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Greg Cote: Hopeful days are here again as Miami Dolphins start strong in free agency
The calloused curmudgeon's view of NFL free agency is that it is overblown and overrated, nobody can be sure of how much any team really improved, and, therefore, fans shouldn't get too excited.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
The Dolphins have done well so far in the first stage of the sport's open market, and Miami fans should feel good, guilt-free.
I'm not starting a "Su-per Bowl!" chant here. I'm saying the Dolphins are a better team today than they were when the week started, and that new general manager Dennis Hickey — the guy they settled for after a tortured search wrought with rejections — shows encouraging early signs of competence. Like he's ready for this. Like he's up to it.
Bullygate shrinks by degrees in the rear-view mirror as the Dolphins move forward. The air feels fresh. I'm not leading a chorus of "Happy Days Are Here Again," either. I'm saying that, perhaps, hopeful days finally are here again.
You have to love what has become of the Dolphins' No. 71 jersey this week, as a symbol of that fresh air and positive change.
The old occupant, Jonathan Martin, the accusing principle in the bullying scandal, was traded away for a low draft pick.
The new occupant, Branden Albert, spoke Wednesday at his introductory news conference of "leading a new era" of Dolphins football.
Miami's upgrade from Martin to Albert at the left tackle spot is an extreme and colossally needed makeover at a key position — something that, by itself, makes this a plus-free agency for the Dolphins.
Some of the team took Albert out for a meal Wednesday night.
"Probably the happiest person at the dinner table was Ryan Tannehill," Hickey said.
After Tannehill endured a league-high and franchise-record-worst 58 sacks last season, you have to imagine the mere sight of Albert, 6-5 and 316 pounds and fresh off a Pro Bowl season for the Chiefs, is making even the young quarterback's deepest bruises magically disappear.
Albert describes his main job perfectly:
"Quarterback's got to be upright to do his job," he said.
The Dolphins on Wednesday also introduced new defensive tackle Earl Mitchell, 26, who last year led all NFL interior D-linemen in tackles.
Miami also has upgraded at free safety in signing veteran Louis Delmas.
And Hickey's early free agent bounty included two valuable Dolphins free agent defenders who were re-signed: Cornerback Brent Grimes and, on Wednesday, defensive tackle Randy Starks.
Maybe in an ideal world we'd all take three years to analyze every team's personnel moves in the clarity of hindsight. See, but I'm not writing for a set of encyclopedias, and fans aren't posing for an oil painting. We're all moving in real time, in the real world, where even instant analysis can feel tardy.
So teams act and we react, and in the case of free agency none of us need feel guilty about immediate conclusion-drawing or excitement.
Don't get me wrong. Certain instant analysis in football IS rather silly. Like when a college's recruiting class is immediately graded and ranked based on the unreliable pedigree of a bunch of unpredictable 17-year-olds. Or when an NFL team drafts Who's That From Where's That in the sixth round, and fans who'd never heard of him get all excited because Mel Kiper Jr., guessing, called it a "value pick."
With free agency, though, these are known quantities with track records.
We know that Albert is cornerstone-quality at the team's position of absolute greatest need, "a targeted guy from the first day I got here," Hickey called him.
We know that getting Mitchell and keeping Starks gives Miami what looks like it could be an excellent (not good, excellent) defensive line.
We know that keeping Grimes and adding Delmas makes the secondary look at least three-quarters solid.
Hickey's work is far from finished.
The Dolphins need to add at least one more starter on the offensive line and perhaps two more in free agency and, as I wrote in Tuesday's paper, I'd love to see them bring in a young, veteran running back such as Ben Tate.
(I'd not put much stock in the tantalizing speculation about making a play for cornerback Darrelle Revis. He'd break the bank. But it IS fun to think about!)
Hickey's priorities seem to be on the mark so far, and needs left unfulfilled in free agency over the next couple of months are why God invented the NFL Draft in May — the second half of Hickey's early challenge, his onus and opportunity.
The club's free agency news conference Wednesday at the Davie headquarters happened to be held in the team's main meeting room, where you couldn't help notice that one wall is dominated by giant team photos of the club's Super Bowl-champion 1972 and '73 teams.
Oddly yet appropriately, the photos are not full color but sepia-toned, as if to convey how old they are.
Seeing a new team picture up there, in full color, starts in the hands of Hickey, coach Joe Philbin and Tannehill. Urgency had better be great, because patience will be short. In the worst-to-first NFL, rebuilding is an archaic word, and teams that finish 8-8 had better be pointed north to contention.
"We're confident we're in the process of building a championship team," Hickey said Wednesday.
"We're going to get there; I feel confident," owner Stephen Ross said.
You cannot get there without what this week has been for the Dolphins:
A start. Progress.

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Pertama-tama, selamat datang 2016
Sebelum momennya semakin basi ditelan hari yang berganti, saya mau sedikit membuat rekap. Dengan bantuan annual report dari WordPress, mari kita lihat bagaimana hari-hari berlangsung di blog buku Faraziyya. Pertama, penambahan jumlah kunjungan di blog ini selama tahun 2015 adalah sebesar 17.000 views. Quite a number, for a quiet blog. I honestly cannot comment any further because I guess that number is what I deserved looking back to how I left this blog in poor condition because of my busy life.
Lalu, kalau melihat posting pattern, ketahuan banget kalau frekuensi blogging mulai menurun hingga stop sama sekali ngga ada update di pertengahan tahun. Saya ingat sih, itu waktu saya baru masuk kerja dan dicecar kesibukan baru sehingga prioritas untuk membaca dan blogging harus dikesampingkan.
Good news is, this blog has some powerful posts that has attracted others to come though they were posted way before 2015. WordPress itself said like this, " your writing has staying power! consider writing about those topics again." They're Love, Rosie movie review post, Assalamu'alaikum Beijing review post and Bo & Jo (comic) review post. I'll consider writing around that topics later. Hope it will still have the power to attract more viewer of this blog.
Move on to my reading activities, I have failed all the reading challenges I took. GR reading challenges and the other. See it for yourself. If I'm not wrong, I took the challenge to read 115 books at first -considering I've accomplished the challenge to read 125 books in 2014. But life happened and after reducing the number, I still failed it and just succeed in reading 61 books in 2015.
However, I will still join some reading challenge this year. I'm taking Pop Sugar 2016 Reading Challenge (still working on the reading list and will reveal it soon), Contemporary Reading Challenge (hosted by Gone With the Words) and Backlist Books Reading Challenge (prettydeadlyblog.com).
Meanwhile, I also took the courage to host a reading challenge. Young Adult Reading Challenge, but wait for the further information will you?
And as the atmosphere that New Year always bring: one may wish for the better, so do I. I really wish for a better reading and book-blogging activity this year. I hope you too, will have a good 2016 in reading (and book-blogging if you are one) 😉
That's a wrap for now. I'll continue working on the master post of my-very-first-reading-challenge-to-host. See you


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What to Expect from Natural Menopause
Once a woman notices her periods changing in frequency and length, the natural menopause countdown begins. This is a very important time to be accurately recording the changes in your body. After an entire year without a period, you have finally entered menopause.
This should be a relief to most women. The symptoms that were causing you great discomfort will start to let up. Estrogen levels are balancing out. Hot flashes and night sweats aren't nearly as frequent. It is a time when we can begin to feel better physically and emotionally. Our mood swings will most probably become lessened, as well.
A relatively small number of us might not reach menopause until after 60. Those women who experience a late menopause will have basically the same menopause symptoms as anyone else.
Now that menopause is over, treat the stage of post menopause as a chance to learn to be you. Do things that feel good to your body and soul. Treat yourself well and reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.


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I have quite few shows coming up and will put the details up soon , thanks to the those who have "Liked" me on Facebook , I'm probably the only person on the planet who doesn't use it so i thought i had better get with it ! , i suppose it will grow on me in time .
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potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H (eag-related), member 3
Kv12.2, also known as ether-a-go-go-like 2 (Elk2) or KCNH3, belongs to the ether-a-go-go (EAG) family, which comprises the ether-a-go-go (Eag, Kv10.x), ether-a-go-go-related gene (Erg, Kv11.x), and ether-a-go-go like (Elk, Kv12.x) subfamilies [812], [778]. Unlike Kv5.x, Kv6.x, Kv8.x, and Kv9.x, which function as modifiers for other Kv channels [606], Kv12.2 can produce a functional channel on its own when heterologously expressed [809], [808], [813]. (From [802])
Kv12.2 is potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 3, a protein that in humans is encoded by the KCNH3 gene [606], [810]. It is also known as BEC1; ELK2; Kv12.2; KIAA1282.
Kcnh3 : potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H (eag-related), member 3
Glycosylation in CHO Cells
N-glycosylation effects the function of Kv12.2, inasmuch as that removal of sugar chains causes a depolarizing shift in the steady-state activation without a significant reduction in current amplitude. Unlike the previously reported shift for Shaker-type Kv channels, this shift does not appear to be due to negatively charged sialic acid residues in the sugar chains. Kv12.2 is N-glycosylated in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and in cultured neurons as well as in the mouse brain. Only glycosylated Kv12.2 channels show proper voltage dependence and are utilized in vivo. [802]
KCNE1 and KCNE3
KCNE1 and KCNE3 beta-subunits regulate membrane surface expression of kv12.2 channels in vitro and form tripartite complex in vivo [801]
RELK1 and RELK2 currents were not blocked by 10 μm E4031 (n = 5), which blocks HERG channels, nor by 10 μm linopirdine (n = 5), which blocks M-channels [809]
Kv12.2 was found in infant brain, lung (small cell carcinoma), eye (retinoblastoma), sciatic nerve, cortex, amygdala, hippocampus (mainly in CA1 and CA3 pyramidal cell body layers and in the granule cell layers of the dentate gyrus); in the striatal regions, including the putamen and caudate nucleus, lymphocytes, leukemias, and NG108-15 cell line. [327], [793], [810], [809], [811]. (Summary from [606])
In addition, human Kv12.2 may be implicated in epilepsy [814].
ELK2 channels are very effective at dampening the neuronal excitability, but less so at producing adaptation of action potential firing frequency. In addition, we suggest experimental ways to recognize HELK2 currents in vivo and raise the issue of the possible function of these channels in astrocytoma [813]
Hyppocampal Hyperexcitability and Epilepsy
We show here that the voltage-gated K+ channel Kv12.2 is a potent regulator of excitability in hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Genetic deletion and pharmacologic block of Kv12.2 significantly reduced firing threshold in these neurons. Kv12.2−/− mice displayed signs of persistent neuronal hyperexcitability including frequent interictal spiking, spontaneous seizures and increased sensitivity to the chemoconvulsant pentylenetetrazol [803]
Cognitive Function
Disruption of the Ether-à-go-go K+ Channel Gene Kv12.2/KCNH3 Enhances Cognitive Function [1786]
Transcription of KCNH3
The transcription of KCNH3 the gene coding for Kv12.2 may be activated by the transcription factor FOXG1 in mature neurons of the CNS suggesting a possible link to the FOXG1 syndrome pathology [2086]
Rat Kv12.2 channels very similar to HERG
RELK2 channels gave rise to slowly activating K+ currents. At more positive potentials, the evoked currents inactivated rapidly. Recovery from inactivation at negative potentials was reminiscent of that seen for HERG channels [809]
Mouse Kv12.2 in CHO cells display Current with EGFP
Here we present the evidence that Kv12.2 channels are expressed and N-glycosylated in the mouse brain and that N-glycosylation is essential for proper function of EGFP-Kv12.2 expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Furthermore, by a systematic mutational analysis of the three glycosylation sites of Kv12.2, our study provides insight into how glycosylation regulates the trafficking of Kv channels. To improve the reproducibility of our measurements, we fused EGFP to the N terminus of Kv12.2. When cells were transfected with EGFP-Kv12.2, almost all EGFP-positive cells showed voltage-dependent transient outward currents and characteristic tail currents, which were absent in mock-transfected cells. The currents were similar to those of untagged Kv12.2 channels which were previously reported. We, therefore, concluded that EGFP-Kv12.2 could be used for further characterization of the channel [802] For other scenarios in CHO cells EGFP was also used [809]
pH sensitivity of Kv12.1,Kv12.2 and Kv12.3
Whole cell patch clamp recordings made on HEK293 cells transfected with Elk channels hKv12.1, hKv12.2, and hKv12.3 demonstrated that external acidification inhibits their activation. High sensitivity to physiological changes in pH may be a general feature of the EAG superfamily of K+ channels as it was also observed for Kv10.1 and Kv11.1.[1832]


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Audi's three-row SUV gets a new look, more space and a major upgrade in technology. It's a solid choice in the seven-passenger SUV arena.
The upright, angular, three-dimensional grille trademarking Audi cars (like the A4 and the TT) now lives on the flagship SUV. Sharp shoulders give the body a new, substantial, angular presence.
While essentially the same size as the previous model, the new Q7 has more interior space. The door panels and the backs of the seats have cut-outs for shoulders and knees. It feels spacious and ample enough to comfortably seat at least five adults. The third row has gained space thanks to a more compact rear suspension and lower floor, and allows for an additional two passengers, albeit small ones. Aluminum body panels and an all-new chassis help give the Q7 more interior space. The new design and smaller center differential means that the floor inside the Q7 is lower than it was in its predecessor, making more room for luggage and passengers.
Audi has outfitted the new Q7 with more than 31 driver assistance packages. The rear cross-traffic alert system uses two radar sensors embedded in the bumper of the Q7 that scan crossing traffic while you are backing out. If you aren't paying attention, the system alerts you with visual cues, and then strongly applies the brakes if you continue to back into traffic.
The collision avoidance system helps prevent frontal collisions. Using the forward-looking camera mounted behind the rear view mirror in the windshield, the Q7 can detect when you are about to turn into oncoming traffic. If you continue to do so, the Q7 sends out an audible alert and then applies the brakes, holding itself in the lane until the oncoming car passed.
Audi's Presense Plus not only senses and warns about collision, but also can stop the car at up to 137 miles per hour.
Plus Audi offers a suite of technologies including everything from Apple Car Play and Android Auto to the ability to open your Q7 using your phone. With Audi Connect you can set various tracking situations for your Q7, including a "curfe," that can alert you when the Q7 has been started or stopped between certain hours; speed and valet alerts when the car is out of your possession (like with teenagers or valets); and geo-fencing, alerting you when the vehicle has entered or exited a specified area. You can also remote lock and unlock your Q7 using Audi Connect.
The Q7 even has a smart rack that attaches to rails on the Q7's roof. When a load is detected the damper settings are automatically adjusted to keep the Q7 planted.
The Audi Q7 is powered by a 3-liter, V-6 with 333 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque, mated to an eight-speed automatic and Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive—all good for a run from zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds and a top speed of 130 mph. An optional air suspension can be adjusted based on your driving style using Audi's MMI system or by using hard keys on the dash.
Audi expects the new Q7 to get similar gas mileage to the current one. The 2017 Audi Q7 is still elegant, and has beefed up its offerings with a suite of new technology and more space inside a good-looking package.


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One of your main tasks when optimising a website for the Search Engines is to ensure that the robots they send to 'spider' (or 'crawl') your website can find their way around easily and can make sense of your site pages. If Google can't discern a sensible structure and hierarchy for your pages, then it will assume that users cannot either, and you will not be considered a user-friendly resource. It may also miss some of your content, and content is a very important tool in listing well.
Here are some fairly basic steps to ensure your content makes sense and is easily spidered…
Pre-Plan Your Site Structure
Don't just start creating pages, sit down with a notepad (virtual or real!) and write out the core pages and areas of your site. Then decide how they slot together. 'History' and 'Team' for example may come under 'About Us', especially if you have quite a few other pages. If you have a larger eCommerce shop a good structure becomes even more important, as you don't want users or Google to have to struggle to find your products.
Standardise Your Site Navigation
People can still sometimes make the mistake of changing their navigation links (left or top) on some pages. People by nature looks for patterns in order to speed things up – if they get used to your navigation structure and then you move it, they will get lost, slow down, and get frustrated. As will the Search Engines.
Make Your Navigation Readable
Search Engines can't see an image – their robots can only read text. So text links make a lot more sense to them, because they read the link text (such as 'contact us') and build a good picture of what the page they are going to is for.
Create an HTML Sitemap Page
This page should list all of the other pages on your site (or main pages, categories and sub-categories only if your site is huge) to give both users and Search Engine robots an index to help them understand your site.
Create an XML Sitemap File
This is a file many Search Engines will hunt for and read for an up to date account of all the pages on your site, you can specify the priority of pages and when you last updated them. You can then submit this to Google and get their feedback through Google Webmaster Tools. This is particularly helpful if your site is large or new, or both, and if you are adding content very often and want to ensure the Search Engines know the second those fresh pages are available.
For the most part, as long as your website is well organised and user-friendly it will also be well optimised. Throwing in some of the less obvious things such as text navigation and XML sitemap files will ensure the Search Engines can travel smoothly and quickly through your pages, and will list you higher for it.


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Husband: Ashley A. Amlaw
Born:Dec. 26, 1852, Clinton Co. NY
Died:Nov. 4, 1918, Manchester NH
Father: Dolphin Amlaw
Mother: Rosella Abare (Herbert)
Reference Links: Census - 1860, 1870, 1900, Various City Directory listings
Wife: Nettie J. Blanchard
Born: 1857, NH
Died: Jul. 10, 1891, Manchester NH
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Born: Apr. 29, 1884, Manchester NH
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Born: Aug., 1887, NH
Eugene R. Amlaw
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Back on Friday 31 October, I had the good fortune to be invited onto Radio 3CR's Keep Left program to talk about why I am running as an independent for Rucker Ward in the 2008 Darebin Council elections.
In short, it's all about democracy, and improving the representation and participation of residents in the running of their local Council. A big part of that is electing independent, community and other progressive Councillors to break the current control of Council by a single faction of a single political party.
Just a note on the (until recently) proposed Councillor conflict-of-interest laws. At the time of the interview, the government had backed down on laws that would have targeted community engagement rather than inappropriate financial interest as an influence on Councillor voting, but successful amendments were yet to be passed - they now have, and it just shows what a community protest on the steps of Parliament can achieve!
So, here it is, courtesy of Radio 3CR and the fantastic podomatic free online podcasting service.
Stay tuned for further podcasts on this channel as the campaign progresses. Feel free to leave comments, send questions, or contact me offline via email. Alternatively, give me a call on 0404 526 555 to get hold of me directly.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Radio 3CR interview now available
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This week seems to be a thoroughly exciting one when it comes to the JDJ9 challenge week- round 2. 7 super stunning performances, filled with elements that beautifully combine the talent of power houses of JDJ9 and the IGT 7 participants are sure to win your hearts.
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Vermonters Rally Opposition To Obamacare Repeal
January 18, 2017
BURLINGTON — About 1,000 Vermonters flooded the auditorium of Burlington High School on Sunday for a rally opposing Republicans' planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act and pushing for universal health care.
The demonstration was part of a nationwide day of action spearheaded by Sen. Bernie Sanders and others and came just two days after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to initiate the swift repeal of the ACA. Sanders said 70 rallies were held from Maine to California.
"Our job today is to defend the Affordable Care Act, and our job tomorrow is to create a single-payer system," Sanders said through a live video feed from a rally in Michigan. "We will not stand by and watch Republicans dismantle our health care system, make huge cuts to Medicaid, privatize Medicare and defund Planned Parenthood."
The Burlington rally was co-sponsored by dozens of organizations. The venue was changed twice to accommodate the number of people who signed up through Sanders' website to attend. Fourteen speakers addressed the rally, from elected officials to Vermonters at risk of losing their health insurance if the ACA is repealed.
Phil Fiermonte, state director of Sanders' office, said 35,000 Vermonters will lose their health insurance if that happens, in addition to 13,000 who were made eligible for Medicaid through its expansion under the ACA.
Also, 280,720 Vermonters with pre-existing conditions will see an increase in their costs for health insurance if the law is repealed, Fiermonte said.
Dr. Deb Richter, a general practitioner and co-founder of Vermont Health Care for All, an organization that advocates for a single-payer system in the state, has been in favor of universal health care in the United States for decades.
"We are losing programs and coverage, and many Vermonters will die as a result," Richter said. "We need to hang on to programs in place and meanwhile build a program for all. That's why a single-payer system for primary care is needed now."
During the 2015 legislative session two bills — H.207 and S.88 — proposed creating publicly financed primary care for all Vermonters. Legislators called for additional studies and financing options throughout the 2015 and 2016 sessions.
According to Richter, pre-financing options for a single-payer primary care system will be drafted during the current session.
"We need a program for every single American. Let's start in Vermont," she said.
Richter added that single-payer primary care for all Vermonters would cost $200 million a year and could be funded by a 1.5 percent payroll tax. She said the tax increase would pay for itself by eliminating expenses like copays and deductibles.
Freelance writer Brenda Patoine spoke at the event about how she got health insurance through the ACA. She's self-employed and healthy, so she said she didn't worry much when a divorce left her without insurance. However, when the ACA was passed, she was able to afford health insurance and the peace of mind that came with it.
A friend who is a single mom was also uninsured before the ACA, she said.
"When health care is something only the wealthiest can afford, that does not make America great," Patoine said. "It's not about me, or you, or them. It's about us."
Beth Wiegleb, who attended Sunday's rally, said she's lucky to have her health and to have good coverage.
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Jan 3, 2010
New Years' Devotion
It says a lot in the Bible about this subject on making NEW.
Ezekiel 36:26 "I will give you a NEW heart and put a NEW spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."
Ephesians 4:23-24 "To be made NEW in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the NEW self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
Psalm 40:3 "He put a NEW song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God." I think this verse refers to worshiping Christ more than you did, and giving you many more things to praise Him about.
Out of those verses, which one stood out to you in your situations and everyday life? The one which stood out to me is Ephesians 4:23-24. It talks about giving you a NEW good attitude and being a NEW person, and to be more like God in righteousness and holiness. This verse is also referring to the unsaved person, but I think it also refers to people who are saved but still need a NEW heart for the Lord.
Has this changed your perspective on what a New Years' resolution means? It did for me. Happy New Year, everybody, and have a great 2010!
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Hey Lulu!
Cool blog! I just think it's great that you're finally starting a new one (and no problem about the forgotten password---grin). Well, I'll probably be one of those lurkers out there so check the comments often...I just might have posted one! Wish I had a blog too so we could stay in contact with each other, but it'll happen in a few yerars, probably. I'll tell you when I make a blog. You can count on me.
Your Sister in Christ,
- January 4, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- Lulu said...
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- January 4, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Lulu said...
Hey Lily~
Made a few mistakes in that past comment....so....
Thanks for commenting! =D Yeah check back often I'll be here. =D
- January 4, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Hello dear Lulu--
One more thing! (or a couple of more things) (grin)
What sort of blogs do you follow? Do you like all the Wissmann blogs?
About movies now...have you seen the movie Prince Caspian? I have--I really like it! What about you? Have you seen Facing the Giants? That's an awesome movie too. Oh, and have you seen the movie Pendragon? I LOVE it! It's not that famous, but it's great! And when is your birthday?
Post often! Thanks! Keep shining brightly for our Lord! He loves us all so much!
Your Sister in Christ,
~Lady Lily~
- January 4, 2010 at 6:40 PM
I know, but I just have to comment again. I like your blog button with the baby on it and the numbers counting up. It makes me so sad. It made me think of your blog's name...Heavenward Bound. In Heaven babies will never again be killed in this way...or any way.
I know, I know...this is my third comment on this post. My apologizies.
- January 4, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Can you please post some photos of you? Sorry about that...I'd just like to see a head shot...don't know what you look like. I'd like to know--thanks a lot!
That may have sounded strange. You've got a cool blog. I'm going to be a lurker
- January 4, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Miss Jordan Elizabeth said...
Hmmm. Another blog. Newness is really wonderful, and truly rare because only God can make something REALLY new.
For example- I WILL GIVE you a new heart.
HE PUT a new song in my mouth
Glad you see that only God can do that.
Yes, I've decided, I will give you another chance at blogging--- IF you will write down your password information on a Microsoft Word Document and store that carefully away!
Btw, I like your background.
~Jordan Elizabeth
- January 4, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- Lulu said...
iwrite4u-sure I will!
Lily-I don't mind ANY comments! Yes, I've seen Prince Caspian, and it's really good. We have it. I've seen Facing the Giants, and that's good, too!
- January 5, 2010 at 12:37 PM
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[root@server ~]# yum install httpd
[root@server ~]# cat /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
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Make sure that the welcome.conf file has got the following lines to allow to index the content and not the welcome page.
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Finally, a virtual host will be created in order to serve the log files.
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Now you have to run Apache and make it automatically start during the booting of the machine.
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[root@server ~]# service iptables restart
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Cologne, Germany, November 07, 2016 / B3C newswire / -- The supervisory board of AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH announces that Mr. Rodney Turner has assumed duties as the interim CEO of AYOXXA effective October 15, 2016. Mr. Turner is pleased to lead the company as its orientation shifts toward market development and product refinement. The supervisory board and the management team wish to thank Dr. Andreas Schmidt for his years of leadership in founding and establishing AYOXXA as a leading biotech start-up in Germany. Dr. Schmidt has stepped down from his position as CEO, though he will remain associated with the company. Mr. Turner and Dr. Markus Zumbansen (CTO) were formally registered as managing directors of the company effective October 15, 2016.
Rodney Turner has been an independent member of the AYOXXA supervisory board since July 2014. Prior to March 2014, he was a senior corporate development executive with Life Technologies for almost 10 years, and has had a successful career as a senior business development executive at a number of biotech start-ups in the US and in Germany over the past 20 years.
"AYOXXA has come a long way in establishing a robust technical platform thanks to the excellent team in place at the company. I am eager to help the company focus on bringing its strong value proposition in protein analysis to basic and clinical researchers around the world," said Rodney Turner.
Dr. Gerald Möller, Chairman of the AYOXXA Supervisory Board commented: "Andreas had done an excellent job in guiding the development of the AYOXXA technology and the growth of the company. As we look to the next phase of growth for AYOXXA we are fortunate to be able to draw upon Rodney's experience in shepherding companies through the early stages of market introduction."
Dr. Andreas Schmidt stated: "I have been fortunate to see AYOXXA grow from an idea I helped realize in the laboratory to a well-established company on the brink of commercial success."
About AYOXXA
AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH is an international biotech company based in Cologne (Germany) with offices in Boston (USA) and Singapore. LUNARIS™ is AYOXXA's innovative, patented beads-on-a-chip technology platform to analyze picogram amounts of multiple biomarkers in biological samples.
It delivers a high-quality immune-assay for sample volumes down to single-digit microliter, greatly expanding the types and number of samples from which scientists can gain insights. AYOXXA opens protein multiplexing opportunities to biomedicine, all the way from basic research to clinic and translational discoveries covering ophthalmology, mouse-to-man and immuno-oncology applications.
AYOXXA commercializes a portfolio of ready-to-use biomarker detection kits, e.g. LUNARIS™ Human & Mouse 5 to 12-Plex Cytokine Kits. With the introduction of AYOXXA Reader AR01, the company now offers a fully integrated solution for LUNARIS™ multiprotein analysis.
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Dr. Marion Lammertz
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BioCampus Cologne
Nattermannallee 1
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Incredible Hulks - Sharpness, Gloucestershire 4th October 2015
Taking in the countryside around the still active Sharpness docks in Gloucestershire, Jon and John led a group of 14 of us out of the mist to the new wind turbine that towers over the centuries old Sharpness docks and canal. Following the canal we visited the'Ship's Graveyard' at Purton, where at least 30 hulks of ships have been deliberately beached, over the last 100 years, to preserve the banks of the Severn, Jon kept us alert, as ever, with lots of information ..... and sweeties !!.
We sat about the old wrecks for lunch and shortly after were treated to some very chocolatey cake by them both !! Leaving the canal path we walked back through the countryside, whilst the sun shone, back to the pub for a few libations
Thanks in particular to our GOC friends who came over from South Wales, Alan, Ben and Richard, and also from the South Midlands, Andy, Mark and Ian
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The Vaccines don't have the most original of styles or tunes, but they know a catchy hook when they hear one. What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? is a record that functions on those basic principles of a catchy rock album: energy, straightforwardness, volume. With influences ranging from the Ramones to the Jesus & Mary Chain, there's definitely some ear-shattering guitar reverb on a few of these tracks, but the Vaccines rely on simplicity more than they do guts. A few tracks do stand out a being exceptionally rowdy, but there are plenty of moments where this album lowers the heat to a simmer. To me, the slower moments aren't as captivating as the fast, but it's nice the band added more than one dimension to the songs here.
While I don't think originality is the most important of things--especially since everything is influenced by something--I find it difficult finding something to take away from this album. There a handful of fun tracks; and while the others aren't bad at all, they're nothing to flip out over, for me.
I enjoyed it, but I'm in no rush to come back, that's all. Just my opinion.


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1. No variation in any of the terms, conditions, deliveries, prices, quality, quantity and specification of this order irrespective of the wording or Seller's acceptance, will be effective without Buyer's written consent. There is no agreement or understanding other than stated or referred to herein.
2. This order must not be filled at prices higher than those shown without Buyer's prior written approval.
3. Unless stated in writing to the contrary total deliveries against this order must not exceed the quantities ordered. No overruns will be accepted without prior written approval.
4. Seller expressly warrants that all goods and services covered hereby will conform to the drawings, samples and other descriptions furnished or approved by Buyer and will be merchantable, suitable for purposes intended and free from defects in materials, workmanship, design and title. In addition to any other remedies Buyer may have, none of which other remedies shall at any time be denied Buyer. Buyer may reject goods or services not conforming to the foregoing warranties, whether or not such goods or services shall have been previously accepted by Buyer or any prior payment has been made thereon. If such goods or services are rejected, Buyer shall in writing so notify Seller, and Buyer, at its option and at the expense and risk of Seller, may either return such rejected goods to Seller or hold them for any other person whatever, notwithstanding and assignment by Seller of this Purchase Order or of sums hereunder. Any payments made on such rejected goods or services shall be immediately refunded to Buyer.
5. Unless Seller's failure to make timely delivery of the goods or services covered within is excused in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 hereof. Seller's failure to make timely delivery, or Seller's breach of any of the other terms and conditions of this Purchase Order, shall constitute sufficient cause for Buyer, at its option, to terminate this Purchase Order whether in whole or part and to charge Seller for any damages or losses buyer may sustain as a result of Seller's default. Any failure by Buyer to exercise this option with respect to any installment shall not constitute a waiver with respect to subsequent installments. In the event Seller becomes insolvent or makes a transfer for the benefit of creditors or if bankruptcy or any other insolvency proceedings are instituted by or against Seller, Buyer shall have the right to immediately terminate this Purchase Order.
6. Seller, upon giving prompt written notice thereof to Buyer, shall not be liable for delay or failure to supply goods hereunder, nor shall Buyer be liable for failure to accept goods hereunder, if such delay or failure is due to causes beyond the reasonable control of Seller or Buyer, as the case may be, including, but not limited to, acts of God, force majeurem, fire, malicious mischief, accident, transportation tieup, riot, strike, slowdown or labor stoppage of any kind or act of Government, foreign or domestic. Any such delay or failure shall give Buyer the right, at its option, to cancel all or such portion of this Purchase Order as it may elect.
7. Buyer expressly reserves the right, in the event this order is placed pursuant to a prime contract with the Government or to a subcontract thereunder, to terminate the work under this order in whole or in part any time by written or telegraphic notice to the Seller stating extent and effective date of such termination, in which event the rights and obligation of the parties hereto shall be determined in accordance with the termination provisions applicable to such Government Contract.
8. By acceptance and in consideration hereof, the Seller warrants that the articles ordered herein, or the use thereof, do not infringe on any United States Patent, that Seller will defend any suit that may arise in respect thereto, that Seller will save the Buyer harmless from any loss which may be incurred by the assertion of any patent rights thereof.
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London House exudes quality from the moment you enter the award-winning lobby.
London House is an award-winning commercial building in the heart of the City's West End. The building is an A-grade 17 floor office tower with a gym, new end of trip facilities, a central three-level car park and convenient access to The George restaurant.


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Website: http://www.testimonyfaithhomes.org.uk/
Testimony Faith Homes is a Christian Ministry, but not a religious one. It is not aligned to any particular Christian Denomination or Persuasion, claiming only the Word of God as presented in the Christian Bible as it's Guide and Counselor. It is a Work dependent on the Holy Spirit of God, and seeks to reveal God, as He desires. The Constitution of the Work is written in the following way when setting out the Aims and Objectives:-
To give to all who have eyes to see, a visible proof that God is now and always a Living God, responding to the prayers of all who trust in Him, through Jesus Christ, by establishing a non-profit making work of faith in God for the residential care and education of the orphan and destitute children of Kenya' (TFH Constitution 2.a)
The Society does not Appeal for aid of any description, and does not in any way advertise it's needs (except retrospectively when testifying to the Providence of God in Answering Prayer.)
It was decided from the outset to trust God completely and implicitly, rather than to put our dependence upon any human being for any specific needs whatever they might be. (Psalm 118v8-9 & 146v3).
Westhoughton Pentecostal Church currently supports Testimony Faith Homes by giving £150 per month out of the church offerings. We also occasionally give them one-off gifts as specific needs arise.
On Sunday 1st June 2014, Westhoughton Pentecostal Church had a stall set up at the Big Fun Day organised by Hope Church, Westhoughton. Members of the church made or purchased hundreds of cakes which we gave away in exchange for donations. We also held three competitions including a colouring competition for the children. Half of the money raised on this Fun Day was given to Testimony Faith Homes, and the other half going to Neema Children's Home.
We would like to thank everyone who donated their loose change on this day.
Click here to visit our Missions page for Testimony Faith Homes.
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This lovely late 19th Century Inlaid Chest of Drawers was featured on BBC's Antiques Road Show at Hartland Abbey last summer and was brought into my workshop earlier this year for restoration.
The chest is inlaid with Ebony, Ivory, Abalone Mother of Pearl and Horn. There were over 200 missing pieces of inlay which I had to create individually and fit by hand.


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"A new Gallup analysis of President Barack Obama's approval rating released on Tuesday concludes that Obama's approval level is now well below where it probably needs to be next year for him to win reelection.
Gallup noted that with the exception of Harry Truman, all incumbent presidents who successfully sought reelection in the post-World War II era had approval ratings that averaged 50 percent or higher in the year in which they ran.
"Obama's initial 2011 approval ratings, averaging 49% in January, were just at the threshold that Gallup historical trends suggest are needed for a president seeking re-election to succeed," said Gallup's analysis." (source)
That being noted, many people I have spoken with in recent weeks believe that Obama's reelection is a given. Perhaps soured by the media pass given to Obama during the first go-round or the maybe the inability of GOPers to rally behind a single candidate...or maybe just a general defeatist attitude that this economy and state of the world is fostering?
However, I don't share in their pessimism. I'm not in love with Mitt OR Newt as a candidate for 2012, but I think either of them could beat Obama. I am resigned to give up my hopes of an honorable and faithful CIC and have to settle for a smart, financially savvy one...until 2016 when hopefully we have our first, strong, Conservative WOMAN!!!!
Dana Perino 2016?


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Sir David Dalton confirms Junior Doctors' strike is SOLELY over pay rates
First we had Jeremy Hunt, speaking directly on The Andrew Marr Show, making very direct statements and accusing the BMA of misleading the doctors and public. He suggested the only sticking point was Saturday pay rates.
Secondly, we had Ben Gummer MP, directly answering questions in the House of Commons. Gummer went even further than Hunt in his criticism of the BMA. He also stated that Sir David Dalton confirmed the only remaining issue with the new contract was Saturday pay rates.
The BMA response was a series of articles in Left-wing rags, such as the Daily Mirror, in which 'sources close to the BMA' were quoted, as if this was a credible way to offer 'facts'.
The 2nd strike went ahead, the public outrage being fuelled by the constant 'patient safety' rhetoric being facilitated by the media. This is totally misguided, since all patient safety issues have been agreed. There only remains the Saturday pay rate issue, but UK media seemed not to have any desire for specifics, preferring the government-bashing opportunity.
Now, a letter has emerged, from Sir David Dalton, to Jeremy Hunt. In this letter, Sir David lays out the current state of negotiations with the BMA and he clearly states that the only remaining issue to be resolved is Saturday pay rates.
I fully supported the Junior Doctors in their 1st strike, assuming that patient safety was indeed their point of contention. Now I see it as merely a propaganda tool, used to sway an unsuspecting public.
The blame, if blame needs to be apportioned, needs directed towards the BMA. The BMA is nothing but a politically slanted organisation, no longer fit for the purpose of looking after doctors' interests.


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UK Men's Basketball
Phoenix Suns thrilled to get Kentucky's Archie Goodwin with 29th pick
Former Kentucky standout Archie Goodwin, who was drafted with the No. 29 pick in the NBA Draft, was introduced to the media in Phoenix on Friday afternoon along with No. 5 overall pick Alex Len of Maryland.
Both the Suns, who expect Goodwin to play the point-guard position, and the player were excited about the team moving up to get him.
"Archie's a guy we had rated really high on our draft board," Suns GM Ryan McDonough said. "We frankly didn't think he'd be there for us. We were picking at the end of the first round and we were trying like heck to get a pick up higher to take him.
"For us, we had Archie rated significantly higher than where he got picked and there was a significant drop-off between him and the next guy on our list," McDonough added. "So we didn't want to mess around and run the risk that he wouldn't be there."
Goodwin, who averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in his lone season at Kentucky, was relieved to get the call that he would be drafted in the first round.
"This is the team I wanted to play for. I feel really comfortable here," he said. "Just seeing my family happy really made me happy. Just being around them to really cherish that moment mean a lot to me."
McDonough said the team had Goodwin in twice for workouts ahead of the draft.
"He came in and did really well in his first draft workout here in Phoenix," he said. "We liked him so much we asked him to come back. He came back in and did really well again. He's a guy we feel like has special potential."
McDonough said moving up proved to be the right move.
"Right after we got him, it was funny. My phone started blowing up with a lot of calls and texts from other teams saying "darn it, that was our guy.'"
Goodwin said he's ready to get to work right away.
"I have a lot of room to grow," he said "I'm only 18. I can get a lot stronger. I can get a lot more consistent in shooting and getting my dribbling better and getting a higher IQ for the game."
Not to say that he lacks confidence in his abilities.
"I feel like I have the athletic tools to set me apart from guys," Goodwin said. "I'm 6-5 and I have a 6-10 wingspan. There's a lot of point guards in the league that don't have that."
Goodwin said he's been working on his shooting. He shot 33 percent on jump shots last season, according to a report by ESPN.
"I've been working on my shot a lot and it's been getting a lot better," he said. "I'm a lot more confident in it than I was in our season."
Suns Coach Jeff Hornacek said the team will help Goodwin with his shooting, but it'll mostly be up to him to improve.
"The first thing with a guy that wants to get better at shooting is the willingness to work," Hornacek said. "We can show him little things with the form ... but he's got to put the effort in and the time to put up shot after shot after shot and at a fast pace. You can go to the gym and shoot 500 shots but if you don't do it at a fast pace or a game-type shot you're wasting your time. Archie's shown us he's going to work hard and we can give him those drills and he'll go through them hard."
Hornacek said Goodwin is a good fit for the Suns.
"The upside for Archie is he's 18 years old. ... He's got a bright future and he can do a lot of things for us, especially in the open game that we want to run."
■ Kentucky's Nerlens Noel knows he's headed to the Philadelphia 76ers, and so does the rest of the world, but he was not introduced along with his new team's draft picks on Friday because the trade Noel was part of Thursday night cannot be officially approved by the NBA until July 10, the start of the league's new fiscal year.
Philadelphia and New Orleans officials are not allowed to discuss the trade until then because it involved a veteran player in All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, who will go to the Pelicans.
"I like where Nerlens ended up in Philly," Kentucky Coach John Calipari said on his Twitter account after the Pelicans drafted Noel No. 6 overall then traded him. "I think it's a great situation with a young team. I wish he would have been picked earlier, but that's part of the game."


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Kensington resident Guillermo Soto says he feels as though his life has been saved.
The 21 year-old, who lives on Allegheny Avenue, could have ended up in prison. As a nonviolent first-time offender arrested on drug-related charges, Soto had a choice — either become yet another Philadelphian on probation, parole or in prison, or give a program called The Choice is Yours a shot.
He said that he has made the right choice.
The Choice is Yours (TCY) diversionary program provides education and workforce training to certain nonviolent defendants in the city and gives them a chance to avoid prison sentences. It is the vision of Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, who was inspired by the Back on Track diversionary program in San Francisco.
The District Attorney's office developed TCY along with Philadelphia-based nonprofit Public/Private Ventures (P/PV). JEVS Human Services is the lead implementing agency, and the Center for Literacy and the Pennsylvania Prison Society are partners. The program currently operates out of 112 N. Broad St.
When the program was launched February 27 at the Criminal Justice Center, Soto was among the first participants.
He said the program has exceeded every expectation.
"I'm getting a lot of benefits out of it," he said. In a letter he wrote about TCY, he said, "The program has given me an opportunity to better myself."
Nigel Bowe, TCY's program manager, said Philadelphia was in need of such a program.
"I know the alarming statistics as far as how many people in this city are either incarcerated, on probation or on parole," he said.
Economically, Bowe said, TCY is also cheaper than incarceration. In a statement about TCY by the District Attorney's office, it states that while it costs $40,000 per year to keep someone in prison, TCY only costs $5,000 to $8,000 per year per participant. All program costs are being paid by donations from the Lenfest and William Penn Foundations.
Bowe said that TCY participants, most of which range in age from 18–24, found themselves under arrest for a variety of reasons.
"I think people who are nonviolent first-time offenders are [selling drugs] as a reason to survive," he said.
He said that most of the participants lack job skills or a support system in their lives.
TCY seeks to change that.
Participants are referred to TCY by the District Attorney's office after they are arrested, and only if they fall under certain criteria — for instance, they can only have one nonviolent misdemeanor on their record.
The program begins with a five-week orientation period in which participants are trained in job readiness, education enhancement, and the creation of an Individual Life Plan, an ILP. TCY tailors ILPs very specifically to each individual.
Soto's life plan includes college, the military and police work.
He said his aunts and uncles were police offers in Puerto Rico, and other family members are in the Army, Air Force and Marines. He said he plans on enrolling in the Community College of Philadelphia after he graduates TCY in February.
"I'll probably start college, get credits and join the Army," he said. "I want to study criminal justice for two years and then psychology for two years."
Given that any convictions on his record would jeopardize his military service, he knows how fortunate he is to be in TCY.
"This is a life-saver right here," Soto said.
Program director Bowe agrees.
"Hopefully we're creating a safer city and safer neighborhoods," he said. "But we're also saving lives, families and kids — some of these guys are fathers."
Once participants are fully enrolled in the 12-month program, they continue with their training and community service work such as park or graffiti cleanups.
The biggest challenge, Bowe said, is knowing that the participants leave each day and return to the same people and neighborhoods they have always known — the places where they found themselves in trouble.
"I tell them, be mindful of all the obstacles… all the things out there that could trip you up," Bowe said.
Soto, though, might be luckier than most. He said he doesn't feel like it's tough to return to familiar places in Kensington, since he now knows there are alternatives to selling drugs.
"Sometimes, it's tempting, if I don't have money," he said. "But I overcome that."
He said his friends respect that he's a part of the program.
"They say, 'Man, that's what's up. Keep it up,'" he said.
Soto will also guide the next group of participants as they begin the program. He will be responsible for explaining how it works and what he went through in TCY.
When asked how that responsibility made him feel, Soto smiled.
"I feel like a leader," he said.
Learn more about JEVS' efforts at www.jevshumanservices.org, and read about TCY on the District Attorney's office webpage, www.phila.gov/districtattorney.
Managing Editor Mikala Jamison can be reached at 215–354–3113 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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First, thank you all for the well wishes, it is not all figured out yet but we are slowly moving forward and we believe that it will work out in the end. Just know that it has brought us closer and made us more aware of how people can be regardless if they are family or not.
So thank you. All your prayers and thoughts have eased our hearts.
now please enjoy some instagram fotos. ;)
This week we played at the park, ate at a cool diner, took naps, clean the messy house, went to Costco, hung out with my momma, signed Wyatt up for preschool, got my hair trimmed, visited daddy at work, played board games, questioned why Cody brings home crap from work, took Wyatt with me to work, Kick some ass at work, and went to the Festival of Colors. Man, I lead a boring life. Don't I?


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kdesupport-phonon shouldn't depend on pulseaudio, it's an optional dependency.
kdesupport-phonon shouldn't depend on pulseaudio, it's an optional dependency.
Hmm, I thought I already fixed it. Nevermind, it's fixed now. Thanks
Could you please update dolphin from time to time? It is somewhat unusable in last build.
Thanks for your work!
Could you please update dolphin from time to time? It is somewhat unusable in last build.
Thanks for your work!
I'll build a new snapshot next weekend when I return from vacation. If you really want a new Dolphin, feel free to clone scripts and PKGBUILDs from git repo (git://gitorious.org/kde-snapshots-repo/kde-snapshots-repo.git) and build the Dolphin yourself
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dolphin is still borked upstream, but not as it was couple of weeks ago (selecting files/folders is somewhat working but deleting doesn't work)
Dolphin is a complete work in progress right now.
http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2 … 60-frames/
I hope to see this soon
hi.. like others waiting for next snapshot soon .. thanks..
I have a problem trying install kamoso (webcam app) and skanlite (scan utility), is about libkipi and libksane are in conflict with kdegraphics-libs.. to fix-it is in the builds or i can make something to around the problem? :s
good week-end..
KF5 & Plasma5 (git versions) - Awesome WM
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX - AMD FX8350 - ATI Radeon HD 7970
[testing] repo
hi.. like others waiting for next snapshot soon
On Wednesday (Sept. 7), there will also be a new Calligra pre-release, that could serve as a convenient excuse for a new kde-snapshots and kde-snapshots-extra update... :-)
my AUR packages ~~ my community contributions
So, bump?
Bump bump bump
euh wtf? bump?
Guys, just wait, he might have other things to do first.
Hello everyone,
it is exactly 2 years, 6 months, 24 days and 22 hours since I announced the KDE snapshots repository for the very first time. But gone are the days when the repo was updated every single week, bringing loads of new things and features in every snapshot. As you have probably noticed from still longer and longer delays between updates, I have still less and less time to dedicate to this repository and so while compiling a new snapshot today, I decided, that it is time for me to give up, to pass this project to someone else with more time and dedication to provide regular and high quality snapshots.
It's been great two and half years for me, I've learned a lot about scripting, compiling and about KDE itself. I had the great opportunity to walk with KDE it's long journey from 4.2.63 to 4.7.41. I saw it grow and mature. I saw the dedication and work of many people behind KDE coming to users. And I always knew, that this repository has it's own contribution to the project. Every bug report you made, every feedback you provided to KDE developers made our beloved desktop environment better and better. I want to thank every single one of you - because without your support, encouragement and feedback this repo would not last that long and KDE would be little less awesome then it is.
The snapshot I just uploaded is the very last for me, but I hope it's not the last one for you. If anyone would like to continue to provide snapshots for this repository, please send me a PM/IM/email/pigeon/whatever, I'll give you maintainer-ship of the scripts git repo, manage for you to have access to FTP and I will pass on all the experience and knowledge I gained during this years.
Thank you guys!
- progdan
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Thanks for your work n this! I've never used the repo, but understand what a chore this has been. Thanks!
"It is very difficult to educate the educated."
Ouch, that really hurts.
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that's sad news... hope someone will pick it up, that kind of user-project still amaze me, thanks for your hard work!
So.....who will continue serving us kde snapshots ??????
BTW How long take compile x64 version without kdegames kdeedu kdewebdev kdesdk on Sempron 3100 ? Less than 12 hours ?
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Thanks for all the effort you put into this ProgDan, I enjoyed your snapshots a lot.
About the "passing on your knowledge to a new maintainer", maybe you could make it public instead?
Like for example in the form of a small step-by-step HOWTO (on the Arch wiki) of what you usually did for every snapshot release, ideally with some mention of how much effort and time each step tends to take, plus some pointers about what kind of problems used to come up at each step and how you went about fixing them.
I think this would make it much more encouraging for other users (i.e. us) to try compiling and improving your builds-scripts, than asking for someone to step up and take full maintainership responsibilities head-on.
Who knows, if some of us manage to follow your HOWTO even for future KDE snapshots, we might share our resulting builds with the rest (through this forum), and eventually new maintainership might arise naturally.
my AUR packages ~~ my community contributions
@Zolnierz: I really have no idea - complete KDE takes about 4 to 5 hours on my Intel Core i5 @2.67GHz (4 cores) with 4GB RAM. compilation of i686 takes from 30 minutes to one hour more (when compiling in 32bit chroot on 64bit system).
@sas: that's a great idea, thanks - I'll try to make some time and write a wiki article
sas has the point there, i want to see a public step-by-step instruction in the wiki, too.
Someone will rant but I think Arch should provide this kind of repo
Someone will rant but I think Arch should provide this kind of repo
Feel free to do so yourself. Nobody's stopping you.
And it's there https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … _snapshots. Nothing awesome, but should provide enough information. Feel free to update if you find or learn something I didn't mention.
hmm I cannot compile kdesupport It's look like script 'create-sources' do not download soprano , strigi. After download sources in kdesupport directory I see only oxygen and shared-desktop. Can you check it out ?


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Love #Cookie's Style on #Empire? Get The Look [VIDEO]
by Kéla Walker
How to dress like #Cookie from #Empire for every occasion? That's the question Madame Noire challenged me with just days before the hit show's season finale. I wasn't sure if I could pull it off successfully but let's just say that even I was amazed at how much animal print I pulled from my Kloset for this fun video.
Check out the video & see how you can stunt like Cookie for every occasion from work to brunch and more.
Continue for the wardrobe details of the looks I created and links to recreate Cookies's style in your own closet
Work Look
Dress ~ Altuzarra for Target
Find on Poshmark or Recreate the look in your closet
Date Night Look
Dress & Shoes ~ H&M | Blazer ~ Zara | Chain ~ Century 21
Recreate the look in your closet
Lounge Look
Head to Toe ~ Zara
Recreate the look in your closet
Brunch Look
Leopard Dress~ Suzi Chin | Leather Jacket ~ Zara | Purse ~ Rebecca Minkoff
Recreate the look in your closet
Check out these budget friendly Chanel inspired bags
Club Look
Top~ Joe Fresh | Pants ~ BCBG | Shoes ~ H&M | Bag ~ Rebecca Minkoff
Recreate the look in your closet
What do you think ff Cookie's fashion sense? Would you create her style in your closet?


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J. Crew is falling apart, and it's only getting worse.
According to Bloomberg, the private-equity firm TPG Capital sliced its holdings in the business by a whopping 84% when 2015 came to a close.
Bloomberg obtained documents revealing that TPG's $478.6 million equity stake had fallen to a jarringly low $76 million. Even worse, Bloomberg notes, the parent company J. Crew Inc. has a whopping $2.1 billion in debt.
But none of this should be too surprising to anyone following J. Crew's continual tumble. The apparel company has been reporting dismal results for years.
This almost seems par for the course given the current retail climate. Malls are struggling, and younger generations' obsession with social media has rendered durable, long-lasting, expensive apparel insignificant; they want edgy fast-fashion clothes they can share online immediately.
"Their entire life, if it's not shareable, it didn't happen," Marcie Merriman, Generation Z expert and executive director of growth strategy and retail innovation at Ernst & Young, told Business of Fashion. "Experiences define them much more than the products that they buy."
Additionally, consumers see apparel on Instagram and want it instantly, which is a death knell for traditional retailers like Gap and J. Crew, which have longer lead times between designing apparel and putting it on the shelves.
"You're dealing with a company in a segment that has to really adapt well, and if you have enormous leverage on the balance sheet, that becomes very, very difficult," David Tawil, president of Maglan Capital, told Business Insider. "You can't invest in the way that a more nimble player can."
But J. Crew's troubles run even deeper.
As a result of failing to sell clothing at full price, J. Crew has had to resort to a strategy that retail expert Robin Lewis of The Robin Report has said will ultimately become an "economic black hole": excessive discounting. J. Crew has become synonymous with discounts, and while that's fun for the consumer, it's terrible for the business.
In the fall, the company appeared to be getting back to its roots, but it appears that even the company's signature blazers cannot save the ailing retailer; it will take a lot more than that, and it will take a while.
"This does not happen over night," CEO Mickey Drexler stressed on last quarter's earning call, before ending abruptly without answering any questions.
So what's next for J. Crew amid the recent financial troubles?
If the market doesn't improve, Tawil believes that "they're going to be a big balance sheet restructuring that's going to have to happen."
"Management will continue to search for some sort of Hail Mary, but absent some lightbulb moment or a huge about-face in the trajectory of retail in this country ... there's not going to be a save," he said.
That doesn't mean J. Crew will die tomorrow — it just might be more of a slow, unfortunate burn.
"Clearly the company has more runway at this point in terms of existence," Tawil said. "There's nothing that's going to make it go bankrupt tomorrow. The value erosion will continue [and] management has no incentive to cut this short. They want to continue to have their jobs, [so] they'll pay themselves a salary. They'll continue to search for some sort of turnaround."


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There is limited research exploring the relationship between religion and belief, and child poverty. However, a growing body of evidence focuses upon the negative or prejudice attitudes experienced by minority religious groups. Therefore, this section discusses issues which may further compound experiences of poverty.
To provide furtehr context to this discussion, we would suggest viewing this section of the in conjunction with the following:
- Age, Disability, Sex, Sexual Orientation and Race.
- Accessing the Labour Market, Financial Services, Poverty, Participation and Engagement, Welfare Reform.
Broader Discussions: Prejudice and Discrimination
Ethnicity has been widely demonstrated as a contributing factor to child poverty throughout Glasgow, Scotland and the UK. Although research regarding the impact of religion and belief is less well documented, there is anecdotal evidence suggesting prejudice attitudes towards certain religious groups contribute to reduced social outcomes.
For example, research by the Scottish Government, highlights fears held by young Muslim males and females, highlighting perceived stereotypical attitudes towards Islam.
More specifically, the presentation of Islam as a religion which promotes extremist views is continually cited as a key concern amongst Muslims. Insofar as such perceptions may contribute explicit and implicit forms of racism.
Participants within the study discuss physical violence and verbal threats within their local area and at school. However, it should be noted that whilst some participants did experience regular occurances of the above, others had little, or no negative experiences.
Concerns were also raised about the general perception of Muslims, with many of the participants fearing that their religion may contribute to differential treatment (in comparison to non-Muslims), within education and employment settings.
Source: Scottish Government. 2011. Experiences of Muslims Living in Scotland.
In his study of Muslim male identities within Glasgow and Edinburgh, Hopkins (2006) explores these issues in more depth. He suggests Muslim men, like all people, possess several contrasting and complimentary identities. These range from students, professionals, Muslims, Scots and fathers, yet, to some sections of the general population, they are solely viewed on the basis of their religion or colour of skin.
Source: Hopkins, P. 2006. Youthful Muslim Masculinities: Gender and Generational Relations.
Recent research in the Scottish Household Survey (2010), highlights 28%; of 1495 people felt "there was sometimes a good reason to be prejudiced towards certain groups".
45% felt they had lost some form of their national identity due to increasing numbers of Eastern European, Black and Asian individuals living within the country. Only 32% agreed with the statement that people, who have moved to Britain, make it a better place.
Source: Scottish Government. 2010. Scottish Houseghold Survey.
Individually, these individual research projects present an interesting perspective on how minority religious and ethnic communities perceive their positioning within Scottish society. It also provides an indication of the views held by Scots in regards to minority communities.
Viewed as whole however, there is clearly scope to suggest that further work is needed to build relationships between minority and majority groups. Whether this is through local level engagement, or as part of local and national Government strategy, there appears to be a significant need to tackle prejudiced attitudes


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25 years ago today a 12 year old boy crouched on the floor in front of the living room television set deep in the heart of West Cork, Ireland. Clutched in his arms was a cheap imitation of the official FIFA Adidas Tango football. Eyes firmly fixed on the TV, the young football fanatic wiped away a few snots and then watched transfixed as Diego Maradona single-handily knocked England out of the Mexico 1986 World Cup.
Diego's opening goal should not have been allowed as the diminutive Argentinean leapt for a ball with England's goalkeeper Peter Shilton from a poor Steve Hodge lofted back-pass. What happened next was beautifully captured by photographers both behind and alongside the England goal amid the sweltering Mexican heat in the Azteca Stadium.
The iconic image of Maradona out-jumping the English goalkeeper to the loose ball was reproduced across the globe on the front pages of the following day's newspapers. In the picture Maradona's raised left arm can be clearly seen flicking the ball over the out-rushing Shilton's right glove before delicately rolling into the English net.
Following a cursory look towards the referee the Argentinean Captain took off in defiant celebration towards the adoring Argentina fans gathered near the corner flag. There was Diego Maradona, the defining player of his generation with his fists pumping, bouncing up and down and smiling at getting away with such a blatant handball.
"What? But that's a handball!" screamed the 12 year old watching the TV screen in West Cork. "Handball" screamed every English supporter in the packed stadium. "Handball" screamed every England supporter watching on TV and in packed bars back home. The English players' protests were led by Peter Shilton who raced towards the match referee Ali Ben Naceur from Tunisia with his arm outstretched mimicking how Maradonna had unfairly flicked his effort into the net.
Centre-back Terry Fenwick and midfielder Peter Reid joined in the protests but to no avail as the Tunisian match official appeared to be the only person in the ground (and on the planet) who hadn't seen the incident.
When pressed by the English players on his way back to the centre-circle to restart the game Maradona merely shrugged his shoulders and acted as if nothing untoward had happened. Getting away with such blatant cheating caused outrage in England yet in South America a player 'conning' the referee was merely seen as part of the game.
The 12 year old West cork native watching the grainy images from Mexico on his TV immediately sets about recreating the incident by jumping into the air and flicking a battered Tango ball across the living room. The stray ball knocks some toys off the couch and draws the ire of the youngster's father who admonishes the Maradona wannabe before warning against any future attempts at such South American 'codology'.
Within minutes of cheating England out of an opening goal Diego Maradona cemented his status amongst the pantheon of world football with a mesmeric second effort.
Gaining possession in his own half the Argentinean Captain embarked on a slaloming solo run that ripped the English defence to shreds. Bobbing and weaving his way past Trevor Stevens, Terry Fenwick and Terry Butcher Maradona left a trail of flailing English players in his wake before slipping the ball under the body of Shilton for a truly magical effort.
Maradonna's effort brought the stadium to its feet. England manager Bobby Robson could only shake his head in admiration as the South Americans celebrated as if they had already won the trophy. They would do so within a fortnight.
Peter Reid chased the Argentinean maestro all the way from the other half of the pitch and was still struggling to get back by the time Maradona found the net. Crouched over in pain from his efforts the iconic Everton midfielder could only look on forlornly as Maradona was engulfed by his teammates.
Gary Lineker pulled a goal back before the end (and would finish Mexico 86' as top scorer) but it proved too little, too late as Argentina held on to win 2-1 and progress to semi-final meeting with Belgium.
As soon as the final whistle shrilled the 12 year old West Cork youngster immediately set about re-enacting the Maradona goal. Carefully placing teddy bears throughout the hallway the child danced and swivelled around the mock English defenders all the time murmuring 'different class, different class, different class' in reference to legendary RTE commentator Jimmy Magee's depiction of the goal.
The re-enactment was concluded with the youngster hammering the fake Tango football off the front door and racing up the stairs, arms aloft screaming 'goallllllllllllllllll'. It was a scene repeated by children all over the world that day and for many years afterwards as Maradona solidified his position as the World's greatest footballer.
It is hard to believe that Maradona's goal is 25 years old today. The passing of time has not diminished the Argentinean's unique effort and it remains engrained in the minds of anyone lucky enough to have witnessed the goal on TV.
The opening effort against the English is known as the 'Hand of God' but the second and match-winning strike is simply referred to as 'that Maradona goal'. Quarter of a century on the day Maradona 'single-handily' beat the English before going on to rightfully claim the FIFA World Cup proved the high point in a tempestuous career for one of the best players ever to grace the game.
Those goals and more importantly Diego Maradona will never be forgotten.