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Articles in Fiano, Blanc de Noir and Trofeo Estate WINE
Crittenden Estate OGGI
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Skins fermentation with traditional Italian white grapes (three textural varieties) and made like a red wine. Distinctive, sophisticated and a great food wine. ... Read full article
Rahona Valley Blanc de Noirs
Blanc de Noirs is made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Barrel fermented and made in the Traditional Method, this late disgorged sparkling wine has spent over 6 years on lees. Rahona Valley Blanc de Noirs is refinement and delicacy. Aromas of...... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Traditional Method Sparkling
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Made in the traditional champenoise method from Estate grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. A soft blush tinge is enhanced by a lovely fine beaded mousse that is persistent until the end. Ripe red berries and green apple dominate on the palate...... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir
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Matured in a combination of Terracotta Amphora and French Oak barriques, this Pinot Noir is dominated by dark cherries and vanilla aromas. Sweet spices and forest fruits mingle on the palate, creating a vibrant wine of great concentration and length... Read full article
Trofeo Estate No.85 Moscato Rosa
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As a limited release this cheeky pink Moscato entices the senses with a delicious lolly shop nose and mourish flavours. An easy drinking drop and low in alcohol. Perfect on a sunny deck or beach with seafood or cheese or the girls!... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Chardonnay
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This cool climate Chardonnay has been matured in a combination of Florentine Terracotta Amphorae and French Oak Barriques. Ripe nectarines and yellow peaches dominate both on the nose and the palate. A medium bodied wine, with a soft round mouthfeel... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Sauvignon Blanc
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Our Sauvignon Blanc is fermented and matured in French oak barriques, adding complexity and depth. Tropical fruits such as lychees and pineapples dominate on the nose, moving toward passionfruit on the palate. This wine has persistent length of...... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Shiraz
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Matured in a combination of Terracotta Amphora and French Oak barriques, our 2014 Shiraz exhibits true varietal character. Aromas of black berries and dark plums are enhanced by lovely notes of vanilla and sweet spice. These flavours are matched on... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Rosé
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Welcome to our first Rosé made from cool climate Shiraz grapes. On approach, strawberry and cream aromas tantalise the senses. In the mouth, bright red fruits dominate, overlaying a refreshingly dry savouriness. Best drunk slightly chilled, this Rose... Read full article
Trofeo Estate Amphora Pinot Gris
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This Pinot Gris has been 100% matured in Terracotta Amphora. Floral aromas of honeysuckle overlay red apples and yellow peaches, and are matched in the mouth...... Read full article


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Seven regional sessions took place during the 5th World Water Forum from 17 March to 19 March 2009, highlighting a broad range of region-specific issues. The regional discussions emphasized the need to enhance transboundary cooperation on water resource management, and to build adaptive capacities of institutions in each region to manage emerging challenges, particularly those related to climate change. The regional processes also mobilised local actors who defined the priority issues of their regions and prepared a specific report which was presented in a dedicated session. The 7 regions were: Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, MENA/Arab countries, Mediterranean, In/around Turkey.The Regional documents which were endorsed during the Forum can be found in the CMS.
A specific Regional preparatory process was of great importance for the success of the Forum since water issues differ from region to region, and all issues of the Forum's thematic framework did not bear the same importance for all regions. Even if the challenges are comparable in many regions, the solutions to these challenges need to be defined locally: water is and will remain a local issue, and the regional processes contribute to mobilizing and committing worldwide action for water.
The aim of the regional process was to mobilize actors in the region and act as a catalyser for specific contributions from the region to the Forum; to contribute to the thematic process by providing mainly their perspectives on the regional views of the issues and on priority action required and to contribute to the political process by organising the political mobilisation in the region and providing inputs into the political processes of the Forum.
For each region, "Regional Coordinators" have been approached based on their capacity, willingness, representativity and preparedness. A preliminary list of coordinators is given below.
Please click on the names of the regions below to see a short summary of the progress in that region. Clicking on the names of the regional coordinators will take you to their institutional websites. Details of who was who in the regional processes are available in the VMS.
AMCOW, African Development Bank
Africa in the VMS
Americas in the VMS
Europe in the VMS
In/around Turkey in the VMS
Mediterranean in the VMS
MENA/Arab Countries in the VMS
Although homogeneity was not necessarily required, similar outputs and contributions to the Forum were desirable from the regional process and these initiatives were linked to the other Forum processes in a structured way. The regional processes therefore based their work on the Forum programme framework that was developed by the Programme Committee and which specified the aim, issues, themes and topics for the Forum.
The Regional Process was intricately linked to and drives the political process, feeding policy recommendations from a region perspective as substance to the discussions within and between political groups. Other major ongoing processes at a regional level also provided input to the 5th Forum political process. Major water summits were convened around the world whose policy-oriented output was also used in the formulation of the political process outputs. Some of the important water summits (e.g. the Asia-Pacific Water Summit, African Water Summit, European Water Summit, Forum of the Americas) involving key political actors of the regions were linked and fed into the political processes. Where the political process was organised around "PrepCom" meetings, the regions were also invited to represent their organization.
In/around Turkey: Turkey - Jordan- Sarajevo - Skopje - Bishkek
MENA/Arab countries
Information on the regional process

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Started by Tony Stark as part of the Initiative to redistribute America's superhuman protection. The California division of the Initiative was first to be called the "Champions", reminiscent of the short-lived team based in Los Angeles. This was soon changed to "The Order". In addition to its duties, the team is being used as a social experiment: there are eleven members, each with powers based on Greek gods, but each set of powers is removable and repeatable. Thus, if a member breaks the team's rules, their powers can be removed and another person can take their place. After a year, each member will also be stripped of their powers and codenames and return to civilian life, at which point eleven new civilians will replace the former team.
The team is comprised largely of celebrities known for making a difference through charitable work, and through a process involving a viral genomech payload developed by Hank Pym each one is given superpowers modeled on the pantheon of Greek gods and trained at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base in Arizona. However, this process causes great strain on human bodies allowing the users limited time as superhuman (roughly a year).
After defeating Infernal Man, some members failed to follow the morals clause in their contract by going out drinking, and were subsequently fired and had their powers removed. Their replacements, Milo Fields, Mulholland Black, Magdalena Marie, and Becky Ryan were given different powers.
The team would come into conflict with various villains, most with a connection to General Softly and the mysterious "M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W." military group, including hordes of Zobos (mechanized zombie hobos), Cold War supervillians, Gamma monsters, Namor, and an all girl gang called the Black Dahlias who have been given superpowers via the same process as The Order by M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. as well as deal with a murder case involving a former Order member.
The team is later evicted from its Bradbury, California headquarters and the M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. is revealed to be a collection of General Softly Androids first devised by the Super Human Development and Operation (S.H.D.O.) fifty year before; around the time of the real General Samuel Softly's death, and now part of a collection of villains (including Black Dahlias and Maul) led by the son of Iron Man enemy Obadiah Stane.
Quote from Matt Fraction regarding The Order: "The Order is a modern superhero book, in terms of how it's been created and how it's managed, and, behind the scenes, in terms of how Barry and I are telling their stories. But below the surface, everything about the team-- how it's run, who's on it, and what they can do -- follows a classical tradition by being modeled after the Greek pantheon of Gods... the first Order, if you will, of heroes. Inside and out, The Order is organized around the same principals that held together those twelve legends. Tony Stark sits on top, playing the role of Zeus. His girl Friday and the on-site leader of The Order is Pepper Potts, playing the symbolic role of Hera. And on and on, down through the ranks. All of our characters have a mythical, symbolic role they fulfill, along with their quite-literal new superhuman identities.
"The Greek gods were really kind of the original superhero team-- and if (artist) Barry Kitson and I were going to be launching a superhero team of our own, it seemed like following the order of the oldest and the best wasn't such a bad idea!"
The Order was originally to be called The Champions
See Also
- 16 Order (Initiative) (Earth-616) Members
- 26 Appearances of Order (Initiative) (Earth-616)
- Minor Appearances of Order (Initiative) (Earth-616)
- 3 Media Order (Initiative) (Earth-616) was Mentioned in
- 3 Images that include Order (Initiative) (Earth-616)
- Team Gallery: Order (Initiative) (Earth-616)


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What's Your Favorite Flavor?
Posted by Deziz World
Meowllo evewypawdy. Suwe hope yous enjoyed meetin' Samson yesfurday. Wusn't hims a looker? And yous know mommy sez sis Lexi and me awe hers bootyful angels. And yous all purrawlly figgewed out by now dat weez fink all kitties be gawjus. Weez purrawlly told each of yous dat at one time or anudder. And weez not say it just to be nice or nuffin' weez say it cuz it be da twuff. But did yous know dat lots of peeps out there fink only certain kitties be bootyful. Mommy sez dat God made all da kitties even da ones that hav purrawlems. And sumtimes those purrawlems hav been bwought on by mean and nasty hoomans. Weez not unnewstand how anypawdy kuld evew hurt a kitty, or how anypawdy kuld fink sum kitties be ugly or skeery. Weally all any of us want is to luv and be luved.
Paw here to learn mowe 'bout Greyson.
Lexi: Datz rite Dezi. I'z beez a pure bred but cuz minez fur mom wuz killed and I'z bekaym a rezku kitty I'z gawdid laybulled a blak tabby. And I'z mowztlee beez blak soz nawt many peepz wandid me. Az a madder ob fak, da rezku groop dat mommy belawnged too wandid too kill me cuz I'z wuz gunna beez hard too playz. Fank Catnezz mommy wuldn't let 'em, cuz I'z wuldn't beez heer now.
Dezi: But sissy there's nuffin' wong wiff yous. Mommy sez yous be purrfect. Yous mean just cuz yous wuz mostly black they fawt nopawdy wuld want yous? Dat's just not wight sissy. It's just not wight at all.
Paw here to learn mowe bout Gloria.
Hers stowwy is heartbweakin' and victorious.
Lexi: Nope Dezi it izn't, but dat's da finkin' ob a lot ob peepz. Lawtz ob peepz like kittiez dat look like youz. And deyz like yung kittiez and hellfee kittiez and fluffee kittiez and…
Dezi: Dat just dusn't sound wight sissy, mommy sez dat cat peeps like all kitties.
Lexi: Long time cat peeps do Dezi, but ven sum of them like certain breedz better.
Dezi: Wow sis meez so sowwy. Oooops me furgot, weez makin' a posty Lexi. And me bets yous all wunnewin' why sissy and me be talkin' 'bout all da diffewent kinds of kitties. Well this be Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet week. And yous all know dat Lexi and me wuz wescued. And weez wish evewy kitty in da world had da purrfect furevew home. You know lots of kitties get adopted evewyday, but sumtimes sum of da bestest kitties in da world be ovew looked just cuz of da way they look or don't in sum cases. Or cuz they're not purrfect by evewypawdys standawds.
There awe lots of illnesses dat can be managed wiff medications now so kitties don't hav to be killed anymowe. And sum kitties be like sis Lexi and be a bit older and nopawdy wants them. Mommy sez weez just get better and better evewy year. So just imagine what yous be passin' up when yous see dat kitty dat be a little long in da toof. They hav experiences dat a yungun' like me not hav. They're also a little less likely to keep yous up at night cwyin'. And do yous hoomans kill evewypawdy dat can't see? Or how bout all da peeps dat be missin' a leg or a awm, yous gunna kill them? Well then why is it okay to kill da kitties dat not be 100%? Weez can adjust just like yous hoomans can and liv a nowmal happy life ifin given da chance.
Now me knows dat most of yous dat wead meez bloggy be those long time kitty luvers and so yous know what weez talkin' 'bout, but sumpawdy might stop by today dat dusn't fink weez all purrfect and we hope weez can change their mind. Big kitty, little kitty, fat kitty, skinny kitty, blind kitty, bald kitty, 3 legged kitty, sick kitty, it dusn't matter, weez all purrfect. Weez all hav luv to giv and shawe. And ifin yous just take a chance, weez know yous won't be sowwy. Evewy time weez wead a bloggy dat has an adioptable kitty showcased, weez shawe. And ifin weez all cwoss shawed each udders postys wiff adoptable kitties just magine how many peeps weez kuld weach. Mommy can't hav mowe kitties wight now, and cuz of evewyfin' dat's been goin' on in ow house hers can't do much in da way of volunteerin' eevew. But weez can shawe and purray, and weez do.
Weez just hope to weach dat 1 purrsun today and turn 'em on to da underbelly of da shelters and wescue gwoops. And let them know dat "less adoptable kitties" awe just as purrfect as da west of us. Aaaaw Come on, yous know da one eyed kitty be cute, come on now just say it wiff me. Da one eyed kitty is amazin', I'll take it." And yous know as well as weez do dat kitties missin' a leg or awm awe just as adowable. They roll wound and hav a gweat time same as those of us wiff two legs and 2 awms. And yous all seen videos of sis Lexi playin' so yous know dat age didn't slow hers down much. So come on, let's spwead da word and get sum of those looked ovew kitties a home this week. Fank yous in advance fur shawin' evewy adoptable kitty yous wead 'bout. Me finks dat ifin weez band tugedder weez can all make a diffewence.
Till da nex time…………………Be Blest!!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
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About Deziz WorldMy name is Deztinee. I am a Ragdoll. I was born 11/1/2009. I am a service cat along with my sisfur RaenaBelle, also a Ragdoll, for our disabled human mommy. My sisfur Raena was born 4/21/2016. In March of 2016, mommy and I had to say goodbye to my mentor Alexandra (Lexi), a black tabby born 4/29/1999. This blog is about our daily life from the kitty's point of view. We were both rescued from bad situations and our mommy raised us and trained us to be service cats. I want this blog to be interactive and get to know all of you, so comment and visit often. I will also offer advice, training tips and education when possible. Copyright © 2014 - 2020 {Audra High via Deztinee High and RaenaBelle High} All Rights Reserved All personal content (story's, poetry, etc., videos and music) are the property of the human behind Deziz World, and may not be used, copied or otherwise re-published without prior written permission/consent from the author (A. High-the human behind Deziz World). We have an amazon.com wish list and a PayPal account if you would like to help/donate to us.
Posted on September 22, 2014, in Adoptions and tagged Adoptable Cats, Dezi, Lexi. Bookmark the permalink. 56 Comments.
Angel Shiner and The HighCats | September 24, 2014 at 12:33 pm
From a house FULL of those "less adoptable" kittehs we say there should be no such thing! Our mom thinks we're all just purrrfect, even little LeeLu when she decides to create a new litter box out of a piece of furniture….. 🙂 Most of us were older, of course Drac is about as big and black as kittehs get, etc etc. The best compliment Mom has had in a long time – a rescue furiend told her she's color blind when it comes to furs! That pretty well sums it up don't ya think! Purrs from the HighCats
Yep Highcats dat's pawsum. Weez not fink any of da kittys be less adoptable but there awe those hoomans dat be ignowant or udder words dat weez not say. MOL But weez so happy yous got dpted to yous home cuz weez fink yous all just da cat's meow. 🙂
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
meowmeowmans | September 24, 2014 at 12:29 pm
You two and Mommy are so sweet, and your message today is perfect. We meet cats of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors at the shelter, and they are ALL amazing, loveable and adoptable. 🙂
Fank yous. Weez fink yous wight, all kitties be just purrfect. Sum hav mowe chawacter than udders is da way weez look at it. 🙂
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
Our three-legged kitty Sammi was perfect. She brought lots of joy to our lives.
Oh Raven meez so sowwy me just found these in meez spam folder. Don't know why cuz yous fur suwe not spam. Weez so glad Sammi found yous and yous found hers.
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
Yep Nissy Hims suwe did. 🙂
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
Yow diz bee an inspirashunall post Dezi n Lexi!!! Mum sayz she allwayz helpz any kitteh in need n iffin dey iz sick or haz limmitashun she lubz dem more!!! Look at me fer innstancez. Came to Mum missin 1/2 me teefiez n da other 12 rotten n Cystitis n Mum tid eberyfing in her power to make me well n me DID get well,
Den 17 monthz ago me got so sick n Mum fott to keep me alive. She said dat we iz closer since me bin chroncikallee ill n me agreez! Dere maybee weeklee Vet bizitz n injeckshunz n stoopid Mirtazipine BUTT da LUB n care makez it all worthwhile!!
Once Mum went to Shelter n saw a 3 legged Rottweiler n she cried fer 3 dayz n she tooked dog food n spoke to peepz n she found dat poochie a lubbin home!
Lub Nylablue n Mum (a grrreat BIG softee) ❤ ❤
Dat's Pawsum Nylablue. Yep all da kitties deserve a luvin' home wegawdless of what their issues might be. 🙂
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
catfromhell | September 23, 2014 at 6:42 pm
Dearest Dezi & Kexi and Mommy,
Did yous knows mes is a less adoptable pet? So was my brothers Kozmo & Ninja and Jo-Jo was going to bes drowned if shes was not taken home by somebody the ay wes gotted her. Mommy and Daddy (and my human brother) all believes that all cats deserves a chance!
Thanks for your wonderful post about us that's less fortunate!
Kisses Dearest furrends!
Oh Nellie dat's just pawful 'bout Jo-Jo. But weez so happy yous got wescued by yous furevew furmily cuz yous all be twuly blest and weez so happy to be yous furiends. Weez not fink of y'all as less adoptable tho', weez fink y'all be purrfect!!!! 🙂
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
There's a couple of less adoptable kitties living here, Dezi…me because I'm black and Zoey because she's scared of everything. We're lucky that we have the best home now. ~Ernie
Yep Ernie weez knew dat, but yous know weez fink y'all be just purrfect and weez so glad to be yous furiends. And weez kinda glad yous got passed ovew cuz yous got weally blest wiff da mostest pawsumest furmily evew.
Luv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has more Hispanics than any other state, by far, but you'd have to look elsewhere for those being talked about as ascending stars on the national political stage.
Florida has U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American once considered a possible running mate to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and who later introduced Romney at the GOP National Convention. Texas is sending its first Hispanic to the U.S. Senate, Ted Cruz, the son of a Cuban immigrant.
Nevada and New Mexico are led by Hispanic governors: Brian Sandoval and Susana Martinez. Spanish-speaking George P. Bush, the grandson of one former president and nephew of another whose mother is from Mexico, is considering a run for office, possibly Texas Land Commissioner. Texas is also home to the Mexican-American Castro twins: Julian, the San Antonio mayor who delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, and Joaquin, who is headed to Congress.
More than 1,300 Hispanics hold elected office in California. Nine Hispanics were elected to Congress this year from the state, and four of the last seven Assembly speakers are Hispanics.
So, in a state once considered a launching pad for presidents, where is California's next Latino Kennedy or Reagan? Or, even, the next Romualdo Pacheco? (Pacheco was the only Latino to serve as governor of the state, in 1875.)
To Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, the absence of a homegrown Latino leader mentioned alongside Rubio and the Castro brothers is not coincidental. Despite the state's reputation for diversity, California has elected only a single Hispanic to statewide office in the modern era — a lieutenant governor, Cruz Bustamante. A second Hispanic also held that office during Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure — Abel Maldonado, although he was appointed.
"That is the one threshold Latinos in California have yet to surpass," Vargas said.
California's 14 million Hispanics are poised to become the largest ethnic or racial group in the state, surpassing whites, and there are plenty of powerful Hispanic officeholders, including Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, recently chosen as chairman to the House Democratic Caucus, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, another Southern Californian.
But they remain largely regional figures, anonymous to many residents in a large state divided by geographic rivalries.
"We are so confined with battles on local, state and regional levels, it's tough to rally around somebody who has built a reputation in a specific geography," said Jaime Regalado, former executive director of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles.
A unifying Latino political figure, with broad statewide appeal, is "still nowhere to be found," Regalado said. "Nobody is being seen with the real star quality that goes beyond the community he came from."
The trajectory of California's multihued electorate suggests it will be a matter of time before more Hispanics reach the state's loftiest offices — and, perhaps, national prominence. According to the independent Field Poll, the number of registered voters in the state increased by 3.5 million between 1994 and 2012; Latinos and Asians accounted for 90 percent of the jump.
Despite those numbers, the two state politicians most frequently mentioned as rising political stars in California are not Hispanic: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is white, and state Attorney General Kamala Harris is the daughter of a black father from Jamaica and a mother from India.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has name recognition in the state and beyond. With his election in 2005, he became the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872 and made the cover of Newsweek magazine, but that luster faded after a sex scandal that eventually ended his marriage. He discovered some renewed visibility as head of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and, this year, as chairman of the Democratic National Convention.
Villaraigosa leaves office next year and has flirted with running for governor in the past. He also is considered a possible pick to head the Democratic National Committee or win a post in the Obama administration. Still, his future after City Hall is not clear.
Another Hispanic leader sidetracked by controversy was Fabian Nunez, the once powerful state Assembly speaker. Nunez, who had explored a run for state Senate, saw his political aspirations dwindle after his son was involved in the fatal stabbing of a college student in 2008 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Schwarzenegger, with whom Nunez was close, later commuted the sentence to seven years.
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, a former Southern California congresswoman, is well known within union and Hispanic circles but has not expressed interest in statewide office. State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, is a frequently mentioned prospect though he is little known beyond his home region.
While Latino politicians have flourished in California at the regional level, the political landscape poses obstacles to winning statewide office that are unique from other states. To reach the state's 18 million voters, campaigns can cost millions of dollars. And the long-troubled Sacramento statehouse is hardly the best springboard to advancement.
At a time when the Hispanic population has been growing swiftly, the state's two U.S. Senate seats have been held for two decades by Dianne Feinstein, who was just re-elected, and Barbara Boxer, whose term ends in 2016.
"Given the size of our state and the complexity of our politics, it's difficult for anybody to run statewide and win, and the Latino candidates are no exception to that," Padilla said. "I think we've come a long way in the last 20 years and still have a long way to go."
Even in a state where Democrats dominate politics, Republicans are actively recruiting Latinos. One example: Rocky Chavez, who picked grapes in the fields to put himself through school, became a Marine colonel and was elected to the Assembly.
"We need to teach them how to run for office, how to build their coalition, how to fundraise and how to win elections," said GOP consultant Hector Barajas.
Antonio Gonzalez, president of the William C. Velasquez Institute, a research group that studies Hispanic issues, noted that celebrity in politics can fade or rise as quickly as it does in Hollywood. Former presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was once a Hispanic groundbreaker, while Rubio and others have followed.
"If you go back two years, the list is different. If you go forward two years, the list is different," Gonzalez said.


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By: Kathleen Pickering
Here I am, a mere mortal and I'm morphing. I am undergoing a change in identity without super powers, scientific experimentation or surgery.
Within the next few months I will be assuming a new identity through Brand Marketing. My mug will be little affected. My personality will most certainly root itself in the duo identity. I will change my website easily, but it might take me, Kathleen Pickering, a while to get used to the new moniker I will assume.
Now, as a romance writer for Harlequin, I will remain as my established self: Kathleen Pickering. However, for my paranormal and urban fantasy works that I will most probably self publish, I will morph into someone new, and hopefully, wonderful. This is so exciting!
Think about it. You get a chance to pick a new mystique, a new name. Revamp your whole look, should you choose. Who would you be?
My brand specialist and I are tossing around author names for my new, self-publishing identity. Here are a few of the choices:
Erica Miles
Amanda Foster
Kate Mills
Kim Lucas
Nan Leonard
Believe me, the list goes on and on. My advisor insists I should choose a name that not only reflects my genre, but is a name I can live with for a long, long time. I don't want to do this more than once.
How did I choose my list of names? I used a baby name book. Ran through the girls names I liked and made a list. Then ran through guy names I would use as last names. Then played with them to see what appeared. By the time I finished I had over 30 names. And, believe it or not, I could live with myself under any of those chosen names. Talk about multiple personalities!
One of the many reasons for the pen name? Liability. I have already self-pubbed under my legal name, but I've learned that if I plan to publish myself and be professional about it, it's best if my real self stays at home.
Establishing a Limited Liability Corporation is a good idea, as well. Obtaining a post office box in the name of my LLC and/or my pen name is another step I shall take. These are points all self-pubbed authors should consider. Whether e-pubbing digitally or offering POD hard copies, authors should consider how exposed they want to be. Which brings me to another good reason for this new direction – Security! In this time of online hacking, credit card and banking security terrorism, working under a pen name and LLC help reduce risk to me and my family at little expense.
Now you say, but what about ME?? I like ME. I like my current name and who I am. I don't want to change. What about my back lists? My works already on Amazon?
Well, ME is still fabulous but vanity is not worth the risk in which I can potentially place myself and my family. So, I humbly suggest that if you choose to take the self-publishing route, consult your attorney on the legalities behind the process and decide what works best for you.
As for back lists, again, it's personal choice. I made my first self-publishing efforts last year; not that long ago. One by one, I will pull the books already out, announce the changes through my social media channels and re-release the works under my new name.
I have already begun revamping Mythological Sam-The Call. The book is currently written in first person. I'm switching to third person and I love the new personality arising with the story. We're creating a new cover as well. So, if you own the current version of Mythological Sam-The Call, it will become a collector's item. Congratulations!
Why make so drastic a change? We all know plenty of successful, well-branded authors using their own names. Since I'm relatively new to the publishing scene, I'm choosing to switch before the momentum increases. The industry is morphing before our eyes. I will, too.
This takes me to an additional reason for changing my name. I plan to brand a personality around my works that defines me as an Author and a Publisher —and if done properly, this personality will appeal across genres. Appealing to multiple genres is important to me.
Think of the YA's that adults practically tear from their kids hands to read for themselves. (Twilight or Harry Potter, anyone?) Or the mysteries that appeal to romance readers because of the finely-honed heroes/ heroines. Or best of all, consider the books by authors like Patterson, Childs, Roberts and King. Even if folks haven't read them, they know who those authors are. Why? Because these authors and their books are well branded. Look at the fabulous Dr. Seuss! Everyone knew his name. (God Rest His Soul.) Why? Branding. I can guarantee you these authors have, and had in Dr. Seuss's case, no trouble living with themselves.
Bottom line: with this changing industry, I'm changing, as well. I am investing in my long- term future safety and repositioning my self-publishing line of business into a position that will handle my success safely and securely.
I will continue to give my agent and editor first dibs on everything I write. I still honor and seek brick and mortar publishing houses over self-publishing because they have the experience, the marketing savvy and influence in the business. However, if they do not express interest in my manuscripts, my alter-ego will take over and funnel the stories to my self-publishing line of business.
The best part? I have yet to meet this new author I am creating. Not unlike Frankenstein, she is still under my Brand Marketer's tarp. Bwaaaaahaaaahaaa. I will let you know who she is after the lightning strikes!
Piks with authors Linda Conrad and Traci Hall (and their alter-egos) at one of Heather Graham's Writers for New Orleans Workshops.
So, let me ask. If you were to develop an author alter ego who would he/she be, and after creating this being, could you live with yourself?
Happy writing!
xox Piks


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The Pochoir Project
From SuperTech Wiki
Welcome to Pochoir
The Pochoir Stencil Compiler
Pochoir (pronounced "PO-shwar") is a compiler and runtime system for implementing stencil computations on multicore processors. A stencil defines the value of a grid point in a d-dimensional spatial grid at time t as a function of neighboring grid points at recent times before t. A stencil computation computes the stencil for each grid point over many time steps. Using Pochoir, a user specifies a computing kernel and boundary conditions using a simple stencil language embedded in C++. The Pochoir compiler produces cache-efficient multithreaded C++ code that can be compiled with the Intel 12.0 compiler for C++ with the Cilk multithreading extensions, which is available as part of the Intel Parallel Computer suite. The Pochoir package contains two main components: a C++ template library for debugging and testing Pochoir compliance and a domain-specific compiler written in Haskell that produces highly optimized code. (Currently, the Pochoir package has only been tested on Linux systems.)
Here is an example of a 2D heat equation coded in Pochoir:
#define mod(r,m) ((r)%(m) + ((r)<0)? (m):0) Pochoir_Boundary_2D(heat_bv, a, t, x, y) return a.get(t,mod(x,a.size(1)),mod(y,a.size(0))); Pochoir_Boundary_End int main(void) { Pochoir_Shape_2D 2D_five_pt[] = {{1,0,0}, {0,1,0}, {0,-1,0}, {0,-1,-1}, {0,0,-1}, {0,0,1}}; Pochoir_2D heat(2D_five_pt); Pochoir_Array_2D(double) u(X, Y); u.Register_Boundary(heat_bv); heat.Register_Array(u); Pochoir_Kernel_2D(heat_fn, t, x, y) u(t+1, x, y) = CX * (u(t, x+1, y) - 2 * u(t, x, y) + u(t, x-1, y)) + CY * (u(t, x, y+1) - 2 * u(t, x, y) + u(t, x, y-1)) + u(t, x, y); Pochoir_Kernel_End for (int x = 0; x < X; ++x) for (int y = 0; y < Y; ++y) u(0, x, y) = rand(); heat.Run(T, heat_fn); for (int x = 0; x < X; ++x) for (int y = 0; y < Y; ++y) cout << u(T, x, y); return 0; }
Pochoir is an open-source software project hosted by Supertech group at CSAIL, MIT. You are invited to contribute in any form (documentation, translation, writing code, fixing bugs, porting to other platforms, etc.). We are particularly interested in developing a set of real-world example stencil computations.
Performance Graphs
Comparing the number of grid points processed per second (semilogarithmic scale) for Pochoir-generated code on 12 cores versus serial- and parallel-loop implementations. In all figures, the top curve is for the Pochoir-generated code, the middle curve is for parallel loops, and the bottom curve is for serial loops. (a) A 3D wave equation with a nonperiodic boundary condition executing for 1000 time steps. (b) A 2D heat equation on a torus executing for 3200 time steps. (c) 1D pairwise sequence alignment (no time step). (d) A Lattice Boltzmann method with a nonperiodic boundary condition for 3000 time steps.
Pochoir Team
The Pochoir project is joint research by the Supertech Research Group at MIT, Intel Corporation, Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Nanostructures and Computation Group at MIT, and Fudan University in China. The core team includes the following researchers:
- Charles E. Leiserson, project leader
Current Release
Pochoir 0.5 [1] is now released (Feb, 2011)
Please send your name and affiliation to Pochoir Development List to let us know that you are interested in using Pochoir, so that we can provide better technical support to all our known customers, which includes bug fix, new release notification, new feature incorporation, etc.
Pochoir is released under the GNU Public License version 3.0.
The Pochoir Stencil Compiler, Yuan Tang, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Bradley C. Kuszmaul, Chi-Keung Luk, and Charles E. Leiserson, to appear in 23rd ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA'2011), 2011.
Coding Stencil Computations Using the Pochoir Stencil-Specification Language, Yuan Tang, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Chi-Keung Luk, Charles E. Leiserson, to appear in 3rd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Parallelism (HotPar'11), 2011.
The Pochoir project is supported in part by a grant from Intel Corporation and in part by NSF Grants CCF-0937860 and CNS-1017058.
Copyright © 2010-2011 Yuan Tang and Charles E. Leiserson, All Rights Reserved.


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Produce an exceptions list. There are three kinds of exception:
- RETURN - a customer returns a product
- INCOMPLETE - a customer is sent an incomplete shipment
- OUTSTANDING - an order has not been shipped
The exceptions list should show the customer/supplier id and name, the date, the exception code, the product involved and any other details that are available - such as the explanation
For each item, calculate the total number currently in stock based on the most recent stock check and deliveries/shipments since that date. You should assume that customer returned items are put back in stock
Identify the best selling product line for each month. The best selling product is the one with the greatest value of orders.
Produce a bar chart showing the total capital value of the stock week by week for the 8 weeks from 11th January to 1st March 2007. The bar chart may have horizontal bars made of characters
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Kasha is one of the oldest Eastern European foods. For more than a thousand years, Russians, as well as other Eastern Europeans, have enjoyed kasha, or buckwheat groats, in a variety of ways.
Originally conceived as a food for ceremonial events such as weddings and celebratory feasts, kasha came to be a staple of the Russian diet.
Long before Americans began to incorporate whole grains into their diets, the Russians habitually enjoyed a plate of kasha as part of their meal.
Although there are many ways to enjoy kasha, I cannot promise you that your children will fall in love with it unless it is slowly introduced and – probably – heavily camouflaged by things they do like.
You can try this recipe from AboutKasha.com that sounds intriguing, or modify the recipe I created below.
Kasha with Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Spinach
4 cloves garlic, minced
8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 c. spinach
1 c. white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Prepare the kasha according to the directions on the box. In a sauce pot, add olive oil and turn heat to medium high. Add garlic, onion, and mushrooms. Saute until softened, about 4 minutes at medium high heat. Add tomatoes and cook for about 3 more minutes. Finally, add spinach, stir and cover. Remove from heat. After 3 more minutes, stir and add more salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over the kasha. Adjust seasonings, if necessary.


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Obama announces marine sanctuary in Pacific Ocean
Washington: In an effort to protect diverse habitats of coral reefs, whales, dolphins, sharks, sea turtles and numerous fish species from commercial fishing and other activities, President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he intends to use his executive authority to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in the south-central Pacific Ocean.
The move is one of the few ways in which the President can create new environmental protections without action from Congress. He has also used his executive authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate 11 new national monuments on land, ensuring that millions of acres of wilderness will remain untouched.
"Growing up in Hawaii, I learned early to appreciate the beauty and power of the ocean," Mr Obama said at a White House event on Tuesday. "And like Presidents Clinton and Bush before me, I'm going to use my authority as President to protect some of our most precious marine landscapes, just like we do for mountains and rivers and forests."
Presidents of both parties have used executive authority to protect public lands and waters. President George W. Bush created what was at the time the world's largest marine sanctuary, protecting 225 kilometres of water off the Hawaiian islands from commercial activity.
Republican lawmakers have criticised Mr Obama for using his executive authority to create monuments on land, thus blocking commercial activity such as oil and gas drilling. Experts said that commercial tuna fishing will likely be the only industry affected by the new sanctuary.
Republican Representative Doc Hastings who is chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a statement, "Oceans, like our federal lands, are intended to be multiple-use and open for a wide range of economic activities that includes fishing, recreation, conservation and energy production. It appears this administration will use whatever authorities - real or made-up - to close our ocean and coastal areas with blatant disregard for possible economic consequences."
White House officials said they have not yet determined the borders of the new sanctuary, nor the specific statute under which it will be created. The officials said the White House will spend the next few months seeking input on the plan from outside groups, including environmentalists, the fishing industry and elected officials, before the plan is final.
Mr Obama is also directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive program aimed at deterring illegal fishing, addressing seafood fraud, and preventing illegally caught fish from entering the marketplace.
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Mercurial: a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed for efficient handling of very large distributed projects.
The primary goal of the mercurial.netbeans.org project is to deliver first class Mercurial integration module for NetBeans IDE 6.0 and above. To learn more about its features, check out the Releases below.
The Mercurial NetBeans plugin module is currently under active development. It is designed to work with the new Version Control framework in NetBeans 6.0 and the 6.1 releases. We've been able to base much of our work on the new Subversion module, which has allowed us to make more rapid progress than we otherwise could have. Thanks Maros and Thomas!
- JavaOne2008 BOF-5622
- Using the Mercurial Plugin and NetBeans IDE on large Open Source Projects using OpenJDK as an example.
- File:MercurailJavaOneBOF2008rev3 MercurialVersionControl.odp JavaOne2008 Mercurial Preso - ODP format
- [JavaOne2008 Mercurial
Preso|http://wiki.netbeans.org/attach/MercurialVersionControl/MercurailJavaOneBOF2008rev3_MercurialVersionControl.pdf] - PDF format
Dev Releases
Well due to popular demand here's the link to get at our nightly build of the Plugin. It's only for those who are happy living on the bleeding edge, but it's reasonably stable :)
- NetBeans Nightly Build - as the Mercurial plugin is now built as part of NetBeans trunk, to get the plug-in just download, install and launch the NetBeans nightly build of which ever NetBeans Pack you are using.
- Issuezilla - please log any new issues with the category set to mercurial. For known issues refer to Mercurial Issuezilla Bugs.
- News in Dev
- Features (Part of NetBeans 6.1+ Dev, not in 6.1)
- Verify support added, under Recover->Verify.
- Allow substring searching for username in Show History/Incoming/Out
- Search History - restrict files displayed for each changeset to selected context. Selecting top level project gives old behavior.
- Issues
- A number of Mercurial 1.0 issues have been fixed, caused by changes in the various error messages, which the plugin needs to capture and handle. Without these fixes some errors come up as generic command warning failures, with the diagnostic information displayed in the Output window, as opposed to a more user friendly dialog.
Release of Mercurial with NetBeans 6.1 - 28th April 2008
The Mercurial Plugin has been integrated into the NetBeans 6.1, so there is no longer any need to install a separate plugin.
Release Notes
- Release Notes Mercurial NetBeans 6.1 - some guidance on a number of the features and list of known issues.
Supported features
- Previous Releases
- Status, Diff, Update, Commit, Clone local repository, Push/Pull local repository, Clone Other, Push/Pull Other, Export/Import patches, Show Annotations, Show History (with search), Show Incoming, Show Out, Fetch, Proxy Support, View, Rollback, Revert Modifications, Ignore, Properties, Options, Merge and Resolve Conflicts, Help and i18n
- Enhancements:
- Menus - reorganisation of menus to simplify their usage, see Main Menu UI.
- Clone Other & Paths - a new step has been added to the Clone Other Wizard to allow you to set the Mercurial Paths for default-pull and default-push for the new clone.
- Clarify and rework Update, Revert and Rollback and add Strip and Backout #127399.
- Update - update to any revision and also do a forced update if you want
- Revert - revert to any revision you want in the working dir and choose to create backups of locally modified files if you want.
- Strip - strip a revision out of the repository, including all of its descendants. Optionally backup the changes in a bundle file that can be reapplied using hg unbundle to reverse the Strip.
- Backout - backout a changeset selectively. It will create a new backout changeset and commit this to the repo with the specified commit message. If this creates multiple heads you will be given the option to Merge.
- Rollback - as before rollback the last transaction, commit, push/pull or unbundle. It warns you first before running the command, stressing that it cannot be undone.
- Searching with Show Incoming and Out. Can search on Message, Username and To revision (From defaults to the earliest available Incoming/ Outgoing changeset when To is specified).
- Export Diff from Show commands. In Show History and Show Out, added Export Diff beside the Changeset bar Diff and Revert commands, makes it much easier to see exactly what you will be exporting when you choose a given revision.
- Various Optimization for large repos.
Release 1.5.42 for Mercurial 0.9.5 and NetBeans 6.0 - 22nd February 2008
The Mercurial Plugin rev 1.5.42 is available from the NetBeans 6.0 Stable Update Center as part of the NetBeans 6.0.1 Patch. When NetBeans 6.0 is running. Just click on the globe in the status bar or go to Tools -> Plugins -> Updates tab. Then click the "Reload Catalog" button and follow the installation instructions.
Release Notes
- Release Notes 1.5.42 - some guidance on a number of the features and list of known issues.
Supported features
- Previous Releases
- Status, Diff, Update, Commit, Clone local repository, Push/Pull local repository, Clone Other, Push/Pull Other, Export/Import patches, Show Annotations, Show History, View, Rollback, Revert Modifications, Ignore, Properties, Options, Merge and Resolve Conflicts, Help and i18n
- Enhancements:
- Search History improvement - display Search History tab which supports searching on description, username, revision and date. It also supports diff of any of the revisions, revert to a revision and view of a revision #121593.
- Mercurial Show History - Summary View
- Mercurial Show History - Diff View
- Show Incoming view - similar to the History tab Show Incoming displays a list of revisions that would be pulled into a repository on the next Pull from the remote repository #117653.
- Show Out view - similar to the History tab Show Out displays a list of revisions for Outgoing changesets that would be pushed to the remote repository #117653.
- Support Fetch extension - the fetch extension allows you to pull from a remote repository, update and if needed merge and commit with an automated merge message in one step. This is very useful when working on large collaborative projects #125704.
- Proxy support - use the IDE proxy settings for Fetch and Pull/ Push to default.
- Optimize UI for Large repos - a lot of work is going on to support working with large repositories. This is ongoing, but many optimizations are already in this release #126311.
Older Releases
Some screenshots
Mercurial Commit, Diff and Annotate:
Mercurial Commit Mercurial Diff Mercurial Annotate
Full size screenshots: MercurialVersionControlScreenshots
Quick Links
QA (for other Open Issues see below):
- query for mercurial, New, Started, Reopened.
Demo & Tutorials:
More Mercurial resources:
- OpenJDK and NetBeans
- OpenJDK and Mercurial
- Mercurial Cheat Sheet - http://edong.net/2008v1/docs/dongwoo-Hg-120dpi.png
- Mercurial Home
- Distributed revision control with Mercurial - Bryan O'Sullivan
- Mercurial Tutorial
- Man Pages - hg, hgmerge, hgignore, hgrc
Maros Sandor has written a Version Control API overview, which is a very useful starting point for anyone wanting to integrate their VCS into NetBeans 6.0.
- John Rice (Sun Microsystems), developer
- Padraig O'Briain (Sun Microsystems), developer
- Maroš Šándor (Sun Microsystems), developer
- Tomas Stupka (Sun Microsystems), developer
Open Issues
- Ignore - currently when you put in a directory into the .hgignore file, you will get back all the ignored files in that directory, which causes a performance hit. We work around this by processing the .hgignore file instead of using mercurial, this is far from ideal 126124.
- Status - There is a general issue with Hg status information and there are proposals to bypass the hg command and read the memory mapped dirstate directly 126156. Currently No Plan to Fix - user must run refresh within IDE if making external changes, could add Refresh to top level Versioning menu.
- Revision info - if the user turns on revision labels in the project view there is a performance hit. We need to look at caching htis revision information in the file status cache 124895. Recommend remove {revision} label support in Options - DONE.
- Interrupting long running tasks - problem with external hg commands is we get no progress on how much of the task has been done, so tasks are essentially atomic for us. Currently on cancel on Unix we catch the interrupted exception and call Process.destroy on the exec'ed process, which tears down the exec'ed python shell and the hg command. This will not work on Windows, as there is no parent child relationship maintained between the shell exec'ed to run the hg command and the hg command itself. On Windows we see hg.exe continuing to run after task canceled in IDE, suggestion is to look at Subversion code and change from Process Builder to Runtime perhaps, still need to support setup of exec environment for some commands 136080
- Merge - when we do a Pull or a Push into a repository where the original files have diverged and a merge is needed we have to handle this. We are integrated into the current IDE Resolver, but this does not give a 3 way merge. There are changes in Mercurial 1.0 (Merge Tool Configuration) that might require changes in how merge is currently handled by the plugin. Fetch without external diff tool setup, with any merge conflicts will result in conflicts being committed - can catch this from Output error info and warn user and possibly offer to rollback and let them do a Pull/Merge themselves. Other options would be to get Fetch to call the internal resolver when it needs to do a diff during Fetch.
- Followup outsanding mercurial bugs 102523 Access to files information should not need --debug flag. Need to get at copy info no template key for this. Also need change to IDE Interceptor to report Copy and notify hg using "hg copy -A".
- A11Y - some issues same as svn 127837 127839 Change Ok to Export or Import and make sure they have mnemonics. Cancel does not need a mnemonic - DONE.
- Rename of Mercurial controlled Project with rename dir - .hg dir lost 135882 - known issue and is a problem with CVS and SVN. Its how rename is implemented.
- Mercurial support doesn't scan project for changes, need to execute Status before commit, can have performance hit, will show progress so this is ok, commit the patch 135672
- Mercurial Project - cloned project label not displaying, can we rely on VCSContext with multiple files = Project node ?? 135521 Workaround using query against VSContext and getElements to get Lookup .... (Maros for details).
- Fire status change event for files updated after push - issue here is we are dependent on "hg update -V" output 134937. Problem also exists with local Pull and needs fixed - DONE.
- Userid with domain & backslash not allowed - workaround for ini4j breaks https://DOMAIN\user:email@example.com/, the \ is replaced with
or the ini4j sees it as an escape sequence in the config file 131440 Best solution is to fix ini4j or workaround problem by looking for this pattern in config file before running clone, push or pull and overriding it with --config on the command with the DOMAIN
userid replaced with DOMAIN\userid.
- Mercurial queues 128569
- Forest extension support.
- Remote Diff extension support.
- Persist Mercurial Status view (need VSContext persistence support) 129276
- Standard/Power User Mode - hide a lot of the commands for a standard User, only show them when Power User mode selected. Admin commands such as Recover commands, Initialize and those to work with remote repositories perhaps.
- Error Codes - currently we scrape the hg output, this is prone to break with new Mercurial releases. Should submit patch to Mercurial for all error states of commands plugin cares about so it can deal directly with returned error codes, not output. As interim solution have script to check for used error strings in HgCommand.java against Mercurial python code.
Mercurial Bugs & RFE's
- Rollback - ability to call hg rollback in information mode to see if a rollback is available and if so what type of rollback. Would also like more information when a rollback is done to tell me what type of rollback has just happened (commit, push/pull etc).
- Selective Push/Pull - would be great to be able to restrict what was being pushed/ pulled, by excluding certain files.
- Incoming/Outgoing changes - tracked in issue 117653 Starting work with sources under Mercurial repository, users have to clone the the repository. Mercurial is based on decentralized approach - users wants to push/pull changes from the central repository, mercurial support doesn't provide any functionality that would show changes between local clone and the original one that is was cloned from. There is an externsion that now provides this functionality rdiff that we could look at integrating.
Want to Participate?
Mercurial users who want to try the Mercurial support in the IDE and give us feedback would be a great help. We have our basic feature set now, but want to look at making the common use cases as simple as possible going forward. Any thoughts or ideas on how to do so would be more than welcome.
To send feedback, get support, and receive updates and information about Mercurial support in NetBeans, subscribe to email@example.com
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Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining
Ansar Dine leader vows all mausoleums in ancient Malian city will be smashed despite ICC's warning.
By Serge Daniel - BAMAKO
mausoleums in the ancient city, an Islamist leader said.
The rebels' ruthless implementation of their version of Islamic law comes just days after the United Nations approved a military force to wrest back control of the conflict-ridden area.
"Not a single mausoleum will remain in Timbuktu, Allah doesn't like it," Ansar Dine leader Abou Dardar said. "We are in the process of smashing all the hidden mausoleums in the area."
Witnesses confirmed the claims, which were also backed by a resident who said he belongs to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), another militant group occupying the fabled city since a March coup plunged the west African state into chaos.
Anything that doesn't fall under Islam "is not good. Man should only worship Allah," Mohamed Alfoul said of the mausoleums, which the armed Islamists consider blasphemous.
The vandalism of the Muslim saints' tombs in the UNESCO World Heritage site came a day after other Islamists in the northern city of Gao announced they had amputated two people's hands.
The continued strict application of sharia law is seen as a sign that the armed Islamist groups are unfazed by the UN's green light for the African-led military operation.
Planners have said any intervention cannot be launched before September next year. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian however said in an interview due out in Monday's La Croix newspaper that he thought an intervention could occur in the first half of 2013.
In July, Islamists destroyed the entrance to a 15th-century mosque in Timbuktu, the so-called "City of 333 Saints."
"The Islamists are currently in the process of destroying all the mausoleums in the area with pickaxes," one witness said.
"I saw Islamists get out of a car near the historic mosque of Timbuktu. They smashed a mausoleum behind a house shouting 'Allah is great, Allah is great'," another resident said.
Not only present in cemeteries and mosques, the revered mausoleums are also found in alleyways and private residences in the city, an ancient centre of learning and desert crossroads.
Ansar Dine first began destroying the cultural treasures in July.
The International Criminal Court warned their vandalism was a war crime, but the Islamists followed up with more damage in October, when they smashed several Muslim saints' tombs, prompting another international outcry.
The latest vandalism comes a day after another Islamist group in northern Mali -- the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) -- said it had carried out amputations on two accused robbers in the northern city of Gao, and warned of more to come.
Gao lawmaker Abdou Sidibe blamed the amputations on the "international community's laxness", saying its hesitation over whether to intervene to reconquer Mali's north was making Islamists feel invincible.
"The international community needs to know that it is its hesitation over intervening, or no, in northern Mali that is encouraging the Islamists to show they are at home and are not afraid of anything," Sidibe said Saturday.
On Thursday, the United Nations decided to back the 3,300-troop operation to take back the Islamist-held region, though the Security Council vowed to keep working towards a peaceful solution.
On Friday, two of the armed rebel groups occupying the north -- including Ansar Dine -- denounced the UN approval of the intervention force and vowed to cease hostilities.
But a Malian presidential advisor said that the statements contained nothing new.
Once considered one of Africa's most stable democracies, Mali has for months been mired in the northern conflict that has so far displaced more than 400,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Meanwhile in Nigeria on Sunday, radical Islamist group Ansaru claimed last week's kidnapping of a French citizen in the north of that country. One reason he was targetted, said the group, was because of France's push for military intervention in northern Mali.
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HARTFORD -- State Sen. Gayle Slossberg, D-Milford, said the subcommittee on mental health established in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre is recommending school personnel be trained in Mental Health First Aid as an initial step to help students in crisis.
The subcommittee is one of three named by lawmakers to look into legislation the state can adopt to address a mental health system which, according to testimony and previous studies, has serious gaps in psychiatric coverage for all ages, but particularly children, adolescents and young adults.
The subcommittee, which is headed by state Sen. Toni Harp, D-New Haven, and state Rep. Terri Wood, R-Darien, has sent a draft of those items where they found consensus to the leadership of the state House and Senate for inclusion in a bill to be drafted by mid-March.
Slossberg said Bridges Milford -- A Community Support System is one of the agencies that offers training for the first aid course.
Barry Kasden, president and CEO of Bridges, said a number of groups have taken the course, including police and other first responders, to help them be more sensitive and identify the early signs of mental illness or substance abuse.
He described it as a starting point to help give people a basic understanding of the illness and how to talk to people about it. Kasden said it is a beginning attempt to educate the public.
The program involves a 12-hour course that aims to train professionals how to connect those in crisis with the appropriate counselor.
Slossberg said after extensive testimony from parents who can't get mental health treatment for their children, where private insurance coverage is minimal, it was obvious that the biggest gap is for teens and young adults ages 16 to 25, a time when many mental illnesses become apparent.
The state senator said the recommendation is for futher study to address the gaps in commercial insurance and the shortage of psychiatrists.
"We have significant populations at risk," Slossberg said, an issue that isn't confined to Connecticut.
During the long day of testimony on mental health issues, professionals stressed the need for early diagnosis and intervention for troubled children.
Slossberg said the committee agreed on a recommendation to coordinate the cases of young adults who go through the probate court for involuntary psychiatric committment.
She said the committee was also impressed with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project that trains pediatricians on how to help their patients with mental illness.
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You can tell by the name that we're fanatical about outstanding live music. But don't be fooled… When we opened at this location in 2001 we only played the finest UK Jazz, then we quickly branched out into Soul, Funk, & RnB. It's what our customers wanted. And it's why The Jazz Café has grown to be the South's leading restaurant and live music venue; it's the perfect place for a great night out.
Today we continue to play music from these genres. Our showcase events have already included such great names as Courtney Pine, Average White Band, Alexander O'Neil, The Commitments, The Real Thing, and Shakatak. In 2010 we extended our playlist in to include exceptional tributes to Queen, Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, the Rolling Stones, Madness and Elvis, complemented by some of the best DJ's around. All this in an intimate yet lively setting where you'll feel the bands are playing just to you.
But we're also passionate about providing our guests with delicious food and a superb bar in a truly inviting atmosphere and the warmest welcome in Reading. Our 100-cover restaurant offers tables for two up to parties of 100. Everyone has their table for the whole evening – just a rolling stone's throw from the stage! Or just come for the music. Either way, we've designed it to be an unforgettable experience.
Bringing nights to life is the inspiration behind The Jazz Café. From the fresh ingredients we use in our food, to our extensive wine list and drinks selection, and our mission to bring the best live music to Reading, it's all about making your visit a night to remember.
Jazz is widely considered to be the root of ALL music. And The Jazz Café name symbolises live music and fun. So why not make it a date? Come along and soak up the atmosphere, listen to fabulous music, enjoy great food and dance the evening away at The Jazz Café.
We had a great xmas party, everything was fantastic, lovely food, and the band the chain gang were brilliant and had us up dancing all night! The night just went too quick, it was that good! Will be back in 2020
I came here for a surprise party and I thought the staff working behind the bar were fantastic. Nothing was too much and they always had a smile on their faces. Would highly recommend this venue as the bar staff made it a fantastic night.
Many thanks.
Once again best night ever until end of night when getting our coats my friend telling me the man getting coats thought I was her mum not happy ( only 3 years different)
Dear Jazz Café, Thank you for a wonderful New Years Eve, really enjoyed the lively atmosphere the dance floor was full all the time, mainly due to the fantastic band, The Originals, who played a mix of old and new in a very professional way loved the way they engaged with the guests, the only disappointment was that the band did not play on longer we were really getting into it then sadly they finished the DJ was good but there is nothing live music really looking forward to coming again
Kind regards
The staff were so helpful in assisting arranging our post New-Year office party here. Food was fantastic and staff were so friendly and helpful. We had ordered far too many bottles of wine so staff allowed us to give them back and put the money behind the bar - Fantastic!
We held our 5 year anniversary of our Yoga Studio (studio42.co.uk) at the Jazz Cafe. Food was great. We had a live band (lisalisaband) who were terrific with support from local DJ to keep the music going. Our group was mixed age group, ranging from 10 to 80, everyone boogied on down.
Excellent night - we will do it again!
what a fantastic night staff were very friendly bar staff excellent cant fault the evening at all ,band were out of this world ,kept us up dancing all evening.BIG THANK YOU from all the staff at Whitleywood pharmacy
We would like to thank "The JazzCafe" for making our daughter Isha's first birthday party so special. JazzCafe is beautifully devorated, specious venue with very polite, helpful and friendly staff and admin. Our event went very smoothly with outstanding food, soothing music and great atmosphere.
We would highly recommend JazzCafe to anyone who is looking forward to make their event celebration special. Looking forward to many more celebration with you. Thank you.
Thank you to Vani and all of your staff for a fantastic evening on 1st March 2014. What a way to celebrate a joint 50th birthday party! Excellent food and an amazing band. A great time was had by all. I can't thank you enough.
Fantastic New Year's Eve party! Lovely warm welcome on arrival and throughout the evening the staff were helpful and friendly. The band was very good and we danced and danced... Lovely atmosphere and everyone seemed to be out to enjoy the evening. All in all it was a great place to see 2014 in. Many thanks!
Love the music, venue and dancing and drinking... lovely to drift off into music
it was our first time...6 of us...and im sure it will not be our last....the band were great, the atmosphere in the place was so relaxed...not one of us have a bad word to say about the night....a really enjoyable evening was had by all.
Thank you so much to Dave and the rest of the staff at the jazz Cafe for helping me to organise a fantastic 30th birthday party!! The food and music were both excellent and everyone had a great night. I have had lots of my friends telling me how much they enjoyed the night and would love to go again. Thank you, we shall definitely be back!
We arrived on New Years Eve excited and looking forward to an evening of fun, food, dance and laughter. What disappointment we had with the food. The music and dancing was brilliant but the food left much to be desired.
I travelled all the way from Maidstone in Kent to spend New Years Eve celebrating with my sister and family and was so disappointed with the food.
May I suggest that when one is spending £55 per person and my sister booked for 10 people that the website clearly states the food that is going to be available. Had we known we would have paid entry of £30 and gone out for a lovely meal before hand.
How disappointed I feel to have to complain as otherwise this was a brilliant evening.
Absolutely fantastic night! Food was excellent,not to much but not too little. We had a groupon deal but fit a lot for our money. Drinks a little pricey but the staff were very welcoming,good table service and for someone who doesn't like bands I had an amazing time,band were very good,interacted with the guests, doorman wonderfully friendly and even managed to catch him having a jig to the jazz band playing. Over all a fabulous experience and will Definitly we going back. Thank you.
Dear Sally - I just wanted to say a big thank you for the marvellous table you organised for us last night!! We had an amazing view! The whole night was excellent - every body had a great time. The atmosphere was superb! I would also like to pass on some comments from people I was speaking to during the evening/ The venue was wonderful and the staff were so happy and helpful. They should be commended for making everyone so welcome and happy! We all had such a good evening. Many thanks again
Hi Sally, Just want to thank you all at the Jazz Cafe for a wonderful evening on Saturday. The "Happy Birthday Debra" sign was a lovely touch and having a little area and table for us all was great. The DJ was amazing and played all of our requests for us. Debbie had a lovely birthday
Thank you so much for another great evening we all had at the Jazz Cafe. The meal was superb, service very efficient and band was awesome!!!
Just wanted to let you know that everybody had a brilliant time on Friday night - food was great - shame I had to miss it. Many thanks - probably be booking for next year !!
Thanks so much to Dave, Chris and the team for a fantastic Christmas party. The band was a hit with all of us – and some of us even got up on stage with them! Great good, exceptional service – we will be back! I'd highly recommend The Jazz Café to anyone looking for a first-class Christmas party venue.
Cant fault the service, you have very friendly staff, food was lovely, we had a great night out.
Hi Sally, just to say thank you so much for all your help with my booking for your last Comedy Night. We all had a fabulous night and loved every minute. It was the best leaving do I've ever had! Your next Comedy Night on January 20th is already in my diary. Thanks again
Hi Sally, Thank you, and all of your team for a great night last Friday (Tony James Breakfast Club Night.) The food was excellent and you had obviously made a special effort to look after Ann one of the guests and found her some gluten free bread, which was very much appreciated. A great night was had by all!
I wish to say a great big thank you to all the team that worked on Saturday 25th July. I had my Hen do that night and my bridesmaid arranged for 7 of us to have a meal and dance at the Jazz Cafe after our pampering session in the Spa during the day. The food was amazing and they staff were very patient with the requests re food alterations that were made on the night. The band were fantastic and we danced all night. All in all we had a great night and thank you for making the night so memorable.
Hi Sally, I just wanted to thankyou for your help with Kev and Richards party on Saturday. It was a huge success, everyone really enjoyed themselves and entered into the fancy dress spirit! The band, Soul'd Out were brilliant and I would appreciate if you could pass on my thanks to them. It was a night to remember! Thankyou!
Hello Sally Just a quick e-mail to say thank you for such a fabulous night on Saturday. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and danced all night!! All our guests couldn't stop praising the venue, food and live entertainment. Brilliant night and a 50th Birthday Party I will never forget. A personal thank you to you for keeping everything secret - I have been told all about my husbands/daughters visits and phone calls (some times just after I had been on the phone to you!). The table mats were brilliant - such a shock.
Great band and great atmosphere
Hi Sally. I felt I just had to send you just one more email. I want to thank you for all your help in organising Emma's Hen Party and making it such a special evening for her. We had an absolutely fantastic time. Everybody (Jazz Cafe staff) was very friendly and helpful. The Black Hat Band were brilliant. Thanks too to the chef for providing us with lovely food, I didn't hear one complaint, only praise. I would certainly recommend the Jazz Cafe to anyone who was looking for a venue for a special occasion.
All your staff were exceptionally helpful and welcoming especially Sally on reservations, Sue who coped efficiently with last minute changes on arrival. This was my 2nd visit and I have no doubt I will be back.
I would like to thank all the staff Friday evening I had a brillant night and throughly enjoyed myself as did my party guests. The food was lovely and band were really entertaining, and I loved the music played by your DJ. I will be returning. Once again thanks for everything.
I just wanted to write and say thank you very much for all the hard work that yourself and the other staff members of The Jazz Café put into the evening for the Arcum Christmas on Thursday, 18th December. Everyone had a wonderful time. The food was excellent, along with the service and atmosphere of the whole venue. Please pass on our thanks to everyone concerned.
I just wanted to say thank you for helping my husbands 50th birthday celebrations go so smooothly. Everyone had a fantastic time. The food was lovely and the music was great. You were very helpful from booking to the end result. It is wonderful to receive such excellent customer service
Just thought I would let you know that everyone had a great time on Saturday evening - we are a real mixed bunch and to have EVERYONE enjoy it is something that doesn't always happen. We would be pleased to recommend you.
nice food great atmosphere great music freindly staff
Thank you for all your help Sally, 31 people attended our office reunion and not one complaint, food was superb, all staff very friendly and helpful, band was brilliant, toilets were immaculate - even at 1am! and we will be back around the same time next year.
Thanks for a lovely Xmas do. Sally is very efficient at organising the bookings and managing last min changes. Excellent service and it's a bit different to have quality live music
Hi, I came to the club with 11 friends for my 40th birthday. The band were fantastic, the food was brilliant & everyone who came said what an amazing time they had. We danced all night & thought the atmosphere was great. We are all looking forward to coming again very soon. Thanks to all the staff for being so friendly & helpful. BRILLIANT !!!
Had a wonderful buffet yesterday evening. Lovely food with homemade cake.
Hi Sally Just wanted to say thank you. We had a brilliant night on Saturday, the food was excellant and the band 'Chain Gang' were fantastic.
Hi Sally Just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you very much for your help with my party at the Jazz Café on Saturday night. We all had a fab time, the venue was perfect the food was delicious and the band were great! I got lots of great feedback saying what a great band/perfect venue etc so thought it would be nice to pass the comments onto you
We spent last Saturday evening at The Jazz Café in Reading with a party of friends for my 50th. What a brilliant evening! Great organisation and help in advance from the staff in fitting us into an already almost full club – nothing seemed too much trouble. Very delicious food on the evening, great atmosphere and the band had everyone dancing for most of the evening. Thank you so much for all the trouble you took to give us such a special evening.
Just a quick email to say, Thank you very much for saturday night. Everyone had a great time and my Mum was very impressed! Your service was great, and I thank you for that. A lot of people feel that you should update the images on your website, as they really do not reflect how good the venue actually is! So once again, thank you very much. We all had a great time!
I wanted to say that Dingley's charity event was a huge success thanks to the team at the Jazz Cafe. The food and the atmosphere was brilliant and Dave and Sally could not do enough to make sure it all ran smoothly. We will defiantly be back and would highly recommend you to others.
Hi Sally I just wanted to say thank you very much for all your help in arranging our celebration. We all had a wonderful time and I'm sure we'll be back again in the not too distant future.
Food, bar and service all excellent. However band that took the place of advertised band were not very good. We could not hear either singer above the the music and left at midnight because of this.
Hi Sally Can you thank everyone there for a great evening on Sat. We all had a great time. The food was lovely and the band were fantastic. They played a very good mix of music to suit every bit of the evening. We are lucky to have the venue. Kath x
Hi Sally, Just felt had to mail you to thank you for making Saturday such a lovely evening,enjoyed by all. Everyone so friendly and helpful ,food and music good. Thanks again
Just to say we had a great evening on Friday. A number of our friends had not been tbefore and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A lot of comments were made about the staff and how excellent they were. Once again we had another enjoyable evening at the Jazz Cafe and will hopefully be back soon.
Thank you for a lovely evening, everyone had a good word regarding the food and the band was very good as well. There was not a person who did not enjoy themselves, so thank you very much for a great evening.
We had a great night by the way! The food was really good - we enjoyed the table service buffet and were surprised how much there was of it - you were so well staffed behind the bar that it was almost a pleasure going to get drinks!! The band were brilliant and the other guests were up for the same fun, great night we were.
We really enjoyed our evening on Saturday. The food, the band Soul Purpose and the disco were all really good. Merry Christmas to you all.
I just wanted to say a big thank you for making James' party such a success. You're staff were so helpful, the DJ brilliant. James said it was the best party ever!
I would just like to say i held my 50th birthday party for 90 guest at the jazz cafe on saturday 10th july 2010. And what a fantastic night was had by all, the venue was lovely, everyone commented on how nice the food was, and the band was really great, then the disco played on untill 2.00am. I would highly recommend anyone with a special occasion that they wish to celebrate to book it at the jazzcafe


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Drill Baby Drill: The Bill Comes Due
Louisiana has declared an emergency shrimping season for the off shore beds at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The emergency harvest of shrimp, oysters and stone crabs is a desperate attempt to grab a final yield from a once bountiful aquaculture that sustained and defined the regional Cajun identity for many generations. The spreading oil slick gushing from a toppled offshore oil platform threatens to bury that life as it covers the delicate ecology with a toxic cloak that may spell a death blow to a regions way of life.
It is estimated that 210,000 gallons of crude oil are gushing into the Gulf of Mexico every day following the explosion and collapse of British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform that killed 11 workers. The Transocean rig was reportedly not equipped with a special safety devise that should have capped the well with the collapse of the oil platform. This assertion is being denied by Transocean stating that the well was equipped with the devise but unfortunately it failed to work. The use of the safety devise is a regulatory requirement for any offshore drill platforms in Europe but in the United States this safety devise is not required and is considered an optional operational risk devise. Like the recent coal miner disaster at Massey Mines, and word today that two more miners have died in Kentucky, occupational wages sometimes result in death. We need to understand that preservation of life and environmental safety are critical components of a cost of doing business that must be factored into ROI calculations and risk assessment scenarios.
The Coast Guard is in charge of emergency response to this growing disaster. The Coast Guard is skimming surface oil and using containment booms to control the growing oil slick. The Coast Guard is also considering igniting controlled burns of the surface oil which would release toxicity into the air. Another strategy being considered is the injection of chemicals into the spill to coagulate the oil. This strategy has never been attempted at such an extreme 5,000 foot depth and would also release additional toxins into the water. Technological solutions like the drilling of a relief well or the construction of a containment vessel would take months to accomplish. Man made solutions to cap the environmental disasters of their making always seem to pale in comparison to the scale and fury unleashed by the unrestrained power of nature.
This event marks yet another example of making an honest assessment of the true costs of our behavior and choices. Like the global economic meltdown that was the result of the unfettered credit orgy the bill for risky behavior always comes due. The continued focus on the exploitation and extraction of fossil fuels at the expense of alternative sources of energy comes at a great cost. This disaster may indeed be the death blow to an aqua industry that nurtured a region for many generations and informed a cuisine and culture respected and treasured by throughout the world. And like any excursion to a fine NOLA restaurant, someones always got to pick up the tab.
The bill always comes due. We want to gorge ourselves at the well of cheap energy only to discover how dear the price of this devil's bargain really is. Environmental degradation is the most obvious tip of a precarious iceberg that threatens to tip as it melts into an ocean of unsustainability. A destroyed eco-culture of marshlands and animals, abandoned hamlets and townships no longer able to extract a living from the land are the immediate visible signs of the cost of this deal with the devil gone bad. We must begin to realize that the cost of cheap energy also requires our nation to continually engage in wars and military actions to protect this vital resource.
Cheap oil has badly skewed our economic infrastructure. It has encouraged our businesses to produce inefficient cars that led to the decline of a strategic industry and destruction of cities like Detroit and Gary Indiana. It caused the terrible moniker of rust belt cities to be pinned on a region of our country that was once the source of our nations wealth. Cheap energy help turn our prized manufacturing centers into economic anachronisms. Cheap oil has forestalled commitment to developing innovative green technologies that continues us to cede our position as a global manufacturing power. As we watch China and Brazil march forward with massive commitments to the development of energy innovation industries that will serve future needs of an energy dependent global economy, America is engaged in a bloody rear guard action to defend the ways of an old dying world too protect depleting trickles of oil.
Tonight as Americans go to sleep in their energy inefficient homes it is hoped that they may pause to consider that drill baby drill is a rallying cry for an unsustainable dying future. Think of the villages along the Louisiana bayous and how their way of life is coming to an end. Its time to consider the real costs of a Drill Baby Drill economy and begin to chart a course to a sustainable future.
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