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I'll be covering the Bucks live from Las Vegas in July. Here's their schedule listed in CST:
Monday – July 12 – 7 PM Milwaukee vs. Dallas
Tuesday – July 13 – 7 PM Milwaukee vs. Memphis
Wednesday – July 14 – No Game
Thursday – July 15 – 7:30 PM Milwaukee vs. Atlanta
Friday – July 16 – 9:30 PM Milwaukee vs. Miami
Saturday – July 17 - No Game
Sunday – July 18 – 3 PM Milwaukee vs. Cleveland
The Bucks won't release a roster until after the draft, shortly before they depart for Vegas, but a few players have been confirmed or can be expected. Darnell Jackson will be on the team along with Alando Tucker and whoever the Bucks draft on June 24th.
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i dont know the financial situations here, but hedo turkoglu is demanding a trade from toronto. most teams wouldn't touch his contract unless they get to dump a bad contract onto toronto (elton brand?)
but he is a solid scorer and someone milwaukee could use. I think that toronto would jump on a trade in which they get expiring contracts (redd or gadz?). we would get a good scorer for 4 years, and the cap space we would have had in 2011 a year early; in a better free agent class.


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On Serving Naked Fruit for Dessert
I'm a big fan of serving simple desserts for my dinner parties. In all but the most formal occasions I can get away with passing a bar of really good chocolate or a single scoop of decadent ice cream. But my most favorite dessert is even simpler: a bowl of whole fruit. Yes, that's it. Just a bowl filled with whole, raw, naked, unadorned, seasonal fruit.
The concept is unapologetically Alice Waters/Chez Panisse: that a whole piece of organic, heirloom-quality fruit offered at its peek of ripeness needs nothing further to make it delicious. Indeed, it would be a crime to do much more than offer it in a pretty copper bowl, perhaps with a small sharp knife if needed. Like Ms. Waters herself, this is a controversial and easily ridiculed offering and I guess I can see why people might get a little huffy.
But before you start pounding away in the comments about pretentious this and precious that, consider that there's some good kitchen wisdom at work here. It's true that if you can get your hands on a really good peach, right at the peak of its ripeness, there is nothing you can do to it that would make it better than it already is. Passing a platter of such peaches after dinner, accompanied by a glass of Muscat or champagne, would be a truly wonderful way to end a meal.
I think presentation is key and I'm firmly in the camp of keeping it simple. There's no need to make a big fuss: simply pile the whole fruit up in a bowl or arrange it on a platter to pass. Keeping the fruit whole is the preferred way to go, as it really highlights the singular beauty of the fruit and allows your guests the delicious opportunity to slowly cut off slices, or inhale the sharp spray of citrus when the peel is broken with the thumb. The only thing else to do is to set out small paring knives and bowls to catch the juices if needed.
You can also slice the fruit onto a platter if that's more your speed, although be careful not to slip into fruit salad territory. Keeping it at one, maybe two, kinds of fruit will keep it simple and focused. Truthfully, sometimes I chicken out a little and also offer a little something extra like a ginger or butter cookie or a few roasted nuts, just to add a little crunchy texture.
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People think serving plain fruit is pretentious? Why? You want something that tastes good, and fruit tastes good, QED.
Then again, you're talking to someone who ate an entire punnet of strawberries for dinner last night, let alone just dessert, so...
Long time diners at Chez Panisse, at least at the cafe upstairs, know they can request a piece of ripe fruit during their meal and something magical will appear. One December I sat at the next table from a man who ate an entire bowl of tangerines between courses and the tangerine peel perfumed the entire dining area (we were all envious!). If I expect long conversation after dinner, I'll often serve a nibbles dessert tray, fresh whole fruit - honey - Marcona almonds - chocolate - port or champagne - coffee or tea. It's funny to watch people who say they definitely do Not want dessert make their way through a dessert tray.
I love serving perfectly ripe berries and a few bars of chocolate for dessert. And I'd rather be pretentious than serve a Jell-O no bake cheesecake to my guests.
Halved perfectly ripe peaches and as many cherries as I can get my hands on = a perfect dessert. Especially if we're eating outside... with some after dinner drinks... and the right crowd. If my father (never been a drinker) is around I'll add some really special chocolates to the spread so that he has something to indulge in.
This used to be a very upper class thing to do, fresh fruit from greenhouses was super expensive. And I actually prefer this sort of desert to something more processed, let the fruit shine and it is completely guilt free.
@RUCY: I would love that for desert, I am going to do that for my next dinner party. Thank you.
I studied abroad for a year in Spain and we always had dessert after every dinner meal. Very occasionally it would be a scoop of ice cream or a fresh baked tart, but more often than not, it was a piece of fruit. I never complained while there and I actually quite enjoyed it. I never think to do that here in the States, but maybe that's b/c our fruit usually doesn't taste that great..unless you grow it yourself or get it from a farmer's market.
I agree it's a wonderful, unexpected ending to meal. My best friend used to run the wine program at the Breslin in NYC and when I finally made it out there to visit her, we had the most *incredible* meal there, full of too many comp'd extras and delights but I was gobsmacked to end the meal with a giant bowl of the greatest cherries I've ever tasted, served in a little bowl of crushed ice. It was so elegant, so decadent and so dang simple. (Though I must say I was also grateful to not pay the price on the menu for them... hehe)
Sad to think that putting a bowl of fruit on the table could actually read as pretentious. Eee. We do mostly family dinners, and when we entertain non-family, it always has included the kids. So a bowl of fruit is actually preferred (by the adults) to the sugar rush-mania-tears that a cake (for example) brings on. Birthdays are an exception. And when you serve kids, they truly truly don't care about anything except it looks/smells/tastes good. You will KNOW if your fruit is up to standard, believe me! You will be told!
There is no greater lover of perfect, ripe fruit than me, but if you offered me whole fruit as dessert without any other components (ice cream, chocolate, or it being part of a cheese course in lieu of dessert), I would be thoroughly unimpressed.
I recall a late, light summer dinner last year that consisted of a huge plate of fruit, cheese and some crackers. Looking forward to doing that again when it gets too hot to cook (and our Okanagan fruit guy comes back for the season).

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Regionale Differenzierungen in Ostdeutschland: Die Wirtschaftslage ostdeutscher Kreise an der Grenze zu Niedersachsen
AbstractThe article deals with the question whether the counties in Sachsen-Anhalt being located along the border to Niedersachsen benefit from the vicinity to an economically stronger state so that regional development is better there than in other parts of Sachsen-Anhalt. It is shown that despite certain weaknesses concerning input factors, the output indicators show better results than the state´s average. Furthermore, the article focusses on the strong East-West commuter flows and on the preference of companies from Niedersachsen to invest in this region.
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A Saint Petersburg woman says she was bit by a rattlesnack while gardening on Sunday.
Lorraine Margeson lives on a wooden property next to the Mangrove Bay Golf Course in St. Petersburg. She is used to seeing wildlife visit her yard. One of the most common she sees is the eastern diamond back rattlesnake.
On Sunday, Margeson was pulling weeds near her doorway when something bit her.
"Felt something the hurt bad right off the bat. And I have been stung many times by yellow jackets, wasp, bees," Margeson said.
She usually wears leather gloves while pulling the weeds. She also uses a tool with a claw to poke around to see if there are any snakes before they do any gardening.
Lorraine says she didn't use the tool and gloves this time because she was just clearing weeds next to the curb.
While pulling out a clump of weeds, Margeson says she must have pulled a snake right to her. She says she never saw the snake but believes it was a juvenile rattlesnake.
"That's why I'm so lucky. Why I'm here and not in the hospital right now because the second fang never even penetrated the skin. It's just like a little dent," Margeson said while pointing out a faint fang mark on her left hand.
When she got to the hospital, her hand started to swell rapidly. She spent five hours in the emergency room but did not need to take antivenin.
Margeson says she is not giving up on the snakes and from now on she'll always remember to wear her gloves. She also said that she is happy with the snakes being on her property because of their role in maintaining the rat and mice population.
"We can't just shoot our way out of living with nature unless you just want to live in a condo with concrete. There are some people like that but what a lot of people like Florida is Florida nature," Margeson said.
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The Endeavour passed through Houston on its way to California. As it flew low and slow over the city it flew right past my office window. It's not every day you can look out your window and see a spaceship fly by. This was taken with the Sony A77 and 70-400G lens. The ghosting around the tail section is due to shooting through double pane glass windows.
Category Archives: I am a geek
New Toy
The old PC has become a little cumbersome for my image editing needs and I had pretty much come to the conclusion that a new computer was in order.
My current Windows box is a AMD Athlon 64 I purchased in February of 2006. Even when it was new it as not all that great a computer. It was on the low end both in price and performance. I had bought it to replace a AMD K6 400Mhz computer with a 40 gig hard drive I had bought in 1999 so it was an improvement and so far has served me pretty well.
I began shopping for a replacement and found myself looking to Apple as a possible option for my impending upgrade. I weighed the pros and cons and determined that it could only benefit me in both my IT career and my digital photography. Sure there would be a bit of a learning curve, but I know a lot of Mac users who are more than willing to assist me in my transition.
After some hemming and hawing I settled on a refurbished 2.8 GHz 24″ iMac from apple.com. The savings were pretty significant when compared to a brand new unit and the specs were more than suitable for my needs. I ordered it online on Friday and it was delivered to my office on Tuesday the following week.
I gotta say, this thing is pretty slick. Out of the box and on to the network in just about 5 minutes. I set it up at the office and poked around a little before I took it home. I then spent most of the evening working out the kinks of getting a program called Synergy loaded on the Mac and the PC so that I could control both computers with a single mouse and keyboard WITHOUTH the need for a KVM switch. It's a nifty and elegant little program that, when installed, lets you move the mouse seamlessly from one desktop to another and back again. The keyboard works on whichever computer the mouse cursor is on. It's like a dual display but with two computer instead of one.
Of course this sent me all over the place as I first tried to install the command line server utility on the Mac before I discovered SynergyKM which is a GUI wrapper around the synergy command line tool and makes the setup and configuration much, much easier.
My efforts led me to explore the network preferences and other "control panel" like items of the Mac as well as got me to a command line pretty quick as I struggled to get it installed and working properly.
In the end, I was triumphant and now I have the PC and the MAC working side by side on my desk.
Next step will be to get the 24″ PC monitor connected as a secondary monitor on the Mac. My 24″ Westinghouse has HDMI and VGA connectors. It is connected to the PC using the VGA so I plan to connect to the Mac using the HDMI and then be able to switch the monitor easily from PC primary to Mac secondary.
I have the mini-DVI to DVI to HDMI connectors and just need a HDMI cable which I am expecting to have in hand today.
Please feel free to comment with any suggestions as to applications or Web sites you think I might benefit from as I explore this new system! Keep in mind that anti-spam features in place on this blog may make posting a web link difficult. Just suggest the name of the site and I will find it.
Technology Expert?
I was asked if I was available for an interview for ABC 13 for a segment on social networking. In the piece that aired on the 4:00 pm news I briefly explained the basics of Facebook and Twitter.
This aired on ABC
These are the extended interviews that did not make the air but are on the ABC 13 Web site:
Talkin' Netbooks
I was interviewed by ABC Channel 13's consumer reporter Jeff Ehling about Netbooks.
See the video online at ABC13.COM by clicking this link.
Tool User
When you have your roof replaced, it generates a lot of waste as a byproduct. For the most part, the crew did a good job of loading it all into trucks and hauling it away. Several truckloads of debris by my reckoning.
Unexpected, but not surprising, some nails ended up in the pool. Now that it's getting a little cold here, wading in and fishing them out was unpleasant thought. Waiting till summer was also not an option. I tried using the cleaning net attached to the telescoping pole, but could not quite scoop them up.
Then it dawned on me. I've had in my possession a chunk of ferromagnetic rock since my teenage years. I found it near some railroad tracks when I was a teenager and I've just hung on to it. By placing it into the cleaning net I was able to collect all of the loose nails at the bottom of my pool without much effort and, most importantly, without getting wet.
Shiny Euros
We have received our travelin' Euros for the upcoming trip. I love the colour of European money. The holograms are so pretty. It's like play money in that it doesn't look real, but it also evokes the passion I associate with travel. Having Euros in hand makes the whole thing more "real", if that makes any sense.
Of course, being the shutterbug I am, I wanted to photograph the bills as a matter of course so I played with different configurations and ended up with the above shot.
When I had finished procressing the RAW file and went to open it in Photoshop CS3, the strangest thing happened. This message popped up saying ""This Application Does Not Support the Printing of Banknote Images":
In doing some research, this seems to be the same for the new American bills that were recently issued.
What stikes me is that this is not a scan of the Euro notes. It's a photograph and it doesn't even include a complete, unobscured bill in the photo. Yet Photoshop recognized the content of the image and produced that warning and, presumably, will not print it in the unaltered form.
It only let me save the oringinal file as PNG and I have not tried to print it.
Technology is cool!
Touch The Android
When it comes to mobile computing I'm not a Mac or a PC. I'm an Android! That's right, I am now the proud owner of what has come to be called the Google Phone.
Officially, it's the G1 from T-Mobile. The phone itself is made by HTC and runs the an open source operating system created by Google called Android.
Much like the infamous iPhone, the G1 utilized the G3 network for fast Internet access, has a nifty touch screen and accesses an online application database to add programs and functionality to the phone.
Unlike the iPhone, it's not slaved to the problematic AT&T network which seems to plagued with dropped calls and continues to make the iPhone less of a phone and more a clearing house for a pocket full of silliness.
It's not an iPhone killer, but it comes pretty close. I got one because the monthly service is cheaper and more reliable than the iPhone, it's open source so there's a lot more potential for applications and it has a full QWERTY keyboard that's accessible with a simple flick of your thumb…
The G1 has GPS and it's fully integrated into Google Maps and it's all tied to your Gmail account. When you first turn on the phone, you are presented with the Android logo and instructed to "Touch The Android" to get started and it configures your e-mail and downloads your contacts.
I really like the device and find it a joy to use!
Social Networking Experiment
Cynthia and I are going to Valencia, Spain next year for Las Fallas. As an experiment I am reaching out via Twitter and other social networking sites to see if I can make contact with technically and socially like-minded individuals in Valencia with the idea that I can glean more information about our destination from a person or persons who actually live there, and possibly have one or more contacts when we arrive.
Right now I am using the search feature of Twitter to see who lists Valencia as their home.
Right off the bat I have encountered some stumbling blocks.
1. Must weed through erroneous search results for Valencia, Venezuela and Valencia, California
2. Natives of Valencia, Spain tend to twitter in Spanish or Valencian (Catalan).
3. Erroneous results due to the recent Formula One Grand Prix held in Valencia
I have reached out to a few I have encountered that list Valencia, Spain as their home and that have twittered in English. One in particular appears to work in the IT field so I am hopeful.
Next up I am going to search around on Flickr which I actually think might be more promising. Socially networking photogs tend to be a friendly bunch as evidenced by the recent Assignment Houston gathering at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
I'm not sure how this will turn out but it should be interesting.
It's Hammer Time!
DÃa del orgullo friki
It's Nerd Pride Day.
Shouldn't there be a parade or something? I want a parade….
Basic rights and responsibilities of nerds
1. The right to be even nerdier.
2. The right to not leave your house.
3. The right to not have a significant other and be a virgin.
4. The right to not like soccer or any other sport.
5. The right to associate with other nerds.
6. The right to have few friends (or none at all).
7. The right to have all the nerdy friends that you want.
8. The right to not be "in-style."
9. The right to be overweight and have poor eyesight.
10. The right to show off your nerdiness.
11. The right to take over the world.
1. Be a nerd, no matter what.
2. Try and be nerdier than anyone else.
3. If there is a discussion about something nerdy, you must give your opinion.
4. Save any and all nerdy things you have.
5. Do everything you can to show off your nerdy stuff as though it were a "museum of nerdiness."
6. Don't be a generalized nerd. You must specialize in something.
7. Attend every nerdy movie on opening night and buy every nerdy book before anyone else.
8. Wait in line on every opening night. If you can go in costume or at least with a related t-shirt, all the better.
9. Don't waste your time on anything not related to nerddom.
10. Try to take over the world!
Researching Camera Gear + Camera Geek Humor
The Sony Alpha 100 has been a good camera for me and I have gotten some very good results. Overall, I simply cannot complain. Still, I find myself jonesing for something new in my camera world and the desire runs the gamut from just just buying a new lens or upgrading my current camera to the Alpha 700 all the way to changing platforms completely to the Nikon D300 or the Canon 40D.
Side by side feature comparison of the A700, 40D and the D300
These cameras stack up VERY well next to each other in terms of features and capabilities. But try to make a decision based on unbiased opinion? Forget it! Discussion forums are littered with evangelists for each of the brands. Nikon and Canon devotees seem to be the worst. They bash Sony for simply being Sony and project a brand loyalty comparable to religious zealotry. Ask a Nikon user what to get, he'll tell you Nikon and that's that. Same for Canon users. And there's a growing number of Sony-heads joining the fray.
So I'm left doing a ton of research on my own, educating myself and looking at samples and reading reviews and so forth which is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, at a moment when I was feeling rather overwhelmed and somewhat frustrated I did have a camera nerd/geek moment when I found a discussion thread announcing the upcoming release of the Nikon D90. In reading the specs I started to get a little excited thinking this is what I've been waiting for! As I kept reading my enthusiasm turned to confusion and then I just burst out laughing! Read for yourself.
I needed a good laugh at that point and that article delivered in spades.
There are many things to consider in staying with Sony, not the least of which is the financial commitment I have made in purchasing my lenses. Obviously to stick with Sony means less money out of pocket. The Sony A700 has dropped to around $1,300 whereas the Nikon D300 hovers up in the $1,800 range. The Canon 40D comes in the least expensive of all at around $1,200. But when you factor getting some good image stabilization and/or prime lenses for either Canon or Nikon and the cost of upgrade via platform hopping is moves close to, if not well into, the 4 digit range.
And really, would spending a ton of money changing brands yield better photographic results? Would I see such a difference in my output? Would someone really look at a picture and think "wow, great shot! If only that picture had the enhanced highlights and color depth of a Canon! Or the ever so slightly sharper detail of a Nikon with the uber-expensive lens?"
I am thinking "no"
Also, Sony has indicated their top of the line or "flagship" dSLR will be released later this year. The "Alpha 900" was announced by Sony for release later this year so there is hope that they are in this for the long-haul.
Keep in mind that I am by no means ready to drop $3,500 to $5,000 on a pro camera yet…Canon, Nikon OR Sony. But knowing that there's an upgrade path remains a strong consideration. And who knows what will be on the market when AND IF I decide to take my camera gear to the budget disintegrating professional level?
There's some pretty cool stuff happening with digital video that could completely change the landscape of professional photography. As Tom Petty says; "The future is wide open" (unintentional photo pun there).
I was thinking maybe I could the put aside the idea of any large purchase by just keeping what I have now and that's when I started looking for lenses for the A100 as a possible pacifier for my desire to get something new.
In my research I found the Tamron SP AF 10-24MM F/3.5-4.5 DI II LD Aspherical (IF) and thought OOOOH! Super wide angle zoom! That would be cool. But then I saw it was just announced and is not available yet.
So here I am, musing the whole thing over and browsing the web and I keep learning more while spending nothing. And maybe that's the best upgrade of all.
Back in September of 2005, about one month into my then new gig blogging for the Houston Chronicle, I published my answer to what I thought was a fairly unique problem with limited relevance to the general computing community.
Someone had contacted me with a problem. It seems that their computer display had turned sideways and wanted to know how to fix it. I figured out the problem and fixed it for them and decided to use it in the Helpline Blog under the title My screen is sideways.
Back in May of 2006 I marvelled at how many comments the post had received from people seeking an answer to the very same problem and thought to myself that 28 was a fairly staggering number.
Over the last few years the comments kept coming in and looking at it now there are 393 thank you comments on that post. 393 people who have managed to shift their display 90 degrees to the vertical, some not knowing how or why it happened while others readily blame the errant child or the curious climbing feline.
This has been the most response I have seen to anything I have blogged, ever. And I would have thought that was that and chalked it up to a happy anomaly or serendipity until I posted an answer to a flash.ocx problem simply called Flash.ocx error in February 2007. In just a little over one year that post has garnered 334 responses, all thank you notes from people who were seeking a solution to the same problem.
That's 49 shy of my personal record and it won't be long before Flash.ocx error surpasses My screen is sideways unless there's a disproportionate shift in the number of babies and cats using keyboards relative the those who like to install second-rate, problematic screen savers.
It's just mind boggling to think of all those sideways screen using, flash erroring people finding their solution in my tiny little database.
Of course, as Dwight points out, there's computer support and then there's this:
A Different Kind Of Music Chart
I've been amused for the last several weeks over the charts and graphs at GraphJam: Pop culture for people in cubicles. Particularly the graphs used to represent pop songs
But that's not to say the other pop culture charts referencing movies aren't great as well…
XM Joy
Driving home the other night I heard the last part of Tam Lin by Fairport Convention and most of the Yes song "Siberian Khatru" …
XM almost makes me wish my commute was longer.
File Sharing
Lori Jones here in Houston got a letter from lawyers representing the RIAA indicating she is being sued for copyright infringement to the tune of over half a million dollars. Apparently her daughter had downloaded and installed Limewire to share music.
According to the lawsuit the half-million dollar price tag works out to $750 per infringement. That's $750 per song. Pretty steep considering you can purchase the songs at the iTunes store for 99 cents a pop. On the plus side, they are willing to settle for a one time fee of $4,000.
You can see the whole story here.
Jeff Ehling from the local ABC affiliate station here in Houston, TX called me to setup an interview. Since I had taken the day off we did it in the comfort of my living room.
Strangely, this time I was only referred to as:
Jay Lee who hosts a radio program that specializes in computer issues


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A round-up of Tuesday's local and national newspapers.
The views on this page are taken from the local and national media and do not necessarily reflect the views of Everton.
Tim Howard claims Everton must "go to another level" if they are going to bag a Champions League spot.
The Blues have lost some ground in recent matches in the race for the top four - their draw against Manchester City means they have won just one of their last nine league games.
Although they have lost just once during that run, Howard knows they must improve on a return of 10 points from the 27 on offer.
"We need to go to another level in January," said the American goalkeeper.
"We have to try and challenge ourselves, and if we want to be where we think we should be we have to get better.
"We've had a good start and we've played well consistently. I think we're right there in the thick of it with the top teams."
While Howard was pleased with Everton's draws against City and Arsenal, he rues the points dropped in defeat at Reading, and in draws with Norwich and QPR.
"We went toe-to-toe with the champions and gave as good as we got," he said. "The second half was tough for us, but our defensive shape and commitment was really good.
"The draw midweek and the point against City were good - it was the one against Norwich which really messed us up a bit."
Everton defender Sylvain Distin, who is out of contract in the summer, says he wants to remain in the Premier League.
The 35-year-old, who has attracted interest from QPR and Tottenham in recent months, has been in and out of Everton's side this season but has impressed when starting in the last three games.
However, manager David Moyes is eager to bring in younger players and has scouted Molde's Vegard Forren, 24, and revealed a desire to take Joleon Lescott on loan from Manchester City. Distin believes he can still perform at the highest level.
He told EvertonTV: 'Being on the bench, I didn't like it and I think it's my longest spell on the bench since I started football. I did hate it but I did try to take the positives out of it and it made me realise that I'm not ready to stop at all.
'I'm not ready to be on the bench at all and that's a good thing. 'I'm working hard every day not to be on the bench, but we have four great centre-backs.
'We have an England international [Phil Jagielka], a Dutch international who played in the final of the World Cup [John Heitinga] and then you have me and [Shane] Duffy.
'It's tough competition but it is healthy competition. We enjoy playing with each other and there is no tension between us.
'This can only make us better and we know that we have to perform week in and week out, otherwise there will be another two players who will be picked.
'The reason I am in England is to play against the best strikers and I would rather have those kind of challenges every week rather than play in a league where I don't enjoy my football. 'I know it is difficult but that is what makes football magic for me.'
SYLVAIN DISTIN has warned the Everton faithful to be "realistic" about reaching a top-four qualifying place for the Champions League.
David Moyes' side have drawn seven of their last nine games, which has dampened hopes of battling it out with Europe's elite next season.
However, French defender Distin believes Everton should be pleased with their position considering they do not have the financial muscle of those surrounding them.
Distin, 34, points out that Everton were 14th after 15 games last season, which means this campaign is a marked improvement so far.
He said: "A lot of people will moan at us for not winning games but remember where we were at this time last season.
"It is disappointing to be out of the top four but look at how much the teams around us have spent. Look at how much we have spent and we lose a top player every season.
"People have to be realistic. We have to realise that at the moment we are doing really well."
SYLVAIN DISTIN says his recent spell out of the Everton team reinvigorated his hunger to carry on playing.
The French defender turns 35 this month but insists he has no intention of hanging up his boots anytime soon.
Distin lost his place in David Moyes' side last month, and had to be content with a place on the bench for three weeks, sitting out matches against Sunderland and Reading.
But he has impressed since his recall to the starting line-up, helping the Blues to solid defensive displays against Arsenal and Manchester City.
He said: "I'm working hard every day not to be on the bench, but we have four great centre-backs.
"We have an England international (Jagielka), a Dutch international who played in the final of the World Cup (Heitinga) and then you have me and (Shane) Duffy.
"It's tough competition but it is healthy competition. We enjoy playing with each other and there is no tension between us.
"This can only make us better and we know that we have to perform week in and week out, otherwise there will be another two players who will be picked.
"Being on the bench, I didn't like it and I think it's my longest spell on the bench since I started football.
"So, if you ask me, I did hate it. But I did try to take the positives out of it and it made me realise that I'm not ready to stop at all. I'm not ready to be on the bench, and that's a good thing."
Distin was in upbeat mood following the 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
"I know a lot of people will moan at us for not winning games but they have to remember where we were at this time last season," he added.
"We haven't conceded many goals, we are scoring more and we are sitting in a comfortable position.
"I was asked before Arsenal about whether we have a point to prove. We don't because we prove a point every week.
"People have to be realistic.
"Some people might think I'm being pessimistic but I'm not – I want to win every single game and I want to play in the Champions League, who doesn't?
"But we have to realise that at the moment we are doing really well."
MAROUANE FELLAINI is too clever to leave Everton FC in January, insists Steven Pienaar.
The Belgian midfielder's future has been the subject of speculation as the new year transfer window approaches, with David Moyes bracing himself for interest in the club's top scorer.
However Pienaar believes the 25-year-old, who notched his eighth goal of the season during Saturday's 1-1 draw with reigning Premier League champions Manchester City, will be smart enough not to depart Goodison at a pivotal point of his career on Merseyside when he is playing better than ever.
He said: "He's enjoying his game at the moment so I don't think he'll want to disturb that progress. He's clever enough not to go.
"I don't think he will go in January. I'm sure the manager will keep hold of him.
"There's a lot of speculation about but he's still contracted to the club, and if we keep going like this we know it might still be hard to keep hold of him in the future – but who knows? He's been very important to us these last few weeks."
Fellaini has already confirmed he is happy to remain at Everton if the Blues can qualify for the Champions League next season.
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Abang AmirulI just hope that Moyes would bring in a brilliant goalkeeper in this January, just so that Howard would play better and get more clean sheets to keep his place between the sticks.Wednesday 5th December 02:41 Report Comment
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Margaret WalchDistin is still playing well for us. I hope we will sign him up for another year - his experience is worth a lot, and he is a valuable thoughful member of the team. Keep Distin, Moyes!Tuesday 4th December 18:02 Report Comment
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The highly modified BMW 1-Series M Coupe seen in these images is not the spawn of an Autobot, although its Transformer-like accessories would lead us in that direction. No, this aggressive looking BMW 1M is actually the product of a French racing team looking to add a little strength and intimidation to one of this year's biggest attractions.
GC Automobile - that professional French racing team we mentioned - is offering up the first race tuning package for the BMW 1M , calling it the GC10-V8. The project began with the standard BMW , then went on to get a fiberglass tourism car body with aggressive detailing just about anywhere we can feast our eyes on. The sharp angular lines in the design language fulfill the tuner's task of aggressive intimidation, down to the composite wide fender flares housing the new set of 18" wheels with either rain or slick tires and that huge rear spoiler. Control will be optimized with a 3-way OHLINS suspension system, an AP Racing 6-piston braking system, and a GP2 steering wheel.
The BMW 1M by GC Automotive was built on a tubular frame chassis typical of Silhouette cars that meets the FIA standards. This chassis houses a very proud Chevrolet V8 engine tuned by Sodemo Devel opment to produce a maximum output of 550HP. This engine is mated to a SADEV 6-speed double "Lobro" transmission with a hydraulic clutch. Engine cooling is then provided by a prominent roof scoop.
GC Automotive also took are of the vehicle's safety features, including front and side crash boxes in both doors.
Hit the jump for the GC Automotive BMW 1M's first testing video on the Nogaro circuit in Southwest France, as well as a full list of specifications.


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Strawberry & Cream Cheese SandwichFrom: EatingWell
Sliced strawberries and reduced-fat cream cheese come together in a sandwich for this quick and healthy lunchbox treat.
Servings: 1 serving
Prep: 5 mins
Total: 5 mins
1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese, (Neufchatel)
1/4 teaspoon honey
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
2 slices very thin whole-wheat sandwich bread
2 medium strawberries, sliced
1. Combine cream cheese, honey and orange zest in a bowl. Spread bread with the cheese mixture. Place sliced strawberries on 1 piece of bread, top with the other.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 128, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 191 mg, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4 g, Potassium 63 mg. Daily Values: Vitamin C 25%, Iron 20%. Exchanges: Starch 1,Fat 1.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
Click on any of the 687 commands below to get a description and list of available options. All links in the command summaries point to the online version of the book on Safari Bookshelf.
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rarpd [options] [interface]
System administration command. Respond to Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP)
Do not bind to the specified interface.
Look for boot images in the specified directory instead of the default /tftpboot.
Do not detach and run in daemon mode. Used for debugging.
Answer requests without checking the TFTP boot directory.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - The State Fire Marshal has officially ruled the fire that started on Orange Dr. early this morning as arson.
The Sheriff's Office and Charlotte County Fire/EMS were called to the report of a house fire early this morning at the same location where Sheriffs' Office Narcotics detectives served a search warrant and arrested two people on Friday.
The Sheriff's Office Communications Center received a call shortly after 2:30 this morning that the house at 557 NW Orange Drive in Port Charlotte was on fire. Both deputies and Charlotte County Fire/EMS responded. The Fire Department had the fire under controlled in less than 18 minutes. Both Sheriff's Office detectives and the Florida State Fire Marshal were called to the scene. The investigation of the fire is being conducted by the Fire Marshal's office. No one was at the home at the time of the fire.
On Friday December 13, Sheriff's Office Narcotics detectives and members of the Street Crimes Unit served a search warrant at the house. When nobody answered after they knocked on the door to announce their presence, they entered the house and found two people inside. Terry James Hoholik, 36, of that address, was found locked inside a bathroom. Megan Lynn Kukish, 25, of 2272 Starlite Lane in Port Charlotte, was located in a bedroom.
During the search, detectives located multiple items with both methamphetamine residue and MDMA residue in various locations within the house. They also located a small end of a rolled joint of marijuana in a candleholder.
Hoholik was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of MDMA, Possession of less than 20 grams of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was booked into the Charlotte County Jail and is being held on a $14,000 bond.
Kukish was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of less than 20 grams of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She is being held on a $4,000 bond. At the result of this arrest, she is also being held for an 'off-bond' from a previous arrest.
Both Hoholik and Kukish were still in custody at the Charlotte County Jail at the time of this morning's fire.
Anyone with information concerning the fire at 557 NW Orange Drive is asked to please call the Sheriff's Office at (941) 639-2101 or the Fire Marshal via Charlotte County Fire/EMS at (941) 833-5600 (ask for the Fire Marshal).


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PEX or Copper Piping: Which Would You Want in Your Home?
Plumbing has been on my mind lately—plumbing pipes in particular. I'm shopping around for a new home and near the top of my "don't want" list is cross-linked polyethylene (or PEX) piping—a controversial flexible plastic piping that is replacing copper in many re-pipe and new construction projects.
Copper piping is still the most common type of piping installed today, but PEX is becoming a popular choice within the trade. It's easy to see why builders and plumbers are excited about this stuff—it's cheaper and easier to work with than copper. But PEX's installation benefits mean little to me: I'll be living with my plumbing, relying on it several times a day to deliver water to me and my family. I care primarily about a particular pipe's effect on water quality inside the home. And I care about how one pipe material versus another will affect the environment. PEX has me worried.
Independent studies have shown that PEX leaches ethyl tertiary butyl ether, a mildly toxic chemical, into water; also, pollutants and bacteria can pass through the pipe walls leading to water contamination. (Copper pipe is impermeable and bacteriostatic.) At this point, you probably have the same question I did upon learning this: why is PEX, a material that leaches and invites toxins, approved for application in homes across the U.S.? It's for the same reason some other potentially harmful materials are permitted to come in contact with our food and water (e.g. BPA in beverage cans and PFOA in microwaveable popcorn bags)—officials approving these sorts of things are influenced by studies that differ in their results and—at the risk of sounding cynical—by industry propaganda. Some studies of PEX have shown that the chemical leaching decreases over time and eventually stabilizes to "within acceptable limits," whatever that means. Deciding which studies and opinions to base decisions on is not an easy job, and sometimes it's the cheerier findings that shape building codes that define which materials may be used.
PEX also hasn't been around that long. We just don't know how well this stuff is going to hold up over years and years of use. Copper piping, on the other hand, has been around for nearly a century, and has earned a trusted reputation. That's not to say copper is infallible: like any metal, copper can corrode. However, copper is naturally corrosion resistant. Copper pipes only corrode when exposed to "aggressive" water that is too acidic or basic. (A quick call to the water department can answer questions about water characteristics where you are buying or building a home.)
Then there are the environmental impacts of PEX pipe production and disposal. Plastic is made from petroleum, so its prolific use is not helping us reduce the environmental impacts of that industry, including drilling, refinery pollution, oil spills, etc. Manufacturing plastic is also highly toxic to the environment and PEX is not currently recyclable, so it's one more category of plastic for which we have to find landfill space.
Copper piping is hardly harmless from Mother Nature's perspective. Mining, air pollution and solid wastes from copper production can impact the environment greatly. Impacts that are reduced, however, by using recycled copper. And where available, recycled copper is the preferred material since it's cheaper to recycle copper than it is to mine and extract new copper. Copper is also 100% recyclable without any loss of performance.
There are other pros and cons to PEX versus Copper, and you can read more at PlumbingNetworks.com.
As with most things, no choice is a perfect one when trying to do the right thing for your family and the environment. We can only gather the information and make the best choice we can. My choice is copper.
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PEX has an excellent reputation spanning 40 years in Europe. I've been using the Wirsbo expander system with the Milwaukee M12 rechargeable tool. It's awesome! I'm sweating less and less copper because the PEX is more reliable, not subject to corrosion and pinhole leaks, is quieter, insulates better and doesn't burst if it freezes during a winter storm. I would never use copper again even if copper were considerably cheaper.
Comment by Harvey Middleton — September 14, 2011 @ 6:16 am
I would like to see the citation for the independent studies that showed PEX leaches chemicals into the water it carries. I've seen dire warnings about this online in a few places, but nobody can show me the actual studies. "Studies have shown" is such an over-used, meant-to-impress/scare/convince phrase that I tend to disbelieve anyone who uses it without citation.
Please . . . sources? We're currently trying to make this very decision, and it's frustrating to try to do so without real data. Thanks so much . . .
Comment by Annalea — September 15, 2011 @ 4:02 am
Click on the links embedded throughout the blog post. Regarding the leaching of methyl tertiary-butyl ether, if you don't feel like reading the full report that this blog post links to, here is a news story that summarizes: http://www.calpipes.org/ProtectingCalifornians_PEX.asp
Also http://www.chemaxx.com/polytube1.htm.
Comment by admin — September 15, 2011 @ 5:05 pm
I've used both piping systems and would honestly have to say that copper is the way to go for peace of mind. PEX is just too new and unproven by the true test of time. Many home buyers in the resale market will not want PEX in their homes, so there you go. If you want to save money now go ahead and install PEX, but this could be viewed as a negative at time of resale. Also, Harvey is a close friend of mine and I respect his opinion for the most part, but would you trust a guy named Harvey? Harvey is an average plumber at best, and tends to cut corners in his work.
Comment by Bob the Plumber — September 27, 2012 @ 5:59 pm
I was looking around the other day with this exact same question. We are building a home and asked my plumber what he would use and he said copper. The problem is I live in an area where frankly the water is too aggressive and the copper won't last. I spent a bit of time searching around the internet for anything that would be considered a "green pipe" and actually came across polypropylene. My plumber had never heard of it, but after I did a bit of research I found out that it's been used for a long time in Europe (just like pex), but they claim it doesn't have the same issues of leaching that PEX does and that it should far outlast the copper. The guys at Aquatherm said that they have people in my are that would train my guy on how to use the stuff and that it even comes with a 10 year warranty against manufacturers defects. I heavily leaning towards giving this stuff a shot.
Comment by J Kendle — February 6, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
There are a few points that are missed here when comparing PEX to copper, the primary one being that copper is poisonous when it leaches into your water. Other problems include that while PEX is made from petroleum, copper production, including mining, smelting, and shipping, uses a far greater amount of petroleum than the production of PEX, and finally, the sweating of copper uses toxic flux which both puts fumes in the home and leaves residue inside the plumbing. There will be no new copper used in my home.
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This is so delicious - better than some Thai restaurants' versions. I did not vary the ingredients at all except for leaving out the peanuts - I've never seen TYG served with them. Will make again and again.
Tom Yum Goong (Spicy Thai Shrimp Soup)
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Jan Gautro
Galangal, a root similar to ginger, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and fish sauce give this soup authentic flavor. Substitute ginger if you can't find galangal, and use 3 (2-inch) lime rind strips in place of the leaves. Reserve the shrimp shells; you'll need them to make the broth. Serve with rice noodles, if desired.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 282
- Calories from fat: 31%
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated fat: 1.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3.4g
- Protein: 39.2g
- Carbohydrate: 8.7g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 259mg
- Iron: 5.2mg
- Sodium: 992mg
- Calcium: 116mg
- 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp
- 9 1/2 cups water, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped peeled fresh galangal (about 2 ounces)
- 1/2 cup (2-inch) pieces peeled fresh lemongrass (about 4 stalks)
- 6 fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves
- 1/2 cup canned straw mushrooms, quartered
- 2 tablespoons roasted red chili paste (such as Thai Kitchen)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 Thai chiles
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 6 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
- 4 lime wedges
- Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells. Combine shrimp shells and 6 cups water in a Dutch oven; bring to a simmer. Cook 1 hour. Strain broth through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Combine broth and remaining 3 1/2 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves to pan; simmer 10 minutes. Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return broth mixture to pan. Add mushrooms, chili paste, fish sauce, and chiles; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, green onions, and cilantro; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Discard chiles. Stir in fresh lime juice. Ladle 2 cups soup into each of 4 bowls; sprinkle evenly with peanuts. Serve with lime wedges.
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Kashmir: Pakistan Troops 'Behead' Indian Soldier
Indian army officials say Pakistani forces attacked their side of the so-called Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.
Indian soldiers carry the coffin of one of the slain men
Two wars have been fought over Kashmir
One of the two Indian soldiers killed in a clash along the disputed Kashmir border was beheaded by Pakistani troops who then carried away his head, India's chief military spokesman has claimed.
"We can confirm that one of the Indian soldiers was beheaded by the Pakistani army in Kashmir," J Dahiya said.
"They have taken away the head."
Indian military chiefs said one of their army patrols was attacked byPakistani troops who crossed the so-called Line of Control dividing the region and violated a ceasefire.
Their deaths followed another disputed incident on Sunday, when Pakistan said Indian army troops attacked one of their bases and killed a soldier.
Each sides disputes the others description of events in recent days.
However, Dahiya accused the Pakistanis of being "in a state of denial".
"We are absolutely convinced Pakistan army regulars were involved because it was a surgical strike with high-calibre weapons," he said
The countries have fought two full-scale wars over Kashmir, which is claimed by both of them and is divided between them.
A 2003 ceasefire ended the most recent round of fighting, though each side occasionally accuses the other of violating it by using mortars or shooting across the border dividing the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir.
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"We all celebrate the youth, but it's only when you grow up that you realize it's the innocence and the raw ambition that's celebrated, not the actions themselves."
I have deep love for potatoes.
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"Don't worry about working fast. Worry about working well."
My super-smart wife in response to my voiced fear that there's a ticking clock when it comes to achieving my goals. (via davidvienna)
Reblogging myself here because the quote above, plus this post by mammalingo, both came at the perfect time for me. And that time would be "when I was in the midst of a panic attack about my life choices."
My parents taught me that when you're in a relationship, you honor it every single day by the way you treat each other and respect one another. So wish your lover a happy Tuesday and tell them you love them every chance you get.
Amen, sister.
An Announcement To The Parenting Blog/Tumblr Community
I'd like to make an announcement to the parenting blogging/Tumbling community:
I have no idea what I'm doing.
I'm Forrest Gumping my way through this fatherhood thing and I've set the bar pretty low simply to avoid panic and depression. Seriously, the day counts as a success if my boys aren't wearing a medically-necessary sling or eye patch at the dinner table. And that's if they sit at the dinner table.
The reason I'm saying this is because I see some parents getting down on themselves and I know part of the cause is they see other parenting bloggers posting nothing but sunshiny pictures of smiling toddlers and stories about how smooth their potty training went. Trust me, that's all bullshit. I've seen episodes of Team Umizoomi with more truth in them.
Some people need the world to think they're perfect. I'm sure you knew people like that in high school. The Internet is no different. Just because you've seen photos of a blogger's living room or know their spouse's name doesn't make it any more real. No, in reality we're all doing the best that we can which, even on our best day, will never reach the level of zen parenting displayed by Dr. Huxtable or any other embodiment of the parenting ideal.
To those feeling like you're not cutting it, please understand you totally are. And by that I mean none of us are.
I tend to forget that she's been there all along. Every time I fell apart, every time I sacrificed just a little bit more of myself, every time she was there as I tried to put back the pieces of our life. For four years she's been my partner in crime, the only piece of the jigsaw that was relevant. She was there when everyone was judging me, her smiley happy self. She was there at my wedding and she was right beside me as we celebrated birthdays alone. Maybe she's been too young for an opinion all along, but her lack of one means everything. Her unconditional love is the only reason I am who I am today.
Happy Birthday, Scarlet. I hope one day you'll realize exactly what it is you mean to me. You're everything.
Even by Internet standards, Kait's unflinching honesty is something to be admired. She, her husband Gabe and daughter Scarlet don't just give me hope that love alone can sustain you through both the good and bad times, they've proved it. And they continue to every day.
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Twitter Snobs
This article talks about twitter etiquette. If people follow you, what are your responsibilities to them? Do you HAVE to follow? I have found that I only want to follow those people who are dead on topic for me with either SEO, SEM, Website Design, Blogging and/or those people that are within my state as I enjoy those connections as well. To just follow anyone and everyone that follows you created a huge waste of time for me, and even more things to look at and decide if they are worthy of my time.
I am experimenting with having more than one Twitter "face".
I have my @yourwebchick profile for my business interests and @veryhappywife for the more girlie side of me that likes to learn and discuss things like gardening, photography, parenting, marriage, cooking, empty-nesters, scrap booking etc. I haven't spent much time making connections on that one yet so I'll let you know how my experiment goes.
I do agree that you should always answer your @ reply's. but I'm not sure that the reason some people don't respond is snobbery, I think many people on Twitter don't really understand how to find their DM's and @ responses. To people who have used Twitter for awhile it seems obvious, but I think it's our responsibilities to help the newbies we see. I will usually message someone who followed me but doesn't have a picture or a link or their profile filled out and prompt them to do so. Most people are greatful that I took my time to help them out.


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We all know server-side template engines like the popular, but outdated Smarty and newer engines like Twig from the popular Symfony2 framework. They are doing a great job in what they are intended for. Server-side templating. With the rise of light-weight AJAX-driven web applications, we have the opportunity to achieve a complete separation of presentation and business layer. No need to provide any markup server-side at all anymore, if a frontend is built entirely with client-side (JavaScript) templates.
Choosing The Right Template Engine
The title probably revealed the secret final choice already. But let's have a look at why I've chosen doT.js as my favourite template engine. Before you read on, I would like to say, that many other engines like Mustache or Handlebars are also well suitable for most projects, but in this case we dig a little deeper.
One of the main reason, why I've selected doT.js is performance. While other libraries are focused on compatility or a large feature set, doT.js has a minimal feature set and gets the best results in current JavaScript engines like V8, which is also the core engine of Node. This is why the performance advantage is quite big in Chrome for example. For an additional boost, you can use precompiled templates as JS files.
Library Independence
While JQuery is a very popular and great library, others like zepto.js are rising and are gaining attention at the moment. Because most of them are driven towards a small footprint and modularization, they might become a good alternative to JQuery in the future. Therefore, library independence can be a +1 for a template engine.
Feature Set & Footprint
doT.js is a tiny, small (2.7 KB) library, which provides just an essential set of features like conditionals, loops or partials. But for most cases, these features are absolutely sufficient.
First, load the doT.js library with your favourite script loader.
<script type="text/javascript" src="doT.js"></script>
You can either choose to compile your template into a method during runtime or use precompiled template methods in production.
var tmplString = "<h1>{{=it.title}}</h1>";
var tmpl = doT.template(tmplString);
Use the script tag to define those templates instead of a string (or precompilation), use JQuery or similar to read the template from the DOM using $('#headertmpl').text().
<script id="headertmpl" type="text/x-dot-template">
You can reuse the previously create template function tmpl as much as you want. Set the resulting text on your target element (e.g. with JQuery).
var data = { title: 'Yeah!' };
var text = tmpl(data);
To output a field from your data object, just use {{=it.fieldname}}.
{{~it.items :value:index}}
{{? it.name }}
For reusable snippets, you are able to define partials.
and to use the partial
With client-side templates, we're finally able to completely separate markup from the server-side and create a Backend, an API and a matching Frontend, completely separated from each other. In addition to a performance boost and bandwith savings, future developments of your application will be a lot easier. Combine this technique with module-oriented frontend architectures based on TerrificJS or Backbone Aura to get the full advantage of this stack.


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Meg Page featured at National Sporting Library and Museum
The exhibition Contemporary Artist-Naturalists: Robin Hill & Meg Page, on view from October 12, 2013 – February 23, 2014, highlights two artists who are each deeply connected to the natural world and continue in the spirit of Dürer, Catesby, Wilson, and Audubon rendering fauna and flora from near and far. Meg will be on hand for October 17 Open House and will present a gallery talk on November 16, 2013 in conjunction with the Library's symposium, Perspectives on Teaming with Nature, both of which are open to the public.
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Watercolor on deckled edge handmade paper
Lepus Europaeus – Portrait of a rabbit at life size, sitting on a turf of grass and moss with red clover plants in bloom. One in a series of rabbit paintings. Next in the series: "Eastern Cottontail" as a mirror composition, to hang opposite "Hare".
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