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European Tour to review Final Series as big names miss out
By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) - The European Tour will review the qualifying rules for its Final Series after three of the circuit's most notable golfers failed to compete in the season-ending finale in Dubai, its chief executive said on Sunday.
Struggling to keep up with its richer U.S. rival as more non-American players opt to play primarily in the United States, the European Tour introduced the four-tournament series this year, offering combined prize money of $30.5 million in a similar format to the PGA's FedExCup.
The four Final Series events - two in Shanghai, the Turkish Airlines Open and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai - were held on successive weekends from late October and players needed to appear at two of the first three to qualify for the finale.
That led South Africans Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel and Spain's Sergio Garcia to skip Dubai, with Els - a member of the tour for almost two decades - describing the system as "farcical".
Schwartzel, the 2011 U.S. Masters champion, warned he was thinking about his future on the European circuit.
"These three players really want to play in Dubai - we had a rule that stopped them playing here. We are going to try to make sure that doesn't happen again," European Tour chief executive George O'Grady told a news conference in Dubai.
"We underestimated that amount of play that all these players are playing outside the PGA Tour and ourselves."
O'Grady said the tour would review all rules relating to the Final Series, but did not reveal when the Tour would announce any changes or whether these would apply to the 2014 season.
He also highlighted the plight of Joost Luiten, the injured Dutch player who hit his opening tee shot at Shanghai's BMW Masters, the first leg of the final series, before withdrawing so that he could fulfill the two-out-of-three events criteria.
"I want to bring common sense back into our rules if we can," O'Grady added.
The DP World Tour Championship, which ends on Sunday, is the conclusion of the Race to Dubai, formerly the European Order of Merit, to decide the circuit's top prize winner.
O'Grady also announced the Race to Dubai has been extended for four more years to 2017, with the bonus pool increased for next year to $5 million from $3.75 million at present.
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September 30, 2008
This Show is Compulsive Viewing
By LAURA CAPITANO
Has anyone heard a good term for seasonal premium cable channel subscribers? You know, the folks who pay for HBO until the minute after the season finale of Entourage, or the rush of Showtime subscribers who just saddled up for tonight's Season 2 premiere of Californication. "Showbirds" occured to me, but I think we can do better.And, yes, this is my way of saying that based on first season merits, Californication is worth paying extra for. David Duchovny's Hank Moody character is one heckuva drunk, womanizing writer, who tries to balance winning back The Woman of His Dreams with his down and dirty lifestyle. Moody is like Mad Men's Don Draper character -- endlessly watchable, always able to say the perfect thing whether the situation calls for naughty or nice, and he always gets the girl. Sometimes two or three per episode.
Duchovny's rehab check-in for sexual addiction at the end of August was an oddly convenient event to precede the premiere of a show where the central character is a sex-obsessed narcissist. Does the coincidence make Duchovny and Moody's similarities a case of life imitating art, a publicity move or something more serious?
First, there are problems with the whole term "sexual addiction." The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not even recognize addictions, only dependencies.
What's more, the word addiction is used in the psychological world in regard to substances, not behaviors. People become addicted to drugs and booze. Duchovny, who commented on his struggle in interviews long before playing Hank Moody, would actually have a sexual compulsion, since his problem is behavior related, not substance related.
Ivan Flieshman, a clinical psychologist in DeLand, explained the trouble with breaking down addictions and compulsions into niches. "People see labels like sexual addiction and alcoholism and think there are all kinds of separate problems, and there aren't. In any case, there's an underlying trauma to be dealt with. A sexual compulsion is a symptom of something else."
Flieshman, speculating on Duchovny's pathology, said the actor likely carries tremendous tension from an unresolved trauma and expresses it in a sexual way because sex is such a high-reward behavior. Shame follows the behavior, which creates a need for another high-reward behavior to alleviate the shame. And so, the cycle continues.
If this is the case, is starring in such a sexually charged role just about the worst thing someone with Duchovny's history can take on? Not necessarily. "It all depends on what his sequence is, what he's into. And we'll never know that," said Flieshman.
And it's true that a beer-drinking alcoholic can go to a party with whisky only and not be triggered to drink. So if Duchovny's sequence is online animated porn or something, seeing and touching real, naked women in a movie scene wouldn't get his party started.
Regardless, Hank Moody's party starts at 10 tonight on Showtime.
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Troopers say the crash involved a Thruway Authority plow truck, a tractor-trailer and four cars.
The victim has been identified as Mark Becker, 53, of Hillsdale, N.J., a researcher at Lamont Doherty Observatory in Palisades, N.Y.
None of the injuries are life-threatening.
The crash blocked both northbound lanes. The left lane later reopened, but the right remained closed.
State Police and Thruway Authority personnel are diverting all northbound traffic off I-87 at exit 16 (Harriman). Motorists are advised to take Route 32 North, to Route 300 North, to Route 17K East, and follow 17K East to re-enter I-87 at the exit 17 (Newburgh) interchange.


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My question is regarding the .vcf vCard extension not being listed in the latest instalment of photorec (6.13 on Ubuntu 11.10, pulled from 12.04). I tried to read the source code, but since I'm new to C I'm not sure if I understood it correctly. It seems that in order to have photorec recognize .vcf, one must select .txt in the FileOpts menu. Am I understanding this right?
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A sculptopictorial installation
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Oil, reflective tape, construction netting, on boards and scaffolding
Surrounding the structure PUNCH's essay —if read "correctly" —speaks to the tower of babble. By pulling random bits from old Dia Center pamphlets, PUNCH has rendered a text which at once mocks art speak and praises the artist's own efforts.
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At once systematic and yet never predetermined, this conceptual as well as pictorial work proves itself to be a singularly quixotic avatar of arcane divination beautifully articulating such manifest implausibility as to propel the question of observation into free-fall. Itself demonstrating that no medium has a systematic, knowable foundation but that all approaches to interpretation can only be handled by means of experience, intensive analysis, patient research and inquiry, this single exercise in contrapuntal linguistics speaks plainly to the notion that looking can itself become, self-evidently, a participatory activity. "Review", though it begins with the actualities, the quiddities, of the literal, phenomenal world of boards and paint and plaster, ends by embodying an existential philosophy of placelessness — oscillating between moving and fixing, looking and even remembering (where remembering is realized as the ironic manifestation of groundlessness.) Not being fixed to a single focus, "Review" stands out as a statement, a sort of manifesto, that exceeds all metaphor: we live not in facts, but fictions. Once these concepts are encapsulated within the confines of the white cube, it is arguably irrelevant whether they elicit answers or elucidate conundra. The artist, who has tenaciously, even obsessively explored the boundaries of visual and linguistic expression over the last decade has once again demonstrated that an art which relies upon an analytical, deconstructive methodology can still reflect, in it's plastic pictorial space, the rich legacy of Pollock, at once conjuring a layered optical space and vividly inscribing the metaphysics at the core of our continuous pictorial tradition. The lack of a center has something to do with lack of certainties and so discharges an unprecedented level of exchange and engagement between the viewer, the medium, the surrounding environment and those who would attempt to interpret them. Executed by assistants, each sculptural painting harkens to the traces of it's own development and comes eventually to circle around the present task confronting the painter himself through a boldly pared palette and an almost exculpatory vocabulary of repose and disequilibrium. The sheer scale of the piece, with its implicit scaffolding limnes the parameters of a vision of rippling linear movements with a multi-focal lexicon of overt and subliminal references and offers a point of departure which, structuring a complex and diverse journey through the lyrical flow of spatial relations, eventually accomplishes the deployment of control via an interiorized depth best elucidated by site-specificity.


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Posted by Ion Saliu on August 25, 2001.
• Here is another unsolicited message from a user of my software:
"Dear Sir,
I would like to congratulate you for the freeware program (MDIEditor and Lotto Ver8.00) you provided.
I have used the program for the Australian Tattslotto 6/45 for about 5 times and I won the 2nd Division prize today (Sat 25/8/2001)! And it happened to be on the same day we put down our deposit for a piece of land - unbelievable!
Once again thank you and please let us know how we can support your web site etc.
Warmest regards,
I never duck when faced with the negative, nor do I avoid the positive. Truthfulness is the only thing that matters to me. I won't play the modest guy hic et nunc.
"MDIEditor and Lotto" is a powerful lottery program. It is a high-powered package when compared to any non-LotWon software packages. "MDIEditor and Lotto" represents, however, a small fraction of the power of other LotWon packages. Compared to the latest LotWon-632 software, "MDIEditor and Lotto" offers no more than … 1% of the firepower! You have read the posts on the 'killer lotto strategy' and the 'wonder-grid'. "MDIEditor and Lotto" is unable to tackle such tasks. In addition, LotWon-632 uses a number of much more powerful filters, based on new algorithms. I do not exaggerate when I assess LotWon-632 as 100 times more potent than "MDIEditor and Lotto", especially at winning the jackpot.
•• I make hereby a special offer. You can buy the ahead-of-the-pack version of LotWon-632. It is NOT a beta. It is a fully functional package. What's missing is the tutorial. The version is aimed at LotWon users who can work with other versions of LotWon without any problem. Namely, they face no difficulty in creating/updating the data files, creating the winning reports, and running the combination generators. They can perform the essential tasks blindfolded. Their only concern now is acquiring more and more strategies. Just using the latest strategies posted on my message board will offer enough weapons to beat the odds. Not any kind of beating, but beating with the goal of winning the jackpot.
The buyer of this special version will receive the tutorial and the definitive version at no extra cost as soon as everything is ready.
This offer will be withdrawn as soon as I hit the jackpot. For I shall write the book, plus other big books.
Still, you are bound by an honorary promise that you will share with me half of your first jackpot.
It is likely that 5 of 100 of the buyers of LotWon-632 will hit the jackpot within one year. I believe in this statement. It is one strong reason I still want to sell the best of my software. I have been testing the new software with an extremely tough lotto-6 game, with odds worse than 119 million to 1. I have played just 5 tickets, and hit 3 winners. I have seen, however big jackpot hits within around 1000 combinations; sometimes far fewer. I only select now from the FFG median zone. I shall expand, however, for it may be my calling.
Among lots of options, look at the new BUN6 filter. You can set it to Median * 6 (or 7). It hits 3-4 times in 100 draws. The filter is so tight that it does not generate any combination sometimes. But it does offer hits other times, in few lines!
The new LotWon-632 is 32-bit software running in text mode, at the command line, under Windows 95/98/NT4/2000. It may not work with future versions of Windows. Apparently, the (unspoken) goal is to kill (definitively!) the character-mode software. Just keep the current version of your 32-bit Windows!
LotWon-632 consists of three types of combination generators. POWER632 works like the old 16-bit programs POWER-6, PURGE-6 and SHUFFLE-6 (in a single program now). WHEEL632 generates wheels: '3 of 6' to '6 of 6'.
The 'shuffle' option puts all lotto numbers in 'clusters' (groups) of 6-number lines. Every lotto number is played, but based on filters.
LOTTO632 generates combinations in ascending order. Two methods are used here. First, the program generates all the combinations in the C(N,6) set, from 1-2-3-4-5-6 to (N-5)-(N-4)-(N-3)-(N-2)-(N-1)-N. Of course, filters are applied.
Second, the program generates combinations within ranges of numbers, position by position. That method is presented in detail on the Newsgroups: Excel Spreadsheets, Lottery Software, Lotto Programming page.
There is also a strategy checking utility: STRAT632.
Oh, yes, I thought it was obvious: LotWon-632 does incorporate UTIL632. Apparently, it wasn't so obvious to others. What's default for me means something else to others! Of course, UTIL632 is included in LotWon-632. Since UTIL632 is a 32-bit lotto-6 application, it must belong in one place only: LotWon-632. In case you already paid for UTIL632 and also ordered LotWon-632, you'll get LotWon-632 for $50 - $20 = $30. You WILL get back the $20 initial payment. I would prefer a PayPal account to do so.
And, hey don't assume your handwriting is legible! It's best to send an email message that you ordered LotWon-632 by snail-mail. Include the clickable link of your email address! It is a nightmare sometimes trying to decipher people's handwritings!
I experienced some painstaking moments while writing this software! The usability, however, is one beneficiary. The screens present now information so useful that leads to near error-proof usage. Most tasks are completely automated. You still need to manually take care of the data files. You still need to use your brains in selecting the strategies. You know a whole lot more by now, so everything is far easier at this time. Even without a new dedicated and up-to-date tutorial.
*** The lotto-5 game has a similar package available: LOTWON-532.
The current tutorials are more than sufficient for the users these packages are aimed at. The tutorials incorporate also some of my messages on the bulletin board. I do not include other people's messages for copyright reasons. You may read those messages without any problem, however. None of the people who already ordered the "ahead-of-the-pack" packages have had any problem so far. They won't. Some of them already received two versions. The second version, with some improvements, is also the last version. It will be the final version for a long time. The tutorials are the only work in progress. The tutorials avoid the 'novice user' issue altogether. The basic issues represent a serious irritant for the advanced users the packages are aimed at. No more than 1000 users worldwide will be accepted. A large percentage of them will win the jackpot, GUARANTEED!
In respect to the early users of this software, the final fee will not be less than US $100 per package. Also in respect to the users of this software, I will not offer such software as freeware for a long time to come.
These two packages do NOT work with PowerBall or Keno games.
I may not be held responsible for changes in the lotto-5 or lotto-6 games of any user of the LotWon-632 software. I have no control over any lottery commission.
One more thing on the 'wonder-grid'. Some users reported this: You do in UTIL632 a 'top 5' reporting for N*3 past draws. If you check the 'wonder-grid' against all the past draws in your data file, the results are astonishing sometimes. "Yeah," some say, "but it was after the fact!" So, your data file has 500 draws and you did the 'wonder-grid' reporting for the top 147 draws (for a lotto 6/49 game). The 'wonder-grid' shows jackpot hits in draws beyond the 147 mark! Those drawings were totally unknown to the report! They are totally unknown, therefore they behave like random drawings. The future drawings are also totally unknown to the 'wonder-grid' report. If the 'wonder-grid' hit the jackpot in past draws beyond the reporting range, it should hit the jackpot in future draws equally, at least. In fact, the jackpot probability for future drawings is higher, since the report is for an ongoing trend.
Today, August 25, 2001 I sent out the very last freebies of my programming career. I reached a roadblock in my mental and physical resources, on one hand. On the other hand, I almost enslaved myself to my generosity. I was even asked blank point: "How do I dare selling software instead of updating my freeware?"
I shall still send a freebie or two in exchange for really worthy ideas, strategies, suggestions. Unfortunately, the "ideas" I have received lately are jokes, at best. Of course, I am such an absent-minded "genius" that can be easily fooled into sending out freebies in response to any trick!
*** OFFER WITHDRAWN! ALWAYS CHECK THE "What's New" PAGE FOR AVAILABILITY AND PRICING! ***
The UTIL programs are included in LotWon532/632. See also:
What's New.
• Read also: Cool stories of the Truth.
• Read also: Holy Grail of lottery number selection.
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The League of Revolutionary Black Workers' is an incredible, exciting and crucial struggle in the history of the revolutionary socialist struggle in the United States. I first learned about the struggle of the LRBW as an anti-activist at Wayne State, the university which many of the League members attended and out of which their paper, "The South End," came. A professor had suggested I look into them and I immediately rushed to purchase a copy of Detroit: I Do Mind Dying by Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin. As I excitedly read the book (mostly during downtime at a hummus stand located in a local Whole Foods) I was overwhelmed both by the level and urgency of the Leagues struggle, but also how the history of the struggle was right under my nose!
The League of Revolutionary Black Workers was essentially an revolutionary umbrella organization of working-class Blacks who were forming rank-and-file revolutionary union movements at local Detroit auto plants. These included DRUM (Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement), ELRUM (Eldon Avenue Revolutionary Union Movement), FRUM (Ford Revolutionary Union Movement) and others. These movements sought primarily to elevate the struggle of the black working-class in the auto plants, including fighting the UAW leadership which had become conciliatory to the auto industry management.
Here is a phenomenal short film in which LRBW members tell their own story called "Finally Got the News." The film ends with a kind of "call-to-arms" style explanation of the League's mission:
The League of Revolutionary Black Workers recognizes that its struggle is not an isolated one. We have common cause with other black workers in this racist land and the exploited and oppressed across the entire world. Our ultimate intention is to organize black workers as a whole, as a class in the United States and proceeding from that basic mass organization to extend that revolutionary black organization throughout the community. It is incumbent upon us to foster, join with, initiate, organize and lead other black workers in our common struggle. Being in the forefront of this revolutionary struggle we must act swiftly to organize DRUM-type organizations wherever they are, whether they're in a kitchen, the White House, White Tower restaurants, at Ford Rouge, the Mississippi Delta, the plains of Wyoming, the rubber plantations of Indochina, the oil fields of Biafra, or the Chrysler Plants in South Africa.
And anarcho-syndicalist/libertarian socialist website libcom has an excellent collection of historical accounts and studies of the League. I especially recommend A. Muhammad Ahmad's short overview of the history of the League.


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Kyrgyz NGOs, Political Parties Form Alliance
Former parliament speaker Omurbek Tekebaev heads the new coalition (file photo) (RFE/RL) BISHKEK, April 17, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Several Kyrgyz political parties and non-governmental organizations today announced the formation of a new alliance called the Union of Democratic Forces.
One of Tekebaev's deputies, parliamentarian Kubatbek Baibolov, outlined the group's main demands for the upcoming rally.
"These are our main demands: carrying out constitutional reforms, and judiciary and legal reforms, fighting crime, and carrying out other reforms such as economic and regional reforms as well as having the central authorities relinquish some of their powers," Baibolov said.
Alliance members say they will not be seeking the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, but they want him to be more efficient in carrying out democratic changes.
Kyrgyzstan has witnessed a new wave of popular discontent in recent weeks, just over a year after the country's Tulip Revolution.
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Column for 8.31.11The best speech-making advice I've ever been given came from Dick Coleman, once the varsity cross country coach at Mohawk Valley Community College. I follow his advice to this very day.
Many years ago I was the commencement speaker at MVCC. As we lined up to march into the Utica Memorial Auditorium, Coach Coleman, a friend and fellow runner, said to me, "Treat this speech as a sprint, not a marathon," or something close to that.
Because of Coach Coleman's last second advice, I cut the speech in half. I got a warm round of applause at the speech's end. I suspect the applause was more for the length of the speech than its content.
The reason speech-making is on my mind today is that I've agreed to give a speech later this week. I shouldn't admit this, but I regret agreeing to the speech. The last time I gave a speech I promised myself it would be the last time. This time I really mean it.
This upcoming speech will only take a few minutes to give, but it will take up most of my day. When I get up in the morning, it will be on my mind. It will continue to be on my mind throughout the day as I toss the speech around in my head. Even when the speech is over, I'll be thinking about it on the way home, trying to decide if it was good or not. Sometimes the ride home isn't an enjoyable trip.
I've given more than a few speeches over the years. These are things I've found to be true:
Water is usually provided for the speaker. I've never had to take a sip of water during a speech. My thinking is that if my throat or mouth is that dry, I've been talking too long and ought to sit down.
If you aren't experienced, giving a speech can be one of life's more terrifying experiences. Some people, I once read, would rather have a root canal than give a speech. They must have a great dentist. It's either that or I've forgotten what it's like to get up for the first time and give a speech.
Who you sit next to at the head table is a matter of luck. I've had the good fortune of sitting next to some wonderful people. I've also been not so lucky.
Speaking at a breakfast is the best time to speak. Everybody is fresh and alert, including, we hope, the speaker. And the program sticks to a rigid schedule because people have to get to work. After dinner speeches can drag, people have had a couple of adult beverages, and are tired after a long day.
Speaking of adult beverages, my rule is not to have one before a speech. I confess to once or twice having broken that rule.
Sometimes the introduction you are given is good, sometimes not. Once I was introduced by a priest. His introduction was better than my speech. The worst introductions are the ones where your resumé is read word for word.
It's an honor to be selected as the main speaker, but not very pleasant if there are several speakers before you. People can only sit and listen for so long.
Audience members most always come up to the head table after a speech to say how good the speech was. Sometimes their assessment is even correct.
The number of free speeches a speaker gives is much greater than the number of paid speeches a speaker gives.
I don't like doing a question and answer session after a speech. There are two reasons. One, when I'm done talking, I want to leave. The evening has gone on long enough. Two, you never know what questions will be asked. I've been embarrassed by questions on two occasions. I remember the questions but I'm not going to repeat them here.
As I say, I regret accepting this upcoming invitation to speak, but who knows, the person who invited me might read this and change his mind.


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[Ambassador Negroponte's] experience as the Deputy Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence are just the highlights from a truly remarkable career"
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 08, 2012
The International Stability Operations Association is pleased to announce that Ambassador John Negroponte will deliver a keynote address at the 2012 ISOA Annual Summit, to take place at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on 15-17 October 2012.
Ambassador Negroponte has nearly 50 years of public service. Before his role as the Deputy Secretary of State from 2007-2009, Ambassador Negroponte was appointed the first Director of National Intelligence, which he held from 2005-2007. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq, Mexico and Honduras. Ambassador Negroponte was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush from 2001-2004.
"The inclusion of Ambassador Negroponte is a huge addition to our Summit," says ISOA President, Doug Brooks. "His experience as the Deputy Secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence are just the highlights from a truly remarkable career that include time as Ambassador to Iraq and the UN."
Further details of the 2012 ISOA Annual Summit are available at http://stability-operations.org/summit2012
For sponsorship and exhibition information, please contact Jason Kennedy at JKennedy (at) stability (dash) operations (dot) org.
For event and registration information, please contact Jessica Mueller at JMueller (at) stability (dash) operations (dot) org.
About the ISOA Annual Summit
The ISOA Annual Summit is the premier annual event of the stability operations community. Over two days, attendees participate in open dialogue on trends, challenges and tools for success in their work towards stability, peace and development in fragile environments worldwide. Partners across the private, nongovernmental, academic and government sectors are invited to share their experiences and knowledge at this unique event.
About ISOA
ISOA is the international trade association of the stability operations industry, promoting ethics and standards worldwide and advocating for effective utilization of private sector services. ISOA members are leaders in the industry and are supported by ISOA's outreach, education and government affairs initiatives.


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Friday, August 1, 2008
Thank You Somethings CHALLENGE
41 comments:
- Julia said...
Ewwwww - me, me, me - I would love that shirt...now to get working on my entry!!
- August 1, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Shannon Roberts said...
I don't want I need it!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to all !!!
- August 1, 2008 at 5:20 PM
- Catherine said...
how fun would this be ... I'll work on my card tonight..thanks for the challenge =)
- August 1, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- Darlene (SCS:akronstamperdpk) said...
What a great idea for a challenge! THANK YOU so much for doing this challenge week after week! Here is my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1004108?cat=500&ppuser=95678. Hope you like it!!
- August 1, 2008 at 10:15 PM
- Scrappy Girl said...
I LOVE that shirt! How cool. i have never done a challenge. Maybe I will give it a try...
- August 2, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- good_day1214 said...
Perfect timing! Just placed the last finishing touches on my TY cards and uploaded into SCS. Then came over here (my usual Sat morning routine) and what's the challenge...??!! LOVE IT! Hope you like it.
- August 2, 2008 at 9:03 AM
- Chrissie said...
Well this is my first card for the Stamp Something Blog.
My card is here
I hope you like it!
- August 2, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Diane.W. said...
I have created a lil card for your challenge,Thanx :o)x
- August 2, 2008 at 11:54 AM
- Kate T said...
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- August 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- justansa said...
Here is my thank you card.
Love the shirt!!!!
- August 2, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Glitter Monkey said...
Oh I've got stamps all right!! Lovely DT creations again this week ladies. My card is on my blog. Lol Lynn x
- August 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Sue Daly said...
Thanks for the inspiration.
Here is my entry.
- August 2, 2008 at 6:36 PM
- traciejane said...
Hi girls fab cards and great prize :)x
Here's My Card
- August 3, 2008 at 6:43 AM
- Rhonda said...
Love that shirt~thanks for the challenge and the chance to win.
Here is a link to my entry:
- August 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM
- Kathryn said...
Love your challenges --
Here is mine:
I hope I did OK.
- August 3, 2008 at 11:01 AM
- Dawn said...
Hi there
HERE is my card this week.
Thanks for stopping by
- August 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Pauline C said...
Thanks for this challenge .. here's my entry :-)
Pauline x
- August 3, 2008 at 4:59 PM
- ink'n'rubba said...
my 'So Grateful' card is on my blog here
annie x
- August 4, 2008 at 6:02 AM
- Pink Sunshine said...
Great cards from the DT, here is mine.
- August 4, 2008 at 7:20 AM
- Rach said...
Another great challenge.
here is my thank you card.
Thanks for looking. hugs Rach.xx
- August 4, 2008 at 7:22 AM
- Nikki said...
This is my first try at one of your challenges they are just great. My try is on my blog
Nikki x
- August 4, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- Ravengirl said...
This isn't an original sketch, but it is my original wohttp://sweetpeasstory.blogspot.com/2008/08/verve-dreams-sketch-1.htmlrk and I think it qualifies for a "thank you something". Hope you like it! Here it is:
- August 4, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- kes said...
thankyou for this challenge, wow DT Team.
- August 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Lorraine Robertson said...
Thank you so much for all your hard work week after week.
My take on this weeks challenge is now on my blog.
Lorraine xxx
- August 4, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- The Crafty Den said...
Hi, loved the samples again this week. Please check out my blog to see my card. Lots of love, Denise x
- August 4, 2008 at 6:47 PM
- Carol said...
Wow! All these cards are so beautiful!! I feel so inspired whenever I see the work that these designers do. Keep it up!!
- August 4, 2008 at 10:04 PM
- Vicki said...
What a fun and easy challenge!! Hope you like it! :) TFL!
Here's mine!
- August 5, 2008 at 12:38 PM
- Pink Dandelion said...
Hello I have just come across your fab blog from a link I was given. What a great blog you have. I have just posted a thank you card to my blog http://pinkdandelionscraftspace.blogspot.com/ I would love you to have a look. Debs xx
- August 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- Happily Ever After said...
Brill prize this week
here's my card
- August 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- Joanna said...
Oh oh I guess I managed to put my comment in the wrong thread.Shame on me:( Sorry for that Ladies.
My card is here:
- August 5, 2008 at 8:55 PM
- Rachel said...
Love that shirt!!! And one can never have enough Thank You cards.
Here is my card
- August 6, 2008 at 2:21 AM
- Katie Renz said...
Great samples once again! Here is my take:
Thanks a bunch
- August 6, 2008 at 3:51 AM
- Kate T said...
beautiful design team work.
Mine can be found here.......
love kate xxx
- August 6, 2008 at 6:58 AM
- Lynn said...
GOT STAMPS!? Sure do! I've even got card to play along on this weeks challenge! Enjoyed looking at the inspiring samples from the design team.
Here's my card
- August 6, 2008 at 11:42 AM
- Becky - Stampin in the Tulip City said...
Wow...what a fun prize! I just found this blog and love it. I will back to play along with the challenges.
- August 6, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- Donna said...
That T shirt is fab, what a great idea. Would look lovely on me lol. Hope i'm not too late. Here is my card. Donna x
- August 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- Jose said...
Great cards from the design team.
My effort is HERE
- August 6, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Gina said...
Here is my first attempt at any challenge!
My blog
- August 6, 2008 at 5:51 PM
- Karen said...
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- August 7, 2008 at 4:45 AM
- Karen said...
Great challenge and inspirational cards from DT.
Here is my card
Karen x
- August 7, 2008 at 4:48 AM
- Samantha said...
Well I didn't make it by 7pm EST but I did make it 7pm California time- :9) Yahoo!
- August 7, 2008 at 9:17 PM


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Values used in physics are either scalar or vector.
Scalar values indicate positive magnitudes such as mass, speed, work, charge, or energy, and have no directional component.
Many values do, however, have a directional component. These includes position, velocity, acceleration, and force, which all require a vector to be described properly. See interactive diagram above.
For a three-dimensional vector, we can use three numbers to describe the end-point of a directed line segment that starts at the origin, with each number indicating the displacement along each of the three axis, the x axis, y axis, and z axis.
We can determine the length of such a vector with the equation:
length = sqrt(Rx2 + Ry2 + Rz2)
We can describe the direction of the vector in terms of two angles, where:
angle 1 = acos(Ry/length)
angle 2 = atan(Rx/Rz)
We can think of the vector R in the diagram as the sum of the unit vectors, each multiplied by the magnitude of R in each respective dimension (see green dots), or
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O'Malley, the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, is scheduled to spend much of the day campaigning in North Carolina with his party's gubernatorial hopeful Walter Dalton.
O'Malley will appear at a fundraiser with Dalton, the state's current lieutenant governor, in Winston-Salem and at a pair of public events focused on jobs and education in Greensboro and Raleigh, according to aides.
In polls, Dalton has been trailing Republican Pat McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor. A McCrory victory would mean the first GOP governor in in the Tar Heel State in 20 years.
Dalton and McCrory are vying to Gov. Bev Perdue (D), , who decided not to seek re-election. Perdue is vice chairwoman of the DGA, which attempts to expand the ranks of Democratic governors across the country through fundraising help and other assistance.
A top Perdue aide recently joined O'Malley's political action committee. The PAC is among the latest evidence that O'Malley is working to increase his national visibility, with a possible 2016 presidential bid in mind.
O'Malley's southern swing Thursday also includes an address to a conference of a major labor union, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. The group is meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.


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Employment Law
Employment Lawyers Can Answer Your Employment Law Questions
Hello, my name is Ben and it is my pleasure to assist you with your question today.Before proceeding please note that as I am a practising solicitor, I am often in and out of meetings, travelling between clients or even at court when I pick your question up. This may even occur at weekends. Therefore, I apologise in advance but there may be a delay in getting back to you and providing my advice. Please be patient and I will respond as soon as I can. You do not have to wait here and you will receive an email when I have responded. Why does he not have a contract
we stupidly never did one .
Thank you for your patience. When exactly did this person start working for you?
Hi Ben i will find out this morning and get back to you .
ok no problem, thanks
Hi Ben 4-1-2010
ok and say you say 'lay off' do you mean temporarily or permanently?
are they the only person doing their particular job?
well he share it with me i also do it and i am the owner .
If you want to lay someone off permanently because the company is not making money and needs to reduce headcount then that means you will have to make the redundant.
As they are the only person doing their specific job you can argue that this position is no longer needed and the tasks can be spread out amongst existing staff for example. You will then have to make the person doing it redundant.
However, with redundancy come certain obligations that you need to meet. First of all you will have to consult with the employee and discuss the reasons for the potential redundancy, as well as discuss the options you have to avoid redundancy, if any exist. You also have to try and offer them suitable alternative employment if any is available.
If redundancy appears to be the only option then you can invite them to a final meeting, tell them it may result in the termination of their employment and allow them to be accompanied by a colleague or trade union rep. At the meeting you can confirm that they are being made redundant as no suitable alternative employment can be found.
As they have been with you for more than 2 years they will be entitled to the following payments on termination:
what is the legal requirement of redundancy pay
you can calculate it here
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BALTIMORE Reserve tight end Daniel Wilcox caught two touchdown passes, and the Baltimore Ravens spoiled Jim Mora's head coaching debut by cruising to a 24-0 preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
Just like last year, the Falcons couldn't generate much offense without Michael Vick at quarterback. Vick left after the first series, and backup Matt Schaub went 12-for-24 for 108 yards and two interceptions.
Vick did, however, avoid injury, which made this outing a success compared to the last time he faced the Ravens.
In Atlanta's second exhibition game last year, Vick scrambled out of the pocket and broke his right leg when tackled by Baltimore linebacker Adalius Thomas. The Falcons were 2-9 before Vick returned Nov. 30.
On this night, Vick never got the chance to display his arm or scrambling ability. After handing off twice to Warrick Dunn, Vick dropped back to throw on third down and was nabbed by safety Will Demps, who received virtually no resistance after blitzing up the middle.
Bears 13, Rams 10, OT
ST. LOUIS Lovie Smith's head coaching debut, and his homecoming, was a bit on the sloppy side.
Ahmad Merritt returned the overtime kickoff 87 yards to the 7 to set up Paul Edinger's 25-yard winning field goal on the next play.
The Bears overcame 19 penalties for 160 yards in their preseason opener. The opening drive was short-circuited by four penalties and the Bears had been hit for 105 yards by halftime.
Smith was the defensive coordinator the last three years for the Rams, helping them reach the Super Bowl in 2001, and received a nice ovation during pregame introductions. He was hired by the Bears in January to replace Dick Jauron following a 7-9 season.
The Rams also stumbled with 12 penalties for 80 yards. Plus they had the only two turnovers, including a fumble after a reception by Dane Looker with 2:30 left in regulation to give the Bears the ball at the Chicago 29.
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The AARP car will go around the track with the turn signal always on.
Cause marketers have dipped their toes in NASCAR's sponsorship pool in the past, but no one was willing to take the plunge into a season-long, multimillion-dollar deal.
That all changed last week when AARP announced its "Drive to End Hunger" campaign with Jeff Gordon.


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Vallenfyre's Gregor Mackintosh Talks '80s Death Metal, Becoming a Frontman
Vallenfyre is the new passion project from Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of Paradise Lost. Along with drummer Adrian Erlandsson (At the Gates), guitarists Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride) and Mully, and bassist Scoot (Doom), Mackintosh and the new death metal outfit will soon be releasing 'A Fragile King,' their debut album. Even though Century Media will be issuing the record, its early-'90s inspired sound brings to mind classic releases from labels like Peaceville and Earache Records.
Mackintosh called Noisecreep from his home in the UK to discuss Vallenfyre and 'A Fragile King.' Since Paradise Lost is still a busy and ongoing enterprise, we asked him what inspired him to take on a new project the scale of Vallenfyre.
"At the end of 2009, my father passed away. The following month I started to write all of these words down. They weren't meant to be lyrics, but they eventually did. My father's battle with cancer also inspired the album title, 'A Fragile King.' Anyway, at the same time I started to reminisce about the '80s and my youth. I took out those metal records and demos I used to listen to back then. Then I started writing songs and called some of my close friends to see if they wanted to get a band together to play the material. That was in 2010.
"Since everyone is in another band, it took a while for us to finish making our album, but we finally got it done in April of this year. It's been a gradual thing and I'm glad I got persuaded to do it by some of my friends. It's been a lot of fun revisiting and reliving the music that we first fell in love with," said Mackintosh.
Vallenfyre is the first band Mackintosh has played in where he's also handling the lead vocals position. "That was an accidental thing in a way. It was definitely not planned out. I wrote the lyrics and I couldn't really see anyone else sing those words, so I just started doing them myself. We rehearsed for a few weeks and I came up with a style that I think fitted best. The rest of the band thought it sounded good, so we just went ahead with me as the singer."
Noisecreep reminded Mackintosh that his Paradise Lost bandmate, Nick Holmes, fought with a bout of polyps as a result of singing in a death metal style. But the veteran musician isn't too worried about his own vocal cords yet. "I haven't had any trouble at all. But yeah, Nick had quite a bit of issues with polyps at one point. I haven't done any extensive touring yet, so we'll see. In terms of recording the vocals on the album, I didn't have any problems. I was really comfortable doing them. But ask me again after we tour," laughed the guitarist-vocalist.
Listen to 'Desecration' From Vallenfyre
Now that you've heard 'Desecration,' Noisecreep asked Mackintosh what listeners can expect on the rest of 'A Fragile King' and what specific bands helped influence its songwriting. "It's a great mixture of the bands the members of Vallenfyre listened to from the mid-'80s to about 1991. It's primarily the old school death metal thing in there. But we also tried to incorporate a lot of the crust influences of bands like Amebix and punk stuff like Discharge. Then again, there's also a lot the doom influence from St. Vitus and Candlemass and the grindcore stuff like Napalm Death and Repulsion. There's a nice mix of all of those extreme sounds on the album."
Vallenfyre's 'A Fragile King' will hit stores on Nov. 1st via Century Media. Pre-order the album at this link.


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Whenever Andy is speaking, I have to do a double take because she talks just like Rhonda! The voice, the way she emphasizes her words, etc. I wonder if she does that on purpose or if that's how she has always talked.
IMO it is definitely being a Rhonda wanna be on Andy's part. When she first was on SO she mumbled, didn't speak with the fake excitement she does now etc. They do sound alike now though.
Well she wasn't "cured" before! Now she's perfect! That's how you know which ones Rhonda loves best. When they start to act just like her!! Look at Jessica always quoting Rhonda about being "present in the moment". And she had the nerve to complain about psychobabble from TJ. What the heck is that!
Andy's a Rhonda talk-a-like. And, Bethany's a Rhonda dress-a-like.


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August 6, 2008
Questions Remain Despite Conviction of Ex-Bin Laden Driver
WASHINGTON _ The government has been trying to prosecute and convict Salim Ahmed Hamdan for war crimes for five years. Wednesday, a Guantanamo Bay military jury found Hamdan guilty of supporting terrorism and he now faces life in prison.
So, mission accomplished?Hardly.
The conviction of Osama bin Laden's former driver may have provided the Pentagon with a brief moment of certitude, something concrete it can point to as a success. But in reality, it's just another small step forward in the Byzantine uncertainty that is the military commission process. The only thing certain now is that there are miles to go until the issue of the validity of Hamdan's conviction is put to rest.
"We haven't really proved anything about whether this system is going to work," said Shayana Kadidal, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents several detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
Hamdan's case, and perhaps others behind it, will now climb the ladder of America's federal appeals courts, which could rule that the entire exercise in trying Hamdan was meaningless and order the Defense Department to again refashion the procedures by which the commissions operate, to try it all one more time. Or a court could find the prosecution of Hamdan to be flawed, marred by improper decisions by the judge involving the admission of evidence, access to witnesses and the application of domestic and international law.
There is no shortage of matters for an appeals court to consider. Hamdan's trial was a test, the first under a new set of commission guidelines crafted by the Pentagon after the Supreme Court in 2006 threw out the first batch as unconstitutional. There was little expectation that the judge, Navy Capt. Keith Allred, would get everything right the first time. In that sense, Hamdan's expected series of appeals will again be a test, all with the aim of eventually ironing out the wrinkles in the procedures.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that the verdict proved the system is working. "Trials by military commission demonstrate that the United States is committed to holding dangerous terror suspects accountable for their actions," the Defense Department said in a statement.
Waiting behind Hamdan are 80 or so others at Guantanamo whom the Pentagon intends to try before the commissions. They include five alleged Sept. 11 plotters, with suspected mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the most notable.
Hamdan, 38, was captured at a roadblock in Afghanistan in 2001 during the U.S. invasion. In the trunk of his car were two surface-to-air missiles. He was first interrogated in that country before being transferred to Guantanamo in 2002.
Allred found that in Afghanistan, Hamdan was kept in isolation 24 hours a day with his hands and feet restrained, and armed soldiers prompted him to talk by kneeing him in the back. He held that statements obtained before Hamdan reached Guantanamo could not be admitted as evidence because of those "highly coercive" conditions.
But later, Allred ruled that information obtained by investigators at Guantanamo could be used, despite complaints from Hamdan's attorneys that that information, too, was unlawfully obtained. Prosecutors argued that Hamdan was a key operative of al-Qaida, at bin Laden's side in Afghanistan in the years before the Sept. 11 attacks. His defense counsel, conversely, portrayed Hamdan, who has a 4th-grade education, as a bit of a flunky.
After just over two days of deliberations, Hamdan was convicted by the six-member jury of material support of terrorism, but was acquitted of the more serious charge, conspiracy. The jury will now decide an appropriate sentence. The Defense Department has said it will keep Hamdan as long as necessary, as an enemy combatant, even perhaps beyond his sentence.
Hamdan was first charged by the Pentagon in 2003. Among other things, his lawyers will argue that the crime of which he was convicted wasn't on the books until after he was charged.
"This is a system unmoored by standard constitutional principles of what constitutes a fair trial in the United States," said Neal Katyal, a Georgetown University law professor who persuaded the Supreme Court to toss out the Pentagon's first attempt at establishing a military tribunal system to try suspected terrorists.
On the campaign trail, Sen. John McCain, the presumed Republican nominee for president, praised the verdict. "This process demonstrated that military commissions can effectively bring very dangerous terrorists to justice," he said.
His Democratic rival, Barack Obama, however, was less effusive. Obama has called for the detainees to be tried by standing military courts or civilian courts. "That the Hamdan trial _ the first military commission trial with a guilty verdict since 9/11 _ took several years of legal challenges to secure a conviction for material support for terrorism underscores the dangerous flaws in the administration's legal framework," Obama said in Indiana.
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I have it spelled both ways.My Electra/Electa Allis was born ca 1768/70 near Templeton, Mass. Married Reuben Jewett 1790 and moved to Deerfield, Mass.Son, Reuben Austin Jewett married Record Richmond, (of Rogers Mayflower line).Two sources says Electa's father was a John Allis (History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America" by Fredrick Clarke Jewett, MD and LDS Files. Clearly another Electa.


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It's been a rough patch for the members of The Beastie Boys following the passing of MCA / Adam Yauch in 2012. And while they won't be making music under the Beastie Boys moniker in the near future, that doesn't mean that the surviving members aren't still fighting for the music they created over the years.
Take their lawsuit against Monster Energy for example, a case that was initiated in 2012 and just netted the group $1.7 million for copyright infringement. From Pitchfork:
The Beastie Boys' lawsuit against Monster Energy Drink was initiated in 2012 after the company included parts of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," "So What'cha Want," "Make Some Noise" and "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" on a promotional video on their website. They also allegedly included a 23-minute medley of Beastie Boys songs made available for download as an MP3. As Rolling Stone reports, the songs were taken from footage of a live set by DJ Z-Trip at the Canadian festival "Ruckus in the Rockies", which was sponsored by Monster and held only a few days after Adam Yauch died in May of that year.
The timing of the lawsuit was particularly relevant as Yauch's will specifically prohibits any company from using the group's music for advertisements. Reportedly, the Beastie Boys sought up to $2.5 million for copyright infringement and false endorsement.
I doubt there was a bigger Beastie Boys fan than myself during my high school years. I basically did nothing but listen to their music and read up on the history like some maniac. It's so bittersweet to read news about them now. That greatness is still there, but it's mired by this loss.
I'm glad they won out in court and hopefully don't have to battle too much in the future. I just sort of wish it didn't turn out like this and we were talking about when the next Beastie Boys album was coming out.
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"Better in the hands of the Earth, than in the hands of man."
"What can I say? We sent one man against an entire army. I was worried. Quick, climb up. We have to get out of here."
"You would not believe the things I have seen, Mario."
"Then be sure to stay alive, that I might hear them."
"I expect opposition."
"And I expect the Borgia to mourn the loss of many lives tonight."
As Ezio and his uncle Mario hurry out of the Sistine Chapel with the Piece of Eden, they are unsure what to do with it. So they take it back to their hideout in Monteriggioni. Once there Ezio does not lose any time to impress the ladies, retrieve his uncle's runaway horse, and try the new cannons. Although Ezio is most keen to see Caterina once more, his first task is to tell his fellow assassins of his fight with the pope, who at the time was Rodrigo Borgia, and the apparition of the goddess Minerva to warn humanity about the end of the world. Machiavelli is shocked to hear that Ezio has let Rodrigo live, but anyway Ezio now just needs a rest and a warm bath, and Caterina decides to lend a hand.
After sleeping with Caterina, Ezio wakes up in the morning among the blasts of cannon fire. The villa is under attack by the Borgia and the Piece of Eden is the stake. He quickly puts on his clothes and prepares to fight. Almost getting hit by a cannonball, the assassin climbs to the ramparts to fire one of his own cannons back at the enemy.
Ezio buys enough time for the villagers to flee, but the gate is breached and uncle Mario lies lifeless on the ground. The enemy leaders come inside the fort, and Cesare Borgia is holding the apple. He shoots Ezio and calls his men to attack. Ezio, hurt but still on his legs, searches for his sister Claudia and leads her to a secret escape through an underground tunnel. He then hops on a horse and tells his mother and sister that he is leaving for Rome.
In the present day world, Lucy, Desmond, Shaun, and Rebecca are also on the run. They drive to the villa and set up their base there. They know that Ezio hid the Piece of Eden in 1507, but they are still trying to find out where by means of Desmond and the Animus.
It is a new year in Rome. Ezio gets back on his feet after falling down from his horse due to his injuries on his way to the big city. He is carried to a safe place by a mysterious person, and instructed to meet Niccolò Machiavelli at the Mausoleo di Augusto. After a quick visit to the doctor, Ezio goes to his destination where Machiavelli leads him to the nearest blacksmith to fit him with a dagger. He then tells Ezio that Cesare Borgia is building a huge army in order to have all Italy under his control.
Ezio is the kind of man that does not bow to the Borgia's power so easily. He kills one of their captains and burns the Borgia tower in order to free the people from their will. Ezio suggests that he will free the people of Rome by reducing the Borgia's influence over the people, but Machiavelli is not too impressed. He asks Ezio to get a letter for him, but on his way back Ezio meets the cult of the Followers of Romulus, dressed in wolf hide and looking for a fight with the assassins. Ezio goes to investigate their hideout to find out that a special armour is protected by six locks that must be opened in order to find the cult's secrets.
At the end of the day, Machiavelli takes Ezio to their hideout on Tiber Island and introduces him to Fabio Orsini, the place's owner. Here Machiavelli tells Ezio that their situation is desperate. The Borgia have too much power in the city. The assassin-run brothels, which are usually a good source of information, are lacking, and the guild of thieves are not collaborating with the assassins. Ezio steps up and starts making some changes.
Whilst the modern day assassins plan their next move, Ezio goes to pay a visit to the local brothel, the 'Rosa in Fiore'. He finds out that the owner was taken hostage by a group of slave traders, so he tries to negotiate with them at the port, but they just kill the lady. When Ezio returns to the brothel to bring the grim news, he finds his mother and sister there waiting for him. With no one to run the business, his sister Claudia takes it upon herself to manage the brothel, with some monetary aid from Ezio.
Next, Ezio goes to find his old friend Bartolomeo D'Alviano, who Ezio helps to eliminate the Borgia threat near his friend's barracks so that he can concentrate on the campaign against the French. In return, Bartolomeo pledges his mercenaries to spy against the Borgias. A while later, Ezio meets Machiavelli in front of Castel Sant'Angelo which he plans to infiltrate to kill Cesare and Rodrigo. At that moment they see Caterina Sforza being dragged in public, with Lucrezia Borgia making a show of her. Ezio starts his mission, climbing inside the castle's walls
Inside Sant'Angelo, the assassin overhears Cesare plotting against his own father with his allies and then observes him as he kisses his sister Lucrezia passionately. Ezio is in luck however. Cesare leaves for Urbino, leaving the castle without a leader and an excuse for Ezio to free Caterina instead of killing his mark. He finds her locked in a cell, and spots Lucrezia going away with the key.
Since obviously Lucrezia refuses to hand the key over to the intruder, Ezio forces her to come with him and open the cell herself. Caterina is too happy to take away the key from Lucrezia's dress and exchange places with her. She is injured though and cannot walk too far, so Ezio has to carry her out of the castle. At that point, Caterina asks him why he came to save her, explaining that she only slept with him in order to get the assassins to protect her family.
During this time, Ezio starts to reminisce about his past, about his goofy attempts to charm Cristina Vespucci, his fights with Vieri de Pazzi, and the execution of his father and brothers. But now there is a more important matter at hand, to take Roma away from the Borgia's influence. Ezio's plan is to free the people from their oppressors and recruit them as assassins with his new brotherhood. The liberation of Roma has begun.
Ezio starts using his newly-recruited assassins to eliminate people like Doctor Malfatto who is terrorising the local whores, and Silvestro Sabbatini who is also trading slaves. He also sends his recruits across various missions around the world in aid of the assassins. Soon after, Leonardo da Vinci comes to visit his old friend. He tells Ezio that he was forced to do some work for the Borgia. In fact he has designed some war machines for them, which Ezio must now destroy. On the bright side, Leonardo will also help by designing and building new weapons for the assassins.
The assassins assemble to plan their next move. They know that Cesare's army is being funded by someone just known as The Banker. It is decided that they must get him out of the way. The tip is that Ezio has to find a senator called Egidio Troche, who will lead him to The Banker. He goes to the Campidoglio and is just in time to see the Borgia soldiers holding the old senator and demanding money from him in The Banker's name. Ezio nimbly disposes of them and gets to the matter of getting his answer, but they must go to a safe place first. Back at his brother's home, Egidio reveals that he owes money to The Banker because of his gambling habits, but he doesn't know where he can be found. He tells Ezio that what he usually does is to go in one of three places, and wait for the guards to escort him to their master.
Ezio has a plan. He gives the sum of money that The Banker is requesting to Troche and sends him to deliver it. Then he follows him in the shadows. The guards take the senator to the Pantheon, and the leading guard goes inside with him to count the money. Ezio takes the opportunity to sneak in, kill the leader and take his place to deliver the money to The Banker. Ezio arrives to his destination at the Trastevere. A huge party thrown by the banker welcomes him. Another guard takes the chest of money from Ezio to personally deliver it, so the assassin has to again make his way in stealthily.
What a surprise: The Banker is none other than Cardinal Juan Borgia. And there's even more: Cesare and Rodrigo are at the party too, the former is giving a speech about his conquests throughout Italy, and the latter is not too impressed. What is less of a surprise: one dead banker ends up lying down on the cold stone floor, and Claudia's courtesans take Ezio's money back .
After a trip to Napoli to destroy Leonardo's naval war machine and design, Ezio returns to the matter at hand. Bartolomeo needs help because Cesare has convinced King Louis of France to send an army to crush him. The army is being led by the Baron de Valois, who makes the first move by trying to capture Bartolomeo's barracks. The frenchman is holding his wife Pantasilea as hostage, and demands his surrender before night. Bartolomeo almost loses his hope, but Ezio has an idea.
Ezio's plan is to infiltrate their enemy's fortress disguised in french armour, and he is the one that will steal the goods. Once he kills enough soldiers, Bartolomeo's men pillage their belongings and prepare their surprise for the baron. The fake frenchmen take Bartolomeo to surrender to the baron, when they spring their trap. Valois manages to run away and holds Pantasilea at gunpoint, but Ezio manages to kill his mark and save the lady.
Ezio's old friend La Volpe tells him that he suspects that Machiavelli is giving information to the Templars, but Ezio does not believe it. The Borgia seem to know their every move, and tonight they plan to murder one of Volpe's thieves. They quickly take action and ride to find more information in order to save him. They find out that the plan is to kill a man named Pietro, who is participating in a play as Jesus, because of an affair with Lucrezia. The task will be executed by Micheletto, who will strike once Pietro is hanging on the cross.
The play is being held at the Colosseo. Ezio must get to Pietro before Micheletto does, and again his plan is to mingle with the crowd as an actor and get dressed as a Roman soldier. After finding a way in through the structure's corridors, Ezio manages to hold back Micheletto from hitting Pietro. However, Micheletto is an experienced killer as well, and he has made sure that he succeeds by poisoning his target during the thirst scene. Ezio takes Pietro quickly to the nearest doctor who gives him an antidote. There he sees one of his own men from the villa, but when he greets him the man runs away. Ezio follows him and once he catches up, he discovers a letter from the Borgia that reveals that the man is a spy. Ezio takes the letter to Volpe as a proof that Machiavelli is innocent.
Volpe reveals to Ezio that now the papal and french armies are in disarray. So Ezio decides to assemble the assassins, and welcomes his sister into their ranks. Just then Machiavelli also announces Ezio as their new leader and gives him the title of Mentor. His first decision: eliminate the Borgia! And their friends the followers of Romulus.
Ezio is soon outside the Castel Sant' Angelo, getting ready for a personal meeting with the pope. Interestingly, Cesare just came back as well. It's Ezio's favourite pastime; climbing the castle's walls, sneaking through the shadows and occasionally killing some hapless guard or two. As Ezio finally gains his way inside the castle's walls, he observes Rodrigo and Cesare having an argument about the pope not funding his son's campaigns in a suitable way. Lucrezia bursts in, and tells her brother that the apples on the table are poisoned, prepared for him by their father. Cesare forces his father to bite one, and demands to be told the whereabouts of the apple of Eden. However, Lucrezia tells him that she knows where it is hidden as well.
Cesare is not interested in his sister's affections, only by the power that the apple will give him. So he goes off to take it. Meanwhile, Ezio climbs through the room's window. Lucrezia also tells him the location of the apple, so he hurries along to beat Cesare to it. With the apple back in his hands, the assassin is able to bend the will out of his opponents and not even Cesare is able to confront him.
With the pope dead, Ezio now returns to the hideout with the apple in order to plan the assassins' next move. He waits for Cesare to assemble all his men together, and repeats his apple trick once again to leave his enemy without an army. A month later, he foils Cesare from getting any aid from the church. By year's end the assassins have ousted Cesare outside the city's gates, and to add insult to injury the new pope's army has him arrested and taken away.
Ezio is worried about what Cesare said before he left. That no chains will hold him, and he cannot die by hand of man. Leonardo suggests to use the apple in order to reveal the truth. At first Ezio hesitates, but then his curiosity takes the better over him. As soon as the assassin touches the apple, he gets up from his chair and leaves at once.
In the fortress town of Viana, Ezio seeks to finish his job. Cesare had escaped from his Spanish prison to help his cousin who has now given him a new army to conquer the town. And Ezio now rides across the battlefield while Cesare's siege weapons wreak havoc against the defenders. A bomb blast forces his horse to the ground. So Ezio continues on foot, but the main action is close now. He manages to climb a siege tower in order to gain access inside the town's castle.
Cesare's army is gaining the upper hand on the defending army at this point and he is busy showing off his master swordplay. Just then Ezio shows up and demands his enemy to stop running away. Cesare obliges, confident that he cannot lose. Ezio must practically fight with Cesare's whole army while he tries to land the killing blow against the Borgia General.
At last Ezio manages to leave his opponent powerless. Cesare once again repeats the prophecy that he cannot be killed by any man. So Ezio holds him in mid-air at the top of the ramparts, tells him that in that case he will just leave him in the hands of fate, and lets go. Unsurprisingly, Cesare drops down to his doom.
After completing his mission, Ezio returns to Rome and hides the apple inside a vault in the Colosseum. Lucy and her team are able to see him through the animus, but they need a password. Through his acquired eagle vision, Desmond manages to find a symbol that reveals the required key. So they quickly go to their destination, and Desmond is the only one who can make his way through the structure's walls right to the basement. There he is greeted by the ethereal appearance of the goddess Juno, but he does not reveal it to the others.
As Desmond moves on, Juno, like Minerva before her, recounts the history of the world and her species' interaction with man. And seemingly similarly bitter about it. Desmond finds a way back up inside the church of Santa Maria, where the others are waiting outside for him to open the door. He lets them in, and like his ancestor, Desmond's instincts lead him to climb the walls towards the church's ceiling. A switch opens a secret passage on the other side, and the modern day assassin shimmies along with Juno still filling up his mind with her words of wisdom. Then some strange contraption pops out of the floor.
As Desmond touches the contraption, it lights up and the ground below him and his bewildered colleagues starts sliding down to a level below the ground just as if it was a lift. They end up in Juno's temple, where old structures are mixed with panels containing futuristic imagery. Desmond says the password, and a door opens to lead them inside another hall. The apple is within their range of sight, but again it's not a simple way up. And again, Juno chooses the right time to fill him in on some more history.
When Desmond is within touching distance of the apple, magical symbols start appearing all around out of thin air. He picks up the Piece and Juno speaks about the special day that humanity was born from them and their enemies. She speaks about the final journey and other riddles about a woman who is not within their vision. The goddess then tells Desmond that he must be guided, so she takes control of his body to strike Lucy with the hidden blade. Then she instructs him to go and find the sixth sense of knowledge, which is when both he and Lucy drop down unconscious on the floor.
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Hi, I have configured my web application on tomcat 3.2.1 on Windows NT sp-6 its working fine. But I am not able to run my application when I configure Apache(version 1.3.20) with Tomcat. When I enter the URL(http://localhost:80/myApp) for my application. It shows me the directory structure of my application instead of the jsp file that I have configured in the web.xml of my application. The entry of the welcome file list in web.xml is <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>jsp/AgentLogin.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> But if I place a simple html page in the root directory of my application.And after that enter the URL(http://localhost:80/myApp) I get that html page. So what I feel is that some how it is not able to understand the <welcome-file-list> tag in the web.xml. If I navigate through the directory structure shown on the browser and go to the AgentLogin.jsp. The agentLogin.jsp comes up from which the control has to go to a servlet AgentLogin whose class files are placed in WEB-INF\classes\. But it is not able to find this servlet. As a part of configuration I have added this line to httpd.conf of Apache include C:/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto I am using mod_jk.dll which I have placed under modules dir of Apache In the apache-tomcat.conf file if I try to make any changes it gets overwritten. The first line of this file has the following entry "LoadModule jserv_module modules/ApacheModuleJServ.dll" If I edit the above line to "LoadModule jserv_module modules/mod_jk.dll " it gets over written with the original value Please help me out Bhootnath
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"MONTREAL -- For eight months, the Quebec government has been holding on to a report that explores the link between asbestos-related cancer and Canada's only community that still mines the substance.
The study is believed to be the first Canadian research to look at asbestos-related cancer in a specific region, examining the risk of disease in and around Thetford Mines, Que. Quebec's public health institute delivered the completed report to regional officials and the provincial Health Department in March.
But the study, and its potentially alarming conclusions, still hasn't been made public. Officials say that will finally happen this month."
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- Calories: 233.6
- Total Fat: 9.1 g
- Cholesterol: 21.3 mg
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- Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
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IntroductionVeggie Stuffed Squash Veggie Stuffed Squash
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2 Delicata Squash cut into quarters and seeded
One zucchini diced
3 small tomatoes diced
half a large onion diced
two garlic cloves
1/4c qunioa - cook before adding to recipe
2 slices bacon diced
3oz fresh mozarella
Leave bacon and cheese off to make this vegan or vegetarian. Mixing in kale or other greens (or any seasonal veggie), and subbing out different grains should be fine. This would be a great way to use leftover rice or other grains.
Saute bacon and then add onion and garlic. Add zuchinni and tomato after onion is cooked. Mix in cooked qunioa. Stuff squash, top with cheese and bake at 375 until the squash is tender.
Serving Size: 1/2 of a squash (2 pieces)
Number of Servings: 4
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THE search has begun to find Northern Ireland's next Young Musician of the Year.
The competition is open to instrumentalists aged over 11 and under 18 on 1/7/13, and singers aged over 11 and under 19 on 1/7/13.
Entry forms and rules have been sent via Education Board Music Directors to all post-primary schools in their Board areas and to Schools of Music. They can also be downloaded from www.comberrotary.org/documents/EntryForm2013.pdf. Applications should be received by the organisers by 31 January 2013. Those performers judged to be best by the heat adjudicator on March 2 will progress to the final in the Harty Room at Queen's University, Belfast, on March 9.
The competition, now in its 21st year, attracts young vocalists and instrumentalists across a wide range of disciplines and talents, including among the winners flautists, pianists, percussionists, singers, violinists, cellists, a guitarist and a euphonium player. Many consider the Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year to be the first major step on the road to a professional music career.
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It was reported after the election ended that the link between Obama and Ayers was first introduced on the campaign trail prematurely by Palin, and then McCain was forced to join in. But the blogs were talking about them long before that.
One meme even emerged that Ayers wrote Obama's first book, and even though I didn't realize it at the time I first wrote about it, I'm pained to admit that the guy who invented that nonsense is from Kansas City, MO and is the executive editor of a fairly well known magazine here called Ingram's. Ugh.
In any event, here's what Ayers has to say about his super best buddy Barack…
The dishonesty of the narrative about Mr. Obama during the campaign went a step further with its assumption that if you can place two people in the same room at the same time, or if you can show that they held a conversation, shared a cup of coffee, took the bus downtown together or had any of a thousand other associations, then you have demonstrated that they share ideas, policies, outlook, influences and, especially, responsibility for each other's behavior. There is a long and sad history of guilt by association in our political culture, and at crucial times we've been unable to rise above it.
President-elect Obama and I sat on a board together; we lived in the same diverse and yet close-knit community; we sometimes passed in the bookstore. We didn't pal around, and I had nothing to do with his positions. I knew him as well as thousands of others did, and like millions of others, I wish I knew him better.
Not that this is any surprise to those of us who were paying attention, and not that this will put all the weird conspiracy theories to rest either, but Republicans would do well to shame the "Obama truther" crowd into silence. Otherwise they risk having them run the show in the downtime between now and 2012.