text:
Let's start with a technical analysis of the stock market:
It is hovering around 9,500 points, 4,700 points below its high of 14,165 in October 2007. The market hit 6,542 on March 9, which, so far, has signaled the low for the bear market.
The first important positive technical hurdle occurred Aug. 7, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Average simultaneously reached new highs in the current market upswing.
Dow Theory is explicit in that "no significant movement up or down in the market may occur without the Transportation Average confirming new highs or lows in the Dow Industrial Average."
The next big step in this market would be witnessing the Dow Industrials reaching 10,354 points, 850 points higher than current levels. If the Industrials reach 10,354, the halfway mark between the high of 14,165 points and the March low of 6,542, a huge technical milestone would be reached. If the Dow Transports confirm the resurgent Dow Industrials after they have reached 10,354 points, there is a good bet that the bear market is over, and we really are in a new bull market.
But a brand-new, full-blown bull market will certainly encounter many and extreme difficulties.
Problems in the economy
At this point, U.S. private savings is now confirmed to be at least 7% and thought to be 9%. That is huge, and it has accounted for trillions of dollars in savings being accumulated over the last few years.
To improve the economy, there must be an increase in consumer demand that will entice savers to part with some of their savings and spend their money.
The whole idea of a stimulus program is to encourage the public at large to spend their money. Prudent business operators and families, however, are not spending on anything but necessities. The fear of further economic collapse encourages people to build savings and discourages people from spending those savings. An increase in demand cannot be created by government, or Federal Reserve System, policy.
Unemployment now exceeds 10% and is approaching 12%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that we will lose 8 million jobs in this economic downturn. Additionally, we need to develop 150,000 jobs a month in this country just to absorb labor entering the employment market.
For us to be whole again, we need to return the 8 million jobs plus 150,000 jobs a month, which will be tough and take time, particularly if people choose to continue to save rather than spend part of their savings.
Not included in these figures are 6 million people who are working part-time and are looking for full-time jobs. These statistics dampen the probability for rapid economic expansion. To get back to where we were in jobs a year ago, 23 million jobs need to be created in five years. That would mean adding 15% annually to the employment base. Unlikely!
The housing market, a significant part of our economy, has been picking up. In the month of July, of the houses that were sold, about 30% of them were short sales from banks (that lost money on each sale), and another 30% of homes sold were foreclosures. So 60% of houses sold recently are houses that are moving because they are troubled assets. When this inventory is depleted and newly built houses are being absorbed by demand, the housing market will be on the way to being whole again. But it is certainly not well yet.
Estimates of the government's bailout funds range all the way up to $12.9 trillion, and nobody can check the sources of these estimates because the Federal Reserve System has never been audited. There is an attempt in Congress to have the Fed audited so that we can measure the real obligations of our financial system. The resistance to auditing the Fed is so great one can only surmise that there are things in that audit the public cannot see, because it would make them furious if they did. Continued government dishonesty and lack of disclosure will not help in rebuilding any kind of economic resurgence.
Seventy-seven banks have closed so far this year. Many other banks are insolvent. Nobody in the private sector really knows the magnitude of the problems with these other banks, which is another reason for auditing the Fed.
The new rule, to mark to the market, assets held by lending institutions is creating a furor among bankers.
They know that marking most of their troubled assets to current value means marking them down substantially from where they are currently carried on the books. That means banks would report large losses of capital. Further, many other banks would be insolvent. Until we get beyond bank foreclosures, which may last another 18 to 24 months, economic recovery will remain frustrated.
In the 1960s, Hamilton Bolton, one of the founders of Bank Credit Analyst, and also a strong Dow Theory proponent, proved that every $3 of new debt produced $1 of new GDP. Mr. Bolton's successor, Ian McAvit, writes in his latest report, "Over the four years to September 2007 when the meltdown began, U.S. GDP rose $2.86 trillion, or 25.8%. Total credit market debt increased by $14.85 trillion over those four years.
This translated into $5.19 of new debt for every $1 of new GDP (14.85 ÷ 2.86 = 5.19). In the two years to September 2008, new debt required for each $1 of additional GPD had ballooned to $6.49. Increasing federal debt to recapitalize banks isn't going to translate into resurgent growth and consumer spending."
Remember, each new dollar of debt, and we have at least $3 trillion this year, requires interest payments.
Those interest payments take away from money that could be spent on something that is more productive in creating jobs.
Here are some interesting numbers through July 31 that relate to our economy in this fiscal year:
· Federal deficit for July: $181 billion (a record)
· Total deficit so far in 2009: $1.3 trillion (a record)
· Government spending in July: $332 billion (a record)
· U.S. government receipts in July: $152 billion (5.6% decline from '08)
Any reasonable human being who understands math can see these numbers cannot be sustained.
Furthermore, there is no indication in government planning, or in economic activity, that this disastrous posture created by our government will be abated at all, let alone any time soon!
To compound the problem, government revenues are down 33% this year, and government transfer payments (stimulus funds) are up 33% this year. These are not good, or healthy, signs.
In 1984, total U.S. debt was 1.25 times greater than GDP. In 2009, our total debt is 3.1 times greater than GDP. We are swimming in a tidal wave of debt.
We have run into the problem of trying to find buyers for the national debt. Seventy percent of our past national debt is owned by Social Security and Medicare, the former which is using 100% of its annual donations, and the latter which is already running deeply in the red. That eliminates them as further buyers of treasury funds.
The two recent biggest buyers of U.S. treasury securities, China and Japan, are not buying any more treasuries because, with the value of the dollar going down, they lose money daily. The only thing left is a scam: The Fed creates the money with a printing press and turns around and uses that new money to purchase debt from the Treasury Department, and debt results from deficit spending. Because nothing of value was rendered for the new cash, there is now much more cash in the economy than is necessary for the goods and services that can be made available in the economy. The result is inflation.
We may stave off inflation a little bit while unemployment remains high; however, we will get slammed in the future if and when full employment returns.
The current decrease in the value of the dollar is a direct result of investor fears of future inflation. Walter Wriston, long-time chairman of Citibank, which was successful in the '60s and '70s, says, "Money goes where it is wanted and stays where it is well treated." We may expect the irresponsible treatment of our money supply to chase investors away until the government takes some reasonable action to balance the budget.
Suffice it to say, the outlook is gloomy. We are not in a confirmed bull market, even though many economists say we are. We are not healthy, even though many economists say we are recovering.
What to do?
There is nothing wrong with cash. It gives you time to think. There is a huge socialistic agenda being placed before the Congress. All of these agendas are to be paid from "increasing tax revenues." That is government speak for "tax the rich" because there is no one else to tax. Margaret Thatcher said, "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money!"
For investors interested in equities, there are some buys. All of the following are A-rated companies with long-term records of both increasing dividends and increasing earnings. They all yield 3.4% or more, and they all sell at price-earnings ratios far under their historical averages: Abbott Labs, Altria, Chevron, Clorox, Coca-Cola, Emerson, Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Pepsico, Phillip Morris International Inc., Proctor & Gamble and Sysco. We have not seen a list of good values in so many A-rated companies in more than quarter of a century.
There is a bright spot. U.S. factory utilization is the lowest it has been since World War II. Our factories are in good shape. When business improves, the private sector will be gushing cash. If the profits are not stolen by the government and business is allowed to hire more people and produce more products, our economy could be cured more quickly than it appears.
Caveat Emptor.
George Rauch is a Longboat Key resident and owner of Bradenton-based General Propeller.


text:
As vivid as if it was just a few months or years ago, I can remember my Dad and Mother tuned each evening into the AM radio we had trying to get an update on what was happening "over there". I remember some of the broadcasts that had been recorded along the front, some place in "no man's land", hearing the announcer between the crashing sound of the artillery and staccato sound of a machine gun, and thinking about just what it would be like to be there.
On weekends and after school as a seven or eight year old in a neighborhood of boys the favorite past time was playing "army" because we saw the news reels from Korea at the movies and heard our parents talking about the big battles taking place. Of course it was pretty realistic play, we all had parts of uniforms, inert hand grenades, canteens, bayonets, web belts, etc. to go along with our BB guns; those items brought home as souvenirs by fathers, uncles, and older brothers who had been in World War II. How more real could we be? And of course none of us wanted to be a character enemy Korean soldier because they always lost the "play-like" battles we fought.
I have told this memory before about coming in for supper at my mother's call and whining to Dad and Mother, "the war will be over before I get a chance to grow up and go fight". I don't recall their response, but I think it must have been something like "we sure hope so".
What I didn't realize at the time was that Dad, a naval officer in WWII, had received alert orders to be prepared to report for duty within a certain period of time. As an officer he was subject to reactivation at any time if the government and the Navy thought they needed him. It always got delayed and Mother was real happy.
My good friend whom I played army with and who lived across the street came running over one afternoon to announce his dad, who had remained in the National Guard after the "Second War", as it was often called, had been activated and would be going to Korea as a sergeant in the infantry. He did go, was wounded, came home after being rehabilitated and he was never quite the same. He started drinking heavily, could never keep a job any time over the years following that and would just disappear on a "binge" for weeks sometimes.
Today we would call that PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). And, today Roy, as I'll refer to him, would be receiving some type of treatment or assistance from the Veterans Administration, something non-existent then. He was simply one of the roughly five million Americans who served during that time who never got a ticker tape parade nor rode in a float in tribute to their service when they came home.
Then there was Mom's cousin's husband, who'd been "drafted" to service over there. When he came home, I remember watching as they lowered him in the ground and the crack of the rifles in salute of his gallantry. then I watched in contrasting silence as a man in a uniform handed a perfectly folded flag and a small purple colored heart shaped little medal in a box to her. How in the world can anybody forget to overlook something like that?
Its is said that most of 5000,000 to 600,000 survivors of that war, who were in theater inside Korea and most of whom are in their 80's, are still in daily pain due to the severe cold weather and inadequate uniforms they had for the climate.
As we mark the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice of the Korean War this week, July 27, let's do what most of those Veterans would say, "just remember us" as we quietly say thanks for your sacrifice. How in the world can anybody forget something like that?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Southern University produces the fifth most African-American graduates who go on to earn doctorates among all colleges and universities in the nation, according to a recently published study conducted by a three-member team from the University of Pennsylvania.
According to the study's findings, released at the recent annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Diego, California, historically black colleges and universities make up 8 of the top 10 producers of African-American graduates who go on to earn doctorates.
Southern finished ahead of Jackson State University, Morehouse College, the University of Michigan, North Carolina A&T University, and the University of California at Berkeley, according to the study.
"This is clear evidence that Southern University continues to be a leader in producing students who are gifted and who will be successful wherever they go," said Southern Chancellor Kofi Lomotey.
"Also looming large in the findings is the importance of HBCUs in preparing students for terminal degrees," Lomotey said. "When the question is asked about the relevance of HBCUs, these findings provide the answer."
The study, which focused on which institutions produce the most minority graduates who go on to earn doctorates, was
The four schools ahead of Southern include: Howard University, Spelman College, Florida A&M University and Hampton University.
According to the survey, Howard produced 34 African American graduates who later earned doctorates, Spelman 31, Florida A&M 28, Hampton 27 and Southern 26.


text:
French chest-of-drawers (commode) veneered with Chinese lacquer (F88)
Marie Leszczysńska (1703-1768), wife of Louis XV, was the longest-surviving queen-consort of France and yet her memory has been somewhat eclipsed by the fame of her husband's mistresses. She has been rather unfairly treated by history and suffers a reputation for being dull, pious and unattractive and is certainly not remembered for being a notable patron of the arts. This is partly because her successor, Marie Antoinette, introduced radical new decorative schemes into the royal apartments and swept away much of what went before so that Marie Leszcynska has left few physical traces. Here at the Wallace Collection, however, we have one of the few surviving pieces of furniture that we know was owned by the queen and which tells us about her fashionable taste: this enchanting commode.
It was delivered with its pair for her bedroom at the palace of Fontainebleau in 1755 where they were placed between three windows. The brèche violette marble top would have allowed for a garniture of porcelain vases to be placed on it, and it could also have served as a practical surface for leaving light refreshments.
What strikes one most about this commode are the panels of Chinese lacquer which have been veneered onto the sides and front and the exuberant gilt bronze mounts which dance all over it. Oriental lacquer had been highly-prized since the late seventeenth century in Europe (see the cabinets F18 and F19 downstairs in the Billiard Room) and during the eighteenth century skilled cabinet-makers developed techniques which would allow them to remove the lacquer from screens and cabinets imported from the East and to re-mount it on European forms of furniture. There is no suggestion that this is an Oriental piece of furniture; instead the Parisian craftsmen have produced a luxurious commode in the height of 'rocaille' fashion, which simultaneously shows off some costly and beautiful Oriental lacquer.
Far from being unfashionable, it seems that Marie Leszczysńska was a trend-setter and it was for her use that the first piece of lacquer furniture had been delivered to the royal household in 1737. She also owned a collection of lacquer boxes mounted in gold (perhaps like some of the snuff boxes we have in the Boudoir Cabinet). At Versailles she had a Chinese-themed study where the walls were hung with Chinoiserie style paintings that she had painted herself. This commode is all that we have to remind us of her elegant taste but it is all the more charming for that reason
Gallery Talks:
13th and 22nd of November at 1pm with Dr Helen Jacobsen
Further Reading:
Hughes, P., The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture (London, 1996)
Impey, O., Chinoiserie: the impact of Oriental styles on Western art and decoration (Oxford, 1977)
Jarry, M., Chinoiseries: Chinese influence on European decorative art, 17th and 18th centuries (New York, 1981)
Salmon, X. (ed.), Parler à l'âme et au coeur. La peinture selon Marie Leszczynska (Dijon, 2012), exhibition catalogue.


text:
Panelist at the California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast at the Warner Center in Woodland Hills, from the Left: Marla Vasquez, senior vice president and regional president, Wells Fargo's Community Bank for the San Fernando Valley; Craig Perkins, president and executive director, The Energy Coalition and Carolyn Casavan, principal engineer, Casavan Consulting
California Lutheran University hosted a Corporate Leaders Breakfast focused on sustainability, at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills. This was the first event in the series to be held in the San Fernando Valley.
Organized in partnership with The Valley Economic Alliance, the breakfast will feature a panel discussion on "The Sustainability Revolution: Policy, Power and Profits." The panelists will be Carolyn Casavan, principal engineer at Casavan Consulting; Craig Perkins, president and executive director of The Energy Coalition; and Marla Vasquez, senior vice president and regional president for Wells Fargo's Community Bank for the San Fernando Valley.
Prior to her work with Casavan Consulting, Casavan founded West Coast Environmental and Engineering in 1987 and served as CEO and senior principal engineer. She is an expert in several environmental areas including sustainability, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions. She has helped prepare environmental management systems and develop compliance strategies and has been an expert in legal cases. She co-chairs the San Fernando Valley Green Team.
Perkins' nonprofit organization has been developing energy-efficiency partnerships with local governments, communities and utilities for almost 30 years. The Energy Coalition's current programs include a partnership with seven Southern California cities, energy education reaching more than 50,000 California students, and an effort to reduce Palm Desert's energy use by 30 percent over five years.
Vasquez was involved in the opening of Wells Fargo's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-certified retail banking store in the San Fernando Valley a year ago. The store was the 26th in the country reflecting the company's new building standards for its newly built retail locations. Wells Fargo ranked No. 3 among banks and insurance companies in Newsweek magazine's 2010 "Green Rankings."
For additional information please visit: www.callutheran.edu
For additional information please visit: www.callutheran.edu


text:
Search Results
Your search results are below. Click on a Company's Name to pull the Credit Report. If you would like to do another search, click here.
Freight Brokers and Shippers in Arizona
Companies highlighted in blue have provided additional information
Disclosure: This information is the property of RTS Credit Service.
Any unauthorized use or distribution is strictly prohibited


text:
#RSL Tweets of the Day (@RealSaltLake)
This is what I'm thinking about while watching #NFLPlayoffs@RealSaltLake #lessthan2months pic.twitter.com/uMfmko4C
México tommorow!! #U-20MNT #Puebla #futbol
I swear there's a soccer field under there #RioTintoStadium@RealSaltLake pic.twitter.com/jcyXFGjW
MLSsoccer.com: The Daily – Tempers Flare at USMNT Camp, One Last Chance at Combine
MLSsoccer.com: The Daily EXTRA: Day 2 at the Combine
NASN.tv: USMNT, Agudelo and the SuperDraft
Real Salt Lake News & Notes
MLSsoccer.com: Ramos calls 7 MLSers into final pre-CONCACAF U-20 camp
For the Fans, By the Fans
RSL Soapbox: Gil called for week-long US U-20s training camp, closed door friendlies
MLS + Other News and Notes
MLSsoccer.com: Can Feilhaber, Buddle regain form in Klinsmann's camp?
MLSsoccer.com: Monday Postgame: Top sleeper picks in SuperDraft history
MLSsoccer.com: MLS announces 2013 SuperDraft to be streamed globally
MLSsoccer.com: Forward or defender? Zavaleta finally set to pick position
MLSsoccer.com: 'Caps go big with the addition of Danish-league vet Rustin
MLSsoccer.com: SuperDraft GA prospect Lopez: "I want to go to Chivas USA"
Soccer By Ives: Red Bulls to name Sousa head coach, Reyna expected to be lead assistant
Soccer By Ives: Alvarez: I want to play for Chivas USA
Goal.com: 2013 MLS Player Combine: Moving forward … and occasionally backward
The Shin Guardian: MLS 2013: A Technical Evaluation of Strength of Schedule
Pro Soccer Talk: It's MLS Draf Week; A few things you should know
Pro Soccer Talk: Even Edson Buddle caught off guard by his USMNT call
Pro Soccer Talk: What's next at Alkmaar for U.S. striker Jozy Altidore?


text:
Find us on:
COPD is a serious lung disease that over time, makes it hard to breathe. This video answers basic questions about the disease and its risk factors, and demonstrates how real people took steps to manage the disease and breathe easier.
Review Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - NHLBI
Note: Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you experience problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader®.
Language Assistance Available


text:
Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by Dream, Jan 7, 2013.
It was new to me, so I HAD to comment on it!
DW has closer to 800 episodes (though some are missing believed wiped). But if you start from the 2005- era you're right it's about 100 episodes.
Or you can start from the current 11th Doctor era where it's 34.
But the point is to get Torchwood background - at which case you might as well stop at the end of the 10th Doctor's era.
You could but "Rose" the first episode of the 9th Doctor was designed for new viewers.
As was every series opener bar Series 6.
There's so little it's not worth watching a million episodes just for that. Wikipedia's for that.
Just watch for a good show.
Reset/Dead Man Walking/A Day in the Death
These three episodes kind of bleed together. I thought the case of the week in Reset was a bit dull, but the story really picked up when Owen was shot. I don't know what they hell Torchwood encounter in DMW, but I have my doubts it was really Death... more like a Death monster. Looks Owen will be sticking around as some kind of weird undead human. These episodes did a great job developing Owen though, we barely learn anything about him in the first season except for the fact that he is a womanizer. It was interesting how his character dealt with being dead and being a different kind of immortal compared to Jack. I really liked his conversation with the dying old man that collected alien artifacts.
There were Owen/Tosh romantic vibes galore, but I think they should have introduce this plot much sooner.
Also some woman called Martha Jones is in these episodes. I guess she was one of the Doctor's companions?
Something Borrowed
I loved this! We badly needed a comedy episode after the last three depression filled installments. Gwen and Rhys finally get married! Yes! I'm really starting to really like the Rhys character, and in his own way he has started becoming the Chief O'Brien of the series. He started out a little too much of a buffoon, but he was finally given a chance to grow as a character when he learned about Torchwood. I thought the actor always did a good job with the thankless role and I guess the producers thought so too since they kept asking him back.
There is some crazy stuff with an alien pregnancy, but all I can say is that Gwen looked amazing in her wedding dress even when she was carrying the alien hell spawn. It was fun meeting Gwen and Rhys' parents. I was REALLY hoping Rhys would save the day by killing the alien with the chainsaw though, that looked wicked. Gwen and Rhys really stole the show in this episode.
From Out of the Rain
A dull monster of the week episode. The two ghosts were a little cheesy. But the flashbacks were nice I guess.
A very well written but depressing episode. The episode started out as another missing persons episode and just snowballs into the sad reveal of what really happened to the missing teen. Rhys got another chance to shine with his speech to Gwen about why she is in Torchwood in the first place, and also when he was supporting Gwen at the end. Best part about the episode was that there was no cop out ending. Torchwood can't always save the day, but they can try to make things right.
Yup, in the third season of the revival series (the one that ran contemporaneously with Torchwood's first season), plus occasional return appearances thereafter.
It seems the biggest problem behind series 1 of Torchwood may have been that it had an incredibly truncated production, it was rushed in to production and went from concept to screen in something like 9 months. So they really were still working out what the show was while it was in production.
Daer old Auntie Beeb was obviously happy with it as it was promoted first from BBC3 to BBC2 and then to BBC1.
Series 1 got the highest ratings BBC Three had ever had at that time, I believe.
And in addition, the original producer wasn't happy with how things were going (whether that was 'creative issues', or just that as a director stepping up to his first producing job he found producing didn't suit him isn't clear), so he dropped out and went back to directing, with a replacement coming in while production was underway.
Season two largely carried across the same creative team as season one, so they'd got into their stride by then. Then it's all change for season three, as creator Russell T Davies takes a more hands-on role (having been too busy to do much more than write the first episode until then).
Separate names with a comma.


text:
|Ken Quach
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please
delete it and notify the sender.
Views expressed in this message and any attachments are those
of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the
Childrens Hospital at Westmead
This footnote also confirms that this email message has been
virus scanned and although no computer viruses were detected,
the Childrens Hospital at Westmead accepts no liability for any
consequential damage resulting from email containing computer


text: Stephen Stills On Obama Vs. Romney: "Blazing Saddles""At least Bush was affable," Stills writes. "I don't care if it's a debate and you're running for office. It's not right to be that rude to the President of the United States, let alone anybody else. Also, you don't get offended when you get corrected."


text:
Ok, so after 2 years the Knicks are scheduled to return to London. This time we'll be facing the Milwaukee Bucks. As of now there's no info on when the tix will be available. Lemme know who's going!
Europosters planning to attend the game*:
- Lercher, NL
*orange = posters with confirmed tickets.


text:
lapsed | MOST RECENT | POPULAR | BUZZ |
Opinion: Faith
Looking at the Pew Study: Danger Ahead?
Posted byon 03.03.08 |
What are we to make of the negative Catholic headlines last week from the Pew study of religious affiliation? "Catholicism has experienced the greatest net losses as a result of affiliation changes" … "Approximately one-third of the survey respondents who say they were raised Catholic no longer describe themselves as Catholic" …… READ MORE >
Page 1 of 1 pages


text:
Pre X Games all the main players were in town dialing in their tricks in the 22-foot Superpipe. These monster transitions are replacing the old 18-foot walls at this year's Winter X Games.
Photos by Nick Hamilton
Check the mountain overview:
Park City has five parks up at the moment: Pick n' Shovel, Payday, King's Crown, Upper Jonesy's, and Lower Jonesy's with 75 features total in the parks including 23 jumps. They've got everything from mini learner jumps and rails, to the next level jump lines and stuff which the likes of Travis Rice, Scotty Lago, and Torstein Horgmo come to train on pre X Games.
Quick Video clip of Scotty Lago ripping up the 22-foot Park City Monster Pipe. We shot the last few days up at PC while Scotty got ready for X Games. Scotty is filming for the New TransWorld Movie Get Real.
Check out www.pcride.com for more on the Park City scene.


text:
On Sunday, March 31, 2013 City facilities and services will operate according to the following Easter Sunday schedule:
(Call the Police Department at 972-744-4800 for emergencies when the Animal Shelter is closed.)
City services will resume normal operations the following day.
411 W. Arapaho Rd. Richardson, TX 75080-4551 PH# 972 -744-4100 | Mailing Address P.O. Box 830309 Richardson, TX 75083-0309
© 2018 City of Richardson, TX | Privacy Policy
| Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities call, 972-744-0908 or Email firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
© 2008 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Kazmar gets unexpected call
Padres summon shortstop from Double-A
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- Sean Kazmar was preparing to take a six-game road trip to Missouri and Arkansas with Double-A San Antonio on Monday when he was informed he was headed somewhere else -- San Diego. Kazmar, 24, had his contract purchased by the Padres on Tuesday and was added to the 40-man roster when the team placed right-handed reliever Bryan Corey on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Kazmar, a shortstop, was in uniform for Tuesday's game against Milwaukee at PETCO Park. "I never thought it would have happened," Kazmar said Tuesday. "It was actually a real shock to me." That's because Kazmar -- the Padres' fifth-round pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft -- hasn't played above the Double-A level in his career and would likely have been on San Antonio's road swing to Missouri and Arkansas had shortstop Khalil Greene not fractured his left hand last month. The Padres recalled Kazmar to give them another viable option at shortstop, someone to back up Luis Rodriguez, who was the only true shortstop on the roster. The Padres needed someone to handle the position defensively, and Kazmar fit the bill. "He's the best guy we have to play shortstop," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He has shown a little bit of bat in the Minor Leagues. We saw him the last couple of springs, and he swung the bat pretty well. He's a gritty, gutty-type player." Kazmar, who turned 24 on Aug. 5, was hitting .264 with three home runs and 39 RBIs in 111 games. He got off to a slow start, hitting .203 in April and .193 in May before getting hot in June, when Kazmar hit .356. "I felt like my first month and a half, I struggled a little bit," Kazmar said. "I was able to turn it around and stay consistent the next few months. But I never really had any long periods when I was playing bad. I was staying consistent offensively and defensively." Corey, 34, suffered the hamstring injury during his last appearance on Aug. 9 in Denver against the Rockies. He was 1-3 with a 6.80 ERA in 23 games this season, though he's allowed 13 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings since the All-Star break.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
The new facilities open to the public on Tuesday, giving workers another week to make sure the restaurant and other elements are running smoothly.
The 2,600 acre-state park opened in the 1930s, making it the oldest in the Arkansas system. The restaurant was added in the 1960s. To bring it into the 21st century, the old restaurant was torn down and reconstructed to conform to the Depression-era architecture of the original lodge, which still stands.
The new building also houses a reception area for the lodge just inside the main entrance. The park added another set of restrooms at the site of the lodge swimming pool, which was replaced. The restrooms also open at the start of the popular Cedar Falls Trail.
The 24 rooms in the lodge were also updated, getting flat-screen TVs. The park also has cabins and campgrounds.
The Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department funded the renovation with money from the 1/8-cent state sales tax for conservation.
Taxpayers have funded a series of renovations to lodges at state parks. DeGray Lake State Park was the first to benefit from the tax, which was approved in 1996. Since then, the lodge at Mount Magazine State Park has been rebuilt and similar work is taking place at Queen Wilhelmina State Park.
At Petit Jean State Park, the lodge and cabins were constructed by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1938, with the Works Progress Administration also doing some of the work.
The architecture of the new building fits the CCC style inside and out. Huge log beams support the structures and stone walls gird the exterior walls.
The windows in the restaurant's main seating area stretch from floor to ceiling and patrons can watch hawks and other birds coast on the air currents above the canyon.
Lodge patrons and other park visitors spent more than $700,000 at the restaurant the last year it operated, Park Superintendent Wally Scherrey said.
Bookings at cabins that weren't affected by the renovation fell while the restaurant was closed, Scherrey noted.
"When people come here, they don't want to cook," he said.
The restaurant's menu will be expanded. The items will be prepared in a new kitchen, with updated equipment and enough space so workers aren't working on top of one another.
The new building features a small conference space; the nearby Winthrop Rockefeller Institute handles larger groups.
Arkansas State Parks Director Greg Butts said the parked used local vendors for the construction work, just as the CCC cut wood and stone from the mountain for the original construction. The new work fits better architecturally than the original restaurant.
"It was time to take the gray off the muzzle," Butts said.


text:
Discover a selection of top forums islam watch on the internet. Come to share your passion on forums islam watch and meet other fans of islam watch. Then, why don't you create your own forum of islam watch ?
An RPG site that is based off of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series! Come join Camp Half-Blood and RP, chat, and meet new campers! Have fun and watch out for monsters!
free, forum, rise, demigods, site, rick, riordan's, percy, jackson, series, camp, half, blood, half-blood, halfblood, role, play, roleplaying
The followers of AhlulBayt
shia, rafida, majos, ahlulbayt, #islam, true, meaning, real, muslim
Watch as they come and go, causing havoc or possibly preventing it. Either way, it'll be interesting to see how things play out
menacing, society, #watch, they, come, causing, havoc, possibly, preventing, either, it'll, interesting, things, play
Islamic Forum, Muslim Forum, Darul Ilm Forum. Darul Ilm Islamic Forum
Islamic Art - Exclusive Graphic Designs, Free Islamic Graphics, Poems and Short Stories by Muslim Sisters, Islamic Art for Children.
islamic, poetry, muslim, sisters, ramadan, greetings, e-cards, easel, wonderful, garden, graphics, handicrafts, blinkies
Let us travel in the Marauders Era. Learn the secrets, breathe the magic, live the love and obviously…watch the mischief. Let's unravel the mysteries.
travel, marauders, learn, secrets, breathe, magic, live, love, mischief, let's, unravel, mysteries


text:
Study: Younger Horses Appear Able to Learn by Watching
- Apr 10, 2014
- Basic
- Topics:
Researchers found that younger, lower-ranking, and more curious horses are much more likely to exhibit "social learning," or learning by watching other horses.
Photo: Thinkstock
If you're convinced some horses can learn from each other, even though researchers have not previously been able to confirm it, you're on the right track. Scientists just had to take a little closer look into the details of who's doing the learning.
Younger, lower-ranking, and more curious horses are much more likely to exhibit "social learning"—learning by watching other horses, according to study results from German and Scottish scientists.
"This study is the first to clearly demonstrate social transfer of feeding behavior in horses," stated the researchers, led by Konstanze Krueger, PhD, of the University of Regensburg in Germany. "Misconceptions about the horse's sociality may have hampered earlier studies."
This isn't the first time researchers have evaluated whether horses can watch and learn. Line Peerstrup Ahrendt, MSc, performed two social learning studies that yielded conflicting results. In the first, 3-year-old groups of geldings appeared capable of social learning, with half of those horses learning to open a box of food by watching another horse do it first. However, when Ahrendt employed 44 horses of mixed age and social groups, the trend didn't continue.
Krueger's study specifically targeted social learning with attention to age and social ranking. She and her fellow researchers took five established herds and kept them in their intimate social groups of between three and 12 horses, she said. They then specifically chose a middle-aged, middle-ranking horse to be the "demonstrator" and taught him how to open a feed box. In this case, the feed box was a closed drawer placed on the ground, with carrots and bread hidden inside. The researchers taught the demonstrator horses to pull on a rope to open the drawer.
Of the 25 observer horses, aged 2 to 15 years, 12 reached what the researchers called "learning criteria"—meaning they not only figured out how to open the drawer, but they could also open it consistently 10 times in a row. The observer horses were not taught by handlers how to open the drawer; rather, they watched a demonstrator horse (from the same social group) pulling on the rope and opening the drawer.
"The learners in the social learning test were significantly younger, lower-ranking, and more exploratory than the nonlearners," Krueger explained. "The younger a horse was, the faster it reached learning criteria. When considering (our results), age appears to be the most influential factor for social learning in horses."
Krueger was accompanied by Jürgen Heinze, PhD, also of the University of Regensburg, and Kate Farmer, MSc, of the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, in this study.
The study, "The effects of age, rank and neophobia on social learning in horses," will appear in an upcoming issue of Animal Cognition.
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
Related Content
National Forest Trail Bill Approved by House Committee
The Horse, TheHorse.com Win Media Awards
'Learning Theory' to Improve Veterinarian Safety
Incessant Licking
Encourage Horses to Pass Scary Objects, Scientists Recommend
Study: Trainers Consistently Evaluate Ridden Horse Behavior
Study: Horse Owners Best Predictors of Equine Motivation
Study Evaluates Rein Tension and Horses' Rideability
Researchers Evaluate Horses as Model of Human Depression
Audiences' Effects on Horse and Rider Stress Levels


text:
UNT cites progress despite missed chances
North Texas didn't get to where it wanted to go in the second season of the Dan McCarney era.
UNT headed into its opener aiming for its first postseason appearance since the 2004 New Orleans Bowl — not to mention its first winning season in seven years.
The Mean Green didn't get there in a 4-8 season that ended with a heartbreaking loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday. By then McCarney and his players had known for two weeks they would be sitting at home while area rivals SMU and TCU and a few Sun Belt Conference teams headed to bowl games.
That time gave them a chance to look back at what went right and what went wrong and consider how they feel about the future of the program.
McCarney and his players consider their season to be characterized by missed opportunities, ones they will have the opportunity to make up for because of what the Mean Green believes is the progress the program has made despite not translating to wins.
"I absolutely feel like we still have everything in place," McCarney said late in the year. "We have tremendous players who are coming out of redshirts, and there is tremendous development going on. I am encouraged immensely and am not discouraged. I know what our weaknesses and issues are, and I think we can work through those."
McCarney was quick to point out during the year that UNT played a brutal schedule that included games against seven bowl-eligible teams. Kansas State and LSU are ranked sixth and seventh in the BCS standings, respectively.
UNT took its lumps along the way and did so while leaning on several young players and some veterans who filled key roles for the first time.
Zac Whitfield started at cornerback all season despite not playing the position until the start of fall practice and led the Sun Belt with 15 passes defended.
Whitfield and a defensive backfield with four new starters might have been the biggest question mark for UNT heading into the season, but it was far from the only one.
There also was the very large issue of replacing Lance Dunbar and James Hamilton. Dunbar rushed for 1,115 yards while Hamilton added 406 in 2011.
UNT effectively filled that void with the trio of Brandin Byrd (860 yards), Antoinne Jimmerson (544) and Jeremy Brown (500), who all reached the 500-yard mark in rushing.
Freshman wide receiver Carlos Harris started to emerge at the end of the season and posted 263 receiving yards.
"We have a lot of young guys who are starting to grow up and make plays," UNT quarterback Derek Thompson said. "Hopefully they will continue to develop."
They will have to if UNT is to continue to improve as it heads into Conference USA.
The Mean Green ranks eighth in the Sun Belt with an average of 20.9 points per game.
UNT showed improvement at times defensively and allowed 27.8 points a game, down from 30.7 a year ago in its first season under new coordinator John Skladany.
In the end, that just didn't matter after UNT let a few games slip away, including a key 14-7 loss to Troy.
"We just didn't play good enough," senior tight end Andrew Power said. "A couple of games we let slip out of our hands. You have to put it together in those games. One or two plays can change a game. You can't let that happen."
McCarney and his players believe they are on track to rectify their problems next year, but will have to replace a few key players if they expect to improve.
Senior Ivan Delgado led UNT with 570 receiving yards. Also gone will be Power and offensive linemen Aaron Fortenberry and Coleman Feeley. Those four players made UNT's running game effective.
UNT also loses a few key players from its defense. Senior defensive end K.C. Obi led UNT in sacks (5 1/2) and tackles for loss (10 1/2). Linebacker Jeremy Phillips finished with 54 tackles, while punter Will Atterberry averaged 41.3 yards a kick and was one of the best special teams players in the Sun Belt.
McCarney said that UNT will hit the recruiting trail hard, but a series of redshirts also will be a key part of the Mean Green's hopes for the future. Quarterback Brock Berglund, running back Reggie Pegram and wide receiver Darius Terrell are expected to play key roles next season.
BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870. His e-mail address is email@example.com.
2012 year in review
The following is a look back at what went right and what went wrong for North Texas in the 2012 season:
What went right
Development of young players — UNT had a few players emerge and develop into top contributors. Redshirt freshman running back Antoinne Jimmerson (554 rushing yards in 10 games), redshirt freshman cornerback Zac Whitfield (three interceptions, 15 passes defended) and sophomore linebacker Derek Akunne (90 tackles) all played well.
Running game still rolled — UNT answered questions about whether its running game would be effective without Lance Dunbar when it rolled up 2,082 yards on the ground behind the trio of Jimmerson, Brandin Byrd and Jeremy Brown.
Offensive line was solid — UNT allowed just six sacks all season, thanks to the offensive line that also powered its running game.
What went wrong
The bottom line — There were some bright spots for UNT in the second season of the Dan McCarney era, but the Mean Green still finished 4-8, its eighth straight losing season.
Offensive production — UNT averaged 20.9 points per game, and that total was inflated by a 34-7 win over Texas Southern, an FCS opponent. The Mean Green lacked firepower, especially after Jimmerson and wide receiver Brelan Chancellor were lost for the year with injuries.
A lack of big plays — UNT is tied for seventh in the Sun Belt with eight fumble recoveries and is last in touchdown passes with 14. The Mean Green just didn't make many game-changing plays.


text:
378 days and counting on this end....
378 days and counting on this end....
Leaving in 230 hours.Originally Posted by Belquar
George Rudd
A liter better than nothing
Leaving in the wee hours on Monday (from S. Maryland), through PA, NY, to VT. Staying in Smuggler's Notch. Will ride around New Hampshire on Tuesday, Maine on Wednesday and will be at registration early on Thursday. Fourth MOA rally - Lima (rear end failure- not cool!!); Charleston - (tent nearly blown into river); Trenton (aborted journey in upstate NY - not cool at all!); and Midland (via Niagara Falls and Canada - very cool!!)
Four days of work and counting. Route still undecided.
Oh Joy!
Flying out on Saturday. Gonna spend a couple days riding around before we get to the rally!
Dave Swider
Marin County, CA
Some bikes. Some with motors, some without.
Did you ship your bike, Dave, or have you got a loaner out there?
RT 7 thru CT will be very congested to just about Kent.Originally Posted by HadABabyItsABeemer
Recommend some parallel roads that add a few miles.
Look at RT133 to RT67, to RT45. Back to RT7 in Cornwall Bridge.
(RT45 is a lovely ride)
If you would like more details, please reply you this thread, and I will supply a phone number. Steve


text:
After about a month of weighing the pros & cons I've decided to move my quilting room down into our lower level - what used to be our DD's room and was going to become a dedicated guest room. We will leave the trundle bed in my current quilt room and my new one will be bed free and allow me to have a big design wall. I'm going to have a friend build a large cutting/storage table using the Ikea Expedit bookcases I've seen on this board. I'm so excited!!! And my DH is excited to not have my mess all over our large kitchen eat-in counter where I currently use my large mat.
It has 2 large windows facing south & west which I'm thrilled about as my eyes are getting older like the rest of me! My current room has only one window facing east and I use a lot of additional lights. I'll be stripping half height wallpaper next month to get the process started but wanted to get some input on paint color for the walls.
They are currently painted yellow (which is actually my favorite color). In the room I'm currently using the walls are a soft sage green - a color I love - but I feel it absorbs a lot of light and wouldn't consider it again. I don't want white as most of my sewing furniture is white.
I'm leaning toward keeping it yellow or maybe trying coral. I use so many cool colors in my decorating... but I want this room to be warm and energetic! The woodwork is light wood and the floor is a medium wood toned laminate.
What colors do you like in your quilting space? And why?


text:
All quotes tagged Treating
(813 quotes found)
"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
"You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes."
"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots."


text:
Dear Members,
This beautiful Sunday, I proudly present the most impressive, almost eternal love story
of princess Yasodhara and prince Siddhattha. This long and deep-rooted episode began in the
time of the Buddha Dipankara. I love this story very, very much.
After All : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhFsIgmxlWI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yasodhara: The Most Beautiful Bride
[From Relatives and Disciples of the Buddha by Radhika Abeysekera (excerpts)]
Yasodhara was the daughter of King Suppabuddha and Queen Pamita. As King
Suppabuddha was one of King Suddhodana's younger brothers, she was one of Prince
Siddhattha's cousins. Yasodhara was born on the same day as Prince Siddhattha.
She was exquisitely beautiful, with golden skin and blue-back hair that cascaded
down to her feet.
Prince Siddhattha was sixteen when his parents decided that it was a suitable
time for him to marry. As was the custom at that time, a great celebration was
held and princesses from all over the country were brought in procession for the
Prince to choose from. None of them attracted his attention. The Prince treated
them with gifts but refused them all. The procession was almost finished when
Yasodhara came rushing in, to inquire if there were any gifts left for her. The
Prince then arose from His throne, and taking the pearl necklace that adorned
his person, gently placed it around her neck. Prince Siddhattha chose His
cousin, Yasodhara, to be His bride.
At first King Suppabuddha was against the marriage. He knew that the wise men
had foretold that Siddhattha would leave the palace and His crown to become a
Buddha. He also felt that the gentle, compassionate Prince might not be skilled
in warfare, and as such, not be suitable for his daughter. The princess,
however, wanted to marry no one else but Siddhattha.
King Suppabuddha, wishing to test Prince Siddhattha, arranged a tournament for
Him to display His skills in archery, riding and swordsmanship. Sportsmen from
all over the country gathered to challenge the Prince. Siddhattha, however, was
an excellent sportsman. He excelled in all the events and ousted the best men in
the country. King Suppabuddha therefore relented and gave his daughter in
marriage to Prince Siddhattha.
The relationship between princess Yasodhara and prince Siddhattha was long and
deep-rooted. It had started long, long time ago at the time of the Dipankara
Buddha. At that time, the Prince (Bodhisatta) was born as an ascetic by the name
of Sumedha. After an exceedingly long period of practising the ten virtues, the
Bodhisatta Sumedha had finally completed the eight requirements to receive the
definite proclamation of Buddhahood from the Dipankara Buddha. Yasodhara, at
that time, was born as a noble lady by the name of Sumitra. She saw Sumedha give
eight handfuls of white jasmine flowers to the Buddha Dipankara , and the Buddha Dipankara
proclaimed that Sumedha would be a Buddha by the name of Gotama, of the
Sakyan caste, in the distant future. Cutting off her hair, she aspired to be His
consort and helpmate and to support Him actively in His quest for Buddhahood.
This strong aspiration and the meritorious deeds that she performed over a long
period of time resulted in her being the Bodhisatta's consort and supporter
throughout many births. During this very long period in which the Bodhisatta completed
the virtues she actively supported His quest for perfection.
In fact, her dying words reflected this devotion. She referred to the fact that
she had been the wife of no other but Him during the entire period and had
helped Him to achieve in 100,000 world cycles and four infinite periods what
other Buddhas take eight and sixteen infinite periods to achieve.
When the Buddha visited the palace in Kapilavatthu for the first time, all but
Princess Yasodhara came to pay homage to Him. She held back, thinking,
"Certainly if there is any virtue in me, the Noble Lord Himself will come to my
presence." After the meal the Buddha, accompanied by His two male chief
disciples, entered her chamber and sat down on the seat prepared for Him. He
then said, "Let the king's daughter reverence me as she likes." On seeing the
Buddha, Yasodhara came forward quickly, and clasping His ankles, placed her head
on His feet and paid reverence to Him as she wished.
Yasodhara's devotion to the Buddha was heralded by her father-in-law, King
Suddhodana. He informed the Buddha of her devotion by saying, "When my daughter
heard that you had taken to wearing simple yellow robes, she too gave up her
jewels and wore yellow robes. When she heard that you had only one meal a day,
she too had only one meal a day. When she heard that you slept on low, hard
beds, she too gave up the luxurious palace couches and beds. And when she heard
that you had given up garlands and perfume, she too gave up garlands and
perfume. When her relatives sent messages of young men who wanted to support her
she did not even look at a single one."
The Buddha acknowledged this devotion by saying that it was not only in this
birth that she had been devoted to him. And the Blessed One spoke kindly to Yasodhara,
telling of her great merits inherited from former lives. She had indeed been again and
again of great assistance to him. Her purity, her gentleness, her devotion had been invaluable
to the Bodhisattva when he aspired to attain enlightenment, the highest aim of mankind.
And so holy had she been that she desired to become the wife of a Buddha. This, then, was her karma,
and it was the result of great merits. Her grief had been unspeakable, but the consciousness of
the glory that surrounded her spiritual inheritance increased by her noble attitude during her life,
would be a balm that will miraculously transform all sorrows into heavenly joy.
Yasodhara gave up the household life and entered the order of bhikkhunis at the
same time as Maha Pajapati Gotami .She attained Arahanthship and was declared
the chief disciple among the theris who attained supernormal powers(mahaa-abhi~n~naa)
to recall infinite eras of the past (mahaabhi~n~naappattaana.m). She was one of the four
disciples of the Buddha who possessed such attainment, the others being Sáriputta, Moggallána
and Bakkula. She expressed her desire for this achievement in the time of Padumuttara Buddha.
NOTE: In general, the Buddha's disciples could only recall up to 100,000 world
cycles. Yasodara, the Buddha's two chief male disciples and the Elder Bakkula,
however, had supernormal powers and could recall incalculable eras. The
Yasodhara Theri passed away at the age of 78, prior to the Lord Buddha.
She joined the Order under Pajápatí Gotamí in the company of Janapadakalyání (Nandá), and in the Order she was known as Bhaddakaccáná Therí. Later, she developed insight and became an arahant. She could, with one effort, recall one asankheyya and one hundred thousand kappas (AA.i.205).
The Apadána account mentions how, just before her death, at the age of seventy eight(two years before Buddha's Parinibbāna), she took leave of the Buddha and performed various miracles. It also states that eighteen thousand arahants bhikkhunis, companions of Yasodhará, also died on the same day.
Yasodhara was once, after becoming a bhikkhuni, ill from flatulence. When Ráhula, as was his custom, came to visit her, he was told that he could not see her, but that, when she had suffered from the same trouble at home, she had been cured by mango juice with sugar. Ráhula reported the matter to his preceptor, Sáriputta, who obtained the mango juice from Pasenadi. When Pasenadi discovered why the mango juice had been needed, he arranged that from that day it should be regularly supplied. The Játaka relates how, in a past birth too, Sáriputta had come to Ráhulamátá's rescue.
*The Supatta Játaka, where Sáriputta, at Ráhula's request, obtained for her from Pasenadi rice with ghee, flavoured with red fish. This was for abdominal pain.
[edit] Legends [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
In many legends of the Buddha's life, Yashodharā met Siddhārtha Gautama for the first time in a previous life,
in the time of Dípankara Buddha, when the Bodhisatta was born as Sumedha, she was a brahmin maiden, Sumittá by name.
One day, while waiting in the city of Paduma for the Buddha Dipankara, Sumedha tried to buy flowers as an offering to the Enlightened One, but soon learned that the king already bought all the flowers for his own offering. Yet, as Dipankara was approaching, Sumedha spotted a girl named Sumitta holding eight lotuses in her hands. He spoke to her with the intention of buying one of her flowers, but she gave him all of the lotuses, which he, in turn, offered to the Buddha. Dípankara, in declaring that Sumedha would ultimately become the future Buddha Gautama, added that Sumittá would be his companion in several lives.
The meaning of the name Yasodhara (Sanskrit) [from yasas "glory, splendor" + dhara "bearing" from the verbal root dhri "to bear, support"] is Bearer of glory. The names she has been called besides Yashodhara are: Yashodhara Theri (doyenne Yashodhara), Bimbadevi, Bhaddakaccana and Rahulamata (mother of Rahula). In the Pali Canon, the name Yasodharā is not found; there are two references to Bhaddakaccānā.
Love Buddha's dhamma,
The Most Beautiful Bride
Post sayings and stories you find interesting or useful.
Post Reply
2 posts • Page 1 of 1
The Most Beautiful Bride
Last edited by yawares on Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: The Most Beautiful Bride
Dear Members,
I add a love song and 2 beautiful paintings of Prince Siddhartha/Princess Yasodhara(by the great artist Charithaya...I truly love all of his great paintings!!) to this story.
Love this story
I add a love song and 2 beautiful paintings of Prince Siddhartha/Princess Yasodhara(by the great artist Charithaya...I truly love all of his great paintings!!) to this story.
Love this story
Post Reply
2 posts • Page 1 of 1
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests


text:
You can tell it's June by all the bridal shower, wedding and anniversary invitations flooding the mailboxes. While online wedding registries have made gift buying easy, do you really want the happy couple to remember you for the set of functional sauce pans you bought them or the crystal goblets they'll never use? Or, would you rather have them telling all their friends that you bought them the best gift of all – a getaway from everyone and everything to just enjoy each other's company? We suspect the latter. And the Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association can help you with that. Our Wisconsin B&B gift certificates are good at any of our 150 member inns, so the couple can choose where they want to escape to and when. Now, let's raise a goblet to gift buying the Wisconsin B&B way.
Tags: B&B gift certificates, bridal shower gift, June Brides, Neillsville Wisconsin, O'Neill Manor, wedding gifts, Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Gift Certificates


text:
ASSATEAGUE- The ongoing battle against invasive phragmites on Assateague Island is expected to resume anew any day now with extensive smoke and open flames likely visible from the mainland as federal officials begin the latest phase of the effort to rid the barrier island of the destructive grasses.
Assateague Island National Seashore officials last week announced the National Park Service would initiate several prescribed burns in vast areas of the barrier island as early as next week. The planned burns are part of an aggressive attack on the proliferation of noxious phragmites from one end of the barrier island to the other. Phragmites are prolific, non-native and highly invasive plants, or weeds, that take over salt marshes and other areas by stunting the growth of indigenous plant life attempting to coexist with them.
The first phase of the plan to eradicate phragmites on Assateague began in 2008 with an aggressive aerial treatment with an herbicide called Habitat, which kills the invasive plants with little or no collateral damage to native vegetation. Last spring, the National Park Service followed up the aerial spraying program with an extensive prescribed burn program, removing remnants of the invasive species in vast areas of the park.
The process was repeated this year with aerial spraying in different areas of Assateague completed in August. Now, National Park Service officials are planning to follow up that aerial spraying effort with prescribed burns that could begin as early as next week.
"This is a continuation of what we started last year," said Chief Ranger Ted Morlock. "We reduced the stands of phragmites with aerial spraying late in the summer, and then we come behind in the sprayed areas and reduce the vegetation with controlled burns, or prescribed burns as they are called."
Morlock said the plan is to reduce the noxious weeds as much as possible, but eliminating them completely from the barrier island is not realistic. The effort undertaken last year was successful, at least temporarily, in limiting the spread of phragmites, but the process is ongoing and the war is never completely over.
"Realistically, this is more of a containment effort," he said. "We would like to eradicate them completely, but this is pretty tough stuff. It's a very persistent exotic and we're trying to keep it in check."
Park officials will ignite on purpose the prescribed fires planned on Assateague under a pre-determined set of conditions including the weather in order to accomplish the specific resource management objectives. All prescribed burns will be accomplished under the guidance and direction of trained and experienced National Park Service personnel.


text:
Fig. 1: The leaked roadmap gives us a refresher on 2012 -- an a peak at AMD's 2013 Fusion plans.
Fig. 2: AMD draws its codenames from wild cats, cities, rivers, and even Indian provinces.
Fig. 3: Q1 and Q2 2012 should be confusing as it appears that two generations of chips will be sold under the same brand name during these periods.
Fig. 4: New chipsets will air in 2013 for all Fusion platforms


text:
Gun points at the wounded Hunter
The Hunter Sports Group has become the Hunted Sports Group.
And after the Australian Tax Office joined the State Government, a myriad of companies and individuals chasing Nathan Tinkler for large sums of money, as expected the Hunted Sports Group produced a brief statement ending in one familiar line: "There will be no further comment."
If I had a dollar for every time in the past 18 months I had read that sentence, I would be as rich as Tinkler allegedly once was.
Tinkler, of course, has not spoken publicly since November 1, when he said in a rare newspaper interview: "Some sections of the media treat me like I was Christopher Skase ... . I never run from anybody, everyone always gets paid."
Tinkler's right-hand man, Troy Palmer, has also been as reclusive in recent weeks. Despite the Hunted Sports Group declaring on its website that: "We always act in an honest, transparent and pragmatic manner", Palmer has not been returning calls.
Instead, the unfortunate Matt Gidley and Robbie Middleby, chief executives of the Knights and Jets respectively, made brief, hangdog appearances yesterday on their clubs' websites.
Neither are remotely responsible for the mess that Hunted Sports Group now finds itself in yet collected a hospital pass. Members and fans deserve better.
Thousands of diehard Jets and Knights members are entitled to some answers. One question would probably suffice – what the hell is going on? By refusing to face the music, the Hunted Sports Group is treating the Novocastrian faithful with contempt.
If this fiasco was a one-off, perhaps there would be a degree of sympathy and understanding.
But it is just the latest in a litany of public-relations disasters emanating from Tinkler's apparently crumbling empire.
Perhaps Hunted Sports Group will settle the $2.7million tax debt today and shrug it off as an administrative oversight.
But if Tinkler was portrayed as the tycoon with the heart of gold when he initially bought both clubs, that image has diminished as rapidly as his bank balance.
The hunter has become the hunted. For how much longer is anyone's guess.
A sports journalist since 1986 at the Newcastle Herald and Canberra Times (four years), Robert has covered 16 seasons of NRL-level rugby league, three rugby league tours of England, Test matches, Origins, grand finals, international and Sheffield Shield cricket, Wimbledon, A-League soccer and all manner of sport at grassroots level. His stories appear across the Fairfax Media network.
Get the Morning Edition
Sign up for our daily wrap of the news you need to start your day.


text:
Watmough should be fit for NRL opener
Manly coach Geoff Toovey is confident Anthony Watmough will be fit for the start of the NRL season after the NSW backrower injured his ribs in Saturday's 20-4 trial loss to the Sydney Roosters.
Watmough left the game after less than 10 minutes and looked in great discomfort on the sideline.
However, Toovey said Watmough only sat out the remainder of the game as a precaution.
"The scans don't show anything but he is very tender around the ribs," Toovey said.
"We've got three weeks off now but there doesn't appear to be any major damage."
The Sea Eagles do not play now until the season-opener against Brisbane on March 7 and Toovey admitted they need to improve dramatically.
"We were a bit sloppy in parts, some of our young blokes got caught out in the first half, but I thought our defence was better in the second half," Toovey said.
"We have a lot of hard work to do on the training paddock."
Roosters coach Trent Robinson was satisfied with his team's display but was keen to play down the excitement surrounding the club, with Sonny Bill Williams to make his return to rugby league in next Saturday's trial against the Wests Tigers.
"We've got a long way to go to win an NRL game, but it was a good foundation," Robinson said.
"We've worked hard as a team to understand who we are as a club. and get some simple principles in attack and defence.
"But we've done nothing yet. We've assembled a new squad, but it's only hype at the moment."
Newly re-signed Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce joined Williams in sitting out the contest, but there were club debuts for NSW centre Michael Jennings and James Maloney.
Toovey left out Brett Stewart, Matt Ballin and co-captain Jason King, the Roosters racing out of the blocks with giant winger Daniel Tupou opening the scoring after four minutes.
Jennings doubled his side's advantage when he darted out of dummy-half, both sides showing signs of ring rust as passes went astray and balls were dropped.
The Roosters extended their advantage when Issac Liu got the final touch to Daniel Mortimer's crossfield kick, young winger Jacob Gagan adding a consolation for Manly late in the game.
Get the Morning Edition
Sign up for our daily wrap of the news you need to start your day.


text:
Tech Ranked Among Tops For Minority Opportunities
New Mexico Tech ranked 20th in the nation for providing quality educational opportunities for minorities.
The Forbes study focused on universities that confer a high percentage of degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (known colloquially as STEM).
Producing more graduates with STEM degrees is an important goal for any college, reporter Natalie Doss wrote. The majors with the highest starting and mid-career salaries are nearly all STEM degrees, according to Payscale.com's 2010-2011 College Salary Report.
"So far higher education hasn't done a good job of helping two big groups succeed in STEM: women and members of racial or ethnic minorities," Doss wrote for Forbes. "A report from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering showed that only 12.5 percent of the engineering bachelor's degrees awarded in 2006 went to underrepresented minorities, including blacks, Hispanics and American Indians."
The student excluded schools where the student body is almost entirely female or minority students.
The Forbes ranking of the best colleges for minorities in STEM compared blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians (groups typically underrepresented in STEM) to whites and Asians (groups typically well-represented in STEM).
"STEM careers are great careers; we know that, and we get that message across to them [the students]," said Dr. Thomas Mans, professor of social science and director of college assessment at Saint Mary's College in
Forbes' Top 20 Universities – Minority Opportunities
1 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
2 Westmont College
3 Colorado College
4 Christopher Newport University
5 University of Colorado Denver
6 St Mary's College of Maryland
7 Texas Tech University
8 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
9 Tulane University of Louisiana
10 Georgia Southern University
11 Louisiana State University
12 Florida Institute of Technology
13 New Mexico State University
14 Texas A & M University
15 California State University-Chico
16 Davidson College
17 University of Florida
18 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19 University of Miami
20 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
By Thomas Guengerich/


text: Yeah, hind sight is 20/20. My Olympia Stealth suit fit perfectly other than the knee armor pointing at the gas tank. I wasn't so much worried about voiding the warranty as having gear that fit so I just relocated the the knee pad pockets and went on my merry way. Perhaps at this stage in the game this would be an option for your better half too.


text:
merry christmas hahaha and 3-point brick as a gift mhmmmmmm
merry christmas hahaha and 3-point brick as a gift mhmmmmmm
We're staying in the game. But our interior defense has to improve. Dwade is getting to many uncontested lay-ups. Nice overall effort so far.
Mission : X Heat / Target : L.James
Not the ideal way to close out the half.
I'll take it though.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
Nice Game Thread JPZ...
What does Duhon do better then Arroyo? I dont really think he does anything better then him. Arroyo would be averaging more then 6 assists if we had him on our team.
I dont care if we're in a rebuilding mode or whatever the situation is, it disgusts me that Duhomo is still...uh..attempting to run the point for us. Hes not a point guard, hes not even a real basketball player.
Duhon has 3 turnovers in about 18 minutes...smh
One would think the Knicks wanted to win this Christmas game in MSG with these ridiculous green uniforms by having a lineup of "Duhon, Hughes, Chandler, Jefferies, Lee, and Harrington" the majority of the minutes in the 2nd half.
But than again, that lineup would prove to be better than "D.Wades" Heats lineup which would mean our record should be better than the Heats this season.
Let's see if new teammate Bender get playingtime in the 4th quarter....which should mean we really want to .............WIN or LOSE
funny how al harrington probably does the biggest bonehead decisions and still plays while nate rots in da bench....im not saying to bench al harrington cuz we need em but honestly this is just getting out of hand
bender bender, he looks weak athletic and hesitant on court. It wasn't so far to win this game but with this crazy 3's bricks it just couldn't happend. And now bos-orl
Did anyone not expect this one to be a replay of what happened to the Knicks during dream week last season? Why do you think ESPN coveted this game so much and nationally broadcasted it? They wanted to see Dwayne Wade manhandle the Knicks and bring down the rafters of Madison Square Garden in front of the millions of people that were unwrapping their gifts.
This was yet another reinactment of what happened to the Knicks last season during dream week.They are making a nice little playoff run and all the winning chemistry that they have gets blown away once they run into a team that has an elite superstar.The final score of this one becomes Dwayne Wade-93 Knicks-87.
Seriously, the NBA shouldn't even allow teams that have superstar players to play against teams that have no superstar player.The Knicks playing against teams that have superstar players is equivalent to a person being the only one without a bullet proof helmet in a game of rushing roulette.It just isn't fair that the NBA salary cap is one of the dumbest inventions of mankind.
Last edited by johnstarky; Dec 25, 2009 at 15:01.
How about the Knicks coaching towards the Heat different lineups..... u seen the D.Wade sucker Dunk on Gallo wid 3 min left in the game.....no mo 2 be said about this game.
Bender and Gallo do not belong in the game during the 4th quarter.....they are clueless on bothsides of the court with their teammates when it comes to creative winning.
The Knicks handed this WIN to the Heat so the Knick organization could advertise Gallo on Christmas day with a 43 minute performance.....LOL I know Gallo's teammates is just LUVIN this....ha ha ha ha ha
i started watching game towards end of 2nd quarter, this is what I saw:
Duhon doing nothing
Harrington missing 10 shots, hitting 1 drive and getting a T
DLee being a beast
Hughes doing nothing
N8 sitting
DWade/Beasley: unstoppable
How long is Mr. Pringles going to live and die by Duhound and this shortened lineup?
Per Mr. P, Duhound is running the team, who else is going to run it?
This game was a continuation of the 2nd half collapse against the Bulls, if not for Gallo and DLee, we would've lost that game as well.
Knicks vs Heat boxscore highlights:
Duhound 35 minutes: 7 points, 3 assists, 4 turnovers
Harringon: 32 minutes: 12 points, 0-7 (3's)
Hughes: 18 minutes, 3 points
your Mike No-D'Antoni recipe for disaster:
team assists: 11 (3 in the last 2 minutes)
team turnovers: 18
3 point shooting: 5-28
This game sucked balls. Duhound is inconsistent, and Knicks play will reflect that, as Mr. Pringles is in love with him
Chris Duhon Sucks, the forum:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
i watched a bit... jeffries 'attempting' a 3... what the fuk, he can barely hit a layup and he's shoorting a 3... this guy blows....


text:
CodePlexProject Hosting for Open Source Software
Support How-To
Enterprise Library has many features and there are a variety of places to get started (some listed on the home page) including
Hands-on Labs, Developer's Guide to Microsoft Enterprise Library 2nd Edition, Videos, as
well as Quickstarts and a
Reference Implementation. Also consult the main Enterprise Library 6 page for a list of other resources.
We also know that sometimes you might need advice, or it might not be clear how things should work and that sometimes things just don't work! That's the purpose of the discussion forums. Feel free to post your questions and problems there and
we will try to help. Recently each block has been given it's own site (and discussion forum) so post to the appropriate forum:
If you have a bug to report or a feature request use the Issue Tracker for the applicable block but usually the first place to post is the Discussion Forum.
Here's some tips for getting the best and fastest answer.
Sometimes a quick search can help pinpoint the issue you are having or point you in the right direction. This site, in particular, has a wealth of information. Many people may have had a similar problem to yours that has already been solved.
First check the
EntLib FAQ. If that doesn't help then most search engines will let you target a specific site. For example, you can usually add "site:entlib.codeplex.com" to your query to target this site. If you can find the answer yourself
in a few minutes this will probably be faster than creating a post and waiting for answers.
In general, it's usually a good idea to start a new thread. Only add to an existing thread when the post directly relates to the thread (for example, recommending a solution to the posters problem, or commenting directly on a previous post in the thread).
Even if you find a thread that's very similar to yours (for example, Activation Exception) it's better to start a new thread with your specific issue than adding to an old thread.
If you can be specific with your question or issue then you have the best chance of getting a fast and useful answer.
For issues (as opposed to more general questions) being specific will usually mean including a full StackTrace (if applicable), a code snippet showing how you are using Enterprise Library, and the configuration you are using. Ideally, a Short,
Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example is the most useful. Also include any other important details and context that would let someone recreate and solve the issue. For example, if you are using Silverlight, then do mention that.
If you have a question or issue, then use the Discussion Forum instead of adding a comment to a specific page or the Issue Tracker. This will help to ensure your question or issue is not lost in the shuffle.
Last edited Nov 26, 2013 at 2:15 AM by randylevy, version 8
patterns & practices: Enterprise Library Contrib
patterns & practices - Unity


text:
Murder-suicide claims two lives in Park Rapids
A family tragedy unfolded Tuesday night as a husband and wife died in a murder suicide in Park Rapids.
Police said Gregory Duane Anderson, 45, shot his wife Dawn at their home on Birch Briar Lane, then turned a high powered rifle on himself.
Both bodies were found on the front porch.
Police Chief Terry Eilers said the couple's youngest son was in the home at the time and was threatened also.
The young man ran for help screaming to the neighbors.
"He heard shots and turned around to see his mother in the doorway," Eilers said.
Numerous officers converged on the scene; Eilers said there was some uncertainty as to how many people were at the residence and what types of weapons were involved.
Police were first called shortly after 6 p.m. by Dawn Anderson. Within seconds the son and a neighbor also placed 911 calls, Eilers said.
Sheriff Cory Aukes and the Chief Deputy took cover behind a van, unsure if the person with the high powered rifle was still shooting, Eilers said. The van was backed up to the residence with officers taking cover behind it, Eilers said.
The bodies were taken to St. Paul for autopsies.
Greg Anderson was supposed to be staying in a halfway house in the Fargo-Moorhead area, Eilers said. Authorities are still trying to figure out how he was able to return to Park Rapids with a weapon.
There were no weapons in the home, Eilers said. Dawn Anderson, who founded the Briar Patch Day Care Center in Park Rapids, had taken out an Order for Protection against her estranged husband in November, Eilers said. Anderson has three convictions for DWI and was charged in 2007 with recklessly discharging a firearm.
News quickly spread throughout Park Rapids and on numerous Facebook pages, in which Dawn Anderson was described as a "sweetheart," active in the community.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.


text:
Tuesday, January 23
There are no openings scheduled for this date.
Il Giardino Dei Lauri
Località San Litardo, ss Umbro Casentinese Km 80 / +393409669052 / ilgiardinodeilauri.itFri - Sat 10am to 1pm, Fri - Sat 3:30pm to 6:30pm
To access myguide, you must log in.
If you are not a member of artforum.com you must register.


text:
Is FlashUtil64_11_8_800_94_ActiveX.exe a virus? It has been running for three days.
Is FlashUtil64_11_8_800_94_ActiveX.exe a virus? It has been running for three days.
You don't say what type and version number of Zone Alarm you have installed, or what type and version of Windows OS you have?
This Zone Alarm Forum exist to allow Volunteer experienced Zone Alarm Users to help the Few Users who encounter a problem with Zone Alarm and need to be guided in the right direction to answer Questions about Zone Alarm..
Try this free service:
VirusTotal is a free service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, Trojans, and all kinds of malware.
Last edited by GeorgeV; September 1st, 2013 at 02:57 PM. Reason: fix typo
yes, check with virustotal about it. Otherwise, you got already an answer here: It's the 64 bit plugin for Internet Explorer to run Flash Player.
Click here for ZA Support
Monday-Saturday 24x6 Pacific time
Closed Sundays and Holidays
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
NEW YORK (AP) — Business leaders, women's groups and labor unions are joining forces in an effort to convince voters that Eliot Spitzer would be a poor choice for New York City comptroller.
The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/13uK5Iq ) says the coalition plans to spend about $1.5 million on ads, direct mail and field work to get the word out. The groups are forming two "super PACS" that will allow them to accept contributions of any size.
Their campaign begins Tuesday with a radio ad encouraging Latino voters to support Spitzer's Democratic primary opponent Scott Stringer.
Spitzer, the former governor who resigned in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, has been leading Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, in recent polls.
Spokesman Hari Sevugan says Spitzer wasn't surprised that "some of the same moneyed interests he challenged" were attempting to "prop up his opponent."
Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com


text:
The letter, signed by Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.); Ranking Member Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.); Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Chairman Jeff Denham (R-Calif.); and Subcommittee Ranking Member Corrine Brown (D-Fla.), does not directly address the massive increases in operating costs and the detrimental affect on the rail industry's ability to invest capital that mandatory competitive switching would create. The AAR has spent considerable resources making that argument. ("We've done a good job in expanding the discussion beyond what we would lose financially," AAR chief executive Ed Hamberger recently told Railway Age. "We're able to show what would happen if 7.5 million annual switch moves become controlled by shippers. We're looking at a greatly reduced ability to plan, mounting operational problems, increased labor and fuel costs, and crowded yards. We're able to show that mandatory competitive switching would result in close to a dozen extra moves in many situations.")
Instead, the letter emphasizes what balanced regulation has done for the rail industry, and for the national economy, since the 1980 Staggers Act partially deregulated the railroads.
"In connection with this hearing, we would like to express our collective view about the importance of the freight rail industry as a critical component of our nation's transportation system, and impress upon you the importance of maintaining the existing regulatory balance between the railroads and the shipping community," the letter states. "As the Committee has previously expressed, the U.S. has the most efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly freight rail network in the world. With nearly 140,000 miles of track carrying approximately 1.8 trillion ton-miles annually, freight rail is an immense jobs generator and a major economic driver. The industry directly or indirectly supports 1.2 million jobs, including some 180,000 well-paying jobs in the freight rail industry itself.
"Railroads account for approximately 40% of all freight ton-miles in the U.S.—more than any other mode. The passage of the Staggers Act in 1980 provided for a balanced regulatory system that has allowed the rail industry to build the world's best freight rail system, while protecting shippers in areas where there is no effective competition. Since its passage, average inflation-adjusted rates are down substantially, and freight railroads have reinvested $550 billion to increase capacity, maintain existing capacity, and maximize efficiency on their operating networks. In fact, despite a weak economy, railroads have invested more back into their networks over the past five years—approximately $115 billion—than in any five-year period in their long history.
"This could not have been done, and will not happen in the future, in the absence of the current policy of balanced regulation by the STB that is called for in the Staggers Act— a policy that also has allowed railroads to concentrate traffic onto efficient routes, promote safer operations, and create fluid transportation systems. The Department of Transportation estimates that total freight shipments will increase by 62% between 2011 and 2040. It is critical that the freight rail industry be able to make the necessary investments to meet this rising demand.
"Any policy change made by the STB that decreases the railroads' efficiency, and limits their ability to reinvest, grow their networks, and meet the nation's freight transportation demands both today and in the future will be opposed by this Committee. We look forward to hearing from you about how the STB plans to ensure that the freight railroad industry will continue to play a major role in contributing to a strong and vibrant U.S. economy."
Can Congress put a stop to potentialy damaging STB actions? Yes, says an industry observer: "Congress has legislative authority over the STB. Congress writes the law—the Interstate Commerce Act. Congress determines the budget for the STB. The Senate confirms nominees to the STB. The T&I Committee can make life miserable for Dan Elliott by bringing him up to the Hill for adversarial grillings and hearings."


text:
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 29/Jan/11 02:46 PM
SVN trunk (3.x) has changed synchronisation to just lock things that need locking; could be improved, and could be backported to 2.x, but that is left as an exercise to the reader
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 29/Jan/11 03:04 PM
And if coming across multithreading issues in core, make use of the existing JIRA
that will be addressed sometime during 3.x
Fernando Padilla added a comment - 31/Jan/11 07:54 PM
great. I just reviewed the code in trunk, and you're right, you already did most of the changes I asked for. :)
But I would go further, within getPersistenceManager and releasePersistenceManager you're still locking against pCache, when you could change it to avoid a global lock, and use ConcurrentHasMap with lock striping; you can use Collections.newSetFromMap( new ConcurrentHashMap() ).
Also, within getPersistenceManager, I think you should wrap the freezeConfiguration call with a "if ( isConfigurable() )" check, to avoid attaining the lock, unless you really have to.
what do you think?
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 01/Feb/11 08:12 AM
freezeConfig is now only synced within isConfigurable() when we are definitely freezing it. The other suggestion is not applied since your way is JDK1.6 specific and DataNucleus is not, and 3.0 M1 happens today
Andy Jefferson made changes - 01/Feb/11 08:12 AM
Andy Jefferson made changes - 01/Feb/11 08:37 PM
Chris Colman added a comment - 03/Feb/11 03:16 AM
Luckily DataNucleus is still compatible with JDK 1.5! We have built a large web app for a rail corporation running WebSphere application server and they specify JDK 1.5 in their deployment specs.
Fernando Padilla added a comment - 03/Feb/11 05:48 AM
@chris So. Do you mean that Collections.newSetFromMap works in JDK 1.5?
Chris Colman added a comment - 08/Feb/11 03:56 AM
@Fernando: We haven't had any problems yet. Should we? We're still in development and using IntelliJ with 1.6 JDK switched into 1.5 source/1.5 target mode. We haven't had any issues with the use of any 1.6 specific features. Testing on a separate *pure* 1.5 JVM will occur within a few weeks and we're expecting no problems.
Serge Sozonoff added a comment - 19/Feb/15 08:57 AM
We are having serious issues with this as well running version 3.3.0-release of Datanucleus.
This is now a bottle neck in our production application. We have some test code to back up our claims where we are able to lock up all the threads.
We also have a thread dump from our production environment which clearly shows the issue we are having so it would be great if this ticket could be re-opened.
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 19/Feb/15 09:11 AM
No plans to reopen an ancient issue from 4 yrs ago. You're not using anything like a current release (4.0 had several changes for performance). 3.3 is effectively end of life in terms of updates.
Besides which, as the problem reporting guide says clear enough, things have to demonstratable, and this issue NEVER WAS ... and if issues can't be demonstrated then people can CONTRIBUTE updates by developing the FREELY AVAILABLE code themselves. That is the ONLY way forward for this project.


text: Utah bowler highlights exciting day at WC Aaron Smith June 30, 2012 RENO, Nev. - Lindsay Baker of Brigham City, Utah, highlighted an exciting day at the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships as she took the lead in three events at the National Bowling Stadium on Friday.The 26-year-old right-hander began her day by teaming with two-time Junior Team USA member Elysia Current of Ephrata, Pa., to roll the third-highest doubles score in USBC Women's Championships history, 1,480, which was enough to take the top spot in Scratch and Diamond Doubles. Baker led the way with a 784 series, while Current, who was the runner-up at the 2011 USBC Queens, added 696. Team USA's Shannon Pluhowsky and Megan Kelly of Dayton, Ohio, previously held the Scratch lead with 1,464, and Takiko Naganawa of Japan and Sadie Oda of Seal Beach, Calif., saw their two-month run at the top of Diamond Doubles with 1,469 come to an end. The highest doubles total in tournament history (1,498) was posted by USBC Hall of Famer Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, and Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, on the way to the Classic Doubles title in 2004.Baker, the 2005-06 NCAA Collegiate Bowler of the Year at the University of Nebraska, added 735 in singles and 707 in team to also take the lead in Scratch All-Events with 2,226, the third highest all-events total in tournament history. Pam Pancoast of Lomita, Calif., who rolled one of four 300 games this year, previously led Scratch All-Events with 2,219. Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, set the all-events mark at the 2010 Women's Championships in El Paso, Texas, on her way to the Scratch and Diamond All-Events titles with 2,330.Baker entered the 2012 event with a 216 average and received an additional four pins of handicap per game, which helped her into second place in Diamond All-Events with a 2,262 handicap total. Joyce Biondo of Carpentersville, Ill., a 2011 Diamond Team champion, leads Diamond All-Events this year with 2,269. Unlike most competitors at the Women's Championships, Baker elected to compete in her team, doubles and singles events all in the same day. The unique schedule had Baker finish with her team event, and she found herself needing the first two strikes in the final frame to take the all-events lead. The former Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series competitor delivered three strikes for a 279 game."I took a big, deep breath and just tried not to spin it because that's my downfall," said Baker, who made her third Women's Championships appearance. "I knew going into the last game I would have to bowl a big game because I started team with 183. I just wanted to make good shots and make my spares and hoped it would all work out. I've practiced so hard to get up to this point, and it's really great to finally have success coming to these tournaments. I'm overwhelmed, really. I can't even believe it."After competing against each other at the collegiate level, Baker and Current we're excited about the chance to bowl as teammates this week. Their confidence in one another proved vital as both needed to double in their final frame to take the lead in both divisions."We both went up there and made the best shots we could have," said Current, who was the 2003-04 NCAA Collegiate Bowler and Rookie of the Year at Fairleigh Dickinson University. "I had confidence that she was going to do it. Before we even bowled, like a week and a half ago, she said, 'let's win a title.' For my first tournament and our first as doubles partners, it felt really good to be working together on the lanes and not competing against each other."With less than 10 days until the conclusion of the 2012 event, both are eager to see if their scores hold and they can add a few Women's Championships titles to their already impressive resumes."It would mean the world to me," Baker said. "It's hard when there are only two or three big tournaments a year for women. I'd be ecstatic. Hopefully we bowled well enough to come out with a few titles."Current rounded out her Women's Championships debut with 698 in team and 553 in singles for a 1,947 all-events total.As Baker and Current were making their run at a doubles title, Kristin Warzinski of Fort Worth, Texas, was making history of her own as she rolled the 19th perfect game in the 93-year history of the Women's Championships.Warzinski started her doubles set with games of 234 and 211 and then lined up 12 consecutive strikes for a 745 series. She is the fourth competitor to reach the milestone at the 2012 tournament, which is a new record for the storied event. The 29-year-old right-hander teamed with Team USA's Stefanie Nation of Grand Prairie, Texas, and moved into third place in both Scratch and Diamond Doubles with 1,411 and 1,468, respectively. Nation added 666 in doubles.Warzinski, the Open Singles champion at the 2011 Greater Tulsa Open, has shot 300 before and usually finds the first shot of the 10th frame to be the most difficult. After she recorded the 10th strike at the one-of-a-kind Stadium, she threw two of her best shots to etch her name in tournament history."I just wanted the first one," said Warzinski, who made her sixth Women's Championships appearance. "The first one in the 10th is the hardest for me to get off of my hand, so I just got up there, took a deep breath, and let it go. It was further left off my hand than any of the other ones, but it held. As soon as I got that one I relaxed and threw the next two really well. The last one was the best."As a meetings and events coordinator for the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, Warzinski appreciates her place in Women's Championships history."I think anytime you shoot 300 in a tournament like this, it's amazing," Warzinski said. "In 93 years, there have only been 19 of them. That's pretty awesome. It doesn't get any better than that."Warzinski added 569 in team and 505 in singles for a 1,819 all-events score.The top scratch score in team, doubles, singles and all-events is recognized as overall tournament champion. Click here for the latest standings.The Diamond Division is made up of bowlers with averages of 180 and higher, with handicap based on 220.Presenting sponsors for the 2012 USBC Women's Championships are Circus Circus, Eldorado Hotel Casino and Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nev. Other sponsors include Harrah's Reno Casino, official brackets sponsor, Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Humana, official registration sponsor, Steltronic, official scoring system, and supporting sponsors Storm Bowling Products, Nationwide Insurance, Sands Regency Casino Hotel and Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa and MyBowlingVacation.com.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Any ideas?
Yes Buc there is a lower burner: however, though unsure, I presume its a single straight line.LBE - right, I looked at that before but I can't see that working in a commercial environment. Often we get an order for delivery of 15 or more pies and I don't want to keep the customer waiting or send cold pizzas.I liked the look of the Alibaba oven aand would have bought that if it had been available here when I started. Now I need something better. Unfortunately, importing is a whole 'nother kettle of fish. But it may be getting easier - times, they are a changing.Looked at the burner and the specs mean nothing to me. I was thinking more along the lines of employing the chaps who make ovens and having them put something together to my specs. The oven I have cost $2800 but the seals have had to be replaced twice and its a bread oven. There are a lot of reasons why it may make sense to make my own design. Still looking for the perfect pizza! BTW, my dough has got its oven spring back - I think the flour is now getting stored for about 4 weeks before we use it and my starter culture is also behaving well!"Marble, by the way- very bad for baking. It has very little resistance to thermal shock and most likely will fail"Ha! Why didn't you tell me that earlier! I put 2 slabs in and after the 2nd week took them out for cleaning and I had 6 pieces. We got them back in and we don't really need to clean them anyway!! What do you think of granite? Corderite and ceramics are not easily available and a fire brick surface would be too uneven (at least the locally made ones would be).What does a salt kiln do? Melt the salt to form a single block?
Both rated for 300C, 12" height
Scotty --- What about that oven at New Park? It looked kinda home built to me.