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> Hi All,
> I have created-built-deployed a dictionary DC. Now I want to put the "Datasource" name in my EJB >DC's persistence.xml.
DataSource Name: SAP<inst>DB where <inst> is the name of your Java instance
It is necessary put datasource information on persistence.xml configuration file. To it open the ejb project -> ejbmodule-> META-INF and edit the file, you need to input the <jta-data-source> as child of <persistence-unit>
You should create datasource Alias in VAdmin / NWA and put the same there.
Edited by: Anagha Jawalekar on Dec 12, 2008 3:15 PM
I searched for the phrase "datasource" in Developer Studio's help and got following :-
Creating a DataSource Alias :-
In order to enable communication with the database and to access the table from within the application, you must create a DataSource alias. This allows you to refer to the default DataSource from the J2EE Engine. The default DataSource is automatically created when you install the SAP J2EE Engine and it is not associated with a particular application which means that multiple applications can use a single DataSource.
The application only needs to know the name of the DataSource alias; the actual path to the database is stored in the DataSource definition in the server. The application can thus find all tables for the DataSource,
The article then explains how to create Datasource alias and how to use it. Thus my problem is resolved.
CONFIG_DB is the standard datasource name - you should change it to what ever you want like this:
1. In EJB DC APPLICATION add to meta data data-source-aliases.xml with following content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE data-source-aliases SYSTEM "data-source-aliases.dtd">
2. In EJB DC DATA MODULE add your persistent.xml following content:


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LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch has pulled out of the bidding for financial media and data firm Acuris leaving rival Moody's as one of the strongest contenders to win the more than $1.30 billion deal, sources told Reuters.
Private equity owner BC Partners has shortlisted a handful of industry bidders to make binding bids for the London-based company which owns the Mergermarket and Debtwire brands, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Moody's has made it through to the second round of an auction process after failing to buy Acuris in 2013 when the business, a former subsidiary of the Financial Times Group, was sold by Pearson to BC Partners for roughly 380 million pounds ($493.96 million).
The U.S. ratings agency is now vying with ION Trading - a software provider for electronic trading, pricing and risk management - to win control, the sources said.
Fitch Ratings failed to secure the backing of its owner Hearst, the publisher of San Francisco Chronicle and Cosmopolitan, which pulled the plug on the deal due to its hefty price tag, the sources said.
Big buyout funds have also struggled to match BC Partners' price expectations and while most investors have walked away, the sources said some funds were allowed to progress in the auction, without naming them.
BC Partners, Moody's and Fitch Ratings declined to comment. ION Trading was not immediately available to comment.
Acuris, led by Chief Executive Hamilton Matthews, has a sprawling portfolio of financial news outlets and data products.
It employs about 1,300 staff and counts big investment banks among its most loyal subscribers.
Under BC ownership Acuris has bought a series of news outlets including private equity publication Unquote, raising its overall valuation to more than 1 billion pounds, the sources said.
In 2017, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC bought about 30 percent of Acuris in a deal that sources said valued the entire company at about 1 billion pounds.
The deal is attractive for Moody's as it would provide access to a mix of content and data to enhance its own risk data and analytical portfolio, the sources said.
Moody's has been hunting for data companies in the past few years, clinching a $3.3 billion deal in 2017 to buy Dutch financial information provider Bureau van Dijk, which specialises in business intelligence and company information.
It also purchased the structured finance data and analytics business of SCDM, a Frankfurt-based provider of analytical tools, and subsequently set its sight on Acuris, previously known as The Mergermarket Group, when it was first auctioned off in 2013. ($1 = 0.7693 pounds) (Reporting By Pamela Barbaglia. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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Sedation and Radiation didn't go well again and we're changing things up for tomorrow. This I think is the hardest thing to deal with right now and we're hoping to get it resolved very soon since we have 5ish weeks left of radiation. We did some interesting things today that involved mustaches so you'll have to check out Lamby below and see how she looks. We finished the day out well despite the sedation/radiation drama and not getting home from the hospital till around 5pm. Leaving at 8am and getting home after 5pm made for a long day, but he was happy when he was home playing with Beau and squirting me with his new set of water guns.
|We Love Lamby, But Her Mustasche Has Got To Go!


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I'm not tech savvy so I would love to have an idot's guide to using Cydia. Any suggestions?
I'm not tech savvy so I would love to have an idot's guide to using Cydia. Any suggestions?
i think for the latest info (not 3 years ago since updates are so frequent) twitter would be the best. try searching: cydia, jailbreak help, repos, tweaks, guide, etc.
also, on cydia itself you can search for an app that you would download through cydia called "JB something" or "jailbreak something" (if you can't find it through search then try "manag --> sources --> big boss" and it should be there.) its basically a "i just jailbroke and now what" telling you the most common things you can do now that you have cydia
it's hard to get a manual (i'm assuming) because tweaks keep changing with the newer firmwares (apple's security) and having an instructional guide would become dated so fast.
How to Use Cydia: A Walkthrough
Exploring Cydia (Video Tutorial)
Cydia repo tutorial
Spirit Jailbreak and Cydia Tutorial


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Dining in North Conway, New Hampshire
1785 Inn Restaurant Locally Operated 603-356-9025
3582 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
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1790 Homestead Restaurant Locally Operated 603-356-5900
1921 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Dine in the ambiance of a 200 year old farmhouse. Featuring traditional New England hospitality with an added contemporary flair. Groups welcome in the new function room. more info map
Bagels Plus Cafes 603-356-7400
2988 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
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Bangkok Cafe Thai 603-356-5566
2728 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
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Bellini's Ristorante Italiano Italian 603-356-7000
1857 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Known for their Martini bar, pasta dishes, family-style salad, black angus steaks, barbecued ribs, homemade bread, and desserts all served in an authentic atmosphere.... more info map
Big Dave's Bagels & Deli Delis & Sandwich Shops 603-356-3283
1130 Eastman Road, North Conway, NH 03860
Established in 2010 after the owner had 35-years of New York bagel baking under the belt. Specializes in made from scratch bagels offers a full, gourmet deli and... more info map
Blueberry Muffin Restaurant American 603-356-5736
1769 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
For over 37 years, the best days in the White Mountains have always started at the Blueberry Muffin Restaurant. The Muffin is the on-site restaurant of the Yankee... more info
Brandli's Pizza Pasta Grille Italian 603-356-7878
29 Common Court, North Conway, NH 03860
Offering traditional Italian dinners from family recipes as well as original creations. All pasta is imported from Italy and sauces are made fresh daily. more info map
Darby Field Restaurant Locally Operated 603-447-2181
185 Chase Hill, North Conway, NH 03818
Open to the public, Darby Field Inn serves a combination of traditional and innovative gourmet food. more info map
Decades Steakhouse & Pub Steaks & Chops 603-356-7080
32 Seavey Street, North Conway, NH 03860
Serving steaks, fresh seafood, and pizzas. more info map
Delaney's Hole in the Wall Eclectic 603-356-7776
North Main Street, North Conway, NH 03860
If ever there was an eclectic menu, this is it. You can find southwestern, New England seafood, American, and Italian influences. They offer a full children's menu and... more info map
Flatbread Company Pizza 603-356-4470
2760 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Enjoy the fresh flatbreads right out of the wood-fired clay oven. They use local foods and support the community farms. Pizza dough is made with spring water, organic... more info map
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Main Street, North Conway, NH 03860
Serving Organic and Fair Trade Coffee, the finest espresso drinks, fresh bagels, wraps and baked goods. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available. more info map
Horsefeathers Locally Operated 603-356-6862
2679 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03890
You have to admire their stated mission: "To be the greatest neighborhood eatery in the known universe." They offer appetizers such as spicy lobster crab cakes, a... more info map
Maestro's Country Italian Cuisine Italian 603-356-8790
3358 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Authentic Italian cuisine prepared to order using top quality ingredients. Open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m.... more info
Mario's Restaurant Locally Operated 603-356-4454
Route 16/302, North Conway, NH 03860
Serving both New England and Italian food. Express delivery available. more info
Metropolitan Coffee House Coffee Shops 603-356-2332
2680 Main Street, North Conway, NH 03860
The Met is an excellent coffee house and fine art gallery. Sink into the purple couch and let the sound of world music carry you away. more info map
Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Co. Brew Pubs 603-356-6381
3378 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Offering sandwiches, wood-grilled pizzas, burgers, and a variety of entrees. Meats are smoked on site and two authentic BBQ sauces are homemade. Sample the beers made... more info map
Peach's Restaurant Locally Operated 603-356-5860
2506 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Offering a casual atmosphere with great homemade soups, desserts and dressings. more info map
Rafferty's Restaurant & Pub Bistro 603-356-6460
36 Kearsarge Street, North Conway, NH 03860
Featuring seafood, steak, burgers, and much more. Full wine list available. more info map
Shalimar of India Indian 603-356-0123
27 Seavey Street, North Conway, NH 03860
Specializing in gourmet Indian food. Dishes are made to order based on how spicy or mild you prefer your food. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian, kid's menu and takeout... more info map
Taste of Thai Restaurant Thai 603-356-7624
27 Seavey Street, North Conway, NH 03860
One of the oldest restaurants in town with some of "the best Thai food in town." more info
Up Country Family Restaurant & Tavern American 603-356-3336
RT. 16, 2284 White Mnt. Hwy., North Conway, NH 03860
Offers a wide variety of luncheon and dinner items all prepared to order. You can enjoy your meal in the comfortable, smoke free dining room or the renovated tavern. The... more info map
Wild Rose Restaurant Regional Cuisine 603-356-3113
3351 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860
Wild Rose Restaurant at Stonehurst Manor serves classic New England cuisine with Italian influences and fresh ingredients. more info map


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Stick to these four staples and the rest is smooth sailing!
1. Enjoy the challenge
You're not going to work up a sweat without a reason to. Often your reason NOT to workout is more powerful and appealing. So your reason to get your butt moving has to be tied to motivation and emotion.
For years I would go through ups and downs of working out consistently and then finding excuses not to. It took finding the right reasoning to make it a fixture in my lifestyle. Nowadays, something just feels off if I miss a workout. I remember going through a multitude of temporary motivators. First it was, "To look good". Then, "Because its healthy for me". Followed by, "So I can splurge on the weekends". Back to, "To look good". Next, "So I can take my shirt off onstage". But, none of those reasons would stick with me. It wasn't until I started doing workout programs like "Insanity" and "Body Beast" to create day-by-day variation and working out with friends (Putting aside my nomadic tendencies) when it dawned on me that I was actually having fun and enjoying new challenges. It started to feel good.
I think if you set a goal, like to lose 20 lbs, as your reason for working out, you're going to go through discouragement if things don't progress quickly enough. And if you do reach that goal, you may lose that initial motivation and fall back into old habits. Instead, you just have to enjoy putting in the work. If you stick to it, results will come.
2. Just put the clothes on and get there
When you think about all the effort and sweat you'll have to endure, your mind starts listing off alternatives like eating ice cream on the couch and watching God knows what on TV. I've found that all you have to do is put on your gym clothes and get to wherever your workouts take place. If you're doing a workout program at home, even better. Just put your clothes on. You can start off by going as light or for as little as you want, but I guarantee you once you start moving you're going to want to do more.
3. Make it past Day 2
Habits are so easy to keep. They seem effortless. The real effort is creating the habit (Or breaking those destructive ones). Day 1 on a workout routine is always a challenge, but Day 2 is the most important day because that's when you start to form the routine. Objects in motion stay in motion and objects at rest stay at....well you know the rest (Pun intended). Keeping your energy up is important for this so make sure you're eating enough throughout the day, I recommend 5-6 small (Think between 250-350 calorie) meals a day.
4. Make it fun
Back to the beginning. Have fun. Laugh, smile and enjoy pushing yourself. You're only truly alive when you challenge yourself and refuse to settle for anything less than your best.


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Awhile back I had a notion of writing an article for Cracked. They like this list format, and I had just the idea. Unfortunately I soon realized that this was more of an opinion list, and wouldn't make the cut. So I made a few tweaks to the wording and now share it with the world. The little bracketed asides are supposed to go with appropriate stock photos, just like Cracked articles have.
Christmas is right around the corner, and in some parts of the US, local radio stations started playing holiday music as early as November 1, even though most people recognize Black Friday as the official start of the season. Traditionally, Christmas music doesn't have to be about Christmas at all. It can be about other holidays, although as Adam Sandler noted there aren't many Hanukkah songs and most of those are his. It can also be about winter stuff, snow and sleigh rides and all that good stuff. For the non-religious crowd, songs about Santa or his reindeer work too. As long as it's lighthearted and fun and it gets us into the holiday spirit, almost anything goes.
Of course, a few songs that end up on the radio fall short of the mark.
#7: Jewel – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jewel's style as a singer is certainly unique. Her songs range from melancholy ballads to quirky bluesy poetry to everyday ordinary upbeat pop. Some love her, some hate her, and some aren't quite sure what to think of her, but at least she's distinctive. Like any distinctive artist and many indistinct ones, a time comes in their career to record a Christmas CD. Hers came in 1999.
One of the classic songs Jewel recorded in her own special, jaunty way was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", a tune and story so beloved that a stop-motion animated special based on the same has become indelibly etched into American culture. It's a fun song, and what's more fun than playing around with it and singing it in a bubbly and whimsical way that fits the artist?
Why It Needs To Go
Unfortunately for Jewel, her special brand of capricious rhythm didn't translate at all onto a cover that practically every other artist in musical history has slam-dunked.
[Yes, even William Hung.]
What happened instead was a sort of stop-and-go effect with the words that is not unlike navigating a traffic jam, except that it's slightly more annoying. The song struggles to keep a tempo, but when it finally gets going at a snail's pace something doesn't sound quite right. That's because in trying to be playful with the song, Jewel chose to do it with another part singing harmony. The way each word is clipped completely ruins whatever the harmony is supposed to have going for it, making it sound like Jewel can't tell a quarter note from a half rest and her duet partner is just badly off-key.
Jewel's real achievement with the song was taking a timeless tune that is only irritating on the basis of getting stuck in your head for hours, and making it irritating on its own merits. Thanks, Jewel!
For some bizarre reason, she also did a Christmas version of her song "Hands", which is exactly as stupid as it sounds. The song has no bearing whatsoever on Christmas. They play that on the radio too sometimes, which is too stupid to put into words.
#6: Elton John & Rosie O'Donnell – White Christmas
In 1999, Rosie O'Donnell had a popular talk show that was going strong. The success of her show could perhaps have been credited partly to the fact it kept her from appearing in many movies anymore. As a charitable venture, she released a Christmas album, featuring duets between herself and many notable singers.
When most people think of Rosie O'Donnell, the first thing that comes to mind is not her glamorous singing voice. It's the radical ups and downs of her personality, from her charming persona on her talk show to the "queen of mean" period to her mercifully short-lived stint on the View.
[Not that I ever watch the View.]
But supposedly she can sing a little, and who doesn't like a good Christmas album with celebrity duets? It seemed only natural that she would pair up with some stars and see what they could do together.
Why It Needs To Go
I can't speak for the rest of the CD, but the version of White Christmas that Rosie recorded with Sir Elton John was a train wreck.
Elton John's parts in the song are a harbinger of the horror to come. It's not that he sings the song badly, but the way he sings just doesn't fit the song, in exactly the same way Bing Crosby never would have sung "Crocodile Rock". His style grafted onto an Irving Berlin song just doesn't work, like putting chocolate and pickles together if you're not pregnant. But oh well, it wouldn't be the first Christmas song to have that problem.
The real problem comes when Rosie starts in. If she can sing, it wasn't in evidence the day she recorded that song. Her voice sounds so heavily modulated that it seems to have been run through Auto-Tune about a dozen times trying to make anything work. Either that, or she literally did sing like a robot. Emotion and inflection are absent. A gulf of technical ability separates her portions of the song with Elton's, since his parts don't have that Velveeta thing going on. Because of the difference in quality, it doesn't even sound like they were in the same room when this was recorded.
Had either of them sung the song completely on their own, the result still would have been a failure. Together, it's like the Voltron of fail. I know Voltron had five pieces and this is only two; that's how badly they failed.
#5: The Pretenders – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ever since Judy Garland sang it in Meet Me In St. Louis, this song has been a perennial staple of Christmas Americana. And why not? It's a nice song with a nice message. The song is about enjoying the holidays and holding your loved ones close even if you're in the midst of hardship, or in the characters' case facing a move from St. Louis to New York. The only real problem with the song is that the lyrics are so mutable that in spite of having literally thousands of covers (I'm pretty sure), no one has ever sung it the same way twice.
[Just like snowflakes.]
In 1987 the Pretenders decided to take their turn at polishing this old chestnut. What could go wrong? After all, they're a distinguished group fronted by Chrissie Hynde, a talented performer of great acclaim. So they recorded their take on the song…
Why It Needs To Go
…if it had been sung by Elmer Fudd.
I'm not sure what went wrong that day in the studio, but The Pretenders' version of the song is notable for two things that are both Chrissie's fault: The irregular, stuttering meter, and the frequent but hilarious absence of the letter R.
From the beginning we're told that "Fum now on ouw tubbles will be out of sight." Thank goodness for that. Ouw tubbles wewe intewwupting ouw sewene sweep in which we dweamed of hunting wabbits. But even when the R's are present, the tempo of the words sways erratically. The title of the song is delivered as "Have yo-sef… a… meh-ry… lit-tle… Christmas", each word landing with a "thunk" like a bowling ball making its way down a flight of stairs. It's pretty much impossible to hear this without picturing a drunken karaoke performer trying to stay on his legs—while wearing a plaid cap and holding a 12-gauge.
Was the group just trying to put a unique stamp on the song with the unusual rhythm, like Jewel did when she recorded "Rudolph"? If so, mission freaking accomplished. But what happened to the pronunciation? The Pretenders are considered an English-American rock band but Hynde herself is from Akron, Ohio, a place not known for a non-rhotic accent. I'd like to be able to say Chrissie was channeling the spirit of beloved voice artist Mel Blanc, but he didn't pass away for another two years. Besides, a deliberately Fudd-styled rendition would have been awesome. Vewwy, vewwy awesome. Huhuhuhuh.
#4: Various Artists – My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music)
No one wants to bash Julie Andrews and her beloved musicals. Most of us grew up with The Sound of Music and its heartwarming, albeit historically inaccurate, tale of a nun-in-training becoming a second mother to seven children and a second wife to their hyper-militarized, super-strict father whose personality traits made his opposition to the Nazis incredibly ironic. To this day it's still a great story and the music will have a special place in our hearts forever. And because this movie version of the musical has often been aired on American television during the holidays, it's come to be associated with Christmas.
One of the most memorable songs from the musical is "My Favorite Things", an ode to how remembering the good things in life makes us feel better during the bad times.
Why It Needs To Go
One problem: It has absolutely zilch to do with Christmas or anything that would qualify it as a Christmas song. It's not even about any holiday. It's not even about winter. It's about looking away from sadness and scary thunderstorms and thinking about the things that make you happy.
At some point, someone apparently got the idea that because the song was about liking things and briefly mentioned "brown paper packages tied up with string", it must be about gifts and therefore about Christmas. It's not only crassly commercial and materialist to a point even Lucy Van Pelt would disapprove of, it's completely wrong. Who even gives presents out in plain brown paper? What is this, the Depression?
[Oh, wait. How's that real estate working out for you, Lucy?]
It seems there are enough things in the song having to do with winter—snowflakes, mittens, whatever—that someone thought it could be sort of counted as a winter song and therefore shoehorned into a Christmas mix. Once one person got the ball rolling, it didn't take long for the song to be put on everyone else's new Christmas albums as well. It's not just that the song is on the radio, but actual performers are putting it on their actual Christmas albums as if it were an actual Christmas song. Good grief!
It's not clear who started this unfortunate trend, but it began pretty early. The earliest case I've found is Florence Henderson singing it on a 1967 album; it may have been done earlier, even before the movie. It was definitely before the movie became a TV tradition, at least.
The song isn't about winter, snowmen, Santa Claus, holidays, the holiday season, or any of those things. It lists some wintery things in passing along with a whole bunch of other things that have nothing to do with it. Are we seriously so hard up for legitimate holiday music that anything that brushes past a Venn diagram will do? Why not throw in the whole soundtrack while we're at it? "Sixteen Going On Seventeen" sort of talks about a birthday which is sort of a holiday, and Christmas is a birthday that's also a holiday. "Edelweiss" is about a flower they call a blossom of snow. Of snow! "So Long, Farewell" could be about ringing out the year, and it even mentions champagne!
It's only matter of time before "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" ends up playing in a mall some fateful December. At that exact moment, everyone in earshot will snap, and the resulting riots will bring down civilization as we know it.
#3: NewSong – The Christmas Shoes
The Internet has brought us many, many awful things. In 1996 every idiot and his mother and his grandparents' whole retirement community was jumping into this newfangled "online" thing and sending around a flurry of e-mail. While the evil of spam was only just beginning to hatch, a flood of kids, old people, and gullible everyday folks resurrected the old fad of chain letters. They circulated stupid make-a-wish fluff, ridiculous urban myths, jokes older than the English language, and stories so sappy they make the stuff in Chicken Soup For the Insert Demographic Here look like something Frank Miller would write.
[Gritty, hard-nosed sentiment.]
One of those sappy stories is about a boy getting shoes for his dying mother just before Christmas, and a kindly stranger helping him buy the shoes on the assumption that the kid is not just a con artist in training. The story gets passed around, and eventually a member from a group called NewSong ends up with it. They spend four years working it into a song, which climbs the country and Billboard Top 100 charts. It's a religious song, and it's about Christmas and the meaning thereof. Hey, what could be more appropriate?
Why It Needs To Go
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that some people get depressed during the holidays. What does everyone want to hear about? A really tragic story that, at best, is made more bearable by the kindness of the gift. Oh no, wait, they want to hear about pine cones and holly berries. The widespread belief that suicide rates are dramatically higher during the holidays may be a myth, but NewSong is doing their best to make it come true.
The song is so incredibly bleak that anyone who's feeling cheerful because of other holiday music they've been listening to up to that point is going to have that feeling totally wrecked, unless they change the station quickly and don't dwell on it. As frequently as the song is played on most Christmas stations, it's like having Debbie Downer randomly text dispiriting news to you about whatever you happen to be doing at the time.
[The viscotoxins in mistletoe will cause intestinal distress if you ingest any. Wuh-wuhhh.]
A year after NewSong unleashed their gloomy opus, the country group 3 of Hearts recorded a version that charted even higher, because apparently the original wasn't dreary enough for hardcore country fans. It went on to become a TV movie as well, proving some people just can't have too much of a bad thing to ruin a good mood. So now during the Christmas season when you want feel-good music and movies, you can expect to be sideswiped by a crushingly sad story out of the blue at any given moment. All because of an e-mail circulated on the Internet.
Stupid Internet.
#2: Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?
The '80s brought us many things, but one of the decade's more dubious contributions to history was the so-called supergroup, mashing together a bunch of successful artists all on the same song, usually as some kind of charity thing. I'm not here to cast aspersions on good deeds, but a lot of these "___ Aid" performances didn't really do much of anything except funnel money to corrupt governments since they were the ones who oversaw how that money reached its intended recipients. But still, the concept of raising money for people in need is a perfectly good one, so what I'm here to do instead is cast aspersions on the legacy these groups left us.
In 1984 the supergroup "Band Aid" was formed, releasing Do They Know It's Christmas in an effort to ease Ethiopian famine and pointedly violate a well-known trademark in a highly ironic fashion.
[Apparently the name Adhesive Bandage was taken.]
As some pointed out even at the time, the song could be seen as cloyingly self-righteous and it didn't actually do a thing to fix the underlying causes of the famine. But at least it did help treat the symptoms at the surface, hence the irony of the name.
Why It Needs To Go
There's a reason you don't hear We Are the World on radio stations now, even when they play a lot of '80s music. It was a decent song in its day, and that day passed. It isn't really the sort of song anyone goes out of their way to hear again, so they don't. Nobody got the message with this song though, and its chart-topping success in 1984—and again when it was re-recorded in 1989—gave it an unfortunately indelible place in Christmas music history.
The weathering of time however has proven the song to be fairly lame when stripped of any benefit from its original good intentions, so now it's just some tuneless verses presenting a greatly exaggerated picture of the entire continent of Africa, coupled with an extremely repetitive chorus, all dripping with sanctimony. All this maybe wouldn't be so bad if the typical Christmas mix didn't play it once an hour.
To make matters worse, a new supergroup called Band Aid 20 was formed in 2004 to record yet another cover of this song. Not surprisingly, it didn't do as well. Also not surprisingly, Bono was involved. Again.
#1: Dan Fogelberg – Same Old Lang Syne
Contrary to the Baby Boomers' sclerotic assertions, the 1970s were not the high-water mark of pop music. They were however the high-water mark of easy listening. Some of its brood escaped and even made its way into the early '80s before being pushed out by synth-pop groups with a lack of color coordination, big-mullet bands and their rock ballads, and Rick Astley, all of whom also killed disco. We are all forever grateful.
[Thanks for never letting us down, Rick.]
In 1980 Dan Fogelberg released a song that would have been relegated to the comfortable isolation of "lite" radio stations except for two tragic facts: The song takes place at Christmastime and shares part of a title with a song traditionally associated with New Year's celebrations. Eventually, in spite of the fact that the song otherwise has nothing to do with Christmas and is nothing like Christmas music, programming directors putting together song lists from literally thousands of bona fide holiday songs decided to throw this one in too.
Why It Needs To Go
The song's actual lyrics are about a guy meeting up with his former girlfriend in the supermarket and having a tearful reunion, which already puts it three notches above anything else on this list on the Anne Murray scale of boredom. (Anne Murray's songs didn't make the list, strictly out of length concerns.) But it rapidly goes downhill as it describes in torturous depth how the couple checks out their items, looks for a bar to get drunk in, and failing that they crack open a six-pack in her car. So it's not just boring, it's depressing. To see how much worse it gets, take a look at the chorus.
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.
How's that for upbeat holiday music, huh? Just gets you in the mood for decorations and cookies and shopping and pumpkin pie.
[Try reaching beyond the emptiness to enjoy this.]
Okay, so somebody who forgot to burn their leisure suit really screwed up by putting this song in with Christmas music, when it's really just a song about two former lovers getting drunk together in one of the crappiest possible ways and both being kind of sad about their choices in life. At least it doesn't get any worse, right?
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away.
Holy crap, she had three beers and drove off? Assuming she hasn't gained a lot of weight since high school—the song says the years have been good to her, so let's say she's around 120-140 lbs.—three beers are easily enough to push her over the legal limit. In most states that was a generous .10, but even so she'd be pushing the edge of that. So with her head swimming full of old memories and regrets, and the equivalent of 2.5 standard drinks assuming it was a tame variety of beer, she drives off in crappy road conditions (snow turning to rain). With the kinds of choices she makes as a driver, it's probably a given she was also reapplying her makeup after crying in the grocery store. If the modern cell phone had been around then I'm pretty sure she would have been texting someone too.
Dante probably would have had some choice ideas for how to deal with drunk drivers who kill someone on Christmas Eve, but maybe he should save some room for the people who put depressing reminiscence songs into a holiday music mix.


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Expressing Contract Monitoring Strategies for Call-by-Value and Call-by-Name Calculi
Cameron Swords
Software Contracts and contract monitoring have gained significant popularity in dynamically-typed functional programming languages in recent years. This popularity has also given rise to myriad monitoring strategies—characterizations of how these contracts interact with the underlying user evaluator, and how these interactions impact program behavior.
In this whiteboard talk, I will motivate and present our system for describing these strategies and their interactions in a single, core framework that leverages process communication primitives to model contract monitoring as evaluator interactions. I will also talk about my current work of reformulating the system for a call-by-name semantics.
If time allows, I will also sketch future work: exploration of the design space of contract monitoring, implementation details, and contracts in the presence of other effects.


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Coquitlam is also known as: Coquitlam, and Canada.
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Support for Research and Innovation
Germany possesses a varied scientific landscape. The R&D departments of the companies, colleges and non-university research institutions are the driving forces of scientific and technological performance capability and thus engines of growth and prosperity.
Support programmes make it possible for public funds to have a direct effect on research and innovation policy. With this instrument, one can react directly to current questions, new developments and challenges. For this there exist various support and/or technical programmes of the German federal government, the individual federal states and the European Commission.
Innovation Support from Mecklenburg Vorpommern
Supporting of Research, Development and Innovation from 2007 to 2013
The aim of the technology policy of the federal state is to create the general conditions that make it possible for companies and research institutions to successfully realise commercially relevant research, development and innovation projects.
In the funding period from 2007 to 2013, 155 million Euros are available for commercially relevant research and technological development. The directive for the promotion of research, development and innovation contains the following main focuses for funding:
- Subsidies for research and development projects (R&D projects)
- single-company projects and/or as R&D joint project
- Subsidies for research and development projects (R&D projects)
- Subsidies for commercial property right activities by small and medium-sized companies (SMC)
- Subsidies for the supporting of young innovative companies
- Subsidies for process and operational innovations in the service providing sector
- Subsidies for innovation consultancy services and innovation supporting services
- Subsidies for the loaning of highly qualified personnel from a research institution or a major company to a SMC
Promotion of Research, Development and Innovation from 2014 to 2020
From 2014 to 2020, the federal state of Mecklenburg Vorpommern is concentrating its promotion of research and development on six fields of technology: mobility, energy, mechanical engineering, information and communication technology, nutrition and health. More information on the new directive will be given once it has been drafted.
Federal Government Support
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) aims support at small and medium-sized companies. For example, it supports research und development, facilitates collaborations with science and promotes innovation consulting in companies.
Central Innovation Program SME (ZIM)
One of the important promoting programs of the German federal government for medium-sized companies is the Central Innovation Program SME (ZIM). It is a nation-wide support programme open to different technologies and industries, which financially supports market-oriented technological research and development projects of small and medium-sized businesses. Important for receiving the promise of a subsidy from ZIM are the amount of innovation and good market sale opportunities for the subsidised R&D projects. An application can be made at any time until 31.12.2014 and is relatively uncomplicated.
Subsidy Opportunities:
- ZIM single projects
single-company R&D projects of companies
- ZIM cooperation projects
R&D cooperation projects between companies and by companies with research facilities
- ZIM cooperation networks
Cooperation networks as unit of network management and R&D projects
You can find details of the funding conditions and the application process here.
Funding Data Bank
In addition to the Central Innovation Programme (ZIM) there are other funding programmes of the German federal government in the field of technology, research und development. The funding data bank of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology acts as a central source of information for this. It gives a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the funding programmes of the German federal government, the states and the European Union.
European Commission
The 7th research framework programme of the European Union will still be running until the end of 2013. The research framework programmes provide the thematic, administrative and financial framework for this and supplement the national research support.
From 2014, the new framework programme for research and innovation, "Horizon 2020" will be following the 7th EU research framework programme (FRP). Horizon 2020 will combine all the support programmes of the European Commission that are relevant to research and innovation. The EU research framework programme HORIZON 2020 (2014–2020) is being prepared in consultation between the European Parliament, European Commission and the European Council as representation of the member states.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Potted Topiary
30 comments:
Beautiful card, love thise flkowers and lovely colors. Thank you for joining us at Artistic this week. Abbie xx
- September 16, 2013 at 7:55 PM
- Dawn T said...
This is gorgeous Maxine. It may not have been what you envisioned but it is beautiful
- September 16, 2013 at 10:16 PM
- Carolyn King said...
Such a happy card, Maxine!! Love how you added the sentiment!
- September 16, 2013 at 10:48 PM
- jimlynn said...
VERY pretty! Love that background paper and the image is super. Really like that curled corner too!
- September 17, 2013 at 1:26 AM
- Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...
What a gorgeous card! Love the layout you used and the great color scheme!
- September 17, 2013 at 2:16 AM
- Alljazzed2create said...
Your card is very lovely. Thanks for sharing with us and joining our Anything Goes challenge this week at Tammy's Scrapin Corner..
Dt. Pam
- September 17, 2013 at 5:57 AM
- Sharon Madson said...
Thanks for showing us the inside too. That is my weakness, not finishing the inside, until I am running around getting it ready to mail! It is a lovely card!
- September 17, 2013 at 2:59 PM
- MiamiKel said...
Oh Maxine, this turned out quite lovely my friend! I think it's wonderful how you put your own touches on it! Blessings!
- September 17, 2013 at 3:15 PM
- Christine said...
What a nice fall topiary! Love your card!!!
- September 17, 2013 at 6:17 PM
- Darlene said...
Such a creative layout - love the sentiment on the side of the image! The topiary image is colored so well. It may not be how you planned it, but the card is wonderful!
The sentiment on the inside panel is fun, indeed. I can see why you like it! Great job all around!
- September 17, 2013 at 9:43 PM
- Hazel said...
Thank you for entering your lovely card for Tammy Scraping Corner 80 'anything goes' challenge, Hazel, Guest Designer x
- September 17, 2013 at 10:55 PM
- KarinsArtScrap said...
what a wonderful card Maxine.
Thanks for join us at ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge.
Greetings Karin DT Coördinator
- September 18, 2013 at 12:36 AM
- Chris Hanselman said...
Great card. Love the image. Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Created With Love Challenges.
- September 18, 2013 at 12:44 AM
- JD/ Jill said...
Carolyn's card (your inspiration card) is just lovely. I can see why it inspired you. Your card is also just beautiful and so cheery! Great job!
- September 18, 2013 at 1:28 AM
- Desire Fourie said...
This is a wonderful creation with great details and its perfect for our 'ANYTHING GOES' challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.
{Tammy's Scrapin Corner Senior DT Member}
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- September 18, 2013 at 1:38 AM
- Lady Bug Stampers said...
What a great card. I love flowers of any kind and this is wonderful.
Thanks for joining us at Created with Love Challenges.
Linda K. DT
- September 18, 2013 at 1:48 AM
- Lisa Mensing said...
Such a pretty card. Thank you for joining us at Parade Your Crafts.
- September 18, 2013 at 2:19 AM
- judith@poppy cottage said...
A very pretty card, really cheery. Thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations this week, Judith xx
- September 18, 2013 at 2:32 AM
- K8 said...
Beautiful card, lovely color!! Love that sentiment!! Thank you for join us at Created With Love Challenge this week, hugs Kate (DT)
- September 18, 2013 at 4:41 AM
- Margaret said...
Lovely card. The colors are so pretty and I love the pop of the flower on the front. Yes, I agree with your sentiment.
- September 18, 2013 at 9:47 AM
- paige said...
Maxine a great CASE made even better with your own interpretation!
- September 18, 2013 at 11:06 AM
- Shannah said...
Well it may not have gone exactly how you planned, but it is absolutely lovely Maxine! I love the pretty summer colours, and how you've repeated the image inside! I need to start doing the inside of cards more, and that's a great idea! Hugs, Shannah xox
- September 19, 2013 at 2:21 AM
- Lovely Linda said...
What a fabulous topiary Maxine - such a pretty card! {{{hugs}}}
- September 20, 2013 at 9:21 PM
- Sparkly Engineer said...
This is a very pretty card and I like how your flower embellie picks up the image.
Mary Anne, Great Impressions DT
- September 21, 2013 at 2:36 AM
- Kaija said...
Beautiful card!Thank for joining us at ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge.
Greetings Kaija DT-member
- September 21, 2013 at 4:31 AM
- crafty-stamper said...
love the image and design and at least you can say this is your card and not a copy of someone elses but just used the inspiration -must admit I did that once from a mag but didnt have the right papers so used what I had then didn't have the same image so used one of my own-so in effect made a completely different card !!! lol-thanks for joining us at Artistic Inspirations
Carol DT x
love the B.paper and sentiment too
- September 21, 2013 at 8:50 AM
- Tammy Miller said...
What a great project, very cute!! We appreciate you taking the time to join joining our September Theme Challenge at CTB! Hope to see you again very soon!
- September 21, 2013 at 1:54 PM
- sammi said...
Very cute! Thanks so much for playing along with us in our "Indian Summer" challenge at Catch The Bug! We're so happy you visited! ~~Sammibug~~ DT Member For Bugaboo Stamps
- September 22, 2013 at 12:27 AM
- Unknown said...
its so beautiful well done,this is simply divine, goodluck on our challenge over on artistic inspirations xx
- September 23, 2013 at 6:51 AM
- Unknown said...
What a beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at Created With Love Challenges.
- September 23, 2013 at 2:12 PM


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Vastavam web: US President Donald Trump is "frustrated" with the media coverage of an interview given by his Chief of Staff John Kelly on issues like the controversial Mexican border wall, the White House has said.Trump yesterday vented out frustration at Kelly that he told lawmakers and a news channel that his campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border was "not fully informed" and his view on immigration was "evolving", The Wall Street Journal reported.Shah, said Trump wants to see increased personnel, technology, and infrastructure, including the wall.
He always said throughout the campaign that he would be listening to the folks on the front lines."That's what the Chief of Staff was talking about in his interview on Fox News. And that's what, actually, the president talked about in an interview with you guys at the (Wall Street) Journal pretty extensively. He talked about listening to the Border Patrol agents. They've influenced his views," he said in response to a question."He has complete confidence in Gen Kelly," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said, according to Wall Street Journal, when asked about the phone call.
Trump told reporters in Pennsylvania that his views on wall has been consistent over the past three years and defended Kelly."I think he's doing a great job. I think General Kelly has done a really great job. He is a very special guy," he said when asked about Kelly's remarks a day earlier."No, he didn't say that. I don't think — he didn't say it the way you would like him to say it. No, he didn't say that. He's doing a terrific job," said the US president.
During his election campaign, Trump said his administration will build a massive border wall with Mexico to keep out illegal migrants and claimed that the cost of constructing the controversial structure would be reimbursed by Mexico.


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text: Indianapolis Metropolitan police are investigating multiple gas station robberies earlier this morning between 1and 5 am. The police believe that they may be connected. Descriptions of the suspect in the robberies all match. At a Mobil gas station located at 2944 Shelby St. A man walked into the gas station, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. No one was hurt, and no shots were fired. Around 4:30 a.m., IMPD said there was an attempted robbery at a Shell gas station at 2304 Madison Ave. As two men entered the store one was armed with a gun demanding money. The clerk, hid behind a bulletproof barrier. Around 5:10 a.m., another attempted robbery was reported at 1500 E. Prospect St. Two suspects also tried unsuccessfully to rob a Village Pantry at 730 S. State Ave., police said. IMPD has definitively connected the Madison Avenue and State Avenue incidents.


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Choosing two music videos of different themes I have done a close detailed analyse of what music videos are about. This has enabled me to think wider when thinking about my own music video and some underlying things you don't initially think about when creating a music video.
1. Chained to the Rhythm – Katy Perry
2. Lover of the Light – Mumford and Sons


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Chapter 48
Janamejaya said, "These feats of Pritha's son endued with immeasurableenergy, were certainly marvellous. O Brahmana, what did Dhritarashtra ofgreat wisdom say, when he heard of them?"
Vaisampayana said, "Amvika's son, king Dhritarashtra, having heard ofArjuna's arrival and stay at Indra's abode, from Dwaipayana, thatforemost of Rishis, spake unto Sanjaya, saying, 'O charioteer, dost thouknow in detail the acts of the intelligent Arjuna, of which I have heardfrom beginning to end? O charioteer, my wretched and sinful son is evennow engaged in a policy of the most vulgar kind. Of wicked soul, he willcertainly depopulate the earth. The illustrious person whose words evenin jest are true, and who hath Dhananjaya to fight for him, is sure towin the three worlds. Who that is even beyond the influence of Death andDecay will be able to stay before Arjuna, when he will scatter his barbedand sharp-pointed arrows whetted on stone? My wretched sons, who have tofight with the invincible Pandavas are indeed, all doomed. Reflecting dayand night, I see not the warrior amongst us that is able to stay inbattle before the wielder of the Gandiva. If Drona, or Karna, or evenBhishma advance against him in battle, a great calamity is likely tobefall the earth. But even in that case, I see not the way to our successKarna is kind and forgetful. The preceptor Drona is old, and the teacher(of Arjuna) Arjuna, however, is wrathful, and strong, and proud, and offirm and steady prowess. As all these warriors are invincible, a terriblefight will take place between them. All of them are heroes skilled inweapons and of great reputation. They would not wish for the sovereigntyof the world, if it was to be purchased by defeat. Indeed, peace will berestored only on the death of these or of Phalguna. The slayer of Arjuna,however, existeth not, nor doth one that can vanquish him. Oh, how shallthat wrath of his which hath myself for its object be pacified. Equalunto the chief of the celestials, that hero gratified Agni at Khandavaand vanquished all the monarchs of the earth on the occasion of the greatRajasuya. O Sanjaya, the thunder-bolt falling on the mountain top,leaveth a portion unconsumed; but the shafts, O child, that are shot byKiriti leave not a rack behind. As the rays of the sun heat this mobileand immobile universe, so will the shafts shot by Arjuna's hands scorchmy sons. It seemeth to me that the Chamus of the Bharatas, terrified atthe clatter of Arjuna's chariot-wheels, are already broken through in alldirections. Vidhatri hath created Arjuna as an all-consuming Destroyer.He stayeth in battle as a foe, vomitting and scattering swarms of arrows.Who is there that will defeat him?"


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BY ALAN TEMPLE – @CCP_Sport
CRAIG SIBBALD has revealed a natter at Nandos with his old lodger Danny Rogers has left him in no doubt about the threat posed by St Mirren.
The Livingston playmaker starred alongside Rogers at Falkirk for two successive seasons, with the on-loan Aberdeen goalkeeper helping the Bairns finish second in the Championship in both campaigns.
Rogers became a firm fans' favourite, with his late-minute penalty save to deny Martyn Waghorn and earn Peter Houston's men a 2-1 triumph over Rangers in December 2015 still a cherished memory for the Falkirk faithful.
Sibbald, who is delighted to see his pal ascend to the number one spot with St Mirren, reckons those heroics just about made amends for Rogers' reluctance to clean up after himself around the house.
The 23-year-old said: "I was speaking to Danny Rogers recently, who stayed with me when he was on loan at Falkirk, and he was talking about what a good side they can be.
"Some of their results recently have been really good and I think you are starting to see what they are about.
"They seem to have turned things around and it will be really tough – every game in the top-flight is. We just need to win the battle, then hopefully start playing a bit of football and get the three points.
"I still get on really well with Danny. We went for a Nandos the other week – so that was just like old times!
"I have my own place, so I gave him so he stayed with me when he came down from Aberdeen. He's a great guy and it's brilliant to see him playing again.
"He was a bit messy as a flatmate to be fair – but made a few big saves for us, some unbelievable penalty stops, so I suppose I'll let him off with that."
However, there will be no room for sentiment at the Tony Macaroni Arena as Livi seek to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat against Kilmarnock in midweek – and Sibbald looks to kick-start his career with the Lions.
The gifted midfielder joined the club in the summer after 15 years on the books of Falkirk, conceding that he has slipped into a comfort zone with the Bairns. But his bid to make an immediate impact was wrecked by a groin injury picked up in pre-season.
Sibbald has been chasing his tail ever since, making just nine appearances, however, boss Gary Holt was full of praise for his showing at
He continued: "I needed the new challenge, to experience that step up in level. It's a lot sharper in the top flight, while the tempo is higher and the players are fitter. But I feel confident that I can make things happen when I get on the ball.
"I was at Falkirk from the age of eight, so you could say it was a bit of a comfort zone. It is positive to test yourself.
"I was just getting my fitness up in pre-season and the injury just seemed to come at the worst time. It has been tough to get back in, given the boys have been doing so well – I've needed to show a bit of patience.
"I've not had as much game time as I would like so when I do get my chance it's vital that I take it and prove that I should be starting games. It's about contributing when I'm involved and I felt like I did that against Kilmarnock."
Sibbald can at least take heart from the knowledge that gaffer Holt rates him.
The duo worked together during Holt's 14 months in charge of Falkirk, with Sibbald a key part of the side the reached the Scottish Cup semi-final and narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premiership.
Sibbald added: "He always wanted to play good football and was always willing to show faith in me.
"His first match in charge was the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs and he put me straight in at central-midfield, so he knows what I can do – it's just about me showing what I can do on a consistent basis.
"I think the gaffer and Livi
"No-one would have imagined we would be in this position at the start of the season and there's no reason we can't keep pushing and get higher and higher."


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If you were a betting person, how much would you wager that the University of Alabama baseball team makes it to Hoover late next month for the SEC Tournament?
TUSCALOOSA | If you were a betting person, how much would you wager that the University of Alabama baseball team makes it to Hoover late next month for the SEC Tournament?
Keep in mind that the last time the Crimson Tide didn't take the drive up I-20/59 was in 2004.
If the tournament started today, Alabama would be in the field of eight. But, at 8-10 in SEC play and a remaining schedule that does Alabama no favors, making the tournament this season would be an accomplishment at this point of the season.
Not only does Alabama play at the No. 3 team in the country this week — a team that has lost only two games in a row once this season — but it also has conference series with highly ranked Florida and Ole Miss as well.
To make the May 26-30 tournament, Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said seven more wins are needed.
"Normally 15 is the number," he said. "Just looking at it now, it looks like 14 or 15 is always kind of the magic number. We've certainly got a challenging schedule with our last 12 (SEC) games."
Half of those games come on the road at South Carolina and at Tennessee and half are at home against Florida and Ole Miss.
Winning seven of those games will be a tough chore.
With South Carolina (14-4), Arkansas (13-5), Florida (12-6), Ole Miss (11-7) and LSU (11-7) likely shoo-ins to qualify, that leaves seven teams vying for the final three spots.
Of those seven teams, Auburn (10-8) and Vanderbilt (9-9) have manageable schedules that should allow them to make the tournament. Should one of those teams finish tied with Alabama, the Tide would win the tie-breaker by virtue of winning two-of-three from both.
Alabama has the next best record in the conference with Kentucky and Tennesssee both 6-12, Mississippi State 5-13 and Georgia 3-15.
Kentucky, which has the tie-breaker over Alabama, has series remaining with Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU and Georgia. Tennessee plays Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn and Alabama.
It is likely the final spot will go to either Alabama, Kentucky or Tennessee.
The Tide will likely need to sweep Tennessee and take a game or two from South Carolina, Florida and Ole Miss.
Gaspard knows what obstacles are confronting his team, beginning today in Columbia.
"We know South Carolina is awfully good," he said. "They've got a tremendous pitching staff, and we know how offensive they've been. We know it's going to be a real challenge for us on the road."
With a five-game winning streak a bit of momentum is emanating from the team now, and from where Gaspard stands, Alabama is finally showing signs of life.
"It looks like we're coming out of some troubles we had for about a month of the season," he said. "We had a pretty good weekend against Mississippi State, and we've won five. Offensively, we're starting to get a couple of guys back into a decent rhythm."
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A complicated trip of more than one day. The roads consist of gravel, asphalt and wooden path. The length of the trip is 60 km.
During this trip you will visit the most interesting exposures of the regional park, which opens up to 400-500 mln years old layers. This sand is called "The Gold of Anykščiai" - huge sand layers.
Let's start the trip with the Regional Park visitor centre. We offer you to visit an interactive exposition. Then we go to Šventoji river. When we reach the wellness path, turn right and go along the path until it ends.
In šeimyniškėliai street we turn left and go straight for 5 km. towards Niūronys. On the way you can visit Pavariai Stone, Pavariai Tree and J. Biliūnas home. In Niūronys we offer to visit the Horse Museum. After the museum there is a crossroad - we go straight until we see directions to Variaus Exposure.
After visiting Varius Exposure we go back to the wellness path. We go along the path for 3.8 km until we reach the pedestrian path-bridge through the Šventoji River. We cross the bridge and go up the hill. When we reach the road, turn left and go for 10 km straight. Then you will see the direction to Vetygala Exposure.
After visiting Vetygala Exposure, go back to the main road and turn left. Go straight for 1.7 km, turn left and go for 1.6 km straight, towards the Šventoji river, then you will reach Daumantai Exposure. Go back to the main road and go to Kavarskas direction. There you can visit the spring water. Go back to Anykščiai. Go straight through the town until you reach Anykščiai Regional Park visitor Centre.


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If you want to learn about different craft ideas, this article has ideas to help you. Following great tips can help anyone create amazing arts and crafts work. Read on for everything you ever wanted to know about this subject.
Plan on making a mess when you are crafting with children. If that bothers you, be sure to cover surfaces with newspaper or butcher paper to avoid messes made by paper, glue and glitter. It is also helpful to use the washable versions of supplies, including markers and adhesives.
Do you like to make jewelry or want to give it a shot? You can find various accessories, beads, chains, etc. to make wonderful pieces. Costume jewelry is very popular in today's fashion scene. If you make your own jewelry, you can accessorize your wardrobe in your own way and save money.
When doing crafts with kids, you don't need examples of what a project should look like. Instead, let your child rely on his or her imagination and get creative. They can play with their faces like Picasso, for example. Their thoughts and ideas are important, so allow them to be a part of the final execution of the project.
Art and craft projects are great fun for people in all age groups. Find a project your kids will enjoy. For fun and creative ideas you can use your friends, family or the internet as resources to help you come up with something enjoyable to do.
For free crafting material, explore in your kitchen for craft supplies. You can discover lots of things there. You can use empty jars, cans, foil and more. Pasta or beans can work, too.
People of all ages enjoy a variety of arts and craft projects. No matter the age of the group you are working with, there are projects you can find that anyone can enjoy. Search the Internet to find projects relevant to your particular group.
Gather together all the materials you need before you start your project in arts and crafts. You don't really want to begin a project only to realize you don't have everything that is required to complete it. If you write a list of exactly what your project requires, you get them ready and buy the supplies you are missing before you begin.
If you are great with art and craft projects, you can use them as gifts. This allows you to personalize presents throughout the year, handing them out at the holidays. Most people prefer homemade gifts to store-bought, and the money you save each year will be worth the effort.
When doing arts and crafts with children, look for additional learning opportunities in the project. You can guide them in adding and subtracting things, in measuring, in following directions, and in improving other skills while they are having fun in their project.
If you use supplies that are costly, buy them in bulk. When you buy them at regular retailers or crafts suppliers, the prices are usually astronomical. Going wholesale means you can more supplies for less dollars. Share some of your surplus with people you know, or consider selling the extras for a little profit.
Find an exchange and freebies website, and post an ad, indicating what supplies you need. You may be very surprised at what you find out. You may be able to buy items for a little bit of money.
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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A movie about the late Northern State University men's basketball coach Don Meyer is coming out on video this year.
The Aberdeen American News (https://bit.ly/29mCfAP ) reports that a news release from entertainment production and distribution company Herohelix says "My Many Sons" will be distributed in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The film chronicles Meyer's career. He died in 2014 after being diagnosed with cancer.
Meyer was one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history. He led his teams into the playoffs 19 times and compiled a 923-324 record during his 38-year career, most of which he spent at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Meyer is played by Judge Reinhold, who was in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Beverly Hills Cop."
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Kdy: 2.-5.9.2020 (původně 3.-6.6.2020)
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Info: How could we better express our commitment for Hand Surgery in Europe for organizing the 25th Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand 2020 in Basel. We have the opportunity to celebrate a quarter of a century for an organization that is full of enthusiasm and energy, dedicated to hand surgery. Switzerland has many unique features that represent the ancient and contemporary spirit of Europe. The multilingual and multicultural foundation, together with its location in the centre of Europe, openly received influences from varying cultures from a number of ethnicities We embrace diversity and for a short week, we welcome the whole world to change Basel into a Hand surgical melting pot, by encouraging exchange of scientific discoveries and rich social interactions.
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November 12, 2018
Guest speakers shared their families' tales of war – and recovery – at the official launch of Liz Caffery's book "The Memory Tree" on Friday night in Nanango.
Tara's Hall was filled with guests for the launch, many of whom were descendants (or at least relatives) of the World War I soldiers whose stories were profiled in the publication.
Compere Barry Green told the crowd it was a fabulous book, and something of which the Nanango Tourism and Development Association – which gained funding for the project – could be proud.
Author Liz Caffery said the primary purpose of the book was "to remember".
Two of the special guests in the audience were Jason and Dexter, whose images on the front cover of the book were captured by local photographer Clive Lowe on Anzac Day in 2015.
Liz said "The Memory Tree" could be read at three levels: simply flicking through and looking at the photos, or stopping at one or two stories, or read from cover-to-cover.
She said it would ensure the legacy of Nanango's Anzacs would be passed on from generation to generation.
The audience sat quietly as a slideshow of 140 portraits of Nanango World War I soldiers (and nurses) detailing their service and fate was shown.
Singer and guitarist Tony Foran accompanied the display with some haunting live music.
"Notice their youthfulness, their eyes full of excitement and eagerness, unaware of what lay ahead … their uniforms worn with pride, their emu feathers worn jauntily," Liz said.
Tragically, 20 per cent of the men from Nanango were to perish in the "war to end all wars".
Family members who shared their stories were Gabriel Holmes, from Brisbane, the granddaughter of Billy Banks; Mitchell Hunter who spoke about Jack and Jim Hunter; and Peter Mangan who shared the story of Mick Mangan, who served at Gallipoli and in France and Belgium and miraculously survived the war.
Peter pointed out that if he hadn't, 182 direct descendants of Mick wouldn't have been born, including 43 who still live in the South Burnett.
Daun Clapperton told the story of the three Wilson sisters (all nurses): Evelyn (who died at age 101); Madeline (died aged 99) and Marjorie (died aged 73).
Madeline served on a hospital ship and noted in her diary about stray bullets hitting the vessel: "One chap was killed as a nurse handed him a glass of water."
She met her husband, who came from Cloyna, on a boat ride on the Nile …
Another highlight on the evening was the presentation of a "Dead Man's Penny" to Nanango RSL Sub-Branch president Charlie Kemp.
The penny was originally presented to the family of Maidenwell resident August Lubomirski who served as a trooper in the 5th Lighthorse and was killed in action on July 29, 1918, at Wadi Anjah in Palestine.
It eventually passed into the possession of Daun who decided the Sub-Branch was the safest place for it to remain.
Twenty copies were included in the first publication run of "The Memory Tree", and these were handed over to various community groups on the night, fulfilling the requirements of the State Government grant.
More copies can be ordered (at a cost of $130 each, if purchased in groups of 20).
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FC Goa will have the option to sign players from these clubs in the future for a fixed fee.
FC Goa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three clubs from the North East region in a ceremony held in Shillong recently. FC Goa, represented by Sujay Sharma, Head of Player Recruitment and Analysis agreed a partnership with Mawkhar Sports Club, Mawlai Sports Club and Royal Wahingdoh Sports Club wherein the Goan club will offer technical expertise to the aforementioned clubs while in return, will have the option to sign players from these clubs in the future for a fixed fee. The memorandum was signed following a brief presentation by each of the three clubs.
The Royal Wahingdoh Sports Club was established in the year 1964 and is best known for its superb run of form in the 2014-2015 I-league season. Royal Wahingdoh impressed in their first season in the top division, finishing third behind the likes of Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC, in the process finishing above traditional big guns, East Bengal, Sporting Clube de Goa, Salgaocar SC and Dempo SC.
The North East region has constantly produced top Indian talent over the years and FC Goa will look to further help develop the sport in the region through this venture. Additionally, the club will look to give youngsters an opportunity to play the sport at the highest level in the future.
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Exchange of MoU between Sujay Sharma, Head of Player Recruitment and Analysis, FC Goa and the officials of the three North East based clubs Mawkhar Sports Club, Mawlai Sports Club and Royal Wahingdoh Sports Club.
Akshay Tandon, President of FC Goa is happy with the club's tie-up with the northeast clubs. "We are pleased to have got into a formal partnership with these three clubs. We are excited at the prospect of having an opportunity to scout talent from the state of Meghalaya. The state, much like Goa holds a real passion for football and the enthusiasm the state has for the sport is commendable. These three clubs have played a vital role in developing that passion," he said.
FC Goa have invested a lot in the youth this season and Tandon reiterated the club's aim to develop the sport. "With us sharing a common vision in the development of promising young talent, this was a wonderful opportunity for us to work together. We hope that this tie-up will give the young players an opportunity to develop their talent by instilling professional ethics in their training and best practices into their coaching. As it's been well documented, we have focused a lot of our efforts in investing in youth this year and this is another step in that direction. We are confident that in the coming years that we will see these investments coming into fruition," he explained.


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The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate meeting opened last night with a presentation on the new Tufts Student Experience website project, which will be implemented in the next academic semester.
Student Services Communications Specialist Caitlin Felsman Pfitzer presented the revamp plan of the Student Services website.
Felsman Pfitzer admitted the inefficiency and complexity of existing Tufts websites, and explained that the scope of the project will encompass various websites such as the new Student Life website. Student Life, for example, will integrate various functions and links to the general Tufts community. The project will include a new Tufts Career Services website and a new Health and Wellness site, as well as new sites for the Registrar, Financial Services, and Student Affairs.
Felsman Pfitzer noted that anything that requires students' private information will remain in SIS and will not become part of the Tufts Student Experience.
Felsman Pfitzer added that Tufts will create three additional websites for scholar development, accessibility services and international education, all of which will be implemented as part of the project. She also revealed that a new tufts.edu website will launch next semester as well.
Felsman Pfitzer explained that the project's major goals are to make information easily accessible, citing a new "preview card" feature in which information regarding any Tufts-related program or department will be neatly organized and shown on an index-like card on the website, from which students can find necessary information and links. She added that Tufts intends to highlight success stories and achievements of students on these websites, and also provide strong publicity for club events.
In response to TCU Senate's interest in creating a new, clear calendar that can list every student organization's events, Felsman Pfitzer explained that Tufts is exploring platforms Trumba and EMS for a new calendar, but clarified that the Office for Campus Life still retains the authority of hosting student organization information online. She further clarified that some departments, such as the Office of Residential Life and Learning, are not revamping their websites in the project's initial stages, but will be incorporated into the project later.
With no treasury report at yesterday's meeting, the Senate moved on to the vice president's report, which contained updates from various committees. First, the Administration and Policy Committee announced that tutors, Area Residence Directors and other resources will be available in public places. The Education Committee then gave an update about its plans for how to accommodate high numbers of snow days in the future. The Services Committee gave an update on its exploration of Hindi and Korean as possible languages to be offered at Tufts in the future.
Next, TCU Vice President Matt Roy took the floor to discuss a new project approval to work with Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) in regard to racial profiling of students. Roy, concerned with continued discrimination of students by the police force based on race, voiced for a submission-based survey in which students will be able to share their experiences with police discrimination.
According to Roy, the survey will provide anonymity for the submitter, and the experiences shared, which can have happened on or off campus, will be shared with TUPD and the personnel involved with TUPD training. Roy hopes that through this collaborative effort between Senate and the TUPD, the university's police force will be better trained to deal with racial profiling issues.
Though some members of Senate were concerned that unrelated off-campus experiences with police discrimination would not particularly help TUPD in their training, the project approval passed by majority in a vote of 21-1-2.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Digital Communications representative who spoke to the Senate was Kaitlin Provencher. In fact, Caitlin Felsman Pfitzer delivered the presentation. The Daily regrets this error.


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Buy-to-let investors are back, according to the latest figures, which show that estate agents have reported an increase in landlords buying property in the past three months.
Figures compiled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for The Times showed a 2 per cent increase in the number of surveyors that reported an increase rather than a fall in buy-to-let demand in the three months to September.
However, investors are no longer interested in snapping up city-centre flats; RICS reported increased demand for houses from buy-to-let landlords, with 5 per cent more surveyors reporting an increase, while there was a sharp drop in demand for flats, with 15 per cent of surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise.
The revival in buy-to-let activity has not been evident in all parts of the country.
Demand is particularly weak in the Midlands, according to RICS. In the East Midlands, 12 per cent more agents recorded a fall in investment than in the previous three-month period, increasing to 21 per cent of agents in the West Midlands.
Demand from landlords was strongest in the North West, where 29 per cent more surveyors reported a rise rather than a fall.
The RICS figures are the first indication of a recovery in the buy-to-let market, which was hit hard by the sharp drop in mortgage availability.
The most recent figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that, in the second quarter, 21,600 buy-to-let loans were granted, a decline of 4 per cent on the previous three months.
However, estate agents have attributed the rise in buy-to-let investment to a higher proportion of investors making outright cash purchases rather than taking out mortgages, which remain difficult to obtain.
Figures from Allsop, the UK's biggest property auctioneer, show that landlords represented 85 per cent of bidders in July, up from 65 per cent a year earlier.
It added that landlords had been encouraged to hunt around in the hope of picking up repossessed buy-to-let stock. They had also been driven to property by relatively poor returns from other investments, such as savings accounts.
Gary Murphy, partner at Allsop, said: "The dominance of the private investor indicates that those with cash to invest are currently attracted to residential property at a time when prices are low compared to the peak in 2007. This is at a time when other investment vehicles, particularly returns currently receivable on cash deposits, are less attractive.
"The current market appears to view net returns from residential property as relatively rewarding and the prospect of capital growth highly likely in the medium term."Â
Average rental yields on assured short-hold tenancies have risen from a 2006 low of 5.08 per cent and are currently at 7.96 per cent in London and highest at 8.97 per cent in the Midlands, Wales and the South West, according to Allsop. The national average return on rental property was 8.5 per cent, the auctioneer said.


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The US Travel Insurance Association has produced a short video, "Why We Do What We Do," interviewing the people who help care for and transport critically ill travelers. These dedicated people–from a nurse escort to a pilot and medical flight director–fly to all corners of the globe to transport seriously ill or injured travelers who require medical evacuation.
"A lot of the flying we do is not during normal business hours," but "getting to help people makes getting out of bed at 2:30 a.m. worthwhile," says Greg Calkins, a pilot on a medical evacuation plane.
Many travel insurance policies cover medical evacuation, which can run as high as a hundred thousand dollars. These policies also offer a 24-hour assistance hotline.
Depending on the situation and destination, once a medical emergency occurs and the hotline is contacted, the assistance service jumps into action. Specially trained personnel may help locate the nearest appropriate medical facility, and help coordinate care with the treating physician, including arranging for the most optimal medical transportation when needed. In some cases, a medically-equipped plane may be required to transport a critically ill or injured traveler.
The assistance service also helps notify family, and works with the traveler's physician at home to provide the treating hospital with information, such as prescriptions, special medical conditions, etc. And, when needed, the 24-hour hotline service can arrange for a medical escort in order to assure that the patient arrives home safely.
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Man City may miss out on Ukrainian whizkid Oleksandr Zinchenko in order to get Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
German club also want midfielder so boss Pep Guardiola may be asked to back off if they want to get their £60million striker
MANCHESTER CITY'S £60million pursuit of Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang could rest on the shoulders of a little-known Ukrainian teenager.
Boss Pep Guardiola has been targeting Russian side FC Ufa's 19-year-old midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has been called up by his country for Euro 2016.
But the highly-rated teenager is also a target of Dortmund and they are now ready to ask City to stand aside if they want to seal a deal for Aubameyang.
Zinchenko became the youngster goalscorer in Ukraine's history at the end of May when he netted in a 4-3 win over Romania.
He broke former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko's 20-year-old record.
Shevchenko found the net in a friendly against Turkey in May 1996 when he was 19 years and 214 days while Zinchenko was 19 years and 165 days.
Zinchenko began his career at Shakhtar Donetsk's academy but failed to make a senior appearance for them before moving to FC Ulfa, who escaped the relegation zone by a single point in the Russian Premier League last season.
He scored two goals in 26 appearances for the club during the campaign.
Guardiola has had scouts sent to watch him on a number of occasions this season, and has kept tabs on his development since a young age.
City made a move for Aubameyang last week and talks are on-going between the two clubs to agree terms over a deal.
The former AC Milian trainee joined Dortmund from French side Saint-Etienne for around £10m in 2013.
The Gabon international has scored a staggering 54 goals in just 94 appearances for the German giants.