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Portugal's prime minister has found a way to maintain government stability with the junior partner in the ruling coalition, but the full details still need to be agreed to end a political crisis that has threatened Lisbon's adjustment under a bailout.
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said a formula had been found after meeting with the leader of the rightist CDS-PP party three times in the past 24 hours to heal the most damaging political rift since the country received a bailout in 2011.
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"A formula was found to maintain government stability," Passos Coelho told journalists after a crisis meeting with the president to discuss the political situation.
The resignations this week of finance minister Vitor Gaspar and foreign minister Paulo Portas, who also heads the CDS-PP, have threatened to deprive the government of a majority in parliament as the country goes through its deepest slump since the 1970s.
Passos Coelho said the solution would involve a "way to guarantee the political support of the CDS-PP of the government," adding that the resignation of Portas had been a personal decision.
Still, the prime minister gave no details of the agreement and the final outcome still depends on further negotiations with Portas in coming days. It is likely to include more ministerial positions for the CDS-PP, analysts said.
Any final agreement will also have to be approved by President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who will meet with all political parties starting on Monday.
Portuguese assets were highly volatile on the day but by the afternoon bond yields fell and stocks recovered most of their sharp losses from a day earlier as agreement appeared closer.
But, analysts say the crisis, whatever the outcome, is likely to deepen Portugal's economic challenges. Unemployment is at record highs near 18 percent and the country entered its third year of recession in 2013.
"Whatever the (political) scenario involved, the re-pricing of the country's risk premium will probably be permanent, at levels lower than the present ones but higher than the minimum achieved just before the occurrence of this episode," said Paula Carvalho, chief economist at Banco BPI, in a research note.
Gaspar, architect of the spending cuts and tax hikes required by Portugal's lenders in exchange for a bailout, quit as finance minister on Monday, citing an erosion in support.
Portas resigned the next day because he objected to the appointment of Treasury Secretary Maria Luis Albuquerque to replace Gaspar.
The threat of a prolonged crisis that could lead to elections in a few months has opened the possibility of delays to reforms and cost-cutting under the country's 78-billion-euro bailout.
"A negotiated solution in which Portas stays out of the government but the coalition survives would allow the CDS-PP leader to partially save face," said Antonio Barroso, a London-based political analyst at advisory firm Teneo Intelligence, in a research note. "However, the negotiations are likely to prove difficult."
The head of the Portuguese Industry Confederation piled pressure on the government to find a solution quickly. "The crisis has to be overcome in parliament, and we think the conditions for that to happen exist," Antonio Saraiva told Reuters.
In a sign of how widespread disenchantment with austerity has become in Portugal, Saraiva also said the country has to be given more time by creditors - the European Union and International Monetary Fund - to meet budget goals under their bailout program.
The returns investors demand to hold Portugal's 10-year bonds were about 16 basis points lower on the day at 7.34 percent. On Wednesday they surged to more than 8 percent - their highest since November.
Lisbon's PSI 20 <.PSI20> stock index closed 3.7 percent higher after sliding 5.3 percent the previous day, as hopes grew that the government will stay on and avert an early election.
The EU and IMF are due to start their next review of the economy on July 15, but that visit might now be delayed.
(Additional reporting by Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip, Editing by Jeremy Gaunt, Ron Askew.)


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Rihanna a Victim of Mistaken Home Invasion
While Rihanna recuperates from her birthday activities earlier this week, she can rest assured that her neighbors back in Southern California are keeping an eye on things at her home.
Friday morning, news broke that an intruder was spotted at Rihanna's home in the Pacific Palisades. According to reports from TMZ, the man was discovered trespassing on the property that he believed belonged to the pop singer.
He'd gotten past the front door and was nosing around the home when the neighbors noticed that something was awry. In an act of swift vigilantism, the bystanders apprehended the intruder and called the police.
Once the police arrived, they arrested the man for burglary.
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Lukaku ruled out for "weeks"
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is likely to be out for "weeks rather than months" with an ankle injury.
Manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed the Belgium international did not sustain a serious injury in the 4-0 defeat in Tuesday night's Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Lukaku was carried off on a stretcher after colliding with team-mate Gareth Barry as they tried to prevent Steven Gerrard scoring the first goal in the 21st minute.
"There is no ligament damage and the injury is not as bad as we first thought," Martinez told evertonfc.com.
"It will be a case of weeks rather than months."
Lukaku has scored nine goals in 20 appearances since joining on loan from Chelsea in the summer.
He joins the likes of Bryan Oviedo (broken leg), Arouna Kone and Darron Gibson (both knee) and Seamus Coleman and Sylvain Distin (both hamstring) on the injury list.
Everton will contact Liverpool after a number of concerns were highlighted by visiting fans about access problems to Anfield.
"We are aware of a significant number of complaints regarding queue management from supporters waiting to enter Anfield at last night's derby match," said director of communications Alan Myers.
"The club will make contact with Liverpool Football Club to raise these matters."


text: On 9/30/08 2:53 AM, "Vincent Diepeveen" <diep at xs4all.nl> wrote: > Hmm, > > 1 uS accuracy whereas the cpu has a hardware counter for all this. > > To be honest i find 1 microsecond very inaccurate now that cards have > latencies near that. <snip> > Doing that a couple of thousands of times, we should get a fairly > accurate > timing in B, far more accurate than 1 microsecond, as the deviation in > one way pingpong latency isn't real big. It's quite constant. Unfortunately, it doesn't work out that way. The distribution of times is not nicely distributed, so it actually needs more statistical processing to come up with the delay (for instance, isn't what you really want the minima, not the mode or median). One could use such a scheme, with sufficient processing, to measure the difference between the clock frequencies. If you can control the actual packets on the wire so they are all identical, and they're the only packets, that helps too. > > Only the deviation of that latency is a measure for the accuracy at > which you can > synchronize the clocktime. > > Now this is a simple 2 node example. It is of course possible for a > cluster to use > the measurements of many nodes and synchronize to that, just like the > coordinate calculation > for GPS uses several satellites. Using many nodes that'll get the > average > error down. Of course to synchronize many nodes each node uses its > own clock as > new 'source' of measurement; if for the synchronization accuracy we > always assume the > same clock from node A, then getting the error down is a lot tougher. The GPS synchronization problem is actually substantially easier. The propagation delay from satellite to receiver is varying in a very predictable manner (in fact, the nav solution solves for it); the signal is specifically designed for accurate timing (i.e. A PN code generated from a Cs clock is a darn good way to transmit timing and frequency information) The challenge in synch over Ethernet (without added hardware a'la IEEE-1588) is that simple NTP style ping ponging rapidly gets you to where the measurement uncertainty is comparable to the uncertainty and variability of the exceedingly cheap oscillators on the NIC. FWIW, in the lab, most people would not be satisfied with sync to 1 microsecond (after all, how many thousand instructions is that?). You could probably get to 1 microsecond with running a wire between serial ports (Hook to the IRQ off the Ring Indicator, for instance) You want to think in terms of nanoseconds, and no straight ethernet scheme without added hardware can get there. Keeping it beowulf'y, if you want fine grained synchronization so that you don't lose performance when doing barriers, you're probably going to need some sort of common clock. The typical microprocessor crystal just isn't good enough. Actually, though, when talking about this sort of sync, aren't we getting close to SIMD sort of processing? Is a "cluster of commodity computers" actually a "good" way to be doing this sort of thing? Jim Lux > > Vincent > > > On Sep 29, 2008, at 11:21 PM, Lombard, David N wrote: > >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 01:10:49PM -0700, Prentice Bisbal wrote: >>> In the previous thread I instigated about running services in cluster >>> nodes, there was some mentioning of precisely synchronizing the >>> system >>> clocks and this issue is also mentioned in this paper: >>> >>> "The Case of Missing Supercomputer Performance: Achieving Optimal >>> Performance on the 8,192 processor ASCI Q" (Petrini, Kerbisin and >>> Pakin) >>> http://hpc.pnl.gov/people/fabrizio/papers/sc03_noise.pdf >>> >>> I've also read a few other papers on the topic, and it seems you >>> need to >>> sync the system clocks to ~1 uS. On top of that, I imagine you >>> also need >>> to synch the activities of each system so they all stop to do the >>> same >>> system-level tasks at the same time. >> >> The IEEE-1588 "Precision Time Protocol" can provide such levels of >> global clock >> synchronization. >> >> Shameless plug: See "Hardware Assisted Precision Time Protocol >> (PTP, IEEE-1588) >> - Design and Case Study" presented at the recent LCI conference; >> <http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/conferences/archive/2008/ >> technicalpapers.html> >> >> -- >> >> David N. Lombard, Intel, Irvine, CA >> I do not speak for Intel Corporation; all comments are strictly my >> own. >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >


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Germany's private sector grew in September at its fastest rate since January, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting Europe's largest economy will grow again this quarter, albeit less than in the previous three months.
Markit's preliminary composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which tracks growth in both the manufacturing and services sector and covers more than two-thirds of the economy, edged up to 53.8 in September from 53.5 in August.
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The reading was above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for a fifth straight month as firms benefited from an increase in new business, particularly in the service sector.
"Germany's economy remained firmly in recovery mode during September, and its strengthening performance should continue to reverberate across the euro area," said Tim Moore, senior economist at Markit.
After shrinking in the fourth quarter of 2012 and suffering a subdued start to 2013, the German economy expanded 0.7 percent in the April to June quarter thanks mainly to domestic demand.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said PMI surveys suggested the economy would expand by around 0.4 percent in the third quarter.
Staffing levels across the private sector grew at the fastest pace since March 2012. Williamson said firms were likely to hire more staff in the fourth quarter as they are now taking on more new orders and benefiting from rising backlogs of work.
The manufacturing sector expanded for a third consecutive month, though the pace of growth slowed slightly compared with August. A sub-index showed the manufacturing PMI stood at 51.3 in September compared with 51.8 the previous month.
New contracts and orders from abroad both grew at a more subdued pace than in August, with demand from emerging markets waning. Backlogs of work stagnated.
Manufacturers' margins were boosted by factory-gate prices rising more steeply than input prices, but in a sign of lingering cautiousness, factories cut jobs for the sixth month in a row.
Recent industrial data has been disappointing, with orders and output both dropping in July.
The services sector fared better than manufacturing, with a sub-index tracking business activity in the service sector climbing more steeply than at any time since February to 54.4.
Though service providers still suffered from tight margins due to rising input costs and falling output prices, they were buoyed by a surge in new contracts, which rose at their fastest rate since January.
Staffing levels climbed at their joint-fastest pace since May 2012 as morale among service providers was above the 50 threshold for the 10th month in a row.
That chimed with the tone of the latest Ifo survey, which showed morale among firms jumping to its highest level in 16 months in August.
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Carrot and Red Bell Pepper Soup Recipe
We've been experiencing unseasonably cool weather this week. I've been making a lot of healthy summer salads for the family, but today I decided to switch it up a bit and prepare a big pot of hot soup.
I used the remaining freshly picked carrots from our garden and roasted red bell peppers as the main flavorings in the soup. To ensure that it remained healthy and well-balanced, I added well-known French beans called flageolet beans. They resemble large, pale green kidney beans and have a very delicate flavor with a starchy texture, which married perfectly with the velvety soup.
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Cold Carrot Ginger Soup (Cappuccino De Carottes)
Cold soup in shot glasses can be served as a wonderfully refreshing summer appetizer or first course. Ginger is always very refreshing, so I use it often in summer dishes. Today, I made a cold carrot soup flavored with fresh ginger. I think the bright orange color is very representative of the season, especially enhanced by a touch a saffron.
The carrots are cooked until softened, blended with a little cream until smooth, then chilled. I served the cold soup in individual glasses, which is an elegant start to any meal. To finish the dish, I garnished the soup with cumin-flavored whipped cream and a piece of candied ginger as a reminder of the flavoring inside.
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Lewis Hamilton has done the right thing in deciding to leave McLaren and join Mercedes.
That is the opinion of former world champion Damon Hill and former McLaren drivers David Coulthard and John Watson, who both agree that Hamilton was shackled at the Woking based team.
"Lewis has been like a caged bird at McLaren," Hill told the Daily Mail. "He'd been managed to within an inch of his life. I can't blame him for looking to move elsewhere. Lewis needed to leave McLaren to stretch his wings."
Hamilton has been managed by McLaren since he was a young boy and Coulthard thinks it is now time for Lewis to grow up, make his own business decisions and fly the nest.
"You don't live your whole life at home, even though the fridge is always full and the laundry gets done for you. At some stage you have to move out. Grow up. Become a man. This is that moment for Lewis," said Coulthard in his column for The Telegraph.
John Watson, who drove for McLaren between 1979 and 1983 takes a similar stance in saying that Hamilton's decision was motivated by a need to take control of his own destiny.
"It's like a kid growing up and leaving home, getting away from the parental control," said Watson. "When you become a McLaren driver everything about you becomes, in effect, the property of the team. McLaren are a great team to drive for but they've got limitations and I think Lewis felt those limitations were intruding into the time that he wanted to develop, from a non-motor racing perspective.
"Because he came in so young he doesn't know anything differently. Jenson is a more rounded personality and character by virtue of life experiences. Lewis's life experiences are very much contained within the strictures of McLaren."
Hill added that McLaren's unusual policy of keeping its drivers' race win trophies was something Hamilton also resented and a factor in his move.
"I could never get my head around the logic that the team takes the driver's trophy. It's the principle, not the trophy, that is at stake. After you have won a championship, and jumped through a lot of hoops, there is a point when you think: 'This is my life'. You can have a bellyful of becoming a performing seal. You don't want to be on probation for your whole career.
"Of course, you still have to fight inside the car; but there is a time when, surely, you have proved you can motivate yourself. These are things Lewis has tried to balance."


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At what price is beauty?
One of science fiction's most enduring themes involves a future world where everyone looks perfect but no one is happy.
One old "Twilight Zone" episode involves a young woman refusing to select the "model" body in which she'll spend the rest of her life. Another takes place in a hospital ward where doctors struggle to transform the criminally homely.
It turns out that these poor creatures are quite glamorous by our standards and the "normal" folks rather repulsive, but the point's the same.
Striving for physical beauty via surgery and other medical procedures can land you in deep crackers.
Sadly, this dilemma has left the realm of universal fantasy and entered reality. In the Oct. 19, 2006, issue of New Scientist, Rachel Nowak reports on a growing trend in America: Women and men who have had cosmetic plastic surgery and other procedures are, as a group, more likely to commit suicide than the average American. Her article is a calm-yet-damning indictment of too-eager surgeons and too-eager patients.
According to the Nowak article: "In 2005, Americans had at least 10.2 million cosmetic surgery procedures, ranging from breast implants (291,000) to liposuction (324,000), other implants, and restructuring and Botox injections. None of these procedures is risk-free and most surgeons make the physical perils clear before proceeding.
"Far less clear are the psychological aspects. Indeed, the link between suicide and cosmetic plastic surgery is only now beginning to be investigated. And what we're learning is, well, ugly."
Clearly, people who seek cosmetic surgery are unhappy with some aspect of themselves. But the unhappiness may go far deeper than body image.
According to one study, 18% of a sample of patients having these procedures were also taking drugs for psychiatric conditions such as depression, while only 5% of patients having non-cosmetic surgery were taking such medication.
According to another study, women having breast implants were two to three times more likely to commit suicide.
There is also evidence that these women are more likely than their non-enhanced counterparts to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse. Most chilling of all: One expert estimates that people suffering from "body dysmorphic disorder" may be up to 45 times more likely to kill themselves.
Perhaps this is because the psychological benefits of these procedures are transient. After you've fixed whatever you thought was wrong with you — and you find out you're still unhappy — what next?
Clearly, cosmetic plastic surgeons and other health professionals who deliver everything from breasts to Botox need to pay far more attention to the psychological states of their patients, and recommend against or refuse procedures they feel are emotionally inappropriate. But we as a society also need to consider why this situation is blossoming now.
To say that this culture values youth and the physical attractiveness associated with it would be a magnificent understatement. But this nation's population is also aging and it must be asked whether the mass pursuit of such imagery is good for a civilization in such an unstable mental state.
At the moment, the baby boomer generation is the chief consumer of these procedures. It may turn out to be one more of that generation's excesses and a passing fad.
What people do with their bodies and their money is their own concern. But a society that confuses maturity with ugliness, as a norm, is everybody's concern.
The heroes of those "Twilight Zone" episodes chose individual ugliness and plainness over mass-produced "beauty" because they were human beings who valued their humanity as well as their uniqueness. Perhaps, once again, science fiction has something to tell us. Those considering cosmetic procedures should always keep in mind Zeus' warning to Narcissus: "Watch yourself."
Finally, we should ask ourselves: What would happen if we invested the same amount of time, energy and money in improving our internal features such as character, compassion and consideration for others?
MICHAEL ARNOLD GLUECK, a Newport Beach resident, has written extensively on medical, legal and allied social issues.


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The Vanguard University women's soccer team, ranked No. 2 in the NAIA and coming off regular-season and tournament championships in the Golden State Athletic Conference, play host to Embry Riddle of Arizona in the opening round of the 32-team NAIA Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Lions (16-2) are on a 12-game winning streak during which they have outscored opponents, 39-2.
Vanguard, the No. 3 national seed, needs a win to advance to the 16-team draw that will compete in Orange Beach, Ala. beginning Nov. 26.
Coach Randy Dodge's Lions, led by junior transfer Jordan Davidson, who has 16 goals and nine assists, defeated Embry Riddle, 2-0, in their season opener on Sept. 1.
Vanguard, which has outscored opponents, 57-7, this season, has not lost since Sept. 22, when Cal State San Marcos produced a 2-1 victory in overtime.
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Lions battle Cougars
The No. 22-ranked Vanguard University women's volleyball team will play host to Cal State San Marcos in the opening round of the NAIA championships on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Vanguard (17-14), at at-large entry, will be attempting to advance to Sioux City, Iowa for the 24-team national tournament that begins Nov. 27.
Cal State San Marcos (28-13) lost to Vanguard, 25-15, 25-20, 25-22, in their regular-season meeting on Oct. 12.
Those 24 teams will form six pools of four to compete in round-robin play through Nov. 29. The top two from each pool advance to a single-elimination bracket that begins play on Nov. 30.
— From staff reports
OCC women streaking
The Orange Coast College women's soccer team (17-3) will visit Los Angeles Pierce for a first-round match in the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern California Regional playoffs on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Pirates, who finished third in the Orange Empire Conference, are ranked No. 11 in the state and No. 8 in Southern California. They are the No. 9 seed in the SoCal Regionals.
Pierce (12-4-4) is the No. 8 seed.
With a victory Saturday, OCC would likely face a rematch with No. 1 seeded Santiago Canyon (19-0-1), the Orange Empire Conference champion, in Tuesday's second round.
OCC is led by sophomore forward Sara Gomez (19 goals and nine assists) and sophomore midfielder Sarah MacArthur (15 goals and 11 assists).
The Pirates have outscored foes, 35-2, during their current winning streak and 78-12 all season. OCC has 15 wins by a margin of three goals or more and has posted 14 shutouts.
— From staff reports
OCC men on road
The Orange Coast College men's soccer team will visit Oxnard in the first round of the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern California Regional playoffs on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Pirates (11-5-4) are the No. 13 seed, while Oxnard (14-2-4) is the No. 4 seed.
Oxnard is ranked No. 6 in the state and No. 3 in SoCal.
The winner advances to Tuesday's second round.
OCC is led by freshman forward and Costa Mesa High product Jorge Sanchez (16 goals and six assists), as well as sophomore midfielders Brandon Bauman (eight goals and 20 assists) and Baji Chela (11 goals and eight assists).
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Starring earns honor
UC Irvine senior guard Daman Starring was named the season's first Big West Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball.
Starring scored a career-high 25 points and added seven rebounds and two assists in a season-opening, 78-64 win over Nevada at the Bren Center. Starring hit all 10 of his free-throw attempts in the victory.
He is UCI's first Big West Player of the Week since Derick Flowers earned the award last Dec. 31.
Starring also was named the Mid-Major National Player of the Week by College Sports Madness.
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Charity event coming
Former NFL stars Andre Reed, Chris McCalister and Anthony Miller are among a handful of celebrity guests who are helping to lead the inaugural Dave & Buster's Charity Golf Classic to benefit Talk About Curing Autism.
The event also features a charity dinner Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Dave & Buster's in Irvine. The dinner is $50 and includes a $15 game card along with five raffle tickets and unlimited video play that night.
The Golf Classic is on Monday, with registration at 9 a.m. and tee time at 11 a.m. at Aliso Viejo Country Club.
In addition to Reed, the former prolific receiver for the Buffalo Bills, McCalister, the former ball-hawking defensive back for the Baltimore Ravens, and Anthony Miller, the former San Diego Chargers receiver, actor David Scott Lugo, actress Cindy Vela and Dan "Nitro" Clark of American Gladiators fame are also scheduled to appear.
For information visit tacagolf.com.
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Chin advances to final stage of Q School
John Chin, a 2010 All-American at UC Irvine, has qualified for the final stage of PGA Qualifying School for the second straight year.
Chin shot a nine-under total of 279 over four rounds during the second stage that concluded Friday at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Tex. He shot three-under 69 in the final round Friday and finished in a tie for ninth place.
The top 19 players and ties earned tickets to the final stage, which will be played over six rounds Nov. 28-Dec. 3 at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., on the TPC Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament courses.
The top 25 players, plus ties, from the final stage earn PGA Tour cards for next year. The next 50 players, plus ties, earn Web.com Tour cards for the following year, and any remaining finishers receive conditional status on the Web.com Tour.
As a senior at UCI, Chin ranked No. 1 in the final 2010 Golfstat Cup with a 70.05 average and he finished first in four tournaments. He had 11 top-10 finishes, including eight top-5s.
Chin was a 2010 Golfweek and PING All-America First Team (first in UCI's NCAA Division I history) and he was named to the 2010 All-Nicklaus team.
He was a three-time Big West Conference Golfer of the Year and two-time medalist at the Big West Conference Championship, including in 2010 when he won the 54-hole tournament by nine shots.
Chin was a member of the 2010 United States Palmer Cup team that defeated Europe, 13-11, in Northern Ireland.
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Mad Spuds Cafe
Venturing out to Surry Hills always excites me because this area is still relatively new for me and I have yet to tick off so many places in the area on my foodie bucket list. Mad Spuds Cafe is a lovely cosy cafe in the heart of Crown Street, and the ultimate go-to for spud lovers - naturally. If you're looking for a chilled brunch date with delicious breakfast classics, this place is fantastic!
Just a note - if you want to order from the Baked Spuds Menu, arrive after 11am as that's when it starts! Otherwise the Breakfast and Lunch Menu has got you covered also.
Iced Coffee ($6)
ticked all the boxes for me - it wasn't overly bitter nor was it too sweet. The vanilla ice cream added a hint of creaminess to my much needed caffeine hit!
Iced Mocha ($6)
was also fantastic! Drizzled with chocolate powder and also topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, the sweet blend of chocolate and coffee sought to create the ultimate mocha drink. Two thumbs up!
Eggs Benedict ($12)
double smoked ham, free range poached eggs and baby spinach, served on English muffins
was truly a delightful feast. First of all, I think $12 for this is beyond reasonable - you really do get bang for your buck. The poached eggs oozed gloriously upon one delicate poke and was divine when combined with the smoked ham and muffin. Mad Spuds definitely nailed this classic breakfast order!
The infamous
Little Piggy ($15)
is every bit as over-indulgent and decadent as it sounds. Think
crispy bacon strips, feta, mozzarella, cheddar and sour cream
topped onto two glorious baked spuds. M devoured this dish with absolute delight. I, on the other hand, found it to be a bit too bland because there was quite a lot of potato and not enough of sauce or bacon. Nevertheless, quite a unique dish!
The potatoes are gluten free and come with a garnish of seven seed coleslaw.
How cute is the wall decoration?
There are also Chef Specials so be sure to check them out too before ordering.
Love the board on spud facts!
If coffee isn't your thing, you'll be happy to know that Mad Spuds serves fresh juice :)
Overall both M and I enjoyed Mad Spuds Cafe - the ambience was perfect for a casual Saturday brunch and the staff were so lovely and friendly. The cafe is actually quite small in space which is why it felt so cosy and warm. The food was also delicious and unlike many other places, not too expensive at all. The brunch cost us $39 in total - usually at other places, the bill can come to $60 on average. Not too bad at all! There are also quite a few parking spaces nearby, you just have to circulate the streets and I am sure you will find one in no time :)
Mad Spuds Cafe
479 Crown Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
02 9698 8108


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Pop-Up Picture Show of San Diego
We are a family business that rents a complete OUTDOOR MOVIE EXPERIENCE including a 12 foot inflatable movie screen, portable DVD projector and sound system that assembles in your backyard or outdoor location in minutes. The system is mainly a nightly rental that the client can enjoy their favorite movie, sporting event, video game or ??? on the big screen in the great San Diego outdoors. We also rent indoor systems with standard projection screens, popcorn machines, and chairs, but the outdoor movie package is the bulk of the business. The rental currently is $199 per night.
Our website is popuppictureshowsandiego.com and it may give you some more ideas and information.
The target audience is for family backyard home use specifically for parties and other get togethers. This includes birthday parties, Wii\Xbox\Playstation Party, Date Night, BBQ, and the list goes on. Parents with older children and teenagers seem to be a large portion of the rentals as it is a cheap and original birthday party idea.
We also rent indoor screens and projector for Anniversary and Wedding slide shows.
We want a simple design that can be easily recognized with us and what we do. It needs to include the text, "Pop-Up Picture Show of San Diego" only, but any other graphic or picture to add help brand this company name is open. Some of our early ideas included art deco themed text and drive-in movie theater themes, but it didn't quite show the backyard movie experience we want to convey. We also have a cartoon type ad that shows an inflatable movie screen, kids and a dog on a blanket watching the movie, Dad working a BBQ and Mom bringing cupcakes or popcorn. This was great for an ad, but not a logo. Good luck.
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John Key, son of a Jewish refugee, was elected the next prime minister of Middle-earth New Zealand, the country best known for its kiwi fruit and as the gorgeous backdrop for the Lord of the Rings movies.
Ruth Lazar, Key's mother, escaped Austria in 1939 with her family to Britain by paying for a paper marriage. After the war, she married George Key, and the couple immigrated to New Zealand. John's father died of a heart attack when he was six. Ruth raised John and his two sisters by herself in public housing.
Key started out as a currency trader in his 20s and rose to become head of foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch and a multimillionaire. The center-right National Party recruited him to run as an MP in 2002, and his political career took off. Key has expressed admiration for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who moved the Labor Party toward the center, and is taking over after nine years of Liberal rule. As the Jerusalem Post reports:
Key campaigned as a moderate, but his policies include plans to eventually abolish special parliamentary seats for Maori and making the country's greenhouse gas emission trading scheme more favorable to business.
On Sunday, he promised to follow through on tax cuts and pro-business, tough-on-crime policies that include registering the DNA of any suspect arrested for an imprisonable crime. Continue reading


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A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of Pile (textile) attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but, since the 20th century, synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon or polyester are often used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool. The pile usually consists of twisted tufts which are typically heat-treated to maintain their structure. The term "carpet" is often used interchangeably with the term "rug", although the term "carpet" can be applied to a floor covering that covers an entire house, whereas a "rug" is generally no bigger than a single room, and traditionally does not even span from one wall to another, and is typically not even attached as part of the floor.
Carpets are used for a variety of purposes, including insulating a person's feet from a cold tile or concrete floor, making a room more comfortable as a place to sit on the floor (e.g., when playing with children or as a prayer rug), reducing sound from walking (particularly in apartment buildings) and adding decoration or colour to a room. Carpets can be made in any colour by using differently dyed fibers. Carpets can have many different types of patterns and motifs used to decorate the surface. In the 2000s, carpets are used in industrial and commercial establishments such as retail stores and hotels and in private homes. In the 2010s, a huge range of carpets and rugs are available at many price and quality levels, ranging from inexpensive, synthetic carpets that are mass production in factory and used in commercial buildings to costly hand-knotted wool rugs which are used in private homes of wealthy families.
Carpets can be produced on a loom quite similar to woven fabric, made using needle felts, knotted by hand (in oriental rugs), made with their pile injected into a backing material (called tufting), flatwoven, made by hooking wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric or embroidery. Carpet is commonly made in widths of in the US, 4 m and 5 m in Europe. Since the 20th century, where necessary for wall-to-wall carpet, different widths of carpet can be seamed together with a seaming iron and seam tape (formerly it was sewing together) and fixed to a floor over a cushioned underlay (pad) using nails, tack strips (known in the UK as gripper rods), adhesives, or occasionally decorative metal stair rods. Wall-to-wall carpet is distinguished from rugs or mats, which are loose-laid floor coverings, as wall-to-wall carpet is fixed to the floor and covers a much larger area.
The GoodWeave labelling scheme used throughout Europe and North America assures that child labour has not been used: importers pay for the labels, and the revenue collected is used to monitor centres of production and educate previously exploited children. The ''Online Etymology Dictionary'' states that the term "carpet" was first used in English in the late 13th century, with the meaning "coarse cloth", and by the mid-14th century, "tablecloth, [or] bedspread".[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=carpet Online Etymology Dictionary] The ''Online Etymology Dictionary'' states that the term comes "...from Old French carpite "heavy decorated cloth, carpet," from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita "thick woolen cloth," probably from Latin carpere "to card, pluck," probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shred[d]ed, "plucked" fabric". The meaning of the term "carpet" shifted in the 15th century to refer to floor coverings.
The term "carpet" is often used interchangeably with the term "rug". Some sources define a carpet as stretching from wall to wall.How It's Made, Season 2, Episode 7 Another definition treats rugs as of lower quality or of smaller size, with carpets quite often having finished ends. A third common definition is that a carpet is permanently fixed in place while a rug is simply laid out on the floor. Historically, the term "carpet" was also applied to table and wall coverings, as carpets were not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 15th century.
The term "rug" was first used in English in the 1550s, with the meaning "coarse fabric". The term is of "...Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialectal rugga "coarse coverlet," from Old Norse rogg "shaggy tuft," from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, perhaps related to rag (n.) and rough (adj.)."[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=rug Online Etymology Dictionary] The meaning of "rug" "...evolved to "coverlet, wrap" (1590s), then "mat for the floor" (1808)".
There are several styles of knotting, but the two main types of knot are the symmetrical (also called Turkish or Ghiordes knot) and asymmetrical (also called Persian or Senna knot). Contemporary centres of knotted carpet production are: Lahore and Peshawar (Pakistan), Kashmir (India), Mirzapur and Bhadohi (India),Tabriz (Iran), Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Northern Africa, Nepal, Spain, Turkmenistan, and Tibetan rugs. The importance of carpets in the culture of Turkmenistan is such that Flag of Turkmenistan features a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs). Kashmir is known for handknotted carpets of silk or wool. The GoodWeave labelling scheme used throughout Europe and North America assures that child labour has not been used: importers pay for the labels, and the revenue collected is used to monitor centres of production and educate previously exploited children.
A hooked rug is a simple type of rug handmade by pulling strips of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a handicraft. The process of creating a hooked rug is called Rug hooking
Unlike woven carpets, embroidery carpets' are not formed on a loom. Their pattern is established by the application of stitch (textile arts) to a cloth (often linen) base. The tent stitch and the cross stitch are two of the most common. Embroidered carpets were traditionally made by royal and aristocratic women in the home, but there has been some commercial manufacture since steel needles were introduced (earlier needles were made of bone) and linen weaving improved in the 16th century. Mary, Queen of Scots, is known to have been an avid embroiderer. 16th century designs usually involve scrolling vines and regional flowers (for example, the Bradford carpet). They often incorporate animal heraldry and the coat of arms of the maker. Production continued through the 19th century. Victorian era embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled carpets made of a number of squares, called Berlin wool work, were introduced in Germany in 1804, and became extremely popular in England in the 1830s. Embroidered carpets can also include other features such as a pattern of shapes, or they can even tell a story.
Another polyester, "PTT" (Polytrimethylene terephthalate), also called Sorona or 3GT (Dupont) or Corterra (Shell), is a variant of PET. Lurgi Zimmer PTT was first patented in 1941, but it was not produced until the 1990s, when Shell Chemicals developed the low-cost method of producing high-quality 1,3 propanediol (PDO), the starting raw material for PTT Corterra Polymers. DuPont subsequently commercialized a biological process for making 1,3-propanediol from corn syrup, imparting significant Renewable resource content on the corresponding Sorona polyester carpet fibers. These carpet fibers have resiliency comparable to nylon.
Although claimed by many cultures, this square tufted carpet, almost perfectly intact, is considered by many experts to be of Caucasian, specifically Armenian, origin. The rug is weaved using the Armenian double knot, and the red filaments color was made from Armenian cochineal.Ashkhunj Poghosyan, :File:Ashkhunj Poghosyan, On origin of Pazyryk rug, Yerevan, 2013(2).pdf (PDF) pp. 1-21 The carpets are made in Afghanistan, as well as by Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan and Iran. Famous Afghan rugs include the ''Shindand, Herat'' or ''Adraskan'' (named after local Afghan villages), woven in the Herat Province area in western Afghanistan.
Afghan carpets are commonly known as Afghan rugs. Afghan carpets are a unique and well recognized handmade material design that originates from Afghanistan. They often exhibit intricate detailing, mainly using traditional tribal designs originating from the Turkmen, Kazakh, Baloch, and Uzbeks. The hand-made rugs come in many patterns and colors, yet the traditional and most common example of Afghan carpet is the octagon-shaped elephant-foot (Bukhara). The rugs with this print are most commonly red in color. Many dyes, such as vegetable dyes, are used to impart rich color.
The historian Herodotus writing in the 5th century BC also informs us that the inhabitants of the Caucasus wove beautiful rugs with brilliant colors which would never fade.[23] Various rug fragments have been excavated in Armenia dating back to the 7th century BC or earlier. The oldest, single, surviving knotted carpet in existence is the Pazyryk carpet, excavated from a frozen tomb in Siberia, dated from the 5th to the 3rd century BC, now in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. This square tufted carpet, almost perfectly intact, is considered by many experts to be of Caucasian, specifically Armenian, origin. The eminent authority of ancient carpets, Ulrich Schurmann, says of it, "From all the evidence available I am convinced that the Pazyryk rug was a funeral accessory and most likely a masterpiece of Armenian workmanship".[https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Ulrich%20Schurmann%22 Ulrich Schurmann, The Pazyryk. Its Use and Origin, Munich, 1982, p.46] Gantzhorn concurs with this thesis. At the ruins of Persepolis in Iran where various nations are depicted as bearing tribute, the horse design from the Pazyryk carpet is the same as the relief depicting part of the Armenian delegation.
Armenian carpets were renowned by foreigners who travelled to Artsakh; the Arab geographer and historian Al-Masudi noted that, among other works of art, he had never seen such carpets elsewhere in his life.
Art historian Hravard Hakobyan notes that "Artsakh carpets occupy a special place in the history of Armenian carpet-making."Hakobyan. ''Medieval Art of Artsakh'', p. 84. Common themes and patterns found on Armenian carpets were the depiction of dragons and eagles. They were diverse in style, rich in colour and ornamental motifs, and were even separated in categories depending on what sort of animals were depicted on them, such as ''artsvagorgs'' (eagle-carpets), ''vishapagorgs'' (dragon-carpets) and ''otsagorgs'' (serpent-carpets). The rug mentioned in the Kaptavan inscriptions is composed of three arches, "covered with vegatative ornaments", and bears an artistic resemblance to the illuminated manuscripts produced in Artsakh.
The art of carpet weaving was in addition intimately connected to the making of curtains as evidenced in a passage by Kirakos Gandzaketsi, a 13th-century Armenian historian from Artsakh, who praised Arzu-Khatun, the wife of regional prince Vakhtang Khachenatsi, and her daughters for their expertise and skill in weaving. Kirakos Gandzaketsi. ''Պատմություն Հայոց '' (''History of Armenia''). Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1961, p. 216, as cited in Hakobyan. ''Medieval Art of Artsakh'', p. 84, note 18.
Another category of Indian rugs which, though quite popular in most of the western countries, have not received much press, is hand-woven rugs of Khairabad (Citapore rugs). Khairabad, Sitapur small town in Citapore (now spelled as "Sitapur") district of India had been ruled by Raja Mehmoodabad. Khairabad (Mehmoodabad Estate) was part of Oudh province which had been ruled by shi'i Muslims having Persian linkages. Citapore rugs made in Khairabad and neighbouring areas are all hand-woven and distinct from tufted and knotted rugs. Flat weave is the basic weaving technique of Citapore rugs and generally cotton is the main weaving material here but jute, rayon and chenille are also popular. ''IKEA'' and ''Agocha'' have been major buyers of rugs from this area.
During the Moorish (Muslim) period production took place in Alcaraz in the province of Murcia, as well as being recorded in other towns. Carpet production after the Christian reconquest continued in Alcaraz while Cuenca, Spain, first recorded as a weaving centre in the 12th century, became increasingly important, and was dominant in the 17th and early 18th century. Carpets of completely different French based designs began to be woven in a royal workshop, the Royal Tapestry Factory ''(Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara)'' in Madrid in the 18th century. Cuenca was closed down by the royal degree of Carlos IV in the late 18th century to stop it competing with the new workshop. Madrid continued as a weaving centre through to the 20th century, producing brightly coloured carpets most of whose designs are strongly influenced by French carpet design, and which are frequently signed (on occasions with the monogram MD; also sometimes with the name Stuyck) and dated in the outer stripe. After the Spanish civil war General Franco revived the carpet weaving industry in workshops named after him, weaving designs that are influenced by earlier Spanish carpets, usually in a very limited range of colours.Sherrill, Sarah B. Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America. New York: Abbeville Press, 1996.
is the best-known of the mid-eighteenth-century carpet designers. His many surviving works and drawings display graceful rococo s-scrolls, central rosettes, shells, acanthus leaves, and floral swags. The Savonnerie manufactory was moved to the Gobelins manufactory in Paris in 1826.(french) [https://books.google.com/books?id=bN_HkKC1xNUC&pg=PA47&dq=savonnerie+manufacture+gobelins+1826&hl=fr&ei=5frOTtrDD4f3sgbnm6XCDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=savonnerie%20manufacture%20gobelins%201826&f=false Jean Coural, ''Les Gobelins'', Nouvelles Editions Latines, 1989, p. 47] The Beauvais manufactory, better known for their tapestry, also made knotted pile carpets from 1780 to 1792. Carpet production in small, privately owned workshops in the town of Aubusson, Creuse began in 1743. Carpets produced in France employ the symmetrical knot.
Axminster carpet has three main types of broadloom carpet construction in use today (machine woven, tufted & hand knotted). Machine woven carpet is an investment that will last 20 or 30 years and woven Axminster and Wilton carpets are still extremely popular in areas where longevity and design flexibility are a big part of the purchasing decision. Hotels and leisure venues almost always choose these types and many homes use woven Axminsters as design statements.
Machine-woven carpets like Axminster and Wilton are made by massive looms that weave together 'bobbins' of carpet yarn and backing. The finished result, which can be intricately patterned, creates a floor that provides supreme underfoot luxury with high performance. Tufted carpets are also popular in the home. They are relatively speedy to make - a pre-woven backing has yarns tufted into it. Needles push the yarn through the backing and which is then held in place with underlying "loopers". Tufted carpets can be twist pile, velvet, or loop pile. Twist pile carpets are produced when one or more fibres are twisted in the tufting process, so that in the finished carpet they appear to be bound together. Velvet pile carpets tend to have a shorter pile and a tighter construction, giving the finished article a smooth, velvety appearance. Loop pile carpets are renowned for being hard wearing and lend carpets great texture. The traditional domain of rugs from far away continents, hand knotted squares and rugs use the expertise of weavers to produce work of the finest quality. Traditional rugs often feature a deliberate 'mistake' on behalf of the weaver to guarantee their authenticity.
Six of Axminster carpets are known as the "Lansdowne" group. These have a tripartite design with reeded circles and baskets of flowers in the central panel flanked by diamond lozenges in the side panels. Axminster Rococo designs often have a brown ground and include birds copied from popular, contemporary engravings. Even now a large percentage of the 55,000 population town still seek employment in this industry. The town of Wilton, Wiltshire is also known for its carpet weaving, which dates back to the 18th century.
The Brussels Loom was introduced into England towards the middle of the eighteenth century marked the beginning of a new era in carpet-weaving. It was the first loom on which a pile carpet could be woven mechanically, the pile consisting of rows of loops, formed over wires inserted weftwise during weaving and subsequently withdrawn. Brussels was the first type of carpet to be woven in a loom incorporating the jacquard pattern selecting mechanism and in 1849 power was applied to the loom by Biglow in the U.S.A.
Later when bladed wires were developed the pile loops were severed on withdrawal of the blade wires to produce a carpet known as Wilton, after this development the loom became known as the Wilton loom, and in modern usage the designation Wilton applies to both cut-pile and loop-pile carpets made in this loom. The latter now variously described as Brussels-Wilton, round wire Wilton, loop-pile Wilton, and round wired jacquard. The methods of manufacture, including the principles of designing, preparatory processes, and weaving, are the same in most respects for both Brussels and Wilton qualities. The chief difference between them is that whereas Brussels loop-pile is secured satisfactorily by the insertion of two picks of weft to each wire (2-shot), the Wilton cut-pile is woven more often with three picks of weft to each wire (3-shot) to ensure that the tufts are firmly secured in the carpet backing.
Brussels carpets have a smooth slightly ribbed surface and their patterning is well defined, a characteristic feature of the carpet. Closeness of pile rather than height contributes to their neat appearance and hard wearing properties, although they do not simulate the luxury of cut-pile carpets. Brussels Wilton Carpets were initially produced on 27-inch (3/4) looms and were sewn together by hand. The looms could incorporate up to 5 frames all with different colours thus enabling figured or pattern carpets to be manufactured. With judicial and very skilful planting of colours in the frames the number of colours could be increased to about twenty, thus enabling very complex designs to be produced. Due to the additional costs in labour these carpets were normally only produced for the bespoke market.
After the first World War the carpets started to be produced for the general market using popular designs and colourways but they always remained at the luxury end of the general market. The growing middle class of the twentieth century aspired to acquire a Wilton carpet for their 'best' room. Despite the impact of industrialization, the areas where Brussels Wilton carpets were produced remained centred mainly in the Midlands around the towns of Wilton and Kidderminster and in West Yorkshire where the firm of John Crossley and Sons in Halifax became synonymous with carpet manufacture. There were smaller areas of manufacture in Scotland and Durham. With the development of different manufacturing methods and looms capable of the mass production of carpets, the public began change their décor, including carpets, on a regular basis, which increased the demand for carpets. The last quarter of the 20th century saw the rapid decline of the labour-intensive Brussels Wilton carpets. Very few of the original ¾ Wilton looms still exist and the few that do are either in museums or used by small manufacturers that continue to produce bespoke (custom-made) luxury carpets for the elite and to replace carpets in historic buildings in the UK and abroad.''Carpets'' by George Robinson F.T.I., F.S.D.C. published 1966 Chap 7 Wilton Carpets page 72.
In the UK, some carpets are still manufactured for yachts, hotels, pubs and clubs in a narrow width of and then sewn to size. Carpeting which covers an entire room area is loosely referred to as 'wall-to-wall', but carpet can be installed over any portion thereof with use of appropriate transition moldings where the carpet meets other types of floor coverings. Carpeting is more than just a single item; it is, in fact, a system comprising the carpet itself, the carpet backing (often made of latex), the cushioning underlay, and a method of installation.
Carpet tiles are also available, typically square. These are usually only used in commercial settings and are affixed using a special pressure-sensitive glue, which holds them into place while allowing easy removal (in an office environment, for example) or to allow rearrangement in order to spread wear.Fletcher, Alan J. The Complete Carpet Buying Guide. Portland Oregon: AJ Books 2006.
"Carpet binding" is a term used for any material being applied to the edge of a carpet to make a rug. Carpet binding is usually cotton or nylon, but also comes in many other materials such as leather. Non-synthetic binding is frequently used with bamboo, grass and wool rugs, but is often used with carpet made from other materials.
In 1820s British servant slang, to "carpet" someone means to call them for a reprimand. To be ''called on the carpet'' means to be summoned for a serious reason, typically a scolding reprimand; this usage dates from 1900.[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=carpet. Online Etymology Dictionary] A stronger variant of this expression, to be "hauled on the carpet", implies an even sterner reprimand. Carpet bombing is a type of bombing from airplanes which developed in the 20th century in which an entire city is bombed (rather than precise strikes on military targets). The slang expression "laugh at the carpet" means to vomit on the floor (especially a carpeted floor).[http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/carpet Carpet - Idioms by The Free Dictionary] The expression "on the carpet" refers to a matter which is under discussion or consideration. The term "carpet muncher" is a derogatory slang term for a lesbian; this expression is first attested in 1992.
The term carpet bag, which literally refers to a suitcase made from a piece of carpet, is used in several figurative contexts. The term gained a popular usage after the American Civil War to refer to carpetbaggers, Northerners who moved to the South after the war, especially during the Reconstruction Era of the United States (1865–1877). Carpetbaggers allegedly politically manipulated and controlled former Confederate states for financial and power gains. In modern usage in the U.S., the term is sometimes used derisively to refer to a politician who runs for public office in an area where he or she does not have deep community ties, or has lived only for a short time. In the United Kingdom, the term was adopted to refer informally to those who join a mutual organization, such as a building society, in order to force it to Demutualization, that is, to convert into a joint stock company, solely for personal financial gain.
''Cutting the rug'' is a slang term for dancing which originated in 1942. The use of the term "rug" as an informal term for a "toupee" (man's wig) is theater slang from 1940. The term "sweep [something] under the rug" or "sweep [something] under the carpet" figuratively refers to situations where a person or organization is hiding something embarrassing or negative; this use was first recorded in 1953. The figurative expression "pull the rug out from under (someone)", meaning to "suddenly deprive of important support" is first attested to in 1936, in American English. A related figurative expression used centuries earlier was "cut the grass under (one's) feet", which is attested to in the 1580s. A "rugrat" or "rug-rat" is a slang term for a baby or child, first attested in 1968. The expression "snug as a bug in a rug" means
"wrapped up tight, warm, and comfortable".[http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/snug+as+a+bug+in+a+rug Snug as a bug in a rug - Idioms by The Free Dictionary] To "lie like a rug" means "to tell lies shamelessly".[http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lie+like+a+rug Lie like a rug - Idioms by The Free Dictionary] The expression "pull the rug out (from under someone)" means "to make someone or someone's plans fall through" or "to upset someone's plans".[http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull+the+rug+out Pull the rug out - Idioms by The Free Dictionary]


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thecrownjoel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 170 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
Chictin is basically a digg for fashion. Our site is about 99% female and they love to shop. Think fashion, shopping and girls.
females - 20-50
Our logo must incorporate the heart and "C" attached to it. I'm thinking it needs to become more 3D and should maybe become a ring with a ruby type of look for the heart.
We're open to the font of "chictini" and the tag line should be.
"A chic way to shop."
So again - The heart with the C should be very vectorized and resemble a ring that a woman would wear. I think the heart should be 3D and have a ruby or gem type of a texture (ex: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped…_logo.png) and the "C" part which connects on the bottom should be almost metallic.
You can see our current logo here - http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_pro…normal.jpg
Should have pink and girly colors.
The logo should also fit this design as it is our new site layout - http://i41.tinypic.com/2wgvjsz.jpg the logo will go in the top left where the "CHICTINI" white text is.
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my first kernel patch!
March 11, 2011
Here it is! 😛
Well, the patch itself isn't a big deal, since I didn't write any code. It was a cleanup of asm-offsets.
Afaik, Linux has quite a lot of assembly code, which needs the offsets of various struct members. Of course, assembly code(or even toplevel inline assembly) cannot use the offsetof marco. That's also the case for some C constants, eg:
#define PAGE_SIZE (1UL << PAGE_SHIFT))
Thus, these offsets and constants are 'calcualted' at build time as 'absolute values' so that gas will be ok. 😛
Using the macros defined in incldue/linux/kbuild.h
#define DEFINE(sym, val) \ asm volatile("\n->" #sym " %0 " #val : : "i" (val)) #define BLANK() asm volatile("\n->" : : ) #define OFFSET(sym, str, mem) \ DEFINE(sym, offsetof(struct str, mem)) #define COMMENT(x) \ asm volatile("\n->#" x)
the asm-offsets.c is used to create a 'special' asm fle, which is then parsed by the kernel build system, in order to create the include/generated/asm-offsets.h file.
However, a patch introduced two new macros in include/linux/const.h
#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__ #define _AC(X,Y) X #define _AT(T,X) X #else #define __AC(X,Y) (X##Y) #define _AC(X,Y) __AC(X,Y) #define _AT(T,X) ((T)(X)) #endif
so that some constants defined in C work with gas too.
And now, the PAGE_SIZE is defined as
#define PAGE_SIZE (_AC(1,UL) << PAGE_SHIFT
and thus, the PAGE_SIZE_asm defined in x86/asm-offsets.c, and used in some places in x86 code was no longer needed(that's also the case with PAGE_SHIFT and THREAD_SIZE).
So, I deleted PAGE_SIZE_asm/PAGE_SHIFT_asm/THREAD_SIZE_asm from x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c, and replaced them with their non-asm counterparts, in the code that used them.
I posted it to lkml(after some hours experimenting with git format-patch and git send-email :P), and it got accepted. 🙂


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An interesting update on yesterday's firefight near Najaf, in which 200 or more gunmen were reportedly killed, from Reuters: the attack was against members of a cult who were believed to be plotting to kill religious leaders in connection with the pilgrimage to Najaf:
The leader of an Iraqi cult who claimed to be the Mahdi, a messiah-like figure in Islam, was killed in a battle on Sunday near Najaf with hundreds of his followers, Iraq's national security minister said on Monday.
raqi troops, backed by U.S. forces, confronted the group after learning it was planning an attack on the Shi'ite clerical establishment in Najaf on Monday.
Authorities have been on alert for days as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims massed in the area to commemorate Ashura, the highpoint of their religious calendar, amid fears of attacks by Sunni Arab insurgents linked to al Qaeda.
But Sunday's battle involved a group of a different sort, a cult which Iraqi officials said included both Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims as well as foreigners.
Reuters also unveils a new (as far as I know) way of referring to the sectarian conflict in Iraq. For the better part of a year, news media have described Iraq as "on the brink of civil war," or "sliding toward civil war," etc. Those predictions must have been wearing a little thin, and the violence that is ongoing, while sometimes horrific, plainly doesn't amount to what is normally characterized as civil war. Hence Reuters' new terminology:
Though Sunnis and Shi'ites are engaged in an embryonic sectarian civil war in Iraq, there have been instances in Islamic history where groups drawn from both communities have challenged the authority of the existing clerical leadership.
That clarifies matters greatly, I'm sure.
UPDATE: Blog of the Week Jules Crittenden notes that the intended target was reportedly Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani himself, the most senior Shia figure, and speculates about possible Iranian involvement.


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Kenneth Branagh comes from a Shakespearean background in acting. He is now the unlikely director of "Thor," a big-budget superhero movie. To his credit, he successfully blends his classical training with the more mundane demands of a comic book action flick.
It doesn't hurt that he has Oscar-winning actors Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman in the cast. But he also has the relatively unknown Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth playing the mighty Thor. He brings a welcome boyish charm and naïve innocence to his role as the Norse God of Thunder.
The palace intrigues and character flaws of the gods reflect the Shakespeare influence. The whiz-bang special effects are right out of the Marvel comics tradition. The predictable events in the formula plot will please action hungry fans. The target audience should end up exactly where the producer's want them to be: waiting for the sequel that's sure to come.
'Something Borrowed,' nothing new
Rachel likes Dex. Dex likes Rachel.
They grin stupidly at each other for years until Dex meets her BFF Darcy, the only one of the trio gutsy enough to just go for what she wants. Dex and Darcy are soon engaged.
Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Dex (Colin Egglesfield) remain friends without benefits until one crazy night when she confesses her feelings. Clearly, these two are meant for each other: They're both lawyers and about as passionate as Barbie and Ken (in their original packaging).
Only Kate Hudson's Darcy, with her brassy blonde beauty, lends any spark to this tepid and contrived rom-com. Rachel and Dex should be wracked by guilt and lust, but we're not feeling it. Endless close-ups cannot make up for a bland script.
John Krasinski ("The Office") has a thankless role as Rachel's friend in an attempt at comic relief. Again, the writing brings more groans than giggles.
"Something Borrowed" is nearly two hours of "what to do, what to do?"
We should care. But we don't.
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There may or may not be an actual trick for making a flour tortilla puff up and get just the right amount of crispy, but my toaster oven sure knew what to do this morning. I was just trying to heat up the tortilla, but when the toaster dinged, I found a perfectly puffy round tortilla. Probably a fire hazard now that I think about it, so if you do try this at home, use proper caution. I punched out a hole in the top and filled with warmed salsa and avocado. Served with a side of chipotle mayo of course. This would have been just as tasty with a flat tortilla, but it wouldn't have looked as cool.
I got a whole bunch of avocados from so-cal avocados , so expect them to be a more regular feature. Mostly I just eat them with a little soy sauce or salt and lemon or balsamic vinegar.


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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is a highly anticipated event every year, you know -- because no one can resist watching a bunch of models parade around in sexy lingerie. And of course, celeb model mom Miranda Kerr was the center of attention as she strutted her stuff on the runway in this forest green hued get-up.
Upon first glance at photos of her from the event, her slim post-baby figure obviously took center stage (because it ALWAYS does). But something other than her perfect bod kept catching my eye while looking at the pictures. Call me crazy, but it appears as though Miranda had a serious wardrobe malfunction in this particular ensemble.
Let me see, how shall I put this without sounding tacky -- Is Miranda's vag hanging out of the left side of her outfit or is Miranda's vag hanging out of the left side of her outfit? (OMG!)
Um, the strip of material covering her girly parts is pretty darn thin -- to the point that it's blatantly obvious that Miranda had to have one hell of a bikini wax before putting this thing on. (Ouccchhh!)
Maybe I need to have my eyes checked, but frankly I'm stunned that the Internet isn't going nuts buzzing about the fact that Miranda likely showed off a bit more of herself than she expected while striking a pose last night.
You can see more footage from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in this video clip. Luckily, Miranda's other looks for the night didn't give us a sneak peek of her nether regions.
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Campaign finance fight lands at SEC
Coming off the most expensive election in the country's history, the Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing a move to force public companies to stop hiding their political spending of shareholders' dollars.
The rule could dramatically increase the amount of information known about how some of the biggest companies and powerful political players dole out money to influence politics after the 2010 Citizens United ruling opened the floodgates on corporate-sponsored election ads.
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Lawmakers upset with the Supreme Court decision are eager for the SEC to take on a slice of the campaign finance fight.
"In the context of Citizens United, at least requiring corporations that are publicly traded to have to go ahead and let their shareholders know what contributions are being made is an appropriate protection for the shareholder to have a voice in that process and generally for the public to know what companies are funding what," Sen. Robert Menendez said.
The New Jersey Democrat, who sits on the Senate Banking Committee that oversees the SEC, led a letter sent to the SEC last year signed by 14 other senators urging the commission to implement the disclosure requirements. They specifically called for more transparency on independent expenditures, electioneering communications and donations to outside groups such as super PACs.
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) told POLITICO that a rule would empower shareholders.
"Who owns the company, is it the CEO or the shareholders? It's pretty obvious it's the shareholders," Capuano said, who favors allowing shareholders to vote on political spending. "There is a questionable business purpose to be involved in political speech."
While some companies do disclose political spending, there is no formal requirement.
It's unclear when the SEC could take up the matter, but advocates are hoping for early this year.
"We need to make it happen as soon as possible because the closer we get to the next election cycle the harder it will become to get these things in place and we want to have them in place before the 2014 midterm election," said Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) said Tuesday on a call organized by supporters of the rule.
An SEC spokesman said the rule is in the "staff consideration phase."
The idea is appearing for the first time on the Office of Management and Budget's agenda of agency rulemakings, which was released Dec. 21, and it sets an April time frame for when the SEC may release a proposal.
Supporters are hailing the SEC's decision to include the idea on the OMB list, arguing the agency would not have done so if it was not serious about advancing a proposal.
"This is really a momentous moment for protecting investors," said Lisa Gilbert, director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch.
The push to require more disclosure began in August 2011 when a group headed by Harvard Law professor Lucian Bebchuk and Columbia Law School professor Robert J. Jackson, Jr. petitioned the agency to put a rule in place.
While the pressure on the SEC has been steadily building since that time, advocates have lacked an opportunity to leverage the issue onto the agency's agenda.
That may change early this year.
President Barack Obama is expected to nominate in the first few months of the year a replacement for the spot on the commission left open when former Chairman Mary Schapiro departed on Dec. 14.
The confirmation process will give congressional advocates of the rule a chance to put the issue in the spotlight and pressure the nominee to get behind increased disclosures.
"When a nomination is made, there will be a hearing and that will be an opportunity to bring that up," Menendez said.
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This week, the health care law's state-based insurance exchanges began their open enrollment period, and unfortunately people are still unsure what the government takeover of our healthcare system will mean for them and their families. Obamacare is so large and so convoluted that the administration is struggling to implement it. Crain's Chicago Business reported that the uncertainty surrounding the law is "vexing business owners" and many individuals are "frustrated they can't plan ahead for their families' health care costs in 2014." Meanwhile, the White House has been speeding up the rollout process, cutting corners and delaying key parts of their signature health care law in order to preserve the façade that everything is just fine. Unfortunately, this haphazard implementation is putting Americans at risk and making it easier for fraudsters to game the system.
Over the July 4 weekend, the Obama administration announced 606 pages of final Obamacare regulations. Buried in this release was the announcement that the government would no longer check an individual's eligibility for federal health care insurance subsidies. You read that right: the Administration is removing the process to verify that the millions of Americans applying for federal subsidies are actually eligible, instead relying on the "honor system" when people apply. And while the White House characterizes this waiver is a "slight technical correction," it actually signals a free for all for fraudsters that the Wall Street Journal reported could lead to as much as $250 billion taxpayer dollars wrongly getting paid out.
In September, the House of Representatives passed a bill that stops the federal government from doling out these subsidies until there is a system in place to prevent fraud. This commonsense measure makes sure procedures are in place to keep crooks from abusing the system for their personal financial gain. Whatever your views on the health care law, we can all agree that requiring documentation and verification helps stop the fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars.
On top of removing anti-fraud checks, the many delays in Obamacare's implementation have made the program even more confusing for individuals who just want to comply with the law. In a blog post last July, the administration announced a one-year delay of the employer mandate, but they still require individuals to buy insurance or be fined. This lopsided delay could result in individuals getting lost in the marketplace without good information. It's easy to envision a scenario in which someone trying to comply with the law applies for insurance and receives subsidies in the state-run exchanges thinking they are eligible for them. However, come tax season, if that individual is found to have been ineligible for the subsidy, the IRS can "claw back" the benefit, potentially resulting in thousands of dollars in fines.
By giving big businesses a reprieve from the devastating impacts of Obamacare, the Administration admitted that their health care law is not ready for prime time. What's worse, the delay of the employer mandate will likely leave many confused about where they are going to get their health insurance next year. A one-year delay for businesses but not for ordinary, hardworking Americans is unacceptable. That's why the House acted this summer to ease the burden for both businesses and individuals. Everyone should get relief from this unworkable law, not just the select few carved out by the White House.
The Obama Administration's health care law was ill-conceived and it is being poorly implemented, leaving people at risk and their tax dollars susceptible to fraud. The American people deserve better than a costly, complex government takeover of health care. In the House, we are working to protect Americans from the destructive effects of Obamacare, safeguard their tax dollars from fraud and move targeted reforms that put the patient-doctor relationship first and promote quality, affordable care through a market-based approach.
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With new leadership from Wal-Mart"s Michael Agostini, produce buyers will have a bigger role in keeping the momentum for the Produce Traceability Initiative going.
A buyer-centered focus, fueled by a new Buyer Working Group, is needed to continue industry movement toward case-level traceability, according to a news release from the PTI Leadership Council. Agostini, senior director of produce for Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Bentonville, Ark., is the council"s new co-chairman. Cathy Green Burns resigned from the volunteer post because of increased work demands as president of Food Lion.
"PTI is clearly better off today than it was four years ago when we started, and that is due in no small part to Cathy"s leadership," Agostini said in the release. "We should celebrate our success as we have collectively moved our industry to embrace and understand traceability with 229 members participating in our working groups developing best practice and guidance documents in support of our milestones."
The PTI Leadership Council met recently at the Produce Marketing Association"s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif., and decided to:
- Create the Buyer Working Group to expedite the remaining retail/foodservice steps
- Keep the PTI governance structure intact with the Leadership Council meeting twice a year and working groups used as needed
- Maintain progress of supply-side PTI implementation and
- Maintain industry education and communications via the PTI website.
Agostini is responsible for merchandising of key produce categories at Wal-Mart"s U.S. Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, which total more than 3,000 stores nationwide, according to the release. He also leads Wal-Mart"s produce technology efforts. Agostini recently served on the PMA board of directors and was chairman of the PMA Supply Chain Efficiencies Committee, according to the release.
"The PTI milestones have been effective in guiding the industry step-by-step toward improved traceability and food safety," Doug Grant, co-chair of the Leadership Council and senior vice president and chief operations officer of Oppenheimer Group, said in the release. "Moving forward, we need to support the new Buyer Working Group so industry members can effectively identify the best strategies to keep the momentum going for the PTI we have built over the last four years."


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By Matthew Heimer
More of the NCAA's "student athletes" are agitating for the right to be compensated for the enormous amounts of time they devote to their schools' multibillion-dollar-earning sports programs. And as long as they're fighting for a paycheck, they should fight for fringe benefits, too—including a retirement plan that could get them started on a path to financial security.
That's the essence of an argument that Jack Tatar, a MarketWatch RetireMentor, floats in his column today. It's a theme that Tatar been sounding for a couple of years, but it's taking on more urgency now in the wake of a ruling last week by a National Labor Relations Board official declaring that scholarship athletes at Northwestern University were "employees" and could unionize.
Opponents of the players' share-the-wealth campaign – which mostly focuses on players of football and men's basketball, the most lucrative sports – have argued that the mostly free education that comes with an athletic scholarship ought to be compensation enough. But since Encore is, after all, a retirement-themed blog, it seems to us that the NCAA has a great opportunity here to kill two birds with one stone – mollifying its critics while also narrowing the retirement-savings gap among younger workers.
Fewer than half of Americans age 25 to 34 have saved any money for retirement at all, according to a recent survey by the Employee Benefits Research Institute. That's a shame, of course, because the sooner you start saving, the more time your money has to grow through compounding.
So: NCAA to the rescue! Let's imagine a hypothetical situation where each student athlete gets a $5,000 annual stipend, an amount that NCAA President Mark Emmert has floated—with auto-enrollment in an IRA-like retirement account at a 6% contribution rate. That would mean retirement savings of $25 a month, or $300 a year over four years—pretty modest, obviously.
Still, if he stays on scholarship for four years, our hypothetical point guard or cornerback is likely to graduate with around $1,300 in savings (net of investment returns and fees). If he can leave that mini-pot untouched until age 70, it could add up to $14,000 (assuming 5% annualized net returns), or $34,000 (assuming 7% returns), or even more, even if he never adds a dime. And far more important: He'll get in the habit of saving, while wrapping his brain around the idea that even small amounts can add up over time.
Who would pay to run an NCAA retirement plan? We smell a sponsorship opportunity. What financial-services company wouldn't give up a little fee revenue for the honor of offering the Official IRA of the Final Four?
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