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About the Foundation
The Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and the Washington Nationals Baseball Club are committed to community partnerships that improve the lives of children and families across the Washington Capital Region and assist with the growth of baseball. The Foundation's cornerstone programs are focused on children's education, health and recreation.
A 501(c)3 charitable organization, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation has committed to, among other projects, a partnership with the District of Columbia Government to build the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy to teach the fundamentals of baseball and provide after-school educational programs for children in the DC region. The Foundation has also joined with the Children's National Medical Center to create a Pediatric Diabetes Care Complex.
The Washington Nationals Foundation was established in 2005 and re-launched as the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation in 2007 under new team owners, the Lerner family and partners. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, tax ID number 34-2034830. Contributions to this organization are deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.The Foundation's Board of Directors has adopted the following guiding principles:
- Be a responsible steward of the Foundation's resources
- Provide resources in support of the Foundation vision and mission
- Be an advocate for baseball and promote cooperation and support for fundraising for the Foundation
- Develop non-investment revenue from public and private sources to support the mission and criteria of the Foundation
Washington Nationals Dream Foundation Board of Directors:
- Debra L. Cohen
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- Theodore N. Lerner
- Marla L. Tanenbaum
- William Hall
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Let X be an smooth projective variety defined over $\mathbb{C}$. In the context of the minimal model program it is often important to understand the geometry of the maps defined by the complete linear systems associated to powers of the canonical class $nK_{X}$. I would like to understand some examples of how intricate these maps can be for small $n$.
For simplicity let's restrict to the case of algebraic surfaces. We assume that $X$ is of general type and minimal. A concrete question that I have in mind is the following. One expects that for large $n$ the complete linear systems become basepoint free, but how large is large? What explicit examples are known where the systems $nK_{X}$ all have a basepoint for $n \leq N$ but become free when $n>N$ ? Is there some absolute bound on $N$, and if so for what surface is the bound saturated?

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Chimney Sweep's Scrotum: 10 Bizarre Job-Related Illnesses
Not everyone can live the life of an Internet comedy writer, sipping on Thunderbird and eating real Kraft macaroni and cheese (not that knock off shit the peasants eat). As we understand it some people out there have thankless jobs that are not only devoid of riches and glamour, but actually can cause you harm.
Horrifying, strangely specific harm.
#10. Chimney Sweep's Scrotum Cancer
Back in Victorian times, part of the chimney sweep job description was to go naked into the smaller chimneys because for some reason cleaning out caked on carcinogens whilst fully clothed just wasn't funny or sadistic enough for Victorian sensibilities. There was no higher form of entertainment back then than a decrepit, cancer-ridden chimney sweep with an ass crack Spackled shut with decades-old soot.
Unfortunately for the chimney sweep, a lifetime of this kind of work lead to chimney sweep's cancer, or Cancer Scroti, because any disease that happens to your scrotum is just that much more depressing. Malignant sores referred to as "soot wart" would appear, and then spread like a tiny, crusty army. At first it was thought to be a venereal disease, as chimney sweeps were apparently known for being sooty gigolos, but eventually it was diagnosed as the first occupational cancer.
This is your scrotum on soot. Any questions?
Seeing as this took place in an age when medicine hadn't graduated much beyond putting leeches on stab wounds and drinking tea to overcome broken limbs the cure was to cut off the "affected portions". Surprisingly the cure almost never worked, and the newly sackless sweeps would invariably die of some form of internal cancer. It does explain why those lovable Cockney chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins sang such a sweet soprano, though.
#9. Bagpiper's Fungus
Ah, bagpipes; the beloved sound of Scotland and aquatic mammals in labor. Potentially one of the oldest instruments in existence that, after nearly 3,000 years of evolution, is still less appealing than a bag of smashed assholes. It doesn't help that the pipes are also home to a far more insidious villain than just the sound they make.
Bagpipes are made of sheepskin traditionally coated in treacle or honey on the lining to keep it airtight. The inside is sticky, dark and damp, much like the insides of the Scots who make them, making it a breeding ground for such wee beasties as spores and fungus, including Aspergillum and Cryptococcus.
Needless to say the pipers end up breathing those bacteria in and falling prey to illnesses like pneumonia, respiratory infections and an undiagnosed mental disorder that makes them want to continue playing the bagpipes.
#8. Cheese Washer's Lung
We had no idea cheese washer was even a career option (probably an oversight thanks to a drunken high school guidance counselor who only recommended haberdasher or whore), but apparently it's someone's job to buff and shine the Gouda before it hits the shelves.
While it seems a simple enough task, grab a shamwow and spit polish a few wedges, it's sadly not all glamorous cheese rubbing. With every breath you take, you could be sucking layer after layer of dairy drenched bacteria into your lungs, putting your immune system into overdrive and making your insides spongy and disgusting like aerosol Easy Cheese.
In time, your body will begin to ache and grow feverish, along with developing a shortness of breath. Given enough time, you will likely suffer weight loss and lung scarring and if it's chronic you'll be saddled with interstitial inflammation and alveolar destruction. We don't even know what that means but it sounds like the most hardcore thing that'll ever happen to a cheese washer.
#7. Butcher's Warts
Up to their elbows in prime rib, chicken breasts and pig sphincter, butchers are the unsung hero of every barbeque and bris. Besides enjoying a workplace that's typically bathed in blood and gore, butchers are subject to their own special malady, Butcher's warts, which are a variation of the Human Papillomavirus.
Modern medicine is still not sure why, but something about covering your hands in raw, room temperature animal offal makes human skin a haven for the viruses that cause warts. Not just common warts either, but cauliflower-like lesions which is a fancy way of saying they resemble the crotches of whores who work for coupons instead of cash.
Our boss wouldn't let us include a picture of a whore crotch. And we had so many good ones, too.
These commonly appear on the hands of the butcher who is currently rubbing them all over your T-bone. Sure you don't want to give the tofu another try?
#6. Wool Sorter's Disease
As the name suggests, this condition usually afflicts those working with wool, like sheep shearers. What the name doesn't suggest is just how bad this disease actually is. The more common name is anthrax. Actual, terrifyingly awful anthrax. The stuff the terrorists were threatening to send around. Fucking sheep.
So say you're busy shaving and/or wrestling your favorite sheep one evening and everything seems kosher until you start feeling a little off. At first you think you're coming down with a cold or flu, but within a day or two your lymph nodes will start rotting and bleeding , you can contract meningitis, high fever, and severe abdominal pain before finally suffering a fatal respiratory collapse all from breathing in the bacteria hidden in sheep's wool.
Even when caught early, the mortality rate is nearly 100 percent. Fucking sheep.


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Many professionals are taking their expertise and heading back to the classroom.
Mike Hughes, the Transition to Teaching Coordinator, says, "We have engineers, chemists, and individuals that have been out in the workforce, working in a field pertaining to the degree and now are looking to move into the education profession, using that expertise in the classroom."
More prospective teachers are turning to alternative route programs, so they can help mold the minds of the next generation.
According to the state's Education Professional Standards Board, the university route is the most popular.
Under that option there is a grant funded program called Transition to Teaching. Hughes says, "We are able to help school districts in filling critical shortage needs areas."
The program works with 19 school districts to get teachers into high need areas, such as math, science, special education, and English as a Second Language.
Hughes says, "We don't see a lot of individuals going into physics, chemistry, and math moving toward teaching, they're going to other careers."
The prospective teachers are screened at the university and district levels, and for the grant program.
They also have to take the Praxis exam, the exam all teachers in the state have to take to be certified. They also have to attend teacher preparation courses.
Hughes says, "A teacher must have at least a bachelor's degree to be admitted, they must have a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, can never have gone through a teacher preparation course."
Since Transition to Teaching is a grant funded program, it helps with the cost of tuition, books, and other fees.
When an individual completes the program, they will have a Masters of Arts degree in Education.
Western Kentucky University also provides an alternative route program that's similar to Transition to Teaching, only the prospective teachers pay to go back to school.
There are a total of seven different methods for how you can receive certification in Kentucky. For a complete list of requirements, log onto http://www.kyepsb.net/certification/certaltroutes.asp
For more information on the Transition to Teaching program, log onto www.grrec.coop.k12ky.us


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Good manners, social graces, and etiquette
November 10, 2008, 11:47:15 AM »
Kind of a whiny bitch tone to this, but it addresses something I suspect many of us have felt.
All Apologies
By HENRY ALFORD
Published: November 10, 2008
I SOMETIMES find strangers manners so lacking that I have started engaging in an odd kind of activism. I call it reverse etiquette: I supply the apology that they should be giving me.
When the ebullient young woman behind the cash register at the grocery store dropped my apple on the ground, she smiled nervously, picked it up and put it in my bag, but said nothing. So I offered, in a neutral tone of voice, Oh, Im sorry. This did not elicit the remorse I hoped it would she simply grimace-smiled and said, Thats O.K. So I added, Sorry about that I really didnt mean for you to drop that. At which she stared off into the mid-distance as if receiving instructions from outer space.
A few weeks later, the skinny, 20-something gentleman manning the cash register at the pizzeria told me, I cant break a 20. So I asked, Would you mind terribly if I went next door and got change? He said, Thats fine. When I returned, no thanks or apology forthcoming from him, I said in a flat, non-sarcastic voice, So sorry I hope I didnt keep you waiting? Confused, he shook his head no. I forget stuff sometimes, I said a cue that went unmet.
How did I get here? Id feel like a marm or a scold if I told a stranger that he has bad manners; so instead I wage a campaign of subtle remonstrance. That this subtle remonstrance was, in its initial forays at least, mostly lost on my interlocutors did not faze me: being able to sublimate my irritation was its own reward.
But I like to think that in some instances my behavior, by causing others to wonder what Im going on about, may help to carry out etiquettes mandate: to promote empathy. Its my distinct hope that the person who is apologized to when she drops my apple is a person who will have an epiphany the next time someone drops her apple.
And yet, placated though I am by the realization that I am providing others with gentle, time-released lessons, sometimes the angry little man inside me wants more. Much more. To wit, an apology.
So I have become more explicit in my acts of reverse etiquette. The other day I apologized to a tall, bearded man who slammed his duffel into me at Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street. Then I told him, Im saying what you should be saying. He responded, in toto, Oh, right.
Though this response could not be described as blanket-like, it nevertheless gave me enough ground to see that I was on the right track. I realized that I just need to be even more explicit with people. So the other day, when a stroller-pushing mother semi-vigorously bumped into me at Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street this corner is apparently the Bermuda Triangle of manners I expressed remorse, and added, No one says Im sorry anymore, so I do it for them.
My idea is that if I say Im sorry, then at least the words have been released into the universe.
She stared at me with equal parts irritation and faint horror, as if I had just asked her to attend a three-hour lecture on the history of the leotard.
I continued: The apology gets said, even if its not by the right person. It makes me feel better. And maybe youll know what to say next time.
Wow, she said. (The tickets for the leotard lecture were $200, or $500 at the door.)
And then, finally, came the words I have longed these many months to hear: Ill think about it.
Henry Alford is the author of the forthcoming How to Live.
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November 20, 2008, 09:28:21 PM »
I read this on another forum, oddly enough it's dedicated to the 1930s and 1940s, the so-called "golden age" -- so they talk about that era clothing, fashions and wearing fedoras (I'm into cowboy hats myself). Anyway, I think the entire concept of manners and social graces has just gone away and apologizing for someone else is kind of like that old saying about trying to teach a pig to do something. Makes one upset and annoys the pig, but doesn't solve the initial idea of teaching.
Years ago, I lived in Philadelphia, which I consider the haven of no manners and a big attitude. I moved to nowhere Missouri and everyone was polite. Not much anymore. That PA attitude has moved across the nation.
My observations have led me to the belief that most people are so self-absorbed that they just don't even notice that they are not interacting with others in a reasonable manner. I cite the many drivers chatting or text-messaging on cell phones while simultaneously running others off the road.
I don't believe stating their apology will do much good. I've only found that being mean and ugly looking while driving a giant Dodge pickup makes a bit of difference. But, only a bit.
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November 20, 2008, 11:48:08 PM »
Why were manners developed in the first place......hmmmm?
Simply food for thought. I feel I know why and if more people thought about it they would adopt manners. Our society has been sheltered for so long they have forgotten what used to lay beyond the firelight.
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Beyond the Firelight
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November 21, 2008, 07:24:19 AM »
Quote from: Freki on November 20, 2008, 11:48:08 PM
Our society has been sheltered for so long they have forgotten what used to lay beyond the firelight.
Wow, what a great quote.
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November 21, 2008, 07:46:52 AM »
Indeed it is. Its even better when rendered the verb is in agreement with the subject:
"Our society has been sheltered for so long it has forgotten what used to lay beyond the firelight."
"People have been sheltered for so long they have forgotten what used to lay beyond the firelight."
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Bloomingdale UMC New Beginners Circle meets
The Bloomingdale United Methodist Church's New Beginners Circle met April 9 with Colleen Rouse, president, presiding.
Arjanta Mansfield gave the opening prayer.
Pat Smith led devotions.
Carolyn Mehl was hostess.
Plans were completed for the May 11 spaghetti dinner. It will be held at the church. Takeouts will be available. Donations will be accepted, and all proceeds will go to the church's building fund.
The May 14 meeting will be held at the Dove Restaurant in Bloomingdale.
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The Lawn Festival Committee of Grace Lutheran Church located at 2015 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, held a planning meeting for event to be held June 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Plans are to sell food, in particular cabbage rolls and other items, as well as crafts, plants and books.
Entertainment will be provided by Stu and Pat, Michael Facciani and Power Surge.
The event is open to the public.
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The Cadiz Presbyterian Church will be hosting the Skyline Boys gospel quartet on May 12 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Performing since 1995, the group is made up of Dennis Powers of Virginia, owner, manager and soundman; Chris Little of West Virginia, baritone and piano player; Toby Siler of Ohio, lead singer; and Jerry Skaggs of West Virginia, tenor.
The group was nominated for the Horizon group of the year in 2005 and 2006. They signed with Crossroads Music label in 2008.
A love offering will be taken.
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mother-daughter banquet
Claudia Good presided at the April salad and desert luncheon meeting of the Unionport United Methodist Women where it was reported that the recent hoagie sale was a success.
Plans were discussed for the mother-daughter banquet to be held in May. A contribution was given to Urban Mission Ministries for the Feinstein Hunger Challenge Program.
Driven Quartet to sing
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Driven Quartet of Indian Trail, N.C., will present a Southern gospel concert on May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carrollton Baptist Chapel located at 365 Steubenville road, S.E., Carrollton.
The members of the group have been singing professionally for more than 20 years and created Driven Ministries in 2006.
"The name 'Driven' comes strictly from the drive these four young men have to continue what God has called them to do - seek the lost and uplift the hurting," according to a news release.
Two food items are requested for admission and will be donated the Loaves and Fishes, the local food pantry. A love offering also will be taken. For information, call the church at (330) 627-7376 or Richard and Judy Cunningham at (33) 323-9253 or (330) 739-4005.


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WACO (November 1, 2012)--A Chicago man's sentence was reduced Wednesday on a federal pornography charge after a higher court ordered the sentence adjusted.
U.S. District Court Judge Walter S. Smith, Jr., sentenced Edward J. Teuschler, 54, to serve 136 months in federal prison followed by five years on supervised release and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine and a $100 in special assessment to the court.
On March 31, Smith sentenced Teuschler to serve 180 months in prison, but on appeal the 5th U.S. Circuit Court, in New Orleans, on a technicality in the case, said the sentence was too harsh and ordered Smith to reduce it.
Teuschler pleaded guilty in January to attempting to distribute child pornography on the Internet.
Federal prosecutors presented evidence in a plea hearing that on May 14, 2010, Teuschler contacted via computer an undercover sheriff's deputy in Glen Rose who he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
The deputy and Teuschler chatted via computer and the deputy reported the conversation quickly turned sexual.
On July 6, 2010, after Sommervell County deputies identified Teuschler as the suspect, federal agents served a search warrant on Teuschler's Chicago residence.
Teuschler admitted to agents he had images of children engaging in sexual activity on his laptop computer and that he used that computer to distribute the images on the Internet, authorities said.
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Libor Dragnet Snares Three Men in U.K.
Arrests Mark the Opening of New Phase in Global Rate-Manipulation Probe as Focus Moves From Banks to Individuals
LONDON—British law-enforcement authorities arrested three men Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation into attempted manipulation of interest rates.
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office said the three British nationals, aged 33, 41 and 47, were questioned at a London police station and that authorities searched their homes near London.
While the SFO didn't identify the men, one of them is Thomas Hayes, a former trader at UBS AG and Citigroup Inc., C -0.61 % according to people familiar with the matter. Authorities in multiple countries have been looking into Mr. Hayes as an alleged coordinator of a group of employees at multiple banks who sought to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, according to people familiar with the case.
One of the others arrested was Terry Farr, an employee of British brokerage firm R.P. Martin Holdings Ltd. in London who is currently on leave from the firm, according to a person familiar with the case. Mr. Farr has been under investigation for possibly helping bank employees coordinate their efforts to influence Libor, according to people familiar with the case.
Messrs. Hayes and Farr could not be reached for comment.
For ongoing coverage, go to wsj.com/libor.
Related Article
- Banking Industry Squirms Over European Rate Probe (Dec. 9, 2012)
The Libor Investigation
- Before Scandal, Clash Over Control of Libor (Sept. 11, 2012)
- Suits Mount in Rate Scandal (Aug. 26, 2012)
- Libor Probe Expands to Bank Traders (July 24, 2012)
- Rate Probe Keys On Traders (Feb. 7, 2012)
- Lining Up Libor Alternatives
Upheaval at Barclays
- Missteps Doomed Barclays's Leaders (July 15, 2012)
- Highlights From the Barclays Emails
- Barclays Chairman Steps Down (July 1, 2012)
- Barclays CEO Robert Diamond Resigns (July 3, 2012)
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The Wall Street Journal's investigation into Libor manipulation began in 2008:
- Bankers Cast Doubt On Key Rate Amid Crisis (April 16, 2008)
- Study Casts Doubt on Key Rate -- WSJ Analysis Suggests Banks May Have Reported Flawed Interest Data for Libor (May 29, 2008)
- Banks Probed in Libor Manipulation Case (March 16, 2011)
- U.S. Asks if Banks Colluded on Libor (April 14, 2011)
Tuesday's arrests mark a new phase in the wide-ranging civil and criminal investigations of attempted rigging of Libor and other widely used benchmark interest rates, such as the euro interbank offered rate, or Euribor. More than a dozen banks are under investigation by authorities in several countries.
This appears to be the first time that authorities in the U.K. or elsewhere have arrested individuals in connection with the case, which so far has focused primarily on getting banks to admit wrongdoing and pay large financial penalties.
The SFO launched its criminal investigation in July, shortly after Barclays PLC agreed to pay roughly $450 million to settle U.S. and British allegations that its traders and executives were involved with attempted rate-fixing. U.S. criminal authorities have been investigating rate-rigging for much longer but haven't charged anyone.
In the U.K., authorities arrest individuals in the early, information-gathering stages of an investigation. It doesn't necessarily mean that the individuals ultimately will be charged with a crime.
Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere have been focusing on rings of traders at various banks who allegedly tried to coordinate their efforts to improperly influence Libor and Euribor. Investigators also are looking at whether brokers at firms such as R.P. Martin acted as middlemen, helping traders and other bank employees coordinate their efforts to rig benchmark rates, according to people briefed on the cases.
Mr. Hayes has emerged as a key figure in multiple countries' investigations. He worked in Tokyo as a trader at UBS from 2006 to 2009 before jumping to Citigroup. Citigroup fired him in 2010 as Libor-manipulation investigations were gaining steam, people familiar with the matter have said.
Mr. Hayes was the main trader in Japanese authorities' civil enforcement action against UBS and Citigroup last year for their attempted manipulation of Libor, according to people close to that investigation. People familiar with the matter have said Mr. Hayes was the "Trader A" whom Canadian competition authorities accused of working with traders at other banks to push Libor up or down.
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KAISERLING, Catherine M., 89 of Steubenville, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Laurels.
She was born Dec. 23, 1924, in Steubenville. She is the daughter of the late Milton and Mame Mooney Freshwater; Catherine is also preceded in death by her husband, Henry "Dean" Kaiserling, one daughter, Suzanne Kaiserling, and one brother, Raymond Freshwater.
Catherine was a homemaker and a member of Triumph of the Cross Catholic Church.
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Surviving are two sons, Jeff Kaiserling of Arroyo Grande, CA and Jan Kaiserling of Steubenville. Three daughters, Johanna Proper of Dover, OH, Kathleen Kaiserling of Steubevnille, and Linda Nemeth of Johnstown, OH. 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are Friday 11:00 am to 1:00pm at the Mosti Funeral Home, Sunset Chapel, 4435 Sunset Blvd. A funeral liturgy with mass will be celebrated 1:30 pm at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Fr. Bradley Greer, celebrant. Burial will at Greenwood Cemetery, Hopedale.
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I've got some issues on scripting... if someone could help me, it would be really good !
My script has:
And I'm getting this error:
./calc_serv_demand.sh: line 12: 0.0895406: syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is ".0895406")
Can someone help me?
I think it's because the bash works only with integer... I need to use float values, though.
thanks in advance
Problem solved:
VISITS=$(echo $WR + $RD | bc); echo $VISITS
SERVICE_DEMAND=$(echo $VISITS '*' $SERVICE_TIME | bc); echo $SERVICE_DEMAND


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The complex will consist of an integrated refinery, processing 200,000 bpd of crude oil, and a petrochemical complex, with associated infrastructure, utilities and offsites facilities. The refinery is designed to process Kuwait Export crude. The plant will have the facilities for full conversion.
Foster Wheeler was awarded a project management and consultancy
services contract for the new Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex (NSRP) to
be built in Vietnam, the company said Tuesday.
The Nghi Son project is a joint
venture including Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, Kuwait
Petroleum and Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui
The Foster Wheeler contract value was not disclosed, with
officials noting that the expected total project investment is $9
The complex will consist of an integrated refinery, processing 200,000 bpd of
crude oil, and a petrochemical complex, with
associated infrastructure, utilities and offsites facilities. The refinery is designed to
process exported crude from Kuwait.
The plant will have the facilities for full conversion, with
an integrated aromatics complex and polypropylene
Foster Wheeler successfully completed the front-end
engineering design for the NSRP complex, and subsequently
provided project management services during
the tendering phase for the main EPC contract, said
Umberto della Sala, president and chief operating officer
for Foster Wheeler.
Foster Wheeler said it will manage and administer, in an
integrated team with the client, the engineering, procurement
and construction contractor consortium
through to the completion of performance testing.
The NSRP complex is expected to commence commercial operations
in 2017.
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After 20 months and $100,000 spent on architects and engineers, the fate of a plan for multifamily housing on the former Boker Lumber site was being debated before the Durango City Council late Tuesday night.
Emil Wanatka, the developer with Airview Holdings-Cadwallader, complained he was �emotionally and financially spent.� He had requested a rezone to ensure some certainty for the future of the project rather than subjecting it to more public hearings as required for a new planned-use development.
His lawyer, Denny Ehlers, noted the project has been revised many times in a futile attempt to satisfy concerns of neighbors and city staff members.
�We�ve gone through three iterations, and we�re getting nowhere,� Ehlers said.
Ehlers said his client is �caught in an infinite loop� of demands. Ehlers said there is no intention of coming back with a planned-use development.
Neighbors have raised concerns about population density, neighborhood compatibility with the construction of tall buildings and traffic safety because the property at 960 E. College Drive near Ninth Avenue is located at a sharp curve on a steep hillside. Staff members worried about the visibility of traffic making left turns in and out of the property.
�The traffic is already too much,� said neighbor Matthias Holladay.
A zoning change would have allowed up to 24 units per acre or 40 units on the 1.68 acres on the level section of the property, which is 5 acres altogether.
Holladay also was worried about the �wildlife there. We see a lot of critters.�
Cindy Smith opposed the request for a rezoning because it would preclude public hearings on the project.
�The public wouldn�t get a say-so,� she said. �There are a lot of safety issues. We just want to have some input.�
Neighbors urged the City Council not to base its decision on individual opinions of Wanatka, who a neighbor acknowledged was a �great guy.�
Because capitalism is a gamble, it was not the city�s job to protect the developer�s interest, said neighbor Sandy Burke.
�All of us are a little grumpy about not getting what we want,� added neighbor, Matthias Holladay.
A proponent of infill development, or revitalzing urban space, Wanatka argued the project was essential to economic development.
Housing and job retention are interrelated, Wanatka said. �You don�t get one without the other.�
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My Macbook has frozen on the start-up screen. I'm not sure if it's a serious fault or whether it just needs to re-start from a back-up, but I'm overseas at the moment & the back up is my Time Capsule at home. I need urgently to retrieve files from my Time Capsule. I'm aware that I could have set up my Time Capsule up to be accessed remotely before I left, & I was wondering whether it is possible to set up remote access remotely, if that makes sense?
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[GXT2.2.6] Grid column alignment issue
I have ordered GXT 2.2.6 for grid column alignment fixeing.
However, after I upgraded to 2.2.6, the column alignment issue still exists.
Does 2.2.6 have this issue fixed?
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I'm not able to reproduce this on http://www.sencha.com/examples-2/#basicgrid (also running 2.2.6, as the title indicates) - can you confirm that you also cannot reproduce it there? If you can, can you give the browser, OS, and exact series of steps you are using?
If you cannot see it there, can you provide a runnable example that demonstrates the issue?
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Hi Colin,
Thank you for the reply.
My environment is Firefox 18.0.2, and Window XP sp3.
I did a try on examples-2#basicgrid, and can't reproduce neither.
and it takes time for preparing a example, I'll attach later.
BTW, I found a work around solution by calling GridView.onColumnSplitterMoved() after GridView.doSort().
The refresh which is called in doSort() causes the column alignment issue, so I call onColumnSplitterMoved() after refresh event is handled.


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Please, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS.
My heater (bought from woot last year) quit on my after 3 months early January when we needed it the most.
The LifeSmart has zero customer support and I have given up trying to get the heater working again.
I bought this exact heater for the same price from Menards last winter.. Mine died within a couple weeks. took it back and exchanged it for another that is still working.. hit or miss on the quality it would seem. I woulnd't trust it mail order.. Buy it from a box store so you can return it if need be.
Bought one a year ago, still working like a champ. My wife is very happy with it. Keeps the basement comfortable, always felt cool before.
...or don't buy this at all. It's really just one of these types of heaters wrapped in a wooden cabinet:
forget this.. the amish fireplace is much better. (sarcasm, for those who tend to miss it)
the only advantage of quartz heaters is that they make people feed warm without heating the surrounding area. just like the ones 20' up at home depot etc, that said 1500 watts of heater is 1500 watts of heat no matter how you slice it (mostly). I f you want a quartz heater buy a simple one from wallmart, lowes or somewhere similar where you can return it.


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NOLANVILLE (February 16, 2013)—An 18-wheeler hauling steel pipe overturned late Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 190 just outside of Nolanville, leaving the driver trapped in the wreckage of the cab.
The truck was westbound at around 11:45 a.m. Saturday when it veered off the highway, crossed a grassy area to the service road, hit a guardrail and overturned just before the Paddy Hamilton Road exit.
Firefighters had to free the driver from the wreckage, but he did not appear to be seriously injured.
He was taken to Seton Medical Center in Harker Heights for evaluation.
The service road from the accident scene to Paddy Hamilton Road was closed because of the accident and authorities said it would take several hours to clear the roadway.
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5 Old-Timey Prejudices That Still Show Up in Every Movie
We think of Hollywood as a liberal and socially progressive land of hippies, what with its endless fundraisers and giving awards to movies that teach us that intolerance is wrong. Yet in certain ways, movies are still way behind the times.
We've pointed out before how certain weird movie stereotypes refuse to die, but there are larger, sadder trends that seem like they'll never go away.
For instance ...
#5. They Still Can't Show a Black Man Dating a White Woman (Unless That's What the Whole Movie Is About)
Via Fridaymoviez.com
Think for a minute about the last time you saw a black guy with a white woman in a mainstream movie. OK, now take away every single movie where they're using that relationship to preach to us about racism. So that knocks out Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Jungle Fever, Save the Last Dance, Far From Heaven and any incarnation of Othello.
In other words, try to think of movies where the relationship is just treated as a normal, everyday thing (keep in mind, in real life one in seven new American marriages are between members of different races). Mia and Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction? Actually, that couple never appears on screen together. We'll give you two: Rachel Getting Married and Love Actually.
Seen mostly by critics and the people who actually made the films.
Now, think about the last time you saw a white guy get it on with a black lady (and again, where race wasn't a major theme of the movie). The list is surprisingly long: The Bodyguard, Die Another Day, The Score, Boiler Room, Mission Impossible II, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Avatar (kinda), The Princess and the Frog, Star Trek the movie, Star Trek the TV show and just about every movie Halle Berry's ever been in.
She's got that vanilla fever.
So What's the Deal?
It's not just our imagination. The "Audiences Don't Want to See Black Men Taking Our White Women" thing is so ingrained that Will Smith claims that Cameron Diaz lost the lead role opposite him in the movie Hitch because producers were worried about "the nation's problem of seeing a black man and a white woman getting intimate." So, Cuban-American Eva Mendes was cast instead. Hollywood has apparently decided that Mendes is a nice compromise to the black man/white woman problem -- she gets those roles again and again and again.
This one goes allll the way back to 1915's Birth of a Nation. Today, it's a punchline about how racist everyone used to be, but it was the first movie shown in the White House screening room to then President Woodrow Wilson. Up until the 1960s, it was widely regarded as the greatest American movie. And the second half of the movie is essentially a slasher flick in which "renegade slaves" (white guys in black face) play the role of Jason Voorhees, and pretty white girls play the role of ... well, the pretty white girls in slasher movies. It even has the standard "TURN AROUND HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!" slasher movie shot as she's stalked by the monster ...
And the part where she throws herself off of a cliff to avoid being raped by a black man ...
"It is like writing history with lightning. And my only regret is that it is all so terribly true." -- President Woodrow Wilson, allegedly.
D.W. Griffith's movie was a hit because he knew how to strike a chord of terror with white audiences. In today's era of political correctness, it seems pretty telling that Hollywood works so hard to avoid even accidentally touching that same chord.
Think we're making it up? Then how do you explain The Pelican Brief? In the book, the guy and the girl do it, because he's a suave guy saving a damsel in distress and because that's what happens in every single work of fiction ever. In the movie, starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts at their most doable, they hugged. They were alone for the night in a cabin, and they hugged!
"Too close! A keep those hands where we can see 'em. We have a white male audience to consider here, people."
#4. Only the Pretty Girls Are Allowed to Live
On one hand, the "strong woman" character is all over action movies now -- audiences have no problem seeing ladies kicking dudes in the face. So that's one area where we've made progress, right? The fact that women don't need to be dainty little flowers probably died with Rosie the Riveter. So what's the problem?
Well, there's something these tough survivor girl characters all have in common. Take Aliens. There are two main female characters: Ripley and Private Vasquez. One is a hardened soldier with combat experience, a butch haircut and a Rambo-esque bandanna tied around her forehead, and the other is a more traditionally feminine civilian who has no real business being in a combat zone at all. Guess who dies? Here's a hint: It's the one TV Tropes named a section after.
We'd tap that. From a safe distance. With body armor.
Examples are endless. In The Descent, the least feminine character is the first to die, and the grieving mother is the only one to live. The Matrix kills off the androgynous Switch, but leaves (the more feminine) Trinity.
And then we have Michelle Rodriguez, who has built her entire career around this, dying gloriously in Resident Evil, Avatar and Lost, each time leaving room for a more delicate girl to survive.
"I love your smile, Michelle, but I think it would look better with a gaping chest wound."
So What's the Deal?
The best point to make about this whole thing has already been made by Ms. Rodriguez herself:
"... people can call it typecast, but I pigeonholed myself ... Saying no to the girlfriend, saying no to the girl that gets captured, no to this, no to that, and eventually I just got left with the strong chick who's always being killed, and there's nothing wrong with that."
"Man, she's good. Hasn't even read the script ... she just knows."
You read that right: She's limited her roles to interesting, strong characters. For a male actor, that means "action hero." For a woman, it means she has to die -- over and over and over again, each time making way for the petite model to take down the villain with her Waif-Fu instead. That's the phrase TV Tropes coined to describe the martial art that allows a woman to thrash trained soldiers twice her size while having no musculature on her frame at all. It's considered empowering when Joss Whedon includes ass-kicking females in everything he writes, but when he needs a badass kung fu killing machine, he casts the pretty, wispy Summer Glau.
The women who develop careers as action stars are not just pretty, but are pretty in the most feminine way possible: Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Yeoh and Halle Berry. We're guessing that 70 percent of the people reading this article can take each of those women in a fight because we're guessing at least 70 percent of you are not unnaturally thin wisps of humanity. Doesn't matter. The only women we'll consistently let star in action movies also happen to be women so beautiful they get their own cosmetics campaigns, like, all the time. Michelle Rodriguez is pretty, but she's not might-be-an-alien pretty, and so she has to die.
"Gray. Spandex. Smoothie. Covergirl."
We've convinced ourselves that there's such thing as "ass-kicking supermodels" for the same reason female slasher movie survivors tend to spend the last hour of every film running and screaming at the top of their lungs. There is so much psychology behind that concept of the lone female slasher movie survivor that there is an entire book about the phenomenon and what it means (Men, Women and Chain Saws). The author points out that when the last person standing in a horror movie is a man, you never see him screaming or crying with fear (imagine Arnold's character in Predator doing that), but with women, it's required. For the most part, we won't sympathize with her unless she spends a certain amount of time helpless and terrified.
Joss Whedon can pretend like the ass-kicking supermodels were created as a reaction to the helpless victims, but he's just substituting one weird male fantasy with another. It's as if there's nothing in between "beautiful victimized woman crying while splattered in blood" and "beautiful invincible woman kicking people while wearing skintight fetish gear."
"Nah, go ahead and finish the kick. It's kind of a thing I have."
#3. Movies Are Still Weirdly Prudish About Some Subjects
If we say Hollywood is a bunch of prudes when it comes to female sexuality, you'll probably say, "Whaaaaaat? Everyone loves seeing boobies! I'm looking at them right now! Hell, there's a nip slip in Avatar if you know where to pause it!" But we're not talking about showing boobs or sexy ladies. We're talking about female sexuality.
For instance, the MPAA seems way more likely to give a movie an NC-17 rating for sexual content when the woman is shown enjoying herself a little too much. The movie Boys Don't Cry was originally threatened with an NC-17 rating because a female orgasm went on too long, and because a character was shown wiping their mouth after performing oral sex on a female. Meanwhile, around that same time Scary Movie got an easy R despite a woman being plastered to the ceiling by a blast of semen.
A single two-minute scene had to be cut from Body of Evidence to avoid an NC-17 rating. Nobody noticed.
But if you want your sex scene to get the green light? Try making it graphically violent.
Last House on the Left got away with graphic rape and an R, while The Cooler was given an NC-17 for showing Maria Bello's and William H. Macy's pubic hair slapping together for less than a second. American Psycho got an NC-17 -- not for the scene where Christian Bale drops a chainsaw on a women, but for the scene where he has sex with two women at once.
When it comes to abortion, we actually seem to be going backward. In the 1980s, the teen comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High had a very frank discussion about abortion between two of the main characters. Today? Abortions have pretty much stopped happening in movies. Even when unintended pregnancy is central to the plot and abortion has to come up, the producers get around the issue by simply never saying the word. Remember Knocked Up, when Jonah Hill's character says, "I won't say the A-word, but it rhymes with 'shamshmortion.'" In a movie where the plot revolved around an unintended pregnancy, the abortion talk was too disturbing to include, and that's straight from Judd Apatow. For context, anally raping an infant was a perfectly fine joke to make a beat after the avoided conversation. Abortion, dear lord, no.
So What's the Deal?
The MPAA is under the impression that for moviegoers, the subject of female sexuality, even if it's just depicting women being too into sex, is scary and weird. And for the coveted male demographic, they might be right.
Think about the "femme fatale" (literally "dangerous woman") stock characters like psychopath Sharon Stone showing us her crotch as a form of aggression in Basic Instinct. Or the seductive yet dangerous girls who show up in Bond movies. Or Catwoman, or any of a thousand others. Those characters work because the filmmakers know that sexually aggressive women make a lot of men feel funny inside.
"I wonder if she's wearing un- HELLOOO!"
And then there's the female slasher movie victims again, and that weird rule that says the pretty girl who survives to the end of the movie must not be shown having sex. It's like Hollywood decided that we were all psychotically jealous ex-boyfriends, or strict dads, and everyone just went with it.


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2 Bedroom. Manchester. Private Apartment, with Free Wi-Fi, for Business or Holiday rentals in Leafy, South M/C/R
Size69 m²
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Superb two bedroom bright and cosy self contained apartment conveniently located in much sought after and leafy south Manchester.
There is a bus stop within a 2 minute walk of the building & excellent transport links to the Manchester university, the city centre, hospitals & Manchester International Airport.
Suitable for both business or holiday rentals.
All bills & WI-Fi internet access are inclusive.
The apartment comprises of a large & comfortable living-room, 2 x double bedroom, a bathroom with shower over the bath and spacious kitchen
The kitchen has a built –in oven, a microwave, a fridge-freezer plus a washing machine & tumble-dryer.
Sky satellite is provided with a HD Television, there is a clock radio in the bedroom
All bedding, towels, kitchen utensils & crockery are supplied.
The furnishings are comfortable and to a high standard
The apartment has economy 7; night storage central heating and hot water is supplied by an immersion heater.
On the exterior you can enjoy a leafy environment with nearby parks and tree lined streets, along with a parking spot for your vehicles.
The apartments location is 15 minutes by bus from Manchester City Centre and Piccadilly Railway station, 10 minutes by bus from the University district and 20 minutes by Taxi from Manchester International Airport.
There is a shopping area within a 3 minute walk of the apartment with convenience stores comprising of a Tesco Metro, Co-oP Food and a Subway etc. There are larger Supermarkets within a 5 minute bus ride.
Fully furnished
Two Bedrooms
Large Living Room
Free Wireless internet ( WIFI )
SKY Satellite Television with hundreds of channels
Fully fitted kitchen with all utensils and crockery
Towels and linen provided
Quality Bedding
Weekly linen change
Baby cot and hi-chair on request
Washer/dryer/iron and board and Hair-dryer
Utility bills and council tax included
The city of Manchester, which has a population in excess of 400,500, is the principal industrial, cultural and commercial centre of North-West England and is the UK's second financial centre. The city has 2.5 million people living within a 12 mile radius of the centre. Manchester benefits from excellent communications via the M60, M62, M56, M66 and M67 Motorways, Intercity rail links and an international airport.
Guests should leave the apartment in the same state as it was at check-in.
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A comfortable, cosy, family friendly flat, equipped with everything we needed during our stay.
Great location, near a park and the bus for the city centre.
Bruce is a very nice and attentive landlord, we'll definitely book again!
Apartment very comfortable and equipped with all you need a house, everything working perfectly. Great location, quiet and close to the bus stop to the center, just a few minutes. The house also has a car park and shops / supermarkets within reach.
Excellent hospitality and the availability of Mr.Bruce.
Appartamento molto confortevole e dotato di tutto quanto necessita una casa, tutto perfettamente funzionante. Posizione ottima, tranquilla e vicina alla fermata dell'autobus per il centro, raggiungibile in pochi minuti. Inoltre la casa è dotata di parcheggio e negozi/supermercati a portata di mano.
Ottima l'accoglienza e la disponibilità di Mr.Bruce.
We were very happy with this property. It was comfortable for us (a family of four) because our kids didn't mind sharing a double bed, and because of high ceilings it was light and airy as well as cosy. Bruce was very helpful and is serious about providing a good experience. The location was quiet but handy, there was no difficulty parking our hire car either behind the property or on the street, and we were especially pleased to find a Co-op supermarket just around the corner. A no-fuss experience, which is just the way we like it.
The flat is beautifully furnished and very comfortable. Also, the kitchen is equipped with everything you need. I'd always book it again!
Bruce was an absolutely lovely host. He met us whenever it suited for us, check in and check out were as easy as possible and he made everything for us to feel comfortable. The apartment is as described, small but comfortable and one feels at home instantly.
We really appreciated it and I would definitely stay at Bruce's apartments again.
Bruce is a fantastic host, very helpful. the apartment was really great and cery confortable!
Bruce was a great host, very friendly and helpful, helped us in everything we need during the month of stay and their response was always immediate.
The flat is very well conditioned, with all cooking utensils and appliances you need. The location is perfect to get around Manchester, 15 minutes away by bus. The bus stop is 2 minutes walk and near have a couple of supermarkets and a beautiful, large park, very nice for a walk.
Bruce fue un gran anfitrión, muy amable y servicial, nos ayudó en todo lo que necesitamos durante el mes de estancia y su respuesta fue siempre inmediata.
El piso está muy bien acondicionado, con todos los utensilios de cocina y electrodomésticos que puedas necesitar. La ubicación es perfecta para moverte por Manchester, a 15 minutos del centro en autobús. La parada del autobús está a 2 minutos andando y cerca tienes un par de supermercados y un parque precioso y grande, muy agradable para salir a pasear.
Bruce is very friendly and welcomed us perfectly. He is bilingual, it facilitates discussions.
The apartment is functional., Located in a popular area but very quiet, we had no problem, on the contrary, people were very friendly in the street.
The bus stop is next and English bus is cheap
Take 7 DayRider when you board the bus.
After the trips are unlimited on Stagecoach buses and magicbus.
Do not forget to go to Liverpool, the city is much more interesting than Manchester.
Bruce est très sympa et nous a parfaitement accueillis. Il est bilingue, cela facilite les discussions.
L'appartement est fonctionnel., situé dans un quartier populaire mais très tranquille, nous n'avons eu aucun problème, au contraire, les gens étaient très aimables dans la rue.
L'arrêt d'autobus est à côté et le bus anglais ne coûte pas cher
Prenez le 7 dayrider quand vous montez dans l'autobus .
Après, les voyages sont illimités sur les bus stagecoach et magicbus.
N'oubliez pas d'aller à Liverpool, la ville est beaucoup plus intéressante que Manchester .
The apartment is anything but cozy and we left it immediately again! It is not clear when booking that it is underground or who understands ground floor studio that is located in the basement. Unfortunately, I got on my request no share of the rent refunded. I can absolutely recommend this apartment to anyone. The apartment is old, damp smell, the hotplates are rusted and the small barred window dirty.
My daughter and I were very disappointed.
Die Wohnung ist alles andere als gemütlich und wir haben sie unverzüglich wieder verlassen! Es ist beim buchen nicht ersichtlich, dass sie im Untergrund liegt oder wer versteht unter ground floor studio, dass es im Keller liegt. Leider habe ich auf meine Anfrage hin keinen Anteil der Miete zurückerstattet bekommen. Ich kann diese Wohnung absolut niemandem empfehlen. Die Wohnung ist alt, feucht, riecht, die Kochplatten sind verrostet und die kleinen vergitterten Fenster schmutzig.
Meine Tochter und ich waren sehr enttäuscht.
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I know that the reference human genome is complied from DNA portions from different people, most of whom were European. Do you know how many of them were involved? Do you know which ones were involved? Perhaps scientists like James Watson and George Church's DNA were in the reference genome. Also, I would assume that the NIH funded Human Genome Project's reference genome must be slightly different from the privately funded one.
tl;dr: In the Human Genome Project, they used the DNA of four people (though one male provided >70% of DNA. The Celera genome was compiled from five people.
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Arrested: Eugene P. Rollins, 59, 600 Dresden Ave., falsification and possession of drug paraphernalia, Saturday.
Arrested: Michael L. Mowder, 56, 358 Terrace Ave., operating a vehicle under the influence and driving with a suspended license, Saturday.
Arrested: Alexis D. Majoris, 26, 102 S. 13th St., Weirton, petit theft and bench warrant, Sunday.
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Arrested: Brian M. Smith, 27, Pioneer Drive, Wintersville, disorderly conduct, intoxicated and petit theft, Sunday.
Arrested: Joshua B. Jackson, 24, 111 Lisbon St., Richmond, domestic violence, Sunday.
Arrested: Eric Walter Jr., 21, 716 N. Fourth St., Toronto, contempt, Saturday.
Burglary: A Bergholz man reported his home was broken into during the weekend and several tools were stolen.


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quote: stupid charms that are sometimes there... or not.
quote: other hidden stuff.
quote: two task bars... the LEFT METRO task list doesn't match the desktop.
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quote: lots of empty space on TIFKAM... no clock, no battery status, no nothing... want to know any info... you need to be on the HOME PAGE or lock page. That is pretty damn stupid.
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Super Bowl is right around the corner and whether you're a football fanatic or watch the spectacle just for the multi million dollar commercials, the game is sure to please.
Maybe you're one of the lucky ones who have scored the golden ticket to attend this year's Super Bowl.
Wherever you are planning to watch the championship game, the food we snack on and the venue where we watch it plays an important part of the festivities.


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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
On Steaming Seitan in the Oven
6 comments:
- Bex said...
mmm stuffing, I loves me some stuffing
- October 15, 2008 at 12:01 AM
- The Little Mama said...
Thanks for the tips and updates! I made the (original) seitan roast on Monday in a makeshift steaming basket (ie. cheesecloth tied into a seitan-hammock on my biggest pot) and modified the stuffing a bit by leaving out the cranberries, adding the suggested bread, adding mushrooms, and using walnuts instead of hazelnuts. It went over super-well, and everyone loved it. Next time I will certainly double the recipe.
Thank you so much for the recipe! It was easy to make, and so so good.
- October 15, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- allularpunk said...
you're so inventive. that's awesome!
- October 15, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Elyse said...
Hi, to steam your vegan lunch meat, I used a slight variation of this method that is traditionally used to steam puddings. I only put water in the large roasting pan, not in the small loaf tin containing the sausage. That way, I didn't have to suspend the sausage. I used lots of water so that the entire oven became a steamer, so I didn't need to cover anything. I think the sausage came out fine and this steaming method is more convenient for me.
- October 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- vonT said...
I used this same method with your lunch meat recipe, except in a crockpot on high for four hours. 1 hour is probably sufficient in an oven at a higher temp.
- October 15, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- Creative Living for the Timid said...
This post has got me thinking that it may be possible to steam the roast in a crockpot. It would certainly be nice to come home too!
- November 12, 2008 at 3:32 PM


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Am in a big trouble...! Google kick me #25 to #156.. i don't know why. I checked everything, everything is fine but don't know why Google hit me. Last night i checked my ranking it was on Google 3rd page now in 16th page. Idk what happened? Will i get back in 3rd position again? Anyone had experience with this. Please share your experience how you get back... I appreciate your comments.
Is google shuffled your ranking?
Google is ever updating and such movement is all normal from Google point of view.
Thanks Shabbir for your reply... But google pull me back on 3rd page.
Did anyone of you regained the ranking after 17th Jan update as well? Its because it affected one of my website and am trying to regain the rankings.


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Through different conversations with family members and friends, I have been told that it is good to apply a coat of car wax to the outside of the air conditioning unit frame. I assume that this is to maintain a protective seal and prevent corrosion. Has anyone done this before? I just bought a new Trane XR15 unit in April and I want to keep it in tip-top shape for as long as possible.
I have seen outside units whose paint has faded and become chalky-looking after several years of service. I suppose waxing it might prevent or delay this, but I agree with Doresoom that the benefit is really going to be mainly cosmetic.
I seems to me that waxing the outside of the AC unit is only going to protect cosmetic appeal. If you're interested in keeping the unit looking nice from the outside, then it could help. Otherwise, I wouldn't put in the effort.
If you do this, make sure you don't get any wax on the coil! Doing so would hurt the unit's performance.
As others have said, this is totally a cosmetic thing. It won't help the life of the unit much. When the unit needs to be replaced, it will be because the coil or compressor is busted (probably 15yrs from now), and you've decided it isn't worth repairing. It's not going to need replacement because the frame has some surface rust.
The Trane unit has a special coat of paint that will make it look good for years and years, I doubt you will need to wax it.
I've never heard of this before. Does it mention anything about doing that in the maintenance guide for your unit? If not, then I probably wouldn't bother.
This will decrease your capacity and efficiency
As stated http://www.ccacac.com/maintenance-tips/tips/maintenance-homeowners-can-do/ it talks about just weeds, and dirt much less a thick coat of wax.
I'm assuming you're talking about the condensing unit sitting outside?
I'd say you'll wear out the unit long before the frame becomes damaged enough to affect it's function.


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Egyptians stand on police vehicles during the funeral of Gaber Salah, who was who was killed in clashes with security forces in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 26, 2012. / AP Photo/Hussein Tallal
CAIRO (CBS/AP) Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi told the nation's top judges Monday that he acted within his rights when he issued a series of decrees giving him sweeping powers, according to his spokesman.
That stand is likely to trigger a prolonged showdown with the opposition, which have already included days of violent street protests.
Spokesman Yasser Ali told reporters that Morsi assured the judges that the decrees, which put him above any kind of oversight, including that of the courts, did not in any way "infringe" on the judiciary.
Ali's comments signaled Morsi's resolve not to back down or compromise on the steps he announced Thursday, putting himself and a body writing a new constitution above the courts.
Opposition activists have denounced Morsi's decrees as a blatant power grab, and refused to enter a dialogue with the presidency before the edicts are rescinded. The president has vigorously defended the new powers, saying they are necessary to implement badly needed reforms and protect Egypt's transition to democracy.
The judiciary, the main target of Morsi's edicts, has pushed back, calling the decrees an "assault" on the branch's independence. Judges and prosecutors stayed away from many courts in Cairo and other cities on Sunday and Monday.
Both opponents and supporters of Morsi have taken to the streets since Thursday's decree and had planned rival rallies on Tuesday in Cairo. Later Monday, the Muslim Brotherhood announced their pro-Morsi demonstration would be postponed in order to avoid bloodshed, Egypt's state television reported.
A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood said the protest was postponed to "lessen congestion" and avoid "public tension."
The Health Ministry said Monday that a total of 444 people have been wounded nationwide since the clashes erupted on Friday. Forty-nine of these remain hospitalized, it said in a statement carried by official news agency MENA.
In the Nile Delta city of Damanhoor, a teenager was killed late Sunday and at least 40 people were wounded when a group of anti-Morsi protesters tried to storm the local offices of the political arm of the president's fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, the most powerful political force in Egypt.
Ahead of Morsi's Monday meeting with judiciary officials, Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki told reporters that a resolution to crisis was "imminent," though he offered no specifics.
Ayman al-Sayyad, a member of Morsi's 17-member advisory council, said the body asked the president in meetings over the weekend to negotiate a way out of the crisis with the judiciary, and enter dialogue with all political forces to iron out differences over the nation's new constitution.
The problem, reports CBS News correspondent Holly Williams, is that Morsi's entrenched opponents, some of those camped out in Cairo's Tahrir square, say nothing will satisfy them short of the complete repeal of decree.
Secular and Christian politicians have withdrawn from a 100-seat panel tasked with drafting the charter, in protest of what they call the hijacking of the process by Morsi's Islamist allies. They fear the Islamists would produce a draft that infringes on the rights of liberals, women and the minority Christians.
The decree is being challenged in an administrative court by a group of activists and lawyers, with the first hearing set for Dec. 4, according to Reuters.
Morsi, an Islamist, accuses Mubarak loyalists in the judiciary of seeking to thwart the revolution's goals. His Thursday edicts bar the judiciary from disbanding the constitutional assembly or parliament's upper house.
The president, al-Sayyad added, would shortly take decisions that would spare the nation a "possible sea of blood." He did not elaborate.
The dispute over the decrees, the latest in the country's bumpy transition to democracy, has taken a toll on the nation's already ailing economy - Egypt's benchmark stock index dropped more than 9.5 percentage points on Sunday, the first day of trading since Morsi's announcement. It fell again Monday during early trading but recovered to close up by 2.6 percentage points.
On Monday, thousands gathered in Damanhoor for the deceased teenager's funeral, while in Cairo thousands more marched through Tahrir Square for the funeral of another young Egyptian killed in clashes with police in the capital. Tahrir was the birthplace of last year's uprising that toppled authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
An informal truce between the police and protesters staging a sit-in in the square allowed the funeral to go ahead peacefully. The sit-in, which has hundreds of participants, is aimed at forcing Morsi to back down.
Morsi's office said in a statement that he had ordered the country's top prosecutor to investigate the teenager's death, along with that of the man killed in Cairo last week during demonstrations to mark the anniversary of deadly protests last year that called for an end to the then-ruling military.
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INEOS Technologies has licensed its
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both domestic and global markets. Engineering work is now
Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK
Ltd. have reached an agreement with the joint
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Vopak, Greenergy and Shell will be equal shareholders of the
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Greenergy and Shell will sign long-term contracts with the
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infrastructure, including modern blending technology.
Linde Engineering, a division of the
Linde Group, is set to build a new
Alpha-SABLIN plant for producing linear alpha olefins (LAOs) in
Nizhnekamsk, Russian Federation, which, upon completion, will
be operated by OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim
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for revamping NKNHs existing LAO plant.
The plant is expected to come onstream by mid-2014,
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Alpha-SABLIN is a superior and flexible full-range process
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Happy Shrove Tuesday everyone! In honor of today, I had pancakes for supper :-). Why pancakes?
In most traditions the day is known for the eating of pancakes before the start of Lent. Pancakes are eaten as they are made out of the main foods available, sugar, fat, flour and eggs, whose consumption was traditionally restricted during the ritual fasting associated with Lent. Wikipedia
Lent begins tomorrow, and I've decided to give up soft drinks and fast food. I also will be taking on a renewed commitment to dedicated prayer time. Are you committing to a Lenten practice this season?


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a type of beef that comes from a breed of black hornless cows from Scotland
I'll order the black angus steak please.
by Dan April 05, 2004
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The act of consuming two or more large steaks in one night and then passing out in your grandmother's sweater.
Last night I went totally Black Angus on a couple of T-bones and then passed out in my granny's afghan!
by swiz_2 March 16, 2010
slang for anus
My black angus was leaking, so I went to the restroom.
by fredrickson April 05, 2004
The act of covering the cranium with fecal matter and running head first into one's spouse or significant others vaginal area.
"Man,I gave Sarah such a black angus last night shes gonna be limping for days."
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Term used by the african american to show that they are really "tight"(good friends)
"yo, we black angus", "ya black angus"
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ANDERSON, S.C. – Looking to put two early exits in the last two postseasons behind it, Anderson University men's tennis opens the 2014 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament with its highest seed in the program's history, as the fifth-seeded Trojans square off with fourth-seeded Queens on Wednesday. First serve from the Rock Hill Tennis Center is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Trojans
Entering the tournament following a 5-1 setback at Queens on Sunday, the Trojans are 9-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play. With the 8-3 mark, AU tied for fourth with the Royals in the final SAC standings, as Queens won the tiebreaker due to the head-to-head result, giving the Royals the No. 4 seed.
With a win on Wednesday, the Trojans would complete their 16th consecutive season with double figure wins. Last season, Anderson finished with 10 wins, despite a semifinal setback to Lincoln Memorial, closing the year.
On Tuesday, No. 1 singles player Juan Carracedo was named SAC Freshman of the Year and SAC First Team singles after closing the season with a 7-4 record within the conference. Overall, Carracedo went 8-9 in singles, while the freshman and classmate Mateo Rivas posted a 6-3 doubles mark in the SAC playing No. 1. As a team, Carracedo and Rivas were selected to the All-SAC Second Team Doubles Squad.
Sophomore Tomas Passalacqua was picked to the All-SAC Honorable Mention singles list as he joined classmate Inaki Iriberry on the All-SAC Honorable Mention Doubles list. Passalacqua finished with six singles wins, splitting time at No. 2 and No. 3. At doubles, the sophomore team closed the regular season with a 10-6 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the SAC.
The Royals
Queens closed the 2013-14 season with a 12-5 overall record in its first season as members of the SAC. The Royals have won six of their last seven with their lone loss in the span coming against Tusculum, which finished as the league's regular season runner-up. Despite its top-four finish in the league, Queens did not place a player on the All-SAC First Team Singles or Doubles Squads.
Per-Erik Soler, who is projected to play the No. 1 position on Wednesday for the Royals, finished the regular season with an 8-6 overall record and a 7-4 mark in the SAC. On Sunday, Soler defeated Carracedo in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, to help the Royals cruise to a 5-1 victory at Freedom Park. For his efforts this year, Soler was named to the All-SAC Second Team Singles list, while joining teammate Jules Athalis on the All-SAC Second Team Doubles Squad.
In doubles, the Soler and Athalis team posted a 6-5 overall record while finishing 5-4 in the conference. The tandem of Andre Bufume and Ole-Jacob Meum led the Royals in doubles with a team-high eight victories, including seven in the conference. The team is 7-3 in their last 10 matches.
The Field
Regular season champion Wingate, which closed the conference schedule with a perfect 11-0 record, looks to be the favorite in this year's tournament. The Bulldogs and runner-up, Tusculum, earned the byes into the Thursday's semifinal round and will await the winners in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The Pioneers finished the 2014 regular season with a 9-2 mark in the league, tying with third-seeded Coker and earned the tiebreaker with its 8-1 win over the Cobras earlier this season.
Rounding out the quarterfinal round is sixth-seeded Newberry, which holds a 6-5 conference mark with a 9-11 overall record. The Wolves are on a losing skid, dropping five of their last six matches.


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GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo is reinforcing its support for student career development with the addition of Robert H. DiCarlo as associate director for internship opportunities.
DiCarlo begins his duties June 6 and will be responsible for expanding the number and type of substantive internship opportunities available to Geneseo students. He comes to the college after 23 years at SUNY Brockport, the last eight as assistant director for career services.
"Geneseo has embraced the goal that each student is afforded the opportunity to engage in high impact, active learning experiences, and the addition of Rob to our career development staff will accelerate the fulfillment of this goal," said Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student and campus life. "He will be working closely with our alumni across the country and others with first-hand knowledge of the caliber of students who attend Geneseo and what they can bring to the workforce. We are especially pleased with the level of experience Rob has in developing internships, and look forward to him applying that experience to support our students' career aspirations."
DiCarlo will oversee all aspects of the college's internship program, including faculty and department collaboration, student career advising and program evaluation. The college's recently established national Alumni Council has made student career development an organizational priority and is focused on engaging Geneseo alumni in all walks of life in the initiative.
"I am excited and humbled to be joining Geneseo, considered the most competitive four-year school in the SUNY system," said DiCarlo. "Internships have the ability to transform the undergraduate student and the liberal arts experience. In today's competitive market, an internship can positively impact employment, job readiness, entry to graduate school and student self-awareness. After 23 years at The College at Brockport, I am eager to share my experiences and expertise to help ensure Geneseo's goal of providing all students with at least one high-impact learning experience during their careers at Geneseo."
DiCarlo earned his master's degree in public administration at SUNY Brockport and bachelor's degree in political science from Hartwick College. He received the President's Award for Outstanding Service at Brockport in 2007.
DiCarlo lives in West Irondequoit with his wife, Janine, and their three children: Sophie, Nicholas and Patrick.
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Perfect Timing! Great Shot!!
I really like these birds and the photo it's perfect :)
good shot
Could you tell me shutter speed, iso, and aperture you used for this? amazing!!
so cute, tellement beau
Nice timing, very well taken
nice caption
Wonderful picture.
awesome shot :)
This makes me think of a cartoon. Wonderful shot.
Beautiful! You are such a fantastic photographer!!
Beautiful nature! Perfect creation!
Love this.
cute birds!
Lovely birds. It is a pity that in some restaurants in Iceland serve them cooked.
Drag, the magic puffin
lived by the sea.
Great shot!
Wov such a cute puffins.... Nice photography Mr. Danny,..
nice photo
like this
lovely, great shot !
Amazing . . .
Great capture.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Composition superb,colour handling brilliant.
Amazing :D
Amazing !
Awesome !
This is so unpopular.
Great capture.
Nice shot - "Wait, can reach a compromise"
Their eyes look so sad!
The guy on the right is surely catching hell from the mrs...........
ow that's Awesome ! Sobhana_ALLàh
" I can take you on any time", "oh,yeah,you just try" Getting this great shot of birds fighting, is an unusual one, and impressive, with lots of color, and action, to keep it interesting. A really great shot.So thanks, Danny Green.
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1) Setup the hardware - older PCI network cards may require a little cable from the card to the motherboard, onboard adaptors don't.
2) Setup the BIOS - enable WOL in the BIOS, usually under the Power->APM screen, may be a separate entry or covered by something like "Allow PCI/PCIe devices to wake the PC"
3) Check the driver supports WOL, as root run
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ethtool -s eth0 wol g
4) Stop the kernel from powering off the network card at shutdown. Most distributions call "halt" with the "-i" parameter at the end of the shutdown scripts. That "-i" powers off the network card. Under Ubuntu we can stop this by editing /etc/default/halt as root
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6) Power down the machine and check the lights on the network interface are still on.
7) On the machine that will boot up the other one, install "wakeonlan" e.g.
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I've been googling this around and yet nothing showed up but some articles from middle ages which were talking about Gforce mx and ... . My question is just this: what are the different memories in a high-end graphics card and what is their size and usage?
There are memories where you have read/write access to it
I use the Fermi architecture for this example.
Global Memory (DRAM)
Register file
Shared Memory
Controlled by GPU:
Instruction Cache
Generally in the old days you'd read things like how a Voodoo 2 might have 2 mb of texture memory per TMU and 4 mb of framebuffer memory, and everything would have been segmented in a similar manner on other models. I suspect that this is what you might be asking about.
That kind of setup doesn't exist any more.
Since the late 90s a GPU has had unified memory. To take another Jurassic piece of kit as an example, a TNT might have been specced at 16 mb, but there was no segmentation. If textures needed (say) 10 mb, they could take 10 mb. If the framebuffer needed 12 mb it could likewise take all 12. All modern GPUs are like this.
There was a certain art to programming for the old way. Looking through the old Quake 2 source code, for example, I can see that it always bound it's lightmaps to GL_TEXTURE1, even when building them at load time - quite clearly to ensure that the texture always stayed in the memory space which was segmented off for that TMU.
But by and large it's a good thing that we don't have to deal with this kind of thing nowadays.