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Hedge tipped for top showing
THE man who lost his Queensland championship crown to Nathan Hedge this year reckons 'The Hog' should thrive in the conditions at the coveted Triple Crown of Surfing at Hawaii.
A top-10 surfer in 2004 and 2005, Hedge returned to serious competition this year after a two-year absence.
The 33-year-old has experienced some success, forging his way to number 79 in the ASP rankings.
Last week, the Sunshine Coast goofy-footer reached the round of 32 in the first leg of the Triple Crown, the Reef Hawaiian Pro.
And yesterday, he convincingly won his opening round heat in the series' second leg, the Vans World Cup of Surfing.
Rainbow Beach's Noah Lane, who lost the state crown to Hedge early in the year, expects the rolling surf of the North Shore to suit Hedge's conventional power surfing approach.
"Where they are competing at the moment you don't really see a lot of that new style surfing, it's more back to the old school style of surfing. That's what the waves dictate there," he said.
"It's more for barrels and turns. There is not much there for airs and tricks. It's more for the traditional style of surfing."
Lane said he wasn't too amazed to see Hedge had forced his way back into the world surfing scene this year.
"He's a former world tour surfer so he's always going to place quite highly because he's got the experience. He's still quite a good surfer," he said.
"And I don't think he ever really stopped surfing. He stopped competing for a while but it's not something you forget, it's like riding a bike.
"I wouldn't say he's setting the world on fire just yet but he's definitely doing really well for someone who has come back after not competing for a couple of years."
But Lane was somewhat surprised to see Hedge troubling some of the real young guns of the sport, who thrive on cutting edge manoeuvres.
"The most surprising thing is that the sport has had a change of guard a little bit with the (young) surfers competing but he's still taking it to them," he said.
Whether Hedge can force his way back on to the World Championship Tour is another thing though.
"There's a lot of guys that are in that that top-100 and never crack it," Lane said. "Obviously he's done it in the past.....but whether he makes it or not again, it will be interesting to see if he does."
Meanwhile, Twin Waters product Chris Friend was eliminated in the first round of the Vans World Cup of Surfing after he finished last in his heat.
Fellow Sunshine Coast surfers Mitch Coleborn and Julian Wilson are yet to hit the water.


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According to Seyed Ali Mojani, the Iranian Cultural Attaché in Berlin, they will arrive in Berlin on Thursday.
Their trip to Europe comes at the invitation of Iran's Cultural Center in Germany's capital.
He said the Ta'zieh group, headed by Seyfollah Shokri, comes from the city of Qazvin, some 180 kilometers west of Tehran.
They will stay in Germany for ten days holding Ta'zieh performances in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt, he noted.
Mojani added that the group will then leave for Poland for Ta'zieh performances in Warsaw.
Speaking to IQNA, Shokri said it will be the fifth year the group has performances outside Iran.
He referred to Ta'zieh as the only art that is exclusively an Iranian Shia art, saying it is important that the world learn about its artistic, ritualistic and religious aspects.
Ta'zieh is a theatrical performance recounting the events that took place during the 680 Battle of Karbala.
It is aimed at commemorating Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.
Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and 72 of his loyal companions, were martyred on Ashura in the battle of Karbala against the second Umayyad caliph, Yazid I. Imam Hussein was killed after he refused to pledge allegiance to the tyrant ruler.
Ta'zieh rituals symbolize the eternal and unwavering stance of truth against falsehood and humanity's struggle against tyranny.
Ta'zieh was registered on UNESCO's list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011.

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Bears start means call for Smith extension
With the Bears 4-1 going into the bye and Super Bowl reservations -- canceled after Week 2 -- reinstated, that only leaves one order of business while there's so much time between games.
The overreaction to a good start should reignite the campaign for a new Lovie Smith contract.
It's the same story any time the Bears win two in a row, or in this case, three.
The mythical narrative is that Smith can't possibly coach the Bears on a one-year deal, which is all he'll have left after this season.
It's the oddest of arguments because Smith is the greatest players coach of all time. At least, that's what we're constantly told.
So, actually, he's the perfect coach to work on a one-year deal in 2013. It's the best conceivable motivation for a Bears team that wants to make certain it retains its beloved coach for several more years, and it ought to win 25 games this year and next because of it.
It's true that the longer ownership waits, the more it could cost -- especially if the Bears win the NFC this season. But the more Smith wins, the more the team will be happy to pay for a guy who has won a single playoff game (against 8-9 Seattle) since 2006.
Or, the McCaskey family can rush into a deal it doesn't have to make and sign Smith before they have to, not knowing what the rest of this season holds.
Sure, they look like a solid bet for the playoffs and might have a real shot at a trip to New Orleans, but there's a long way to go and much that could go right or wrong, so it would be foolish to jump the gun on such a contract extension.
But you know the old Bears saying: Never put off until November something you should probably wait a year to do.
Brandon Marshall
For all who wondered if Brandon Marshall would be as good as advertised, there can't be many doubters left now as he's on pace to set franchise records in yards (1,587) and receptions (112).
Incredibly underrated, Marshall was one of the best players in football the last three years, and with some of the worst NFL quarterbacks he averaged 1,116 yards and 89 catches.
Division serious
You may have noticed the A's wearing a "GJN" patch on their uniforms in the series against Detroit. It's to honor Gehrig John Neshek, the son of reliever Pat Neshek, who died Thursday only 23 hours after his birth.
It is at times like this that announcers, writers, teammates and fans opine with stunning simplicity about what a player should or shouldn't do, what is good for him and what he should feel.
The reality is only Pat Neshek knows what he's feeling and what's best for him, and at this unimaginably horrific moment in his life, he and his wife have decided that he should pitch.
Neshek rejoined his team quickly, and Bob Melvin made him first out of the pen in Game 1 Saturday night in an extremely emotional appearance.
The only certainty is that Neshek's life will never be the same and he will never view the world the way he once did.
But pitching has helped him put one foot in front of the other and start to walk and breathe again. Here's hoping that somehow the steps become easier to take in the days and weeks to come.
Ivan Boldirev-ing
Over the weekend, Gary Bettman said, "If I'm a fan, I want my hockey. And I am not really sure I care who is right and who is wrong. I just want it fixed. I understand that. I respect that. I am a fan. I want my hockey. And it's something that drives us 24/7 to try to get it right."
He understands and respects the fans. Sure. Needs to get it right. Sure. And seven years ago after he shut down the game for a year, he said, "I know the league's future is bright, and this will be to the benefit of the game. We had no choice but to get it right."
For a guy who is sure he keeps getting it right, he seems to be wrong a lot.
Tiger tales
Golf Channel's Tim Rosaforte reported Monday via Brandt Snedeker that Tiger Woods gathered his team's Ryder Cup rookies in a private room after the U.S. loss at Medinah.
"(Tiger) closed the door and personally apologized to everyone for not doing more, for not getting the points he needed to get to get a U.S. victory," Rosaforte said. "For people who don't think Woods really cares, whenever that turn or that pivot occurred in his career, it has fully turned."
The stat
Emailer Vernon Hills Rob points out that on March 13 we gave you the 2012 Vegas over-under on Starlin Castro hits at 183, and Castro's hit total for the season was … 183.
The quote
White Sox starter Chris Sale: "I would love to see all these faces in Arizona next year as I walk in, but knowing how it is, that might not be. We gave it a heck of a run this year, and if we could stay together next year it would probably be just as special."
The Wolves have some seats available for the weekend games against Rockford. Visit chicagowolves.com for ticket info.
Best headline
Sportspickle.com: "Manu Ginobili sets up direct account withdrawal with NBA office in preparation for flopping fine."
And finally …
Yahoo's Jeff Passan: "Any time a team is fighting for its season, it ratchets up the game's intensity and verve so much it's easy to ignore that baseball manufactured the entire thing. The second wild card is like a circus peanut: a vacuous morsel of prefab Styrofoam that somehow is freaking delicious."
•Hear Barry Rozner on WSCR 670-AM and follow him @BarryRozner on Twitter.


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February 20, 2013 19:30 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 20, 2013) - Blackheath Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BHR)(FRANKFURT:04B) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has now closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement. The Company raised gross proceeds of $1,708,000 through the issuance of 4,880,000 units at a price of $0.35 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of 36 months from the closing of the private placement.
The Warrants are subject to acceleration such that, commencing on June 21, 2013, if the closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange, or any other exchange on which the Company's shares are then listed, is at a price equal to or greater than $0.80 for a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days, the Company will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of all Warrants by giving written notice to the holders of the Warrants that the Warrants will expire on the date that is not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the notice to the Warrant holders.
The Company paid cash finders' fees totalling $74,480 and issued 212,800 non-transferable finders' units, each comprised of one common share and one non-transferable share purchase warrant having the same terms as the subscribers' Warrants.
The Company intends to expend the proceeds raised from the private placement on exploration of the Covas, Borralha and Bejanca tungsten projects in northern Portugal and for general working capital purposes.
All securities issued or issuable under the private placement are subject to a hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws expiring on June 21, 2013, in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws outside Canada.
About Blackheath:
Blackheath Resources Inc. is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, and is focused on tungsten exploration and development in Portugal. The Company holds the Borralha and Bejanca tungsten projects and also the Covas tungsten project, where exploration and drilling is currently underway. Management of Blackheath has previous experience in tungsten mining operations in Portugal through Primary Metals Inc., the operator of the Panasqueira Tungsten Mine from 2003 to 2007. Further information about the company's activities may be found at www.blackheathresources.com and under the company's profile at www.sedar.com.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Anaheim Ducks overcame the loss of Saku Koivu to cool off the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Corey Perry scored with 2:25 remaining in the third period on Sunday night and Anaheim edged Columbus 4-3, ending the Blue Jackets' three-game winning streak.
An intended pass by Columbus' Dalton Prout to his defensive partner caromed hard off the back boards into the slot to Perry, who wristed a shot over a sprawled Sergei Bobrovsky.
"It was just one of those ones where it takes a weird hop and came right to me," Perry said, converting his sixth season of the season. "If it didn't go in I probably would have had to hear about it from the bench."
The Ducks lost Koivu late in the second period on a hit that resulted in the ejection of Columbus' Brandon Dubinsky.
Koivu, who had just passed the puck crossing into the Columbus zone, took a blow and had to be helped from the ice. He did not return.
Dubinsky said he didn't have any malicious intent and was just trying to read the play.
"I think my shoulder and elbow were tucked," he said. "It's a fast game. I'm not a dirty player. I think I play the game honest. I went out there to try to make a body check, not injure Koivu or make a dirty hit."
Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau wanted to see the play in slow motion before getting too emotional.
"I'm sure it will be discussed by a lot of people," he said. "It does me no good stating thoughts and things like that. We'll see what happens."
Artem Anisimov scored twice, rebounding from a hard first-period check by Francois Beauchemin, and Blake Comeau scored his first of the season for Columbus, which finished a four-game homestand at 3-1.
Bobrovsky, last season's Vezina Trophy winner, stopped 28 of 32 shots.
Ryan Getzlaf, Peter Holland and Emerson Etem scored for Anaheim.
Anaheim is playing the fourth of an eight-game road trip. The Ducks improved to 2-2 on the trip after starting the season winning seven of their first eight games. Rookie Frederik Anderson made 18 saves to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Tied at 2, the Ducks began the third period on a five-minute major power play with Dubinsky sent off.
Anaheim's struggling power play ranked last in the league took advantage with Etem stuffing home the rebound of a Teemu Selanne shot at 1:51 of the third for his second of the season.
"We did absolutely need it because I thought that was going to be a complete game changer if we didn't score on that power play," Boudreau said.
Columbus kept plugging away and Anisimov made it 3-3 with his fourth of the season at 8:24, redirecting James Wisniewski's point shot.
"(Losing Dubie) definitely hurt us but other guys stepped up," Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno said. "They scored on the power play and we found a way to get one. It seemed like the game was headed to overtime."
Comeau opened the scoring at 12:56 of the first period.
Anaheim pulled even 19 seconds into the second period with Getzlaf, on a nifty behind-the-back pass from Perry, zipping a low shot from the right dot for his fifth of the season.
Holland made it 2-1 at 6:59, throwing an off-angle shot from near the left end line that squeezed inside the near post past Bobrovsky.
The Blue Jackets, who didn't register their first shot of the period until midway through, scored a short-handed goal for the second game in a row to get back in it.
Cam Fowler bobbled the puck and Dubinsky stole it and sent Anisimov on a breakaway. He deked Anderson to make 2-2 at 12:12.
"The guys stuck together and battled right to the end," Etem said. "It was a huge win."
NOTES: Columbus' next game is Friday at Pittsburgh to start a home-and-home series with the Penguins. … The Ducks continue their road trip Tuesday in Philadelphia. … Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and Teemu Selanne played together on Team Finland at the 1991 Canada Cup tournament. … Anaheim is 6-0 in one-goal games.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street after several U.S. companies turned in solid earnings.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 15,569.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,689. The Nasdaq composite rose 12 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3,610.
Investors were keeping a close eye on the Federal Reserve. The central bank began a two-day policy meeting Tuesday.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber jumped 12 percent to $19.06, the biggest gain in the S&P 500, after reporting that its second-quarter earnings more than doubled. Sales in Latin America rose sharply.
Drugmaker Pfizer rose 1 percent to $29.94 after reporting that its income more than quadrupled, helped by the sale of its animal health business.


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We continue our Christmas extravaganza previewing the Fall issue of the Claremont Review of Books through Friday. If you lean conservative and love to read about history, politics, economics, literature, culture and current events, the CRB may be the magazine for you. It is for me. Subscriptions are available here for $19.95 (including immediate online access). The Fall issue is incredibly rich. As is typically the case, reading the issue and thinking the pieces through to their first principles provides something of an education in itself.
For the third piece to preview the issue I selected NR editor-at-large John O'Sullivan's review of Political Woman: The Big Little Life of Jeane Kirkpatrick. This is, in my opinion, one of the books of the year. We previously posted author Peter Collier's discussion of the book here. Now O'Sullivan provides a terrific summary and appreciation of the book and its subject.
For the discouraged conservative looking for a fond reminder of better days, Collier's book may well be just the thing. We remember Kirkpatrick's star turn as the Reagan administration's Ambassador to the United Nations. Having read her November 1979 Commentary essay on the foreign policy of the Carter administration, Reagan wanted her onboard regardless of her party affiliation. A long-time Democrat who saw her beloved party taken over by radical leftists, Kirkpatrick was a successful academic, vital member of Reagan's cabinet, and possible Republican presidential candidate in 1988.
Despite her great successes it is an open question whether her achievements matched the high expectations she set for herself. She remained to the end extremely reluctant to write about her life or even discuss large parts of it with friends. O'Sullivan rightly notes that she – and we – are therefore beholden to Collier for his first-rate account of this remarkable woman. O'Sullivan's review is "Reagan Democrat."
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By Kristin
Using silk ribbons, it's so easy to match the flower girl's dress to the flower basket. Rhinestone buttons can be added to give it that extra elegant finish. This is a great idea for brides who are looking for something easy yet still beautiful for her flower girl. You can choose silk ribbon colors that match with your wedding theme. All you have to do is tie the bow onto the dress and stitch the ribbon onto the wedding basket. Then finish it off with a glistening Swarovski rhinestone button and you're all finish.


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From the moment she stepped into the spotlight, Beyoncé has been the center of her fair share of rumors.
But even PEOPLE's 2012 Most Beautiful Woman was caught off guard when, while pregnant with her first child, whispers started swirling that she and husband Jay-Z had settled on a surrogate to carry their daughter.
"That was crazy. It wasn't hurtful, it was just crazy," the songstress, 30, tells PEOPLE. "[I thought] 'Where did they come up with this?'"
But perhaps the person most affected by the surrogacy speculation was not the expectant mom herself, but rather her own mother, Tina Knowles.
"I thought it was very unfair and very cruel that someone would think that someone would be that diabolical to keep up a charade like that for nine months," she says. "As a mother it was painful for me to hear the crazy rumors. And I even had people ask me, which was so ridiculous."
Alluding to an Australian interview in which it was later suggested that Beyoncé had been sporting a prosthetic bump, Knowles says, "It was a fabric that folded — does fabric not fold? Oh my gosh, so stupid."
Fortunately, the protective mom adds, her daughter's global fan following offered plenty of support. "There was so much love and well wishes from all over the world — it made it easier to deal with the stupid rumors."
But the dust didn't settle once the couple welcomed their baby girl.
Amidst the joy of welcoming Blue Ivy on Jan. 7, the new parents were said to have upset the hospital with their high list of security demands — a rumor that Beyoncé clarifies is "so crazy" and "ridiculous."
— Anya Leon with reporting by Alexis Chiu
For more of Beyoncé's exclusive interview, pick up this week's special issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.


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IFA is so very nearly upon us. Throughout the halls of the Messe Berlin, the world's tech giants prepare to do battle. New products are announced, innovations are unveiled, companies lay down their cards to be judged. You can expect Pocket-lint to be overflowing with exciting news over the coming days, before the show opens to the public.
IFA was once about radio, then all about TV, but this year there could be plenty of exciting stuff happening on the mobile front. With Photokina (the IFA of photography) coming up in September, expect camera launches to be few and far between. Whatever happens, IFA will set the standard for must-have tech this Christmas in Europe.
Of course, you can read all our IFA 2012 news, as it happens, on our dedicated IFA 2012 home page.
IFA should be big on mobile, especially where Samsung is concerned. Most will be trying to get any major plays they have in the smartphone market out before Apple's big iPhone launch rumoured for mid September.
Galaxy Note 2
Samsung's replacement to the original Note "phablet" has been confirmed for launch at IFA on 29 September. After a full specs leak, we are all but set up on the Galaxy Note 2 front. Expect a 16:9 720p screen, quad-core processor and 8-megapixel camera.
HTC Desire X
A bit of mid-range fun from HTC in the form of a new Desire phone. While we can't be absolutely sure this is going to pop up at IFA, it is entirely possible. Rumours point to a less-than-exciting 4-inch Super LCD screen, 1GHz processor and 5-megapixel camera. Ice Cream Sandwich is a nice, but necessary, touch.
LG Optimus G
The Optimus G is all about display. This is a phone LG is particularly proud of and could be a serious rival to the Note's thunder. A 320ppi pixel density screen sounds exciting enough, as is its ability to put out 470 nits of brightness while using 70 per cent less battery power. It has been announced for Korea, but with LTE moving into Europe, will it make a European debut?.
Acer Liquid Gallant
Ice Cream Sandwich and a dual-SIM slot (option) make this Acer phone more exciting than its previous efforts. The 4.3-inch screen with 960 x 540 resolution is a lot less exciting, but then this phone is likely to be a mid-range or budget piece of kit.
Acer normally has a run of announcements for IFA, so we're sure there will be more to come.
Sony Xperia SL
Sony quietly slipped out the Sony Xperia SL with no fanfare, but we're expecting it to feature in Sony's keynote speech and hope to get to play with it on the stand. It features a dual-core 1.7GHz processor, a 4.3-inch HD display and 12-megapixel camera. It sounds like little more than a refresh of the Sony Xperia S, but arrives with Ice Cream Sandwich.
Sony Xperia J
Also doing the rumour rounds from Sony is the Xperia J. This is an affordable Android handset which, judging by the design of the case, looks to pick-up on some of the design points of the Xperia Arc - and that was a beautiful device. Expect a 4-inch display backed by lower-spec hardware.
Windows 8 tablets are likely to be a talking point of IFA this year. The operating system is due out on 26 October alongside Windows 8 RT, the tablet version of the OS. IFA could easily become the showcase event for Windows tablets set for release at Christmas. Naturally, expect Android to be making an appearance on tablets also.
Sony Xperia Tablet
Leaked slides of a new Sony tablet running possibly on Jelly Bean have appeared, followed by more-detailed press shots. Pegged as a successor to the less than successful Sony Tablet S, launched at IFA 2011, this could make good on Sony's plans for portables. Expect an appearance at IFA after the Sony keynote.
Sony Vaio Duo 11
Another tablet/hybrid from Sony, this one is going to be based on Microsoft's new operating system. Featuring a fold away keyboard and a stylus, something fairly new to the Windows tablet market. We don't have many details on the tablet yet, but expect an announcement at IFA.
Samsung Windows 8 tablet
In keeping with its teasing tradition, Samsung has hinted at a Windows 8 tablet hybrid announcement for IFA. The teaser suggests a full Qwerty keyboard and a touchscreen. There is also something that looks like a stylus included in the tablet.
As we said previously, it is likely that cameras are held back for Photokina although don't expect IFA to be entirely barren. Not a lot yet, however, but Pocket-lint will be running about making sure any exciting camera news is covered. We've seen recent leaks from Sony and Fujifilm, both of which look convincing.
Samsung Galaxy S camera
Quite a stir could be caused by this Samsung camera. Rumoured to be running on Android, this snapper is likely to draw on Samsung's current Galaxy design philosophy, while adding a powerful lens and top-quality sensor. Said to be about twice the thickness of a Galaxy S III and with a 10x optical zoom and 16-megapixel sensor, it might be quite a camera - or a work of fiction. Read more.
IFA likes a good telly and with the excitement of 3D all but over, who knows what could be talk of the televisual town in Berlin this year? We might see a few 4K displays and possibly even something in Super Hi-Vision, but in all likelihood IPTV and Smart televisions are going to be the biggest deal.
Samsung super luxury TV
Samsung already has quite a big set of televisions that we would say are luxurious. Not luxury enough apparently, and the big S has announced plans to roll out something really swish at IFA. We can only guess at this point, but we imagine the words 4K will be uttered. Read more.
LG TM2792 Personal Smart TV
This 27-inch Full HD IPS display features things such as 3D and smartshare, which lets you browse music and movies on your smartphone. The small screen size suggests this is something that will be a second screen. Given its appearance at IFA, it will likely hit the shop shelves sooner than you think. Read more.
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It was a GOOD year for picture books. So I'm going to whiz through this general rec list quickly, with very short descriptions, so this post isn't any more insanely long that it's going to be. I've also added in one that I keep talking about, and still no one seems to know it. I'm also assuming that by now you have heard of I WANT MY HAT BACK by Jon Klassen; if not, you want to look for that, too. (I am firmly Team Bear.)
And a reminder: the links go to my local indie, Left Bank Books; any affiliate $$ I earn will be turned around into buying books for the St. Louis Public Schools.
1. KING HUGO'S HUGE EGO by my not remotely secret imaginary illustrator boyfriend, Chris Van Dusen: Hopefully you have been listening to me talk about Chris Van Dusen for years now, so you already have If I Built A Car and The Circus Ship and Down to the Sea With Mr. Magee and A Camping Spree With Mr. Magee and Learning to Ski With Mr. Magee and all the Mercy Watson books. Perfect! It's time for Hugo. King Hugo has a huge ego, and cannot stop himself from saying unbelievably egotistical things to everyone he meets. However, he ticks off the wrong subject--a local witch--and soon he finds his head literally growing bigger with every conceited word he utters. Will he stop himself in time?
2. CHICKEN BIG by Keith Graves: I love daft animals in picture books, and CHICKEN BIG features some incredibly daft chickens. This is a twist on Chicken Little, but much awesomer, and the littlest chicken in particular is a hoot.
3. PRESS HERE by Herve Tullet: One of the most brilliant participatory picture books of all time. You begin by having your child press the yellow dot on the page, and with each subsequent turn, amazing things happen. You can start this one with your little picture book fans, but even older ones will get a kick out of it.
4. ARE YOU A HORSE? by Andy Rash--this is the one no one seems to know, and I don't know why. Roy's friends give him a saddle for his birthday, and it's marked "1. Find a horse. 2. Enjoy the ride." Roy embarks on a journey to discover what a horse is, to hilarious effect. I handsold this like mad. I still giggle during this book.
5. THE BOY WHO CRIED NINJA by Alex Latimer: "Once there was a boy named Tim who no one believed. When his mom asked him what happened to the last slice of cake, he told her the truth. "It was a ninja," cried Tim. Of course Tim's parents don't believe him--but what happens when Tim proves them wrong? So. Awesome. Was definitely my handsell of the early fall.
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Named after its founder Osman Bey, the Ottomans were settled as a tribe in Sogut at the beginning of the great 600 hundred-year-old Empire.
OSMAN BEY was born around 1258, the son of Ertugrul Gazi. In 1284 the Anatolian Seldjuk Sultan recognised Osman Bey as chief of the tribe. At the same time Anatolian Seldjuks were in the decline period and could not resist the attacks of Ilhanlis, Cengis Khans sons in Iran. This tragic situation held the people and tribes in Anatolia in a very chaotic and unstable mood. Anatolian Seldjukian Sultan, Giyaseddin Mesut II was in confidence with Osman Bey by positioning him as the ruler of the border tribe.
Byzantium was bored with struggles for the throne and being attacked by the Balkan princes and kings. The Greek Beys named as "Tekfurs" were not obedient to the Empire and the habitants were unhappy with high taxes. Osman Bey used this poor Byzantine condition and invaded the Greek Tekhfurs' cities of Karacahisar, Bilecik,Yarhisar and Inegol . On the other hand, the success of Osman encouraged Anatolian Seldjuk Sultan, Alaaddin III. He gave the cities Inonu and Eskisehir under the rule of Osman in 1289. When Alaaddin III was taken to Iran and killed by the Ilhanli Sultan Mahmut Gazan Han, the lack of authority in Anatolian Seldjuk caused the Ottomans independence in 1300 and Osman Bey coined his money.
In 1301, Yenisehir and Kopruhisar were conquered and Byzantine Yenisehir became the Ottoman's capital. The progress of Osman Bey in order to create a powerful state, made Tekhfurs and Byzantine Empire join forces against him. Tekhfurs of Bursa, Orhaneli and Kestel attacked the Ottomans at "Koyunhisar" in 1302 which was known as the first war between Byzantines and the Ottomans ended with the victory of the Ottomans. Bursa was surrounded step by step after the battle. The city was given by its tekhfur in 1326 to Orhan Bey , the son of Osman Bey.
Osman Bey died in 1326 and was buried in Bursa at "Gumuslu Kumbet"
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1. Re: Variable from subdomain??kglad Sep 30, 2007 12:48 PM (in response to Zac.T)you can use the _url property of your main timeline to return the url of the html page used to load your swf. you can then use the flash string methods to extract the data you want.
4. Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 1, 2007 11:03 AM (in response to Zac.T)That fixed it so it can detect the domain, but how do I single out the rest, so I only get the subdomain?
5. Re: Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 1, 2007 11:22 AM (in response to Zac.T)That doesn't work to single out the subdomain.
it's @ http://zacturner.com/subdomain.html
if you go to blablabla.zacturner.com/subdomain.html , it gives you the full address, not just the subdomain.
6. Re: Variable from subdomain??kglad Oct 1, 2007 11:44 AM (in response to Zac.T)that's what you said you wanted in your first message.
if you want a different portion of the url, check the flash string methods. you should be able to extract whatever you want.
7. Re: Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 1, 2007 12:03 PM (in response to Zac.T)It's not though.
I said, if i had http://bill.zacturner.com/subdomain.html (it's a real site, and it should be working), instead of the variable to be http://bill.zacturner.com/subdomain.html , I want it to just be Bill. Is that possible?
Sorry for any misunderstanding.
8. Re: Variable from subdomain??kglad Oct 1, 2007 12:29 PM (in response to Zac.T)yes, use the code i gave but convert the first character of the resulting sub-string to upper case using toUpperCase().
9. Re: Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 1, 2007 12:34 PM (in response to Zac.T)hmm, it doesn't seem to work
There's the link.
10. Re: Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 2, 2007 9:52 AM (in response to Zac.T)Thanks KGlad for your help, I am halfway there! ;)
Does anyone know how to shorten it to just the subdomain?
12. Re: Variable from subdomain??Greg Dove Oct 8, 2007 12:31 PM (in response to Zac.T)typo I think it should be:
yourVAr = this._url.substring(this._url.indexOf("//")+2, this._url.indexOf("."));
13. Re: Variable from subdomain??Zac.T Oct 8, 2007 1:13 PM (in response to Zac.T)Thanks!
It works perfectly now!
I'll stop bugging everyone now! ;)


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Chris Ryan has a simple response to people who insist Benton County is edging toward zoning property as it reviews and updates county planning regulations.
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This Big 20 format will start at 7 p.m. on April 6 and end at 7 a.m. the following morning.
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More than 90 boats and 300 to 400 anglers from about 25 states are expected to participate in this 100 percent payback event. Guaranteed prizes include a TRACKER 1860 Bowfishing Boat (an $18,000 retail value), a new bow, a first place cash and prize package worth $5000 and more.
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UMaine names interim hockey coach
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The University of Maine announced on Wednesday it has named Robert Corkum interim head coach of the men's ice hockey team.
Corkum replaces Tim Whitehead, who was fired Tuesday.
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The school said a search for a permanent head coach will begin immediately with the creation of a search committee.
Corkum has been an associate head coach with the university's men's ice hockey program since 2008.
Whitehead was in his 11th season as the Black Bears head coach, reaching the NCAA tournament six times and the Frozen Four four times. Maine twice finished as national runner-up under Whitehead.
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Xiotech gets $10m funding fillip
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Seagate spin-off Xiotech has raised $10m in a funding round along with a $10m credit line. It will use the cash for product development.
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Casey Powell, Xiotech's President and CEO, said: "We believe the positive reception the marketplace has given the Emprise product line indicates that customers recognise storage systems should be able to largely manage themselves, and should be expandable in increments. They should not require expensive and disruptive 'forklift upgrades.' That's why we're going to continue to advocate for our storage vision, and this additional funding will help us realise these goals."
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Heck, I'm right there with ya. We've already tackled holiday dresses that hide winter weight, now it's time to talk accessories. Yes, you heard that right. The right accessories can help you look trim this holiday season, and I'm not just talking about a brand new pair of Spanx. Check out 5 slimming accessories to complete your holiday look:
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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Ciencin has written!
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Everquest: The Rogue's Hour
R.A. Salvatore Presents CDS, Oct 2004, 19.95, 298 pp. ISBN: 1593150202 Fears grow with justifiable cause. The magically contained malevolent Dragon of World's End will be released by evil necromancers, wizards, and shadowknights who have obtained the last object they need to release the Dragon. In Southern Qeynos, a stranger stops Sizemore the Red and Bully Duetchmar from acting stupidly by preventing them from assaulting a woman. Afterward,...


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Arts & Mysteries: Keep Your Edges Sharp
Part 2: Test often to avoid the need to grind.
By Adam Cherubini
Pages: 20-21
From the November 2011 issue #193
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To determine if the edges are sharp on my blades, I perform two tests (depending on the tool) using scrap paper. I first draw the blade across the edge of a piece of paper, listening for the growl of a ragged edge. The blade should be able to slice the paper cleanly. You'll be able to hear when the edge of your tool is smooth. Edges that pass this test are good enough for work in hatchets, drawknives, spokeshaves and other tools that are drawn through wood. For chisels and plane irons, however, I perform a second test. If my chisel or plane blade passes my first test, I then push the blade straight down onto the edge
of the paper. A sharp tool will easily cut through an entire sheet.
ARTICLE: Read the first part of Adam's article on sharpening from our October 2011 issue.
ARTICLE: "What are Oilstones?" Find out in Adam's online article.
BLOG: Visit the Colonial Williamsburg joiners' blog on period work.
IN OUR STORE: Get "The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools" on CD.
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Architecture Council/Meetings/January 14 2010
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|Meeting Title:
|Architecture Council Monthly Meeting
|Date & Time:
| Thursday January 14, 2010 at 1600 UTC / 0800 SFO / 1100 Ottawa / 1600 London / 1700 Berlin
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All AC Members are invited.
- PMC Reps please confirm attendance or list your delegate below. Every PMC is required to name a primary and backup delegate, and to ensure that one delegate attends the meeting.
|Wenfeng Li
|Gary Xue
|Brian Payton
|Linda Chan
|Martin Oberhuber
|Mike Wilson
|John Arthorne
|Cédric Brun
|Jeff McAffer
|Oisin Hurley
|Doug Schaefer
|Eugene Chan
|Tim deBoer
- Regrets: Wayne Beaton, Dave Carver, Ed Merks (travelling), Tom Schindl (travelling), Darin Swanson, Gunnar Wagenknecht (vacation), Tom Watson (travelling)
Agenda / Notes
- Feel free to edit, but not during the call!
Review of Last Meeting
- Architecture Council/Meetings/December 10 2009
- (old) Tools and Tech PMC's to encourage incubating grandfathered projects find a mentor; mentorless projects due to AC members quitting or falling dormant
- (old) Martin to add Eclipsecon meeting notes onto the wiki
- Martin to file bug for asking Mik hyperlink Wikitext / crowdsourcing Docs handbook on the Architecture Council/Top Ten Project Development Practices page
- Martin Ask PC to think about an "e4 ready" requirement for next year's train
- Martin Ask e4 team to pitch a migration talk at EclipseCon.
- Still open items moved to #Action Items
New Topics
e4 - current state of affairs
git at Eclipse - current state of affairs
- is Git for Committers still up to date with bug 280583 complete for the read-only git of all of Eclipse
- could instructions be simplified for the most common use cases:
- Getting source for a plugin I want to change
- Adding a branch for a patch of mine
- Rebasing my branch to a new milestone
target platform docs
- Today, all searchable documentation is for the development host (e.g. o.e.platform.doc.isv)
- When I develop against multiple target platforms, how can I access correct documentation?
- Sample use cases:
- Use Eclipse 3.6m4 development host but work on the R3_5_maintenance brach as target platform
- WTP: Documentation for the server-side target e.g. servlets
- CDT: Documentation for the C runtime I develop against
- RT/Equinox: Documentation for the target I develop against
- Any known solutions? What are people doing today?
- What could be done from an architectural point of view?
- Usage of tracing API (Tim D to discuss)
Items for next meeting
Regular briefing on the status of e4.
Old Topics
We need to reduce our bug backlog, by actually coming to a common resolution on some. Here are the most recent ones:
- DaveC would like to discuss New Committer Guidelines; Scrum / Agile techniques
- bug 285074 - Dave Carver - Hudsonbuilder and write access to the cvs / svn repo
- bug 288721 - Sonar / Eclemma - Cedric Brun, Dave Carver
- bug 283745 - Maven Repository at Eclipse
- bug 288393 - Denis - Bugzilla Best Practices
- The art of project release naming - no bug yet ?!?
- AC Bugzilla backlog
- See also Architecture Council/Open Issues for overflow items that were not discussed
- News from the EMO and Councils ?
Action Items
- (old) Martin to follow up on Architecture Diagrams idea
- (old) Michael to flesh out the Patterns idea and remind the EAC -- started Architecture Council/Top Ten Recommendations#Design Patterns, backed by EclipseCon tutorial proposals
- While these show how well-known GoF patterns are applied in Eclipse, Michael's idea was more to find and describe new patterns which are specific to Eclipse
- (old) Michael to draft an E-Mail about the "plugin granularity" idea, searching for people to lead the effort
- (old) Mik to create initial "architectural walkthrough" material for Mylyn -- 1 wiki page not too large, send link to the mailing list
- (old) Dave C work with Wayne on a "handbook" for project criteria for becoming a committer (referencing committer guidelines)
- (old) Dave C come up with a document how to save build resources
- (old) Dave C to try bugzilla UNCONFIRMED state
- Wayne to ask Sonatype about Nexus test installation
- Wayne to try doing a 3.6m2 API Report on Helios m2
- Wayne to ask EclipseCon PC/Donald if we can get a room for e4 Hack-a-thon (migration, creating plug-ins, etc.)
- Wayne to discuss "e4 ready" marketing campaign with Ian.
- 'Ed to tell Cloudsmith about bug 283745 Maven


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The character is described by the show as "a smart, savvy, beautiful woman who's devoted her life to a career of fighting crime and bringing down the bad guys. Lea's career takes up most of her days and nights, which leaves little time for a personal life. That is, until a man challenges her safe, controlled existence and threatens to open up the part of her she'd long since put to rest, her heart."
Garcés is best known to daytime fans as GUIDING LIGHT's Pilar Santos, and is also one of the stars of Lifetime's upcoming DEVIOUS MAIDS.


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Hi guys
I am in the process of building a board.
What do you think would be the result of putting a tri fin setup (2x 35cm + 32cm rear) on a board that is 53cm wide x 180cm long and 40cm at the back? I know that boards are constantly getting wider with bigger fins but do you think that setup could be difficult to ride or is it not a problem?
I am mainly looking to use the board for lightwind cruising and hopefully a bit of racing, also easy to ride is important.
I am just not sure what the result of putting longer fins on a skinny board would be.
any info on recommended setups is appreciated.
Cheers brezzo


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Dr. C. Joel Funk
Faculty Directory
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph. D., Kansas State University
M.S., Kansas State University
B.A., Tabor College
Dr. Joel Funk came to John Brown University in 2009 as an Assistant Professor of Biology. Dr. Funk teaches courses including Biological Science, Ecology, Plant Biology, and Microbiology.
Dr. Funk's research is on how lung cells respond to infection by a coronavirus. Most respiratory coronaviruses infect the upper respiratory system, but my research has shown that they can also infect white blood cells that reside in the lung, alveolar macrophages. When these macrophages become infected they produce biochemical signals (cytokines) that aid in the immune response to a viral infection.
Biology caught Dr. Funk's interest because Biology is an almost endless frontier where the ability to discover is only limited by one's creativity. New technological advances have enhanced the ability of scientists to make huge strides in our understanding of the natural world. For example, in the area of microbiology, new DNA sequencing techniques have accelerated our ability to sequence genomes faster than ever before. This information can then in turn be used to discover new approaches to combating medical pathogens.
If he were not teaching at JBU, Dr. Funk would be interested in working for a Christian international development organization. His goal would be to use my scientific background to solve basic needs (food, clean water, shelter) that confront people in many parts of the world.


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This Amp Control Device connects Tn, PC-1N, XP, XM and XH series amplifiers to a computer running Yamaha's NetworkAmp Manager II amplifier control and monitoring software.


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Legislators prefile bill to challenge high school football changes
Legislators prefile bill to challenge high school football changes
Three Louisiana house members are trying to keep public schools out of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's controversial January decision to separate public and private schools in the high school football playoffs.
The measure, House Bill 267, is authored by State Reps. Bob Hensgens, Wesley Bishop and Alan Seabaugh.
The bill, prefiled March 26, states, "No public high school shall participate in any interscholastic athletic activity directed or regulated by any organization or association that discriminates among schools on the basis of school admissions criteria in classifying schools into divisions for competition in any sport during the regular season or playoffs."
The 2013 legislative session begins April 8 and ends June 6.


text: Dr. King writes from the Harlem Hospital in New York as a result of being stabbed by Izola Currey. King asserts that he does not have any ill feelings towards Currey, and hopes that she receives the help she needs to become a functional member of society. King also thanks his supporters for all the cards, telegrams, and phone calls which fortified him throughout his tribulation. Dr. King ends by saying he is "impatiently waiting to rejoin [his] friends and colleagues to continue the work that we know must be done regardless of the cost."


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See the most compelling images on CNN.com in our Open Story
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by Samantha LealJanuary 10, 2014
It's all about starting a new year with a bang, and these celebrities are definitely keeping that in mind as they dress for red carpet events and late night TV shows. Check out the best dressed of the week:
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Melonie Diaz
The actress was the epitome of chic at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards Ceremony in this little black dress with a sleek 'do and dark lips.
2. bd gina
Gina Torres
Gina was on trend and looking beautiful wearing leather pants with a beige, silk top at the 45th NAACP Image Award nominations in Pasadena.
3. bd Cara Santana
Cara Santana
Cara kept it mod and fresh in this sequin pallet shift dress with a metallic clutch at an Audi event celebrating the Golden Globes.
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Bella Thorne
The estrella kept it pretty and playful in this pale pink getup with a pop of color from her purse. Love the shoes!
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Berenice Bejo
The actress looked enchantingly dark at the 2014 National Board of Review Awards Gala in this head-to-toe navy number, with studded clutch and dark nail polish.
6. bd gisele
Gisele shows how to rock a jumpsuit in this sparkly one with a one-shoulder cut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
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Camila Alves
Ow ow! The model looked stunning at the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in this black gown with lace cutout detailing and a high slit.
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Catalina Sandino Moreno
The actress kept it simple and classic at the 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival opening night screening of 'Belle' in this shift dress with blazer, and amped it up with some studded heels. Love!
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Fergalicious! The performer sparkled at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest.


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UK sports sociologist, Dr. Chris Morriss-Roberts is delving deeply into the role penis size plays in the dynamic between teammates in sports.
It may come as no surprise that Morriss-Roberts' research has determined that the bigger the athlete's penis, the higher his standing in the "cockocracy."
The research suggested that men look at each other's cocks, as a gauge to see how big or small they are, comparing themselves to the rest of the team or men in the locker room. The activity of checking out each other occurred irrelevant of sexuality and the type of sport; all participants noted that they looked at each other's cocks in the locker room.
This knowing of who has a large cock and who didn't within a homosocial environment helped individual sporting males climb up a social hierarchy of importance. Those with the larger penises were revered and idolized by their teammates as a symbol of masculinity. These "large-cocked" individuals became a focus of camaraderie and team building within their sports environments. The cock became a focus on which to banter, create nicknames, and enjoy the fundamental basics of being a man. Two nicknames that were mentioned included "schlonger" and the "biggest dick in Scottish basketball."
Morriss-Roberts' also speculates based on his research that penis-size may actually play a role in an athlete remaining on a team, even if they lack athletic skill.
It was interesting to note that one rugby player discussed another athlete who had a really huge cock; he felt that the only reason he was still in the team was because he had a "massive cock" and in actual fact "he wasn't very good at rugby." It was interesting to gain insight into the fact that actually a large penis in the rugby environment was more important than sporting ability, simply because it cemented the team in unity.
In the thesis I argue that a large penis is now an essential component of hegemonic masculinity, and should be considered a new tenet of masculine capital; taking into account the significance it has on social hierarchy in the sporting environment. I have called this cock-supremacy.
What do you think of the UK researcher's findings, Instincters?
Morriss-Roberts maintains that his sample of 8 athletes--all from professional and semi-professional sports clubs in London--provides enough information to draw conclusions based on the methodology of his interview process. They're also representative of gay and straight athletes.
The athletes included in this study are three soccer players (all straight); one soccer and rugby player (straight); one fitness trainer (gay); one bodybuilder (gay); one squash and tennis player (gay) and one former pro gymnast (gay).
Do you think enough individuals were polled to draw conclusions?
Based on the research it appears that penis comparison and assessment occurs across sexual orientation lines. Does it surprise you to find out how much size seemingly matters within the context of sports?
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Well, there seem to be a primal and more primitive role the cock has in human psychology. I think this study might have some importance and it does sheds light on the reason why enlargement pills are very popular among men. And psychologist do agree that cock size has NOTHING to do with sex or sexual activity, but more on psychology.
men have always checked out other men's cocks wen they have a chance such as a locker room showers, naked anywhere they were with other men.
Mans it isn't in a sexual manner gay or str8.
We always want to see if someone is bigger. Always will.
However as a gay man I also want to see who is bigger but also just to check them out
but I check them out for basically same reasons as the str8 man
i just might enjoy it more so than a str8 man did


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The Equinox Desktop Environment (EDE) is a DE designed to be simple, extremely light-weight and fast.
It primarily offers the most basic things: A window manager (PekWM is used by default), a simple GUI including a panel, a daemon watching removable media and a notification daemon. Other than that there's not much more than some configuration progams, a calculator, etc. Beginning with version 2.0, EDE follows the FreeDesktop.org guidelines.
Unlike any other desktop environment, EDE² is based upon the FLTK toolkit. It's especially fit for systems with little RAM or for users who want to completely customize their system and need a GUI that is not already bloated with functions and applications.
EDE is not very a very common piece of software. You usually have to compile it yourself. For Arch Linux there are however pre-built packages available via a custom repository.
Installation (packages)
To enable EDE's repository, just add the following lines to your
[ede] SigLevel = Optional Server = http://www.equinox-project.org/repos/arch/$arch
Next update the database files:
# pacman -Syy
Now you can simply install EDE packages via pacman:
# pacman -S ede
The repository offers EDE split into 4 packages:
- edelib
- ede-common
- ede
- ede-wallpapers (optional)
Installation (AUR)
You can also build EDE yourself. Fortunately on Arch there are two AUR-PKGBUILD files available that allow you to build it without much hassle.
The first one is edelibAUR which is a dependency for EDE, the other one edeAUR the actual DE.
Starting the DE
To bring up EDE you can either use a Display Manager or use startx. If you choose the later, just write the following to the .xinitrc of your user:
exec startede
Since EDE is a bare-bone DE, you will have to add even the most common applications like a file manager or an editor yourself. It's all your freedom and choice.
Due to the nature of the DE, it obviously makes sense to install light-weight software. There are however not that many FLTK applications available so you will likely have to relay on a second toolkit like GTK+ for example.


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Holding Up the Sky: Haiku Poetry Workshop
Date and Time:
September 28, 2013 - 11:00AM
Event Location:
Kray Hall and Teardrop Park
$5, free for children under 4
Join us outside in our beautiful backyard to learn about the ancient art form of haiku. With Bashō and Issa as our guides we'll write our own haiku poems and then paint them on stones to take home.
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What do I do when I see something that I think is a positively silly invention? I buy it! Ta-Da!
When this foundation first came out (I think Evangeline Lily and Eva Longoria are in the advert) how we sniffed. How we laughed. Rolling on a foundation? Ludicrous.
God, I want to strangle Eva Longoria. I think Evangeline is quite beautiful but she reminds me of the sister in law so *makes a stabbing noise*
Anyway, I got it. Choosing a foundation from a drugstore counter is so-so hard. In the end I had to use my nose and pick a random one up – I got R3 Beige Rose –
Read on to see what I thought!When you actually think about it, the roll on applicator is just a sponge but…like a roller. Plenty of us use sponges to apply our base, right?
Its a small plastic thing with a beige sponge attached. Lightweight, rolls smoothly.
There's a problem when you try and get the product on the sponge – you have to press down pretty hard to get anything on your sponge. The pan with the foundation in is perfectly shaped for the roll on, but nevertheless, it takes a good few rolls to get product on it.
There seems to be more product on the edges that the centre of the roller – can't seem to avoid this. As saturated as I can get it:
Rolling this on was actually ok. Almost fun. It didn't take much product at all to get a decent coverage, and it was quite a light application – nothing heavy or cakey about it.
Yep – its true. As much as I wanted to tell you this was a terrible product, its not. The sponge actually gives quite an even, soft finish without too much product. There is the issue of the line it leaves but you can roll this out, or roll over it:
Rolled on my hand. You can see the edge:
Yes yes, I like the applicator. Its still gimmicky, but its not bad at all. I wouldn't get it out on the bus and start rolling my face though – that would look odd.
**UPDATE** – yes it is a bugger to apply around the nose, you have to just use your finger or a brush there!
As for the foundation itself – well the shade didn't match me *boo hiss* it was too light and a tad too pink. I also felt that the base didn't last as long as I would've liked – I got the oilies. Better for dry skins I think.
Before (my skin is very spotty and rashy at the moment):
After one roll:
You can buy L'oreal in Boots, Superdrug etc. etc.


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RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — Down a two-lane road, where slag heaps tower and miners' shack homes crowd against each other, the labor unrest now gripping South Africa first caught fire.
Mining companies here outside of Rustenburg, a city about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg, saw workers walk off the job and continue to demand higher wages, even after violence during six weeks of strikes and a mass police shooting at one mine killed 46 people. The strikes recently spread to agriculture, South Africa's other major economic engine, as day laborers burned farms and fought with police Wednesday in violence that left at least one person dead and five others injured.
The unrest has shaken South Africa, a nation now free from apartheid-era laws, but not of its legacy of economic disparities between whites and blacks. And though the grip of the strikes appear to have loosened, the damage done to South Africa's anemic economy could last even longer.
"Even if I can take you to my house, my fridge is empty," said Gaddafi Mdoda, a labor organizer outside a shuttered mine shaft owned by Anglo American Platinum Ltd. "It's hard to survive."
The unrest began in August at the Lonmin PLC Marikana platinum mine, only a few miles down the road from Anglo American Platinum. Violence between miners and guards killed 12 people, while police later opened fire on miners and killed 34 of them. An investigation into that shooting continues.
The nation recoiled at the killings, while Lonmin ultimately gave workers raises of up to 22 percent. Those raises, as well as shock at the killings, caused other workers at mines down this road to walk off the job.
Mining drives the economy of South Africa, which remains one of the world's dominant producers of platinum, gold and chromium. Since the strikes began, world platinum prices have risen about $200 an ounce to almost $1,600 as of Wednesday trading. In September, President Jacob Zuma said the strikes already had cost the nation about 4.5 billion rand (nearly $563 million).
Yet black miners long have faced low salaries and poor living conditions in shantytowns often beset by alcoholism, drug abuse and prostitution.
The same goes for salaries of day laborers working in agriculture in South Africa, another major part of the nation's economy. The minimum wage for a farm worker is just about 70 rand ($8) and the top wage typically earned is just slightly more than that. Over the last few days, workers have said they want the minimum wage to rise to 150 rand ($17) a day.
Wednesday, their protest turned violent as workers set fire to some farms, overturned a police truck and confronted officers in riot gear in the country's Western Cape. The police fired tear gas to drive away protesters, as the sounds of gunshots could be heard in local television footage.
One man was killed in the violence "as a result of police action," police Lt. Col. Andre Traut told the South African Press Association. At least five other people were injured.
Traut declined to discuss casualty figures when reached Wednesday night by The Associated Press.
"Police officers are deployed to affected areas to maintain law and order," he said.
Government and union officials later said that a deal had been put before farm laborers, but it was unclear if they accepted. Most of the laborers work in vineyards supporting South Africa's wine industry, the world's eighth largest overall producer.
Unrest also has continued at the mines. Police said they arrested 37 mineworkers Tuesday near an Xstrata PLC mine after miners threw stones at cars and burned tires. Authorities also said they found the body Tuesday of a miner from Mozambique killed near the Anglo American Platinum mines.
At Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, workers began their strike more than eight weeks ago. The company fired 12,000 workers and then reinstated them, though the miners still have not returned to work. In a statement Wednesday to investors, the world's largest platinum producer said its year-end earnings "will decrease by more than 20 percent" compared to last year. It blamed the strikes in part for the losses.
The unrest has, however, showed signs of easing in recent days. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., the world's third largest gold bullion producer, said in a statement Wednesday that its Mponeng mine in South Africa had returned to normal operations after earlier violence there.
Striking workers at Amplats faced a deadline Wednesday to return to work, but shafts remained empty. Workers gathered under umbrellas early that morning near two mine shafts to listen to their leaders describe a wage offer involving a one-time 4,500 rand ($500) payment, as well as either a monthly pretax allowance of 600 rand ($70) or a pretax salary increase of 400 rand ($45). Workers had asked for 16,000 rand (about $1,800) in monthly pay.
It remained unclear if the deal would be accepted, though many acknowledged that the weeks of striking had begun to take a toll.
"We'll look for the percentage of the majority," Mdoda, the labor organizer, said. "If the other shafts, maybe the four of them they are saying we are taking the offer, the three must withdraw and join the others just because if you can't beat them you must join them."
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.: www.anglogold.com
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.: www.angloplatinum.com
Lonmin PLC: www.lonmin.com
Xstrata PLC: www.xstrata.com
Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP .


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Hawaiian Electric $16,000 helping Lyon Arboretum save endangered plantsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774
Director of Communications, University of Hawaii Foundation
Director of Communications, University of Hawaii Foundation
Posted: Feb 17, 2010
"Nearly half of all known native Hawaiian plants are threatened or endangered. Because of the lack of remaining habitat or understanding of how they reproduce, many of these plants' existence is at stake. Thanks to donors to our preservation program, we can save plants, one species at a time."
– Dr. Christopher Dunn, director of the Lyon Arboretum
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Harold L. Lyon Arboretum was recently awarded $16,000 by Hawaiian Electric Company to strengthen the arboretum's unique program for conservation of rare native Hawaiian plants. "We are thrilled to have the support of HECO in this important endeavor. It is very gratifying that this major corporation in our state is committed to conservation of our state's resources," said Dr. Dunn.
The funds will be used to expand the existing capacity for statewide preservation of Hawaiian plants and to provide for rare plant restoration and conservation on the island of O'ahu.
"These programs are vital to the perpetuation of the native and endangered plants and ecosystems of our islands. Hawaiian Electric is very pleased to partner with Lyon Arboretum and be part of this important work," said Dick Rosenblum, Hawaiian Electric Company president and CEO.
"Lyon Arboretum and many other UH Mānoa programs are devoted to preserving and propagating our precious Hawaiian legacy, and we're honored to have the support of the Hawaiian Electric Company for our efforts," said Virginia Hinshaw, UH Mānoa chancellor.
Donna Vuchinich, president and CEO of the University of Hawai'i Foundation added, "We are grateful for HECO's ongoing and generous support of UH programs committed to energy, conservation and island sustainability. Donors like HECO who partner with the university are helping bring success to critical initiatives like workforce development, and help secure a better quality of life for all island residents."
The rare plant laboratory at Lyon Arboretum is currently conserving about 160 rare Hawaiian plants as well as rare cultivars of taro and banana. Nellie Sugii, manager of the rare plant program added, "These funds will greatly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of rare plant recovery and will help research to ensure that additional plants are saved."
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a unit of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. It is a 193-acre tropical rainforest located in the head of the Mānoa Valley and is open to the public. Its mission is to increase the appreciation of the unique flora of Hawai'i and the tropics, by conserving, curating, and studying plants and their habitats; providing inclusive educational opportunities; encouraging use by the broader community; and supporting the educational, scientific, and service activities of the University of Hawai'i. www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum/
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