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Talk about driveline improvements, NA tuning and DME tuning your E46 BMW here. This includes diffs, intakes, exhausts, chips, software and OBD tuning.
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Which BMM scan tool to buy?
Q. Hello, I just bought a used 1997 BMW 540, and I wanted to buy a diagnostic tool, but there are so much of them out there. Here are two that I saw on the net:
What do you think about the above tools or can you tell me of a diagnostic tool that is good?
A. There are so many variables to consider when buying a scan tool. Price is, naturally, the first consideration. We all want one that is as inexpensive as possible.
But the most important thing is to figure out what you need, or want, your scan tool to do. This takes a lot of research. What I do before I buy any large ticket electronic items is to read reviews of the item I want.
This will give you an idea of what to look for in a scan tool. The next thing to decide is this going to be for this one car, or do you want something more generic that will do many different vehicles. Do you want it to be a stand alone unit, or one to use with a notebook computer? The notebook scan tools have the advantage of doing more and being able to store a large amount of data.
Another consideration is how detailed to you want your information. Do you just want to pull DTCs or do you want to know exactly what each sensor is doing. You should also see which and how many sensors the tool can read.
By the way, do not buy any scan tool that does not support the CAN protocols. CAN is used in 2004 Ford, Mazda, BMW, Mercedes, and Jaguar, and is the required electrical interface for passenger vehicles starting in the 2008 model year.
Another important thing to look for is upgradeability. You dont want to buy a scan tool today and then find out in a couple of years it is obsolete. Once you know what you want in a scan tool, shopping for one will be a bit easier.
The BMW GT1 PRO and BMW ICOM BMW ISIS ISID A B C are both good scan tools. But you may want to check out the OTC and UOBD2 scan tools as well. www.obd2supplier.com has scan tool kits if you are handy with building electronic projects. This will save you a lot of money and may allow you to buy more scan tool that a ready built model. They also have some good information on what to look for in a scan tool.
I did product reviews on three different scan tools you may be interested in reading.
BMW ICOM is suitable for both BMW old models and BMW new models, but it is a little bit expensive. BMW GT1 PRO is also expensive, but if you want to use it to program, GT1 PRO is the best tool to consider; while if you only want a tool to simply read and erase fault codes, BMW Scanner 1.36 is the best one to take.
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(The announcement of the new book, "Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the Unity of Islam"
This is our new book. First of all, all our brothers must have a copy of this. This would give tremendous trouble to those who claim that Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a collective personality.
(Mr. Adnan Oktar comments on the Surat al-Waqia)
There will circulate among them, ageless youths, (Surat al-Waqi'a, 17)
It is a great blessing for a person to attain immortality. The one thing that comes to minds of people day and night is death but they try not to make others feel it. For instance, they talk about football matches in order to lessen the effect of it. Or the purpose of chatting about insignificant things is again to get away from the fear of death. The purpose of vain talk and yelling in discos is the wish to forget death. For this reason, living for all eternity is one of the greatest blessings granted to believers. Having a beginning but no end. For this reason, it is a great reason of joy and a blessing for a Muslim to know that there will be young people in paradise who are destined to be always young and that he will be one of them.
It does not give them any headache nor does it leave them stupefied. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 20)
Allah draws attention to the effects of alcohol on people. Allah creates pain. Alcohol turns into a scourge because people drink it although it is prohibited. When people drink alcohol, they lose their consciousness and their minds. Allah reminds us that such trouble will not happen in paradise. Allah says that we will drink wine but the wine of paradise will neither discomfort us nor give any harm like alcohol does...
any fruit they specify (Surat al-Waqi'a, 20)
They generally look like the fruits in this world but they will be with perfect smell and excellent taste, because when they look, they say: "We saw similar ones in the world."
And any bird meat they desire. (Surat al-Waqia, 21)
When one makes a gesture with his hand, the birds of paradise immediately come nearby, or they appear fried on a plate. When you eat them, the bones remain on the plate but after the supper is over, the bones come together to form a bird again, and it flies away. This is the attribute of paradise, insha'Allah.
And dark eyed maidens, (Surat al-Waqia, 22)
That is to say, maidens with beautiful and pretty looks. The most impressive attribute of a woman is her beautful, meaningful eyes full of passion. This superior quality in devout women does not appear in disbelievers. That is why they suffer a lot of trouble. Your looks which are full of passion, the love you have for me.A disbelieving man looks at his own wife- she looks like a cow to him and the woman, in return, looks at him like a swine. He is impure and unwise like a swine. One sees the difference between faith and disbelief and he feels its pain because he experiences it in real life.
Like hidden pearls; (Surat al-Waqi'a, 23)
Like hidden pearls.A pearl is something slippery, bright, sparkling, pure and lucid. In order to make us understand it, Allah stresses the brightness, whiteness, lucidity and radiance of a woman's complexion in the hereafter with such words.
As recompense for what they did (Surat al-Waqia, 24)
As a recompense to their piety and moral perfection, Allah grants it to them.
They will hear no prattling in it nor any word of wrong. (Surat al-Waqia, 25)
What most disturbs people in this world is vain talk and disbelief. For instance brawling is not uncommon in many houses. Fathers yell at their daughters, that girl goes and reprimands her mother and vice versa.Those places where people do not live by the commandments of the Qur'an are just misery. Everyday becomes one of an annoyance. There is nothing but disgrace. This is so common wherever Islam is not experienced.
One talks and while saying something commits a sin, he engages in an activity and commits a sin.Many people suffer a lot out of watching sinful acts and hearing insults day and night. They are hurt in the spiritual sense, they suffer a lot. But in paradise, we neither see sin nor hear a vile word. No one says absurd things...
All that is said is, 'Peace! Peace!'(Surat al-Waqia, 26)
Security, beauty, goodness and well being...
" And the Companions of the Right:what of the Companions of the Right?" (Surat al-Waqia, 27)
Amid thornless lote-trees (Surat al-Waqia, 28)
People are prone to love fruit trees but we can not see them in big cities. They are only available in villages. People go there in order to be able to see them. This is a special love;something that deeply influences a person. On the other hand village life is difficult. There is comfort in the city. The comfort of city life and the sweetness of village life will merge only in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as).
and fruit-laden acacias (Surat al-Waqia, 29)
There are endless gardens of fruit in paradise.
and wide-spreading shade (Surat al-Waqia, 30)
Paradise is generally shady; it is bright but not disturbing. It is neither cool nor hot. Matters have their own light. In this world there are sources of light; they become instrumental. Here, Allah makes a lamp instrumental for enlightenment, He creates as if the light originates from the lamp. Normally the light is created directly upon us, but Allah always creates a source in order not to eliminate our free will. For instance if there exists light with no source, then a very weird situation will come into being. Allah creates the Sun or a lamp as a source. In paradise, there exists no Sun or a lamp. Everything has its own light with no source. That is why there is mild climate, not an environment in which heat or cold will discomfort us.
and outpouring water (Surat al-Waqia, 30)
There are creeks and rivers in paradise…
and fruits in abundance, (Surat al-Waqia, 32)
There are the fruits never before seen as well as the most quality forms of the current ones.
never failing, unrestricted. (Surat al-Waqia, 33)
In paradise, the moment a person eats a bird's flesh, that bird starts to fly again. The moment one plucks a fruit from its branch and the moment it comes into being again is the very same moment. That is why a depletion of any kind, in no way, occurs in paradise. A preson who owns a fruit tree here generally does not have the heart to pluck a fruit from his tree; he does not touch it so as to keep it beautiful on its branch. In paradise, that beauty is never damaged. You can eat and take as much as you want; it appears again the moment you take it. For instance a person does not have the heart to eat a bird; he wants to keep that beauty as it is.
unrestricted.… Everything in paradise is lawful. There is no need to pay attention if something is lawful or not. Everything is lawful.
And on elevated couches (Surat al-Waqia, 34)
People always love to look at things from a high location. That is why Allah creates the mansions of paradise at high places.
made them purest virgins, (Surat al-Waqia, 36)
This is an explicit evidence that there is sexuality in paradise, because virginity is something related with sexuality. In order to call a woman a "virgin", she needs to have genital oÅrgans. Otherwise she can not be a woman. We understand the presence of sexuality from the very first verse.
devoted, passionate, of like age, (Surat al-Waqia, 37)
People in paradise are devoted to one another with love. They are of the same age. There is not a certain age in paradise, they appear as if they are all 33 years old. Both women and men have the appearance of mature, well-groomed human beings. But love is very dominant. They are passionately in love.
" for the Companions of the Right. (Surat al-Waqia, 38)
A large group of the earlier people (Surat al-Waqia, 39)
and a large group of the later ones. (Surat al-Waqia, 40)
Who are "the later ones"? The followers of Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the people of the End Times who serve Islam and the Qur'an.
Allah addresses to Darwnists and materialists:
"We created you so why do you not confirm the truth?" (Surat al-Waqia, 57)
Have you thought about the sperm that you ejaculate? (Surat al-Waqia, 58)
How can a person see sperm? It can only be seen under a microscope. Under an electron microscope. How can one see a single sperm with the naked eye? Practising science is compulsory. It is not possible to see it otherwise.
Is it you who create it or are We the Creator? (Surat al-Waqia, 59)
You are aware of the glorious nature of sperm. Its tail, movements etc. The guy is remarkably smart.
We have decreed death for you and We will not be forestalled (Surat al-Waqia, 60)
That is to say, Almighty Allah says that He is the One Who kills us.
in replacing you with others the same as you and re-forming you in a way you know nothing about. (Surat al-Waqia, 61)
As you see Allah says, "...you in a way you know nothing about". In other words in a way that we can never comprehend in the scientific sense. Allah says that He will change all the systems; in a way that we can no longer understand the matters of physics and chemistry. It will be a brand new creation. There are some current laws; they will all be removed. But on the other hand you can also fly. There is not a law of physics similar to the one we see in this world.
You have known the first formation,so will you not pay heed? (Surat al-Waqia, 62)
How can we understand the first formation. We look at the structure of a protein. We understand how Allah creates vacoules, mitochondria, golgi apparatus by seeing each one of them under electron microscope. What happens when we understand it? Allah says, "You have known the first formation." So we will know it. "Will you not pay heed?" Allah says, "Shouldn't we see the prodigious nature in this and have profound faith in Allah?"
Have you thought about what you cultivate?
(Surat al-Waqia, 63)
The science of seeds are a totally different matter. That is why we prepare seeds to display them in our shows. If you go and ask a person if he has ever seen a seed, he will probably say, "No, I haven't." Very few people have seen seeds. People must also see the cross-sections of seeds. It needs to be scrutinized profoundly.
Is it you who make it germinate or are We the Germinator? (Surat al-Waqia, 64)
The law that applies here is tremendous. For instance you place a a fig seed under the and in thirty years time it turns into a tree of 30 meters. It has hundreds of thousands of leaves and hundreds of thousands of fruits. A seed is as big as a pinhead. In thirty years time it turns into a giant tree; two and a half meters in diameter, 30 meters tall. Think of it in time-lapse terms, like a movie. You place something the size of a pin-head into the earth and immediately it turns into a giant tree, it brings forth fruits like rain, and everyone enjoys eating them.
(In response to an audience member who asked, "Almost during all my regular prayers, mundane tasks occur to my mind. How should I interpret this?")
Such things come to the minds of lots of people. Hazrat Ali (ra) says, "I will perform my prayer without listening to the whispers of others. I will perform with nothing occuring to my mind." Even Hazrat Ali (ra) says so; worldly issues come to his mind even when he prays. It happens while performing prayers, it does not invalidate it. Nothing happens. When you realize it, you can clear your mind and continue, insha'Allah.2012-04-13 16:33:10

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I have the same sound card. To get mine to work I had to edit /etc/modprobe.d/sound.
root@box:~# cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 model=3stack
This worked for me. YMMV
On a brighter note, this card works out of the box with the 2 188.8.131.52 kernel. I still get an error message at boot about a mismatch, but it works.
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text: Most of the time when i try to use ettercap I start the program after connecting to my home or work(with permission from the boss to test only) I select my card and then press ctrl+s to scan the network and then i get kicked off. It doesnt happen everytime but more times then not. Just wondering why this would be?


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I have been using them for three years now and they work very well! They are super sharp and solid!
I have been using them for three years now and they work very well! They are super sharp and solid!
Slick tricked my first bull last year. Follow up shot passed thru front shoulder blade and buried in the opposite shoulder.
I use 100gr. Slick Trick Razortricks with the huge cut on contact blade with shorter bleeder blades. Great arrow flight and the 4 blade gives a massive hole. My elk this year bled out in 40 seconds, absolute firehose of blood. I'd imagine just about any head would do the trick just fine, I guess its about what you believe in.
I believe in a big hole. lol
i had great success with 100gr RazorTricks this past year. i love these heads. for me and my bow they fly better than the bh's i tested before last sept. those heads were MX4, Buzzcuts and SlickTrick Mags
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I Love the smell of Elk in the mornin
The arrow is everything
Never used them but I've sure heard a lot of positive feed back not only on this forum but other forums as well. Must be a great product. I've tried several and the one I have been using for the last couple years has been G5 Striker.


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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Label Options
Option 1
Option 2
36 comments:
- Chasing Travel said...
I like the second one.
- March 22, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- MW said...
Gold is so tricky. It drives me crazy when I see yellow printed on white and you can't read it because the yellow is too pale. However, if you're doing yellow on gray you can get the same effect. It all comes down to contrast. Are these Pantone spot colors? I like the second one as well, just get a swatch book and make sure your gray and yellow have enough contrast. End of print nerd rant. :)
- March 22, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Justin, Brenda & Lola said...
Regardless of which you choose, I know you'll be able to make the label read-able; I've seen your work. However, I prefer option 1.
Can't wait to taste it!
- March 22, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Option 2!
- March 22, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I prefer the second one ... it's easier on the eyes and the colors have a better effect when they are a bit muted. I think the white is too bright. But I also realize that things look differently when they are printed on whatever paper you have selected ... Nice design!
- March 22, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- megan said...
- March 23, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- Sara said...
I vote for #2 as well. I love yellow against gray. But you guys could scrawl the label on with a crayon and I'd still buy it and enjoy every drop!
- March 23, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Josh said...
Option 1 looks like a winner to me :-)
Best of luck to you guys on the new release!
- March 23, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Mike Duffy said...
Option one. The "Prime" pops more. But that's just my opinion.
Best thing to do is print them both out (ideally on label stock), paste them on bottles and go down to the local market (one with lots of bottles on the shelf - e.g. Molsberry Market in Santa Rosa), and see which one stands out the most from the crowd of Chardonnays on display. Don't have an opinion, have data!
And if they truly both suck, start over. The attractiveness and recognition factor of your label is one of the most powerful tools you have to sell your wine.
Just like winery Web sites tend to all have nice pictures of vineyards, most wine labels tend to be remarkably similar.
- March 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Rufus the Cat said...
I like Option 2. I think gold on white will not look so good. And if you can do what Mike D suggested, data is always good.
- March 23, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Option 1!
- March 23, 2009 at 1:59 PM
I like # 2 and so did my co-workers. Ted, nice blog! We just started one @ De Loach, so it is nice to have examples to look at (steal)I will see you @ the Porto reunion on April 24th, Rob C.
- March 23, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- 1winedude said...
Gotta go with Option #2.
- March 24, 2009 at 3:15 AM
option 1!
- March 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Option 1 looks best to me.
- March 24, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Mindy said...
Hmmmm....I honestly like both. The first one is my favorite, but it is hard to read the yellow on white.
- March 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- Nancy said...
I like #2, but I will ask Max and Emma in the morning to see what they think. Why don't Tanner and Payton decide for you.
- March 24, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- R said...
My vote is for #2. Though I think the yellow/gold doesn't stand out as well as the red on the white background.
- March 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- Michelle said...
Second one!
Miss you.
- March 24, 2009 at 10:13 PM
option 2 looks great! and very happy!
- March 24, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Jeff said...
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- March 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM
I like #1 for the Chardonnay label as it is sort of the reverse of the Cabernet label and gives it more distinction.
- March 25, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- Jeff said...
If I had to guess, I would say people are picking Option #2 because it is more readable. In that respect, I agree with print nerd Melissa: yellow text on white background is an impossible combination. But I like the IDEA of Option #1 better. Because it is the inverse of the Cab label (has a white logo, instead of black), it seems to imply that this is the "white" version of your wine, which it is. It has a cleaner, fresher feel than #2.
- March 25, 2009 at 8:15 AM
I like option 1.
- March 25, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Perhaps I should say why. I think the word "Prime" stands out far better on option 1. It really grabs my attention. And I like that it's the inverse of the cab label.
- March 25, 2009 at 9:02 AM
- Kipton said...
Option 1. I like the inverse, and to be consistent you should also call the Chard "Composite" instead of "Prime". Hehe.
- March 25, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- Ted said...
I like the fact the "math nerds" and "print nerds" have come out to comment. These are great comments, thanks to everyone!
- March 25, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Fred said...
Now that you have a second wine, you need to consider how they "family." Traditionally, labels with dark borders (or labels that are predominantly dark) are for red wines and vice-versa for white wines. Which is to say, your Cabernet should have Option 1 and your Chardonnay option 2.
Maybe what is done traditionally is of no interest to you. That's perfectly fine. The larger question is: What are you trying to communicate? If by "Prime" you are trying to suggest a certain level of quality, then neither label does the trick. Your wine club name plays off of prime numbers. If that's the direction, these labels don't seem to follow.
If Prime is more than a hobby and you anticipate making more wine and seeking wider distribution, you need a tighter story. One that is reflected in your label.
- March 25, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Mike said...
I like #1 as well. Taking Jeff's comment a bit further, The Chard bottle when filled is going to be a light(er) color so with option #1 you have a contrast of light bottle/dark border/light panel. That would be the inverse of the Cab (dark/light/dark). Option #2 gives you a light bottle/light border dark panel which may look a bit weird.
Science nerds represent.
- March 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Jeff said...
Okay. As with many things, a mockup is always a good idea. Does this change anyone's mind? It changes mine, for sure. It turns out that the label itself looks dirty in #1, even though the logo is brighter. Where did the grey color come from? Is that up for debate? Really, I think you should have people hand-paint the white stripe on the bottles. Ooh, and then you can have hand-dipped wax capsules. And sign each bottle...
- March 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Marnie said...
I keep changing my mind, but at the moment I vote for #2. Hard to tell without seeing it on the bottle tho'!
- March 25, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Michelle said...
Like the dark with white writing because I'm pulled to the word, but mostly to what is inside.
- March 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM
I like option 2. I would make chardonnay bigger and bolder so that you can see the yellow. I think you want it to pop and be really readable! Good luck with the lastest wine!
Can't wait to try it!
- March 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Option one is a faster pull in my book! The label on the bottle to the left has red in it and I think if you swap the red for the yellow, you have a winner!
- March 29, 2009 at 6:55 AM
- Ted said...
Thank you to all for the great comments! We are going over the suggestions (and artwork-thanks Jeff) and tweaking the colors to see what looks best on the bottle. We will post the result ASAP.
- March 31, 2009 at 9:44 AM
I'm a little late in the game here, but I like option 1 because it's kind of the opposite of the cabernet label, as long as the Napa Valley is readable in gold. But they're both great, so you can't go wrong!
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Well, after being enthused at the fact that my size 14 foot, fit into size 13 Rip Curl, Round Toe, 7 mil, $70 booties...I figured I'd pass along my experience w/ it today as a Public Service Announcement.
This is by far, the most comfortable (out of water and dry), flexible, expensive, and COLDEST bootie I have ever sunk my foot and wallet into.
And the water here isn't even that cold, maybe around 50...I thought I had torn holes into both of them on the walk from the car to the water...the water rushed in that fast, in an instant...there is NO way these are going to cut it when the water gets in the low 30's.
By comparison, my crappy, worn out, 7 mil Rip Curl Classic booties, w/ old holes plugged, bulging seams, and Aquaseal all over it, is actually comparably warmer.
The F-Bomb bootie (at least the pair I took into the water), is a huge disappointment. You could feel the water constantly flushing in like there was a cold hose aimed at it.
Upon further inspection of them in the shower, you could see that the leaks are where the plastic buckle for the strap, affixes to the instep/arch...it was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, but you could see bubbling, and if held at the right angle, pretty free flowing water release when squeezed...and when you step into cold water...wow, it was like the shock of sticking your naked bare foot into ice water! ...or should I say bear...I have about the same footprint as they do. To add to that, when flipping them inside out, the black fabric glued over one of those seams, is already pulling loose...less than 3 hours use.
In any case...for that money, it shouldn't be that way...maybe they'd work ok in 60 degree water...but who needs booties then anyway?
So, for anyone that already has them...I hope yours fair better. For those that don't...stay well clear.
I think, in the end, I've decided that I'd rather have a slightly cramped, mostly dry, warm foot...then a relaxed cold one.
My Xcel Infiniti 7 mil mits are several years old, and you can't even perceive water intrusion (in fact, for the first 15 minutes, even submerged, my hands are dry).
Hopefully the Xcel Drylock booties will be just as comfy...and the 5/4/3 Drylock suit's seams will hold up.
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Hot eats: Linzer Torte by Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet
January 11, 2013
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Cozy winter temperatures have arrived at the lake, along with the season for festive dinners and delightful desserts. Sweet cakes, pastries and cookies are perfect for the time of the year, and some bakers around the lake have disclosed their secret recipes.One of them comes from Tahoe City, and is the famous Linzer Torte, baked at the Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet. Despite the fact that this pastry is named for the Austrian town of Linz, it is a common sight in many a Swiss bakery. The Swiss love anything that will complement afternoon coffee and a Linzer Torte is a great option."I think of Linzer Torte as a holiday dessert because the smell of cloves and cinnamon always make me think of Christmas and tree trimming," said Barbara Vogt Melrose, baker and co-owner of Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet. "We used to have this for a treat on Christmas morning while opening our gifts. I still send them out to friends at the holidays."
In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs and combine. Scrape down and add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and clove. Mix. Add the almonds and mix only until combined. Do not overmix.Rest dough in the refrigerator for a least 1 hour. On a floured surface, roll out dough to approximately 1/8-inch thick. Grease a 9-inch tart pan. Line the pan with the rolled-out dough. Fit it into the pan and cut off excess dough. Using the back of a large soup spoon, cover all but the outside inch of the dough with raspberry jam. You will have a large circle of jam surrounded by a ring of bare dough. Roll out the remaining dough to 1/8-inch thick by about 8 inches wide. Cut long, even, 1/4-inch strips with a pizza cutter.Place on top of the jam approximately 1 inch apart, then alternate to make a lattice design. Roll out the leftover dough scraps into a long even rope about the thickness of your index finger. Place along the edge of the cake pan, making sure that the ends meet.Using a fork, make a lined design on the rope while flattening the border. Brush the egg mixture evenly over the entire torte. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes. Crust will be golden brown and the jam will start to bubble when it is done.Makes one 9 inch tart.
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REDLANDS -- The rescue agency in Oregon that adopted a 1-year-old American pit bull terrier named Lily and her seven pups are the legal owners of the dog, according to the city.
The city made the announcement on the Animal Shelter's Facebook page Tuesday: "Thank you for your concerns regarding Lily. While we understand that this has been an emotional issue for the various parties involved and many of the friends of the Animal Shelter, the city is satisfied that the adoption process for Lily and her puppies was properly followed according to city code and state law, and the dogs legally belong to the rescue agency that adopted them.
"Any decisions about the dogs at this point are completely at the discretion of the rescue agency."
After the announcement was made, several shared the update on their respective Facebook profiles, and some commented on other rescue networks their opinions on the matter.
Those at the rescue were satisfied with the news, while those in the corner of the Redlands woman who claimed the dog was hers - Denise Samano - were upset with the news.
"I'm extremely satisfied (with the outcome)," said Alexandra Mendel, a volunteer with the Redlands Friends of Shelter Animals, or REDFOSA. "I am very happy that Lily is going to go on to a beautiful life - her and her puppies. She will never have to go through the things she went through again."
Mendel said she hopes that the shelter better informs its employees about the law in the hopes a similar situation does not arise again.
Mendel said she is worried the situation made the shelter look bad and that it may have hurt its reputation with other rescue groups.
Samano, who claimed the dog was hers after it spent several days at the shelter, said she was disappointed with the outcome. But she remains hopeful that she can work out a deal with the rescue group to get her dog back.
She said several tries to work out a deal to recover her dog - whom she had named Beauty, and who went missing on Nov. 29 - fell through.
One condition asked Samano to have the dog altered before a reunion and after the puppies were old enough. Samano said she agreed to it, but the rescue reneged.
"The whole point was just to get her back. Everything they said I agreed to. I just wanted her back, and I told them they could keep the puppies," she said.
Samano said she has no plans to pursue legal action against the shelter or the rescue.
"When an owner finds their dog, they should get it back," she said. "It's just sad, really sad. I'm not going to do anything else; it is just too much on the family.
"I need to move on."
The dog was found roaming the streets in early December and was brought to the shelter to wait for her owner to claim her.
The dog had no microchip or collar when she arrived, but Samano said she was last seen wearing a blue collar.
After a waiting period intended to let the owner claimed the dog, shelter volunteers worked to find someone to adopt the pregnant dog and care for her pups.
A rescue group in Oregon - which asked not to be identified - stepped up, but needed $500 to pay for transport and to further care for the dog and her litter.
Volunteers with REDFOSA raise enough money to send the animal to Oregon.
The dog - which the shelter staff called Lily - was placed in foster care so she could give birth in a less stressful environment.
Lily had a litter of 10, but one was stillborn and two others died a short time later.
Samano was notified by a friend who had seen the dog on Facebook that her dog may have been found, and she said she contacted the shelter - by phone and social media - soon after.
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Miley Cyrus has a message: "Free the nipple."
On Wednesday, the starlet took to Twitter to show support for the "Free The Nipple" campaign, which seeks to "decriminalize the female body" in response to "American media's glorification of violence and repression of nudity" through censorship.
Cyrus posted a selfie showing herself holding a fake nipple over her eye – see right.
The singer, of course, hasn't been shy lately aboutshowing off her real skin
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Associated Press Of Pakistan, 6 September 2008
ADNAN OKTAR: I have a book entitled, "Islam denounces Terrorism." Our publisher had sent it to all the prominent professors, scientists in Europe. This is a very famous book of mine. It is widely popular. You know that it is also downloadable from the Internet. Last year approximately 35 million copies had been downloaded and this year, the number of copies downloaded by now is well beyond 35 million. Masha'Allah. They are downloaded for free. HOW CAN TERROR EXIST IN ISLAM? ISLAM IS WATER WHILE TERROR IS THE FIRE. ISLAM IS THE WATER THAT EXTINGUISHES FIRE. WOULD FIRE BURN WATER? WATER EXTINGUISHES FIRE. CONSEQUENTLY SINCE LOVE, COMPASSION, MERCY, RESPECT, DEEP THINKİNG, SINCERITY, COOPERATION ARE IN THE ESSENCE OF RELIGION, IT IS UNLIKELY FOR RELIGION TO SUPPORT TERROR. This is absent in the structure of Islam. Indeed, when someone murders a person, Allah states the murderer to be forgiven. Allah says that it is more auspicious if he is forgiven. Can such a religion ever support terrorism?
Kahramanmaraş Aksu TV, 01 April 2010
Adnan Oktar: THE BEST SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM IS MUSLIMS' PRAYER FOR UNISON AND FOR TURKISH ISLAMIC UNION TO BE ESTABLISHED. TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF TURKEY AS WELL AS THE TURKISH WORLD WOULD BE A CLEAR SOLUTION. THIS FORMATION WILL COMPLETELY SOLVE THE PROBLEMS.Everybody understands this. There is nothing inconceivable. But, if they feign ignorance about it then I think the issues carry on.
TV Kayseri, Samsun Aks TV and Gaziantep Olay TV, 2 December 2009
Adnan Oktar:The sole remedy for the communist way of thinking, PKK and atheistic masonic plans is to destroy Darwinism. THERE IS NO OTHER SOLUTION. TRYING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH MILLITARY FORCES WILL NOT BE EFFICIENT. THIS SOLUTION HAS NEVER BEEN EFFICIENT ACROSS THE WORLD. THESE PEOPLE DEVELOP AN IDEOLOGY, PUT AN IDEA FORWARD. ALTHOUGH YOU SEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND SOLDIERS OVER THE REGION, NOTHING WILL CHANGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST THE SOCIETY, THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ALREADY CAPTURED. SOLDIERS CAN DO NOTHING MORE EXCEPT PROTECTING THEM. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO LOSE THE SOCIETY MORALLY. If a person becomes a communist … If a society starts to defend Stalinist ideology, Darwinism, terrorism then it means that they have already taken the society from you.
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Great Union Party (BBP) Chairman Mustafa Destici submitted a report titled 'Combating terrorism and suggestions for solution' to Felicity Party Leader Professor Mustafa Kamalak.
Mr. Kamalak expressed his thoughts as; 'The solution of terrorism depends on Islamic brotherhood. Thus any project not involving Islam is doomed to fail.'


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You can certainly use cherry juice or other liquids when preparing cake mixes – it's a fun way to add flavor! In fact, our Summer Breeze Margarita Cupcakes use margarita mix for the liquid in making the white cake mix. That's the fun of creative baking – enjoy!


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also faixa rua & creonte
jenkins .. he still post ? or still banned ?
If you need a friend, get a dog !
creonte and enty, best trolls on here
Ghetto Grappling. Funky shit...
MMA Officials London, Essex and East Anglia representative
That female referee ;-)
Baroni - "I'm the man, the fucking man, the best ever, ever"
What was the name of the chick a few years back that used to post as she was training some MMA then one day she just gave it up and left here, everyone was trying it on with her
trouble with this forum most of the people weve named are probably still here but using different names lol..
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RENO, Nev. — When it drew much smaller crowds in the 1990s, the Burning Man festival generated strong opposition from the Sierra Club and other groups over its impact to the Nevada desert.
But with a week to go for public comment on it, organizers' request to boost the event's maximum allowable crowd size by 20 percent to 70,000 is attracting only scant opposition — and none from the environmental organization.
Veteran Sierra Club activist Tina Nappe of Reno attributes the reversal of the position to Burning Man organizers' track record of cleaning up and addressing environmental concerns at the largest outdoor arts festival in North America.
Black Rock LLC, which runs the weeklong celebration of radical self-expression and self-reliance leading up to Labor Day, recognizes the desert environment has limitations and strives to minimize environmental impacts, she said.
The federal Bureau of Land Management oversees the eclectic art and music gathering because it's staged on public land in the scenic, sprawling Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles north of Reno.
"BRLLC, because of running the gauntlet of BLM regulations and addressing local concerns, has become a model citizen," Nappe said. "BLM's 'leave no trace' program has received a real boost by Burning Man."
Cory Roegner, of the BLM's Black Rock Field Office, said no group has come out so far against organizers' proposed five-year license that would increase the crowd cap from 58,000 to 70,000 over the next five years.
Fewer individuals than past years have lodged complaints, he said, and the reason for the dampened opposition is twofold.
"Organizers have been doing a great job of cleaning up and leaving no trace," Roegner said. "I think they're also providing a lot of economic benefits to northern Nevada, which I think members of the public are responding to."
The festival pumps millions into the economy of a state that leads the nation in foreclosures and unemployment. Burning Man participants spend an estimated $10 million around Reno, and Reno-Tahoe International Airport receives about 15,000 people from more than 30 countries for the gathering.
Organizers' request to increase the capacity comes after the festival sold out for the first time last year with a crowd in excess of 53,000. The sell-out forced organizers to sell the bulk of this year's tickets through random drawings, but demand exceeded supply thanks in part to scalpers, leaving many regulars out in the cold.
Burning Man spokeswoman Marian Goodell said organizers have shown they can handle the larger crowd, and have gone out of their way to be "good citizens."
"There's a lot of different things that irritate people about Burning Man, but when we hear of issues we put every effort to resolve them," she told The Associated Press. "As the event has grown, we have prided ourselves on listening to neighbors, and I think that's why you haven't heard any major complaints to the latest request."
Goodell said she thinks the desert venue could accommodate a Burning Man crowd of 100,000 or more.
"We're not aiming for it at this point, but the desert can hold that many," she said. "But we have to make sure we have the infrastructure for a larger crowd … (and) whether our community wants it. We just went over 50,000 people for the first time last year. We're fans of slow growth."
After it moved from San Francisco's Baker Beach, the inaugural Burning Man in Nevada drew 80 people in 1990. The first 1,000-plus crowd in 1993 doubled each of the next three years before attendance climbed to 23,000 in 1999. It was capped at 50,000 under the most recent five-year permit granted by the BLM, which expired in 2010.
Since then, the event has operated under temporary annual permits. Goodell said the current permit allows "in the neighborhood" of 58,000 people to be present at any one time in the 5-square-mile encampment.
The public faces an April 16 deadline to submit comments to the BLM on the request. The agency plans to act on it by early June.


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Crime reporter MIRANDA NEWEY speaks to Bolton at Home staff in the first of a two-part feature on how to deal with nightmare neighbours. This week: anti-social behaviour.
BOLTON at Home bosses are warning tenants they are taking a zero tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour.
Each year the housing association secures injunctions against tenants to protect neighbours from abuse.
People can also have their homes taken from them by Bolton at Home if they are found to be involved in crime, fail to make payments or breach another aspect of their tenancy agreements.
Tess Ash, assistant director of neighbourhood safety at Bolton at Home, said: "Taking possession of a person's property is not a decision we come to lightly.
"We want the perpetrator to understand the conse-quences and engage in support services to help them change their behaviour.
"Sometimes there are underlying issues, such as drugs and alcohol, or the person might have issues with life skills and they might need support."
Neighbours will go through mediation to try to resolve problems — but more severe action is taken against people taking part in "corrosive" anti-social behaviour. They risk prosecution and losing their home.
Kim Painter, a lawyer for the housing association, said that when people are taken to court, Bolton at Home has to prove to the judge the person has been given opportunities to "engage" and that taking the home from the tenant is the last resort.
Staff say it is a myth that young people cause the majority of anti-social behaviour incidents, as most of the complaints received are about adults.
These can range from abuse, drug dealing, violence, drug cultivation and loud music.
Bolton at Home was granted an injunction at Bolton County Court in May, banning Carl O'Brien, of Anfield Road, Great Lever, from entering a home on that road and from harassing anyone. He faces arrest if he breaks the injunctions.
Neighbour from hell Lyndsey Glove, of Wilderswood Avenue, Horwich, was evicted from her home after repeatedly disturbing other residents with her anti-social behaviour.
In March, Damian Gaskell, aged 37, and Leanne Davies, aged 29, were thrown out of their Bolton at Home property in Campbell Court, Farnworth, after running into rent arrears. The police had also received a catalogue of complaints about the couple.
People evicted from their homes are referred to Homeless Welfare, who will accommodate them for 28 days. But then they have to find their own place to stay. People will often struggle to get social housing again if they have caused trouble for a former landlord.
Sharon Naughton, principal neighbourhood safety manager at Bolton at Home, said staff liaise with police and other authorities regularly to keep tabs on people who are causing problems and to help reduce crime. She added that action is taken against people who are not creating a safe environment.
Mrs Naughton said: "In all of these cases we've worked tirelessly to ensure strong action is taken against these individuals.
"We will not tolerate tenants, or their associates, causing alarm and distress to neighbours and other members of the public.
"We continue to urge anyone who witnesses such behaviour to report it to us, and to the police, so that we can deal with it accordingly and create a safer environment for all our residents to live in."
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Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EST)
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Event Details
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
CENTRAL HARLEM HEALTHY START and NMPP HEAD START
The focus of the Consortium General Meeting is to discuss early childhood education from a life course perspective that integrates evidence-based preconception and perinatal program models with innovative birth to 5 programs. Such programs seek to ensure that children enter school with a solid foundation and on a path towards college and career readiness.
The Consortium Meeting will also showcase the collaboration between NMPP's Healthy Start and Head Start programs. Oklahoma's Educare model will be discussed. The collaborations above seek to provide an environment that is supportive of the overall health of the mother and child throughout the life span.
Our Keynote Speaker for this gathering is NYC School's Chancellor Dennis Walcott. Chancellor Walcott will focus on various programs and initiatives that the city is implementing to ensure that children enter school with a solid foundation.
Other speakers include Maria Benejan, Associate Commissioner at the city's Administration for Children Services (ACS); Su An Arnn Phipps, Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing; Andrea Phillips, Vice President in the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Bank USA; Segrid Renne, Project Director of NMPP's Central Harlem Healthy Start Program and Women's Health Initiative; Janice Gray-Pierre, Director of NMPP's Center for Preschool & Family Learning Head Start.
Biographies (Keynote and Presenters)
Chancellor Dennis Walcott, M.ed., MSW
Dennis M. Walcott is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. As Chancellor, Walcott oversees a system of more than 1,700 schools with 1.1 million students, 136,000 employees, and a $23 billion budget. Building on Mayor Bloomberg's Children First reforms, Chancellor Walcott is committed to cultivating teacher talent; expanding school choices for families so that students attend schools that best meet their individual needs; creating strong partnerships with parents; and preparing students to graduate from high school and succeed in college and careers.
Prior to his appointment as Chancellor, Walcott served as Mayor Bloomberg's Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development for more that eight years. In that Capacity, he oversaw and coordinated the operations of the Department of Education, the New York City Housing Authority, the Department of Youth and Community Development and the Mayor's Office of Adult Education.
Chancellor Walcott graduated from New York City public schools in Queens, including P.S. 36, I.S. 192, and Francis Lewis High School. A lifelong Southeast Queens resident, Chancellor Walcott graduated from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut with a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Education in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and in 1980, received his Master of Social Work from Fordham University. He has served on numerous boards including Carver Bank Corporation, Primary Care Development Corporation, and the former New York City Board of Education. He has also served as an adjunct professor of social work at York College and as a talk show radio host. Chancellor Walcott and his wife Denise have four children: Dejeanne, Dana, Shatisha and Timmy; and three grandsons, Justin, Gavin, and Christian
Maria Benejan, B.A., M.S.
Maria Benejan currently serves as Associate Commissioner for Program Development at the NYC Administration for Children's Services' Division of Early Care and Education. In this capacity, Maria oversees the direction, coordination, implementation and evaluation of EarlyLearn NYC, the model through which the city's contracted Child Care and Head Start programs are administered. Her responsibilities also include setting policies and administrative structures across EarlyLearn NYC. Maria has been instrumental in the integration of the NYC Department of Education's Universal Pre-Kindergarten services within ACS and in the development and launch of EarlyLearn NYC.
Previously, Maria served as Assistant Commissioner for Head Start and Director of Education & Early Childhood Development Services at ACS. Prior to joining ACS, Maria was Director of the Center for Early Childhood Professionals at the Bank Street College of Education. A former National Head Start Fellow, Maria has a BA in early childhood education from Brooklyn College, a Master's degree in bilingual education from the City College of New York (CCNY) and is a NYS certified School Administrator and Supervisor.
Su An Arnn Phipps Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E
Su An Arnn Phipps Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing and the Director of Healthy Women, Healthy Futures (HWHF). HWHF is a two year women's interconception health program for non-pregnant women of childbearing age who have children enrolled at a participating Educare and at selected Community Action Project early childhood education centers (Head Starts). HWHF's mission is to improve the health of women living in poverty before they conceive again in order to reduce their risk of future premature births, infant morbidity and mortality.
Dr. Phipps is actively involved in the Tulsa maternal child health community. She is the program evaluator for the Tulsa Healthy Start Initiative and has evaluated other local programs aimed at reducing health disparities. Dr. Phipps is currently the Chair of the Tulsa Family Health Coalition, a member of the Fetal Infant Mortality Review Community Action Team (FIMR-CAT), and the Tulsa Community Wellness Partnership.
Dr. Phipps grew up in a multicultural mining community in rural Nevada and graduated with her Bachelor Degree in Nursing from the University of Utah. She earned her Master Degree in nursing from the University of Arizona, Ph.D. in Human Ecology from Oklahoma State University and received a post-graduate certificate in marriage and family therapy from the Menninger Foundation.
Andrea Phillips, B.A., M.A.
Andrea Phillips is a Vice President in the Urban Investment Group of Goldman Sachs with a focus on social innovation financing, access to capital for small businesses and economic development investing. She led the investment in the Rikers Social Impact Loan (often referred to as a social impact bond), the first ever by a financial institution and in the US market. She has over 20 years of experience in developing small business, workforce and economic development.
Previously, Andrea was President of Seedco Financial, a 54 million dollar Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Prior to her time at Seedco, she served as Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation for New York City's Victim Services Agency and as a Program Director at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). Andrea serves on the board of Freelancers Union and Freelancers's Insurance Company.
Ms. Phillips holds a BA from Tufts University and a MA in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Segrid J. Renne, M.P.A.
Ms. Renne has over twenty years experience in public health practice and policy development, maternal & child health, social marketing, and information technology to ensure organizational quality, efficiency, productivity and compliance. She also has extensive experience with regulatory compliance, organizational operations, strategic planning and administration, program development and implementation, team development, P&L management, quality management and revenue cycle management.
Segrid Renne is currently a Program Director for Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership/Central Harlem Healthy Start and the Women's Health Initiative program. Before joining NMPP, Ms. Renne worked as part of a team of public health leaders that spear headed the Ambulatory Care Reconstruction Initiative program in the public hospitals in NYC. She has also held several positions as Director for major federally qualified health centers NYC. She has international experience as a Consultant/Advisor of a multi-year project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank to design and implement a national Community Care Program as part of the health sector reform in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Presently Ms. Renne is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Health and Behavior Studies and a Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Research Group on Disparities in Health at Teachers College, Columbia University. She obtained a MPA in Policy Analysis and Evaluation from Baruch College and also graduated from the Johnson & Johnson/UCLA Health Care Executive Program at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.
Janice Gray-Pierre, M.S.
Janice Gray-Pierre has worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for over seventeen years. Before joining the Northern Manhattan team, she worked at Breukelen Recreation Rooms and Settlement Head Start where she moved through the ranks from Teacher to Education Director/Disabilities Coordinator and Administrative Director. She brings an extensive background of early childhood experiences to the organization and is committed to improving the lives of low-income children and families - one child at a time.
Fueled by her passion and unwavering committment to her role as an early childhood advocate, Ms. Gray-Pierre has dedicated most of her professional life to the cause. She received her bachelors degree in elementary education from Lehman College, her master's degree in early childhood education from Brooklyn College and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Leadership and Educational Administration from the School of Education at Capella University. Her educational philosophy aligns with the collaborative leadership approach to teaching and learning. Given the state of our current educational system, Ms. Gray-Pierre strongly believes that there is an urgent need for a systems reform, one that emphasizes high-quality early childhood education as a pre-requisite for lifelong learning, hence her conviction that effective leadership lies at the heart of successful student achievement .
Ms. Gray-Pierre lives in Danbury, Connecticut with her husband and 16 year old son. She also serves as a member on the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Board.
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After she is orphaned, young Emily makes the best of her situation, writing to her favorite aunt for a place to live. Unfortunately, the Catchum Child Catching Services have other plans - Emily must live with her closest blood relative, something Aunt Hilda is not. Instead, she is supposed to live with her money-grubbing, mustached Uncle Victor. What in the flippin' flapjacks is Emily supposed to do?!?!
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Yes, and Basil now believes he can antedate Adam, and trace some facts about his ancestry that started with a missing link.
This would make them antedate July, 1759, which is not true of the bakehouse.
There are ruins here and in Yucatan which antedate by centuries anything of recorded history relating to the British Isles.
So does the species of animal or plant outlast and antedate the lifetime of one man.
They believe in local spirits who are to be worshiped; some of these are of human origin, and some antedate all human life.
Here again Pitt's hopeful nature led him to antedate the course of events.
We must not antedate a change which is taking place very gradually in the middle of the twelfth century.
By reading a man does as it were antedate his life, and makes himself contemporary with the ages past.
Here is the old church of St. Sergius, which is said to antedate the Moslem conquest.
And yet there are many buildings in England still standing that antedate 1725 by many years, some by centuries.


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- Kubuntu allows a user to accomplish tasks from either a menu-driven Graphical User Interface (GUI) or from a text-based command-line interface (CLI). In Kubuntu, the command-line-interface terminal is called Konsole, which is started: K menu -> System -> Konsole Terminal.
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I also portforwarded port 8080.
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/etc/apache2/ports.conf --> I changed the listen port to 8080 and also the Virtualhost to that port.
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Young Jeezy's camp claims officers antagonized rapper
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Young Jeezy's camp is speaking out against police after the rapper was arrested Tuesday in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta.
Jeezy -- born Jay Wayne Jenkins -- was charged with obstruction for allegedly not cooperating with officers responding to a tripped security alarm.
Sources close to Jeezy tell TMZ.com that contrary to the police report, which stated that he refused to surrender his ID, officers knew who he was right away and even addressed him as "Jeezy the rapper." The emcee's camp also says that the police officers were "antagonizing" him.
Jeezy's latest arrest came just weeks after he turned himself in to police to face charges of battery, false imprisonment and making terroristic threats. The charges stem from an alleged fight with his son back in 2012. He was later released on $45,000 bail and will appear in court on January 29th.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint Monday in federal court alleging the city of Victorville, the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority and a bond underwriter defrauded investors by inflating municipal bond valuations.
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the SEC, which has been investigating Victorville's bond debt since 2009, alleges that Victorville Assistant City Manager Keith Metzler and the owner and vice president of the Carlsbad-based investment banking firm Kinsell, Newcomb & DeDios (KND), J. Jeffrey Kinsell and Janees Williams, respectively, were responsible for false and misleading statements made in the Airport Authority's 2008 bond offering. KND, working through a related party, misused more than $2.7 million of bond proceeds to keep itself afloat, according to the complaint.
"Financing redevelopment projects by selling municipal bonds based on inflated valuations violates the public trust as well as the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws," said George S. Canellos, co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, in a news release Monday. "Public officials have the same obligation as corporate officials to tell the truth to their investors. "
The city plans to fight the allegations.
"We respectfully disagree with the SEC's allegations as we understand them, and we'll vigorously fight the case," said Teree Bowers, an attorney representing the city in the civil litigation.
The San Bernardino Grand Jury investigated the city of Victorville and its fiscal practices for more than three years before releasing its findings last year, concluding that the city's sloppy fiscal management resulted in millions of dollars in losses and possible violations of state law. It was the longest Grand Jury inquiry in county history.
City Manager Doug Robertson said Monday that the facts presented by the SEC, as the city understands them, are not supported by the evidence. The city plans to refute the allegations, he said.
"It is unfortunate SEC staff did not fully consider all of the evidence in their possession before choosing to file the complaint," Robertson said in a news release.
He said the investigation has cost taxpayers more than $1 million to date.
The SEC will demand penalties yet to be decided in its litigation. A judge or jury could decide what those penalties are, said Mark Zehner, deputy chief of the SEC's Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Unit.
According to the complaint, the Airport Authority undertook a variety of redevelopment projects at the airport in 2008, including the construction of four hangars, which the Airport Authority financed through tax increment bonds. But by April 2008, the Airport Authority was forced to refinance part of the hangar project debt by issuing additional bonds.
The $65 million valuation KND placed on the hangars was more than double the roughly $28 million valuation the Assessor's Office placed on them, Zehner said.
The allegedly inflated figure allowed the Airport Authority to issue more bonds and raise more money than it otherwise would have, and that investors were provided false information about the value of the security available to repay them. In addition, Kinsell and KND affiliates took an additional $2.7 million in unauthorized fees to oversee the construction and management of the hangars, authorities said.
In a statement issued Monday, KND said it took over the hangar construction project, at the Airport Authority's request, in 2006 after the initial developer defaulted and misappropriated bond funds. In December 2007, the Airport Authority adopted resolutions allocating $65.4 million for the construction of the hangars. When informed that the Assessor had low valuations on the hangars, the $65.4 million figure was presented to the Assessor and used as projected tax revenues by the Airport Authority.
More than $200 million was invested by the Airport Authority in projects that were never completed, with the exception of the four hangars KND was tasked with building, KND owner J. Jeffrey Kinsell said Monday.


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Healthy Savings for Employers
One of our top priorities during 2012 was to ensure that we could provide the best possible combination of affordable products, services, programs, and consultation to every employer customer and potential customer regardless of size, industry type, or market segment.
Whether a customer is large, national, and self-insured or a startup with a handful of workers; a thriving high-tech superstar or a nonprofit that marks its success one client at a time; a city or town; a college or university; a huge grocery chain or a corner bodega—we are more prepared than ever to be an active partner in helping improve the health of their employees and their bottom line.
We collaborate with employers and their brokers and consultants to gain a comprehensive understanding of their employees' heath care needs, their use of the health care system, and the factors that are driving the employers' costs. For companies with large memberships, we are able to provide in-depth Health Informatics reports that can identify the best opportunities for cost containment. For example, as a result of its Health Informatics data, a company may decide to focus on educating employees on the appropriate use of emergency services or high-cost imaging—or on promoting diet, exercise, or smoking cessation.
As the stories in this section of the annual report demonstrate, the need for information, innovative solutions, and trusted advice is not limited to large employers, especially in a time of rapid, unprecedented change in health care.


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If your child's other parent has been abusive to you or your children, it is very important for you to protect yourself and your children, and find a parenting plan that will help you all stay safe.
You may want to talk with a lawyer to find out the best legal way for you to move forward. In most cities and counties in California, there are domestic violence agencies that can provide you legal help with your custody issues. You can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline and ask them for domestic violence organizations in your area. Or click to find a legal aid agency in your area.
There are laws that deal with custody and visitation rights of parents in cases of domestic violence. First, the judge must decide if there is domestic violence, and if there is, the judge must follow special rules to decide custody of the children.
The judge will treat your case as a domestic violence case if, in the last 5 years:
Usually, when a judge decides that your case is a domestic violence case, the judge CANNOT give custody (joint or sole custody) to the parent who committed domestic violence. But that parent can get parenting time with the children (visitation rights).
A judge CAN give joint or sole custody to the parent who committed domestic violence if the parent who was abusive:
Read the law about child custody in cases of domestic violence.
Talk to a lawyer about how the law will affect your rights to custody and visitation of your children, whether you are the victim of the domestic violence or the one who committed the abuse. Understanding what the law says and how it applies to your situation can be confusing and there are important rights at stake. Click for help finding a lawyer.
If you and your children's other parent do not agree on a parenting plan for your children, you will have to go to custody mediation (referred to in some courts that provide recommendations as "child custody recommending counseling") .
In mediation, a "mediator" (or "child custody recommending counselor") tries to help you and the other parent with making a parenting plan for your children. A parenting plan says who the children live with and who makes important decisions for the children.
Mediators work for the courts. They help parents make parenting plans that are good for the children. Mediators know how to work with separated couples, and they are trained to understand domestic violence. If you are worried about your safety or your children's safety, tell the mediator. You can ask to speak with the mediator alone. If there is a restraining order in your case or 1 parent is accusing the other of domestic violence, you have a right to meet separately with the mediator. You can also bring a support person with you to mediation and mediation orientation.
The mediator will try to help you make a parenting plan that:
Mediators can also help with a "safety plan" for you and your children. They can suggest safe ways to get the children to and from visits with the other parent. Mediators can also tell you about getting help with housing, counseling, or financial problems.
To make sure you completely understand the rules in your mediation, ask your mediator to explain the confidentiality/privacy rules.
If you have experienced domestic violence:
If a mediator suspects child abuse, he or she may need to report it. (It is a crime for a parent to file a false report of child abuse against the other parent.) Ask your mediator for a list of places that can help you and your children.
Talk to your mediator about parenting plans that include:
"Supervised visitation" means the children can visit the other parent if another adult is present. Supervised visitation is often a good idea in cases where there is a history or allegations of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, or substance abuse. It is also used when there is a threat that 1 parent may kidnap the child. If you are worried about this, tell your mediator and the judge.
If the judge orders supervised visitations, the court order will specify the time and duration of the visits. Sometimes, the court order will also say who the provider (of the supervised visitation) is to be and where the visits are to take place.
Domestic violence can have very harmful effects on children. First, when there is domestic violence in the home, children are at greater risk of being abused or neglected.
But even when they are not "directly" abused, children who witness violence and abuse by 1 parent against another can be affected in ways similar to children who are physically abused. Seeing or hearing violence at home can hurt children emotionally, psychologically, and even physically because of the stress they suffer.
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2 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks margarine
5 tablespoons ice water
4 -5 onions, sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 small zucchinis, sliced into thin rounds
2 -3 plum tomatoes, sliced into thin rounds
1 baby eggplant, sliced into thin rounds
Fresh chives or scallions for garnish
For the crust: Combine the flour, salt, and margarine in a food processor. Using on and off pulses add the ice water until the dough comes together into a ball. Press into a round tart pan with removable bottom.
For the Filling: Heat the olive oil and add the onions. Sauté until soft, add garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour the onions into the tart pan over the filling. Layer the zucchinis on the outer edge of the tart keeping them slightly overlapping and close together. Make two rows on the outer edge. Next layer the tomatoes in a circle, slightly overlapping each other. Now layer the eggplant in a circle, slightly overlapping decoratively. The outside circles should be zucchini, the middle tomatoes and the inner circles eggplant.
Brush the top with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake for an hour at 350 degrees. When it is done, garnish with chopped chives or scallions.


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(June 26, 2012) On June 13, 2012, the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) passed L 173, draft legislation to amend the corporate tax law, withholding tax law, tax control law, tax administration law, and various other laws. (Katja Joo Dyppel & Laura Pakarinen, Denmark: Corporate Tax Amendments Adopted and New Rules on Withholding Tax Refunds Introduced, TAX NEWS SERVICE (June 14, 2012), International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) online database; L 173 Forslag til lov om ændring af selskabsskatteloven, kildeskatteloven, skattekontrolloven, skatteforvaltningsloven og forskellige andre love [L 173 – Bill to Amend the Corporation Tax, Withholding Tax, Tax Control Law, Tax Administration Law, and Various Other Laws] (June 13, 2012), Folketinget website.)
Some changes in the corporate tax include:
loss carry-forward: losses of up to DKK 7.5 million (about US$1.27 million), compared with DKK1 million in the draft version, can be carried forward, to be set off against future positive net income (Dyppel & Pakarinen, supra);
transfer pricing documentation: upon request, loss-making companies must issue a specific statement, prepared by an accountant, to tax authorities on their transfer pricing documentation for the loss-making years. The statement is to include an evaluation of the documentation's accuracy in depicting the transactions and conformity with transfer pricing legislation as well as an assessment of whether the prices are at arm's-length. Loss-making companies are those, e.g., "with losses in the previous 4 years and companies engaged in transactions with companies in tax havens" (Katja Joo Dyppel , Denmark: Corporate Taxation – Hearing on Proposed Amendments Launched, TAX NEWS SERVICE (Feb. 6, 2012), IBFD);
insufficient transfer-pricing documentation: fines are increased, with a fixed fine of DKK 250,000 (about US$42,487)and an additional fine of 10% on the income that increased as a result of a transfer-pricing adjustment (id.);
group companies: there is joint and several liability for corporate income tax and withholding tax for companies that are part of a group consolidation regime; and
alignment with OECD Model Convention: the wording on allocation of income to a permanent establishment was changed to correspond with the wording of the 2010 version of the Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development's Income and Capital Model Convention of July 22, 2010 (id.; OECD Income and Capital Model Convention and Commentary (2010), IBFD website).
In regard to withholding tax, the draft legislation has new provisions on refunds of the withholding tax on outbound dividends, interest, and royalties:
a six-month (instead of 30-day) timeframe for tax authorities to process a refund claim, before accrual of interest on the claim begins. This new limit will not apply, however, if the applicant fails to give the tax authorities the necessary information and documentation (Dyppel & Pakarinen, supra);
reduction of the interest rate on claims for refunds "to 0.4% per commenced month plus a supplement calculated by the Nordic Stock Exchange Rate on the redemption of certain yields (0.1% in 2012)" (id.); and
possible requirement of tax authorities that the applicant post security before settlement of the claim, if there is reason "to believe that the applicant would not pay back the amount if it is later decided that the applicant was not entitled to a refund." (Id.)