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Friday, December 23, 2011
Ding Dong Merrily on High......
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It was a great week. Thanks for coming over to Sunriver. You are quite an inspiration! Can't wait to do the quilt-a-long!! Hope your Christmas is great!ReplyDelete
I miss going to see the lights at the shrine, always mean to, but get too busy. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful time you must have had. Taking time to sew at this busy time of year is a great way to relax. We are celebrating Christmas today with our daughter and family as she is a nurse and will be working over the weekend. So, I will be sewing over the weekend while everyone else is finishing shopping, cooking, and opening presents.ReplyDelete
Have a very good holiday weekend!
It has been so much fun following your blog and seeing all your lovely quilts.ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful holiday. I am looking forward to 2012 and lots more quilty fun.
What a wonderful way to spend the week before Christmas. Merry Christmas, Lori!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Lori.ReplyDelete
Lori, So glad to have found you in blogland this year. Looks like a fun week in Sunriver. I like the fabric you chose for your DJ binding.ReplyDelete
I don't usually join QALs, but for a doll quilt--I think I'm in!
oh my ~ did you know that Santa left his suit hanging behind your christmas tree~!?ReplyDelete
a new quilt-a-long. yippeeeeeee~!!
maybe i'll be able to participate in this one . . .
glad to see that your christmas is a happy one Lori. enjoy~!
Looks like a beautiful time together, a nice get away.ReplyDelete
Happy holidays - here's to a 2012 with lots of stitching time ;-)
Sounds like you had lots of fun! Oh - I can't wait for the doll quilt quilt-a-long! I look forward to another year of blogging with you too - you have such an inspiring blog.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Lori,ReplyDelete
Sunriver is always a wonderful place to spend a week, especially quilting.
Beautiful Christmas lights! Glad you had a good time with your quilting buddies. Merry Christmas to you and your family!ReplyDelete
Sounds just wonderful! Have a JOYous holiday season!ReplyDelete
Beautiful Christmas lights!ReplyDelete
So glad you had a good time while on your retreat.
Have a very Merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Savior!
Merry Christmas,
And it been a joy to follow, read and actually meet you this year.ReplyDelete
Have a very Happy Christmas.
Sue x
Looks like a great week!ReplyDelete
Hope you have a lovely Christmas Day and a safe and happy New Year!
Happy Holidays, Lori. Looking forward to another doll quilt.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year,
Oh I am so excited to have another quilt along with you and happy to hear that your week was so fun.ReplyDelete
Nothing like good friends and a little wine!ReplyDelete
I am hyperventilating already with the New Year QAL! Why can't you be less organised like the 99%(:p) of us??
Merry Christmas to you and all at home!
I'm so glad you're having such a good time leading up to the big day. Lots of blessings to you for the holidays!ReplyDelete
Lori wishing you & your family the best of holidays....look forward to "gulp" trying to quilt along with your doll creations, am liking the fabrics i see.....ReplyDelete
So glad you are having a great time with your friends! Yay!ReplyDelete
Have a very merry Christmas, Lori!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.ReplyDelete
What a great way to spend a week before the crazy time of the year can't wait to see the next quilt a long.
Here's to 2012 and lots of time to pursue our passions.
wine and sewing, two great things that go great together.ReplyDelete
Loved the christmas light display.
Have a blessed Christmas Lori
Looks like you had a fun retreat! Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Hi Lori,ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you had a good time at the lodge in Sunriver, we were there one Christmas and we had the best Salmon I have ever eaten. The Brunch was wonderful and the kids had a ball. Fond memories for our family. Merry Christmas to you, I do recongnize many of your fabrics for your doll quilt, they look great together.
Merry Christmas to all of You!!!ReplyDelete
MERRY CHRISTMAS!ReplyDelete
I truly enjoy your blog! I hope your Christmas is wonderful, and your New year filled with joy and peace!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Hey Lori, looks like heaven to me!! Much love to you and yours for the Christmas season. Love Gabe in OzReplyDelete
A Merry and Blessed Christmas to you and all your family, Lori.ReplyDelete
Looks like your time away was perfect!!
Looks like you had a good time and what a what a nice gift to give yourself. I had my own little quilting retreat in the basement today.ReplyDelete
Your tree is lovely!
Can't wait for the quiltalong!
Looks like you had a great time, Lori. Your tree looks wonderful. I hope you have a happy and peaceful new year.ReplyDelete
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Pletcher Sales Aligning With Interceramic Inc.
May 2, 2013 by Dave Barbulesco · Comments Off on Pletcher Sales Aligning With Interceramic Inc.
Pletcher Sales, a long-time distributor of residential textiles to the RV industry, has added ceramic and natural stone offerings to its product portfolio through a strategic alliance with Interceramic Inc.
Established in 1988, co-owner Brian Pletcher said the firm is intent on becoming a "one-stop shop" for OEMs, sourcing products that meet a growing trend toward RV interiors presenting a home-like environment.
"We made our mark in textiles, supplying fabrics, vinyls and leathers that provide a residential look and quality," said Pletcher, noting the Bristol, Ind.-based company also services the marine industry. "But we have grown considerably in the last five years through diversification, particularly with partners that manufacture innovative tile and stone products. They have a variety of applications in RVs, including kitchen backsplashes, floor tiles and fireplace surrounds."
Pletcher said Interceramic is one of the largest tile manufacturers in North America, backed by a reputation for "high-end quality and world class designs."
"Interceramic's line complements our other products," he said. "The RV industry has traditionally lagged behind the residential market, but we have become more proactive in finding companies that are offering new design ideas and products that consumers would want in their homes."
Interceramic's products are currently on display at Pletcher Sales' showroom in Bristol.

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Cal's Sonny Dykes makes himself at home
CAL FOOTBALL With staff in place, coach's focus now turns to building his team
A little less than two months into his new job, Sonny Dykes failed in one of his first objectives as Cal's football coach. He couldn't find a house in Berkeley to his liking, so he expanded his search radius and staked a claim in nearby Piedmont.
That fit Dykes' requirement of finding a place close to Memorial Stadium so that his wife and two young daughters can be at practice in order to foster what the new coach hopes will be a family atmosphere for Cal football.
"I timed it last night. It took me 11 minutes" to get home on surface streets, Dykes said. "That's pretty good."
(Dykes and his family have been staying at a hotel in Emeryville and won't move into their new home until mid-February.)
The new coach has spent the majority of his time since being hired Dec. 6 on getting his coaching staff in place and recruiting.
Two of Dykes' assistants, defensive coordinator Andy Buh and defensive backs coach Randy Stewart, are returning to Cal after having worked on Tom Holmoe's staff, Buh in 2000 and 2001 and Stewart from 1997 to 2001.
As to what the new coach will earn and the length of his contract, that information has not been released, even though Dykes was hired seven weeks ago. Athletic director Sandy Barbour said university administrators have to sign off on the minutiae of the contract before it's announced.
In advance of the Feb. 6 national signing day for high school recruits, Cal has secured commitments from 22 players, two of whom graduated early and are enrolled in Berkeley this semester - quarterback Jared Goff of Marin Catholic High and kicker Matt Anderson of San Ramon Valley High.
Additionally, three junior college transfers are enrolled in school.
Final recruiting push
"The next two weeks will be fast and furious," Dykes said as he sat in his office in the Simpson Center, unadorned as yet with personal touches. "Two more weeks of the contact period (and) I'll be all over the map. I've seen a good bit of our committed players."
Some of the high school recruits who committed to Cal under former coach Jeff Tedford will not be playing for Dykes.
"We've had to move on from some kids academically who we thought weren't going to be admitted," Dykes said. "We've got to be real careful about the students we bring in here. It's rigorous. It's tough. Guys have got to be well prepared. That's a good thing."
Of the 22 high school players to commit to Cal, only two were rated as four-star prospects by Scout.com, Goff and guard Cameron Hunt of Corona (Riverside County).
New crop of linemen
"I think we will have a really strong class," Dykes said. "We had to fill some needs, and I think we did that. We need offensive and defensive linemen, and we filled that. That will be the strength of this class."
In the transition from Tedford to Dykes, a few current players contemplated transferring, but after Dykes talked to them, "not one player" decided to leave.
"I talked to everyone who was considering it or on the verge, and everybody is back," Dykes said. "Players are excited. It is positive."
Dykes also said he did not encourage any of his former players at Louisiana Tech to consider following their coach to Berkeley, calling it "bad business."
In the aftermath of a 3-9 season that cost Tedford his job and ended with the biggest back-to-back defeats in school history, to Oregon and Oregon State, the atmosphere surrounding Cal football was predictably grim when Dykes took over. After recruiting, team-building is Job One for Dykes and his staff.
"We've got to do a good job of building a true team, where guys are accountable," he said. "You can always tell how good a program is by how much the players are accountable to each other. We have to get guys invested in each other enough where they care.
"We're going to get guys playing to their potential. If we do that, we have a chance to be a pretty good football team."
While Dykes' spread passing offense doesn't typically use tight ends or fullbacks, players at those positions will be put to use if they stack up as the new staff evaluates incumbent players.
As an example, Dykes said that when he was an assistant coach at Arizona, he recruited - successfully - a tight end he called "Robby," last name Gronkowski, now with the New England Patriots.
" 'What are you doing here? You don't play tight ends,' " Dykes recalled Gronkowski as saying when the coach visited his home. "I said, 'We're going to play you.' "
So there's hope for current Cal tight end Richard Rodgers, who, at 6-feet-4 and 265 pounds, figures to create a match-up problem for defenses when he lines up as a slot receiver in the fall. So too for fullbacks, of which there are three on the current roster.
"Good, physical fullbacks who can block and catch, there'll be huge roles for them," Dykes said. "If one of our best players is a fullback, we're going to play them."
Dykes will spread his allotted 15 days of spring practice from late February to late March.
"I think the perception of Cal is stronger than I thought it would be in terms of the potential of the program and the interest level from recruits," Dykes said. "The commitment from alums and the resources are bigger and better than I thought they were. That's a positive."
John Crumpacker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @crumpackeroncal


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dopamine10 wrote:I too am waiting for this to be repaired as I only have this mission and 15 left in realistic.
Back in November 2011 I emailed about 2 areas with the same issues. One has been resolved since, however th*************o still has the same error.
dopamine10 wrote:Any ETA on this one?
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Don't want to sound pessimistic, but being as it may it could take a while. Just because it has been down for more than a half year doesn't mean it will be fixed soon. They (meaning those with the power to change it) REALLY don't care
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Code Gestalt is an software visualization tool that lets programmers illustrate themes and concepts based on the vocabulary used by the source code.
We implemented Code Gestalt as plug-in for Eclipse and built upon the JDT and Cultivate (2). The user interface is inspired by Relo (1), but focuses more on developer communication and semantics. The user can create diagrams with a simple drag-and-drop interface and edit it using contextual UI elements. The process of building class diagram can be completed without touching a tool-bar or menu. Of course, the interface provides default context, menu and keyboard commands, if the user prefers this.
Unlike traditional class diagrams Code Gestalt visualizes a lot of extra information, like the presence of warnings and errors. Double-clicking any Java-related entity of the diagram will open the corresponding source code in a text editor.
But the great strength of Code Gestalt lies in its ability to automatically extracts tags from the source code and displays them within the type boxes. These tags help the user to understand the role and emphasis of the individual types. An additional layer can be toggled, that overlays the complete diagram with the most commonly used tags. In this overlay view users can find implicit relations between types by exploring which types use the same language.
When a user identifies a key term, that term can be pinned to the diagram to highlight an area of interest. These landmarks can be customized by the user to help her and others to build a "map" of the software project. The thesis will explore if this work flow can help users to build mental models, orientate in, and communicate about source code.
In November 2010 the software prototype was advanced enough to start testing it. The design was evaluated with user tests performed both at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Bonn. We are now in the process of analyzing the results.
At CHI 2011 you can get a hands-on look at Code Gestalt, where it is a contestant in the Student Research Competition.
Download and installationDisclaimer: This is an early version and it has known issues. This comes with no guarantees whatsoever.
- Download and install JDK
- Download and install Eclipse Classic
- Download and install SWI Prolog
- Install Graphical Editing Framework (Eclipse -> Help -> Install New Software.. -> Work with: "Helios")
- Follow the instructions for installing JTransformer. Make sure, the Prolog binaries directory is known in PATH system variable
- Copy this unreleased development build of Cultivate to your eclipse dropins folder (Code Gestalt will not work with the official Cultivate build 1.0.0! New versions of Cultivate will be released here)
- Copy this build of Code Gestalt to your eclipse plugin folder
This setup has been tested with Windows 32-bit (XP, Vista, and 7). If you find you need to add/alter steps for other OSes, please let me know.
First StepsTo start working with Code Gestalt, you need to hook-up your Java-Project with JTransformer and Cultivate first:
- Right-click a Java-Project
- Select "Configure" -> "Assign JTransformer Factbase"
- Accept all defaults
- Right-click the project again
- Select "Configure" -> "Convert to Cultivate Project"
- Now you are ready to start using Code Gestalt (didn't promise it would be easy)
Start a diagramYou have several options:
- Click the Code Gestalt icon in the toolbar
- Right-click a package in the package explorer and select "New->Other->Code Gestalt Diagram"
- Right-click a project, package, type, or method and select "Create New Diagram From Selection"
Add types to diagramSimply drag and drop types from any other Eclipse view to a free spot in the diagram canvas
Add methods/fields to diagramChoose one of the following:
- Drag and drop members from any Eclipse view to the diagram canvas (you need to drop them on the corresponding type if it already exists)
- Select a type and click the double-plus icon to show all members
- Right-click a type box in the diagram and select "Expand"
Add structural relations (inheritance/calls)Whenever you select a type or method in the diagram editor that has a relation to other types/methods in the diagram, you will see grey previews of these relations. The system will remove them, when you change the selection, to not clutter the diagram. If you wantto keep the relation arrows, simply click them, or for multiple relations, click one of the icons at the anchor points.
Use the Tag OverlayClick "Tag Overlay" in the toolbar. You can select tags to highlight related types, or you can select types to highlight corresponding tags.
Add Thematic RelationsSelect a tag in the tag overlay and click the pin icon. Exit the tag overlay and you will see the thematic relation in the diagram. You can customize the color and font of the relation using the corresponding icons next to a selected tag.
Known bugs
- The system will fail, if a diagram is open, when you start-up Eclipse. Simply close any open Code Gestalt tabs, until JTransformer has done all its start-up backgroud work.
- If you unpin thematic relations while the tag overlay is open, the customization icons will stick. Save, close, and reopen the diagram to fix this.
- Sinha, V., Karger, D. and Miller, R. Relo: Helping users manage context during interactive exploratory visualization of large code bases. In Proc. VL/HCC 2006, 187-194.
- Speicher, D. and Nonnen, J. Consistent Consideration of Naming Consistency. In Proc. WSR 2010. 51-52.
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Get Spooked At Buffalo's Haunted Houses!
Halloween is only half the fun if it's all treat and no trick.
There are just a few days left until the spookiest day of the year is upon us, so it's time to get your plans in order of just exactly what you'll be doing to celebrate. And if you're anything like me, you're probably looking at the scarier end of the spectrum for your plans. Look no further.
If getting the senses scared out of you is your thing, then the perfect pre-Halloween activity is and will always be a haunted house. Western New York has several opportunities to get the adrenaline flowing and the heart pumping. Check them out the locations on our map, plan your trip, and have a scary Halloween!
Final Fear
Location: McKinley Mall (Blasdell)
Hours: October 29 – 31, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. November 1 – 2, 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Price: $28 general admission to all seven haunts
This year, Final Fear and District of the Dead have teamed up to bring you the scariest experience. Located inside McKinley Mall's old Dick's Sporting Goods store, Final Fear is largest indoor haunted attraction in Western New York, featuring seven unique attractions for the fearless among you: Squeal, Chaos In Continuum, Labyrinth, Crypt: The Legend of the Keepers, Zombie Attack Kill Zone: The Last Stand, Quarantine and Mind Shaft. On top of all that, there's a new Haunted Zombie sensory experience. Try them all – if you dare!
Location: 2309 Eggert Rd. (Tonawanda)
Hours: October 28 – 31, 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., November 1 – 2, 6:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Price: $25 general admission (all five houses)
Constantly improving and forever terrifying, FrightWorld has added two new attractions this year: Eerie State Asylum, an abandoned mental hospital housing hordes of demented doctors and patients, and Condemned, a fight for survival against a deranged and disfigured family. Three other houses – Grindhouse, Phobiaz and Deathtrap – return this season, while new creatures make their debut. Test your will at America's ScreamPark.
House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs
Location: Union Consumer Square, 3757 Union Road (Cheektowaga)
Hours: October 28 – 30, 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. October 31, 6:30 p.m – 11 p.m. November 1 – 2, 6:30 – 12 a.m.
Price: $23 general admission, $30 VIP Screampass (gets you to the front of the line on all attractions). Group (20 or more) rates also available
House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs promises that 2013 will be the best year at this haunted house – and for good reason. In addition to new props, rooms and special effects, a new attraction has been added for the season: Dark Carnival, a haunt not for the faint of heart (or anyone with coulrophobia). Hellhouse: Possession, Body Harvesters: Bloodfeast and Killer Theater make their return, making up the four huge and horrifying haunts that is House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs!
Take a look at all these locations mapped out below!
View Get Spooked At Buffalo's Haunted Houses in a larger map
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I can't inhale the aroma of fresh cedar without remembering Christmas when I was a child. We didn't think anything but cedar would do for our Christmas tree and we'd start looking for one with the perfect shape and size weeks before it was time to cut it. We'd keep a sharp lookout during our frequent hunting excursions, which consisted mostly of scaring rabbits from our farm to the neighbor's.
We became expert in evaluating shape, fullness, length and the distance from home we'd have to drag the tree once we'd cut it. Occasionally, we'd crank up the old FarmAll, hitch the trailer to it and bring the tree home in style. But mostly, we relied on boy muscle and sibling teamwork to get the tree home. Sometimes it took hours.
The tree had to have the typical Christmas tree shape, full at the bottom with a nice taper upward. We shunned trees with doubled branches at the top or twin trunks. And we were often disappointed to discover that a tree that seemed the very icon of Christmas from half an acre away lost its appeal on a closer inspection, which revealed the side opposite our view was as spare as our pockets.
In a pinch, however, we could always put the bad side to the wall, especially if the tree was within sight of the house.
We chopped, hacked, mutilated the tree down with an ax and trimmed and squared the base with a saw when we got it home. We reluctantly removed a few bottom branches so the tree would fit in the base.
It seemed that every time we cut one branch we had to remove at least two more to even it up. Amazing that we ever had enough tree left to decorate.
But decorating was an event. We usually cut the tree the Friday afternoon we got out of school for Christmas vacation. That meant five kids clamoring for mom to pull out the decorations right after supper so we could trim the tree that night.
We had traditions. Mom usually placed the lights. Else they would have been jumbled up in the middle. We placed the glass balls on carefully and usually broke fewer than six or seven before we were done.
We each had special ornaments. Mine were colorful plastic birds that snapped onto the limbs. I always tried to find a tree with a bird's nest in it and would place my birds near it.
We had another tradition. I discovered one year a long length of bright red (gaudy) tinsel in the bottom of the decorations box. I thought it would be a colorful addition to our tree but was met with less than enthusiastic cooperation from my siblings, who, obviously, had little appreciation for art.
I think I actually sneaked the tinsel onto the tree one year; most years, however, the beautiful string adorned the mantel, camouflaged with several strands of evergreen garland.
We always put icicles on our tree. Mom encouraged, implored, us to place each separate icicle carefully on a tree branch so that it would dangle straight down and resemble a real piece of ice. That plan worked quite well, as long as she was in the room. Left to our own devices, however, icicles flew through the air in great abandon, hitting the tree with as much precision as grits through a floor fan (Don't ask!).
And we always had an angel, sometimes made from a toilet paper tube, lace, aluminum foil and an unfortunate doll's head.
The angel made tree selection important. The top had to be perfectly shaped to hold what we always considered our most important ornament.
We had a few more homemade or old ornaments with much of the color rubbed off by years of use, but they were special in some way or another and we always found room on our tree for them.
I remember it always being cold, though surely it was not since this was, after all, the South. I remember that our tree always seemed to be at least 20 feet tall, though our ceiling was only eight. We always went to church, and I remember spending almost all day one Saturday filling bags with fruit to give to each member of our congregation.
It may be one of the first times I can remember feeling better about doing something for someone else than I would for receiving a gift.
And I remember that with decorating the tree, THE SEASON officially began. We could begin the long period of anticipation, which, in retrospect, was what made the next ten days so special.
Christmas at our house was never extravagant, but it was always wonderful.


text: I have a 7.5 week old that weighs 11 lbs 10 oz, he was born 7 lbs 11 oz. he is a very fussy baby and always seems to want to nurse, sometimes every hour to hour and a half. He sleeps great at night and gives me a 6 hour stretch then goes 2.5 to 3 hours. It seems to be the afternoon is the hardest, he is very fussy and just wants to nurse. The pediatrician recommended to me that I try to spread out the feelings to 2.5 to 3 hours. That is all fine and dandy but my LO just cries and cries until I nurse him. I try everything, rocking, swaddle, vacuum on which calms him, changing diaper. How do I get him on this 2.5 to 3 hour schedule??? I know I am feeding on demand so is it ok to nurse so much. When he nurses the sessions are about 10-15 mins long. He gets very sleep so clearly he is tired. I need some advice.


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Agenda GLD-WG telecon 31 May 2012
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Preliminary Items (~10 minutes)
- Determine scribe volunteer for today's telecon
- Proposal to accept the minutes from the 24-May-2012 where discussed noteworthy government Linked Data projects for inclusion in the SemTech West talk in SF in early June.
- Discuss any important and timely matters and opportunities to liaise with other WG/CG/IG
- Provenance WG has announced 5 working drafts for review including a primer, ontology and data model. Per Sandro:
These drafts define a model for interchanging provenance on the Web. They are looking for our input.
- PROV: synchronized and ready for your input, see http://www.w3.org/blog/SW/2012/05/03/prov-synchronized-and-ready-for-your-input/
- The PROV ontology – an update, see http://www.w3.org/blog/SW/2012/05/04/the-prov-ontology-an-update/
- What is new in the Fourth Working Draft of the PROV provenance model?, see http://www.w3.org/blog/SW/2012/05/03/what-is-new-in-the-fourth-working-draft-of-the-prov-provenance-model/
Main Agenda: Publishing 5-Star Linked Data for Tax, Legal & Regulatory Publishers
- 31-May-2012, Publishing Industry Guest Speaker John Barker, Wolters Kluwer
Per John Barker, VP Wolters Kluwer Global Platform Organization, "Digital aggregation is challenging because government sources of law, including legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, make their data available in different formats according to their own schedules. If these different government entities could make their data available using uniform standards, private publishers would be able to aggregate primary sources of law more quickly. Of course, that would mean that explanations, linking, and topical organization could occur more quickly."
Blog post on "5 star Linked Data for Tax, Legal and Regulatory Publishers" published 29-Nov-2011
Also of interest, post on "Google's Knowledge Graph: Key Take Aways from the New Search Functionality" published 29-May-2012
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- reminder: 06-June-2012 telecon is cancelled
- Agenda, Announcements, Scribes
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- SemTech West 2012, San Francisco, 3-7 June 2012, see http://semtechbizsf2012.semanticweb.com/?c=stswadlb See also Semantic Startup competition, see There is also a semantic start-up competition happening at SemTech West in June, see http://semanticweb.com/semantic-start-up-contenders-announced_b29248#more-29248
- European Data Forum 2012 EDF2012, 6-7 June 2012, Copenhagen DK
- Using Open Data: 19-20 June 2012, Brussels Using Open Data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism. Held 19 - 20 June 2012, European Commission Headquarters, Brussels.
- AAAI-12, focus on "Semantic Cities", 22-July-2012. The idea of the workshop is to discuss open data and how semantics can provide a foundation to facilitate high-value analytics. See: http://research.ihost.com/semanticcities12/index.html
- TPAC 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2012 in Lyon, France at the Cité Centre de Congrès de Lyon
- SemTechBizSF, see June 2012 in San Francisco, US.
- IOGDC 2012, Washington DC July 10-12
- Other announcements?
- Chair: Bernadette
- Scribe: Tina
- Alternate: Boris
- Regrets: George Thomas (project conflict), Dan Gillman (travel), Dave Reynolds
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Video games retailer GAME has revealed the shortlist for the BAFTA GAME Award, the only publicly voted award of the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards.
The Award recognises the best game of the year, as chosen by GAME customers and the general public, with the shortlist chosen by a panel of representatives and media experts.
The list includes the likes of Modern Warfare 3, FIFA 12, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Minecraft.
The winner, as chosen by the public at BAFTAGAMEAWARD.com will then be announced at a star-studded ceremony on Friday, March 16. Enter your vote and you could win a Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 console bundle.
Full shortlist:
- Batman: Arkham City
- Battlefield 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- LA Noire
- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Minecraft
- Portal 2
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
Given that gamers are voting, the most popular games stand the best chance of winning so our money is on Modern Warfare 3 walking away with the gong with strong competition from Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Skyrim.


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ROCHESTER, Minn.—The Minnesota State Patrol says the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between Albert Lea and the Iowa border have reopened.
That section of the interstate had been closed since Thursday about 2 p.m. because of multiple accidents and the request of the Iowa Department of Transportation.
In Iowa, I-35 from the Minnesota border to Ames has also reopened.
The Department of Transportation says driving conditions in southeastern Minnesota are fair.


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- The TPA Application (Form 1030) must be signed by the president if the administrator is a corporation; a partner if the administrator is a partnership and the individual proprietor in the case of a sole proprietorship. The information furnished on the application must be given under oath. The application must disclose a contact person.
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- Provide a copy of your financial statement (two most recent calendar years), which must include a balance sheet and income statement. An officer of the company must sign the financial statement.
- Provide a copy of the written service agreement between the administrator and insurer or client. If the applicant is currently not acting as an administrator, a statement indicating that no written agreement has not been executed should be submitted.


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Hi Father, May I take this question a step further? You answered that "The geographical land of Israel takes its name from the people to whom it was promised in the OT by God". We had a geographical land of Isreal that was established for the Jewish people after WWII, but was there ever an actual geographical land called Isreal during Old Testament times? Or is the counry of Isreal we have today the only geographical land of Isreal there ever was? Thank you.
|Answer by Fr. John Echert on 11/21/2012:
Yes. The boundaries may not be identical but the location is. The Romans renamed the
ancient land of Israel as Palestine as an insult to the Jews, using the name of their
enemies, the Philistines. If u were to visit Isael you would see much evidence of the Old
and New Testament periods. father Echert
father Echert


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Underwear reactions
There are moments in life where you enter a room and see a pair of undergarments. But what reactions do people make when they see them just lying in the open.
What is your reaction when you see:
Your parents underwear:
Your cousin's underwear:
Your sibling's underwear: (if you have any, if not then imagine)
Your best friend's underwear:
Your closest friend's underwear:
A normal friend's underwear:
Your crush's underwear:
A person you just met underwear:
A random girl who bent over and she is wearing something erotic:
For the friends, make it the opposite gender of who you are
Parent's: eh
Cousin's: they should pick up their stuff
Sibling's: she's dirtier than I am
Best friend's: oh shit! I should wear it infront of her lol
Normal friend: eeeh...I should leave it alone
Crush's: oh my gosh! *blush* *freeze*
Person's: well they don't mind
Random's: I hope I'm not the only one who notices. O.o
This topic popped up in my head because I've walked in enough rooms where underwear is just lying around like nothing, woopie doo.
Holy....fandango, its been ages.
To family and friends it's either "move your underwear out of the way" or "your underwear is showing". To strangers I might say something if it's really noticeable or I might just not bother. In the end it's only underwear, unless it's dirty then that's disgusting!
All I need is a one way ticket to la la land.
I don't usually say anything but in my mind I'm thinking.
This person... is just wrong lol
Most teenagers sag these days so I'm kinda used to seeing people's underwear, I'm not sure if that's natural. Man I hope that fad goes away FAST! It's really annoying.
I'm tired... oh wait... I'm always tired. Maybe I'm just lazy :(
Parent's I wish i never saw that
Cousin's Come pick up your underwear cuz i'm not doing it
Sibling's Not sure if this is my brother or not (We can wear the same size)
Your best friend's *Walks out the room*
Normal friend: So that's what it looks like
Crush's: *blush and just look at them* >////>
Never Forget, I miss you all and love you all so much. Thank you
if it was any of my families.... I'd tell them to thorw for wash or put it away depending on the situation... since I don't live with them I don't have to worry.... Friend's hmmmm...... depending where I'm at like at my house I'd yell at them to keep my house clean.... if it was a cute girl or crush.... I'd still give them my 2 cents.... if a girl bent over in public and I saw her underwear... I'd go up to her tell her, "her panties are very cute, but I'm not the only one who saw them...."
My sister keeps forgetting to put her underwear in the laundry basket so I usually see them on the floor in my room... I wish her dresser wasnt in my room I usually say " Brooke pick your damn panties up and throw them in your laundry basket! Last time I checked I dont wear pink underwear! " Do you know how uncomfortable it makes me feel to see that stuff in my room. God what if my friends came over... I cant even begin to think.
I will look for you, I will find you, and I will raid your fridge.
Edit: // Yay, answering all the questions now~
Your parents underwear: ..ew.
Your cousin's underwear: LOL MY DEAR COUSIN, I SEE YOUR PANTIES~! :B
Your sibling's underwear: (if you have any, if not then imagine) /laugh I'll take a picture of this shit and post it everywhere. LOL
Your best friend's underwear: I love them. Gimme a copy. LOL
Your closest friend's underwear: Hey, hey, hey. Your boxers are showing dude. >:B
A normal friend's underwear: /throws/ That's disgusting child, how dare you ruin my eyes like dat. D:
Your boyfriend's underwear: Dat thang is seexy.
A person you just met underwear: Hi. Nice knowing you.
A random girl who bent over and she is wearing something erotic: I'm not a lesbian. I don't even wanna answer this question. LOL
if you look at my age. LOL NONONONONO >:O
What is your reaction when you see:
Your parents underwear: N/A since I don't have parents
Your cousin's underwear: N/A since I don't ever see my cousins
Your sibling's underwear: No siblings but I'd probably just ignore it and only tell them if it's obvious.
Your best friend's underwear: Say "Ooooo." Tell her she's wearing *insert color here* panties today and ask if she intends to show them off. She usually calls me a pervert and looks embarrassed for a few seconds, and then forgets about it. Happens every time.
Your closest friend's underwear: Same as above. Or tell them to close their legs and stop being a slut.
A normal friend's underwear: Ignore it unless it's really risque. Tell them to cover up if it is or cover it for them.
Your crush's underwear: No crush, but I'd likely look and then feel bad and then tell her to cover up.
A person you just met underwear: If this is at a club and everyone is drunk, I'll be the reason they are even visible in the first place. No joke.
A random girl who bent over and she is wearing something erotic: A brief happy stare unless they are overweight and not pleasing to my eyes.
Conjuring up the past is not remembering; it is replacing.
Your parents underwear: Don't notice their underwear so cant answer
Your cousin's underwear: Don't hang out with cousins no answer again
Your sibling's underwear: Only sibling has his own house no answer again
Your best friend's underwear: Best guy friend don't have a reaction cause I don't notice, best girl friend I point and smile =P
Your closest friend's underwear: ^^^ see above
A normal friend's underwear: For the ladies gotta check what they wear, for the guys don't care.
Your crush's underwear: If i know her personally I cover her, if I don't know her I stare.
A person you just met underwear: Ladies I will have to check out what kinda undies they wear if its just there in plain sight, don't care for guys.
A random girl who bent over and she is wearing something erotic: Probably look like a creeper trying to take quick peeks at those undies.
Polluting the world 1 fart at a time!
At first I'd be like:
But then I'd be like:
Winter Is Coming.
Your parents underwear: With my upbringing I saw this more than I could ever want to, it was never a good sight.
Your sibling's underwear: I can't imagine it'd be anything but a non-issue to me.
Your best friend's underwear: We live in the same house, I see her underwear all the time. I don't tell her when I notice for obvious reasons. Me Gusta.
Your closest friend's underwear: See best friend.
A normal friend's underwear: If it's a guy i'll probably tease them about their lack of...presence, whether that's true or not.
Your crush's underwear: I don't have a crush, but I do tease my girlfriend about it when I notice hers.
A person you just met underwear: Ignore it.
A random girl who bent over and she is wearing something erotic: I admire the view without her noticing. Unless she wants me to notice of course.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Parents'- o-o-oh noes... **dies**
sibling - you have a bigger crotch than I thought, bro
Best friend- so purple's your color? I thought it was green.
closest friend- you have the good kind! I need to buy some if those.
normal friend- wait...isn't that mine!?!? Y U steal my thong?
Crush- me crushes on no one
person you just met - nice stripes. Dude~ :D
random woman- (this actually happened to me) dang...fat lady needs to pull up her pants...I never want to see a fat woman's pink thong squished in between her butt crack...EVAH AGAIN.
Winter Is Coming.
Winterfells wrote:
Pomff wrote:
A normal friend's underwear: If it's a guy i'll probably tease them about their lack of...presence, whether that's true or not.
How dare you mess with our self-esteem!
Meh, guys need an ego check every now and then. Or an ego punch in the kidney's as I like to think of it.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Winter Is Coming.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Foreign children, Foreign schools..? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Foreign children, Foreign schools..? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message OverLeftJoined: 13 Jun 2003Location: Listening to Radiohead "I might be wrong" Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 11:33 pm Post subject: Foreign children, Foreign schools..? Don't really like the word "foreign" in this context but I guess the lable's stuck. I've looked at a few job postings that have read "if you have children, they can attend school for foreigners".... as if we're supposed to think "phew.. thank goodness!" My question is for those who've brought children with them; have you sent them to attend "foreigner" school? I'm not sure if I like this idea, aside from the fact that it must be extremely expensive, I have reservations about my son or daughter hanging out with the children of western businessmen and diplomats. Is there a reason why they simply couldn't attend regular Korean school? Last edited by OverLeft on Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:20 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:01 am Post subject: I personally have known two people who sent thier children to Korean schools. Two of the girls were mixed and had no problems - in fact they were very popular. The other 3 kids were 100% white - 2 boys and 1 girl. one of the boys had problems adjusting and did some homeschooling before going back into Korean schools other than that no real problems. Of course it will be difficult - as they must learn Korean at the same time taht they are doing their studies, kind of like immigrant children do back home but without the ESL classes included. Personally I don't want my daughter to go to Korean school much past grade 4 or 5 due to the archaic teaching pedegogy here. KK Back to top CedarJoined: 11 Mar 2003Location: In front of my computer, again. Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:35 am Post subject: I agree with Kimchee King. I have always thought if I raise kids here, I will not allow them to stay in school long, certainly not after the second year of middle school. Probably take them out even before... but the problem is that CHILDREN also think! Once they start with their friends they may not want to go to homeschooling! Can't you just imagine? Me: "Junior, Korean schools do not teach critical thinking or problem solving. Furthermore there is too much stress on the students and social and physical activities are frowned on if you aren't dull as a rock. And you are smart!" Junior: "But mom, all my friends are there. Besides, I am learning some things, my science teacher, Yeh Sunsengnim, is great!" I watched this happen to my friend with her son... he'd rather be one of the crowd and stressed and get some lousy grades than go away from his whole "world". Back to top SeoultraderJoined: 18 Jun 2003Location: Ali's Insurgent Inn, Fallujah Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:59 am Post subject: SFS Korean school is fine as long as your kids are fluent in the language (like some Pakistani migrant workers' kids I've seen here that were born in Korea) or young enough to immerse themselves in it. I went to Seoul Foreign School (K-12), an international school here in Seoul on top of a small mountain right behind Yonsei University. Beautiful campus, excellent curriculum, American private school-based. It's one of the more reputable private schools for expat kids in Asia and it's graduates consistently end up in Ivy league colleges (or basically anywhere they want to go - as in my case, U. Hawaii, hehe...surf's up). The the-800-strong student body was a mix of about 60% Korean-American, 35% white European/American, and a scattering of diplomats' kids of all nations. The problem is tuition - I think at the time (1989) it was around 12 or 13 mil. Looking at the site now, it's about 20 mil. when you include extra fees like school bus, exam fees, etc. www.sfs.or.kr (homepage) http://www.sfs.or.kr/imgup/Tuition_Fees_03-04.pdf (tuition) The other bigger int'l school in Seoul is Seoul International School. Similar but a notch down in terms of location convenience (outskirts of Seoul near Songnam) and rep. There's also a bunch of smaller operations that have popped up in recent years, but seem somewhat dodgy and marketed at Korean parents whose kids have fulfilled the minimum requirement to attend a foreign school. If you're American, you can enroll your kid in Seoul American High School on the base (which will be gone soon anyway), but also at a premium tuition (maybe 3/4 of SFS?) and much lower quality (ie. run by the US Dept. of Defense) AND WHAT IN THE HELL DOES "I have reservations about my son or daughter hanging out with the children of western businessmen and diplomats." MEAN? Not to blow my own horn here (toot!) but the education we received at such a school has enabled most of us to become quite successful in the corporate world, along with an early sense of globalization. Unless of course you disapprove of such swinishly capitalist lifestyles. Tree huggers...pffffft Back to top OverLeftJoined: 13 Jun 2003Location: Listening to Radiohead "I might be wrong" Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject: Thanks for the information everyone, every little bit helps. -Seoultrader for a response to your last question, I'm not sure if I'll be able to satisfy you, nevertheless I'll try to explain my sentiments as I see them. After a re-reading of my original post, I regret have made the statement about the "children of western......" it's really not the children themselves who I have reservations about per se; you were right to ask for clarification. -As the son of a parent who worked with the UN under DESA for some years, I've had the experience of attending several varieties of "expat" schools, some experimental, Deweyite, etc... others rigid, conservative, military types. In my experience, for the most part (not always of course, I'll try not to generalize), regardless of the institution, we were taught/socialized through the lenses of ethnocentrism and snobbery. To this day, in a few extreme cases I've had to abruptly end phone conversations with old school mates after they've refered to people as "camel jockey" or "fig eater". And I wasn't talking with Kipling at the turn of the 20th century, or a grand master of the KKK, these were both well respected, high-status businessmen and leaders in todays society. This has been my unique experience, I still haven't made any definate decisions regarding my childrens education; however I, like everyone else am strongly influenced by my own experiences, thus a few reservations stubbornly remain... 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Caesars: Online Bets Might Hurt Land-Based Casinos
The world's largest casino company is cautioning investors that Internet gambling might hurt rather than help its brick-and-mortar casinos.
Caesars Entertainment, which owns four of Atlantic City's 12 casinos, wrote in a filing with securities regulators late Wednesday that online gambling could reduce patron visits to its casinos in New Jersey and Nevada, and harm the company's bottom line.
A company spokesman downplayed the warning, telling The Associated Press it had to be included for legal reasons, regardless of how likely or unlikely the company believes a potential risk to be.
Even before Internet gambling started in New Jersey last month, some feared it might hurt land-based casinos by eliminating the need to visit Atlantic City. The casinos are offering comps to online players redeemable at the casinos.
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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Car sales rebounded last month, with Chrysler, General Motors and Ford all reporting double-digit sales growth. As usual, analysts say, once cars start flying off the lot, the deals and discounts tend to go with them.
Chrysler Group and General Motors GM, -1.63% both saw U.S. sales jump 16% in January, year-over-year, while Ford F, -1.22% reported a 22% increase, according to new data released by the companies. "Automakers are being more disciplined, and there's a lot of new high-volume, mainstream models hitting the market," says Jessica Caldwell, senior analyst for Edmunds.com. Despite weak consumer confidence, she says, there's been a lot of pent-up demand. See: U.S. car sales signal return to normal
Those positive results are coming at a cost to consumers. Chrysler increased its average transaction price by nearly $1,000 per car, year-over-year, which helped to improve profitability," says Jesse Toprak, senior analyst at TrueCar.com. Ford's North American operations division recorded the highest level of transaction prices for the company, up over $500 year over year in the fourth quarter, while General Motors prices remained broadly unchanged, he says. (GM and Chrysler did not respond to requests for comment.)
Discounts were lackluster even before sales picked up, Caldwell says. "The deals at the end of last year weren't as great as the advertising would have you believe." They're down 0.4% in January from December. Fourth-quarter incentives were down 2.6% year-over-year for Chrysler, up 1.5% for Ford and unchanged for General Motors in the same period, according to TrueCar.com. Consumers are paying for premium features with extra technology on newer models like the Escape, Fusion and C-Max, says Erich Merkle, U.S. sales analyst for Ford.
On the upside, banks appear to be offering record low rates on car loans. "The financing environment is extremely favorable," says Greg McBride, senior analyst at Bankrate.com, an aggregator of financial rates. Financing hovers at 4.12% for a five-year loan on a new car and at 4.53% for a four-year loan on a used car, he says, but some large banks and credit unions are offering rates as low as 2.5% on both new and used models. "That's not the reason auto sales are strong, but it's a notable tail wind," he says.
It may be worth waiting to buy a new car, since some industry pros predict that the current sales pace may not last. Demand for cars in the wake of superstorm Sandy and during the holiday-buying season helped keep the momentum high until now, Caldwell says. Plus, consumers are feeling the pinch from the recent increase in the payroll tax from 4.2% to 6.2%, she says. McBride agrees. "If car dealers need to move cars later this year, they're going to throw out new incentives to do it," he says.
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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque)
Masjid al-Nabawi often called the Prophet's Mosque, is situated in the city of Medina. As the Final Resting Place of the Messenger of Allah Hazrat Mohammad, it is considered to be the second holiest place in Islamic world by all Muslims and is the second largest mosque in the world.
The Prophet's Mosque has been a distinguished symbol in the history of Islam and that of its legislation. Allah, the Almighty, commanded His Messenger (Peace be upon him) to establish his mosque in the location he precisely demarcated. The radiance of Islam advanced from it and spread to all directions of the earth.
One of the most notable features of the site is the Green Dome over the center of the mosque, where the tomb of Muhammad is located. It is not exactly known when the green dome was constructed but manuscripts dating to the early 12th century describe the dome. It is known as the Dome of the Prophet or the Green Dome.
Early Muslim leaders, first two Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and Umar ibn al-Khattab are buried in an adjacent area in the mosque.
The site was originally Prophet Muhammad's house; he settled there after his Hijra to Medina, later building a mosque on the grounds. He himself shared in the heavy work of construction. The original mosque was an open-air building.
The mosque also served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. There was a raised platform for the people who taught the Qur'an.
The original mosque was built by Muhammad (s.a.w), next to the house where he settled after Hijrah in 622 AD. It was an open-air building with a raised platform for the reading of the Qur'an. It was a rectangular enclosure of 30 m × 35 m (98 ft × 115 ft), built with palm trunks and mud walls, and accessed through three doors: Bab Rahmah to the south, Bab Jibril to the west and Bab al-Nisa to the east.
Inside, Muhammad (s.a.w), created a shaded area to the south called the suffah and aligned the prayer space facing north towards Jerusalem. When the qibla was changed to face the Kaaba in Mecca, the mosque was re-oriented to the south. Seven years later (629 AD/7 AH), the mosque was doubled in size to accommodate the increasing number of Muslims.
Subsequent Islamic rulers continued to enlarge and embellish the mosque over the centuries. In 707, Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (705-715) replaced the old structure and built a larger one in its place, incorporating the tomb of Muhammad (s.a.w). This mosque was 84 by 100 m in size, with stone foundations and a teak roof supported on stone columns. The mosque walls were decorated with mosaics by Coptic and Greek craftsmen. The courtyard was surrounded by a gallery on four sides, with four minarets on its corners. A mihrab topped by a small dome was built on the qibla wall.
Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi (775-785) replaced the northern section of Al-Walid's mosque between 778 and 781 to enlarge it further. He also added 20 doors to the mosque: eight on each of the east and west walls, and four on the north wall.
During the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Qalawun, a dome was erected above the tomb of Muhammad (s.a.w) and an ablution fountain was built outside of Bab al-Salam. Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad rebuilt the fourth minaret that had been destroyed earlier. After a lightning strike destroyed much of the mosque in 1481, Sultan Qaitbay rebuilt the east, west and qibla walls.
The Ottoman sultans who controlled Medina from 1517 until World War I also made their mark. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566) rebuilt the western and eastern walls of the mosque and built the northeastern minaret known as al-Suleymaniyya. He added a new mihrab (al-Ahnaf) next to Muhammad's mihrab (al-Shafi'iyyah) and placed a new dome covered in lead sheets and painted green above Muhammad's house and tomb.
During the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1861), the mosque was entirely remodeled with the exception of Muhammad's Tomb. The precinct was enlarged to include an ablution area to the north. The prayer hall to the south was doubled in width and covered with small domes equal in size except for domes covering the mihrab area, Bab al-Salam and Muhammad's Tomb. The domes were decorated with Qur'anic verses and lines from Qasida al-Burda and a fifth minaret (al-Majidiyya), was built to the west of the enclosure.
After the foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, the mosque underwent several major modifications. In 1951 King Ibn Saud (1932-1953) ordered demolitions around the mosque to make way for new wings. Older columns were reinforced with concrete and braced with copper rings at the top. The Suleymaniyya and Majidiyya minarets were replaced by two minarets in Mamluk revival style. Two additional minarets were erected to the northeast and northwest of the mosque.
In 1973 Saudi King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz ordered the construction of temporary shelters to the west of the mosque to accommodate the growing number of worshippers in 1981, the old mosque was surrounded by new prayer areas on these sides, enlarging five times its size.
The latest renovations took place under King Fahd and have greatly increased the size of the mosque, allowing it to hold a large number of worshippers and pilgrims and adding modern comforts like air conditioning. He also installed twenty seven moving domes at the roof of Masjid Nabawi.
Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah
At the heart of the mosque is a very special but small area named ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah which extends from the tomb of the prophet to his pulpit. All pilgrims attempt to visit and pray in ar-Rawdah, for there is a tradition that supplications and prayers uttered here are never rejected.
Entrance into ar-Rawdah is not always possible, as the tiny area can accommodate only a few hundred people.
Ar-Rawdah has two small gateways manned by Saudi police officers. The current marble pulpit was constructed by the Ottomans.
Ar-Rawdah an-Nabawiyah is part of Jannah (Heaven or Paradise).
Pillars of Mosque:
A'ishah's Pillar
Al-Taubah Pillar
Mukhallaqah Pillar
Al-Sarir Pillar
Al-Haras Pillar
Al-Wufud Pillar
Al-Tahajjud Pillar
After praying Tahhiyat to the mosque, the visitors move to the final resting place of the Prophet of Allah, Mohammed (s.a.w), in the Sacred Chamber; the room of Hazrat Aishah . Interred in the same place are his two beloved and respected friends, respectively, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and Umar bin Al-Khattaab. In front of the Sacred Chamber are three tall gates, with three large medallions made of gold-coated brass, on them.


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North Korea conducted its third nuclear test Tuesday, the latest step in a years-long effort to develop nuclear weapons. Experts believe the country remains far from having a nuclear-armed missile that could threaten the United States, which would require an accurate long-range rocket and a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on it. Here is a look at North Korea's progress so far:
_ ROCKET LAUNCH (August): This early launch gets the world's attention, because it goes well beyond North Korea's known capability. The rocket, which hurtles over Japan, has an estimated potential range of 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers), but accuracy is reportedly poor with no meaningful strike capability.
_ ROCKET LAUNCH (July): A three-stage rocket with a potential range of 4,100 miles (6,700 kilometers) fizzles soon after liftoff, the U.S. and South Korea say. North Korea has never acknowledged the launch.
_ NUCLEAR TEST (October): North Korea detonates a nuclear device for the first time, but the yield is a very low 0.5 to 1 kiloton.
_ ROCKET LAUNCH (April): This launch is a partial success, with two of the three stages pushing the rocket out over the Pacific. The third stage fails, and, despite North Korea's claims of success, no satellite is put into orbit, the U.S. says. The rocket dubbed Unha-2 represents a significant advancement over previous rockets, according to experts.
_ NUCLEAR TEST (May): Second detonation of a nuclear device is a partial success with a larger yield of 2 to 6 kilotons, but still below the 10 kilotons that experts consider a successful blast.
_ ROCKET LAUNCH (April 2012): Launch of Unha-3 rocket, with a potential range of 6,200 miles (10,000 km), ends in embarrassing failure, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff. Hours later, the country acknowledges the satellite failed to enter orbit in an announcement on state TV.
_ ROCKET LAUNCH (December 2012): This time,the rocket succeeds in launching a satellite into space. Its range, though questioned by some experts, in theory puts the U.S. West Coast, Hawaii, Australia and eastern Europe within striking distance.
_ NUCLEAR TEST (February 2013): North Korea says it detonates a miniaturized nuclear device. If true, this would be an advance, as North Korea needs to master the technology to make a nuclear device small enough to mount on a missile. Early estimates put the yield at 6 to 7 kilotons, but that has yet to be confirmed.


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We have v4.5 of Bible Analyzer for Linux ready to test. This edition has essentially all the features of the current Windows and Mac versions. Here is the .deb link,
http://www.bibleanalyzer.com/files/bibl ... -5_all.deb
There has been numerous program changes to BA since v4.1, including the Session Manager, a complete reworking of the Book/Articles display, auto Bible text scrolling with Text to Speech, and several more. The current User Manual is included with the download. Consult it for available features.
File Locations
The file locations are basically the same as v4.1 except the configuration data, etc. Here are the specifics,
The modules are located under,
The modules no longer generate .idx files when first run so running as "root" when new modules are added will not be needed. However, since Linux has no common "All Users" folder like Window and Mac, root privileges will be required when installing new modules under the /usr folder.
The configuration files are under the hidden folder,
This is where Linux wants such files so there they are.
Any user made modules will be placed in the
Adding Modules
As noted above, modules go under the /usr/share/bibleanalyzer/modules folder. Until we come up with a method of installing them they must be installed manually. Simply copy them to the corresponding modules folder and start Bible Analyzer.
Windows .exe files can be used to obtain the modules. There are many free and premium modules on our web site and all are available as an .exe. The .exe files are simply archives and can be opened with Archive Manager. The modules themselves may be a few levels deep in the archive, but the .bib, .dct, .cmt, .bk, .dev, .pll, and imd files can be moved from the archive to the appropriate usr/share/bibleanalyzer/modules folder.
Here is an image of the BA-PickNT.exe file in Archive Manager,
The .bib file is under the Bible folder and the .cmt file is under the Commentary folder. Just ignore the $PluginsDir folder.
We may try to come up with a script that will automate this process for Linux users.
Sometimes books with images may not display the images because of a path case issue. For instance the Max Younce books will not display the images until the "Younce" folder is renamed "younce."
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Some images may display properly without changing the case.
If there are any other issues or problems with this beta, please let us know and we will try to correct them.


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Manchester United are reportedly confident of beating Arsenal to the signing of Wilfried Zaha, and have already made an offer for the highly-rated Crystal Palace winger.
According to Goal.com, Manchester United have offered an initial £6 million for Zaha, and believe they will capture the England international ahead of Arsenal.
Both Manchester United and Arsenal have confirmed their interest in Zaha this week, with David Gill and Arsene Wenger stating that the 20-year-old is on their respective lists of transfer targets.
Manchester United, though, appear to have made the first formal approach for Zaha, although Crystal Palace are expected to reject the Old Trafford club's initial proposal.
Palace are reportedly holding out for a fee in excess of £10 million, although Manchester United hope that the offer of allowing Zaha to finish the season at Selhurst Park on loan may sweeten any potential deal.
Arsenal, however, are reportedly set to hold talks of their own with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish this week with Wenger striving to reinforce his squad during the January transfer window.
Zaha is a self-confessed Arsenal fan, which could work on favour of the Gunners should the youngster be offered a choice between a move to the Emirates Stadium or Old Trafford.


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8 gang members indicted on racketeering charges
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Illinois and Indiana have announced the indictment on racketeering charges of eight members and associates of a street gang operating in the states.
U.S. Justice Department Chief of Organized Crime James Trusty says the indictment of members of the Two Six Nation street gang announced Friday details more than 40 alleged crimes, including a 2002 murder in East Chicago and a 1999 murder in Whiting, Indiana.
Northern District of Indiana U.S. Attorney David Capp and Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon say the gang regularly moved hundreds of pounds of illicit drugs.
Those named in the indictment live in East Chicago, Gary and Portage, Indiana, and Verona, Pennsylvania.
Capp credited the work of the Chicago Police Department's gang intelligence unit as invaluable to the case.


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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The MIT women's track and field team continues to revitalize and after shocking the field with a fifth-place finish at least year's meet, the Engineers cemented their position as one of the top programs in the region with a third-place finish at the 2008 New England Division III Indoor Championships. Magnuson set another Institute record en route to a win in the 55-meter hurdles while Emily Hwang secured another pole vault title for the MIT program.
Magnuson qualified automatically for the NCAA Championships as she blasted the field with a career-best 8.26. The sophomore also netted a fourth-place finish in the long jump and a seventh-place finish in the triple jump.
Emily Hwang provided the Engineers with a major boost after winning the pole vault. Hwang cleared 10'11.75" for the victory while freshman Karen Fisher finished seventh.
Andrea Bradshaw had re-set the Institute record in the 800m twice already this season, but her thunderous performance at Smith moved the standard to a new level. Bradshaw shaved nearly five seconds off the school mark with a time of 2:17.32. She was listed as second in the final results although she achieved the same time as Izzy Alexander of Bates. Bradshaw's result was just off the NCAA provisional cut for the event.
While Bradshaw delivered the biggest jaw-dropper, Leanne Velduis and Adrienne Bolger capped MIT's strength in the middle distance events with two more Institute records. Veldhuis finished fourth in the 600-meter run while breaking a four-year record in a time of 1:40.01. Bolger lowered her own previous record in the 1000-meter run, finishing second overall in 2:59.03.
Margaret Leibovic authored the final record performance during the meet, as she finished third in the 55-meter dash with a clip of 7.51.
In the field, Aline Thomas powered the attack for the Cardinal and Gray. Thomas finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 49'.25" and finished fourth in the shot put after a throw of 39'1.25". Rookie Hazel Briner finished fifth in the pentathlon with 2,594 points.
Tufts won the team championship with Williams finishing in second. MIT finished three points ahead of Springfield and six points ahead of Amherst in the battle for third.


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Texas woman finds 'Trump' quarter
Texas woman finds 'Trump' quarter
AMARILLO, Texas —
An Amarillo, Texas, woman recently spotted the face of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on a quarter.
According to KAMR-TV, the head's side of the counterfeit coin had an outline of Trump's face and several inscriptions.
The top inscription read, "Take a Dump on Trump."
To the left of Trump's head, it read "Insanity," and to the right, it read "Trust Me."
An eagle is on the coin's tail side.