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Female Entrepreneur Takes The Lead In The Race For Online Groceries
Kate Brodock 7 March 2013
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The race for dominance among Bay Area grocery delivery companies is starting to heat up, and LolaBee's is in the front of the pack.
By Michelle Paratore (Founder, Edible Startups)
In spite of the death of Webvan in 2001, the world of online grocery delivery has been slowly creaking back to life. The explosion of CSAs in the late 2000s brought fresh produce to the doorsteps of thousands of Bay Area residents. Now, dozens of companies are popping up to combine the CSA model of weekly box delivery with a grocery store-like shopping experience and flexibility.
We're heading towards (or returning to) a world where Bay Area residents (and beyond) could realistically substitute grocery shopping with online delivery. The outstanding questions: Which startups will win share in this burgeoning market?
Fixing The Food System
My favorite contender is LolaBee's Harvest. Founder Lauren Bass completed her MBA at Kellogg in 2010, but entered business school knowing she wanted to start a food business. She came up with the idea for LolaBee's at Kellogg and wrote the business there. After graduating, she moved to San Francisco to build her business.
Says Lauren, "I grew up on a horse farm and have always loved animals. My concern for animal welfare drove me to research and educate myself about the food system. I read Omnivore's Dilemma and realized I wanted to be part of the movement to improve the food system. I saw the growth and potential in the CSA model but I also saw the challenges that consumers were facing in fitting CSAs into their regular lifestyles. I knew that most farmers didn't have the resources to customize their CSA programs to fit more naturally into people's lives. Our goal here at LolaBee's is to bring the CSA model to a larger audience and make it fit seamlessly into customers' daily food rituals."
LolaBee's Harvest is an online farmers market and food delivery service. It sources local organic produce, local organic dairy, pastured meats, poultry and eggs, sustainable seafood, and cheeses, snacks, baby food, and prepared foods from Bay Area artisans. Customers create a free account and place customized orders weekly for home delivery on Thursdays in an insulated, reusable tote, which keeps food fresh for over 15 hours. If a customer doesn't have time to put in their order, they receive the LolaBee's Harvest Box, a best-of-season collection of half fruits and half veggies.
Not Just Customers, Diehard Advocates
What makes LolaBee's stand out is Lauren and her team's dedication to exceptional customer service. LolaBee's does not have just customers, it has diehard brand advocates. Peruse the Yelp page and you see "I can't stop telling anyone who will listen how amazing Lolabee's is," and "I can go on and on about how wonderful this company is, but it's best if you check it out for yourselves." The scope and depth of the praise is seriously impressive.
And she's doing it with a small team. She officially launched the business alone in November 2011, and quickly enlisted her mom to help her. Entrepreneurship runs in Lauren's family. Both her parents owned their own businesses and Lauren grew up helping her mom, Debbie Bass, with one of the family businesses: Maypine Farm, a horse farm and education center.
Lauren explains her reasoning behind involving her mom, "having worked for my mom's business growing up and for six years after college, we learned to work together really well. There's no one I would trust more than my mom to help me make LolaBee's a success. I'm so fortunate to have the support of my parents and their decades of experience and priceless advice to guide me through the tough journey of starting a business from scratch and growing it one farmer, one apple and one delivery at a time."
In addition to Lauren and her mom, operations manager Kelvin Chao joined the team in August of 2012 and plays a crucial role in managing supplier relationships, customer communications, fulfillment, and warehouse operations.
Easier… And Cheaper
What also becomes clear from the Yelp reviews is that customers are 1) needing to go to the grocery store less often and 2) saving money. As a picky eater myself who frequents Whole Foods at least three to four times a week, I wouldn't be disappointed to reduce my number of WF visits, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were a more cost effective way for me to purchase food of the same quality or better: farmers market quality. One customer notes her family of three is saving approximately $200 a month on groceries by using LolaBee's and another has eliminated one or two weekly trips to Whole Foods.
For a service like this to fully replace Whole Foods in my weekly routine, it would need to offer a selection of prepared foods. The LolaBee's online store currently offers fresh pasta, tamales and enchiladas, and couscous and hummus. Lauren is eagerly looking for other local artisans to add to her offering.
Lauren is not alone in this market. Luke's Local is a direct competitor, offering customizable boxes delivered to customers' doorsteps. Lauren's other main competitors did not start as direct competitors. Both Farmigo and Good Eggs entered the local food delivery market as technology platforms and have since expanded to include online customized shopping and delivery.
Competition is heating up in Bay Area grocery delivery, and I'm excited to see how it will develop. If you're interested in trying LolaBee's, use the code EdibleStartups for $20 off. Currently LolaBee's delivers in San Francisco and will expand to the East Bay in early April.
This post was originally posted at Edible Startups.
About the guest blogger: Michelle Paratore is the founder of Edible Startups, a blog covering innovation in the food world. She is also a co-leader of the Food Startups meetup group, an organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in food, and a mentor for Local Food Lab, an incubator program for entrepreneurship in local food systems. Michelle is obsessed with food startups, food justice, food politics and food trends. Follow her on Twitter at @meeshyparatore.
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TWNC Received Award from KLHK
By : Herry Barus And Aldo Bella Putra | Friday, August 11 2017 - 16:05 IWST
INDUSTRY.co.id - Situbondo - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia provides awards, plaques and coaching funds to 10 residents / private who care about the environment. Delivery in connection with National Nature Conservation Day 2017 was held in Baluran Situbondo National Park, East Java. One of the institutions that received the award is Artha Graha Peduli (AGP) Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) in Lampung.
"We are grateful and overjoyed at the award presented by the Minister of Economy Mr. Darmin Nasution, accompanied by Minister of Environment Mrs. Siti Nurbaya," said Ardi Bayu, Nature Conservation Coordinator TWNC who received the award today, Thursday (10/08/2017) in Situbondo.
Ardi said the Directorate General of Natural Resources Conservation and Utilization Directorate Ecosystem Conservation Forest Environmental Services stated that PT Adhiniaga Kreasinusa which manages TWNC rated committed to the rehabilitation of the Sumatran tiger and control of invasive species. In the decree, the government assesses the award recipients either individually, companies or communities proven to conduct activities that support the sustainability of the environment and forestry, especially in the field of conservation of natural resources and ecosystems.
"This award is given to TWNC as the holder of the best special conservation institution license," said Ardi accompanied Icuk S. Laksito from TWNC.
As known, TWNC part of the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) formed on the cooperation of various parties, such as Yayasan Artha Graha Peduli (AGP), TNBBS, BKSDA Bengkulu and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (KLHK).
Since 2007, TWNC under AGP is assisted by Taman Safari Indonesia, paying full attention to the Sumatran tiger population on the verge of extinction by establishing the Animal Rehabilitation Center (PRS). The establishment of this PRS aims to save and restore a Sumatran tiger that is in conflict with humans.
In mid-2008, five Sumatran tigers in conflict with humans were relocated to PRS TWNC and one crocodile was immediately released in Tambling.
After rehabilitation, two Sumatran tigers were released on July 22, 2008. While others still need treatment at PRS TWNC.
A year later, precisely on October 15, 2009, PRS TWNC was inaugurated as an Institute of Wildlife Conservation by the Minister of Forestry at the time, Zulkifli Hasan. In total, up to this moment has been four times TWNC released into seven male Sumatran tiger and other rare animals such as lemurs, estuarine crocodiles, turtles and eagle.
Sumatran tiger reintroduction in TWNC first is performed by the Minister of Forestry MS Kaban on 22 July 2008. Then pelespasliaran second by the Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan on January 22, 2010. Then the third is by Siti Nurbaya KHLK Minister and Minister of NOA Sri Pudjiastuti on March 3, 2015.
"Release of the last performed on June 10, 2017 by the TNI chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, a Sumatran tiger, Muli which does not conflict with humans, but left its mother in a state of severe injuries in the stomach near our post TWNC. At the same time the TNI Commander also released dozens of turtles and hundreds of birds into the wild," said Ardi
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Peas can up very nicely.
It can depend on the variety, of course, but they do not end up dark or mushy as some people fear. Instead, they are appealing-looking, and delicious tasting.
They are nothing like store-bought tinned peas.
If you are starting with peas in pods: Wash pods. Shell peas. Wash peas again.
Put peas in a large pot, and cover with water.
Bring to a boil, then let boil 2 minutes.
Drain, rinse in / under hot boiling water to get some starch off, then drain again.
Pack hot peas loosely into half-litre (1 US pint) OR 1 litre (1 US quart) jars.
Optional: a pinch of pickling salt or non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub per jar.
Top jars up with either the blanching liquid, or fresh boiling water from a kettle, maintaining 3 cm (1 inch) headspace.
Processing time: either size jar 40 minutes.
NOTE: You may also do peas as a raw pack. See peas over on the National Center's site.
USDA directions explicitly say that sugar-snap pod peas and Chinese pod peas are best frozen; that the quality attained by canning won't be desirable.
It's normal for jars of peas to go cloudy after canning. It's all the starch in the peas leaching out into the water. Even though most people don't realize it, peas have a lot of starch in them: that's why they are one of the very few veg that aren't free on Weight Watchers!
This recipe comes from both the USDA and Ball /Bernardin Complete Book.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete guide to home canning. Agriculture information bulletin No. 539. 2015. Page 4 – 14.
Kingry, Judi and Lauren Devine. Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving. Toronto, Canada: Robert Rose Inc. 2015. Page 390.
Ball, Bernardin and So Easy to Preserve (2014, page 93) add that you should wash the peas again after shelling them.
Canned peas can go cloudy in storage owing to the starch in them.
If you have canned your peas following the USDA procedure for home canned peas, there is nothing to worry about.
We think of peas as "green vegetables", but anyone on Weight Watchers soon learns that peas count as a carb. Peas, like corn, as they get older turn increasingly from "veg" into "carb." Some varieties of peas can have a lot of starch in them, period. Even other varieties, as they mature, can exude a little starch after canning.
The starch in your jar should not, however, be a mass of starch so heavy that it is a gelled mass. If that is the case, the peas were very mature, and so starchy that the procedure for fresh green peas may not have been sufficient.  Source: Elizabeth Andress to Randal Oulton. 20 October 2015. Email on file.
This possibility of cloudiness may be why the Ball / Bernardin Complete Book suggests a hot water rinse after blanching, to get some starch off. If you are going to do that for a less cloudy appearance in the jar, then you probably also want to use fresh boiling water as the canning liquid instead of the blanching water.
Peas must be pressure canned, no exceptions, because they are a low acid food. Botulism occurring from people trying to water-bath can peas was documented as early as 1919.
Seven cases of botulism were investigated by Dr E.C. Dickson of Leland Stanford Junior University School of Medicine during the winter of 1917 and 1918, and in four of those cases I succeeded in isolating Bacillus botulinus…. In two of those cases, vegetables were canned by the cold pack (one period) method. One of the cooks stated positively that she had kept the filled jars in a covered boiler with the water actively boiling for three hours. She did not, however, blanch the peas before placing them in the jars." Burke, Georgia Spooner (Stanford University). The effect of heat on the spores of bacillus botulinus. Its bearing on home canning methods, part 1. JAMA. 1919;72(2):88-92. doi:10.1001/jama.1919.02610020006002.
2. ↑ Source: Elizabeth Andress to Randal Oulton. 20 October 2015. Email on file.
3. ↑ Burke, Georgia Spooner (Stanford University). The effect of heat on the spores of bacillus botulinus. Its bearing on home canning methods, part 1. JAMA. 1919;72(2):88-92. doi:10.1001/jama.1919.02610020006002.
The top quarter to half inch of peas in the jar are not in liquid. They turned dark during the canning process. Are the peas still ok to eat?
Also, how long are jars of canned peas still considered safe to eat? I found a couple jars from 4 years ago.
Dark peas at top: If the peas were pressure canned according to USDA procedures, yes they are fine to consume. You could use them in a soup where the colour is less noticeable.
4 year storage: If the peas were pressure canned according to USDA procedures, and the seal is unbroken, they are fine to consume.
Peas often come out cloudy, which is a bit startling at first. But then the penny drops — peas are actually a high starch veg. That's why they (field peas anyway) can be dried for split pea soup, etc. And the starch is why on Weight Watchers, peas (along with corn and potatoes) are the veg that are not free. But I disgrees — yes, cloudy is normal, it's the starch in the water.


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Red Rooster Festival 30 May – 1 June 2019
June 8, 2019 · by thesoulofaclown	· in festival, Reviews.	·
It's always with great excitement that we turn up at the Red Rooster Festival. That's partly due to the fact that it's normally our first festival of the season and marks the start of summer. But, more importantly, it is always one of our favourite festivals. From the moment you arrive at the beautiful setting of Euston Hall, you know that you are going to enjoy one of the most relaxed and best festivals around.
The really lucky attendees would have enjoyed the start of the festivities on Thursday evening, but we couldn't arrive until the Friday. That meant the first band we saw were the Orphan Colours. But it's one hell of a start, as they were a great opening (for us) act. They have a wide Americana sound which suggests plenty of time has been spent listening to Tom Petty. It's quite a commercial sound and songs like "Won't Let You Down" wouldn't be out of place on a Petty best of album. Tracks like "Waiting" seem ready made for US mainstream airplay. The songs are built on big, easy going, melodies and great harmonies. The band themselves are supremely tight. It's a hell of a band to have on early in the festival and they are immediate contenders for our favourite act.
The Johnsons then offer up a more country flavoured sound. But, this is no John Denver kind of country. Instead, it's a far dirtier, soaked in whisky variation of the genre. It may be country rock but it has a darker, blues twist to it. They also spice up the sound by adding in some fifties flavoured rock n roll to get people moving. Things then get a slightly more Californian feel with Sam Morrow. Together with his band they have a harder rocking sound. It reminds us of the blues flavoured rock that The Black Crowes used to deliver. There's just a sense of 'cool' that they bring. A point rammed home by the fact they deliver the coolest version of ZZ Tops 'Sharp Dressed Man' that we've ever heard. Given his name, it's not surprising that many of the songs feel like they could happily sit on the Sons Of Anarchy soundtrack. It's a sound that the audience lap up.
With the sun creeping out, we are drawn to the beautiful setting of the Little Red Rooster stage. And we're just in time to catch Carson McHone deliver a solo acoustic set ahead of her full band appearance later in the day. She delivers a great show and has a natural and appealing stage presence with some good one liners. Having said that, songs like "I Need Drugs" are themselves enough to catch the attention of the music and sun worshippers in attendance.
Next up we catch The Black Eyed Dogs (featuring Ethan Jones) a band who are a bit lower on the bill than we may have expected. It's certainly no surprise that they deliver a great set to a large and enthusiastic audience. Ethan perfectly plays the role of the Americana veteran. We weren't so sure about the Grateful Dead cover, which morphed into a bit of a musician's jam session (although 'Deadheads' would've loved it!).
As we head towards the evening, the next act on the main stage appears to be one that a fair proportion of the crowd have come to see, Dale Watson and his Lone Stars. They really get the party going with song after song of good time rock n roll. Not surprisingly, the main stage tent is rammed and everybody is clearly up for a good time. It's a set that reminds you that, no matter how times change, you just can't beat a bit of good old rock n roll. Throwing in a cover of "Ring Of Fire" just makes sure that we have one of the biggest sing-a-longs of the festival.
Headlining on Friday night was Nick Lowe, who also appeared last year. This time, however, it's a bit different as he is supported by Los Straitjackets. Visually it's a bit weird seeing the pop veteran supported by a group of masked men! But then you hear Nick delivering classic songs and all you can think about is what a great songwriter he is. Every now and then he just drops in a perfect power pop style song. Even when he plays his latest single it's a little rocker that puts most younger bands to shame. We probably said this last year, but to hear Nick perform the utterly brilliant "(What's So Funny About ) Peace, Love and Understanding" is worth the entire festival admission price in itself. The set is a perfect end to a fantastic day of live music. Whilst some of the crowd would have happily made their way back to their tents, plenty are left dancing to more great tunes either at the main stage or at the brilliant Howlin' Woods.
The next day we awake with fuzzy heads, but to a blue sky and the promise of sunshine and more great bands. Whilst just after 11 would normally be a bit early for us at a festival, the hot sun has us heading over to the Little Red Rooster stage to catch Clare Free. Her acoustic rock style thankfully acts as a refreshing start to the day.
It helps to wake us up in preparation for the good time rocking sound of James & The Ultrasounds. They play a mighty fine, fifties flavoured, rock n roll. It succeeds in getting the early crowd up and dancing…no mean feat. They have a fun, simple rock n roll style, very much in line with JD McPherson but with a bit of a 'punky' twist. They're a big hit with us and the festival crowd.
If you weren't awake by then, the moody blues of John J Presley would have given you a bit of a shock. He played the kind of dirty blues that fans of Jack White would love. He appropriately brings a swampy blues feel to accompany the blistering mid-day sun.
From that very American sound, we went to the French band Howlin' Jaws. France may not be the first country you think of for rockabilly, but this band seem determined to change that. Attracting the biggest crowd of the day so far, they deliver an upbeat rock n roll show. They also have a bit of style and it's great to see the singer swinging his double bass around the stage. They do a brilliant job of not just getting people tapping their feet but actually up and dancing. It's no surprise when they receive the biggest cheer of the day.
Powersolo keep the main stage rocking with a more muscular form of rock n roll. Having only arrived on site 12 minutes before the start of their set, they don't mess around. They keep the large crowd in the tent and away from the draw of the sun, which in itself is impressive.
Things get even hotter with the arrival of Oh Gunquit. Together with some brass, they bring a bit of glamour to the festival. They sure know how to rock n roll and put on a show. Their rocking sound has a brash quality to it with a Crampsesque feel. It's a dirty, totally unwholesome brand of rock n roll which is just perfect for us. They have a dynamic and engaging singer who commands & prowls (quite literally at some points) the stage. She kind or reminded us of the legendary frontman Michael Monroe. It also brings us a first ever sight of a singer hula hooping in the middle of the crowd. Oh Gunquit definitely gave a festival stealing set and we are going to make sure we find out more about them.
We were then escorted into the evening by Jesse Dayton. It's a good time rock n roll set that seems perfectly suited to this festival crowd. One which, by this time, is suitably buzzing from a combination of sun and booze! It really seems like Jesse was born to play at Red Rooster. We were particularly chuffed to see the set include a cover of The Clash's ' Bank Robber'. That then left J.D Wilkes & The Legendary Shak Shakers as the band we chose to end the festival. The band can barely squeeze on to the Little Red Rooster stage, but that doesn't seem to dampen their enthusiasm. That eagerness was not surprising though, when you consider they were able to look out on to a large field of supportive music fans. Despite it being the end of a busy day, the Red Rooster crowd continued to bring brilliant support and lapped up the rocking set delivered by Mr Wilkes and his band.
Once again, this was a fantastic festival experience. Full credit should be given not just to the band but also the organisers for delivering yet another brilliant festival. They were helped by the fantastic weather. But, it's the wonderful easy going atmosphere that really makes Red Rooster so special. They continue to resist the over commercialisation that so many festivals end up falling foul of. Instead, you get an event that remains focussed on providing great music, food and drink in a wonderful environment. We'll certainly be back next year and we suggest you get your tickets ASAP to make sure you don't miss out.
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IVF or Natural Born Child, Would You Like Equal Rights With That?
A child is a child, having equal rights should not matter. Its 2014 and we have some archaic and barbaric laws which are hurting innocent children. It is HARD not to get your hairs raised both as a parent and as a human being. When will we get equal rights for IVF children and families? How stereotypes of the society and justice system are hurting and violating the rights of innocent IVF children?
"In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks. We did things that were contrary to our values," said US President Obama.
"it's an incredibly sad story". "I guess it illustrates some of the pitfalls involved in this particular [surrogacy] business," said Australian PM Abbott on abandoned IVF baby in Thailand.
As times move forward and more democratization of the world, more people are finding the strength to report the truth no matter how bitter nor are afraid of the persecution by powerful people. The primary driving force behind the truth is best interest of innocent children. Recently, there was a case where a Hollywood IVF parent-to-be decided to abandon an ongoing IVF pregnancy despite giving consent in the first place. In another case, a person successfully filed for divorce without declaring an ongoing IVF pregnancy resulting in successfully splitting two innocent IVF siblings and placing them in legal limbo. In another case, an Australian couple abandoned an innocent IVF child because he has Down's Syndrome. In another case, a Canadian couple was unable to take their IVF child born in India due to a "DNA mismatch". In a US case, a "mother" was not considered the mother of two lovely IVF children because she only carried them to term but had "no genetic link" as she used an egg donor. After four long, grueling years, the US changed its laws for "IVF mothers" like these. There are several such IVF cases but they rarely come to light in 2014 because it is taboo, stigma, secrecy. Ask the victimized IVF child if they care about all this? In each case, the truth has to be told, the unaffected public needs to be educated on the facts and lack of laws for international IVF, and finally, maybe, the government may take some action after prolonged number of years. How is that the "best interest of the child"?
What are the rights of an IVF child born during a divorce?
What are the rights of an IVF child who has been knowingly abandoned?
What are the rights of an IVF child who had a DNA mismatch?
If an IVF mother can dream of providing a sibling to an IVF child, can an IVF father have the same dream? More critically, can an IVF child of an IVF father dream to have a sibling to love, share and grow up with?
When an IVF child is abandoned, what are the rights of a left-behind IVF child and parent/caretaker?
If consent is REQUIRED to commence IVF/surrogacy, then what should be the responsibility and accountability when the same cnsenting adult decides to abandon an innocent IVF child they consented to before?
If a genetic parent is REQUIRED to pay child support for a child they abandoned, what should be the responsibility and accountability of a non-genetic parent who gave consent for an IVF child but later abandoned?
If a non-genetic parent has EQUAL rights to an IVF child they consented to, then what should be the responsibility and accountability of a non-genetic parent who gave consent for an IVF child but later abandoned?
If a commercial surrogate delivers an IVF child as per consent, does she deserve to get paid by the consenting IVF parents when she delivers? What are the surrogate's rights (a woman also) or do only rights of the infertile matter?
Why do we have these disparate laws for IVF children and families? Instead of trying to shove facts under the carpet, intimidating and threatening IVF parents who care deeply for their child, falsely persecuting and oppressing innocent IVF parents and therefore his IVF children, isn't it better to have equal rights for IVF children and families? Let's solve the bigger problem instead of dancing around secrecy and lies.
The world is perhaps a few decades away before having equal rights for IVF children and families including donors, surrogates, intended parents but in the meantime let us not continue the victimization and abuse of innocent IVF children by denying them justice. In the bigger historical context, the laws requested will become a reality then why punish innocent IVF children today?
If the same children were not born via IVF but were born naturally, would they have to deal with these lack of laws? Are innocent IVF children and families specifically being targeted if not deliberately, at least inadvertently by not taking any action to have equal rights?


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Any chance I could send someone my template file and 24"x36" title block file to see if anyone sees anything funky that I am missing?
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Sorry I could not upload them!
What I'd HIGHLY discourage is even looking at the word "Defrag". It is literally like a placebo which is also addictive and toxic. . . . Thus after a defrag your PC runs a bit faster for no more than a week, then it's actually slower than before - thus you now need to defrag again. And the more you defrag the quicker your hdd will destroy itself through over-use.
Really? I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone say this.
I guess if you were defragging once a week or more it might be harmful, but I typically defrag about twice a year. I don't see how that would be so devastating?
I occasionally go to Autodesk web page. They tend to make it dificult to find though!
Do some research for yourself. I'm not going to try and convince anyone.
The "general" quote you get is: "Excessive defrag is harmful to your HDD, but especially to a SSD." This because a HDD has a certain maximum amount of times it can be overwritten (less times with SSD), but also due to the mechanical wear on the gears and arms. The question I ask is "What is excessive?" ... is it if I defrag every time I notice the PC goes slower? If so then yes, I need to do it once a week. And generally it's considered excessive if you do it more than once in 3 months.
If you want more info on this, start with wikipedia, then do some further googling (don't trust just one site). NTFS is not a holy-grail (by a long shot), but it's less of a poison bucket than FAT was. I've looked for defraggers which don't screw-up the system, but thus far my best performance is when I move the fragmented files off the disc then move them back - that way NTFS arranges them with some room for growth. What I'd like to see is a defragger which rearranges the disc in such a way as to allow these gaps between growable files. You're usually lucky to get this if you only defrag the files and not the free space using any defragger, but you can't could on it.
The one I know of which comes closest is Norton's SpeedDisk: basically it checks which files were modified latest, places those in the middle. Those read latest are placed at the front. Those which has neither been read / modified lately is placed at the back. Though it still just packs then together in these groups without any gaps in between - i.e. the modified group constantly becomes fragmented again and again. If you can point me in a defragger which avoids, rather than repairs fragmentation - please let me know. I've tried numerous ones before (Windows's built-in, DiscKeeper, UltraDefrag, OODefrag, etc.), not yet found one to work as it should.
I agree with most of that, except where they keep on advocating defragging. Just follow the process logically and then think about how this will get rearranged through use and you'll understand why it's not such a good idea.
"Excessive defrag is harmful to your HDD . . ."
Enough said. You are talking about excessive defragging. I'm talking about once or twice a year.
And probably the only time you will hear it. General rule I have seen most is once a month for defrag.
And the more you defrag the quicker your hdd will destroy itself through over-use.
Article last august about PC myths, defrag being one of them.
That's an interesting article, but the funny thing is that not only did that article not mention defragging being harmful to your computer, it actually stated that with Vista and Win7, defragging is handled automatically on a weekly basis. Wouldn't that be considered excessive?
I have been searching online since yesterday and still have not found any documentation that defragging is harmful to your computer.
I have never heard of defrag being harmful to HD, definitely harmful for SSD. I would assume the extra spinning and read/writes would reduce its life somewhat but then the defrag will cause it to work less after the defrag.
The article seems to contradict itself now doesn't it? Defrag doesn't help but Win7 will do it once a week on Wednesday at 1AM.
(Now that work is out of the way for a moment) Think about that statement. True the hard drive will run a while when defragging, but it will run a lot more trying to locate fragmented files (fact, look on your own posts). That is the reason Linux stores the files closer to the center (kinda, sorta, best way to explain it), therefore making even fragmented files a bit quicker to locate. Yes, Linux (and MAC) need/can/should be defragged, though not as much as Windows and they do not come with a defrag program and since performance losses are not as noticeable, many do not (sorta fact and some personal educated opinion on my part).
So, as an example, if I defrag weekly (I don't, usually monthly), I will have less files to move, defragging will be quicker and hard drive will run less, throughout the week my drive will not be fragmented, hard drive will locate file quicker, run less.
I still have working hard drives on some PIIIs that were defragged on a weekly basis for 5 years.
Good, I can stop searching then.


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VIDEO: Marquis of Bristol officially unveils water fountain in Sleaford in memory of his ancestor
It was a momentous day on Friday as the Marquis of Bristol, Frederick Hervey and his new wife Meredith, were welcomed to the town to officially unveil the completed restoration of the public water fountain built in 1874 in his ancestor's memory.
The £40,432 project has been led by Sleaford and District Civic Trust, aided financially by a £34,000 Heritage Lottery grant together with support from Sleaford Town Council, North Kesteven District council and the Dulverton Trust.
In a midday ceremony, the Town Crier led the civic party to the Market Place, where the 12th Earl and 8th Marquis of Bristol was invited to turn on the water fountain and take the first drink, blessed by Vicar of Sleaford Rev Philip Johnson.
The Marquis and Marchioness had travelled up from their home in Battersea, London. He said: "I have often walked past it and always hoped that it would be restored. I am really pleased for the history in commemorating my ancestor and helping the environment in getting rid of single use bottles."
The Marchioness, a former history graduate from Boston, USA, described the water as "delicious".
David Marriage from the Civic Trust explained the fountain had been built by tenants of Frederick William, the 6th Earl and 2nd Marquis of Bristol on his death in response to a need for clean drinking water for the poorer people of the town as the River Slea became increasingly polluted. The source appeared dried up and it fell into disrepair, closing in 1927, forgotten until the new restoration drive kicked off.
An important part of the project is the outreach to the community and schools, urging people to do away with single-use plastic bottles. The project has funded 2,500 free reusable bottles for schools. Coloured blue, they have been nicknamed Blue Walter, and each comes with a little poem.
The couple visited St Denys' Church to view his family tombs and then Sleaford Museum where an exhibition tells the story of the fountain.
Sleafordian of the Year, David Marriage, has been instrumental in seeing the project to restore the Bristol Water Fountain come to fruition.
He said it stems back to the year 2000 when he first came to Sleaford and saw ths "eclectic but quite ornate" water fountain in the middle of the town and resolved over time to rescue it and get it going again.
Mr Marriage said: "Working with the Civic Trust and Heritage Lottery, the team built up that worked very closely to achieve this goal and it has been really good."
He said to get the latest Marquis of Bristol to open the fountain was the icing on the cake. Coincidentally he had grown up close to Ickworth House, the family estate of the Marquis.
He said: "I thought it was a long shot but let's write him a letter and he has been a really superb man to work with, so helpful, constructive, even down to details of the design for restoration."
Mr Marriage said that when the fountain was built it lifted water from a spring near Lloyds Bank and then piped from the Sessions House.
"To our amazement a few months ago during restoration we found that spring still flows underneath the market square, unseen by everybody. But we have run the water supply from the market holders' hut with great cooperation from North Kesteven District Council, so the water has been tested to safety standards and NKDC pays for the water supply."
He said encouraging children to make use of reusable bottles was a very important educational aspect of the project and there will be a teaching programme supplied to schools.
He also felt confident that now that it was restored and well cared for, the fountain would not attract further vandalism in future.
Meredith Hervey, the Marchioness of Bristol said it was "remarkable" to be shown around the family tombs of her husband's ancestors in St Denys' Church and learn about the heritage.
She said: "It is my first time up to Sleaford. To see the history behind the monument and the amount of people working to preserve it is just very impressive. I am very happy to be here, as is Frederick and I would love to return.
"It is quite moving as I find people now like to reconnect. We are very grateful to everyone who has worked behind the scenes."
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol take the first drink from the restored Bristol Water Fountain.
The Marquis cuts the ribbon on the restored drinking fountain.
The civic party at the fountain.
The Marquis and Marchioness visit Sleaford Museum to see the new exhibition on the fountain.
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Members of The Vancouver Rifles (above), a Cold War re-enactment troupe made up of mainly former cadets and reservists, hang around a Centurion tank that was brought to the Cloverdale Legion's open house on June 18.
The British-designed tank – dressed up as an American M1 Abrams for movie work – served with the Australian military in the Vietnam War.
It was recently purchased by Mark Fleming, a member of the Canadian Military Education Centre Museum, and will be parked at the centre's new home at Panther Paintball and Airsoft Sports Park in South Surrey this summer.
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Хурічехре Султан (1613-1689) — наложниця османського султана Мурада IV.

Біографія
Народилась в Грузії. Належала до знатного роду Мачутадзе. Була відправлена до палацу в якості подарунку. Після смерті султана жила не в старому палаці, а в "Султанській Господі" на Бейлірбеі і померла там.

Діти
Сини
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Доньки
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 Сафіє-султан (1634—1685) – можливо, її матір'ю була Айше Султан.
 Рабія-султан (1636—1639)

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La creu de terme de la Creu Alta és un monument situat al barri de la Creu Alta de Sabadell, al qual dona nom. Concretament és a la plaça de la Creu Alta, on també hi ha una font.

Història
La plaça de la Creu Alta està presidida per una creu de terme, la qual ha donat nom al barri. La seva història es remunta a principis del , quan apareix citada en un document notarial. Va ser col·locada en aquest lloc, abans que hi hagués cap poblat, perquè era un punt estratègic i el més transitat de la parròquia de Jonqueres, que pertanyia a l'Ajuntament de Sant Pere de Terrassa. Aquí era on es trobaven el camí ral de Terrassa a Barcelona i el de Castellar del Vallès. Aquests camins són avui l'avinguda de l'Onze de Setembre i el carrer Major.

Era una "creu alta", la més alta del rodal. Terrassa era una vila dividida en dos termes (el de la vila i el forà) i 7 parròquies, de les quals Sant Vicenç de Jonqueres n'era una. Cap al 1772, es van començar a construir cases al voltant de la creu alta, i va ser aquesta, precisament, la que va donar nom a la petita població. Els primers carrers van ser el carrer Major i el carrer de Castellar. L'any 1904, la Creu Alta deixava de pertànyer a l'Ajuntament de Sant Pere de Terrassa per a passar al de Sabadell com un barri més.

L'any 1933, amb la República, la creu va ser destruïda: primer van treure la imatge del Crist, després van tirar la creu a terra i es va trencar. Uns veïns la van portar al Museu per reparar-la. La plaça va estar 6 anys sense creu, fins que els veïns n'hi van posar una de nova, que es va construir amb la mateixa forma i dimensions que l'anterior.

L'any 1954, la plaça es va urbanitzar i s'hi va col·locar una nova creu de 5,5 metres d'alçada. Era de base de pedra calcària i un pilar de pedra de llosa sorrenca en dos tons (roig i rosa) i a dalt una creu de ferro amb un Sant Crist. Durant els anys 80 del , la plaça va ser remodelada i es va tornar a col·locar l'antiga, però ara més "baixa" que mai.

Referències

Edificis de Sabadell
Alta


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	public $application;

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		// set table
		$this->table = $this->app->table->application;

		// get application
		$this->application 	= $this->app->zoo->getApplication();

		// check ACL
		if (!$this->application->isAdmin()) {
			throw new ConfigurationControllerException("Invalid Access Permissions!", 1);
		}

		// set base url
		$this->baseurl = $this->app->link(array('controller' => $this->controller), false);

		// register tasks
		$this->registerTask('applyassignelements', 'saveassignelements');
		$this->registerTask('apply', 'save');
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		$this->app->toolbar->apply();
		$this->app->zoo->toolbarHelp();

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		// display view
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			return;

		}

		$this->_import($file);

	}

	public function import() {

		// check for request forgeries
		$this->app->session->checkToken() or jexit('Invalid Token');

		$userfile = null;

		$jsonfile = $this->app->request->getVar('import-json', array(), 'files', 'array');

		try {

			// validate
			$validator = $this->app->validator->create('file', array('extensions' => array('json')));
			$userfile = $validator->clean($jsonfile);
			$type = 'json';

		} catch (AppValidatorException $e) {}

		$csvfile = $this->app->request->getVar('import-csv', array(), 'files', 'array');

		try {

			// validate
			$validator = $this->app->validator->create('file', array('extensions' => array('csv')));
			$userfile = $validator->clean($csvfile);
			$type = 'csv';

		} catch (AppValidatorException $e) {}

		if (!empty($userfile)) {
			$file = rtrim($this->app->system->config->get('tmp_path'), '\/') . '/' . basename($userfile['tmp_name']);
			if (JFile::upload($userfile['tmp_name'], $file)) {

				$this->_import($file, $type);

			} else {
				// raise error on exception
				$this->app->error->raiseNotice(0, JText::_('Error Importing (Unable to upload file.)'));
				$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport');
				return;
			}
		} else {
			// raise error on exception
			$this->app->error->raiseNotice(0, JText::_('Error Importing (Unable to upload file.)'));
			$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport');
			return;
		}

	}

	public function importCSV() {

		$file = $this->app->request->getCmd('file', '');
		$file = rtrim($this->app->system->config->get('tmp_path'), '\/') . '/' . $file;

		$this->_import($file, 'importcsv');
	}

	protected function _import($file, $type = 'json') {

		// disable menu
		$this->app->request->setVar('hidemainmenu', 1);

		// set toolbar items
		$this->app->system->application->JComponentTitle = $this->application->getToolbarTitle(JText::_('Import').': '.$this->application->name);
		$this->app->toolbar->cancel('importexport', 'Cancel');
		$this->app->zoo->toolbarHelp();

		// set_time_limit doesn't work in safe mode
        if (!ini_get('safe_mode')) {
		    @set_time_limit(0);
        }

		$layout = '';
		switch ($type) {
			case 'xml':
				$this->app->error->raiseWarning(0, 'XML import is not supported since ZOO 2.5!');
				$this->importExport();
				break;
			case 'json':
				if (JFile::exists($file) && $data = $this->app->data->create(file_get_contents($file))) {

					$this->info = $this->app->import->getImportInfo($data);
					$this->file = basename($file);

				} else {

					// raise error on exception
					$this->app->error->raiseNotice(0, JText::_('Error Importing (Not a valid JSON file)'));
					$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport');
					return;

				}
				$layout = 'importjson';
				break;
			case 'csv':

				$this->file = basename($file);

				$layout = 'configcsv';
				break;
			case 'importcsv':
				$this->contains_headers = $this->app->request->getBool('contains-headers', false);
				$this->field_separator	= $this->app->request->getString('field-separator', ',');
				$this->field_separator	= empty($this->field_separator) ? ',' : substr($this->field_separator, 0, 1);
				$this->field_enclosure	= $this->app->request->getString('field-enclosure', '"');
				$this->field_enclosure	= empty($this->field_enclosure) ? '"' : substr($this->field_enclosure, 0, 1);

				$this->info = $this->app->import->getImportInfoCSV($file, $this->contains_headers, $this->field_separator, $this->field_enclosure);
				$this->file = basename($file);

				$layout = 'importcsv';
				break;
		}

		// display view
		$this->getView()->setLayout($layout)->display();

	}

	public function doImport() {

		// init vars
		$import_frontpage   = $this->app->request->getBool('import-frontpage', false);
		$import_categories  = $this->app->request->getBool('import-categories', false);
		$element_assignment = $this->app->request->get('element-assign', 'array', array());
		$types				= $this->app->request->get('types', 'array', array());
		$file 				= $this->app->request->getCmd('file', '');
		$file 				= rtrim($this->app->system->config->get('tmp_path'), '\/') . '/' . $file;

		if (JFile::exists($file)) {
			$this->app->import->import($file, $import_frontpage, $import_categories, $element_assignment, $types);
		}

		$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport', JText::_('Import successfull'));
	}

	public function doImportCSV() {

		// init vars
		$contains_headers   = $this->app->request->getBool('contains-headers', false);
		$field_separator    = $this->app->request->getString('field-separator', ',');
		$field_enclosure    = $this->app->request->getString('field-enclosure', '"');
		$element_assignment = $this->app->request->get('element-assign', 'array', array());
		$type				= $this->app->request->getCmd('type', '');
		$file 				= $this->app->request->getCmd('file', '');
		$file 				= rtrim($this->app->system->config->get('tmp_path'), '\/') . '/' . $file;

		if (JFile::exists($file)) {
			$this->app->import->importCSV($file, $type, $contains_headers, $field_separator, $field_enclosure, $element_assignment);
		}

		$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport', JText::_('Import successfull'));
	}

	public function doExport() {

		$exporter = $this->app->request->getCmd('exporter');

		if ($exporter) {

			try {

				// set_time_limit doesn't work in safe mode
		        if (!ini_get('safe_mode')) {
				    @set_time_limit(0);
		        }

				$json = $this->app->export->create($exporter)->export();

				header("Pragma: public");
		        header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
		        header("Expires: 0");
		        header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
				header ("Content-Type: application/json");
				header('Content-Disposition: attachment;'
				.' filename="'.JFilterOutput::stringURLSafe($this->application->name).'.json";'
				);

				echo $json;

			} catch (AppExporterException $e) {

				// raise error on exception
				$this->app->error->raiseNotice(0, JText::_('Error Exporting').' ('.$e.')');
				$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport');
				return;

			}
		}
	}

	public function doExportCSV() {

		//init vars
		$files = array();

		try {

			foreach ($this->application->getTypes() as $type) {
				if ($file = $this->app->export->toCSV($type)) {
					$files[] = $file;
				}
			}

			if (empty($files)) {
				throw new AppException(JText::sprintf('There are no items to export'));
			}

			$filepath = $this->app->path->path("tmp:").'/'.$this->application->getGroup().'.zip';
			$zip = $this->app->archive->open($filepath, 'zip');
			$zip->create($files, PCLZIP_OPT_REMOVE_ALL_PATH);
			if (is_readable($filepath) && JFile::exists($filepath)) {
				$this->app->filesystem->output($filepath);
				$files[] = $filepath;
				foreach ($files as $file) {
					if (JFile::exists($file)) {
						JFile::delete($file);
					}
				}
			} else {
				throw new AppException(JText::sprintf('Unable to create file %s', $filepath));
			}

		} catch (AppException $e) {
				// raise error on exception
				$this->app->error->raiseNotice(0, JText::_('Error Exporting').' ('.$e.')');
				$this->setRedirect($this->baseurl.'&task=importexport');
				return;
		}

	}

}

/*
	Class: ConfigurationControllerException
*/
class ConfigurationControllerException extends AppException {}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Destiny Media Files Provisional Patent For Digital Watermarking Technology
Watermark Embeds Information into Digital Media to Prevent Piracy
Vancouver, BC – November 8, 2006 – Destiny Media (DSNY OTC) is pleased to announce that it has filed a provisional patent application with the USPTO to protect proprietary technology developed by Destiny.
A digital watermark is a block of information that is encoded into the media file. A typical watermark contains data which identifies the owner of the file and details of the session where the file was created, so they can be held responsible for any illegal copies of copyrighted content.
There are many techniques for perturbing a digital signal to encode additional information, but most of them result in a trade off between the robustness of the watermark and a reduction in the quality of the media file. In an audio file, for example, audiophiles can hear watermarks that are difficult to remove.
Another problem with some solutions is that they don't survive compression or duplication to an analog medium such as a cassette tape. The mathematics for some techniques are quite complicated, so they can't be added in real time.
Destiny's watermarking technology offers the following advantages :
it can be embedded in real time, so it is unique for each user
it survives compression to 32 kbit per second
it survives analog duplication
it has been shown to be undetectable to the human ear
it can't be filtered out of the media
The watermarking technology will be used in the PODDS online store and Promo Only MPE music preview service software. It will also be available for third party license.
Destiny's other pending patent in the digital space, Digital Media Distribution System and Method with a provisional filing date of March 3, 2000, is still pending approval.
About Destiny Media Technologies
Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. (www.dsny.com) (DSNY.OB) is a leader in developing easy-to-use tools for distributing media through the internet. The company's suite of streaming and downloadable products includes: Clipstream ™, Destiny Media Player ™, Radio Destiny ™, and MPE ™. Established in 1991, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
P: 604 609 7736 x222
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
alexh November 8, 2006
Download Full Videos with Promo Only MPE 3.0
alexh November 16, 2006
Promo Only MPE breaks 10,000 Registered Users with over 500,000 individual downloads and 25,000 tracks serviced
alexh September 21, 2006


2 Guys. 50 States. 100s of Stories.
We wanted to get out of our comfort zones and seek something greater than ourselves.
We get the opportunity to speak with a lot of people on the road. Here are their stories.
"Go where you feel most alive"
Two city slicker friends on an adventure to climb the highest points in all 50 states.


text:
<?php

namespace OAuth;

use Buzz\Browser;
use Buzz\Client\ClientInterface;
use OAuth\Common\Consumer\CredentialsInterface;
use OAuth\Common\Exception\Exception;
use OAuth\Common\Http\Url;
use OAuth\Common\Storage\TokenStorageInterface;
use OAuth\OAuth1\Signature\Signature;

class ServiceFactory
{

    /**
     * @var Browser
     */
    protected $httpTransporter;

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected $serviceClassMap = [
        'OAuth1' => [],
        'OAuth2' => []
    ];

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected $serviceBuilders = [
        'OAuth2' => 'buildV2Service',
        'OAuth1' => 'buildV1Service',
    ];

    public static function construct()
    {
        return new static();
    }

    /**
     * @param ClientInterface|Browser|string $httpTransporter
     * @param array $configuration Client configuration
     * @param array $constructorArguments Client constructor arguments
     *
     * @return ServiceFactory
     */
    public function setHttpTransporter($httpTransporter, array$configuration = [], array $constructorArguments = [])
    {
        $this->httpTransporter = $httpTransporter instanceof Browser ?
            $httpTransporter :
            HTTPTransporterFactory::buildTransporter($httpTransporter, $configuration, $constructorArguments);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return Browser|null
     */
    public function getHttpTransporter()
    {
        // If not create httpTransporter, then we create it now
        // Common parameters are pass requirements in common situations
        if (!$this->httpTransporter) {
            $this->setHttpTransporter(
                'FileGetContents',
                [
                    'ignoreErrors' => true,
                    'maxRedirects' => 5,
                    'timeout'      => 5,
                    'verifyPeer'   => false
                ]
            );
        }

        return $this->httpTransporter;
    }

    /**
     * Register a custom service to classname mapping.
     *
     * @param string $serviceName Name of the service
     * @param string $className Class to instantiate     *
     *
     * @return ServiceFactory
     *
     * @throws Exception If the class is nonexistent or does not implement a valid ServiceInterface
     */
    public function registerService($serviceName, $className)
    {
        if (!class_exists($className)) {
            throw new Exception(sprintf('Service class %s does not exist.', $className));
        }

        $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($className);

        foreach (['OAuth2', 'OAuth1'] as $version) {
            if ($reflClass->implementsInterface('OAuth\\' . $version . '\\Service\\ServiceInterface')) {
                $this->serviceClassMap[ $version ][ ucfirst($serviceName) ] = $className;

                return $this;
            }
        }

        throw new Exception(sprintf('Service class %s must implement ServiceInterface.', $className));
    }

    /**
     * Builds and returns oauth services
     * It will first try to build an OAuth2 service and if none found it will try to build an OAuth1 service
     *
     * @param string $serviceName Name of service to create
     * @param CredentialsInterface $credentials
     * @param TokenStorageInterface $storage
     * @param array|null $scopes If creating an oauth2 service, array of scopes
     * @param null|\OAuth\Common\Http\Url $baseApiUri
     * @param string $apiVersion version of the api call
     *
     * @return \OAuth\OAuth1\Service\ServiceInterface|\OAuth\OAuth2\Service\ServiceInterface
     */
    public function createService(
        $serviceName,
        CredentialsInterface $credentials,
        TokenStorageInterface $storage,
        $scopes = [],
        Url $baseApiUri = null,
        $apiVersion = ""
    ) {
        foreach ($this->serviceBuilders as $version => $buildMethod) {
            $fullyQualifiedServiceName = $this->getFullyQualifiedServiceName($serviceName, $version);

            if (class_exists($fullyQualifiedServiceName)) {
                return $this->$buildMethod(
                    $fullyQualifiedServiceName,
                    $credentials,
                    $storage,
                    $scopes,
                    $baseApiUri,
                    $apiVersion
                );
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the fully qualified name of the service
     *
     * @param string $serviceName The name of the service of which to get the fully qualified name
     * @param string $type The type of the service to get (either OAuth1 or OAuth2)
     *
     * @return string The fully qualified name of the service
     */
    private function getFullyQualifiedServiceName($serviceName, $type)
    {
        $serviceName = ucfirst($serviceName);

        if (isset($this->serviceClassMap[ $type ][ $serviceName ])) {
            return $this->serviceClassMap[ $type ][ $serviceName ];
        }

        return '\\' . __NAMESPACE__ . '\\' . $type . '\\Service\\' . $serviceName;
    }

    /**
     * Builds v2 services
     *
     * @param string $serviceName The fully qualified service name
     * @param CredentialsInterface $credentials
     * @param TokenStorageInterface $storage
     * @param array|null $scopes Array of scopes for the service
     * @param Url|null $baseApiUri
     * @param string $apiVersion
     *
     * @return \OAuth\OAuth2\Service\ServiceInterface
     */
    private function buildV2Service(
        $serviceName,
        CredentialsInterface $credentials,
        TokenStorageInterface $storage,
        array $scopes,
        Url $baseApiUri = null,
        $apiVersion = ""
    ) {
        return new $serviceName(
            $credentials,
            $this->getHttpTransporter(),
            $storage,
            $this->resolveScopes($serviceName, $scopes),
            $baseApiUri,
            $apiVersion
        );
    }

    /**
     * Resolves scopes for v2 services
     *
     * @param string $serviceName The fully qualified service name
     * @param array $scopes List of scopes for the service
     *
     * @return array List of resolved scopes
     */
    private function resolveScopes($serviceName, array $scopes)
    {
        $reflClass = new \ReflectionClass($serviceName);
        $constants = $reflClass->getConstants();

        $resolvedScopes = [];
        foreach ($scopes as $scope) {
            $key = strtoupper('SCOPE_' . $scope);

            if (array_key_exists($key, $constants)) {
                $resolvedScopes[ ] = $constants[ $key ];
            } else {
                $resolvedScopes[ ] = $scope;
            }
        }

        return $resolvedScopes;
    }

    /**
     * Builds v1 services
     *
     * @param string $serviceName The fully qualified service name
     * @param CredentialsInterface $credentials
     * @param TokenStorageInterface $storage
     * @param array $scopes
     * @param Url $baseApiUri
     *
     * @return \OAuth\OAuth1\Service\ServiceInterface
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    private function buildV1Service(
        $serviceName,
        CredentialsInterface $credentials,
        TokenStorageInterface $storage,
        $scopes,
        Url $baseApiUri = null
    ) {
        if (!empty($scopes)) {
            throw new Exception(
                'Scopes passed to ServiceFactory::createService but an OAuth1 service was requested.'
            );
        }

        return new $serviceName(
            $credentials,
            $this->getHttpTransporter(),
            $storage,
            new Signature($credentials),
            $baseApiUri
        );
    }
}


Our skilled framers at Gallery Art Center will work with you to find the right frame and matting combination to make your art a masterpiece. From your son's hockey jersey to a limited-edition art print signed by the artist, our staff will work with you to understand what solution will work best for your home or office at a price you can afford.
Conservation Framing is a unique art in itself, protecting valuable artifacts for display in your home or office is our specialty. Our skilled tradesmen can develop a custom framing solution designed to to protect your valuable artifacts as well as beautifully display them as part of your decor.
We have been protecting valuable works for galleries, museums, public and private collectors, and artists, and individuals with custom archival framing solutions and conservation framing services. We believe every piece of art requires individual consideration to determine the appropriate frame, treatment, adhesives and matting options.
Framing glass options that include UV Protection Museum glass that helps protect art from harmful indoor and outdoor light sources so your framed art will last longer.
Our designers work with you to create a unique frame design that expresses your style and personality. We customize the best look for your art with color and texture, using mats and frame styles to best complement your artwork.
We feature one of the finest frame collections in central Ohio and can design the perfect frame and matting combinations to bring out the beauty in your original art, limited edition prints, or sports posters.
We offer custom framing of your memorabilia and photos for special occasions such as Graduation, Weddings, Showers, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversaries and more!


Henley introduces us to a James Beard award-winning chef whose focus is casual simplicity in the form of elevated local fare.
Every restaurant opening has its hiccups. Permitting delays, construction issues.
For Henley, it was a flood—about three days before the scheduled opening. Chef RJ Cooper, who moved to Nashville after cooking for 17 years in Washington D.C., and several places around the country including Alaska before that, was unfazed.
"The thing with restaurant openings is that there's always a sense of anxiety that doesn't necessarily have to be there. There will be mistakes, something will go wrong. It's all about the commitment and management of the team," he explains, adding, "We just did a lot of pickling that week."
Cooper, who received a James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic while working in D.C., got to Nashville in January and quickly started scoping out farms and purveyors from which to source.
Dubbed a modern American brasserie, the concept, Cooper specifies, "is primarily focused on this region. Even simpler: I want it to be products from a 100-mile radius around Nashville."
The menu includes several lists, like snacks, plates, communal, and sides for the table. Each item is listed simply: heirloom tomatoes, buttermilk ricotta; Gulf coast cobia, summer squash. Additional ingredients are named underneath. Those brief lists express Cooper's goalhe isn't using complicated techniques but rather letting seasonality and flavor do most of the work. And when an ingredient is gone for the season, it's off the menu, he says.
The snacks are small, one or two-bite dishes: oysters, sourdough bread, caviar. There's a 45-day dry aged sirloin tartare chopped fine and packed with a lemon-y zing. Order the cheese plate and out rolls a cart with five different options; a server details and doles out each slice, along with jams, almonds, and wildflower honey.
The plates are more substantial and, like most of the menu, meant to be shared. During an early summer visit, there was a charred watermelon dish with grilled bitter greens, bits of goat cheese, and spicy peanuts. The cornbread agnolotti was a hot seller this summer (likely gone with the Alabama crab season by the time you're reading this), but also labor-intensive. A cornbread base, made with hominy and polenta, is shaped into agnolotti, and fresh sweet corn was juiced to accompany it.
Hopefully, dishes like the smoked duck egg gemelli with morels will remain in some fashion, as that earthy, unctuous pasta dish, bolstered by the richness of liver and sausage, seems like just the thing to lead us into fall. There's also a mix of seafood and meat dishes on the lengthy plates list, like the 60-day dry aged rib cap with bone marrow, or trout with pole beans.
We were warned about the communal plates: Enough to feed a crowd. Our two-person attempt to take down the Bear Creek Farm short rib, which had been nearly blackened to a char, was unsuccessful—but that's mostly because we'd eaten our fill of snacks and plates first. If going with a group, try that dish or the Wedge Oak Farm whole chicken, both of which come with a few accompaniments as sides. Or, supplement with something for the table, like the heirloom grits, which Cooper grinds in house, or the okra with tomato gravy.
Desserts, too, can be a communal experience: there's an Olive and Sinclair 74-percent chocolate torte with salted pretzel ice cream as well as a milk chocolate soufflé, both substantial enough for a group.
Meanwhile, the bar is quenching any thirst you'll have along the way. An Old Bell, made with Belle Meade Bourbon and hit with sherry and absinthe is a strong and sturdy companion. The beer list, especially by the bottle, is significant, with options from around the region as the focus. To finish, you could dip into the short list of of brandies.
As Henley shifts with the seasons, it'll be interesting to see where Cooper's whims lead and how he navigates the steady march of Tennessee's available ingredients. For now, each visit should provide a surprise, as well as a chance to eat well with friends.


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Warren Buffett is not the only investor who publishes a must-read newsletter.
It seems almost sacrilegious to point this out at a time when the rest of the investment community is fawning over Buffett's latest letter, released over the weekend. But, far from being unique, Buffett's is part of a long investment-letter tradition.
This is more than just a historical curiosity. Of the 200 investment letters whose performance is monitored by the Hulbert Financial Digest, no fewer than 10 have outperformed Buffett over the past 15 years — since the top of the Internet bubble, in other words.
In addition, each of those 10 can boast of something else besides superior performance: They are published at least monthly, if not more frequently. None of them makes you wait a whole year, as Buffett does, to get updated insights.
According to Buffett's latest report, the 15-year annualized growth rate through 2014 of Berkshire Hathaway's BRK.B, -0.04% net asset value is 9.4%. (I did the calculations, as Buffett listed calendar-year returns.) Listed below are the 10 Hulbert Financial Digest-monitored advisers who have bettered that return, in descending order of performance.
"Nate's Notes," 15-year annualized return: 13.4%. Editor Nate Pile is an aggressive trader, sometimes employing margin in his recommended model portfolios. In comparing his return to Buffett's, don't forget that Buffett's return is also dependent on margin — funded by the substantial float generated by his insurance operations.
"Turnaround Letter," 15-year annualized return: 12.1%. Like Buffett, editor George Putnam is a contrarian. He recommends companies that have recently experienced a period of bad news and whose stock prices are depressed.
"Investment Reporter," 15-year annualized return: 11.9%. Like Buffett, editor Marc Johnson relies for his stock picking on many of the same valuation criteria championed by Benjamin Graham, the father of fundamental analysis.
"The Prudent Speculator," 15-year annualized return: 11.6%. Editor John Buckingham also is a devotee of Graham's approach to stock selection.
"Sound Advice," 15-year annualized return: 11.3%. Editor Gray Cardiff also is a contrarian, searching for out-of-favor value investments.
"Investor Advisory Service," 15-year annualized return: 11.2%. Editor Douglas Gerlach employs the stock-selection approach promoted by the National Association of Investors Corp. (NAIC), the parent organization of thousands of investment clubs. That approach favors smaller-cap growth stocks with low price-to-earnings ratios.
"Investment Quality Trends," 15-year annualized return: 10.9%. Editor Kelley Wright also is a contrarian, focusing on relative dividend yield in order to identify the out-of-favor stocks with the greatest potential.
"The Buyback Letter," 15-year annualized return: 10.4%. Editor David Fried favors the unloved stocks of companies that are actively engaged in repurchasing their shares in the open market.
"Utility Forecaster," 15-year annualized return: 9.5%. Editor David Dittman, who assumed editorship duties two years ago from Roger Conrad, uses fundamental analysis to select stocks of domestic utilities.
Note the significant overlaps that exist between the 10 letters' stock-picking approaches and Buffett's. In addition, like Buffett, almost all of them have constructed their model portfolios to be fully invested at all times.
In other words, even in highlighting the 10 newsletters with superior 15-year records to Buffett's, we need to honor and recognize the superiority of his investment approach. It's just that you don't need to look only to Buffett for ways to put that approach into practice.


Macintosh compatible files please. We import your files into Quark.
PDFs also are ok to send.
Outline all fonts to avoid conversion issues (no TrueType fonts).
I do not have digital art, can you scan my original art?
Yes, if art is clean and of sufficient size we can scan most flat art. Not everything is usable however, the Art Dept will let you know if your art will scan properly.
Where do I send the artwork?
You can email files or mail disks to our address. When you send the artwork to us, please remember to reference your P.O. number with the art.
Yes. You will receive a proof by e-mail and/or by fax.
You will usually get a proof within three days of our receiving good usable art. If the art department needs to work on what you send us or if there are any changes to the original art, the time for a proof could be extended.
How many colors can you print on the label?
We print in full four-color process (CMYK) so you can basically submit any color of the rainbow.
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Home MLB Bud Selig Has Bad News For Nelson Cruz
Bud Selig Has Bad News For Nelson Cruz
MLB finally dropped its first Biogenesis-related domino of the day when Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz accepted the 50 game suspension Bud Selig dropped on his doorstep.
Accepting the suspension instead of taking the contentious A-Rod appeals route takes Cruz out of the lineup down through the postseason stretch for Texas, but it will have an effect on his free agent price tag and make him a cheaper asset to return to the Texas lineup. However, as they chase Oakland for the AL West crown, losing Cruz's production in the lineup could be too much for the Rangers to overcome.
The theory for why Cruz used steroids is actually somewhat intriguing. According to the Dallas Morning News, Rangers officials theorize that Cruz began doping after contracting a stomach virus which caused him to lose 30 pounds after the 2011 World Series. He'll lose a lot more money if recent history is any indication and MLB general managers will be his true arbitrators of justice once free agency rolls around. At least A-Rod and Braun have their nine-figure contracts guaranteed.
Via Dallas Morning News:
The suspension will cost Cruz $60,439 per game, a total of $3.021 million of his $11 million base salary for 2013, but could also have long-term financial impact on him since he can become a free agent at the end of the season.
Cruz can work out with the Rangers or at one of the club's minor league facilities, but would not be eligible to return to the lineup until the postseason, should the Rangers qualify.
After the World Series, Cruz has five days to negotiate exclusively with the Rangers before he can test the open air of free agency. Unfortunately, the PED implications could drastically lower his market value.
Take San Francisco Giant outfielder Melky Cabrera for instance. Before Cabrera was suspended for 50 games last season, he was expected to receive offers ranging from $60 to $80 million over five years. Instead, the offers dried up, he wasn't accepted back into the Giants clubhouse and he took substantially less for with a two-year, $16 million deal from Toronto. In the meantime, the All-Star Game MVP and batting champ is gone and he's reverted back to the very pedestrian .279 hacker he appeared to be early in his career.
If general managers use Cabrera as the test case, this could be very bad news for Cruz.


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