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Species: Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
Status: Endangered (EN)
Interesting Fact: At almost a metre long, the thick tail of the snow leopard is used for balance and can be wrapped around the animal's body for warmth.
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The beautiful snow leopard has smoky-white fur with a yellow tinge, and is patterned with dark grey to black spots. The snow leopard has many adaptations for its cold habitat, such as long body hair, thick, woolly belly fur and large paws. It has unusually large nasal cavities to warm the cold, thin air as it is breathed in.
Snow leopards are solitary animals and are most active at dawn and dusk. They are opportunistic predators, capable of killing prey up to three times their own weight. Snow leopards usually have two or three cubs per litter, which become independent of their mother at around two years old.
The majority of snow leopards are located in the Tibetan region of China, although fragmented populations are also found in the harsh, mountainous areas of central Asia. They are generally found at elevations between 3,000 and 4,500 metres, in steep terrain broken by cliffs, ridges, gullies and rocky outcrops.
The natural prey of this majestic species has been hunted out of many areas of the high central Asian mountains, and the snow leopard turns to domestic stock as an alternative source of food. This can incite retaliation from local farmers. Snow leopard fur was once highly prized in the international fashion world, and around 1,000 pelts were traded per year in the 1920s. A further threat to this species is the increasing demand for its bones for traditional Oriental medicine.
The snow leopard is protected throughout most of its range, and international trade is banned by this species' listing on Appendix I of CITES. The International Snow Leopard Trust and the Snow Leopard Conservancy are the world's leading organisations dedicated to conserving this endangered cat. Local people are involved in various conservation initiatives and there are plans to link fragmented populations by habitat corridors.
Find out more about the snow leopard at the Snow Leopard Trust and the Snow Leopard Conservancy.
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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: BC 2L taking questions« on: February 11, 2010, 06:40:39 PM »
I guess I should add that I can offer insight into 2L OCI. Basically, top 15% w/ law review were okay - the higher the rank or the better the personality/work experience, the better people did (i.e. more callbacks and offers). Of course there were outliers - people with IP backgrounds and connections who did well with worse grades. Otherwise, the real shaft went to people in the top 1/4 who normally do fairly well, but this year barely even got any screening interviews at all.

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KnowledgeBase 00044: Multivalue Functions
The QMBasic language includes a powerful set of functions that operate on multivalued data, repeating some operation for each dynamic array element. These functions allow developers to construct simple solutions to apparently complex problems.
The functions described here are of most use in dictionary I-type expressions but can also be used in programs.
A Simple Example
If we have two dynamic arrays, delimited by value marks
A 4 vm 6 vm 1 B 2 vm 3 vm 5QM and several other multivalue implementations allow us to perform arithmetic operations such as adding A and B
A+B 6 vm 9 vm 6where the addition operator has worked on each value pair in turn. Some systems provide this functionality with a function named ADDS()
The concatenation operator (: or CAT) does not work in this way. If we have
A P vm Q vm R B 1 vm 2 vm 3evaluating
C = A : Bdoes exactly what we have asked, concatenating the two strings, giving
P vm Q vm R1 vm 2 vm 3What we probably wanted was
P1 vm Q2 vm R3and we can achieve this with the CATS() function.
The SPLICE() function is similar but inserts a single valued separator between the items in each pair
SPLICE(A,'**',B) P**1 vm Q**2 vm R**3
There are many such functions and, with just a few exceptions, their names are formed by adding an S to the equivalent single valued operator or function name, effectively pluralising it. Some work on two dynamic arrays, combining corresponding elements (ADDS, SUBS, MULS, DIVS, CATS, etc). Others apply some operation to each element of a single dynamic array. For example, the OCONVS() function can be used to convert each element of a multivalued list of internal form dates to external form.
Multivalued Relational Operators
The multivalued relational operators (EQS, NES, LTS, LES, GTS, GES) perform a comparison of each element in a pair of dynamic arrays, returning a new dynamic array of the same structure with each element set to 1 or 0 according to the result of the comparison. For example, if we have
A 4 vm 6 vm 1 B 2 vm 3 vm 5we could use GTS(A, B) to determine which element is greater in each pair.
GTS(A,B) 1 vm 1 vm 0
The true power of these functions only becomes apparent when they are used in combination. We could, for example, use
SUM(GTS(A,B))to determine how many elements of A are greater than B.
Multivalued Conditional Operations
One of the most powerful multivalue functions is IFS() which takes a multivalued list of true/false values and two other dynamic arrays. It then builds a new dynamic array in which the true/false list is used to determine which of the other dynamic arrays is used to form the new value.
A 4 vm 6 vm 1 B 2 vm 3 vm 5 GTS(A,B) 1 vm 1 vm 0 IFS(GTS(A,B),A,B) 4 vm 6 vm 5This construct has returned a dynamic array formed from the greater value in each pair.
But What If...
Returning to the simple case of adding two dynamic arrays, what will happen if one has fewer values than the other?
A 4 vm 6 vm 1 B 2 vm 3The language defines that the missing item is treated as zero, resulting in
A+B 6 vm 9 vm 1except if it is the divisor in a division operator when it is treated as one.
There are times when what we want to do is to carry forward the last value to substitute for the missing value. We can do this with the REUSE() function.
A+REUSE(B) 6 vm 9 vm 4The REUSE() function simply keeps using the last value until the expression is completely resolved. If we do not know which of the two lists has fewest items, we can even do
C = REUSE(A) + REUSE(B)The most obvious case of needing REUSE() is when one of the items to be processed is single valued. We could, for example, add 20% tax to a multivalued list of prices with
VALUE = PRICE * REUSE(1.2)Simply writing
VALUE = PRICE * 1.2would not work because, as explained above, the right hand side of the multiplication would be taken as zero for the second and subsequent values in PRICE.
A More Complex Example
Imagine we have a sales processing system with an order history file in which field BRANCH contains the single valued branch number at which an order was placed. Field ITEMS contains a multivalued list of items, each formed from a product number and size code separated by an asterisk. A sample record might be
Branch Items 15986 6379*12 9824*14 2537*9 2732*3We want to display the part description alongside each item. These are stored in a separate stock file which is keyed by the branch and product number, separated by a hyphen. We can form the stock file id using
SPLICE(REUSE(BRANCH),'-',FIELDS(ITEMS,'*',1))This could then be used in a TRANS() function to retrieve the product descriptions.
Branch Items.. Prod...... Description 15986 6379*12 15986-6379 Coat, ladies 9824*14 15986-9824 Jacket, mens, black weatherproof 2537*9 15986-2537 Boots, mens, hiking 2732*3 15986-2732 Boots, child
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By Molly and Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura
We love Amsterdam! Taki had been commissioned to do a promotion for Bacardi Rum's new flavor, and as part of the commission they flew Taki out there (with me in-tow) to do a few tattoos…
The first night we took a beautiful ride along the canals in boats and ate at a marvelous French/Moroccan fused restaurant owned by a Dutch-famed, sleeved-out restaurateur, Casper Reinders. Taki later tattooed a tiger's head and snake's head on each of his outer wrists…
The dinner was amazing, my foie gras tortellini in a fig sauce was to die for and Taki had a Wagyu beef burger topped with buttery foie gras that was insane, truly decadent eats!
The next four days seemed to fly by. We visited Gideon from Cold Skin Tattoo Supplies who kindly lent us equipment and of course we also stopped to chat with Hanky Panky, Chris Danley, Molly, Danny-boy and his wife, Tizi at the tattoo museum.
The tattoo museum was incredible and incredibly huge! This multi-level complex stores one of the largest personal collections of tattoo-related relics, paintings and artifacts I have ever seen. There is also the studio, gift shop and even a café. They are just getting started with the rest of the property and I can't wait to see it in the future; it is truly a unique institution.
All in all we had a blast, Taki tattooed his ass off at the Bacardi House right in the middle of the Red Light!!! He had multiple interviews with local blogs and news stations. He even did a radio show and we got sleep in when we could. It was a crazy experience that we won't forget any time soon. We met so many cool people, caught up with some loved ones and Taki made some fun tattoos, so I guess you could say it was a success all around!
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The Utah Attorney General's office on Tuesday, July 23, charged Timothy "T.J." Brewer with assault and assault on a police officer, both class A misdemeanors, according to court records. If convicted, Brewer could face up to one year in jail on each charge.
Brewer, 33, allegedly assaulted his father, Moab Fire Chief Wesley "Corky" Brewer, and Moab police officer Steve Wiseman on July 12, according to court documents filed by Scott Reed of the Utah Attorney General's office.
Reed declined to comment on the case when reached by email on the evening of July 23.
Brewer was a deputy with the Grand County Sheriff's Department at the time the alleged assaults occurred. He has since resigned from the force, Grand County Sheriff Steve White said on Tuesday, July 23.
"He resigned just recently," White said. "He is no longer with my office."
In a July 12 news release, Moab Police Chief Mike Navarre said officers were called to a home in Moab at 12:14 a.m. on an incident that was "domestic violence-related."
T.J. Brewer was arrested in the early morning hours of July 12 and later booked into San Juan County Jail on possible charges of attempted homicide, a first-degree felony, aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, two counts of third-degree felony domestic violence in the presence of a child and misdemeanor counts of intoxication, disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer.
The same night, Corky Brewer was taken to Moab Regional Hospital then transferred to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., where he was treated for injuries. Corky Brewer has since been released from the hospital and is recovering, Moab Valley Fire Protection Commission chairman William "Izzy" Nelson said last week.
The investigation into the case was handed over to the Utah County Sheriff's Office, Navarre said. Utah County Sheriff's investigators traveled to Moab and Grand Junction to collect evidence and filed a report in the past several days with the Utah Attorney General's office, which will prosecute the case against T.J. Brewer.
Law enforcement and prosecutors have so far released no information regarding the cause and severity of Corky Brewer's injuries. Court records also contain no details concerning the reason for the alleged assault by T.J. Brewer.
On Monday, July 15, 7th District Judge Lyle Anderson ordered that Brewer be released from jail on the condition that he must comply with several stipulations. Those stipulations included that T.J. Brewer have no contact with his wife or his father. T.J. Brewer is also barred from consuming alcohol and will stay with a relative in Emery County, according to the court order signed by Anderson. T.J. Brewer was not required to post bail as a condition of his release, according to court documents.
T.J. Brewer is scheduled to appear in 7th District Court on Aug. 6, according to the documents filed by the Utah Attorney General's office.


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Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, funding for Nassau County's redevelopment of the Hub area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, was given a leg up in December when the New York State Regional Development Council Initiative awarded $500,000 to the county for the project.
Regional councils were put in place in 2011 to redesign the state's approach to economic development from a top-down model to a community-based, performance-driven approach. "These state planning dollars will serve as a seed [for] growth of new development at the Hub," Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said of the funds.
In November, Mangano announced the establishment of a public-private partnership between the county and Bruce Ratner, the chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, to establish a plan to reinvent the Coliseum. Mangano also selected a master development team comprising developers, planners and architects, led by developer Renaissance Downtowns, to coordinate the development.
Brandon Palanker, vice president of marketing and public affairs for Renaissance Downtowns, said that where the $500,000 will go will be decided in the planning process over the coming weeks.
Members of the development team meet with county representatives on an almost weekly basis, Palanker said. Although it is too early to determine the cost of the Hub redevelopment project, he added, the public will not fund it. "We're not looking to burden the taxpayers of Nassau County in any way," he said. "We're looking at private sector, the state, the federal government. There are tools available to find ways to finance these projects."
There are no formal plans yet for what will be featured at the redeveloped Hub, but Palanker said that an entertainment and sports complex and a facility that would house professionals in science and medicine would be ideal. Inquires have already been made by the development team to local organizations and universities to gauge interests in building at the Hub.


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The Final Word on Instrument Upgrade Projects
A Wrap Up of Measurements and Actuators, Valuable Advice for Projects, and an Amusing, Insightful List of "Things You Don't Want to Hear on Start-up"
Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner bring their wits and more than 66 years of process control experience to bear on your questions, comments, and problems. Write to them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
By Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner
Greg: We conclude our series of interviews with Hunter Vegas, senior project leader for systems integrator Avid Solutions, Winston Salem, N.C., with a wrap up of measurements and actuators, valuable advice for projects, and an amusing, insightful list of "Things You Don't Want to Hear on Start-up."
Stan: Why do you favor radar over ultrasonic level measurements?
Hunter: Ultrasonic transmitters are affected by vapors, foam, temperature and pressure in the space between the sensor and level. There is also a blanking distance where the reading goes to zero when the level is within this distance. I had a sludge tank that was automatically refilled based on the level reading of an ultrasonic device. One time, the valve was a bit slow to close, and the sludge level rose to within the blanking distance. Suddenly, the transmitter read a zero level and opened the valve to refill the tank. Operations was not amused.
Radar works well if the dielectric constant of the fluid is sufficient, and if the application is properly engineered for the internals of the tank. If there is foam, the meter may be measuring the surface of the foam rather than true liquid level, but this may be desirable for preventing entrainment in overhead systems. Radar is the one case where I lean heavily on the vendor's expertise to help me choose the proper meter, frequency and antenna. I provide the expert with complete drawings of the tank, including details of the internals, agitators, baffles, dip tubes, etc., and let him choose the best solution. The cost of radar has dropped dramatically in recent years, making it competitive for many applications.
Greg: How about capacitance and admittance level transmitters?
Hunter: While capacitance and admittance switches can work very well, the continuous level devices are more problematic. These types of meters usually require a field calibration where the process level is varied and independently measured, which can be impractical during start-up. Furthermore, any variation in the dielectric constant in the process can cause the reading to drift. There have been some attempts to use a third probe to compensate for this effect, but bubbles and layering can still cause problems.
Stan: What is your take on filled systems for DP level measurements?
Hunter: Diaphragm seals can be very tricky to specify and use. The larger the diaphragm area, the better the measurement sensitivity will be, but the susceptibility to temperature-induced error that throws off the zero will also be greater. Single cell "pad type" level transmitters are very susceptible to this problem and will tend to have zero-drift problems, if the process temperatures vary much at all.
Capillary tubing also has issues. If the tubing diameter is large, the meter response time will be improved; however, the larger volume of fill fluid will shift the DP reading if the ambient temperature changes. This effect is particularly bad when a meter has a capillary seal on only one side and the tubing is in the sun. The fluid expands and creates a static pressure, shifting the meter zero. Dual capillary seals are a bit better since the effect of temperature expansion is the same on both sides, and so they tend to cancel each other out.
Selecting the proper fill fluid is important too—especially if a vacuum can be encountered. Each fill fluid can handle varying amounts of vacuum and temperature. However, the ones rated for higher vacuums often have very high viscosities that slow meter response and may be unsuitable for low ambient temperatures. The presence of silicon in the fluid can also be a source of problems due to process incompatibility.
There are a lot of tradeoffs to be considered when specifying a filled system. Take the time to understand the options and choose wisely.
Greg: What about the age-old question of using a thermocouple versus a resistance temperature detector (RTD)?
Hunter: It seems everyone has an opinion on this. I usually use thermocouples for high temperatures and temperature indications with low accuracy requirements, as it is more expensive to run thermocouple extension wire. RTDs have better sensitivity, less drift, lead wire compensation, and they are easier to calibrate. Most people use field-mounted temperature transmitters now, so the wiring is easier in either case. If you use a integral-mounted temperature transmitter, be sure to get a long enough extension to protect the transmitter from getting "cooked" by the process temperatures.
Stan: What about on-off actuators?
Hunter: There are several different actuator designs, and no doubt the vendors will argue the merits of each. However in my experience, there are two major issues that largely determine if an actuator will hold up in service—cylinder O-rings and actuator sizing.
Most pneumatic on/off actuators employ a cylinder moving inside the actuator casing. The better actuators use a large, flat O-ring or two round rings to seal against the air pressure and force the actuator to move. Cheaper actuators use a single O-ring that lasts a very short time before it starts leaking, and the actuator loses torque due to air leakage.
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|2007-04-03, 13:37
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Dansa med oss
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Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky
Age: 30
|2007-04-03, 18:25
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99% fake.
|2007-04-09, 12:46
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I guess this is the real deal:
|2007-04-09, 14:36
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Dansa med oss
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Seems like the volume cover, not the artbox.
Not sure If I like the cover (seems like little more than a cheap, five-minute foray in photoshop with the R2 cover), but it does get the point across that this is not just school-and-summertime fluff. Also, the picture's very small, but did they remove 'Higurashi' from the title? If so, good call.
|2007-04-09, 15:35
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This here is the artbox:
I pity the poor sucker who ends up buying it based on that art!
|2007-04-23, 12:21
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Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 32
Not really concerning you guys, but...
Editions Anima, the french editor which has licenced Higurashi for the french community in Europe has finally released the first 2 dvd covers :
not really too sure about them, but they are based on the official covers anyway (though i don't get why they used the 9th cover for the second one...)
the lil subtitle below of the original title is...
Hinamizawa, le village maudit
which is translated in english in :
Hinamizawa, the cursed village
frankly... i dunno if i should cry or laugh about this...
French Trailer
Warning : DON'T watch it if you didn't finish the first 8 episodes. why is that? because they moronicly add a hell lot of spoilers in that trailer.
"stream" :
OGG (don't ask why they choose this encoding...). use righ-click, and "save the target as". DON'T direct click it, it won't work :
Translation, for you, doomed non-french curious :
-a cursed village...
-wild Murders...
-a secret...
-welcome to...
-Hinamizawa, the cursed village
frankly, i was speechless, and now i can say something : i fear the worst.
the title is completely out of the whack (in fact, it reminds me of some low amateur undead movies, etc), the site is in a pretty bad shape, and the trailer is completely uninteresting and really spoilerish...
and on the top of that... french dub... this is bad
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Absolutely, this is the "official" trailer.
this is also the reason i fear the worst for the sell of higurashi in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and other french speaking area. why?
because it appears they will promote the series as a silly murderous/bloody anime, without any subtility behind. (i think the general public will get it as another japan animation cliché... or some "fake Elfen Lied with more lolis")
i just hope that Geneon will react on this (since according the material copyright, Anima is clearly linked with Geneon as for the rights), otherwise... *huge sweatdrop*
|2007-04-24, 15:05
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I don't know much about Anima, but I trust Geneon. I think we'll get a good dub, but there probably won't be much marketing to it (from convention reports I've been reading, it seems like they play clips of it, but it isn't at the forefront of the advertising right now.) It's a niche series I think and if it spreads, it'll either be by word of mouth or the slim possibility that it hits Adult Swim or Anime Selects.
Though when I saw that French trailer you posted, I couldn't help but think of the opening music from Battle Royale from the way it was going!
|2007-04-24, 21:31
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canada
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From what you say... Now I'm scared... >_< That was a real trailer... and a company connected with the company licensing it... Ah, well... Marketing isn't everything right...? It's the fans buying it and knowing what they are getting that matters more... I hope... Seriously hope that the dub will be better than thier trailers for marketing, that so would not sell it for me had I not previously seen Higurashi already.
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Nah don't worry about Geneon, the link isn't really double sided, much more one sided (actually, Anima bought the licence to Geneon, nothing else)
but i hope Geneon will actually force at least an "average" marketing, or else, i guess Higurashi in Europe won't get nice treatments...
i would be curious if Geneon U.S already provided any trailer / dub supply (Shakugan no Shana got some dub samples pretty quicky)
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The Elephant Threat to Big Tech
What do you get when you cross Google with a toy elephant? A threat to sales growth for some big technology companies, and a new breed of promising IPO candidates. Heard on the Street's Rolfe Winkler joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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The Lamu district is in Kenya. It encompasses the Lamu archipelago and vast ranges of pretty inaccessible bushland on the mainland.
Lamu is a place to chill out and relax. Leave the mobile and laptop behind and immerse yourself in a medieval peace only punctuated by the braying of donkeys and the call to prayer from the many mosques on the island.
The Lamu archipelago is the jewel of the Kenya coast.
Lamu Island is a step back into a medieval past where the air smells of spice (and donkey dung!), dhows are the main form of transport (no cars bar one belonging to the District Commissioner) and the ancient Muslim culture, customs and traditions of a bygone age sit together with internet cafes and satellite phones.
There are many other islands of the Lamu archipelago to explore through local dhow operators or on more formal organised visits and Lamu district also incorporates vast ranges of bushland on the mainland inhabited by fascinating ethnic groups such as the hunter-gatherer Boni people and the pastoralist Orma. It is though pretty inaccessible for the casual visitor or tourist.
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Most of the locals speak English however you will gain more respect and be able to assimilate into the culture more readily if you learn at least some rudimentary Swahili.
(Hujambo = Hello, used only by tourists ) (Habari gani? = whats up? ) (Asante = Thank you ) (Pole = sorry ) (Tafadali = please) (Karibu = welcome ) (Hakuna Matata = no worries ) (vitu vya ngano = little doughnut [literally "small sugary thing"] ) (ndizi = banana ) (mzee = term of respect for an older person ) (mzungu = light skinned person ) (Choo iko wapi? = where is the bathroom?)
Get in
Lamu town on Lamu island is best reached by air either directly from Nairobi (Air Kenya and a small regional airline fly from Wilson Airport, Nairobi) or from Mombasa or Malindi to the south (operators include Mombasa Safari Air and other small local airlines). The airport is on an island opposite the main village necessitating a short boat/ferry ride. Tourists are generally charged a premium price for the short trip.
For those on a tighter budget a daily bus service does run from Mombasa Via Malindi . This route was notorious for attacks by Somali bandits and buses have in the past been stopped and robbed. As of Oct 2005 the security situation was deemed to be OK. Armed guards are taken on board the buses for the most dangerous part of the journey close to Lamu.
Get around
There's no need for transport (other than boats), as everything is a stone's throw away, and the windy pathways are only just wide enough to walk down. However, there are things that must be noted. Donkeys are the primary form of heavy transport on the island, and they are allowed to go to the bathroom wherever they want. Unfortunately, this also tends to be where you want to walk. As such, think twice about bringing expensive shoes, as it is very likely that at some point you will accidentally step in something you wish you hadn't.
It should also be noted that lighting at night of the narrow streets is very minimal. A flashlight is a recommended accessory for walking around at night. If you don't bring one with you, many of the tiny shops sell cheap lighters that come with small, but effective, built in LED flashlights.
a) Visit Shela beach on the North end of the Lamu island is a beautiful stretch of white sand and tiny broken sea shells. The walk from main Lamu town is only about a mile and a half and well worth it due to the locals you meet on the way. Watch for the young boys selling homemade samosas on the beach. They are delicious!
b) Lamu Museum:
Built in 1891, the Lamu Museum was the former residence of the British Governors during the colonial era. Here, you will experience and learn about the rich Swahili culture that is ever so evident in Lamu Town.
You can explore the Lamu archipelago by dhow. A dhow is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. It is primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, India, and East Africa. Dhow trips are the ultimate experience on a trip to Lamu. They are relatively inexpensive and you can go as far as Manda Island, Takwa Ruins or Matondoni. Kiwayu is the most pristine of the islands and it is in a biosphere reserve. Several companies specialize in trips to Kiwayu but it's nice to patronize the local captains, who know the islands and the villages best (not to mention the sea!) One small company called Nature+Culture makes Kiwayu and ecotourism its specialty and works closely with the villages and they also do smaller trips: www.lamutravel.com. (Tour guides are licensed on Lamu and they will show you their license on request and they have a well-organized association and work together cooperatively.) Another company, [1] Sailkenya, runs three day trips. The dhow captains of Lamu, however, recently organized themselves into a professional organization, called Promise/Ahadi. They offer excellent services and their knowledge of the ocean and the island is impressive. These young men really made an effort to improve the tourist experience in Lamu, while also trying to empower themselves. You can find more information on their website (www.lamutrips.com), visit their booking office (close to the German Post Office Museums) or look for them along the Lamu Seafront wearing bright blue T-Shirts and badges of their organization.
The seafront restaurants in Lamu Town offer excellent seafood at reasonable prices. Delve further back from the dock for more traditional Swahili fare. The Seafront Cafe is an excellent value and the locals eat there. Try the garlic crab or crab soup.
Also, if you are there more than a couple days and you look like a tourist, you will likely be approached by a short, stout, elderly man who will introduce himself as "Ali Hippy," who will offer you the opportunity to eat in his house for a fee. Don't be afraid to take him up on his offer. The food is good, and his family will perform musical numbers for you afterwards. An interesting experience that is worth having under your belt. However, think about bringing your own utensils, otherwise you will find yourself trying to eat oil-soaked rice with your fingers - not the easiest task.
Meet up and drink beer with fellow travellers,at 'Petleys' one of the few bars in the town.
You can also enjoy a Tusker at the Lamu Palace hotel, but this is more expensive than Petley's, and very quiet, but OK if you want to hear the waves crash against the sea wall and read a book.
However, the cheapest beer on the island is at the Social Club, hidden away in the bush, down the coast after the power station.
This is where all the locals go, and thus has the best music and cheapest beer and pool table.
DEFINITELY go to the social club on a Saturday night for boogie boogie disco! - A mixture of traditional african and reggae. Everyone screams and goes crazy when Bob Marley is played!!
When you find the music too hot and loud, go round the side and enjoy a game of 8 ball pool. The locals willingly play winner stays on, but you might have to pay for their game too, but at 50c a game who cares! There will be a pool attendant to keep you cue well chalked and to set up the table for you (buy him a couple of tusker for his trouble!).
The walk to the social club can seem a bit daunting especially as the sea wall isn't lit too well, but basically just walk away from the town centre towards shela keeping the sea on your left, go past the hospital, past the power station, and keep going until you see a sand path through the mangroves into the bush on your right, and a few dim lights at the end of it. On a Sat night you will definitely hear the music before you arrive!!
If you are still concerned about taking the walk, ask one of the local beach boys (Staboy, Mburu or Issac) to show you the way just buy them a beer for their trouble. Make sure that they realise that you are only buying them 1 beer otherwise they will keep asking for more!
Accommodation in Lamu ranges from a wide range of budget hotels and guesthouses to the luxury of Peponi Hotel in the village of Shela on the north-east tip of the island.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2006) - ETSU sophomore guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) sank a long range 3-pointer from the right wing with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the ETSU men's basketball team to a 71-70 win over former Southern Conference rival Chattanooga Wednesday night at Memorial Center.
With the crowd of 5,588 on their feet,
"That was a great shot. I was amazed myself," said Pigram, who also had a 3-point shot rim out at the end of regulation that would have won the game. "I'm glad I got a second chance. I rushed the first one, but that last play was a set play and we ran it. I was open and came through.
Pigram finished with a career high 29 points in the game, while senior forward Brad Nuckles (Council,
In the first half, ETSU led by six early after a 6-0 run made it 13-7 with remaining.
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Equinix to Present at Kaufman Brothers Ninth Annual Investor Conference and Jefferies Fourth Annual Communications & Media Conference
Foster City, CA — August 29, 2006 — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, today announced that company executives will present at the Kaufman Brothers Ninth Annual Investor Conference in New York, NY, and at the Jefferies Fourth Annual Communications & Media Conference in New York, NY.
At the Kaufman Brothers conference, Margie Backaus, chief business officer of Equinix, and Jason Starr, director of investor relations at Equinix, will present on September 7th at 10:20 A.M. (ET). The conference will be held September 6th - 7th at the W New York Hotel on Lexington Avenue in New York, NY.
At the Jefferies conference, Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix, and Keith Taylor, chief financial officer of Equinix, will present on September 12th at 8:00 A.M. (ET). The conference will be held September 11th - 12th at the Mandarin Oriental in New York, NY.
A live audio webcast of these presentations will be made available on the Investor Relations section of the Equinix Web site at http://invest.equinix.com.
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This year's Laguna Phuket International Marathon is rocking its thousands of runners and fans around the world with a specially-commissioned "Run Paradise" theme song.
The upbeat rock anthem was composed by Phuket-based musicians Gary Crause and Rob Cooke at Gary's Legend Music Studios.
It celebrates the event's unique blend of enthusiasm for running and community fund-raising on the paradise tropical island – all to an inspiring up-tempo beat.
The new song can be heard on YouTube where it has been posted with a video of images from previous Laguna marathons at: http://youtu.be/d9XSG9xM4Hw
Thousands of runners from across the globe will "Run Paradise" in the eighth edition of the annual event on Sunday, 9 June, to re-affirm its status as Asia's most popular family-friendly destination marathon.
As well as the full 42k marathon there's a 21.1km half marathon, 10.5km run, a 91.5FM 5km community walk and a 2km children's race. Runners and spectators alike can join fund-raising for the Laguna Phuket Foundation, which supports a number of community and schools charity initiatives.
"Run Paradise" is an apt description, with runners of all ages and abilities on a mainly flat course that takes in rubber and pineapple plantations, beach views, local villages and the lagoons of Laguna Phuket – all in a family-friendly carnival atmosphere.
The new song will be performed live at the runners' Pasta Party on the eve of the marathon by popular Phuket teen band The Legends of Siam.
Online marathon registration is available at www.phuketmarathon.com with special deals at Laguna Phuket hotels also on the website.


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Since 2 July 2016, a new legal regime has applied with the entry into force of further parts of the First Financial Markets Amendment Act (Erstes Finanzmarktnovellierungsgesetz – 1st FiMaNoG): BaFin monitors whether companies and market participants do in fact comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the directly applicable Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). At the European level, the MAR is supplemented by various delegated and implementing regulations, while at the national level in Germany it continues to be supplemented by the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG), which has been amended with respect to the MAR and the relevant implementing provisions by the First Act Amending Financial Market Regulations (Erstes Finanzmarktnovellierungsgesetz – 1st FiMaNoG).
The current version of the German Securities Trading Reporting and Insider List Regulation (Wertpapierhandelsanzeige- und Insiderverzeichnisverordnung – WpAIV) will remain applicable for the time being, but the MAR and its delegated and implementing regulations have priority where they contain corresponding or diverging provisions.
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Carrie Underwood & LeAnn Rimes: Country 2 Country Festival!
Carrie Underwood and LeAnn Rimes take the stage at day two of the Country 2 Country festival held at the O2 Arena on Sunday (March 17) in London, England.
The 30-year-old country stars performed for the packed crowd at the huge event.
"Incredible crowd tonight at @The_O2 arena tonight for the @C2Cofficial festival! All I can say is "Wow!" and "Thank you!" #amazed" Carrie wrote on her Twitter account.
"Wow, all I can say is wow!! London, I love you so much!!" LeAnn tweeted after the concert.
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So Christmas is coming up, and I'm lucky enough to have my parents buying me presents since I'm not out of highschool. I'm looking to get into ski mountaineering as well as some eastern ski descents, which will include a Mount Washington late winter/early spring ascent via Tuckerman's Ravine, a Mt. Mansfield via Hell Brook Trail ascent, and Mount Greylock via The Thunderbolt Trail, as well as some searching around North Conway, NH for anything I can mess around on for some day ascents. However, I am totally new to the game, with only a winter ascent of Mt. Washington, NH, under my belt and some guided ice experience (I've been rock climbing for a few years now).
So what do I need? To start, my total budgest should be under $500 (I'll be pitching in). I am considering the BD Raven or Raven Pro, but I am not sure if I should get one or two, as I want to progress into mixed ice and technical mountaineering. As for crampons, I have seen reviews of the BD Sabretooths. I already have a lightweight Mammut pack with straps to attach skis (A-frame or on the back), clothing, and a helmet.
For ski mountaineering, I bought a pair of Scarpa Tornado Pro AT Boots (used, $200). The shin was incredibly rigid but I have never worn touring boots before and wasn't sure what to think. For skis, I was hoping to throw AT bindings onto a pair of old skis and use those, with skins, for ski mountaineering; would this work? The skins and bindings for ski mountaineering I will probably buy in store.
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Another Reminder That You Don't Own Your eBooks: Amazon Removing More eBooks You 'Bought' From Archives
from the not-this-again dept
"Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable."However, hours later, Amazon changed its mind and suddenly became one with its inner censor. Apparently, with its newfound willingness to go that route, it's begun unleashing those powers widely, taking down a whole bunch of "erotica" books without explanation. Apparently, many of the books in question include fictional accounts of incest. Of course, as some have pointed out, the Bible also contains accounts of incest -- and a book seen in a recent Amazon ad includes a fictional account of incest.
While the Slashdot account of this story says that the books are being removed from the Kindle that's not exactly true. They're being removed from your Kindle archive. This means that if you delete the book from your Kindle, you can't redownload it. In other words, it's like the bookshelf in your basement where you store books you might want to go back to some day, but probably won't touch for a while. However, for a company trying so hard to pretend that its ebooks are just like real books, it really ought to stop deleting things after you've supposedly "bought" them.
Update: Amazon emails me to say they've put out a statement saying this was a mistake that has now been fixed, stating:
Due to a technical issue, for a short window of time three books were temporarily unavailable for re-download by customers who had previously purchased them. When this was brought to our attention, we fixed the problem and those books were once again made available for re-download. We apologize for the inconvenience.It still appears that the books themselves are no longer for sale. That's Amazon's prerogative, of course, but the lack of explanation still seems pretty weak -- especially after supposedly defending not being about censorship. Also, there is no explanation of just what kind of technical "glitch" this was. Considering the trouble the company got into for deleting books in the past, you would think this would have been more carefully reviewed. Finally, the fact that it took nearly a week and numerous high profile media mentions to get Amazon to respond to questions from the authors is pretty weak customer service.


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Positron emission tomography (PET) scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging test.
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that helps reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. A PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity.
The tracer may be injected, swallowed or inhaled, depending on which organ or tissue is being studied by the PET scan. The tracer collects in areas of your body that have higher levels of chemical activity, which often correspond to areas of disease. On a PET scan, these areas show up as bright spots.
A PET scan is useful in revealing or evaluating several conditions, including some cancers, heart disease and brain disorders.
A PET scan is an effective way to examine the chemical activity in parts of your body. It may help identify a variety of conditions, including some cancers, heart disease and brain disorders. The pictures from a PET scan provide information different from that uncovered by other types of scans, such as computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A PET scan or a combined CT-PET scan enables your doctor to better diagnose your condition.
Cancer cells show up as bright spots on PET scans because they have a higher metabolic rate than do normal cells. PET scans may be useful in:
PET scans must be interpreted carefully because noncancerous conditions can look like cancer, and many types of cancer do not appear on PET scans. The types of cancer most likely to show up on PET scans include:
PET scans can reveal areas of decreased blood flow in the heart. This information can help you and your doctor decide, for example, whether you might benefit from a procedure to open clogged heart arteries (angioplasty) or coronary artery bypass surgery.
PET scans can be used to evaluate certain brain disorders, such as:
For your PET scan, a radioactive drug (tracer) will be put into your body. The amount of radiation you''re exposed to is small, and the risk of negative effects from it is low. But the tracer might:
Talk with your doctor about the benefits and risks of a PET scan.
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Your doctor will give you detailed instructions on how to prepare for your scan. A general rule is to avoid strenuous exercise for a couple of days before the study and to stop eating a few hours before the scan.
The PET scanner is a large machine that looks a little like a giant doughnut standing upright, similar to a computerized tomography (CT) machine. You''ll need about two hours for the procedure, which may be done on an outpatient basis (no overnight hospital stay). When you arrive for your scan, you may be asked to:
Then you will be given a radioactive drug (tracer). You may receive the drug by injection or be asked to inhale or swallow it, depending on the type of tracer being used. If the drug is injected, you may briefly feel a cold sensation moving up your arm. You''ll need to wait 30 to 60 minutes for the tracer to be absorbed by your body.
When you are ready, you''ll lie on a narrow, padded table that slides into the scanner. During the scan you''ll need to lie very still so that the images aren''t blurred. It takes about 30 minutes to complete the test. The machine makes buzzing and clicking sounds.
The test is painless. If you''re afraid of enclosed spaces, you may feel some anxiety while in the scanner. Be sure to tell the nurse or technologist about any discomfort. He or she may give you a drug to help you relax.
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Key traits to look for when identifying a Sugar Maple:
shaggy, grey bark, a dome crown shape, and three-pronged winter buds
We then learned about the sugaring process, or boiling down the sap into maple sugar. Meg recommended doing this outside over a turkey frier, although it can be done indoors as well (especially if you have a wood stove). Did you know that it takes 40 gallons of Maple sap to produce just 1 gallon of syrup?! The sap is boiled at 119 degrees fahrenheit until most of the water is boiled off, at which point it is moved to a finishing pot and heated to 218 degrees fahrenheit. It is then filtered into containers of your choice (Meg uses jam jars).
The day ended with delicious waffles at the Centre St. Cafe where we got to taste test Meg's syrup with other A and B grades. I think it is fair to say that Meg's home batch came out on top!


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When I lived in the middle room of the 2nd floor apartment at this location during the summer of 2008, there were LOTS of bedbugs. The landlord, at that time, actually lived in the first floor apartment and refused to bring in an exterminator. He even went so far as to start screaming fights with me every day for WEEKS after I presented him (and the management company) with evidence that the bugs were pre-existing and active. He also tried to tell me that I brought the bugs with me(I am seeing a
pattern here). After two months of self-imposed DE treatment, the problem had abated, though I did at one time see a bug crawling out of a crack in the wall (unsealed place where an electric plug was). By the time I moved out, the bugs had appeared in the third floor apartment, and the guys up there were struggling with them. The girl I I had been subletting from reported back to me in October that the bugs had returned to the 2nd floor, having been non-active in that apartment at the end of August. DO NOT LIVE AT THIS LOCATION. THE LANDLORD WILL DO NOTHING EFFECTIVE TO HELP YOU (and will even hinder you, as he did with me), AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS NO BETTER. The bugs have been there since 2007, are living in the walls, and the owner and management will (1) not admit to it and (2) will do nothing about it.
bugless on 01/17/2009
moved into the 2nd floor apt at the end of june 2008 with all new people. it was a railroad and around the 3rd week my roommate in the inner room was being bitten every night. they never reached my room, or my roommates room but it was incredibly stressful.
when i asked the management company to hire an exterminator, they said, "we'll send someone from the company to spray" which i took to mean, extermination company but instead the landlord showed up (after we put all of our belongings in g
arbage bags and moved everything away from the walls) with a single spray can. when i told him that was not acceptable he told me i should pay for the $500 for an exterminator. he then accused us of bringing the bedbugs in (even after i told him i checked this registry and there were previous cases bedbugs in the apt). i called the dept of housing but not sure what happened. i left shortly after.
angry on 10/02/2007
we moved into this apartment in june, the previous tenants had left alot of furniture there which is where the bugs must have come from. we all noticed bite immediately and had the place sprayed, the pest control guy sprayed 2 more times and the bites stopped for about a month but now they are back. the other apartment above ours had bugs too!! now the landlord says he will not pay for another extermination.
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Even as one of their members, Richard Shelby of Alabama, now says he will vote in favor of not only cloture for Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary but for the Hagel nomination itself, 15 other Senate Republicans are calling for President Obama to withdraw his nomination.
"While we respect Senator Hagel's honorable military service, in the interest of national security, we respectfully request that you withdraw his nomination," the Republicans wrote to Obama and announced in a press release from Sen. John Cornyn's office. "It would be unprecedented for a Secretary of Defense to take office without the broad base of bipartisan support and confidence needed to serve effectively in this critical position. Senator Hagel's performance at his confirmation hearing was deeply concerning, leading to serious doubts about his basic competence to meet the substantial demands of the office. While Senator Hagel's erratic record and myriad conversions on key national security issues are troubling enough, his statements regarding Iran were disconcerting."
Recommended: GOP's weak position on the sequester
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee engage in a sharp discussion regarding Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary and his disclosure of personal income.
Cornyn of Texas is up for reelection this cycle and has a Lone Star State freshman, Ted Cruz, rising as the new darling of the right. The signers of the letter include Cruz, James Inhofe (R-OK), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), David Vitter (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R - WI), Jim Risch (R-ID), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC).
Notably not signing on, however, were Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), two-thirds of the Graham-McCain-Ayotte grouping.
Shelby becomes the third Republican to voice public support for Hagel, giving him 58 public yes votes. The other two Republicans to come out in support of Hagel are Thad Cochran of Mississippi and Mike Johanns of Nebraska, who filled Hagel's seat in the Senate. (Johanns announced Monday that he would be retiring when his term ends in 2014.)
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Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
"Sen. Shelby intends to support the Hagel nomination barring any unforeseen disqualifications that come to light before the vote," Hagel spokesman Jonathan Graffeo told NBC. "That is not a change of heart. He has always been inclined to support Hagel, but he voted against cloture as a courtesy to members who said they needed more time to examine Hagel's record."
Several Republicans have indicated they would likely support at least cloture after the Senate gets back from its break next week.


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stubby wrote: my floppy penis gets first dibs on it for tradition's sake, but it doesn't seem likely that he'll want to stick around long enough to play.
Olothontor wrote:Those of you who put "any and all" aren't actually helping to find a date, y'know. Just throwing that out there.
redcapscorner wrote:To that end, if anyone has the 2010 rules set they'd like to share with me, I'd much rather start people on that and not have to confusingly change rules shortly after getting people started with the game.
stubby wrote:Rather than help you, I'd like to link to the thread where solvess was trying to find the 2010 rules, because it remains hilarious even now:
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The Diocese of Leeds has the largest church programme of choral music for young people in the United Kingdom. Our Choral Directors work with some 3500 children weekly (over 100 groups across 53 schools), returning to their bases to run our elite choirs; 6 boys' choirs, 6 girls' choirs, 5 mixed children's choirs, 2 youth choirs, 3 university choirs and an adult choir, all drawing their membership from our school sessions. more »
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On Saturday February 7th world-renowned expert on boys' voices, Professor Martin Ashley, is presenting a training day between 10am and 4pm in Leeds Cathedral Hall. The day is aimed at choir leaders, school teachers, musicians and educationalists. In the afternoon sessions, Professor Ashley will
The Winter term concluded with two live BBC broadcasts. The cathedral choirs sang Choral Vespers on Radio 3 and the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir sang Morning Worship on Radio 4. Three traditional services of lessons and carols took place at the Cathedral, St Patrick's Huddersfield and St Anne's
A service of Choral Vespers was broadcast live from Leeds Cathedral on Wednesday 26th November. The service was sung by the senior boys, girls and adult choir and led by Monsignor Philip Moger. The choir was directed by Benjamin Saunders, with organist Daniel Justin. The programme featured the
We join Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra for their performance of Britten's monumental War Requiem - a true choral masterpiece.
This spectacular work combines the text of the Requiem Mass with the searing poetry of Wilfrid Owen, and was written for the consecration of Coventry's new
The music department newsletter for Autumn 2014 is now available as a download. It contains details of recent and forthcoming events together with information about the next broadcasts and CD releases. Also included is details of training workshops and a feature on members of the Diocesan Boys
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How do you post YouTube? I've tried the two ways I do it on other forums but neither way works here.
Anyways, I found this channel recently. He demos lots of synths and drum machines. He uses the Juno-60 in a lot of videos, but he does unboxing videos of new gear too. A lot of his stuff is in the electronic genre, but I think he has 80's funk vids too.
The guy has got mad synths and he seems to be a pretty decent multi-instrumentalist.
Check out his 90's deep house video "Two Hills" - Deep House with DrumTraks, TX81z, M1Rex, MKS-50


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Tickets for the 12th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Feb. 21-24, are now on sale.
Some of the highlights include: Moët Hennessy's The Q After Dark with Special Guest Chef Curtis Stone; Godiva Indulge hosted by Duff Goldman; Oyster Bash presented by Island Creek Oysters hosted by Ming Tsai and Jeremy Sewall; Garden to Glass hosted by Emeril Lagasse Featuring Bar Lab Cocktails & My Ceviche; Pescado and Pisco: A Taste of Peru Hosted by Gastón Acurio & Laurent Tourondel; A Red Hot Night: Presented By Target; Guy Fieri's Roadshow & Reggae with Ziggy Marley featuring Cuisine Of The Sun By Ortanique and Friends.
Chef José Andrés is hosting a celebrity golf tournament at Turnberry Isle Resort where every group will be paired gets paired with a chef, winemaker or spirit producer to accompany the.
This year's Tribute Dinner honors Nobu Matsuhisa and Christophe Navarre, CEO of Moët Hennessy, with mistress of ceremonies Martha Stewart presented by Bank of America on Saturday, February 23.
There are too many dinners and parties to mention, but I'm liking the sound of the Southern Kitchen Brunch hosted by Trisha Yearwood and the A-List Farm to Table Brunch presented by Whole Foods Market hosted by Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli and Anita Lo.
In the festival's 11 years, more than $16 million has been rasied for Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center.
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NJ judge rules state must allow gay couples to marry
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey is unconstitutionally denying federal benefits to same-sex couples and must allow gay couples to marry starting Oct. 21, a judge ruled Friday.
Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson sided almost entirely with a group of same-sex couples and gay rights groups who sued the state in July, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of a law that blocked the federal government from granting benefits to gay couples.
New Jersey allows same-sex couples to enter into civil unions that give them some of the same legal protections as married couples, but Jacobson said the two labels -- marriage for opposite-sex couples and civil unions for same-sex couples -- means gay couples are excluded "from certain federal benefits that legally married same-sex couples are able to enjoy."
Same-sex couples who include a federal employee, those who want to use the federal Family Medical Leave Act or those who file joint federal tax returns are being hurt by the state's recognition of civil unions but not gay marriage, she wrote.
"Every day that the state does not allow same-sex couples to marry, plaintiffs are being harmed," Jacobson wrote in a 53-page opinion.
By making her order effective more than three weeks from now, the state has time to appeal to a higher court and ask for a delay to the start of same-sex marriage.
Gov. Chris Christie did not immediately say whether he would appeal, but he opposes gay marriage and had his administration defend the state's current policy this far.
"The judge has issued a very thorough and powerful opinion that shows the correctness under the constitution of our claims," said Hayley Gorenberg, a Lambda Legal lawyer who prepared the lawsuit. "It shows the deep error the state's been making in refusing to let people marry on an equal basis."
Marcye Nicholson-McFadden, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said she and her partner of 24 years, Karen Nicholson-McFadden, are trying to absorb the news.
"I want to shout from the rooftops, but I just have to keep myself in check," Marcye Nicholson-McFadden, of Aberdeen, said. "At the moment we're just waiting to see what the state will do."
Gay marriage supporters were planning to rally Friday night in Montclair to celebrate the ruling.
Thirteen states now recognize same-sex marriages, including the entire Northeast except for Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
It's been a major political and legal issue in New Jersey for more than a decade.
The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 2006 that same sex-couples had the right to the same legal protections as married couples, but a 4-3 majority ruled that the state did not have to go as far as calling those benefits marriage. Lawmakers responded by quickly creating civil unions.
In 2011, six couples and children of several of them asked the courts to find that the civil union law was not fulfilling its intention because it created a separate classification for gay couples that not everyone understood.
The state Supreme Court then decided against giving it emergency status and instead sent the issue back to a lower court.
But the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June on the Defense of Marriage Act changed the argument and the couples asked anew for speedy relief.
Federal agencies have rolled out a variety of policies on whether they will recognize marriages of any gay couples, or only those in states that recognize their vows.
The Christie administration argued that it's the federal government's patchwork of policies rather than the state that is keeping lesbian and gay couples in New Jersey from having the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
Even if Friday's summary judgment is ultimately rejected on appeal, the broader case would remain, though it would likely take several months before a trial could be held.
The question of gay marriage is also in the Legislature.
In 2012, lawmakers passed a law to allow gay marriage, but Christie, a Republican who is up for re-election in November and is considered a possible contender for president in 2016, vetoed it. He said the question should be decided by a vote of the people rather than by judges or elected representatives.
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Meanwhile, a coalition of gay rights groups has been pushing lawmakers to override the veto by January.


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Pakistan Officially Bans All Encryption Online
from the yeah,-that'll-work dept
In the meantime, we're wondering how various companies that rely on encrypted information, such as banks, will deal with the order, which pretty clearly says that the government has "prohibited usage of all such mechanisms including encrypted virtual private networks (EVPNs) which conceal communication to the extent that prohibits monitoring." Do they just ignore it? And will users give up their VPNs just because the government hates such security?


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Paxton, Mass. – Anna Maria College senior Robert Small (Sleepy Hollow, NY) ran for 225 yards and three touchdowns to lead the AMCATS to a 42-14 victory over visiting Castleton State College in Eastern Collegiate Football Conference action at AMCAT Field on Saturday afternoon.
With the win the AMCATS notch their first conference win of the season (1-4) and improve to 2-6 overall, while the Spartans dip to 1-7, 0-5 GNAC.
Quarterback Gregory McGoldrick (Brooklyn, NY) completed 13 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver William Ricard (Billerica, Mass.) had 147 yards receiving on six catches and two touchdowns while kicker Julian Diaz (Providence, RI) was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra points. On defense junior Kevin Card (Deer Park, NY) recorded 9 tackles while senior Tony Valente had a 66-yard interception.
The Spartans were led by running backs Doug Saffo (Benton, NH) and Elias LaCount (Worcester, VT) who combined for 153 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Freshman quarterback Kyle Kianpour (Azusa, Calif.) completed 10-of-24 for 87 yards on the afternoon. Sophomore Jay Morgan(Georgia, VT), junior Todd Carr (Ticonderoga, NY) and freshman Nick Romeo (Sparta, NJ) each posted 9 tackles in the loss.
Anna Maria scored the only points in the first quarter. The AMCATS covered 85 yards on eight plays culminating with a 5-yard pass from McGoldrick to Ricard for the early 6-0 lead, Diaz put the extra point through the uprights for the 7-0 advantage after one quarter.
Bobby Small scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter to push the lead to 21-0 heading into the intermission. His first TD came at the 7:08 mark when he broke thru the offensive line and scampered 44-yards untouched for the score, six minutes later he would dive 3-yards to complete a 5 play, 70 yard drive for Anna Maria.
Anna Maria continued the offensive pressure in the second half scoring on their first possession putting together a pretty 75-yard, 7 play drive encompassing 3:19. McGoldrick was a perfect 3-for-3 on the drive completing passes of 13-yards to Josh Sundquist (Windham, ME), 25-yards to Greg Caldwell (Springvale, ME) and a touchdown score of 29-yards to Ricard.
Trailing 28-0, the Spartans finally found the endzone with a 56-yard run from the line of scrimmage by Doug Saffo, placekicker Robert Lineberger (Warwick, RI) hit the extra point to make the score 28-7.
Anna Maria countered quickly with a 23-yard rushing touchdown by freshman Jafar Ashshaheed (Brooklyn, NY) to put the game out of reach. The teams would trade scores for the 42-14 final.
Anna Maria returns to action next Saturday when they travel Gallaudet University for a noontime tilt, Castleton will be on the road at Becker College.


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This month, we celebrate the 14th anniversary of banner ads being sold in commercial volume. I was fortunate enough to work for the company that launched the first "true" commercial banner offering on a mass scale (HotWired; Wired/Digital which was later purchased by Lycos).
Rick Boyce, the gentleman who headed up sales at Wired, told me the story of how the first commercial banner came to be, and the results that were achieved (40 percent CTR). You might recall how many businesses back then had "selling advertising on our Web site" as their business model. Obviously, these sites needed traffic to make any money: so they either came up with really cool (and free) giveaway technology or they bought traffic from Lycos and others. More often than not, the traffic they bought was in the form of banner ads on search; inventory was hard to come by.
The banner became slightly less popular around early 2000, when the average banner CTR was sitting around 0.3 percent on average (higher for search banners). More people moved toward performance-based search advertising (GoTo/Overture) and the game changed.
Later, some banner ads started selling on a CPC basis, but it was too late. Search was more relevant. Would you rather advertise to someone passively on a brand Web site, or market your business to them while they're actively searching for your products or services?
SEO 12 years ago consisted of adding keywords to the meta keywords tag, adding a bunch of text on the page, and stuffing keywords in just about every area of a Web page that we could think of. In the beginning, link popularity wasn't what it is today. Then, with the advent of Google, link popularity became a major factor and we started exchanging links and buying directory listings.
Certainly, SEO has changed, too. Or has it?
A few days ago, I received an inquiry from a company hoping to exchange links with me. First off, my company doesn't have a links page. We have several resources pages, which are exactly that: resources. We haven't exchanged links in about three years.
Why hasn't this spammy practice ended? Is it not talked about often enough? Or are there still people who believe trading links is still "new age" optimization?
Don't do this. There are better ways to generate links for today's SEO environment. Just ask Google.
In their Webmaster Help Center, Google talks about link schemes. They specifically state that "However, some webmasters engage in link exchange schemes and build partner pages exclusively for the sake of cross-linking, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites. This is in violation of Google's webmaster guidelines and can negatively impact your site's ranking in search results."
Google goes on to say, "The best way to get other sites to create relevant links to yours is to create unique, relevant content that can quickly gain popularity in the Internet community. The more useful content you have, the greater the chances someone else will find that content valuable to their readers and link to it." So, how do we do that?
Better Methods of Link Generation
Focus on your site's content. Update your content on a regular basis. If there's breaking news in your industry, then post it on your site (consider adding a blog).
Once you have content your visitors will want to see, consider using social media promotion, press releases, and other forms of online advertising to help get that content noticed. Consider adding "link bait" to your site, such as content with:
- Informational hooks: Provide information that a reader may find useful — some rare tips and tricks or any personal experience through which readers can benefit.
- News hooks: Provide fresh information and obtain citations and links as the news spreads.
- Humor hooks: Tell a funny story or a joke. A bizarre picture of your subject or mocking cartoons can also prove to be link bait.
- Evil hooks: Saying something unpopular or mean may also yield a lot of attention. Write about something that isn't appealing about a product or a popular blogger. Provide strong reasons for it.
- Tool hooks: Create some sort of useful tool that people will link to.
- Widget hooks: A badge or tool that can be placed or embedded on other Web sites, with a link included.
Once you've created the content, feature it on your site's home page. Make sure that your site's visitors can get to it. Other ways of promoting that content on your site include a PPC campaign or social media marketing campaign.
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Most businesses have relationships with vendors or partners who would be happy to link to your Web site. Chances are, because these are partners or vendors, their Web sites are relevant to your business and would qualify as "relevant" to link to your Web site.
Also, distributing press releases in a search engine friendly manner can effectively generate links. There are many methods to doing this, and a multitude of distribution partners to choose from.
Sending press releases is also a good way to promote your business. And, many times, these press releases can show up in Google's universal search results. If the press release gets picked up by the media or a blogger, you will benefit from the additional news coverage and potentially get some links.
Many Web sites would be happy to link to your (or your client's) Web site if they knew about it. Send them an e-mail letting them know that you would appreciate their consideration of a link. Make sure to request the link on a very relevant page, and request a link only when a true case could be made that the link would add value to their user experience. You'll be surprised how well this can work.
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