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CMU-R Students Develop Reporting System for RWACOF A group of Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda (CMU-R) students have worked together to support RWACOF Exports Ltd, a Rwandan coffee exporter and processor, to develop an efficient and effective reporting system as part of their practicum last term. Previously when RWACOF Exports Ltd bought coffee, all the data related to the operation was hand written before being input into a spreadsheet that was subsequently sent to headquarters. The company’s only access to this data was via email or phone, which was time-consuming and lacked efficiency. The student team developed software to produce timely and accurate reports on coffee purchases, expenses, cash management, stock updates and cost to production analysis. The web based application was developed to work remotely and can be used by multiple users on numerous platforms such as mobiles, computers and tablets. A USSD version was also developed for use in times of sporadic and unstable Internet connection. While the web-based application has numerous features and functions most of which are not used regularly, the USSD version was designed to record coffee purchases alone. Deliverables from the project included: a statement of work, technical specifications, user manuals, the source codes of the entire project as well as a compiled running program ready for use. Team members that included Phizer Dusabuwere, Richard Ishimwe and Sildio Mbonyumuhire concurred that working in a group was very challenging and that they quickly learnt that task distribution and perseverance throughout the project were crucial for success. “We were especially challenged by the fact that our client did not have a technical person on site, but we were able to dig enough to find out their needs and create a solution they were appreciative of,” explained Rafiki Ntamuhanga also on the team.

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Samsung Xpress M2825DW Review and Ratings Our Verdict: The M2825DW offers some surprising high-end features, including broad mobile-device support and a highly configurable print manager. It’s a good value, and best for light-to-moderate text printing in a home or small office. Read More… - What We Liked… - Broad mobile-printing support - Strong text print quality - Deep print-management, Eco utilities - Easy setup - 250-sheet tray capacity - What We Didn’t… - Paper-tray design needs work - Separate toner and drum replacements required - Poor photo print quality Samsung Xpress M2825DW Review By September 25, 2013reviewed Table of Contents Introduction, Design & Features In Hans Christian Andersen’s fable, the ugly duckling grew up to be a swan. In the same way, Samsung’s Xpress M2825DW, a budget-price mono laser, has a bit of the same quack about it: Appearance isn’t its strong suit, but under its feathers, there's plenty of potential. This Xpress model has some of the expected weaknesses of any budget laser (when we wrote this in late September 2013, it was $159.99 direct from Samsung), but it won us over in the end as a text-pumping workhorse for homes, students, or light office use. Whether you are convinced or not that this printer is really a swan, however, will depend on your needs. A quick hands-on with the Xpress M2825DW reveals an unprepossessing physical design. With dimensions of 8x14.5x13.2 inches, the body resembles a stubby cube. It has a black top, and it features light, stone-gray-colored plastic elsewhere. We wouldn't call it ugly, but it’s a combination that’s faceless in a Standard Office way... Weighing 16.4 pounds, the printer is not heavy for its size, but it is a bit bulky. The output tray is actually a dip in the top of the printer, as you can see here... That placement is a good idea for an industrial-size printer that’s immovable, but perhaps less so for a home or small-office printer that you’d like to tuck efficiently into as tight a space as possible. (To reach your prints, you won’t want to place the Xpress M2825DW under a low overhang, such as a shelf.) A flip-out support (which needs some vertical space to open up) prevents print jobs from flopping out onto the floor. Note, though: While the paper tray is rated to hold 250 sheets, the output tray can stack only 150. This means you can’t just leave a 250-sheet job printing while you do something else. That said, this isn't the kind of printer that you'd want to be routinely printing jobs that big on, anyway. A manual feeder is behind a small hinged drawer that opens on the front of the unit. The automatic feeder isn’t merely a tray, but a drawer that takes up most of the lower third of the printer. As you can see, it pulls out and away from the M2825DW... Pulling out the tray makes a good bit of noise. (Likewise, the M2825DW’s motor, when running a job, is relatively loud for its size.) Nothing eases the scrape of plastic against plastic as you work the drawer back and forth to get it open and closed, and we found the latter action rough, requiring both hands. On top of that, you have to pull out the entire drawer and adjust the back end like this to change between legal-size and letter-size stock... Note that once you go to legal-size paper and replace the drawer, part of the mechanism projects from the back of the printer... That’s not only visually awkward, but it also makes it impossible to ease the unit completely into a corner or up against a wall. (Even when it’s set for letter-size printing, the drawer still sticks out a bit.) The back also has ports for the power cord, USB, and wired Ethernet networking connections... To the right of that, there’s a fold-down back entrance to the paper path here, too, good to have in case of paper jams. The back and both sides are also peppered with cooling vents. A hinge on the front of the unit lets the front face fall open, revealing the toner cartridge. Replacing it is relatively simple. As you can tell, its placement is shallow and easy to access... The top of the printer has buttons for power, cancel, WPS (for establishing the Wi-Fi connection), and Eco mode, as well as two lights. One shows the status of the toner (off for normal, blinking orange for running low, solid orange for out). The other indicates a range of conditions—mostly solid red for anything bad, from no paper to a serious error. We’d have preferred an LED or LCD numerical readout indicating exactly the kind of error, but this kind of vague LED notification is common on budget lasers. Finally, the Power, WPS and Eco buttons light up when the printer's in power saver mode, connected to a wireless network, and in Eco mode, respectively. Setup & Features The M2825DW comes out of the box pinned down with six long, blue-plastic sticky tabs. Getting them off isn’t a problem, but one postcard-like paper sheet is stuck half in, half out of the printer. Once you pull down a latch at the top front of the printer and open it up, you’ll see the sheet is attached to a long orange-plastic rod that snakes back behind the toner cartridge, where it’s also attached. You'll have to extract that too. Also, the cartridge itself isn’t primed for use until you pull a long plastic tape out of one end. It’s only a slightly messy business, but best done away from carpets, clean desktops, and good clothes. The rest of setup was a breeze. Software installation lets you choose among USB, wired network, and wireless network... You can elect to install two apps along with the printer driver: Easy Wireless Setup, and Easy Printer Manager. We suggest doing the first even if you don’t go initially with a wireless setup, since it will save time later if you change your mind. The Easy Printer Manager is a definite plus under all circumstances. It looks very similar to the Printer Manager from Dell’s B1163w Mono Laser Multifunction Printer. We thought highly enough of it in that printer to consider it a major benefit, the kind of thing you’d expect from a much more expensive printer. The Easy Printer Manager groups everything except alerts rather awkwardly under a single heading, Device Settings. There, you’ll find subheadings for System, Eco Settings, Input Tray, Layout, Printer, Emulation, Network Settings, and Print Information... Loads of customization here. You'll find a timed power-save mode, and controls for determining how low the toner supply gets before the warning light starts blinking. You can use it to set paper type (thin to cardstock), change print density (+/-10), adjust altitude values (to prevent speckling and ghosting), and skip the printing of blank pages without entering Eco mode. Unlike the B1163w, this Xpress doesn't do any copying or scanning, so the Easy Printer Manager doesn’t include such digital-imaging controls as fringe removal or multiple image formats, but it’s still a very good and deep tool to have on your side. The Xpress M2825DW and the B1163w, curiously, continued to cross swords on other major features. On one of these, Eco mode, the Xpress M2825DW came out ahead. While the Dell unit's Eco mode prints two pages on one side of a sheet and reduces toner use to draft mode, the Samsung printer in addition skips blank pages, and it lets you select two, four, six, nine, or 16 pages to print per sheet (though who can read nine or 16 pages per sheet, besides The Human Fly, is anyone's guess). And while the user guide states that duplex printing, another Eco feature, is only available on the M262x printer series, it worked just fine on the M2825DW—if looking a bit odd as the printer outputted a page, only to pull it back in to print the other side. We also noted some nice features you can manually apply after you first bring up Eco Preview, which in turn launches the Easy Eco Driver. These include “select and remove specific object,” “delete selected page,” “save as PDF,” and “remove images”... Using these, you can, say, exclude toner-wasting images or ads in your printouts to save consumables. You’ll notice in that image above, too, that unlike the Dell B1163w, the M2825DW has an Eco mode simulator that actually works. Where Dell’s was just a series of three static savings percentages for CO2, Energy, and Paper, Samsung’s five percentages (Toner, Paper, Energy, CO2, and Cost) actually change to reflect print resolution, toner use, duplexing, removal of images and bold fonts, and the like. It is just an approximation, but it gives a decent idea of how each element affects the whole. There are still a few rough corners with this specific set of features. Notably, while the Remove Images option works great, the software can’t tell simple pictures from embedded text on pictorial backgrounds. You could very well end up not printing a large amount of text because of this, as we discovered. Still, the depth of control you’re given with Eco printing is very useful. The M2825DW goes up against Dell’s B1163w on another front: printing from mobile devices. The B1163w accomplishes this through Google CloudPrint, AirPrint, and Dell MobilePrint; Samsung’s Xpress M2825DW supports Google CloudPrint and Samsung MobilePrint. The two units actually cover much of the same universe of devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, tablet PCs, and a range of smartphones, as well as Gmail/Google Docs, the Google Chrome browser, and the Chrome OS. Right now this remains a premium-level feature in printers, just beginning to show up in lower-cost models. These Dell and Samsung models are ahead of the curve. As noted in that review of the B1163w, there’s no way we can guarantee setting up mobile printing will be a snap, however. Too many factors are involved, though the clear but simple directions in the user guide (launched via an executable through your browser) covers matters sufficiently, assuming everything else—network, tower availability, firewall, access point, and so on—is working in your favor. No third-party software comes bundled with the Xpress M2825DW. (The B1163w included Nuance PaperPort 14, for use with its scanner.) However, Samsung does supply what it calls “management tools.” These are mostly of limited value, such as Samsung Printer Status—which is basically the Home option in its Easy Printer Manager—while Easy Capture just adds printing and very rudimentary editing of documents to the screen-capture function. Of the lot, the Easy Printer Manager and Easy Eco Driver, which we praised above, are the software stars here, rating a strong two thumbs-up for their raft of configurable options. Performance, Print Quality & Conclusion By performance, we mean print speed; and when it comes to speed, the Xpress M2825DW was outpaced in one category, but otherwise did reasonably well in our tests. We compared it to Dell’s multifunction mono-laser B1163w because of the similarity of some of their best features and their identical prices, and to three low-cost single function mono lasers: Dell’s B1160w Mono Laser Printer, Samsung’s own ML-2165w, and Brother's HL-2270DW. The last is an oldie-but-goodie budget laser we reviewed several years back. Photo Printing Test This test compares our five printers on how long it takes for each to print a sample 4x6-inch snapshot. The results are then averaged across many repeat runs of the job. The M2825DW’s 11-second showing was respectable, if not up to the level of the leader, the HL-2270dw, at 9 seconds. Both easily surpassed the ML-2165w, B1160w and the B1163w. Business Printing: Microsoft Office Suite Test This is a timed trial that measures a printer’s speed using several popular business apps in Microsoft Office. We look at how long is required to print five test documents, for a total of 11 pages. These are a one-page Excel table, with an embedded grid; a one-page Excel graph; a three-page Excel document that contains charts and graphs; a four-page PowerPoint document with full-page slides; and finally, a two-page Word text document. Here, the M2825DW came in just 3 seconds behind the HL-2270dw, whose showing at 58 seconds was very fast indeed for the price. By contrast, the ML-2165w crawled in at 1:28, and the B1163w and B1160w were a few seconds behind that, as you can see. Business Printing: Adobe Acrobat Test In this test, we measure a printer’s speed by how quickly it executes a four-page, wide-orientation PDF document, complete with a mix of photos and text. Here, the Xpress M2825DW shared the back of the pack. Its result of 30 seconds was essentially identical to the B1163w (29 seconds) and the ML-2165w and B1160w (31 seconds). All four were tortoises to the HL-2270dw’s hare on this one, though. Business Printing: Effective Pages Per Minute Test This test is an aggregate figure created by number-crunching together the last two tests: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Acrobat. Here the M2825DW certainly shows the hit it took on Acrobat, at 9.9 pages per minute (ppm) nearly 2ppm behind the HL-2270dw. Still, it well-outpaced the ML-2165w and the Dell printers… On the whole, the Xpress scored well in our speed tests, despite the PDF-test stumble. It’s certainly faster than Dell’s B1163w, which as a multifunction printer offers wider office functionality, but it's otherwise roughly competitive on printing features. And on the features front it beats the faster, lighter HL-2270DW handily. Print Quality & Cost The M2825DW does an outstanding job with text. Letters at all font sizes look exceptionally clear, with firm letter edges and dark, even centers at 600dpi. That’s the standard resolution—in other words, we were able to print attractive, business-ready letters on stationery without resorting to the advanced resolution of 1,200dpi. This quality, of course, doesn’t hold true in Eco mode. With toner saver on and gray fonts chosen, edging was for the most part clear, but some stippling was visible. Interiors became entirely pixelated. However, we were impressed with the readability of printing four pages on one side of a letter-size sheet, at high resolution. We’d put the M2825DW up against many higher-priced models when it comes to printing documents without fear that the results would look shoddy in comparison. Still, the unit is a budget-line model, and that showed up in photo reproduction. Granted, few mono lasers are ace photo printers. Here, smudging was a constant, with small objects (such as jewelry or embroidered designs) looking heavily pixelated. Shadows were rendered as pock-marked masses, and striping occured with some frequency. This held true at either resolution, rendered from colored images or black and white, though we saw a slight improvement at 600dpi, so there’s reason to suspect the Xpress M2825DW is optimized for text. Most budget printers come with a starter toner cartridge. An example is the $99 Pantum P2000, rated for 700 pages, while the standard model available for purchase separately provides enough toner for 1,500 pages. The Xpress M2825DW, however, comes with a cartridge that’s identical to its standard, over-the-counter model: 1,200 pages. With a cost of $36.99, this means a cost per page (CPP) of approximately 3.1 cents. If you buy instead Samsung's high-yield toner cartridge—3,000 pages for $68.99—the CPP drops to 2.3 cents. It's not that simple, though. Every 9,000 pages, you also have to replace the imaging drum, which is separate from the toner cartridge in the Xpress M2825DW. That’s $58.99. It raises the CPP to roughly 3 cents if you stick with the high-yield toner. That’s a respectable figure, if not a great one. By comparison, the Pantum P2000 delivers a CPP of 3 cents with its high-yield toner cartridge but requires no separate drum replacement. That means one less modest hassle, at the very least. When you factor in wear and tear, the M2825DW takes something of a hit, if you were considering it for extensive office output. The P2000’s maximum monthly duty cycle is 20,000, as is that of Dell’s B1163w. (There’s no recommended monthly duty cycle, but few manufacturers supply this. It’s usually taken to be on the order of one-tenth the stated maximum for lower-end printers.) The M2825DW’s duty cycle is 12,000, which fine for home use but low for regular use even in a small office. The unit does come with a one-year warranty, as does most of its competition. But know that this is an occasional-use printer for a user or three in the the office, not an everyday workgroup workhorse. Finally, if you bring up the Easy Printer Manager, then click on Device Settings > Print Information > Supplies Information, you’ll get a printout that includes Fuser Life (X/100,000), Transfer Roller Life (X/100,000), Tray 1 Forward Roller Life (X/50,000), Tray 1 Retard Roller Life (X/50,000), and Pick-Up Roller Life (X/50,000), where X is the number of pages that the M2825DW has printed since these items were last installed or changed. Though they aren’t replaceable by users, they do wear out and require servicing. We inquired with Samsung, but no repair pricing was available to us. We found a lot to like about the Xpress M2825DW. Its text quality is first rate, and not just by the standards of budget lasers, either. Its two "Easy" utilities supply an excellent mix of user-controllable options for preview and printing. Its Eco simulator works and furnishes a good idea of how much you’re saving, as well as real-world tools for conserving. Its speed-test results were competitive, and the CPP, if not stellar, is certainly acceptable for a $150 printer. Perhaps most important, if you own a panoply of devices to print from, its mobile-print support is a strong plus. What’s not to like? The chassis color and shape were neutral factors at best, but the physical design could use some tweaks. A smoother-moving paper drawer that doesn't stick out the back would be our first change, along with a paper-output hopper that matches the capacity of the paper tray. We also don’t like having to separately replace toner and drum, especially on a budget printer like this one. Your view of the Xpress M2825DW will be strongly influenced by your particular needs. If space is tight, or you work a lot with PDFs, you’ll probably want to look elsewhere—perhaps to the faster, lighter Brother HL-2270dw, or the multifunction Dell B1163w. The latter is sleeker, easy to operate, and definitely slower, but with many of the same features (not to mention scanning and copying). But if you don’t mind the occasional tussle with its drawer, this printer does what it does extremely well and quickly in text mode. Throw in being able to send and print itineraries, receipts, and the like from a distance, along with all the configurability of the software, and this plain, swift printer just might be swan enough for yo Table of Contents USB 2.0; Wi-Fi; Ethernet 1,200dpi (4,800x600dpi "effective" output) Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4630 All-in-One PrinterRead Our Review Epson WorkForce Pro WF-5690 Network Multifunction Color Printer With PCL/Adobe PSRead Our Review HP Officejet Pro 8630 e-All-in-One PrinterRead Our Review HP Officejet Pro 276dw Multifunction PrinterRead Our Review HP Officejet Pro X551dw Color PrinterRead Our Review

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That's an absolutely loaded question, because what's offensive is in the eye of the beholder. Basically, the comics on Celebrity "work clean" as they say in the trade, but there's still an occasional word that creeps in that might offend some young ears. Last cruise we were on the comic did one late night set that was clearly billed as "adults only." And even that was pretty tame. Other than the comics, there's not much to worry about, except that most kids won't understand or care for most of what's going on, unless there happens to be a magic act. I believe the shows on Celebrity ships are "kid friendly". We had the "Ladder Guy" on our last cruise and he even brought a kid out of the audience and made him part of the show. It was hysterical. I really believe Celebrity is sensitive to their young cruisers!

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Would it be better for Herman Cain to let the women speak? Herman Cain needs to end the media frenzy around the sexual harassment allegations, and fast, say political analysts. Asking that the two women be released from their confidentiality agreements might actually help him, they say. Washington — GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain raised record campaign cash this week in the wake of reports that he was accused of sexual harassment by two women while chief executive officer of the National Restaurant Association, but his candidacy is in free fall. The hapless nature of Mr. Cain’s response has underscored existing questions about his leadership abilities and readiness for a pressure-filled national contest – not to mention his fitness to run the country. These swirling doubts, perhaps even more than the details behind the allegations, could sink his hopes. Cain’s only shot at redemption, some campaign watchers suggest, is to put the kibosh on the media frenzy around the story by asking the National Restaurant Association to release the two women involved from their nondisclosure agreements with the group. This would free them to speak publicly, which at least one of the women desires, her lawyer told the Washington Post, and allow a fuller rendering of what transpired. In a best-case scenario, the move could convey a measure of maturity, gravitas even, in the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza. It would also likely open the inevitable, if also sometimes prurient and unjust, stream of reporting about the women. How credible are they? Cue the shift in focus from Cain. “I don’t think he has any choice,” says Dean Spiliotes, civic scholar at Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester. “If he tries to couch this as it’s not his decision as to whether they speak out, I think that hurts him.” Presumably, Cain knows what happened, despite his hazy rendering of events. He told Fox News that he recalls comparing the height of one woman with that of his wife. Would that be enough for the National Restaurant Association to fork over $35,000, a year’s salary, according to a New York Times report released last night? The calculation, then, for Cain in weighing whether to call for the National Restaurant Association to terminate the nondisclosures is if the details are mild enough to overcome. “If the conduct was inappropriate language and his sexual conduct merely suggestive, it would make political sense to get this out in the open fast, so that he can take the hit and it will gradually go away,” says Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville. “Cain needs to find a way to stop the drip-drip-drip of scandal reporting.” The longer the story persists, the more likely Cain’s support will suffer in key early-primary states. Dante Scala, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, says voters like what they’ve seen of Cain in the televised national debates but that Cain's polling numbers aren’t solid. He’s still too new. Too untested, as this episode evidences. “This story could do a lot of damage to his standing here,” Mr. Scala says. Real Clear Politics’ polling average shows Cain out front of the unsettled GOP primary field as of Oct. 31, the day Politico broke the harassment story. He led with 26 percent of the vote to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 24 percent and Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s 10 percent. For those numbers to hold, Mr. Sabato suggests, it’s time for Cain to show some executive leadership and decisiveness. “Cain could look gallant and also help himself by finding a way to bring down the curtain on this sad episode,” Sabato says, adding, “remember, that’s if the information is damaging but not incinerating.”

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Among these people the clan, or perhaps I should say the kinsfolk, forms the unit. Do you yield to them of your own free will, or do the people hate you, or have you a quarrel with your kinsfolk? Ulwin, with gashed forehead and scratched neck, was shepherding his kinsfolk in the direction of his abode. In Marshall's opinion the breech between these kinsfolk ought not to be healed. He calls a servant and bids him go to Mesopotamia, his old home, and bring a wife for Isaac from his own kinsfolk. They closed the door upon their kinsfolk and faced the situation. The new queen's kinsfolk quickly acquired an almost unbounded ascendency over her weak husband. He will make us the kinsfolk of all things bright and beautiful. She held her head very high, knowing what her kinsfolk thought: that gran'ther had disgraced them. She told her story, but her kinsfolk were too poor to help her.

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Chris Klein has returned to acting after spending two months in rehab following two DUI arrests. The actor joined stars Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks on the set of The Good Guys this week to begin filming a guest spot on the police comedy's season finale, reports People. "He's doing fantastic. He loves comedy and these guys are all fantastic," said a source. "Being on set again with such a talented and welcoming cast has done wonders for him."

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I need to put weep holes over my door lintel in a wall that will be rendered. I intend to use the small vertical plastic ones to put in the vertical joints. Is it best to fit these now and stick them out 10 or 15mm to allow for the render or should I just leave gaps between the blocks and fit them later? DIY how to tutorial projects and guides - Did you know we have a DIY Projects section? Well, if no, then we certainly do! Within this area of our site have literally hundreds of how-to guides and tutorials that cover a huge range of home improvement tasks. Each page also comes with pictures and a video to make completing those jobs even easier!

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Chemistry - A synthetic analogue of prostaglandin Falpha, fluprostenol sodium occurs as a white or almost white hygroscopic powder that is soluble in water and alcohol. The drug’s potency is expressed in terms of fluprostenol; 52.4 micrograms of fluprostenol sodium is equivalent to 50 micrograms of fluprostenol. Storage/Stability/Compatibility - Fluprostenol should be stored in airtight containers and protected from light. The manufacturer recommends discarding any unused product after opening the vial. Pharmacology - Fluprostenol exhibits pharmacologic effects similar to those of the other agents in this class. Effects on the female reproductive system include stimulation of myometrial activity, relaxation of the cervix, inhibition of steroidogenesis by corpora lutea, and potential lysing of corpora lutea. Fluprostenol reportedly has less smooth muscle stimulant activity and, therefore, may be safer to use to induce parturition in the mare. Uses/Indications - The labeled indications for fluprostenol are to synchronize estrus for breeding management and for postpartum breeding. Suggested therapeutic uses by the manufacturer include: induction of luteolysis following early fetal death and resorption; termination of persistent diestrus; termination of pseudopregnancy; termination of lactational anestrus; establishing estrous cycles in barren/maiden mares; and to determine if a mare is cycling. The drug has also been used as an induction agent for parturition and as an abortifacient. Pharmacokinetics - No information was located for this agent. Contraindications/Precautions - Fluprostenol should not be used in pregnant mares unless parturition induction or abortion is desired. It should also not be used in mares with acute or sub-acute disorders of the GI tract or respiratory disease. The manufacturer states that mares receiving non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs should not receive fluprostenol, as this drug can inhibit the synthesis and release of prostaglandins. The clinical significance of such an interaction is in doubt, however. The manufacturer recommends conducting a through breeding exam prior to the use of this drug. Adverse Effects/Warnings - In horses, sweating, increased respiration, mild abdominal discomfort, uneasiness and defecation may be seen after fluprostenol injection. Adverse effects are more likely at doses above those recommended by the manufacturer. See the warnings regarding the handling of the agent under Client Information below. Overdosage - No specific information was located. It would be expected that mild overdoses would result in the adverse effects listed above (sweating, diarrhea, increased respiratory rate). The animal should be treated supportively if necessary. Drug Interactions - Other oxytocic agents’ activity may be enhanced by fluprostenol. Reduced effect of fluprostenol would be expected with concomitant administration of a progestin. Manufacturer’s suggested dosage for all labeled indications (see above or package insert): a) 0.55 micrograms/kg (average dose 250 micrograms or 5 ml) IM To induce parturition in the mare: a) 2.2 micrograms/kg (0.0022 mg/kg) IM; delivery generally occurs in about 4 hours (Carleton and Threlfall 1986) b) Pony mares 250 micrograms IM, full-sized mares 1000 micrograms IM. First stage of labor ensues in 30 minutes, onset of second stage labor occurs in about 1/2 -3 hours. Duration of second stage labor varies from about 5-35 minutes. Author recommends further studies before recommending procedure. (Hillman 1987) As an abortifacient: a) Prior to the 12th day of pregnancy: 250 micrograms IM (Lofstedt 1986) b) Prior to day 35 of gestation: 250 micrograms IM one time; after day 35: 250 micrograms IM daily for 3-5 days are required. (Squires and McKinnon 1987) For estrus synchronization in normally cycling mares: a) Two injection method: On day 1 give 250 micrograms (Note: The text from this reference reads: 0.250 micrograms; it is believed that this is an error as the manufacturer’s recommended dose is approximately 250 micrograms) and again on day 16. Most (60%) mares will begin estrus 4 days after the second injection and about 90% will show estrous behavior by the 6th day after the second injection. Breed using AI every second day during estrus or inseminated at predetermined times without estrus detection. Alternatively, an IM injection of HCG (2500-3300 Units) can be added on the first or second day (usually day 21) of estrus to hasten ovulation. Breed using AI on days 20, 22, 24, and 26. This may be of more benefit when used early in the breeding season. (Bristol 1987) Client Information - Fluprostenol should only be used by individuals familiar with its use and precautions. Pregnant women, asthmatics or other persons with bronchial diseases should handle this product with extreme caution. Any accidental exposure to skin should be washed off immediately using soap and water. Dosage Forms/Preparations/FDA Approval Status/Withholding Times - Fluprostenol sodium for Injection, equivalent to 50 micrograms/ml fluprostenol in 5 ml vials; Equimate® (Bayer); (Rx) Approved for use in horses. It is not for use in horses intended for food. Human-Approved Products: None Disclaimer: the information on this page is used entirely at the

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On Thursday, October 31 at 11:00 a.m. ET, the Economic Policy Institute will release a new report and hold a panel discussion on the study, which reveals a broad state-by-state effort to undermine wages and labor standards for all workers. Gordon Lafer, EPI research associate and associate professor at the University of Oregon, will present his new report The Legislative Attack on American Wages and Labor Standards, 2011–2012, in which he shows how over the past two years state legislators across the country have launched an unprecedented series of initiatives aimed at lowering labor standards, weakening unions, and eroding workplace protections for both union and non-union workers. Virginia Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington) will provide his perspective on the influence of corporate lobbies on state legislators, and EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey will deliver introductory remarks. Washington Post reporter Niraj Chokshi will moderate. EPI board member and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is invited. Some of the report’s key findings include: - Four states have passed laws restricting the minimum wage, four lifted restrictions on child labor, and 16 imposed new limits on benefits for the unemployed. - States also passed laws stripping workers of overtime rights, repealing or restricting rights to sick leave, undermining workplace safety protections, and making it harder to sue one’s employer for race or sex discrimination. - Legislation has been pursued making it harder for employees to recover unpaid wages (i.e., wage theft) and banning local cities and counties from establishing minimum wages or rights to sick leave. To RSVP and receive an embargoed copy of the report, email firstname.lastname@example.org. Follow the event on Twitter with the hashtag #DefendWorkers. What: Release event and panel discussion on new EPI report, The Legislative Attack on American Wages and Labor Standards, 2011–2012 Who: Gordon Lafer, EPI Research Associate and associate professor at the University of Oregon. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), EPI board member and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair (invited), Virginia Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D-Arlington), EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey, Niraj Chokshi, reporter, Washington Post Where: Economic Policy Institute 1333 H Street, NW Suite 300 When: Thursday, October 31st at 11:00 a.m. ET

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Pros: User friendly, reliable, durable Cons: none so far This Simplicity Easy Lock Serger SL370 is my first serger, so I can't compare it to others. However, I have used it for about 1-1/2 years now, and love using it. It seems durable, consistent in operation and results, and the instructions are easy to follow. I have used it on everything from delicate fabrics to fleece and heavy terry. People told me sergers are difficult to thread, but I have found that if I use the methods recommended in the manual, it goes smoothly and I change thread colors frequently. I have used the machine a lot, and am very happy with it. I have been so impressed with the quality of this serger that I recommended a Simplicity brand sewing machine to my daughter-in-law as her first machine, rather than have her get a new low-end Singer with plastic parts for the same price. For my other sewing projects, I use a 50 year old Singer in a cabinet.

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Enterprise Mobility: Apple iPhone's Top 10 Grossing Apps in 2010 Apple has released a list of its top-grossing iPhone apps in 2010. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list is dominated by entertainment apps, particularly games. Of the more productivity-related programming, iPhone and iPod Touch users evidently placed a high premium on navigation, shelling out $50 for the TomTom U.S.A. app, optimized for the iPhone 4, and free worldwide VOIP (voice over IP) calls. Baseball also ranked high, with many users downloading the MLB.com At Bat app. Despite a growing challenge from Google Android, Apple remains strong in the consumer smartphone space. Third-party developers have flocked to the company's App Store as a revenue generator, populating the online storefront with hundreds of thousands of apps. As a result, an app exists for many of life's tasks big and small. Faced with such a galaxy of choice, though, most iPhone and iPod Touch owners seem to want apps for one vital, all-consuming function: blowing zombies to smithereens.

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One thing I love to make and experiment with is waffles, they are so simple plus most kids and adults love them! This past week, I thought I would get a little creative and add some orange and cinnamon that I had on hand to make these waffles. They were delightful topped with your favorite syrup! The first time I made these I added xanthum gum to the recipe on top of the gluten free flour, I quickly learned that was a bad idea. The waffles tasted great, but xanthum gum holds ingredients together so it was extremely tough to cut through the waffles. If you are making these with your own flour mix then you would likely need the xanthum gum. I used King Arthur All Purpose flour and the xanthum gum is already in the flour. Let’s get to this recipe! - 1 2/3 Cup Rice Milk - 1/2 Cup Applesauce - 2 Tbsp Orange Juice - 1 Tbsp Orange Zest (Zest from 1 large orange) - 2 Cups Gluten Free Safe Flour - 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar - 1 Tbsp Baking Powder - 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon - 1/2 Tsp Ground Ginger - Fresh Squeezed Orange (Optional) Start by preheating the waffle iron. Next, combine all the ingredients in a large stand mixer or large bowl. I squeezed the juice from 1/4 of an orange in the mix as well, this is optional. Continue mixing the ingredients until they are formed into a smooth consistency. Continue making these by pouring a small amount of the mixture onto the heated, greased waffle iron and cook until brown according to the instructions with your waffle iron. This made 6 Belgian style waffles. As always be sure to check all ingredients and eat what is safe for you and your family! Enjoy!

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Rumor: PS4 Virtual Reality headset to be revealed at GDC Sony's PlayStation 4 virtual reality headset is rumored to be revealed at Game Developers Conference next month. Late last year, two patents regarding the virtual reality headset surfaced: one leaking a head-mounted display, and a second for an audio system that blocks outside noise. Sony was expected to reveal the headset at the Tokyo Game Show, but opted to "tweak and polish" it instead. According to TechRadar's "inside source," who claims to have spent time with the helmet behind closed doors, people will "definitely be impressed" with Sony's new headset. "The quality and resolution are really, really good," the tipster said. GDC is to take place next month from March 17 thorugh March 21.

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Whiplash - PS2 - Preview E3 2003 - First Look “Here’s another example of human barbarism – the hamster cannon. Now that’s just plain mean!” Bam! A hamster is fired across the room and sticks on the velcro-looking target on the wall. Mean? Oh yes. Funny – in a guilty sort of way. Whiplash is a pending release from Eidos Interaction and Crystal Dynamics and is slated for release on the PlayStation2 and Xbox. The game was demonstrated at E3 in Los Angeles and follows the adventures of Spanx and Redmond who have escaped from forced labor in a animal product-testing lab and are bent on escape. Not only are they trying to get free, but they are trying to get as many of their fellow animals freed as well. There is just one hitch – they are chained together, and hence the program gets its title. Players perform as Spanx, a demented weasel-looking character. The foil and disgruntled tool is Redmond, a rabbit that is abused likely more than the product testers ever dreamed. Spanx using the chain that bind them to whip Redmond through obstacles and into enemies. Game features include a variety of puzzles and enemies, including lab technicians, crooked rent-a-cops, and the corrupt CEO of the corporation. If successful, you can drive the company into bankruptcy. Graphically this game is very good, with solid effects and smooth animation. The sound is also well done. The charm of this game is in the frenetic action of the principal characters. Reactions from lab techs being clubbed by the whipped Redmond (who is also used to clog a toilet on occasion to flood a level) is wonderful. This game is a humane society’s nightmare, but it plants tongue firmly in cheek, disregards conventions and has a good time. What more can you ask from a game?

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Wheeled Loading Shovels Don't get in the way of one of these fellas, they're as strong as they are massive! Just look at that shovel on the front - you and your mates could have a party in there, and still have room to spare, so imagine how much stuff they can move around in one day! People use these for everything from road gritting to recycling, because they can carry just about anything anyone wants them to. Check out those wheels too, they can take you anywhere you want to go, and fast! Where are you most likely to see a JCB Wheeled Loader?

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“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax” ~ Abraham Lincoln Prepare: to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use, or activity Athletes do it. Sports teams do it. Airline pilots do it. Professional speakers do it. Musicians do it. Event planners do it. Successful people do it. It's not always fun. In fact, sometimes the hours may seem long. And it might not feel like you're making any progress. Yet, success comes from preparation. The hours you spend preparing make for more positive, more uplifting, more successful hours in the time when it counts. Plan For Success Part of the preparation phase is planning for success. This is about getting yourself into a state of belief. Belief in yourself, and that you can accomplish the task before you. To take this one step further, beyond a belief in yourself, it's also believing you can be excellence. We see what we tell ourselves is real. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” ~ Napoleon Hill During your preparation, it's important to focus. Focus on what's important to know and do. Focus on those things that you'll need to do to be successful. Work on them until you feel good about where you are. And no matter what it is you're preparing for, look at both the mental and physical realms that will need your focus. Understand what you are preparing for. Ask yourself the question "Do I know what it is I'm trying to accomplish?". Answer it honestly. If your answer doesn't make sense, or if it seems out of alignment with what you see the end result is, then focus more on understanding the scope of what you're tackling. Sometimes tasks/projects/games can be ambiguous. When you encounter ambiguity, take the time to understand. Understanding will then lead back to the focus you need to continue on. Preparation isn't all about seeing how fast you can get it all done. It's more important to focus on doing it right. Prepare for success by pacing yourself. This might mean going over one particular area many times, in an effort to get it "right". That's okay. Prep time is exactly for that – for smoothing out the rough edges. If you do all the steps above, you are ready for the big "game". Success will be waiting for you there. Remember also that at "game" time, as much as you've prepared, you may still be faced with something you hadn't thought of. That's okay. You do the best you can given what you know. Will you succeed? That's a question only you can answer. Success is waiting. This is a journey we're on. And one worth keeping at. Through it all, remember why it is you're doing these things you're doing. Whatever it is, it should be something you want to do. Your moment is now! Find those things in life that have meaning to you. And as you're getting ready to do these things – prepare. Prepare and put it all out there on the table. No regrets! This is your life. Be great! by Lance Ekum

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Just wondering if anyone's used Chelated Iron (12-0-0) in their PG? I'm gonna be running some through tomorrow, and am sure that I won't get a response about this until after I do it, but I was going to see how my results run up against any else's? I realize that the water volume may not be up to par, as with Primo Maxx, but I'm trying these things out to see how the results are, until these companies start putting out info on mix rates to run with these machines or until I realize they just don't work the way I'd like them to. So, if you all have any experiences, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks.

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Hope you are well rested after a long weekend full of lots of good food and time with family and friends! Whew! I know we are thankful that Thanksgiving is on a Thursday, because we needed every minute of that long weekend! ;) But this morning we are back at it and feeling more energized than ever! Over the weekend we took some time to really concentrate on slowing down and being present. We worked hard earlier in the week to get all of our work done so that we could concentrate on being present in the moment! However, I must admit, we still struggled. It is so hard for us to take a break. (Yes, that is a good thing because we are incredibly passionate about what we do… but it is also a challenge because letting our bodies and minds rest is SO IMPORTANT! Plus, we owe it to our family and friends that surround us… they deserve 100% of us!) It is easy to get caught up in that To-Do list that is never ending (especially with the holidays upon us) or lose track of the conversation that is happening right next to you because Facebook is filling you in on the latest (not as important) news. We are guilty too! However, this week we invite you to focus with us on slowing down and being present. Turn off social media when you are surrounded by your loved ones, delete items on your To-Do list that are actually impossible to get done (Note to self: Honestly, if they are that important they will get done at some point- no reason to stress yourself out over it!), and add one really important task to your list that forces you to slow down. Maybe it is “go to the gym,” or “go to yoga,” or “write in your journal”… whatever it may be that will help you slow down, write it on your To-Do list. You owe it to yourself to make it a priority to slow down and be present! Have an AMAZING week! *Side Note: This will be our last Amazing Life Manifesto Video for the year! Whoa… that seems crazy to say! lol. But we have a December full of AMAZINGNESS that we are so excited to share with you! Stay Tuned!

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Code covered by the BSD License Download apps, toolboxes, and other File Exchange content using Add-On Explorer in MATLAB. » Watch video Daniel Armyr (view profile) 09 Apr 2013 Interactive demo of the 2d wave equation. This file was selected as MATLAB Central Pick of the Week Watch this File An interactive demo of the 2D wave equation. Uses MATLAB code with optional GPU acceleration for real-time performance. Either runs interactively, click anywhere to poke the surface and generate a new wave, or let the program do it by itself.

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Springy Thing Embossed Paper Pack Designer: Lindsay Jane Categories: Paper Packs Blue, Gray, Purple, Tan, Yellow, Lindsay Jane, Family, Kids, Outdoors, Spring Tags: Springy Thing Embossed Paper Pack, Yellow, Blue, Gray, Purple, Lavender, Outdoors, Kids, Family |Add to Cart Add to Favorites Tell a Friend| Add to Cart Springy Thing Embossed Paper Pack. These solid colors coordinate with Springy Thing Embellishment Pack, Paper Pack,Frame Pack and Border Pack. VERSION 2 OR HIGHER *** Please refer to QuickMix download speeds/times before purchase: 1. This QuickMix design is a downloadable purchase only. Download times may vary. 2. MemoryMixer Software required. Buy MemoryMixer Software Now.

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The Williamsport Crosscutters are again seeking local families to assist in housing players during the 2013 baseball season. Anyone can help provide lodging for this year's Cutters by either providing space or renting a room, apartment, or home. While many host families come back year after year, the team is always looking to add to their list of availabilities for the players. "Host Families play a crucial role in helping young players feel comfortable in a new environment", said Crosscutters Vice-President of Marketing Gabe Sinicropi. "I also know that those who have hosted players in the past have had incredibly wonderful experiences. With players coming and going throughout the season, we have constant needs as far as housing." The 2013 season runs from June 17 until September 4 and players typically range from 18-23 years of age. Anyone in need of more information on becoming a Host Family is invited to contact Jenny Lorson at (570) 326-3389 or firstname.lastname@example.org. Opening Night 2013, presented by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania & KISS 102-7 takes place on Tuesday, June 18 and will feature a schedule magnet giveaway for the first 2,500 in attendance, a chance for fans to trade in old Williamsport Outlaws gear for a new Cutters t-shirt and other opening night festivities. Season tickets, bonus books, group packages and single game tickets are currently available and can be purchased online at www.crosscutters.com or by calling the Cutters Hotline at (570) 326-3389.

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On his best days and on days that are a struggle, Angelo Gumbs is prepared to work. That makes performances like Thursday's even sweeter when they come along. The Yankees infield prospect Gumbs blasted two home runs and drove in four, season highs in both categories, as Class A Advanced Tampa held off a late Brevard County rally for a 6-4 win at Steinbrenner Field. Ranked New York's No. 7 prospect going into the 2013 season, Gumbs slumped to a .213 average and a .593 OPS in 91 games between Class A Charleston and Tampa. Thursday night, he looked more like the player the Yankees were hoping for when they selected him in the second round of the 2010 Draft. Gumbs gave Tampa the lead by belting a two-out, two-run jack in the second inning, his first blast since homering on back-to-back days on July 16-17. He followed that with a sacrifice fly for the second run of the Yankees' fourth. "There were a couple of tough calls [umpire Matt Winter] made," Gumbs said of his second trip to the plate. "I felt like the count should've been 3-0, but instead it was 1-2. Although that happened, I knew I couldn't let it affect my at-bat. So I just stayed looking for a fastball out over the plate to try and drive it deep and get the run in. It happened to work out that way." After grounding out sharply in the sixth, the second baseman added his second home run, a leadoff shot in the eighth. "I just felt good at the plate," he said. "No matter what the count was, no matter what the situation was, I was just focused on getting a good pitch and putting the best swing I can on it. "I don't think there was an at-bat tonight when I didn't hit the ball hard. In my third at-bat, I hit a bullet to the third baseman. [Brandon Macias] dove, grabbed it, threw it to first, so I had to tip my hat to him even though I was a little hurt about it," he added with a laugh. The multi-hit night marked Gumbs' third such performance in his last eight games. The 21-year-old also collected his first multi-homer game since he played for short-season Staten Island. On June 29, 2011, he went yard twice against Aberdeen. "He's still trying to grow as a hitter and try to figure himself out and find out what works for him, what approach works for him, what routines work for him," Tampa hitting coach P.J. Pilittere said. "Tonight was a bit of a mini-accumulation of all the work that he's put in. It was really exciting to see him go out there, hit four balls on the button tonight and get some results, because he definitely has been putting in the work." While Gumbs spearheaded the Tampa attack at the plate, 19-year-old lefty Ian Clarkin (1-0) delivered five quality innings in his first Florida State League start. The 33rd overall pick in the 2013 Draft allowed one run on seven hits and a walk while striking out four. "He was making pitches when it mattered," Gumbs said. "Sure, he would fall behind a few batters, but he eventually locked it in. He competed. The biggest thing for him is not trying to be perfect. Just be the best that you can be. We've got eight other guys out there that are trying to help you get this out. He pitched a good, healthy five innings to get us where we needed to be." The Manatees rallied to close their deficit to two runs in the ninth, but Alex Smith got the final two outs to pick up his second save.

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Nissan Leaf battery warranty upgraded in US, first to cover capacity loss So Nissan upgraded the warranty to ensure if you go below 9 bars, that they'll restore it to 9 bars: http://green.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/ni ... city-loss/ It's in the right direction, but I'm not sure about the 9 part! If you could pay a little extra (less than $1k or $2k) to go to 11 or 12, then I think it'll be ok. Brave new world!

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At our first port of call (Grand Turk) during our honeymoon (Oct. '09) my husband and I hit the beach for some swimming. After we got out of the water he looks down at his bare ring finger and says "Oh 'shoot,' my wedding ring!" We sadly walked back to the beach so he could look around the water for it. I'm not a pessimistic person, but I told him to just forget about it. His ring came off in the Atlantic Ocean, what are the chances of finding a ring in the Atlantic Ocean? He went in the water to look, and I laid back in a beach chair to relax. About 15 minutes later I hear him exclaim "I found it!" and I look up to see him holding the ring in his hand with a smile on his face. He is a very determined man, and that's part of why I love him. The moral of the story? When something seems impossible, and everyone is telling you to give up... keep pressing on, you can find your ring in the sea.

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North American term for coyote. - While the 30-caliber 110-grain bullet is short on sectional density and ballistic coefficient, it shoots surprisingly flat, delivering more than enough energy to topple the biggest prairie wolf on the plains at 300 yards or so. - At the bottom of the bluffs I made my way across a terrace plush with yellow grass as high as a prairie wolf's eye, mindful of the open wells and basements that riddle these old towns. - She has warmly wrapped her heart around 11 honky-tonk torch songs with more authentic wails than a lonesome prairie wolf. For editors and proofreaders Line breaks: prairie wolf Definition of prairie wolf in: What do you find interesting about this word or phrase? Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.

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The application is not time-crtical, but why insert a bug when you can avoid it. [emphasis added] The tone of this sentence implies that avoidance of this particular bug is essentially cosmetic and more or less optional. It's not just theoretically possible; it will eventually happen that successive calls to localtime occur on successive days. This will produce impossible dates (e.g., 31 April) or dates that are 'off' by a month or as much as a year (e.g., 31 Dec 2012 vice 31 Dec 2011). But if the application can tolerate dates that are impossible or wildly inaccurate, why bother with dates at all?

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Make your memories of remarkable events last forever. Order photos from the comfort of your home and pick them up at the petrol station counter. More > The petrol station enables our customers to send and receive fax messages. Ask your favourite shop assistant! Do you like to drink a nice cup of coffee? You can enjoy one on the way. We offer you the best Slovenian coffee Barcaffe. More > Supply your household with liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders. You can choose between different types of cylinders; their replacement is fast, convenient and easy. More > Filling stations with diesel. Filling spot with a non-cash payment machine - fill your tank, pay and drive off. Euroshell - Payment card for legal persons. hot tea to go available in various flavours Bar with drinks and warm beverages. Machine with six reasonably priced beverages (coffee, cocoa, tea). A specially chosen selection of freshly-prepared food and goods that require further baking. Goods and services can be paid for with foreign currencies. 24h cash withdrawal from the ATM. Sending and receiving faxes. Public telephone card booth. The card can be purchased in the sales area. Sales of all kinds of vignettes for Austrian motorways. Free Wi-Fi wireless internet access. Your photographs that have been sent for developing from your computer can be collected here. Sales of gas in cylinders for household purposes. Filling stations with heating oil - use containers prescribed by law.

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Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010, 03:32 Category: News, Processors Late Tuesday, the New York Times confirmed a rumor that Apple had purchased Intrinsity, a privately owned ARM chip design firm. Citing “people familiar with the deal,” the report also included an estimated US$121 million purchase price, provided by Tom R. Halfill, an analyst with Microprocessor Report. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling indirectly confirmed the purchase, stating that the the hardware maker “buys smaller technology companies from time to time.” However, he added that Apple does not reveal “purpose or plans” with any acquisition. Sources close to the story also confirmed to the Times that Intrinsity helped to design the custom A4 processor found in the recently released iPad. Weeks ago, one analyst suggested that only Intrinsity could have delivered the A4 processor with its snappy 1GHz clock speed. The Cortex-A8 reference design on which the A4 is based can only be clocked up to 650MHz. In early April, rumors first surfaced that Apple purchased Intrinsity to help build the A4 chip. Evidence to support the acquisition surfaced when a number of Intrinsity employees changed their company status on LinkedIn to Apple on the first of the month. The purchase follows similar acquisitions and in 2008, Apple also bought fabless chip designer P.A. Semi for US$278 million in 2008. Apple also bought a 3% stake in 2008 in Imagination Technologies, maker of the PowerVR mobile graphics chip found in the company’s mobile devices, including the iPhone. Last year, Apple bumped its share to 9.5%. In addition to partnering with Apple, Imagination also competes with ARM Holdings, which makes the reference designs for chips that power the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

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SHERLOCK SHERLOCK HOLMES 4.5IN VINYL FIG TITAN BOOKS UK From Titan Books UK . From Hartswood, BBC and Titan Merchandise! Celebrate Baker Street's foremost overcoat- and scarf-wielding consulting detective with this debut-deco 4 1/2" window-boxed Titan! Each piece comes standing in front of an exclusive 221B Baker Street diorama interior, accompanied by Sherlock's contemporary magnifier accessory! Window box packaging. In Shops: Feb 10, 2016

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yeah i saw his pink name in my brit thread. made me lol. have fun with is bipolar ****. i almost want kwes back well yeah, a molly/fb/you and nox combo has been replaced.... with a jaeger so yeah, hows the sub thread going . money well spent im sure well for once you heard right yo squirrelfag, i heard it was yo birfday! stole my gag on behemo birthday wishes yeah had a ****ing awesome time. wet tshirt competitions ftw. especially when the prize is a holiday so the girls do everything they can to win. 69'ing each other ftmfw. even better seeing as I pulled one of them (eventually winner) couple nights before. my mates have told me that i must have been that bad i turned her lesbian and yeah im still recovering, got a cold on the last day, and its pretty grim. having to work hasnt done me much good either fookin **** lack of notifications around here!! only just saw this. you have a good hol then? still recovering? yo topfag, i heard it was your birthday while i was away. you can rest assured that I was partying, and I think i can spare one of the drinks for you

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And, they haven't had to use any racial profiling. 06-11-2010, 09:50 PM About 9 of 10 that I'm aware of have headed to the 'Cereal' State. And, yes many are not waiting for the laws' implementation. On a side note....had lunch with a PD friend of mine (hispanic) and neither he nor my son have had their formal 'non racial profiling' training yet. 06-11-2010, 10:00 PM Make room California, here they come!;-) 06-11-2010, 10:43 PM Look's like some are headed to NM too. Oh well, what the hell? While everybody was sleeping, the reconquista took place... OMG, we might soon have Mexicans in New Mexico. Rosetta Stone regards, Que no? 06-12-2010, 10:08 AM Not racial profiling here, but the huge majority of those arrested were legal as well as illegal Hispanics. by U.S. Marshals Service / KREM.com Posted on June 10, 2010 at 8:05 AM Updated today at 11:58 AM •SLIDESHOW: Mug shots of fugitives .See all 17 photos » http://www.krem.com/news/Fugitive-ro...ry=y&c=y&img=0 SPOKANE, Wash. -- A U.S. Marshals-led multi-jurisdictional task-force concluded a two-day fugitive roundup operation in the Grant County area resulting in the arrest of more than 32 violent offenders. The operation, which began on June 7, focused on apprehending individuals with warrants stemming from homicide and weapons charges to sex offenses and drugs. Among the items seized during the roundup included weapons; drugs; and stolen property. Task force members focused their efforts in Mattawa, Royal City, Quincy, Ephrata, Soap Lake, Moses Lake, and Warden; as well as rural parts of Grant and Adams counties. Agencies actively involved in this USMS led operation were: •Grant County Sheriff's Office •Washington State Department of Corrections •Spokane/FBI Gang Enforcement Team, •Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives •U S Customs and Border Protection •U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement •Stevens County Sheriff's Office •Washington State Fish and Wildlife •Moses Lake Police Department •Chelan County Sheriff's Office •Spokane County Sheriff's Office •Washington State Patrol Additional agencies providing administrative support were the Quincy Police Department; Othello Police Department; Warden Police Department; Ephrata Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff's Department. 06-23-2010, 11:41 AM Could this be true? I know that it comes from a "slanted" Tea Party source, so it's possible that the presentation is biased. OTOH, the general popular support for the AZ law could prompt such an "alternative" plan to real Congressional action. The Obama administration is going to try to use and Executive Order to grant mass Amnesty because they see that they won't get an Amnesty Bill through the Congress. See details below: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERING EXECUTIVE-ORDER AMNESTY FOR MILLIONS BECAUSE CAN'T GET VOTES IN CONGRESS great success in keeping Congress from voting on a mass amnesty this year has stirred up a new threat. Seeing that most Members of Congress are scared to death to vote for an amnesty in an election year, Administration officials are working on ways to do a de facto amnesty without involving Congress. We at NumbersUSA have been hearing about this behind the scenes for a few weeks now but haven't had solid enough evidence to mount a national mobilization against. Now, the whispering has erupted with an open letter to the President from 8 U.S. Senators (see below my signature) spelling out the details known thus far. In a nutshell, there is discussion going on within the Administration about stopping nearly all deportations, presumably until "comprehensive immigration reform" can be passed to give illegal aliens full work and residency rights permanently. I am guessing that this is what religious leaders were hinting at the Brookings conference I attended last week. They indicated that they had been talking with Administration officials about a way to help illegal aliens without having to deal with Congress. They then said they had better not say any more about it. U.S. Presidents have proven whether Republican or Democrat that they are capable of doing almost anything they please until they come up for re-election. Only an incredible outburst of outrage from the public can stop the Administration from doing a de facto amnesty all by itself. We want the White House to publicly promise that it will NOT unilaterally proclaim an amnesty. Short of that, we want to see the White House forced to deny over and over that such a plot is even underway. It is also unclear from the email whether the following letter from Senators has actually been sent, or is just "proposed": LETTER FROM 8 SENATORS Dear President Obama: We understand that there’s a push for your Administration to develop a plan to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to millions of illegal aliens in the United States. We understand that the Administration may include aliens who have willfully overstayed their visas or filed for benefits knowing that they will not be eligible for a status for years to come. We understand that deferred action and parole are discretionary actions reserved for individual cases that present unusual, emergent or humanitarian circumstances. Deferred action and parole were not intended to be used to confer a status or offer protection to large groups of illegal aliens, even if the agency claims that they look at each case on a “case-by-case” basis. While we agree our immigration laws need to be fixed, we are deeply concerned about the potential expansion of deferred action or parole for a large illegal alien population. While deferred action and parole are Executive Branch authorities, they should not be used to circumvent Congress’ constitutional authority to legislate immigration policy, particularly as it relates to the illegal population in the United States. The Administration would be wise to abandon any plans for deferred action or parole for the illegal population. Such a move would further erode the American public’s confidence in the federal government and its commitment to securing the borders and enforcing the laws already on the books. We would appreciate receiving a commitment that the Administration has no plans to use either authority to change the current position of a large group of illegal aliens already in the United States, and ask that you respond to us about this matter as soon as possible.

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UPDATED AT 3:19 p.m. with police response. Margart Lin Owens, a 25-year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's crime lab, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming she was unfairly terminated after complaining about a colleague's mistakes. Owens alleges that she twice identified "material errors" that a fellow chemist made regarding tablets that police officers had submitted as evidence to be tested. In both instances, she claims, her colleague failed to detect the presence of 1-benzylpiperazine, or BZP, a controlled substance similar to amphetamines. When Owens informed her superiors about the mistakes, they failed to take action against the other worker -- and, in fact, issued an "action form" making it clear the drugs would not be retested. One year later, according to the lawsuit, Owens was suspended. She was told that she was being "investigated" for making false claims against her colleague -- the woman she'd reported for missing the presence of BZP in evidence samples. In her whistleblower suit, filed by attorneys W. Bevis Schock and Hugh A. Eastwood of St. Louis, Owens acknowledges that her supervisor had informed her around that same time that she'd be written up for "insubordination" -- allegedly, she was "disrespectful and insubordinate by having successfully worked on numerous drug cases and an unsolved homicide/arson case, and not prioritizing drug cases," as she'd apparently been instructed. No word on why she was given such an instruction. Reached for comment, Schock told us, "This is a very important case for the future of our city." He declined further comment at this time. The police department sent us a lengthy prepared statement in response. Here's what they had to say: Since this involves a personnel matter, the Metropolitan Police Department is precluded from discussing the basis of these false allegations. However, it should be well-noted that the Metropolitan Police Department will vigorously defend against anyone's efforts to tarnish the reputation of our Forensic Crime Laboratory. The department's Forensic Crime Laboratory is among the most highly esteemed crime labs in the state. Our scientists are well-trained and operate under a strict code of ethics and our lab is accredited by ASCLD-Lab (the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board). Our lab has also successfully undergone recent routine audits, including one performed by the FBI. When these allegations were first brought to our attention, the analyses in question were evaluated internally by several different supervisors. Each internal evaluation found that the analyses had been performed properly and that the initial findings were indeed correct. Though the department's Forensic Crime Laboratory supervisors are among the most highly respected forensic scientists in the metropolitan area, we voluntarily chose to send the analyses in question to another Missouri Forensic Crime Laboratory for independent review. In addition, we asked that lab to also evaluate an even larger sampling of cases to ensure accuracy in those analyses as well. Their independent review concluded each of the analyses had indeed been performed properly. The evaluations conducted by our own staff as well as a second, independent lab, clearly show that the allegations of improprieties are unfounded. Since this is a pending matter involving litigation that we intend to fight in court, we are unable to comment any further. Interestingly, Owens' suit notes that "other local labs were...commonly seeing BZP cases" at the time that her colleague failed to detect it. We have to wonder if these designer drugs are going to be the next big "thing" in St. Louis now that so-called bath salts are going to be much harder to obtain. h/t to www.courthousenews.com, which first spotted the lawsuit. Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox.

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There are a lot of changes happening in our lives right now. I’ll be blogging about the specifics of these changes soon. (Don’t worry our health is great and my dad is okay). In the interim, I’ve been thinking about the importance of embracing change. One way I do that is through photography and reading. Both activities inspire me and make me realize how lucky I am, even when things seem to be falling apart. For the last few days, I’ve been taking a lot of photos and reading some of my favorite quotes. Today, I wanted to share a few highlights with you. I hope you like the inspiration board! As always, I love hearing from you! How do you embrace unexpected life changes? Join the conversation on G+ or leave a comment below.

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"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved atazanavir and cobicistat (Evotaz, Bristol-Myers Squibb) for treatment of adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. Atazanavir/cobicistat is a fixed-dos"... STRIBILD® is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adult patients who have no antiretroviral treatment history or to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically-suppressed (HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL) on a stable antiretroviral regimen for at least 6 months with no history of treatment failure and no known substitutions associated with resistance to the individual components of STRIBILD [see Clinical Studies]. DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The recommended dosage of STRIBILD is one tablet taken orally once daily with food [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. Dosage Adjustment In Patients With Renal Impairment Initiation of STRIBILD in patients with estimated creatinine clearance below 70 mL per minute is not recommended. Because STRIBILD is a fixed-dose combination tablet, STRIBILD should be discontinued if estimated creatinine clearance declines below 50 mL per minute during treatment with STRIBILD, as the dose interval adjustment required for emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DF) cannot be achieved [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, Use In Specific Populations, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, and Clinical Studies]. Dosage In Patients With Hepatic Impairment No dosage adjustment of STRIBILD is required in patients with mild (Child-Pugh Class A) or moderate (Child-Pugh Class B) hepatic impairment. No pharmacokinetic or safety data are available regarding the use of STRIBILD in patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C). Therefore, STRIBILD is not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment [see Use in Specific Populations and CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. Testing Prior To Initiation Of STRIBILD Prior to initiation of STRIBILD, patients should be tested for hepatitis B infection [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS] and estimated creatinine clearance, urine glucose and urine protein should be documented in all patients [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]. Dosage Forms And Strengths Each STRIBILD tablet contains 150 mg of elvitegravir, 150 mg of cobicistat, 200 mg of emtricitabine, and 300 mg of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (tenofovir DF, equivalent to 245 mg of tenofovir disoproxil). The tablets are green, capsule-shaped, film-coated, debossed with “GSI” on one side and the number “1” surrounded by a square box ( 1 ) on the other side of the tablet. Storage And Handling STRIBILD tablets are green, capsule-shaped, film-coated, debossed with “GSI” on one side and the number “1” surrounded by a square box ( 1 ) on the other side. Each bottle contains 30 tablets (NDC 61958-1201-1), a silica gel desiccant, and closed with a child-resistant closure. Store at 25 °C (77 °F), excursions permitted to 15–30 °C (59–86 °F) (see USP Controlled Room Temperature). - Keep container tightly closed. - Dispense only in original container. - Do not use if seal over bottle opening is broken or missing. Manufactured and distributed by: Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404. Revised: Jul 2015This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances. Last reviewed on RxList: 2/10/2016 Additional Stribild Information - Stribild Drug Interactions Center: elvitegr-cobicist-emtric-tenof oral - Stribild Side Effects Center - Stribild FDA Approved Prescribing Information including Dosage Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Get breaking medical news.

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City promoted PIO's speaker business El Cajon has taken the link off its website after inquiry EL CAJON El Cajon has removed from its website a link to the city spokeswoman's personal website, where she advertised her services as a paid speaker, El Cajon City Manager Douglas Williford said. The removal comes a day after The Watchdog raised questions about the city promotion of Monica Zech's website. On her site, Zech pitches her services as a lecturer on safe driving habits, in some cases for a negotiable speaker's fee. Out-of-state organizations are asked to pay for her hotel and airfare. "I believe the link to Monica’s personal website was originally established due to the public service nature of her activities," Williford said in an email to The Watchdog. "Nevertheless... it is generally not considered appropriate for a private business to be provided a link to the City's website, and, therefore I have directed that the link be deleted from our website pending further review of this situation." Williford said he was not aware that Zech charged for some of her engagements. Zech, who has worked for El Cajon for the past 10 years, earned $69,000 last year in her position as city spokeswoman. Zech has been doing speaking engagements since 1984. She estimates that "98 to 99 percent" of her speaking gigs are unpaid because they are for El Cajon groups, schools and military bases, for which she does not charge. She said she has only had two out-of-state talks because most speakers won't agree to pay for her airfare and hotel. If she does have a paid speaking engagement, Zech said, she takes a vacation day and does not do it on city time. "Safety education is far more important to me than the money," said Zech, a former traffic reporter. "Again, I've been providing my 'free' safety education since 1984."

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One of the top junior college cornerbacks in the nation for the 2015 class is Northeastern Oklahoma A&M's Justin Martin. The long, quick 6-foot-2, 190 pound defensive back stood out in last night's scrimmage by shutting down everything in his area. Martin is originally from Nashville and will have four years remaining to play three season. He discussed his game and what he's the strongest at. "I play fast," Martin said. "I don't give up anything big. I keep everything in front and I'm a sure tackler. I try not to allow any catches at all. I didn't allow any today, and they usually stay away from me, anyways. I'm ready to shut everything down this season." The three-star corner added an offer from Nebraska this week but maintained that no schools had separated themselves in their pursuit of him. "Nobody has really shot out front," Martin pointed out. "I haven't got a chance to visit anyone besides Tennessee, Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss. Everyone is about the same. I camped for all of them, which is when I added my offers." The Volunteers are the home-state team for the junior college standout, and they've made a strong impact so far. "I've been to Tennessee a few times now because I live there," Martin noted. "I have a strong comfort with them. I know a lot of players on their team. I know a lot of players on all the teams considering me, really. I've been to Tennessee more so I know more about them." "I like the new staff," he added about the Volunteers. "I like Coach Thigpen. He's a very cool guy. I like the cornerbacks coach, Willie Martinez. I like Butch Jones and it seems like he's doing a very good job. They're bringing in a ton of talent. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do this season." One of the schools that has offered Martin was his favorite school growing up. "LSU was a great visit," he admitted. "That was my favorite school growing up. It was a dream come true to get that offer. I don't know how much of an impact it would have. At the end of the day it will come down to what my family wants." Ole Miss and Florida were also able to host Martin on a trip over the summer. "I had a very good time at Ole Miss," he stated. "My teammate from high school committed there so there would be some familiarity there. You also can't go wrong with Florida. It was great being there. I went to Gainesville when I was younger for a track meet and it was very nice. I love that area." Martin explained where his recruitment stands as of now. "Tennessee, Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss are the ones I've been in contact with more than the offers," he shared. "I talk with other schools as well. I've talked to Nebraska every week since they offered, also." I"m not sure what other offers could come in," Martin continued. "I don't know what official visits I will take, either. I'm still wide open." Martin Discusses Recruitment Cardinal Authority Top Stories Louisville Hoops: Class of 2017 Big BoardThe summer is over and the big board has been updated by the Cardinal Authority staff. Here's a look at the prospects the University of Louisville basketball staff is recruiting in… Cardinal AuthorityYesterday at 11:52 PM U of L commit Smith works out and recruitsUniversity of Louisville safety commitment TreSean Smith of Cincinnati not only attended the recent Light Up The Ville to work out, but he was also doing some recruiting. Smith… Cardinal AuthorityYesterday at 9:58 PM JUCO lineman enjoys trip to LouisvilleMississippi Gulf Coast Community College offensive lineman D'Marcus Hayes made an official visit to the University of Louisville last week. Hayes, a former teammate of current U of… Cardinal AuthorityYesterday at 8:55 PM Texas A&M commit 'really likes' LouisvilleTexas A&M defensive line commitment Ratu Mafileo talks about his visit to the University of Louisville last week; called off visit to Georgia and talks about when he will make a… Cardinal AuthorityYesterday at 8:33 PM

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At 17 years old, Christopher Guzzo owned a Lickety Split Ice Cream truck. Through that experience, Guzzo, now 28, learned how to run a business. "I learned about inventory, scheduling and balancing a budget," he recalls. He later went to radiology school and began working in that industry before making the leap to follow his true passion: Creating a full-service concierge that streamlines vacations, proms and other events for customers. "When I opened Making MemorEase, my vision and main purpose was to provide guests with a headache-free experience through our concierge packages," Guzzo explains. "Too many times in life, families get caught up in the rigors of raising a family or working multiple jobs. I thought it would be a great idea to come up with particular packages to cater to all types of people, including families, young adults and teenagers." Products and services The full-service concierge offers an array of packages, including those that help you plan your prom, vacation, spa retreat, wedding and more. Guzzo's vacation packages "provide our guests with five-star treatment in a virtual sense." From a personalized survey filled out by customers, Making MemorEase representatives research the chosen destination and provide a full trip itinerary, Guzzo said. The company also offers an array of specialized packages that cater to customers' interests. "We just launched our first 'sportcation' package in which we are traveling as a group to San Diego to watch the New York Giants play the San Diego Chargers," he said. Customer service is what Guzzo hopes will be the key to his success. "Building solid business relationships is something I find most important to growing this business," he said. Guzzo said he hopes to grow his client base and gain world-wide recognition for his packages.

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Wow, I'm gonna be the first to blog about our trip? I can see many people have beaten me to the photos so I will limit mine to the ones I didn't see already posted. Well our decision to go was a rather hasty one as we couldn't get the work schedules straight till the last minute. The Monday before the event we were finally able to get time off, so I sent off our registration and booked our hotel. We packed our bag and left Thursday evening around 8:30 pm and stayed in Dallas…Continue

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Greg, thanks for the info! I'll check it out. I did do tai' chi for awhile but the instructor was an airhead and the frustration of dealing with him was too much. LOL I've been looking for another class in my area with a different instructor. I enjoyed the class, just not him. LOL I will check out what you've sent. Thanks and keep in touch. howdy and welcome :) I too have a hard time with doing stuff, I don't have asthma, I am just very overweight so it makes it tough to breath sometimes. here is a link to a bunch of pages with MAY help or it may not. I hope you find what you need :) Have you tried anything like tai chi or yoga or swimming? granted tai chi is a hell of work out even though it doesn't look like one but can be very beneficial with breathing here is an article to suggest it MIGHT help " Taking ACTION is the ultimate power of Motivation. Nothing beats it, period." `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ Do not stop enjoying the wonders of life despite the inevitable hurting that impairs our soul. Hence, it does not make you less of a person when you weep in tears and are in distress. Nonetheless, learn to withstand the stings of time; rise on your feet for no one can ever bring back the soul in you and the beauty of life except you, and you and you." I can't do alot of the same exercises and things that alot of people can...I have asthma. I want so badly to lose weight. I'm in the early stages of things, I'm changing my eating habits, doing crunches on our ab lounger and lifting weights safely. Any other exercises that I could do without getting "winded"? Please help!! SparkPeople, SparkCoach, SparkPages, SparkPoints, SparkDiet, SparkAmerica, SparkRecipes, DailySpark, and other marks are trademarks of SparkPeople, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this website can be used without the permission of SparkPeople or its authorized affiliates. SPARKPEOPLE is a registered trademark of SparkPeople, Inc. in the United States, European Union, Canada, and Australia. All rights reserved.

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The astral world, or astral plane as its sometimes called, is an important place for Witches to become acquainted with. It is conceptualized as an invisible otherworld that parallels and interpenetrates our own, but remains unseen in our normal states of consciousness. On this plane all thoughts, deities, and magick live, waiting to be called into manifestation. All types of magick and ritual can be done in the astral with great efficiaency, since this is where your energies must go before manifesting. While there you can find a likely place to cast a circle or work a spell, or you can also travel to other places to work astral magick, such as appearing in your astral body at the bedside of a sick friend who has requested your help in healing. Astral projection is best defined as the art of sending consciousness out at will to a location away from the physical body. While this projection ultimately remains in the mind, it is no less a real place populated by real beings and containing very real phenomena. This is the world where all our thoughts and dreams must first take shape before we can bring them into the physical plane through magick. It is also the home of the elemental powers and their inhabitant sirits. Astral magick is usually considered an advanced skill, though merely projecting into the astral plane is not. More than any other skill you will learn, astral projection takes repeated effort to be fully controlled by you. Some can master the art within a few months, others can take several years. We all experience psychic phenomena in different ways, and therefore there is no frame of reference for astral projection, and no definitive experience. So there is nothing wrong with you, no matter how long it takes you to learn. Astral magick is defined as the changes you cause to happen, both in the astral and in the physical, as a result of your workings in the astral world. Think of it as magick without tools. You can bring absolutely anything into being in the atral, work spells and rituals, and create any sort of astral tool or environment you want in which to work. In the astral your thoughts take immediate form, and once you learn to shape and control these forms, you have a potent magickal skill at your disposal. It takes a great deal of mental discipline to shape astral magick at all, especially without unwanted side effects. Astral travel naturally occurs during sleep. It is an aspect of our consciousness extending itself out of our physical body for experiences on other realms. Few of us recall this after we awaken. Since everyone astral travels, why not make productive use of these journeys? To do this, you must accept that you astral travel. Then you need to ask spiritual help in remebering these travels or "dreams". It is important to become close friends with your spirit guide(s) through meditation. In order to have a productive experience during your nightly astral travels, you need to have definite goals. Perhaps the following list can help you: Meeting with an appropriate teacher-guide for help in solving current problems. Studying spiritual knowledge in "astral classes". Visiting with physically deceased loved ones and friends. Taking a look at a past life. Use this to check on the causes of present problems and illnesses. Looking into your own future. This is useful in checking for upcoming problems or obstacles. Asking to receive prophecies connected with future events, such as the safety of a plane for travel, the possibility of an earthquake in a certain area, etc. Working healing or magick on the astral for yourself or others. Visiting a present area of the world you always wanted to see but can't afford to visit. Meeting with another particular astral traveller, usually for the purpose of influencing the person in one way or another. If you would like to start astral traveling lucidly, there are many different exercises that will help you do so. You can begin experimenting by using one of the following methods: In focused meditation, the idea is to bore your mind with so much inactivity, it goes elsewhere in pure self-defense. This can take up to thirty minutes to do, but the results can be startling. To bore your mind into projecting, place yourself in an altered state of consciousness. This doesn't mean daydreaming about mundane matters, it just means thinking about nothing specific. Guided meditation is a user-friendly entry point into the astral world, one that often works before you realize it is happening to you. It is defined as an escorted mental journey into the unconscious for the purpose of gaining knowledge and effecting a lasting change in both the conscious and subconscious mind. It involves the use of a prewritten path or guided story which one follows along during the meditation. These meditations can be read to you by someone else who is not embarking on the inner-world journey, or they can be prerecorded and played back. An example of one is as follows: Make a tape of the folowing passage, so you will not hinder the astral process by trying to remember what to do. Place yourself in a comfortable position, either lying down or reclining in a comfortable chair that supports your body. make sure that there will be no distractions for 20-30 min. Make sure there isn't too much light in the room. Loosen any tight clothing or jewlery, and just relax. Dismiss the perceived ideas you may have about astral travel...tell yourself that it is something you already know how to do. Tell yourself that however it happens to you is your way of experiencing it, and you will not question or analyze what is happening, you will just allow it to be real. Close your eyes and begin to breathe in deeply and exhale slowly... IN to the count of four...OUT to the count of four...IN to the count of four... OUT to the count of four... With every breath you take in, let yourself be aware that you're bringing into your body calming, soothing, relaxing oxygen...and with every breath that you exhale, you're releasing tension, pressure, and stress. Now as you inhale, just imagine a wave of relaxation and positive energy flowing from your toes and the balls of your feet, up the front of your body and over the top of your head...and as you exhale this relaxation and positive energy is flowing down the back of your body and out of the soles and heels of your feet...just be aware that as this energy flows out of your feet, all the tensions...all the pressures...all the stress of the day is flowing out of your body, and out of your mind. With every breath in...with every breath out...you're relaxing deeper... and deeper...and deeper...and you are becoming more and more receptive to all the levels of your self. Now become aware of the center of your breathing, become aware of your connection to your higher self. Let yourself energize that connection; send your love energy to your higher self. Feel the return of love energy from your higher self. invite your higher self tro join you in this journey. Now imagine that you are hovering above your body, actually looking down and imagining or visualizing your body in its relaxed position. Now imagine and visualize that you are looking down at your body from the ceiling across the room... Now imagine or visualize that you're moving out of your room and out of the building...and that you are looking down at this building and the area around it from ten feet above Now observe the building and the surrounding area from 20 feet above... As soon as you have an awareness of your higher consciousness, ask your high self to help you begin your trip. Let yourself enjoy this journey, knowing that you are protected with your higher self. In your astral journey, you may visit a particular planet, or you may travel to many different parts of the Earth. There is no right or wrong way to travel. There is simply your own personal experience. Allow it to flow like a daydream. If you have questions about anything that happens during your trip, consult your higher self for an explanation. When you visit a particular planet, ask someone acquainted with it to communicate with you and give you a tour of it. They will be pleased to do so. You will know when it is time to end your visit. Follow your intuitive sensing or feeling. Thank your hosts and ask your higher self to request that your hosts escort you back to Earth and your starting place. As soon as you get back to your body, you will automatically "slip into it", just as you do every night during your sleep state. When you are aware that you're "back into your body", thank everyone for their assistance, and focus on your breathng for a few moments. Breathe deeply, and always IN to the count of four...OUT to the count of four...just relaxing and allowing yourself to comfortably prepare to move back into your natural state of alertness and awareness. Suggest to yourself that at the count of three, you will open your eyes and be wide awake, feeling rested, relaxed, and good all over...And that each time you practice your astral travel, it will be easier and easier and you will feel more confident and more secure with your natural ability to project an aspect of your consciousness into other realms. And now, counting slowly...ONE...TWO...THREE! Your eyes opening and wide awake... feeling good all over. --end of meditation You may want to write down your astral trip while it is still fresh in your mind. Any questions you have should be taken to your higher self. Remember, it is there to help you and guide you in whatever you do. With regular practice, you may realize that you are no longer listening to the meditation being read to you. You will be able to venture off the prewritten paths and explore the world you have entered all on your own. By doing this, you should have no doubt that you are traveling consciously in the astral plane. Symbolic gateways are another method of astral travel. Like guided meditation, the area of the astral world you enter and the beings you meet there will be colored by the symbolic gateway you choose. Good symbols to start with are the alchemical symbols, tarot cards, and rune stones. You can use a different one every time you enter the astral and land in a new place every time. The basic technique for making these work is to gaze at them until a halo appears around the outside of the symbol, close your eyes, and let the image on the back of your eyelids engulf you. With practice this can provide instant access to the astral. The strong archetypes in symbols involuntarily activate and involve the subconscious, and they have the ability to instantly create unique and interesting astral places to visit. The Chakras: Probably the most popular method of astral travel is exiting through one of the chakras. Some people believe exiting through the lower chakras propels you into the lower astral level, where nasty entities you don't want to meet live. Some recommend the naval chakra to women because of its association with the feminine creative power center (the womb). You will have to decide which chakra point makes the best exit for you. Logically, you should choose the chakra you feel is your strongest, the one through which you can most easily send out magickal energy, or that is linked to an element with which you have an affinity. To exit from a chakra, mentally focus your consciousness to that point. Visualize your inner self at that doorway waiting for it to open. Allow all physical sensations to cease as you concentrate your whole being on that exit point. When you feel the time is right, mentally move yourself out of the chakra, think about where it is you want to be, and you should appear there instantly. The Astral "Security System" You can set up psychic security for the protection of personal documents, belongings, your home, pets, family, yourself, or your business. Build a wall of energy around the people and places you want protected. Then surround this wall with an area of deliberate confusion. Usually this is enough to deter any astral entity or traveller from breaking in or causing any problems. As an added precaution, place warning thoughtform guards in this confusion layer; they should be programmed to notify you of any intruders. If properly done, this method is better than other security systems or burglar alarms--and less expensive. Setting up Watchers will only be effective if you also have built an astral dome of protection. If you keep your intuitive senses alert, you will be able to pick up their warnings any time a negative astral entity or thoughtform invades, or attempts to invade, your environment. You can also create a personalized Watcher, a thoughtform that stays right with you and is set to give you an alarm any time you are physically in danger. These are especially valuable with the crime rate soaring as it is. Flying Without a Broom by D.J. Conway Making Magick: What It is and How It Works by Edain McCoy E-mail / NCSA / firstname.lastname@example.org Any Comments? Send e-mail!

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September 13, 2007 Adrienne Wisniewski, with Windemere Landscape & Garden Center, gives some flowers a needed drink Thursday afternoon after the water ban was lifted for the west side of Steamboat Springs. "We'll definitely be here until closing watering," Wisniewski said. Stories this photo appears in: City officials say test results showed no contamination The water ban in West Steamboat has been lifted for all areas, as city officials confirmed Thursday that test results showed no contamination in city water supplies after a broken pipe two days ago.

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I have had cheek implants for approximately ten years. Would removal of these... It is impossible to give a patient-specific answer without direct examination, so I will respond in general terms. The most common forms of cheek implants are shells of solid silicone. They are usually placed directly over the body of the zygomatic bone ("cheekbone"). The subcutaneous fat layer, overlying the cheekbones, is very thin. Over a period of years, it is not uncommon for the implant to create a thinning of the fat overlying the bone. In such a case, late removal can leave a depression at the site of the previous implant. While there may be a difference in opinion as to whether to place the implants initially, once in place, it is usually better to leave them, unless they are causing problems. If removal is necessary, some form of additional cheek lift may be required, to compensate for the depression. In general, cheek implants, if properly placed, can last for many years. If they are mal-positioned or bothersome they can cause a deformity and may need to be removed. This can be corrected secondarily although the scar tissue is often enough to minimize the deformity present if removed atraumatically. I prefer not to use cheek implants as they do not age well with the patient.

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One of the convenient aspects of studying Jewish history is its 3,000-year-old paper trail—the texts and records of the rabbinical and intellectual elite allow us to examine contours of Jewish law and history. But we tend to know less about the lives of average Jews, who didn’t receive much attention in the writings of the intellectuals. That began to change in the late 19th century, when the Yiddish press hit the streets, for the first time recounting the lives of the unwashed masses of Jews in the public record. Tablet Magazine offers some of these stories. The holiest of Jewish holidays isn’t Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. It’s Shabbat, a holy day so important that it ranks on God’s top ten list. The Sabbath is mentioned a dozen times in the Torah, far more than any other commandment. The Talmud claims that remembering the Sabbath and keeping it holy is like observing all 613 commandments at once, which is why, as we learn in The Big Lebowski, religious Jews absolutely do not roll on the day of rest. For those dedicated to the commandment’s full implementation, the Sabbath is something that must be protected against any infraction, no matter how minute. As recently as last year, a group of religious Jews in Jerusalem violently protested the operation of a parking lot on Shabbat. The people who took part in the action are the latest incarnation of Shomrei Shabbos, “Guardians of the Sabbath,” or, “Sabbath Enforcers.” The Enforcers have their distant origins in the medieval character known as the klopper, the man in the shtetl whose job it was to walk about the village and bang on the Jews’ houses to let them know it was time to close up shop because Shabbos was beginning. This form of public communal cultural preservation was particularly tested during the urbanization of the 19th century. When Jews opened businesses, there were always those Shabbos enthusiasts who made the rounds on Friday evenings making sure Jewish shops were shut down. Infractions were often met with threats of boycotts and violence. The holy day was not something to take lightly. As secular Yiddish groups like women’s rights organizations and sports clubs established themselves in the early 20th century, so too did Orthodox groups begin formalizing their unions. Chief among them was the establishment of an official Shomrei Shabbos organization. After the organization was founded, at a conference in Berlin in 1929 by a group of German rabbis, religious Jews from many countries soon joined, all agreeing that desecration of the Sabbath was on the rise as a result of the nature of modern life—forced store and factory closures on Sundays required Jews to work on Saturdays. Rabbis at the conference sought a way to ensure Sabbath observance among Jews who had no choice but to work on the day of rest. They considered petitioning governments to allow a day off on Saturday and to work instead on Sunday. In 1930, a second, much larger Shomrei Shabbos conference was held, also in Berlin. Some 2,000 people attended the event, and, by then, the Shomrei Shabbos were active in more than 21 countries. Among ideas floated at the event was a proposal to approach the League of Nations about making Sabbath rest an international priority and the suggestion of creating a Shabbos Encyclopedia, which would examine the history of Saturday work stoppages from biblical times to the present. Famed poet Chaim Nachman Bialik promised to contribute an article. Geared to helping Jews who wanted to but couldn’t observe Shabbos, the conference did not take into account people who cared nothing for the day of rest, or those who might purposely break it as part of their political or social ideology. But, as Asher Ginsburg (aka Ahad Ha’am) once noted, “Shabbos keeps Jews more than the Jews keep Shabbos.” To the Enforcers on the streets of Warsaw, this was a matter of national concern. They had no qualms about cracking skulls for the sake of Shabbos and, occasionally, breaking it in order to keep it whole. The Yiddish press is full of incidents involving the Enforcers. In August 1927, the Yiddish daily Moment told the story of a young Jew riding a bicycle through a heavily Hasidic neighborhood of Warsaw on a Saturday. It was just before noon, when synagogue services typically ended and thousands of congregants spilled into the streets. As the young rider approached the corner of Tvarda and Marianska Streets, a Hasid saw him and screamed, “Mekhalel-shabesnik!” (“Shabbat breaker!”) at the top of his lungs, and hurled himself off the sidewalk to block-tackle the cyclist. “A bitter holy war began to play out,” Moment’s reporter wrote, as the cyclist got up and began to argue with his assailant. The cyclist was furious at being smashed to the ground. The Hasid, meanwhile, was equally angry at the public flouting of the holy day. The two began throwing punches, and Hasidic bystanders joined in, taking their own swings at the biker, for “the honor of the Sabbath,” Moment reported. The Hasidim “saw fit to ‘get even’ with the young man’s bicycle, breaking spokes and bending the frame and wheels until it was transformed into a heap of junk.” Eventually, the police showed up to drive the large crowd away. They arrested the cyclist and his attackers and lugged the smashed bike back to the precinct as evidence. While Baghdadi Rabbi Chaim Yosef, also known as Ben Ish Chai, the same name he gave to his 19th-century halakhic treatise, wrote that bicycle riding is permitted on the Sabbath within the confines of an eruv, Warsaw’s Hasidim seemed to know nothing about such a ruling. Fear of arrests did not deter these Shabbos watchdogs. A year later, Moment reported on roving gangs of them every Friday evening. One particular night, they happened upon a Jewish boy at the corner of Gzhibovska and Granitshna Streets in Warsaw shouting, “Buy ‘em ladies, pumpkin seeds, fresh out of the oven, buy ’em now!” One of the Enforcers walked over and calmly alerted the boy that Shabbos had begun and that he should stop selling the roasted seeds. The boy ignored him. What began as “moral advice from the Enforcer quickly turned into a physical threat,” according to Moment. While the Enforcer was yelling at the kid, a crowd grew. On one side were Jews on their way to synagogue. They were poised to drag the “mekhalel-shabesnik” into an alley and pound some sense into him. The other side consisted of people defending the alleged transgressor. As in the earlier incident, the fight escalated, and soon people were screaming and smashing their canes over each other’s heads. Moment’s reporter doesn’t say what happened to the peddler-boy during the fracas but does tell us when the police arrived they arrested a half a dozen people who spent Shabbos in the clink. The melee didn’t stop other Enforcers from continuing to prowl that evening, and, “after determining that the Jewish seltzer stands on Tvarda Street were indeed closed,” they came upon a young couple on a date. While a Shabbos rendez-vous does not qualify as a transgression, it turned out that the young man was smoking a cigarette—an act that necessitated the lighting of a match, strictly prohibited on holidays. One of the Enforcers flew into a rage upon seeing the smoker, snatched the smoker’s hat off his head, threw it to the ground, and stomped on it. The victim, as Moment dutifully reported, “was baffled and didn’t quite know how to react. His date, on the other hand, was a real eyshes khayel—a woman of valor. She knew exactly what was happening and jumped on the Enforcer, scratched his face like a cat, and tore out a hefty chunk of his beard.” The Enforcer, Moment continued, let out a “blood-curdling scream which brought hundreds of people into the street, crowding it so much that the tram was unable to get through.” The police finally arrived and arrested everyone involved. The Enforcers did not only antagonize relations between religious and secular Jews in interwar Poland. Sometimes, they used their powers to deal with internal matters. Take, for example, the May 1933 case of Yoel Weiderfeld, a well-off Hasidic landlord. According to Moment, Weiderfeld had evicted a family with six small children from an apartment, throwing them into the street. Though local Hasidim tried to get Weiderfeld to reconsider his decision, the landlord remained unmoved. Not so the Shabbos Enforcers, who sprang into action. On a Friday night, while Weiderfeld was at his shtibl greeting Shabbos, the Enforcers moved the poor family, “together with their meager belongings, back into their apartment.” When Weiderfeld found out about it, he was furious and vowed to initiate new eviction procedures. But the Shabbos Enforcers remained on the case. “When the landlord went to pray that Shabbos morning, the other worshippers asked of him that he allow the poor renter back in,” Moment reported. They also tried to delay Torah reading until Weiderfeld agreed to allow the family to remain. But the landlord was a stubborn sort and steadfastly refused their entreaties. Without other recourse, the Enforcers’ next move was to grab Weiderfeld’s tallis, wrap it around his head, throw him over a bench, and start punching his back and buttocks—a Yiddish underworld tactic known as “aroysnemen a mashkante,” taking out a mortgage, on someone. In spite of the serious shellacking, the landlord freed himself and fled the synagogue to a nearby pharmacy, where he called the police—himself violating Shabbos. Instead of returning to shul, he engaged the services of the law, who again, Moment continued, “threw the poor family out of the apartment—on Shabbos, no less.” Condoned by the most important rabbis, the street-level tactics of the Enforcers remain a violent inheritance today. While the contradiction inherent in their aggression seems to elude them, their desire to protect, defend, and enforce the Sabbath remains paramount: While they’re around, they’ll see to it nobody rolls on day of rest.

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Hello, and thanks in advance. I have created / edited my own VERY simple websites before using frontpage. I am currently having a new website created by a design company. It is basically just a static site, nothing fancy. However, it will have some border graphics that are a little more complex than just square boxes. If I pull that site into a WYSIWYG web design software, will I be in over my head? What software do you recommend I use?

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McDonalds is probably the last place on earth I'd consider buying an mp3 player through. However, just about no one is going to turn down a free mp3 as part of a contest. Together with Coke, the fast food giant had a contest that resulted in 10,000 mp3 players being shipped to people around the world. There was a catch, though, and it was a catch that not even Coke or McDonalds expected. Each of the 10,000 units was infected with a trojan. Loaded with QQPass, a password-stealing beast, apparently all it may take is plugging it into a machine to become compromised. The article is very light on information, and from the looks of it, this may have been a regional contest for Asia or perhaps Japan. I'd definitely like to hear more. How, exactly, does a brand new product pass QA with a virus attached?

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Will There Be Picket Lines At NY Fashion Week? Drama may ensue during New York’s upcoming fashion week. Because the IMG Fashion event changed venues this year from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center, a contractual mess has occurred between IMG and Lincoln Center’s theatrical labor employee union, which is normally granted work contracts to oversee events on the entire campus. Reports the Wall Street Journal, “Certain events occurring under the umbrella of New York Fashion Week will take place in Lincoln Center facilities that require the use of union labor, and those events will comply with the lease terms of those facilities, according to a person familiar with the matter”; however, there is a slight disagreement because some of the tents will be erected on the plaza (outside) and not in Lincoln Center’s buildings, which may allow IMG to hire others to help oversee and produce the event. The union wants to be the sole labor provider for NY Fashion Week, and if an agreement is not reached, they are considering a protest complete with leafleting and picket lines. Drama! Let’s hope this gets worked out quickly as the week’s September 9 start is just around the corner. [Wall Street Journal]

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THL announces the settlement of nearly 4,000 cases filed by individuals who claim they were injured by their Pradaxa usage. The manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim, admits no wrongdoing. THL was co-lead attorney in this settlement of $650 Million. Read more details at the Press Release here. As of 11/17/2014, 35,549 reports of a serious adverse event where Pradaxa was identified as the primary suspect drug causing the event had occurred. According to voluntary reports to the FDA from health professionals and consumers, in 2011, Pradaxa surpassed all other monitored drugs in several categories, including overall number of reports (3,781), deaths (542), hemorrhage (2,367), acute renal failure (291) and stroke (644). Pradaxa is a prescription blood-thinning medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation. We expect the number of deaths and life-altering side effects to climb as investigations into Pradaxa continue. If you have experienced side effects such as: - Unusual Bruising - Blood in the urine or stool - Vomiting Blood Please contact your doctor to consider whether Pradaxa may be an issue. It is important to understand that unlike Coumadin (warfarin), Pradaxa does not currently have an antidote to stop bleeding events. Furthermore, this risk is not currently on the Pradaxa label. Boehringer Ingelheim’s Annual Report boasts their guiding principle as “Be First-Be Best- Be Focused” and it now appears that they should add “Be Careful.” Although Pradaxa has only been on the market since 2010, its hype began long before. Prior to approval Boehringer Ingelheim ran “informational” commercials about atrial fibrillation. Following the media hype, Pradaxa gained momentum as the result of the “RE-LY Clinical trial” sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. The RE-LY trial concluded that vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin (or Coumadin - on the market for more than 50 years) are cumbersome to use, because of their multiple interactions with food and drugs, and they require frequent laboratory monitoring. Not surprisingly, the clinical trial sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim suggested that there was a need for a new anticoagulant agent that could be a therapeutic simplification. Step in Pradaxa – predicted to become one of the leading therapies in the atrial fibrillation drug market, garnering blockbuster sales of $1.3 billion by 2018. Unfortunately, there are too many incidents where products prove to be more dangerous than the company-sponsored studies indicated, as the current death count appears to indicate.

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Top Permanent Light Displays in Philadelphia Displays lighting up the region Get a different view of the city after the sun sets with spectacular light displays at area attractions. Discover the dazzling lights of the Cira Centre, the scenic waterfront glow of Boathouse Row or the grand illumination along the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in a few of our favorite light displays in and around Philadelphia. The Neon Museum of Philadelphia brightens up the Center for Architecture, as well as bars, restaurants and public spaces throughout the city, with its little-known and privately owned tribute to the history of neon signs. The organization owns more than 100 signs that date back to before the 1950s. Details: 1218 Arch Street | (215) 569-3186 The Benjamin Franklin Bridge’s visibility from 10 miles away and its proximity to myriad public gathering spaces in Philadelphia and major urban centers in New Jersey makes it a prime canvas for an LED row of lights that dots the bridge span on both sides and changes and moves depending on the season or the holiday. Sometimes the lights appear to “chase” the passing commuter trains that traverse the bridge, and other times they glow in varying colors—red, white and blue for Independence Day and green for a major Philadelphia Eagles playoff game, for example. Seven Schuylkill River bridges are also permanently illuminated—part of the legacy of the city’s Millennium Philadelphia celebration in 1999. One of Philadelphia’s most memorable nighttime vistas is that of Boathouse Row, made up of a dozen sculling clubs that line the Schuylkill River behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2009, new full-color, energy-efficient LED light nodes were hung to showcase the intricate architectural details of the clubs. Now a drive or stroll along the river results in an eye-popping lighting marvel that normally glows white but can change to celebrate a holiday or civic celebration, a charity appeal or a significant professional sporting win. Details: 1 Boathouse Row West Philadelphia’s first office tower digitally programs its 1,500 LED lights to reflect city pride in major holidays, local events and sports teams. The Cira Centre’s 29 floors shine with light shows that may appear red for a Philadelphia Phillies’ championship win or pink to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Details: 2929 Market Street | (215) 397-1562 As the scientist who discovered electricity, Ben Franklin would surely be proud of the three-minute multi-media presentation that envelops the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue at The Franklin Institute. At the top of each hour, the Benjamin Franklin Forever show, comprised of digital projections, theatrical lighting and audio effects, tells a deeper story about the man whose intellect and curiosity spawned so many discoveries and institutions. Details:222 N. 20th Street, (215) 448-1200, fi.edu Avenue of the Arts (South Broad Street) is the first street in America to light multiple buildings in a coordinated display of sound and light. Using LED fixtures with an almost infinite selection of patterns and colors, Center City District illuminates the facades of a dozen historic buildings with programs that range from soothing seasonal palettes to exciting visual and audio shows. Also illuminated nightly on Broad Street: the City Hall clock and tower, topped by city founder William Penn. Details: (215) 731-9668

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Parenting is a tough job at the best of times, but it can be even more difficult if you and your partner have differing views on bringing up children. Last week, we examined the four main parenting styles as described by experts: • Authoritarian, who are overly strict. • Permissive, who tend to be indulgent. • Authoritative, who find a good balance between the two extremes. • Uninvolved, who don’t fit into any camp because they’re barely involved in bringing up their kids. Problems can arise when one parent is authoritarian (“the bad cop”) and the other is permissive (“the good cop”). When you have completely opposite approaches to child-rearing, you and your partner can find yourselves constantly at loggerheads, with your kids caught in the middle – and that’s no good for them. Conflict caused by differing parenting styles could lead to your children: • Ending up confused about what’s okay and what isn’t. • Playing one parent off against another. • Feeling it is their fault if mum and dad argue, especially over a difference in opinion on matters like discipline. This can lead to anxiety and even depression. • Feeling they have to choose sides, because there’s such disparity between mum and dad. They may even end up favouring one parent. • Growing up to have conflicting ideas about parenting, which may put them off having kids themselves. WHEN HISTORY REPEATS Our own childhood experiences influence the kind of parents we become. Either we emulate our mum and dad and the way they brought us up, or we rebel against them. Talking to your partner about their childhood and observing the relationship they have with their parents may give some insights into what kind of parent they may be – although bear in mind that everything can be quite different once you have kids. Sit down with your partner to talk about parenting issues that are likely to arise. Make sure you’re always on the same page. Subjects to discuss can include: • Expectations How do you expect your kids to behave? How much leeway are you prepared to give? What happens if they fail to meet your expectations? • Discipline When will you discipline your kids, and how? What punishments are considered appropriate? • Trouble spots What is the greatest area of conflict? It could be keeping bedrooms tidy, chores around the house, schoolwork or their friends. If you can talk about your differing ideas on how to handle things (do it when the kids are not around) and compromise, you could save yourselves a lot of grief. Set guidelines about what will and won’t be acceptable, and make sure your partner and kids know exactly where you stand. THE BRIGHT SIDE Having differing points of view doesn’t always have to be bad. It can help you see things from another perspective. And if the two of you are prepared to meet in the middle, it will show your child that compromise is possible. Differing parenting styles can put a big strain on a relationship. If this is an issue for you and your family, there are plenty of counselling services that can help – your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau can point you in the right direction. When it comes to parenting, Rob and Karen are complete opposites – she’s pretty strict, while he’s lenient. “In our family, Rob is known as the weakest link because the kids know he will let them get away with anything,” says mum-of-three Karen. Mealtimes have always been a source of conflict. “I grew up in a family where table manners were important, whereas in Rob’s family they sat on the sofa and ate dinner off trays on their knees,” Karen says. “So he’ll let the kids get away with things like eating with fingers, which annoys me. “Mealtimes ended up a battle because the kids were getting mixed messages and played up. We had to agree on some rules. I’ve given in on a couple of points – there is some stuff they can eat with fingers and I don’t read the riot act if they put their elbows on the table. But I got my way when it came to other things. For example, there is absolutely no talking with your mouth full, and they have to ask permission if they want to leave the table. Rob knows he has to enforce these rules, and he does.”

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Originally Posted by Poetic Wun im still bummed at my 27 dollars spent as i've never spent that on a book ever (save a variant here or there) but i'm straight. What? I've spent thousands on college books alone. And I've dropped some heavy paper for some good non-fiction books in the past. $27 is a drop in the bucket.

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It seems to me the problem the world has with North Korea and its dictator Kim Jong-Il getting nuclear weapons of mass destruction boils down to two main points. First, North Korea is a communist dictatorship that cannot ever be trusted, and so its getting such horrible weapons is a horrible threat to most, if not all of us. Second, it is a clear violation of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The first problem is real but misunderstood, while the second is pure baloney. It is baloney since the NPT is nothing but a multi-state attempt to keep the knowledge of how to make nasty nuclear bombs within a small group. The overall aim of the treaty is not to save human kind from the horrible effects of nuclear war; it is to save the nuclear power oligarchy from competition. There is no reason why “new” nuclear powers should be trusted less than current nuclear powers. Unless you wish to keep the trump card while playing it over and over in international politics. The problem of North Korea (and other countries) violating the NPT thus has nothing to do with us as individuals or citizens of the civilized West. It has only to do with “our” heads of states wishing to protect their special powers. The other problem is the real one: the North Korean government isn’t to be trusted with lethal weapons. And to be honest, Kim Jong-Il seems like a real nut. But on the other hand, there are there any Prime Ministers or Presidents who could or should be trusted with such things? Most of them cannot be trusted with limited powers in government or even with small amounts of money. The problem here has nothing to do with the specific nature of the North Korean government, which, I’m sure, is one of the most screwed up on the planet. It also has nothing to do with the North Korean leader, the cultified Kim Jong-Il. And it has nothing to do with the official ideology of his totalitarian state, “communism.” Rather, it has to do with a much deeper problem. It has to do with the problem of rule and specifically the structure of government itself. As Lord Acton so wisely stated, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The problem of corruption should be obvious, be it the obvious corruption of “banana republics” or the more “civilized” campaign contributions and dealings in parliament. Corrupted people cannot be trusted, who knows who placed the higher bid and thus gets the full worth of the bribe? Judging from our politicians, not only does power corrupt; the corrupted are obviously also attracted by power. A North Korea with the recently acquired knowledge and ability to produce nuclear-based weaponry simply points to a much greater and widely spread problem: the problem with government per se. Since power corrupts, we cannot trust the ones with power. Then how can we trust them with the weapons to protect us from foreign threats; especially since we are at the same time forcefully disarmed by our “protectors.” The real question here is: Can we trust political power with weapons to destroy us and our earth? Can government be trusted? The questions are radical, but it should be obvious we, i.e. humankind, are in need of some radical change. We have, as a species, had more than a thousand years of experience of political government. What has it given us? On the world level the result is at best racism and international “tension,” but wars and world wars as well. On the domestic level we’re experiencing excessive taxation and regulation, violations of constitutional rights and personal integrity, as well as executions and government control of young people’s minds through public schooling. In other countries, and during wartime, we’ve seen work camps, torture, and persecution. The answer should thus be obvious. No, we cannot trust government. Perhaps we should abolish it altogether and get rid of the danger once and for all.

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Simple question for M4L N00b! Im trying to get my patch to highlight a clip slot in my project. I have a message ‘goto live-set view’ patched to a live.path object. It’s middle outlet sending to the right inlet of a live.object. Then another message ‘set highlighted_clip_slot 1’ patched to the live.object’s left inlet. I know this is probably completely wrong, I have looked in the reference and the fact that it says you can set this value, aswell as it being a parent confuses me. Note that ‘highlighted_clip_slot’ is a children of song view, ie. an object to be referenced by ID number. So your set message requires an ID as parameter, something like ‘set highlighted_clip_slot id 118’. The ID of clip slots can be obtained by sending ‘path live_set tracks X clip_slots Y’ to a live.path object. I have set my patch up like you said however the 'set highlighted_clip_slot' id 118 returns as invalid syntax in the Max window. I attached a picture of my patch so you can see how i set it up. It seems my explanation wasn’t quite clear. Here is a patch to show the set up. -- Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. --Copy all of the following text. Then, in Max, select New From Clipboard.----------begin_max5_patcher---------- 565.3ocyV10aaBCEF9Z3WgkUurKB6DBgc21eioJjANK3MvfvNoYqp+2m+.RS WPIrzAsW.He7G799v4f8S9d3z5CfDi9L5aHOum787rgLA75Z6gqXGxJYR6vv Y0UUfPgu20mBNnbwK4MHYYsBwE4vg99E6p3hRPYmLoK32qEJI+2fMVvhfWFa 8NU+f6i1vTYEbw1jVHS4TJkZljdpqLO1DZarYQ.5gt4vysZpN8GehDhO4sJX U12J9KsbVI5q0k4XSuO66atc+HgfVooP6a2izK4Qh0VTq6BCNyitkQ8qFvMA L27UAgSYhs3AIwxIfDUfTx1BmkNncTApjuGRjfBoZYY+ThHHSVRhIKQhtiLH +n+K7ibc9E5xNhroJj0WBfCSM5Tj+.OpW6yflgWKLj6hYVMsfTWAxT7ZwIFl rZsKGYo4QP2siVZT7b404oa4CIWOezjLZuFBqwezn5akOqBrHgtby+E9rYFq UMUnE7sEk5KEjmbrHUWihtiNGkoTB0Ust9FKSid2921dN73jhn9LKh8Q7sRn vYthS2gwBSIYVt1Ql0Q1Zt3QTyMDYt59hccKY60UGNekvTpVd5Nk6zSdGAjG NoAZkboBDYNmYiaIaOespPiIwee1KqIMweMzk06Zy58P2uGPuXybPp3B6FBm LFssz631OlBddNHN8fUU77lZ8gF5j.5gAS.FqhhGghhd0XlZEYNuyUkjY684 TSzQno3YURgiPQalUEEMxj6aUQ5FO6+GF5XB+B -----------end_max5_patcher----------- With everything thing I want to do with the API. Is it true i need to first find the id of the item i want to effect eg. which track, parameter, device, clip, clip. AnD then apply it to a live object with the corresponding parent path? In this case the parent of clip-slots is view? Thanks for the time. Also how can I save this chunk of programming as an abstraction so I recall it later? Usually you don’t need to find the id first, but highlighted_clip_slot is a special case (view as parent). Ordinary clip slots have track and/or scene as parent, and thus can be accessed directly with the path. To make an abstraction save the patch with some meaningful name and put it into your Max folder. Forums > Max For Live

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Posted by Annita on September 21, 2007 Gobi Manchurian- a popular Indo Chineese dish can be served as a snack or an appetizer when prepared dry.But in my home,amma always prepares it with gravy to serve along with fried rice/noodles.And i haven’t even tasted this dry type manchurian in any of the Kerala restaurants(of course,I haven’t asked for it as I was not aware of it..) My DH only introduced me to this dry type manchurian,he’s an ardent fan of this dish and whenever he order this in a restaurant he gives them special instructions to make it extra dry and spicy.And I must say,this is the only dish I’ve tried umpteen times to get a satisfactory sign from my husband.I’ve followed many recipes,tried adding different ingredients and finally came out with a recipe that suits our taste.I’ve been following this recipe for the last 4-5 attempts,and its working out well for me. And now the recipe … Cauliflower – 1 medium sized cut into medium sized florets Spring onion chopped- a small bunch (Seperate whites and greens) Garlic chopped – 5 tbsp Green chilies chopped – 4-5 tsp (Use according to your spice level) Soya Sauce – 1 and 1/2 tbsp Green Chilli Sauce – 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup – 3 tbsp Vinegar – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – for garnishing Oil – as needed Salt – add only if needed (Add 1 medium sized Onion and 1/2 Capsicum if you wish.i dont add it,if i am preparing it dry) For the batter : All purpose flour/Maida – 1/2 cup Corn flour – 1/4 cup Rice flour – 2 tbsp Egg – 1 Ginger-Garlic paste – 2 tsp Red Chilly powder – 1/2 to 1 tsp Salt – to taste (consider the saltiness of soya sauce while adding it) Prepare a batter with the given ingredinets adding necessary water.Batter should be made a little thick,otherwise it doesn’t coat well on the cauliflower florets.Heat oil in a big wok,dip each floret in the batter and gently put it into the oil.Do not overcrowd the wok while frying.Do it in 2 or 3 steps as needed.Fry it until it turns golden brown in color.Drain into a tissue paper and keep them aside and allow it to cool. Now heat 2-3 tsp oil in another pan,add chopped spring onion(only the whites),green chillies,garlic and ginger,saute them for a while.(Add onions and capsicum also if you’re adding it)Now add soya sauce,chilly sauce,vinegar and tomato ketchup.Mix them well,check for the salt and add the cooled gobi florets.Turn the heat to high and mix them together until all the florets are well coated with the sauce.Add spring onion greens and coriander leaves and toss it well for few minutes.Serve immediately. If you want to make it a gravy,add 1 tsp cornflour mixed in 1 cup luke warm water and simmer it for few minutes,before adding spring onion greens and coriander leaves.

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Australian shark film Bait is struggling to win an audience in its second week at the local box office. The 3D shark flick took a very low $825 screen average across 231 screens, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia. In its second weekend, the film made $190,000, taking its Australian box office to 776,000 for distributor Paramount. The genre film follows a group of stranded shoppers in a submerged supermarket after Tsunami hits, getting terrorised by a great white shark. The film placed 13th in the Thursday to Sunday top 20 films. Also in its second week, Australian film Lore, directed by Cate Shortland and distributed by Paramount/Transmission took $44,000 across 12 screens for a $3,692 screen average. The film has taken today $174,700. In new release, time-travel bounty hunter film Looper, distributed by Roadshow took $2.916m. Across 276 screens, the film starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Bruce Willis averaged a very respectable $10,568. It was enough to place second for the weekend, behind Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, taking $3.602m across 530 screens for a $6,797 average. In its third week, the film has now taken $14.805m. Arbitage, a drama starring Richard Gere, distributed by Madman, opened in sixth place on $596,000, averaging $8,053 across 74 screens while On The Road, the adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel, distributed by Icon, made $81,000 across 29 screens for a $2,785. OMG Oh My God!, distributed by Saggi, made $80,000 across 12 screens for a $6,684 average. Other Australian films at the box office included The Sapphires, Kath & Kimderella, Storm Surfers 3D and Not Suitable For Children. The Sapphires added another $331,000, taking the eOne/Hopscotch film to $13.341m while Kath & Kimderella, distributed by Roadshow took $330,500, taking the film to $5.533m. Storm Surfers 3D, distributed by Madman added another $14,855 taking it to 623,000 while Not Suitable For Children, distributed by Icon, re-entered the limited release charts, screening on one screen and added $1,757 taking the total to $513,829.

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Former world champion Johann Museeuw will finally come to trial in the later half of 2007. He, and several others, are charged with possessing and using EPO and other drugs provided by a local veterinarian. Yesterday, the accused lost their final appeal that would have avoided a trial. Upon his retirement a few years ago as a Lefevre rider, Museeuw was hired by Patrick Lefevre as a PR representative and continues to remain involved with Patrick as he serves his suspension for doping. I find Lefevre’s silence and continued support of Johann the ultimate hypocrisy. Let’s examine a little of Patrick’s past: In April 1999, local police authorities in Kortrijk (Belgium) arrested the then Mapei-Quick Step manager Patrick Lefèvre and six riders for questioning after security police opened a DHL package at Brussels airport. This package contained a video cassette box with 5 ampules of an unknown substance which came from Italy and was to be sent to the Mapei hotel in De Panne. October 2000, Richard Virenque suspended for admitting his involvement in the Festina affair after stalling for two years. 2001 Lefevere starts new team, Quick-Step and recruits Johann Museeuw, Frank Vandenbroucke, and Richard Virenque. February 2002, Police seize “forbidden products” in Vandenbroucke’s house. He is suspended for six months but wins on a technicality that argued the Belgian Cycling Federation did not have the authority to suspend him. He is then suspended by the Flemish authority. He continues to race for Lefevre outside of Flanders. September 2003 Johan Museeuw questioned by police in Brugge in relation to raids carried out on 21 houses in West Flanders. Museeuw’s house was one of six riders’ houses to be targeted by police, who are investigating the possible supply of doping products to cyclists by veterinarian, José Landuyt. Late 2003 – Early 2004 More info comes out on Johann Museeuw like this released SMS transcript between Johann and Landuyt. “Wasps” is a code name for Amgen’s EPO product Aranesp: In a message to Museeuw dated July 7, 2003, Landuyt wrote, “Now you should take 80 to 100 wasps, and upon departure on July 9, minimum 40 and maximum 60, then you will be clean as of July 19.” On July 27, Museeuw sent a message to Landuyt saying: “I have 52”, to which Landuyt responded “Take salt and drink a lot.” One day later, Landuyt again received an SMS from Museeuw that said “Still 52”, to which he replied, “Snuff salt and drink a lot.” April 2004 Museeuw retires after riding one more Paris-Roubaix finishing 5th. April 2004 Immediatly after retiring, Museeuw hired as Director of Public Relations by Lefevere. October 2004 Museeuw suspended from any involvement in cycling for two years. November 2004 Lefevre still backs Museeuw calling the suspension “symbolic” and citing their long relationship. Also stated is Levevre’s desire to have Museeuw backfill him as head of Quick-Step. I guess to be a positive influence on young riders. August 2006 Lefevere suggests that legal action should be taken Floyd Landis for “setting the sport back 20 years.” October 2006, Lefevre states “the last clean winner of the Tour de France was Jan Ullrich, in 1997.” December 2006, the International Professional Cycling Teams (IPCT) led by Patrick Lefevre excludes Discovery Channel from it’s group. The reason is they are involved with a rider (Basso) who is suspected of being involved in Operation Puerto. Let’s pause. What if Lefevre got religion earlier in his career when talented riders, who were actually convicted of doping, were riding on his team? Would Vandenbroucke have continued his downward spiral? What would have happened to Richard Virenque’s resurgence in popularity? Would Johan Museeuw have become Johann Museeuw, The Lion of Flanders? You are either against cheating or you turn a blind eye. You can’t be firmly against doping by your competitors only. Stop hiding Museeuw behind your anti-doping soap box.

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It’s remarkable what you can pick up in three minutes and 45 seconds. This short video by Gary Chapman, author of London’s Hollywood: the Gainsborough Studio in the Silent Years, is an excellent introduction to the British Famous Players-Lasky outpost. This is the time and the place where Victor Saville and Michael Balcon began their ascent through the British movie industry, where Ivor Novello smouldered for Graham Cutts, and where Alfred met Alma, while making a film or two you may have heard of … In the interview, Chandler asks Stephen about how he started out playing for silent films, and Stephen reveals that The Passion of Joan of Arc was the intimidating first film he ever accompanied. They also discuss the differences between composition and improvisation, and in more detail, the music that Stephen has played and written for Stella Dallas, The Manxman, Prix de Beauté and The First Born. Thanks to Chandler and Stephen for allowing me to post this fascinating conversation here on Silent London. Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville are back in the cinemas this weekend, courtesy of Sacha Gervasi’s controversial Hitchcock, which imagines what may have gone into the making of the notorious Psycho. Who leered at who during the filming of the shower scene is not the biggest mystery in Hitchcock’s career, however. For anyone who enjoyed this summer’s programme of silent Hitchcock films, the big question is: where is The Mountain Eagle (1926)? Though The Mountain Eagle was only Hitch’s second film, the reviews were unenthusiastic and he described it himself as “a very bad movie”, he made it just before he directed The Lodger, so there really is a chance that it’s not half bad. It starred Malcolm Keen with American vamp Nita Naldi and the plot focused on a school teacher and a hermit in rural Kentucky: Pettigrew, a shop-keeper in a mountain town of Kentucky, falls in love with the teacher, Beatrice. The girl doesn’t consider him as a lover, so he gets angry and accuses her of molesting his son Edward who has a mental illness. The girl marries the hermit, Fear O’God Fulton in order to calm the people’s anger and day by day she falls in love with her husband and a child is born. Pettigrew hides Edward and charges the hermit with his son’s murder. Fear O’God is imprisoned but he escapes and takes refuge in the mountain with his wife and son. (From Hitchcock Wiki) Shades of The Birds maybe? Perhaps that’s just me. By Hitch’s own account, he did not get along with Naldi at all well: First we quarrelled about her nails. They came down from half an inch beyond the finger to a quarter. We had another discussion. They came down to an eighth. Another discussion and they were all right. The heels came down layer by layer. The makeup was altered shade by shade. The hair was changed curl by curl. A few weeks later, when Alma and I were married, we went to Paris for our honeymoon and spent the first day of it with Nita. But that is another story — and one I’m not going to tell. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is that no, I have not stumbled across The Mountain Eagle, but I did discover this rather chilling but elegant silent short on Vimeo. It’s called The Projectionist, it was written and directed by film student Jamie Thraves last year and it features a piano score by Costas Fotopoulos – plus it is loosely inspired by the mystery of The Mountain Eagle. Enjoy – and keep your eyes peeled. Visit The Space for a collection of videos on Hitchock’s silent years, including featurettes on The Pleasure Garden and Matthew Sweet and Henry K Miller talking about “Hitchcock at the Picture Palace”

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Red Flame: This Diner’s On Fire New York is perhaps best known for pizza and diners; classic diners pop up on almost every block and vary wildly from truly awful to exactly the type of hearty comfort food you need. How do you begin to distinguish between those that are good and those that are very very bad? (perhaps a good speciality blog idea…?) Unfortunately, until one such blog pops up, it’s going to be trial, error, and word-of-mouth. Take my advice on this one, the discreet Red Flame Coffee Shop on W.44th and 6th Avenue will not disappoint. I’m not sure whether its the lightening fast and take-no-prisoners service, the consistently delicious grub, the always strong and always hot coffee, or the general diner nostalgia that makes this particular spot in midtown so popular and so good. All of the above allow the Red Flame to rise above the masses of mediocre diners out there and to shine, brightly, in an otherwise moribund dining neighborhood (fancy TGIFridays?). The look is what you would expect it to be pure – pure Americana with bright red boothes that you can sink yourself into, table after table of rather grungy New Yorkers tearing into fluffy omelettes, stacks of pancakes, and thick breakfast steaks, a dining bar with scarlet swivel seats, and a quick-moving staff of apparent Greek family members (cousins, aunts, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, and so on and so forth) doling out coffee refills and sharp instructions. In a diner, would you really want anything else? The menu is endless and fully available all day and all night. Omelettes make a grand showing with 28 varieties available on the menu and many more if you just ask; pancakes and french toast also abound with such options as the banana, peach, and strawberry smother Tropical Belgian Waffle, Lumberjack Pancakes, Cinnamon Raisin French Toast, and Chocolate Chip Pancakes; your usual soup and salad suspects make an appearance with everything from a classic Greek salad to a Turkey Salad, Tuna Nicoise, Grilled Steak Salad, and ‘Popeye’ Salad with spinach and bacon bits. What’s a diner without a burger? The Red Flame grills them up good and well with vegetarian options, a bison burger, a pizza burger, and your typical bacon cheeseburger (my favorite!). Lastly, an overwhelming list of Greek specials and hot entrees offers everything from chicken souvlaki, buffalo wings and fried chicken to fish cakes, broiled scrod, fried scallops, and shrimp scampi to moist meatloaf, lamp chop, beef liver with onion, and breaded veal parmigiana. The big shocker? Most of this stuff is surprisingly good. It’s not haute cuisine, and it’s certainly not culinary artwork; yet, it’s simple and comfortable without frills and frippery. The Red Flame epitomizes the American diner while serving coffee thats not burnt and food that’s fresh and home-made. Perfect For: a New York diner experience, coffee hit, big morning breakfast, fried food fiesta, cheap and hearty dinner

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Available for iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, MAC and Windows! I use and follow you guys regularly. As a trucker traveling all over, the info and especially the images you provide have helped me plan my routes AND help me keep an eye on my family's weather while they are at our trailer this summer. Keep up the good work and a most importantly thank you... From all of us. RB & family. Richard K. B. (Facebook)

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stepan at openbios.org Wed Jun 2 12:42:00 CEST 2004 * Li-Ta Lo <ollie at lanl.gov> [040602 19:09]: > On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 11:03, Jay Miller wrote: > did you get the lates version ? The ssh in LANL is broken today so I > can't commit my working version to the CVS. Are you sure it's a LANL problem? I've had problems with the CVS-via-SSH checkout the last few days as I had earlier with anonymous checkout. Only every one in ten attempts gets through, but I did not give up.. More information about the coreboot

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In July 2012, the National Labor Relations Board held that a blanket approach and policy requiring confidentiality during all internal workplace investigations violates employees' concerted activity rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). As a result, by Mark C. Dean Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) officially overruled longstanding protections against disclosure of witness statements taken by employers during an internal workplace investigation. Since 1978, the Board has maintained that the general duty on an employer...

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Educators endorse U.S. Rep. Lois Capps’ reelection to Congress Rep. Capps pledges to continue to champion education, educators and students WASHINGTON - May 05, 2014 - The National Education Association’s political action committee, the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, today, endorsed the reelection of U.S. Rep. Lois Capps to the U.S. Congress. “Congresswoman Lois Capps is one of us, and she shares our values and the values of California working families of the 24th Congressional District,” said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. “She understands that the road to economic prosperity and security starts in our nation’s public schools. In Washington, she’s ably put students and educators ahead of politics. She pledges to invest in our schools and continue to champion educators and students in shaping federal education policy. She’s also a staunch advocate for California working families and, if reelected, will continue to work hard to make the economy work for all of us—not just the wealthy few and corporations. That’s why we are proud to endorse Lois Capps for reelection.” Rep. Capps was a school nurse and health advocate in Santa Barbara County for 20 years. Over the course of her career, thousands of children and families benefited from her personal care and leadership. For 10 years, she was also a part-time instructor of early childhood education at Santa Barbara City College. In Congress, she serves on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee and also its Health Subcommittee. “I am honored to have the support of the California Teachers Association and the National Education Association and the thousands of educators they represent,” said Rep. Lois Capps. “Our educators play a critical role in shaping young lives, improving education for all young people, and preparing students to be our nation's future leaders.” “Rep. Lois Capps has the right values and vision to speak up in Congress for educators and students,” said Dean E. Vogel, president of the California Teachers Association (CTA). “As a lawmaker who puts people first, she understands the pressing issues facing our schools. She recognizes the important role education plays in preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow so that America can compete in the global marketplace. We are proud to call Rep. Capps a friend of educators because she will make the right choices to grow the economy for all working families, not just the wealthy and corporations.” The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education, the NEA’s national political action committee, provides direct financial support to candidates for president, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate who will fight to support teachers, staff, and students and improve public education. CTA represents 110,000 teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff. Follow the conversation on Twitter @NEAMedia The National Education Association is the nation’s largest professional employee organization, representing more than 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, and students preparing to become teachers. CONTACT: Miguel A. Gonzalez (202) 822-7823, firstname.lastname@example.org

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The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday 11 July 2010 "Cinderella Man", a track on Eminem's album Recovery was produced by Script Shepherd, not, as we said, Just Blaze Eminem's sixth album, Recovery, comes pre-installed with the kind of histrionic fannying-about now featured as standard on high-profile US urban releases. As it's Eminem, all that fuss – the repeated postponements, renamings and leaks – is turned up to 11. His last album, 2009's Relapse, marked the return of the rapper after a long addiction to prescription drugs; Recovery continues the process of trying to crowbar Marshall Mathers and his sweary soap opera (starring his multiple personalities) back into cultural relevance. No Eminem album has ever really flopped – Relapse "only" sold 3 million; it won him his third Grammy – but hip-hop has moved relentlessly on since Eminem released his first three imperial albums. Lil Wayne and Kanye West have become the genre leaders, a fact Eminem acknowledges on the engagingly self-flagellating "Talkin' 2 Myself". "The last two albums didn't count," Eminem sniffs, resolving to employ the zeal of the recently recovered to rhyme dextrously about doing vile things to women. ("Blood-sucking succubuses" apparently.) Oh, he is terrible. Track one, "Cold Wind Blows", reiterates what a sick, sociopathic individual Eminem is, challenging all comers with shorty-hatin' abuse. But there's also an amusing bit where God strikes him down with lightning. "Ow!" he mugs, having now ticked off the box marked "the One That Re-establishes I Have Not Gone Soft". It is hard to defend the indefensible, but while Eminem has said some unconscionable things in the past about womankind, he worries at length about being a good father to his daughter (and the two nieces he adopted from his ex-wife's sister). If every latterday Eminem album is a long march through Mathers's contradictions, punctuated with splatter-flick levels of lyrical gore, this 16-track marathon (no skits) is better than average. Best beat? The extraordinary stamp of "Cinderella Man" by producer Just Blaze, which sounds nothing like the standard-issue work of producer Dr Dre that usually accompanies Em. What a shame, then, that Relapse is spearheaded by lumpen comeback single "Not Afraid". Rhyming "through a storm" with "whatever weather/ cold or warm" in the chorus is unforgivable for a master rhymer. For a glimpse of that masterful figure, fast forward to "Almost Famous" and the casual drop of "antidisestablishmentarianism" into a heated diss, or the arresting "No Love", which pits a pinging Em in a friendly against Lil Wayne. His Recovery will never be complete – only a time machine can work that magic – but, in bursts, Eminem's health is very nearly rude.

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Friday, November 18, 2011 ...longtime Atlanta local Chris Thiessen has been working over at TWS for a couple years now. Doing some web editing, contest filming, etc...He hooked us up on the TWS news section today! Super stoked man!!! Thanks so much for the kind words and love of the South. Hope to see ya soon!! Posted by Jeremiah Babb at 5:02 PM Wednesday, November 16, 2011 ...Found this in a local tattoo rag called Ink Atlanta (?). I dunno, it's usually at Ruin and free. Looked through it last night found our ole amigos in there and wanted to post it ip as a re-hype for these dudes and their gig. I hear they're working their asses off and even got G.Bix stoked and workin hard up there. Super stoked on this kinda stuff. D.I.Y...gotta love that shit. Here's their commercial one more time. Scott Wagoner filmed it. They build over at Dave's Ramp warehouse. I mean, it's just rad stuff. Strat's got 'em. Everyone should support this stuff!!! Posted by Jeremiah Babb at 12:48 PM Saturday, November 12, 2011 ....There's alot of rad stuff in the Thrasher mag this month. From Grant's interview to the Zero dudes. From Dan Plunkett's page to the Jason Dill thing. ...But the one thing I like the most is the Ian Mackaye interview. The last thing he says is "I literally still dream about skating, 'cause it was freedom. I'm so glad I was rolling down hills at four in the morning instead of standing in line at some fucking keg party. Or worrying about getting into college. I was free. I was free as a motherfucker." ...Yeah man, me too. Posted by Jeremiah Babb at 8:08 PM Thursday, November 10, 2011 ...Whoa! Scanners. How do they work? I'm lucky I got this onto a computer screen somehow and was scared I'd mess it up if I tried to "crop" it. Not the point. ...Dan rips. You know. New Thrasher mag, he gave Bender a lil free publicity. No one caught it but me, probably. But thanks so much holmes!!!! Best shit ever!!! ...He informed me, after I thanked him, that Stockton did it first.....such a humble fellow. So D.T.E, ya know? Posted by Jeremiah Babb at 6:34 PM ...We did the Jay Buck Jam last weekend at the 4th Ward park in Atlanta. Stormy brought tons of hotdogs, chips and waters. We had the Falcons game on the boom box. DJ Fari played some tunes and way more people than we thought showed up. I gotta say we have tried to do this memorial sesh somewhere every year. We missed a couple. We all agree the first ones that happened in Piedmont Park were the best, but it's always cool to see just how many people show up. From lil kids who think it's a contest, street mission kids stopping in between spots, old dudes we only see this time of year, the dudes up in the mags, the o.g. Atlanta crew "REEB", and people showing up through word of mouth that we got some free beer and food. Fuck, I saw this dude there all incognito lurkin around and I haven't caught up with him in years. All around it's a rad thing. And the Seaboard dudes thanks everyone for showin up. If you knew Jay Buck or not, it was super tragic and so sudden it shocked all of us who knew him 11 years ago. We miss that dude daily and it's nice to see people roll through to skate and kick it with us old fuckers....Thanks!!! Posted by Jeremiah Babb at 6:01 PM

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As the last rookie QB alive in the 2012 NFL playoffs, Wilson made an impact that will never be forgotten this year. He broke various records while leading the team to the playoffs. Wilson's incredible year almost didn't happen, though, as he had to fight Matt Flynn for the starting job in the preseason. He won and has never looked back. Now that his season has finally ended in the divisional round of the playoffs with a loss against the Atlanta Falcons, it is time to take a moment and reflect on just how great Wilson truly was in 2012. In the following slideshow, we will break down Wilson's statistics and highlight his various records and accomplishments.

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The impact of mobile marketing can’t be overstated. According to IDC, more people in the U.S. will access the Internet through a mobile device than through their PC by 2015. In this new series, Elite Email takes a look at highly successful campaigns to uncover their mobile marketing lessons. This week’s case study: How text messages brought hungry patrons to the doors of a 16-store Subway franchise in upstate New York. Considering that Subway is one of the most successful fast food franchises in the world, operating in over 100 countries with 10,109 stores, it might seem a little unnecessary to go the extra mile with mobile marketing to bring even more attention to the brand.† However, any Subway franchise owner will tell you that getting hungry customers through the doors still requires a smart approach to marketing and great promotions. But a 16-store Subway franchise in the Buffalo/Rochester area of New York learned some hard lessons along the way before turning things around with a wildly successful SMS campaign. The Need for Change Of course, no good case study starts with what went right. Instead, we need to look at where the franchise came up short to really create a solid comparison. In this case, the problem begins with direct mail marketing. Under this system, the Subway storeowners spent loads of money on physical promotions that shipped out to customers in the area. The results for this direct mail plan? A 1 percent redemption rate. Needless to say, those kind of results just weren’t good enough, so the franchise owners made the move to a more forward thinking digital approach. A Smart Plan of Attack So how exactly did this SMS campaign unfold? To start, the restaurant owners promoted the upcoming text message initiative via more traditional outlets, like radio, TV, and local print ads. With these advertisements leading the way, customers soon started opting-in and sending a text to a shortcode number. By doing this, the “My Subway Mobile” campaign set the foundation for constant communications with potential customers via special offers and updates on products and pricing. However, to really get the biggest bang for their buck out of this marketing push, the franchise owners needed to throw in a little extra something for the customers. Building Better Results with Extras and Freebies Naturally, the best way to get customers excited is with discounts and freebies. As part of this, members of the texting list received four to six messages a month, each with an enticing offer for free drinks and food with the purchase of other menu selections. To help light a little extra fire under the user base, these offers came with an expiration date in the message, leading customers to come in sooner and take advantage of these discounts in a timelier fashion. The Final Tally In the place of the 1 percent redemption rate generated by direct mail, the SMS campaign pushed this number up to 9 percent. In terms of customers, more than 5,000 signed up, leading to a final tally of 13,000 messages sent. To put it plainly, it’d be hard to imagine the owners of these 16 upstate New York stores ever going back to dated and inefficient alternatives, like direct mail marketing, after experiencing the success that comes with a smart and well-planned SMS campaign. Can You Use This Approach? To get the same kind of results, you’ll need an audience that will respond to similar techniques and methods. The main points that come from Subway’s approach focus on connecting via the right channel, offering the right discounts and promotions, and making sure you give the customers an incentive for acting fast. In this case, text messaging, free menu items with appropriate purchases, and expiration dates all fit the bill respectively. With these tools in hand, your company can take a marketing path that offers a positive uptick in exposure and real results in your digital or physical store.

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Hello everyone, did you all have a wonderful Christmas? I sure did. Remember I told you I knew there would be no surprises for me this year as I was getting a Bike from Jay? Well, I was wrong and oh boy, how wrong I was…. hehe. Not only did I get a fantastic new bike which, believe it or not, is called Blossom, I also got an entire new wardrobe of gorgeous clothes and a bottle of Diamonds perfume as well. To say he ‘floored’ me this year is putting it mildly hehe. He sure knows how to put a great big grin on my face bless him. Well, New year is still a little way off for us in the UK but I thought I’d post my little New Year giftie to you a little early as Jay and I and the girls are planning a little New Year Celebration ourselves tonight. Oh, and I mustn’t forget that we are having a blast off 2010 New Years Day sale over at SAS too. A massive 55% off tons of goodies as well as a super 10 for $10 bag as well. Happy shopping folks. Have a wonderful New year everyone. See you all in 2120 Boo and the Blossoms xx

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