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BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco lay face down on the turf, his lip bloodied. He paused for a few seconds of painful reflection after his futile chase of Denver cornerback Chris Harris ended with the Broncos celebrating a touchdown.
The scene typified a miserable afternoon for the Baltimore Ravens, who derived very little benefit from first-time offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell in a 34-17 defeat on Sunday.
Of all the Ravens' miscues, Flacco's ill-timed throw was the most damaging.
Baltimore (9-5) trailed 10-0 and had a first-and-goal at the Denver 4 late in the first half when Harris stepped in front of Anquan Boldin and sprinted down the right sideline en route to the longest interception return in Broncos regular-season history.
"I made a mistake, no other way to say it," Flacco said. "I wanted to have a fade, came down flat. The guy undercut it, picked it and went the whole way."
The right side of Flacco's face was bloody and bruised, much like the Ravens' usual swagger after their third straight loss.
"We're a 9-5 football team and we feel like we're 0-14 right now," Flacco said.
Safety Ed Reed added: "As a player, I am embarrassed for our city."
Baltimore has lost three straight– including two in a row at home for the first time since December 2007. The Ravens trailed 31-3 in the fourth quarter before Flacco threw touchdown passes of 31 and 61 yards to tight end Dennis Pitta.
"We couldn't get anything going until late," coach John Harbaugh said.
Despite the loss, Baltimore qualified for the playoffs when Pittsburgh lost to Dallas on Sunday night. The Ravens are assured a wild-card berth but hope to go as AFC North champions — they hold a one-game lead over Cincinnati with two games left.
Peyton Manning threw for 204 yards and a touchdown in his ninth consecutive win against Baltimore, the first with the Broncos (11-3).
But he was merely a role player in this one, because Denver's defense dominated the Ravens. This was supposed to be a test for the Broncos, who were 0-5 in Baltimore and eager to face a quality opponent on the road.
"You come to the Ravens' house and beat them handily, it's definitely a statement game," Harris said. "We definitely wanted to show to everybody that we're an elite team."
The Ravens were playing their first game under Caldwell, who replaced the fired Cam Cameron. Baltimore's offense sputtered in the first half, gaining only 119 yards and committing two turnovers that led to 10 Denver points.
Caldwell's first crack at being an NFL offensive coordinator was a resounding flop. Flacco went 20 for 40 for 254 yards, lost a fumble and threw an interception. Ray Rice ran for 38 yards on 12 carries and the Ravens produced a meager 56 yards rushing.
For three weeks, Baltimore has needed one win to clinch a fifth straight trip to the playoffs. The Ravens still lead the AFC North, but their lead has shrunk to one game with two to play.
Baltimore's previous two defeats were by three points apiece. This one wasn't even close, and the stadium was near empty in the middle of the fourth quarter.
Denver, on the other hand, appears poised to reach the postseason with confidence and momentum. The AFC West champions haven't lost since Oct. 7, at New England. The Broncos, who can still capture the top seed in the conference, finish with home games against Cleveland and Kansas City.
Baltimore's first offensive series under Caldwell lasted three plays and ended badly. Flacco fumbled on a third-and-1 plunge and the Broncos recovered at the Denver 47, which led to a 27-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.
In the first quarter, Baltimore totaled 21 yards on 12 plays, punted three times and lost a fumble.
Denver went up 10-0 when Jacob Hester ran in from the 1 to cap an 11-play, 78-yard drive. Baltimore answered with three more unproductive plays before punting. On their fifth drive, the Ravens finally got their initial first down — on a 14-yard run by Bernard Pierce with eight minutes left in the half.
Pierce eventually left the game with a concussion, as did wide receiver Torrey Smith, who hit his head after attempting to make a leaping catch near the sideline in the third quarter.
Denver pulled away with two third-quarter touchdowns. Manning threw a 51-yard scoring pass to Eric Decker, and after the Ravens went three-and-out, Knowshon Moreno ended a 39-yard drive with a 6-yard run to make it 31-3.
Decker caught eight passes for 133 yards and Moreno finished with 118 yards rushing on 22 carries.
NOTES: Rice passed 1,000 yards rushing for a fourth straight season. … Terrell Suggs returned for Baltimore after missing one game with a torn biceps and made one tackle. … Hester's score was the second rushing touchdown of his career and the first since his rookie season in 2008. … Pitta had seven catches for 125 yards. … Ravens LB Paul Kruger failed to get a sack for the first time in six games.
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Discussion in 'DIY (Do-It-Yourself)' started by cappleberry, Apr 7, 2008.
Does any one know of a book that explains the numbers and letters of all the different model names?
Aight check it.
You already know the 1st # is the series, or the model.
The letter "I" is an abbreviation for the german word for injection.
The last 2 #s are in some way, an indication of engine size. Back in the days of the e28, e30, e34 it was accurate, but when the e46 and e38, e39 came along it started getting off track.
Also a iS, used to mean injection sport back in the 80s and 90s, and was an indication of a coupe model, but that's been replaced by iC for injection, coupe, or Ci for convertible injection. I don't know for sure if CiC was a legitimate BMW designation so I won't speak on it.
Back in the E30 days a 316i was a 3 series, 1.6l sedan, and a 316iS was the same car in coupe form.
Same with the 318i, 318iS, 320i, 320iS, 325i and 325is. With 1.8, 2.0 and 2.5l engines respectively. Since the 5er was only available in sedan and touring you only had to look for 535i, 525i, 520i models, if there was a T at the end it was a wagon, not a turbo. Example 525iT, this was true for e34 models and I think e28s also. The 540 back then was a actual 4.0l V8.
When the e36 came along it maintained the names from the e30 predecessor. Though, right now I can't remember if the T was used in the 3 series name at all. Anyway, e39 comes along in 97 and the 540i had a 4.4 now, but since 540 sounds cooler than 544, which sounded volvo-ish, bmw kept the name. Same for the 740, imagine u buying a 744 bmw? Exactly. Too volvo-ish.
The 750 was indeed a 5.0 V12 so no tricks there.
When the e46 debuted in 99 in sedan form, if u wanted a 99, M3, coupe or cabriolet, you had to settle for the e36 style. Now remember in 96 bmw had bumped up the M52 to 2.8, so u already had a 328i and 328iS on the roads alongside the old trusty 2.5, 325. So when the e46 2.5 came out they wanted to deffrentiate it from the e36 2.5 since the 2.8s already shared names, so they decided on 323i, now this would lead u to think its a 2.3, but alas it was still a 2.5, just rebadged to deffrentiate from the older e36 2.5s.
When 00 came along the e36 coupe were replaced with e46 coupes and a little later convertibles. M3s took a year off and returned in 01. At that point bmw was in full swing with the new M54 engines, which mean the 2.8 328 was replaced by a 3.0 330, and the 323 name was dropped in favor of the rightfull 325 since there was no longer any other 2.5s being sold by bmw.
The new 7s had debutted also, and their engines a little bigger, so to help deffrentiate from the previous 2 generations of v8 7 series they named them 745 even tho in reality, they were still closer to 4.4s. The 750 name remained.
When the new 5s came along they adopted the new names, ie. 545 instead of 540 and 530 instead of 528. In other markets the 525 remained.
Fast fwd to the current lineup. E90 came out. Bmwna has 3 engines. The old M54 from the e46 330, alongside 2 new engines, a screaming 250hp 3.0 that makes 260hp in euro markets and a twin turbo 3.0. That's 3 different 3l engines. Solution call the old one a 328i the n/a screamer is called a 330i and the big boosted follow, called a 335i. Pretty slick huh.
Well u know already the 5er shares engines with the 3er so those names carried over, 535 and 530. I'm not sure about the older m54 3.0 in the newest 5s.
The 7 series also received a much needed facelift in 06 I think and some engine and name tweaking. They finally made the v12 bigger and its almost a full 6l, rumour has it bmw only did this for marketting reasons so as not to seem like their v12 was smaller than you know who's. Anyway, the facelifted 7 w/ v12 is called 760i, u already know the L on a 7 series indicated the long wheelbase version.
The v8 in the 7 and 5 also grew. And dropped the 545 and 745 names for 550 and 750. This v8 750 and previous v12 750 has a lot of bmw rookies fooled. But 1 look at the cars headlights or taillights and u will know which it is by telling if its a facelifted 7 or not. The difference between the facelifter 5er and the orginal e60 d isn't as easy to spot however but 545, 550, 540 they're all v8s.
The older trick to the 5er name is the 535 which has the 3l twin turbo, yet shares its name with the e38 3.5 n/a straight 6 screamer from the 80. I think there was a 535 for the e34 also.
So there, I hope I makes sense, it the 12th hour of work and I'm tired and want to go home. If u have any more question, feel free to ask, I'm sure one of the day bird will help you, or clarify or correct anything I may have said. If not ill get it tonight again.
Oh, and the iX and Xi models. X designates all wheel drive. Bmw used it 1st in the 80 with the e30 325iX and it returned with the E46 and a e60 in recent times.
X5 and x3, that's pretty obvious.
In other world markets a "d" indicates a oil burner.
nice reply, musta took awhile! A minor addition - the "s" (ie, 'sport') designation indicated a level of performance-oriented trim or equipment, not necessarily that the car was a coupe. Most of the models w/ an 's' however, have been coupes. There were E28 5's that had an 's' designation. The E28 was the 535is, which was the performance 5er just under the E28 M5. Not sure, but I don't think there was a 533is, just a 533i, prior to the 535i.
The E30 325is came with leather interior, sport seats, 14x6.5 BBS Basketweave wheels (stock E30 wheels were 14x6 'bottlecaps'), on-board computer, stereo w/ upgraded rear deck speakers & additional speakers on the doors, body-colored mirrors, rear decklid spoiler, different front airdam w/ brake ducts (changed in the latter years and then was only nominally different from the stock E30's), slightly stiffer 'sport' shocks and springs (I forget if the swaybars were any larger or not), and solid rubber differential mount and possibly solid rubber control-arm bushings. Someone else will probably have some other details I'm not recalling.
The E28 535is was probably similarly outfitted. I think most other models that had an 's' designation were coupes. The E36 I believe had the 325is and 328is, and w/ the E46's, I think the 's' was moved in front of the 'i' for some models. Not sure, but I think lately, the 's' designation has been dropped, or mostly dropped.
The gorgeous coupe of the early-mid 70's had the C designation for Coupe (3.0csi = 3.0 coupe, sport, injected), which was re-introduced with the E46's.
I don't know if it was here in the U.S., but I believe the awd system ('x' designation) was available for E34 5ers at some point.
Good catch on the S, I can't believe I forgot the e28s with the S designation.
I'm pretty sure that atleast in the E36 gen iS means coupe. Especially since sports package is optional on the sedan, but standard on the coupe with the premium or cold weather package determining how "sporty" the car actually looks.
With the E30s, was there ever a 325iS sedan? I can't recall ever seeing a sedan with the S in E30 form.
Who wants to tackle the 2002, its names and how it evolved? All I know about them is that Tii meant bad ass
Oh yeah, as of 08 or maybe 07 bmwna dropped the whole C thing from the coupes, so its just plain ol 650i, 335i, 330i, 328i I may be wrong but I think the convertibles still carry the C but they dropped it from the coupes. Gotta stay on your toes man.
iS was also used for the X5 series to desognate the top dawg, Cayenne turbo wanna be version of the Ex Fizzle. Ie ExFivizzle, fo point 8 eye izzle or X5 4.8iS, which replaced the og 4.6iS. No coupe, just mad sporty, and if some sports car drivers don't watch their back they'll get eaten up too.
2002? Well the engine displacement was 1997cc so they rounded up. The 1st 2002 was in either '70 or '71 (cant remember) and by that time there was already a 2000 (which came out in the late '60's as a 4 door and also 2000c) so that name was taken. The -02 was also designated for the smaller engine in the same car which was the 1602. There was also the 4-door pre-Bavaria 1800 and 1802.
Keep in mind that of the cars in those days 1600 cc was normal and a full 2 liters was big time power - put you in the league with TR-8's, the 2000tc Rover, etc. VW Bugs went from 1100 to 1300 and later on 1600cc. Fiat Sport Coupes and convertibles ran 1600cc and only later broke the 2 liter barrier.
the initals:
t = touring
i = international (later on 'injected' - while MB still attached 'e' for 'einspritzer')
tii = touring international injected
then came the real Touring which was a 1602 or 2002 hatchback so then there was the 2002 Touring.
Their system had it's limits. When they came out with a turbocharged tii it would have been a 2002 tiit so they just called it the 2002 turbo.
Then there are the Euro convertible & targa variations such as the Bauer and cabriolet but I don't think they carried a nameplate (except maybe the bodybuilder's one someplace) and were imported into the US as 'grey market' by individuals (same for the Turbo).
Like the other poster said, in the late 70's the cars were then designated by their series and engine displacement. Oddities like the short-lived (but now restored) 'e' for economy (525e) meant a 5-series with a 2.5 motor (which was detuned for mileage) and the -td for turbo diesel)
CS was coupe sport and CSL +lightweight
The end of the Bavaria line in the '70's saw the car drop the name (the last time any BMW had a real name to my knowledge) and become the 3.0iS when it got the 1st Bosch Motronic 1 electric injection.
I'm still stuck in the '70's with a '74 tii and '76 2002 and when my son's friends flock around these cars and begin to talk about all the E-numbers I just nod and stare blankly because its all beyond me.
There were no E30 325is 4 doors (all E30 are sedan technically) BUT there are 2 door E30s that are not "is" models. Now once we move on to the E36 series, then yes now the "is" means the car is a 2 door and just "i" means it is a 4 door. Both could be purchased with sport package.
Also some of this can be thrown out the window when you start talking about Euro versions.
On the coupe issue, technically a true coupe is a car with NO B-Pillar. The B-Pillar is the pillar is the post half way down the roof line or separates the front from the rear glass. So a coupe can be a 2 or 4 door.
A sedan HAS a B-Pillar and can also be either a 2 or 4 door.
The 8 series is a true coupe, so is the 2.5, 2.8, and 3.0 CS, CSI, CSL coupes from the 70s. Unfortunately I think only some of the 70s coupe could have their rear windows rolled down. I love the look of a coupe with all it's windows down.
Check this link for E and F chassis development codes, and M engine codes.
The 2002 was introduced in very late-'67 to early '68. The 2000 was a 4-door sedan, so -02 signified the 2-door "sedan." There was also a 1602 and 1502.
It got off track before then. The very first US E28 was named wrong. It was a 2.7 liter M20 engine entirely different from the previous E12's 2.8 M30, but in order not to confuse us poor stupid 'Murricans, they called it "528e". They thought they'd screwed things up with the name change from the 530i to the 528i in the E12 was the reason, I guess.
They had already pulled the same trick a couple years before when the E21 320i got a 1.8 liter engine but continued to be known in the US as "320i".
FWIW, there was a 320iS at the end of E21 production. It was actually a 318 with some sporty parts on it. It certainly didn't distinguish it as a coupe since there was never a 4-door E21.
You're just too young to be talkin' about this. There was never a production E28 touring. The few that exist were custom built. There was an 's' package in the US in 1987 and 1988 with the 535is. It was generally equivalent (except for some plastic body cladding) to the Euro M535i.
Yes, but the i stuck. You could still get carbureted BMWs in other countries for a long time after they were dropped here. Now, the i sets them apart from the diesel models, as well as a couple of oddballs (316g anyone?) Also, I believe that it helps set them apart from other car companies that use numbering schemes (Peugeot for one) since you can't trademark numbers (just ask Intel.)
The only time I recall BMW using just a number here was the late 80's E30 sedan which was labeled "325" with no "e" even though it had the eta motor. I think this was 1987.
Also with regard to the Bavaria (which was a product of Max Hoffman's marketing genius), it was only named such here in the USA. The E3 evolved from just 2500 and 2800 models to in 1971 having the Bavaria and the 2800. The Bav was essentially the 2500's level of standard equipment with the engine from the 2800. In 1972, the M30 went to 3.0 liters, and the two E3 models were the Bavaria (with 3.0 liter six now) and the 3.0S (i.e. fully decked out E3, leather, power windows, power locks, etc). This was the same in 1973 and 1974. In 1975 the L-jectronic fuel injection M30 was introduced to the US market, and now BMWNA was running the show. The only E3 model for 1975 and 1976 was the 3.0Si (similar equipment to 3.0S but now with the L-jetronic).
Very cool link John.
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ROCHESTER — The Rochester School Board heard from the superintendent on the district's state of security at all schools in the district Thursday night.
Superintendent Michael Hopkins reviewed the current set up at schools and what measures will soon be considered to further maximize their potential. Last Thursday, at the board's Building Committee, members agreed to place approximately $19,500 worth of security equipment in place at school, with intercom systems to be placed at the Superintendent's Office in the Community Center, Bud Carlson Academy, the Richard W. Creteau Regional Technology Center and Spaulding High School as well as additional swiping card systems at the Chamberlain Elementary School entrance from the parking lot and the William Allen Elementary School day care facility.
Thursday night, Hopkins told the full board during their regular meeting in Rochester City Hall he also participated earlier that day in a lockdown drill at Spaulding High.
"The students took it very seriously and handled themselves very well," he said. "We're planning in the future to hold drills where we don't announce it ahead of time to staff."
After the Newtown, Conn., shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School where 26 people were fatally shot and killed by a gunman, including 20 young children, in early December, a rumor circulated around the Rochester high school that a student planned to bring a weapon to campus. The rumor was later dispelled by school administrators and Rochester police who determined the matter to be a "Facebook hoax," but the school's homecoming celebration was canceled and staff were placed at the front entrance to manually allow people in. Hopkins said Spaulding High still has greeters at the door today to let students in, and administrators have also stopped students from exiting buildings to take shortcuts to get to their next class.
"We stopped having people leave the building to go between schools and wings of schools. That has increased the time (between classes)," he explained. "They can't cut across the back parking lot … but they have adapted quite nicely to that … I think everyone has adjusted their schedules very well and it makes it easier to keep the doors locked."
Hopkins also took the School Board through a slide show where he pointed out the new school's video systems, where front desk workers can look at a monitor on their desk and use their discretion to buzz people in. He noted most of the time, secretaries recognize the people at the entrance.
Hopkins also showcased the new swiping system, where staff members use keychain-like devices to automatically allow them into locked buildings.
He noted the district is still considering what they will do to secure Spaulding High's old structure, with 55 exterior doors. He noted at the last Building Committee meeting, the district is expecting an estimate to come from the security company that worked to install the other district's monitoring systems in mid-January.


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EIBTM names new advisory board members
London, March 28, 2012
EIBTM, the leading global event for the meetings and events industry, has added seven new members to its Advisory Board, as part of EIBTM's commitment to building strong industry relations.
New members include: Meenaz Lilani (executive director Global Sales EMEA at Fairmont Raffles Swissotel Hotels and Resorts), Bruna Migliazza (managing director, Hay Group), Luca Favetta (senior director Global Events, SAP), Barbara Albrecht (managing director, Swiss Convention Bureau), Ole Sorang (director of Regional Marketing, Rezidor), Eric Mottard (CEO, Eventoplus) and Sherif Kamarat (COO, PCMA).
"The EIBTM Advisory Board clearly demonstrates Reed Travel Exhibitions' commitment to delivering the best value and experience for buyers and exhibitors at EIBTM. The diversity of its members brings unique business intelligence and strengths that perfectly positions EIBTM at the forefront of a dynamic marketplace" said Kamarat.
Eric Rozenberg, president of Swantegy and non-executive chairman of Reed Travel Exhibitions Global Meeting, Events and Business Travel Portfolio said: "The EIBTM Advisory Board is a strategic element of the overall success of EIBTM."
"Some of the most dynamic and insightful leaders in our industry provide highly valuable and direct advice, which enables the EIBTM senior management team to continuously improve the product in order to exceed market expectations."
Graeme Barnett, Reed Travel Exhibitions, EIBTM event director said: "On the back of our best ever EIBTM in 2011 and as one of RTE's largest exhibitions, it is critical that we continually seek to improve and evolve the event to meet the needs of our customers and the markets and industries that EIBTM serves."
"The current Advisory Board consisted of nine members and after careful consideration, we have decided to expand the Board to increase the richness and diversity of the membership group to provide a greater depth of insight and knowledge."
"In effect, The Advisory Board acts as a 'critical friend', providing advice and support on purpose, vision and planning. Our members also act as a sounding board for new ideas and developments that lead to growth," he added.
EIBTM also continues to work with their Executive Committee who remain the key stakeholders in the show.
"The Executive Council provide significant input as to the operational delivery of EIBTM but also how the City of Barcelona and its stakeholders can play the lead role as host city to the event," Barnett added.
"Over recent years the relationship we have developed with our local stakeholders has helped enormously in making the experience our participants receive in Barcelona of the highest level."
EIBTM 2012 takes place from November 27 to 29 in Barcelona. – TradeArabia News Service


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With all the debate over team selections in the NZ in SA thread I thought a fresh thread solely for the discussion of the Black Caps might be of some use.
The big thing first: team selections. The opening woes and our bowling stocks.
How far away is Mark Gillespie from making some sort of debut? Haven't seen him play but has a pretty good (in "NZ standards") FC record. 148 wickets at 25, and the most wickets in the State Shield this season. Bring him in to replace Martin?
Should Jeetan Patel be our first choice spinner? What about Bruce Martin?
Should Vettori play as the fifth bowling option and the all-rounder given Styris's bad form of late and Oram not looking that flash (IMO) with the ball?
Should we accept Bond breaks down more than he plays and move on?
Vincent and Sinclair - one of the big debates. Should they open? Should Sinclair be recalled?
Papps and How - give them a longer run as a combination?
Ryder and Taylor - replace Styris, Astle or Oram? What about Fulton?


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What Jim movie are you watching right now....
Discuss older Jim Carrey movies.
Weird coincidence Happygal!!!
I just watched "Man on the Moon" for the first time last night.
It was so funny , I really liked it...but I cried at the end when
Andy died. Tony Clifton was hilarious!
Jim did a wonderful job portraying Andy Kaufman.
That is strange! I was watching it on HBO. I agree, Tony is hilarious. My dad said that I wouldn't understand the movie cause I didn't know who Andy Kaufman was. But I thought it was a good movie over all.
One person's craziness, is another person's reality. ~ Tim Burton
I just finished watching esotsm yesterday again. Wonderful movie, great cast and Jim's perfect. Only problem: After finishing it you want to watch it again (and again and again and again...)
I havnt had a chance to watch Jim recently i know!.... because ive been working a lot ive been so tired when ive got home i havnt been in the mood. But tonight i am going to watch fun with dick and jane and cooper mountain that i bought off ebay the other day that im picking up this afternoon from a friends house.
I cant watch the end of man on the moon it always upsets me. Jim plays it so well. When he is telling the others that he has cancer and he looks up and his eyes are full with tears it chokes me up its soo sad. Overall though the movie is awesome. Tony clifton makes me cry out with laughter my favourite scene is when hes at the gates talking to the sequrity guard and he says " how about a bathroom i may have **** my pants" when in first watched the film i watched that part about 20 times lol.
i just had a triple feature a couple days ago. i saw Man On the Moon and Liar Liar on t.v. and then watch Lemony Snicket on DVD.
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Just watched Cable Guy, great film!
I am waiting for the grinch season to arrive, not long now!
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i finished waching ace then saw liar liar. on the bus we always quote that! the color of the pen that i hold in my hand is ROOOOOYYYYAL BLUE!
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
Also just watched Dumb and Dumber, another classic Carrey!
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I watched Lemony Snicket last night and as I always do I watched the 'Interactive Olaf' and the infamous easter egg afterwards, it's fascinating to watch the guy work!
I also love watching "interactive Olaf" it is fascinating to watch. I have not watched that or the film in ages, I might do that later!
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I had to rewind Captain Sham going 'ah-clicka-di-clack'...
Can't believe that's actually the same guy who played introverted Joel just before. See I know Jim pretty much by heart now and yet I still have a hard time connecting all these characters together, which shows just how much talent he's got!
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WASHINGTON (AP) � Staffers at a pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak documented dozens of cases of mold and bacteria growing in rooms that were supposed to be sterile, according to federal health inspectors.
In a preliminary report on conditions at the pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that even when the contamination at New England Compounding Center exceeded the company's own safety levels, there is no evidence that staffers investigated or corrected the problem. The FDA uncovered some four dozen reports of potential contamination in company records, stretching back to January this year.
The report comes from an FDA inspection of the Framingham, Mass.-based company earlier this month after steroid injections made by the company were tied to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. FDA officials confirmed last week that the black fungus found in the company's vials was the same fungus that has sickened 338 people across the United States, causing 25 deaths.
The New England Compounding Center's lawyer said yesterday that the pharmacy "will review this report and will continue our cooperation with the FDA."
Compounding pharmacies like NECC traditionally fill special orders placed by doctors for individual patients, turning out a small number of customized formulas each week. They have traditionally been overseen by state pharmacy boards, although the FDA occasionally steps in when major problems arise. Some pharmacies have grown into much larger businesses in the last 20 years, supplying bulk orders of medicines to hospitals that need a steady supply of drugs on hand.
The FDA report provides new details about NECC's conditions, which were first reported by state officials earlier this week. The drug at the center of the investigation is made without a preservative, so it's crucial that it be made under highly sterile conditions. Compounding pharmacies prepare their medications in clean rooms, which are supposed to be temperature-controlled and air-filtered to maintain sterility.
But inspectors noted that pharmacy workers turned off the room's air conditioning every night. The report said that could interfere with the conditions needed to prevent bacterial growth.
Inspectors also said they found a host of potential contaminants in or around the pharmacy's clean rooms, including green and yellow residues, water droplets and standing water from a leaking boiler.
Additionally, inspectors found "greenish yellow discoloration" inside an autoclave � a piece of equipment used to sterilize vials and stoppers. In another supposedly sterile room inspectors found a "dark, hair-like discoloration" along the wall.


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Ron Carson's Peak Advisor Alliance, which provides practice management consulting to 1,100 advisor members, announced this week the rollout of a virtual coaching and marketing platform called Digital Fortress, which Carson says will provide "growth made easy" for advisors, for $495 a month.
The platform provides access to Peak's practice management expertise, tied with content provided by Faulkner Publishing, which is led by Craig Faulkner, who was the founder and longtime president of Emerald Publications. Also included is website creation and hosting, electronic newsletter creation, marketing effort analytics and a mobile app for advisors.
In an interview Thursday, Carson said that his plan is to have Digital Fortress accomplish for advisors "what Pixar did for Disney," by providing a "single-point access portal that automates an advisor's marketing, website and social media operations," with "compliance-approved content" and Peak's practice management resources, including online access to Peak's in-house and external coaches. His intent is to help advisors "to grow easily and compete at a level" that they couldn't reach without the platform.
The platform itself is a flexible one, Carson said, that can respond to the needs of individual advisors and their clients, and can be customized to reflect the advisor's own personality and firm branding. Carson called Digital Fortress "the first one-stop shop for client communication, practice management ideas and marketing automation all at your fingertips through a singular central hub."
In the same interview, Faulkner said that the central feature of Digital Fortress is the "robust advisor admin" function, a "command center" dashboard that analyzes each advisor user's activity on the platform's consumer marketing campaigns.
The virtual coaching, he said, is "self-paced coaching" that uses a "wealth of video content" from Peak "that the advisor can go through at their own pace," while receiving "direct online support from coaches."
At Emerald, Faulkner says he "trained thousands of individuals on the how-to's of marketing," but that Digital Fortress "refines the process" to allow an advisor to focus on "how do I increase my client base, and how do I manage those clients," which perennially are an advisor's two major concerns.
When asked about the cost of the program, Carson said it would be $495 a month, which he called a "reallocation of funds" by advisor users. "They're already spending $15,000 to $25,000 a year" building, maintaining and hosting their websites, not to mention the cost of the content on those websites, he says. "It should be cash-flow positive out of the gate," he said, while providing "a more robust digital brand."
When asked whether virtual coaching will work absent the accountability that a one-on-one coach supplies, Carson admitted that there was "a segment of advisors who want to be held accountable to a human being, but they still have that option."
He said the "command center," or dashboard, "holds them accountable; if you need to accomplish something by a certain date, it will ping you." Moreover, "young advisors are very comfortable with digital," and in using the platform, advisors "literally with a slider can customize the program for what their biggest need is, and set timelines to accomplish" those goals.
Paul West, managing director of Peak Alliance, said that in considering the virtues of virtual coaching, "we took the best concepts we've used for all these years" at Peak, including integrating videos and role playing in addressing practice management and marketing initiatives.
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As promised, my first Halloween-esque post! The good thing about this treat is that it can be made anytime not just Autumn/Halloween and believe me I make these quite often.
My Mom and youngest nephew, Jordan, are Sugar Cookie-aholics – seriously. When they see me it is their requested item. They don't understand that sometimes you don't feel like baking or that you don't always have the ingredients in the house but since I love them dearly and I don't see them as often as I should; I bake them sugar cookies. Guilt is a very powerful feeling and if sugar cookies make them happy then why not!
This is a very simple cookie to make. It only takes the very basic ingredients to make these cookies and as soon as you mix up the dough they can go in the oven to bake and then eat (cool them first to avoid the burning the roof of your mouth). These sugar cookies are soft morsels with just the right amount of sweetness to sooth anyone's sweet tooth. You'll never buy store bought sugar cookies again, I promise you!
In case you were wondering, the dough is quite sticky so this recipe will not make a good roll out and use cookie cutter type sugar cookie as I remembered that after mixing the dough. There went my idea of pumpkin cut sugar cookies – darn-it!
Until Next Time when I'll be back with another Autumn/Halloween treat!
Drop Sugar Cookies
Adapted from America's Test kitchen Holiday Cookie's Snickerdoodles
2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
1 teaspoon Custard Powder or cornstarch*
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 stick of salted butter, softened
1/2 cup of Vegetable Shortening
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup of sanding sugar (your choice in color)
Preheat oven to 375 Degrees, Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl sift together the flour, cream of tartar, custard powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Using your mixer cream butter and shortening together, approximately two minutes. Mix in sugar until incorporated. Add lemon and vanilla extract, mix. Add one egg at a time to the creamed mixture; mix for approximately 2 minutes each per egg. Finally add the dry ingredients (make sure mixer is on low) to the wet and mix until fully incorporated.
Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out dough balls dipping in sanding sugar before setting the dough on the baking sheet. Space out the balls to allow them to spread during baking.
Place cookie sheet with cookie dough in the oven, bake for approximately 10-12 minutes. Let cool and eat!
*custard powder/cornstarch can be omitted, it's optional. Not sure it even makes a difference but I simply like to use it.


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Given these outstanding achievements, it's no surprise that the population has been steadily increasing in the past several decades. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, roughly 304,500 people call Howard County home.
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Jae Hun Kim Taekwon-do Institute, one of the best known Taekwon-do schools in the country, is located in the Boston area, including in Newton, MA. Our institution was established in 1974 by Grand Master Jae H. Kim who teaches throughout the five local institutions and more than twenty schools worldwide. Mr. Kim's teaching style combines an analytical approach acquired through his studies at Western universities, with special expertise developed in the East by Taekwon-do masters. This unique teaching style has garnered much success for the institute which now operates 25 schools in the US, Singapore, Korea, Ireland, China, and Malaysia.
The institute is especially well known in the Taekwon-do communities around the world for two of its unique classes. Anyone interested in Taekwon-do "Forms/Patterns" will be delighted to know that the school is recognized as a world leader in Traditional Forms. In fact, Mr. Kim is one of just a handful of active teachers left in the world who had the honor of receiving personal training from the acknowledged founder of Taekwon-do, General Choi. The other class is called Full Range Sparring which utilizes striking as well as grappling techniques. The school has been offering this training long before MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) became popular on TV.
Most people practice Taekwon-do nowadays for fitness and self defense. The school utilizes a continuous enrollment system which allows you to start your training in Taekwon-do at any time throughout the year. We welcome beginners, as well as individuals experienced in Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, and other martial arts. New students at our Newton location are given introductory lessons on an individual basis so the student can practice at his/her own pace. The school encourages prospective students to visit and observe a class, so please call us at (617) 630-8400, or visit us during our business hours if you would like to find out more about Taekwon-do and Jae Hun Kim Taekwon-do Institute.


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Scoutsim is modeled directly from turtlesim. At this point, the only changes are in names and indentation. A separate licensing file was also added to get rid of the junk at the top of the old turtlesim files.
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Achieving operational efficiency with effective compliance and risk functions is critical to a modern, competitive payment operation. Electronic transaction volume growth, new regulations—particularly for sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection—and the trend toward real-time processing provide a considerable challenge to achieving operational efficiency, including efficient operational liquidity management.
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At my first wedding appointment, I did some preliminary work - I tried on every dress style possible, even if I was convinced I hated it. It was important for me to see different dresses on my body vs. envisioning something unrealistic in my head. This helped confirm what styles were actually unflattering on me and what looked nice on my figure. It helped me make a major decision - I came in not wanting to try a mermaid dress on at all and ended up realizing it was the style that complemented my body the best. wedding dresses


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 14, 2007) The Arizona Attorney General's Office today filed separate civil rights lawsuits against the Vermillion Candy Shoppe ("Vermillion") and Big Dan's Drive Thru and their owners and operators. Both businesses are located in Colorado City, Arizona.
The lawsuits are the result of two investigations completed by the Office's Civil Rights Division, which concluded there is reasonable cause to believe the businesses refused to serve Isaac Wyler, Andrew Chatwin and other former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) because of religion in violation of the Arizona Civil Rights Act.
According to the State's Complaint, in July 2006, Daniel Porter Steed, owner of Big Dan's Drive Thru, refused service to Wyler, Chatwin and Chatwin's wife and asked them to leave the restaurant. Wyler was one of more than 20 men ex-communicated from the FLDS by Warren Jeffs in January 2004.
In the second lawsuit, the Attorney General's Office alleges that in April 2006, staff at the Vermillion Candy Shoppe told Chatwin, Wyler and other former FLDS members that no more food was available and asked them to leave the restaurant. This happened after members of the group had already paid for their meals. When the group protested, stating they had already paid, food was brought out in "to go" boxes, and they were again asked to leave.
According to court documents, Chatwin and Wyler attempted to go back to Vermillion at a later date, and a restaurant employee called the Colorado City Deputy Marshalls to escort them out of the restaurant. Vermillion is owned by FLDS member Bygnal Dutson.
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EU antitrust body OKs Vodafone's German cable deal
The European Union's antitrust watchdog has cleared a 7.7 billion-euro ($10 billion) takeover of Germany's biggest cable operator by British telecoms firm Vodafone PLC.
The European Commission, the 28-nation bloc's executive arm, said on Friday its investigation found the two companies' businesses were mainly complementary and there was no risk they might gain price-setting dominance in their markets.
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG has an extensive cable network in Germany that the London-based cellphone giant could use to expand its fixed-line, broadband and television business in the country.
U.S. mobile operator Verizon Communications Inc. is buying back a 45 percent stake currently held by Vodafone in a spectacular $130 billion buyout deal that will leave the British company awash with cash to strengthen its European business units.
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Quote from: AlbertHodges on August 16, 2010, 01:46:55 PMWhen do they do the DPOV? Is it right before the vote on Thursday?It should be right before the vote, yes. I should look it up and see when Jeff used it. I remember that everyone was shocked.
When do they do the DPOV? Is it right before the vote on Thursday?
Matt better watch himself...He keeps dropping hints about this "special power"...The note said he's not allowed to tell anyone about it - if he slips up, he'll get it taken away.
Is anyone else watching golf instead of BB?
Oh i love this. Exactly what I wanted!!! I think he is going to put up Hayden or Enzo by the questions he is asking!!!Matt is going to be sooo hated!He is going to make Rachel look like a angel.
Matt told Enzo that he wouldn't be mad as long as him and Hayden were straight up as to who they were going to vote for. Man, he is going to try and find out where their loyalties lie. Now I think the brigade is split for sure. If he sends Kathy home, then the house is split: Lane, Britt, Ragan and Matt against Hayden, Enzo and Brendon, though I am not sure where Lane will be cause he likes Hayden too. What a mess!! They need to just lie and say they are splitting the votes. Wish I could send them a message somehow to keep quiet.
UGOT I love the video from last season cou de etat....it just reminded me how much I loved last year....I had strong feelings (rather good or bad) for all the cast....this year, eh not so much....jeff is such a great guy.....there is no true hero this year like him..
Or Julie shocks everyone and says BB is over on Thursday and cause they all pretty much suck no one gets the half million.
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We're excited to share today's news of Amer Sports acquiring Sports Tracker.
Finland based Sports Tracker is an award-winning digital sports application and online service with 2 million active users in more than 200 countries wordwide. Their main products are mobile apps for Android, iOS and Windows that represent the top end of digital sports apps.
Movescount is Suunto's online sports community and digital sports service connected with several of Suunto's products such as the Ambit GPS watches.
Joining forces with the Sports Tracker team will enable us at Suunto and the Movescount team to accelerate our digital services development and strengthen our ability to provide world-class digital sports services to meet the needs of our customers.
The acquisition will not have any immediate effect on the availability or operation of either of the digital services or applications: both Movescount and Sports Tracker services and apps will continue to be maintained and developed as planned. The community of both services can however expect to see new benefits emerge in the near future.
"At Suunto, we have a passion and desire to develop the best products and services for our customers. They expect us to deliver high quality, reliability and accuracy both in terms of physical products and services. This acquisition helps us to accelerate in developing the best tools for our customers so that they can get the most out of their adventures and pursue their passion for sports", says Mikko Moilanen, president of Suunto.
We are glad to welcome the Sports Tracker team within the Suunto and Amer Sports family and look forward to working together in creation of excellent customer experiences for all of the Movescount or Sports Tracker communities.


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The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 332,000 last week, reducing the monthly average of applications to a five-year low. The drop shows that fewer layoffs are strengthening the job market.
Here are the states with the biggest changes in applications. The state data are for the week ended March 2, one week behind the national figures.
States with the biggest decreases:
Massachusetts: Down 4,193, due to fewer layoffs in education and transportation
North Carolina: Down 1,146, due to fewer layoffs in the construction and transportation equipment industries
States with the biggest increases:
California: Up 11,720, due to layoffs in services
New York: Up 7,900, due to layoffs in transportation, food service, and education
Missouri: Up 2,722, due to layoffs in construction, transportation and warehousing and manufacturing
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The distinction between a realist interpretation of quantum theory that is psi-ontic and one that is psi-epistemic is whether or not a difference in the quantum state necessarily implies a difference in the underlying ontic state. Psi-ontologists believe that it does, psi-epistemicists that it does not. This talk will address the question of whether the PBR theorem should be interpreted as lending evidence against the psi-epistemic research program. I will review the evidence in favour of the psi-epistemic approach and describe the pre-existing reasons for thinking that if a quantum state represents knowledge about reality then it is not reality as we know it, i.e., it is not the kind of reality that is posited in the standard hidden variable framework. I will argue that the PBR theorem provides additional clues for "what has to give" in the hidden variable framework rather than providing a reason to retreat from the psi-epistemic position. The first assumption of the theorem - that holistic properties may exist for composite systems, but do not arise for unentangled quantum states - is only appealing if one is already predisposed to a psi-ontic view. The more natural assumption of separability (no holistic properties) coupled with the other assumptions of the theorem rules out both psi-ontic and psi-epistemic models and so does not decide between them. The connection between the PBR theorem and other no-go results will be discussed. In particular, I will point out how the second assumption of the theorem is an instance of preparation noncontextuality, a property that is known not to be achievable in any ontological model of quantum theory, regardless of the status of separability (though not in the form posited by PBR). I will also consider the connection of PBR to the failure of local causality by considering an experimental scenario which is in a sense a time-inversion of the PBR scenario.


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The United States of Pizza: Alabama
Note: This post marks the first in a 50-entry series of—you guessed it—pizza state by state. We asked Slice–Serious Eats correspondent Jenn Sit to poll the local experts, troll the various culinary boards, and basically get the lowdown on the pizza chowdown in all corners of the country. We'll be dishing these slices alphabetically, starting with Alabama. Have at it, Jenn! —The Mgmt.
When I was six years old, I drew myself holding a slice of pizza, with a side ponytail, under the words, "I like pizza becauce is it good" [sic] (topped with canned mushrooms, one of my favorite toppings then and now—a love which likely kills my pizza cred, but, whatever, I'm true to my stomach). I had my birthday parties at Pizza Hut and read books voraciously to earn my Personal Pan Pizzas through the Book It! Program (I probably owe my English degree to pizza). When I visited my late great-aunt in Brooklyn, there was always a slice of mushroom pizza waiting for me—even though she spoke not a word of English and must have somehow pantomimed her way through the ordering process.
Years later, in his guide on the subject, pizza poobah Ed Levine would put this kind of adoration in a much more eloquent way:
Pizza is a perfect food. It is always some combination of sweet, creamy, salty, hot, crisp, chewy, tangy, and crunchy. You can eat it standing up or sitting down or even walking.... The appeal of pizza crosses all ethnic, racial, and class lines. Everybody, from working class families to college kids to multibillionaires, loves pizza.
As a New Yorker, these words ring absolutely true to me. New York City, after all, is filled not only with pizza lovers but the pizza-obsessed—as is the rest of the Pizza Belt and Chicago. But what about regions that don't have a pizza history as obvious or as lengthy?
With the pizza boom that's been sweeping the country (serious pizzerias with dedicated pie-makers are opening in every corner of the U.S.), we thought we'd take a survey of the slicescape. Is there more than just chain pizza in Nebraska? Is there a serious slice to be had in Alaska? Starting with Alabama and ending in Wyoming, state by state, pie by pie, The United States of Pizza will answer just that.
The Best Pizza in Alabama: A Preliminary Survey
Alabama Pizza
Bottega Café: 2240 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham AL 35205 (map); 205-933-2001; bottegarestaurant.com/cafe
Bettola: 2901 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham AL 35233 (map); 205-731-6497
Davenport's: 2837 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook AL 35223 (map); 205-879-8603; davenportspizza.com
Tortuga's: 2801 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover AL 35244 (map); 205-403-9800; tortugaspizza.com
Alabama and Italy may have more in common that you think: a love of simple fresh food that's enjoyed with no matter to class, warmth and hospitality expressed through soulful home-cooked meals, and perhaps most of all, reverence and pride for the perfect tomato in summer.
With this primal connection to the purity and simplicity of ingredients in mind, renown Alabama chef Frank Stitt opened Bottega and Bottega Café in Birmingham, where pizzas are served from the huge brick wood-fired oven that sits at the heart of the more casual café (2240 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham AL 35205; 205-933-2001). There you can get pies topped with roasted sweet peppers and Alecia's Tomato Chutney (a Stitt favorite produced in Leeds) or grilled chicken, pesto, aged provolone, and mozzarella.
But when asked where he gets his favorite pie outside of Bottega, Stitt doesn't even hesitate: Bettola (2901 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham AL 35233; 205-731-6497). As another wood-fired oven pizzeria in Birmingham, Bettola joins Bottega in serving up serious Neapolitan pies.
Old-School Pizzerias
Although these two are certainly producing beautifully crafted delicious pizzas, I was left wondering if there was a much-loved pizza of a different pedigree (though not necessarily lesser)—the pizza you get with the whole team after a baseball game, the slice you get the moment you drive home from a long trip away. We're not talking fancy-pants pizza here—we're talking the pizza you were raised on, the pizza that tastes like home. In Mountain Brook, depending on whom you talk to of course, that pizza is Davenport's (2837 Cahaba Road, Mountain Brook, AL 35223; 205-879-8603).
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Davenport's, named after Jim Davenport of the San Francisco Giants, has been serving thin, crisp round pies cut into small squares for more than 40 years, donning the tagline, "Nothing compares to the square!" Love of Davenport's clearly spans generations—now with its own Facebook group, "I Love Jim Davenport's Pizza" (with more than 800 members), Alabamians who grew up on these tiny squares recall when the vintage arcade game weren't so "vintage," the vintage movie star photos, the classic red delivery truck, the annual family gatherings. Though some may say that only locals think Davenport's is "good pizza"—those who love it most know it's more than just the pizza that makes it a hometown legend.
On various food-related message boards, other old-school joints like Corsino's in Montgomery and Carnaggio's in Birmingham, are noted but the consensus seems to be that they're perhaps not what they used to be.
Chicago-Style Deep Dish
If you're looking for Chicago-style deep dish down South, locals point to Tortuga's Homemade Pizza in Hoover (2801 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover AL 35244; 205-403-9800). A few years back, Alabama Tourism created an incredibly popular list (and an epic road-trip just waiting to happen), 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die. Along with Tortuga's deep-dish stuffed pizza, there were three other pizza offerings: Cosmo's Pizza in Birmingham, grilled chicken pizza at the Lumpkin House in Albertville, and Tony's Pizza & Steak Restaurant in Montgomery.
If that's not enough—here's something to look forward to: Stitt tells me that Brian Somershield, his former chef de cuisine at Chez Fonfon, is now opening a Roman-style joint called Za Za Trattoria in downtown Birmingham.
So pizza eaters, any Alabamians out there? Did we miss anything? Who serves your favorite slice or pie?
[Next installment: Alaska. Bring on the reindeer sausage!]
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The session was approved with the title of "OpenStack and Operations: Getting Real" with a major goal of deciding whether we needed to create a new top-level project for DevOps. So it was really "New DevOps Team?" However, all that changed once we got started, and there was some amazing feedback and enthusiasm in that room. By the end of it, we were all pretty pumped up and ready to jump in with all our hands and feet!
The highest-level summary for me was this: The DevOps folks in the OpenStack community really need a point to rally around. Someplace they can not only talk to each other, share stories, get advice, etc., but also where they can have their voices heard by the predominantly developer-oriented OpenStack community. Jay Pipes suggested that a new section be added to the weekly IRC team leader meetings, and as Nova Ops subteam lead (teams list), I volunteered to collect top issues from the DevOps (sub-)community and give these some air-time in the meetings.
Some other highlights from the session:
- trystack.org needs volunteer admins -- a great opportunity for improving the dev <-> ops interface
- CERN is deeply invested in DevOps, and wants to share data and possibly help with defining reference architectures
- The same goes for the University of Melbourne!
- There was a good corporate presences in the session too, rallying around a new and improved DevOps community: HP, Yahoo, AT&T, Canonical, Rackspace, DreamHost, and more (sorry if I forgot you!)
There is a tremendous amount of information that we collected, but in written form (etherpads) as well as conversations during last week's event. As this is collected, we'll be reaching out to folks via the operators mail list, blog posts, tweets, and Google+ messages. Be sure to do the same! If you've got concerns, bring them up on the mail list, we'll get some bugs filed and blueprints put together, and come up with plans for addressing these.
Thanks again, everyone!


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Colors of Capitol Hill
Colors of Capitol Hill
After a winter of gray skies and leafless trees, the AOC Capitol Grounds crew never fails to wow visitors and staff with a kaleidoscope of flowers that, come spring, burst into bloom around the Capitol.
"Spring is a reawakening," said David Ellis, supervisory gardener for the Capitol Grounds, who has been with the AOC for nine years. "When you see the yellow daffodils start coming up, even through an early spring snow, it seems like a new beginning."
Throughout the year, Ralph LoJacono, general supervisor for the AOC Capitol Grounds Gardening Division, and the approximately 30 gardeners on the Grounds staff, watch and listen to how people react to the flowers around the Capitol. LoJacono tries to incorporate some of that feedback into the colors of bulbs and other flowers he chooses for the following spring. Staff and visitors comment constantly, he says, and his crew gets a lot of positive feedback. They know they've been successful when they see people pose for pictures in front of the flowers.
"People come to see the building," says Ellis, "and the grounds are a bonus."
Clearly reluctant to spoil the surprise colors he's planned for spring 2013, LoJacono gave a general idea of what there is to look forward to. The red, white and blue pansies from the 57th Presidential Inauguration will still be in bloom, and the AOC Capitol Grounds staff will incorporate tulips in those same colors. According to LoJacono, however, red, white and blue will "go out the window" for the summer, and soft pastel colors mixed with some bright ones will be on display.
The Capitol Grounds gardeners spend several hectic weeks in October planting 60,000 bulbs in more than 200 planting beds — mostly by hand, one bulb per hole. In the spring and summer, those bulbs will grow into gorgeous tulips, daffodils and hyacinths located throughout the nearly 300-acre grounds around the Capitol.
While the areas around the House and the Senate have their own floral identities, the AOC Grounds staff still needs to make sure that the concepts complement the plantings around the Capitol. "You don't want to have a plant on one side of the street whose color clashes with something on the other side of the street," says LoJacono. Adds Ted Bechtol, superintendent of AOC Capitol Grounds, "We try to consider what the average pedestrian sees when he or she moves through the complex."
Sustainability is an important consideration as well. While making his selections for spring and summer, LoJacono seeks out plants that are heat and drought resistant to aid the AOC's undertaking to reduce its outdoor water and fertilizer usage.
Outdoor Tours
The Capitol Grounds have become so popular that the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) now offers tours of the grounds.
Visitor Guide Shane Hanley who has been a Guide for seven years, started thinking about a grounds tour shortly after the CVC opened in late 2008. "I always wanted to diversify the interpretive program," says Hanley, who thought that a grounds tour would be an excellent supplement to the indoor tours of the Capitol.
"When people are outside, they get a different perspective on the building and its setting," says Hanley. "I like talking about how the building and grounds have changed over time."
The 45-minute outdoor tour, which is offered every day at 11 a.m. from June through October, takes visitors along the curving pathways to see the different viewing angles that landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted established for visitors as they looked at the Capitol. Hanley usually walks down Capitol Hill via the Summerhouse, showing visitors different trees and plantings along the way.
Hanley and the other Visitor Guides who developed and give the tours, in coordination with Ted Bechtol, worked with the staff in the CVC's Exhibits and Education Division on how best to present the information they'd researched about the grounds.
For families interested in exploring the grounds further, Hanley offers the CVC's "My Capitol" booklet that includes a self-guided tour of the Capitol Grounds. "My Capitol" even has a quiz that teachers or parents can spring on their children when they get home.
The Olmsted Plan
According to Bechtol, the plan that Olmsted designed for the grounds of the Capitol between 1874 and 1892 called for mostly groundcover and perennials, not flowers. Olmsted's primary goal was to not distract from the building — he wanted people to marvel at its architecture and ponder what the building symbolized. So he designed a landscape plan to show off the building and to minimize distractions of too many flowers, fountains and statuary.
Over the years, the landscape has changed from Olmsted's original plan. In the 1960s, there was a greater emphasis on flowers all over the city, mostly due to the influence of Lady Bird Johnson. Consequently, more color was added to the Capitol Grounds.
Bechtol and his crew try to balance the parameters of the original Olmsted design with today's preferences. In a return to the style of Olmsted, the AOC Capitol Grounds staff has planted grass in Peace Circle on the West Front of the Capitol. Historical photos show that this was how Peace Circle was planted in Olmsted's time. "We try to be as true to Olmsted as we can," says Bechtol. "His plan is a very important design for a major public building. It provides a very dignified space that enhances the architecture and the symbolic character of the Capitol."
Still, Bechtol admits, "People love to see flowers."
— By Sharon Gang
Foundations & Perspectives Winter 2013


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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes in a new book that Mitt Romney moved so far to the right on immigration that it proved "all but impossible" for the Republican presidential nominee to appeal to Hispanic voters last year. He says the nation needs to completely overhaul its immigration policies but cautions against providing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
In "Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution," Bush writes that the immigration debate holds serious consequences for the nation and members of his Republican party, calling fellow Republicans "remarkably tone-deaf when it comes to courting Hispanic voters - to the extent they court them at all." If the GOP fails to change, he says the influence of Hispanic voters "will doom" the party's future.
Bush's book, to be released Tuesday, arrives as President Barack Obama and Congress consider the revamping of the nation's immigration laws following Obama's re-election, which exposed a large deficit for Republicans among the nation's growing Hispanic electorate. Bush and co-author Clint Bolick, an attorney and vice president for litigation at the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, contend immigration reform is essential to economic growth and the nation's future but must be governed by the rule of law.
The son and brother of U.S. presidents writes that lawmakers should create a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants who live in the U.S. and agree to plead guilty to a crime of illegal entry. But unlike a bipartisan Senate proposal pushed by fellow Florida Republican Marco Rubio and others, Bush says tougher border security should not be a prerequisite and a pathway to legal status should not include citizenship for those who entered illegally as adults.
Bush said offering a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants who live in the U.S. could encourage more illegal immigration and undermine the nation's laws. "It is absolutely vital to the integrity of our immigration system that actions have consequences," he wrote.
The approach marked an apparent reversal for Bush, who said in an interview with CBS' Charlie Rose in June 2012 that, "You have to deal with this issue. You can't ignore it, and so either a path to citizenship, which I would support - and that does put me probably out of the mainstream of most conservatives - or a path to legalization, a path to residency of some kind."
Immigration activists pounced on Bush's shift. Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, said Bush's approach would lead to a "permanent underclass" for a mostly Latino group of workers.
Bush's newly articulated view may not affect the debate on Capitol Hill, where Rubio and other senators aim to release comprehensive immigration legislation this month, but it underscores the tricky path many Republicans are trying to navigate as they work to address the problem of illegal immigration in a way that's acceptable to the conservative Republican electorate. A number of House Republicans wary of allowing out-and-out citizenship to illegal immigrants - criticized by some as amnesty - also have discussed granting legal status short of citizenship to them instead. But that position is rejected as unacceptable by immigration activists.
In the book, Bush blames both parties for a lack of leadership and courage on pursuing immigration reform. He accuses Obama of breaking a campaign promise to enact immigration reform during his first year, "which he easily could have accomplished given commanding Democratic majorities in Congress." On the right, he says many lawmakers "denounce as `amnesty' any proposal that falls short of the deportation of all illegal immigrants."
Bush's own brother George W. Bush tried but failed during the final years of his presidency to get a comprehensive immigration reform bill through Congress.
Bush has sought to tamp down speculation that he may seek the White House and follow the path of his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his older brother. Bush's media tour will take him across the nation and he plans to address conservative activists later this month at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
In an interview with NBC's "Today," Bush said he wants to "share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican party can regain its footing, because we've lost our way." He declined to rule out a run in 2016, but said with a smile, "I won't declare today either."
Associated Press writer Erica Werner contributed to this report.
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Here lies deposited the Remains
of Mr. Thomas Webb
who Died Very suddenly much
lamented y 8th July 1769
Aged 33 Years
He was born in the City of
Gloucester in England.
You can read more about him and the rest of the inscription on his tombstone on FindaGrave. Photo taken last summer at Granary Burial Ground in Boston, Mass.


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In a motorized society such as the United States — and, in this case, Polk County — basic rules must be followed. Failure to do so can result in consequences that range from danger to death.
In a motorized society such as the United States — and, in this case, Polk County — basic rules must be followed.
Failure to do so can result in consequences that range from danger to death:
■ One must drive on the right side of the road. Tens of thousands of cars and trucks pass within a few feet of one another daily on undivided streets and highways in Polk County without a problem. Vehicles from the smallest Smart car to the largest semitrailer drive past one another in opposite directions at combined speeds of more than 100 mph without a second thought. However, if one driver crosses the center line and drives on the left, the system collapses. A head-on collision is often fatal.
■ Stoplights and stop signs must be obeyed. Routinely, they are. Again, it only takes one driver to upset the order and cause the system to fail. If a head-on crash might be considered the worst, a T-bone crash is not far behind. When a car has stopped at a light or sign, then is driven into an intersection, only to be hit in the side, the margin for survival can be slim. That's particularly true if the side of the car hit is where a person is seated. Because the door of a car is relatively thin, there is little structure to resist an oncoming car. Much of the crash energy is transferred directly to the body of the person on the other side of the door — with disastrous results.
■ In urban areas, roads hide an underground network of pipes, cables and pumping stations. Manholes are created to provide access for maintenance and repair. Manhole covers of heavy cast iron hold themselves in place, and allow cars and pedestrians to pass safely over the holes. As a Jan. 29, 2004, report from BBC News says, even the theft of manhole covers can have deadly consequences. In Shanghai, China, for about 45 days prior to the news report, 1,826 manhole covers were stolen. The covers' attraction was that they could be sold as scrap metal. In the Chinese case, the result was that people fell into the manholes. A 4-year-old boy and a woman in her 80s did so, and died. They drowned in drainage pipes below.
When one of these tenets of road safety is breached intentionally — especially for one person's gain — the consequence beyond the danger is criminal.
Such was the case not in China but in Polk County, the Sheriff's Office says, when 166 manhole covers were stolen. They were taken in the Village 7 area of Poinciana, particularly along Lake Marion Creek Road, between Jan. 9 and Wednesday.
The Sheriff's Office put out a "scrap alert" to dealers that recycle metal. Gregco Recycling in Lakeland responded, saying it had the covers and records of who brought them in.
On that basis, deputies arrested Christopher Fink, 40, of Haines City. They charged him with 21 counts of grand theft, four counts dealing in stolen property, four counts of false verification to a secondhand-metal dealer and 166 counts of culpable negligence exposure to harm.
The Sheriff's Office is confident Fink is the culprit, saying the sales of manhole covers on four occasions to Gregco were accompanied by identification, signature and a right thumb print — Fink's.
The theft brought in scrap payments totaling $1,646. The 166 missing manhole covers, at $130 each, had a total value of $21,580. That's $13.11 each — just a dime on the dollar — for the danger created but thankfully not realized.
[ Glenn Marston is editorial page editor. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Phone: 863-802-7600. ]


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OCEAN CITY — Traffic in and around the Harry Kelley Bridge area was snarled for much of the day on Wednesday after a town of Ocean City truck struck a utility pole at the base of the span.
Around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday, an Ocean City wastewater department truck attempting to head west over the Route 50 Bridge from southbound Philadelphia Ave. cut the turn too close and struck a utility pole, snapping it off near the ground. The collision left the utility pole dangling and downed power lines over the roadway.
All of the westbound lanes across the bridge were closed for almost an hour on Wednesday morning as emergency services cleared the vehicle and debris from the roadway. State Highway Administration (SHA) crews arrived and opened one lane of traffic heading westbound on the bridge by closing one of the eastbound lanes, a situation that lasted much of the day on Wednesday.
The early morning rush hour, such as it is in Ocean City in March, was snarled as crews worked to restore normal traffic patterns. Meanwhile, the downed utility pole caused power outages throughout parts of Ocean City for over an hour. Delmarva Power responded quickly and by mid-day on Wednesday, a new utility pole was put in place and power was restored to the areas affected by the outages.
By late Wednesday, traffic patterns had returned to normal in and around the bridge. The driver of the truck was taken to PRMC for treatment of minor injuries. No charges are pending in the accident.


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Romance at the breakfast table: Sexcereal
Canadian-created cereal claims to be made with gender-specific ingredients
Can a cereal improve your love life?
Sexcereal claims to be the world's first and only gender-based cereal -- specifically designed to support testosterone in men and hormonal balance for women.
Ingredients in the men's formula include: bee pollen, black sesame, wheat germ, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and goji berries.
Ingredients in the women's formula include: ginger, sunflower, chia seeds, almonds, flax seed and oat bran.
The cereal is boasted as being a "Great source of fiber, iron, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids."
On it's website, creator Peter Ehrlich writes about how he came up with the idea while at a vegan food fair.
"The Big Bang it hit me - If I could produce a food where the ingredients are directly connected to gender and if it focused on sexual health and breakfast, the product would connect with lots of consumers. After all, who doesn't eat cereal? And who doesn't like sex?."
The cereal is in more than 500 stores in Canada and comes in packs - mixed, 3- pack, 6-pack and 12-pack.
Prices range from $19.95 - $109.95 (in Canadian dollar amounts.)
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Mafia Buddy: Plays games with you regularly and chats with ya in LC and PM's.
Real Mafia Buddy: Builds cases on you every game, trying to catch you for past slips and votes you on the slightest chance you're mafia or 3rd party.
TRUE Mafia Buddy: Builds a case out of thin air on you. Even if you are 100% proven town. FOS'ing and OMGUS'ing you for everything you do.
Haha, sorry, just had to But seriously.. I'd like to take a moment and say, all regulars here I think can agree that once you get hooked here and play a few games, you're buddies with everyone else whether you hate them or not in-game Is there anyone out there who can seriously counter claim this claim? If so... I'm going to put a FOS on you XD
We're pretty much like a huge family here at CC. Sure there's groups in the tournaments, or general discussions, or newsletters, or even the games themselves. But I don't think any of those groups really have the time that we have to bond together as a strong group. Maybe it's due to our numbers, or maybe it's due to our experience, but even with newer members to this part of the forum, we're able to combine them into our group.
So, to test people's knowledge and see how well they've bonded together with people here. I want to see people make a list, do not look through your games, just make a post, list off all the people you know that play Mafia, and to make this even more challenging, put their full username on one side and their nick names/shortened names on the other side.
Jak111 - Jak
See how many you can get through without peeking! (I'm sure most people can get at least 15+!)


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Yarra Ranges necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 76 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Learning for Sustainability
Learning for Sustainability is Yarra Ranges Council's environmental educational program aimed at primary and secondary schools. It is a five step program that assists students and teachers to gain a stronger understanding of how their actions can make a more sustainable future.
There are five key areas in each step of the program; water, energy, biodiversity, materials and community.
Teachers & students of all ages.
We are looking for a bright modern site that appeals to students of all ages and teachers. It should include space to highlight program information, upcoming events, excursions and latest news.
Ideally we would love to see a wide photographic header that can include images that represent the five key areas of the program (energy, water, biodiversity, materials and community)
Please note as we are a local government we must adhere to accessibility guidelines. For both comaptability with our CMS and accessability we are unable to support a flash navigation/mulitple layer as used in the example below. We can support a rotating image banner but please do not include the navigation/main menu in the banner.
Site the LfS team love:
Healesville Sanctuary - http://www.zoo.org.au/Healesville
The LfS team particularly liked:
• The use of photos on top of each text box to soften and not make the text boxes too 'boxy'
• Liked the use of silhouettes to soften boundaries of header, footer and text boxes.
The design is not limited to, but should complement the LfS logo colours outlined in the LfS Logo Style guidelines.
Please include the LfS logo in the header and Council's logo in the footer.
The content page should include header, main menu, second level navigation, page image, general content area.
Homepage should include:
Navigation (Home, About, Resources, Grants & Awards, Upcoming Events, Schools Network, Contact Us)
Search Box
Text area for Program Intro
What's New – area for links latest information on site
Excursions/Incursions – area for dates/locations
Calendar of events – month view calendar
Subscribe to newsletter
Footer with Yarra Ranges logo and contact details
Content page should include:
General content area
Area for related documents
Area for related links
Footer with YR and LfS logos and contact details
Please supply all artwork in PSD or AI