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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Weight Loss Roadblocks
So you've been in the gym 4 or 5 times a week and are eating properly. Things are going well and you are starting to see some solid results. You want to keep the momentum going and stay away from "roadblocks"...the little things that can really wreak havoc in your workout program.Here's a few roadblocks for you to watch out for. Knowing them will help you to stay on track with your fitness & weight loss goals...1) Sugary drinks: Sodas, juices & sugar in your favorite beverages can hurt your weightloss results. Instead, look to water. Make sure you keep your body hydrated & drink your 8 glasses a day. If you get dehydrated, especially when you're working out, your body will likely retain water in places you'd rather it NOT!2) Being TOO strict with your diet: Small indulgences every once in a while are a good thing. A little reward here and there can go a long way in helping your weightloss efforts. Just watch out for frequency and quantity. 3)Not watching portion sizes: One great way to watch portion sizes is to purchase the "one serving" 100 calorie packages. This way, you're not mindlessly snacking away on foods.4) Skipping breakfast is a "no-no": Never skip this all important meal of the day. Doing so will greatly increase your obesity risks. Breakfast sets the tone for the day and helps to keep your metabolism chugging along.5) Not getting enough rest: You'd be surprised how many people don't get their 8 hours of rest each night. Also, be sure to allow your muscle groups to rest 24 to 48 hours before working it out again. Give yourself a couple of days off each week from the gym. Noone has to workout 7 days a week to get and stay in great shape! It's all the little things that will make the difference in your fitness and weightloss efforts!
The Top 5 Calorie Shifting Secrets to Faster Weight loss
If you are overweight it may be for 1 very simple reason: You're eating the wrong foods in the wrong patterns each day. A new successful dieting concept has emerged called "Calorie Shifting". Read on to learn the best 5 ways to harness this technique for guaranteed weight loss.#1 Understand the Calorie Shifting ConceptYour body always "attempts" to burn the exact number of calories that you eat each day. A build up of fat tissue occurs when it can't manage to burn all the calories that have been intaken. For many people this is the prime cause of weight gain. By following special eating patterns that "trick" the body into burning more calories you can effectively cause your body to burn more fat tissue to lose Lbs.#2 Set Rational GoalsIt is important for you to manage your expectations. The more excess weight you have the more rapid your weightloss will be. If you are only slightly overweight then you may just need to lose a few pounds to become slim. If you are several pounds overweight then you should expect your rate of weightloss to be higher. Average figures quoted for good programs are around 9lbs every 11 days.#3 Follow Your Calorie Shifting Diet Regimen CloselyIf you are participating in a good calorie shifting program you should really focus on following the plans laid out for you. It is crucial to maintain your "fat burning" eating patterns to lose those pounds! Fortunately, If you get bored with the menus most good programs have diet generator tools to create a whole new meal plans to keep your motivation high!#4 Take responsibility yourselfFollow the meal plans & recipes and prepare your own meals. You are the number 1 person responsible for your success! Don't let negative people push you off course (quite often they want to see you fail). Track your progress and give the program time to deliver results. Allow support from people genuinely interested in your success.#5 Drink plenty of waterWater provides a number of key weightloss benefits and assists the process. You should aim to drink at least 8 glasses a day. Water helps regulate the appetite and increases metabolism. Other advantages include boosting energy, alleviating headaches & releasing toxic waste products. Water will also improve the health of your skin.If you follow these principles with a good calorie shifting program then anybody overweight can become slim. One of the great advantages of calorie shifting is that you have a wide range of healthy foods to choose from so you won't feel miserable. This means your chance of success is much higher!
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The Internet travel booking company Priceline announced today it will acquire the online restaurant reservation service OpenTable for $103 a share. The all-cash deal will cost Priceline a total of $2.6 billion.
The deal is expected to officially close sometime in the third quarter of 2014. When that happens, OpenTable will be run as an independent business within the Priceline Group. OpenTable will continue to be based in San Francisco and lead by its current management team.
Darren Huston, the President and CEO of The Priceline Group, stated today:
"OpenTable is a great match for The Priceline Group. They provide us with a natural extension into restaurant marketing services and a wonderful and highly-valued booking experience for our global customers. We look forward to helping the OpenTable team accelerate their global expansion, increase the value offered to their restaurant partners, and enhance the end-to-end experience for our collective customers across desktop and mobile devices.!
Formed in 1998, OpenTable allows its users to reserve seats at over 31,000 restaurants in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany and Japan. The company says it has seated over 125 million people in those restaurants since launching its first mobile apps in 2008.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
The Post-American World
Zakaria's theory is that the perceived decline of America is more to be attributed to the rise of the rest of the world than it is to an actual American decline. He sees the American example as having been a key element in the more-and-more successful globalization of the world that has allowed countries such as China, India, Brazil and Russia to achieve remarkable economic growth and successes of their own. As those countries carve out a bigger piece of the pie for themselves, America's dominance of the global marketplace will, by definition, decrease – not necessarily through any fault of its own.
The Post-American World emphasizes how important it is for the United States to adapt its foreign policy to one that places it in the position of the world's "honest broker," a position that will allow it to exert its influence on the rest of the world without it forever having to play the role of the "world's policeman." Zakaria believes that America's geographical location will help make this possible because so many countries are likely to get along better with the U.S. than they do with their closer neighbors with whom they develop conflicts if the U.S. adopts a philosophy of "consultation, cooperation, and even compromise."
Fareed Zakaria sees "the rise of the rest" as a good thing and as an opportunity for the United States to wield its influence in a way that will benefit not only itself but the rest of the world. He makes the case that what is happening to the global economy has the potential of creating a more peaceful world than the one we have seen in the past and that the United States has a major role to play in the process if it is to be successful.
Some will argue that Zakaria is being overly optimistic, and perhaps they are correct. It remains to be seen what will happen as a result of so many of "the rest" competing for the same limited natural resources and whether or not any resulting conflicts can be peacefully resolved – or if the U.S. is even willing, or able, to adapt itself to the new status predicted by Zakaria. One would like to believe that the author is onto something here, but only time will tell. The Post-American World presents an interesting theory in only 259 well-written pages, helping to make it a must-read for those interested in political and economic theory.
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If nothing else, that's a refreshingly different take, I'll have to check it out.ReplyDelete
Stay safe during Ike! And stocked. Books and food.
I've read quite a bit out this book. You've made me want to read the book itself. These are very interesting ideas and ones that hold a lot of promise for America, in my view.ReplyDelete
And, I'd like to add, that it's great to see some serious non-fiction getting attention.ReplyDelete
It's an optimistic take, if nothing else, Carrie, and I found it to be clearly written and interesting.ReplyDelete
Thanks...plenty of books and food are around. It's starting to howl out there right now but we still have power for the moment.
C.B., the book is written in such a style that it is a fairly easy read, easy to concentrate on, etc. I've read a few reviews that really disagree with the book but a lot of the reviewers who have disagreed the strongest sound very nationalistic...and I think that blinded them to some of the book's arguments.ReplyDelete
I watched him on BookTV a few weeks ago and was impressed with his logic. I was thinking that one hour talk was enough, but after reading your review, I'm going to have to add this one to my tbr pile. Thanks and I hope the weather doesn't get as bad as they say it will, over your way!ReplyDelete
Trav, do let me know what you think of the theory and the way that everything is presented in the book. The man is an excellent writer but he's drawing a lot of flak from certain quarters...ReplyDelete
Thanks for the good wishes. I can hear the wind roaring outside my window right now and it's speed will still might triple from the level it's at right now...kinda spooky.


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We pride ourselves on knowing just what to play, and when to play it. It isn't enough just to fill your dancefloor - we want you to love the music! Every song from the start of the day until you drive away together as a married couple can be tailored especially for you. Or if you prefer, just leave it all up to us.
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Discuss your first dance options with us – we can perform your dream song, or if you want to choreograph a masterpiece to the original recording we can help facilitate the timings then move into live dance music straight after.
We'll even secretly take a call from your best friend to secretly organize a surprise flash mob dance... Anything for your special day!
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HOUSTON - Deputies said they have found a bloody shirt that may be connected to a teen's violent rape.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said a man grabbed a 16-year-old girl from behind and dragged her into a wooded area on Spring Cypress Road near Avenue D, about a mile east of the Northwest Freeway, about 11 p.m. Tuesday. The girl was hit in the head with a blunt object several times, officials said.
Investigators said the girl thought the man intended to kill her, so she did something that may have saved her life.
"She acts as if she has died," Deputy Armando Tamez said. "She doesn't move, doesn't flinch."
Her attacker apparently believed she was dead and walked away, investigators said.
After the attack, the girl, who was naked, managed to walk about a mile to a movie theater along Skinner Road near Spring Cypress.
The girl was rushed by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
About 11:40 p.m., the man suspected to have attacked the girl was spotted at a convenience store about a mile away from the scene, investigators said.
Deputies said a witness told them that the man went to the men's room and closed the door. He was wearing a blood-stained shirt when he went in, but left wearing a white, sleeveless muscle shirt, officials said. The witness said the man has scratches on his neck and face, detectives said.
Investigators said they found the shirt in a trashcan. Blood was smeared on the floor and walls in the restroom, sources said.
The attacker was described as white, and about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall with a slim, muscular build and blond hair that is close-cut on the side and spiked in the front.
Detectives said they are working on a composite sketch.
"We need to get this guy off the street," Lt. Ruben Diaz said. "We need the public's help to get this guy."
Anyone with information about the crime call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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Small story- short story- this is the natural name, but this isn't a story, so say 'in this article/piece'
How about- If you look at the results of the Canadian national team
you will have no doubt that it was the Canadians who invented ice hockey (...all your doubts about whether it was the Canadians who invented hockey will be dispelled.) I'd use the second here.
an odds-on favourite - the odds-on favourite
Since then the Canadian team has stopped
an overwhelming favourite- the overwhelming favourite
The Soviet hegemony had lasted up - The Soviet hegemony lasted up
Due to the lock-out in NHL Russian hockey- Due to the lock-out in NHL, Russian hockey


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Texas Health Partners wanted its new 185,000-sf, 103-bed Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound to be lean, cost efficient, and delivered quickly: 11 months for programming and design documentation, 16 months for construction. Extensive pre-design preparation by the physician owners was instrumental in enabling the integrated project delivery Building Team of Texas Health Partners (owner), HKS, Inc. (architect), and Balfour Beatty (GC) to meet those goals.
Well before a shovel went into the ground, the physician owners reviewed their current clinical procedures and researched how future users might work within the hospital. The data was mapped in a process flow chart to help identify and eliminate inefficiencies in procedures and travel distances.
This list of "needs," "wants," and "don't wants" provided the Building Team with a strong starting point that greatly reduced the planning process. The list included:
• Designing pre-op/hold/recovery adjacent to the emergency department so that the ED could flex during times of high activity, typically in the evening.
• Having the surgery department share PACU with ICU as flex space, gaining synergies between similarly skilled nurses.
• Locating the surgery department on the same floor as ICU and the step-down unit to minimize patient transport.
• Consolidating women's services on the same floor, including physician offices to be located in the connected MOB.
The streamlined patient flow process and flexible spaces allowed the Building Team to deliver a hospital 20% smaller than the average 100-bed facility. The efficient design also allowed the hospital to preserve a large forested area of mature trees on its wooded 12-acre site.
The hospital opened in April 2010—on time and under budget. According post-occupancy analysis, actual construction cost was $54 million versus the $60.2 million budgeted. Other findings:
• Flower Mound has 1,786 sf per hospital bed, versus the industry average 2,300 sf per hospital bed; this reduced the size of the total facility by 52,942 sf.
• Taking more than 50,000 sf out of the finished building is trimming $132,255 a year in energy costs (at $2.50 per sf).
• Med/surg room size is 260 sf versus average hospital size of 300 sf.
• Energy-efficient medical equipment (averaging 15% better than code) is saving the hospital another $69,000 a year.
"All these items themselves aren't that unusual on their own, but taken together as a package is something special," noted juror John (Jay) Frisco, AIA, NCARB, an associate with RTKL in Chicago.


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text: Launched in 2006, Ela Stone is a Parisian jewellery line founded by designer Alexandra Benitah. Known for its bold, strong and feminine pieces, Ela Stone is influenced by architecture, travel and music, eschewing transient, modern trends in favour of vintage and retro charm. Ela Stone bracelets are both eye-catching and directional, complementing day and evening looks. Expect to find everything from tough, chunky cuffs to stackable bangles accented with colourful, semi-precious gemstones, while glittering gold-plated brass provides a sleek finish.


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LONDON, UK – July 17, 2007 – Indeed announced today the launch of Indeed.co.uk, its search engine for UK jobs. In one simple search, Indeed.co.uk gives UK job seekers free access to hundreds of thousands of opportunities from hundreds of websites. Launched in the United States in November 2004, Indeed is the leading search engine for jobs, attracting 3.5 million job seekers each month. Indeed.co.uk uses the same technology to provide the most comprehensive, relevant and fresh job search site in the UK including all the job listings from hundreds of websites, major job boards, top newspapers, leading associations and company career pages.
In contrast to job boards that only display jobs from their clients, Indeed.co.uk puts job seekers first by allowing them to search jobs from hundreds of websites simultaneously. With more than 100,000 new jobs every week, Indeed.co.uk has more fresh jobs than any other UK jobs website, including every conceivable type of job, from skilled to unskilled, full-time to part-time and every level of pay.
"We're really excited to be able to use our experience gained in building the leading US job search engine to help job seekers in the UK find jobs they otherwise would not have found," said Paul Forster, CEO of Indeed. "Indeed.co.uk is incredibly simple to use and is designed with the benefit of years of tracking job seekers' online behaviour. Our search algorithms ensure that job seekers are returned the freshest, most relevant jobs from any search."
With the familiar look and feel of general search engines, Indeed.co.uk makes it easy for job seekers to drill down by keyword and location to jobs that fit their requirements precisely. Advanced search options are also available, such as searching on a particular company name, a job title, or specifying a maximum commuting distance. Job searches can be saved as email alerts or RSS feeds, enabling users to track their searches continuously.
About Indeed
More people find jobs on Indeed than anywhere else. Indeed is the #1 job site in the world and allows job seekers to search millions of jobs on the web or mobile in over 60 countries and 28 languages. More than 200 million people each month search for jobs, post resumes, and research companies on Indeed, and Indeed is the #1 source of external hires for thousands of companies (sources: SilkRoad & iCIMS). For more information, visit indeed.com.
Contact Information
For Indeed media and press inquiries, please contact:
Kristen Gehring
- Canada:
Madalina Secareanu
Lewis Dean
- Benelux:
Kelly Oude Veldhuis
- France:
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- Germany:
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- India:
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|System: PC*, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox 360
|Dev: Airtight Games, Square-Enix Japan
|Pub: Square-Enix
|Release: June 3, 2014
|Players: 1
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
What's most frustrating is the fact that demons are the only way to die. There is no penalty for failing an investigation. If you put two clues together wrong you lose a "badge" but this is just an arbitrary rating. A game whose entire premise is "solve this mystery" doesn't punish you for screwing up when solving the mystery!
Finally, there are the side quests. While you look for your murderer, you will find other ghosts you are looking for their murderers. Unfortunately, it's hard to look at these side quests as compelling. You are quite literally on a mission to save yourself from a hellish afterlife and reunite with your long lost dead wife. You don't have time to search for six water boilers or whatever will but random Joe Ghostypants to rest. You also don't really get anything for doing these side quests, so you might as well just pass them up.
I really wanted to like Murdered: Soul Suspect more than I did. The graphics are awesome. The voice actors do a fantastic job. The environments are interesting, especially when you see the ghostly versions of old Salem overlapped over the modern day version. The story is genuinely interesting and kept me playing far after the fun had drained out of the game. But in all honesty, I cannot recommend it. With a couple tweaks, this could have been an awesome game, but as it stands Murderer: Soul Suspect is dead on arrival.
Angelo M. D'Argenio
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Maybe President Obama is doing former President George W. Bush a favor.
Mr. Obama plans to announce that his immediate predecessor will team up with former President Clinton to help on humanitarian relief efforts and fund-raising for Haiti. Obama called Mr. Bush Wednesday night, and he accepted, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
For both ex-presidents, the role seems logical. Mr. Clinton was already the UN special envoy for Haiti when a massive earthquake struck Tuesday. And he served in a similar capacity along with the first President Bush five years ago after the Asian tsunami – at the behest of the 43rd president, the second Bush.
The junior Bush had signaled a year ago, as he was leaving office, that he would serve if asked. But there's an awkward aspect to Bush's new assignment.
"The thing about '43' is that of course he was the acrimonious target of the Democrats who replaced him, and was perceived as discredited, and now he's being offered a little bit of redemption by those former opponents," says Bruce Buchanan, a political scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. "That makes this interesting."
One episode that particularly damaged Bush's image was the federal government's response to hurricane Katrina in 2005. Though local and state governments also fell short, Bush never recovered politically.
For Democrat Obama, the inclusion of his Republican predecessor in relief efforts adds a bipartisan touch to the response. Obama came to office promising a new tone in Washington, but he and the Republicans quickly reverted to the city's partisan ways.
For Bush, involvement with Haitian relief allows him to start shaping his post-presidential legacy. For the past year, Bush has laid low in his new hometown of Dallas, avoiding comment on his successor. In contrast, former Vice President Dick Cheney has had plenty to say – mostly negative – about Obama, especially his handling of terrorism.
Bush has given few speeches since leaving office, but in one, delivered in May at a high school graduation in New Mexico, he commented on how "liberating" it is to be out of office – and at times humbling. He recounted a recent walk out with his dog Barney.
"There I was, former president of the United States of America, with a plastic bag in my hand," he said. "Life is returning back to normal."
Now, with Haiti, Bush has much weightier issues to address.
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text: Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950; name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever won by a solo artist.


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Reata (Abilene, Tex.), April 1990
Description: Monthly student magazine published by the newspaper staff of Hardin-Simmons University. According to page 2, "Reata is a non-profit campus news magazine published once each fall and spring semesters at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas 79698, serving as a laboratory project and to some extent, a forum of student views."
Date: April 20, 1990
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< Features
- 1 Support Noarch Sub Packages in Fedora
- 1.1 Summary
- 1.2 Owner
- 1.3 Current status
- 1.4 Detailed Description
- 1.5 Benefit to Fedora
- 1.6 Scope
- 1.7 Test Plan
- 1.8 User Experience
- 1.9 Dependencies
- 1.10 Contingency Plan
- 1.11 Documentation
- 1.11.1 What's this all about?
- 1.11.2 Candidates for being switched to noarch
- 1.11.3 Candidates for splitting off noarch subpackages
- 1.11.4 What about other packages?
- 1.11.5 What can you do as a packager?
- 1.11.6 What if you don't want to change your packages?
- 1.11.7 What does that mean for the Packaging Policy?
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Support Noarch Sub Packages in Fedora
Since some months RPM supports sub packages being noarch. Right now the Fedora infrastructure does not support this feature. This feature will provide the technical abilities to use noarch sub packages and also provide help to use them within packages all over the distribution.
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 11
- Last updated: --Ffesti 20:40, 12 February 2009 (UTC)--Ffesti 19:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
- Percentage of completion: 33%
Detailed Description
There are several steps needed:
- Support in rpm (100%)
- Support in koji (75%)
- see Ticket
- Fedora infrastructure still needs to be updated
- Support in other parts of the infrastructure (unknown)
- Support in test/verification tools (unknown)
- rpmlint (?)
- ... (?)
- Get a list of possible candidates (sub packages) (100%)
- Write a mail to f-d-l and package owners (33%)
- Write best practise documentation (0%)
- Get packaging policy adjusted (see /PolicyChanges) (10%)
- Get the /PackagesChanged
Benefit to Fedora
Noarch packages have several benefits over arch dependent packages:
- They can be shared between different architectures and thus use up less disk space and bandwidth on both the Fedora infrastructure and our mirrors
- They avoid double installation of data for multilib packages.
- They tell the user that the content of the package is arch independent.
By increasing the use of noarch packages we also increase the effect of these benefits.
Additionally we can get rid of some hacks that are used to generate noarch sub packages for very few packages right now.
A small statistic on Fedora rawhide x86_64 (2009-01-22) to give an idea how many packages/files/bytes could be affected:
All files where put into one of the following categories:
- bin32: 32 bit binaries including libraries(!) (as known to rpm, file color==1)
- bin64: 64 bin binaries including libraries (file color==2)
- lib32: other files in /lib or /usr/lib
- lib64: other files in /lib64 or /usr/lib64
- noarch: everything else
Sizes are (uncompressed) bytes in files and though do not directly map to the size of packages nor to used disk space.
15560 packages (44 GB in 2.0 M files) 11 k bin32 files (2.1 GB) 31 k bin64 files (6.8 GB) 142 k lib32 files (1.7 GB) 161 k lib64 files (5.4 GB) 1.7 M noarch files (28 GB) 8906 x86_64 packages (25 GB in 1.0 M files) 31 k bin64 files (6.8 GB) 21 k lib32 files (503 MB) 161 k lib64 files (5.4 GB) 828 k noarch files (13 GB) 3489 noarch packages (14 GB in 763 k files) 88 bin32 files (2.3 MB) 87 k lib32 files (648 MB) 676 k noarch files (13 GB) 3163 i386 packages (5.4 GB in 282 k files) 10 k bin32 files (2.1 GB) 34 k lib32 files (571 MB) 237 k noarch files (2.7 GB)
Test Plan
- Create one noarch subpackage by adding BuildArch: noarch to the subpackage section
- Scratch build the package to see whether there are any problems with koji
- Build package for rawhide - check that it correctly shows up in the repository and is shown as noarch package in the metadata
- See if the package installs correctly via yum
- Check if updating from a arch dependent previous version to the new noarch package works
User Experience
- Slightly improved mirrors due to less transfer size
- Only packages containing binaries will be arch dependent
- rpm >= 4.6.0 (is in Fedora since months when counting release candidates)
- the steps listed in the #Detailed Description.
Contingency Plan
- Move target to Fedora 12
- As soon as the technical problems have been fixed moving more sub packages to noarch can be a continuing process.
What's this all about?
With version 4.6.0 RPM supports subpackages being noarch by just adding "BuildArch: noarch" to their subpackage section in the spec file.
The noarch subpackages built on the different arches are going to be compared by koji with rpmdiff ignoring time stamp, size and md5 sums of files. If any other differences are found the build will be rejected. Even with those automatic checks in place it is the responsibility of the packager to make sure that the package is really arch independent - as for regular noarch packages, too.
Candidates for being switched to noarch
To get a list with good candidates all x86_64 packages that contain no binaries/libs (as known to rpm) and no files in /lib64 or /usr/lib64 were selected as a starting point. To further refine the selection and get an idea what can go wrong rpmdiff was run against the i386 sister packages - both with the relaxed koji and the strict -t settings. This showed a small number of false positives - mostly development packages that put files in different locations or undetected binary packages. Subpackages are marked by one surrounding '*' if they only fail the more strict rpmdiff -t check and by two if they also fail the rpmdiff check as used by koji. It is assumed that packages without '*' can be directly switched to noarch (assuming they don't do weird stuff on other arches). One '*' will require a more detailed look but should be OK in most cases and two '*'s is most likely a sign for a false positive. The diffs can be found below in a full and a hand shortened version.
- media:NoarchCandidates.txt
- media:NoarchRpmdiff.txt (1.6MB), media:NoarchRpmdiffShort.txt (28kB)
- media:NoarchStrictRpmdiff.txt (4.6MB), media:NoarchStrictRpmdiffShort.txt (180kB)
Candidates for splitting off noarch subpackages
To search for more data that could be moved into noarch sub packages all files in the distributions where put into one of the following categories:
- bin32: 32 bit binaries including libraries(!) (as known to rpm, file color==1)
- bin64: 64 bit binaries including libraries (file color==2)
- lib32: other files in /lib or /usr/lib
- lib64: other files in /lib64 or /usr/lib64
- noarch: everything else
To be able to detect arch independent files in (/usr)/lib x86_64 packages have been examined. It is assumed that lib32 and noarch files can be moved to noarch sub packes, bin64 and lib64 can't and bin32 should not be found. This is only a very rough estimate and must be checked for each packages and doesn't take other architectures into account. Nevertheless it gives a good idea of what packages should be considered and what results can be expected.
- media:SplitCandidates.txt 1000 most worthy splitting candidates and a small statistic # split packages vs split off content
- media:PackageFileTypes.txt file type distribution for each x86_64 package sorted by owner
- media:PackageFileTypesForComaintainers.txt same as above be each package is listed for every comaintainer
Note that it is probably not worth splitting all possible or even just the 1000 packages above. But the first few dozen have a very strong impact.
For some packages it might be better to just change the borders among the subpackages instead of blindly splitting them. Such situations are not reflected well in the above lists.
What about other packages?
A lot of other packages could also make use of this feature. When considering to split up your package please avoid too complicated spec files. We still have to develop packaging strategies to be applied throughout the distribution and it doesn't look like this is going to happen in the F11 time frame.
What can you do as a packager?
There are still fixes for koji that must hit the Fedora build system first. So noarch subpackages DO NOT WORK within Fedora yet. We hope that this can be solved soon.
If you are interested you can already play with noarch subpackages by building with mock and comparing the results on different arches with the koji version of rpmdiff (files differing in S, 5 and T might be ok). There is going to be little time between support in koji and the feature freeze. So being prepared for this short time slot is a good thing.
Please add the packages you changed or plan to change to /PackagesChanged. Put the later in parenthesis. Thanks!
What if you don't want to change your packages?
That's perfectly fine. There is no plan to force packager to use noarch subpackages. I hope we can develop a more detailed plan on how to make use of this feature in future Fedora releases. You might be interested in taking part in this discussion.
What does that mean for the Packaging Policy?
The packaging policy will require a few additions. See /PolicyChanges. Any comments and help is welcome.
Release Notes
Not applicable as visibility for the users is low and developers need to know before the release.


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Tasty treats in no time at all ;o)
Monday, 28 January 2008
Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bakes
While browsing Amazon last week (one of my favorite past-times), I came across and bought this great book called No-Bake Cookies by Camilla V.Saulsbury, more than 150 fun, easy and delicious recipes for cookies, bars and other treats that are made without baking! I love baking but the idea of making cookies and other wonderful treats without having to turn the oven on is an attractive offer for times when you want ease and simplicity. These Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bakes are very popular and if you've never made no-bake cookies I would highly recommend you start off with these!
Tasty treats in no time at all ;o)
Tasty treats in no time at all ;o)
2 comments:
- Rosie said...
WOW these really look delsih mmmm chocolate and oatmeal will do for me :D
Rosie x
- 28 January 2008 at 20:13
- Maria said...
Hi Rosie
I knew you'd like these, after all they are choccie ;o)
- 28 January 2008 at 20:36
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North Carolina Tells Blogger That Providing Dietary Advice Is Illegal, Blogger Tells NC To Read The 1st Amendment
from the lawsuit-on dept
The State of North Carolina decided all of this was illegal. Apparently providing any advice to others about dieting, without a license, puts you in some hot water.
It turns out that, like nearly every other state, North Carolina has a law that regulates the practice of "dietics/nutrition." There are a set of rules, which require getting a license before you can provide any sort of dietary advice. Like many such operations it appears the regulatory regime here is much more about limiting the supply of professionals to keep pricing artificially high, rather than any real health or safety mission.
Now, it's good to stop people from outright lying about their credentials, and there may even be some gray areas where someone is actively implying professional expertise that they don't have. But can you actually ban amateurs from sharing their opinions on diets at all?
It appears that Cooksey, along with the Institute for Justice are about to test that question, filing a lawsuit claiming that the attempt to prevent him from providing advice was a violation of his First Amendment rights.
But the First Amendment does not allow the government to ban people from sharing ordinary advice about diet, or scrub the Internet—from blogs to Facebook to Twitter—of speech the government does not like. North Carolina can no more force Steve to become a licensed dietitian than it could require Dear Abby to become a licensed psychologist.IJ also made a short animated video about the case:
This seems like an important question that could impact a number of different "regulated" industries as well. I recognize the idea that protecting the public from fraudulent or scammy advisers is what may appear to be a laudable goal, but it's wide open to abuse in which ideas that the government doesn't like are censored for not coming from a "licensed" practitioner.


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Software for electric motor testing
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Baker DX The following utility for Baker DX analyzers enables company logos to be embedded in test reports generated by the analyzer. It also enables Baker DX screen captures that can be saved in common image formats (e.g., .jpg, .bmp).
Baker DX Utility
To receive Baker DX firmware updates, please contact SKF EMCM Technical Support Group via email, firstname.lastname@example.com and request a password to download updates and update instructions. Additional firmware for the Baker DX can be downloaded here:
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Surveyor DX
Surveyor DX software is a Windows PC-based software program that extends reporting and archive capabilities of the Baker DX static motor analyzer beyond the instrument itself. Users can export data from the analyzer to a PC to save test data, analysis and reports on a desktop or mobile PC.
Surveyor DX
Surveyor EXP-AC(for the EXP4000)
The EXP4000 software (now branded Surveyor EXP-AC) is available for download.
Surveyor EXP-AC
The CM4000 is a continuous-monitoring module for the EXP4000 series testers. It allows users to obtain real-time information on a motor in operation.
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Surveyor NetEP
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Court Effectively Pretends SOPA Already Exists; Orders Domains Seized, De-Linked From Search
from the wow dept
- an injunction against the defendants prohibiting them from using any Chanel marks or selling any Chanel products;
- an injunction against the top-level domain name registry, directing it to change the registrar of record for the domain names to GoDaddy (!);
- an injunction telling GoDaddy to change the DNS data for the domain names so the domain names resolve to a site where a copy of the case documents are hosted (servingnotice.com/sdv/index.html);
- authorization for Chanel to enter the domain names into "Google's Webmaster Tools" and cancel any redirection of the domain names;
There are all sorts of issues with these rulings that appear to go way, way beyond what the law allows (even if SOPA were passed). And the fact that this includes sites that might only "promote" possibly counterfeit Chanel products? It sounds like many of the sites are entirely clear that they're offering replicas, meaning no likelihood of confusion being at issue. Furthermore, some of the order appears to also bar even the "promoting" of legitimate Chanel products. How is that reasonable?
First, I did not get a clear sense that this is an enforcement action against a single defendant. If there's no credible allegation of a conspiracy or an arrangement between whomever is behind these domain names, it strikes me as problematic for Chanel to file a placeholder lawsuit and then add or remove defendants at its convenience.
Second, it was not entirely clear why the lawsuit was in Nevada. The domain names are not registered to a registrar that is based in Nevada, and there's no clear basis for in rem jurisdiction. It's possible that plaintiff picked this jurisdiction as a matter of convenience, but there's no apparent relationship between the alleged counterfeiting activities and the State of Nevada.
Then there's the matter that some of the court's relief is directed at a variety of entities that are not parties to the dispute (including the registrars, the registry, Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.). I'm not sure how this court can direct a registry to change a domain name's registrar of record or Google to de-list a site, but the court does so anyway. This is probably the most problematic aspect of the court's orders. [Interesting that GoDaddy was chosen as the registrar that the domain names would be transferred to.]
Finally, there's no clear basis to authorize a transfer of a defendant's property pending resolution of a lawsuit to the plaintiff. (See Bosh v. Zavala.) I don't see this as particularly problematic in this case because Chanel is not looking to liquidate the domain names, but it certainly raises due process red flags, given that this is all done with minimal (or no) notice to defendants.
Beyond that, the broad disappearing of these websites, ordering search engines and social networks to totally block their existence, despite the lack of an adversarial hearing, or any allowance for those search engines or social networks to have a say, seems immensely troubling. Why even bother with SOPA at all, when judges feel they can just order broad censorship based on one side's claims? These rulings are quite worrisome. One really surprising bit is that the judge, Kent Dawson, was one of the judges who smacked down Righthaven, so he at least understands how companies can abuse IP rights. It's surprising that he'd issue such a broad reaching order like this.
Furthermore, as Ars Technica points out, the judge doesn't even bother to look at the jurisdictional questions, and seems to order the global disappearance of sites outside the US, without any clear mandate to do so:
Missing from the ruling is any discussion of the Internet's global nature; the judge shows no awareness that the domains in question might not even be registered in this country, for instance, and his ban on search engine and social media indexing apparently extends to the entire world. (And, when applied to US-based companies like Twitter, apparently compels them to censor the links globally rather than only when accessed by people in the US.) Indeed, a cursory search through the list of offending domains turns up poshmoda.ws, a site registered in Germany. The German registrar has not yet complied with the US court order, though most other domain names on the list are .com or .net names and have been seized.Who knows if anyone will even step up to appeal such broadly rulings (probably not), but they set a very scary precedent.


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New Zealand art is on display at the world's greatest exhibition writes Liz Light, meanwhile, Josie McNaught gives a local's guide to Venice.
Location doesn't get better than this. New Zealand's contribution to the Venice Biennale, the world's most important art event, is housed in the ground floor of a palace on the edge of the Grand Canal.
We take a vaporetto, a water taxi, and pass ancient palaces that string along the canal edge, tourists in gondolas and skiffs delivering groceries to locals. The boat scoots under the elegant arch of the Academy Bridge and pulls up at the palace dock.
It's just two steps into a small room filled with a grand piano on which an enormous bronze bull is reclining. I sit on the piano stool and the bull eyeballs me in an intimidating way.
Classical piano music wafts in from the next room. Here another grand piano, a Steinway, is completely covered in Maori carving and painted glossy bright red. It's being played beautifully and, though the room is large, music fills the space. The red carved piano is a culturally complex, surprising statement of quirky beauty.
In the adjoining private garden another piano has a bronze bull standing on top of it, glowering at its admirers. This bull, set among the greenery, looks more comfortable than his bronze colleague inside.
Michael Parekowhai, professor of fine arts at Auckland University and one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists, created these large sculptured pieces. I don't pretend to understand them (the written explanation is complex and includes John Keats, Homer and story of a New Zealand river) but what's important is how they make me feel; impressed, awed, surprised and immensely proud to be a New Zealander.
Leaving the installation the back way, my friend Kath and I navigate down skinny alleys, along the edges of canals and over stone bridges. It's like exploring a maze with no landmarks. Getting lost in Venice is part of the joy of being there and in doing so we accidentally find a joint Taiwan and China exhibition (bright, funky and comic) and a pan-Arabia one (dark, sad and war-torn).
The Venice Biennale, the world's biggest and most prestigious art event, has been held every second year since 1903. This year, 89 nations and 83 selected artists of global significance are represented. It is vast but well organised and easy to see, and cheap. Many exhibitions are free and the rest are covered by a €20 two-day ticket.
Most of the exhibits are in two adjoining areas, the Arsenal (the old Navy dockyards) and Giardini, on the edge of large public gardens. We hot-foot to Arsenal and arrive when it opens. Over five hours we visit 52 exhibitions covering traditional art forms such as painting, printmaking and photography to avant-garde installations that include all sorts of things - artfully arranged refuse, whirring machines, collections of teapots and numerous audiovisual presentations.
This is a mind-blowing wash in art and creativity. We take time off at a cafe and, over good coffee and a boring panini, discuss what we have seen so far.
Personal favourites are delicate doodles of exquisite beauty from an Ethiopian artist, the perfectly carved statue of a man and a woman intertwined and ever so slowly melting from the flame of a burning candle, the skeins of dribbled wax adding to its beauty, and the simplicity of the Greek installation where, in a large room, a single shaft of white light reflects in water.
On our second day at the Biennale we make our way though 50 of the 70 or so exhibitions at Giardini before we decide we are arted-out and over it. It's inspirational, but glorious Venice is waiting and we haven't seen enough of it.
This city of 60,000 people is a living work of art. It has no roads, cars, trucks or scooters but is linked by 150 canals, 400 bridges and myriad little lanes. The buildings are hundreds of years old and are red, pink and pearly marble. The reflection of buildings and blue sky in the ever-present water is a kinetic masterpiece as beautiful as any in the Biennale. Being here feels like being in a shimmering, brightly coloured, timeless dream.
- Liz Light
A local's guide to Venice by Josie McNaught
One of Riccardo Polacco's greatest regrets is being born in Venice. "I would have liked to feel the sensation of a person who arrives in Venice for the first time in his life so as to feel the emotions this town arouses in one's heart," he says with a big sigh as we sip cool beer in the bar of his Hotel Atlanta Augustus on the Lido in Venice.
I had met Riccardo in Helensville, northwest of Auckland, in January. A hotel owner in Venice, he saw the town's Grand Hotel for sale on the internet and bought it to enhance the connection he feels to this country.
I have visited Venice many times for the Biennale but, watching the weary tourists plodding around the hot spots, I did wonder if there wasn't a tiny corner of the island that was truly for the locals. Polacco was my opportunity to find out.
He believes there is a way to enjoy this famous tourist trap without the tourist trappings. It's all about attitude.
"Take a few days and tick off the famous places - St Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace, the Basilica, the Academy of Fine Arts and other museums and churches. Get there early and avoid the queues, but realise these are the most popular places, so accept you are a tourist and play the game," he says.
"Once you have done landmarks, take some time to get lost in Venice's tortuous alleys and little squares without pointing to a fixed destination. One cannot really get lost in Venice. The worst that can happen is to be forced to go back on one's footsteps."
It is worth giving this a go ... Just keep walking away from the tourists. After just 10 minutes the throng starts to dissipate.
Polacco recommended the Jewish quarter, one of Venice's oldest areas. The shops are clear of tacky souvenirs and Murano glass and the food is kosher. The cafes don't advertise "Menu Turistico" and the only language you hear is Italian.
Because the Jewish ghetto wasn't allowed to spread out (it was locked each night) the buildings simply went up, and today some slump lopsidedly against each other in a precarious hodge-podge of bricks, shutters and balconies. It's one of those places where you can feel the history and imagine the people who lived and suffered there.
Near the ghetto is the Madonna dell'Orto, another good place to soak up genuine Venetian atmosphere, and for a quiet drink, Polacco recommends the Via Garibaldi, next to the Giardini (local gardens), home of the Biennale in the "Sestiere" quarter of Castello.
Napoleon demolished huge blocks of the Venetians' beloved narrow buildings and maze-like alleyways to create the gardens. They are maintained in the manner of someone who has had something foisted on them - grudgingly tidied, but not a great feature for garden enthusiasts.
Hunger pains can be satisfied by a visit to the Fish Market of Rialto and ready-made sea-fish snacks at Pronto Pesce, followed by a drink at Campo Santa Margherita.
We enjoyed large, delicious squares of pizza for €1.50 each ($2.80), spoiled for choice with toppings of wild mushrooms, anchovies and salami, as well as the classic Margherita.
If you fancy eating in one of the many cafes that spill on to Venice's busy and delightful campos, or squares, try Osteria L'Orto dei Mori in Campo dei Mori.
Crowds and the noise are something Venetians simply accept as the price to pay for living in such a popular place.
"Venice is one town that belongs to the world and the world belongs to the town. Sometimes it feels like all the world is here, there is so much energy and people," Polacco says, with just a hint of weariness.
Luckily for him, when the heat and the crowds get him down, he has the perfect bolt-hole tucked down at the bottom of the world - the Grand Hotel in Helensville, although sharing a beer with him there on his next visit won't have quite the same magic for me as it did in Venice.
Stacked and Swirled Boxed Illusion Maze
Awesome optical illusion maze of a stack of boxes stacked and swirled.
Maze entrance and exit are marked by arrows.
Can't solve it, check out the maze solution to stacked and swirled maze


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Bumper Cars takes several great characters from around the Half-Life community and pits them against each other for the first time ever. Naturally you win by "bumping" your opponent to his death. Of course there is a bit more to it than that. In fact you should expect a few little surprises along the way.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.


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December 29, 2013
Hate the game, not the player
As Spurs prepare to face Stoke City at White Hart Lane, some fans seem to be almost be wishing for Tim Sherwood to fail.
He's a Gooner.
Glorified PE teacher.
Not qualified for the job.
So angry are they with his appointment, that they are critical of every decision he makes: too many strikers, no balance, no defensive midfielder, no striker on the bench, no tactics, no clue, etc.
Tim Sherwood has been working with our first team squad for two weeks – two weeks – and yet he seems to be mostly being judged on the same criteria that AVB was after nearly 18 months.
Sherwood needs time to implement his ideas, time to work out what system he wants to play to get the best out of our players and, crucially, our best players back from injury.
Against West Brom we were missing, due to injury or suspension:
Jan Vertonghen
Younes Kaboul
Mousa Dembele
Aaron Lennon
Andros Townsend
Jermain Defoe
Harry Kane
Not far off a full team, and a decent one too.
His options were limited, his team pretty much picked itself. The only real decision was whether to slot Lewis Holtby or Etienne Capoue in alongside Christian Eriksen.
Much has been made of the decision to play the ball-playing Holtby, rather than the defensive-minded Capoue. Personally, I think there were two issues:
Firstly, whilst Capoue has put in a couple of performances of note, I don't think he has been consistently impressive so far, and I had no problem with the idea of having two players trying to get on the ball, move it quickly, and put us on the front foot.
Secondly, since returning from injury, Capoue has looked sluggish and unfit, lacking his previous sharpness. And that has been from central defence – a less 'energetic' position than central midfield. If he's looked rusty at centre back, why would we play him in midfield until he's back to his previous sharpness? In playing him for 45 minutes for the Under-21s, Sherwood seemed to suggest that he felt Capoue needed the game for fitness.
I personally I think that people are jumping on the central midfield conundrum in the same way that they were jumping on the inverted wingers under AVB; it's a concept that doesn't require much tactical knowledge to understand, and so stands out to the every day fan. In truth we've not exactly been ripped to shreds in our last few games despite having most of our best defensive players out injured. In fact, our main failing has arguably been our wide players failing to get good enough balls to justify starting two strikers… except against Southampton where we provided some decent crosses, and scored three for the first time since April.
And whilst I'm on my hobby horse, I'd just like to reiterate that 4-4-Tim is not 4-4-2 obsessed – it wasn't a formation he used for the Under-21s in the U21 Premier League or for the Under-19s in the NextGen Series. He mostly preferred 4-3-3.
Sherwood generally used a natural holding midfield player for the Under-21s; often either Giancarlo Gallifuoco or Milos Veljkovic (who also plays as a centre back). Sherwood was a holding midfield player himself in a Premier League winning side so knows the importance of the role. I also saw Sherwood utilise Dean Parrett as a false 9 as we beat Arsenal 4-2 in the U21 Premier League last season, which illustrates that he's not the 'old fashioned' type that some will have you believe. In terms of tactics generally, Chris Ramsey (as an FA coaching assessor) failed a young Villas-Boas when the Portuguese was taking his Uefa B license. There is tactical knowledge within the setup.
But I digress. The point I mostly want to make is that, whatever you think of him, Sherwood has not appointed himself. Daniel Levy has deemed Sherwood an appropriate choice and, until the end of the season at least, he will be our Head Coach/Manager. If you're angry with this appointment, then surely Levy is the man to direct your anger towards – not Sherwood himself.
As I wrote in my 'What a difference a week makes' article, though, there is a sense of continuity to the appointment of Sherwood, if nothing else:
There is a sense of continuity about the appointment, which I like and admire. Just as much as it gives a sense of satisfaction when a youth player gets a game for the first team – and I was very proud to see Nabil Bentaleb come off the bench on Sunday – there is a good feeling associated with an internal promotion. Sherwood might not have top-level management experience, but he clearly has a skill set which Levy has deemed transferable.
But – regardless of where you stand on his appointment – it would, surely, be best to put your tactical differences to one side. To accept that it's going to take him time to work out a winning formula. To give him a chance to get his ideas across to the players. To wait until he's got a fully fit squad to pick from before judging.
To unite behind our manager, and not give up just yet – there's still plenty left to play for.
I agree entirely! Coaching is about positivity, lets be positive, COYS!
Tim now has 11 weeks to enrol on the final coaching course, once he has enrolled he can manage beyond the 12 week caretaker period, he doesnt actually have to pass he has to be 'working towards qualification'. Same as teachers in further education. Teachers in primary and secondary have to spend their time teaching at two schools to actually get qualified. This would be considered normal practice for most industries of it's kind, the criticism is bizarre. As for the arsenal fan thing, the last one got us to the Champions League, no one complained then.
442 is a bit Mike Basset though, he doesn't strike me as someone stuck in the ninties, but we'll see
why do the badges matter? Tim hasn't got to where he is now by being an average coach, it's merely a hoop to jump through…
He hasn't got to where he is by being a coach at all, this is his first senior job (including assistant coach positions).
Fair points Windy. There are a lot of players out. I'd like to see Ade, Soldado and Lamela given a run of games as there is a lot of talent there.
Great post Windy. Some of our fans, particularly at home games, are so negative it makes me SO ANGRY. Come of guys let's get behind our new 'head coach' and turn this season round
Fair points, but you must agree Windy not starting Capoue against wba was naive. We could have lost that game if not for monsieur lloris and some bad finishing. Whilst i understand a ball playing midfield should enable us to move around quicker, it didnt really work. Siggy, eriksen, holtby are similiar players and kept getting in each others way. Balance is essential. That said, Tim has my fullest support as Avb did.
You said Sherwood didn't appoint himself,well i believe that perhaps he did, Levy seems a smart guy, i cant see the point of sacking an inexperienced head coach who is trying to make a new squad and replace him with an even more less experienced head coach unless you had someone in your ear saying that they could do a better job. We all know that Sherwood is the golden boy in the eyes of Tottenham management and that's how he got the job.
Finally, someone with the sense to say what is so obvious about the non-selection of Capoue in the West Brom game. Capoue has looked sluggish and clueless since coming back from injury. Sherwood played both Capoue and Holtby for 45 minutes in a friendly and it was probably on the basis of what he saw there that he made his decision. As none of the fans who are up in arms about this selection were present at the friendly, then they aren't really in a position to comment on the decision. Equally, none of us know what really happens at the club and so we shouldn't be too quick to pass judgement on either AVB's sacking or Sherwood's appointment. As you state, however, some fans seem to delight in negativity. The abuse that I hear shouted down at the Lane is ridiculous. All of our players are good players but their confidence can hardly be improved by the constant groans and insults that they hear. Perhaps that has something to do with our terrible home form.
Not Sherwoods fault we have so many injuries. His first league game in charge we score three for the first time in twenty odd games. He brings back Adebayor who is man of the match. Not his fault the way we spent the Bale money. Not the fans fault for moaning ,we have seen nine games at the Lane and eight goals. A team needs time but huge money spent on Lamela and Soldado and neither have remotely looked good enough. Lamela does not make the team even with Townsend and Lennon missing. At least he has time on his side. Soldado is nearing 29 no sell on value. He lacks pace, has little physical strength, is very one footed cannot beat a man and worse still his work rate is at best moderate. Defoe was already there as the penalty box poacher and is certainly no worse.Most quality Spanish signing have hit the ground running in the Premiership. Soldado has had almost half a season and one goal in open play. Under AVB the service to him was poor but even so he does not look like a 25 million pound striker. What would Tottenham give to have the 56 million back? It certainly is not money well spent. We buy Lamela who wants to play on the right when we already have Lennon and Townsend who both favour that side. Sherwood has an impossible job. Spurs fans want success and entertainment when so far this season we have seen neither. Top six would be an achievement and yet people still think we are a top four team. If Sherwood can entertain us and get 6th he should get the job as AVB was never going to achieve either. Good luck to him and I could not care less who he supports!
With all the injuries we have, Tim was spot on today with tactics and team selection . Came away from the game happy,and us fans need to get behind the team more.
How do you know that AVB was not going to achieve either? It's all very well complaining about people griping about Sherwood so early, but what's good for the goose is good for the gander: he was the source of the negative stuff at the beginning of AVB's tenure. He might do well, he might not. I doubt he will be there beyond the end of the season. Then again, he's not going to be given a hard time by the likes of Samuel and his glove puppet, Ashton, or our perennial caretaker, Pleat. He was also making snide remarks about AVB a few weeks ago and then made gormless comments about the EL, a qualification stage where position is all that matters.
The "he" regarding the EL refers to Pleat, not Sherwood.
It was a nasty tackle and I think it was deliberate. I wish we could cite him like in RU.
Spot on. I'd like to go a bit further regarding the atmosphere at WHL. The fans pay their money & are entitled to moan but come on, there has to be some logic behind it.
AVB was right when he recently said that the team needs the fans support. WHL is the most negative atmosphere in the PL where it should be the most positive due to the proximity of the crowd to the pitch.
How do fans think that booing individual players or the team at half time will help?!
Give Sherwood a chance – the same people moaning about his appointment are the same people who wanted AVB out.
We all know he won't be in charge next season but whilst he is in charge, support him. Only he knows what he sees on the training ground & he makes the decision on who plays – we know nothing about injuries, attitude etc.
Forget about the money we spent in the summer – thats history. We also know that whoever comes in next season will sell a few of the new recruits but for now that's what we have to work with.
We've got a talented squad who should do well & the early signs are that we have what we want – decent attacking football creating lots of chances.
So lets support the team & cut out the booing!
I read Jonathan Wilson's tactical review today in The Guardian and given the problems with our fullbacks, do you think that a back three of Verts/Kab/Vlad would be the best defensive option in a 3-5-2 formation?
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NEW YORK (AP) Starlin Castro hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets 2-1 Sunday.
Cubs starter Jake Arrieta allowed two hits and struck out nine in seven smooth innings. He left with a 1-0 lead following Luis Valbuena's run-scoring single in the fourth.
Slumping slugger Curtis Granderson tied it with a two-out RBI single off winner Pedro Strop (2-4) in the eighth, snapping skids of 0 for 17 and 1 for 29. A diving catch by rookie center fielder Arismendy Alcantara moments earlier prevented more potential damage.
Castro led off the ninth and greeted closer Jenrry Mejia (5-6) with his 13th home run, an opposite-field drive that barely cleared the wall near the right-field corner.
Hector Rondon got three quick outs for his 17th save, finishing a four-hitter that ended Chicago's three-game losing streak.
Valbuena returned to the lineup and broke out of his slump with an RBI single off Mets rookie Rafael Montero, still looking for his first win after six major league starts. Montero delivered an encouraging performance, though, going 7 1-3 innings for the longest outing of his career.
Arrieta struck out three straight in the second and whiffed the 3-4-5 hitters in the fourth. He started a 1-6-3 double play after a leadoff walk in the seventh and was helped out of his toughest jam by Castro in the third.
With runners at the corners, the shortstop made a slick pickup and a nifty flip to start an inning-ending double play against Juan Lagares.
Cubs rookie Javier Baez drew a leadoff walk in the fourth, his first in 55 major league plate appearances. Two outs later, Valbuena snapped a 1-for-32 slide with an RBI single.
Baez also walked in the eighth.
Cubs: Valbuena, who had been fighting a cold, was back at 3B after not starting the first two games of the series. ... Prized prospect Kris Bryant was expected to have an MRI after leaving Saturday's game with Triple-A Iowa because of a sore left big toe. The team said Bryant had been playing through the injury for a few days, and X-rays were inconclusive. ''All indications are he's OK,'' manager Rick Renteria said.
Mets: As expected, 3B David Wright was out of the lineup with a sore left shoulder. Wright left Saturday's game one inning after he was hit by a fastball in the back of the shoulder, aggravating an area that's bothered him all summer. Eric Campbell started at third. ... Rookie RHP Jacob deGrom (rotator cuff tendinitis) threw about 20 pitches, all fastballs, in a bullpen session and said he had no problems. He'll throw a regular bullpen Tuesday or Wednesday, and so far it appears he's on track to come off the 15-day disabled list this weekend for a start at Dodger Stadium. ... Manager Terry Collins said he thinks RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (elbow inflammation) will make another rehab start, this time for Class A Brooklyn. Matsuzaka allowed one run and three hits in six innings Saturday for Double-A Binghamton, throwing 69 pitches. ''Right now we're not sure where the fit's going to be when he's ready to pitch here,'' Collins said.
Cubs rookie Kyle Hendricks (4-1, 1.73 ERA) starts the four-game series finale Monday afternoon against 41-year-old Bartolo Colon (11-10, 3.85), who is 0-2 with a 4.73 ERA in five career starts against Chicago. Valbuena has two homers in five at-bats against Colon.


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Robert Pattison: New Year's Eve with Kristen Stewart!
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart pose with a fan on Friday (December 31) on the Isle of Wight, England.
Hattie Bury posted the pic on her Facebook page after spotting the couple with some pals.
"My friend went up and spoke to Kristen who seemed shocked," she wrote. "Probably because they seem to have grabbed no attention what-so-ever so a couple of overly grinning fans wasn't the first wish she had for New Year."
Last year, the Twilight stars also rang in the New Year on the island, which is off the south coast of England and about 80 miles from Rob's family home in London.


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Helmet Moto Integral Premier Trophy 70s Style Multi Flag Netherlands
The helmet Premier Trophy reflects the style and shape of the helmets of the 70, but it is in compliance with modern safety standards.
Premier Trophy M has the outer shell molded in a multi-axial structure called DCA and composed of carbon, dyneema and aramid fibers, blended with the epoxy resin.
A mix of light and resistant fibers that help to make strong but comfortable Trophy. The inner shell is in eps and is printed with different densities, for best absorption of the force generated by an impact.
Visor also, despite being identical to those used by the champions of the past, is approved and equipped with anti-scratch treatment which guarantees optimum visibility. It is fixed to the cap by the mechanism that regulates the movement and by two knurled buttons in the lower part.
Also the internal padding is in perfect harmony with the style of the helmet and consist of antiallergic fabrics with Sanitized treatment with synthetic leather trim.
The padding of the cheeks, which are also finished in leather, are removable, while the comfortable strap has a double ring closure.
Like all Premier helmets Trophy is also approved according to the ECE 22-05.
Sizes range from M to XL and is available in four different graphics and a white monochrome version.
Data sheet:
- Cap: 1 cap.
- Material: Dca + Re, carbon and aramid fiber Dyneema
- Interior: Removable and washable Cheeks.
- Visor: Anti-scratch, Dark
- Buckle: 2 rings.
- Sizes: 3 sizes M to XL
- WEIGHT: 1.290 ±50g


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2012 Losses - Chloe & Mojo
This is Chloe, 3 year old DSH(small cat) & Mojo, 14 year old DSH. I lost them both last year.
Chloe's story is fairly short. We'd only had her for 2 years when over the Easter 2012 long weekend she started having trouble. First her back right leg wouldn't support her so we took her to the emergency vet to get looked at. We thought she had hurt herself jumping down from my daughter's loft bed. After an inconclusive visit to the emergency vet she gradually lost all control of her body. I stayed with her as much as I could and honestly expected that she may die before we could get in to our regular vet. That Tuesday she stayed at the vet all day, blood work all came back normal but our once active "squirrel" cat could no longer even blink for herself. We decided to have her euthanized rather than leave her in that state. I still miss her even though we didn't have her long, she was an amazing cat.
Mojo's story is longer. At 14 Mojo was the first pet that my husband and I got together and we had him his whole life. Mojo was a grumpy cat but we loved him anyway. Mojo was also a big cat and weighed about 12 to 15 lbs without being overweight but over the last 2 years of his life he started to drop weight. After losing Chloe I tried my best to get him to put on weight and succeded for a little while but then in August he started throwing up sometimes multiple time a day. Again his blood work came back normal which meant it was probably cancer but I kept trying to entice him to eat. After 5 months it was clear that Mojo was slowly starving to death - when he did eat he would throw up so he stopped eating. In the end he was not much better than a walking skeleton of a cat but he still seemed to want to be with us so I kept trying until New year's Eve day when we had him euthanized.
I still cry for both my cats. I miss them soo much and sometimes think that I should have tried harder to keep them with me. Did I give up too soon? Everyone in my life says I did everything I could but I still have that tiny doubt; Should I have waited to see if Chloe would pull out of her paralysis? Should I have force fed Mojo? Should we have spent even more money for more testing? An MRI for Chloe? An x-ray or ultrasound for Mojo to see if there was cancer? Was the $2000 we spent last year at the vet really the best we could have done? Would more money have helped or only told us what we thought we knew, that it was time to let go?
I think that no matter what the situation is, we would always doubt our selves thinking we could have done more, we do it with people, even more so with our furkids who fully depend on us.
Know that you gave them a good life and much much love, you did what you could and made decisions that you knew were the right ones, don't carry this burden with you, I bet they are together now and having a great time!
Please accept my deep condolences cassblonde - I'm sorry for your losses, it's that hardest part of loving them.
Try not to beat yourself up - your love for them is so obvious.
sweet Mojo and Chloe
They were both beautiful kitties and were fortunate to have had you as their guardian. May they both rest in peace and know that they will be waiting together for you when it's time to meet again.
Such gorgeous babies, cassblonde. So sorry for your loss.
I think it's just human nature to have those niggling doubts, but the fact of the matter is that you can never know if the timing was perfect or not. You can only take the facts you have before you, weigh your options with love in your heart and with the best interests of your beloved furbabies in mind and whatever decision you make will be right. So be kind to yourself and accept that your decision was true and necessary. In the end you gave them the best gift possible, easing them over to the other side, bathed in your love. That's an awesome thing.
Chloe and Mojo
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
sweet Chloe & Mojo They are playing at the Rainbow Bridge with those who've gone before
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
The Spirit Lives As Long As Someone Who Lives Remembers You - Navaho Saying
Vindication ~ For all those pets who became sick or lost their lives from tainted pet food
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By core team member Pam Dowling
"You have totally inspired me. I can do this. I'm going to crochet Christmas gifts this year."
~Attendee in the Fiber Arts Room
And that was what it was all about, inspiring each other and discovery.
"I did not know you could do that."
~Dad attendee in the Fiber Arts Room when his son sat down and started knitting with no help.
It was crazy.
"I NEED A BREAK!" shouted Michelle Jensen, Swap-O-Rama at once point. We got her one.
Fears were faced by many.
"Oh no, oh no I can't do that, I'll mess up!"
~Attendee in the Fiber Arts Room. She did hold a pair of knitting needles and took home some yarn and instructions.
"Thank you so much."
~Numerous attendees
It was amazing, crazy, scary and showed off the good side of humanity. People were sharing, creating, inspiring, helping and just being.
- Bequi and James took me up on the dare
- Amanda is the hardest working person I know
- Anna gave the financial jump start
- Samantha gave invaluable guidance, support and wanted this adventure
- Michelle created the Swap-O-Rama
- Paige kept those volunteers working
- All the Attendees that had interest in coming
- THE MAKERS sharing their passion
Give or take a few thousand details
Creating a Minimaker Faire is not something you do. It is something you experience. I am so blessed to have been fortunate enough to be a part of it all. It is a memory I hold close to my heart.
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Richard Harvey Moon, age 87, of Saranac passed away November 23, 2012 in Ionia. He was born September 25, 1925 in Ovid, MI the son of Sidney and Emily (Skinner) Moon. Richard married Corabelle (Corky) Dowsett September 18, 1952. She preceded him in death in 1988. He married Margaret Hunter September 9th, 1989.
Richard worked at General Motors until retiring in 1987. He attended Saranac Community Church. He volunteered often for the church and other area organizations. Richard served in the Army during the Korean War.
He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years Margaret Moon of Saranac; sons, David Moon of Ludington, Michael (Ann) Moon of Ionia and Patrick Moon of New Mexico; stepchildren, Sharon (Tim) Thomas of Lowell, Diane (Jim) Anderson of Montana, Shelly (Steve) Shaler of Montana and Cass Hunter of Ionia; grandchildren, Brian, Becky, Dustin, Matt, Stephanie, Lee, Lauren, Hunter and Elliott and five great grandchildren, Braelyn, Carter, Tayla, Kerrigan and Draysen.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held Monday, November 26th, 10:30 A.M. at Saranac Community Church with Pastor Becky Poor officiating. Interment Easton Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, 2-5 P.M. at Lake Funeral Home of Saranac and Monday 9:30-10 A.M. until time of service at the church. You may make memorial contributions in Richard's name to Berlin Orange Fire Department or Saranac
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Robert J. Schneider, of Rolla, passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at the age of 82.
He was born in Winner, South Dakota on May 17, 1930.
He was married to Doris Schneider who preceded him in death.
Mr. Schneider was a U.S. Army retiree serving 22 years, retiring with the rank of Sergeant First Class. He then had another 22-year career with Rolla Municipal Utilities.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Carol Schneider and David and Pam Schneider, of Eureka, CA; one sister, Dorothy New, of Winner, South Dakota; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rolla.
Online condolences may be offered at www.nullandsonfuneralhome.com
All arrangements are under the direction of the Null & Son Funeral Home of Rolla.


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'Glee' Recap: It's 'Makeover' Time!
With the presidential election year in full swing, 'Glee' embraces the red, white and blue with a run for senior class president by Brittany (Heather Morris) and Blaine (Darren Criss). Joined by Artie (Kevin McHale) and Sam (Chord Overstreet) respectively, political jokes abound and a few cast members get a perception altering makeover.
The episode opens with Blaine planning out his senior year, with a montage of him singing Tears for Fears' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' while signing up for a variety of random clubs. As we learn, he is not doing it to pad out his college resume but to distract him from the absence of boyfriend Kurt (Chris Colfer). Seeing only Brittany's name on one of the sign-up lists, Blaine makes the decision to run for senior class president.
Kurt has an interview with Vogue.com Senior Editor Isabelle Klempt (Sarah Jessica Parker). Despite being a famous fashion mogul, she is down to earth and inspired by Kurt's fashion sense and motivation. She hires him on the spot for the internship.
Brittany asks Artie to be her running mate, and he is only convinced when she promises he can make all the important decisions. She officially announces Artie's status to the glee club, saying it will help get her the "robot vote," and Blaine voices his concern that the election should be about platforms over popularity.
Meanwhile, Mr. Schuester (Mathew Morrison) is having trouble coming up with ideas for new songs for the glee club. Sue (Jane Lynch) hears his concerns about Sectionals themes and suggests he find another job -- specifically because he has peaked as a teacher since helping the group win Nationals.
Upset that he was not picked as her running partner, Brittany suggests Sam be Blaine's vice presidential candidate. She also challenges the new duo to a debate, which Sam and Blaine readily accept.
At Vogue, a meeting about leather is not going well when Isabelle dislikes all the ideas the staff members have to offer. Inside her office, Kurt tries to sway her away from the leather idea and she reveals to him that she has trouble telling her staff members no. She worries she will lose her job and Kurt attempts to cheer her up.
Artie tells Brittany that people are only coming to the debate in hopes that she will say something stupid. He helps her out by practicing possible debate questions while Blaine gives Sam a new look. Brittany and Sam sing 'Celebrity Skin' by Hole while they are given political makeovers.
While Mr. Schuester is having problems finding his place on the Regionals rule creating committee, he learns the arts are in danger in Ohio. Despite his devotion to the New Directions, he knows he must help out the state.
Kurt has a plan to stop Rachel (Lea Michele) from being teased by her classmates, which involves taking her to the Vogue offices and breaking into the couture vault. Isabelle shows up and finds them, but rather than be angry, she's so excited by the makeover prospect that the three of them sing 'The Way You Look Tonight' / 'You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile' by Fred Astaire and the musical 'Annie.' Kurt records the whole thing with hopes to make it into a music video for the Vogue website.
Mr. Schuester talks to Emma (Jayma Mays) about joining a panel to help improve the arts around the state, worried because he would have to leave the school for a few months to do it. She encourages him to live by example and follow his own dreams for the kids.
Then it's onto the debate, led in the auditorium by Sue. Where Artie is long-winded, Sam entertains the crowd by performing a strip tease when asked if he is bothered by his past. Blaine promises to end the tyranny that is Brittany, and Brittany tells the assembled group that she loves McKinley so much she plans to end weekends and summer vacation so they can spend all their time in school.
Isabelle calls Kurt into her office and tells him that while they plan to re-shoot his makeover video, he will receive full credit for the idea. She proves that she can say no to her staff's awful article ideas and invites Kurt to sit in on that day's staff meeting.
Love is in the air for Brody (Dean Geyer) and Rachel, with Brody appreciating her new look and Rachel inviting him over to her studio for dinner. Of course this is after the duo sing Sheryl Crow's 'A Change Would Do You Good' and gallivant around New York together to demonstrate Rachel's changing feelings.
As expected, Blaine wins the class presidency and the school has a celebratory party at Breadsticks. He tries to call Kurt to tell him about the win, but Kurt declines the call in favor of continuing to talk to Isabelle and his new co-workers. Brittany congratulates Sam, who admits he voted for her and she cuddles up to him in their shared booth.
In Sue's office, Will enters to tell her that he followed her advice and filled out the application. All he needs is a letter of recommendation. Surprisingly, she already has a letter ready, albeit a mostly fabricated one, that will help him move onto bigger and better things.
Rachel prepares for Brody's arrival, attempting to cook for him. This ends poorly and the pair flirt over pizza. Not wanting to put pressure on her, Brody reminds Rachel that he can just be her friend, but she initiates a kiss. They are broken apart by a knock at the door, with Rachel assuming Kurt misplaced his keys. Imagine her shock when she opens the door and its' none other than Finn (Cory Monteith) in his first season four appearance.


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Ke$ha's song "Die Young" has always made me a little uncomfortable. I like the catchy beat to run to, but I often skip over this one as sometimes it makes me think of my children, and of them dying young. But in the wake of the Newton tragedy, the words are just unbearable. So it's understandable that radio stations would pull the song.
Even Ke$ha understands why the song's lyrics are hurtful to many at this time. Tonight she tweeted out an apology, but also offered up a totally bizarre excuse for why she sang the song in the first place.
She wrote:
I had my very own issues with "die young" for this reason. I did NOT want to sing those lyrics and I was FORCED TO.
Forced to? She doesn't say by whom, or how, or why, so I find it a little hard to believe. It's her voice; she's listed as a co-author of the song; and unless someone physically threatened her or something, what the heck kind of a response is that? The threat of being dropped from a label or losing out on some financial gain is not the same as being forced.
I don't blame her for writing the song in the first place. On one hand it's a message of living life to the fullest, and no one could have known this would happen and how the nation would be mourning. And it's not like this hasn't been said before. So while she may lose some record sales on this one -- and yes, get a couple nasty tweets -- I don't think the backlash would have been bad IF she'd handled it the right way. If she had just stopped at "I understand."
It does seem she may have had a change of heart as the aforementioned Tweet appears to have disappeared from her Twitter feed. Her latest simply states:
I'm so so so sorry for anyone who has been effected by this tragedy.and I understand why my song is now inappropriate. words cannot express.
If only she'd just stopped there in the first place.
Do you think Ke$ha's explanation is strange?
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