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When the ABC Family series returns, Kaylie (Josie Loren), Payson (Ayla Kell) and Lauren (Cassie Scerbo) are settling into their new digs as they fight to earn one of just five spots on the Olympic gymnastics team. But with a new and extremely tough coach, stiff competition that's whittled down throughout the season, and no one to lean on but each other, the threesome are in for a rude awakening. "We need to step it up and deal with it," Loren says. Keep reading to find out about all the changes to expect when Season 3 premieres on Monday at 9/8c:
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Consumer Insights an Analysis of Pete's Coffee
iHub Research (Nairobi, Kenya) conducted a week long survey at the iHub between September 20th and 24th to understand the consumption habits and preferences of Pete's Coffee customers. These findings were to supplement a content analysis done on data collected from M-Payer, a business application that Pete's Coffee uses to record daily transactions.
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General Consumption of Pete's Coffee products: The coffee products were the most purchased item from Pete's Coffee constituting 46% of the total items sold. Cold Beverages were the second most popular products from Pete's (13%), closely followed by baked goods (12%)
Frequency of Purchase: While items like House coffee and tea are bought daily, most of the other items are mainly purchased on a weekly basis. Further, It seems that the sales of the cold beverages (Iced Lemonade) and Lemon, Honey and Ginger concoction sold daily were unaffected by weather patterns as most would expect.
Coffee consumption: Most of Pete's customers have tried a house coffee and only a small percentage of the customers (28%) have ever tried more than one coffee product at Pete's. This could be a possible reason to the large number of sales house coffees have made in the past three months (60%).
Customer preference: House coffees are the most preferred by the customers due to their affordability and taste. Most of these customers, however, have never tried another coffee product at Pete's Coffee. Most of Pete's coffee consumers surveyed prefer coffee of medium strength. An equal number of transactions were made from existing tabs and cash transactions.
Customer satisfaction: Most customers are satisfied with Pete's Coffee experience and rate it better than other existing coffee in the market. Further, most of the customers rate the service delivery is good to best and stated that they would definitely recommend Pete's Coffee experience to their friends.
Recommendations: Most respondents recommended to Pete to expand items featured on the menu, particularly, a wider variety of snacks (35%) and the introduction of regular hot lunches (23%). 65% of the respondents would also like it if Pete's Coffee experience could include a variety of coffee products from around the world.
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PLAINVILLE, Conn. — Feb. 21, 2012 — GE Energy's (NYSE: GE) Industrial Solutions business has received the prestigious 2011 North America Supplier of the Year award from Gexpro, a part of Rexel Holdings, U.S.A. The award, one of four presented, was announced recently at the Gexpro Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
"GE Energy's Industrial Solutions business was clearly focused on innovation, marketing, services and solutions with Gexpro," said Scott King, vice president of sourcing and inventory for Gexpro. "They successfully drove engagement and leadership that netted revenue growth for all five Gexpro divisions."
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This section reviews some of the decisions, tasks, and options faced by those responsible for the design and maintenance of employers' health benefit programs, considers sources of diversity in the actions taken, and briefly describes some of the organizations that supply various kinds of services to employment-based programs. The next section presents a partly real, partly hypothetical case study that attempts to provide a more vivid sense of the policy, technical, and interpersonal challenges that can be involved in offering employees a health benefit program. A subsequent section selectively contrasts this core case with the situations faced by one much smaller organization and one much larger organization in order to illustrate further the diversity of employer and employee situations and the tangled issues of equity that employers and employees confront in considering various options. The final two sections examine how the roles of employees and health care providers in health benefit management are particularly affected by the link between employment and health benefits.
In considering the advantages and disadvantages of employment-based health benefits, it is important to understand what responsibilities and tasks may be assumed when an organization decides to offer employee health benefits. Building from the discussion in Chapter 3, Table 4.1 depicts major categories of decisions and options that employers may face once they make the fundamental decision to offer health benefits. As will be made clearer shortly, not all items are relevant for all employers.
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This season, more than 3,000 players suited up for Junior A games across Canada, from Nanaimo, B.C., to Woodstock, N.B. In less than twenty-four hours after their surprising win over Penticton, the Thunderbirds took on the Portage Terriers in their second game of the 2012 Royal Bank Cup in Humboldt, Saskatchewan on Tuesday May 6th at 3:00 p.m (Mountain Time).
The Terriers opened the scoring with 3:03 left in the first period with a goal from Mike Gemmill. Brendan Harms and Brent Wold assisted on Gemmill's power play goal for Portage.
Nick Romano even the score at 4:28 of the second with an unassisted goal behind Terriers netminder Adam Iwan. Brent Wold scored Portage's second goal of the game to give the Terrier's a 2 – 1 lead. Mike Gemmill and Brendan Harms contributed on Wold second point of the game.
At 16:35 mark of the second Greg Sartoretto tied the game with being set up by Matthew Amadio and older brother Micky Sartoretto.
Brent Wold notched his third point of the game at 2:27 of the third behind Thunderbirds goaltender John Kleinhans. Assists were from Brendan Harms and Mike Gemmill on Wold's goal.
With 5:18 remaining in the game Matthew Amadio scored the tying goal for the Soo with assists from Greg Sartoretto and Micky Sartoretto. Amadio's goal sent the game into overtime.
In the first overtime, Kleinhans faced 6 shots on net while Iwan stopped 8 shots from the Thunderbirds.
With only 48 seconds left in the second overtime, Andrew Wiebe found the back of the net behind Soo's netminder Kleinhans to give hand the Thunderbirds their first loss of the national championships.
John Kleinhans stopped 68 shots out of 72 from the Portage Terriers.
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Bandar Bush and the Saudi Sell-out of the Arab World
By: Peter Chamberlin
It's not often that the wily old veteran of the anti-Soviet jihad reveals his true position and that followed by his government in the war of terror. According to a report carried by the daily al-Akhbar, Prince Bandar's (referred to affectionately as "Bandar Bush" by W) leadership of the Muslim/Arab world is no different than that of Tzipi Livni and Condoleeza Rice.
As head of the Saudi National Security Council, Prince Bandar Bin Bin Abdul Aziz recently traveled to Washington and pushed the Zionist position to the incoming administration. In the process, he openly discussed his anti-Arab positions. Since he is the national spokesman for the Saudi government in national security matters, then his words are proof to the world that he plots with other nations to find ways to injure his Arab brothers in the Syrian government, working towards the collapse of both Syria and Iran. Urging Washington to:
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"Strike at the forces that are based on the field by these countries, meaning Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Palestine."
He then promoted the "Quisling" Palestinian government set-up by the US and Israel:
"To uphold the authority of President Mahmoud Abbas, who could face a difficult situation if it did not produce the results of the negotiating process and adopt a supportive attitude for the extension of the mandate to strengthen Abbas's position, which is jeopardized."
When Bandar refers to "produc[ing] the results of the "negotiation process" (a euphemism for Israeli blitzkrieg), this is what he means — Abbas and his US-trained Palestinian Authority security forces have an assigned place in the unfolding drama/tragedy, to take the place of the democratically-elected Hamas government, whenever Israel manages to destroy them. By "adopt[ing] a supportive attitude," he means – after the survivors of the onslaught are pounded into a submissive state, commonly associated with the "Iron wall" strategy of the Zionist state.
The Saudi Prince, who was a key player in setting-up the international militant network with the United States, Israel and Pakistan, to wage a jihad against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, is still a key player to Israel and America's plans for the region. In Lebanon, they backed Said Hariri's Future Movement, which was implicated in the Fatah al-Islam shoot-out and in the recent showdown (which they lost) with Hezbollah. In Palestine, the evil triumvirate rejected the results of the elections and brought about the split between Hamas and Fatah that has allowed the Israelis to divide the people and attempt to conquer each half separately.
The fingerprints of this network are all over recent bombing assassinations of key leaders (usually blaming all of them on Syria), including that of Said Hariri's father Rafiq. Hariri doesn't seem to believe, or be affected by any of this.
The duplicity of the Wahabbi regime is legendary. Throughout its short history it has been known for its double-dealing ways. Its dominance in religious and financial matters have made Saudi Arabia indispensible to the corporate/Zionist planners of the global jihad against you and me and the rest of this planet.
When the royal head of this anti-Islamic union recommends to Obama that he continue Israel's jihad in Palestine and Lebanon and increase pressure on Syria and Iran, then it is logical to assume that he will do just that.
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This was a great combination of flavors. I didn't have enough basil growing yet, so I used one leaf of basil plus spinach for each sandwich.
Strawberry-Turkey-Brie Panini
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Mirthmaker Posted: 05/11/09
This recipe is so wonderfu!
legrande Posted: 04/28/09
This was even better than I expected. The only thing I changed is I didn't use the melted butter and I cooked it in a panini skillet. The sweet, spicy, fresh flavors are wonderful. I'm usually not a fan of the flavor of brie but the pepper jelly balanced it nicely.
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I thought this was great. Even better than I anticipated. That being said, I only gave it 4 stars because to get a 5, the result has to really knock my socks off. But this was definitely worth making.
Becky54 Posted: 05/20/11
My son made this for the family. It was different and very tasty.
NanetteJG Posted: 07/24/11
I didn't really enjoy this, it sort of tasted like strawberry jam on a turkey sandwich, not my favorite. The flavors sounded so interesting together, but it just didn't do it for me.
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This was OUTSTANDING. I couldn't find a regular pepper jelly, but found raspberry pepper jelly and it worked great!
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My family LOVED these sandwiches! I made a few changes. I left out the basil; didn't have it. Instead of using sliced turkey, I pounded out fresh turkey cutlets so they were thin and then battered them in Italian seasoned Panko crumbs and fried them with a little olive oil. This added about 30 minutes to the prep/cook time, but well worth it. I also didn't have a panini press, so I made them like I would a grilled cheese sandwich. I melted butter in a skillet on the stove and fried the sandwiches a few minutes on each side until the cheese melted. Delicious and satisfying!
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My favorite pannini ever. I like making them with hot pepper jam.


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Expect 'NextGen'-style animation and interactivity in Universal's Diagon Alley
Written by Robert Niles
The leaks keep on coming from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter -- Diagon Alley, now under construction at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. We told you in December 2011 about the Gringotts coaster that will provide the centerpiece of the new land, and in March of this year we described about the various shops and restaurants you'll find when Universal Orlando's second Harry Potter land, which opens in the summer of 2014.
Now, we're hearing more about the various atmospheric details that will distinguish this new land.
You've likely heard of Disney's "NextGen" initiative, which, among other things, includes the installation of new animation and interactive elements in queues and other public spaces in Walt Disney World's theme parks. Well, Universal's creative team is raising the stakes with a similar initiative of its own inside the new Wizarding World.
Universal's pushing the intersection of technology and stagecraft with its development of these features, which, if successful, will help make Diagon Alley the most convincing and immersive themed environment ever created in a theme park. If Universal pulls off what it has planned, as one insider told me, Disney's NextGen will be several generations behind Universal's.
So what is Universal planning for Diagon Alley? Let's start by reviewing what we already know:
Concept art courtesy Universal
Diagon Alley Attractions
We've got two rides coming: the Gringotts dark ride, which will blend Premier Rides roller coaster track with a 3D story-driven dark ride. Twin, 12-person, Victorian-inspired open-air cars, arranged in three rows of four, will take riders through the Gringotts vaults, where they will encounter dark wizards, including Voldemort. The ride vehicles will have a motion-base component, making this a blend of Revenge of the Mummy and Transformers in the ride's technology.
The second ride is the Hogwarts Express, which will shuttle visitors between the two Wizarding Worlds: Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida and the original Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure. Trains will travel on an elevated track through the backstage are connecting the parks. The windowless train cars will feature digital screens that simulate windows overlooking the passing English countryside -- but don't expect a smooth voyage. As this is a theme park attraction, expect that something will go terribly wrong. (It might be best to keep some chocolate handy. I hear that helps.)
Riders will exit the Hogwarts Express outside the two lands, and might be required to queue to enter the Wizarding World on the other side during busy periods in the parks, according to a Universal survey obtained by Parkscope. The Hogsmeade station will be located underneath the Dragon Challenge track, exiting on the "Lost Continent" side of the Wizarding World. The Diagon Alley station will exit through the facade of King's Cross station, next to the Disaster! exit in Universal Studios Florida.
In addition to the two rides, I'm told that Universal is working on a live show, which will play in the open area under a glass canopy near the Gringotts ride's exit.
Gringotts Coaster building (lower left) and the rest of Diagon Alley under construction in May 2013. Photo from TH Creative's gallery from earlier this week.
Diagon Alley Restaurants
The Leaky Cauldron will be the main restaurant in the new land, standing next to the Wizarding World's entrance. Your other refreshment options will include Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, located near the Gringotts bank tower, and what looks on the land's plans to be a Butterbeer stand over one the other side of the land, nearer the Gringotts exit.
Diagon Alley Shops
Universal's creating another Ollivander's wand shop, this time with three rooms to handle to the "wand picks the wizards" show. In addition, you'll be able to stock up on Wizarding gear at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment (that will be the store at the exit to Gringotts).
The plans also call for Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley, located over to the left of the land's entrance, underneath King's Cross station. And that's where things get really interesting.
Diagon Alley's Interactive and Animated Elements
Here's where we get to the fresh stuff! The experience will begin even before visitors step into Diagon Alley, as the Knight Bus, which will be parked on the London promenade outside the land, will feature interactive talking heads.
We already know about the giant fire-breathing dragon that will inhabit the top of the Gringotts bank tower. This dragon really will breathe fire (if all goes well in construction, of course), and it represents the largest of the many animated elements planned for Diagon Alley.
It might be worth taking another look at the Weasley Wizard Wheezes scene from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for some clues as to the additional interactive and animated elements Universal's planning for its version of that iconic joke shop.
Elsewhere in the new land, be on the lookout for suits of armor that fall apart then rebuild themselves, as well as self-stirring cauldrons and some skeletons that perform with a surprising effect that my sources refuse to tell me about in more detail. And goblins, too!
The most cryptic clue I've heard, though, concerns the wands. There's a huge time crush, obviously, to finish this land by June 2014 (for a planned July opening), but I keep hearing hints that Universal's got something planned that involves wands. One's imagination runs wild.
Which, of course, is the whole point. Universal is working to create a land that will appear to come to magical life for each visitor. With so many interactive and animated elements, the idea is that the entire land becomes a platform for an individual experience within the Wizarding World. It's not just about queuing up for a roller coaster ride. Diagon Alley has been conceived as a public place that supports personal stories, as each visitor discovers the various details and elements available throughout the land.
And the technology that Universal's developing for Diagon Alley won't be limited to this land. Expect Universal, at some point after the opening of Diagon Alley, to begin work retrofitting the original Wizarding World with new interactive and animated elements, so that the magical experience continues at the same sophisticated level across both lands.
Update: I'm hearing now that Universal is working on a "new generation" of souvenir wands, which will have interactive capabilities inside the park and some (undisclosed) additional use at home, too. So your old wands won't be able to do what the new ones will. The wands' abilities are described as more complicated than simple RFID-based triggers.
Finally, many of us are debating just how animated the Gringotts dragon will be. Will it just breathe fire, or will it move, as well? I haven't heard a definitive answer on that, and anyone who's been around Animal Kingdom's Yeti can tell horror stories about trying to maintain a functional animatronic figure on that massive a scale. But the dragon inside the Gringotts ride? Well, that appears to be a different situation.
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Readers' Opinions
From James Rao on May 14, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Interesting. Gotta love how nothing remains secret for long these days!
Perhaps you have more info on this subject that you cannot share at this time, but I fail to see how any of the described interactivity is raising NextGen to a new level. Seems to me Universal is simply following suit with what is happening down the road. Which is fine by me as I support just about any attempt to make theme parks more immersive and interactive.
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 2:02 PM
I think it's scale more than anything else. The scale of individual elements, plus the number of elements in the land.
From James Rao on May 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM
Hmmm... still sounds like more of the same, but I am glad Universal is getting on the NextGen bandwagon nonetheless.
I wonder if the elements will react to visitors a la the RFID tech Disney continues to roll out? If so, will Universal implement some sort of high tech wrist band as well?
The wand stuff could be similar to Magiquest at Great Wolf Lodge but there just aren't enough details to make a determination yet.
From Denise Rambo on May 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM
I really hope the main areas of the new section are able to accommodate crowds better than the original WWOHP. It's like a nightmare over there and every time I'm there I wonder WHAT they were thinking when they designed it. I know they were trying to make it really FEEL like the village but OMG - it's ridiculous at times.
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 2:19 PM
The design for this new land really feels more like a traditional "hub and spoke" design with a central alleyway and four others than branch off of it. It should have better visitor flow than the original, though the placement of interactive and attraction elements throughout will affect that.
From Ben Mills on May 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM
I'm fascinated to see King's Cross - which has recently been redesigned into one of the most architecturally uninteresting buildings in London... Perhaps they'll just focus on the platforms and not so much on the shopping mall.
From David L. on May 14, 2013 at 2:40 PM
I'm really happy Universal is stepping up to the plate with this! However, it kind of seems like universal is finally copying Disney with this. Disney has had an incredible AA dragon lurking in Disneyland Paris for, like 20 years. Small interactive elements abound in the parks. Moving trashcans, talking suits of armor, AA parrots, and more. I hope Springfield and the area around Transformers will include these kinds of interactive elements too, then one corner of Universal Studios won't outshine the entire rest of the park.
From Doug Jenkins on May 14, 2013 at 2:43 PM
However Universal does it I think it will be miles ahead of Disney in creativity and technology. WDW still has not been able to match the Spiderman, Transformers and Potter ride and now new tech is set to debut. Can't wait!
From Brian Bauer on May 14, 2013 at 2:50 PM
I was wondering if they were going to put Ollivanders in the new section since that's where is belongs thematically. I also correctly suspected they would add more rooms.
The questions are:
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 2:52 PM
Given the amount of money Universal makes selling wands, I can't imagine it closing the IoA wand shop.
From Dominick D on May 14, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Amazing, thanks for sharing this Robert! Do you have word on restaurants outside of the Leaky Cauldron?
From 18.104.22.168 on May 14, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Sounds great I can imagine people running around triggering effects with wands and little kids begging their parents for wands of their own so they can join in on the fun.
From Eric G on May 14, 2013 at 3:43 PM
Universal has had 'Next-Gen' style interactivity for years and it didn't cost them billions either. 23-years ago E.T. started calling my name on the E.T. Adventure and he's still doing it today, though botching it nearly every time.
From James Rao on May 14, 2013 at 3:46 PM
^That's right! ET's been messing up names for years. No wonder Universal has waited so long to try again! ;) Thanks for the reminder, Eric!
From Dan McNeely on May 14, 2013 at 3:52 PM
What do you think about Gringott's being in 3D? I've always appreciated the fact that HPATFJ wasn't in 3D.
I'm not a fan of 3D movies and it seems like having glasses on your head may limit the amount of movement and speed of the ride.
What are your thoughts?
From Rob Pastor on May 14, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Robert: You da man!!! Watergate was amateurs compared to the Niles Big Leak Machine.
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 4:07 PM
I don't know what to think about the 3D. It's used so poorly in so many places, but I like what Universal did with it on Spider-Man and Transformers. Still, some people can't see it, and that makes Gringotts less- or in-accesible to them. In general, I guess I do prefer parks to stay away from 3D.
From TH Creative on May 14, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Nice photo!
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 7:21 PM
Does someone have a wand that they bought at Universal Orlando, and would be willing to tear it apart to see if there's an RFID chip or some other element in there that could be used to support some interactive effect? I wonder if what Universal's working on is something that will apply only to new wands, or if the capability on the wand end is there already. *UPDATE* Strike this. See my updates, above and below.
From Melissa Donahue on May 14, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Robert, I have multiple wands from IOA -- they all appear to be some sort of solid resin material that is made to look like wood. I would imagine that new, updated wands will be in order for these interactives. Another money-making gimmick, to say the least!
From Dominick D on May 14, 2013 at 4:51 PM
That's a smart idea, but I'm not willing to tear it apart.
From James Trexen on May 14, 2013 at 5:22 PM
I can already see some problems about the wands given how many have sold already. Can't you just imagine someone who came in 2010, returns in 2014 and sees someone else's wand interact with the land while they have to buy another one if they want to join in. I wonder how Universal will deal with this potential customer service nightmare.
From N B on May 14, 2013 at 6:01 PM
It sounds like Universal is going all in on HP 2.0... can't wait to see it. It will just up the ante in the theme park wars and Disney will put their creative caps on when it comes to Avatarland.
I heard there are fences up at AK and preliminary work has begun, but no spy shots have surfaced that I know of.
I am also amazed when comparing TH's photos to the superimposed map I created a long time ago. It is almost a spot on match. Gotta love leaked blueprints, Google Earth and Photoshop.
From Tracy Bates on May 14, 2013 at 6:00 PM
I was thinking the same thing with making the wands RFID. Everyone who already has one will now buy another one.
Instant cash cow.
This might make some people angry, but how many people really bring their wands back to the park after they've bought them? I can't imagine it would be enough to really get complaints. I mean, it's not like it does anything at your house.
From Evan Lucas on May 14, 2013 at 7:13 PM
I would personally love to see something like MagiQuest, with different quests that you can complete at your leisure and a collectible spellbook or something similar. One of the most memorable parts of the movie is the various spells, so being able to complete them using a wand would be remarkably cool and intimately personal at the same time.
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 7:20 PM
Just posted an update above. Yes, we're talking new generation wands here. The old ones won't work for whatever Universal is planning.
So, no need to break your old wands!
From Dominick D on May 14, 2013 at 7:35 PM
For some reason breaking the wand is reminding me of the end of Deathly Hallows. Won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't read the book or saw the movie, but if you have you'll know what I'm talking about.
From Robert Niles on May 14, 2013 at 7:45 PM
Oh, no. Don't get me started railing against the inferior ending of the movie, compared with the book!
From 184.108.40.206 on May 14, 2013 at 11:09 PM
That is why I have never read the books....
From 184.108.40.206 on May 15, 2013 at 12:08 AM
Does the size of the Gringotts show building seem small? Currently on Google Maps Sat view you can see "inside" the building. The show floor is currently at ground level with the rest of the park. And it doesn't seem to have the height to accommodate a 2nd level like Transformers.
I'm excited for this expansion, but have a feeling that this ride could end up being the size of Mummy at USH.
From 188.8.131.52 on May 15, 2013 at 2:42 AM
The interactive wands sounds interesting - hopefully they will be even more interactive than the "events" that happen in Disney's detective-style cell phone activity at Epcot's world showcase.
From 22.214.171.124 on May 15, 2013 at 4:22 AM
Wasn't their talk about interactive wands before but was it cancelled because of the crowds triggering the effects every second of the day ruining the surprise (like now at Magic Kingdom).
I wish the parks wouldn't dumb down the "game" part of these experiences. Waving a card (or wand) is not a game.
Take notice of this that is more fun: http://us.playstation.com/games/wonderbook-book-of-spells-ps3.html
Anyway, June 2014! omg didn't expect that. I thought more closer to the holidays.
From TH Creative on May 15, 2013 at 7:02 AM
I agree with Mr. Niles! The ending of the movie was so much better than the book. I mean, Voldemort turns out to be Luke's father and Rosebud turns out to be a sled? I'm not buying it!
From David Brown on May 15, 2013 at 7:21 AM
I find myself wondering how unbalanced Universal Studios is going to be after the opening of Diagon Alley. From the sounds of it we shall have a totally immersion themed area, (although there's still way too little of it to call it a 'World') and it truly looks as if the level of attention to detail and overall 'feel' will be very, very impressive.
But boy is it going to make the rest of Universal Studios feel shoddy. It's already the least attractive theme park in Florida - basically just a series of boxes with attractions inside - and whilst some of the attractions are decent, (Mummy,Transformers, Men in Black), the rest is on the average end of the scale. I can see Diagon Alley totally dominating Universal Studios and drawing 90% of the crowds and sitting very awkwardly within the park.
I don't think there's as much of an issue in Islands of Adventure. Hogsmeade is so small it's basically just another of the themed lands around the lagoon and those other lands are generally well defined and well landscaped with good quality attractions in all of them. The whole park feels coherent even with the Potter boy in residence.
From Robert Niles on May 15, 2013 at 8:10 AM
David, I think that's why we're seeing Universal remake the area around The Simpsons Ride into a more immersive Springfield land. You've got theming around Disaster and Mummy now, and Men in Black is a nice building. Transformers is a box, but a well-decorated one. It's the strip between Shrek and Despicable Me that really needs the most help, after Springfield.
Shrek's not long for this world, I believe, so that's the next space I'd target for a big upgrade at the Studios. But once that happens, I think you'll have a pretty consistently well-themed park all around the lagoon.
Universal is spending its Potter money to upgrade elsewhere in its parks.
From Tom Walljasper on May 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM
We have two wands from 2011. We will GLADLY reach in our pockets and pull out some $ for two more...especially if there is interactive possibilities. I had read somewhere when rumors about WWOHP 1.0 was first announced, that the wands would have some "in park" functionality. So I think the idea was there all along. Maybe Universal just didn't have time to implement that aspect. But NOW??? Different story. So excited...will be there September 2015 ready to cast some spells, and head to our vault in Gringott's. Thanks for all the updates Robert! I come here everyday because I can count on information like this!
From Anon Mouse on May 15, 2013 at 10:54 AM
These updates are getting better every time. I love the wand rumors. In fact, a local park already has wands where the kids can make things happen when you wave a wand. Its at the dinosaur exhibit at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana.
Diagon Alley will make people forget about the new Dwarf's roller coaster at the New Fantasyland. In this case, Disney's delay will not work to its advantage. Not only did its delay in completing the New Fantasyland hurt its attendance in 2013, they are unable to capitalize when faced with real competition in 2014.
From 126.96.36.199 on May 15, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Universal: "Your move Disney.."
Disney: "Oh yeah? Well take THIS!"
*POOF* *Another character meet and great attraction appears*
Universal: "......Ummm yeah....Nice try.."
From Bryce McGibeny on May 15, 2013 at 1:31 PM
David, I think it's a stretch to say that the rest of the park feels "shoddy". Only one portion is themed to a movie studio, and that's Production Central, which has the "boxes" that you're referring to. The rest of the park is very pretty and feels complete. Hollywood, New York and San Fransisco develop a strong sense of place and have excellent theming. MIB looks nice, as its themed to the World Expo.
And we're getting Springfield.
From Anon Mouse on May 15, 2013 at 12:56 PM
I wonder if they have considered the situation of the people who are going on a round trip instead of the second park. These passengers shouldn't have to exit the station and then come back to the original station.
I have a solution. They ought to have a specific car for round trips. Either the car goes half way along the tracks and returns or it doesn't leave the station at all. The passengers just exit the car when the show is over. They never really see outside of their window so they don't know.
From David Brown on May 15, 2013 at 2:16 PM
I realise I'm out of synch with most people here but Universal Studios just doesn't float my boat at all. My wife and I do it because it's there but very little actually excites, (that might change post Diagon Alley of course). It's good to know Universal are spending Potter money upgrading the rest of the park but Springfield leaves me cold - mainly because the attraction at its centre is appalling (The Simpsons ride is crude both technologically and stylistically). Even if they prettify the park itself, for me the attraction line-up remains weak, (apart from the afore-mentioned trio).
And nothing they can do will bring the park even remotely up to the Potter standard, especially if it's full of interactive next-gen stuff.
I stand by my prediction that the park will be a ghost town apart from the Potterverse...
From 188.8.131.52 on May 15, 2013 at 2:56 PM
It's hardly a ghost town now without Potter 2.0. Not as crowded as IOA, but quite densely populated these days.
From David Brown on May 16, 2013 at 3:00 AM
"From 18.104.22.168 on May 15, 2013 at 2:56 PM
It's hardly a ghost town now without Potter 2.0. Not as crowded as IOA, but quite densely populated these days."
That's not my point - my suggestion is that once Diagon Alley opens the quality of that attraction is going to be so superior to everything else in US that it is going to draw a vast percentage of the crowds that currently populate US leaving the rest of the park relatively deserted and the Potterverse horrendously crowded.
From Robert Niles on May 16, 2013 at 9:23 AM
FYI, I deleted a few comments and banned a user. Debate parks and what they do all you want, but we don't take kindly to direct personal attacks on other members around here. Be nice to each other, please.
From James Rao on May 16, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Thank you, Robert. That banning has been a LONG time coming.
From Dominick D on May 16, 2013 at 11:43 AM
About time he got banned.
From N B on May 16, 2013 at 11:45 AM
NB = Banned. No wait... I'm still here. :)
I will have to disagree about Diagon Alley making the rest of the park look shoddy. I have always loved the more open feel of Universal Studios compared to the way IOA is laid out. If you really take a look around at all the detail that goes into buildings that are just used for props sake, it is very impressive.
IOA has trees, shops and barriers that feel like narrow hallways and everything feels farther away than it is, at least to me.
I do think you will see some big changes for both parks when the Potter 2.0 bucks start to roll in.
From Dominick D on May 16, 2013 at 11:49 AM
I think London will fit in just fine. Production Central and New York are sets while the rest of the lands are on location.
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Merck (NYSE: MRK) also recently posted its third quarter results. Earninigs per share were at $0.95. Revenue fell to $11.488 billion thanks to the Singulair (an oral medicine for the treatment of chronic asthma) patent expiry and the currency rate. Sales for the drug shrank by 55% to $602 million. Global overall sales were at $11.5 billion for the year, a decrease of 4% from the same quarter in the previous year.
The company's pipeline also looks good, with drugs such as the insomnia drug Suvorexent, for which late stage results in June revealed that the therapy helped patients fall and then stay asleep. According to estimates, 70-80 million people in the States suffer from insomnia and only about 20% of them take sleeping pills. The company has announced plans to file applications for vorapaxar, an investigational anti-thrombotic medicine, by 2013. Add to this the fact that the company has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for AiCuris' late-stage antiviral candidate for the treatment and prevention of human cytomegalovirus infection in transplant recipients.
Out of these three, Merck is particularly interesting. The company has strong financials, and while the P/E is on the higher side at 20.83, the company has a pretty strong pipeline of about 20 drugs in late stage trials.The company has seen the challenge from the expiry of Singulair and has in turn focused on key products in certain geographies to offset that challenge, as can be seen by their third quarter performance. The company is also entering high growth markets such as Japan. If you're looking to invest in this sector, I'd recommend Merck.
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|Sun, 08-03-2003 - 2:22am
First of all, I think it is a mistake to think that an online relationship involves less emotion than any other. Just because you met online doesn't mean that you shouldn't care. I think feeling the way you do just means that you probably like him much more than the other guys you've met online and that is a good thing.
However, you definitely do need to deal with this issue before you guys can go much further. Meeting in person will help a lot - it is much easier to believe the things you are told when you can look into his eyes when you hear them. You can also see him in action - maybe he is just a flirtatious guy by nature or so friendly that people are just drawn to him. Obviously there is nothing wrong with the second, but the first would definitely make me uncomfortable. My guy is just so friendly that it is contagious.
Honestly, talking about it is the best way to get over it. Kelly's first marriage ended because of her infidelity, so he has serious trust issues. At first he needed lots of assurance, which I was willing to give, but then I told him that he just had to trust me. We talk about it often and now can even joke about it. But it took lots of coversations to get there.
I trust my guy completely and encourage him to go out and do things with guys or other women. And he encourages me to go out too. The distance thing is difficult enough without staying at home pining away for each other. We do that sometimes too, but keeping busy makes things much easier.
So basically what I would suggest... meet as soon as you can and until then, you just have to believe him when he says you are the only one. But do let him know that you are feeling a little jealous. Don't say it over and over, but just enough to let him know that you are aware of his friends.
Hope that helps and good luck!
|Sun, 08-03-2003 - 5:50am
I agree to Debbie completely about the trust thing and that it is important to courage the other one to do things alone when being in a Long-distance-relationship. Don't expect him to sit home alone all the time and just dream about you, that would be really unfair. And just out of curiosity, are you doing that or are you going out yourself? I guess as long as he tells you about and even quotes the talks he had, you don't have to worry at all.
I met Rob online in February and because he is in Canada and I am in Germany we have many things like that to deal with. E.g. because of the time difference he calls me to say goodnight just before he is getting ready to go out with his buddies. I know he is not going out for meeting other women and he knows I am not doing that for meeting other guys and we completly trust in each other. I also agree to Debbie that this is just possible because we have met in person two times since we know each other and have already confirmed that our online-feelings are real as well. Once you know he is not only telling you some nice things as long as you are in cyberspace or at the phone trusting should be easier than now.
Regarding the neighbour's daughter: I guess she has not just moved into the neighbourhood, right? So they should have had a long time already to get together if they both really wanted but they obviously didn't, so why should that happen just now? Always hold in mind that he has been "on the market" for a while but didn't find the right woman by now. The fact that he is more flirty right now may even have something to do with you. Perhaps you know this phenomenon from yourself, when you are in love and just feel good with yourself you walk through the streets a different way and more men than regularly notice you and try to flirt with you because you have a very positive and secure charisma. You may even somehow respond but not because you are interested in them just because you are in a good mood and want to share some of your happiness. Perhaps that's the same with him. Again, as long as he tells you about other women so frankly there is nothing you have to worry about!
So to cut a long story short, try to meet him more sooner than later and see if you two get along in person as well as online and then try to establish you relationship the way that you trust in each other. It will not work without, that's for sure. A little bit of jealousy may be a sign for deeper interest but too much of it is never healthy!
All the best for you!
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|Mon, 08-04-2003 - 11:26am
|Mon, 08-04-2003 - 2:49pm
He is of course allowed to talk with, date, have sex with - anyone he wants, and he should - you have no commitment to him, he is a complete stranger for purposes of a romantic relationship and to seek his promise to be "faithful" to me makes no sense until you meet and spend consistent in person time together.
I do not think you are insane, just suffering from low self esteem and unfortunately seeking out situations which seem to reinforce that. I hope you take a different approach/make different choices going forward.
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Rachel Wharton shows off the Beard Media award she picked up on Sunday for Best Food-Related Column. Fork in the Road was at Avery Fisher Hall last night for the James Beard Awards and their boozy, overfed aftermath. Gin and caviar were dispensed freely in the press room, where journalists p ... More >>
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We have started using your CMS to manage our website www.redmap.com<http://www.redmap.com>
I have a number of issues which need to be resolved. I'm not sure if they relate to me being a newbie to the CMS or they may be bugs that need fixing.
1) I constantly get errors when I either load or save/publish a page. The system seems to hang until I refresh the session and the changes appear to have been saved. The error says something about "not enough storage is availableto complete this operation" Line 685,Char:213, Code 0, URL http://www1.redmap.com/admin
2) There is no way for me to update the dictionary. There are lot of words not in the default dictionary and its a pain having to ignore them all the time. (e.g our company and product names)
3) THe WYSIWYG editor doesnt have enough capability to change fonts ( only Bold and Italics) without using the Style Sheets. Can I enable Font Type (arial, times roman etc), Font Size and Font Colour?
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Hi austkiwi
I am not sure about question 1, sounds like there might be some issues with your host/server space but I'm not sure.
2. I'm not sure you can update the word list, but you can change the engine, it uses google spell by default, but you can edit this in the jsparty/tiny_mce2/spellchecker/config.php
3. This is easy, check this post: http://www.silverstripe.org/content-editor-discussions/show/256506#post256506
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07 - Reading RFID tags with the raspberry pi
Tags: #raspberry #raspberry pi #rfid #kiosk
This is the first guide (to date) that can be used by kids how to connect and use a RFID with the raspberry pi.
It has been a long time. I've been three months without writing here (afk for a while). Now I'm back and I joined a new makerspace (Made at Mob) that just opened here in Barcelona and I'm now committed to finish what I started: building an open source kiosk with the raspi. And now I'm done working at home, I can finally play with stuff while surrounded by amazing people and things.
Btw, If you landed on this page by accident or you don't remember what this blog is about, here is a list of past tutorials (tumblr archive sucks) :
- 01 - Pi Kiosk: An open source web kiosk
- 02 - Initial setup of the Raspberry Pi
- 03 - Printing a receipt with the Raspberry Pi
- 04 - Connecting the Raspberry with 3G
- 05 - Sharing a folder between Raspberry and Mac
- 06 - Installing a 10" Touch Screen on the Raspberry
I'm back with an exciting tutorial that will teach you how to read RFID tags with the raspberry pi. This opens new horizons to what we can do with our tiny little cheap friend.
This is guide is divided in 2 parts :
- Part 1: Wiring things up
- Part 2: Configuring the raspi
You need some ingredients to complete this hacking receipt :
- a) raspberry pi
- b) RFID reader . I use the PN532 NFC/RFID controller breakout board - v1.3 (this one). The packages comes with a tuned 13.56MHz stripline antenna, 2 jumpers/shunts and a 4050 level shifter.
- c) an RFID tag (or just you arm, in case you implanted one under your skin)
- d) some wire, welder, tin. (be ready to solder, finally)
Part 1: Wiring things up
To complete this part you need to be able to solder. If you don't anything about it, read up, get a friend to help or watch this video.
Before you start, keep in mind that I've never done it and you should *never* do what I do. I'm software :)
1.1 Solder the header pins to the breakout board
Take the header pins and divide them in two groups of 3.
Prepare your PN532 NFC/RFID controller and your soldering equipment
Now solder the pins to the board as shown in the picture below. Please do it better than I did.
Now take the two jumpers and use them to set the SEL0 and SEL1 to off.
Setting those selectors to off will "cause the PN532 to boot into UART mode rather than SPI and I2C" (the software we are going to use in the next part of the tutorial only support UART).
Done? Now take off a group of 5 header pins, solder them to the PN532 (FTDICABLE) board, and connect four wires to the pins (GND,5.0V,TXD,RXD) shown in the picture below
So we have this color mapping between pins and wires (you can do it differently) :
- GND: Black
- 5.0 V white
- TXD, grey
- RXD purple
Now we can connect the NFC board to the GPIO port of the raspberry. It's very simple, don't panic. The GPIO port is located on the board, and it comes with 16 pins, mapped below.
The white wire goes to the pin #2 (5V), the black wire goes to pin #6 (ground), grey goes to pin#8 (GPIO14) and purple to pin#10 (GPIO15). If you are wondering how this figure can be rotated to match with the raspi, note that the pin #2 is the one located in the corner of the board.
In this phase using a breadboard and a breakout kit for raspberry is suggest but not mandatory. You can do the connection however you want. Once everything is wired up, turn on your raspberry and make sure it is connected to the internet. If you need help with first setup please refer to this tutorial : you will learn to configure static ip, ssh, connect to internet, upgrade software, etc.
Part 2: Configuring the raspi
To read data from the NFC we will use libnfc, a library written in c for this purpose. Run the following instruction on your raspberry :
cd /home/pi
mkdir libnfc
cd libnfc
wget http://libnfc.googlecode.com/files/libnfc-1.7.0-rc7.tar.gz
tar -xvzf libnfc-1.7.0-rc7.tar.gz
cd libnfc-1.7.0-rc7
Then you need to edit a configuration file, adding an additional bus (ttyAMA) to default ones.
EDIT: with the last update of libnfc (1.7.0) our raspberry pi will work without editing the configuration file but simply using the sample config provided. Thanks gilles for poiting it out in the comments. Untested.
sudo cp contrib/libnfc/pn532_uart_on_rpi.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/nfc/devices.d/pn532_uart_on_rpi.conf
And finally configure and build the whole thing
./configure --with-drivers=pn532_uart
sudo make clean
sudo make install all
We can finally test it out by running one example provided with the libnfc library (see documentation for more stuff).
cd examples
sudo ./nfc-poll
If you followed this guide and you are lucky enough, putting an rfid tag (or your bionical arm) on the reader you will be able to read the ID.
/home/pi/libnfc/libnfc-1.6.0-rc1/examples/.libs/lt-nfc-poll uses libnfc 1.6.0-rc1 (r1326)
NFC reader: pn532_uart:/dev/ttyAMA0 - PN532 v1.6 (0x07) opened
NFC device will poll during 30000 ms (20 pollings of 300 ms for 5 modulations)
ISO/IEC 14443A (106 kbps) target:
UID (NFCID1): aa 9b c7 dc
Done! ;)
If you read so far you could leave a comment below and tell me if it was useful and worked for you ;)
Stay hungry, stay tuned.


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So recently I have been playing a lot with phing, symfony2, and Jenkins. Today I will show you how to build a very basic build script that runs phpunit. Future articles I will show you how to add to your build script to generate documentation and eventually integrate it all into Jenkins.
First we need to update our
composer.json file to include phing and phpunit if it is not already there.
"require-dev": {
"phing/phing": "*",
"phpunit/phpunit": "*"
Now we need to run the update command with composer to install the dependencies.
php composer.phar update phing/phing phpunit/phpunit
Awesome, now that we have both phing and phpunit, we can start on the build script.
NOTE: By default these are installed in
vendor/bin however, if you have changed this, they might be installed elsewhere. Composer Docs
In your project root directory, create a
build.xml and fill it with
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="Acme" default="phpunit">
<target name="phpunit">
<exec executable="vendor/bin/phpunit" passthru="true" checkreturn="true">
<arg value="-c" />
<arg value="app" />
This will now run phpunit by default. Give it a try by running
php vendor/bin/phing and it will run all your unit tests.
That's all there is to it. In the next few articles I will show you some more in depth examples and configuring the Symfony2 test environment.


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Menards, on Monday, cleared a large hurdle in its plan to build a store in Richmond Heights. The company reached agreements with all 100 property owners in the development area, north of the Walmart in Maplewood Commons up to Elinor Avenue.
Richmond Heights City Manager Amy Hamilton announced in the council meeting Monday night that the city got the preliminary funding agreement and a check for the remaining $75,000 due.
"Obviously there's still a lot of work that needs to be done," she said. "This was a great step forward that we were looking forward to."
Peter Sheahan, representing Menards in the real estate talks, said he reached agreements with all 100 property owners as of approximately 6 p.m. on Monday.
At the Nov. 19 council meeting, Menards had 98 of the 100 owners signed, and the council voted to extend the deadline to Dec. 4.
"It's been a long task," Sheahan said. "Unfortunately we're quite over budget, but we've come a long way in a short period of time."
He said Menards will begin sending out RFPs to begin the physical due diligence part of the project.
Hamilton said environmental and geo testing will be part of that work, which will begin next month.
District 2 Councilman Michael Jones asked about utilities such as water and electric being interrupted in Hadley Township north of Elinor Avenue. He said residents had contacted him with concerns.
Hamilton said Menards would have full knowledge of utilities before construction begins.
District 2 Councilman Rick Vilcek asked Sheahan if the project might cause any school children to not finish the year at Maplewood Richmond Heights.
"Right now we really don't have a definitive schedule," Sheahan said. "I can't imagine there will be a problem with 2012-13 school year. I think we're safe."
The Hadley Township Development area is divided east to west by Elinor Avenue. Pace Properties attempted to develop the area north of Elinor. Pace gave up the project in September when they weren't able to reach agreements with all the owners.
More in Patch:
- Menards Gives Hadley Update in Richmond Heights
- Deadline Extended for Menards to Get Funding
- Hadley Township: Menards Making 'Very Positive Progress' on Contracts
- Blogger: Menards Will Aggravate Hanley Congestion
- Pace Properties Abandons Hadley Township Retail Development