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This stunning crystal tree is made from real natural Amethyst crystals. Silver color wire and polished wooden base. Around 50 crystals each individually hand wired in one tree. Height approx 14cm. Amethyst is said to aid with visualization and meditation, it is a very powerful and protective stone with a high spiritual vibration. Amethyst connects the physical plane with higher realm, making it a good choice when working with the Third Eye Chakra. Amethyst provides a wonderful peaceful energy for meditations, and helps with developing intuition and psychic abilities. There are many things Amethyst is believed to aid with as it assists in strengthening and cleansing all forms of energy as it transmutes the lower energy frequencies and translates them to higher vibratory energy. The Amethyst is believed to be beneficial to the mind by either relaxing or stimulating wherever is appropriate, controlling focus to where it needs to be and allowing thoughts that are unnecessary to be eradicated. This allows it to be a helpful aid in decision-making and understanding allowing one to achieve realistic goals. It is thought to stabilise emotions connecting with all chakras and opening another reality for a heightened sense of being


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Spring training is baseball's version of the senior prom: Everyone gets excited. Everyone goes. Everyone has a good time. Except, I suppose, for the people who forget to bring their pitching. They never have fun.
Some would argue -- and I am one of them -- that these are baseball's most captivating weeks. October is more memorable, but February and March signal winter's demise and near-universal optimism. Sources say sunshine and contentment remain undefeated.
But let's face it: All spring mornings in Florida and Arizona are not created equal. Somewhere, a diehard is looking at her team's roster, along with the cost of a flight and hotel, and asking, "Really? I'm about to shell out hundreds of dollars for this ?"
This column is dedicated to her.
Since spring training has intoxicating powers, consider this a plea to enjoy it responsibly. Here's a list of five teams who aren't going to win the World Series this year -- based on signals sent by their moves (or non-moves) this offseason. Buy your season tickets ... for 2013.
New York Mets The Mets' payroll has dropped roughly $50 million since this time last year. They lost popular shortstop Jose Reyes because they weren't able to match the Marlins' offer -- a notion that would have seemed absurd two years ago. Sandy Alderson, the general manager, told reporters in December that the franchise had an operating loss of $70 million last year.
The Mets are doing business in a manner uncommon for a New York baseball franchise. And with Bernard Madoff litigation still pending, there's no foreseeable end to the ownership's cash shortage.
Yes, this is a lousy time to be a Mets fan. The Marlins and Nationals did more to upgrade their rosters this offseason, while the Phillies and Braves return most of the players who helped them win 102 and 89 games, respectively. The Mets suffered 85 defeats in 2011 and responded by signing closer Frank Francisco to a two-year, $12 million contract.
It seems that every team in the National League East is getting better -- except the Mets.
"It's a perception," Alderson acknowledged Sunday. "But I don't think anybody in the division could add any more talent to their roster than we can. We're talking about adding Johan Santana. We're talking about adding Ike Davis. Daniel Murphy was the fifth-leading hitter in the league when he went out with his injury. David Wright missed two months. [All are expected to be full participants in spring training.] We've substantially improved our bullpen.
"So, did we add talent? I think we did, the fact that we didn't sign someone for $100 million notwithstanding. ... It's an uphill battle getting that message across."
The Mets' payroll should be around $90 million this year. Alderson pointed out that there are some "misconceptions" about how far that figure has dropped in recent months; he said the on-field payroll is close to what it was at the end of the 2011 season -- after Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez, Carlos Beltran and Francisco Rodriguez were gone.
However one adds up the salaries, the Mets face a daunting task. They must contend with a division that Alderson said "rivals the American League East" in its competitive depth. The Mets' best hope for a .500 season involves Santana, Wright and Jason Bay reviving their careers in the same year.
If that doesn't come to pass, they could finish last for the first time since Steve Trachsel was their No. 1 starter.
Houston Astros For years under former owner Drayton McLane, the Astros operated with a win-now philosophy. That was fine when Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio were in their primes, less so when an aging core and barren farm system made it necessary to rebuild.
But McLane never permitted his team to complete its life cycle, propping up a mediocre team with patchwork veteran signings that forced the Astros to surrender draft picks.
Now the Astros have new management: owner Jim Crane, president/CEO George Postolos, general manager Jeff Luhnow. And they understand what needs to happen.
"The near-term goal is to put up the best 25 guys to compete in the NL Central right out of the gate -- that's one part of the message," Luhnow said over the weekend in a telephone interview.
"The other part of the message is we're not going to rob from tomorrow to win a few extra games today. We have a farm system that's widely recognized as being among the bottom third in baseball. We're coming off one of our worst seasons. We have a lot of work to do."
The Astros didn't add expensive talent during the offseason. That was wise. In fact, the trade countdown is on for two high-priced stars: first baseman Carlos Lee (owed $18.5 million through 2012) and left-handed starter Wandy Rodriguez (owed $25.5 million through 2013).
Luhnow said Lee is penciled in to play first base for the Astros this year.
But ...
"If he gets off to a good start, and clubs feel like he's someone they need for the stretch run, I'm sure we're going to get calls," Luhnow said. "And we're certainly going to be answering the phone."
Rodriguez, meanwhile, has a winning record and 3.36 ERA while averaging nearly 200 innings over the past three years. He's a strong candidate to start Opening Day.
But ...
"A left-handed starter at the top of the rotation who can give you quality innings is a hard asset to replace," Luhnow said. "At the same time, any decision we're making is considerate of the medium to long term. We're looking at how we can get good and stay good. If we get an offer for Wandy that gives us an opportunity to improve the ballclub, we'll look at it. But we're not actively trying to get rid of him. He's an important part of our plan for next year."
In other words: Stay tuned. The Astros have competition for all but a handful of roster spots this spring. Particularly if they move Lee and Rodriguez, they will be the closest thing to an expansion team we've seen in some time.
Seattle Mariners I understand why the Mariners made their blockbuster trade with the Yankees: They scored the fewest runs in the American League in each of the past three seasons. They were starving for offense, and the big free agents weren't willing to come to Seattle. So, they traded from what they believe is a position of strength -- the starting rotation -- to acquire a power hitter who won't become a free agent for six more years.
But it will be almost impossible for this deal -- right-handers Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to New York; catcher/designated hitter Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi to Seattle -- to look like a win for the Mariners in the near term. Pineda will be a key starting pitcher for a Yankees team that appears destined for the postseason. Montero doesn't yet have a defined role in the everyday lineup of the still-rebuilding Mariners.
The trade weakened the 2012 Mariners, because Pineda was essential to any scenario in which they finished close to .500. Now the rotation includes Felix Hernandez, Jason Vargas, Hisashi Iwakuma and some combination of Noesi, Blake Beavan, Kevin Millwood and Charlie Furbush. And that won't be good enough to compete with the Angels and Rangers.
Unquestionably, the pitching prospects are coming: Danny Hultzen, James Paxton, Erasmo Ramirez, and, in time, the electrifying Taijuan Walker. But their biggest impact -- at least in their ability to go pitch-for-pitch with Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and C.J. Wilson -- won't come until 2013 or 2014.
"With those young guys, I'm not going to make any bold statements," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "I'm just going to let them compete. The young kids probably need more seasoning -- but there were people in the organization who felt that way about Pineda a year ago."
Of perhaps greater importance, the Mariners must find out very quickly which hitters can give them All-Star-caliber production and provide the foundation for a post-Ichiro lineup.
Can Franklin Gutierrez stay healthy? Is Casper Wells an everyday outfielder? Will Mike Carp hit his way into the lineup while playing passable defense? Is Justin Smoak going to justify the Cliff Lee trade? Where do Kyle Seager and Alex Liddi fit? Can Montero catch?
At the very least, the Mariners need answers. That way, next offseason can be about getting the franchise back to the postseason for the first time since 2001.
Oakland Athletics The Angels added C.J. Wilson. The Rangers added Yu Darvish.
The A's subtracted Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez, Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman -- who ranked first, second, fourth and seventh in games started for Oakland last year.
The A's probably won't finish with the fourth-best rotation ERA in the American League, as they did in 2011. Of course, a stellar rotation did little for them last year. Oakland finished with a 74-88 record and one managerial firing.
Billy Beane did little to upgrade a lineup that scored fewer runs than all but two AL clubs last year. Add up the factors -- a low-impact offense, an unproven rotation, a bullpen that is without closer Andrew Bailey -- and a .500 record would be the best-case scenario for the A's.
It's hard to envision the A's challenging for the AL West title until 2014. By then, the prospects acquired in the Cahill and Gonzalez deals -- Brad Peacock, Tom Milone, Jarrod Parker -- should be entering their respective primes. But for now, until Dallas Braden and Brett Anderson return from injuries, the A's are left to counter the Angels' aces with the likes of Brandon McCarthy and Bartolo Colon.
The A's will be able to claim 2012 is a success if they see progress from the youngish hitters who have yet to establish themselves as first-division regulars: Brandon Allen, Daric Barton, Chris Carter, Collin Cowgill, Kila Ka'aihue, Josh Reddick, Scott Sizemore and Michael Taylor.
Chicago White Sox It could have been worse, White Sox fans.
Sure, the popular Mark Buehrle left to join Ozzie Guillen with the Marlins. Closer Sergio Santos and right fielder Carlos Quentin were traded for pitching prospects. Setup man Jason Frasor was shipped back to Toronto, leaving another void in the bullpen.
But the all-out fire sale never materialized. The team signed John Danks to a $65 million contract extension, while (for now) holding onto Gavin Floyd and Matt Thornton.
There's a Mets-like argument to be made here: If only the existing cast -- Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Gordon Beckham, Jake Peavy -- plays up to its potential after last year's disappointments and injuries, the White Sox could exceed popular expectations.
Still, for an organization that struggles to generate buzz in Chicago, this offseason was even more underwhelming than most. Infielder Osvaldo Martinez was the only position player the White Sox added to the 40-man roster from outside the organization -- and he arrived from the Marlins as compensation for Guillen taking their managerial job.
Buehrle's presence will be missed. Thornton hasn't proved he can close. Chris Sale, penciled into the rotation, has never started a game in the major leagues. New manager Robin Ventura is inexperienced. The everyday lineup lacks depth and flexibility.
I'm about to type five words I never could have fathomed during Guillen's eventful tenure: The White Sox look boring.

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Wednesday 26 Sep 2018 | 09:25 | SYDNEY
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Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend for the link. NASA's caption reads:
In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had grappled the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thierry Legault)


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Authorities still search for answers after gun found in kindergarten classroom
The investigation continues into a gun found at a North College Hill school.
A kindergarten teacher found a loaded gun Wednesday in an elementary school classroom, the district's superintendent said.
North College Hill Police Chief Ryan Schrand said, "This could have been a very tragic incident but they handled it well."
A letter was sent home to parents from the school's principal Thursday. But what the letter didn't say was that the gun was loaded and had been handled by 5-year-old students.
Related: Loaded gun found in elementary school classroom
"An older gun like that, it might look like a toy," Schrand said.
He said they were passing it around and one of the students told the teacher.
Darnette Byers is a parent of four children who attend schools in the district. She and other parents questioned why they were not notified sooner about the gun incident.
Byers said, "If they have a condition that's going on in the school, the parents should be notified immediately, and I definitely think if there's a gun you should have some type of evacuation."
The incident happened at a time when children were already scheduled to be released early from school. The decision was made to not put the school on lockdown. The police chief said it was a tough call when to contact parents.
Schrand said, "There was a gun in school, they have plans in place, they executed them, we took the gun away safely and then they turned it over to police."
Police said they believe the report of a student finding a gun in an alley near the school this week is credible. They've talked to that child and the child's parents.
What connection that incident might have with the gun found in school is still being investigated.


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Adobe Acrobat X high CPU usage after closing
something is using 50% of my pc and it's not me
Internet Explorer freezes - 100% CPU usage
cpu 100% and then turns off. any ideas what's causing this?
Sound breaks up on startup & cpu nearly 100% most of the time
HijackThis Log: problem with speed and CPU usage
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Possible Malware - Machine Constantly running at 100%
My CPU usage is sky high all the time
please help:a virus on my laptop uses 99% of cpu
100% CPU usage problem - Help!
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I adore chickens! They are beautiful, quirky, and their trust is earned over time. Plus, they give us eggs- which is a major bonus!
I love the raw power and intuition that never ceases to shine through during birth.
The majority of my free time is spent making pottery, cooking, and being outside.
You'll find me, my roommates, and perhaps the Gilmore Girls.
At 20 I was studying abroad in India. I would tell myself to take fewer pictures, eat more street food and buy more fabric!
In the warmer months, I spend my time growing a lot of food. I'm a seasonal farmer!


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Optical takes priority on the D1, so if you had something like a computer hooked up USB and another device hooked up via optical, whenever the optical connection was active it would be automatically switched to that. That means that, depending on how the second device's optical out behaves, it might automatically switch back to USB when nothings playing, or you might need to power down the device (or unplug it) to get USB back. If the second source's optical output does not shut off, one option would be to use an optical switch. You could connect both the computer and other source to the optical switch, and the switch to the D1. Then you'd have a easy way to see which was active and switch between them.
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Just a few of the deeply embarrassing pictures on public display at my parent's house.
Check out how adorable my little brother looks on the lower right, awww!
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Just a few of the deeply embarrassing pictures on public display at my parent's house.
Check out how adorable my little brother looks on the lower right, awww!
lexi says
GURRRL – I feel like I'm looking at my 8th grade picture! hahahha love it.
Loving you brother in the lower left side – I'll have to tell him that next time I see him!
Anna says
Awwwwwwwwwwww lovin the braces Karen…..you should see mine *shudders*
Katie says
Mine are much much worse. I had braces & glasses and my body was soo scrawny! 🙁
Your brother is adorable ! Love the chubby cheeks.
.-= Katie's last blog post… I have really long hair. =-.
Solé says
Too cute! I too had big hair and braces in the late 80s! And whenever I find any of those pics I scan them and post them on my Facebook page, because…well, I'm a sucker for self-humiliation. I have some great ones from the 90s of my pseudo-chola phase. Ha ha, what can you do but laugh?
Jeanie says
I had the same bangs back in '89 (and is that a perm? had one of those too). My mom should've banned Aquanet from the house.
Lisa S. says
Oooo big hair! I've got some of those pics floating around!
heyhey says
No. I don't have a school photo with hair that's exactly like that.
The major brow action, too.
Nope. Not at all.
DoDe says
I had those bangs!
Anastasia says
I think I have one of me with bangs two inches higher than that – gulp.
NINA says
I had that hair …. 😀
Your photos are cute! 😉
Kiran says
Girl, you are so brave. I would never post my grade 7-10 shots anywhere (mine are bad)! On a side note: those bangs are hawt!
Jen says
I have braces now >_< One more year!
ritadebora says
ih ih, good old days 😀
Nancy says
guuuurrrl! it's it SO nice to know that my family isn't the only one that keeps those embarassingly crazy pictures up as well. AND! i swear we both had the same hairstyle for our pictures!! what is that center one? 7th or 8th grade? cause i had the same height and teasing!! LOLZ! we could honestly pass for sisters in those pictures. 🙂
noemii says
those are My eyebrows !
seven years ago .
Rachel says
omg Karen. i love that picture in the back….with the red blazer with dangling earrings.
Marce says
Wow, your hair was awesome! 😀 Looking as beautiful, you are.
.-= Marce's last blog post… FOTD: 20's Pin-Up =-.
Lindsay says
But you look so cute!
.-= Lindsay's last blog post… MAC Pret-a-Papier Haul =-.
mkdallas says
Super cute!! Lovin' the "There's Something About Mary" bangs…I'm still into high hair, but I'm from Texas and that's how we roll.
Christy says
OMG, I had those same bangs! I worked so hard to get my hair up like that.
.-= Christy's last blog post… Make Up For Ever One Too Many HD Microfinish Cream Blush Review & Swatches =-.
Diana S. says
So cute! I would never show my 8th grade photo…I have a bit of a unibrow and little mustache going on! Thank god for wax!! hahaha
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Lot 2180 - 29 Nov 2016
December Antiques & Interiors Sale
A gentleman's steel circular cased Rolex Oyster Chronograph wristwatch, the signed brown dial, detailed Rolex Oyster with gilt Arabic numerals and outer Telemeter scale and with two subsidiary dials, two side set cork buttons to the band, the winding button detailed Oyster Patent, the milled screw-off caseback numbered 186040 3525. Illustrated
Condition report
Please note revised estimate of £18000 - £20000.
The auction for this lot will be on Thursday 1st December at approx. 15.15hrs.
The movement is working, but we do not guarantee reliability of time keeping, the movement is detailed Rolex Geneve 17 rubis fab. Suisse Swiss Made, and within the caseback Brevetee Rolex S.A. Haute Precision RWC Ltd, within an oval surround, the centre seconds stop and start button is working, return button is also working. Winding mechanism working, Rolex Oyster signature to dial is curved and is a little faded to ER of oyster and to R of Rolex, possibly as a result of sun fading and subsequent attempts at light cleaning, only traces of the words Chronograph and Antimagnetic remain, the words Fab Suisse are no longer apparent, the numerals and words to the dial are in good condition, the steel covering to the start and stop button is missing and is down to the base metal beneath, winding button clearly detailed Oyster Patent. Subsidiary seconds dial is working.
There are a few surface marks to the front of the case at the edge of the dial, the case is otherwise in good condition. There are a few marks to the milling and around the milling of the case back. The numbers to the case back are clear. Width between the lugs 1.7cm, dial diameter 3cm. The 30 minute recording dial is working.
There is no provenance to the watch. The watch has been entered for auction by a private vendor.


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The American Fraternity
Forthcoming from Daylight Books - Fall 2018
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Preparatory Ceremony
-A fresh young man steps onto a dark path.
Chapter 2. Union In Honor
-We gaze into fraternity's eerie and preposterous initiation rite.
Chapter 3. The Grand Lecture
-The proud heritage of the fraternity alongside pictures of its legacy with women.
Chapter 4. The Libations
-As the fraternity toasts its white forefathers, we see today's awkward racial reality.
Chapter 5. Memorial Service
-A brother dies and we attend the funeral.
Chapter 6. Customs and Ceremonies
-We find the bottom of brotherhood in a festival worthy of Dionysus and bureaucracy reminiscent of Kafka.
Chapter 7. Presidents of the United States and American Leaders
-A long list of important leaders shows just how powerful fraternity men become in America.
- Readers with an interest in American culture and social history will see in The American Fraternity the tradition of Robert Frank's The Americans, Bill Owens' Suburbia, William Eggleston's Guide, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture and the monographs of Garry Winogrand, Larry Fink, and Diane Arbus.
- Europe and Asia. European and Asian buyers of photo books often fascinated by America's seedy underbelly, its rites of passage, and its secret clubs. They have heard about fraternities and wonder what they're like and why they exist. The American Fraternity will appeal to buyers interested in the darker side of American society and of course, the bizarre election of Trump.
- University libraries and students. The American Fraternity will appeal to scholars of gender and American politics for their research and teaching and could be assigned in a number of undergraduate and graduate courses in departments ranging from X to Y.
- College students and fraternity boys enjoy the fame of their debauchery, even when the critique is aimed squarely at them. Even the fraternity in the photographs loved looking at themselves in the pictures whenever I brought them by the house.
- I have acquired release forms from the members in the pictures, all of whom are over 18.
- "Psi Rho" is not the name of a national fraternity that has ever existed.
- No real names appear in the book.
- No illegal activity is alleged.
- The text is no longer protected by copyright.
- The book is an artwork rather than a work of journalism.
- No claims are made about the text or the photographs—i.e., no defamation.
Chapter 4. The Libations
Many fraternities resisted the pressure of the civil rights movement to integrate until the 1970s. Now, a small handful of members of color carry on the fraternity's tradition of exclusion. We see today's awkward racial reality next to high-flown toasts to the founding fathers. 14 pages.


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I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of this snow. We got pummeled in the New York City area with easily the worst blizzard that comes to mind. Thankfully, the weather has been warmer and I think I'll be able to get my car out today. Tony crushed me with deadlifts yesterday though, so we'll see if I can muster up the energy to do so.
Along with shoveling out this past weekend, I hope you've been working on the setup of your kettlebell swing as I talked about last week. Today, I'd like to discuss two follow-up drills to really hone in on the perfect setup. I've mentioned this previously and I'll continue to say it, if you can't start in a good position it's impossible to finish in one.
This is where the kettlebell drag and deadstop swing come into play. As you'll see in the video below, it's important to incorporate both of these drills into your preparation in order to practice your setup. The drag will continue to allow you to practice your initial setup, while the deadstop swing will force you to control the movement when parking the bell back to the ground.
Next week, We'll start to put everything together into executing the swing for consecutive reps. Tim and I will also provide you with a variety of accessory drills that will help progress your swing, and troubleshoot issues you might currently be facing.


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Hi All,
I have inherited a sharepoint distribution from a previous set of contractors, which I am now trying to set up for a developer hired to fix a few bugs in custom code.
This sharepoint installation consists of a farm that includes the following:
192.168.1.1 - Not Configured
192.168.1.2 - Windows Sharepoint Services Incoming E-Mail, Windows Sharepoint Services Web Application
192.168.1.3 - Central Administration / Excel Calculation Services / Office Sharepoint Server Search / WSS Incoming email / WSS Web App
192.168.1.4 - Office Sharepoint Server Search / WSS Incoming email / WSS web app
SQLCluster - WSS Database
I have a development machine with a single install of sharepoint / mssql 2005 that I would like to set up as a test server for code/database changes
I set out thus to export (stsadm -o export etc.) a copy of the live site, and import it into my test server. This gave me a lot of errors regarding features, which I looked up to be custom solutions that were not installed, so I installed those, and attempted
the import again, this time another error regarding features missing. I checked the features/template directory and noticed on live there are a few features that are not listed in the solutions panel, these look to be mostly custom webparts
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I upgraded our enterprise sql server 2008 to sql server 2008 r2 last weekend. Along with this i installed the report builder 3.0 on the servers as well and the updated ssrs add in for sharepoint. The upgrade went fine, no errors that i could
find. The problem is now when i go to a library that has the report builder content type enabled and click report builder report under new it does not load report builder 3.0.
I updated the custom report builder url in central administration from /_vti_bin/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_2_0_0_0.application to /_vti_bin/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application
however when i do click the new report builder report it kicks me over to
http://company.com/ReportServer_MossEnt which itemizes out each individual sharepoint site in the farm.
Is the integration of ssrs 2008 r2, sharepoint 2007 and report builder 3.0 work? did i install the wrong version of the report builder add in? The above is the only problem i am having now.
all servers are server 2008, 64 bit and moss 2007 enterprise with sp2 & april 2010 cu
I am modifying a SharePoint site and so far so good. Some of the objects were created using Visual Studio 2008 (C#). I was able to modify these objects and implement them on the targete machine without issue. The final step is to implement
the ASPX pages that were modified using SharePoint Designer 2007. These are aspx pages that are used to modify items in lists. All the pages involved in this upgrade are customized. I need to upgrade the target site with the modified version
of these pages. My intent is to copy the code from the page in the source site and past it into the same page on the target site. I tried using the Remote Web Site connection tool in SharePoint Designer 2007 but received the following error message:
"Unable to open 'https://(site address)'. Server Error: Could not find a Web server at 'website'. Please check to make sure that the Web server name is valid and your proxy settings are set correctly. If you are sure that everything
is correct, the Web server may be temporarily out of service."
I am not sure how to first check to see if the Web Server is temporarily out of service. I would appreciate your input on how to verify this.
Background information of target machine: WinServer 2008, IIS 7, Sharepoint (MOSS2007), site on port 80
I am working on a SP site (MOSS not WSS) which is heavily customised away from the OOTB layout. I need to create a Wiki site, which was going well - I've created a master page which displays the miniconsole (this was not visible with our customised
layout), and made it the default master page for the site. This has been applied to the two standard pages that come with the Wiki site, however when a new page is created, it seems to inherit the default.master, rather than my custom master page - thus not
showing the miniconsole.
When I have created a new page, I am able to use SharePoint Designer to attach my custom master page to it, which works perfectly, however this will not be a viable option going forward as end-users create their new wiki pages.
How can I get the new pages to inherit my master page when they are created?
My manager is getting the following email "The My Site of XXXXXXXX is scheduled for deletion. As their manager you are now the temporary owner of their site. This temporary ownership gives
you access to the site to copy any business-related information you might need. " Can anyone tell me the number of days before the my site gets deleted and can the deletion be stopped?
I have a SharePoint 2007 List with Expiration Enabled in Information and Policy Management. I have a datatime column ExpiryDate which i used in Expiration. On Expiration I have chose to delete the item. Through Central Admin I run the expiration by clicking
"Process Expired Items now" button. I got the following error in the Windows event viewer.
Expiration Service for site http://md-rmanimaran failed.
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Where I need to specify the login details to get rid of this error? Anybody Please help..
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Another hot one from Oddisee from his new album, The Iceberg out today. It was worth the wait. Enjoy.
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The son of Sudanese and American parents, Amir Mohamed was born and raised in the United States capital city of Washington, D.C., spending hot summers in Khartoum learning Arabic and swimming in the Nile. Growing up amidst the sounds of New York hip hop, his father playing Oud, Go-Go, and gospel, Amir took his first steps as an MC producer in the analog basement studio of his legendary neighbor, Garry Shider (Parliament Funkadelic).


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Susanne Marie Poulette (Truesdale), MS in Ed, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who has spent her career working with children in schools, helping them to overcome communications difficulties, including problems in listening and comprehending spoken messages. Susanne first wrote about Whole Body Listening in a publication of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 1990. Two years earlier, a first grade teacher asked her to help a small group of student who were experiencing problems in listening to instruction. Susanne began by asking the students why they thought it was difficult to listen and pay attention in class. In time, the children identified reasons for many of the problems. Through group discussion, discovery activities, and problem solving, the children determined what they needed to do to improve their listening skills. Whole Body Listening was then born of the solutions and ideas of those first grade children. The ASHA publication two years later eventually became part of listening lessons in many therapy sessions and classrooms.
It is important to understand that the lessons of Whole Body Listening are simply suggestions for teaching and practicing listening skills. The lessons are tools, not rules. Every child presents with an individual set of strengths, differences, difficulties, attention spans, and developmental level. The unique makeup of each child needs to be appreciated and carefully considered before placing performance expectations on any given child.
Truesdale, S.P. (1990). Whole Body Listening: Developing active auditory skills. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 21: 183-184
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A PAIR of business partners from the district are anticipating another bumper year for the online toy company they founded 14 months ago.
Rob Owlett, from Oakworth, and Elliot Lumb, who lives near Cullingworth, together set up PoundToy and now employ 12 other staff.
Although their customers buy the toys online, the e-commerce firm has its own distribution warehouse in Cross Roads, near Keighley.
The company, which began trading last October, aims to sell a range of children's toys at much lower prices than the larger, more established outlets.
Mr Owlett, who previously worked in online and digital marketing for online giant Google, said: "Elliot had been selling toys as a side project on Amazon and Ebay.
"That was going very well so we decided to pool our skills and see if we could take it further.
"We've got a good mix of backgrounds, with Elliot focusing on the supply side of things while I can concentrate on the selling. It works really well.
"We put our heads together to come up with the original concept of PoundToy.
"We have both got kids from previous relationships and know it's not easy to afford toys for them at Christmas.
"So our idea was to do something to try and make Christmas, and also birthdays, cheaper for parents.
"We expected the business to be seasonal, but in fact we were as busy in June as we are in December. It's been incredible."
Mr Owlett said the company has the key advantage of not having the high overheads involved with maintaining expensive high street premises.
"We use the same suppliers as the big companies but don't have the same high street costs," he added.
"E-commerce cuts out the expenses part of retail. Last Christmas we were mainly selling in the Keighley area but now about 35 per cent of our customers are based in and around the London area, which is fantastic for us as a business.
"It did come as a surprise, because we had thought our demographic was mainly going to be less affluent areas.
"In the last 12 months we've seen huge growth and have sold about 366,000 toys. It got so busy that we both had to quit our last jobs to run this full time.
"We had thought it would be more of a sideline project, and weren't expecting this.
"We've already grown to 14 staff, all of which are from Keighley. And we hope to continue our expansion."


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I had big plans for shopping today, but the weather was so nice that instead I opened all the windows and spent the day cleaning. There's something about cool air that just makes me want to declutter and deep clean the whole house (I know I'm slightly crazy).
Thanks to my sweet girls I am very prepped for my trips though, and we will hit both Publix and Kroger in the morning for two little trips (our Publix list only has 10 items on it). So next week I'll have shopping trips to share!
On a side note, I'm pretty sure all of my kids learned to cut, by cutting coupons (all already expired of course).
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Your panfish jig collection
I could not tell you how many jigs I have. It would probably be easier to give you a weight in ounces. I usually buy a handful of whatever looks good when I'm at a new bait store and looking to pick the owner's brain a little. A few extra dollars spent usually goes a long way. Many jigs in my box have never seen the water.
I still buy replacements but that's it.
That said,my panfish "extras" box contains hundreds and hundreds of jigs. My jigging rap collection is close to 200. Spoon box? I never even bothered trying to estimate.
I have five 11x14 Plano boxes in a milk crate. They're all pretty full.... That's my "extras"...although one of those boxes is spring bobbers and extra tippy lights and fast-snaps and tiny swivels and...


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The Lyme-Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce will host a 'Meet the Candidates for Old Lyme Board of Selectmen' night on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Meeting Hall of Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall, 52 Lyme St., Old Lyme. All are welcome.
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Daniel O'Donnell breaks UK chart record for album sales
The Donegal singer, Daniel O'Donnell, has become the first artist to have an album in the UK charts for 24 consecutive weeks.
The Kincasslagh man's latest album, Moon Over Ireland, has made it to number 11 just a week after its release.
"To be in the charts is great after all these years," he said.
He first stepped onto a stage in 1982 with an electric guitar he couldn't play - all he wanted to do was sing.
He made his first record the following year.
During his career O'Donnell has made albums of gospel music, and songs from the 1950s and 60s but he said it was a pleasure to record an album full of songs about his homeland.
"There's a song about every crossroads and every dogfight," he said.
"You know there's somebody writes the words about every event that happens and very often they become very popular songs."
And, he said, his own party of the country has more songs than most.
"Donegal is the county that I come from. I am sure it must have a hundred songs and I have recorded a good few of them.
"This album has two Donegal songs on it. Songs like Maggie that Foster and Allen had and When You Were Sweet 16, the Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur type of song.
O'Donnell makes it a priority after his concerts to stay behind and meet the people who have turned up to support him - which may explain his career has lasted so long.
"It's always nice to meet people. I suppose for me it seems like the most natural thing in the world.
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Collaborative Partners
Collaborative Partners
Through collaborations with non profit partners, LCIF leverages its resources and accomplishes much more than we could on our own. Major collaborative partners are:
The Carter Center
LCIF has awarded The Carter Center more than US$40 million (and other non-profits US$5.5 million) to prevent onchocerciasis or "river blindness" in Latin America and Africa. So far, close to 148 million treatments of Mectizan® have been delivered. The eradication of the disease in Latin America is within reach. LCIF is also partnering with The Carter Center to battle trachoma in two African nations. Pfizer, Inc. provides in-kind support for trachoma control programs as well.
Special Olympics International
The Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes Program began 2001. Since the program's inception, more than 350,000 athletes have been screened with prescription eyewear provided to more than 110,000 athletes. To date, LCIF has awarded more than US$13.3 million to Special Olympics for the Opening Eyes program, and pledged US$7.8 million in 2013 to expand the partnership for five years.
World Health Organization
LCIF is partnering with the World Health Organization on the Project for the Elimination of Avoidable Childhood Blindness. LCIF has given more than US$7 million in SightFirst grant funding to establish 34 needs-based Lions eye care centers in countries all over the globe, aimed especially at delivering preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative eye care services for 121 million children. Phase II of the project, which began in 2011, supported 16 additional centers.
Corporate, NGO and Government Partners
LCIF is grateful for the generosity of our corporate, non-governmental and government partners. They share not just funds but a spirit of humanitarianism and a dedication to improve the lives of those in need. Thanks to these partners, LCIF has been able to expand programs, establish new initiatives and extend our services to others. Major partners are:
Anthem Foundation has generously provided a US$250,000 grant to LCIF to launch the Lions-Anthem Foundation Healthy Heroes initiative to help improve the health of communities across the United States. The partnership also supports Lion-led community service projects with Anthem employees to support various local humanitarian projects through "Volunteer Days" in U.S. select cities. The partnership will also support select year-round grant making to help Lions and their communities promote overall health, wellness and active lifestyles. Fom positive youth development to empowering individuals with disabilities to become more independent, local grants will be awarded by LCIF to Lions clubs and districts with programs that support improved health outcomes.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
To support a Lions-Measles pilot program in four African countries, the Gates Foundation awarded LCIF a grant for US$400,000. LCIF is providing an additional US$300,000 and Lions are managing and implementing the projects. In supporting the pilot program, Lions join the Measles Initiative, a worldwide effort. The partnership helped vaccinate 41 million children. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is also a primary funder of the Gavi Matching Fund. LCIF successfully fulfilled a commitment made in 2013 to raise US$30 million for the measles initiative by the end of 2017. Upon completion, the US$30 million was matched dollar-for-dollar by the Gavi Matching Fund.
First Response Team of America
Partnering with the First Response Team of America to rebuild homes, Lions helped to clear debris from 45 home sites after a tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, destroying 7,500 homes and displacing 50,000 people.
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Johnson & Johnson has committed US$3 million to help fund Sight for Kids screenings for 17 million children throughout Asia since 2002. Sight for Kids involves eye health awareness, education and children's eye screening. The screenings are coordinated by local Lions, Johnson and Johnson staff and local medical personnel.
NoVo Foundation
A US$100,000 grant from NoVo Foundation will expand the Lions Quest program throughout one entire school district in the United States by 2013. Expansion of Lions Quest, LCIF's kindergarten through 12th grade life skills and youth development program, will ensure even more students benefit from the values of social and emotional learning. The grant supports LCIF's Commitment to Action through the Clinton Global Initiative.
Organization of American States' Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)
In April 2005, LCIF and CICAD signed a partnership agreement to collaborate for five years to promote Lions Quest pilot programs throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. To date, funds have been invested in Belize, Colombia, Peru and Paraguay and tentative commitments have been reached to support new activity in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico and several island nations of the Caribbean. CICAD's financial support generally runs approximately US$100,000 per country to be disbursed over a three-year period. CICAD invested about US$1.5 million in Lions Quest programs in the region between 2005 and 2010.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID has given LCIF US$100,000 for Lions-led vocational training programs in Brazil and Sri Lanka, US$50,000 for Lions Quest in South Africa and Malawi and US$150,000 for Lions-led youth vocational programs in South Africa (in cooperation with the International Youth Foundation).
U.S. State Department
The US State Department has awarded US$150,000 to support Lions Quest pilot programs in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Funds were used to train more than 700 teachers to implement the program for the benefit of 30,000 students. LCIF was previously awarded funds of more than US$1 million to expand Lions Quest throughout six countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
VSP Global® Eyes of Hope®
LCIF and Lions clubs are a national Eyes of Hope partner, distributing VSP® Sight for Students® and VSP Mobile Eyes® gift certificates that provide children and adults in need with access to no-cost eye exams and, when prescribed, glasses through VSP providers. Through the partnership, U.S. Lions clubs and their community partners ensure the VSP gift certificates reach persons in need in eight U.S. cities and help provide improved vision and healthy sight.
In 2017, LCI and World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) leaders signed an MOU related to the Sustainable Development Goals (2030 agenda). The partners seek to align their networks and collaborate to raise awareness and advocate around World Diabetes Day (November 14) and the prevention and treatment of diabetes, to reinforce respective strengths through the exchange of infrastructure, partnership and networks, knowledge and expertise, as well as support the implementation of demand driven and sustainable projects in select low- and middle-income countries.


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X-Men: Dark Phoenix Returns to the X-Mansion in First Set Photo
With franchise veterans James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult confirmed to reprise their roles in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, production is already under way on the Fox sequel. Now the first photo has emerged from the film's Montreal set, revealing a familiar location: Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
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Tweeted by the Jennifer Lawrence Fans Films fan account, the photo shows construction of part of the interior of the X-Mansion, where the next generation of mutants is taught.
First pic from the #XMenDarkPhoenix movie set!#Xmen #DarkPhoenix #XMCU #TeenSpirit pic.twitter.com/Dsm8YTpf49
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If the assembled framing and plywood doesn't exactly scream "X-Mansion" to you, the subsequent tweet offers screenshots from the films for reference. Specifically, the large windows on set correspond with those seen in Xavier's study and at the end of a long hallway. "Apparently, they're building the corridors and dorms," the Twitter account added.
Apparently, They're building the corridors and dorms, btw pic.twitter.com/ynDeAHWYhG
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Written and directed by longtime franchise producer Simon Kinberg, X-Men: Dark Phoenix will adapt the seminal 1980 Marvel Comics storyline "The Dark Phoenix Saga."
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Opening Nov. 2, 2018, X-Men: Dark Phoenix stars James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Alexandra Ship as Storm, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler.
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9 Types of Exes Every Collegiette Has
Let's face it. We have all dealt with breakups, makeups, and the craziness that goes on in between. The "psychos" who you constantly rant about to your friends, the cheater who broke your heart one too many times, and the one you may have hurt yourself. Undoubtedly, all of these situations put you through what seem to be the emotional roller coaster of the century, and sometimes there is simply just no recovering. Here are some of the exes we have dealt with (and hope to never have to) again:
Your First Ex
Your first real ex: as in not your middle school boyfriend. You'll always have a soft spot for him in your heart.
The One Who Hates You
… and rightfully so. You messed this one up big time and an apology just wasn't going to fix it.
The One Who Hates You and You Don't Know Why
You probably never will so don't beat yourself up over it. It isn't your fault that he's still bitter… 2 years later.
Your Drunk Phone Call
You might not have even dated, but you are sooo in love with him. At least, that's what your friend Jose Cuervo tells you. Nights like these ladies, is when it's time to go radio silent.
The One Who's Now Gay
Its okay, we move on.
Wait, I forgot we dated!
This is the middle school boyfriend. The one you dated for a couple months, maybe you kissed, and the one someone will always say: "remember when you two dated?"
The One You Purposely Forget
Your friends know to never bring him up. Even though you broke up forever ago, you still have residual embarrassment.
The One You Still Avoid
It just didn't end well. Your friends were involved, his friends were involved and there wasn't any closure. It's probably just best to leave this one alone.
The One That Just Wouldn't Grow Up
He wasn't a bad guy, just incredibly immature.


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Cake flour, as the name suggests, is often used for cakes and pastries. It is a soft wheat, low protein flour with a fine texture, milled from the endosperm of the wheat kernel. It is lighter and has very little gluten, making for tender and less dense baked items.
If you do a good deal of baking, cake flour is probably on your pantry shelf. If not, you can make a suitable substitute with all-purpose flour and cornstarch. Here's how to make one cup of cake flour.
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What You'll Need
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
How to Make It
Spoon 2 level tablespoons of cornstarch into a 1-cup measuring cup.
Spoon flour into the cup until it is almost overflowing. Using the flat side of a knife, sweep the knife over the top of the cup to level it. Each cup of cake flour will weigh about 4 ounces (all-purpose weighs in at about 4 1/2 ounces).
Sift the flour and cornstarch mixture into a bowl.
Repeat to make more cups as needed for the recipe.
If the recipe calls for "# cups of sifted cake flour," you should make the cake flour as above, sift it to blend thoroughly, and then measure once again.
If your recipe uses all-purpose flour and you feel cake flour would produce better results, you can substitute cake flour or the cake flour blend for the all-purpose flour. Just use 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of cake flour (or the blend above) for each cup of all-purpose flour in the recipe.
For a brief description of different types of wheat flour, see Types of Wheat Flour.
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Albatrosses can travel a thousand kilometres daily over the oceans. They extract their propulsive energy from horizontal wind shears with a flight strategy called dynamic soaring. While thermal soaring, exploited by birds of prey and sports gliders, consists of simply remaining in updrafts, extracting energy from horizontal winds necessitates redistributing momentum across the wind shear layer, by means of an intricate and dynamic flight manoeuvre. Dynamic soaring has been described as a sequence of half-turns connecting upwind climbs and downwind dives through the surface shear layer. Here, we investigate the optimal (minimum-wind) flight trajectory, with a combined numerical and analytic methodology. We show that contrary to current thinking, but consistent with GPS recordings of albatrosses, when the shear layer is thin the optimal trajectory is composed of small-angle, large-radius arcs. Essentially, the albatross is a flying sailboat, sequentially acting as sail and keel, and is most efficient when remaining crosswind at all times. Our analysis constitutes a general framework for dynamic soaring and more broadly energy extraction in complex winds. It is geared to improve the characterization of pelagic birds flight dynamics and habitat, and could enable the development of a robotic albatross that could travel with a virtually infinite range.
Electronic supplementary material is available online at https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3887821.
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Olathe got off to a great start in league play with a 47-14 win over Grand Valley.
"We got to keep taking those steps," senior quarterback Dillon Nelson. "Hopefully we can past and do this...this week. As that goes on, keep taking those next steps."
The Pirates will await for Cedaredge. The 2-3 Bruins may be a better team than their record indicates.
Cedaredge stated the year in the top 10 ten in Class !A.
Last year the Bruins handed Olathe a 25-0 loss.
"It's great to come in with a win," head coach Ryan Corn. "Everybody is excited. Everybody is ready to go. Everybody is studying hard. It gets everybody a little more focused on I think."
The team talked about the importance of winning league games.
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INSTRUMENT (Lat. instrumentum, from insincere, to build up, furnish, arrange, prepare), that which can be used as a means to an end, hence a mechanical contrivance, implement or tool; the word is more particularly applied to the implements of applied science, in mathematics, surgery, surveying, &c., while those of the handicrafts are generally known as " tools. A specific use of the term is for the various contrivances used to produce musical sounds, " musical instruments." In law an " instrument " is any formal or written document by which expression is given to a legal act or. agreement. This is a classical use of the Lat. instrumentum, a document, record. The term may be used in a wide sense, as a mere writing, meant only to form a record, or in a particular sense with reference to certain statutes. For example, the Stamp Act 1891 defines an instrument as an expression including every written document; for the purposes of the Forgery Act 1861 a post-office telegram accepting a wager has been defined as an instrument. In expressions such as " deed, will, or other written instrument " the word means any written document under which a right or liability, legal or equitable, exists.End of Article: INSTRUMENT (Lat. instrumentum, from insincere, to build up, furnish, arrange, prepare)
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Educational Qualification:
** B.A.(H) in Political Science from Delhi university
** M.A. in Political Science from Delhi university
Professional Qualification:
** M.A. in Mass Communication from Kurukshetra University
** P.G. Diploma in Radio Broadcasting from IGNOU in Collaboration With Prasar Bharti (Specialization in Radio Samachar Lekhan)
. Presently Working In CNEB.in as an Assistant Producer from January 2011 till date and also Aakashwani as an Casual Editor from June 2008
** Worked with Indian Media.tv News Web portal as an Assistant Producer from May 2010 to December 2010
** Worked in Dainik Mahamedha as a Sub-Editor from June 2008 to May 2010
** One month in Hindustan Hindi News Paper as Internship
** One month in D.D.
Strong Side :
** Tremendous Insight in Translation into Hindi & Vice Versa
** Good Command over Traditional and Current General knowledge
Technical Knowledge:
** MS Office
** Web Browsing.
Free Hand:
** Online Editing
** Proof Reading
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** English and Hindi Typing
Language :
Good Command Over English and Hindi Language
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Do you want to eat really well—not just once in a while, but all the time—but you don't know where to begin?
Are you tired of pizza—as much as you like it—and broke from buying takeout?
Do you love good food—the straightforward, homemade kind—but feel challenged to set up a kitchen, shop for decent equipment and groceries, and tap into a few basic skills that can put a simple roast chicken or vegetarian entree on your dinner table?
If you answer "yes" to these questions, then Get Cooking is for you. Get Cooking is the first book from bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen designed specifically for beginners, whether you are just starting to cook for yourself or trying to kick the restaurant habit. Unlike most cookbooks, the goal of Get Cooking is to get you in the kitchen, no matter what your experience level might be.
Illustrated throughout with color photographs of each dish, Get Cooking gives you clear, step-by-step instructions for making everything from classic mashed potatoes to Broccoli–Cheddar Cheese Calzones to Hot Fudge Sundaes (with homemade hot fudge!). With this book, anyone—you included—can make delicious, fresh food, with a lot less expense (and a lot more satisfaction) than ordering in.
You may know Mollie Katzen as the author of such famous cookbooks as Moosewood Cookbook or The Enchanted Broccoli Forest; Get Cooking has all of the accessibility and personal warmth of those beloved books, but it is Mollie's first cookbook for vegetarians and omnivores alike. You will learn how to make North African Red Lentil Soup, Linguine with Spinach and Peas, and Chickpea and Mango Curry—and also Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Spinach Lasagna, and Steak Fajitas.
With Get Cooking in hand, you'll be serving everything from salads (such as Wilted Spinach Salad with Hazelnuts, Goat Cheese, and Golden Raisins) to desserts (try the Cheesecake Bars), with stops along the way for party snacks, a full array of side dishes, and a brilliant assortment of handcrafted burgers (bean, tofu, and mushroom—as well as beef, turkey, and tuna). Here at last is the cookbook that will make a cook out of everyone.
Received from the publisher for review.
First of all, this is a basic cookbook for anyone who has never been in the kitchen with their mother or grandmother for more than five minutes or watched the Food Network. It covers everything from the very, very basics such as a wedge of lettuce with dressing, to the more complex Green Pea and Feta Quiche. It is a good introduction to the kitchen for those who have never cooked in their lives (think Carrie from Sex and the City). The book is obviously for those upper middle class women, but there are some budget basics that everyone can make.
I tried a couple of recipes just to test things out:
First was the Linguine with Spinach and Peas. I was quite impressed with the ease of making the dish. I did skip the red pepper flakes since I'm not a fan, and I used butter instead of olive oil. The taste was quite good and the friend I tested on enjoyed it as well.
Two thumbs up here.
Next up was the Roasted Fingerlings. My grocery store wasn't fancy enough to carry fingerling potatoes, so I had to go with quartered baby potatoes, but the result was quite similar. I also used kosher salt and fresh pepper on them, as was suggested in the "Get Creative" section of the recipe.
The recipe itself was incredibly easy to make, and when baked on a foil lined pan as suggested cleanup is a snap.
The potatoes came out nicely browned and tasted lovely. The friend I tested them on agreed as well.
Two thumbs up here as well.
This one gets three stars. Although the cookbook purports to be for beginning cooks it is really for beginning cooks of a certain income level, so pass on this if you're a ramen noodle eating student. There are a variety of recipes for everything from pasta to soups, snacks, and desserts, as well as numerous recipes for vegetarians and vegans, which was nice. The pictures included with each recipe were extremely helpful so you knew what you were making and didn't end up with a Rachel Trifle Incident. Overall, I would recommend this as a gift to someone who is just setting up house for the first time, or someone who has always wanted to learn how to cook, but never has.
★★★☆☆ = Liked It


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Thanks to Jason's comprehensive and up-to-date list of anthropology blogs over at The Anthropology Report, I've added a few new blogs to my blog list (see right-hand column for details).
One of them is Anthropology Major Fox. The "fuck yeah animal meme" this site is based on portrays a fox who is an anthropology major, and the witty things that come out of his cute little fox mouth (as imagined by various anthropologists, anthropology students and other site contributors). As AMF states, you don't have to be a major or minor in the discipline (or an anthropologist) to enjoy them; you simply have to "love that tricky little field of anthropology."
Here are a few of my favorite memes from the site. Looking forward to seeing more in the future. If I can come up with something good, I may even create my own!


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Some concerts are good fun but become forgettable sometime later, others are memorable for all the wrong reasons and more still can impress you at the time but later you come to feel indifferent about them. Enter the phenomenal Rodrigo y Gabriela. A few days after checking them out live for the first time I am still utterly spellbound by their performance this week at the mighty Royal Albert Hall. A few factors will help set the scene for what I was about to experience; growing up with a charismatic classical Spanish guitar-playing Grandfather has given me a love of the acoustic sound from an early age; the venue has been my favourite place to see live music since a trip to see Eric Clapton with my Dad in my pre teens – it's a magical and historic venue that still feels both eventful yet intimate; the atmospheric touch of pumping incense into the crowd as the duo took to the stage.
I first encountered these Mexican virtuosos on TV when they appeared on a guitar special of Later with Jools Holland last year. Having never come across them until that point I became mesmerized by their performance on the show; intense, focused, immensely dedicated and cool. Exploring further, I learnt from friends who had caught them at Glastonbury in previous years about their formation as teenagers in their native Mexico City, their roots in heavy metal and their busking days then eventual discovery on Grafton Street in Dublin only a few years ago. Since then they have taken the festival circuit by storm, recording several albums (notably 2006's Rodrigo y Gabriela and 2012's collaboration with C.U.B.A., Area 52) and even co-scored and recorded the last Pirates of the Caribbean film On Stranger Tides with Zans Zimmer in 2011. It's a meteoric rise for two jobbing musicians and the kind that can only happen with a certain level of extreme talent, hard work, lucky breaks and seized opportunities.
Fortunately for these guys all the above have come together like so many perfectly aligned stars and the results have never been on display more impressively than in a certain full capacity concert hall in South Kensington last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Listening to them with eyes closed it's hard to imagine there are only two young musicians on the stage. Their guitars serve them for creating simultaneous beats, melodies, bass lines, solos and even percussive sounds that make you feel there is a full band in front of you. Listening to them with eyes open it's less hard to imagine their metal roots. Rodrigo in jeans and t shirt mocking his own hairstyle is dressed down cool; strutting around the stage in a way that will surely have him appear in the next Mariachi sequel should Robert Rodriguez elect to make another installment. Gabriela meanwhile wears her rock roots on her sleeve, or rather her hot pants and boots and she swaggers around the stage playing incredible melodies while simultaneously jumping, head banging and shaking her hair around. The duo are clearly having a blast when they perform and their enjoyment of the show completely translates to the audience. Many friends were envious that I was going to see these guys and now I know why – I'd catch them again to re-live that experience in an accelerated heartbeat.
Rodrigo y Gabriela // Royal Albert Hall 20/5/14
Words > Roy Swansborough


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This book is written as an introduction to the theory of error-free computation. In addition, we include several chapters that illustrate how error-free com putation can be applied in practice. The book is intended for seniors and first year graduate students in fields of study involving scientific computation using digital computers, and for researchers (in those same fields) who wish to obtain an introduction to the subject. We are motivated by the fact that there are large classes of ill-conditioned problems, and there are numerically unstable algorithms, and in either or both of these situations we cannot tolerate rounding errors during the numerical computations involved in obtaining solutions to the problems. Thus, it is important to study finite number systems for digital computers which have the property that computation can be performed free of rounding errors. In Chapter I we discuss single-modulus and multiple-modulus residue number systems and arithmetic in these systems, where the operands may be either integers or rational numbers. In Chapter II we discuss finite-segment p-adic number systems and their relationship to the p-adic numbers of Hensel [1908]. Each rational number in a certain finite set is assigned a unique Hensel code and arithmetic operations using Hensel codes as operands is mathe matically equivalent to those same arithmetic operations using the cor responding rational numbers as operands. Finite-segment p-adic arithmetic shares with residue arithmetic the property that it is free of rounding errors.
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Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim to own any of the following characters, places, or events.
Author's Note: Set immediately after the events of "Lineage." Excerpt at the beginning from my original poem, "excuses," © 2011
Rainbow's End
"…a winging flutter
hand to belly, wonder to lips
bespeaking life within…"
B'Elanna left Sickbay in a daze. As she stepped into their quarters, hand still pressed to her midsection, the only thought that registered was she didn't remember getting on the turbolift. Or walking through the halls. Or even opening the door.
She crossed to the viewport and stood looking out at the warping stars, the pressure of the couch cushions against her knees holding her upright more than back from the glass. Her vision turned fuzzy, and the streaking starfield became the only indication that time still passed normally.
When her combadge chirped, she made no move to answer it. Only gasped as another flutter played deep inside her.
She flattened the hand on her stomach until she felt the hardness of her wedding ring through the layers of uniform. And still, she tried to press closer. As if she could reach inside and touch this…thing she couldn't quite dare to name yet.
Swallowing, B'Elanna sank to the couch and ran her fingers across her belly. Wondering. Dreaming. Could she…? When would…? Oh. Oh! Another one.
B'Elanna closed her eyes and jumped as something hot dripped to her cheeks. She was crying. Crying. She'd done way too much of that lately. Enough to last her several years. But…these tears were different; they weren't angry and broken, or even frightened. They filled her with hope. They set off fireworks inside her chest, made her want to leap to her feet and dance in joyous abandon. There was nothing, nothing like this feeling. Not in all the galaxy.
. . . .
Tom fiddled with the helm controls, dying to send Voyager into a flat-out barrel roll. They were holding steady at warp seven, but he had noticed an unusual star cluster not far from their current position. Knowing Janeway, it wouldn't take much to pique her interest, and if he could just get permission to drop out of warp…
He was halfway through imagining each bridge officer's reaction when the comm system demanded everyone's attention. Drat. And he'd just gotten to Tuvok.
::Nicoletti to the Bridge.::
Tom's fingers stilled their tap dance, and he cocked an ear toward the exchange. "Janeway here. What is it, Lieutenant? Shouldn't B'Elanna be on duty right now?"
::That's why I'm calling, Captain. She said she was going to swing by Sickbay before coming on duty. That was three hours ago, and she hasn't checked in since.::
The Captain's eyes narrowed. "And you've tried contacting her?"
::Yes, ma'am. No answer. The computer says she's in her quarters, but…::
Tom's heart rate increased by about warp factor four, and he snapped back to the helm. After everything that had happened, surely she hadn't…she couldn't be…heck, he would kill her.
"Say no more, Lieutenant. I'll take care of it. I'm sure she's fine, just a little preoccupied."
::Yes, Captain. Sorry to bother you.::
"Nonsense. Concern is never a bother. Janeway out."
The silence on the bridge was almost too much for him, and he felt eyes boring holes in his back. A lot of them. He swung around. "Captain—"
"Permission granted, Tom. Keep us posted." Her look said more—a lot more—but Tom didn't take the time to listen. He just bounded from his seat and into the turbolift.
Two seconds after the doors closed, he commed Sickbay.
::What can I do for you this time, Lieutenant? While I do have a treatment for your wife's morning sickness, I can't help you with your anxious father syndrome. However—::
"Stow the gab, Doc. It's B'Elanna. Did she stop by Sickbay this morning?"
::As a matter of fact she did. Why do you ask?::
Tom paced the step and a half he could and fisted his hands. "Did she seem okay when she left?" Stupid question to ask a doctor, especially this one. Tom braced himself for the caustic reply.
::She seemed fine. Better than fine, actually. You might even say that—::
"Got it, Doc. Thanks for your help. I'll let you know when I find her." Tom cut the channel with a slap and plowed down the halls. He'd try their quarters first, since that was where the computer had said she'd be.
She could have taken her combadge off, though. That's certainly what Sue Nicoletti thought she'd done. But why? What reason would Bee have to do that unless…endless scenarios, not one of them comforting, wreaked havoc on Tom's mind. By the time he turned the last corner, he was emotional road kill. Punching the controls, he charged into the room, expecting something—he didn't know what. But what met him certainly wasn't it.
His faltered, then nearly face-planted in his haste to reach her. "Bee? Bee, are you all right?" He knelt at the couch, hand cupping her cheek. It was sticky, and when her eyes fluttered open, he saw their reddened edges. She moaned something unintelligible, and his heart tripped on its way up his throat.
"B'Elanna," he murmured, moving to pick her up. Before he could, though, she bolted upright and seized his hand, pressing it against her stomach. When he tried to pull back, she resisted.
"Wait? Wait for what, Bee? What is this all about? Why are you crying?"
She shook her head, eyes focused inward. "Just wait," she breathed.
Seconds stretched into minutes, until she tensed and snapped her gaze back to his. No, tensed wasn't the right word. She came alive.
"There—do you feel it?" She was breathless. Sparkling.
Tom frowned. "Feel what?"
She pressed his hand closer, and he winced as her nails bit into his knuckles. He shook his head. "I…don't get it, Bee. What am I supposed to be feeling?"
"The baby, Tom! Our baby! Our daughter!"
Tom's pulse drummed in his ear. Their daughter? Moving? So soon? Freeing his hand, he gripped her shoulders. "Are you sure it's the baby, B'Elanna? I can't feel anything."
Her eyes dimmed. "You can't?"
He shook his head. She stood and paced, fingers rubbing her temples. "But it's her, Tom; I know it is. It…how could it be anything else?"
Torn between wanting to shake her or kiss her, Tom swallowed the crumbs of his anger and said, "I don't know, B'Elanna. We're both new at this, remember?" He tried to smile, but his brush with panic kept it from being genuine. Not that it mattered; her gaze seemed tethered to the carpet.
She halted mid-pace, hand flying to her belly. Watching her transform again, Tom's lungs stopped working. "Try," she begged, reaching for his hand. "You've got to. It's…" the look on her face finished her words.
Heart begging to be included, Tom allowed her to pull his fingers back to her midsection. She stared at him, eyes so full of hope that it hurt. He gave it two minutes before he shook his head. "Nothing, Bee."
She was crushed. "But…the Doctor—he could."
Ah. That explained it. He smoothed his thumb along her cheek. "The Doc's a hologram. It makes sense that he has super-sensitive hands." This had to be big for his engineer wife not to realize that.
B'Elanna slumped into an Oh sort of posture, gaze trailing back to the floor. Tom regarded her with compassion, and decided to risk hugging her. The worst she could do was walk out the door and claim asylum in her office.
Instead of pulling away from him, though, B'Elanna stepped into his embrace, resting her head on his chest. He noticed she still had a hand on her stomach, and pulled her closer. Even now, with disappointment hovering over her, B'Elanna was different. Alive. He pressed his cheek into her hair, inhaling her scent. Why had he worried? Bee was fine. Better than fine. Tom smiled as he realized the Doctor had been right. Then he frowned, knowing the overgrown photon would expect an apology. Demand one, more likely.
His combadge chirped, shattering the moment. ::Bridge to Paris.::
At the sound of his captain's voice, heat flooded his cheeks. B'Elanna grinned and tapped his badge before moving to the couch.
"Paris here. Sorry Captain. I, uh…I guess I forgot." He winced. Way to sound professional. He could already feel the sting of Harry's jokes.
::Did you find her, Tom?::
That was Chakotay. "Yes, Commander. And she's fine." He stole a glance at B'Elanna. Found himself impaled on her glare. He swallowed. Of course she would choose now to snap out of her reverie.
::Don't rush back, Lieutenant.::
::Ayala offered to take the rest of your shift. You're off the hook.:: Somehow, Tom doubted that Mike Ayala had offered to do anything. Accepted, maybe. But not offered. That required words.
B'Elanna's glare bored into him, and he scrabbled. "Really, that's unnecessary. B'Elanna's fine. I'll be up in a few minutes." He cut the channel and eyed his wife. She seemed in full possession of her faculties now.
"So," she began, rising, "checking up on me, were you?" She advanced on him like a tigress stalking her prey. Hadn't the Doctor mentioned something about hormones and mood swings? This certainly qualified.
His tongue felt like sandpaper. "Actually, it was Nicoletti. She commed the Bridge ready to sic Tuvok on you." He sounded about as casual as a beached whale.
"Oh really?" she purred, only inches away now. "I'll have to remember that." Finally, he met her gaze. And nearly collapsed in relief at the mischief he saw glinting back at him.
The tigress pounced, capturing his lips with enough force to leave him breathless. He wasn't the only one. Too soon, B'Elanna pulled back, eyes sparkling. "You'd better hurry, flyboy. It's been a few minutes. The Captain might ask questions. And you know how Chakotay is…" She laughed at the face he pulled, then gave him a push.
"Besides…we'll be here when you get back."
. . . .
The door whisked into place, concealing Tom from view. She let out a breath and turned, hands on her hips. She hadn't felt the baby move since Tom hugged her, but the Doc had warned that the movements would be erratic. Sometimes days apart, at this early stage. So she wasn't worried. Just disappointed.
Her stomachs growled—an entirely different sensation—and she realized she hadn't eaten breakfast. The replicator was tempting. Too tempting. Crossing to the machine, she ordered enough banana pancakes to wipe out a week's rations. She justified it with eating for two.
As she ate, she reviewed her conversation with Tom. It felt good to be cared for, especially by her engineers. She'd have to remember—"Actually, it was Nicoletti." Nicoletti! B'Elanna choked on her bite of pancake and almost got maple syrup up her nose. Recovering, she smacked her combadge. "Torres to Nicoletti."
::Hey, Boss! Glad to hear you're okay. Both of you.::
"Sue, listen. I'm sorry for leaving you hanging like that. I'll be down as soon as I finish lunch, okay?"
::No need. Lieutenant Carey came in after I, uh…well, after I commed the Bridge about you. He said not to worry; he'll cover for you."
This from the guy whose nose she'd broken. "Tell him he doesn't have to do that. I'm fine, really. I can be down there in ten minutes."
A muffled comment followed by masculine laughter carried over the line. Then Sue's bright voice. ::Don't worry, Boss. He said he remembers how his wife was when she was pregnant. And that he owes you one.::
One what? One broken nose? B'Elanna's heart warmed. "Right back at him. Tell him…tell him thanks."
::Will do, Boss. Nic out.::
B'Elanna finished her pancakes with a smile.
. . . .
Tom stepped into their quarters and heaved a sigh. "Ahh," he breathed. "Home sweet home." Silence met the cliché. "B'Elanna?" He stepped farther into the room, blue-eyed gaze sweeping the cozy quarters. Passing over the table, couch, and darkened refresher, they came to rest on the bed. He smiled. Discarding his boots and jumpsuit, he padded over in his regulation undershirt and shorts.
B'Elanna lay on her back, eyes closed and arm thrown above her head. A padd lay on her stomach, its display in sleep mode. Ah, Bee, he thought, heart smiling. Not even dinnertime, and you've worn yourself out. He eased the padd from under her fingers and set it aside, then quelled his hunger with a childhood favorite—PB&J. After a quick shower, he slid into bed and allowed himself to relax for the first time that day.
Tom lingered over B'Elanna, wanting to memorize the moment. He smoothed the hair from her cheek, fingering it as he considered their future. What would their daughter look like? Would she have B'Elanna's coloring and his eyes, or blonde hair and B'Elanna's eyes? The Doc had told them he could advance the computer's holographic rendering of their daughter, but Tom didn't want to spoil the surprise. For some reason, the unknowns made it more exciting. The anticipation more...precious.
His eyes wandered back to his wife, pausing on the slight part of her lips. The urge to kiss her was overwhelming, but he hated the thought of waking her. Instead, he rolled her so her back fit flush with his chest. He tucked his arm around her waist and slipped his hand beneath hers, where it still rested on her belly.
As he lay there and imagined what it would be like to be B'Elanna, able to feel their child moving within her, it hit him. All afternoon, it had bothered him as he sat at the helm, fingers drumming out his boredom. He'd been so caught up in making sure B'Elanna wasn't doing something crazy that he hadn't pinpointed the change in her.
And there had been a change; it was the reason he'd felt comfortable leaving her alone all day, even after she'd gone AWOL that morning. Tears flooded his eyes as he realized it.
The joy in her voice, the shine to her eyes, the bounce in her step...they all told him one thing.
After thirty years, B'Elanna had found a home.


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Florida Technical College
About this location:Kissimmee
3831 West Vine Street
Kissimmee, FL 34741
The Kissimmee campus is located in the Osceola Square Mall and is a short drive from all the major theme parks located in Central Florida, as well as the main campus in Orlando. The campus occupies approximately 67,000 square feet of the mall facility. There are a combination of classrooms, labs, a library, a faculty lounge, a cafeteria/student lounge and academic/administrative offices. As part of the Osceola Square Mall facility, ample parking is available for our students.
Programs available at this location:Baking and Pasterleria
Criminal Justice with emphasis on Homeland Security
Culinary Arts
Full Specialist
HVAC/R with PLC
Information Technology Networking, Web Design and Programming
Medical Assistant Technician
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Associates
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist - Diploma
Nail Specialist
Network Administration


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Community Involvement
As Your Home Town Utility, Erie Thames Powerlines is proud to sponsor and participate in a variety of community events within our service territory. Our staff live here — this is their home; the community of their family and friends. We understand the importance of community support and Erie Thames Powerlines is committed to partnering in the leisure activities, community events and fundraising initiatives of the townships we service.
Each year we enjoy sponsoring youth minor hockey teams in the region. Last year we had the privilege of sponsoring 10 teams, including the Port Stanley Lakers, Aylmer Flames and the Junior C Aylmer Spitfires. These athletic sponsorships offer children and youth the chance to participate in team athletics while also helping generate community support and involvement.
In addition to financially supporting athletic teams, the staff of Erie Thames Powerlines actively volunteer in a variety of community events and programs within our service territory. Our staff actively participates in community parades and helps run workshops such as Emergency Preparedness Day in Ingersoll and the County of Oxford (Woodstock).


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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Sunday evening on a nine-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage, which left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 4:40pm, landed at Dammam King Fahd International Airport at 7:35 pm local time.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi received her at the airport.
During the two-nation visit, the Prime Minister will attend the concluding ceremony of a joint military exercise named 'Gulf Shield-1' at Dammam of Saudi Arabia and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London.
She will join the concluding ceremony of 'Gulf Shield-1' at the invitation of Saudi King and Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
In Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hasina will take part in a parade apart from the concluding ceremony of the joint military exercise in the Eastern Province of Al-Jubail on April 16.
After attending the concluding ceremony, Hasina will leave Dammam for London at 5pm on Monday by a special flight.
The flight is scheduled to land at Heathrow International Airport in London at 10:30pm local time.