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Two years back in 2014 my company had a massive recruitment drive for hiring almost 200 Management Graduates. So in the process have visited quite a few places in the country for the Campus Recruitment.
One of the campuses we visited was Pondicherry University. We drove down from Chennai and reached the campus by 10.00 am. The Students were waiting for us. Wasting no time we started with the Interviewing process. It took us some time to interview 35-40 students. Once the process was finished we plan to leave the campus immediately. The placement co-ordinator insisted a lot to have lunch with them but we left the Campus as soon as the Interviewing process was completed. We directly headed towards Auroville.
Auroville means 'the city of the dawn' and was founded in 1968 by a French lady Mirra Alfassa who was called 'The Mother' and was the successor to Shri Aurobindo, a well- known spiritual leader. The town was founded by her with the aim of creating a place which was a symbol of human unity.
Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity.
|12 gardens of Auroville
The Visitor Centre in Auroville remains open from 9 am- 5:30 pm and we were lucky enough to attend the detailed video tutorial of what Auroville is all about.
|Sample Plan of Matrimandir at the Visitor's Centre
The Matrimandir is not easily accessible and one need to make a booking in advance (around 2 days), in order to visit the Matrimandir. So since we have not made any bookings we thought of having a look from outside. We had to walk from the Visitor Centre to the Matrimandir. It is a pleasant 1km walk from the visitor's centre, along wooded paths and past an astonishing banyan tree. Once we started walking we found that the place is full of calmness and serenity.
|The Banyan Tree on the way to Matrimandir
Once we reached the Matrimandir we were mesmerised by the dome shaped golden structure. The Matrimandir is a giant golden globe at the centre of the town, surrounded by beautifully manicured lawns and trees. Going to Matrimandir would definitely refresh your body and soul.
After coming from Matrimandir we explored the area of Auroville. Here you will find things crafted by the inhabitants of the township such as clothing, candles, incense, pottery, home textiles etc. I picked up some incense and scented candles. We had a quick bite of Mufffins and the Masala Chai in the Café.
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COMMERCE, CA – On the first day of the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Brenda Villa Aquatic Center in Commerce, CMS has the team lead in both the women's and men's team competition.
The Athenas have tallied 278 team points which is just ahead of Pomona-Pitzer (255.5). The University of Redlands sits in third place with 173 points while Occidental rounds out the top four teams with 138 points.
On the men's side, the Stags have built a big lead with 381 points. The University of Redlands is in second place (231.5) while Pomona-Pitzer garnered 172.5 points. La Verne's 167 points completes the top four in the team competition.
200 Freestyle Relay
Women's – Lauren Robeznieks, Ellie Jaques, Summer Harp and Chandra Lukes from the University of Redlands were the quickest by just 0.05 seconds with a time of 1:36.86. Pomona-Pitzer finished second in 1:36.91. Whittier took third place as they posted a time of 1:38.57.
Men's – The University of Redlands team of Brent Reed, Nikolai Paloni, Spencer Peugh, and Nelson Glendinning claimed the title by recording a time of 1:23.74 to outdistance themselves from Pomona-Pitzer (1:24.39). Cal Lutheran finished third by touching the wall in 1:25.38.
500 Freestyle
Women's – Kay Sterner from Pomona-Pitzer did just enough to distance herself from the second-place finisher by touching the wall in 5:01.69. CMS's Molly Loftus took second as she recorded a time of 5:02.16. Julie Case (Chapman) was just behind Loftus with a time of 5:03.81.
Men's – The CMS Stags took the top four spots in the race. Marc Blumberg's time of 4:33.19 was not only good enough to win the Championship, it was a "B" cut qualifying time. Alex Mendoza came in second as he touched the wall in 4:35.46. Rounding out the podium finishers was Cameron Whiting (4:35.55). Conrad Shabb's (4:36.86) fourth place finish gave CMS a total of 76 team points in the race.
Women's – Michele Kee set the meet record with a time of 2:04.35 to win the championship. Maki Tohmon (Pomona-Pitzer) took second place as she touched the wall in 2:06.08. Both times were good enough for NCAA "A" cuts. Haley Thiltgen from the University of Redlands rounded out the podium finishers with a time of 2:08.42.
Men's – The University of Redlands tandem of Jeff Depew and David Ortyn finished first and second respectively. Depew out-touched his teammate 1:50.93 to 1:51.62 to earn to top honors. Both times earned an invitation the NCAA Championships last season. Steven Van Deventer from Occidental took third place (1:53.20).
50 Freestyle
Women's – In a meet record time of 23.56, Kelly Ngo from CMS claimed the title. Her time was good enough to earn an invitation to the national championships last season. Chandra Lukes from the University of Redlands was the closest competitor with a "B" cut time of 23.62. Helen Liu (CMS) tallied a third place finish by recording a time of 24.05.
Men's – Whittier's Fil Dajkovich won a thrilling race over Alex Poltash of CMS. Dajkovich nudged out the second place finisher 20.51 to 20.55. Matthew Williams from CMS took third place (20.85).
400 Medley Relay
Women's – Kelly Ngo, Kayla Flaten, Annika Jessen, and Michelle Kee from CMS brought home a championship by tallying a time of 3:49.75. La Verne was just over four seconds behind as they finished second in 3:53.89. Pomona-Pitzer scored a third place finish (3:55.17).
Men's – The CMS four-some of Matthew Williams, Zach Alleva, Patrick Schultz, and Joe Hinton swam a 3:18.30 to earn the title. Their time was also good enough to earn an invitation to the NCAA Championship in 2013. Occidental recorded a second place finish (3:24.52) while Pomona-Pitzer was just .31 seconds behind as they finished third.
Women's Team Scores
2. Pomona-Pitzer – 255.5
3. University of Redlands – 173
4. Occidental – 138
5. Whittier – 130
6. La Verne – 119
7. Chapman – 93
8. Cal Lutheran – 75.5
9. Caltech – 56
Men's Team Scores
2. University of Redlands – 231.5
3. Pomona-Pitzer – 172.5
4. La Verne – 167
5. Whittier – 148
6. Cal Lutheran – 143
7. Occidental – 102
8. Caltech – 84
9. Chapman - 80
Release courtesy of Caltech Sports Information, host of the 2014 SCIAC Championships.


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The problem with the question "What is the highest level programming language?" is very simple: by what standard do you measure the "height" of a programming language? What is higher level, C# or Java or Python or Perl or Ruby or Scheme or Lisp or Prolog or... I could go on, but you get the idea.
Basically, people colloquially say that there are "low-level" and "high-level" languages, and the low-level ones give you more direct access to the underlying hardware while the high-level ones abstract you away from it. How do you measure the level of abstraction?
How about C++? It lets you get as close to the metal as C, but gives you gazillions of features to the point where writing idiomatic C++ is nothing remotely like C. So is it really a low-level language if it's not commonly used as a low level language?
The point is that your question has no answer, a) because there is no scale by which to measure how high-level a language is, and b) because higher and higher level languages will continue to be invented, and there is no foreseeable limit to the potential amount of abstraction (seriously - the trend these days is to abstract away our loops with
map() and stuff).
As the comments show, your question is too vague.
You should, to start, define better what a "full application" is.
It would be helpful to tell where does this come from, is it you want to know about new high level languages? is it because you want to do a specific application (there might be langauges suited to the task at hand)?
My criterion for "not a real question" is whether I could recognize something as being an answer. This doesn't qualify as a real question.
Not only is it appallingly vague, but it confuses objectivity and subjectivity in a bad way. There is no well-accepted definition of how high-level a programming language is, so the evaluation has to be subjective. On the other hand, the "highest-level" implies that there is an objective answer.
I'd be fine with a CW-style poll for what people think is a very-high-level language (although these are getting much less popular with the 3K+ crowd). Or a question on what makes a programming language high-level. Or if the Q offered a definition of language level height. Anything where I could recognize an answer.


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Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants to support and balance the mind, body, and spirit. It is used by patients with cancer mainly as a form of supportive care that may improve quality of life and reduce stress and anxiety. Aromatherapy may be combined with other complementary treatments like massage therapy and acupuncture, as well as with standard treatments.
Essential oils (also known as volatile oils) are the basic materials of aromatherapy. They are made from fragrant essences found in many plants. These essences are made in special plant cells, often under the surface of leaves, bark, or peel, using energy from the sun and elements from the air, soil, and water. If the plant material is crushed, the essence and its unique fragrance are released.
When essences are extracted from plants in natural ways, they become essential oils. They may be distilled with steam and/or water, or mechanically pressed. Oils that are made with chemical processes are not considered true essential oils.
There are many essential oils used in aromatherapy, including Roman chamomile, geranium, lavender, tea tree, lemon, cedarwood, and bergamot. Each type of essential oil has a different chemical structure that affects how it smells, how it is absorbed, and how it is used by the body. Even varieties of plants within the same species may have chemical structures different from each other because they are grown or harvested in different ways or locations.
Essential oils are very concentrated. For example, it takes about 220 lbs of lavender flowers to make about 1 pound of essential oil. Essential oils are very volatile, evaporating quickly when they come in contact with air.
Fragrant plants have been used in healing practices for thousands of years across many cultures, including ancient China, India, and Egypt. Ways to extract essential oils from plants were first discovered during the Middle Ages.
The history of modern aromatherapy began in the early 20th century, when French chemist Rene Gattefosse coined the term "aromatherapy" and studied the effects of essential oils on many kinds of diseases. In the 1980s and 1990s, aromatherapy was rediscovered in Western countries as interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) began to grow.
Aromatherapy is rarely suggested as a treatment for cancer, but rather as a form of supportive care to manage symptoms of cancer or side effects of cancer treatment. There are different theories about how aromatherapy and essential oils work. A leading theory is that smell receptors in the nose may respond to the smells of essential oils by sending chemical messages along nerve pathways to the brain's limbic system, which affects moods and emotions. Imaging studies in humans help show the effects of smells on the limbic system and its emotional pathways.
Aromatherapy is used in various ways. Examples include:
Aromatherapy is rarely taken by mouth.
There are some essential oils commonly chosen to treat specific conditions. However, the types of oils used and the ways they are combined may vary, depending on the experience and training of the aromatherapist. This lack of standard methods has led to conflicting research on the effects of aromatherapy.
Many studies of essential oils have found that they have antibacterial effects when applied to the skin. Some essential oils have antiviral activity against the herpes simplex virus. Others have antifungal activity against certain vaginal and oropharyngeal fungus infections. In addition, studies in rats have shown that different essential oils can be calming or energizing. When rats were exposed to certain fragrances under stressful conditions, their behavior and immune responses were improved.
One study showed that after essential oils were inhaled, markers of the fragrance compounds were found in the bloodstream, suggesting that aromatherapy affects the body directly like a drug, rather than indirectly through the central nervous system.
Clinical trials of aromatherapy have mainly studied its use in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and other health-related conditions in seriously ill patients. Several clinical trials of aromatherapy in patients with cancer have been published with mixed results.
A few early studies have shown that aromatherapy may improve quality of life in patients with cancer. Some patients receiving aromatherapy have reported improvement in symptoms such as nausea or pain, and have lower blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rates. Studies of aromatherapy massage have had mixed results, with some studies reporting improvement in mood, anxiety, pain, and constipation and other studies reporting no effect.
A study of inhaled bergamot in children and adolescents receiving stem cell transplants reported an increase in anxiety and nausea and no effect on pain. Parents receiving the aromatherapy and parents receiving the placebo both showed less anxiety after their children's transplants. In a study of adult patients receiving stem cell transplants, tasting or sniffing sliced oranges was more effective at reducing nausea, retching, and coughing than inhaling an orange essential oil.
A small study of tea tree oil as a topical treatment to clear antibiotic -resistant MRSA bacteria from the skin of hospital patients found that it was as effective as the standard treatment. Antibacterial essential oils have been studied to lessen odor in necrotic ulcers.
No studies in scientific or medical literature discuss aromatherapy as a treatment for cancer.
Safety testing on essential oils shows very few bad side effects or risks when they are used as directed. Some essential oils have been approved as ingredients in food and are classified as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, within specific limits. Eating large amounts of essential oils is not recommended.
Allergic reactions and skin irritation may occur in aromatherapists or in patients, especially when essential oils are in contact with the skin for long periods of time. Sun sensitivity may develop when citrus or other oils are applied to the skin before sun exposure.
Lavender and tea tree oils have been found to have some hormone -like effects. They have effects similar to estrogen (female sex hormone) and also block or decrease the effect of androgens (male sex hormones). Applying lavender and tea tree oils to the skin over a long period of time has been linked in one study to breast enlargement in boys who have not yet reached puberty. It is recommended that patients with tumors that need estrogen to grow avoid using lavender and tea tree oils.
Aromatherapy products do not need approval by the Food and Drug Administration because no specific claims are made for the treatment of cancer or other diseases.
Aromatherapy is not regulated by state law, and there is no licensing required to practice aromatherapy in the United States. Professionals often combine aromatherapy training with another field in which they are licensed, for example, massage therapy, registered nursing, acupuncture, or naturopathy. Some aromatherapy courses for healthcare providers offer medical credit hours and include conducting research.
The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (www.naha.org) and the Alliance of International Aromatherapists (www.alliance-aromatherapists.org) are two organizations that have national educational standards for aromatherapists. The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) plans to have a standard aromatherapy certification in the United States. There are many schools that offer certificate programs approved by NAHA. A list of these schools can be found at http://www.naha.org/schools_level_one_two.htm. National exams in aromatherapy are held twice a year.
The Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (www.cfacanada.com) certifies aromatherapists in Canada. See the International Federation of Aromatherapists Web site (www.ifaroma.org/) for a list of international aromatherapy programs.
Check NCI's list of cancer clinical trials for cancer CAM clinical trials on aromatherapy and essential oils that are actively enrolling patients.
General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)—also referred to as integrative medicine—includes a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. A therapy is generally called complementary when it is used in addition to conventional treatments; it is often called alternative when it is used instead of conventional treatment. (Conventional treatments are those that are widely accepted and practiced by the mainstream medical community.) Depending on how they are used, some therapies can be considered either complementary or alternative. Complementary and alternative therapies are used in an effort to prevent illness, reduce stress, prevent or reduce side effects and symptoms, or control or cure disease.
Unlike conventional treatments for cancer, complementary and alternative therapies are often not covered by insurance companies. Patients should check with their insurance provider to find out about coverage for complementary and alternative therapies.
Cancer patients considering complementary and alternative therapies should discuss this decision with their doctor, nurse, or pharmacist as they would any therapeutic approach, because some complementary and alternative therapies may interfere with their standard treatment or may be harmful when used with conventional treatment.
It is important that the same rigorous scientific evaluation used to assess conventional approaches be used to evaluate CAM therapies. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) are sponsoring a number of clinical trials (research studies) at medical centers to evaluate CAM therapies for cancer.
Conventional approaches to cancer treatment have generally been studied for safety and effectiveness through a rigorous scientific process that includes clinical trials with large numbers of patients. Less is known about the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative methods. Few CAM therapies have undergone rigorous evaluation. A small number of CAM therapies originally considered to be purely alternative approaches are finding a place in cancer treatment—not as cures, but as complementary therapies that may help patients feel better and recover faster. One example is acupuncture. According to a panel of experts at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference in November 1997, acupuncture has been found to be effective in the management of chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting and in controlling pain associated with surgery. In contrast, some approaches, such as the use of laetrile, have been studied and found ineffective or potentially harmful.
The NCI Best Case Series Program, which was started in 1991, is one way CAM approaches that are being used in practice are being investigated. The program is overseen by the NCI's Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM). Health care professionals who offer alternative cancer therapies submit their patients' medical records and related materials to OCCAM. OCCAM conducts a critical review of the materials and develops follow-up research strategies for approaches deemed to warrant NCI-initiated research.
When considering complementary and alternative therapies, patients should ask their health care provider the following questions:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) facilitates research and evaluation of complementary and alternative practices, and provides information about a variety of approaches to health professionals and the public.
CAM on PubMed
NCCAM and the NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly developed CAM on PubMed, a free and easy-to-use search tool for finding CAM-related journal citations. As a subset of the NLM's PubMed bibliographic database, CAM on PubMed features more than 230,000 references and abstracts for CAM-related articles from scientific journals. This database also provides links to the Web sites of over 1,800 journals, allowing users to view full-text articles. (A subscription or other fee may be required to access full-text articles.) CAM on PubMed is available through the NCCAM Web site. It can also be accessed through NLM PubMed bibliographic database by selecting the "Limits" tab and choosing "Complementary Medicine" as a subset.
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) coordinates the activities of the NCI in the area of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). OCCAM supports CAM cancer research and provides information about cancer-related CAM to health providers and the general public via the NCI Web site.
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Smell Enough Tea Leaves. You Will End Up With Mobile Clients
Twitter acquired, one of my favorite Twitter Client, Tweetie. Congrats to Loren and Atebits. Loren did a remarkable job executing on the user experience. So now Twitter has a wonderful iPhone application. In a clear sign that mobile platform is important for them, they also announced Twitter for Blackberry.
Twitter is in the client business now. They are extending their core platform to leading mobile platforms. Not surprised that the developers are up in arms and they are crying foul that Twitter should have fixed their business model problem first instead of competing with them. Twitter has every right to go in this direction. They are still figuring out their business.
To me the interesting point is why now? Why is Twitter making these moves now. It's not as if users have suddenly discovered new productivity with these clients. There is a big picture emerging around mobile platforms. That picture has elements of location based services (on that is based local advertisement market – which is very very significant. Remember Google/Yelp episode!). Platforms are colliding and this time revenue pipe will be tightly controlled by the entity which ends up having tight control on the platform.
Chris Dixon has a great post on this topic. Evolving platform without having a locked down business model is a risky move. Twitter can compare with Facebook to figure out new ways to make money but anymore comparison will just kill the main value. As he rightly said, Facebook can just sit back and enjoy the drama.
Twitter genius is that it works quietly in the background – in real time. Twitter's social graph has amazing approachability. They need to figure out ways to make money from that unique experience. Extend that approachability and serendipity to all developers. Give Tweetie back to community as an open source SDK, add firehose access and ask all iPhone developers to build vertical apps with it. Wishful thinking? Maybe.
Giving away complete client side codebase – potentially with unique and standardized user experience like Tweetie – for iPhone, Android(coming soon?), Blackberry, Nokia and Windows7, they can give developers a new architecture for gaming, vertical apps, lbs apps and potentially enterprise apps.
Big question is what's next for Twitter developers? Wait for the Chirp conference to throw light on Twitter's long term business model or just stick to business as usual. I think there is one way developers can avoid future heartburn – by going vertical! Agree it's boring and probably will require domain knowledge but definitely worth it. Pick a category like the way Stocktwits is doing with financial services. Morph your client into a best tool for field journalists, or for automotive sector, or for political event reporting or for social recruitment. Add all the great things which mobile platforms has to offer – LBS, Mapping, Notification and Social Sharing. Obvious advantage in this strategy is that developers will be required to work with their market.
I am sure smart developers are already making their next move. You just have to read Chris's opening line from his blog post:
I can't remember the last time the tech world was so interesting.
It's incredible the amount of change we are seeing in mobile space. All the more amazing when you contrast this with the fact that we are still struggling to recover from Great Recession.
Update: Evolving dynamics around Twitter ecosystem will be under microscope for next couple of weeks. Mark Suster has interesting Salesforce reference:
And Salesforce did this more broadly in all of their key areas. Salesforce was very good at managing the 1-year roadmap so at any point in time we had a pretty good idea about what we would be developing and what we wouldn't. We also knew what we wanted to build but wouldn't be able to get to. Often these were things that would make Salesforce more competitive vis-a-vis Oracle and Microsoft. Salesforce was excellent at outlining to the developer community what they considered "core" and what white space they wanted filled. If they gave you the white space you knew you had a good period of time to build a business without being boxed out by Salesforce and you knew that Marc Benioff was likely to highlight you at a conference or with journalists. Importantly, all of this was done privately, as it should be.
Read his full post. It's full of insights. Two thoughts come to mind
- Imagine how useful Ad.ly kind of services will be if they addressed specific verticals. Why wouldn't your followers click on car tweet ads if automobile is all you tweet about!
- White space thing is tricky in mobile space as compared to enterprise space (Salesforce area – longer sales cycle = longer dev cycle). At this point nobody has any clue on the pace of white space discovery and white space harvesting as it applies to mobile space. It's one big TBD.


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Hello, Cookout Attendees! We're less than two weeks away from the cookout kick-off, and Vivian and I are busy getting things ready here at home. For everyone planning to attend, please send me a quick message (PM, e-mail, or just post in here) and let me know your estimated time of arrival, we'll be sure to be ready for you when you come. If anybody needs a ride from the airport, this is especially important (unless you plan on walking ten miles down to our house!)
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The Rotation: A Source of Consternation
Right now, the Orioles starting rotation is in serious flux. With the struggles of Guthrie, Eaton, Penn and whoever else you want to sent in this sentence (with the exception of Koji Uehara), the lack of viable arms who can perform consistently is causing a lot of consternation amongst fans and those on sports talk radio.
Aside from Uehara, and the number one starter, Guthrie, everything else in the rotation is up in the air.
I guess the team really needs to see what they in Hayden Penn (out of options) and whose career has been marred by bad luck and immaturity -- however, he may earn a starting rotation spot; Alfredo Simon, who has emerged as a hard-throwing option worth a look, and Adam Eaton along with Mark Hendrickson are the remaining candidates for the last three spots. Rich Hill, from the looks of it, will start the season on the disabled list.
Whatever takes place, the pitching situation is probably the top story line going into April. While there are still guys like Pedro available, right now, it looks like the Orioles may have enough options down on the farm to insert guys into spots if the chosen starters falter.
Let's just hope that the rotation surprises a ton.


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Keith's grandparents, Archibald McDonell and Mary McDonell probably met in the Chichester area of Quebec in Pontiac County. This town is across the Ottawa River in Quebec and north of Allumette Island.
On April 9, 1861 Mary and Archibald were married at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Chapeau. Their marriage record is found in the records of that church. Information on the films for these church records is found at the Family History Library. I featured them in my post dated March 23, 2010 or find the category to the right under "St. Alphonsus Catholic Church."
As you can see by this marriage record both Archibald and Mary were "McDonells." This brings forward the question: Were they cousins? I do not know for sure. There were many "McDonells" who settled in Canada. It was spelled in many different ways: McDonell, McDonell, McDonald, MacDonald and older versions were Macdonell. The Catholic priests of the St. Alphonsus church would spell it McDonell and McDonnell etc.
Here is the transcription of this document, as best I can make out:
"St. Alphonse Allumette Island 9 April 1861 after the banns of marriage have beene once published at the [prone] for mass in this mission between Archibald McDonell of this mission son of age of John McDonell and of Sara McDonell on the one part and Mary McDonell of this mission daughter of age of Alexander John McDonell and Ellen McPherson on the other part – a dispensation of two of the banns of marriage have been granted by us in virtue of a power accorded to us by his Lordship the Right Revd Doctor [Guignon] Bishop of Bytown and wherein no impediment have been discovered be the undersigned Priest of this mission have received their mutual consent to marriage and have giving them the mutual benediction at Saint Alphonse Allumette Island on this date aforesaids and on the presence of John McDonell and Rachael McDonell who have not signed." [ ]Lynch, Priest.
The witnesses are Rachel and we know that name from the 1861 census as a possible sibling of Mary's. The other witness is John McDonell and I believe he is Mary's other sibling but maybe even Archie's sibling? For now I will place John with Mary's family.
I became curious as to the name of the Right Rev'd and found an "Archdiocese of Ottawa" website that has the history of the archdiocese at this link: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dotta.html I cannot find any name at this website that clarifies the name written in the marriage record for the Right Doctor _____ Bishop of Bytown. So it must be a mispelling?
This marriage record tells me the names of the parents of Archibald and Mary. Archibald's parents are named as John and Sara McDonell, while Mary's parents are given as Alexander John McDonell and Ellen McPherson.
You may be aware or not but "Bytown" is the old name for the city of Ottawa. This is important when doing searches in the Canadian Census for the earlier years.
Here is an interesting website "Bytown or Bust:" http://www.bytown.net/
An there is also a museum at this link about Bytown: http://www.bytownmuseum.com/EN/main.html (this site can be read in French).
This Bytown chronology looks interesting: http://www.bytown.net/chronologicalbytown.htm
And of course Wikipedia has something to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytown


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Breaking Changes in SQL Server Reporting Services
This topic describes breaking changes in Reporting Services. These changes might break applications, scripts, or functionalities that are based on earlier versions of SQL Server. You might encounter these issues when you upgrade, or in custom scripts or reports. For more information, see Using Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades.
SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Breaking Changes
This section describes breaking changes in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services.
Because SQL Server 2008 R2 is a minor version upgrade of SQL Server 2008, we recommend that you also review the content in the SQL Server 2008 section.
Expanded CSV Data Renderer
In SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services, the CSV file includes chart and gauge data. Applications that depend on an earlier structure of the CSV files might no longer work because of the additions of the additional columns for charts and gauges.
For more information, see Exporting to a CSV File (Report Builder 3.0 and SSRS).
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Breaking Changes
This section describes breaking changes in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services.
Report Server Breaking Changes
Report Builder Breaking Changes
Report Processing Breaking Changes
Report Rendering Breaking Changes
For more information about new features, see What's New (Reporting Services).
Report Server Breaking Changes
This section describes breaking changes to the report server and management tools.
IIS and ASP.NET
Reporting Services no longer depends on IIS to provide access to the SOAP endpoint. URLs no longer include Web sites in IIS. Reporting Services uses HTTP.SYS directly to listen for requests on a specific port that you define for report server URLs.
This enhancement is a breaking change for some deployments:
Upgrade Advisor will detect breaking changes by checking for ISAPI filters and customized virtual directories. Upgrade Advisor cannot check for all possible customizations. Your installation might pass the Upgrade Advisor check but still break or produce unexpected errors.
Port conflicts on Windows XP
On supported editions of 32-bit Windows XP SP2, IIS 5.1 and Reporting Services cannot use the same port. You cannot configure both IIS 5.1 and a report server to listen on the default HTTP port (port 80).
IIS 5.1 does not use HTTP.SYS for Web applications hosted on the Web server. This means there is no common queue management for requests that come over the same port, and there is no common repository of registered and reserved URLs.
This issue results in the following behavior for SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services upgrades on Windows XP:
After upgrade completes, you can use the Reporting Services Configuration tool to change the port on which the report server listens if you want to use a different port.
For more information about supported Windows operating systems for SQL Server 2008, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008 R2.
IIS 5.0 is no longer supported. Windows 2000 servers are not supported in SQL Server 2008.
Reporting Services Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider
The Reporting Services Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider is not compatible with the previous version. The new version includes additional methods to support URL registration. Because there can only be one version of the Reporting Services WMI provider for a report server installation, this version replaces the previous version. This change represents a breaking change for some deployments. If you created script or tools that call the WMI provider, you must revise your code to use the new version. For more information, see Reporting Services WMI Provider.
This change also prevents users from connecting to a SQL Server 2005 instance in SQL Server Management Studio when the user specifies the <server_name>\<instance_name> format to connect. Instead, users must type the report server URL to connect.
Consolidation of services and applications
The Report Server Web service, Report Manager, and the background processing application are consolidated into a single service. You cannot start or stop them separately.
Reporting Services configuration files
Reporting Services configuration files are also consolidated. The RSReportServer.config file is the primary configuration file for Report Manager and the Report Server Web service. The RSWebApplication.config file is obsolete. The following RSWebApplication.config settings have been moved to the RSReportServer.config file:
The following settings are obsolete and are no longer used:
If you modified the RSWebApplication.config file in a previous installation, the file will not be deleted when you upgrade to SQL Server 2008. You should delete the file manually; all settings within the file are ignored in this release.
Reporting Services trace logs
ReportServerService_<timestamp>.log is the primary trace log for all applications that run in the service. The following files are obsolete and are no longer created in SQL Server 2008: ReportServerWebApp_<timestamp>.log, ReportServer_<timestamp>.log, and ReportServerService_main_<timestamp>.log.
Reporting Services Configuration tool
Reporting Services Configuration tool no longer supports the Upgrade Database or Grant Rights features that allowed you to upgrade or grant permissions as independent operations or generate script templates for performing these tasks. In this release, both upgrading and database permissions are handled as internal operations.
SQL Server Management Studio
In Management Studio, the Home folder is removed in this release. You cannot view, manage, distribute or secure report server content in Management Studio.
Report Manager
In Report Manager, the following links are removed from Site Settings: Configure item-level role definitions, Configure system-level role definitions, Manage jobs. Report Manager no longer supports the ability to create, modify, or delete role definitions. You must use Management Studio to manage which tasks are in specific roles. Similarly, job management has moved from Report Manager to Management Studio.
E-mail subscriptions
E-mail subscriptions will not work for e-mail aliases in the Sender, To, Cc, Bcc, and Reply-To fields when the report server or the remote SMTP server is upgraded to Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
This issue occurs because Windows Server 2003 contains a feature that resolves aliases to their full e-mail addresses. Reporting Services depended on that feature to allow for using e-mail aliases instead of full e-mail addresses. However, to help filter out false e-mail addresses, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 do not contain this feature. To work around this issue, you must configure the DefaultHostName property in configuration. For information about resolving this issue, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 945601: "SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services e-mail subscriptions do not work in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 if you use aliases as e-mail addresses."
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies
The SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies provides report rendering, processing, management capabilities, and data-driven subscriptions when you run a SQL Server 2008 report server instance in SharePoint Integrated mode. The add-in download contains a Report Viewer Web part, Web application pages, and support for using either Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) or Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS).
The SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies requires a SQL Server 2008 report server instance because this add-in is not supported with earlier versions of SQL Server. If you have a pre-SQL Server 2008 report server, and you install or upgrade to the SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies, the report server will not function as expected. For example, you will be unable to configure database access by using the Grant Database Access page and render reports using a SharePoint product or technology. To resolve this issue, you must either upgrade your report server instance to SQL Server 2008, or you must uninstall the SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies and re-install the SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies.
For more information about the SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies, see the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Add-in Readme.
Basic authentication
In SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, only NETWORK and NETWORK_CLEARTEXT logon types are supported with Basic authentication; Interactive and BATCH logon types are not supported.
Report Builder Breaking Changes
This section describes breaking changes to Report Builder.
Report Builder Runs in Full Trust Mode Only
In earlier versions of Reporting Services running in native mode, SQL Server 2005 Report Builder could be started using the following URLS:
**Full trust **For example, http://<servername>/reportserver/reportbuilder/reportbuilder.application
Partial trust For example, http://<servername>/reportserver/reportbuilder/reportbuilderlocalintranet.application
For both URLs, <servername> is the name of the computer that specifies the report server. For both URLs, reportserver is the name of the report server instance.
In this release, you must use the full trust URL to run Report Builder. When you use the full trust URL for the first time, you might be prompted to grant a higher level of permissions for the application.
If Report Builder does not run, or if you get an error, contact the system administrator. You might not have the permissions that you need to grant a higher level of trust for this application.
After you grant these permissions the first time, you do not have to set them again.
In this release, if you use the partial trust URL, the following error appears when you open or save a report, or switch report servers:
"Failed. An error occurred while processing your request. Save your report and restart the application."
Report Processing Breaking Changes
Report processing architecture is fundamentally changed in this release by providing on-demand report processing. On-demand report processing significantly reduces memory usage on a report server.
Applying Decimal Format to a Float Value
Converting a float value to the .NET Framework custom format "D" (decimal) is not supported. In earlier versions of Reporting Services, no error was generated for this condition.
RDL Upgrade Breaking Changes
The following RDL elements are not supported when you upgrade an existing report:
Object Identifiers in RDL limited to 256 characters
Identifiers for objects in RDL (for example, textboxID) were previously unrestricted in length. In this release, the length of object identifiers is restricted to 256 characters. Identifiers still must be CLS-compliant.
Interactivity Information Saved Only For the Last Request
In earlier versions of Reporting Services, snapshots saved all possible combinations of interactive choices, such as drillthrough information and toggle choices. You could view page five of a report, but programmatically toggle an item on page one by keeping track of the correct ID for the toggle.
In SQL Server 2008, interactivity information is generated and saved only for the last rendering request. You cannot view a page and programmatically toggle an item on another page. You can only toggle drill down items on the current report page.
Report Object Model Namespace Change
In this release, the Report Object Model namespace has changed. This namespace provides read-only access from custom code to global collections like Fields, Parameters, and ReportItems. If existing custom code explicitly uses a fully qualified reference to an earlier namespace, this change is a breaking change.
It is recommended that you do not use fully qualified references to access built-in collections from your code. By not explicitly specifying the namespace, custom code references resolve to the version of the report object model for the currently installed version of Reporting Services.
For example, in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, the following two examples contrast the use of a fully qualified reference to a parameter (Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ReportObjectModel.Parameter) and a default reference to a parameter (Parameter) for passing a report parameter to a custom function that returns the report parameter label.
The following example is not recommended. It shows the fully qualified reference for a report parameter. The second example is recommended and shows the default namespace reference for a report parameter.
Public Function ShowParams(ByVal reportparameter As _
Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.ReportObjectModel.Parameter) _
As String
Return reportparameter.Label
End Function
The recommended way to access a run-time collection is shown in the following example:
Public Function ShowParams(ByVal reportparameter As Parameter) _
As String
Return reportparameter.Label
End Function
RDCE with SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Definition Language (RDL)
RDCE is a feature that enables a Reporting Services extension to dynamically change parts of an RDL file before a report runs. In a SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 RDL file, RDCE can specify a subset of the RDL file to be replaced. This subset can contain the Page, PageHeader, PageFooter, or Body elements. The RDL file for SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces ReportSections as a top-level container for these elements. In this release of Reporting Services, RDCE treats any Page, PageHeader, PageFooter, or Body element as ReportSections elements, and triggers a merge together with that element of the RDL file. For more information, see FIX: The Report Definition Customization Extension does not modify the RDL file as expected in SQL Server 2008 R2.
Report Rendering Breaking Changes
Report rendering architecture is fundamentally changed in this release to provide more consistent rendering for paging and layout among different renderers.
New Rendering Object Model and Consistent Pagination
The Rendering Object Model (ROM) has changed for SQL Server 2008. Earlier versions of the rendering object model are no longer supported. Accessing the Rendering Object Model from a multi-threaded rendering extension (and switching context from multiple threads) is not supported.
The new ROM makes the rules for rendering pages more consistent. For more information, see Understanding Pagination in Reporting Services (Report Builder 3.0 and SSRS).
Redesigned CSV Data Renderer
In earlier versions of Reporting Services, when you exported a report to a CSV file format, the data was formatted in a way that preserved the way the data appeared on the report page. For matrix data regions, this resulted in a data format that was inconvenient to import into other applications in order to continue to work with the data.
In this release, when you export a report to a CSV file, you can choose between two supported formats: Default mode and Compliant mode. Default mode is optimized for Excel. Compliant mode is optimized for third-party applications. For more information, see Exporting to a CSV File (Report Builder 3.0 and SSRS).
The earlier format for CSV files is no longer available. However, for reports that do not use matrix data regions, you can use Compliant mode to get a file format closest to the earlier CSV file format.
Aggregates with Conditional Visibility in Page Headers and Footers
In earlier versions of Reporting Services, different renderers used different rules to determine which items with conditional visibility to include on a report page. For example, aggregate calculations were not performed for hidden items in printed reports, but were calculated for hidden items in reports that you viewed with a browser or in Excel.
In this release, all renderers use the same set of rules to determine which items are on a page.
No Formula Support in Excel
In earlier versions of Reporting Services, there was limited support for translating expressions in RDL to Microsoft Excel formulas. In this release, when you export a report to Excel, RDL expressions are not translated to Excel formulas.
Overlapping Items
In earlier versions of Reporting Services, if a report had overlapping items on the report design surface, publishing the report produced a warning ("Overlapping report items are not supported in all renderers."), but the report items remained in their original location on the design surface. In SQL Server 2008, report items may be moved to correct overlapping boundaries when a report is viewed or exported to a renderer based that does not support overlapping items. For more information, see Understanding Rendering Behaviors (Report Builder 3.0 and SSRS).
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Chris Brown is being accused of living up to his bad-boy reputation.
E! News has learned that the singer has been accused of assaulting a woman at a San Diego nightclub on Saturday evening.
The Anaheim Police Department confirmed that they received a phone call from a woman alleging that she was pushed by the rapper during his performance at Heat Ultra Lounge at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
She claimed that she was pushed and injured, but did not meet with the police in person regarding the incident.
NEWS: Chris Brown's bachelor pad is not for sale
The investigation is currently ongoing, and police have not revealed the identity of the woman involved in the alleged incident.
E! News exclusively spoke with the operational manager at the nightclub who claimed to hear that Brown had "moved someone out of the way" after his set and that "perhaps the incident is being blown out of proportion."
Brown, apparently responding to reports of the incident, tweeted, "I didn't do anything." His tweet has since been deleted.
Earlier this month, the "Fine China" singer was in court to discuss discovery materials stemming from his 2009 assault case.
NEWS: Get details on Chris Brown's latest legal woes
The L.A. County District Attorney's Office had accused the Grammy winner of providing shoddy documentation concerning the 180 hours of community labor he supposedly completed as part of his sentence for assaulting Rihanna.
Per the current terms of his sentence, he is on probation until next summer. The judge set a preliminary hearing date for July 15 to determine whether they should move forward with a probation-violation charge.
No word yet on how the latest assault allegations may affect Brown's ongoing court case.
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Let HERBALIFE IRONMAN 70.3 Pucón take you to the south of Chile where the Villarrica Volcano will take care of your adventure.
IRONMAN added HERBALIFE IRONMAN 70.3 Pucón to its global event series, one of the world's most famous races to date. Located in the south of Chile, Pucón offers a unique landscape for skiing, riding horses, rafting and canoeing all through the year. It's a rough and appealing location for outdoor sports admired for its view to the Villarrica Volcano and the Palguin Hot Water Thermal Baths.
The race starts with a two lap 1.9 km swimming course in the calm waters of the Villarrica Lake, having the unbelievable Villarrica Volcano as background scenary. Then the athletes ride their bikes through a 90 km path defying the winds of the zone. The last part is a 21 km path that the athletes must run while the fans and spectators welcome them as they arrive at the city.
The 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon will offer 40 qualifying slots to the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, New Zealand.


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Davenport throws first pitch at Farmers Athletic Complex
Davenport University will hold an official dedication ceremony for its new Farmers Athletic Complex on Wednesday at 1:15 pm.
The new complex at 6125 68th St. SE in Caledonia has baseball and softball stadiums, eight tennis courts, a concession area, public restrooms, locker rooms and press boxes. The baseball stadium will seat 300, while the softball field has seating room for 200 fans. Lights have been installed so night games can be played.
Davenport board chair Tracy Graham, President Richard Pappas and Paul Lowden, the university's athletic director, will speak at the 1:15 p.m. ceremony. President of Farmers Foremost Division Steve Boshoven and Joseph Buzzitta, executive vice president of Hughes Management, also will make remarks.
The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies donated the 17 acres of land the complex occupies.
Following the dedication ceremony, the Davenport baseball team will face Cornerstone University in its home opener. That game will be followed by the Davenport softball team hosting Bethel College, also in its home opener.


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Few chalets can boast the same facilities as our Chalet Renard Bleu in Les 2 Alpes. Through the double French windows and on to a decked sun terrace is an outdoor plunge-pool which has an attractive glass cover so you can look at the stars whilst soaking in the warm water. There is also a sauna in the chalet and the comfortable lounge/dining area has a lovely feature fireplace with plenty of seating, a perfect place for relaxation and for enjoying your chalet meals in convivial company.
Both Chalet Renard Bleu and neighbouring Chalet Loup Blanc were built in the heart of Les 2 Alpes. The location is superb as it is just next to the popular Venosc Square with its many shops, bars and restaurants and few chalets have this combination of such fantastic accommodation and facilities in such an enviable location.
Designed to a high specification in a classic Alpine style, Chalet Renard Bleu has attractive facades of exposed stone and warm woods, coupled with fresh open-plan interiors furnished with contemporary flair. Each of the bedrooms is a good size with wooden floors, panelled walls and some exposed beams as well as smart modern shower rooms. Many of them also benefit from a balcony.
Guests will appreciate the chalets' close proximity to the skiing and easy access to the resort centre. It's just a 500m walk to the Diable 6 seater chairlift, a long but fast lift which swiftly carries skiers up to the Les Crêtes area and beyond. Alternatively take the Super Venosc chairlift, taking you to the Vallée Blanche ski area on the other side of the valley, which is now connected to the main ski area by the Côte blue run and the Petite Aiguille chairlift. The world's fastest gondola, the Jandri Express, which delivers skiers to the glacier in only 7 minutes, is also an option for ski access each day.
A sauna on the ground floor of each chalet completes the sense of quality and style which our guests have come to expect from recent additions to our portfolio.
We set very high standards for our cuisine, and train our staff extensively before the season starts, to ensure that you will thoroughly enjoy every meal on your holiday with us. We also take our Health and Safety responsibilities extremely seriously, so all our chalet and Chalet Hotel staff involved in food preparation are trained to the City & Guilds qualification – Level 2 in Food Safety during the pre-season training course. For six days of the week for our 2017/18 season, and five days of the week for 2018/19, our staff prepare all your meals, as described below.
A good breakfast is essential on a ski holiday, so we provide both a hot option, as well as a continental selection with a choice of cereals or porridge, fruit juices, plentiful tea, coffee and bread (and croissants in France), cold meats, cheese and preserves, which is normally presented buffet-style for you to help yourself. On our staff's day(s) off, only the continental breakfast will be provided.
Our Chalet Hotels can also prepare a packed lunch for you on request, at a small local charge. For skiers keen to keep their Euro-spending to an absolute minimum, this is the ideal way to keep your costs down!
The traditional 'welcome home' after a day on the slopes will be laid out for you in your chalet or Chalet Hotel, ready for your return, every day except on the staff's day(s) off. A good cup of tea or coffee is the perfect accompaniment to a delicious slice of freshly home-baked cake and keeps hungry skiers happy until dinner is ready.
2017/18 season cuisine
A three-course adult-only chalet dinner starts with Prosseco, followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert, and completed by coffee to round off your evening. Your choice of complimentary quality red and white wines is unlimited during the meal service, and chilled water is also of course always available.
2018/19 season cuisine
Our hosts will cook you a three-course adult only meal 5 nights a week. Consisting of an appetiser, main course and dessert – with unlimited complimentary red, white and rosé wine during service! The staff nights off are a great opportunity to experience some local restaurents and cuisine. Speak to your resort representative for recommendations and help with reservations.
We are very proud of our wine selection for chalets and Chalet Hotels, which combines crisp and fruity whites with medium to full bodied reds, for a variety of palates. In our Chalet Hotels we also offer an additional light fresh rosé to our guests' choice. We select our wines in conjunction with our good friends Nicolas and Véronique – the third generation in the Perret family's fine wine business based in the Savoie. Nicolas is a qualified wine expert, having trained at the prestigious Burgundy Wine University in Beaune. Each season in October, Nicolas & Véronique bring over a new selection for us to sample (someone has to do it!) and together we choose our wines for the coming season, based on our menus and their pure enjoyment factor. Wine is an incredibly subjective and emotive subject, however the feedback we have received from our guests over recent seasons endorses our aims of providing wines to enhance your meal and to suit most tastes. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we do!
In Chalets and Chalet Hotels with family guests, High Tea provides children under 13 years with a healthy menu, tailored more towards children's tastes and puréed food is available for infants on request. High Tea is at 5.30pm, and children do not join the main adult-only dinner.
Families staying in one of our Chalet Hotels may choose to eat separately (High Tea at 5:30pm) or all dine together at the later adult dinner time if children who have received a child discount pay the meal upgrade charge of £39 at the time of booking only.
Vegetarian options are always on our 'Culinary Choice' menu in our Chalet Hotels, and are available in our chalets - just advise us at time of bookings so that we can ensure that our staff can prepare. Other special diets can generally be catered for at a cost of £35 per person per week. Any dietary requirements must be advised to us at the time of booking in order for us to be fully prepared.
All of our chalets and Chalet Hotels will serve a traditional Christmas dinner with a glass of Champagne to start off the evening. This will include roast turkey with all of the trimmings, Christmas pudding, mince pies, crackers and party hats plus a fantastic Alpine atmosphere in which to enjoy the day.
A special festive menu will also be served on New Year's Eve, alongside the added bonus that many resorts put on fantastic firework displays. A glass of fizz, whilst watching fireworks over the snow-capped peaks of the Alps.. what better way to bring in the New Year!
•Glacier Skiing •Awesome après •Loads to do
Gobsmacking views of Mont Blanc aren't the only bonus of the glacier - this 'upside down' ski resort is one of the most snow sure in the Alps, so much so that you can ski here in the summertime. Much loved for its après ski, the town's main strip is bursting with some of the best bars in the mountains.
Great for •Nightlife •Off Piste •Groups •Families •Glacier Skiing
Snow Report: Top 300cm, Bottom 30cm
Snow Forecast: 0cm expected this week
Snow History: November average depth 22.33cm
Approx. airport transfer times depend on conditions:
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Les Deux Alpes lift pass price last reported as €211 (adult 6 day). Ask for a quote when booking Chalet Renard Bleu.
Night skiing: Yes
Les Deux Alpes has S SW NW facing slopes.
Usually open for skiing December - April.
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Planck has discovered a bridge of hot gas that connects galaxy clusters Abell 399 (lower centre) and Abell 401 (top left) as seen in this space wallpaper. The galaxy pair is located about a billion light-years from Earth, and the gas bridge extends approximately 10 million light-years between them. The image shows the two galaxy clusters as seen at optical wavelengths with ground-based telescopes and through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (in orange) with ESA's Planck satellite.
Planck Spots Hot Gas Bridging Galaxy Cluster Pair Space Wallpaper
(Image: © Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect: ESA Planck Collaboration; optical image: STScI Digitized Sky Survey)
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We Padstar is the first heavy duty brake pads supplier in China since 2001. Since almost 16 year's of production and operation, our products formula is mature, our process is advanced, our quality stable and certificated.
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Indiana AG warns victims of Nov. storms to watch for scams
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is warning people whose homes or businesses were damaged by recent storms to be wary of contractors going door-to-door.
Zoeller says fly-by-night contractors often travel to weather-related disaster areas to offer home repair, clean-up, debris removal and tree-trimming services and leave without the work being finished. Zoeller says if a contractor tries to pressure anyone into a quick decision, the answer should be no.
He advises getting a written contract before any work is performed or payment is made. He says Indiana law requires home improvement contracts exceeding $150 to be in writing. He also recommends before signing the contract to make sure it includes the cost, payment schedule, description of work, estimated start and completion dates, contractor's contact information and contractor's signature.
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The Air Max 90 gets a standout makeover in its latest iteration, the Nike Air Max 90 JCRD Premium Running Shoes. With the sleek silhouette of the 90 and stellar performance you expect from Nike, these beauties have a modern-retro twist for neck-breaking style.
There's no doubt that the standout of these sneakers is the abbreviated jacquard print, which gives these babies a throwback vibe that's totally hip now. Renowned Max Air cushioning in the heel adds the plush feel sneaker lovers have sought out for years, while the seamless upper is truly unique and ultra lightweight.
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It's time for a contest! It came to my attention today that in the entire vast universe of "Shit People Say" videos, there is no Shit Librarians Say video yet. Well there is, but it's this one dude saying "shhh" over and over. We can do better than that people!
I'm going to make a Shit Librarians Say video, crowd-sourced from content y'all send me. Send me a video clip, or clips, of you or your library staff saying stereotypical things library folks say (there are plenty) and email me the clip or a link to it somewhere at librarianinblack [at] gmail [dot] com. I'll cut the best entries together and hopefully we'll have something hilarious.
Two rules:
- Sound quality has to be good. I don't want to spend time fixing your crap audio.
- Send it to me by Friday, September 21st.
If you are unfamiliar with the "Shit People Say" internet meme, read up on it here. It started with Shit Girls Say and now there are thousands, including my top three: Shit Hipsters Say, Shit Gamers Say to Their Girlfriends, and Shit Vegans Say.
If you don't want to submit a video, but have a cute idea for an entry, submit it as a comment to this post. And the rest of you, feel free to steal shamelessly from the comments 🙂
And I'm going to type SHIT one more time just in case I didn't trip your internet filters yet. Screw you, filters.


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Are you aware of business plan competitions? If you're an entrepreneur, they're an excellent opportunity to present your business and compete for cash and in-kind prizes or, worst case, really good feedback from serious business people. If you're lucky enough to be invited to judge, it's a chance to spend a few days reviewing real-world startups.
I've been judging business plan competitions for almost 20 years. As I
write this I'm looking forward to another season judging venture
competitions including the University of Texas' Venture Labs Investment Competition, the Rice University Business Plan Competition, and the University of Oregon New Venture Championship.
Each of these three events pit grad-level business students from all
over the world against each other as they compete for cash and in-kind
prizes. They submit business plans, do business pitches and answer
detailed questions.
I find judging these competitions fun, interesting and for me a great
way to keep up with the evolution of high-level startups, business
planning and entrepreneurship education.
The University of Texas started this, as far as I know, with the
first "Moot Corp" in 1984. Moot Corp became Venture Labs Competition
three years ago. It's the oldest and possibly most prestigious –
although Rice University is a serious rival. All of its entrants have
won other business plan competitions to get to that one.
The Rice University contest is the richest. Recent winners have won
cash prizes of hundreds of thousands of dollars and total prizes of more
than $1 million including in-kind services (like free rent, consulting,
legal work, etc.).
I've been judging the University of Oregon competition since 1997.
I'll never forget arriving on a Thursday morning to discover, to my
horror, that I'd committed myself to all day Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. My horror changed to real interest as the teams began their
pitches. By Saturday I had enjoyed it so much I made sure to stay on the
list for the future years. And I've missed only one year since then.
One obvious change I've seen in this area is the tremendous growth in
the number of contests, the interest in contests, the prize money and
the seriousness of the startups that enter.
The most important change is an amazing increase in the viability of
the competing startups. The early Moot Corps were almost entirely
hypothetical business plans developed by students as academic exercises.
Nowadays most of the entrants in the major business plan competitions
are real companies with real prospects. Of the three I judge, a clear
majority of the startups that enter will eventually get financed and
launch. Both Rice and Texas track angel investments and venture capital
financing landed by former contestants in the hundreds of millions of
dollars. Winners almost always have viable products, believable
management teams, and credible growth prospects.
Another change is the length, style and content of the business plans
submitted. Today's business plans are much shorter than they used to
be, as page limits have gone from 30-40 to 10-20. Judges have to read
plans and they want shorter, sharper and more summarized. And – sadly,
in my opinion – financial projections seem to be less rigorous.
Another development is that because of the continuing increase in
interest, there is now a good website dedicated entirely to listing
competitions, at www.bizplancompetitions.com.
You'll be amazed at how many events they list. And I hope you find one
you can attend, enter or judge. If you have any interest in startups,
it's a great experience.


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McDonald's new coffee wins early praise
Posted by TheShot on 06 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Consumer Trends, Restaurant Coffee
Today's Crain's Chicago Business covers some of the first reports from the field for how well McDonald's reformulated coffee is faring in the marketplace: McDonald's new coffee wins early praise | Crain's Chicago Business
The initial results for the Big M look promising: apparently some people can actually taste "coffee" in their styro-paper cups. That and, hey — it's cheap compared to those mermaid coffee pushers in the neighborhood.
I can't say that I'm willing to subject myself to a McDonald's espresso for CoffeeRatings.com in the name of scientific advancement just yet. However, I see this as yet another good sign of progression towards better quality standards for coffee drinkers everywhere.
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[…] tide of coffee quality that should theoretically lift all boats: McDonald's is offering premium roast from Gaviña, 7-Eleven is offering single origin Kenya AA and Hawaiian Kona … and late last […]


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But his statement took on another meaning when the Bulls looked disorganized on defense and as if they needed name tags on offense during a 109-95 loss to the Trail Blazers.
With apologies to the perpetually injured Michael Ruffin, Monday marked the first time all season the Bulls played at full strength. With a brutal overtime loss to Oklahoma City fresh in their minds and a 42-point shellacking in Portland on Nov. 19 frying their long-term memory, it seemed a perfect opportunity to jell.
Instead, the Bulls blew an 11-point second-quarter lead and never achieved any semblance of rhythm as coach Vinny Del Negro adjusted to different rotations and substitution patterns.
"It's not going to be easy," Del Negro said. "But the guys who will play hard and give us the best chance will be out there, as well as trying to develop the younger guys. I'd rather have that problem than the one I've been having."
Larry Hughes might make Del Negro reconsider those words. Having already gone public twice with dissatisfaction over his role, he played merely the final 7 minutes 3 seconds of the second quarter, 20 minutes below his average.
Hughes was on the court as the Trail Blazers erased the Bulls' early lead with an 11-3 run to close the first half. Travis Outlaw scored seven of his game-high 33 points in that span.
After falling behind by 12 in the third, the Bulls clawed back to trail 83-78 early in the fourth. But Portland ripped off an 11-0 run highlighted by three three-pointers overall and five straight points from Brandon Roy, who had gone 1-for-10 to that point.
Countless times, the Trail Blazers swung the ball from strong to weak side for wide-open three-pointers, of which they made 11 of 23.
"We didn't control penetration well," Del Negro said. "They broke us down."
Roy, who averages 22.8 points, finished with 11. Greg Oden (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Steve Blake (16 points, 10 assists) added double-doubles for Portland.
Drew Gooden's 22 points and nine rebounds led the Bulls. A more aggressive Deng added 14, including 8 of 8 free throws, in 22 minutes off the bench.
"We have a lot of improvement to make," said Hinrich, who played 21 minutes in a reserve role as well.
Indeed, the Bulls failed to sustain their early energy as Tyrus Thomas attempted no field goals in 24 minutes and Joakim Noah just one in eight minutes and got booed often.
"We let teams back in a lot," Deng said. "But at least having everyone back is a good thing. We have to keep playing together. Obviously, we're not playing well right now. But it's a long season. We have to stay positive."


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Donna Caynoski
About Me
Donna Caynoski (Can-now-ski) has had the pleasure of living in the Vail Valley for the last 32 years, during which time she has built a successful career out of matching discerning real estate buyers and sellers with some of the finest properties in the Vail Valley.
Before joining the Bridge Street Office of Slifer Smith and Frampton, Donna was a top broker with Sonnenalp Real Estate and was acting Vice President for that company in 2001 when she assisted with the start-up of the company. Prior to Sonnenalp Real Estate, Donna mastered the fundamentals of real estate while working closely with Ron Byrne of Ron Byrne & Associates. Her experience with RBA over the course of 13 years in the areas of development, marketing, sales and property management inevitably helped transform that company into what was then regarded as Vail's top boutique real estate firm.
Donna's formidable skill set, combined with her creative approach to customer service and "getting the job done" allowed her to create a niche and reputation in the Vail real estate market that can only be matched by a handful of brokers. She has exemplified the level of service expected by her high-end clientele by assuring each client that their property is in the forefront of the market with full-page ads in the newspaper and luxury magazines, morning show spots, open houses, and comprehensive direct mailings. Her education in design also allows her to offer valuable services in prepping and staging homes to bring to market.
In 2017, Donna accomplished the sale of a Vail Village home that represented the highest residential sale in Vail's history, 107 Rockledge Road for $23,000,000. Donna has obtained many record prices and prices per square foot in residential sales and she also brokered the sale of the commercial buildings that Vail Resorts purchased for the proposed Ever Vail project. She is a consistent top 10 and top 20 producer at Slifer and in Vail overall.
Instinctually, Donna knew that the Bridge Street office of Slifer Smith and Frampton was the perfect fit for her. Her style of offering "boutique type" services is backed by the most powerful real estate company in Vail. After all, the first real estate broker in Vail resides in this office - the fabulous and fun loving Rod Slifer. History has been made in this office and Donna plans on being part of Vail's continued history.
Complementing Donna's skillset, Licensed Assistant Emily Ferguson uses her master's degree in Integrated Marketing Strategies to help Donna with tactical photography ideas and writing strategic ad copy for Vail's most prestigious publications. With a background in various marketing and relationship management roles in the financial services industry, Emily also translates market data to help Donna's buyers and sellers understand the activity in their respective neighborhoods.
"If you should have an interest in receiving superior representation for your property, please give me a call. After all, you deserve it! I look forward to being of service to you."
Donna and her husband Bill live in Edwards. Their two sons, who were born and raised in Vail, are both living in New York. Chase (25) studied Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology and currently works for Datto, Inc. and Cole (23) obtained his Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and currently works as an Edison Engineer with GE Global Research.
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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds are being used to replace 10 StarTran HandiVan vehicles and three fixed-route buses with hybrid vehicles. The 25-foot vehicles will be powered by a combination of gasoline and electricity.
The City has already received one of the hybrid HandiVans, and it will be on display at the Earth Day Celebration from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at Antelope Park. The HandiVan will be part of an alternative transportation expo at the celebration. Mayor Beutler will kickoff the celebration at 2 p.m. at the Antelope Park bandshell. The vehicles operate on electrical power up to 35 mph. The gasoline engine recharges batteries and provides power at higher speeds.
"This is great news for StarTran patrons, our budget and our environment," said Mayor Beutler. "The stimulus dollars are helping us replace some of our aging StarTran vehicles. At the same time, the new hybrids offer a 20 to 30 percent reduction in fuel consumption and emissions. I commend all those who worked so hard to bring these stimulus funds to our community so we can continue to provide public transportation that is low cost and environmentally friendly."
Each vehicle cost $118,000, and stimulus funds covered $64,000 of that amount, with federal transportation funds covering the rest.
The StarTran HandiVan program offers door-to-door transportation to qualified citizens with disabilities. About 36,000 people use HandiVan services each year. The 10 HandiVan vehicles will replace seven-year-old vehicles that have exceeded their effective life span. The three fixed-route buses will be used on downtown shuttles and neighborhood routes. All of the new vehicles are expected to be on the street by early June.
For more information on StarTran bus service, call 476-1234 or visit startran.lincoln.ne.gov.
The Earth Day celebration includes entertainment, family activities, exhibits and displays. At 4 p.m., photographer Michael Forsberg will be at the Auld Pavilion to show his work and speak about the conservation of our natural resources. More information on Saturday's Earth Day events is available at lincolnearthday.org.


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Monday, October 08, 2007News from the ALT.NET Conference
This past weekend I was privileged to attend the ALT.NET conference in Austin. It was not a large conference (only 120 attendees), it was not a Microsoft conference (though Microsoft attended) and perhaps most surprisingly from a conference named "alt" dot net where there were quite a few Mac notebooks and open-source software floating around, it was not an anti-Microsoft conference. Those who did attend were an amazing bunch, mainly people in the bow wave of development who are already so used to practices and tools and ideas that the mainstream development world hasn't even started using yet that it was old-hat to them. Attendees proposed and moderated their own sessions. Discussions were passionate, intelligent and thoughtful.
At the opening meeting anyone with an idea they wanted to discuss was invited to write it on a sticky and put it on the board, then we all initialed the topics we were interested in. This is how the agenda was created. One of the stickys came from Scott Guthrie who wanted to talk about the yet to be unveiled MVC Framework. That particular sticky turned out to the most heavily initialed of the weekend and the session was one of the highlights of the conference. As the people I work with know, I avoid ASP.NET projects whenever I can. I think the model is crap. The MVC Framework (named for the model-view-controller pattern) changes all that for me. URLs no longer have to map to pages- instead "routes" are used to match requests to objects that handle requests. Postbacks and all of the spaghetti code that goes with them are gone. ViewState has given way to what appears to be programming practices from this century. It allows, for the first time truly testable .Net web apps. It works with ATLAS. The whole thing is pluggable, so you can substitute your own mode, view and controllers if you want or just inherit from the defaults – or just use the defaults, they're actually very reasonable. The base classes aren't all sealed and locked away. Anyone who'd used Rails recognized what they were looking at and they were impressed. If you do web apps, you have to see this stuff! They absolutely heard the community and got it right. There isn't even a link at Microsoft yet, but Jeffrey Palermo hits the highlights.
Let me describe just one session. Imagine walking into a session about Ruby on Rails. Because it has become so popular in the web app world that it's not just a novelty and because so much of the group is using it and because you want to see what all the fuss is about, you walk in. Ruby does today what the MVC Framework will do later. The discussion starts with a couple of questions from the guy a few seats down. It's a subject he clearly knows pretty well and he asks about things that were wondering about too. Pretty soon, someone asks for a walk-through of a rails app and the moderator sits down at his Mac and jumps right in. This is one of the few presentations all weekend. The moderator builds the equivalent of a VS Solution in a couple of minutes and then says, "OK, what are our tests"? The people in the room are so used to test first development that it's natural – (of course this is the first step) even in a 10 minute demo! Did I mention that the guy a couple of seats down who got the ball rolling was Scott Hanselman who now works at Microsoft? This doesn't feel AT ALL like a run-of-the-mill conference.
On Sunday when we were wrapping up, I recalled how more people carried paper notebooks than notebook computers. Granted, it was on a weekend, but between sessions, there was no overwhelming rush to check e-mail and make phone calls. I hadn't seen a single PowerPoint slide. I shot the breeze with Martin Fowler and discussed why Exchange and Notes both handle time zones for calendar appointments poorly and wished someone would fix THAT. I took an aspirin to hold back the headache from only getting 4 hours sleep. Austin was a lot of fun. Sign me up for next year.