text:
My client would like us to improve the basic homegrown search facility we set up on their website.
I thought about using Google Site Search but for reasons of their own they block most of the www web from their office systems and are not happy to whitelist Google. And they will probably feel the same way about Yahoo.
Is their an alternative Google Site Search from a lower profile provider?
I'm not much of a php programmer so it has to be both good and pretty straightforward to set up. (I can deal with Google Site Search fairly happily.)
Best RegardsPete
Many Content Management Systems (CMSes) have a search function that searches the contents of the site's database and returns the results. It rarely, if ever, works as well as Google search, though.
Is the site based on a CMS?
Hello Ralph
Thanks for your input.Yes the site is a bespoke cms - php/mysql - devloped by a programmer who has since moved on.http://preview.tinyurl.com/43nyrjw
Hm, the site search you have now seems pretty good to me. It works better than the search on a lot of other sites.
I guess, if needed, that you could develop the current search further. Perhaps you need to get an experienced developer to look at it.
I use the Fluid Dynamics Search Engine, found at http://www.xav.com/scripts/search/.It's really easy to setup, customize, and add pages, with a spider.. Also, there is an auto-install option where it installs it for you. duh
I guess, if needed, that you could develop the current search further. Perhaps you need to get an experienced developer to look at it.
Thanks Ralph. Good point.
Fluid Dynamics Search Engine
Thanks Andy. I'll have a look.
Anything better than Fluid Dynamics ?
Well, you could always take the base source code and develop it further.
I've never used it, but there's always Apache Solr to link up Lucene.
My experience with Lucene is limited to a bit of Java and almost exclusively on .NET, but it's fantastic when you can get it working. If you're dealing with a small site it's definitely overkill, but if you really want a great search function on your site then you can't really go wrong.
Sphinx or Fluid Dynamics is better ?
Fluid Dynamics? thanks i have to check this


text:
Pentagon Dispatches Missile Defense System To Guam
In response to growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, the U.S. will dispatch a high-tech ballistic missile defense system to Guam. The Pentagon calls it a precautionary move to strengthen regional defenses. A Pentagon statement urges North Korea to "cease provocative threats and choose the path of peace" by ending its nuclear weapons pursuits.
The statement says the U.S. will remain vigilant and stands ready to defend U.S. territory and allies. The Guam deployment includes missiles and a truck-mounted launcher, along with radar and target acquisition systems.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- "However, the departing delivery owl had barely cleared the top of the milk jug when Hermione let out a huge gasp and flattened the newspaper to reveal a large photograph of Dolores Umbridge, smiling widely and blinking slowly at them from beneath the headline."
- —Description[src]
MINISTRY SEEKS EDUCATIONAL REFORM was an article published in the Daily Prophet on 9 September, 1993. It reported the creation of the post of High Inquisitor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by the Ministry of Magic, under the terms of the recently-enacted Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, as well as the appointment of Dolores Umbridge to the post. It additionally reported the resignation of Wizengamot members, Griselda Marchbanks and Tiberius Ogden, in protest for this move that was yet another way of discrediting Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Madam Marchbanks was subsequently, in this very same article, accused of having links to subversive goblin groups.[1]
Lucius Malfoy, speaking from Malfoy Manor, in Wiltshire, provided a quote expressing his relief that the Ministry was putting an eye on Dumbledore, as the Headmaster had made many "eccentric decisions" in the last few years: the appointment of Remus Lupin (a werewolf), Rubeus Hagrid (a half-giant) and delusional ex-Auror, Alastor Moody as teachers.[1]
In a letter to his brother Ron, posted the day before this article was printed, Percy Weasley (who was, at the time, in the post of Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic) told Ron that "Dumbledore may not be in charge at Hogwarts much longer" and that "if you look at the Daily Prophet tomorrow you will get a good idea of the way the wind is blowing".[2] Next morning, Harry, Ron and Hermione were expecting to have to comb their issue of the Daily Prophet carefully to find the article Percy had mentioned in his letter, but it was front-page news, accompanied by a large picture of a smiling Umbridge.[1]
In a surprise move last night the Ministry of Magic passed new legislation giving itself an unprecedented level of control at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"The Minister for Magic has been growing uneasy about goings-on at Hogwarts for some time" said Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic Percy Weasley. "He is now responding to concerns voiced by anxious parents, who feel the school may be moving in a direction they do not approve."
This is not the first time in recent weeks Fudge has used new laws to effect improvements at the wizarding school. As recently as 30 August, Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two was passed, to ensure that, in the event of the current Headmaster being unable to provide a candidate for a teaching post, the Ministry should select an appropriate person.
"That's how Dolores Umbridge came to be appointed to the teaching staff at Hogwarts," said Weasley last night. "Dumbledore couldn't find anyone, so the Minister put in Umbridge and of course, she's been an immediate success, totally revolutionising the teaching of Defence Against the Dark Arts and providing the Minister with on-the-ground feedback about what's really happening at Hogwarts."
It is this last function that the Ministry has now formalised with the passing of Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, which creates the new position of Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
"This is an exciting new phase in the Minister's plan to get to grips with what some are calling the falling standards at Hogwarts," said Weasley. "The Inquisitor will have powers to inspect her fellow educators and make sure that they are coming up to scratch. Professor Umbridge has been offered this position in addition to her own teaching post, and we are delighted to say that she has accepted."
The Ministry's new moves have received enthusiastic support from parents of students at Hogwarts.
"I feel much easier in my mind now that I know that Dumbledore is being subjected to fair and objective evaluation," said Lucius Malfoy, 41, speaking from his Wiltshire mansion last night. "Many of us with our children's best interests at heart have been concerned about some of Dumbledore's eccentric decisions in the last few years and will be glad to know that the Ministry is keeping an eye on the situation." Among those 'eccentric decisions' are undoubtedly the controversial staff appointments previously described in this newspaper, which have included the hiring of werewolf Remus Lupin, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid and delusional ex-Auror, 'Mad-Eye' Moody.
Rumours abound, of course, that Albus Dumbledore, once Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, is not longer up to the task of managing the prestigious school of Hogwarts.
"I think the appointment of the Inquisitor is a first step toward ensuring that Hogwarts has a headmaster in whom we can all repose confidence," said a Ministry insider last night.
Wizengamot elders Griselda Marchbanks and Tiberius Ogden have resigned in protest at the introduction of the post of Inquisitor to Hogwarts.
"Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office", said Madam Marchbanks. "This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore."
(For a full account of Madam Marchbanks' alleged links to subversive goblin groups, turn to page 17).
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the subheading for this article is "A NEW ERA DAWNS AT HOGWARTS", instead of "DOLORES UMBRIDGE APPOINTED FIRST EVER HIGH INQUISITOR" as in the book. Also, the lead paragraph reads: "With public confidence in Albus Dumbledore quickly dwindling, the Ministry of Magic has passed legislation giving itself an unprecedented level of control at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Mundungus Fletcher identifies Umbridge by seeing her photo printed in a copy of this article that was sitting atop a stack of old newspapers he knocked over while trying to escape from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)


text:
Your shopping cart is empty!
Nike Manchester United 40th anniversary of 1st European Trophy Official shirt. Features 40th Anniversary embroidered around the team badge and May 29th 1968. Man-U 2008-09 3rd shirt in royal blue with embroidered Nike logo. Screened sponsor design. A moisture-wicking weave and technology offers cool comfort . 100% polyester.Add official licensed champions league N&N and CL and Respect badges from the list below.
|Name and Number
Soccerplus first opened in 1994. We were one of the first soccer websites to hit the webView more
Address: 1640 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, Ca 91104, USA
Phone: 1-800-945-7291
Get Direct


text:
July 30, 2014
Wheaton College's Arena Theater and the Wheaton Park District present William Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" under the summer night sky in Wheaton's Memorial Park.
July 25, 2014
Wheaton College men's basketball coach Mike Schauer has announced the hiring of Arte Culver as the full-time assistant coach for the Thunder men's basketball team.
July 8, 2014
Dr. James G. Huff recently joined the Wheaton College faculty as Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Human Needs and Global Resources.
July 3, 2014
Dr. Il-Hee Kim recently joined the Wheaton College faculty as Associate Professor of Education.


text:
Get the Flash Plugin to see this video.
Greening the Rooftops with Organic Produce (In Chinese)
Greening the Rooftops with Organic Produce (In Chinese)
HOST : Over half the people on Earth pursue fast-paced lifestyles in urban areas surrounded by concrete and asphalt "forests." But many city dwellers grow their own fruit and vegetables to add greenery to their lives and reduce the stress of work and family life.
For example, in Formosa (Taiwan) creative urbanites love to grow produce on their roofs and balconies. The vegetation reduces the "urban heat island effect," whereby a city can be up to 12 degrees Celsius warmer than surrounding rural areas due to lack of flora and open land, and also absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
In her lectures, Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages people to learn to grow vegetables wherever they can make space.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
"You can plant your own vegetables." Everybody can plant enough to feed theirown family, if they have a little yard even. Or they can plant on a balcony or on the roof. Or in the garage,do what they can, if they can.
HOST: Now let's visit with Ms. Wang Ya-Fang , an experienced gardener who lives on the top floor of a Taipei apartment building and has been growing organic vegetables on her roof for more than a year. She will now share some of her horticultural tips.
Ms. Wuang(f):
We wanted to cool down the temperature of our roof so we wouldn't have to use the air conditioning as often, and thereby reduce our electricity bill. Also, this is better for our children's health. That's how we started to plant vegetables.
Ms. Wuang(f):
Plants love water and sunshine. On the rooftop, there is always enough sunshine, but we have to water the vegetables diligently ourselves. Ordinarily, we water once a day. In summertime when it's hotter, we have to water both in the morning and in the evening.
HOST: Ms. Wang, who loves experiencing nature and promoting environmental protection, will now demonstrate how to make compost from leftover food and how to use recycled plastic bottles to create an automatic watering system.
Manda questa pagina ad un amico


text:
2010 was a year of many surprises, many more blunders and hardly any gems.
Presenting a review of the year gone by in a style file.
The item girl was reinvented! The question everyone had to answer at the end of the year was: Munni ki badnaami ya Sheila ki jawaani? You could even cast an electronic vote if you logged on to http:munniyasheila.com
While Munni had rustic appeal clad in a choli and short lehenga, complete with dangling gold jewellery, Sheila had urban appeal teaming her choli with knee length harem pants. Don't miss the kamarbandh on both ladies!
Some films succeeded in recreating fashion of the genres they had taken up.
- Dabangg
Salman Khan aka Chulbul Pandey brought Ray Ban's aviator sunglasses back in vogue. Be it the cockpit or large metal styles, they were selling like hot cakes. And if Ray Ban didn't fit your budget, the official Dabangg sunglasses surely would. Salman also showed you a new place to tuck in your sunglasses. No, it's not your head or the opening in your shirt but the back of your collar. 🙂
Sonakshi Sinha who played the gaon ki gori rocked 'em backless blouses worn with mirror work sarees. It was quite a trend the following navratri.
- Aisha
Flashy costume had to be rung out, couture had made its way onto the silver screen. In 2010, Aisha was the most celebrated where fashion was concerned. The setting was Delhi and giggly girls essayed by the likes of Sonam Kapoor, Ira Dubey, Amrita Puri and Lisa Haydon become instant fashion icons. Reams of newsprint and television reel were spent displaying photographs, running interviews and conducting fashion quizzes with the cast of Aisha.
Sonam Kapoor aka Aisha was the contemporary Emma penned by Jane Austen. The trademark Clueless (earlier adaptation of Emma) skirt suit couldn't be missed on Sonam. The Barbie doll room and closet of Manolo Blahniks was only a teaser. The clothes, be it Prada or Prabal Gurung, hogged the limelight. Fashionistas everywhere rejoiced. They now had something to aspire toward.
Abhay Deol wore the suit Mr Darcy style. And he looked equally gentlemanly in a plain tee. The chocolate boy was back in fashion.
- Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi played their roles to the T, looking perfect, be it an all-white safari or a checkered 3 piece suit. Hats off to them for wearing large collars and bell bottom trousers with equal panache.
The girls weren't left far behind. If one played a successful heroine, the other paid a fitting tribute. The sarees and kameezes reflected craftsmanship, achievable only in those times. A shy, conservative girl or an outspoken, modern woman, Prachi Desai and Kangna Ranaut were styled appropriately.
'80s fashion didn't look better in the first decade of the 2000s.
- Break Ke Baad
In a year where Dabangg, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and Aisha ruled the roosters, for their ethnic charm, retro costume and classy couture, Break Ke Baad provided the much-needed freshness. The styling was casual, quirky and very real. If you had the boy sporting his favourite bands on his tees, the girl mixed it up with shorts and bikini tops. The wedding ensembles were well-cut and uber stylish. You saw a lot of girls sporting teeny tiny blouses with their lehengas this wedding season Deepika Padukone style. If only we had that flat stomach!
Lo and behold, there were films that had one too many fashion blunders.
- Anjaana Anjaani
Ranbir Kapoor was probably left wondering what he did to deserve an unshapely hospital gown. Priyanka Chopra probably had a say in the matter. It was fifteen minutes of screen time after all. How could she not have a form-fitting button down full sleeved mini dress? Oops… that's her version of the hospital gown. Take it or leave it. You know doctors are going to check you out right?
- Badmaash Company
Dior's white rimmed sunglasses, distressed mini skirts, hot pants, bikini tops, slinky waistcoats. Girls are drooling already. Baggy jeans, trademark tees, white keds. Boys are checking their wallets. Wait, we're not talking about the '90s. You see, we were really impressed with present fashion. We couldn't take a risk making our actors look out of vogue in '90s trends. We just went to the mall, picked out the brightest colours and dressed our actors in them. Nobody checks Hindi films for period authenticity anyway. Not if we wear skinny jeans.
- Robot
Aishwarya thought we wouldn't see beyond her fancy head-gear. We have to admit it took us five minutes to process the number of feathers on her head. And even though the scene had moved to the next sequence, we were being flashed with shiny sequins and multi-coloured buttons. We did scream for sartorial surgery but Dr. Rajni was too busy cutting up Chitti. We're hoping for better luck next time.
That's it for tonight, folks! I've refreshed my memory and hunted out the best and worst for you. I sincerely hope you enjoy the post or at least scroll through the images. Until next time. 🙂


text:
About the Book
The Quiet After the Storm. It is my unique philosophy toward my landscapes that lend so much intensity and expression to them, a philosophy perhaps strongly determined by the pure beauty of my native Mediterranean environment. Whereas in a portrait the eyes are the soul of the subject, in my landscapes, where the sky is always predominant, the sky is the soul of the image. With the sky, I can express joy, sadness, or power. Furthermore, with the use of color, I like to amplify the message. But more often than not, at the moment I take a photo, I try to find the final cut, in order to have from the beginning the 'why' of that image without any further transformation. Many of my photos remind me of the poem 'La quiete dopo la tempesta' ('The quiet after the storm') by Giacomo Leopardi. Many of my photos are taken after the rain, which is a recurrent theme in my photos as it is a time in nature that I love to capture. Images can say so much. They can hold my attention for long periods of time because they stir up emotions and sensations in me. I find that others who look at one of my photographs are able to receive the emotion that I am sending with that image. My favorite thing to do is to lose myself in small towns and look for details that capture the lives of the people who live there. I look for traditions and cultures that are passed on from generation to generation and seem ingrained in the stones of the streets and the buildings.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
31 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 09, 2006
About the Creator
I was born in Italy. I became interested in Photography in the 70s, influenced by Helmut Newton, Oliviero Toscani, and also the images of Alinari.Later I became interested in the research of new techniques, in particular the application of photographic images onto paper, fabric and other materials with the technique of silk screen (serigrafia). In this, my influence was Andy Warhol. I have always loved working in the black room. For many years, like my fellow photographers, I spent many nights searching for new effects and better quality for my images. Now, thanks to new programs like photoshop it is magnificent to be able to elaborate, transform, and print quickly. The truth is though, I do miss the smell of the dark room.In these last few years, I have turned to digital photography as I continue to look for the moments, the details and the expressions that inspire my soul.
Log in or create an account to post a comment.


text: Unfortunately I did not DVR this game so I haven't been able to rewatch, but while it happened I felt it was a poor call for the refs to blow the whistle on the play where Dez broke several tackles after a catch near the sideline and appeared to break free for a TD. Does anyone have a GIF of this? I really thought the whistle was blown quickly (especially considering every single time Richardson got the ball they wouldn't blow the whistle on his forward progress until there was a gigantic pile pushing him back several yards). Looked like Dez would've had a pretty impressive TD there.


text:
On the inplane shear and simplified design provisions for reinforced masonry in AS3700
Dhanasekar, M. & Haider, W. (2008) On the inplane shear and simplified design provisions for reinforced masonry in AS3700. In Gad, E. & Wong, B. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC): Engaging with structural engineering, 26 - 27 June 2008, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne.
Impact and interest:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
|ID Code:
|Item Type:
|Conference Paper
|Finite Elements, Masonry, Reinforced Masonry, Constitutive Modelling
|Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > CIVIL ENGINEERING (090500) > Structural Engineering (090506)
|Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
Past > Schools > School of Urban Development
|Deposited On:
|12 Feb 2010 12:41
|Last Modified:
|10 Aug 2011 14:27
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Repository Staff Only: item control page


text:
Engineering professor Winston (Wole) Soboyejo discusses his camel solar refrigerator project, which may improve vaccine delivery in remote areas of Kenya and Ethiopia. Prototypes of the refrigerators, specially designed to fit over camel humps, have been tested at the Bronx Zoo.
Browse news by subject
- Energy & Environment
- Entrepreneurship
- Health
- Preparing Leaders
- Security
- Serving Communities
- Top Stories
- Awards & Honors
- Alumni News
- Profiles


text:
All the boys from One Direction are taking a couple...
claimed by Harry
- by SoofStyles
- Rating:
- Published: 13 Apr 2014
- Updated: 3 Jul 2014
- Status: In Progress
'Harry, I'm so glad I won a day with 1D, but I have to go now. the day is over.' I said. 'You know you can't go right?' he said. wait what?! this was the beginning of a life she dreams of, well... not anymore. *this fanfic contains colourful language*
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
Uber Hires Obama Adviser Amid Regulatory Fight
Uber has hired David Plouffe, a key strategist behindBarack Obama's two presidential wins, to help the taxi-hailing app win battles with regulators and soften its image in the public sphere.
Plouffe will oversee global policy, communications and branding at Uber, Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said in a blog post on Tuesday. "I will look to him as a strategic partner on all matters as Uber grows around the world," Kalanick said.
The role is a crucial one for Uber, a four-year-old company that is tangling with lawmakers, state and local regulators and city taxi commissions in dozens of cities around the world where the legal status of ride-sharing apps is still unclear.
Plouffe's experience on the campaign trail, and his role as Obama's top adviser from 2011 to 2013, could also help Uber improve its image. Kalanick, a sharp-tongued CEO, has come under fire for speaking his mind in interviews and sparring with critics on Twitter. Last week, Uber engaged in a war of words with its rival, Lyft, when both companies claimed each other were intentionally calling and then cancelling rides with the goal of slowing down drivers.
"Uber has the chance to be a once in a decade if not a once in a generation company," Plouffe said in a statement. "Of course, that poses a threat to some, and I've watched as the taxi industry cartel has tried to stand in the way of technology and big change. Ultimately, that approach is unwinnable."
Since leaving the White House after Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, Plouffe served as a paid contributor to Bloomberg News. There was constant speculation in Washington about him making an official return to the Obama orbit as chief of staff after the midterm elections, but Plouffe and others regularly rejected that notion.
Plouffe, along with longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod, were the architects of the 2008 Obama campaign and much of the president's positions denouncing corporate interests and forbidding lobbyists from working in his administration. But now Plouffe joins the ranks of other former Obama administration officials who have gone to work for corporate interests.
Former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson is now Apple's vice president for environmental initiatives. Jim Messina, the former deputy chief of staff and 2012 campaign manager, is working for an array of corporate clients and is consulting for the re-election campaign of David Cameron, the Conservative British prime minister. Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner left Washington to work in private equity. Pete Rouse, who served as interim White House chief of staff, is employed by the Perkins Coie law firm.
"David's done everything he can do in politics and he's served at the highest levels of government," Axelrod said. "He's still a young man and there are other mountains to climb for him. This is the perfect place for him."
He continued: "David has always been on the cutting edge of technological advances. That was the one thing he brought to both of our campaigns."
As to whether the move means Plouffe won't return to the White House some day, Axelrod said: "His commitment to the president is absolute. But he also has a commitment to his family and their future. And this would be a hard opportunity to turn down. I always thought that it was the fond hope of some that he would return to the White House, but anyone who has worked in the White House would say the same thing: That it's an incredible privilege and a wonderful challenge – but not necessarily one you want to go back to."


text:
SYDNEY — A Canadian literary icon and one of Cape Breton's most famous summer residents, Farley Mowat is being remembered as a master of the written word and a passionate defender of the natural world.
The celebrated author and respected environmentalist died Tuesday in Port Hope, Ont., at age 92, just days before his May 12 birthday. News of his death became public Wednesday, with friends, colleagues and readers across the country taking to social media and the airwaves to pay tribute to Mowat.
Renowned author Silver Donald Cameron, who divides his time between Halifax and D'Escousse, Cape Breton, said he first met Mowat more than 40 years ago, and they have been friends ever since. He described Mowat as a warm, generous and giving friend.
"I will remember him in two capacities," said Cameron. "Privately, I'll just remember as a lovely man that I was privileged to know and have as a friend. And publicly, I'm going to remember him as a towering writer who was consistently right about great big issues like the future of the whales, the North, the native people, and all kinds of things."
Born May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ont., Mowat grew up in Windsor, Ont., and Saskatoon, Sask. In recent years Mowat and his wife Claire lived in Port Hope, Ont., but the couple also had a summer home in River Bourgeois, Cape Breton.
He began writing upon his return from serving in the Second World War, and authored more than 40 books including "Never Cry Wolf," "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float," "People of the Deer," "Sea of Slaughter," "Lost in the Barrens," "My Father's Son," and his more recent memoirs "Otherwise" and "Eastern Passage."
Cameron said Mowat thought of himself, first and foremost, as a storyteller, and noted that his friend consistently wrote with courage and honesty.
"He said what he thought and there was no shrinking from it because he thought it was politically unacceptable or even because he found it too painful to say," he said. "I think his greatest book is 'Sea of Slaughter' and hardly anyone can bear to read it. Even Farley couldn't hardly bear to read it by the time he finished it."
Cameron said Mowat's experience in the Second World War later drew him to beautiful, remote places of Canada, like Cape Breton, where he established a home in the 1970s.
"When he got to Cape Breton he found something that was just exactly to his taste and I think he loved the people, he loved the way of life, loved the culture, and felt very much at home," said Cameron. "He loved the place, he loved his own piece of property on the coast down in River Bourgeois, and the lakes, the Cabot Trail — the whole thing."
Cameron recalled that Mowat was doing bird counts on his island property one of the last times he saw him last year.
"We had a lot of time together just basically being a couple of friends who were in the same line of work and just hanging out in Cape Breton," he said. "I'm going to miss that annual rite of going over to see Farley and Claire around this time of the year and seeing them a couple of times for dinner over the summer."
During his career, Mowat received a Governor General's Award, a Leacock Medal for Humour, the Order of Canada, and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Mowat and his wife Claire were also inducted into the Nova Scotia Nature Trust's Legacy Circle in 2009, following their conservation gift of nearly 300 acres of Cape Breton coastal lands, affectionately known as "Farley's Ark."
"Having someone with the stature of Farley give us his land was a great vote of confidence in the Nova Scotia Nature Trust," said Henry Fuller, the longest-serving board member of the Nova Scotia Nature Trust and a resident of Big Harbour, Cape Breton.
"Farley was a great and very interesting individual. He was a great storyteller and he, I thought, always had the best interests of Canada in his heart."
In a statement, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who lived in Cape Breton for a number of years and has family roots on the island, said Mowat was one of her dearest friends.
"He was a champion for the wild things. He spoke with unflinching courage against humanity's destruction of each other and of the other species with whom we share this planet," she wrote. "Farley spoke for whales and seabirds, for tadpoles and mosses. He was possessed of a ferocious talent, able to write stories that provoked laughter, tears and action."
When reached by the Cape Breton Post at his home in Port Hope on the occassion of his 90th birthday in May 2011, Mowat said he was looking forward to getting back to the island in a couple of weeks.
"I'm so happy, not just to have a birthday, but to be on my way back to Cape Breton," Mowat said at the time.
A list of some of Canadian writer Farley Mowat's best-known works
Master storyteller Farley Mowat wrote more than 40 fiction and non-fiction works. Here are some of the prolific Canadian author's best-known books:
"People of the Deer" (1952)
"The Regiment" (1955)
"Lost in the Barrens" (1956)
"Two Against the North" (1956)
"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" (1957)
"The Desperate People" (1957)
"The Grey Seas Under" (1958)
"The Serpent's Coil" (1961)
"Owls in the Family" (1962)
"Never Cry Wolf" (1963)
"The Black Joke" (1963)
"Westviking: The Ancient Norse in Greenland and North America" (1965)
"Curse of the Viking Grave" (1966)
"The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole" (1967)
"Canada North" (1967)
"The Boat Who Wouldn't Float" (1969)
"Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia" (1970)
"The Siberians" (1970)
"A Whale for the Killing (1972)
"Wake of the Great Sealers" (1973)
"The Snow Walker" (1975)
"Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal" (1976)
"And No Birds Sang" (1979)
"Sea of Slaughter" (1984)
"My Discovery of America" (1985)
"Woman in the Mists" (1987)
"Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey" (1987)
"Rescue the Earth!: Conversations with the Green Crusaders" (1990)
"Born Naked" (1993)
"Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World" (1995)
"The Farfarers" (1998)
"Walking on the Land" (2000)
"High Latitudes: A Northern Journey" (2002)
"No Man's River" (2004)
"Pottersfield Nation: East of Canada" (2004)
"Bay of Spirits" (2006)
"Otherwise" (2008)
"Eastern Passage" (2010)
QuickSketch of Canadian author Farley Mowat
TORONTO — A look at the life of Canadian author Farley Mowat, who died Tuesday at age 92.
Born: May 12, 1921, in Belleville, Ont.
Early Life: Mowat grew up in Windsor, Ont., and Saskatoon.
Writing: Mowat wrote more than 40 books, including several memoirs and children's novels. Among his best-known works are "Never Cry Wolf" (1963), a fictional narrative about Mowat living among wolves in sub-arctic Canada, "Lost in the Barrens" (1956), which follows a Cree Indian boy and a Canadian orphan's adventures in the Arctic and "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" (1957) and "Owls in the Family" (1961), memoirs about his childhood.
Awards: Mowat was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal in 1956, the Governor General's Award for "Lost in the Barrens" in 1956, the Leacock Medal for Humour for "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float" in 1970, the Order of Canada in 1981 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2003. He was inducted into the Canada Walk of Fame in 2010.
Military Service: During the Second World War, Mowat fought in Italy and Sicily with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
Quote: "I am a non-fiction writer who never allows a fact to get in the way of a good story." — Mowat, quoted on his author page on publisher Random House's website.


text:
I'm a graphic designer
and here's another I just whipped up:
huge venom fanboi here
I'm a graphic designer
and here's another I just whipped up:
huge venom fanboi here
Last edited by Phat 2; 12-21-2011 at 07:12 PM.
Venom is hands down the coolest villain ever.
Finally on Christmas break. get the whole next week off.
christmas break? lmao, nigguh i been on christmas break since november
In college? Or just get fired from a job? lol
team rocket are the coolest villains.
Phat @ photo shoot came out boss. I dont kno exactly what a graphic designer do at all but it sound interesting in a sense when some1 can do their passion and collect bankroll that is dope. Are you by any chance self employed? I think they call it freelance artwork or no...
I smoke Vega
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures (sometimes) and advertising. They are also sometimes responsible for typesetting, illustration, user interfaces, web design, or take a teaching position. A core responsibility of the designer's job is to present information in a way that is both accessible and memorable.
right now, I'm a full time graphic design employee in a print house. so my specialty is dealing with loads and loads of print outs. from as small as name sticker labels all the way to as big as huge scale building-covering posters, my job consists of both designing and printing them.
I also work as a freelancer from time to time, but it's not my main focus.
graphic design and graffiti walk hand in hand really. and fact of the matter is that I got into graphic design solely because of how much I like graff. and fortunately, it helped me out a whoooole lot in my major. mostly by distinguishing me from other designers since graff isn't popular in beirut, I always was seen as innovative, original, and different from all those other very typical and habitual and boring class mates of mine...
Last edited by Phat 2; 12-23-2011 at 04:34 PM.
always, what do you got in mind?
merry christmurs to everyone on the toy forums, have some sick ass holidays yo and don't forget to place a beartrap under that living room, santa claus is coming to take a shit under your tree
Last edited by Phat 2; 12-24-2011 at 02:41 AM.
Well merry christmas every1 and dont do stupid shit.
Christmas eve
I have to say it was a lot cooler when I was younger.
Was trying to holler at this milf tonight,
but it's her kid's birthday.
Fuck it, I'ma go hard.
Still fucking hilarious: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/...is-still-alive
i tageed in front of a lady oft the night
she asked if i wanted buisness he he he
i said ribcage might but he got banned
ok so i have footage from my latest bombing
normally i use crayons but i managed to get this weird paint-can thing where you press down a nozzle and the black stuff shoots out
so i decided to use it for bombing the system
I KNOW my can control sucks i need to work on my can controll


text:
Your shopping cart is empty!
Umbro Cruz Azul 2005-06 Official home short white.Features embroidered logo with elastic waist and an inner cord.5" inseam with mesh panels on the sides and the back.Embroidered Cruz Azul in silver at the top back.100% polyester.
Soccerplus first opened in 1994. We were one of the first soccer websites to hit the webView more
Address: 1640 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, Ca 91104, USA
Phone: 1-800-945-7291
Get Direct


text:
Megabus teams up with RTA
(Cleveland) - Megabus has moved from West Huron Street downtown to the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center near Cleveland State University.
The low cost bus service has a lease to use the center in a pilot program that could lead to a long term contract.
RTA spokesperson Mary Shaffer says Megabus approached them, seeking to move from the busy, congested boarding stop on West Huron behind Tower City.
The transit center has restrooms, easy drop off spots, shelter from the weather, and connections with RTA Rapids and buses.
Megabus is also offering service to new destinations in addition to trips to Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.
Megabus riders will still have to purchase their tickets online, but fares will remain as low as $1.
Get breaking news sent to your mobile phone. Text "news" to 21095.
(Copyright 2013 Clear Channel, all rights reserved.)


text:
Connor Wood
You've felt it before: the embarrassed, self-conscious realization that you've just committed a major error, made a mistake when you should have been performing better. We all experience this unpleasant feeling. Measuring electrical activity in the brain, researchers call it "error-related negativity," relating it particularly to a part of the midbrain called the anterior cingulate cortex. New research indicates that religiousness may reduce activity in this part of the brain, physiologically buffering people against their own mistakes. Most interestingly, the source of this effect may be the generation of meaning itself.


text:
THE 19th SEASON OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA
Reminiscent of days gone by when friends and families would gather in the early evening to listen to music in the town square, Concerts in the Plaza brings a wide variety of musical entertainment to St. Augustine's historic downtown all summer long. Bluegrass and blues, jazz and country, swing and folk, old time and popular rock: Concerts in the Plaza has something for everyone.
Now in its 19th year, Concerts in the Plaza has become known as The best way to spend a Thursday night in St. Augustine, and it's easy to understand why when you're sitting under the majestic oaks of the oldest town square in the nation while enjoying quality musical entertainment against a backdrop of the rich historic ambiance of The Nation's Oldest City.
The concert season started with an afternoon performance on Memorial Day and continues all summer long on Thursdays at 7:00pm and then concludes, as does summer, on Labor Day with another afternoon performance.
All the concerts are free and attendees should bring lounge chairs for seating. Picnic dinners are popular, but alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the Plaza.
Concerts in the Plaza prides itself on providing a wide variety of entertainment by showcasing the best in regional musical talent. For many of the series' most faithful followers, a highlight of the weekly concerts is the chance to becomes reacquainted with some of favorite performers. Some bands have been playing the series season after season while others have joined the roster in more recent years guaranteeing a wide variety of entertainment all summer long.
• Click here for a complete 2009 Concerts in the Plaza schedule
Location and Parking
A gathering place for the people of St. Augustine for well over four centuries, the Plaza de la Constitución is located in the heart of St. Augustine between Cathedral Place and King Street, just to the west of the Bridge of Lions. The band performs from The Gazebo, a fixture in the center of the Plaza since early in the 20th Century. There is no permanent seating in the Plaza so attendees should bring lounge chairs. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the plaza de la Constitución.
On street is available near the Plaza de la Constitución and is free after 5:00pm. Parking is also available in the Historic Downtown Parking Facility (HDPF) located at the St. Augustine & St. Johns County Visitors Information Center, a 10-minute walk along St. George St. to the Plaza. The cost for parking in the HDPF is $1.25 per hour with a $7.50 per day maximum.
• Click here for a map to the Plaza de la Constitución
• Click here for a map to the Historic Downtown Parking Facility
Rain? What rain?
Because Florida's summer rain showers are usually brief, even when heavy, it is rare for a performance to be cancelled in advance. As is often said: The only way you'll know if a concert is cancelled is to be there. Performances may be postponed if the rain seems brief, but cancelled only if the weather prohibits the performance from continuing. If a concert is cancelled in advance, every effort will be made to notify the public through the local media.
Need to know more?
Concerts in the Plaza is produced by the City of St. Augustine's Public Affairs Department with funding support from the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. For more information, call 904.825.1004 during weekday office hours, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or write Department of Public Affairs, P. O. Box 210, St. Augustine, FL 32085-0210.
For information about visiting St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches, call 800.653.2489 or visit www.getaway4florida.com.


text:
Thanks for the music, Willie.
Martin Announces Willie Nelson N-20WN "Trigger" Guitar
|(Click for a close-up)
July 10, 1998 -- The Martin Guitar Company is honored to announce the N-20WN Limited Edition Signature Model guitar, a collaboration with Willie Nelson, one of the world's most renowned performers and songwriters. The N-20WN is a replica of Willie Nelson's beloved guitar, one of the most famous and recognizable instruments in existence. Available from authorized Martin dealers and distributors worldwide, C. F. Martin & Co. will make up to but not exceeding 100 Willie Nelson N-20WN Limited Edition Signature Models. No more than 30 of these 100 instruments will be offered with Brazilian rosewood back and sides.
Willie Nelson, a country music hero and an American legend whose career spans nearly half a century, is one of the most distinctive and popular musicians in the world. Nelson bought his first Martin sight unseen in 1969. He remembers the unusual circumstances:
"The Baldwin company gave me a Baldwin amp and classical electric guitar with a special three-cord stereo pickup. I busted that guitar up pretty badly so I sent it up to Shot Jackson in Nashville to get it fixed. He called back and said, 'I can't fix it. It's broke too bad.' I said, 'Well what else have you got around?' He said he had a Martin up on the shelf for $750. I asked if he could put that same Baldwin pickup in the Martin. And that's how I got it, right off the shelf, unseen from a thousand miles away. When I got it I knew that I had picked up something special. I like to just sit around in a room and play it. I like to write on it. I just like the sound of it."
Photographs taken throughout Willie Nelson's career show the gradual evolution of his famous guitar (nicknamed Trigger) from its pristine new condition to its current weathered look. Much like Willie, this famous guitar has come a long way. Trigger has been played so much, there is a rather sizable hole worn right through the top, one that Willie considers so sentimental, he won't have it repaired. In addition, Nelson estimates that he has 100 signatures on his Martin including those of Leon Russell, Roger Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Gene Autry, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, lawyers, football coaches, and other friends and associates. When asked why his guitar is named Trigger, Willie explains: "Roy Rodgers had a horse named Trigger. I figured: "This is my horse!"
And what's so special about this guitar? Willie says: "It has great tone!" Most recently on his widely acclaimed album "Spirit" and on several soon to be released new songs, he has been recording with Trigger and nothing but a single microphone. The guitar simply embodies that Willie Nelson trademark sound.
During his well publicized perils with the Internal Revenue Service, Willie was so worried that they might try to take Trigger away from him that he hid his guitar at his manager's house for safe keeping.
1999 is the 30th anniversary of the original Trigger guitar. Martin will offer the edition in two configurations. No more than 30 instruments in the edition of 100 will be offered in rare Brazilian Rosewood, the wood used to construct the original Trigger guitar. The remainder of the edition will be offered in East Indian rosewood.
Martin N-20 models have gone through many incarnations. The scale of this unusual model is 25.4", a length which was replaced with the longer 26.44" scale within a year of its introduction. Willie's specific guitar bears Martin's square non-tapered headstock shape with rounded slots which preceded the more traditional classic headstock shape. The neck is fitted with the highest quality Waverly Sloane sidemount classical tuning machines.
The soundboard is bookmatched from solid Sitka spruce, tinted with the original "mellow yellow" toner, and polished to a high gloss. The rosette is the traditional N-style wooden classical mosaic in black, white, red and green.
The fingerboard is crafted of solid genuine ebony with Willie Nelson's signature inlaid between the 17th and 18th fret. The fifth fret bears a Mother Of Pearl inlay depicting the silhouette of the state of Texas with a single "lone star" in the middle. The name "TRIGGER" is inlaid at the 12th fret in western style poster lettering.
Each guitar will be offered with a state-of-the-art pickup system custom fabricated by Fishman Transducers, Inc. to closely replicate the tonal nuances of the original Baldwin pickup, which is no longer available.
In addition, every instrument will include a customized Deluxe Geib Style 5-Ply Hardshell Vintage Case with special "hemp" covered exterior.
Each guitar in this special edition will bear an interior label individually numbered in sequence and personally signed by Willie Nelson and C.F. Martin, IV, Martin's chairman and CEO. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Willie Nelson Limited Edition N-20WN will be donated to Farm Aid, Nelson's charity formed in 1985 to draw attention to the plight of America's farmers.
Martin Guitar dealers will begin to take orders for the Willie Nelson Limited Edition Signature Model immediately, though due to heavy demand for Martin instruments, this edition will not begin to appear in stores until the early months of 1999. As with all Martin Guitars, the construction process takes both time and expertise. The Martin Guitar company dates back to the 1830s when Christian Frederick Martin, Sr. moved to the United States from Europe. The guitar shop he set up over 160 years ago has been continuously family owned and operated. Current Chairman and CEO Chris Martin, IV is the sixth generation Martin to head this venerable company.
For more information, visit their web site at www.mguitar.com.


text:
Espresso Tampers to Help You Craft a Delicious Shot
The espresso tamper, one of the most important tools of the coffee trade, should fit your hand like a glove. Designed to fit a wide range of eager mitts, you should select the tamper best designed to fit your filter, grind type and hand feel. And since it can be difficult to - well - hand feel on the Internet, we've done our darnedest to explain why each of these tampers might be the one for you.
Rocket Espresso Stainless Steel Tamper - 58mmThis striking Rocket Stainless Steel Tamper is a perfect accessory for your Rocket Espresso machine. Beautifully branded with the Rocket logo around the base, the 58mm tamper fits with all Rocket portafilters. Learn More
Regular Price: $74.95


text:
I'll be answering ten questions each month...
and if your question is chosen, I'll post a personalized response!
Submit Your Question
- from Paris, KY
Icing easily picks up odors in the freezer, so always make sure you place it into an airtight container before freezing. This will also help prevent freezer burn or drying out of your icing.
Return to Storage questions


text:
Between 2008 and 2012, institutions and individuals in Rhode Island received $6.4 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for projects that explore the human endeavor and preserve our cultural heritage.
Below are some examples.
- James Joyce's novel Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man made its first appearance in 1914 in a little journal called The Egoist, one of several important periodicals digitized at Brown University for the Modernist Journals Project, which has been supported by two grants totaling $478,000.
- Vazira Zamindar at Brown University received a $50,400 research grant to study archaeology, Islam, and the Pre-Islamic Buddhist art in South Asia of the Gandhara period, building on an earlier summer stipend she had received to study the same topic.
- Thirty schoolteachers attended a two-week institute on the rise of slavery in New England and its role in the northern economy. The conference, conducted by the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, was supported with a $132,000 grant.
- Archival holdings relating Rhode Island's history from colonial times to the late 1900s remain spread among numerous depositories, but are united online in a database at Brown University that informs researchers about associated collections and how to find them. NEH has supported this scholarly resource with a $228,000 grant.
- The John Carter Brown Library specializes in manuscripts, maps, and other documents from international sources describing the unfolding drama of European discovery and colonization of the New World from 1492 to 1825. The library has been awarded $270,000 to support a fellowship program for NEH designated scholars.
- The Breakers, residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, is one of America's best-known historic properties. The Preservation Society of Newport County has received a $28,000 grant to improve the building's internal climate to better protect its Gilded Age art and furnishings.
- The most valuable object at the Newport Art Museum may be the John N.A. Griswold House, a National Historic Landmark. With a $6,000 grant, the museum installed environmental monitoring equipment to preserve its collection covering three centuries of New England art.
- The Little Compton Historical Society has received two grants totaling $10,000 to help purchase supplies as its professionally trained team of volunteers works to preserve and archive a 10,000-piece collection of nineteenth-century clothing, books, and photos of local historical interest.
- For sixteen years, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has sponsored Action Speaks, a panel discussion series on Underappreciated Dates That Changed America. Discussions of the debut of Death of a Salesman, the announcement of FDR's Good Neighbor policy, and other topics are then edited for radio broadcast. This program was recently expanded through an NEH grant of $75,000.


text:
Browns promoted assistant GM Ray Farmer to general manager and fired GM Mike Lombardi.
Profootballtalk.com reports a wrist injury could cost Devontae Booker "up to" 6-8 weeks.
The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec suggests free agent Colin Kaepernick could "come into play" for the Ravens if they at any point believe Joe Flacco's back injury is a long-term concern.
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reports "no one" with the Ravens seems "overly concerned" with Joe Flacco's back injury.
The Baltimore Sun reports the Ravens are only committing to "a week of rest" for the disk injury in Joe Flacco's back.
According to the Charlotte Observer, Kelvin Benjamin has looked "leaner" and "quick off the ball" early in Panthers camp.
Joe Flacco is expected to miss the first 3-6 weeks of training camp with a disk injury in his back.
Bucs rookie RB Jeremy McNichols (shoulder) has been cleared for training camp.
Chargers acquired QB Cardale Jones from the Bills for a conditional seventh-round pick.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports contract talks with Devonta Freeman may have "hit a snag."
FanRag's Geoff Mosher believes the slot role is Nelson Agholor's to lose.
Redskins placed TE Jordan Reed (toe) on the active/PUP list.


text:
lol thank u for help, i did that alone
Hi guys can someone help i dont know what should i do now
heres my problem i have a program called "kadu"
1.configure/make/make install
* Kadu is now successfully installed *
Thanks for choosing Kadu Communicator and ENJOY!!!
Kadu Team
3.trying to run it console says :
kadu: error while loading shared libraries: libsndfile.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
bt kadu #
4.so i decide to check few things, logfile and libsndfile
bt ~ # whereis libsndfile
libsndfile: /usr/local/lib/libsndfile.so /usr/local/lib/libsndfile.la /usr/local/lib/libsndfile.a
bt ~ #
So file exist
From logfile i founded this :
echo -e "#include <sndfile.h>\nint main(){\n#ifdef SNDFILE_1\nprintf(\"1\\\n\");\n#else\nprintf(\"0\\ \n
\");\n#endif\nreturn 0;}\n" > sndfiletest.c
$CC $CXXFLAGS $MODULE_CXXFLAGS sndfiletest.c -o sndfiletest
rm -f sndfiletest sndfiletest.c
if [ "$ret" != "1" ]; then
echo "your libsndfile headers are too OLD, get libsndfile >= 1.0"
exit 1
checking if libsndfile is in system directories... yes
checking if sndfile.h header is in system directories... yes
Additional module configuration command successed.
So i downloaded libsndfile-1.0.17 the newest version i compiled it and made install was everything sucesfully....
After reinstalling kadu everything went great but again the same problem ......???
someone know where can be problem ?
lol thank u for help, i did that alone


text:
Vintage Stripe Flour-Sack Linen Pillow Wide Lumbar
- No Longer Available -
Inspired by vintage French flour sacks dating to the early 1900s, our linen pillow echoes their rustic style in a herringbone weave accented by classic woven stripes. Substantial and weighty, the fabric has a textured look and a rich, soft feel.
Show Details +
- 18" x 38"
Product Not Available
We're sorry. This product is no longer available
Please continue browsing.