Tony Cavaliere's idea for software that frees application build managers from their desks during nighttime compiles has yielded him and other members of the Toronto Visual Basic User Group (TVBUG) the top prize in a new Microsoft Canada application development contest.
Microsoft awarded TVBUG a first-place finish in the company's initial Canada-wide app dev competition for user groups. TVBUG's PocketPCBuilder, the group's entry for the contest, provides mobile access to compile info, sending details about code errors to the build manager's handheld computer.
For their winning software, TVBUG team members received Microsoft SPOT watches, which adjust automatically to the local time, and provide news, weather and traffic reports. Microsoft also sponsors a trip for the winners to visit Montreal, where they will present the solution at the DevTeach conference; there will also be a barbeque feast in the group's honour.
PocketPCBuilder is Cavaliere's baby. The Toronto software specialist suggested it as a potential contestant when TVBUG president Rob Windsor told the group about the Microsoft challenge late last year. Cavaliere managed a team of 10, including himself, to bring PocketPCBuilder out of the realm of "possible" and into reality.
The program's framework starts at the server. Cavaliere's team created a system to automate builds on the back-end box. The server sends build details to a database, which a Pocket PC, sporting a rich client, can call for information. On its screen the handheld presents a list of errors associated with each application built, and tells the build manager not only what the error is, but also the name of the person who last checked-in the code. That lets the manager know whom to call to begin the fix.
Dekker said the contest was "fairly successful" with five user groups participating; Microsoft plans to run another group-minded competition in the future. For more information about PocketPCBuilder, visit Cavaliere's blog: cynot.gotdns.com.
Dekker provided an update about another Microsoft developer contest, Last Developer Standing. (See ComputerWorld Canada's April 15 issue, "Microsoft seeks top Canuck developer," page 20.) This match for individual software experts has reached the second of nine rounds. It started on May 2 with 5,300 developers, Dekker said. About 2,000 of them performed well enough in round one to win a prize, but she couldn't say how many attained the perfect score required to advance to round two.


It's been a great Christmas break, but back to the daily grind...and dusting the cobwebs off the creative centers in my brain :) I'm jumping in on the Tag You're It! challenge that provided a beautiful clear tag as inspiration.
The flower and diagonal lines of the layout on the inspiration tag really caught my attention.
Just thought I'd pop in and show some of the cards I've been crafting to fulfill orders for some of my supporters. I love when I get asked to make cards and I'm given carte blanche. I get to incorporate their personality and just create. Take a look.
Whew! Busy, busy, busy. Hopefully, your crafting and Christmas shopping is going well :) Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Twice is Nice at CASology!
Plenty of white space and some masking help to frame your focal image.
Finding the layout for all the flowers was a ton of fun for a spatially challenged person such as myself LOL, just ask my brothers :) I used some Peerless watercolors and a Pitt marker to outline the flower in black for an accent. I curved the sentiment on the stamping block and stamped it in the white space created from the layout. I can't wait to put this card in the mail to a friend!
Thanks for stopping in today :) Have a great hump day!
Guest Designing Over at CASology!
Silly me :) I was so excited about winning the owl challenge over at the CASology challenge blog, that I forgot two major bonuses: 1- I won the Pop-Art Pineapple stamp set from Concord & 9th (yay!) and 2- I get to be the guest designer for this week's challenge (woot woot!).
Design defined: Monochromatic layers of a single stamp keeps it CAS.
Ok, time to make a confession...I'm a total nerd! I love to find out of the box ways to interpret every creative prompt provided by the challenge blogs. This week's Addicted to CAS challenge was code word: dimension. Hmmm. I thought about the galaxy, I thought about dimensional foam to add depth, then I was struck by last month's Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015. Yes, yes, and yes! This Penny Black "Berry Merry Christmas" stamp worked wonders.
My card...and my entry for their design team too (fingers crossed)...couldn't have come out better. My photography skills were stretched a little bit too lol.
I bet you're asking about the dimension, aren't you?? Look what a very cool technique created!
I'm playing over at the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge blog. Blame it on the season, but I knew this was a great time to pull out my Simon Says Stamp snowflake dies. I think the holiday season's colors of red, green, gold, and white are great against the neutral base provided by kraft cardstock. After die cutting the center snowflake, I smooshed it around on top of my Versamark ink pad then layered 2 coats of gold sparkle embossing powder and covered a punched heart in Christmas Red Stickles. It's so sparkly and happy, I wish I'd taken better photos before the rain set in (yes, I prefer taking photos using the natural light on my backyard deck lol).
The CASology challenge blog had me at first glance with the cue card: owl. These mostly nocturnal birds bring back wonderful memories of my grandmother, who collected owl figurines made of every imaginable material. I wanted to do something special for this challenge around the holiday and found the extra umph I needed from the photo over at the Fusion Card Challenge blog.
This card was fun to make, combining watercoloring, silver embossing (which I still think is real life magic lol), and a clean and simple one-layer look.
I used Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks and a cutie patootie owl from Lawn Fawn. Frisket (masking fluid) has become one of my best friends!! The absolutely waterproof seal it creates (like I did for this owl) allows me to go crazy with my watercolors and paints and still gives me a clean canvas for whatever I masked.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!
I'm back "knocking out" challenges today. This one was "super" fun to make :) I was inspired by both the layout over at CAS(E) this Sketch! and the code word at Addicted to CAS. I think this card packs a real "ka-pow"!
I've seen this shared online and I think it's wonderful! It's an address book where I can send you snail mail. Crafter's rejoice!
I want to share happy mail with you...seriously :) If you'd like to receive one of my handmade cards, tags, etc. please add your info to my address book.
First 5 people to add their addresses will get a card for them and a pre-stamped one to mail to a friend! Free card, free postage, handmade happy mail...winning :) Click the Postable graphic below or type in the URL.
I've got my postage stamps ready and can't wait to start sharing with you! And I pinkie promise that I won't share your info or use your address for advertising crap...nobody likes that junk. Thanks, thanks, and thanks!
What an exciting week! My mommie visited for a few days, got some art journaling done, created cards for challenges, received an honorable mention and a feature for two of my creations, had my last appointment to finish my latest tattoo, traveled to DC for a couple of days, and still managed to go to work...whew!
What a broad concept for me, but yes, I did take the lovey dovey road :) Here's my final card.
("Halloween cat and more") so that I could add more pumpkins to his patch.
Okay, so I may not have quite joined The Walking Dead sensation, but I do adore the game Plants vs Zombies :) I got this free little download and dove head first into it with Copic markers...I used about 20 colors on this image. I think he'll at least get me an honorary membership in the Zombie Apocalypse club lol.
Warm Colors for CAS(E) this Sketch!
I know we haven't quite gotten through the pumpkin carving and trick or treating, but when I saw the new sketch inspiration over at the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge blog, I was dying to play with some warm golds, oranges, and reds for Thanksgiving.
I'm loving experimenting with watercolors and finding ways to let them work their magic on my projects!
Sitting around on this rainy Saturday in October and I pulled out one of my hedgehog stamps... I so adore them :) This little guy is hanging onto a jack-o-lantern balloon and I thought he was just perfect for the season. Out comes my Copic markers, a background stamp, some embossing powder and before I knew it, I had a finished card. Amazing how your creative mojo can jump out of nowhere lol. I'm submitting this one to the Tag You're It! Challenge #32 because this layout was shaped by the inspiration tag below.
It's getting a little cooler and the leaves are turning colors here despite the rain last week. This has to be one of the prettiest times of the year.
I happened to pop in over at the Tag You're It! challenge blog and saw the inspiration tag was perfect for the season- a beautiful tag with a gold leaf and bright orange and teal accents. I knew it was time for me to get my feet wet with a technique that I hadn't tried yet...granted, I bought the supplies a year ago lol. It didn't let me down!


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Lipid screening in children and adolescents in community practice: 2007 to 2010
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Albuminuria in children
Rademacher, E. R. & Sinaiko, A. R., May 1 2009, In : Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension. 18, 3, p. 246-251 6 p.
Top-down proteomic analysis by MALDI-TOF profiling: Concentration-independent biomarkers
Nelsestuen, G. L., Harvey, S. B., Zhang, Y., Kasthuri, R. S., Sinaiko, A. R., Ely, E. W., Bernard, G. R., Homoncik, M. & Jilma, B., Feb 1 2008, In : Proteomics - Clinical Applications. 2, 2, p. 158-166 9 p.
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Obesity and inflammation in children
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White Adipose Tissue
Acute-Phase Proteins
Renal outcome of neonatal renal venous thrombosis: Review of 28 patients and effectiveness of fibrinolytics and heparin in 10 patients
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Insulin resistance (metabolic) syndrome in children
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Association between the insulin resistance of puberty and the insulin-like growth factor-I/growth hormone axis
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CBSE Board exams 2021 after February, says Education minister in view of Covid-19 situation
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Dec 23, 2020 Board Exams, CBSE, CBSE Board Exams, CBSE Board exams 2021, COVID-19, Education, Education Ministry
The CBSE Board exams for the 10th and 12th won't be conducted till February 2021. The Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, headed by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" denied any such scenario. According to the Education Minister, the decision has been taken in view of the current pandemic situation due to COVID-19. The minister announced this decision during a webinar with teachers on the issue of much-awaited CBSE board exams. This decision was quite evident, with many states witnessing spikes in the number of new corona cases; it is not practical to conduct CBSE Board exams. The minister also asserted that though online education has got a great boost especially in the pandemic situation still it was impossible for the board to conduct while exam in the online mode. "Exams cannot be just canceled every time due to pandemic situation'' He further stated that canceling board exams and declaring results on the basis of assessment is not a viable approach. Students passing Board level without taking exams will face difficulties in getting admission in colleges and universities, the minister said. On being questioned on the issue of reduction in the syllabus, the education minister reiterated that CBSE has already reduced the syllabus by 30% and exams will be conducted in accordance with the reduced syllabus only. There was also some concern about the practical exams to which the ministry said that alternatives to practical exams will be ventured in case students are not able to take practice exams before the commencement of exams. " Fear of Corona continues after the discovery of a new Strain of the virus"
CBSE Board exams
In General, CBSE Board exams are conducted in Feb-March of Academic Year, however till Tuesday; there was no clarity from the Board about the fate of 10th and 12th class examinations. But now after clarification from the ministry, the Board exams stand postponed till Feb'2021. The Education ministry has asserted that any decision on conducting the board examination will be taken after assessing the
pandemic situation. It may be noted that due to the outbreak of COVID-19, 2020 Board exams were deferred in the middle of the schedule, and later on, the results were declared on the basis of the assessment scheme. Schools too, all over the country, remain closed till October 15, when the government allowed partial reopening. However, several states chose to keep schools closed in order to prevent a spike in infections. Also, the new coronavirus strain found in the UK is now a major cause of concern.
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American "Soldier of Christ" Is Taking on Islamic State
By Rick Pearcey • February 27, 2015, 09:56 AM
CBN News reports:
The man, identified only as Brett, is a 28-year-old U.S. Army Iraq war veteran. For the safety of his family, he's requested that his last name remain unknown.
Brett returned to Iraq six months ago to join a Christian militia fighting ISIS. He's involved in a battle near Mosul.
"I may not know them before, but they're my people -- the Assyrian Christians of this world -- they're indigenous to this part of the world," Brett said. "People are hell-bent on erasing them in the history."
"People ask me, 'Why you?' I come back, and I say, 'Why not? Why just me? Where's everyone else at?'" Brett told ABC News, according to CBN.
Islamic State Terrorist "Jihadi John" Unmasked as Middle-Class Brit
Yaron Steinbuch reports at the NYPost:
"Jihadi John" has been unmasked.
The infamous masked ISIS madman seen in gruesome videos beheading Western hostages was identified by media outlets Thursday as Mohammed Emwazi -- who has been on the British terror watch list.
The BBC reported that the Kuwaiti-born Emwazi is in his mid-20s and from West London. British authorities chose not to identify him earlier due to operational reasons.
"The ruthless thug first appeared in a video in August as he apparently killed American journalist James Foley," according to the Post.
"It is believed he later was seen in videos as he beheaded US journalist Steven Sotloff, British aid worker David Haines, British cabdriver Alan Henning and US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, also known as Peter," the Post reports.
Unmasking Atheism, Secularism -- Press Release for Nancy's New Book
By Rick Pearcey • February 25, 2015, 12:00 PM
Read the press release below :
Don't Think, Just Believe?
FINDING TRUTH
5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism,
and Other God Substitutes
"Don't Think, Just Believe"? That's the mindset in many circles today -- whether the church, the classroom, or the media.
Nancy Pearcey, bestselling and critically acclaimed author, provides a reality check. In Finding Truth [published by David C. Cook], she offers five powerful principles that penetrate to the core of any worldview to uncover its deepest motivations and weigh its claims.
A former agnostic, Pearcey unmasks the presumed certainties of atheism, secularism, and other God substitutes. She demonstrates that a robust Christian worldview matches reality -- that it is not only true but attractive, granting higher dignity to the human person than any alternative.
Pearcey's bestselling Total Truth made the case for Christianity as a comprehensive worldview. Now Finding Truth shows that Christianity provides a unique strategy for testing truth claims, responding critically yet respectfully to competing worldviews.
What Do You Mean, Atheism Is a "God Substitute"?
Atheist websites like to claim, "Atheism is not a belief. Atheism is merely the lack of a belief in God or gods." But no one can think without some starting point. Most atheists propose matter or nature as the ultimate reality, the cause and source of everything else. That is what functions as their God substitute.
Finding Truth demonstrates that every secular philosophy makes an idol out of some part of the created order, turning it into a false absolute. But false gods are too small to give dignity and value to human life. They lead inevitably to inhumanity and violence. History is replete with the broken lives and shattered communities that result from following counterfeit gods, whether Nazism, Communism, materialism, or postmodernism.
Insight into the dynamics of idolatry gives readers the skills to identify and critique the idols at the heart of the isms competing for allegiance in today's pluralistic, multicultural world.
How Can I Be Sure? A Real-World Training Manual
Drawing on her own experience as an agnostic, Nancy Pearcey is a sure guide to answering the questions that trouble many young people today. Studies confirm that the age when people are most likely to reject Christianity is in the late high school and early college years. And the reason they give most frequently is that they could not get answers to their doubts and questions.
Finding Truth demonstrates that a Christian worldview gives answers that are both true and testable. The bedrock truths that everyone wants and needs -- from atheists like Richard Dawkins to hip hop artists like Lecrae -- are uniquely found in historic Christianity.
With her trademark clarity, Pearcey bring themes to life with personal stories and real-world examples. Finding Truth has a built-in study guide, making it an ideal training manual for schools, colleges, seminaries, homeschools, and church groups.
Note: To arrange an interview with Nancy Pearcey, please email pearcey@thepearceyreport.com or contact publisher David C. Cook at 719-536-0100 or 1-800-708-5550.
Breitbart: Gabby Giffords' Home State Abandoning Gun Control
"A new poll shows that Gabby Giffords' home state of Arizona is abandoning gun control, partly because fears of imported jihadism are growing," A.W.R. Hawkins reports at Breitbart.com.
"According to the Arizona Daily Star, the poll was conducted by the Behavior Research Center (BRC), which found that a large portion of the 48 percent of Arizonans who supported more gun control in the wake of Sandy Hook have now changed their position, with only 33 percent favoring more gun control," Breitbart reports.
"Forty-eight percent of Arizonans 'think the current level of gun control is just fine.' That figure represents a 10-percent increase from the poll taken after Sandy Hook," according to Breitbart.
"BRC found that support for gun control 'dropped among all political and age groups'," Breitbart reports.
New ISIS Video Shows Young Children Training as Soldiers
Greg Richter reports at Newsmax:
A new video released by the Islamic State (ISIS) on Sunday claims to show young children being trained as the next generation of fighters.
The Daily Mail reported than some of the boys in the video appear to be as young as 5 years old.
According to NBC News, the video was shot at Al Farouk training camp for "cubs," in Raqqa, Syria, where ISIS claims its capital.
"NBC reported that recruits under 15 are being trained to use AK-47s and are given dolls to teach them how to behead people," according to Newsmax.
"'They make them watch a beheading, and sometimes they force them to carry the heads in order to cast the fear away from their hearts,' an Iraqi security official told NBC," Newsmax reports.
Group: Jeb Bush "Unelectable" After Giving Medal to Hillary Clinton
Ken McIntyre writes at the Daily Signal:
A conservative group's new online ad portrays Jeb Bush as "unelectable" to the presidency because the Republican presented a public service award to the Democratic favorite, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Clinton received the award, the video emphasizes, on Sept. 10, 2013 -- one day short of the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead and stained her legacy as secretary of state.
"The group ForAmerica released the one-minute video this morning. ForAmerica is one of several Virginia-based educational nonprofits run by L. Brent Bozell III, perhaps best known for heading the Media Research Center," according to the Daily Signal.
"It's bad enough that Hillary Clinton will likely use footage from this event against any Republican nominee," Bozell reportedly said to the Daily Signal. "But if Jeb Bush is her opponent, she will make him look ridiculous."
"The Daily Signal has sought comment from a Bush spokeswoman, but she has not responded," McIntyre reports.
Fire Chief Sacked for Christian Commitment Fights Back
Leo Homann reports at WND:
Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday against the city alleging he was wrongfully terminated simply because he holds unpopular religious views.
Cochran wrote a devotional book geared toward Christian men in which he mentioned homosexuality in an unfavorable light. Mayor Muhammad Kasim Reed fired Cochran in January, he says, because of Cochran's "bad judgment," alleging that Cochran did not come to him for permission to write the book.
Ironically, the mayor also said that Cochran's book could have caused a lawsuit against the city, a clear reference to Atlanta's politically powerful LGBT community, some of whom serve within Reed's own administration.
"'Let's stop trying to make this about religious freedom, when it's about making sure we have an environment in government where everyone can come to work,' Reed told WSB-TV in Atlanta," according to WND.
"Cochran and his lawyers say that's a false argument the city has concocted merely as cover for its own act of intolerance," WND reports.
"I was fired simply because of what I believe. I could not allow this unjust act toward me to go unchallenged, and I will not be passive and leave this fight for someone else," WND quotes Cochran as saying during a news conference Wednesday at the state capitol.
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"CNN's religion editor dubbed last week 'religion's week from hell'," John Sexton writes at Breitbart. "Religion in this case is just a weasel word being used in place of another word which would be accurate: Islam."
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"Duck Dynasty" Phil Robertson to Receive Breitbart 1st Amendment Award at CPAC
Breitbart.com reports:
Conservative activist and reality TV star Phil Robertson will be the second recipient of the annual Citizens United "Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award" at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, Breitbart News Network CEO Larry Solov and Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon along with Citizens United President David N. Bossie announced today.
"I want to thank Citizens United and Breitbart for this award. When one does not have the freedom to speak out loud and anywhere what one believes, freedom is dead," Breitbart quotes Robertson as saying.
"As both Andrew's business partner and lifelong friend, I can definitively say that he would have been thrilled to give this award, that bares his name, to Phil Robertson for his unflinching conviction in the face of an adversarial media," Solov said, according to Breitbart.
"In fact, I'm fairly certain Andrew would have grown a beard for the award presentation," Solov is quoted as saying.
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Episcopagans: Bad Bishop Heather Cook and the Dying Episcopal Church
Gilbert T. Sewall writes at American Spectator:
On December 27, 2014, at 2:30 in the afternoon in suburban Baltimore, the inebriated Episcopal Bishop Heather E. Cook's Suburu struck and killed a much loved 41-year-old married father of two, cyclist Thomas Palermo, shattering her front windshield. She drove away, a hit and run, returning about 30 minutes later.
Arrested and charged with driving under the influence, causing an accident due to texting while driving, and leaving the scene of a fatal accident, she was later released on $2.5 million bail. Now a grand jury has issued an indictment including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Cook, 58, registered a shocking .22 breathalyzer reading shortly after the fatal collision, close to the .27 reading she registered in a 2010 arrest that Episcopalian leaders failed to reveal to the delegates who elected her last September to the high-ranking position.
Bishop Heather -- in today's Episcopal Church many bishops prefer the first-name address -- and her enablers create a fascinating tableau of the sketchy contempo Episcopagans."
This is a paganism where so-called "Love is not working," Sewall observes.
"Since the 2003 ordination of celebrity narcissist Bishop V. Gene Robinson (of New Hampshire), the Church has been drying up, going from 2.3 to 1.9 million active members in the last decade, with 40 percent fewer baptisms than in 2003," Sewall writes.
CNN's Cuomo: "Our Rights Do Not Come From God"
"Our laws do not come from God, your honor, and you know that. They come from man," said Chris Cuomo, co-host of CNN's New Day, to Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, according to Jeffrey Poor at Breitbart.
In addition, Cuomo stated, "Our rights do not come from God. That's your faith. That's my faith, but not our country. Our laws come from the collective agreement and compromise."
Moore replied, "It's not a matter of faith, sir. It's a matter of organic law, which states, 'We hold these truths to be held equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'
"And the only role of government is stated in the next sentence is to secure those rights for us. The government starts taking those rights away from us, then it's not securing and it is defiling the whole purpose of government."
U.S. House Gets Second Bill Aiming to Enshrine Right to Life From Conception
Dustin Siggins reports at LifeSiteNews.com:
The House of Representatives now has two bills before it aiming to protect all unborn children from the moment of conception.
On January 21, Rep. Jody Hice, R-GA, introduced the "Sanctity of Human Life Act," or H.R. 426, which would define human life as beginning at conception.
That bill, introduced by former Rep. Paul Broun, R-GA in past Congresses, has now been joined by H.R. 816, the "Life at Conception Act," which was first introduced in 2007.
"I have always believed the greatest duty of society is to protect the most defenseless among us," said Alex Mooney, R-WV, who introduced the bill.
"There are thousands of unborn babies who need us to fight tirelessly on the issue of human life. A human life is a precious thing and anything I can do to fight for the most vulnerable among us, I will," LifeSiteNews quotes Mooney as saying.
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Decapitated Media: Brian Williams and NBC -- No Valor, No Pride, and No Shame
G. Murphy Dovovan writes at American Thinker:
Brian Williams has been the face of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and now he seems to be the face of shamelessness, too. Williams has regaled his gullible Media colleagues for a decade or more about a brush with death in Iraq that never happened. . . .
Note How Williams Was Exposed: "NBC and Williams were exposed by ordinary soldiers in a GI newspaper. . . . Williams was not outed by the White House. A President that consistently apologizes for terror culture is unlikely to criticize an ally like NBC. Williams was not outed by other media regulars like network crew members and colleagues at PBS, ABC, or CBS. Williams was not exposed by the brass at the Department of Defense either, the institution with the true record of aircraft movements and combat incidents.
"Williams was outed by the very grunts he pretends to support. In short, the most popular network anchor in America was exposed by his antithesis -- real soldiers telling the truth. . . ."
Note Who Defends Williams: "No surprise then that the first media standard bearer to come to the defense of Brian Williams was 'Gunga' Dan Rather. What's to defend? A lie. . . .
"Rather and Williams at the top of their networks are a symptom of more fundamental media problems: the conflation of news and entertainment, sub rosa anti-military sentiment, and political pandering. Clearly, Williams and so many of his colleagues are more Kardashian than journalist, professional celebrities. . . ."
Journalism Decapitated: Journalism is literally losing its head. On a global scale, Islamists decapitate the very media cowards who apologize for Muslim behavior. At the same time, too many reporters at home are willing to commit professional perjury, frequently in the name of Islam. Withal, the message is clear. Neither side can trust journalists these days. . . ."
What to Do About Stolen Valor: If Ash Carter and Martin Dempsey at DOD want to do something serious about stolen valor, they might start by revoking the military press credentials of NBC and Brian Williams. Media jock sniffers don't deserve a free ride on any military conveyance or protection in war zones at taxpayer expense. If sanctions can be imposed on Russia, Iran, and Cuba; surely, sanctions against a dishonest journalist and a network that defends frauds is not too much to ask. American warriors and veterans deserve to be covered by men like Ernie Pyle, not by liars and milksops like Dan Rather at CBS and Brian Williams at NBC."
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Bobby Jindal on Common Core: Trust Moms, Not Bureaucrats
By Rick Pearcey • February 9, 2015, 10:47 AM
"Louisiana governor and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal is continuing to voice his growing outrage over the Common Core state education standards, which the federal government played an influential role in encouraging most states to adopt," Samuel Smith reports at Christian Post.
"Speaking at a Thursday luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. hosted by the American Principles Project, a conservative organization rallying opposition to Common Core, Jindal argued that the Common Core standards stand against American values and causes local communities to lose control over how they educate their own children," according to Christian Post.
"Local parents, local teachers, local leaders need to make these decisions," Jindal is quoted as saying. "The idea that through Common Core, that we would allow for the first time the federal government to be making curriculum decisions, in violation of the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution and violation of long-established federal law."
"In June, Jindal tried to pull Louisiana out of Common Core, but the state education board, education superintendent and state legislature opposed such a move," Christian Post reports.
"In our entire history as a country, we've never allowed the federal government to make these decisions for us. Now is not the time to start," the Post quotes Jindal as saying. "Trust these moms. I have more confidence in the moms in this room than I do in any collection of bureaucrats."
Freedom! Breakaway Diocese Wins Big in Battle Against Homosexualist Episcopal Church
Billy Hallowell reports at the Blaze:
Property battles that result from churches and dioceses splitting with denominations can become contentious, especially when there are millions of dollars on the line -- and as the battle over homosexuality continues to cause theological rifts, additional separations are likely.
In the latest property war, a court ruled Tuesday that the Episcopal Church no longer has rights to the breakaway Diocese of South Carolina's property, nor can the Episcopal Church use or control the diocese's associated names or symbols.
"We are grateful that Judge Goodstein's decision protects South Carolina churches from being added to the long list of properties that [the Episcopal Church] seized then either abandoned or sold-off," Jim Lewis, Canon to the Ordinary, is quoted as saying.
"The decision protects our freedom to embrace the faith Anglicans have practiced for hundreds of years -- and not the new theology being imposed on [the Episcopal Church's] dwindling membership," Lewis is also quoted as saying.
"According to Charisma News, theological differences were cited as the reason for the split, including disagreement over the traditional definition of marriage, as the Episcopal Church now supports same-sex relationships," Blaze reports.
"Diocese of South Carolina Bishop Mark Lawrence said that the split was a long time coming," according to the Blaze.
"We've been on a collision course with the Episcopal Church for 20 years for issues such as trustworthiness of the holy Scriptures, the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, issues of anthropology -- including what is a human being -- questions of marriage and who receives the sacraments. All of those things are of theological concern to us," the Blaze quotes Bishop Lawrence as saying.
"This in mind, the Diocese of South Carolina sued the Episcopal Church in January 2013 to obtain the rights to its property. And with the conclusion of the court battle this week, 36 churches that are a part of the Diocese of South Carolina were officially granted an exit from the church, granting the diocese the rights to $500 million in property," the Blaze reports.
Christian Bakers Found Guilty: The State Is God, and Homosexuals Are Its Prophet
Leonardo Blair reports at Christian Post:
Christian owners of a bakery in Gresham, Oregon, who were forced to close their business in 2013 due to backlash over their refusal to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding based on religious objections, were found guilty of discrimination Monday.
Melissa and Aaron Klein "now have to pay the couple up to $150,000 in fines," according to Christian Post.
"We're facing in excess of $150,000 in damages for this, just for simply standing by my First Amendment rights," Christian Post quotes Aaron as saying. "My attorney likens this -- he calls it economic terrorism."
Comment: The Kleins are not guilty of discrimination. What they are guilty of is thinking for themselves and making choices consistent with the U.S. Constitution (freedom of religion) and the Declaration of Independence (the unalienable right to liberty).
The real discriminators here and the real haters here are the homosexualists manipulating American law to impose a deeply intolerant and profoundly un-American belief system.
The Kleins, as free human beings capable of self-determination, are under no legitimate obligation to recognize and submit to counterfeit marriage imposed by homosexuals, any more than they are obligated to recognize and submit to counterfeit money plied by organized crime.
Yes, the mob might harm the Kleins if they refuse to accept phony money. And yes, the state is harming them for refusing to accept phony "marriage."
In fact, the state government of Oregon has lost its way, and the people of Oregon would do well to rise up and throw off, peaceably, this fascist use of government power. Economic terror is unacceptable.
By the way, I do mean fascist, for fascism occurs when an authoritarian state plays at being deity and seeks to impose pretended absolutes and relativistic values upon the body politic.
Do not be bamboozled by media talk of "liberation" and "equality" or by carefully crafted sob stories offered up as justifications.
Underneath that camouflage are weapons of war and hate directed at unalienable rights and human dignity sourced in having been "created equal" and "endowed" by the Creator with "certain unalienable rights."
It is a hatred in which the state is god and homosexuals are its prophet.
But it is a hatred that cannot stand. You cannot reject the rules of freedom today and expect to remain free tomorrow. He who sleeps with fascism awakes in chains.
"Black History Month Is Dumb"
By Rick Pearcey • February 4, 2015, 12:37 PM
"Black History Month is dumb. And it provides no value for black Americans or anyone else," states Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson.
"Focusing on color is a losing proposition," he writes. "The obsession with race leads to anger, blame and bitterness, which ultimately destroys people. The time and energy wasted on hatred leaves little time and energy for productive living; whereas building a life based on character and love will help one succeed in life."
Instead of obessing on skin color, Peterson recommends that blacks take up his "'Get Over Your Blackness' challenge."
"I urge you to question everything you see and do during Black History Month and ask yourself, 'Is this helping to develop my character or is it sucking me in to focus on my race and making me a resentful person?'"
Allen West: Is Obama an "Islamist Sympathizer"? Congress Should Censure
Jeffrey Poor reports at Breitbart.com:
In an appearance on Steve Malzberg's NewsMax TV show, former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) proposed that Congress act by censuring President Barack Obama for his perceived shortcomings in dealing with radical Islam.
"This is what happens because weakness is enticing for your enemy, and let us go back and remember even in 2009, when President Obama went to speak in Egypt at that university there in Cairo, he requested for the Muslim Brotherhood members to be front and center for his speech," West is quoted as saying. "There comes a time when we really have to honestly say, you know, whose side is President Obama on?"
West is also quoted as asking whether Obama is "an Islamist sympathizer" and as stating that "if there's one thing that the House and Senate could do -- they need to bring up a resolution to censure the president for some of these actions."
Read the entire report on Allen West's remarks at Breitbart.com.
Go here to watch Youtube video of the former congressman's statements.
Powerful Pro-Life TV Ads . . . From Pampers
"While Madison Avenue is paying close attention to the effectiveness of ads debuting on the Super Bowl, it's also marveling at the appeal of a series of new commercials from the name that has become synonymous with disposable diapers -- Pampers," according to WND.
"One ad on YouTube that debuted in the last month -- 'A Newborn Journey of Firsts' -- has already racked up nearly 1 million views," WND reports. "And the commercials are enjoyed internationally -- like one called 'Mom's First Birthday,' targeted at the Japanese market."
WND states that the "ads show the first sonogram, the baby's first word, the first detection of a heartbeat and the first tears of joy."
"From the first scan to the first cuddle, every first is significant no matter how small they seem. For both baby and mom, it's a journey full of firsts," WND quotes from one of the ads. "And there's nothing more rewarding than experiencing each and every one together."
"One previous ad from Pampers called babies 'miracles' who 'deserve protection' and referred to a baby on an ultrasound screen as a 'he' instead of an 'it'," WND reports.
As of the publication of this post, a "Newborn Journey of Firsts" has garnered 1,303,541 views and can be seen here on YouTube.
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The Industrial Brakes Knowhow: Functioning, Apparatus, and Varieties
June 29, 2021 June 29, 2021 Neal Oscar Business
Brakes from an essential cog in any machine as an effective preventive device. They are found in several daily operating machines, from vehicles to cranes to conveyors and other industrial equipment. These braking systems prevent your equipment from breaking down. These brakes operate so that they can halt any movement in a quick time frame and hold movable parts in place when required. There are various industrial brakes for sale that perform an array of functions depending on how one wishes to apply the braking system.
How do Industrial Brakes Work?
The primary work of any form of brake is to reduce or stop movement. Brakes use friction to stop the inertia of any form and then hold the part generating said inertia in place. The brake calipers housed inside the system convert the kinetic energy formed between moving parts to a form of heat energy that slows down the movement process.
Types of Industrial Brakes
The broad classification of industrial brakes can originate from the classification between a disc brake and a drum brake. The industrial brakes that are available for sale usually employ these braking systems in their apparatus.
In the disc brake mechanism, the brake uses calipers to squeeze a pair of pads against the disc, creating friction. This friction slows down the movement of the rotating parts and then holds it stationary when the movement has been exhausted. On the other hand, drum brakes consist of hydraulic wheel cylinders, brake shoes, and a brake drum. When the brake apparatus is applied, the pair of brake shoes are forced by hydraulic wheel cylinders against the rotating brake drum. The resultant contact produces an effect that ends with the slowing down or stoppage of the moving parts.
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NASCAR Speed Race – American Sports Pride
NASCAR – America's most prestigious race – is the place to bring fame, status and money to racers from all over the world. NASCAR (American Commercial Racing Association) is the most prestigious race in America.
At the same time it is also the most dangerous race. Therefore, the amount of money the champions earn can reach millions of dollars.
This race is second only to the sport "king" of the US – rugby – in terms of attracting audiences and media. Each year, NASCAR welcomes a record number of audiences from all over the world to be immersed in the passionate atmosphere.
It originated as just the entertainment movement of Southeast America. NASCAR has gradually grown to become an important professional sports event.
Each season that takes place is broadcast live on television. However, it was not until 1996-1998 that this prestigious race was expanded to Japan and Australia. Now NASCAR offices appearing in many major cities such as Charlotte, Mooresville, Concord, Conover, New York. , Los Angeles.
NASCAR tournament usually takes place in a large stadium, the track surrounding the field is like a football stadium but wider and longer. Each race is sometimes longer than 4 kilometers.
The riders will have to quickly pass 3 rounds of the track and the fastest achievement is chosen. Any accident happened, there is a safety vehicle to support.
Any racing car with a problem can immediately return to the pit to repair even if the pit lane has not been opened. If there is an accident on the track, other drivers can rush to the pit to escape.
They'll have to follow each other out of the pit lane. There are two specialties in NASCAR. If it rains the race will have to stop. And the driver can set up his own racing team or one team member can join another team.
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Bad Cat raises the bar yet again and offers an update on the classic Cub circuit. The all new Cub IV features a switchable A or B valve in the first position pre-amp. You can select between 12AX7 or EF86 pre-amp tube by a toggle or foot switch. This new feature is drastically different sonically in gain structure, and character from any previous Cub models.
We have added a selectable gain fat boost on the bass and treble tone stack to run hotter, or choose to stay in standard Cub mode. This feature can be used as a classic gain boost. Combine this with the EF86 pre-amp and now you're in territory previously unavailable from older Bad Cat Cub models.
All new for the Cub IV we have added a 5 way Depth control which unlike the previous Cub models , is active and live at all times. You can select the bypass capacitor and shape the over-all low frequencies. This is especially useful when playing through a bridge position pickup on a tele or strat style guitar. You can dial in amazing full and tight lows and create sounds unavailable until now.
A two button foot switch is included. Button one controls the selection of the EF86 or 12AX7 pre-amp. The second button offers the ability to punch in the added gain on the tone stack. With the foot switch you can go from chiming clean to crunch, and all the way to the wide open.


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Bag packing day to help music festival funds
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Published: 08:40 Wednesday 11 October 2017
On Saturday 7th October members of the Galloway Music Festival committee held a 'bag pack' at Sainsburys supermarket in Newton Stewart.
The effort was in order to help raise funds for the Galloway Music festival to be held from the 5th to the 9th March 2018 at various locations in Newton Stewart and Stranraer.
The amount raised was over £330.00.
The syllabus for the festival will be available just after the school holidays, towards the end of October, and entries will close on January 19th 2018.
Details can be found on the Galloway Music Festival website, www.gallowaymusicfestival.org.uk, or on Facebook.
There is free admission to all venues for anybody wanting to support the performers, and on Saturday 10th March 2018, there will be a winners concert at Newton Stewart cinema starting at 2pm. It is free for performers, but there will be a small charge for members of the audience.
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In an effort to curb the stigma that plagues older children participating in a feeding program, the Ateneo Center for Educational Development (ACED) has launched the ASUL Club (A-List Students United in Learning), a program of Blueplate for Better Learning.
Dr. Diego Amid, principal of Commonwealth High School—one of ACED's partner schools—welcomed students, honored guests, and volunteers at the launch and expressed his gratitude for and support of this initiative.
The ASUL Club is committed to developing students holistically, giving equal attention to each facet that makes up an adolescent—whether it's physical, moral, spiritual, mental, or social.
A-Listers (as participating students have come to be called) will be able to join various other activities beyond receiving their daily meals at the Commonwealth High School.
To ensure this, ACED has laid out a multitude of activities to help prepare the seventh for the next years of junior and senior high school. These activities include a health and nutrition seminar, sports clinics, financial literacy lessons, responsible social media usage, and leadership workshops, among others. Other culminating activities such as Christmas parties and a visit to Ateneo have been planned as well.
Mr. Yoyong Magdaraog, a member of Ateneo 616569, a benefactor of the program, shared how they came to be the donors of the program. Fr. Lennie Sumpaico SJ, a Jesuit batchmate who passed away in 2013, inspired them to take on the challenge of feeding undernourished students in public schools. Thus, the feeding program is named in honor of the deceased priest.


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Man these pictures were frightening to the extreme. Even more horrifying is the fact they actually paid someone to do this to them. I could have done the job cheaper with a shovel!!!


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For Our Vets, Whether Sudden, or Over Time, It's Still Sacrifice
May 26, 2014 Brett Dickerson
Some vets sacrifice their lives all at once on a battlefield. Those are the especially tragic situations. But other vets have made their sacrifice in increments for their country. Those are harder to identify and harder to appreciate. But on this Memorial Day it is especially important to remember those sacrifices, too.
It always stuns me to hear various media sources on Memorial Day referring to service members' "losing" their lives for their country.
People "lose" their lives while trying to live and are surprised by death.
But, our service members who give their lives in service to their country – to us – are correctly referred to as having SACRIFICED their lives. It is their sacrifice to us all that they have risked their lives for the sake of our country's mission. They have worn and flown our flag.
Some have made that sacrifice in an ultimate, terminal way on the battlefield and don't come back home alive. Their lives have been given and the lives of everyone who they know are changed radically forever.
Others sacrificed in combat, were badly wounded, both physically and emotionally, and will spend the rest of their lives sacrificing over and over along with their families who will make the sacrifice daily of loving and helping with the healing.
On this Memorial let's remember that now we have the largest group of returned vets ever in history due to four wars, three of which were the longest in American history: The Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and the Afghanistan War.
It isn't enough to demand that the VA do everything that they can to serve and heal our vets who have given so much for us. Even more, we must fund that institution and fund other efforts to care for and help mend out returned vets. Arguments about the expense being too high from the party that sent us into two wars at once has stink to them that won't go away.
The tendency is to think of those who have died on the battlefield as having sacrificed; but, those who did not as being just fine and no big deal. But their ongoing sacrifice must be remembered and addressed, also. We must take care of our veterans.
As Senator Bernie Sanders said while commenting about a veterans benefit bill that some argued was "too expensive" and was defeated in the Senate in February,
"If you think that it's too expensive to take care of veterans, don't send them to war."
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Now I don't know about you but you will always find us around standing around the table with all of the holiday appetizers. Just between us appetizers tend to be one of our favorite parts plus it is where our Aged Balsamic really shines as the main event.
In homage to our love for appetizers we took a classic favorite, bruschetta, and decided to turn the traditional into a "this is so delicious what's in it" conversation piece. Plus, we wanted to add in some real color to this dish to make it really stand out. Think of it as part of your holiday decor.
Bruschetta bars have become very popular in restaurants where you have a few choices and are able to mix and match with what looks good to you. So in that spirit, we put together five different types of bruschetta to make a bruschetta bar of our own. Click on any of the names below to check out the recipe.
The Traditional - This is our take on the beloved bruschetta pairing of tomatoes, basil, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. We added to this already amazing flavor by roasting our tomatoes.
Pumpkin & Ricotta - Our holiday inspired pairing gives the people what they want - PUMPKIN!
Pear & Parmesan - Is there really anything better than sweet and salty?
Beet & Ricotta - We're continuing our beet-craze with this fresh take on bruschetta. The earthiness of the beets combined with the creaminess of ricotta makes this delectable.
Blood Orange & Greek Yogurt - Helps to stay on the lighter side of appetizers without sacrificing any of the taste.
If you don't feel like taking on all five of the recipes taking on 2 or 3 is also plenty to give you a delightful bruschetta bar with options.
Now every bruschetta starts with toasted bread. Starting with 1 baguette would yield about 20 slices which is a good starting point for a party of 4-6.
Cut your baguette into slices about 1/4" thick.
Arrange your baguette slices in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
Rub each slice with garlic (optional) and brush slices evenly with olive oil.
Bake until lightly toasted about 15 minutes.
Click images below for each individual toppings recipe.


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Rachel's surname is "Davis" on the 1849 ship Hartley. Death date is confirmed by her death certificate and Find A Grave website.
"My father and [his] five daughters remained there [St. Louis] until 1852 when we started on our journey West. We stayed at Council Bluffs ten weeks, then we continued the journey west and arrived in Salt Lake City on September 19, 1852. . . . I crossed the plains with my father and sisters by ox teams. We were with the 13th company under Captain Williams Morgan." (Emma David Rees)
Her surname is Chambers on the death certificate and Find A Grave website. She married George Harrison Chambers on the 6 December 1861 in Utah.
This family is not listed on the company roster.
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Q: Mysql2 Error while accessing rails app via nginx and unicorn I have setup my production server and the rails app is deployed using capistrano 3.1 on nginx and unicorn on Ubuntu Server 12.04LTS. The app is working fine when accessed via normal rails server but whenever I try to run the server via unicorn its says that it cant access some tables in the database. Attached is the snapshot of the error and the snapshot of the database queries.

A: As noted above in the comments, I cleared the database, the folders and re-ran the deployment after removing the migration extension for capistrano and everything worked just fine.

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12 Coastal Italian Wines from Sommelier Shelley Lindgren
James Beard Award-winning sommelier Shelley Lindgren is currently working on a new book about the wines of southern Italy. Here she gives us her 12 best discoveries from the Italian coast.
By Megan Krigbaum
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This spring, Shelley Lindgren was finally and deservedly given the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Service at her San Francisco restaurant A16, confirming what many have known for a very long time: she's the greatest Italian wine brain, sommelier and advocate in the country. Her depth of knowledge is evident in the staggering, unique selections she's pulled together for her three restaurants. She's completely changed and challenged what Americans think about Italian wine.
Currently, Lindgren's mind is on the wines of southern Italy, as she's doing research for a forthcoming book on the subject. And quite frankly, we're insanely jealous of all of her travel, much of which has taken her to islands, beaches and craggy coasts.
"A lot of the of the islands and coastal areas in Italy that are a little more remote really have their have their own wine identities. They're like treasures in the coves and cliffs and mountains," says Lindgren. "Obviously, southern Italy can be very warm and hot in the summer, but it cools down at night, so even places that are flat, like in the boot, in Puglia, where 90% of the wines are red, you have this really delicate acidity, and the tannins are round because of the warmth, so you get a real depth of fruit on the midpalate. They make great roses and drink it by the gallon. They eat tons of seafood in southern Italy, so regions like Campania and Sicily produce an incredible amount of white wine. People think of these as red wine areas, but that's changing—it's approximately two-thirds white wine. And you're starting to see once lesser-known white wines from Italy being more and more recognized as some of the top white grapes in the world."
Since we can't all go sailing around the boot with Shelley on her next voyage, we asked her to tell us about her 12 favorite bottles from the Italian coast. Here, her top picks:
1. Southern Italian Sparkling: NV Murgo Emmanuelle Scammacca Brut Sicilia
"When I was researching the wine list for A16 around the area of Campania, there was difficulty finding representation of sparkling wines from southern Italy. They existed but, didn't have importer representation, by and large. Emmanuelle Scammacca winery from Mt. Etna in Sicily was a clear front runner for method champenoise-quality production and it was a very exciting moment the first time it became available. Murgo has been the leader in sparkling wine in Italy for well over a decade. We have gone back and forth pouring the rosato, with it's cranberry color, and the brut with its mineral, mandarin and brioche flavors, perfect for some marinated anchovies or sott'olio eggplant and local ricotta to start a meal. The Nerello Mascalese grape, with its often comparative similarities to Pinot in structure, along with the acidity and minerality from the volcanic soil really make the wine memorable."
2. Italian Riviera : 2013 Bruna Pigato
"There's some back and forth on what Pigato really is. Although it's not the same grape as Vermentino, it's related to Vermentino. There are a lot of producers in Liguria that make both Pigato and Vermentino. Liguria is a great big herb garden, basically. There's tons of basil and other herbs all over the Amalfi coast. The herbs are different than what we have here in northern California. They're more lush and soft green, I think because they're so close to the seaside. They just grow wild and everywhere. That's why there's so much pesto in Ligurian cooking. Pigato reminds me of all those herbs. It tends to be a bit richer than Vermentino, but still has very high acidity, with slightly more minerality than Vermentino, which is super lean and dry. Vermentino tastes of stone fruit and flowers and Pigato is more herbal, like lemon verbena."
3. Adriatic: 2013 Zidarich Vitovska Verde
"My coworkers at SPQR used to joke that this wine was my spirit grape. We all love it, but it's really fun to introduce to our guests if they are unfamiliar because it's so delicious. The Carso area of Friuli is incredibly beautiful and bucolic. It's all farmland and from there, you can see Trieste in the distance because it juts out into the Adriatic. It's incredibly gorgeous. Because of the Adriatic and the strong Bora winds, the trees lean dramatically towards the Adriatic, signifying the extreme conditions. It gets really hot in the Carso and the soils are bright red because of all the iron; it's a fossilized seabed. So it's a tiny little area right by the sea and the local grape is Vitovska. Only a handful of people make it, but it's becoming more and more known. And it's just perfect for rustic cuisine like seafood antipasti and prosciutto. I would called it a medium-bodied white with pretty firm acidity and orange blossom aromas, but less perfumed than Malvasia."
4. Crudo Central: 2013 Andrea Felici Riserva Verdicchio dei Castello di Jesi
"Verdicchio, Fiano, Ribolla Gialla are all white wines that can age incredibly long. They have acidity and tannin that make them perfect for aging wine. I've had lots of older Verdicchio that has been really pristine. This is a brand new wine for us. It's a beautiful Verdicchio that comes from this small little town the Jesi area, where I think he's the only winemaker. In cooking school, I learned studied this Chinese cooking technique that uses different organoleptic qualities in food to create balance. Our chef Matthew Accarrino's great sense of balance often reminds me of it. You have a little acidity, salt, sour and sweetness and you experience all these elements on the palate. This is a wine that does that same thing. When you're mixing food and wine together, it's really exciting to find a wine like this."
5. Amalfi/Ischia: 2013 Cenatiempo Lefkos
This wine is incredible. Ischia, where it's from, was a wine trade island back in the Phoenician times. It was written about in the Odyssey. This was where the Sirens came from! Up until World War II the only thing that happened on Ischia was wine. Since then, they've started building restaurants and other sites, too. The have these natural sulfur baths, too, because it's a dormant volcano. More and more, people like the Cenatiempo family, are digging deep into their histories and their grapes and making wines in the Ischia Bianco DOCG rather than Campania. Cenatiempo, which is all biodynamic, has taken over very wide, ancient caves that have been burrowed into the hillside. The caves have a natural draft of air that comes through, and they have old palmentos for making the wine, similar to what you find in Sicily, and in Greece as well. Biancolella is their main grape and it has a wonderful mineral quality, but it also has citrus and a richness to it that can go with your whole meal. Ischia is known for its rabbits. They eat tons of rabbit. There's a famous dish called coniglio all'Ischitana. It has tomatoes, garlic, white wine and basil, predominantly. Campania, including Ischia, here, are famous for their tomatoes that grow in volcanic soil and they're really flavorful."
6. 2013 Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso Rosato
"This winery is on the north face of Etna. What's incredible about Etna, being the largest volcano in Europe and on the largest island in the Mediterranean, is that you think of a volcanoes and you imagine that the vineyards are probably on the slope of a volcano. But Etna is so huge that there are tons of craters all over the place, not just one. When you're visiting a place like Girolamo Russo, you don't know how high up you are because it levels off, and there are vineyards, and then you go up again and there are more. It just feels massive. It's amazing. We visited winemaker Giuseppe Russo last year—it was his first vintage making the rosato. His mom made us zucchini cakes and pasta alla norma. We had an opportunity to try the rosato and it has a nice zing to it, like that tart red fruit; it has everything you want in a rosé. It's so refreshing and well structured."
7. 2013 Istine Rosato di Sangiovese Toscana
"Rosé is increasingly popular, but not as widely produced in Tuscany, but Angela Fronti makes a great one from Radda in Chianti because she and her sister like to drink it. It gets really hot there. This rosato is a rosé that has a savory quality to it, almost like saline, that works well with olives and vegetables and tomatoes lighter meats. It's fuschia in color; it's a heartier rose. Angela is very dedicated to organic farming, and she only uses stainless steel and very old oak. It's the modern young winemaker approach to Tuscan wines. She has a family history of winemaking, but she has a different mission and is running it in a way she believes in. It's a really exciting time of new energy in the winemaking scene. They're not worried about what their neighbors are doing. They have a vision. It's not like you can be wishy-washy when you're farming grapes and making wine. You have to have a clear idea of what you want."
8. Roman Holiday – 2012 Damiano Ciolli Silene Cesanese Olevano
Olevano in Lazio, where this wine is from, is about a 30 minute train ride outside of Rome. The whole Catelli Romani area has such a great history of winemaking. There are a lot of forgotten parts of Lazio because many of the people who grow up there move straight to Rome, or they make a beeline to Florence or Venice. Damiano Ciolli is a small producer who's part of the future of Cesanese. He took the winery over from his father. He replanted all of his dad's vineyards from the old-school pergola system to a trellis. There is been a real problem with overproduction in Lazio because of the pergolas. They were making as much wine as they could. Damiano replanted all the grapes but kept one corner on the pergola system so he and his friends could have a wine to by the liter in the piazza at lunch. I can't recommend his Cesanese enough; it goes with everything. It's the way he makes the wine. It goes with artichokes, sausage, lamb, with vegetables. It's an incredibly versatile wine and it has a lot of character. It can almost be compared to a northern Rhone with a little spice and roundness. We always have a Cesanese and often Damiano Ciolli by the glass."
9. Crusader wine – 2012 Bonavita Faro
"Messina is in the northern corner of Sicily, three miles away from Calabria. You can see Calabria from Messina. When the Crusades were happening, Messina was a main stopover. That's one of the things it is really famous for: Crusaders hanging out there on their way to Jerusalem. Giovanni Scarfone at Bonavita is just the most incredible winemaker. In Faro there are only about 5 wineries and 20 of the hectares (it's only 30 hectares in total) are owned by Palari. So the Bonavita only has a few hectares. The little town where he lives in Faro, on the way to the vineyards, is so narrow (even by Italian standards) that most cars won't fit on the streets. Giovanni is very handsome, in that quintessential Sicilian way: hard-working, dark black wavy hair, chiseled. He's just out there doing what he really believes in. He's just so dedicated to this farming and to making this wine. When we first opened, you could find maybe a few producers, maybe two or three, from Etna. Now there are 60. Faro isn't volcani—it's basically on clay, and it's very close to the sea, so the wines have completely different flavors. Now, I smell a Faro and I go, "Oh, that's so Faro. Like that's Faro." Nerello Mascalese didn't have as much breadth as it does now. So, when you have a wine like this, it's really exciting. I think Giovanni makes maybe 350 cases of red, most of which comes to the U.S."
10. Oenotria – 2012 A Vita Ciro Rosso Gaglioppo
"When the Greek first colonized Calabria, they landed in Ciro and would take wine in terra cotta pipes down to the ships and ship it off to Greece. This wine's in a medium bodied wine category where the grapes don't get as ripe as they do in Puglia, but we're much farther south. It has this sort of fig, tomato leaf character. Calabria is definitely going to be a big region to watch out for."
11. The 'New Tuscany' – 2012 Tormaresca Masseria Maime
"When Antinori went down to Puglia did they found an incredible property at Masseria Maime; It's a farm right on the beach. It's an old olive tree farm that has these vineyards on the sea. It's incredible. Even though Antinori is a large operator, they have done a really good job in their Puglia properties. And they're doing a really good job with Negroamaro—a classic Negroamaro with a little Malvasia in there. They've left it very pure and beautiful. The wine has a lot of depth of fruit, bing cherries and black olives. I'm really happy that someone like Antinori bought this; they have projects where they're really dedicated to preserving and they have the means to do that."
12. La Montecchia Fior d'Arancio Moscato Giallo, Colli Euganei
"This is sparkling Moscato Giallo made by Giordano Capodilista. His family's nobility of some sort. He has a castle on his property and a farm and he is the most gentile farmer. He's like a living history book. We've been pouring his wine since we opened. You can have it as an apertif or a brunch wine. I love it for after meals because it's something like 7% alcohol. This also has a jasmine quality. I've been pairing it with aged goat cheese. It's also like a perfect uplifting finish to a meal because it has that little bit of effervescence and sweetness. Slightly sweet, but not like a passito. Just, like, an uplifting finish to a meal. It's so fun to bring that to people. It's also versatile. It'll go with tons of desserts or cookies or cheeses. We love it."
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You take more care of your shoe than your foot.
How many ladies have risked their feet by wearing fashionable shoes that just don't fit? Probably most. The main purpose of footwear is to protect the feet but the siren call of elegance and allure overwhelm good sense, and the result is ugly bunions, crossed toes and needless suffering. Is it worth it girls? Won't he still love you in a pair of big comfortable boots? If not you could at least give him a better kick!
This saying, at a deeper level, is warning us of the human tendency to get our priorities wrong. We deal with superficialities instead of the real issues. People can become obsessed, for example, with getting money when it is the benefits of money that are important. By budgeting more wisely and making your income go further you can get the same advantages and more time to enjoy them.
Some people will push themselves to a breakdown to afford a big house they do not need, forgeting that it is the happiness of the people living in a house that is the great thing, not merely owning it. Better a happy family in a small house than a miserable one in a mansion.
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Annual. 60 days to flowers. Huichol is a strongceremonial and smoking tobacco. The plant has small leaves with a plethora of beautiful, fragrant, yellow/off-green blossoms, flowering to three feet.
In the early spring, press the seed into the surface of good potting soil in a flat, and keep warm and moist until germination. After the danger of frost is passed, transplant sets to the garden; space plants two feet apart. Tobacco likes nitrogen-rich fertilizer (old manure or compost).
Cure leaves in a shady room for two to four weeks.
100 seeds/pkt. Full sun, moderate water. Grown in Oregon. USDA Certified Organic.


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EPC / WHY FORM AN SME-PARTNERSHIP?
A SPIN (SME Partnerships for Innovative Energy Services) is an organised cluster of independent companies, mainly SME's, that jointly supply energy efficiency services and that have a structured long-term collaboration with commonly agreed objectives.
SME partnerships are able to offer and implement their services to a higher quality compared to existing energy efficiency services offered by (multinational) ESCOs. This is due to the utilisation of specialised knowledge of each SPIN member in the network. Such multi- and transdisciplinary approaches have a unique creation force. The common analysis of the market situation, the common development of tools and services and the common definition of a sales strategy is beneficial.
Innovative energy services may be provided at lower cost to the customer, due to the EPC+ approach. The EPC+ approach features the standardisation of a model contract and provides technical and financial tools, which can be easily applied and replicated. Standardisation certainly leads to decreasing transaction cost. However, a lower retail price must not necessarily reflect strength. Offering innovative niche services may have comparatively higher costs but at the same time provide comparatively higher quality and satisfy customers' needs better.
SME partnerships include the advantage of a quick and efficient response upon customer needs and market demand. Communication channels within and among SMEs, in comparison with competing divisions in bigger enterprises are typically much easier and quicker to complete. Therefore, smoother collaboration is inherent to such partnerships. Also the quick start-up of new projects on the basis of existing SPIN can take place.
The transfer of knowledge among SPINs is also a major advantage. Mutual learning, sharing of experiences and good practice examples are key elements for SMEs to persist in a fast changing environment.
Opportunities in relation to the market and the preferences of potential clients.
Experiences show that there is a growing demand for specialised, innovative and high quality energy efficiency solutions. These services typically can be delivered better by smaller, independent and flexible market players, instead of big ESCOs. It is assumed that SPINs are capable to respond better and faster to customer's specific needs.
The local availability and the fact that the value added chain remains in the local area can be seen as incentive by some clients, and therefore Local SMEs are likely to be preferred by some clients.
The various backgrounds of SPIN members and their multi- or even transdisciplinary approach helps them to be more resilient. With this respect resilience describes the ability of a SPIN and its members to "bounce back", if the market is very challenging. It is assumed that a SPIN and its members possess the opportunity to use better creative thinking and potential in multi- and transdisciplinary teams.


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Secrets of the Universe 3D Premieres at Smithsonian Air & Space
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and executive producer K2 Studios, in association with Perimeter Institute, held the world premiere of SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE 3D in the museum's IMAX theatre on Wednesday (July 10). The film is coming soon to Smithsonian's Lockheed Martin… Read More
New Spacewalk Attraction Opening at Smithsonian Air & Space
Starting April 26th, you can feel what it's like to travel in space! A new and exciting ticketed attraction at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, "Spacewalk: Danger in Orbit," will allow patrons to take on the role of astronaut while testing a new manned-maneuvering unit… Read More
'Living in the Age of Airplanes' Debuts at Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum
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Jimmy Kimmel to Host Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony, in Whatever Form It Takes
No word yet on potential changes for the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, scheduled for September 20 on ABC.
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It's taken until mid-June, but pieces are starting to fall into place with regards to this year's Emmy festivities.
ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be returning to host the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, scheduled for September 20 broadcast on the network. The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" star previously hosted the 64th and 68th Emmy Awards, suggesting that the refractory period for hosting the ceremony is right around four years.
"I don't know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it," Kimmel said in a statement, capturing the sense of bewilderment plaguing most of Hollywood in recent months.
"We know Jimmy Kimmel will deliver a uniquely entertaining, funny and moving Primetime Emmys show," ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said. "He's a true master of ceremonies who reveres this industry and its people; and just as Jimmy has done with his own show over the past few months, he will tackle this momentous event with heart and humor, and bring some much-needed joy and optimism to our television colleagues and viewers at home."
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Further details about the production are forthcoming.
On Monday, the Television Academy announced that the traditional ceremonies for the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys, will be replaced by a virtual event spanning several nights in September. The event was originally scheduled to take place in dual ceremonies on September 12 and 13. The Creative Arts Emmys celebrate artists and crafts people in a variety of genres including reality, variety, documentary, animation, comedy, drama, limited series, and movies.
The Academy has also made the decision to forgo the Governors Ball events, the official Emmy afterparty, that typically follows both the Primetime and Creative Arts Emmys. It's the first time the organization has made the move to cancel the events. The decision comes in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with the Academy underlining that its priority is in the health and safety of participants.
"This has been an incredibly challenging time for our industry; and though we are now making plans to get back to work, we know there are many still suffering from the work stoppage caused by the coronavirus," Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma said in a statement. "As we strive to do the right thing for our community with these changes to our annual events, the Television Academy is also pleased to support those still in need with a $1 million donation to The Actors Fund COVID-19 Relief Fund."
Scherma said that the funds will be utilized to beef up support for those within the industry who are struggling with the day-to-day realities of the pandemic, including those subject to layoffs and furloughs. "As the industry reemerges, we will continue to support our more than 24,000 members and our community through this donation and our Academy's programs and resources," he said.
Since March 18, 2020, The Actors Fund has provided more than $12.5 million in emergency financial assistance to 10,598 people who work in performing arts and entertainment.
While today's announcement was helpful in clarifying the group's strategy moving forward with the Creative Arts Emmys, the fate of the main event remains under wraps. Both the TV Academy and ABC have continued planning for the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, as originally scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. In his statement, Scherma reiterated that both groups are dedicated to delivering a show honoring television's role in 2020, bringing people together amidst a pandemic, as well as the groundswell of continued support for social justice and equality as reflected globally in recent weeks.
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Why Fed Is Debating Changes In What It Tells Markets
Published Tue, Dec 13 20113:17 PM EST Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
Steve Liesman@steveliesman
The Federal Reserve's communications strategy may not be the most exciting topic for investors. But it's important to understand why the Fed is debating changes in what it tells the public, which has substantial consequences for the markets.
Though the central bank didn't announce any changes after Tuesday's meeting, some kind of overhaul in its communications strategy is expected early next year.
For the Fed, communications is simply what it tells markets about its plans to tighten or loosen monetary policy. Few at the Fed are satisfied with the current system, which pledges "exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through mid-2013. "
Stating an actual time frame was initially thought to be an improvement over the prior, vague language that promised to keep rates low for "an extended period." But the Fed has found that a calendar date has its own problems. Why mid-2013 and not later or earlier? What's behind the choice of that date?
The Fedwill tell you that it's the expectation for economic conditions on that date, which the Fed publishes quarterly. By publishing expected economic conditions, the Fed wants the market to divine where the funds rate or the balance sheet will be in the future.
So the date tells markets how long rates will remain "exceptionally low" if the current economic forecast turns out to be accurate. It's a hell of a way to run a communications strategy. Or not, of course.
The current thinking is—why not just tell what the expectation is for the actual rate? It would skip a bunch of steps and remove a lot of the policy vagueness out there.
Why The Fed Meeting Matters
There's a downside, though. After all, being vague gives the Fed flexibility to adapt to changing economic circumstances without going back on its word, which lessens its credibility.
In fact, the whole point of forecasting the economy and the funds rate is to improve the effectiveness of monetary policyby having more impact on longer-dated securities.
By telling markets that it expects rates to be low in the future, the Fed has helped drive down longer-term rates towards the low short-term rate. This way, Fed policy has more effect on the real economy, as business and individuals tend to borrow at rates that are more closely tied to five-year notes rather than overnight markets.
The danger is that a change in policy won't work when the Fed wants to tighten.
But that's why other schemes have been rejected, at least so far. The Fed has toyed with the idea of pegging rate changes to unemployment, but appears to have rejected it, in part because it would be very controversial if the Fed were seen aiming for a higher unemployment rate, which could be the case if the Fed needed to fight inflation .
But there's potential symmetry for the Fed to publish its funds rate target. It's a policy change that can work when trying to ease and tighten.