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With the huge increase in body art, estimated at 1 in 5 adults and over half of all women aged over 18, getting rid of unwanted tattoos has never before been more important. Effective and efficient techniques to remove tattoos have dragged the increase in the quantity of tattoos until the advent of the Picosure Laser. Research has shown that up to 30% of us with tattoos regret their choice of body ink.
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Our initial consultations are free however your total treatment plan will be quoted individually. Your price quote will be based on the body area of the tattoo you want removed. You will be surprised at how inexpensive the price will be.
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Education Planning Workshop for the Caribbean
Globalization, rapid economic growth and socio-cultural changes have engendered new challenges for human resources development in the Caribbean. While the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean have made remarkable progress in-terms of access to basic education for all and to the subsequent education level, and their education systems. In order to respond to these challenges in a consistent and sustainable manner, education systems need careful planning, programming and budgeting, as well mid-term reviews with the aim to keeping on track and achieving the set educational development goals. However national capacities for the preparation and implementation of educational sector strategies often not aligned with the national development plans. Almost all Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean islands have in recent years developed one or more medium-term strategic plans for the education sector. This reflects their conviction that effective planning contributes towards good governance and can build inclusive and responsible education systems. 50 education planners from 21 Caribbean Countries including Haiti will participate in the workshop being supported by UNESCO, Caribbean Development Bank and UNICEF.
The central objective of this capacity building workshop is train staff of the Ministries of Education in the Caribbean in education planning techniques required for education sector plan/strategy preparation, review and monitoring and to reinforce the participating countries' capacities.
The main objectives of the workshop are to:
1. discuss the global context, rationale, and process of education planning and strategic planning;.
2. offer the opportunity for stakeholders from the Caribbean region to share best practices and deliberate on issues and challenges of preparing education sector strategic plans.
3. review existing education sector plans and assess the quality of the existing plans.
4. Orient and introduce to the participants with the background, guidelines, objectives and concepts of education planning.
50 education planners from 21 Caribbean Countries including Haiti will participate at the workshop. Sponsors/partners of the workshop include: The Caribbean Development (CDB); UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean, UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning, UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education and Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO.
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|18.01.2013 04:00 local time
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|UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office and Trinidad and Tobago National Commisison for UNESCO
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|Port of Spain
|Capital Plaza Hotel, Trinidad and Tobago
|Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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|English, French
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The DLC for the newest costumes is additional data that must be put on your machines from the first-party networks (XBL and PSN). When you add new data to an existing product, there are significant costs to do so charged by the first parties. On XBL, those costs were covered by Microsoft. As a result, the data is distributed to everyone, so even if you have not bought the new costumes, you can still see them if you're fighting against someone that has because you still received the new data required to display them.
Sony did not cover these costs, so Capcom would have had to pay to provide the data to users that did not purchase the DLC--likely to many more users than would have purchased the content. That, of course, would have reduced the amount of money made from the DLC, thereby defeating the entire point of DLC for Capcom.
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APP: "Zero tolerance for illegal wood." - @AsiaPulpPaper
These are the five words that say a lot but apparently mean little to a company that has made a mantra out of repeating something which is simply not true. And today, we've released proof that what APP says is wrong - the results of a yearlong investigation uncovering how APP is systematically violating Indonesia's laws which protect ramin, an internationally protected tree species under CITES.
Ramin trees come from Indonesia's peat swamp forests which are also home to the endangered Sumatran tiger. Our latest mapping analysis shows that since 2001, at least 180,000 hectares of peat swamp forest – an area twice the size of New York City have been cleared in concessions now controlled by APP. Is it any wonder there are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild?
Numerous visits were made to APP's largest pulp mill in Indonesia over the course of last year. Hidden among other rainforest species waiting to be pulped were numerous illegal ramin logs. To prove these trees were ramin, samples were taken and sent to an independent expert lab in Germany. The lab confirmed that all of these samples were indeed ramin.
See the full results of the investigation
As well as finding APP in possession of illegal ramin we've tracked where APP's pulp and paper is going and found a trail that leads us back to major global names such as Xerox, National Geographic and Danone. As we did with Barbie's packaging last year we sent their products for forensic testing and found they contained rainforest fibre.
Not only is APP undermining the rule of law in Indonesia it is also implicating some of its biggest customers in this rainforest scandal. The likes of Xerox and Danone must now follow in the footsteps of other major names like Mattel, Nestle and Adidas who have already suspended all purchases from APP.
In Jakarta, Greenpeace Indonesia will be handing the video footage to the Police and is urging the Ministry of Forestry and CITES authorities to immediately seize all illegal ramin in APP's operations and work together to end the trade in ramin from Indonesia's peat swamp forests.
Please help us persuade Xerox, National Geographic, Danone and many more companies to stop buying from APP until the company cleans up its act.
Update March 1: Good news: National Geographic has notified us that they will no longer use any APP paper. We've discussed with them our research, including evidence linking them to APP and Mixed Tropical Hardwood fiber in the past. We have more to do together, but we are convinced that their commitment to no longer use APP paper is genuine.
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Greenpeace, please check if National Geographic take his paper by APP because I received this message :
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Greenpeace, please check if National Geographic take his paper by APP because I received this message :
"National Geographic has been erroneously targeted by Greenpeace, who did not speak to us prior to posting their blog regarding Asia Pulp & Paper. We no longer use materials supplied by this company and have not for several years. National Geographic Society is committed to sourcing sustainable products and controlling the materials used in the production to the greatest extent possible. National Geographic Society and its subsidiaries require that all products manufactured and delivered for NGS comply with all local and national laws and regulations. The purchaser and/or manufacturer must ensure that all supplied paper and other materials conform to the Lacey Act as amended in May 2008. In addition, any materials, paper or other forest product must be sourced in compliance with internationally accepted forestry protocols. No paper or other materials shall be derived from high-conservation-value forests or other illegal sources. All materials must be harvested sustainably. " [
So if it's true, stop targeting them for your brand image Greenpeace (And maybe make public apologies ?) ! Otherwise, I support this campaign, and hope that they will turn to sustainable paper !
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Greenpeace reaction: "National Geographic has notified us that they will no longer use any APP paper. We've discussed with them our research, including evidence linking them to APP and Mixed Tropical Hardwood fiber in the past. We have more to do together, but we are convinced that their
commitment to no longer use APP paper is genuine."
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Read well and study on your own after you have read this.
This is not a game or joke our Sun gives off a Solar Wind all day year r...
Read well and study on your own after you have read this.
This is not a game or joke our Sun gives off a Solar Wind all day year round if you live in the State of Alaska you see it in the sky above what a sight it is going through our Earth's Magnet Polls of the North and the South, North Poll. Its Called the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis.
The day will come when you will be able to see it all over Earth as in the year 1859 Solar Flare, It was the largest in 500 years. Two Astronomer's Hodgson and Carrington told the World that the Solar Flare made a Geomagnetic Storm reach Earth in hours not days. Back then it gave new meaning to Reach For The Skies from Telegraph Operators. For hours sparks flew from the key board. Even after the Batteries were disconnected. Nov 3 and 4, 2003 had a X40+ Class Solar Flare.
Our Sun's UV Rays will get stronger as each passing day go's by, read and i will tell you why.
The Great big forest have be striped from most of the Earth for Greed of Money by the Wicked. The trees our are Main Source of Oxygen on this Plant.
The Forest Trees scrubs the Pollution out of the air and makes Oxygen from the rain and dirt that it grows in.
The Forest Trees do more then just make Oxygen they stop Soil Erosion, just Look at the 1930 Dust Bowl. Greed by our Government taxes led farmers to clear cut all their Forest and farm all the land they were being Tax on. They had to farm it to pay for the Taxes. Why leave the Trees when food crop makes Money. This Did not Help the Depression that effected most all Worldwide. This year 2012 more then 100 million will suffer from Malnutrition and Dehydration. Many will die!
In the United States of America alone more than 45 Million Americans Received Food Stamps and that number is going up every day every year.
The Pollution and CO2 Carbon Dioxide go into the Tree Bark as a shield from most bugs so they do not eat the tree.
Less Forest less Oxygen this is why the moon. That has no Oxygen is very cold on the side with out Sun Light, And hot as ever on the side with Sun Light. Way too cold and too hot to live there. You would need at least 10 times the Energy we use on Earth to even live there and life on the Moon would be very short.
With no blank of Oxygen to lessen or reduce the Sun's UV Rays and Solar Wind they are deadly there on our Moon. Every Mt. Climber and Aircraft Pilot knows the higher you go the thinner the Oxygen and colder it gets.
Just spend a night on a Mt. top above 13,000 feet with no Sun Light and you will see or should i say feel the cold stinging any of your exposed skin. If you are new to Mt. Climbing stay below 10,000Ft. The Astronauts and the Cosmonauts and Fighter Pilots that i have been with for years know this very well, and the Radiation Hazards to humans at High Altitudes.
Soon the Sun's Solar Wind and UV rays will be way to strong for most to go out in the Sun Light for even a short time. The Geomagnetic Storm to come and the Bad Weather Storms well you have not seen nothing yet and the Sea Level is Rising the Oceans. Many Millions have been affected by Floods in China and Pakistan just last year. In 2005 Over a Thousand dead in New Orleans flood, and the list going on.
And there shall be famines, and pestilences, and Earthquakes, in divers places such as was not from the beginning of the Creation.
The last 30 years On Earth we have broke all high temp records and the temp it is still going up. All the Worlds Ice Glacier are melting at an Accelerating Rate. The Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps store more water than all the Fresh Water Lakes on Earth.
The Bad Weather Storms now are Babies compared to what is to come.
They will get even bigger and worse less Oxygen the more UV Rays to the Earth and more Water molecules will evaporate and go up into the Earth's Atmosphere. Less Oxygen the colder with out sun light and hotter with it.
The Sky full of more water vapor molecules, more snow in the winter and more Flash Floods in the Summer. All earth will see way more fires and the Deserts are growing larger.
If every living person on Earth were to Plant A Tree Today we might have a chance.
The Earth's Atmosphere Blanket surrounding it protects life on Earth as Our Lord and GOD will all that seek Him.
Then it is written when the tree is full it is harvest time. All the Earth will someday burn away.
This is all Foretold in the Bible Read it
and may our Lord Bless all that do so.
The Lord's Little Helper
Paul Felix Schott
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the Earth and its works will be burned up.
GOD Bless You and Your Love ones
Give thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ every day.
Luke 21:20-22
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I cannot believe that National Geographic is one customer of App ,as dirty as some damn companies,Jesus! I still remembered that it declared to inspir...
I cannot believe that National Geographic is one customer of App ,as dirty as some damn companies,Jesus! I still remembered that it declared to inspire people to care about the planet since 1888.What a great cheater!
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Resulting the perfect celebration is on the cards, and flowers just add extra bit of colorfulness onto that. Indeed, it's the creation from nature that compliments the priceless emotions that a heart hosts. In the form of mind blowing floral stuffs and other gifts, really HongKongFlowersDelivery.com has dome something incredible. The link at www.hongkongflowersdelivery.com gives full details.
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"Supercomputing is more than just another tool; it requires systems and servers that meet the needs of researchers, and Fujitsu boasts the most advanced technology for satisfying such needs"
Alberto Luna, Director of the Scientific Computing Center, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) is one of the most prestigious public universities in the country and is internationally renowned for its teaching excellence and its devotion to research. The campus is located in Cantoblanco, Madrid, with over 32,000 students and 3,000 lecturers and professors, and is a pioneer in the smart, massive use of technology, not to mention an international center of reference in research and knowledge transfer.
Since it was founded in 1968, it has opened seven departments and has a number of its own research institutes and centers associated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (National Council for Scientific Research, CSIC).
The UAM's Scientific Computing Center uses the latest technology to achieve maximum performance thanks to its processing power.
Professors Francisco José García Vidal and Fernando Martín were awarded two Advanced Grants from the European Research Council, aimed at providing established researchers with the means to take new directions in their respective research fields over a 5-year period.
The research work carried out as part of the Xchem project, led by Prof. F. Martín, aims to make it possible to control the chemical reactivity of substances, with experiments being designed using supercomputers.
Prof. Garcia Vidal's Plasmonanoquanta project, meanwhile, requires a huge computational capacity that makes it possible to solve equations that without this type of technology would simple not be viable due to their complexity.
Following the awarding of the ERC grants, the UAM has new goals to reach and new needs to be met, for which technology with a high computing capacity that makes it possible to solve equations and carry out scientific research in new fields that were not previously possible, or to which a great deal of time was invested, is required.
Fujitsu attended a series of meetings with the client, during which the requirements outlined and the needs resulting from the awarding of the Advanced Grants were carefully examined, and put forward a more appropriate technological solution for meeting the challenge set out by the UAM in the form of the installation of a supercomputing technology that meets strict performance criteria thanks to the latest-generation systems and processors, great scalability and cutting-edge technology. All of the relevant market standards were also taken into consideration. The solution comprises two parts, designed to meet the needs of each project:
With regards to Prof. F. Martín's Xchem project, on the one hand, Fujitsu proposed a storage solution specially designed to provide the best possible levels of performance in an HPC environment with ETERNUS systems, based on a free software solution (LUSTRE) that helps guarantee reliable operation and provide sufficient guarantees, combined with a series of computing nodes, PRIMERGY servers with INTEL processors with great benefits in terms of high availability, reliability and scalability and a connection login server, as well as the communications infrastructure required to complement the hardware provided. This solution is based on an 8GBps SAN FC network design, which allows for future growth and escalations.
For Prof. Garcia Vidal's Plasmonanoquanta project, meanwhile, Fujitsu put forward a solution based on the Direct Attached Storage (DAS) architecture for direct connectivity between dedicated PRIMERGY servers and ETERNUS disc systems (without the need to invest in an 8GBps SAN FC network, provided that it is not needed for the purposes of meeting performance requirements), and encouraging greater investment in computing nodes to maximize calculation possibilities.
As a result, information technology ceased to be an obstacle to and instead became an important part of scientific research, making this one of the primary supercomputing projects to be developed in our country.
The benefits offered by this solution can be felt in the following ways:
In the words of Professor Fernando Martín, "Our researchers are now able to perform far more complex calculations and thanks to the computing system available they can obtain results far more quickly. We can also perform brand new studies that were simply not possible before."
The solution involves the installation of systems and servers that meet the needs of a supercomputing environment, enabling greater scalability, profitability and compatibility
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Our 4x4s have a lot of wear items, from tires and shocks to brake pads and clutches. When parts wear out, it's a great excuse to upgrade to something better, which is what we recently did when the clutch in our '87 Toyota pickup started slipping. The truck is equipped with a 22RE-T turbocharged engine making around 275 hp—nearly double what the stock engine produced.
LC Engineering is a leading source for Toyota speed parts with a variety of clutch and flywheel options to fit every application and budget. We chose the heavy-duty flywheel and Pro Clutch for our application. The 35-pound flywheel will not allow the engine to rev as quickly as a lighter flywheel, but that is a small compromise to make for the greater inertia. The added weight allows our low-compression turbo engine to lug down on the trail in ways we did not think were possible. We would recommend this part to anyone who uses a Toyota for rockcrawling.
We also added the Pro Clutch to our trail truck. While it does not hold as much power as some of LC Engineering's other options, the Pro Clutch is easier to modulate on the street and on the trail than LC Engineering's higher-horsepower applications. The brass-impregnated clutch disc also ensures long life.
We headed to Toyota specialist Stoffregen Motorsports, where owner Matt Stoffregen swapped out the clutch and flywheel in only a few hours with us looking over his shoulder and snapping photos. By the time the sun was going down we were back on the trail enjoying our latest upgrade and wondering what part would wear out next and give us an excuse for another upgrade.


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TracNav(Documentation)? This is part of the Documentation Project, please help document Colloquy if you know anything that would be relevant here for other users to know about.
Frequently Asked Questions for Colloquy users
Table of Contents
- General
- Where do I install new Styles, Emoticons or Plugins?
- Is there a way to add chat rooms to the favorite menu for easy access?
- What is an ident server and what should I do to get servers like irc.efnet.net or irc.dal.net to work?
- Is there a way to see my sent history as well as to navigate around in the existing text with the arrow keys?
- How can I get servers to connect on launch?
- How can I set chat rooms to be joined automatically when I join a server?
- Where do I put my silc keys? (On my *NIX box, they're in ~/.silc)
Pro user
- Why do you deviate from the standard IRC nomenclature? It's a channel, not a chat room. I suppose the idea is to make IRC easier to use, but on the other hand, a new set of names may confuse things more than it helps to clear them up: if a newbie googles for IRC help or asks for it on a channel, the answer is probably given using the standard IRC terminology.
- I am behind a router / firewall. Why don't file transfers / DCC chat / fserves work?
- Does colloquy have a way to ignore/hide parts, nicks, etc in a busy room?
- How do i connect to an Irssi Proxy using Colloquy?
- How do I make Colloquy use an SSH tunnel?
- How do I use Tor with Colloquy?
- Can I use Blowfish encryption with Colloquy?
- Network specific issues
- Troubleshooting & Feedback
What is Colloquy?
Colloquy is an open-source, free, IRC and SILC client for the Macintosh, specifically Mac OS X.
What is IRC?
IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, is a network of servers that make up a service allowing for text-based conversations between users over the Internet. Wikipedia on IRC
What is an IRC Server?
An IRC server is a commercial computer that your IRC client connects to in order to connect to an IRC network (e.g. irc.freenode.net). Wikipedia on IRC servers
What is an IRC Network?
An IRC Network is a one or more server that operates together, serving local channels. Wikipedia's list of IRC networks
What is SILC?
SILC stands for Secure Internet Live Conferencing. SILC is very much the same as IRC with the major difference being that all conversations are encrypted and much more secure then IRC. Wikipedia on SILC
What is DCC? Does Colloquy support it?
DCC stands for Direct Client-to-Client connection and is an addition to the IRC protocol. It is used to send files to other users on IRC and also allows direct chat between two IRC users. File Servers (fserves) rely on this. Colloquy currently supports DCC Chat, DCC Send and also passive DCC. (See "File Transfers" in Colloquy) Wikipedia on DCC
What is a Chat Room?
A chat room, or channel, is a particular subsection of an IRC Server in which users communicate to each other via text-based messages. This is the term Colloquy uses over channel. (Why?)
What is a Channel?
A channel is another name for a chat room. (See above.)
How is Colloquy like Irssi?
Colloquy used to be like Irssi by sharing the same Chat Core. However, we have now written our own chat core and are no longer connected to Irrsi.
Where do I install new Styles, Emoticons or Plugins?
New Styles, Emoticons and Plugins can be installed in:
~/Library/Application Support/Colloquy/Styles ~/Library/Application Support/Colloquy/Emoticons ~/Library/Application Support/Colloquy/PlugIns
To activate them without restarting Colloquy, just type "/reload plugins" or "/reload styles" (without the quotes) depending on what you installed.
Is there a way to add chat rooms to the favorite menu for easy access?
Colloquy has many control-click (right-click) context menus. Adding a room to the favorites list is in the room/tab context menu. The favorites list is available from the File menu or the heart menu-button in the drawer.
What is an ident server and what should I do to get servers like irc.efnet.net or irc.dal.net to work?
The answer is available in the documentation.
Is there a way to see my sent history as well as to navigate around in the existing text with the arrow keys?
Sent history is controlled by the up/down arrow keys while holding option, switching between panes in a window with command-up/down, and scrolling with home/end/page up/page down; you can use any other key combination to navigate or select text. Change this within the hidden preferences.
How can I get servers to connect on launch?
There are two ways to do this. The best way is to choose Window -> Connections, and check the checkbox next to the server name under the star column. Or you could select the server of your choice in the Connections window and click the "Info" button on the toolbar, select the "Automatic" tab and then check "Connect on launch." Either one will have your server automatically connected when you open Colloquy.
How can I set chat rooms to be joined automatically when I join a server?
Choose Window -> Connections, then click the server of your choice and click the "Info" button on the toolbar. Select the "Automatic" tab, and then add the chat rooms you want to automatically join that server by clicking the appropriate "+" button.
Where do I put my silc keys? (On my *NIX box, they're in ~/.silc)
The keys private_key.prv and public_key.pub need to be located in ~/Library/Application? Support/Colloquy/Silc/?. On first connection, the server's public key will be added in the Server Keys directory in the path above. Server passwords and channel passwords may or may not be necessary, depending on the configuration of the Silc server you're connecting to.
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Why do you deviate from the standard IRC nomenclature? It's a channel, not a chat room. I suppose the idea is to make IRC easier to use, but on the other hand, a new set of names may confuse things more than it helps to clear them up: if a newbie googles for IRC help or asks for it on a channel, the answer is probably given using the standard IRC terminology.
This question keeps coming up in the Colloquy room/channel. The chat room term I use is protocol generic, leaving Colloquy untethered to a specific protocol if the day comes to add new chat technology that might use different terms. This is the reasoning behind using the term "Chat Room", and not using "IRC" in the interface either, along with the easy to understand nature for new, and casual users.
I am behind a router / firewall. Why don't file transfers / DCC chat / fserves work?
For direct client-to-client connections to work, at least one of the two users must be able to act as server. To do that in Colloquy follow these steps:
- Passive DCC: Turn on "Send Files Passively" in Colloquys "File Transfer" preferences (this means, the other user needs to act as the server and it may also be your only option if you have no control over your firewall / router). Try this first.
- Firewall: depending on how your firewall works (if you are using one at all) you need to
- either "open" the ports specified in Colloquys "File Transfer" preferences (default is 1024 to 1048) for TCP and UDP (this applies to OS X' built-in firewall)
- or allow Colloquy to act as a server / accept connections from the internet
- or both.
- Router: You should try after each of these steps.
- Turn on "Automatically open ports in router" in Colloquys "File Transfer" preferences (even if your router supports this, you may still need to enable either UPnP or NAT-PMP in your router settings as well).
- If your router doesnt support either UPnP or NAT-PMP you need to manually tell your router to "forward" the ports specified in Colloquy's "File Transfer" preferences (default is 1024 to 1048) to your computer.
Refer to the manual of your firewall / router on how to do this.
Does colloquy have a way to ignore/hide parts, nicks, etc in a busy room?
Colloquy does behave much better with no join/part event messages. There is no preference for this yet, but you can do a CSS trick to disable all event messages. This requires the latest release.
When using a custom style Variant, Option-Click the Customize button in Appearance Preferences. The CSS file should open, then add:
.event { display: none; }
Now type "/reload style" in the busy room. All the event messages will disappear and no new ones will show up.
NOTE: If you created a new variant in this process make sure to re-select "Default" from the style toolbar item to see immediate changes in a room. (All other rooms will be updated at next launch.)
A custom style has been created for Keynote IRC coverage (but can be used for any busy room). The style has a variant that will hide events, allowing you can switch back and forth to show and hide them. Just download the style and double click to install, following any on-screen dialogs. Make sure to pick the style for the room you want or set it as the default (make sure to re-select "Default" from the style toolbar item to see immediate changes in a room.)
How do i connect to an Irssi Proxy using Colloquy?
First, set up the Irssi Proxy on the host computer (or server). Then create a new connection in Colloquy and point it to the host computer like it was a normal IRC server.
How do I make Colloquy use an SSH tunnel?
First, you need to create the SSH tunnel by running the following command in you Terminal app (you also need to adapt it do your situation):
ssh -n -L 6667:irc.server.example.com:6667 email@example.com
Then you need to make a new connection in Colloquy, use localhost as server address and 6667 as port.
How do I use Tor with Colloquy?
See here for instructions on using Colloquy in conjunction with Tor.
Can I use Blowfish encryption with Colloquy?
Yes, there is a plugin and instructions by Guillaume Boudreau.
Network specific issues
- Some DALnet servers require running an ident server.
- Some of the servers in the network are reserved for certain regions (some EU servers are scandinavian only for example).
- Also we were told that some of the servers in the network are known to be unable to connect to for some users (there will be absolutely nothing in your console, even if you had it open while trying to connect), this is not a Colloquy issue. This concerns servers with "ix" in their name, also some european servers and maybe others, too. Look at this list of alternative servers and connect to them directly instead of connecting to irc.dal.net (for example we found punch.va.us.dal.net to be working).
- Most EFnet servers require running an ident server.
- By default direct chat with a registered user is only allowed for other registered users.
Troubleshooting & Feedback
Where can I provide feedback?
Colloquy is still a product in development, and we are interested in hearing your comments. Write the main developer Timothy Hatcher or join us in the Colloquy IRC chat room (See below.).
Where is the Colloquy IRC chat room?
The Colloquy chat room is a good place to talk about Colloquy issues with other users, and to give feedback about Colloquy; this room is monitored occasionally by the developers.
How do I report a bug?
If you think you've found a Colloquy bug, check to see if you are running an earlier Colloquy version. Please upgrade if possible before filing bugs that may have already been fixed.
Next search through the tickets to see if anyone else has already filed it. If you can't find a ticket filed, you are ready to file a ticket. Please note that we now require a login to file tickets. Once you have registered, you will be able to login. Keep in mind, the better your bug report, the higher the chance that your bug will be addressed quickly.
Once your bug is filed, and you gave us an email address, you will receive email when it is updated or the status changes. After the bug is considered fixed, you will usually be asked to update to the most recent release of Colloquy and try it, to make sure that the fix works for you.
How do I suggest a new feature?
Suggestions are always welcome, but you should be aware that due to different reasons (main purpose of Colloquy, Human Interface Guidelines, limited time on the developers side) not all of them will make it into a release.
To suggest a new feature the same steps apply as to file a bug (See above.). The only difference is that when you file a new ticket you have to select "enhancement" rather than "defect".
What else can I do to help improve Colloquy?
You might want to start by reading the Development Guide.


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BWC has extended the Policy Activity Rebate (PAR) Program for a second year. We developed this program to raise employers' awareness and increase understanding of some of the most important aspects of workers' compensation, including safety, claims and policy management. PAR puts you in control, offering a wide range of activities that provide your organization a chance to earn a 50-percent premium rebate up to $2,000.
PAR is a customizable plan that allows employers to choose from 33 activities to earn a rebate. Each activity has associated credits. Depending on the nature of the activity, you can earn up to two credits. You must complete 11 credits during the enrolled policy year. Private employers have until May 31, 2020, to complete their activities. Public employers have until Nov. 30, 2020.
Only state-fund employers may receive a rebate. This includes private employers and public employer taxing districts.
- Private employers in an active, reinstated or debtor-in-possession status as of the enrollment date.
- UPDATE: Enrollment period has been extended through Feb. 28, 2020.
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- Enrollment period through July 31, 2020.
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- Employer must have had at least $350 billed premium for the applicable policy period.
- Not compatible with the following programs: Group-experience rating; group-retrospective rating; individual-retrospective rating, and claim cost deductible.
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Uncover warm water, soft sand and family fun when you book a vacation package to the Gulf Shores.
Uncover warm water, soft sand and family fun when you book a vacation package to the Gulf Shores.
With some of the finest, white-powdery sand on earth, the Gulf Shores offers a convenient getaway with limitless possibilities. Soak up the sun on miles of beaches or unwind in Orange Beach with its massive artificial fishing reef. With fresh seafood restaurants, awe-inspiring sunsets and adventurous hikes, Gulf Shores has you covered. Take a trip to the nesting ground of endangered sea turtles or get up close and personal with exotic wildlife at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.
Choose from a number of beachfront hotels and amusing attractions, as you'll find plenty of things to do and experience in Gulf Shores. A complete vacation package offers up some terrific deals, allowing you to stay and play all in one location, whether it's a weekend getaway or an extended vacation.
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Greenpeace activists paint barges of illegally felled trees in Paia Port, Papua New Guinea, 2008. The logs wait on Paia Port's waterways, prevented from being loaded onto the Harbour Gemini ship, which was occupied by Greenpeace activists, in the rainforests of the Gulf Province. In 1995, the Papua New Guinea government granted 1.7 million hectares as a logging 'extension' to Turama Forest Industries. The timber permit for this new concession, called Turama Extension is valid until 2030. Read more »
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TREASURY Wine Estates will introduce new packaging and branding for its sparkling wine house Yellowglen to arrest softening sales, as a proliferation of locally produced sparkling wines and heavily discounted imported champagne tempts drinkers away from the 40-year-old label.
The renewed marketing push will be targeted at the important $10 to $15 price bracket and coupled with the release of a new premium range of Yellowglen wines that will sell for around $49 and attempt to match well-known champagne houses in terms of flavour and quality.
Michelle Terry, managing director of the Treasury Wine Estates division that overseas Yellowglen, said the changes to the well-known label's look followed a year-long review of the brand.
"We looked at the commercial performance, where we were strong, where we were not strong, the market structure, trends and what was happening with the Australian dollar, movement of French competitors into the market and then also domestic competitors," Ms Terry said on Tuesday.
The review found that Yellowglen, Australia's No. 1 sparkling with a 25 per cent market share, was dominant in the $8 to $10 price range but had ceded territory and customers to its rivals when it came to $10-plus.
"We had seen some softening in our position in the market in the teens … so it's important for us that, given that is a growing market, we re-establish our credibility in that part of the market as well as in a premium offering," Ms Terry said.
The refresh would include packaging changes to be introduced between now and Christmas and a marketing campaign in the new year.
Yellowglen has improved its performance within the Treasury Wine Estates portfolio, with its core brands returning to growth in 2011-12 and up 3 per cent in Australia/New Zealand for the period. But the sparkling wine category in Australia has been overshadowed by the booming champagne market, fuelled by the high Australian dollar that makes the imported French bubbly highly price competitive.
A global oversupply of champagne has seen the close-knit French champagne houses look for markets to soak up excess supply, also forcing prices at the shelf down and closer to the traditional price points for sparkling wine.
According to industry data, champagne growth remains robust, up 10.5 per cent in value terms and 14.1 per cent in volume for the year to June.
Import competition, namely champagne, was a threat at higher price points for sparkling wine, Ms Terry said. "Sometimes we see consumers trading up [to champagne] and that's one of the reasons why we are firmly trying to establish Yellowglen as the premier house of sparkling from Australia in that territory as well."
As part of an added premium offering, Yellowglen has launched a new label called "XV" (Exceptional Vintage), which will have a limited supply and retail at $49-$59 a bottle. The XV range will use quality parcels of fruit from vineyards around Australia.
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In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee's water level three feet above normal. That fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida, and the impact flooded Lake Okeechobee. The inland flood obliterated 21 miles of the 47-mile earthen and an estimated 2,500 people died in Southern Florida, most of them migrant farm workers.
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I'll Have the Eel Sundae with Pepper and a Cherry on Top
Yep, it's actually eel-flavored ice cream. With a handy packet of sanshō pepper on top for your take-out dining pleasure! At the Cup Ice Store you can buy individual servings of this and many other flavors that at best might be described as…interesting.
If you'd like to visit the Cup Ice Store (in the Namco Namja Town Gyoza Stadium) in Ikebukuro the next time you're in Tokyo, directions and a map are on my website, The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had.
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First Thursdays are a great time to visit BAMPFA. The galleries are free all day and we offer guided exhibition tours.
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Patterning Your Shotgun
There is only one way to know for sure what shot pattern to expect from a specific shotgun. Create a target from a 30-inch or larger piece of paper. Stand 40 yards away and point and shoot at the center of your target. Repeat this with different shotshell brands and different shot sizes. Use some form of rest, such as sandbags on a table, to hold the shotgun steady. After shooting with different shotshells and different shot sizes, take each target and draw a 30-inch diameter circle so that the center of the circle has the greatest number, or highest density, of hits. This is called "patterning your shotgun." All shotgun hunters need to pattern their firearms to determine which brands of shells, shot sizes, and loads perform best and at what range. A shotgun may have a good pattern (high density of hits), but shoot off target. If this is the case, you will need to have the stock adjusted by a gunsmith.


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Stephanie Dallmann, former English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and district instructional coach, is now serving Hamblen County Schools as supervisor of Assessment and ESL.
Describing Dallmann as "a champion of student learning in our district," Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Brantley Smith, said, "Beyond that, she also is an excellent leader with a unique skill set and background that lends itself very well to her new position.
"She is a state-recognized expert in instruction for English Language Learners," Smith said, "and she possesses an analytical mind and a deep understanding of data and how to use it to inform instructional decisions."
Listing her talents, Dr. Jeff Perry, superintendent of schools, spoke of Dallmann's exemplary written and oral communication skills, strong personal skills and her understanding that everything educators do is based on relationships, he said, "she possesses a thorough understanding of curriculum and how to align it with state standards."
Describing her as a "servant leader," Perry added, "I am confident she will help Hamblen County better understand what we are expected to teach at each grade level. I have worked with several individuals on assessment and data and she is one of the brightest and most capable individuals with whom I have ever worked. She understands student data and possesses the ability to translate that data into information that can be used to improve student achievement.
"Virtually anyone can produce a ton of data, but few people can review the data and isolate those key pieces of information that can be utilized to better align the curriculum and to strengthen the instructional program," he said.
"Even fewer individuals have the ability to effectively communicate those ideas to others. She is one of those unique individuals who has the total set of skills to be successful. She will be one of those key people who will transform this school district and place us within the top academic systems in the state," he said.
Dallmann portrayed this new exciting chapter in her life as the culmination of her love of working with kids, her passion for making students achieve to their highest potentials, and her dedication and belief that Hamblen County teachers and the entire district can be a leader in academic excellence.
Having lead more than 200 professional development sessions at school, district, regional, and state levels on a variety of topics, she plans and facilitates district assessment training for administrators, and districtwide ESL trainings.
Her success is evidenced by improving ELL student achievement in Hamblen County Schools.
Dallmann, a native of Wisconsin, is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a B.A. in Arts and Sciences and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction. She has an Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University and is currently working toward her Ed.D. in Administrative Leadership at Carson-Newman University.
A former Hamblen County Teacher of the Year, Dallmann began her career at Manley Elementary in 2007 as an ESL teacher. In 2013, she assumed the role of District Instructional Coach for grades four and five, and ESL.
As an instructional coach, Dallmann provided instructional training to more than 100 educators, mentored new teachers, and facilitated academic growth throughout the district.
In addition to collaborating with the instructional coaching team in districtwide initiatives and coordinating districtwide pacing and curriculum frameworks, she planned and implemented Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). She sifted through data to develop specific and strategic instructional support for both teachers and administrators.
As ESL supervisor, Dallmann provides instruction to Hamblen County's ESL teachers, coordinates state and federal requirements, maintains ESL student information and data, and recruits new ESL teachers and teaches preparatory courses for teachers seeking the ESL endorsement.
For three years, she served the Tennessee Department of Education a Core Content Coach for math and English/language arts and as a content developer for ESL state summer training.
Dallmann is a certified TEAM instructor, has extensive understanding of academic standards, instructional best practices and data and accountability.
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DBEDT looking for Japan exhibitors
The State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) will be participating in the Japan International Fashion Fair in January and wanted to make sure that all Hawaii apparel manufacturers are aware of the opportunity. This is the second of such trips to promote the Hawaii fashion industry in Japan, and here's a link to my story earlier this year if you want to learn more: http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=162177965&id=162177965
Or, you can read the letter straight from Dennis Ling of DBEDT's Strategic Marketing and Support Division for all the details. Tomorrow is the deadline to apply:
The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) is planning to participate in the JFW International Fashion Fair that will be held from January 23-25, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight. The JFW-International Fashion Fair is the largest fashion trade show in Japan strictly for the trade. It attracts over 25,000 buyers, wholesalers, distributors and agents from throughout the Asia-Pacific. The January show is particularly tailored for the "summer" buying season and is especially appropriate for Hawaii apparel and accessories. As a result of the government mandate for office workers to wear "cool biz" apparel, the strong yen, and Japan's affinity for all things Hawaii, this is the perfect time to market Hawaii products to the Japan market.
This opportunity is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and funding from the State of Hawaii. Although funds have yet to be awarded, we have received provisional approval to move forward on this project, providing that we ascertain your interest in participating in the January show (not to be confused with a July show that DBEDT participated in earlier this year), and in accordance with the following parameters:
1) The Hawaii Pavilion will be designed as an open space (no walls or cubicled booths) that will be the equivalent to 9mX15m (approximately 27'X45' or 1,215 sq.ft.) or 15 standard booths. Space allocated to each exhibitor will not be a booth with walls, it will be part of a custom designed, open-space pavilion with designated space closely approximating 81 sq.ft. in various configurations. Design elements will provide adequate opportunity for signage and product displays. Participation in the Pavilion will be limited to 12 exhibitors.
2) The layout was determined with the show producer to provide the best exposure for the Pavilion, attractiveness to prospective buyers and room for interaction with customers. As a result of this layout concept, the show producer has agreed to provide raw space for 15 booths, but only charging us for 12.
3) A professional tradeshow pavilion designer will be contracted to design the Hawaii Pavilion.
4) There will be a registration fee of $750 per exhibitor for one space, which will closely approximate 81 sq.ft. Note: The actual cost for raw (unfurnished) 3x3m floor space is $4,600 and the cost of a basic booth set-up (walls, lighting, signage, etc.) is another $1,500 for a total of $6,100 per booth, so each space is heavily subsidized.
5) For exhibitors interested in signing up for two spaces, the total fee will be $4,500. Likewise, this is heavily subsidized given the real cost for two spaces is $12,200. Priority and choice of location and design flexibility will be given to those companies purchasing two booth spaces.
6) Exhibitors must be registered and in good standing with the Business Registration Division of the State Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs and have a current General Excise Tax License with the State Department of Taxation.
7) Exhibitors must be export ready and have products that can be imported into Japan.
8) Exhibitors must provide to DBEDT information on export sales and contacts made at the show, or anticipated to be made as a result of participating in the show. This is a requirement of the SBA and the results will be used to determine the continuation of this project.
9) Exhibitors must meet the size requirements for a small business (SBA definition), be in business for not less that one year, be operating profitably, and not be prohibited from receiving federal funds.
We would appreciate knowing your level of interest by reserving a space in the January 2013 trade show by Sept. 26, 2012. Please respond by e-mail with the following information:
Please reserve a space for me at the JFW-Japan International Fashion Fair, Jan. 23-25, 2013.
Name of Company:
Contact Person:
Contact phone number and e-mail address:
Number of spaces interested in:
Check space here ______ to confirm agreement with the above parameters:
Should have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Marlene Hiraoka at 587-2758.
Thank you and we look forward to your participation!
Dennis T. Ling
State of Hawaii
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
Strategic Marketing and Support Division


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LeBron James can pretty much do it all at the highest level and says he'll be productive no matter what position he plays. The Los Angeles Lakers are experimenting with running LeBron at the point this season. SI Now's Robin Lundberg and Amy Campbell debate if LeBron is the league's best point guard.


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Traditional Fife and Lambeg Club, Southern England
Our goal is to promote Ulster Scots / Scots Irish traditions and to promote traditional fifing and lambeg drumming
We have no affiliations with any other clubs, groups or political bodies.
For further details please read our Constitution and Rules.
The best way to get in touch is via email (info [at] luton-lambeg.org).
December 2007 - Some of the site content is being updated, and some of the older content is being removed. We apologise for any inconvenience. The intention is to make the content more relevant for 2008.
Luton and Bedford Drumming Club joining Lord Laird for a marvellous day of cultural expression and celebration.
Col Tim Collins playing the lambeg drum.
The lambeg drum is iconic in Ulster Scots culture. The drum shell is typically oak, and has two (huge) goatskin heads which are stretched over what are known as flesh hoops. Brace hoops and ropes are used for tensioning, the lambeg often being placed into a specially constructed press to make the job easier. The drum is pulled very tight (gauging the point at which the drum is 'at her best', without ripping the goatskin heads). This is something of a art in itself. Resisting the desire to pull the drum tighter can be difficult!. A lambeg weighs about 40lbs (some of the brass shell drums are heavier) and are carried around the neck using leather staps. The drums are built for noise (easily capable of 120 decibels), not comfort and are difficult to walk with at any pace and are played with malacca canes in rhythms known as 'times' or drumming tunes. There are a number of styles of lambeg drumming roughly divided into two categories (time drumming and club drumming). Club drumming is a competition style and is used to 'show off' the capabilities of a particular drum. Time drumming on the other hand essentially means drumming in time to a fifer playing hornpipe tunes (mostly of Scottish or Irish tradition) in a modified rhythm.
The aim of the club is to promote traditional Ulster Scots / Scots Irish fife music and time drumming (lambeg drumming styles). We have a significant collection of tunes and drumming styles, please expore our music sections for further details.
We hope that you will explore this site and develop a wider understanding of the Ulster Scots culture. We also recommend the following selection of external pages:
Formed in 2005, Luton and Bedford Lambeg Drumming club works to promote Ulster Scots traditions on the UK Mainland. We play lambeg and rattly drums (Ulster rope drums), traditional fifes and draw our membership from various regions of Southern England. The club's inaugural parade was in September 2005, supporting the Grand Orange Lodge of England annual outing to Southport. The following week the club paraded with Luton and Bedford branch of The Browning Club at the Lord Carson Memorial parade in central London. The route took in the Embankment past the London Eye, the Palace of Westminster and Downing Street, and the lambeg drums were greatly admired by tourists, onlookers and supporters.
A notable highlight for the club occurred in November 2005, accepting a kind invitation to attend a function at The House of Lords.
If you are interested in the style of music we play or traditional Irish and Scottish music, check out our Ulster Scots music pages for more information.


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Students at GSU come to depend on their advisors for many things. Finding the right classes – and avoiding those that don't contribute to your degree program – is at the top of the list.
But that's just the beginning of what your GSU advisor can do for you. Need help with a class? Your advisor will point you toward a tutoring program. Have a family emergency that keeps you away from campus? Your advisor will help you find the resources you need and make good decisions to keep your academic career on track. Want to work with other students who share your needs? Your advisor will give you information about group study plan sessions or other resource options. In short, your advisor is your partner in success at GSU.


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Fade Material: 2011 NFL Week 17 Predictions
This is it: Week 17. This is for all the marbles. Everything is on the line. My back is against the wall. Time to put up or shut up. It's now or never. One last time for glory.
Have I hit on most of the clichéd sports phrases yet? No? Well post your favorite phrase in the comments section and have it mentioned the next time I do my predictions!
After my 3-1 effort in Week 16 (the Panthers, Vikings and Eagles all covered while the Chargers laid an egg in Detroit), my record this season is now 30-31-2 against the spread. As I noted last Sunday, my goal is to finish above .500 and save what's left of my dignity, which means I need to go 4-0 or 3-1 this week in order to accomplish the feat. That's no hill for a climber…
Jets @ Dolphins, 1:00PM ET
Stick a fork in the Jets – they're done. Their defense and running game hasn't been as good this season as they've been the previous two years under Rex Ryan, which means Mark Sanchez's awfulness isn't been covered up. The Dolphins proved last week in New England that they still have plenty of fight left in them, even though they're head coach-less and are looking at a major offseason overhaul. With their season slipping away in the fourth quarter, Sanchez puts a bow on things by throwing one last pick-six as Ryan looks dumbfounded at the scoreboard.
Chiefs @ Broncos, 4:15PM ET
I have a hunch that things will end very poorly for the Denver Broncos this season. It's almost like they've spent all of their Tebow bucks just getting to this point (i.e. knocking on the door of a division title and a playoff berth) and now that they're out of loot, they have no money to pay back the creditors. Romeo Crennel is auditioning for another NFL head coaching job, so you know Kansas City's underrated defense will be prepared to play tomorrow. And would you look at who the Chiefs quarterback is this week, why it's none other than Kyle Orton! The man who was benched for Tebow and then jettisoned out of town when the youngster started winning. I envision Orton running off the field at Sports Authority Dick's Sporting Goods UnderArmor Field at Mile High tomorrow with a big, goofy grin on his face as the Denver crowd weeps in the background.
Lions @ Packers, 1:00PM ET
This one is tricky because Green Bay essentially has nothing to play for after already wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the NFC last week. Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Packers' starters will only see a few series, if they even play at all. That means Matt Flynn will have a turn to drive the Cadillac for a week, and there's no telling how Mike McCarthy will call this game. Will he keep things basic and vanilla or will he toss in a couple of trick plays for craps and grins? Either way, the Lions haven't won at Lambeau since 1991 so I look at that line and something just doesn't sit right with me. It's almost a foregone conclusion that Detroit will win easily and head to either New York or Dallas next week, but I just can't pull the trigger on Lions –3.5. (Even with Flynn and the boys playing the majority of the game for Green Bay.)
Bucs @ Falcons, 4:15PM ET
If the Lions beat the Packers at 1:00PM ET then the Falcons essentially can rest their starters in preparation for next week because they'd be guaranteed the sixth seed in the NFC. But if Detroit loses than Atlanta can improve its playoff positioning and avoid possibly going to New Orleans again next weekend. But even if the Lions win, the Falcons still have something to prove to themselves following their horrendous effort last Monday night versus the Saints. If you read the local papers, the Atlanta players have said to a man that they want a rematch with New Orleans but the seed of doubt has been planted following their 45-16 loss. They need a strong showing this weekend against a hapless Buccaneers team that quit weeks ago before they head into the playoffs. Thus, whether Matt Ryan and the rest of the Falcons starters play a half or the full game, they need a strong effort tomorrow.
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what exactly "ain't" means?
dictionary says it stands for "am not, have not"
isn't "I ain't got no shoes" double negative then?
oh... ok, I see, I took it from this song
YouTube - Nina Simone I Ain't Got No (I Got Life)
thanks for reply
maybe English is poor, but the song is still great
The word "ain't" is nonstandard English. It is also used by many native speakers of English.
It's very common slang; and, like a lot of slang, vivid and rich in meaning: somewhat lower-class, thoroughly unsuitable for any formal setting, to be avoided at all costs by people who are learning English, but indispensable in literature and even life, depending on where you find yourself.
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So double negatives have thoroughly infiltrated English in every country, even though they make no sense in our grammar: Two wrongs don't make a right, two rights don't make a left, and two negatives don't make a positive.


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It did not take long for developers of a building on Greenwich Avenue to find three prime tenants for their property: They have leases signed despite the fact that the space won't be move-in ready until September.
Laraco 376 LLC, which bought the site at 376-380 Greenwich Ave. from Omathaun Ltd. in 2012, will welcome Becker Salon and Sivik Global Health Care to the 12,300-square-foot building in September, according to Tom Torelli, a partner in Laraco and managing partner in Allied Property Group in Greenwich.
A lease also has been signed with an undisclosed entity, which plans to open a restaurant on the street level. A 4,000-square-foot apartment will be on the third floor, which will be topped by a rooftop terrace accessible by an elevator.
Constructing a building on Greenwich Avenue has been a challenging project because the work must meet the requirements laid out by the town's historic district.
"You have to get approval of the Historic District Committee to maintain the look and feel of Greenwich Avenue," said Torelli, crediting Ridberg & Associates, a Greenwich architectural firm, for its design.
The footprint of the site allowed for a larger building than the structure that stood there for about 150 years, he said, adding that the arrival of a restaurant will help the lower part of the Avenue's reinvention into a dining mecca.
Because the property, once the home of the Pizza Factory, comes with a liquor license, it added to the attractiveness of the new building, according to a person closely associated with the restaurant.
Greenwich Avenue's cache was also reason for Becker, which has been on Mason Street for eight years, to move its salon, which plans to open on the second floor in October. Becker will share the floor with Sivik, an employee-owned hedge fund sponsor that invests in public equity markets around the globe.
"Mason Street doesn't have as much traffic as on The Avenue," said Becker Chicaiza, owner of the business, who will more than double the size of his current 990-square-foot space where he has 10 employees.
"We'll have more customer service with nails, waxing, eyebrows and makeup. I don't offer those here. I'm hiring more people. I'll double my size" in number of employees, he said.
The move is necessary to meet demand for his services, according to Chicaiza.
"I have a very loyal clientele, but I can't grow any more because my space is too small," he said.
The construction of the building and new tenants' commitment is an indication of the strength of the Greenwich business environment, according to Marcia O'Kane, executive director of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce.
"Becker Salon will benefit from this change in location. They are becoming popular as a cutting edge salon. It will give them more visibility," she said. "The lower end of the Avenue is definitely attracting more stores. I like that we're seeing more activity. I'm hearing from merchants that the economy is getting better."


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Detroit News: Bribery probe targets former U.S. Census official (Dwight Dean)Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Since June 1, 2010, I have reported about problems in the Detroit office of the US Census Bureau involving Dwight Dean, who was booted from his once-stable perch in the Census Bureau hierarchy in August 2010. Today, I give a hearty thank you to Robert Snell and the Detroit News who have reported that the "former top-ranking U.S. Census Bureau official in Michigan and two other states is being investigated for allegedly accepting bribes and awarding an $857,000 no-bid contract." MyTwoCensus.com urges federal, state, and local investigators to also investigate the many other Dwight Dean cronies who were very likely conspirators in his activities. Furthermore, as other MyTwoCensus.com pieces demonstrate, at the Detroit office of the Census Bureau, it oftentimes appeared like the inmates were running the asylum.
(Click here for a list of MyTwoCensus pieces involving the Detroit office that name many of the individuals I am referring to.)
Here's the Detroit News piece (in full HERE):
A search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in federal court indicates that in November 2010 a grand jury was investigating Plymouth resident Dwight Dean. He was the highest-ranking Census official in Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia until he was abruptly, and inexplicably, replaced in August 2010. No criminal charges have been filed.
This investigation involves a federal official in Detroit, which has been the focus of several ongoing corruption investigations involving City Hall and two Detroit pension funds.
Federal investigators did not put a value on the alleged bribes, which involve dinners at expensive restaurants and what appear to be free tickets to the North American International Auto Show charity preview.
The Detroit businessman named in the search warrant, who admitted giving Dean auto show tickets and paying for dinners, denied doing anything wrong.
"That's not bribery," Motor City International President Louis James told The News. "That's a business meeting."
Dean had served as Census regional director since 1987 and oversaw a crucial headcount last year that ended with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing vowing to appeal figures that showed a steep population drop. The census is used to determine the amount of federal funding cities receive.
Dean, 64, did not return phone messages seeking comment Wednesday.
The search warrants were executed a year ago and the current status of the investigation was unclear Wednesday.
There is no indication the allegations affected the 2010 census count.
"Over 39,000 people hired locally in the Detroit region worked on the 2010 census. At all times, we conducted extensive quality assessments of operations and census results," Census Bureau spokesman Michael Cook said."The assessments of the Detroit region are consistent and within the norms of what we found nationally."
Federal agents raided Dean's offices in Detroit one year ago, searching for evidence he accepted gifts, loans or money between August 2008 and August 2010, according to the search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday.


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Oh wow. Yeah, I know a bit about the mega-church culture of Colorado. The state isn't as bad as many, but there's definitely a deep religious-streak.
I can see the need for people to talk to, when you're not even in one of the larger urban areas. No way you'll find a local atheism group, as far out as you are. Most places need a clustered population of at least half a million to get a good-sized group going.
I don't suppose you have any friends who are atheists, huh?
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Free combinable: The Flötotto ADD system works like a construction kit. The shelving tower by Werner Aisslinger makes it possible to create all kinds of furniture.
A&W-Designer of the year 2014 Werner Aisslinger gave some straight-lined and clear shapes to the chest of drawers, combining them with natural materials. This is the reason why the ADD shelving tower is the ideal partner in all kinds of furnishings, since timelessness is granted.
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The real impressing thing of the German made ADD system is behind the wood: Whether sideboard, lowboard, highboard, shelf, wardrobe or all the other storage furniture pieces – The Flötotto ADD system becomes whatever you need. Again and again, which even makes the intelligent pieces of furniture perfect pieces when it comes to move or if your taste changes. It all adapts to your wishes.
A shelving tower mustn't remain a shelving tower, but it can also become another piece of furniture with the Flötotto ADD system – completely flexible to be combined, including the walls and fronts. The connection of the ADD elements is nearly invisible with patented system knots, which connect the massive wooden battens until a stable shelf emerges. All possible shapes of furniture are possible this way: sideboards, highboards and shelves. And since the knot is also easily opened, each ADD piece can be reduced or expanded because of the modular kind of construction. All the flat parts are easily and flexibly clipped with the newly developed pressure button technique.
This is an absolutely contemporaneous concept, which adapts to the mobility and flexibility of today.
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Burma Cyclone & Links To Burmese Bloggers
Cyclone Nargis has killed at least 22,000 people in Burma. There is fear the death toll will reach 50,000.
5/9/08–The death toll is rising and aid efforts have been resisted by the Burmese government.
5/12/08—United Nations frustrated by relief obstacles and death toll climbs up.
The country is also known as Myanmar.
(The photo is from the Agence French Presse.)
A cyclone is the same as a hurricane. Here are many cyclone questions and answers.
The storm did the greatest damage in the Irrawaddy Delta area of Burma. Here is extensive information on that region. It is one of the most highly populated areas of Burma.
The capital, Rangoon, has received extensive damage.
Here is video of the destruction.
The Times of London writes about an added crisis from the storm—
The features that made the stricken area vulnerable to this disaster — its low-lying geography and proximity to water — also made it Burma's rice bowl. The cyclone has undoubtedly wrought terrible damage on the country's agriculture. World rice prices are at a record high already, provoking food riots in more than 30 countries. Burma is a net exporter of rice, and the destruction of crops in the Irrawaddy delta will only add to upward pressure on international prices. The country may be unable to keep its promise to sell rice to other needy countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
There is concern the repressive goverment of Burma will obstruct foriegn-based relief efforts.
This BBC article discusses what aid workers in Burma will be looking for and trying to accomplish.
Here are three Burmese bloggers on the cyclone and the repression in Burma.
Here is Burmese Bloggers Without Borders.
Here is Burma Digest.
Here is ko hitke's prosaic collection.
This Saturday, a so-called referendum is planned by the government to help cement their dictatorial rule.
Hopefully this vote will be canceled and the cyclone will help open Burmese society. The Chinese government could help by pressuring its Burmese allies to move towards freedom.
Here is the most recent Reporters Without Borders update on Burma.
Here are some basic facts and recent history of Burma.
Below is a BBC map of the path of the storm.