about Intel® microprocessor history, silicon chip design, and chip fabrication. Interactive exhibits encourage students to explore concepts in a fun and educational manner.
Field trip programs last two hours and are tailored for specific grade levels, including hands-on classes in the Learning Lab.
To schedule a field trip program, call 408-765-5050 or book online.
Guided group tours are offered daily by advance reservation. To schedule a tour, call 408-765-5050 or book online.
Self-paced visits are always welcome. Drop-in requests for guided tours will be accommodated, if possible. However, advance reservation is recommended.
Intel's co-founder and the co-inventor of the integrated circuit, he made numerous contributions to the advancement of technology.
Meet Intel's co-founder and see how his bold prediction set the pace for ongoing innovation.
Get the story behind Intel's first microprocessor and learn how it changed the course of technology and the world.
From purified silicon to technology that powers your everyday life, discover the making of silicon chips—the most complex devices ever manufactured.
Explore the events that made news and advanced the world of technology.
Relive the Intel journey that started in 1968.
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Per Space.com:
NASA is considering using the International Space Station to practice for a trip to Mars, officials said …
"Clearly, in order to be able to explore beyond low-Earth orbit, we're going to have to stay in orbit for longer than six months," space station program manager Mike Suffredini said during a news conference today.
Suffredini said NASA is exploring the possibility of setting up a mock journey to Mars aboard the space station, where astronauts would stay for longer than the usual six months, and would be subject to other conditions that such a trip would impose. …
"It won't be in the near future," he said. "It's probably not reasonable to expect us to be able to do this sooner than two or three years from now."
First, let me say, I'm for it.
NASA's lead up to the Apollo program was a perfect example of space exploration done right — test it at home, then do it for real. In order to successfully put footprints in the lunar regolith, certain capabilities were going to have to be developed and demonstrated, including increased spaceflight duration, rendezvous and docking, and extravehicular activities.
The moon is about four days from Earth. Low Earth orbit, on the other hand, is minutes from the surface. So rather than doing all of these for the first time when we went to the moon, all of them were first tested in Earth orbit, where, if something went wrong, home was just a stone's throw away.
About four years ago, a toilet on the International Space Station failed. NASA took a lot of ribbing for it in the press, but I said then, and maintain now, that if the only thing that happened on the International Space Station was its toilet failing, it would still be worth doing.
Mars is about six months away. And that's just one way. A mission there would involve a trip of six months out, six months back, plus whatever time is spent on the surface, which arguably should be long enough to justify the travel time.
Someday, humanity will go there. If I were an astronaut, and the toilet for that mission were going to fail, I would sure rather it be during an Earth-orbit test of the equipment than on the way out to Mars, leaving the crew without a toilet for months. Every single system and procedure needed to go to Mars should be tested in Earth orbit, broken, fixed and tested again, so astronauts heading to the Red Planet will know everything that can go wrong, and what to do when it does.
Right now, we have a spacecraft in Earth orbit that is capable of supporting tests the duration of a Mars mission. (I will note, however, that I don't believe that should be step one — I think it would be much more responsible to first double the current seven-month record of ISS increments, and then move up from there.)
While the details are uncertain and constantly in flux, for the last eight years, the goal of American human spaceflight has been exploration.
It's high time we can began fully utilizing the assets we have to support that goal.
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Welcome Back, NYT Readers!
F1@1F has made the New York Times for the second time in two months, this time in a piece entitled, "Step Away from the Courthouse Doors":
Mike Sacks, a third-year law student at Georgetown who tries to attend all of the major arguments, commented on the developments on his blog, First One @ One First.
"For those who line up at the Court for each of its public sessions, this process marks — quite literally — a rite of passage from sidewalk to sacred space," Mr. Sacks wrote. "To deny these men and women this dramatic piece of their pilgrimage is quite mistaken."
For those of you new to the site, please do stick around and explore. You'll find the above quote in the immediately prior post. But don't stop there: I suggest starting from the beginning! And to keep up with future posts from F1@1F, you may subscribe via RSS or email and follow my twitter feed, all available on the right of this page.
SCOTUS Closing Front Entrance to Public
Citing security concerns, the Court has stated that as of tomorrow, visitors will enter through a new entrance next to the building's front steps that until now the public has long scaled to see the Court in action. Visitors, however, will be able to exit the Court through its front doors.
I have entered and exited the Court via its front door eleven times this term. While walking down the steps is fun, its emotional impact is minor compared to the thrill of the 9am ascent into the Court. Since January, I have shared this experience with men and women who have waited for hours in the cold and dark only to forget their chills upon seeing the bronze doors swing open. Smiling wide, these men and women climb the steps, their heads swiveling from Court to Capitol as their goal grows nearer with every pace. For those who line up at the Court for each of its public sessions, this process marks–quite literally–a rite of passage from sidewalk to sacred space. To deny these men and women this dramatic piece of their pilgrimage is quite mistaken.
Justice Breyer, joined by Justice Ginsburg, understands what the American public has lost today. In a memorandum that serves as a "dissent" from the Court's decision to close the front door, Breyer states:
I write with regret to note the closing of the Court's front entrance. The Supreme Court building is currently undergoing extensive construction, and the Court has decided that, after this construction is completed, visitors to the Court–including the parties whose cases we decide, the attorneys who argue those cases, and the members of the public who come to listen and to observe their government in action–will have to enter through a side door. While I recognize the reasons for this change, on balance I do not believe they justify it. I think the change is unfortunate, and I write in the hope that the public will one day in the future be able to enter the Court's Great Hall after passing under the famous words "Equal Justice Under Law."
Breyer goes on to explain how this closure is directly at odds with the vision of the Supreme Court's architect, Cass Gilbert:
Cass Gilbert faced a difficult problem when he was commissioned to design the Court's present home. The Court was to be built on a small, irregularly-shaped plot of land adjacent to both the Capitol and the Library of Congress, two powerful and prominent architectural competitors. How was Gilbert to create a distinctive, yet fitting, home for the Court in these circumstances?
Gilbert's solution was to design an entrance that, in the words of architect and lawyer Paul Byard, "emphasiz[ed] the processional progress toward justice reenacted daily in [the Court's] premises." Starting at the Court's western plaza, Gilber's plan leads visitors along a carefully choreographed, climbing path that ultimately ends at the courtroom itself. The Court's forty-four marble steps, the James Earle Fraser sculptures Contemplation of Justice and Authority of Law, the Western portico with its eight pairs of columns standing high able the removed wings of the building, the Great Hall–each of theses elements does its part to encourage contemplation of the Court's central purpose, the administration of justice to all who seek it.
But the significance of the Court's front entrance extends beyond its design and function. Writers and artists regularly use the steps to represent the ideal that anyone in this country may obtain meaningful justice through application to this Court. And the steps appear in countless photographs commemorating famous arguments or other moments of historical importance. In short, time has proven the success of Gilbert's vision: To many members of the public, this Court's main entrance and front steps are not only a means to, but also a metaphor for, access to the Court itself.
This is why, even though visitors will remain able to leave via the front entrance, I find dispiriting the Court's decision to refuse to permit the public to enter. I certainly recognize the concerns identified in the two security studies that led to this recent decision (which reaffirmed a decision made several years ago). But potential security threats will exist regardless of which entrance we use. And, in making this decision, it is important not to undervalue the symbolic and historical importance of allowing visitors to enter the Court after walking up Gilbert's famed front steps.
I am currently reading The Nine Old Men, by Drew Pearson. Written in 1936 and now out of print, the book takes a fittingly cynical stance towards the justices then standing in the way of the New Deal and showing no signs of relenting. Pearson's opening chapter describes the dedication of the then-new Supreme Court building. Here's the first paragraph:
It was one of the most momentous occasions in the history of the Supreme Court. The highest dignitaries of the nation were assembled. They stood bareheaded, despite a light drizzle, and extolled the mightiness of justice and the magnificence of the building whose cornerstone they were about to lay. They dwelt feelingly on the fact that this new building, this imposing temple of justice, was a symbol of permanence, a constant reminder to the nine justices that they, and they alone, stood as guardians against flexibility in the economic and social life of the nation.
Yet contrary to Pearson's perspective, the Court did not hearken the end of history. Pearson could not have predicted at the Court's 1935 opening that two years later, the justices would step aside and the New Deal would move forward. Nor could he have predicted that nineteen years later, a new set of justices inhabiting the "imposing temple of justice" would, in fact, impose justice throughout the segregated South. Even as the building's outward appearance has stood for rigid continuity, within the Court history and its ever-shifting political winds have bent–and will continue to bend–our popular concepts of justice from right to left and back again.
In the passions of his moment, Pearson found too much meaning in the temporal confluence of a permanent palace and its temporary inhabitants. Over the years, the Supreme Court building, with all its symbolism, has reflected the aspirations of the people, not of the justices. Although each of us sees something different as we stand on the Court's plaza depending on how we define justice, that we seek out justice, however defined, is the universal aspiration that bonds us all. And in the public's climb up those steps to enter the Court are we reminded, despite the blinding light of our political passions, of this bond.
Accordingly, I agree with Justice Breyer's conclusion:
I thus remain hopeful that, sometime in the future, technological advances, a Congressional appropriation, or the dissipation of the current security risks will enable us to restore the Supreme Court's main entrance as a symbol of dignified openness and meaningful access to equal justice under law.


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Champions Online Going Free-to-Play This Month
Free-to-play users will be able to play for as long as they please without buying the game or subscribing. However, they'll face numerous restrictions and will have to pay if they want to experience certain content. Those who choose to pay the $14.99 monthly 'Gold' subscription fee won't face these limitations. Both groups of players can buy assorted microtransaction goodies, including more bits for character customisations.
Alternatively, if you have $299 kicking around you can buy a lifetime Gold subscription, as the option returned last year--curiously costing $99 more than when first introduced.
The timing of this announcement is doubtless intended to take a little wind out of DC Universe Online's sails, as Sony Online Entertainment's DC Comics universe MMORPG launched today with big-name characters including Batman, Superman and Lex Luthor.
Thanks to Shacker 'Onward, to futility!' for the tip-off and smile-inducing Shackname.


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Coalition lists Maine environmental priorities for 2013 legislative session
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � A coalition representing diverse groups is presenting its environmental agenda in Augusta.
The Environmental Priorities Coalition listed four priorities during a news conference in the State House on Thursday. Its wish list includes protecting water quality from open pit mining pollution, restoration of native alewives to the St. Croix River; investments in energy efficiency, and protecting pregnant women and children from toxic chemicals.
Tribal members, parents, clean energy advocates and registered Maine guides were among those showing support at the State House.
Maine's Environmental Priorities Coalition is made up of 26 environmental, conservation and public health organizations claiming more than 100,000 members.
Maureen Drouin, executive director of the Maine Conservation Alliance, says the coalition hopes lawmakers will put aside partisan differences and pass the four bills.


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Publications include peer-reviewed scientific papers, technical reports, training guides/manuals, policy briefs/discussion papers, factsheets, newsletters, research reviews, conference and poster presentations. These are categorized by topic, author, country/region covered as well as by year, language, and type of publication. The map reflects the countries covered by the publications.
To browse or search: simply use the filter options on the left-hand side. Alternatively, you can enter keyword/s in the search box. Selecting a specific publication will lead to a 'download' link or link to the website where the document is housed. Here is the step-by-step guide for your reference.
Regional dialogue on the health challenges for Asian labour migrants: Meeting report, Bangkok, Thailand, 13–14 July 2010
UNDP, World Health Organization, UNAIDS, International Organization for Migration, International Labour Organization (ILO), Joint United Nations Initiative on Mobility and HIV/AIDS in South East Asia
Regional Workshop on HIV in the Road Transport Sector in Southern Africa
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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, July 29
Today's recommended picks
Victor Martinez, C, Indians
.474 AVG (9-for-19) since '04 vs. Angels starter John Lackey
Freddy Sanchez, 2B, Pirates
.438 AVG (7-for-16) lifetime vs. Giants starter Matt Cain
Shane Victorino, OF, Phillies
.800 AVG (4-for-5) lifetime vs. D-backs starter Yusmeiro Petit; Petit: .303 AVG against in '09
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
In general, it was a successful day for the BTS field, as each of the Top 8 most selected players came through with at least one hit.
The success was felt at the top of the standings, where there was no change. Leader rbgoulet1 extended his streak to an impressive 36 games thanks to a 1-for-3 effort from Minnesota's Joe Mauer.
Roscoe1333 held onto his spot in second place, the owner of a 31-game run following a 1-for-6 performance from Dustin Pedroia. ber92961, bigshowmarko and brian2460 round out the Top 5 with their 30-game streaks.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Chipper Jones (ATL): 10.5%, 1-for-4
2. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 7.4%, 3-for-4
3. Jorge Posada (NYY): 5.5%, 1-for-4
4. Mark Teixeira (NYY): 5.4%, 1-for-4
5. Ryan Braun (MIL): 4.9%, 2-for-4
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Today is a classic matchup for BTS fans – a hitter -Ichiro – who is usually an automatic pick in day games against a pitcher – Halladay – who has the highest career winning % for day games. As Yogi would say " Good pitching stops good hitting and vica versa. "
Also, don't see anything in the rules about traded players – if you picked Matt Holladay in advance before he was traded to St. Louis, does it count if he gets a hit on that day ?
If Buehrle had pitched a 2nd straight perfect game – retired the first 17 – it would have been the biggest sports feat of our lifetime , topping Van Der Meers two straight no-nos that is touted as an unbeatable record.
Hey, tomfootball17, I don't know where you and your BTS nerd friends come up with such statistics, but consider these numbers: Halladay has surrendered 59 hits in 60 innings of daylight ball this season, and 69 in 81 nighttime innings. Ichiro has not failed to hit in a day game since he was in the third grade. Thus far this season, he is batting .457 in days games and has 58 hits in 29 day games. Even if Halladay starts and is relieved by God, Jehovah, and Cy Young reincarnated, Ichiro remains the pick. Your and Hambone's leadership among the Levi Ghetto Cats is going down, and with Ichiro's hit today, I will gladly move past erinmarie90, who, when it comes to baseball, doesn't know her butt from her elbow (when we met, in '04, she didn't know her favorite team, the White Sox, were in the American League).
HR Derby would be more interesting if you could select pitchers to hit a HR. My pick would be the Cubs free swinging pitcher Carlos Zambrano. He now holds the Cub career record for HR's by a pitcher.
Revisiting the Joey Votto debacle of a few days ago.
He plays for the Reds, and improving team but generally a non-contending team. Reds manager is Dusty Baker, as Cub manager he was a lack luster leader and pretty laid back.
What do you think the reaction of a Joe Torre or Tony Larussa would have been toward Votto getting tossed in the 1st inning of a game?
JoseContreras fill in for Bartolo Colon
Just ended my streak again for Mauer
If you all recall, I was at a streak of 35. Then Votto was kicked out of the game in the first inning. Unfortunately, I picked him that day. This, indeed, ended my streak. Boy, it was difficult to accept. I worked hard for that amount. Like all of us who play Beat the Streak, if we pick a player and that player fails to get a hit, it's understood that we lost and move on; but, at least the batter had his fair share of bats. When he receives only 1 bat, and is removed, you feel a bit cheated. It's easier to accept when you only have a streak of 3 or 4 or 6 or 7. However, when you get up to 20, 25, 30, and in my case 35 you feel that you really have a legitimate chance of winning, and therefore feel a bit slighted. HOW ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT A PLAYER MUST PLAY AT LEAST 5 INNINGS FOR THE HIT TO COUNT OR NOT COUNT. I support this change because a player can be removed for anything (i.e. back pain, headache, twisted ankle etc…).If you pick this person and he is removed after only batting once, you really feel cheated. Some of you all may disagree, and I am sure there are arguments you can make. However, I guarantee you that if you get up to a streak past 30 you wouldn't want what happen to me to happen to you. I certianly don't want it to happen again. Nevertheless, this is fun and exciting. No matter what happens I LOVE BEAT THE STREAK. In fact, this may be a moot point because rbjoulet1 or bigshowmarko may go all the way. I WISH THEM THE BEST.
momfannie, I will have to disagree with you on this one. For the reason you have stated, that is what makes this game exciting. People get lucky and unlucky to go along with their careful picks.
Joe D. and others had to go through the same when they were playing. Injuries and other freak incidents will happen.
As far as Votto, he has been pulled from games several times this season for various reasons. For that reason alone, you should have probably stayed away.
There is lots of luck involved in this game. Much more than people anticipate. That is why none of the top streakers never put another decent streak going after their bust.
Anything that we don't know that we don't see in stats that go or not go our way has to be attributed to luck. You can probably at best "control" only 60% with the pick each day. Just imagine, how do we know for sure that Ichiro didn't have a bad sushi for lunch which will affect his hitting tonight?


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More than 200 church leaders across the country now say they no longer believe in God, including a Houston-area pastor who was one of the first to publicly announce his decision. Mike Aus, who was pastor at Theophilus church in Katy, made that announcement during an appearance on a Sunday morning show on MSNBC.
"Hardly anyone reads the Bible," said Aus on the "Up with Chris Hayes" program. "If they did, the whole thing would be in trouble."
Theophilus church members told Local 2 Investigates they were blind-sided by the announcement. They said they had no idea Aus had completely changed his beliefs until they saw him on the program.
"Are you going to preach next Sunday?" host Chris Hayes asked Aus.
"I'm going to go back next week and meet with my leadership and talk about where we go from here," said Aus. "We'll see."
Aus was a long-time Lutheran pastor at churches in the Houston area, but now he said he no longer believes in the message he had been preaching for almost 20 years. Aus declined Local 2's request for an interview. He said his statements on MSNBC explained his loss of faith.
"As I started to jettison the beliefs, I came to realize fairly recently there wasn't a whole lot left," Aus said.
The effect was immediate on his church with about 80 members. Weeks after his announcement, the church dissolved. Members did not want to talk with Local 2 on camera, but they said their pastor's complete change in faith was devastating.
"When a pastor comes forward and says, 'I don't believe anymore,' it rocks their world," said Dr. Keith Jenkins, a Methodist pastor and former president of the Houston Graduate School of Theology. "Members see pastors as spiritual super heroes."
Jenkins said many church leaders question and then lose their faith, but never before has it been a public phenomenon.
"It's almost gone viral," said Jenkins.
The website www.clergyproject.com has become a confidential gathering group for pastors, ministers and other church leaders who no longer believe in God. The group said it has more than 240 members. Some like Aus have gone public. Most other church leaders in that group have kept their new lack of belief hidden from others, including their congregations. They are secret atheists still serving churches and ministering to members even though they don't believe in what they preach anymore.
"I'm sure there are many pastors actively serving in churches who are going through a faith crisis and have lost their faith, but they haven't left because it's their livelihood," said Jenkins. "But they need to move on. They don't need to stay with a church and use their position as a pastor with sacred trust to try and take others with them."


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Madison's quarterback Kareem Coles stiff arms Eastlake's Mathieu Lao in the 2nd quarter as Madison High School hosted Eastlake High School in prep football Friday night.
There is a reason the San Diego Section football seeding committee doesn't vote on the playoff pairings before the seventh week of the regular season.
Too many unpredictable things can happen before season's end.
Take last Friday's games for example. It was a night that blurred the playoff picture with three Top-10 teams, including No. 1-ranked San Pasqual, losing.
In the eight-team Open Division, seven of the eight teams won Friday. So six of the teams - Mission Hills (7-1), Eastlake (7-1), Oceanside (6-2), Helix (6-2), La Costa Canyon (6-2) and Torrey Pines (6-2) have at least six wins.
Oceanside hosts La Costa Canyon on Friday in a game that could go a long way in determining the No. 1 seed.
"This game was for pride, now we start playing for seeding and a league championship," said Oceanside coach John Carroll after his No. 4-ranked Pirates beat No. 6 Ramona 42-0.
The top seed in the Open Division will probably play Steele Canyon (2-6). The second seed will get Poway (3-5).
Neither, Poway nor Steele Canyon should be in the Open Division, but a flawed playoff format based on a team's record over the last three seasons, dictates they are.
In Division I, San Pasqual (7-1), Cathedral Catholic (6-2), Ramona (7-1) and Grossmont (7-1) figured to be the top four seeds. But San Pasqual, Cathedral Catholic and Ramona all lost Friday, bringing Carlsbad and Olympian into the mix for a top-four seed and a first-round bye.
Olympian could make a statement Friday with a win over Eastlake.
Record-wise, Imperial (8-0), Mission Bay (7-1), El Capitan (7-1), and Madison (7-1) would be the top-four seeds in Division II. But Rancho Buena Vista (6-2) beat top-ranked San Pasqual last Friday and hosts Mission Hills this week. Plus, St. Augustine (6-2) beat archrival and No. 5-ranked Cathedral Catholic. So the seeding committee will have to look beyond just records.
In Division III, Francis Parker (8-0), Hilltop (7-1) and Christian (7-1) are in the running for the top-three seeds.
But Hoover (6-2), Santa Fe Christian (5-3), which finishes the season Nov. 8 against Parker, and San Marcos (6-2) are in the mix. Santa Fe Christian and San Marcos have played the tougher schedules.
Division IV is a complete mess. La Jolla Country Day (5-3), Castle Park (4-4) and Central (4-4) could have staked claims to a top-four seed, but all lost last Friday.
So Tri-City Christian (5-3), Monte Vista (4-4), Sweetwater (4-4) and Montgomery (4-4) are very much in the picture.
Surprising Crawford (8-0) is the unquestioned No. 1 seed in Division V. Holtville (6-2) is probably No. 2.
The final two weeks of the season will determine the rest of the seeds.
Remember, this is the first season of the Open Division, which in theory features the county's top eight teams.
No longer are the other divisions determined strictly by size of the schools. Instead, divisions are supposed to be determined by competitive balance.
So big schools like Rancho Buena Vista with nearly 3,000 students are in a division with schools like Mission Bay, Madison, Imperial, El Capitan and St. Augustine, which are about half RBV's size.
And it's why big schools like Granite Hills and Bonita Vista are in with mighty mites like Parker, Bishop's, Christian and Santa Fe Christian.
And it's why Divisions IV and V are a mess.
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The Code Lemur blog (as penned by Rob Peck) has a new post - a "deathmatch" for two of the PHP-associated templating solutions out there in a fight to the finish - Smarty and Blitz.
In this test, I am going to be comparing Smarty (the most widely used PHP templating engine and an official PHP project), Blitz (a new templating engine currently under very active development that is native compiled as a PHP extension), and standard PHP includes.
He compares them on three different levels - instantiation, simple template rendering, and complex testing. Each time, there's a victor but in the end, there's really only one "winner" - the PHP language itself that does a great job of templating things easily without the overhead of adding in external libraries.


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Anybody know about using goats to clear trash land? I have about 11 acres of shrubs, small trees & undergrowth to clear.
Anybody know about using goats to clear trash land? I have about 11 acres of shrubs, small trees & undergrowth to clear.
Goats are perfect. They will eat all the brush, poison ivy, etc. and trim all the branches as high as they can reach. They also will eat the bark of some trees, so protect anything you really don't want them to get. In a big pasture they won't do much to the trees, not for awhile anyhow. They will not however keep the grass down, and I don't think they care for thisle. I believe they will take out kudzu though.
They won't eat the thistle to the ground but often will eat the flowers off which keeps the thistles from spreading. The hard part is keeping them in and stopping them from eating things you'd like to keep.
Large herds of goats are used commercially in Wyo. They eat the weed and leave the grass which is what the cattlemen want. Works great but most of what they eat is important bee pasture out here.
Even so, I think goat manure is certianly better than massive spraying.
Goats are also a huge p-i-t-a and you will need really good fences to keep them off your front porch and off your cars, really. I would hesitate to get them unless you plan to have them clear your land for massive planting, then putting the goats in a penned area. They do eat grasses when everything else they can get to is gone, but sheep make much better lawnmowers.
We kept ours in a double strand barbed wire electric fence, and very seldom did they get out. They stayed in the same fence with the ponies. The bigger ones seem to be less trouble than the pygmies though.
Thanks for your help, guys. I did a full walk through of the property in question and I think it would probably be a challenge for a whole phalanx of goats. A 1/3 of the property was marshy and I can see now why it was so cheap. I'm now setting my sights on an old horse farm with mostly pasture; I guess I need to get some horses now . I imagine those are more of a full time investment though. Maybe I can raise a herd of guinea pigs and hamsters.
They also don't like to get their feet wet, so they might not touch the marsh area. If you can mow that area, they could use the hay from it though.
They won't clear it overnite, but a dozen goats will clear quite an area over a season.
Do not get un-neutered males, unless you want one for breeding. They are filthy, stinky, and can get mean.
Yes, they will climb on anything. Dad left the manure spreader between the barn and the chicken coop one day, and one of the goat kids managed to go all the way to the top of the barn. Dragging it down on the ladder was quite the challenge.
They are herd animals, and will stay together, if we had one that was inclined to get out of the fence we got rid of it, and had few problems with them.
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The NFL Referees Association shot back at the league on Thursday for what it called "false and/or misleading" facts regarding ongoing negotiations between the NFL and the NFLRA.
Replacement officials are currently being used for preseason games, and will be used during the regular season if a new agreement isn't reached.
The NFLRA disputed four main issues it says the NFL has stated publicly:
1) It claimed the NFL's desire to hire three additional crews under the stated goal of providing more rest for referees and more options for the league represents a major reduction in the proposal without also increasing the aggregate compensation allocated among all officials.
2) The NFLRA took issue with the NFL's stance that issues remain in the concept of "full time" officials and additional officials. The NFLRA stated it is not opposed to full-time officials as long as they are compensated fairly, but the NFL has never made a proposal.
3) The NFLRA said the most recent proposal from the league includes "aggregate game fee compensation" increases of 2.82 percent per year, in contrast to the 5-11 percent the NFL has claimed the proposal represents.
4) The NFLRA claims the league's pension plan has been "unchanged during the entire 10 months of negotiations," while the NFL has said its pension plan "has been aggressively fair."
The NFLRA cited the league's increased revenues from $6.5 billion to $9.3 billion during the last contract period in contrast to the NFL providing a "take it or leave it" stand in negotiations the NFLPA claims changes none of the "core economic issues."
As part of the NFLRA's statement Thursday, the union urged for "meaningful negotiations" to take place:"The NFLRA has requested aggregate compensation increases less than what the NFL and NFLRA agreed to in the 2006 CBA agreement and the continuation of the defined benefit pension plan for current officials. At a time when the NFL demands that its officials maintain the highest level of integrity and serve as guardians of the game by impartial enforcement of the rules, the NFLRA believes its professional members are entitled to fair treatment in return.
NFLRA fires back at NFL's public stance
The NFL Referees Association shot back at the league on Thursday for what it called "false and/or misleading" facts regarding ongoing negotiations between the NFL and the NFLRA.
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The latest food scare - the contamination of British eggs with the cancer causing chemical dioxin - can be linked to our reliance on complex food chains and industrial production methods, report Joanna Blythman and Tom Levitt.
When you read the word 'eggs' on an ingredient listing, it doesn't start a red light flashing. And why should it? Most people assume that any eggs used are British. We envisage careful employees, working in a small, clean factory with a daily supply of nice, fresh eggs from nearby happy hens, patiently cracking eggs as required for each new production batch.
If only that was the case. The latest food scare over dioxin-containing eggs illustrates how even apparently straightforward ingredients used in processed foods are often not what they seem. In fact, they are a wriggling can of worms. We now learn that it is standard practice in the food industry to use a product known as liquid pasteurised egg. What is this exactly? You will be forgiven for not being entirely sure because it's not something you'll have in your domestic larder.
What happens is that producers of eggs, usually from caged, factory-farmed hens, sell their eggs to a company that shells them and subjects them to a very high heat. This process kills off any potentially harmful food poisoning bacteria, so it may sound like a good thing, but it isn't, because the heat also destroys several of the vitamins that make eggs so nutritious.
In truth, the real reason for this treatment is not public health, but manufacturers' convenience and profit. Once pasteurised, the eggs are transformed into a long-life product, like sterilised milk, that can be stored at room temperature for use by them over a period of months, or even years. To be fair to manufacturers, they are under pressure from the food hygiene establishment to use this denatured ingredient, since the regulations governing the use of fresh, raw eggs are so absurdly demanding and strict that they act as a disincentive to use them.
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When Megaupload's Mega site goes live on Saturday, it'll offer something the competition can only balk at: 50GB of free storage.
"#Mega will have very generous limits for free users," Kim Dotcom, the site's legally beleaguered founder, tweeted Thursday. "For example you get 50GB storage for free ;-)"
Dotcom's announcement elicited an outpouring of retweets and good tidings.
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In her first solo interview ever, Paris Jackson talked about her pop icon father and her acting dreams.
The famous daughter, now 13, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the rare sit-down after Lindsay Lohan missed her flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles and backed out of her guest spot last minute.
According to a sneak preview of the interview to be aired on Thursday (video below), Paris talked about the lengths her dad went to protect her from the paparazzi -- including wearing colorful masks in public.
"I was like, this is stupid, why am I wearing a mask? But I kinda realized the older I got he only wanted to protect us, and he explained it to us, too."
The teen said she was happy Jackson, who died at age 50 in 2009, made her and her two siblings do it because no one recognized her when she enrolled in school.
"When I came to Buckley (school), they didn't know who I was. I was like, yes, I have a chance to be normal," Paris told DeGeneres.
But Paris is now ready for the limelight, pursuing the acting career she said her celebrity dad was always supportive of. The "Today Show" reports that she is set to star in the movie, Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys, based on a yound adult fantasy novel.
"My dad was in the movie moonwalker, and I knew he could sing really well, but I didn't know he could act. So I saw that and was like 'wow, I want to be just like him," Paris said.
When she told Jackson about her big ambitions, she said they would practice improv together "and he would give us little scenarios, and he would say 'okay, in this scene you're going to cry.' And I'd cry on the spot."
Paris also recalled the most memorable thing her pop legend dad ever said to her. "He said: 'If I died tomorrow, always remember what I told you.' And I took his advice, and I remember everything he told me," she said.
According to the movie's website, Paris will play Lundon O'Malley in the film about "the war between the land and the sea" that combines live action and animation
As for Lindsay Lohan's appearance on the show, there's no word if she'll be able to make another appearance to promote her much-publicized Playboy cover. "Lindsay had a travel-related issue arise that took a few hours to sort out," Lohan's rep, Steve Honig, told Access Hollywood. "It has been resolved and she will be back in Los Angeles in time for her court appearance."
Selected Reading: The Today Show, People, RadarOnline