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Hello !
It is some time since i posted last time. There was quite a lot happening in my life lately so that's why 😉 I've spent huge amount of time on my first lecture that was given in Poland at PLVMUG,
after that i was back again in Poland to see my family on Easter. But anyway… i am lately having more free time, so i can share some of my thoughts with you again 😉
This time i want to show how we can copy folder structures between different virtual center servers. For example if you have to make a migration between virtual center servers, there is a lot to think of while doing this. You can't forget about your annotations, folders(structure), location of virtual machines.
If you are migrating 20-50 vms, that's not a big deal to move that kind of volume between VC, but what if you need to migrate 1000 or 2000 or 10000 vms ? And probably you don't keep virtual machines inside 'Discovered virtual machines' folder, but you already have some structure.
This example was built based on example where cluster vms are attached to 1 folder structure. So if you have a virtual center and datacenter within, i assume here that structure looks like this:
'blue\vm folders\'
'\Datacenter X\ Cluster_Omega\Somefolder_with_Structure'
This function is able to move not only folder structures between VC but it also generates list of virtual machines and their folder ids, to which they should be moved. So if all my vms from cluster Omega resides somewhere in folder 'Somefolder_with_Structure\x\y\z\' you can grab the output of script to variable :
$mvlist=Copy-VCFolderStructure ….
While copying the folder structure this funtion will also return an array of vms with Name and Folder property, where the Folder property is actually an ID of a folder on the new virtual center server in which this vm should be placed.
function Copy-VCFolderStructure { <# .SYNOPSIS Copy-VCFolderStructure copies folder and its structure from one VC to another.. .DESCRIPTION Copy-VCFolderStructure can be handy when doing migrations of clusters/hosts between Virtual Center servers. It takes folder structure from 'old' VC and it recreates it on 'new' VC. While doing this it will also output virtualmachine name and folderid. Why would you want to have it ? Let's say that you have a cluster on old virtual center server oldvc.local.lab DC1\Cluster1\folder1 DC1\Cluster1\folderN\subfolderN Copy-VCFolderStructure will copy entire folder structure to 'new' VC, and while doing this it will output to screen VMs that resides in those structures. VM name that will be shown on screen will show also folderid, this ID is the folderid on new VC. After you have migrated your hosts from old cluster in old VC to new cluster in new VC, and folder structure is there, you can use move-vm cmdlet with -Location parameter. As location you would have give the folder object that corresponds to vm that is being moved. Property Name is the name of VM that was discovered in that folder and Folder is the folderid in which the vm should be moved into. This folderid has to first changed to folder, for example : $folderobj=get-view -id $folder|Get-VIObjectByVIView We can then use $folderobj as parameter to move-vm Location parameter .PARAMETER OldFolder This should be the extensiondata of folder that you want to copy to new VC. $folderToRecreate=Get-Folder -Server oldVC.lab.local -Name teststruct Have in mind that this should be an single folder and not an array. .PARAMETER ParentOfNewFolder When invoking the function this is the root folder where you want to attach the copied folder. Let's say you are copying folder from \DatacenterA\FolderX\myfolder If you will have the same structure on the new VC, you would have set ParentOfNew folder to FolderX. Still it's not a problem if you have a new structure on new VC. Let's say that on new VC you have folder: \DatacenterZ\NewStructure\FolderZ and you want to copy entire 'myfolder' beneath the FolderZ. In that case, first create a variable that has desired folder $anchor=get-folder 'FolderZ' -Server newVC Make sure that $anchor variable will have only 1 element. .PARAMETER NewVC This parameter describes virtual center to which we are copying the folder structure. Copy-VCFolderStructure works only when you are connected to both old and new vc at the same time. You need to set your configuration of PowerCLI to handle multiple connections. Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode 'Multiple' You can check if you are connected to both servers using $global:DefaultVIServers variable .PARAMETER OldVC This parameter describes virtual center from which we are copying the folder structure. Copy-VCFolderStructure works only when you are connected to both old and new vc at the same time. You need to set your configuration of PowerCLI to handle multiple connections. Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode 'Multiple' You can check if you are connected to both servers using $global:DefaultVIServers variable .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode 'multiple' PS C:\> $DefaultVIServers Ensure that you are connected to both VC servers Establish variables: This will be the folder that we will be copying from old VC $folderToRecreate=Get-Folder -Server $OldVC -Name 'teststruct' This will be the folder to which we will be copying the folder structure $anchor=get-folder 'IWantToPutMyStructureHere' -Server $NewVC $OldVC='myoldvc.lab.local' $NewVC='mynewvc.lab.local' Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder $folderToRecreate.extensiondata -NewVC $NewVC -OldVC $OldVC -ParentOfNewFolder $anchor $OldFolder expects to get extensiondata object from the folder, if you will not provide it, function will block it. .EXAMPLE If you are planning to move vms after hosts/vm/folders were migrated to new VC, you might use it in this way. By default Copy-VCFolderStructure will output also vms and their folder ids in which they should reside on new VC. You can grab them like this: $vmlist=Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder $folderToRecreate.extensiondata -NewVC $NewVC -OldVC $OldVC -ParentOfNewFolder $anchor You can now export $vmlist to csv $vmlist |export-csv -Path 'c:\migratedvms.csv' -NoTypeInformation And once all virtual machines are in new virtual center, you can import this list and do move-vm operation on those vms. Each vm has name and folder properties. Folder is a folderid value, which has to be converted to Folder object. move-vm -vm $vmlist[0].name -Location (get-view -id $vmlist[0].folder -Server $newVC|get-viobjectbyviview) -Server $newVC This would move vm that was residing in previously on old VC in migrated folder to its equivalent on new VC. .NOTES NAME: Copy-VCFolderStructure AUTHOR: Grzegorz Kulikowski NOT WORKING ? #powercli @ irc.freenode.net THANKS: Huge thanks go to Robert van den Nieuwendijk for helping me out with the recursion in this function. .LINK https://psvmware.wordpress.com #> param( [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [VMware.Vim.Folder]$OldFolder, [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.V1.Inventory.FolderImpl]$ParentOfNewFolder, [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$NewVC, [parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$OldVC ) $NewFolder = New-Folder -Location $ParentOfNewFolder -Name $OldFolder.Name -Server $NewVC Get-VM -NoRecursion -Location ($OldFolder|Get-VIObjectByVIView) -Server $OldVC|Select-Object Name, @{N='Folder';E={$NewFolder.id}} foreach ($childfolder in $OldFolder.ChildEntity|Where-Object {$_.type -eq 'Folder'}) { Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder (Get-View -Id $ChildFolder -Server $OldVC) -ParentOfNewFolder $NewFolder -NewVC $NewVC -OldVC $OldVC } }
My example:
We have our VcOld: at : vc1.lab.local My cluster is CL_Holandia
Our NewVC before the movement looks like this:
As you can see in dc_new there is a folder that should keep my folder structure called: 'Some_Holder'
On NewVC we have now structure like this:
We are connected to 2 virtual center servers : vc.lab.local and vc2.lab.local
Our cluster folder is named CL_Holandia where we keep all vms that are inside the cluster.
We are defining folder to be copied from old_VC:
$folderToRecreate=get-folder -Server $oldVC -Name 'CL_Holandia'
we define to which folder this structure should go:
$anchor=get-folder'CL_Holandia' -Server $newVC
We store VMs in variable $Vmlist
$vmlist=Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder $folderToRecreate.extensiondata -ParentOfNewFolder $Anchor -NewVC $NewVC
-OldVC $OldVC
When we will add the cluster to new VC we will have structure probably like this. There will be additional 'Discovered virtual machine' folder, where all vms will appear and the rest of our copied structure. That means that we should now move vms to their proper folders.
After the last movement we will see proper structure:
It's time now to move our vms from cluster from old VC, to folder of NEW cluster in NEW NC. So we will use now
$Vmlist variable do to this:
foreach($vm in $vmlist) {move-vm -vm $vm.name -destination (get-view -id $vm.folder|get-viobjectbyviview)}
This should do it. We should see now our structure with vms and folder in proper place.
I do realize that i write this post at 1 am, but this is the only time i guess now that i have it free… So i know there might be some issues/bugs with this code. Please post a comment whenever you see some error. I will try to fix it as soon as possible. Please note that not all of you should have the same setup as me. This solution in regards of moving vms on new VC to proper folders will work only if you have similar folder structure(1 CL x 1 main_folder). I will try to rewrite this function entirely in order to make it as compatible with all structures as it can be.
At the end i would like to thank to Robert van den Nieuwendijk for his time and effort in writing this function. Without him it would take ages for me to write this recursion…
I hope that this function will help some of you with similar setup when you need to do migrations.
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19 thoughts on "How to copy folders structure between two virtual center servers ?"
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thanks admin
I don't know if you read these comments, but have you ever tried adding code to this script to also copy vcenter folder permissions as well?
Hi I am using this to migrate to another vcenter, it makes the new folders in the destination just fine, the issue is when I try to move the vm's into the folders the folder ID is different and the vm's do not go to the correct folder.
Is there another step that matches the folder id's old = new ?
Thanks for the script.
I'm trying to copy from root folder to root folder, but it appear that the function always create the folder defined in $Anchor (which is creating a vm folder for my environment).
How can I avoid this issue ?
Best regards.
The command "Copy-VCFolderStructure" is not OK.
Are there any other command to replace this ?
Hi psvmware, Thanks for a great script. I am working on almost identical situation and could use some pointers. can we chat via email for a few minutes?
I am looking at using this script to migrate my ESX hosts from my an old VC to a new VC… What I can't figure out from your post is did you re-create the folder structure in the before (https://psvmware.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/before_newvc.png?w=800) and after (https://psvmware.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/newvcfs1.png?w=800) images manually or did you use your function to do it? If you used your function, what's the correct syntax?
While running these commands, I am getting below error:-
PowerCLI C:\> $vmlist=Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder $folderToRecreate.extens
iondata -ParentOfNewFolder $Anchor -NewVC $NewVC -OldVC $OldVC
Copy-VCFolderStructure : The term 'Copy-VCFolderStructure' is not recognized
as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is
correct and try again.
At line:1 char:9
+ $vmlist=Copy-VCFolderStructure -OldFolder $folderToRecreate.extensiondata
-Paren …
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Copy-VCFolderStructure:String)
[], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException


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|149.3x151x123mm / 5.88x5.95x4.85inch
|Surface 2.0 Aluminum Alloy with v-shape
|Heat Pipe:
|4 copper, nickel plated, heat pipes of 8mm
|Base Material:
|HOC technology (HEATPIPE-ON-CPU)
|737 gram*
|Fan Specifications
|Fan size:
|PWM controlled, 600~1500 RPM
|Noise level:
|17 dB(A) ~ 21.6 dB(A)
|Hypro bearing
|Rated voltage:
|Rated current:
|Power consumption:
|3 years
- Retail package
The Nexus HOC-9000 supports all Intel Socket 775 CPU and all AMD Socket AM2 / 754 / 939 / 940 processors, using the various bundled clips. Inside the package you will also find a printed manual, a 4-pin power supply connection for 3-pin motherboard connection and of course thermal paste. After installation, you can "decorate" the Nexus HOC-9000 with several label stickers included for that purpose.
A sticker protects the base of the cooler.
The device has an 120mm rotating fan with PWM abilities (600~1500 RPM). The fan is securely fastened with four soft rubber fan fixings to eliminate resonance and vibrations.
There are also several mini holes at the main body. As Nexus comments "... The aluminum fins of the HOC-9000 have an improved surface area with strategically positioned 'dimples'. The bulgings in the aluminum improve the efficiency of the cooler as the airflow more intensively touches the aluminum.." The airflow of the HOC-9000 is guided to target the CPU core directly.
The bottom base is a made of mixture of aluminum and copper materials. The surface of the heatpipes is in direct contact with the CPU with perfect fit.
In the picture below you can see how exactly the Intel standard clips are secured to the base with the two included screws.
- Installation
Since the Nexus HOC-9000 uses Intel's standard mounting method, things should be simple. Well, yes and no. Due to the size and the design of the heatpipes you might need to rotate the cooler before installing it in order to find the appropriate alignment for it. You might be also troubled to push down all clips in case there are many motherboard heatsinks around the CPU area.
After installing the cooler inside our Thermaltake Soprano case, we saw that there is enough free space left around the cpu area and its height should not cause any problems.
- Ratings
|Retail package
|Motherboard compatibility
|Installation time
|Copper Base quality


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In the dead of winter, no matter where you are in the world, you can always find carnations for sale.
They may be small or large—and the large single-stemmed ones are so perfect that they almost look artificial—but their most striking characteristic is that they are always available.
You may remember how in the play "The Importance of Being Earnest," Jean Brody describes chrysanthemums as "such serviceable flowers." Well, that is an appropriate description for carnations too. They last a long time, each flower looks similar, and the scent has been bred out of them. However, in January, we are likely to be less dismissive of carnations—relatively inexpensive, air travelers from another hemisphere where it is summer.
If you succumb to flower-lust as I invariably do and purchase a dozen, remember that they last longer in a vase if there are no other stems with them. They don't enjoy sharing a vase with filler or other types of blossoms.
That said, the difference in vase-life is not huge, so if you want to get some baby's breath or other flowers to complement the stiff carnations, do it and tell yourself that I said that you could! And if tall and stiff is not your thing, just cut the stems and make a low arrangement, which looks a little more informal.


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One of the obvious disadvantages of a short, but very intensive and wide-ranging, training courses like CodeClan is that you don't get much time to explore topics in detail. TDD is introduced and used but the problems of access to external data are not discussed in any depth.
So what do you do when you're limited for time and your test framework doesn't provide the support you need to isolate the units in your code? You can either take the time out to determine how to implement TDD or plough on using a combination of integration and ad-hoc tests. Using the former approach you will have more confidence in the code you have written but you risk running out of hours to do the job while the latter approach may result in a fully working solution but contain hidden technical debt.
When I left CodeClan, I gave myself a few weeks to implement a Cordova app based on code produced during my time at CodeClan. As you might guess, a lack of time and appreciation of the available tools had meant the original code made poor use of TDD and I was determined to have a working app. There was no time to go back and do things properly so I decided to plough on. The app was completed on time and works well but I was worried. I had learned a lot but I had skipped over a very important subject so I decided to go back and write the tests.
While not the TDD way, writing the tests after the fact is proving to be an interesting experience. I have often heard people say that TDD causes you to write code differently and that becomes obvious very quickly when you try and work out how to disconnect units. I like to think that I have chosen my classes well and followed SOLID principles so the coupling between units is low enough but it took me a while to find the right tools for the job.
"Dependency Injection" and the "Inversion of Control" are two very grand titles for the concepts that underpin Unit Testing and they are explored in great depth in too many places for me to mention. However, in practice all this means is that you have to be able to give the Unit under test the tools it needs to access data from the test environment. In this way you can replace a database (or anything else) by supplying a new data-store that uses an approach of your choice.
I chose the Sinon JS tool to support my test imitative because it is well recommended and widely deployed. After a ton of reading I decided I needed to use a stub. Then I had to work out where to put it; somehow I needed to stub out the call to the network without changing anything else. Here's a bit of code that called remote database to get a list of mountains.
Mountains.prototype.fetchMountains = function(onCompleted) { const url = baseURL + "munros"; const apiRequest = new ApiRequest(); apiRequest.get(url, function(rxMountains) { this._mountains = rxMountains; this._saveToStore(rxMountains); onCompleted(rxMountains); }.bind(this)) }
After some head-scratching it became obvious that I needed to stub out the apiRequest.get() without losing the code in the callback so this is how I reorganised the code. The function _fetch() can now be stubbed out without losing any functionality.
Mountains.prototype._fetch = function(resource, onCompleted) { const url = baseURL + resource; const apiRequest = new ApiRequest(); apiRequest.get(url, function(rxResource) { onCompleted(rxResource); }); } Mountains.prototype.fetchMountains = function(onCompleted) { this._fetch("munros", function(rxMountains) { this._mountains = rxMountains; this._saveToStore(rxMountains); onCompleted(rxMountains); }.bind(this)) }
So now the Dependency Injection is done in the test like this:
// Replace _fetch() with a stub let stub = sinon.stub(mountains, "_fetch"); // When called with arg "munros" return dummy data stub_munros stub.withArgs("munros").yields(stub_munros); // Call the method to retrieve the dummy data mountains.all(function() {}); // Remove the stub before the asserts in case something fails mountains._fetch.restore(); // Check the stub was called assert.strictEqual(stub.callCount, 1); assert.strictEqual(mountains.updateInterval, 0);
Clearly this is not a generic DI mechanism but it will work very well for tests. I wish I had known about this a long time ago! It took a while to work out what I needed to do but using Sinon spies and stubs has been painless.
There are some good examples on the Enterprise JS Blog. I hope you find this useful.


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|"My answer is yes. I´ll love you forever, even if we die today."
|— Emori, responding to Murphy's proposal. [src]
Murphy and Emori is the relationship between John Murphy and Emori. They are portrayed by Richard Harmon and Luisa d'Oliveira. They début in the twelfth episode of Season Two.
Summary Edit
John Murphy first met Emori in Rubicon while searching for the City of Light in the Dead Zone. They have many differences and arguments at some points, but overall their relationship remains stable.
Throughout the Series Edit
In Rubicon, Murphy is in the Dead Zone with Thelonious Jaha and a few other Sky People trying to find the City of Light. They noticed an abandoned cart and go over to investigate it. A female Grounder jumps out and threatens them with a knife. Jaha tells her that they are looking for the City of Light. She tells them that her name is Emori and that she and her brother were on the way to the City of Light when they were attacked and he was killed. She offers to show them the way if they pull her cart. Murphy offers her some water and she thanks him.
On the way, Murphy asks her why she is going to the City of Light. Emori tells him she was kicked out of her clan for having a deformity and shows him her hand. He tells her that she should not cover it up. He also tells her that he killed two people, but had his reasons for doing so.
After walking for a short while, a Grounder appears on horseback and aims a rocket launcher at the group. Emori puts a knife to Murphy's throat and tells everyone to put their supplies in the cart or they will die. Jaha tries to convince her that they can work together, but Emori tells her no. She whispers something into Murphy's ear before knocking him out.
In Wanheda (Part 1), Murphy is on the shore of the island when a boat horn is heard in the distance. Thelonious Jaha tries to convince Murphy to come with him but he refuses. When the boat arrives Emori is driving it. She calls out to Murphy, he smiles and he asks her who she stole the boat from. After refusing to leave with Jaha, Murphy eventually gets on the boat.
In Wanheda (Part 2), Murphy asks Emori what she is doing there. She tells him that she and her brother were recruited by a woman who comes to them in drones. They collect technology for her and bring it to Gideon on the island. Later, while Emori and Murphy wait for her brother Otan to return with Jaha, she tries to steal the gray case from Gideon because she has other buyers. As she reaches for the case, Gideon opens his eyes and grabs her by the throat. Murphy tries to help her but Gideon's grip is too strong. Emori grabs a knife from her waistband and stabs him in the neck, killing him. She grabs the case and runs towards the boat with Murphy following behind her.
As they wait for Otan to arrive, Emori tries to open the case and tells Murphy that she will split whatever is in there with him. She kisses him on the cheek for trying to save her earlier. She is able to pry the case open and inside they find technology with the infinity symbol on it. Murphy realizes that the case houses A.L.I.E. and Jaha had brought her with them. Later, Otan shows up and Emori asks him why he's not wearing the cover for his face. He demands Murphy gives him the case and grabs his sister and holds a knife to her throat. Jaha arrives and tells Murphy to hand him the case. Murphy holds the case over the water and tells him to let Emori go first or he'll drop it. Jaha tells Otan to release Emori. Murphy throws the case into the water and boards the boat with Emori while Jaha and Otan run to retrieve the case.
In Hakeldama, Emori has now recruited Murphy into the con game she had with her brother Otan. After their latest heist, Emori expresses her desire to search for her brother, but Murphy tells her that's it's a bad idea. Later, during another con, Murphy is lying in the road as bait, while Emori hides in the trees. Three Grounder warriors from Polis appear. They begin to search Murphy and quickly realize that he is the thief they have been looking for. They question him regarding Emori's whereabouts but Murphy's tells them that he is alone. One of the warriors search his bag, while another prepares to kill him. Suddenly, the Grounder searching the bag stops the other from killing him when he finds the blue pill Jaha gave to Murphy. He tells the other warrior that the pill contains "the sacred symbol". They arrest Murphy and take him to Polis.
In Fallen, a chained Murphy watches as Ontari undresses. She proposes for them to have sex. Murphy refuses, telling her that he can't because there's someone else: Emori. Ontari indirectly threatens his life while comparing herself to Emori. Murphy ends up giving in and it is assumed that they have sex.
In Demons, Murphy finds Emori in Polis. They reunite and head to a room, where they sleep together. Murphy then tells Emori that Ontari isn't the real Grounder Commander. Jaha later appears in Polis, and he claims to know that Ontari isn't the real Commander. He then reveals that Murphy told him this knowledge, leading to him discovering that Emori has taken the City of Light chip. Murphy is then locked up, as Jaha persuades Ontari to take the chip as well.
In Red Sky at Morning, A.L.I.E. and Jaha request Emori's help to prevent Murphy from destroying Jaha's backpack that was being used as a mobile transportation unit for A.L.I.E. Emori enters and tells Murphy that the backpack contains a nuclear fuel cell which, if destroyed, will irradiate the entire city causing Murphy to stop and work more carefully to destroy it. A.L.I.E. uses Emori to stall Murphy and prevent him from destroying the backpack until her migration is completed. Emori warns Murphy that if he destroys the City of Light then all of its residents will be gone including her causing him to stop. Pike destroys the backpack instead and Murphy runs to Emori to ensure she is okay and she tells him he is too late. Murphy then covers her face and leaves her to prevent her from following them.
In Perverse Instantiation (Part 1), Murphy mentions to Bellamy that he is working to save somebody that he loves (Emori) just like Bellamy.
In Perverse Instantiation (Part 2), Emori is part of the group under A.L.I.E's control sent to prevent Clarke from destroying the city of light. When the City of Light has been destroyed, Emori like the other residences regains her control and freedom. Emori and Murphy reunite and hug as she apologizes to him.
In God Complex, Murphy did everything he could to protect Emori from being tested on. When they were tied up, Emori seemed to accept her fate and tried to persuade Murphy to live. She begged him to "Survive, please", showing her feeling for him. When Miller went to drug her, the last thing she did was look at Murphy. Murphy repeatedly begged for Emori's life, stating that he loves her and he will kill anyone who hurts her. When she is taken and the doors close, he let out a painful yell of anguish.
Sometime during the six years after Praimfaya, Murphy and Emori broke up. For the last six months, Emori roomed with Raven instead of living with Murphy.
Murphy also broken off from the rest of Spacekru and needs watching. Emori states she'd rather choose toilet duty over him.
In "Shifting Sands", Murphy escapes from Charmaine's group and runs into his. Emori is angry yet not surprised he left Raven, though he explains she made a deal to get him released. In the car, Murphy's shock collar activated, and Emori without hesitating reached out to him, getting shocked herself. Once it stopped, she spoke to him, seemingly worried, asking if he's alright. Realizing that the group needs to go and warn Bellamy, Murphy says he has to stay [as the collar has a perimeter shock set and a tracker], and tells the other to go. As the car pulls away, Murphy is surprised that Emori has stayed with him - showing despite their current bad blood, she still cares for him him.
In "Damocles (Part 2)", Emori is willing to die with Murphy, "There's no way in Hell I can leave the man I love behind", when he is wounded and too weak to make it to the Gagarin. He tells her to leave, not wanting her to die - preparing to die alone [something he told Raven he never wanted to do "I don't want to die alone"] - showing he loves Emori more than anything. Later, on Eligius IV, Emori visits Murphy after Jackson removes the bullets.
Quotes Edit
|Season Two
|Season Three
-- Hakeldama
-- Demons
|Season Four
Notes and Trivia Edit
- They are the third Grounder/Skaikru couple on the show.
- Unlike other charcters, Emori calls him John.
- In "Gimme Shelter", while keeping a prisoner captive, Murphy admitted that he loves Emori. In "God Complex", he told Clarke that he loves Emori.
- Both of them were cast out of their people at some point in their lives. Murphy was banished from the 100 and Emori was cast out because of her mutation.
- Murphy's relationship with Emori contributed to his character development, changing him from someone who cares only for himself to having another person to care for.
- They are the only couple on the show that got back together after breaking up.
- Murphy and Emori have been together for 6 years (excluding their "break").
- In "Red Sun Rising" Murphy calls Emori his girlfriend, officially confirming that they are back together
- A lot of fans call them the "post-apocalyptic version of Bonnie and Clyde".
- They are the first couple on the show to get engaged.
- Jason said in an interview that in Season 7 a group of "stubborn true believers" will continue to worship Murphy and Emori. He also hinted that the two of them will be living in the Sanctum palace.


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Public Comment
Black America and the Police
When the full story is finally told, and though not likely freely admitted by many, deep within the spiritual thinking of numerous African Americans, an emotional candle will be lit in the memory of Lovelle Mixon, the man who, in a horrific shootout in which he was finally killed, shot five Oakland police officers, four of whom have died. They will then say to themselves, "But for the grace of God I could have been he."
Mixon, whom family and friends say was not a monster, "he didn't walk up and down the street killing people," was by many accounts a marginally normal person in African American neighborhoods. But the truth of the matter is, Lovelle Mixon, who, police say, is suspected of an earlier killing and rape, represented the man to whom society had given almost nothing, the man of whom society expected nothing. Lovelle Mixon was America's worst nightmare—the black man with nothing to lose.
The line between those of us who have something to lose and those of us who don't is tenuous at best. In many cases the line of separation is almost invisible. Virtually every African American has a family member or knows someone who has been to jail or prison, or remains there today. There are no economic boundaries to this truth. Is there one African American oriented church located in the black communities that doesn't have a ministry that outreaches to the incarcerated? Likely no.
The day before the East Oakland shootout this writer was on the phone talking to a long time friend whose husband had been released last year from Angola prison after serving 25 years. Louisiana paroled him to California where he landed a job with a CalTrans program for parolees.
Too bad Mixon, who had been trying to get a job, wasn't guided toward that program. But chances are it wouldn't have done any good.
Even though African Americans are just 13 percent of the population, we currently comprise 50 percent of the U.S. prison population. Many might say this is because during the 1990s President Clinton enacted draconian drug laws that unfairly were weighted against blacks. Although this situation has always existed, the criminally lopsided racial disparities of those who are sent to prison were widely existent as far back as the era of slavery. In the early 19th century in several states that outlawed slavery blacks made up 50 percent of those who were incarcerated.
What this should signal to those who are paying attention is that the U.S. doesn't have a clue when it comes to creating racial equality.
Everything that has resulted from the civil rights movement, up to and including the limited efforts at affirmative action, in actuality is little more than window dressing. Many have benefited but a huge and growing black and Latino underclass simmers.
Despite the rapid influx of immigrating cultures in recent decades, the U.S. mostly still conforms to the example of the apple. At the apple's core exists the historic white/black dichotomy. Around the core revolves the more recently arrived or peripheral cultures.
It is for this reason that in America the issue of race is almost always a significant factor in every significant issue, from the destruction of the economy to March Madness.
With all due respect and sympathy to the survivors of the fallen it has to be noted the deceased officers, all white, lived in Tracy, Danville, Concord and Castro Valley. The white officers, who on a daily basis, travel from mostly white America to patrol black and Latino America is not a unique situation. Anyone who has seen the film, The Battle of Algiers, will immediately recognize the situation for what it is: occupation.
It's the same in most U.S. cities. It's true in San Francisco, Chicago, New York and most definitely, perhaps especially, given its unwarranted progressive reputation, Berkeley.
Of course in all similar situations it's never just an issue of color—nor is it just an issue of an occupation force keeping their booted heels on the necks of the oppressed. Because within the dialectics of progressive philosophy it's a time-honored truism that capitalism tends to turn its opposites into itself.
Thus it has become that in a multitude of circumstances blacks often have become the oppressors of blacks—regardless of whether they belong to the local police agencies or Crips and Bloods type criminal organizations. In some cases, as has been alleged in regards to several elements of the Oakland Police Department, the line between paramilitary and criminal agencies has become vague, perhaps even disappeared.
It is believed in some quarters that an investigation into the possible blurring of distinction between some members of the Oakland Police Department and criminal formations in the city is what led to the assassination of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey.
All of the media, all the local and state political classes will come together to honor the murdered police officers as heroic defenders of the state. There will be great and emotional public displays of grief. Bagpipes will be ubiquitous as California's paramilitary organizations gather to honor their fallen comrades.
The bagpipes, played at the funeral of all police and fire department funerals in the US indicate it is those agencies through which the Irish were allowed entrance into the U.S. middle class 200 hundred years ago—a privilege not extended to African Americans in any numbers until just one generation ago.
But for those who experience the daily tactics and attitudes of the paramilitary occupation forces, distrust and questions will remain.
The Oscar Grant demonstrations, in protest of his New Year's Day shooting by a BART police officer, should continue.
Jean Damu is an East Bay resident.


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|I have sock monkey slippers
|Whale is sad because he doesn't like to be drawn ugly.
|He's angry at being drawn so badly.
|I have sock monkey slippers
|Whale is sad because he doesn't like to be drawn ugly.
|He's angry at being drawn so badly.
You expected to be tablet Picasso your first go? I'm sure your skills will improve because between the two versions, you're not too far off. But aren't we all our own worst critics. If it means more Gia drawings, I'm all for the tablet.ReplyDelete
I don't think the tablet drawings are bad at all. They have character. And I kinda like the tablet duck better or at least the same as the other duck.
You should draw a picture of an adorable pink chick or something. Also...why don't I have sock monkey slippers?
I have no idea what a tablet even is and I can barely add a photo to my posts, so you could put a stick figure up and I would be impressed. With that said, you probably shouldn't just put a stick figure up unless it's doing something fun, like riding that duck or the whale.ReplyDelete
That duck has got some major badunk to it. I think I like it.
And I like your drawings because I'm pretty sure if I put myself to the task that I couldn't even come halfway close to doing what you do.
So, I think you're doing a great job. Yup, I said it.
I actually like Ducky number 2 better than original ducky...... I am slightly worried now about the malformed arm of DUHD. (See previous comment on yesterdays post for explanation of DUHD)ReplyDelete
I worry about this too, because my wife dug up an old drawing pad extension that I could hook up to my laptop if I wanted to. But after mastering the stupid little clit thing on the laptop, it'd be like learning how to draw from scratch all over again if I was using a stylus and a pad. My drawings would probably look like crap.
What I'm saying is: I FEAR CHANGE.
I think all of that is concrete proof that you absolutely need and deserve that tablet.ReplyDelete
haha Keep at it and you'll get used to it.
New duck looks like he has some junk in his trunk.
I think they look pretty darn good for just getting the tablet. I can't draw that well with a crayon! The polar bear was my favorite. He does look pretty mad at you ;-)ReplyDelete
I like tablet ducky too. And all the drawings are better than mine, so I think you're doing well!ReplyDelete
Thank you for making me laugh so early in the morning. Usually I'm still at the, "I want to stab myself in my eye 'til all my coffee is gone" part of the day right now. You'll get used to the tablet. New duck has a boo-tay.ReplyDelete
I loved both. The tablet versions seem to be diet conscious as if they just enrolled in Jenny Craig.
I believe you can do better with tablet, you may save time and create more masterpieces.
Dont give up on tablet yet.
I think BOTH versions of all your pictures are pretty awesome! Boyfriend ROCKS! What a great gift, although I don't think I could manage "typing" on one of those. I have long nails. I'd probably kill it!
;-) << there's my drawing ability with a pencil and paper!
Mastery takes practice!! When I tried using a tablet the cursor decided to run all over the place without my say-so, rebellious li'l turd. Be proud of your work so far, and every slightly crooked animal is beautiful just the way they are. :)ReplyDelete
You will conquer this! Make it a non-resolution of yours!ReplyDelete
All drawings are still better than what I can achieve with paper and crayons!ReplyDelete
In centuries to come, art historians will study your work closely and doubtless there will be much debate over whether they are looking at an authentic Mayor Gia work, a forgery, or one of your early tablet sketches. Your "early tablet period" - as it will doubtless become known, will of course contain your most valuable works as it represents the artist going through a tortuous and painful transition.ReplyDelete
Maybe the Polar Bear is just angry about global warming. Look at how that sun is just melting his little ice raft.ReplyDelete
It just takes a little practice! You'll be a tablet superstar in no time.ReplyDelete
Honestly - I kind of love the tablet animals better. They look a little more pathetic like I want to give them hugs. Stop practicing - I think you nailed it.ReplyDelete
That ducky's a quack-up!
Keep at it!
I am probably the only one who sees it, but tablet bear looks a little like Robert De Niro.ReplyDelete
What kind of tablet is it? You could always download an app that makes art super easy for youReplyDelete
Thanks guys! I don't know if its good or bad that you don't think the tablet drawings are that bad...
(It's a wacom drawing tablet.)
I hate when I get technology that I think will solve all my problems magically then it doesn't solve shit.ReplyDelete
This is the story of my life with my new stylus/pad.ReplyDelete
I know how you feel. I tried to use the tablet I bought last year but it was frustrating. I set it on fire.
Just kidding. But I don't use it anymore. I hate it. Haha!!!
In your tablet drawing's defense, they're still better than probably anything I could draw on there!ReplyDelete
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Never used a Tablet, technology scares me, even some of the things my laptop can do makes me wanna go and build a Wickerman and throw it in as the Godless creature it is. But its pink so its too cute to sacrifice to the dark lordsReplyDelete
It's a great start Mayor Gia!! I like the idea of having two versions. There is a story in each of them. For example. The second duck looks like the butt has expanded. Too much indulgence in the duckpond over christmas?
The whale looks like he has a massive hangover!
I love them!
I look forward to seeing more :-)
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I seriosuly could not stop laughing at the Survey Says we agree with you ducky. BAahahahahaha.ReplyDelete
No matter what your drawing is way better than mine... I can't even draw properly using MS Paint even if my life depended on it.
What tablet is it?


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With many still focused on this year's presidential election, Mobile's 2017 mayoral campaign has already gotten underway, as Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced his bid for a second term last week.
"We are destined to be a great city that is the envy of the state, the region, and the country," Stimpson said in a campaign video. "I'm proud of our momentum, but there's still a lot of work left to do."
Stimpson — who hadn't held previously held public office — was first elected in 2013, defeating two-term incumbent Sam Jones. In his announcement, Stimpson touted the city's economic progress during his administration. "For the first time in years, Mobile is on solid financial footing," a voiceover says in the video, referring to the $45 million in city debt which Stimpson has cut since taking office. Earlier this month, Moody's Investors Service upgraded the city's rating outlook from negative to stable.
The video also highlighted new aerospace suppliers which have located in Mobile, the revitalization of the St. Louis Street corridor, and the impending return of Carnival Cruise Lines to the Port City.
Stimpson's tenure as mayor hasn't been without controversy, however. Some residents were disappointed with his response to Mobile police officer Harold Hurst's fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Moore earlier this year, an issue Stimpson indirectly acknowledged in his campaign announcement.
"We've pushed for transparency, and an honest conversation about race relations and the impact of poverty in our city," Stimpson said in the video. "I've personally walked door to door all across Mobile with the police chief, hearing your concerns. We've listened, and together we've improved the relationship between police and all Mobilians. I won't stop until there's justice. Together we will become One Mobile."
Fifty-six percent of Mobile residents gave Stimpson an 'A' or 'B' grade as mayor in a poll released last November by WKRG. Another 21 percent gave Stimpson a 'C' while 15% gave him a 'D' or 'F' grade.
Mobile's mayoral election will take place on August 22, 2017. Former mayor Sam Jones told the Mobile Press-Register in September that he was "strongly considering" challenging Stimpson for the job.


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Hello Everyone,
Nice to have a forum specifically for the JL Jeep. I owned a 1992 YJ and missed all the fun Wranglers provide so I purchased a JL Wrangler Sport last fall and love it. I specifically bought it to tow behind an RV this summer. Looking forward to many years of enjoyment. One thing you folks may be able to assist me with is locating some lockable armrests for the backseat of the 2-door JL Wrangler. As we all know, storage is limited and lockable storage is a prized commodity when the top is down. I've been looking but nothing yet for the JL version. Thanks in advance. And thanks for the add.
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Sorry I can't help you with your question, but welcome to JLWrangler.
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Welcome. I dont know about the rear seat armrest, but I just installed a Tuffy console vault. I also added the combo lock to it so I didnt have to carry around a key. They also make a rear cargo security cover as well if that suits your needs as well.
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Congratulations and welcome aboard. I haven't seen any armrest storage boxes in yeeeeears, sorry.
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Mersey Ferries
Georges Parade
Pier Head
Tel: +44 (0)151 330 1003
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|Ticket Type
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|Do the Double Adult
|£18.00 per ticket
|Do the Double Family (2 adults & 3 children)
|£49.00 per ticket
|Do the Treble Adult
|£23.00 per ticket
|Do the Treble Family (2 adults & 3 children)
|£63.00 per ticket
|Manchester Ship Canal Cruise Ticket
|£44.00 per ticket
|River Explorer Adult
|£11.00 per ticket
|River Explorer and Spaceport Adult
|£15.50 per ticket
|River Explorer and Spaceport Family Ticket
|£42.50 per ticket
|River Explorer Child
|£7.00 per person per day
|River Explorer Family [2 Adults & 3 Children]
|£30.00 per ticket
|Summer Evening Cruise Ticket
|£16.00 per ticket
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
See the best views of the Liverpool Waterfront on the world famous Mersey Ferry with our 50-minute River Explorer Cruise. Guided by expert commentary throughout the cruise you can sit back, relax and take in the captivating views of the UNESCO World Heritage waterfront. River Explorer Cruise tickets also include admission to U-boat Story at Woodside terminal.
Plus, when you buy a combined River Explorer Cruise and Spaceport ticket you can hop off the ferry at Seacombe Ferry Terminal and visit Spaceport. Here you can enjoy our Sci-Fi Icons exhibition- a private collection of Star Wars memorabilia from one of the UK's biggest collectors and experience our amazing 360° dome show.
Following your visit to Spaceport, a short hop back on the River Explorer Cruise takes you to Woodside Ferry Terminal to visit the fantastic U-boat Story. Discover an amazing and unique insight into life on-board U-534 through the exhibition's interactive and audio-visual exhibits.
You can also combine your River Explorer Cruise on the Mersey Ferry with a trip on the City Explorer Open Top Bus and the Liverpool Cathedral Tower Experience with our Do the Double and Do the Treble sightseeing packages. These fantastic visitor experiences give you the opportunity to see all the must-do sights around the city at an unbeatable price!
Mersey Ferries have a selection of cruises throughout the year to enjoy including Manchester Ship Canal Cruises, Summer Evening Cruises and themed music cruises, for more information visit merseyferries.co.uk.
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Movies discussed: Before I Wake, The Vault, Boys in the Trees, Creswick (short)
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Sitting Bull
Under orders of the federal government, the Bison in Yellowstone National Park have been ordered to not conduct any business. Not wanting to risk criminal charges or fines, this bull is determined to sit out the furlough.
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Furloughed Wapiti
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Transocean Ltd. Provides Brazil Information
ZUG, SWITZERLAND-September 25, 2015-A statement by Mr. Eduardo Costa Van Musa relating to the drilling contract for the Petrobras 10000 was made public this week through the Brazilian authorities investigating corrupt practices relating to Petrobras. In his statement, Mr. Musa said he believed he received payments from someone claiming to be a commercial representative of Transocean even though Mr. Musa also asserted that no such payments were necessary as Transocean had been awarded the contract as it was the best technical and economic bidder in a competitive process.
Transocean has not identified any wrongdoing by any employee or any of its agents in connection with the company's business. Transocean is investigating these recent allegations made by Mr. Musa and will also continue its efforts to ensure no violation of company policy or law has, or will, occur. Finally, if requested, Transocean will cooperate with governmental investigations.
Transocean is committed to doing business lawfully and with the highest ethical standards. The company has in place a comprehensive compliance program that encompasses our Code of Integrity and related policies, including requirements for risk-based due diligence of third parties, regular training, audits and more. In addition, Transocean has been following the ongoing investigations in Brazil and has taken what it and its outside counsel believe are appropriate responsive measures.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements described in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements contain words such as "possible," "intend," "will," "if," "expect," or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions, and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, outcome of investigations, estimated duration of customer contracts, contract dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned shipyard projects and other out-of-service time, sales of drilling units, timing of the company's newbuild deliveries, operating hazards and delays, risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other third parties, the future prices of oil and gas, the intention to scrap certain drilling rigs and other factors, including those and other risks discussed in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and in the company's other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize (or the other consequences of such a development worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the company or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date hereof, except as otherwise may be required by law. All non-GAAP financial measure reconciliations to the most comparative GAAP measure are displayed in quantitative schedules on the company's website at www.deepwater.com.
This press release, or referenced documents, do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and do not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of article 652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus within the meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of Transocean and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of Transocean.
About Transocean
Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling services, and believes that it operates one of the most versatile offshore drilling fleets in the world.
Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in, and operates a fleet of, 63 mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 27 ultra-deepwater floaters, six deepwater floaters, seven harsh-environment semisubmersibles, 13 midwater semisubmersibles, and 10 high-specification jackups. In addition, the company has seven ultra-deepwater drillships and five high-specification jackups under construction.
For more information about Transocean, please visit: www.deepwater.com.
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Bible GuiltSubmitted by Stephen Winters
How often have you heard someone say (or have you said it yourself)? "Well, umm, I know that I should be reading my Bible every day. I really want to, really I do! Really, I mean it." There is the guilt plainly laid out. However, feeling guilty about not reading the Bible doesn't make that person actually read the Bible.


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International Women's Democrat Union
IWDU is an association dedicated to the advancement of women and the promotion of important women-related issues inside the global centre-right party family. The association consists of female members of likeminded parties. IWDU provides female leaders with possibilities for networking, empowerment, enhanced visibility and encourage women to take political offices.
Provide a platform for conservative women
IWDU wants to offer a platform that links women supporting conservative, centre right and like-minded political ideas world-wide.
Promote shared values
Our values are based on a shared belief in liberty, justice, human rights and democracy. We believe that women are key to foster their implementation, especially in countries and regions with fragile political systems.
Bring women's issues on the IDU agenda
It is our duty to promote women's interests within the IDU and raise awareness for the impact of politics and political processes on women. Effectively addressing challenges requires global cooperation and coordination.
Support women to take political offices
IWDU offers a platform for female political leaders and helps them share their ideas and realize them in official political functions.
Promote practical exchange and training
IWDU serves as a platform for professional development and training, offering practical exchange on issues such as party organization and policy, encouraging women's engagement in various policy fields and helping to extend women's political influence in their political parties and international organizations.
Encourage the younger generation
IWDU wants to encourage and promote the political emancipation and active participation of women in politics and political processes on a local, national and global basis. Thus, IWDU wants to provide training and promotion for the younger generation and help young women in making use of their potential, thereby enabling them to become future leaders in their parties and governments.
Raise awareness
IWDU wants to combat discrimination against women, raise awareness for women's issues and provide a forum with special dedication to women-related policy fields, such as gender equality, education, family, social and health issues.
For many years, women provided the backbone of voluntary workers in our political parties – be they in separate women's sections or in the main body of the party. However, over the past years their role has changed. Today, female leaders play a significant role in ensuring that our parties are in tune with policies of special concern to women and in ensuring that we address female voters appropriately, eventually helping to increase their share of our parties' votes. Women play a unique role in our societies contributing to our well-being, both as home makers and working women. We believe that IWDU may contribute to a fruitful exchange on shared issues for women in politics. We want to help them in addressing existing prejudices in our societies that continuously keep qualified women from realizing their full potential.


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The last time I made this Shepherdess pie was in 2005. How can I remember you may wonder? Well whenever I cook a recipe from a cookbook, I often scribble on it the date and how I found the dish. My scribbles reveal the date 4th January 2005 and my comment next to the recipe was it was very strong in flavour. I think this was because of the yeast extract which I reduced this time. The pie was really good. All the vegetables were cooked well and the flavours of each came though. I was particularly nervous about the swede, but even that was tender. Some of you may know that I am not a big fan of mash either, but this one was actually very good too. I think the reason was the crispness on the top.
This recipe makes a large quantity. Enough to serve 6, maybe even 8 people with accompaniments. So its a dish that is going to feed us at least three times this coming week. This dish had a number of different processes to bring it together, so my recommendation make this pie when you have time on your hands to potter in the kitchen, which is what I did this afternoon when it started raining outside.
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{All images via Tulle and Feathers}
I have been completely obsessed with this blog ever since I stumbled upon it a few days ago. Tulle and Feathers is comprised of two friends, both planning their weddings from different California cities. One wants a colorful fiesta in Mexico and the other is planning a modern cocktail party in a barn. They both have amazing design sense and I am sort of insanely jealous of their drool worthy engagement rings. Check out their lovely blog...go....now.


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Some of you reading this have been served by TriState Insurance (Virginia, Maryland, and DC clients) for well over a decade and have come to value the smooth sailing associated by being served by a team of independent insurance agents whose profession is dedicated to researching and securing value for your insurance dollar. Unlike traditional insurance agents whose job it is to sell insurance, you've come to value our role in consulting you as to avenues where you can decrease insurance cost, increase coverage, as well as decrease coverage as life changes dictate avenues for you to save.
One of the biggest constants in life is change. We have changed over the years serving you as with each passing year we is past year, and surely so have you. And of course our carriers and their policy offerings are ever changing too!We are always happy to discuss carrier changes with you and to make sure that you are receiving the best possible coverage at the best possible rates!
What has this past year been like for you? There are so many changes that can take place in a year that could affect your insurance needs, and we have compiled a list of possibilities to get your wheels turning...
- New business
- Quit smoking
- Started smoking
- Teen driver coming of age
- Home improvements (new roof? Windows? additions?)
- New Income properties (sold properties)
- Child going to college (child returning from college?)
- Marital status change
- New lien holders
- International travel (extended travel?)
- New valuables (phones, tvs, computers, jewelry, etc)
- New watercraft (sold a boat?)
- New recreational vehicles (sold a camper, a qaud, etc?)
We know this isn't a comprehensive list... but we are looking forward to hearing more about your year and what we can do to set you up for success this coming year! Time to re-focus! Many people start their resolutions at the first of the year. But what about starting some now - At the start of your upcoming policy term? Make a new goal and see what you can do in next 12 months!
To all our existing clients, we sincerely look forward to hearing from you, collecting the information regarding your family and business life changes, and researching avenues to delivery (keyword there is deliver) better value for your insurance investment. To those of you who we do not yet currently serve, call us! There are smarter ways to protect your business and your family and we have over 40 years combined experience to show you how.


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HSD Trustees Appoint Chair and Vice Chair
Steinbach, MB. Sept. 6, 2016 – Hanover School Division Board of Trustees have appointed Mr. Ron Falk as Chair, and Mr. Rick Peters as Vice Chair for the 2016-17 school year. The appointments were made by trustee vote at an HSD public board meeting, held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. First elected as a trustee… Read More


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Who wants to buy Atmel?
Atmel Corp. wants to join the bandwagon of M&As currently trending in the global semiconductor market. According to a Reuters report, the chipmaker is exploring a possible sale to any potential buyer.
Atmel, a mid-sized chip vendor with revenue last year of $1.41 billion, is known for its MCU and touch-sensing technology. Atmel's latest pitch to the investment community is that its strategy—banking on the emerging Internet of Things market—has transformed it into a higher-margin, higher-growth business.
During the company's earnings call last month, Steven Laub, president and CEO, announced his plan to retire at the end of August. He told financial analysts, "Today, the company is comprised of very desirable businesses: microcontrollers, wireless, touch, security and automotive, all of which are positioned to grow in attractive high growth markets."
Steven Laub, Atmel CEO
Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters reported that Atmel has retained investment bank Qatalyst Partners to help with the sale process.
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Rokeby Guest House, Garrs End Lane, Grassington BD23 5BB
Location- Top of the Main Street on the left at the Junction of Garrs End Lane just below the Town Hall.
Parking for guests available.
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Rokeby is a B & B situated at the top of the main street on Garrs End Lane. Within walking distance of the local public houses, restaurants and shops.
We are only a few miles from Burnsall and Appletreewick which is becoming very popular for wedding venues such as atThe Red Lion and The Devonshire Fell at Burnsall and The Cruck Barn at Appletreewick www.craven-cruckbarn.co.uk. We can happily accommodate wedding guests.


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wIndependence contest deadline approaches; great prizes availableJun 28, 2002 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views
DesktopLinux.com's 1st annual wIndependence Day essay contest for the best 500-1000 words on how you kicked the Windows habit closes on July 3rd at midnight.
Awesome prizes are being provided from great companies including CodeWeavers, ELX, Lindows.com, Lycoris, MandrakeSoft, NeTraverse, Opera, ShaolinMicro, Sun Microsystems, SuSE, theKompany, and Ximian, providers of the leading desktop-oriented Linux distributions and productivity tools.
Enter before the deadline to be eligible! Further details on the contest, prizes, and rules of entry are available here.
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Sky Ferreira for Maison Kitsuné.
Photo: @maison_kitsune's Twitter
When it comes to making miserable look good, Sky Ferreira is a pro. In a series of new ads shot by Henrik Purienne for Maison Kitsuné, Ferreira serves up some "OMG I HATE YOU, CLOSE THE CURTAINS," realness in some less-realistic lounge-wear. I mean, I'm sure there ~are~ people out there who lay around pouting and posing and reading The New York Times in a sheening, cobalt pullover, stark-white business socks and a floral, silk headscarf—but, yeah, I don't know any of those people. (Sorry for shattering your dreams, fellas. Most girls definitely don't wake up looking quite so easy-like-Sunday-morning.)
The latest "New Wave"-themed line from French fashion x music label, Kitsuné, is said to have been inspired by New York's burgeoning young artists. So, IMHO, seeing Sky star in the first ads for their Spring/Summer 2014 collection following the release of her first full-length album, Night Time, My Time, is kind of a duh moment. As in, WE ARE INTO IT.
At 21, Ferreira's effortlessly cool debut (on the heels of an excellent EP), as well as her renown for being Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent muse, cements her haute-grunge status amongst the fashion x music set. The fact that Ferreira will also make her big screen debut in Eli Roth's The Green Inferno later this year, only makes her all the more impressive. (Especially when you consider that girl can bust out a perfectly symmetrical, wing on that eyeliner.)
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Comrade PhysioProf hates Twitter. I'm going to ignore the MLA-related aspects of the critique, but these two points deserve careful consideration:
First, I believe that it–like Facebook–is deeply destructive of the mental operation of contemplation. The entire intrinsic structure of the medium is 100% oriented towards MORE, FASTER, BRIEFER, SUPERFICIALER communication. It is about collecting: friends, links, retweets, followers, hashtags, etc, and not about describing, explaining, or contemplating. It is about avoiding deep thought, not embracing it…
Third, it is grossly destructive of the practice of constructing decent complete grammatical sentences in the English language (and, I'm sure, other languages that poor dumb twittering fuckes in other countries use).
I've been there. Heck, I'm still there on both those counts (except for following Steve Martin, but he's obviously an exception to the general rule). If somebody told me they're teaching history with Twitter, I'd hope I could keep an open mind about what could be a great pedagogical idea, but in truth I'd probably abuse them mercilessly.
The thing is though, Twitter is really, really good for following links. If you follow people or institutions that Tweet (like the Chronicle of Higher Ed, for instance), who don't spend time Tweeting about their breakfast and instead put up links to material with a lot more than 140 characters, you can browse a lot of information in a short period of time, and some of it is stuff that won't show up in your average RSS reader.
The thing I like best about Twitter is precisely that it's not Facebook. You get to control who you follow (assuming they don't prevent you). Nobody confirms you as a friend. If you accidentally follow someone or something that decides to post on the subject of their breakfast (or other banalities), you can stop following them with no hard feelings. I can't even read my Facebook page anymore there's so much garbage on it, but that 140 character limit means that I can go through all the links on my Twitter page in a snap.
My tweets (which I continue to promise will always be nothing but links) remain on the right of this post, for those of you unwilling to make the leap that Comrade PhysioProf so eloquently resists.


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Revision history for OX
0.14 2014-04-03
- allow custom routebuilders to register themselves
0.13 2013-08-14
- fix inadvertent test dep (Caleb Cushing, #14)
0.12 2013-08-07
- allow specifying lifecycles for middleware declared with the 'wrap'
keyword. this should allow you to create middleware which depend on
other services, and yet don't need to be recreated on every request (by
making them Singletons). (Thomas Klausner, #10, #13)
- fix OX classes inheriting from Bread::Board::Declare classes (Caleb
Cushing, #12)
0.11 2013-05-02
- fix a couple memory leaks in the Bread::Board parts. (danielr)
- proper error return for errors looking up action methods in
ControllerAction and HTTPMethod route builders. (danielr)
- properly decode path args (reported by Clay Fouts)
0.10 2013-01-09
- bump Path::Router dep to make sure we have all of the features we need.
in particular, tests fail without the improved route match
disambiguation introduced in 0.11.
0.09 2012-12-03
- fix handling of multiple routes with equivalent paths (but different
0.08 2012-11-16
- allow declaring nested routers as mounts
- $r->uri_for("string") now is a shortcut for
$r->uri_for({name => "string"});
- ControllerAction and HTTPMethod route builders now also set up a
default 'name' for routes
0.07 2012-11-14
- actually, disable middleware in roles for now, because it's not clear
that it actually makes sense
- add 'wrap_if' keyword for Plack::Middleware::Conditional support
(relates to wrap in the same way that enable_if relates to enable in
0.06 2012-11-13
- implement roles. using OX::Role will now let you declare partial
routers in your roles which will be merged into the main router when
you apply them to an OX class.
- also clean up some bugs in router inheritance
- add 'literal' keyword, for declaring dependencies on literal values
- add warning for declaring routes which will be shadowed by mounts
0.05 2012-10-15
- OX::Request->mapping should return a hashref, not a hash (minor
back-compat break)
0.04 2012-09-29
- support streaming responses
0.03 2012-09-28
- fix tests on windows (path issue)
- fix Counter-Improved example not having uri_for available
0.02 2012-09-27
- bump required perl version to 5.10, because it fails weirdly on 5.8
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Falling, Off the Road
Aldeyjarfoss waterfall in winter, Icelandic Highlands.
The title reflects how we skidded sideways and off the road around a bend in our superjeep after returning from the falls, but the driver nonchalantly just kept on driving out of the snowbank and ditch and kept on going. Photo © copyright by Johnathan Ampersand Esper.


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Almost a third of patients who visited A&E in December were left waiting for more than four hours, statistics show.
Statistics from NHS England show around 31 per cent of those who visited a West Herts NHS Trust A&E service during December had to wait more than four hours between arriving and being either admitted, transferred or discharged.
As well as this, around 12.5 per cent of people were left waiting four hours between a decision on their condition and their admission to hospital.
This comes as NHS England revealed a record high number of patients were left waiting for A&E treatment over the course of the month.
A group of clinicians from hospital trusts around the country also wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, saying some patients were left to die in corridors due to the lack of resource for the health service.
A statement from West Herts NHS Trust, about extended winter waiting times, said: "Health services are particularly busy at the moment and we are asking everyone to think carefully before coming to the emergency department at Watford General Hospital.
"In response to a high level of patient admissions, we have opened up additional beds. In line with the new national guidance on handling winter pressures, we are prioritising emergency patients and reviewing non-urgent activities.
"A&E is for patients requiring emergency care for serious and life-threatening conditions. We are asking local people to use the service carefully so it can best support those who need it most – for example, people with serious injuries, chest pain or significant blood loss. We can all help by not over-burdening the service and using it only when we need to."
The spokesman also suggested using Hemel Hempstead Urgent Treatment Centre or the Minor Injuries Unit at St Albans City Hospital, as well as calling NHS 111 or speaking to a pharmacist for advice.


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That Thing Lurking Over There by Alexander D Jones
I thought this was about a child alone in the dark until the reveal at the end. Very descriptive of the surroundings and an inventive plot.
I like this! Thank you Alexander.
I like this! Thank you Alexander.