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Tuesday's match-up of future Three Rivers Conference foes in Orion proved to be a near dead heat. In the end, after four quarters of play and an overtime period, the host Orion Chargers prevailed over the Princeton Tigers 31-29.
Tiger coach Jesse Brandt said while both teams shot poorly, both played good defense, enabling the low-scoring affair. PHS shot 27 percent from the field at 10-37, only 23 percent on two-point field goals (5-22)
"We had our chances," Brandt said. "We gave up two offensive rebounds in overtime that probably were the difference in the game."
Junior J.J. Vaccaro led the Tigers with 13 points.
PHS was up 17-12 at the half and 23-22 after three quarters, but Orion forced overtime with the score tied at 27 at the end of regulation.

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EarthCam has broken through the megapixel barrier of imaging with this revolutionary webcam technology.
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 14, 2012
Think all construction cameras are the same? Think again. EarthCam debuted the world's first outdoor gigapixel camera. The groundbreaking GigapixelCam is the ultimate in documentation photography, generating impressive billion pixel panoramas. Featured prominently on the new and improved EarthCam.net website, clients will learn why this system is a must for many construction, transportation and entertainment projects.
The system is programmed to automatically capture up to one hundred images and automatically stitch together a scenic 360° panorama. Other features include:
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-- HDR imagery, on-board backup storage and access to exposure controls
-- Environmental enclosure with wiper ensures reliable operation in all weather conditions
"EarthCam has broken through the megapixel barrier of imaging with this revolutionary webcam technology", said Brian Cury, CEO and Founder of EarthCam. "Currently, the highest quality webcams are measured in megapixels where 10, 12 or 14 megapixels are considered the best in the industry. The GigapixelCam is truly unique because of its ability to zoom in and take 16 megapixel snapshots of very detailed areas and then stitch them together into a mosaic which, when viewed in its entirety, looks like one unified image. The real differentiator is when you digitally zoom in to examine the picture detail, you are looking at an extremely high resolution picture, not a pixelated rendering."
In addition to the new GigapixelCam, EarthCam is also introducing some innovative features, which will accelerate the operational effectiveness of their construction camera solutions. Engineered specifically for their line of robotic megapixel cameras, including the new camera, is a special geo-pointing system. This smart, reliable feature allows the client to precisely direct the camera at any desired point by entering GPS coordinates. The super-fast and accurate webcam base ensures consistent positioning necessary for detailing critical areas of jobsites and creating time-lapse movies.
These industry-changing products and services are featured on the new EarthCam.net site. An entire section is completely dedicated to EarthCam's marketing services, offering everything from social media integration, broadcast media promotion and public website development. EarthCam.net covers all the bases in terms of effectively marketing a client's project or location to the public. With social media being such a powerful medium in today's business world, the ability to integrate information into networking platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has become a top request from industry clients.
EarthCam is the recognized global leader in providing webcam content, technology and services to business and government agencies. The company, which started in 1996, offers construction webcam technology and services to some of the largest international construction companies and developers in the world. 36 State Departments of Transportation and 80 of the Top 100 construction companies rely on EarthCam's expertise to monitor and document their projects. Projects documented by EarthCam include: Flight 93 National Memorial, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Panama Canal Expansion, Smithsonian Institution Restoration, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Madison Square Garden, Hong Kong Disneyland, Los Angeles International Airport, Denver Union Station, George W. Bush Presidential Center, National Institute of Health, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Guggenheim and Louvre.
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The Institute communicates its scientific and educational information in a number of ways. One major outlet is peer-reviewed publications and reports. Cary Institute staff regularly publish in the best-rated journals in their respective fields.
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A model of simultaneous evolution of competitive ability and herbivore resistance in a perennial plant", Ecology, vol. 83, p. 2649-2663, 2002., "
Matchmaking and species marriage: A game theory model of community assembly", Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., vol. 100, p. 1979-1982, 2003., "
A spatially-explicit model of sapling growth in a tropical forest: Does the identity of neighbours matter?", J. Ecol., vol. 92, p. 348-360, 2004., "
A neighborhood analysis of tree growth and survival in a hurricane-driven tropical forest", Ecol. Monogr., vol. 74, p. 591-614, 2004., "
Interactions between land use history and hurricane damage in a neotropical forest", Plant Ecol., vol. 174, p. 49-58, 2004., "
Seedling recruitment in a hurricane-driven tropical forest: Light limitation, density-dependence and the spatial distribution of parent trees", J. Ecol., vol. 93, p. 291-304, 2005., "
Power clashes limit science and reflect archaic values", Nature, vol. 439, p. 18, 2006., "
Constructing a broader and more inclusive value system in science", BioScience, vol. 57, p. 71-78, 2007., "
Natural disturbance and human land use as determinants of tropical forest dynamics: results from a forest simulator", Ecol. Monogr., vol. 79, p. 423-443, 2009., "
Neighbourhood effects on sapling growth and survival in a neotropical forest and the ecological-equivalence hypothesis", in D. F. R. P. Burslem, M. A. Pinard, and S. E. Hartley (eds.). Biotic Interactions in the Tropics: Their Role in the Maintenance of Species Diversity, 2005, p. 89-106., "


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As a society, we've been fascinated by and fixated on numbers for a long time. This pertains to financial planning, where the common thread of various strategies is the calculation of an amount that must be accumulated by a future date in order to fund a particular financial goal. It applies to onetime disbursements such as saving for a deposit on a house, and to planning for recurring expenses including college education and retirement.
The focus on a single amount that must be saved in order to successfully retire was portrayed in the 2010 ING commercial, "What's Your Number?" In it, a man walks his dog through a neighborhood carrying a large orange block displaying the amount "$1,086,523." One of the neighbors who's trimming his hedges asks the man what he's carrying. The man responds, "This is my number. It's the amount I need to save to retire the way I want."
I experienced contradictory reactions the first time I saw this commercial: (a) This is great that the goal of planning for retirement is being promoted on TV, and (b) The focus on accumulating a single dollar amount, while a step in the right direction, oversimplifies retirement planning. In my mind, the commercial conveyed three unspoken messages, none of which individually or collectively could be further from the truth:
- If you hit your number, you won't outlive your retirement assets.
- There's only one number you need to hit to ensure retirement success.
- Your income sources, including types and amounts, is irrelevant.
Anyone who retired between October 1, 2007 and March 2, 2009 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 7,000 points, or 52%, would take exception with the "one number" approach. Planning to accumulate a fixed dollar amount by a specified date and thinking this will be sufficient to meet financial needs for the rest of one's life ignores the basic tenets of retirement-income planning and, as such, is going to be a recipe for disaster more often than not.
Instead of asking, "What's my number?," we should rephrase the question as, "What's my income number?" This makes much more sense when placed in the context of retirement-income planning which is defined in the Glossary of Terms section of my blog, Retirement Income Visions™, as follows: "The process of planning for a predictable income stream from one's assets, that when combined with other sources of income, is designed to meet an individual's or family's financial needs for the duration of retirement."
Retirement asset planning is the way to go in the accumulation stage to build a solid foundation for a successful retirement plan. Retirement income planning came into being as a separate discipline as a result of acknowledging the uncertainty of traditional retirement asset-planning solutions for providing a predictable and sustainable income stream to match one's needs in retirement. As discussed in my February 21st article, "Is Your Retirement Tied to Your Adviser's Bias?," unbeknown to their clients, the ability of individual advisers to discuss and deliver sustainable retirement income-planning solutions that are suitable for a particular client may be limited in certain cases.
"What's your income number?" is the focus of initial and continuing discussions that I have with clients when doing retirement income planning. Unlike the ING commercial, which emphasizes accumulation of a single dollar amount, I calculate projections of fluctuating annual after-tax income needs based on projected inflation-adjusted expenses using multiple scenarios. Furthermore, this is updated on a regular basis based on each client's situation.
Whenever I do retirement income planning, I try to keep in mind the following line spoken by Anna Faris in the 2011 romantic-comedy film, "What's Your Number?," the origin of the title and theme of which was completely different than the ING commercial: "Sometimes you can't live life by the numbers. You have to figure it out as you go along."


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Andy Pettitte gave the New York Yankees a Turn Back the Clock night.
Provided a one-run lead for much of the night, the 39-year-old left-hander put together a vintage performance in his second start following a one-year layoff. Pettitte pitched four-hit ball over eight innings Friday for his first regular-season win since July 2010, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0.
"I felt like I could do this, and now it's just like I feel like the mind's getting back there," a beaming Pettitte said after his 241st win. "I'm just hoping and praying the body holds up."
Making his second major league start since ending his one-year retirement, Pettitte (1-1) limited the young, free-swinging Reds to four singles. With a fastball that reached 90 mph, an excellent cutter and a sharp curve, he struck out nine and walked one, throwing 78 of 115 pitches for strikes.
"I miss the competition," Pettitte said. "I do — I guess I do miss this, from the standpoint of being around the team and stuff like that."
Pettitte was given a 1-0 lead on Alex Rodriguez's RBI grounder in the fourth. Robinson Cano homered against Bronson Arroyo (2-2) in the eighth and Raul Ibanez hit a two-run drive, his eighth homer of the season.
Not since July 8, 2008, had Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings.
"When I caught him, years and years ago, it was fastball, cutter and really curveball. He's got so many more weapons to go to," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I thought he could bring some stabilization to our rotation. And I think he'll do that just because of who he is, his personality, his will, his focus. We are a different rotation with him."
Pettitte had been 0-2 in five starts since winning at Seattle on July 8, 2010 — five days before he pitched in the All-Star game. After missing much of the second half because of a groin strain, he beat Minnesota in Game 2 of the AL division series.
In all, Pettitte went 680 days between regular-season wins, the most for the Yankees since Carl Pavano's 687 from May 22, 2005 to April 9, 2007, according to STATS LLC.
"He must have been doing something real good when he was retired," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He looked as sharp as I've ever seen him."
Cincinnati didn't advance a runner past first base after the first inning.
"Even though he might not have quite the stuff that he used to, he tries to pitch smart, never really gets in a pattern and he made his pitches," said Jay Bruce, who went 0 for 4 and struck out twice. "He was doing exactly what he wanted to do out there tonight, and we could never get anything going."
In his first start, at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, Pettitte allowed four runs over 6 1-3 innings in a 6-2 loss to Seattle.
"I didn't think I might have been a little up tight last game, but I just feel like I maybe wasn't quite as relaxed as I need to be," Pettitte said.
Boone Logan pitched a perfect ninth, completing the four-hitter as the Yankees stopped a three-game losing streak with their second shutout this season.
New York went ahead when Rodriguez slapped a grounder to shortstop off Arroyo — not the pitcher's glove, as he infamously did near first base in Game 6 of the AL championship series against Boston.
"I don't think about it a whole lot," Arroyo said. "If I would have thumped him with two outs and no one on base tonight, then I'm sure it would have come to mind, because I'm sure he would have let me know. But I'm out there to battle and try to beat guys, and it's always been like that for me. I don't know Alex from a hole in the wall, so I can't say if he thinks about it when I'm pitching. He's done so many things in his career. I'm sure Bronson Arroyo is not the highest thing on the list."
Cano doubled the lead with his fourth homer of the season, a drive deep into the right-field bleachers. Ibanez chased Arroyo after four runs and nine hits in 7 2-3 innings.
New York's homers came after another night of struggles with runners in scoring position. The Yankees were 0 for 7 — wasting a bases-loaded, no-outs threat in the sixth — and are hitless in 19 consecutive at-bats with RISP, dropping to 3 for their last 48 (.063).
Cincinnati, the first team since interleague play started in 1997 to play at the Mets and Yankees on consecutive days, got an early baserunner when Zack Cozart struck out leading off but the ball kicked off the glove of catcher Chris Stewart, who was catching Pettitte for the first time. Cozart wound up at second on the passed ball and a throwing error by Stewart, who wildly flung the ball well over first baseman Nick Swisher.
Cozart took third on Drew Stubbs' sacrifice but was stranded when Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips struck out. After allowing Ryan Hanigan's leadoff single in the third, Pettitte struck out the side.
"You knew that we've been struggling," Pettitte said. "Like I tell these young guys, big league Ws are precious. ... I feel like what I do is pretty good, separating myself from others, is mentally I feel like I'm extremely strong."
NOTES: A day after Donna Summer's death, her rendition of "God Bless America" was played during the seventh-inning stretch. ... New York 1B Mark Teixeira, bothered by a cough since early April, was given the night off. ... New York RHP Ivan Nova (4-1) remains scheduled to start Saturday. If his bruised and sprained right foot gives Nova trouble while warming up, the Yankees would turn to Freddy Garcia. Homer Bailey (1-3) starts for the Reds. ... The Reds were shut out for the first time this year.


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- The GM (General Menace) "The Icon" Sting is back, and he's asked TNA President Dixie Carter to appear on Thursday's broadcast to discuss the ongoing situation with the World Champion, Bobby Roode. After Roode physically assaulted Dixie Carter just a few weeks ago, what will the TNA President have to say when she's face to face with Roode again? Tune in and find out!
- Also on the broadcast, "The Cowboy" James Storm has promised to return - despite dealing with the effects of a concussion - to confront his attacker, Kurt Angle! Will all hell break loose when Storm and Angle are in the same ring again? Can Storm keep his anger in check when faced with the superstar that cost him his shot at regaining the World Title?
- In action on the broadcast, Samoa Joe battles Abyss, Knockouts Tag Team Champion Madison Rayne faces Mickie James, plus much more!
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The Galaxy had three games in the span of eight days, against rivals who did well to keep them under wraps.
However, none of the matches served as anything more than a speed bump. The Galaxy beat New England 1-0 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday as the club picked up its third win in one week and fourth straight overall.
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"It just goes to show how hard this team works and we're just very committed to getting the proper rest," Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez said. "I mean, this is the third time that we do three games in one week and I think that getting nine points in three games is just incredible for us. Moving forward, it's just a big confidence boost."
The Galaxy beat Chivas USA, Houston and now New England by the same 1-0 scoreline. While the two previous goals were scored off set pieces – Landon Donovan's goal against Houston was a spot kick – Saturday's came from open play. Beckham swung in a cross to the middle of the penalty area that Miguel Lopez got to and headed into the back of the net.
It wasn't just Beckham or Lopez, though, who responded with standout performances.
"A lot of guys made a lot of big plays," Galaxy captain Landon Donovan said. "A.J. (DeLaGarza) made a big play before that. We put ourselves in positions on both sides of the field to make plays. Miguel (Lopez) made a great play to score the goal and other guys made great plays to ensure that we got the result."
For Beckham, the match was his third of the week as well - but he squeezed in a different kind of match midweek. Beckham played 90 minutes in Gary Neville's testimonial match in Manchester on Tuesday.
Even though he traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and back to the East Coast, Beckham performed when he needed to.
"I thought David played well. He was a little fatigued from his travel," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "He managed to find 90-plus minutes in a testimonial game - which shouldn't help matters - but his ankle got tweaked a little bit. But he did a good job passing the ball and obviously a very good ball for Lopez's goal."
"I've rested well since I've been back and I was ready to play and I think we proved that, "Beckham said. I think we passed the ball around well tonight. We played the best soccer in the 90 minutes and we deserved to win."
On the game's only goal, Galaxy players knocked the ball around before Beckham got the ball on the right flank and swung the ball into the penalty area. Lopez re-directed the ball past Matt Reis.
"I received the ball in a good position and I obviously put the ball in a good position [with] Miguel running into that front post area," Beckham said. "He's made my ball a good one. I think we deserved it, overall. I think we had a lot of chances, so we're happy."
The hosts did not go down without a fight, but the Galaxy closed out the match with the Revs knocking on the doorstep. And while Galaxy players said they felt they may have deserved more, they were content with leaving Gillette Stadium with three points.
"It was a great result for us," Donovan said. "We had a really challenging week, playing against a team that was rested and waiting for us. I thought our effort was great. I thought we were a little bit better and if Reis didn't have the night he had, maybe we would've scored a bit more. But we're happy with it."


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Hi Undies~, y'know that was my first reaction, as it shows a bit too much hardware detail for a level one tekkie?............... maybe they have had several complaints?
When I followed that link and saw the RTC battery, I can see that it is a rechargeable lithium job. I remember old Toshiba 486s like that. You had the main battery at about 12v, another one at 7.2v and the CMOS/RTC at 3v.
So you get these guys turning up in pubs "hey I've got this great laptop only it needs a new battery" so I ask its specs........... doesn't know.........doesn't work. Hmmmm: Main battery £45-70, auxilliary battery £40-45 and the little one is around £20............... I don't think so............. I would generally either be given them, swap them for an old PI desktop (generally much better for what their kids wanted to do) or get them for the price of a few beers.
A good boozing crony just happened to be a director of the UK subsidiary of a not unheard of German battery manufacturer.......... he would get them made by apprentices or whatever? ........... I would provide a few refurbs to feed back into the food chain............ it worked really well
I can relate to site voltage.............. hell it is meant to run jackhammers not laptops. Sure you can get the stuff for computer disaster recovery units/suites that is just fine, but what Project Manager is having the extra cost of that on his budget?
Hey, what outfit are you with? my missus was with LendLease
ddddc, that is pretty common with desktops and some brands. Others have recargeable devices which are much more expensive. I think that the cheapest I saw was around $24 (USD).
I guess I suspect:
1. A dud battery
2. Poor installation
3. Bad connectivity
4. Bad MoBo
Now, this thing plugs in with two wires so I don't think that it is dry joints........... and I certainly would not recommend taking a soldering gun or torch near a lithium battery


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Narrated by Project Director Thomas Veauclin and Lead Game Designer Sylvain Sechi from Cyanide Studio, "Behind the Wall" explains how the role-playing game set in the famous A Song of Ice and Fire universe was born. The pair discuss working with author George R.R. Martin to produce a game faithful to the universe he imagined, and how the TV series produced by HBO has influenced their work.
The game's creators also explain their desire to tell an original story running parallel to the first book of the saga, involving two original characters: Mors of the Night's Watch, and Alester the Red Priest. They detail the attributes of these two characters that players will embody throughout the game, following a style of narration similar to George R.R. Martin's in the novels. We invite you to discover all this and many more fascinating details with this video, "Behind the Wall."


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The Wonder Hostess Bakery Outlet in El Dorado will be closing its doors on Monday, possibly sooner, after Hostess, based in Irving, Texas, announced it will be closing its operation and laying off 18,500 employees.
The Wonder Hostess Bakery Outlet in El Dorado will be closing its doors on Monday, possibly sooner, after Hostess, based in Irving, Texas, announced it will be closing its operation and laying off 18,500 employees.
Last week, thousands of members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike after rejecting the company's latest contract offer. The bakers union represents about 30 percent of the company's workforce.
Workers were warned unless they ended the strike and returned to work by the end of the day Thursday, the company would liquidate, which they did not do.
"We deeply regret the necessity of today's decision, but we do not have the financial resources to weather an extended nationwide strike," said Gregory F. Rayburn, chief executive officer, in a statement from Hostess. "Hostess Brands will move promptly to lay off most of its 18,500-member workforce and focus on selling its assets to the highest bidders."
The company filed a motion to liquidate Friday with U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The shuttering means the loss of about 18,500 jobs. Hostess said employees at its 33 factories were sent home and operations suspended. Its roughly 500 bakery outlet stores will stay open for several days to sell remaining products.
The El Dorado location had employed three people, but that had already been reduced to one employee as of Friday.
The local store will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with Monday being their last official day of business. An employee said if they sell out of everything before Monday, they will not open the store that day.
In a statement, the bakery union said Hostess failed because the six management teams over the past eight years weren't able to make it profitable — not because workers didn't make concessions.
"Despite a commitment from the company after the first bankruptcy that the resources derived from the workers' concessions would be plowed back into the company, this never materialized," the union said.
In addition to dozens of baking and distribution facilities around the country, Hostess Brands will sell its popular brands, including Hostess®, Drakes® and Dolly Madison®, which make iconic cake products such as Twinkies®, CupCakes, Ding Dongs®, Ho Ho's®, Sno Balls® and Donettes®. Bread brands to be sold include Wonder®, Nature's Pride ®, Merita®, Home Pride®, Butternut®, and Beefsteak®, among others.


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So they have started "naming" winter storms now, but I don't see it catching on. Have you bought into this? Names seem fine for hurricanes, whose development we watch over oceans and that seem contained in a certain area, but winter storms tend to sprawl and go on for days sometimes, doesn;t seem as applicable for naming them!
There's a storm coming to us this weekend - I know it is already hitting those of you in the midWest, stay safe everyone! But what amused me today was I got an email from the local Supermarket chain saying "Stock up before the storm!" like the weather forecasters are not already is a tizzy, and people won;t already be running for the "French Toast supplies" as everyone stocks up on bread, milk and eggs, as well as bottled water.
Mind you, this is not a forecasted multi-day blizzard. For us, it is a snow storm starting Saturday evening, maybe not even until most folks are usually in for the night, and lasting until Sunday morning, so most folks may sleep through the bulk of the storm, and are certainly not going to starve while doing so! We may get 8 inches, considerable yes, but not disastrous!


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Resurrecting this to add:If you are doing the serving, remember to serve the ladies before the gentlemen (but the GOH, if there is one, is served first of all, regardless of gender)You serve from the left, clear plates from the right.I've been at many semi-formal dinners at my mother's, and a couple of formal lunches/dinners for the presenting of awards/medals.
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Going to be adding some IGF-1 LR3 to my stack soon. Pretty sure I know the gist of how to use it, just want to make sure.
The plan is 100mcg, 4x a week, for 6 weeks. Then 4 weeks off, and then repeat
Going to be pinning intra-muscle post-workout (or is pre better?) of the muscle worked.
Now, say I am pinning Pecs. Should I pin 100mcg into the left pec the first time, and the pin 100mcg into the right pec the next time.. Or should I split the injection up into 50mcg each pec each Monday? Also the same for every muscle group.. to switch side each week?
And one more question.. 1' 29g insulin needle Okay for this?


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Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea are tracking out-of-favour Real Madrid star Luka Modric, according to the Daily Star.
The Croatian international has suffered a tough start to life at the Bernabeu, and was named 'worst signing of 2012' by the Spanish press earlier this season.
And Modric has now been linked with a return to the Premier League, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham among the clubs monitoring the playmaker's availability.
Modric has made just eight starts since joining the La Liga champions in August 2012, but the 27-year-old claims he wants to stay and fight for a first-team place.
Still, the former-Tottenham midfielder finds himself well down the Real Madrid pecking order, with Mesut Ozil, Angel Di Maria and even Kaka ahead of him at the moment.
The report claims Tottenham would be happy to have him back at White Hart Lane, while Chelsea and Arsenal would also be interested should he become available.
The Daily Star also suggests that while a loan move back to England would attract plenty of interest, Jose Mourinho's side would rather sell the player and recoup a significant part of the fee they paid Tottenham for his services last year.
And according to the report, that puts Chelsea in the lead to snap up the Croatian playmaker, even though they have the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Juan Mata already vying for position in that area of the pitch. The European champions are thought to have greater financial clout, allowing them to move first for Modric should they decide to do so.
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August 30, 1996 - Draft Treaty on Intellectual Property
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
Box 4
Patent and Trademark Office
Washington, D.C. 20231
Attention: Ms. Carmen Guzman Lowrey, Associate Commissioner for Governmental and International Affairs
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) wishes to express great concern that the August 30, 1996 Draft Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect to Databases is potentially a threat to access and use of information that is essential for our nation's scientific community to function at full capacity. The ASM is the largest single life science society in the world, with over 43,000 members, including scientists and science administrators in academic, industrial and government institutions, working in molecular biology and genetics as well as agricultural, environmental and medical microbiology.
The ASM is of the firm opinion that a Treaty for the protection of databases must not only "ensure adequate incentives to invest in creating databases" and "safeguard databases against destruction of their commercial value," but must also ensure researchers and teachers "fair use" of databases, so there is full and open exchange of information as called for in our current U.S. Copyright Act.
The continued development of important new areas of research, such as genomic studies and bioinformatics, is database dependent, and the ASM has great concern that the Treaty will encourage entrepreneurs not only to compile databases and extract fees for their use, but to repackage, claim copyright, and charge researchers for the use of data which now is in the public domain. Important genetic resources, including the thousands of sequences of human genes compiled on a continuing basis and released to the public by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, could be commercialized by enterprising individuals, defeating the attempt to make this data available to all to use in the hunt for new drug targets to treat genetic disorders.
The ASM concurs in the position expressed by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the Association of American Universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges that a consensus U.S. position should be developed before an arbitrary nonrepresentative and inappropriate position is incorporated into the provisions of an international treaty. The ASM would like to participate in those deliberations, or, at a minimum, be kept informed of their progress.
The ASM believes the Diplomatic Conference scheduled for December 1996 should be convened, but that its agenda should be limited to a consideration of protocols and instruments for the protection of literary and artistic works, and for the protection of performers and producers of phonograms. Consideration of the Treaty for the Sui Generis Protections of Databases should be delayed until there has been opportunity to explore fully how best to provide database compilers and vendors with the protection they require, and still provide a "fair use" exemption for the research and education communities.
The ASM appreciates this opportunity to comment on the draft Treaty, and is prepared to assist the Patent and Trademark Offices in its future endeavors.


text: Meta Rate My Team PokéBase - Pokémon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Should I use liepard or zoroark in black 2? 0 votes 2,736 views they're both pretty good but I like zoroark better. and this is NOT a opinion question, I mean by stats and movesets zoroark black-white-2 asked Mar 12, 2013 by zoroarks power They're not both good. Only Zoroark is. commented Mar 13, 2013 by PikaPals Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 3 Answers 2 votes Best answer Zoroark is da Bossman! --> ___ With the ability to Illusion, it can really confuse the game. It has Speed and can be used a Special Sweeper in game. I ran this set: Zoroark: Trait: Illusion Nasty Plot Dark Pulse Flamethrower Extrasensory This set is really good as it uses up some of the best moves Zoroark runs, with great coverage from Flamethrower and Psychic, and boosted by Nasty Plot, it can sweep through the game alone. It's Speed stat really supports this set, giving you the best Sweep you need. Zoroark simply outclasses Liepard. The fact that the Zorua you get from Driftveil City is a traded one helps level it up much quicker, too, which is a definite plus. It starts off with decent Special Attack, and then fairly alright Speed and Attack (for an unevolved Pokemon). It evolves at level 30, though, so you don't have to wait too long to get yourself its evolution, Zoroark. ___ After evolving, it has very high Special Attack as well as quite high Attack and Speed, but it is very fragile as far as its defensive stats go. Zorua and Zoroark both have the Illusion ability, which causes it to take on the name and appearance of the last Pokemon in your party, so don't adjust your TV set when you see something random sent out in the battle — it's actually your Zorua or Zoroark. This can be used to fool Trainers and is particularly nice if you put a Fighting- or Poison-type Pokemon in your last slot to hopefully cause them to use Psychic-type attacks against your Dark-type, rendering it useless. So that's all I got to say. ___ Hope I helped :] answered Mar 12, 2013 by Flare selected Mar 12, 2013 by zoroarks power Lol I started typing when you answered, hope you don't mind Flare xD commented Mar 12, 2013 by MrKijani Nope, not at all ;) commented Mar 12, 2013 by Flare It took you 19 minutes to answer o_O :P commented Mar 12, 2013 by Flare Zoroark can't learn Psychic. commented Mar 12, 2013 by fondant I did my research. Thats why it took so long. commented Mar 12, 2013 by MrKijani Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Well let's compare them. Liepard BST: 446 Moveset Pool: Not too bad, a nice variety in special and physical attacks. Abilities: Limber and Unburden are both nice abilities. Unburden works very well if you can give Liepard a gem. Limber is nice to prevent those extremely annoying paralysis haxes. So all in all Liepard has good stats for speed sweeping. 106 base speed and 88 in both special and physical attack stats so you can either have a mixed attacker or you can focus on a specific attack. Now for Zoroark. Zoroark BST: 510 Moveset Pool: Zoroark has like Liepard a fairly decent movepool. A nice mix in both special and physical attacks. Abilities: Illusion with the right strategy can work wonders ingame. So long as you know how to use it you can effectively gain an extra turn to destroy your opponent. 105 base speed, so not to different from Liepard. You can have all the speed but with some much higher attack stats. 105 in attack and 120 in special attack. All in all I would go for Zoroark, especially with that ability. Liepard is decent but Zoroark just has it outclassed. answered Mar 12, 2013 by MrKijani Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Kinda depends on what role you want to fill in your team. If you need a sweeper, go for Zoroark, but if you need an annoyer, go for Liepard. It makes a brilliant annoyer with Prankster; it's lacking Whimiscott's Leech Seed, but the Swagger and Foul Play combo is good enough. Liepard @ Leftovers Ability: Prankster EVs: 252 HP, 252 Def, 4 Sp. Def Nature: Calm/ Impish - Swagger - Thunder Wave/ Encore - Foul Play - Substitute However, Liepard is lacking in any offensive presence, and is dealt with by a Mach Punch form Technitop. Still, its substitute can be hard to break, and used correctly, Liepard has the ability to KO an entire team just through haxing. For Zoroark, you have the option of either a choiced sweeper or a nasty plot sweeper. Zoroark will deal actual damage, rather than troll with with Prankster. Zoroark @ Choice Scarf/ Life Orb/ Leftovers Ability: Illusion EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP Nature: Modest/ Timid - Dark Pulse/ Night Daze - Flamethrower - Extrasensory - U-Turn/ Nasty Plot OR (physical set) @ Choice Scarf Ability: Illusion EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP Nature: Jolly/ Adamant - Foul Play - Punishment - Low Kick - U-Turn Zoroark has the option of being either a physical or special Pokemon. While many people use it for its base 120 Sp.Atk, its 105 Atk shouldn't be overlooked. Punishment is a better move than it seems, what with calm mind stallers so prevalent in UU/ OU. Foul Play is brilliant for Pokemon like Choice Moxie Salamence, which will continue to sweep your team unless you have something that is immune to its move. Its physical set is usually for clean up/ late game/ counter sweeping. Zoroark also makes a lead, being to scout and U-Turn out. Conclusion: if you want a good dark sweeper, go for Zoroark. If you already have the sweeping roles filled and the coverage you need on your team, go for Liepard. People think that Liepard is just another NU Pokemon, but it can function just as well as Whimsicott in stalling/ annoying your opponent. I don't know what the rest of your team is, so I can't exactly say "xxx will be better for your team". However if this is in game, use your Zoroark, since Prankster is a DW ability for Liepard, and Zorua is easily obtained in Driftveil City. answered Mar 12, 2013 by fondant This is in game... commented Mar 12, 2013 by Flare I didn't think it was that obvious that it was in-game. Still, no harm in giving the competitive analysis. commented Mar 12, 2013 by fondant He doesn't want a competitive analysis. commented Mar 12, 2013 by Flare omg just pick ur fave one? commented May 23, 2015 by deans67impala Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Physical/special liepard or zoroark? How do I catch the Zoroark on victory road in Pokemon Black/White 2? Should I use Mega Absol or Zoroark in Pokémon X? Black 2:Ns zoroark blocks me ! What can I do for my Zoroark to be a bit better for use in competitions? Zoroark hung on focus sash after taking 2 turns of Damage? How do you get a Zoroark on White 2? Is Zorua/Zoroark avaliable in White 2? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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Durham have regained the LV= County Championship after storming to a 10th win of the season by beating Nottinghamshire by eight wickets.
The Chester-le-Street club have only been a first-class county for 21 years and this success comes after they became back-to-back champions in 2008 and 09 to underline their strength in the four-day format of the game.
Expertly led by Paul Collingwood, the ex-England man has been the perfect figure head in the north east for a side bursting with a youthful exuberance which is backed up by a solid experienced core. Bowlers Chris Rushworth and Graham Onions have both taken over 50 wickets at an average of around 20 while Ben Stokes has taken 40 wickets and scored 563 runs.
Fellow all-rounder Scott Borthwick has also been key with the spinner taking 26 wickets and being the top run-scorer, 15 runs shy of 1,000 with a game still to play.
However, the 2013 season has been far from straight forward with head coach Geoff Cook suffering a heart attack in June which he later revealed he was just 60 seconds away from death. The leader returned to his position last month to give the team a boost into the final stages of the campaign.
A series of England call-ups for Onions and Stokes has also disrupted the champions as they have chopped and changed while managing to maintain their form, a trait which has set them apart from the rest of the counties.
The crucial stage of the season came late last month when they defeated second place Yorkshire at Scarborough to move clear of their closest rivals.
Durham knew they had to score 250 runs, bowl Nottinghamshire out in under 110 overs in the penultimate fixture to lift the title and that they did so in convincing fashion.
After losing the toss and being forced to bowl the hosts dismissed the visitors for a dismal 78 before Durham flopped to 74-6. Then captain Collingwood and wicket keeper Phil Mustard came to the crease and rescued the innings after eventually being bowled out for 256, largely thanks to the skippers unbeaten 88.
The weather did have it's say with it forcing the players off the field on and off throughout the two-and-a-half days. However, Durham had their tales up and Onions, Stokes and Rushworth took eight wickets between them in the second innings as the visitors were all out for 246, setting a victory target of 69 at Chester-le-Street.
Only one over could be bowled in the final innings as day two drew to a close with the hosts on 7-0. Rain delayed the celebrations but the home crowd didn't have to wait long as an unbeaten 35 from the impressive Mark Stoneman guided Durham to a third title in just six seasons.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College Professor Emerita of Mathematics Kaye Crook has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division II Membership Committee.
Crook's term of service on the committee will begin Sept. 1 and continue through Sept. 1, 2016.
"I am honored to be selected to serve on the membership committee, particularly at a time when managed growth is an important issue in the strategic plan of Division II," said Crook.
"Kaye will be enormously helpful to the committee, which works collaboratively to help fulfill the NCAA's responsibilities to cultivate and support the highest standards of leadership and engagement across the organization," said Coker College President Robert Wyatt, who began a term on the NCAA Division II President's Council earlier this month. "Kaye is yet another example of the drive to make a difference, both locally and nationally, which, I am proud to say, has long been a hallmark of Coker College."
Joining Wyatt in applauding the appointment, Director of Athletics Lynn Griffin noted that Crook's chief strengths at Coker make her an especially good fit for this committee.
"Of the thousands of students and faculty at Coker with whom Kay has worked over the past 30 years, I dare say none would dispute the drive and talent she has for bringing excellence forward," said Griffin. "She will be a tremendous asset on this committee, and NCAA's membership will be stronger for her service."
Crook joined the Coker faculty in 1982. She coordinates the mathematics education major and is the faculty athletic representative for the College.
She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and a Master of Arts from East Carolina University.
Crook's appointment brings to six, the number of Coker representatives serving on national NCAA Committees.
In addition to Crook and Wyatt, others from Coker who serve on NCAA Committees include Griffin, who serves on the nominations committee and Christian Stryker, director of sports information and event administration, who serves on the baseball committee. Katie McElveen, a student-athlete at Coker, serves on the student-athlete advisory committee and Katie Flaherty, Coker's accreditation liaison officer with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and the College's assistant athletic director in charge of NCAA compliance, serves on the committee for legislative relief.
Established in 1906, the NCAA's mission is to be an integral part of higher education and to focus on the development of our student-athletes.
Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.


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Mar 19, 2013
From staff reports
Approximately 225 students from Ohio University's campuses will attend the Rural Urban Collaborative (RUC) Symposium at Ohio University-Chillicothe on March 22 in Bennett Hall.
All Ohio University education students participate in the RUC during their sophomore year as part of their professional standing requirement for licensure. OU-C Dean Martin Tuck will offer welcome remarks and Richard Greenlee, dean of the university's Zanesville and Eastern campuses, will deliver the keynote address.
The goal of the RUC, which began in 2007, is to provide both rural and urban field experience to education students, thereby offering future teachers a broad-based background that prepares them to teach in a diverse range of settings. Its mission statement notes that the RUC seeks to help teacher candidates develop a deeper awareness of cultural experiences and issues and to develop critical thinking skills based on a solid foundation of cultural knowledge.
Nine OU-C students are currently part of the sophomore block of classes. Two OU-C students are placed in schools in the Columbus City Schools system, and seven OU-C students are placed in Chillicothe City Schools.
"In increasingly diverse communities, it is important that future teachers develop a deeper awareness of cultural differences and develop cultural competence so they are prepared to interact with individuals of various backgrounds," said Barbara Trube, associate professor of education on the Chillicothe Campus, who is a member of the planning team for the upcoming symposium. "This conference is part of the university's ongoing commitment to offering education students the type of educational experience that prepares them for success in their careers."
Among its objectives, the RUC partnership seeks to develop a better understanding of various cultures and the factors that define them, identify stereotypes and challenges associated with various cultures and offer strategies on how to best work within diverse cultures.
"This semester we are focusing on the diversity of language," Trube said. "Because there is a high percentage of students whose home language is something other than English in Ohio and in our nation, our pre-service teachers need to have preparation in working with English Language Learners (ELL)."
Trube and guest speaker Lara Wallace are coordinating sessions to introduce students to ELL strategies they can use in their future classrooms. Kaye Martin, faculty member on the Lancaster Campus, is coordinating a session about diversities in Ohio schools.
Approximately 16 professional interns on the Chillicothe Campus, who represent all three licensure areas, will act as OU-C campus ambassadors for the day, under the direction of Karen Corcoran, seminar instructor. The interns will have an opportunity to share diversities they have encountered during placements this semester and tell RUC participants about adaptations and accommodations they have implemented in lessons they have taught.
Additionally, there will be an educators' panel, which will allow current teachers and administrators to share practical insights they have gained with the future teachers attending the symposium.


text: The Kansas City Chiefs would have a difficult time counting up all the mistakes that kept them from beating Oakland and seizing a 2 1/2 -game lead in the AFC West. There were penalties, dropped passes, interceptions and kicking breakdowns. But as big a factor as any in the Raiders' 23-20 overtime win was the fact they held KC almost 80 yards under its league-leading rushing average.


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Shoppers at the local grocers, Hennings Market in Harleysville, and Landis Markets in Telford, Perkasie, Vernfield and Collegeville can help stop homelessness in the upper Montgomery and Bucks county area by donating to the "Check Out Homelessness" campaign through the month of July. By simply taking a coupon for a donation amount from the register display signs and presenting it to the cashier, grocery shoppers can contribute to Keystone Opportunity Center's homeless shelter and affordable housing programs every time they check out. The campaign runs through the end and generates much needed resources to provide local families with affordable housing options, financial counseling and other services.
According to Keystone Opportunity executive director, Rich Aichele, "homelessness is often a quiet, unseen intruder in what otherwise appears to be a healthy, vibrant community. Unfortunately, in the last year we have seen the needs increasing and the government funds steadily decreasing or requiring matching funds for grants that previously had no match requirement. We need the community support to continue providing the services that help 'at risk' families and individuals get back on their feet." Making a donation is as easy as checking out groceries and will provide help for neighbors in need.
In the upper Bucks and Montgomery county area, many families and individuals hide their desperate situations by staying doubled up with family members, sleeping at camp grounds, or hotel hopping.
Keystone Opportunity Center offers educational opportunities, counseling and financial guidance to help individuals stabilize their lives and move on to become independent community members.
To learn more about the services offered at Keystone Opportunity Center or to find out how to become involved as a regular donor or volunteer, check out the web site at www.keystoneopportunity.org. Offices are located at 104 Main Street, Souderton. For more information, call (215) 723-5430.


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Guava in my grocery storeOctober 16th, 2008 , by Suzanne
I got to try a new super beneficial food! That is exciting to me! When I first started the BTD, I enjoyed searching the isles of my grocery and health food store looking for beneficial food that I had never tried. It was quite an adventure. Experimenting with the new beneficials took away the sting of not eating old favorite avoids. But gradually, I tried all of the beneficials that were available locally. I sighed – nothing new for months on end.
In South Texas, we have a lot of Hispanic food. It was easy to find guava drinks in the ethnic food isles, but they were loaded with sugar, so I never bought them. I don't believe that a sugar laden beneficial is really beneficial!
This week I was in the frozen food section of the grocery store buying cherries and blueberries. I saw a new product – Guayaba. Almost the entire label was in Spanish. I don't speak Spanish, but I read it marginally well. It appeared that this was guava with no sugar added.
After my bad experience eating edamame hulls, I came home and typed the label into Babel Fish Translator. Sure enough this was guava. "Defrost and it tastes like fresh fruit," the label said. There were several recipes for drinks. Some of them said to strain the drink after processing it in a blender.
I did a little more Internet research and found that it is ok to eat the skin and seeds of guava. The seeds are hard, so some people discard them, however, in doing so you also discard the sweetest part of the fruit, which is the central pulp around the seeds. Interestingly, the peel has the most phytonutrients.
Yesterday I diced two guavas and mixed them with a banana in my breakfast nuts. It was a delicious combination. The guava was tart, but mixed with the banana, it was perfect. The seeds are definitely hard, but no more annoying than blackberry seeds (I know blackberry is Type O avoid, but I remember what they were like from pre-BTD days.).
It is great to have another frozen beneficial fruit just in time for winter months, when fresh fruit is scarce and high priced. I hope there will be enough demand for the grocery store to continue to carry it.


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You're a pretty bunny Dusty!!!:love: It sounds like you have quite a personality! Congrats on being POTD!:cool:
I hope you and Hopscotch have a fun day! :D
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You're a pretty bunny Dusty!!!:love: It sounds like you have quite a personality! Congrats on being POTD!:cool:
I hope you and Hopscotch have a fun day! :D
Adorable Dusty! I would love to give you some gentle petting and cuddles -- what a gorgeous grey bunnykins you are! And smart, too- letting your person know exactly when everything is going your way (or when it's not ;) )! I wish you a very long, happy and healthy life. You and your BBF (Best Bunny Friend) Hopscotch are so sweet! Happy Bunny Pet of the Day to both of you!
Hi Dustbunny! Happy Pet of the Day to you, and to your best bunny bud, Hopscotch, too!:) What a precious pair!:)
I have to tell you Dustbunny, your expression is priceless!:D Let's just say it SO telegraphs your personality! What a character you are, in the very best way of course, keeping your person on her toes, guessing with every twitch of your sweet nose just what it is you're thinking and wanting!:D I think they call it..."bunny-tude!:p" Like Goldilocks, it took a bit of auditioning before you would utter those 2 words, "just right," but oh, didn't you find the perfect bunny pal in Hopscotch! Some things are just worth waiting for, right Dusty? How neat that you two have a furry friend to play and snuggle with when your family is busy, and how lucky is your human, having two such beautiful furkids and loving companions in you and Hopscotch! You're one extra special girl, Dustbunny, truly one of a kind, and so very deserving of your "top pet" honors!
Thanks for the BIG smiles, sweet one! I hope you and Hopscotch are both enjoying a very happy, extra special, fun filled day, being spoiled rotten!:D
Lots of love, cuddles and kisses to you, adorable Dustbunny, and to beautiful Hopscotch too!:love::love::love:
Dustbunny how adorable you are!!! :love:
I enjoyed seeing your wonderful pictures and reading about you very much. I'm so glad you found a bunny friend to cuddle with. It must be lots of fun having you as a best friend. Please thank your family fo sharing you with us. I hope you are enjoying your special day to the fullest.
Congratulations, sweet Dustbunny, on being our very special Pet of the Day!!! :):love:
Dustbunny thanks you all for the love and appreciation! As I type this she's giving Hopscotch some serious kisses because he mussed up his fur again and we can't have that. She's being very silly today, trying to escape the room and chewing up the carpet (A new habit she developed when being petsat, sigh). I got them some new cat toys recently and they've been having fun hoarding them in the tunnel and leaving them underfoot.
It's coming into winter here, so she's getting VERY fluffy. She has such plush fur that I love to run my hands through, so I'm glad she likes the pats! She'd love to get snuggles from all of you


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Trial of Boston man charged with drug-related slaying of Maine woman gets started
BOSTON (AP) � Jury selection in the trial of a Boston man charged with the drug-related killing of a Maine woman is under way.
Prosecutors say opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Amos "Ace" Don could start as soon as Thursday.
Don is charged with shooting 29-year-old Erica Field of Lewiston, Maine, in the head in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood in August 2009.
Authorities have said that the 27-year-old Don was a cocaine and heroin dealer who enlisted Field's boyfriend as a dealer for the Lewiston area. Prosecutors say Don sat in the back seat of a car and shot Field and her boyfriend in the head as retribution for the theft of some drugs. The boyfriend survived.
Don's lawyer has said his client maintains his innocence.


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Phone: (09) 376 8663
Rating out of 10: Food: 5, Service: 8, Value: 8, Ambience: 8
Revelry, the brain-child of restaurant designer Jason Rosen and bar manager Benjamin Taylor, rests somewhat uneasily beneath the International Food Hall on the corner of Ponsonby Rd and Pollen St.
It's been open since late last year, and the fit-out must have cost a bomb. The interior is European bordello, and the deck resembles Southern antebellum, with flowers and sofas.
Although we had booked, a table was not ready for us on the night we visited, so we waited while staff scurried and cleared and quite quickly we were seated on the deck which, on yet another warm evening, was just fine.
The music, late 80s/early 90s hipster, I was informed, was turned down on request, although the volume increased later.
Armed with beers from a much-reduced selection, and cocktails, on which the management rightly prides itself, we took a look at the menu. And, it must be said, it reads well.
Sesame caesar salad with crispy egg and cubed haloumi, cavalo nero and onion bhaji, chilli pork dumplings with ginger ponzu sauce, sake miso marinated pork belly, and so on. Inventive and appealing.
We ordered the salad, bhaji, dumplings and a mixed salad in tapas sizes, and two mains-sized dishes, the pork belly and a 10-hour slow-cooked beef short rib, done Sri Lankan style and served on a bed of Israeli couscous.
We were moved to a larger table to accommodate our many plates and platters.
But, oh dear. The caesar salad was dressed with what tasted like milk, and the haloumi was almost imperceptible, although the crispy egg was well executed, not an easy thing to manage.
The beef had been rendered tasteless in its 10-hour ordeal, but the couscous, flavoured with fenugreek, sultanas and almonds, was pleasant. Any chilli in the dumplings was inconsequential, and they were slightly redeemed by the dipping sauce. The bhaji were solid and tasted of very little. The mixed salad was unremarkable.
We felt that the chef was bored by endless orders of bar snacks (fries, breads and dips, and the like) and had decided to branch out, but managed to achieve little of substance or flavour.
We appeared to be the only diners.
Desserts of tiramisu and chocolate pudding went a little way towards assuaging our disappointment.
The service at Revelry is friendly and attentive, although being chased down the street to ask if we had enjoyed ourselves indicated a degree of anxiety.
Revelry is a bar rather than a bistro or restaurant, and there is merit in keeping things simple and manageable.
Our meal: $256 for four shared plates, plus two main meals, two desserts, five beers, four glasses of wine and two cocktails.
Wine list: Extensive, as are the cocktail offerings. The 12,000 Miles sauvignon blanc from Wairarapa was very acceptable. There is a good variety of boutique beers but, unfortunately, several were not available.
Verdict: Here's a clue - there are two pages of food options and six pages of liquor of various kinds. More bar than bistro, then. And although the menu reads well, the execution of most of the dishes falls short.


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LEO: It's more difficult to successfully steer your ventures and activities in the right direction during December 26-28, as unforeseen problems tend to emerge and complicate issues.
VIRGO: Your career potential is enhanced during December 26-28, whether you make valuable contacts, form achievable ambitions, or accomplish something you've set out to do.
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I am very disturbed that it doesn't mention whether the "new" levels (really existing levels with slight modifications to improve play in Versus mode) and new play mode will be free for PC users. The way they specifically say that the SDK will be has me worried.
I'm pretty sure everyone who bought the game at release was counting on major FREE updates, like those that Team Fortress 2 has received. It certainly isn't worth $45 ($50 if you didn't pre-order) in its present state, but people paid that much so they could play the existing content now and enjoy new free content later. That's definitely what I did.
Valve is one of a handful of gaming companies that (many) players respect, and that respect drove early sales of this game. I'd hate to see them abuse it.
It's even worse than that. The two "new" versus campaigns they're selling are not new at all. They're two of the co-op only campaigns that they very slightly changed to run versus. There are seriously modified servers running right now that allow almost the exact same thing--for free. And let's not forget that the SDK they're mentioning as an upgrade was supposed to be released months ago...
Can you imagine the tone of this article and subsequent discussion if EA had done this?
They better damn well not try to charge for this stuff, or they're going to have some very pissed-off users.
Hell, quite a few people are already pissed off that it's taking them so long to get enough content out to make this full-price game actually be worth more than $20, and they're all assuming it'll be free. The funny thing is, by the time it's worth $50, it'll probably be selling for $20.
You act like they owe you something. But their success was of their own making. They don't owe you anything.
Uh, well I do give them money for these games, so certainly they owe me something.
That success you mention comes from a history of good relations with gamers and giving them a great value for their money. I'm saying that if they fail to live up to the expectations created by their past actions--expectations that almost certainly drove a large chunk of the sales for this game--then I'll be disappointe
"Uh, well I do give them money for these games, so certainly they owe me something."
See, that's where you fail. You paid them money for a game. They supplied you the game. There should be no expectations beyond that. But you've turned their generous nature into an obligation. That's unreasonable. If you want to be disappointed, I suppose that's a natural response. But to chastise them so quickly and so vehemently simply because they may have chosen, in this instance, to act in a way that is not unlik
Their generous nature is the main reason people buy a lot of their games. It most certainly is an obligation if they want to keep loyal customers.
Left 4 Dead is an amazingly fun game to play but Valve really screwed us over on the details. It's clear from their history of handling this game in the beta and afterwards that they focused on sales with a perpetual we'll-fix-it-later attitude. We were already supposed to have DLC and the SDK.
More importantly, the network system for the game is lousy and they don't seem to want to improve it. Instead of the tried and true simplicity of seeing a list of available game servers and choosing one to play on, they tried to get all fancy and game console-y and remove even this basic feature (unless you go through the command console, but even then it's clunky). We're slaves to their matchmaking system, unable to choose who we play with unless we do so through their social networking system. Often times there are not enough servers available (how can they possibly fail to provide enough resources for their customers? Is it really that expensive, incrementally, to run a few more servers?), and poorly configured servers pollute everyone's game experience by adding a lot to the overhead of finding a playable match.
Sometimes you'll have to go back and forth between game lobby and gameplay because you keep getting assigned to a crap server. Sometimes you'll be having the match of your life, then everyone gets disconnected and scattered to different corners of the system because the server shut down.
I'll say it again, L4D is fun as hell, but that's only when you're actually playing. In-between campaigns it's just thousands of collective manhours of overhead.
I do that sometimes when I repeatedly get stuck on laggy servers, but I almost exclusively play versus mode and there are only a dozen or so servers configured for it.
No, sv_cheats 1 enables cheats on the client only allowing the modification of cheat protection variables locally. When you connect to a server with sv_cheats 0 every variable protected with the cheat flag will be reset.
Can't you just connect to your server by searching for Steam Group servers? I was pretty sure this was possible without console commands.
Thanks for the guide and info. I'm not likely to go to that extreme at the moment, especially because my current residence has an atrocious network (my university believes 300ms ping between the dorms and academic departments is perfectly reasonable). But it's good to know that I can get a server for just a few bucks a month to play with friends.
They're two of the co-op only campaigns that they very slightly changed to run versus.
Heh, they'll require major overhauls to be properly playable on versus (hence their original exclusion). Those maps have far too many open / barren corridors and the finales for both offer little protection for the infected in many of the easily defendable locations (on a rock in the water in Blood Toll or one of the corners in Dead Air being the prime examples).
It'll be interesting to see how they change them, but I doubt it'll be "very slightly".
Aside from the finale, Death Toll seems like a much more natural choice for the versus mode than Blood Harvest. I suspect that once it's out and the dust settles, it'll be the most popular official versus campaign.
I'm not sure about Dead Air; it'll probably be damn tough on the survivors. Then again, in the commentary they said that they wanted it to be rare for the survivors to make it to the safe room in versus, though they've clearly changed their minds on that based on some of the things they've modif
Great game.
I purchased it on steam in a 4 pack for about 35$ US - I felt 50$ US was too pricey but at 35$ this is excellent value and incredible fun in co-op.
I really hope it breathes new life in to the game with the SDK
In 1 month I got over 100 hours of play and I don't normally even like online multiplayer games.
This is co-op as it was meant to be, just how we envisioned it as kids before we even knew Doom could hook up via a serial cable.
What is a DLC?
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Cousins Elizabeth Collins, 8, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 10, have now been missing for 12 days, and signs of tension between their mothers are surfacing since investigators reported Cook-Morrissey's parents weren't fully cooperating with the search. NBC's John Yang reports.
After submitting to a second polygraph test, the mother of one of two missing Iowa cousins said Monday the results should prove that she had nothing to do with their disappearance and allow investigators to focus their attention elsewhere.
Misty Cook-Morrissey said a state agent asked during Monday's polygraph whether she had anything to do with the abduction of her daughter, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey, and niece, 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins. She said she was asked whether she knows where they are and if she could take investigators to them, adding she answered "no" to all those questions.
"It went well," she said in a phone interview afterward. "They can rule me out of their book and move on to something else."
The girls have been missing since they went for a bike ride July 13 in Evansdale, a town of 4,700 people in northeast Iowa, where their bikes and a purse were found near a lake. An extensive investigation involving local, state and federal agents has failed to find them.
Investigators say they have reason to believe the girls were abducted and remain alive, but they will not elaborate. They ruled out the possibility that the girls died in Meyers Lake after an FBI team used sonar equipment to search the bottom.
At a press conference Monday, chief deputy Captain Rick Abben said evidence indicating the girls are alive was sent to the state crime lab.
FBI spokeswoman Sandy Breault said Monday that investigators want to interview a person who was paddleboating on the lake around the time the girls disappeared. She said that person, who has not voluntarily come forward, could help investigators learn what happened to the girls but was not considered a suspect.
Breault declined comment on Cook-Morrissey's polygraph test.
Investigators have been delving into the background of Cook-Morrissey and her estranged husband, Dan Morrissey, who have both spent time in prison on methamphetamine-related charges. The two faced additional scrutiny last week when they announced they had been advised by an attorney to stop cooperating with investigators. A judge last week ordered Morrissey to be monitored by state parole agents while he awaits trial on charges of making and dealing meth that could lock him up for decades.
The couple's temporary lack of cooperation with police caused friction with Heather and Drew Collins, Elizabeth's parents. Police had also repeatedly called it a distraction in recent days and called for total cooperation.
Cook-Morrissey said she'd declined to cooperate after she was treated harshly during a polygraph test last week in which she was accused of taking the girls, but agreed Monday after investigators promised to take a different approach and allow a relative to be nearby.
Cook-Morrissey, 34, said she was told she passed Monday's test after last week's came back inconclusive. She said the examinations were stressful for her since she has anxiety disorder, which made it hard to stay calm and may have contributed to the earlier inconclusive result.
Cook-Morrissey said Monday's test and a meeting afterward with investigators over doughnuts went a long way toward easing tensions between her family and the police.
"You could say we made peace today," she said. "We looked at some pictures. We talked. It went really well. I think they are trying a lot harder than I was feeling the last few days."
Cook-Morrissey said investigators did not share any new information with her about why they believe the girls are alive, but told her they were confident the case would be resolved.
She said she also met Monday morning with the Collins' family. She called tension within the family as "very normal" in a case where relatives have fear and stress but no answers about what happened.
A spokesman for the Collins' family, Craig Ceilly, emphasized that Heather and Drew Collins have been "cooperating 300 percent from day one" with investigators as they live through what he called their worst nightmare.
"Anything they can do to help they will do and they are doing willingly. I cannot speak for Dan and Misty," he said. "I don't know what they are doing. I don't have a clue, nor do Heather and Drew. They don't want to know. All of a sudden when the media started looking at their past, it took a turn for the worse."
NBC's Isolde Raftery contributed to this report.
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Elizabeth (Betty) Garrison died February 6, 2012 at her new home in Edgewood after living many years with ovarian cancer.
Betty was born in 1932 to Doron and Arlene Myers on a farm in Brook, Ind. At the age of 9, her family moved to Kokomo, where she later met her future husband, soul mate and lifelong best friend, Mark. They were married for 62 years.
Of her many careers, most important to Betty was raising four children in the '50s and '60s and nurturing the family as it matured and increased. She was also a diplomat's wife in Hong Kong, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, serving as unpaid morale builder for the staffs in those embassies and as board chair for the International School in Moscow. During Mark's assignments in Washington, she worked as administrator for a psychiatric halfway house and as executive secretary of a local planning board.
After the foreign service, she and Mark founded, with the support of former ambassador and IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson Jr., a foreign policy research center (now part of the Watson Institute for International Studies) at Brown University. In retirement they created a blueberry farm, a favorite summertime destination of many. In her 27 years on the farm, membership in the Warwick Neck Garden Club and the Women of Brown book group reflected her love of gardening and books.
Betty leaves a loving family in addition to her husband Mark: two daughters, Libby Behrens and her husband, Bret, of Courtenay, British Colombia, Canada, and Sarah Garrison and her partner, Jane Bedell, of the Bronx, N.Y.; two sons, Mark E. Garrison and his wife, Marsha, of Ardmore, Pa. and Eric Garrison and his wife, Becky, of Richmond, Va. She also leaves nine grandchildren and two great-grandsons: Matt Behrens (and his sons Seth and Scot) and Brianne Behrens; Andrew, Emily and Gwyn Garrison, Rachael Garrison Fellabaum and Laura Garrison, and Derek and Anna Garrison-Bedell, and Anna Myers of Lexington Ky., widow of Betty's late brother, Richard Myers, and a niece and nephew.
A memorial service will be held Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. at Woodbury Union Church, West Shore Road and Beach Ave., Warwick.
No flowers please, but contributions may be made if desired to Woodbury Church, PO Box 9484, Warwick, RI 02889, or to Home and Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904.


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I was in the new Department of Transportation headquarters this morning. Their security is tighter than what you'll find at the Capitol. But while you wait to sign in, get your badge, walk through the metal detector, swipe your badge, take out your laptop, and fill out paperwork with the serial number of said laptop which you will surrender before leaving the building (the paperwork, hopefully not the laptop), they have flat screen TV's to watch that list the events and seminars of the day.
Those television sets also broadcast MSNBC. Which is perceived by many on the right as leaning decidedly to the left.
Now on Capitol Hill, it's not unusual to find the sets in the offices of Republican Congressman tuned to Fox news, perceived by many on the left as leaning decidedly to the right.
The Secretary of Transportation reports to the President. And this is a Democratic administration. But in the interest of bipartisanship, perhaps the station should be turned to something more neutral. Of course in the days of waning news coverage this may be more difficult.
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Dozens of public high schools in eight states will introduce a program next year allowing 10th graders who pass a battery of tests to get a diploma two years early and immediately enroll in community college.
Students who pass but aspire to attend a selective college may continue with college preparatory courses in their junior and senior years, organizers of the new effort said. Students who fail the 10th-grade tests, known as board exams, can try again at the end of their 11th and 12th grades. The tests would cover not only English and math but also subjects like science and history.
The new system of high school coursework with the accompanying board examinations is modeled largely on systems in high-performing nations including Denmark, England, Finland, France and Singapore.
The program is being organized by the National Center on Education and the Economy, and its goals include insuring that students have mastered a set of basic requirements and reducing the numbers of high school graduates who need remedial courses when they enroll in college.
More than a million college freshmen across America must take remedial courses each year, and many drop out before getting a degree.
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Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop PlayingWe never know what we're going to get when we ask NPR stations across the country to choose their favorite new music. Last month's installment of Heavy Rotation featured avant-garde classical, downtempo electronic music and worldly, boundary-less jazz — none of it predictable.
For September, we looked to WUWM in Milwaukee, KXLL in Alaska, WDET in the Motor City, North Country Public Radio in New York and Chicago's free-form station Vocalo. The results again run the sonic gamut, from blues (Eric Bibb) to breakbeats (Evan Bourgeois Lasry), and from hip-hop (Mig Mora) to indie rock (George Kuhar). Even country star Dwight Yoakam makes an appearance.
Dwight Yoakam
Currently in rotation on: WUWM 89.7 FM in Milwaukee, Wis.
Dwight Yoakam can't be defined by a single genre, yet a lot of people still think, "Oh, that country singer?" But if you play his new song "Long Way to Go" and don't reveal it's Yoakam until after it ends, folks tend to say, "That was really good. Who is that?" Like a lot of songs and artists, it's all about giving the music a chance. Milwaukee is home to a rich music mix, and we've always been a bit twangy, so Dwight Yoakam fits right in. — Bruce Winter, WUWM music director
Evan Bourgeois Lasry
Currently in rotation on: WDET 101.9 FM in Detroit
If only the affairs of a broken heart could sound this groovy in real life. Los Angeles producer Evan Bourgeois Lasry teams up with singer-songwriter Rogiers for "Again," a soundtrack to life and love over groovy, soulful house production. The single is part of an EP release scheduled for early 2013; it offers a look at an artist who knows how to connect with the listener's heart and inner groove. Lasry approaches his production with a virtuoso's vision, so his sound (as evident in this single) is a happy mingling of symphonic hues, orchestral flourishes, multiple rhythmic suites and melodic piano stabs — a thought-provoking, organic musical experience that takes you places. — Chris Campbell, host of The Progressive Underground
Download "Again" (right-click and "Save Link As")
Eric Bibb
Currently in rotation on: North Country Public Radio in Canton, N.Y.
Why Eric Bibb? Because he's part of the roots continuum that keeps reviving, refreshing and re-creating itself. From the earliest days of the 20th century, there it was: Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, the migration that shaped Muddy Waters, B.B. King, the '60s explosion, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Joe Louis Walker, the third wave of African-American roots players, Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Eric Bibb. Now, another wave of roots players is re-shaping Americana. Bibb is a crucial piece of the mosaic. — Ellen Rocco, station manager and host of The Blue Note.
Download "Bayou Belle" (right-click and "Save Link As")
Mig Mora, Scheme & Chandler London
Currently in rotation on: Vocalo 89.5 FM in Chicago
"Kingdom," featuring Mig Mora, Scheme and Chandler London, is the standout tune on the City of Win Vol. 1 mixtape. It touches on the city's political landscape, as well as years of empty promises, and paints a compelling picture of the problems most residents face, especially if they live in what's considered the "inner city." The compilation takes a gritty snapshot of what's going on in Chicago's vibrant hip-hop scene at the moment. The entire 20-song project is produced by Stefan Clark (co-founder of City of Win), and very nicely done. — Jesse De La Pena, Vocalo music curator
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George Kuhar
Currently in rotation on: KXLL 100.7 FM in Juneau, Alaska
It gets a little depressing in the fall in Juneau, with short days, colder weather and enough half-frozen rain to crush the human spirit. But George Kuhar has pounded through bigger obstacles than a little sleet. He decided to take autumn head-on and produce a new soundtrack to the uber-creepy 1922 silent-film vampire classic Nosferatu. On Halloween night in our local art-house cinema, Kuhar and his band play the music live while the movie is projected behind them, and Juneau rejoices. This track, titled "Why Oh Why," is a staple of KXLL and contains all the themes of the score. His wife, Bridget — formally of Velocity Girl, Unrest and Air Miami — plays keyboards and bass on this track. — Andy Kline, KXLL music director
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