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Posted: Tuesday, 29 March 2011

TROY—Troy University has honored Dr. Harold Collins, longtime educator and former superintendent of the Mobile County Schools with the University’s 12th Distinguished Leadership Award.

Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr., presented Dr. Collins, a member of the class of 1947, with the award Saturday night at the annual Alumni Reunion Dinner, which is part of the annual spring reunion. The award was created to recognize the achievements of TROY alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves through exemplary work, philanthropy, leadership and service to their profession, community and alma mater.

Dr. Collins thanked Chancellor Hawkins and the University for the award, saying “I am where I am today because of this University.”

Dr. Collins, who received his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Alabama, served two terms on the Troy University Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1991. He is a founding member of the TROY Shield Society and a current member of the University’s Planned Giving Council. Dr. Collins retired in 1976 as superintendent of the Mobile City and County Schools. An elementary school in Mobile is named in his honor.

Dr. Collins has remained an active part of the community during his retirement years, including more than 20 years of service to AARP. He served five years as the organization’s Alabama president and almost 10 years as coordinator of AARP’s Mobile Information Center. In 2004, Dr. Collins was honored with the Andrus Award for Community Service, AARP’s most prestigious volunteer award.

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NYRA may lose racing track operator status

The New York Racing Association could lose its status as the operator of Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's right-hand man suggested Monday.

"One thing is clear: The functioning of NYRA is substandard," said Howard Glaser, director of state operations, on Fred Dicker's radio show on 1300-AM.

A story by Dicker in Monday's New York Post quotes unnamed sources saying the governor wants to privatize track operations with for-profit private operators. Glaser would not comment specifically about that story. He said, however, "the state does not want to be in the business of managing horse racing."

Horse racing has already been under private operations, since NYRA was established as a private, not-for-profit entity. A new operator under Cuomo would likely be set up as a for-profit entity.

That, along with Cuomo's apparent readiness to throw out the state's contractual obligations to NYRA, worries NYRA board member John Hendrickson of Saratoga Springs.

"Privatizing doesn't scare me, as long as they keep the purses up," Hendrickson said after the Glaser interview aired.

What does concern him is that Saratoga and the downstate tracks might not be the top priority of a for-profit track operator with competing interests.

"Saratoga is in a dangerous situation," Hendrickson said.

The governor is scheduled, possibly by the end of this week, to create a state-controlled NYRA board that would come up with a plan for returning the operations to private control after three years.

The impending takeover of the board followed state criticism of NYRA operations. The last straw was management's failure to implement in timely fashion a legally required reduction by 1 percentage point in the takeout on exotic wagering, resulting in bettors being overcharged for more than a year. Two of NYRA's top people, including CEO and President Charles Hayward, were let go as a result.

"I think it's indisputable that NYRA has had a series of flaws in its management," Glaser said in his radio interview.

Glaser also said "NYRA has had significant subsidies from the state," citing revenue from the slot machines at Aqueduct.

The share of slots revenue is included in the 4-year-old contract giving NYRA the franchise to run the tracks for 25 years. NYRA in a different form had run the three thoroughbred tracks for years. There was a process to compete for the current franchise, and NYRA's successful bid hinged on relinquishing its claim of ownership of the property for all three tracks.

Glaser suggested that the three tracks could actually have different management, noting that Aqueduct "has a very different character" than it did before the introduction of slots and has a "very different character than Saratoga."

"The legal franchise is with the New York Racing Association -- that doesn't change," Glaser said. But, he added without elaboration, "that's a different question than who the operator ultimately is."

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Smith Electric to Open Manufacturing Facility in Chicago

November 29, 2012

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Smith Electric Vehicles announced that it will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago, after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to all-electric commercial vehicles.
The Newton is one of the all-electric commercial vehicles produced by Smith.
The Newton is one of the all-electric commercial vehicles produced by Smith.

In addition to the voucher program, Smith said it was influenced by the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.

Chicago will be Smith's third location in the United States, joining their headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

Smith makes all-electric commercial vehicles for industries including food and beverage, utility, telecommunications, retail, grocery, parcel and postal delivery, school transportation, military and government. Smith's customers include many of the world's largest fleet operators, including PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, FedEx, Staples, TNT, Sainsbury's, Coca-Cola, DHL, and the U.S. Military.

Smith Electric Vehicles is currently considering locations for its manufacturing facility in conjunction with Chicago officials.

The Chicago Department of Transportation announced a $15 million incentive program that will encourage companies and individuals to convert to electric vehicles. The program's initial $15 million is funded by resources from the federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program and will provide vouchers to assist companies in reducing the costs of converting their vehicles to electric.

The city is also considering additional incentives such as preferential loading zones and decreased registration costs to complement the voucher program.

Fleets can stack the State of Illinois' Alternative Fuel Vehicle and EV Charging Station Rebates on top of the city's incentive.

Through similar federally funded incentive programs, the city has helped deploy 404 cleaner vehicles, including 159 compressed natural gas livery/taxi vehicles and 223 alternative fuel stations, including 17 CNG and 202 electric vehicle charging stations, the densest network of any major city.

"A mass urban deployment of commercial electric vehicles is an important next step in catalyzing mainstream adoption," said Smith CEO Bryan Hansel. "The leadership being shown with the mayor's CDOT voucher program is a prime example of how Chicago is creating the template for a new energy city."

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Economic Watch: Third Quarter GDP Grows 3.6%

December 05, 2013

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The broadest measure of health of the nation’s economy shows it expanded at an annual rate of 3.6% in the third quarter of the year, more than originally reported, according to the U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday.

The increase in the gross domestic product, which measures the total output of goods and services, compares to a 2.5% annual rate in the second quarter of the year and an original third quarter estimate of 2.8%. The new figure is the second of three estimates from the department and is higher than many economists were predicting.

Analysts note much of the reason for the better performance is that businesses aggressively accumulated inventories during the period, totaling $116.5 billion, the largest hike since 1998 and up sharply from the original third quarter estimate. They warn economic growth could fall sharply in the fourth quarter if companies stockpile goods at a slower rate as expected.

American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said via Twitter the upward revision to the GDP figure “isn’t very good for trucking.” He noted when rising inventories are removed from the 3.6% annual increase in the third quarter, it amounts to only a 1.9% annual rate. That “isn’t good for freight volumes,” he said, but he expects the GDP to improve next year.

Real personal consumption expenditures increased 1.4% in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 1.8% in the second. Durable goods increased 7.7%, compared with an increase of 6.2%. Nondurable goods increased 2.4%, compared with an increase of 1.6%. The services sector was unchanged in the third quarter while in the second quarter it increased 1.2%.

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July 1 2015 - Products

ALK Adds HOS Manager to PC Miler

ALK Technologies

ALK Technologies has added an hours of service manager to its newly released PC Miler 29, the latest version of its truck routing, mileage and mapping software.

Tags: ALK Technologies, Routing, HOS, PC*Miler

January 5 2015 - Products

Garmin Navigators Customize Routes for Individual Trucks

Garmin International released two new navigators in two different sizes designed to assist truckers on the road with truck specific features. The 5-inch dezl 570 and 7-inch dezl 770 feature route shaping, points of interest and simple truck profiles.

Tags: Garmin, Information Technology, HOS, Navigation, Smartphones

December 8 2014 - Products

Alertness Detection System Monitors Tired Drivers

The InterCore Driver Alertness Detection System is a cloud based service that monitors driver alertness in real time using a camera linked to a smartphone.

Tags: Information Technology, Fatigue, HOS, Driver Assistance Systems

August 26 2014 - Products

Fleetmatics Adds HOS Logging to Reveal

Fleetmatics has upgraded its Reveal fleet management service with improvements to hours of service logging.

Tags: Fleetmatics, HOS, FMSCA, Electronic Logging Devices, ELDs, Hours of Service, Information Technology

April 14 2014 - Products

Rand McNally Releases Comprehensive HOS and Navigation Updates

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Rand McNally announced the release of a navigation and software update for its line of mobile fleet management devices, including the HD 100, TND 760 and TPC 7600. With the release, the devices will have access to a full map update and new navigation features, as well as supplementary hours-of-service rules to help track hours in various locations and industries.

Tags: GPS, Information Technology, Rand McNally, HOS

February 17 2014 - Products

J.J. Keller Launches FMCSA Compliance Manual

J.J. Keller

J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. announced that it has developed the FMCSA Compliance Manual. For 35 years, J. J. Keller’s Fleet Safety Compliance Manual helped make DOT compliance less taxing for transportation professionals. Now, the company has re-launched the manual as the FMCSA Compliance Manual, with a completely redesigned and reorganized format to make compliance even easier.

Tags: FMCSA, J.J. Keller, HOS, Safety & Compliance

October 29 2013 - Products

Webtech Wireless Announces 'Webtech Driver Center' for Android

Webtech Wireless

Webtech Wireless Inc. announced Webtech Driver Center, which is a software platform designed for Android devices that offers a fully electronic implementation of both U.S. and Canadian hours of service (HOS/ eLogs). Webtech Driver Center also offers two-way messaging, forms, eDVIR, and numerous features that have made our award winning in-cab solutions so successful for customers.

Tags: Information Technology, Webtech Wireless, HOS, eDVIR, eLogs

October 8 2013 - Products

XRS Collaborates with Samsung, Verizon

XRS Corp. announced that Verizon is the official wireless provider for the company’s new collaboration with Samsung Telecommunications America. The new product – NXT – creates an integrated mobile device and software package designed specifically for the trucking industry.

Tags: Information Technology, HOS, XRS Corporation, ELDs, Samsung, Verizon Networkfleet

October 2 2013 - Products

One-Step E-Log Tablet Solution from J. J. Keller

J. J. Keller

J. J. Keller's Compliance Tablet is a new solution from J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. and includes a 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with 4G coverage and pre-loaded KellerMobile app.

Tags: Information Technology, J.J. Keller, HOS, Samsung

August 30 2013 - Products

UDrove Unveils Two New Offerings

UDrove released its uDrove Pro and uDrove Prime, which will help fleets, carriers and drivers remain compliant with the MAP-21 hours-of-service rule and the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration regulation 395.15.

Tags: FMCSA, Information Technology, CSA, HOS

August 18 2013 - Products

BigRoad Announces iPhone Edition

Transportation app creator BigRoad released its electronic HOS logging solution for the iPhone platform.

Tags: GPS, Information Technology, DVIR, HOS

August 1 2013 - Products

New Hours-of-Service Rule Changes Reflected in New Driver Training Program

J.J. Keller

When it comes to DOT compliance, the more things change, the more things require updating. That’s especially true when it comes to drivers’ hours-of-service training.

Tags: Driver Training, J.J. Keller, HOS

June 27 2013 - Products

Webtech Wireless Introduces New HOS Rule Compliance Software

Webtech Wireless

Webtech Wireless Inc., a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, announced the release of updates to its Quadrant software and hardware in compliance with new Hours-of-Service rules for transport carriers operating in the United States continuing to provide strict rule adherence tools and functions to its customers.

Tags: Telematics, Webtech Wireless, HOS

April 9 2013 - Products

Complete Innovations Launches Action Tracker HOS for Android Tablets

Complete Innovations Inc.

Complete Innovations introduces Fleet Complete Action Tracker HOS, an Android application that fully automates hours of service and driver’s vehicle inspection activities, and replaces the manual paperwork with an automatic digital logbook.

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Top 100 Must-See Documentaries For People Who Want To Change The World

From sustainability to the education system to protests against the Vietnam War, there's a documentary here to interest everyone.

Credit: Films for Action

The idea of changing the world may seem vast and unattainable, but with the many ways people are achieving this on a daily basis it seems more and more doable as time goes on. With social media, it’s easier to find out about people making a difference in their community all around the world, and those people often inspire others to do the same, creating this beautiful ripple effect of positive change.

With the rise of documentaries being produced comes a rise in the awareness of all kinds of problems, from the ethics of the palm oil industry to the starvation of children in different parts of the world, and with it has come a new generation of people looking for a way to help.

If you are one of those people, you might be confused about where to start when it comes to learning about what’s going on and what needs to be done, but you need look no further. This article contains a comprehensive list of documentaries that are life-changers and will motivate you to get up and make a difference.

The best part is that all of the below films are free to watch online, unless otherwise stated. Just click on the title and it will direct you to the site where they can be viewed. Go forth and watch these films, then let us know in the comments what you thought of some of these titles.

The Economics of Happiness ($5)

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Explores the world’s conflicting states: those who want to consolidate corporate power and advocate for globalization and those who want to de-regulate these old institutions of power.

Money & Life

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This documentary asks a fundamental question: what if we saw the economic crisis not as a disaster, but as an opportunity?

The New Story for Humanity

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Promotes learning from other cultures to create a new story for humanity going forward that relies on the interconnectedness of humans and the environment.

Schooling the World

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Takes a look at the effects of modern education on the world’s last remaining indigenous cultures.

War Made Easy

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Exposes a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has forced the U.S. into war over and over again.

The Corporation

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Examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern business corporation and the increasing role it plays in society and our everyday lives.

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Captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview

The film reveals the inner workings of the human experience in the 21st century, urging viewers to step out of the box and challenge their own assumptions about who we really are, and why we do what we do.

Within Reach ($5)

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One couple sold all of their belongings to “bike-pack” 6500 miles around the U.S. to explore 100 ecovillages, cohousing communities, co-op houses, communes, transition towns, and their own principles and commitment.

Dirt! The Movie

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It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and under-appreciated source of fertility–from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.

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LG Smart TVs add Napster music streaming

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Owners of LG Smart TVs will now be able to access over 17 million tracks and more through Napster’s music-streaming service as the two company's strike a deal.

Available for current LG Smart TVs, Napster’s new Smart TV app offers pre-programmed radio channels, new music releases, Napster’s own charts and recommendations as well as ‘artist radio’, which functions in a similar fashion to the iTunes Genius that creates playlists matching the listener’s individual music taste.

Users can also listen to playlists created by other subscribers, or mark their favourite artists, albums and saved tracks via the ‘My Music’ section. The app also offers tracks from renowned artists that are exclusive to Napster.

“We are extremely proud of our award-winning Smart TV platform and the volume and quality of apps that we can offer," Darren Petersen, Senior Content and Services Manager at LG UK said. "We are delighted to add Napster to our already impressive portfolio, allowing customers to enjoy its varied catalogue of music.”

LG’s Smart TVs already have a very varied range of apps available to its users, including film-on-demand services such as Acetrax Movies, LoveFilm and Netflix, and entertainment apps such as Eurosport, BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

“As the living room is the natural hub of the home, we are pleased that our service is now able to offer the music customers enjoy, along the TV shows, sporting events, games and movies that they are experiencing already,” Petersen added.

The free Napster Smart TV app is available from the Premium Apps card on 2012 LG Smart TVs. Listeners can activate existing Napster accounts for use on their TVs, or register as new users for a free 30 day trial.

What do you think of the new Napster app? Do you prefer other music-streaming apps, such as Spotify, to Napster? Let us know via our Twitter or Facebook feeds or via the comments boxes below.

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SLICED POTATO CURRY

Potatoes / Urulai Kizhangu/ Aalu has been around for centuries and is loved by all. There are more than 100 varieties that are widely cultivated across the globe and range in size, shape and colour. Potatoes originated from South America. Its starchy and creamy nature enables this neutral veggie to blend with different foods and also stand out individually.  This nature and ability to blend makes it a comfort food and one of the choicest vegetable in different cuisines.  Potatoes fair well whether baked, fried or roasted or when added to a gravy or any rice preparation. No wonder it is categorized as a  Universal Vegetable.People believe that Potatoes cause flatus and is not good for health. I differ..... If you cook it in the right way and eat the right quantity then it is healthy. Besides being  rich in starch Potatoes are also good sources Vitamin C, B6, Tryptophan and  Manganese. I love potatoes like anybody else and is definitely part of my weekly menu. I had some Red Pontiacs ( A potato variety)  and the usual ones left in my basket and was thinking what I could do with it  and  prepared this recipe in an impulse  with whatever came to my mind . To my surprise my In Laws and Husband liked it a lot. Hope you enjoy it too. Hey...But remember to stop with one serving.;)!!

                                                 Red Potatoes                 -  8 to 10 Medium sized
                                                 Shallots / Small Onions   -  4 to 5 ( peeled)
                                                 Red Chillies                    -  5 Nos
                                                 Kasoori Methi                -  little
                                                 Mustard                          - 1 tsp
                                                 Cumin Seeds/ Jeera        -  1 tsp
                                                 Coriander seeds/ Dhania -  1 tbsp
                                                 Garam Masala Powder   -  1 to 2 tsp ( increase to taste)
                                                 Curry leaves                    -  2 twigs
                                                 Turmeric powder              - 1 1/2 tsp
                                                 Besan/ Gram Flour           - 1 tsp
                                                 Rice Flour                        - 1 tsp
                                                 Oil                                   -  50 ml
                                                 Salt                                  - To taste
Cooking time - 25 mins.
  1. Wash and slice the potatoes as shown above in the picture. The slice should neither be too thick nor thin.Microwave the potatoes for 8 minutes in high mode. If you use a pressure cooker then cook in medium flame until two whistles and switch off.
  2. Grind Red Chillies, Shallots, Coriander seeds, Garam Masala Powder and Kasoori Methi to a coarse  mixture. The moisture from the shallots is enough. Need not add water.
  3. Heat  oil in a Non stick pan/ Kadai and splutter the Mustard, Cumin seeds. Then add the curry leaves and turmeric powder and saute for a minute.
  4. Now add the ground masala and fry it in oil till the raw flavour leaves. Now add one small lot of the potatoes and toss it well. Take care not to break the slices. Add a little salt just required for that lot.
  5. Non stick pans or Woks work best for this.If you use an Iron Kadai hold both the sides with a thick kitchen towel.
  6. Repeat the procedure till the entire lot of potatoes get coated with the masala and salt. I forgot to shoot while I was tossing the potatoes. I will remember to post a video next time.
  7. Continue to toss in between every 2 to 3 minutes till the potatoes get roasted around the corners and proceed to the center( refer to the picture - I will add more picture details next time) and oil starts to ooze out.
  8. Now sprinkle besan and rice flour and toss the potatoes again. It helps to absorbs the oil. Leave it on stove simmered for another 3 to 4 minutes for the potatoes to become a little more crisp. Switch off and remove the Kadai from flame. The potatoes will continue to cook in the heated Kadai till it cools. This is a wonderful Lunch Combo for Rasam or More Kuzhambu and  definitely makes you want more. Enjoy!!
  • Do not cook the potatoes for too long as it dries out and the fun of eating is lost.
  • You can add ginger to the other masala while grinding. Garlic is optional

  1. Nice and easy recipe. Potatoes, my all time fav. How to go to the recipe index??

    1. Hi dear. Thanks for visiting my space. I have just around 30 recipes on my blog and I have to organize. However you will find the blog archive on the right side of the page segregating recipes month wise. Here is the main link to my page. As you scroll down to the bottom of the blog you will also find other recipes Linked within that will link you to other recipes on my page. Thanks for your time and feedback. Do try the recipes when you are free and let me know how it turned out.

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Tuscaloosa City Schools will dismiss students early today because of approaching severe weather.
The school system announced the following schedule will be used for school dismissals:
High schools will dismiss at 11 a.m. (this includes all Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools students)
Middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
Elementary schools will dismiss at noon.
“Of course if conditions change, we will make changes to the dismissal times as weather conditions dictate,” the system announced. “Our first priority is for safety of students and employees.”
Tuscaloosa County Schools planned to dismiss classes at 12:15 p.m.
The University of Alabama also planned to dismiss classes at 12:15 p.m.
Classes at will resume once the weather has cleared the area. Students, faculty and employees ill be notified via UA Alerts that the all-clear has been given and the time that classes and activities will resume.
Ferguson Center and Gorgas library will stay open for students and employees who want to shelter on campus until the severe weather clears the area.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Birmingham predict that some areas could experience two waves of strong winds that have the potential to cause tornadoes. Storms will move east throughout the day and out of the state between 9 and 11 p.m., according to the Wednesday morning briefing.
The NWS predicts a moderate chance for damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding.


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The Document Foundation today announced the latest stable release of popular free office suite, LibreOffice 3.6.2. This release bring lots of bug and regression fixes. Yeah, the changelog is long and boring, but it adds up to improved stability for LibreOfffice users - which is always a good thing.

The release announcement highlighted the ever increasing adoptions of LibreOffice. One specific example is the city of Limerick, Ireland; which moved 450 desktops to LibreOffice at several libraries, the fire department, and the city's museum and art gallery.

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Depth/Deepin OS is not just another Linux Distro, but one with something new to show. Deepin OS is simply speaking, just beautiful. Deepin OS, formerly known as Deepin, Linux Deepin, and Hiweed GNU/Linux is a Linux distro with an identity crisis. Seriously, this distro has undergone name changes you always have to check twice if the name is still the same. And that is all the negative you are going to say about this distro. Honestly speaking, Deepin OS is surely going to blow you away. I have been keeping an eye on this distro since 2013 and it still manages to impress me. Read more

KDE Leftovers: digikam, KDevelop, Kate, GSoC, and Akademy

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    Once again a lot has been going on behind the scenes since the last release. The HTML gallery tool is back, database shrinking (e.g. purging stale thumbnails) is also supported on MySQL, grouping has been improved and additional sidecars can now be specified. Therefore the release of 5.6.0 will be (is already) delayed, as we would like to invite you to test all these features. As usual they are available in the pre-release bundles or obviously directly from the git repository. Please report any dysfunctions, unexpected behaviour or suggestions for improvement to our bug tracker.
  • KDevelop runtimes: Docker and Flatpak integration
    On my last blog post I discussed about how some assumptions such as the platform developed on can affect our development. We need to minimize it by empowering the developers with good tools so that they can develop properly. To that end, I introduced runtimes in our IDE to abstract platforms (much like on Gnome’s Builder or Qt Creator).
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The government of the autonomous region of Galicia (Spain) will continue to encourage the use of free and open source software solutions in the public and private sector. This week, the government published the ‘Free Software Plan 2017’, outlining 110 actions. In its ‘Plan de acción software libre 2017’, Galicia announces new initiatives to promote sharing and reuse of ICT solutions. The government is to share new software solutions, but will also emphasise the reuse of existing tools, pointing to Mancomún, the region’s software repository, the catalogue maintained by the Spanish central government’s Centre for Technology Transfer, and to the European Commission’s Joinup eGovernment portal. Read more


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A Man of the Times

by Elizabeth
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A movie collector of the past, I first learned of Lash LaRue on a TV marathon.

I would classify LaRue as a "Valentino ladies man" with the looks of Bogart.

His unique talent with the 'bullwhip" paved his way within the "old West".

My interest was elsewhere, to have known other great western cowboys of that period.

Now discovering these legendary actors for the first time, it is a joy to add Mr. LaRue to my library.

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The Witch's Familiar Recap

Clara wakes up and finds herself dangling upside down from a rock pillar. Missy is seated nearby, and Clara realizes that they're in the desert outside of the Dalek city. The Time Lord sharpens a stick and talks about a time that the Doctor was alone and being stalked by fifty invisible android assassins. She asks Clara how he survived, and she figures he used a teleport bracelet the Doctor stole from the androids, and used their energy discharges to teleport away. Clara realizes that's how Missy escaped death during the Cyber invasion, and how they escaped the Daleks. Missy admits that the Doctor must have made thousands of calculations in a few second, and then releases Clara. When she wonders why the Doctor always survive, Clara figures that it's because he always believes there's a way out. Missy points out that the Doctor made out a will and threw himself a goodbye party, and Clara says that then they have to find a way out for him.

In Davros' chamber, Davros explains that it took him a long time to realize the Doctor was the man who left him in the mine field. The Doctor finds a discarded Dalek weapon and puts it to Davros' head, and orders him to get out. The Daleks soon detect that Davros is leaving the infirmary, and they order him to return. Davros warns them that the Doctor is escaping, and the Daleks fan out to search their city.

Outside the city, Clara and Missy see the Daleks mobilizing. Missy looks around and spots what they need.

The Daleks detect Davros approaching the command center. The door opens, revealing the Doctor in Davros' travel pod.

Colony Sarff enters the infirmary in response to Davros' calls.

The Daleks open fire on the Doctor and there's a burst of light.

Missy takes Clara to a nearby Dalek sewer, and shoves her into the shaft.

The Doctor calmly sips tea and points out that Davros equipped his travel chair with a personal force field. He takes out the Dalek weapon and aims it at them.

Clara recovers and grabs Missy's discarded stick, and Missy is unimpressed. She turns her back on Clara, who does nothing, and then disarms her. Missy points out that the sewer is filled with decaying Daleks, and they begin shrieking.

The Daleks assure the Doctor that he won't succeed at whatever he intends, and he demands over the loudspeaker that he wants Clara safe and alive.

In the sewers, Missy and Clara hear the Doctor.

The Daleks insist that they actually killed Clara. Missy, listening, warns that the Doctor has no hope now and no one is safe. Davros comes on the monitor and Sarff releases his snakes into the travel chair, grabbing the Doctor. In the infirmary, Davros tells Sarff to be subtle because they are going to entrap the Doctor.

Missy directs Clara to a scanner and the Daleks detect her. She then handcuffs Clara to the scanner and explains that she's the bait so that they can trap and kill a Dalek. She takes out a broach made out of dark star material and tells Clara to keep talking. When a Dalek emerges from a nearby lift, it prepares to exterminate her. Missy punches holes in it repeatedly. It dismisses the damage as insignificant, but the Dalek remains swarm over it trying to get inside. Missy frees Clara and they get clear just in time as the Dalek explodes.

In the past, a young Davros realizes that he's alone and demands that the Doctor help him.

The Doctor wakes up and finds himself in a chamber with the restored Davros. He warns that the chamber is sealed and that it is time to conclude their business together. Davros directs the Doctor's attention to the cables in the center of the chamber and invites him to step closer. The Doctor is unaware that some of the cables are Sarff in his snake forms.

Missy opens the Dalek travel machine and tosses away the creature within. She then tells Clara to get inside.

The Doctor points out that the Daleks don’t care much for Davros, and figures that the cables are a hyperspace relay with a genetic component. Davros explains that he's connected to the life force of every Dalek on Skaro, keeping him alive. The Daleks have no choice because they are afflicted with a genetic defect: respect for him. The Doctor realizes that he can use the cables to destroy every Dalek, and Davros asks if he's ready to commit genocide. He takes the Doctor's hand and holds it up to the cables, and asks if he's ready to be a god. The Doctor hesitates and Davros points out that no one would know, and asks if it's his conscience or his shame. Pacing, the Doctor says that he came because Davros is sick and he asked for the Doctor to come, and on a good day... he's the Doctor.

Once Clara is inside the Dalek casing, Missy hooks up the telepathic contacts to her. Once Clara is hooked up, she takes control of the unit and Missy seals her in. When Clara recites her name, the Dalek translates for her, saying “I am a Dalek.” It translates everything that she says into Dalek, and Missy explains that Daleks focus their emotions into their weaponry. They then head off the for the Dalek city.

Davros asks the Doctor why he left Gallifrey. When he says he was bored, Davros says that he’s lying. He shows him the confession dial that Sarff confiscated and starts to open it. The Doctor tells him not to touch him and snatches up... his glasses.

Clara leads Missy into the city and a Dalek asks why she hasn’t exterminated Missy. When Clara doesn’t have an answer, Missy says that she has special significance and the Dalek confirms that she is a Time Lord.

Davros repeats his question, pointing out that he has slaughtered billions of Daleks and Time Lords. The Doctor says that he has brought Gallifrey back and it’s safe from both of them. Surprised, Davros congratulates him and says that every man should have a race and an allegiance. He insists that he is happy for the Doctor, and asks the Doctor to approach him. Davros manages to open his own eyes, and then says that the Doctor managed to redeem the Time Lords. He tells him to protect his own as he has sought to protect his, gently touches the Doctor’s hand, and asks if he was right and he was a good man. The Doctor realizes that he is truly dying, and Davros says that they have established is that the Doctor is not a good Doctor. They both laugh for a moment, and then Davros says that he will die before sunset.

Clara ushers Missy into the command center, who demands to see Missy. She says that she has a gift for them--Clara--in return for complete control of the Doctor.

Davros looks out on Skaro, while the Doctor hooks him up to the cables. He warns that the Daleks on Skaro aren’t enough to keep Davros alive anymore, and that he’s not helping Davros: he’s helping the boy he abandoned on a battlefield. The sun starts to come up, and Davros wishes that at least once they had been on the same side. The Doctor tells him that they’re on the same side now, looking at the sun, and the Doctor summons a bit of his regeneration energy and grabs the cable. Davros laughs in triumph as he draws on the Doctor’s energy, and the Daleks will feed on it.

In the command center, the Daleks glow with regeneration energy. Missy realizes what is happening and walks out, leaving Clara behind.

Davros says that there was a prophecy on Gallifrey of a hybrid creature: half Dalek and half Time Lord. As the energy drain continues, Missy runs in, pulls a Dalek weapon from one of the Daleks, and shoots the cables.

Throughout the city, the Daleks come back to life and realize that the experiment succeeded. They chant in praise of Davros.

Missy wakes up the Doctor, who demands to know where Clara is. Davros boasts that thanks to the Doctor, his life is prolonged and the Daleks will rule supreme. The Doctor starts counting down from three and grabs the confessional dial. When he reaches 1, the city starts shaking. The Doctor says that he knew what Davros had planned and let him do it, knowing the energy would revive the Dalek remains in the sewers. He runs out and Missy goes with him as Davros begs him for help.

A Dalek confronts the Doctor and he asks it where Clara is. Clara is trapped inside, and everything she says identifies herself as a Dalek. Missy runs up and tells the Doctor that the Dalek is the one that killed Clara as they left the city. She tells the Doctor to indulge himself and kill the Dalek, and Clara finally begs him to stop. The Dalek recites “mercy,” and the Doctor realizes that the word shouldn’t exist in its vocabulary. He lowers the Dalek weapon and tells Clara to think the word “open.” She does and the casing opens. Furious, the Doctor tells Missy to run, and she says that it’s the Doctor who has always run as she leaves.

As the Dalek remains shatter the city, the Doctor and Clara run to the command center. They go to the center of the room and the Daleks open fire... and their energy bolts bounce off of the TARDIS force field. The Doctor explains that it dispersed momentarily and puts on his sunglasses--which contain his sonic technology--to reassemble the TARDIS around them

Several Daleks corner Missy and prepares to exterminate her. Surrounded and outgunned, Missy says that she’s just had a very clever idea.

Outside the city, Clara and the Doctor watch the city collapse. She wonders what’s in the confession dial, and the Doctor merely pockets it without a word. He then wonders how the Dalek could have said the word “mercy.” The Doctor wonders how a tiny bit of mercy got into the DNA of the Daleks, and then runs to the TARDIS.

The TARDIS departs and the young Davros turns to see the Doctor with a Dalek weapon. The Doctor says that he’s from the future, aims the weapon at Davros... and shoots the hand mines. He tells the boy that he’s taking him home, and the boy wonders if he’s the enemy. The Doctor says that none of it matters... as long as there is mercy. After a moment, the boy takes the Doctor’s hand and they go home.

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Kafka for Dummies: the Absurd Debate over Torture!

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Here we go again.  After decades of non-stop war and death, the American public once again has fallen into the abyss of self delusion.  Tragically, just as we neared the brink of reversal under Barack Obama, we are about to abdicate any claim whatsoever to respect or honor anywhere.  We are now in the era of Donald Trump.

America consistently proclaims itself a nation of laws where justice is blind to privilege or class. And yet, as the world watches in disbelief, this country has once aagain become inextricably mired in debates about torture that defy reason.  And that is because we are being sucked into the mindless illogic and lies of Donald Trump.

It is absolutely insane to discuss the possibility that a crime has some Machiavellian validity simply because, as Trump claims, it ‘works.’ And yet, that is what is happening.

Something is terribly wrong with this picture.

Here the facts.  Check them out.  They’re clear; they’re relatively simple to follow. Do the math.

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The Bombs of August : In Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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On Monday, August 6, 1945, after six months of intense firebombing of 67 other Japanese cities, the United States  dropped a nuclear weapon nicknamed "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima , Japan.  This attack was followed on August 9 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. To date, these are the only attacks with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare.

In Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

When the bombs were dropped I was very happy. The war would be over now, they said, and I was very happy. The boys would be coming home very soon they said, and I was very happy. We showed ‘em, they said, and I was very happy. They told us that the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been destroyed, and I was very happy. But in August of 1945 I was only ten years old, and I was very, very happy.

The crew of the B-29 was so young and heroic, and in the photo they also looked very happy.  For some reason, I clearly remember the name of the pilot, Paul Tibbets. Of course I remember the name of the plane, the Enola Gay.  And oh yes, I remember the name of the bomb.  It was called Little Boy. That made me smile.

I was so proud to be an American that day because we had done something so remarkable. They said we were the first. We were Americans. We were powerful.  But they didn’t say that Little Boy had killed 66,000 people with its huge fireball that fateful day in August. They didn’t say that Hiroshima was not a military target, but a city filled with men and women and children and animals who had no idea they were about to die so horribly.  When you’re ten, they don’t always tell you everything.

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Let’s Hear It for the Sluts and Prostitutes!

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You know who they are…all those wanton women, those shameful creatures, the ones who actually have a sexual identity and dare to live the same kind of normal lives as men.  Yes, you know who they are, the women who hear themselves called "sluts" and "whores" and "prostitutes" if they dare to differ, to speak out, to argue, to protest, or to even dare to think for themselves. Let’s hear it for them.

Let’s hear it for all the women who are vilified because they dare to want to control their own reproductive systems, - and who consider pregnancy prevention a vital part of their basic health. Who would guess that this is the 21st century, and that this is the United States of America?  Who would guess that a powerful group of politically extreme, narrow minded, mean-spirited, insecure and backward-looking little men would use  the ‘s’ word to describe any woman, anywhere in this day and age?  Who would guess?  So let’s really hear it for them.

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Condoleezza Rice, War Monger: A Reminder

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By Reggie, Contributing Editor,

Another revisionist memoir is about to reach the book stores of America.  Condoleezza Rice, like several of her neocon cohorts, has written a memoir to salvage her legacy of deceit and duplicity as the nation's National Security Adviser and Secretary of State during the Bush/PNAC years.. Predictably, and with the complicity of reviewers in the corporate media, a near decade of shame and evil will morph into the benign portrait of an American champion of liberty and democracy in a nation that could afford her No Higher Honor.

That, understandably, is what revisionist historians do.

As a result, what will appear nowhere in the interviews, the critiques, or the articles that promote Rice's book will be her role in a major and highly secret group that was organized to sell an illegal, immoral and long-planned war to the unwitting people of America.  Nowhere in the promotional tour to sell her self-serving memoir will Condoleezza Rice be asked about the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), and her part in its criminal activity.

Last Updated on Monday, 24 October 2011 17:31

Hey, Chris Matthews: 9/11 Truthers are NOT left wing Birthers!

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On his MSNBC program Hardball this evening, Chris Matthews went on a well-founded  tirade against Donald Trump and his pandering to the uninformed, right wing Birthers who insist, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that Barack Obama is not an American.. Sadly, in doing so, he emerged once again as a gate keeper extraordinaire who trivializes and ridicules the near decade of research and discovery by members of the  9/11 Truth Movement.

In his attack against Donald Trump’s strategy of luring extreme right wing voters to back his possible run for president, Matthews claimed there was no difference between “Birthers” on the right and “Truthers’ on the left.

Bullcrap, Chris.  Sheer, unadulterated bullcrap.

First, and foremost, the 9/11 Truth Movement is neither uninformed nor political.  It is comprised of people around the globe - from every spectrum of political thought - who refuse to accept the unsubstantiated and seriously flawed official account of the events of 9/11, and who have raised legitimate questions about that account.

Second, those who have spent years seeking TRUTH, are not making accusations about “George Bush blowing up the World Trade Center,” as Matthews suggests. They are raising questions, requesting an impartial inquiry, and challenging a litany of myths that purport to explain the events before, during and after the attack of 9/11.

Third, the “9/11 Truth Movement” is comprised of millions of intelligent people who believe it is their right to question their government, and who have taken the time to examine the huge amount of evidence that throws a huge cloud over the official narrative offered by an administration that had blatantly lied them into an illegal, immoral and murderous war.

The movement is also supported by thousands of the most educated and accredited people, anywhere.  They include in part: architects, engineers, statesmen and women, pilots and aviation experts, firefighters, law enforcement personnel, physicists, chemists, media professionals, 9/11 families and survivors, military personnel, and medical professionals.

They are not, by any stretch of the imagination, conspiracy theorists or crazies bent on mischief or propaganda.  Bear in mind, Mr. Matthews, that the only conspiracy theory that has been put before the American people and the rest of the world involves a story about 19 young men with box cutters who managed, somehow, under the tutelage of a man living in a cave in Afghanistan, to outwit and outmaneuver the most sophisticated and advanced defense system in history.

And, of course, that same conspiracy theory insists that a THIRD building in the Trade Center Complex – Tower 7 – came down later in the afternoon of that fateful day, in the exact same planned demolition style of Towers 1 and 2,  without having been hit by a a plane.  Yeah, right.

But, MOST IMPORTANT, is an undeniable fact that makes any comparison between Truthers and Birthers both insulting and preposterous:

There is not a single case on record where a 9/11 Truther examined the increasing pile of evidence brought forth by scientists, engineers an others – then denounced the movement and became a champion of the official story of the attacks.

On the contrary, thousands upon thousands of people who truly believed what they were told by the Bush administration, looked at the evidence, listened to the questions that were raised, and became the skeptics and questioners who wanted to know the TRUTH about the worst attack on the United States in history.

No one can say that about Birthers.  No one.  Not even Chris Matthews.

Matthews himself acknowledged that no amount of evidence changes the mind of those who really believe that Barak Obama was born somewhere in Africa.  The operative word here is ‘evidence.’

If Matthews had contrasted the two groups rather than compare them, he would have exhibited some element of journalistic integrity.  He would have pointed out that the Birthers IGNORE evidence, whereas TRUTHERS want media and the government to STOP IGNORING evidence.

It is painfully clear that Chris Matthews has never investigated the work of the 9/11 Truth Movement, and has no clue as to their work or their purpose.  It is his job as a journalist to inform his viewers on issues he takes the trouble to research.

He did nothing of the sort.

As a result, we at challenge Chris Matthews to do his job more professionally, and look at the EVIDENCE that motivates Truthers to plead for a fair hearing rather than dismissal.
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ABC, CBS Go for Reality

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ABC is about to find out if love is blind, while CBS is unleashing an “Undercover Boss.”
In the latest batch of reality pickups at the broadcast networks, ABC has greenlit production on “Dating in the Dark,” a relationship-based reality show in which participants go through all the usual mating rituals without ever actually setting eyes on each other.
Reality powerhouse Endemol USA is producing the show with Talpa Content USA, the company headed by “Big Brother” creator Jon de Mol. ABC has ordered six episodes of “Dating,” which is already in production, people familiar with the project said.
ABC and Endemol North America Chairman David Goldberg declined to comment.
However, “Dating” is based on a Talpa format called “Blind Love,” which puts three single men and three single women together in a house. The participants have been scientifically matched for compatibility.
During the course of several days, the six people interact with each other, taking part in various dating activities. The catch is that everything takes place in complete darkness; producers use night-vision technology to capture the action.
At the end of each episode, participants are given a chance to see what they all look like in the light. They then decide whether to move forward with their budding relationships.
It’s unclear how many changes Endemol and ABC have made to transform Talpa’s “Blind Love” format into “Dating in the Dark.”
Unlike most primetime dating shows—including ABC’s long-running “The Bachelor”—“Dating in the Dark” will feature self-contained episodes rather than serialized storylines.
ABC quietly ordered a pilot for “Dating” last year. The original version of the format has already aired in the Netherlands, where Mr. de Mol is based.
Mr. Goldberg and Mr. de Mol are expected to serve as executive producers of the new series.
As for CBS, it has given the go-ahead to “Undercover Boss,” a hidden-camera show in which an executive at a major corporation goes undercover at his or her own company.
Disguised to be unrecognizable to employees, the boss works alongside his staffers in order to get an unfiltered look at the people and systems that make his company work, people familiar with the show said.
The format has echoes of Fox’s holiday hit “Secret Millionaire.”
“Boss” is one of the first big pilots sold by the year-old Studio Lambert, the company launched by former RDF chief Stephen Lambert. Studio Lambert is part of U.K.-based All3Media.
Its U.S. arm is run by former Miramax TV executive Eli Holzman.

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ITV Sets Premiere Date For ‘Scott & Bailey’ Season 4

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The fourth season of ITV’s drama series Scott & Bailey will premiere on Wednesday September 10th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Created by Sally Wainwright and Diane Taylor, Scott & Bailey revolves around two Detective Constables who have been assigned to the Major Incident Team within the (fictional) Manchester metropolitan police force. The drama series is produced by Red Production Company and stars Surrane Jones, Lesley Sharp and Amelia Bullmore. The show’s fourth season, which sees Danny Webb join the cast as Detective Contsable Chris Crowley, picks up as additional strain is placed on DC Rachel Bailey and DC Janet Scott’s relationship due to the fact that both vie for a promotion to the rank of Detective sergeant.

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Audi's autonomous RS 7 car breaks self-driving car record

The Audi RS 7 autonomous vehicle reached 149 mph during testing on a track in Germany
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Carmaker Audi has successfully tested the 560-horsepower RS 7 at the Hockenheimring race track, with the autonomous car reaching a top speed of 149 miles per hour. In fact, it became the fastest autonomous vehicle to be tested, offering a glimpse into the future of high-end vehicles. Audi has worked on its autonomous technology for more than 10 years, and while driving on a racetrack is one thing, the ultimate test will be when these types of vehicles are tested on busy suburban and city streets.

The Audi RS 7 was able to reach full throttle on the track straightaways, and successfully braked before entering the corners - with 1.3 g of force reached, according to Audi.

Tesla, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and other high-end carmakers believe autonomous driving is the future, and have invested a large amount of resources into developing the technology.

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Re: One Wish

Postby silvo_volvo_stalker » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:21 pm

I would wish for more wishes.
Then i would wish to stop blushing at every moment of the day.
Stop being so clumsy - more hand- eye co-ordination!
For someone to love me
And to be invisible!
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Re: One Wish

Postby Conzoni al vento » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:27 pm

it totally depended on my mood.
I guess it would be to have the power to influence people.
That's the most important thing though.

i wouldnt use it as powerhunger but use it to make people help the poor and to recycle and save the planet and ultimately save them from themselves. That's my goal in life- to make people be aware of what serious downfalls are happening and to alert them enough that it will boost them in a trend to excell in positive and encouraging reforms. bring on the revolution (hahaha)
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Re: One Wish

Postby jaspercookie » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:09 pm

This is always a tough question for me: There are so many things I want, really specific things but I think that in the end, I just want to have fun and be happy. So I guess my wish would be for a fun and happy life.

Re: One Wish

Postby ceenindee » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:26 pm

I'd wish for world peace. Cheesy, I know. :roll: But then I think all my other wishes would fall into place. *shrug*
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Re: One Wish

Postby darkrider » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:42 pm

my one wish would now, have to be to find true love and lie happily...not like my parents would have.
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Re: One Wish

Postby nessiecurs » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:44 pm

EDWARD period.
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Re: One Wish

Postby porscheturbo911 » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:27 pm

To one day find my own Edward Cullen; someone who will love me everyday of forever too.
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Re: One Wish

Postby ShadowQueen » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:21 am

I wish for my own Edward Cullen as well, a person who would love me for who I am beyond forever ^-^

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Re: One Wish

Postby oleander » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:59 am

porscheturbo911 wrote:To one day find my own Edward Cullen; someone who will love me everyday of forever too.

AMEN. What porscheturbo911 says. :lol:

Seems kind of selfish for me to wish for something so egocentric, but the fact remains that if i'm happy, the world around me benefits. ;)
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Postby skylarblue » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:53 pm

One wish, wow that's hard but I would wish that I could be financially stable (not rich, just comfortable) to take care of my family & to be in love again.
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Super Simple Salmon Supper

Super Simple Salmon Supper

Who doesn’t love a good alliteration? Especially when it’s based on salmon.

Salmon is a weeknight staple in my house. We eat it pretty much every week so coming up with new salmon recipes can be somewhat challenging. Plus, I don’t like complicating salmon with a million other ingredients. It has a nice flavor on it’s own, and I don’t usually want to spend six hours coming up with a sauce for it on a weeknight. Let’s be honest, I don’t really want to spend more than six minutes coming up with a sauce on a weeknight.

And this sauce takes less than a minute. It’s super simple and super satisfying. There I go again with my alliterations.

Honey Mustard Salmon

1 1/2 pound salmon fillet with skin (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick)
1 garlic clove
3 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons mild honey
1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, crushed

Preheat broiler. Line rack of a broiler pan with foil and lightly coat with oil.

Pat salmon dry and put, skin side down, on pan. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then stir together with mustard, honey, vinegar, caraway seeds, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Spread mustard mixture evenly on top of salmon, then broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until just cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.

Transfer salmon to a platter with 2 large spatulas.

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Reign of Christ Sunday
November 20, 2016
Luke 23:33–43

I learned something this week about Reign of Christ Sunday, better known as the Feast of Christ the King, which we commemorate today. I learned that it has only been a part of the calendar of the church for less than a century. It celebrates the all-embracing sovereignty of Christ as the Lord of the cosmos, but it only came into being in 1925, in the face of growing secularism and the rise of fascist movements in Europe.

Pope Pius XI instituted the feast day because of his concerns that in the post-World War I years, the authority of the church and respect for God were dwindling. People were leaving the fold of the Church, at least in Europe, in droves, and a spirit of skepticism had replaced the obedient faith the clerical establishment had considered their due for centuries. Besides these troubling developments in the religious realm, nascent movements of intense nationalism had arisen in the political sphere—first the Fascists in Italy under Mussolini, then Hitler’s National Socialists in Germany and Franco’s Nationalists in Spain, as well as other, smaller factions throughout Western Europe and the Americas.

In the face of these perceived threats to the authority of the Roman Catholic church, Pius issued an encyclical called Quas Primas in 1925. In it, among other things, he established a feast day specifically designed to reassert the sovereignty of Christ and, by extension, the Church. Originally celebrated in October, it was later moved to the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, where it now sits as the culmination of the church year. The year begins with Advent, in which we wait expectantly for the coming of Jesus, both as a child and as the returning Lord, and ends with this acclamation of his cosmic rule. There is a symmetry and poetry to it that is quite beautiful.

But beautiful or not, it requires a certain suspension of disbelief. When we look at the world, it can be hard to convince ourselves that anyone benign is in charge. With so much chaos, violence, and death in the world; with what appears to be the triumph of fear over faith, egoism over humility, and baseness over respect; it certainly seems, at least to me in my darker moments, that Jesus is asleep at the switch.

When you think about it, our situation here at the tail end of 2016 is similar in a lot of ways to Pope Pius’s situation ninety-one years ago. With the Brexit vote in the UK, the refusal of much of the European Union to accept refugees from Syria, and here in the US with the election of Donald Trump, the world once again faces the threat of short-sighted nationalism and widespread xenophobia. Plus, the spread of secularism has continued mostly unabated since 1925, so that in our country at least, the options “No affiliation” and “Spiritual but not religious” claim bigger and bigger slices of the religious preference pie chart. It’s not that hard to understand, if not sympathize with, the feeling of near panic that led the pontiff to try to shore up belief in Christ as the cosmic king. A lot of religious people in our day are whistling in the dark too, trying to put on a brave face as their cultural dominance, or even relevance, continues to slip away.

It still boggles my mind that 81 percent of white evangelical voters are estimated to have voted for Donald Trump for president. I knew a significant number, perhaps even a majority, would deliberately blindfold themselves to all the ways Trump violates so many of their professed values and press the touch screen next to his name, but eighty-one percent? That is obscene. I find it disheartening to realize how easy it is for many Christians to abandon the way of Jesus in the pursuit of worldly power; to reject the way of the cross in favor of the power-over of political and cultural dominance.

That is why I am so glad that the people who devised the Revised Common Lectionary had the wisdom to choose as the gospel lesson for Reign of Christ Sunday in this final year of the three-year cycle the passage from Luke 23 we read earlier. On the day we hail Jesus as the Pantocrator, the Lord and King of all that is, the victorious Christ seated on the throne of the universe, our gospel reading takes place on a hill called Skull, where we watch the writhing forms of three men dying a torturous, shameful death at the hands of the seemingly all-powerful empire of Rome.

This is a curious kind of king we have here.

Jesus is the one in the middle, the central figure in the tableau, like a king on his throne with two of his ministers on lesser thrones on either side. In fact, Luke’s account is full of kingly imagery. Before the scene in question, he is questioned by Pontius Pilate, who asks him if he is the king of the Jews. Jesus does not deny the charge. Pilate sends him over to Herod Antipas, since Jesus is a Galilean and therefore falls under Herod’s jurisdiction, and Herod and his men mock Jesus by dressing him up in a royal robe and sending him back to Pilate. As part of their sentence, condemned prisoners had to carry their own crossbeams to the place of execution, but Jesus has his carried for him. As he makes his way through the streets of Jerusalem, Luke tells us that a great number of people followed him, as though it were a royal procession.

In today’s passage, the language of kingship continues. The inscription atop his cross, which declares the crime for which he is being punished, simply reads, “This is the King of the Jews” (v. 37). First the priests and scribes and then one of the criminals crucified alongside Jesus call him the Messiah in mocking tones. The leaders sneer at him, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!” (v. 35). The criminal bitterly derides him, spitting, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” (v. 39). The Hebrew word Messiah, which in Greek is translated Christ, means “anointed one,” and referred to the practice of anointing the kings of Israel and Judah with oil at their coronations. The soldiers also mockingly suggest that he come down off the cross, saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” (v. 37). And finally, the other criminal acknowledges sincerely what everyone else has been saying ironically, asking Jesus to remember him when he comes into his kingdom (v. 42).

It is impossible to escape the conclusion Luke wants us to draw, that Jesus really is a king, and all the people insulting him are actually unwitting heralds of his majesty. But again we are confronted with a paradox: an executed king whose throne is actually the instrument of his death.

Shane Claiborne was here the other night, and he gave a powerful argument in favor of abolishing the death penalty in our country. Coming at it from a Christian perspective, he expressed dismay at how many Christians—those who claim to follow the crucified Messiah—support and defend capital punishment. He reminded us that those two sticks of crossed wood, long before they became a symbol of God’s love for the world, long before they evolved into an emblem of triumph and cultural dominance, were a shame- and fear-inducing instrument of state terror. The cross has become almost innocuous and emptied of meaning for a lot of people, partly because of its ubiquity, but in the beginning it was overflowing with meaning—and all of it bad. Citing black theologian James Cone, Claiborne suggested a parallel between the cross and the lynching tree, which for decades, even centuries, white people used as a means of terrorizing black people and enforcing social control over them. Claiborne pointed out that if we wanted to recapture the ambiguous symbolism the cross had in the early years of the church, we should hang an electric chair on our wall.

I talk a lot about the reign of God—what is more familiarly known as the kingdom of God. I make no apologies about that, because from my reading of the New Testament, the reign of God was Jesus’s primary topic of conversation and teaching. But to avoid confusion, we need to unpack the term occasionally. What do we mean by the “reign of God”? Our answer to this question will give us a valuable clue to understanding Jesus’s curious kind of kingship as well.

The first thing to note is that the reign of God is not the same thing as heaven. Mark, the first gospel writer, talked about the kingdom of God, but Matthew, who may have had a scribal background, had scruples about using the name of God too freely, so he substituted the word “heaven” for “God,” giving us “the kingdom of heaven.” He meant exactly the same thing Mark did, but unfortunately, generations of Christians have taken the words literally, and have equated the kingdom of heaven with heaven. The result is that too many Christians focus all their thought and energy on ensuring a place for themselves in heaven after they die, and do their best to get others to do the same. Service and social justice may be important, but it takes a backseat to evangelism, which is understood as the systematic process of getting people to “ask Jesus into their hearts” so they end up in the good place rather than the bad.

But this is not what the reign of God means. It’s not located in some otherworldly realm, but right here on this earth.

Second, the reign of God is not merely future, but also present. Conversely, it is not merely present, but also future. Some people believe in a golden age that will kick in sometime in the distant future, after Jesus returns and defeats the devil and his minions. The earth will become a paradise ruled over by Christ, after all evildoers are judged and consigned to hell. Others believe that the reign of God is something that we can build through our own efforts here and now. Through the evolutionary process, we will be able to banish all the evils that have plagued humankind from the beginning: war, disease, poverty, sin, and so on. I find it hard to get on board with the notion that our world is naturally progressing from bad to good—I don’t think the evidence supports it—but some people still hold onto this hope, and believe that establishing the reign of God, whether they call it that or not, is our responsibility and ours alone.

But the reign of God is, by definition, a work of God's, not ours. We are privileged to serve as God’s co-laborers, and we most certainly do have a role to play, but apart from God it simply will not happen. What we experience now in fits and starts will someday be the rule rather than the exception. Some may disagree with me on this, but I believe that there will be a future consummation, when all that is wrong will be made right, when the banquet table will be set and everyone will be invited to gather around it. We live in hope. We wait in hope. We work and pray and struggle and weep, but always in hope. In the long run, love will win.

The third thing I want to say about the reign of God is that we don’t have to guess what it looks like. All we have to do is to look at Jesus’s life and ministry and we will learn all we need to know about the shape and content of God’s reign. I am convinced that Jesus’s primary purpose in carrying out his mission in the towns and villages of Galilee was to establish faithful covenant communities that would be able to withstand the corrosive effects of living in an unjust society under military occupation. Where he saw hunger and poverty, he encouraged sharing so that everyone’s needs were met. Where he saw families and communities torn apart by the ravages of debt, he established debt forgiveness as one of the pillars of his new group. Where he saw people being excluded or marginalized because of their occupation or sex or ethnic background or ritual impurity or economic status, he created a community in which all the divisions and hierarchies were removed or turned on their heads. In the Jesus movement, the last were to be first, the humble were to be exalted, and the leaders were to act as servants. Where he saw the powers and authorities using domination and force to cow the people into submission, he introduced a nonviolent ethic of resistance to subvert the Domination System.

Fourth, as we see in this passage from Luke, the reign of God is all about second chances. Jesus goes to his death with forgiveness on his lips. When he is mocked and spat upon, reviled and insulted, he does not respond in kind. Instead, he says, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). When the man on the other cross comes to his defense, confesses his own guilt, and makes the modest request that Jesus will remember him, Jesus offers him a second chance, assuring him that he is loved and forgiven and will no longer be alone: “Truly I tell you,” he says, “today you will be with me in Paradise” (v. 43).

On this Reign of Christ Sunday, we come to worship the king of an upside-down kingdom, a king who does not resemble any of the authoritarian dictators who wield worldly power within the Domination System, but rather who redefines what it means to be a king. Christ the King ensures justice, serves instead of being served, is obedient even to the point of giving up his life, and forgives even his killers. In his kingdom all are welcome, all are equal in dignity, the life of every person is honored and protected, and all distinctions of status based on color, anatomy, orientation, or portfolio are obliterated. In his kingdom—in the reign of God that is already present among us but has not yet arrived in its fullness—justice is the rule, love is the law, and reconciliation is the glue that holds the community together.

Our task as a church—our privilege as one manifestation of the Body of Christ—is to live God’s reign into being here in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. Guided by Jesus and empowered by the Spirit of God, we are to build a reconciled and reconciling community, a welcoming and affirming fellowship, a congregation of resistance that stands with all who find themselves outside the corridors of power and privilege and opposes anyone and anything that would try to keep them there.

May we be found faithful in this curious venture by the curious king of an upside-down kingdom, and may that kingdom come and that curious king’s will be done in Columbus, in Ohio, throughout the United States, and all over the earth, just as it is in heaven.

Come quickly, Christ our King!

Robert Turner


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  1. Yeah this is my 2 bite at final interview. Thanks for your advice I want to stay local sort of so will look at north east/Yorkshire will get my feedback first before acting. Thanks again and good luck to everyone!
  2. I have not got feedback yet I'm sure she did say about receiving feedback within the letter but I haven't, I can't get it until the 27th.
  3. Well I failed my final interview again, waited so many months it's crushed me a little. Anyone have any advice can I transfer with another force or do I need to wait another 6 months?
  4. Thanks for the reply chalky had mine Friday but still. Yeah I guess I'll find out soon enough well done anyway!
  5. When was your interview chalky? Taking it as I have not been successful as I have neither an email (or letter).
  6. Of course you have time, you just need to keep training, the test itself isn't difficult but if you haven't ran in years it's probably best to start now. Perhaps do progressive runs so you are running further each day (slightly), to build up your stamina. Perhaps once a week or even twice attempt a bleep test to your best effort. You can easily do it, especially if you really want this job.
  7. Ah good luck just be confident and don't rush your answers. Let me know how it goes mate!
  8. Thanks for sharing that information it's some great advice!
  9. Did you get the result you were hoping for? If so when's your final interview date?
  10. It may be I was training for the raf and that was 20 I assumed it would be the same but perhaps not. 15 or 20, everyone should be fine.
  11. All depends really but anything from 10 days to four weeks, I did mine on the 18th with Durham and got mine back on the 28th. Though I reckon that was incredibly quick. Two to four weeks is likely, good luck!
  12. If you want to practise it all you need is some cones or posts and a measuring tape for 20 metres and you can listen to the test on YouTube. If you fail keep practising, I'm sure you can do it, 5.4 is a breeze without being disrespectful to anyone.
  13. Yes chalky I did, well done mate I got 61% you pipped me haha.
  14. Does anyone who has recently attended a final interview have any useful tips? Would be very grateful.
  15. Yeah I too thought I did better than last times especially on the dreaded role plays. Can only do our best let's hope for a good result, with final interviews starting the 8th it's a quick turnaround.