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Quote:Baseball, like life, revolves around anticlimax. That's what you get most of the time. You stand in driver's license lines, and watch Alfredo Aceves shake off signals, and sit through your children's swim meets, and see bases loaded rallies die, and fill up your car's tires with air and endure an inning with three pitching changes, a sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk.But then, every now and again, something happens. Something memorable. Something magnificent. Something staggering. Your child wins the race. Your team wins in the ninth. You get pulled over for speeding. And in that moment -- awesome or lousy -- you are living something you will never forget, something that jumps out of the toneless roar of day-to-day life. The Braves failed to score. Papelbon blew the lead. Longoria homered in the 12th. Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. Funny, if I was trying to explain baseball to someone who had never heard of it, I wouldn't tell them about Wednesday night. No, it seems to me that it isn't Wednesday night that makes baseball great. It's all the years you spend waiting for Wednesday night that makes baseball great.
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Lately I've been trying to recipes for dinner to get me excited about cooking. Against all that Clint and other family members will say, I can cook. I just don't like to. Also, my Grandma Hillman laughs at me because anytime she makes anything, I ask her which box it came out of. :) She hates that! Then she yells at me and gives me all her yummy made-from-scratch recipes. But
I hate doing all the prep and I especially hate cleaning up. Which is odd because once I'm in the mood to clean, you can't stop me. I'll clean and organize everything in sight. Also odd, once I get everything ready, and I'm in the middle of cooking, I don't mind it at all. I think because the end is in sight and that means a full tummy with super yummy food. I just have to keep that in mind when it comes around to dinnertime and I need to be a better meal planner. Anyway.. here are a few things we've tried lately..
This one is a Pioneer Woman recipe. It was pretty good.. My mistake was to mix the sauce with the entire 1 lb. bag of angel hair pasta. Don't do that. It will just taste like pasta. Either I skipped that part of the recipe or maybe I really can't cook! It was ok. Clint and I really liked it but we might leave the bacon out next time.. If we make it again.
Chicken and White Bean Enchiladas
These were AWESOME. They came from a website my friend Amy found and she's tried a bunch of other recipes on this site and has had super luck with them. PLUS it's super low cal IF you follow the recipe. :) We just used green enchilada sauce from a can and I didn't add cilantro or scallions to the top. ALSO, I didn't have green chilies so I borrowed some jalapenos from my neighbor (thanks Stephanie!) and they were CAR-AZY good! And hot... from both ends. :( TMI. Remember, I'm watching out for you. :) I'm DEFINITELY making these again. Probably with chilies next time, as per Clint's request. ;)
Thai Chicken Pasta
This has become one of mine and Clint's ALL TIME FAVORITE meal. We try to make it at least once a week. It's SOOOO yummy. It calls for 1 tsp of Chili Garlic Sauce and we add quite a bit more. We like a little spice.. just not as much as the enchiladas with the jalapenos. :)
Also, ANYTHING from this website is good. Megan only posts 5 star recipes that she's tried and had success with and I LOVE IT. Thanks Megan!
Brushed and Baked BBQ Chicken Rolls
These sandwiches are to die for!! I took them to one of the girls I visit teach after she had her baby and she immediately texted me demanding the recipe. :)
Let me know if any of you try any of these and what you think! I hope you like them!!

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Taxes are confusing enough without the added stress of figuring out which tax software is the best tax software, so we did the research to help you choose the ideal option to file taxes online. We focused on well-known and widely used tax preparation software, and while their underlying math is the same — the tax code is the tax code — there is a crucial difference between paying for what you could use and paying for stuff you don't need.
We also looked at several other providers but didn't include them here, because we felt they didn't provide a level of service and features worth your time and money when you file taxes online.
Here are our picks:
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|Overall + ease of use
|Support options
|Budget pick
|• Child tax credit
• Earned Income tax credit
• Dividend & interest income
• Education credits
• W-2 income
• Credit for elderly or disabled
|• Child tax credit
• Earned Income tax credit
• Dividend & interest income
• Education credits
• W-2 income
• Credit for elderly or disabled
• Schedules 1-6
|• Child tax credit
• Earned Income tax credit
• Dividend & interest income
• Education credits
• W-2 income
• Credit for elderly or disabled
|• Child tax credit
• Earned Income tax credit
• Dividend & interest income
• Education credits
• W-2 income
• Credit for elderly or disabled
|COST OF SOFTWARE (list price)
|TurboTaxLive Basic $79.99
Deluxe: $59.99; $119.99 with TurboTaxLive
Premier: $79.99; $169.99 with TurboTaxLive
Self-Employed: $119.99; $199.99 with TurboTaxLive
|Deluxe: $49.99; Tax Pro Review adds $79.99
Premium: $69.99; Tax Pro Review adds $89.99
Self-Employed: $104.99; Tax Pro Review adds $89.99
|Basic+: $14.95
Deluxe+: $47.95
Self-Employed+: $77.95
|Classic: $24
Premium: $37
Self-Employed: $47
Ultimate: $57
|COST OF STATE RETURN (list price)
|Free version: $0
TurboTaxLive Basic: $34.99
All other paid: $44.99
|Free version: $29.99
All paid: $39.99
|Free version: $19.95
Basic+: $19.95
All other: $39.95
|Free version: $0
All paid: $29
Easiest to use: TurboTax
If you're going to do your taxes by yourself, your software should make it easy. When it's time to file taxes online, we think TurboTax stands out from the crowd.
- Free version limitations: Cannot itemize or file Schedules 1-6
- Paid versions (list price): TurboTaxLive Basic ($79.99), Deluxe ($59.99; $119.99 with TurboTax Live), Premier ($79.99; $169.99 with TurboTax Live), and Self-Employed ($119.99; $199.99 with TurboTax Live)
- State return prep (list price): $0 for free version; $34.99 for TurboTax Live Basic; $44.99 for other paid versions
- See our TurboTax review.
TurboTax excels for its design, flow and options that make it easier to file taxes online, more so than other providers we looked at. The huge downside is that it's more expensive than almost everything else out there. Even though confident filers may not need all the bells and whistles that most TurboTax online products offer, many people will find the experience worth a few extra bucks, though.
The user-friendly, interview-style Q&A is like having a chat with a tax preparer. The software asks questions in plain language and puts your answers in the right place on your return. You can skip around, too.
But it's become increasingly clear to the industry that even DIYers want a human to talk to now and then when they file taxes online. That's why one of TurboTax's most outstanding support features is TurboTax Live. It offers a one-on-one review with a CPA or enrolled agent before you file, as well as unlimited live tax advice. They'll even sign and e-file your tax return if you want. You can make an appointment or talk on the fly to a tax pro via one-way video (you see them, but they don't see you — they just see your screen). Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to midnight Eastern, seven days a week. Upgrading to Live adds $70 to $100 to the cost, depending on your software package.
New this year is an offline expert review option that lets you ask questions and get answers from a CPA, enrolled agent or tax attorney via email.
To boot, you can get tax advice year-round with TurboTax Live (it doesn't close up shop on April 15). Having on-demand access to a tax pro all year is huge, although you can't ask to talk to the same tax expert each time you call.
It's worth noting here that H&R Block has offerings that compete directly with TurboTax in this area.
As mentioned, one negative for TurboTax is that it's expensive compared with other options. You can easily spend over $100 on software and state-return preparation, depending on the version you choose. If you're audited, TurboTax provides free audit "guidance" from a tax pro to help you understand what's going on, but if you want someone to represent you in front of the IRS, you'll need TurboTax's audit defense product, called Max Defend & Restore. It costs $39.99.
Budget pick: TaxAct
If your adjusted gross income was less than $66,000 for the 2018 tax year, you probably qualify to use the IRS' Free File program, which gets you access to free tax-prep software.
If your income was more than that, or you want other options to file taxes online — but want to pay as little as possible — then these might be for you.
TaxAct underwent a significant visual revamp this year, but still has all the basics, such as importing last year's returns, a W-2 import and a donation assistant (for some of the paid packages), as well as some planning tools and calculators.
TaxAct offers tax support via in-app email for paid users. It also offers an interesting screen-share option for its Premier+ and Self-Employed+ users. It's not a face-to-face video connection; rather, it simply lets the user and the support agent see each other's screens, including cursor moves and clicks.
TaxAct's audit assistance consists of a FAQ page on its website. But customers can buy audit defense from a partner company called Protection Plus for $49. Coverage includes three years of audit services for this year's return, and TaxAct says the product will guide you through the audit process, handle IRS and state correspondence on your behalf, help with denied tax credits, as well as provide tax fraud assistance. You have to buy the coverage at the time of filing — you can't buy it after the fact.
- Free version limitations: Cannot itemize or file Schedules 1-6
- Paid versions (list price): Basic+ ($14.95), Deluxe+ ($47.95), Premier+ ($57.95) and Self-Employed+ ($77.95)
- State return prep (list price): $19.95 for Free version; $19.95 Basic+; $39.95 for other paid versions
- See our TaxAct review.
- Free version limitations:Cannot itemize or file schedules 1-6
- Paid versions (list price): Classic ($24), Premium ($37), Self-Employed ($47), and Ultimate ($57)
- State return prep (list price): $0 for free version; $29 for paid versions
- See our TaxSlayer review.
TaxSlayer is a bargain compared to much of the competition, plus its interface is as handsome as other, more expensive software on the market. It has a mobile app that allows customers to take pictures of their W-2s instead of keying in tons of numbers, plus there's an online knowledge base. Though phone and email tech support are free, the more valuable kind of support — tax help — is free only for Premium, Self-Employed and Ultimate users.
TaxSlayer Premium, Self-Employed and Ultimate come with free audit assistance (users of other versions can buy it for $29.99), which helps you prepare for an audit but won't represent you in front of the IRS. The coverage applies for three years from the date you buy the software. Audit defense, which includes representation before the IRS, comes with the Ultimate package.
Best for support options: H&R Block
It's inevitable that while preparing to file taxes online you'll run into something or have a question. If you think this is especially likely, you'll want the most robust support options, and we think H&R Block has an edge here.
- Free version limitations: Cannot itemize but can file Schedules 1-6
- Paid versions (list price): Deluxe ($49.99), Premium ($69.99) and Self-Employed ($104.99). Tax Pro Review adds another $49.99 for Free; $79.99 for Deluxe; and $89.99 for Premium and Self-Employed.
- State return prep (list price): $29.99 for free version; $39.99 for paid versions
- See our H&R Block review.
First, about the software: Finding Schedules 1-6 included in the free version of software is a rarity in the marketplace; this means you can claim certain deductions and credits without upgrading to a paid version. And while at list price it isn't discount software, it's also generally not the costliest option either. All of this makes it a solid choice for value-seekers who still want sturdy support options and modern features when they file taxes online.
But the support is also on the high end. And H&R Block's online tax packages have a unique second line of defense: an enormous band of human tax preparers at the company's 12,000 or so offices around the world. Help at a brick-and-mortar stores isn't free, of course (in-office appointments start at $59, but it helps to know you can go there if you get hopelessly wrapped around the axle).
H&R Block is competing hard against rival TurboTax with two offerings this year.
First is H&R Block's new "Ask a Tax Pro" service, which gets you unlimited, on-demand chat sessions with a tax expert. You can share your screen with the tax pro to discuss specific questions. It works on mobile and tablet, or you can talk using a phone instead if you like. Hours of operation for on-demand chat are 8 a.m. to midnight Eastern time Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern on weekends during tax season. It costs $39.99 for Free and Deluxe users and $49.99 for Premium and Self-Employed users.
Second is H&R Block's Tax Pro Review, which offers a one-on-one review of your entire return with a tax pro who will go over your documents and check for accuracy and possible missed deductions or credits within three days; the tax pro will even sign and e-file your return for you. You communicate with the tax pro on-demand via a secured message center or arrange for a phone call if you prefer. Users of the Free edition can tack it on for $49.99; Deluxe users pay $79.99; and Premium and Self-Employed users pay $89.99. You can also buy the service as a standalone product for $119.99 plus $36.99 for every state you file.
Not all of H&R Block's tax pros are CPAs or enrolled agents, but the company says they undergo more than 60 hours of training and complete additional 30-plus hours of annual training to get ready each year for tax season; it also says the tax pros who help its online filers have 15 years of experience on average and get additional training specifically around the company's online products.
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To recap: here is a list of our winners by category:
Best Tax Software
- Best overall & easiest to use: TurboTax
- Best if you're on a budget: TaxAct
- Best for support options: H&R Block
More tips for choosing tax software to file taxes online
- Virtually all large tax software providers offer free versions of their software if you want to file taxes online, but they're usually only for people with really simple tax returns.
- Note that state returns sometimes aren't free (especially as the filing deadline nears).
- The IRS's Free File program could get you name-brand software from about a dozen tax-prep companies if your adjusted gross income is below $66,000 (for 2018).
- If your income exceeds that threshold, you can get access only to fillable electronic versions of the IRS forms and not much guidance.
3. do your homework on audit protection
Audits are unlikely, but if you think you're at risk of an audit and want to purchase protection, you should understand what your software provides when you file taxes online.
In general, there are two levels of service:
- Guidance (which basically means helping you understand what's happening)
- Representation (which means a skilled human will speak with the IRS on your behalf)
Most providers offer free guidance, but you'll likely have to pay for representation.
Here's a brief summary of what each provider offers:
- H&R Block: Offers a sort of combo product called Worry-Free Audit Support. This gets you one-on-one contact with a tax professional to help guide you through an audit. It costs $19.99 and includes IRS correspondence management, audit preparation and in-person audit representation.
- TaxAct: Audit support consists of a FAQ page on its website. But customers can buy audit defense from a partner company called Protection Plus for $49.
- TaxSlayer: Premium, Self-Employed and Ultimate come with free audit assistance (users of other versions can buy it for $29.99), which helps you prepare for an audit but won't represent you in front of the IRS. The coverage applies for three years from the date you buy the software. Audit defense, which includes representation before the IRS, comes with the Ultimate package.
- TurboTax: If you get an audit notice, you'll get free guidance about what to expect and how to prepare. But if you want someone to actually represent you in front of the IRS, you'll need to buy TurboTax's Audit Defense product when you file. That runs $39.99.


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My Philly Cheese Steak SandwichesFrom luisascatering 10 years ago
- 2 fresh torpedo rolls, split in half crosswise shopping list
- 1 small sweet Maui onion, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/2 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 large clove crushed garlic shopping list
- kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste shopping list
- 1 pound rib-eye steak, very, very thinly shaved/sliced (put in freezer for about an hour to make it easier to slice) shopping list
- few splashes of soy sauce (yes, that's right!) shopping list
- 2 slices white American cheese shopping list
- 1 TBSP unsalted butter and 1 clove garlic (crushed), for toasting bread shopping list
- Mayo (optional, but in my book, mandatory!) shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter with garlic in skillet. Add bread, open face down and toast in skillet. Once light golden brown, remove and wrap rolls in foil; set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
- Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat. When hot add the oil and crushed garlic. Allow oil to become fragrant with the garlic then remove the garlic. Add the onion and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper and sauté for 30 seconds. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Add the meat to the hot pan and cook, stirring and breaking up with a spatula, until almost no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and soy (go easy on the soy; you only need just a little). Add the sautéed vegetables back to the pan, sauté about 30 seconds; remove from heat.
- Spread a little mayo on the rolls. Add cheese slices and spoon the meat on top. Close the rolls and wrap in foil. Place in oven for about 8 minutes to slightly rewarm the rolls and melt the cheese.
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Sounds good to me! You've got my 5 Louisavictoriaregina in USA loved it
I can't remember the last time I had a Philly steak. Probably about 1993! Love this.joe1155 in Munchen loved it
Gotta love a Philly Cheese steak sandwich. Sometimes I make it with Meatballs. Yummy.californiacook in loved it


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Bella Thorne is living the single life — and we hear that she's totally happy about it! Following all of the drama with Charlie Puth and Tyler Posey, Bella just wants to kick back and 'chill', and we don't blame here. Get all of the details right here!
Bella Thorne, 19, is taking a break from men! After her split from Tyler Posey, 25, and whatever-that-was with Charlie Puth, 25, a source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Bella wants to step back from the dating game.
"Bella is happy that the drama of her breakup and her moment with Charlie has come and gone," the insider shares. "She is realizing that she needs some time to be single and she knows she rushed out of a relationship with Gregg Sulkin, 24, to get right back into one with Tyler and that was not the best of ideas." As you may recall, Bella broke up with Gregg in August, and she started dating the Teen Wolf star less than a month later!
"She just needs to chill," the source also reveals, "And she is using this time to do that and to be happy with the single life." Good for you, Bells!
The former Shake It Up star offered a little recap of her year on Twitter Dec. 25, obviously referring to the ups and downs of her dating life. "Wow this year was the happiest and saddest of times for me…an emotional-train wreck-clusterf*ck #merrychristmas," she wrote. Now, Bella seems to be enjoying her little vacation from men. As she tweeted on Dec. 26: "Feeling pink and warm and bubbly and sh*t." There you have it!
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Cloistered in private offices spread out across multiple buildings, Jazz Pharmaceuticals realized it had to make big changes to meet the company's goal of bringing everyone together as "One Jazz". They selected a new home in Palo Alto's distinguished Stanford Research Park and asked STUDIOS to help create an open and collaborative environment that will allow them to better serve their clients, many of whom are struggling with life-threatening diseases.
Using the large central courtyard as a focal point, we gathered open work and teaming areas around the interior while placing glass-fronted private offices along the perimeter, allowing for abundant natural light and uninterrupted views across the two wings of the building. Comfortable furniture and AV capabilities make the courtyard a welcome outdoor work area in Palo Alto's year-round mild climate. A Nana Wall in the main break area opens out onto the courtyard, providing an indoor/outdoor space for large gatherings or individual relaxation.
The double-height lobby and reception feature a grand connecting stair and a large wall graphic that pays tribute to the people who have been helped by the drugs Jazz has brought to market. The adjacent conference center includes a lounge-like pre-function area to support a variety of meetings and events.
Meeting rooms and break out spaces are strategically placed within the open work areas, forming a series of communities or "rooms" across the floor. By working directly with staff to address workstation privacy and storage needs – including furniture mockups that employees could test out – and increasing the number of phone and huddle rooms, we were able to reduce the number of private offices by more than 60%.
The company name was inspired by the exploration and collaborative spirit of Jazz musicians. The musical theme is integrated throughout the space: meeting rooms are named after famous musicians; graphics, wall coverings, and materials depict musical notes and instruments; and the main break room features a piano for spontaneous performances.


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Our second Chef for Sunday's event is Alex Sutphin.
Alex started working in the food service industry when he was just 16. He earned his culinary degree from Owens in 2011, and has been with Ciao Bella, a classic Italian Ristorante in Port Clinton, as a Sous Chef since 2013.
Alex's food philosophy is simple — whether it's fine French cuisine or rustic soul food,
it should taste so good that it creates a memory. He's putting that philosophy into a hearty and heartfelt chickpea and farro soup from the Umbria region of central Italy for the March 8th fundraiser. Come dine with us and make a memory.


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GRADE LEVEL: 2nd - 12th
PUPPET: Chinese Hand Puppet
PROGRAM LENGTH: 50-60 minutes
Visual literacy is a strong focus with this program. Students are introduced to China through its rich puppetry history. Students view puppets and replicas from the Center's global museum collection with open Q & A and discussion. Short video clips, visual aids, and a hands-on puppet building activity make this an engaging learning activity great for your classroom. Great program for CHINESE NEW YEAR! 2D puppet design for 2nd & 3rd grade (50 minutes)/ 3D design for 4th -12th grades (60 minutes). CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: CHINESE NEW YEAR, SOCIAL STUDIES, FINE ARTS, WORLD CULTURE
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Educator Resource Guides are available for many of our activities (specifically, school-year Family Performances for grades preK-5) and are designed to enhance student learning before and after a visit to the Center. Guides includes show-specific activities, details about performances and artists, puppetry resources, creative opportunities for extended enrichment, resource lists, and more. Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures:China - Elementary Schools: 2nd and 3rd Grades and Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures:China - Elementary Schools: 4th-6th Grades


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Skorts are like the mermaids of your wardrobe: part skirt, part short, and they really want to be part of your world. Our Seleena Skort is made from our favorite Samba fabric, with spandex shorts attached underneath. A hidden patch pocket on the shorts is great for thingabobs (you've got twenty!). Flippin' your fins won't get you far, but this skort will.
You should never have to settle. That's why we created our exclusive Samba fabric: An all—star blend of eco—friendly fibers that breathes well, has a great drape, good stretch and unparalleled resilience. A slight slub adds texture and dimension, giving it more sway in its step than conventional jersey. Look good, feel good.


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Hi everyone! Monday is almost here and I am as heart broken as you are. But before the two-daybreak ends, I thought of sharing something with you. I managed to do one worthwhile thing this weekend and that was giving some TLC at home to my hair. Due to the monsoons, my hair fall and dandruff issues had increased to a huge level. My hair were behaving rather awkward. Frizzy at times and too oily too soon! Since it was raining cats and dogs, I decided to take things in my hand and prepared a DIY hair mask.
This is how my hair looked yesterday morning.
By the time I woke up today, they only got worse. So I prepared this homemade hair mask that has always worked for me in the past. Everytime I try this mask, it leaves my hair really soft and silky. This DIY hair mask will help you with hair growth, dandruff problems and make them softer and manageable.
For this DIY hair mask, you need:
– Yoghurt
– Aloe Vera (If you can not arrange the natural product, store bought aloe Vera gel will also work. I used Patanjali aloe vera gel for this)
– Honey
You may add some oil if you have too dry hair.
- Take a bowl and add about 1 tsp of honey to 2 tsp of aloe Vera gel and mix them well.
- To this mixture, add about 3 tsp of curd. You may check the quantity as per the length of your hair. Mine are shoulder length and have less volume so I require less of yoghurt to it.
- Mix all of this well and apply on your hair.
- Try keeping it for 30 minutes.
- Wash your hair with lukewarm water and shampoo.
After washing, you will find that your hair feels softer and your dandruff has also reduced to a huge extent.
Since the yoghurt is in itself a good conditioner, you may skip using it after shampoo. Try putting this mask once every month.
This is how my hair look after washing.
Do try this hair mask and let me know if it worked for you.


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- Great value laptop that comes with everything you need for browsing, emails and staying in touch
- Acer BluelightShield reduces the screen's bluelight emissions to reduce eye strain when working for long periods of time
- The Aspire ES features beautifully textured top covers to provide a unique, sophisticated look with a satisfying tactile feel
Everything you need for daily computing
An Intel Processor keeps things moving quickly and efficiently, so you can always write emails, essays and get online when you need to.
The Aspire ES1 features built-in Bluetooth connectivity, so you don't even need to plug compatible speakers or headphones in.
Take your documents with you on the move thanks to the spacious 1TB hard disc drive, that's ideal for your documents and multimedia.
Work without eyestrain
Acer BluelightShield is a valuable addition if you spend a lot of time working on documents or essays. It reduces the amount of blue light emitted from your laptop, which can cause eye fatigue and headaches, so you can work for longer in complete comfort.
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If you're an experienced Windows user you'll be pleased with the return of the familiar Start button and menu, while everyone will benefit from the many new and exciting features designed to make accessing what matters to you quick and easy.
Windows 10 features the new Edge browser, which gives you a much bigger viewing area for enjoying your online content at its best. You can write notes directly onto web pages and share them with anyone - perfect for students or business.
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Enjoy a more intuitive touchpad navigation experience with the precision touchpad. It allows for smoother zooming and scrolling.
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And then there were two. Derry will have the task of trying to wrestle the Allianz Football League Division 1 title from Dublin's grasp at Croke Park on Sunday week.
With Donegal and Monaghan set to battle it out for Division 2 honours beforehand, the spring campaign in football should have a fitting finale.
On the evidence of Dublin's second half dismantling of Cork in the semi-final, Brian McIver's Derry side will have it all to do to stem a blue tide that left the Rebels battered.
The tide in question took its time in unleashing its fury, but when it did, you could not but be impressed by the wonder of it all. Dublin have laid down a serious marker and it's still only April.
The last 35 minutes against Cork was as good as anything they produced en route to capturing last year's All-Ireland.
With the heat of the summer sun still to make an appearance, who knows how many more gears this Dublin side will find. As of now they are well-placed to become the first team since Meath in 1987-88 to win back-to-back League and All-Ireland titles.
The hallmark of any great side is that they do not know when they are beaten. Yet, when Cork went 2-11 to 0-07 up after 37 minutes on Sunday, the in-play betting surely favoured a Rebels success at rather skimpy odds.
Before the game I had gone for a Cork victory as I felt Brian Cuthbert's side had the wherewithal to make it a double success over the Dubs in this campaign. With Brian Hurley the tormentor-in-chief, Cork began with real purpose, running at a Dublin defence that often looked unsure of itself.
Goals from Colm O'Neill and Mark Collins made their dominance count on the scoreboard.
Up until the 40th minute Cork were still on course for a return to Croker and a date with Derry. Then Michael Darragh Macauley was on hand to plunder a Dublin goal. An unease of sorts began to take hold on the Cork psyche. That unease soon turned into a paralysis as Gavin's men, aided by their hosts' indiscipline and carelessness, began to fire over points for fun.
Eoghan O'Gara and Bernard Brogan were unleashed from the bench, and with Macauley brilliantly dictating affairs from the middle, Dublin had finally woken up and were now delivering a masterclass for the 28,000 plus crowd.
The contribution of Johnny Copper and Philly McMahon in the full-back line and Alan Brogan at corner forward should also be mentioned as the Dubs won the last-half hour 2-13 to 0-01.
As a unit Dublin have many leaders in their ranks and have the best squad around at the moment. On these pages last week, Joe Brolly highlighted the fact that Dublin, this spring, have retained the enthusiasm that saw them conquer all last year.
"Jim Gavin seems to be some sort of a Zen master and his team are his willing grasshoppers," – Joe Brolly
After the demolition of Cork, the RTE pundit was even more fulsome in his praise. He said: "I thought the Dubs were as extraordinary as we've come to expect over the last eighteen months. Nothing deters them and nothing sets them back.
"You hear all these clichés about keeping your composure; the game is never over; keep playing; don't let anything deter you; don't get frustrated and don't panic. The Dubs live all that out. Jim Gavin seems to be some sort of a Zen master and his team are his willing grasshoppers.
"Everyone is so thrilled by the way that they play. It's a total pleasure to watch them play football. The ideal for Gaelic sport, or indeed any sport, is to play with ambition, adventure, spirit, bravery and courage.
"In the end Dublin totally tanked Cork and Cork would be one of the top four teams in the country. Not anymore!
"You also have to ask yourself, what is a safe lead against Dublin?"
Brolly's native county, you'd expect, will relish meeting the Dubs on 27 April, having already beaten them earlier this spring.
The manner of the win over Mayo, having played with 14 men since the 25th minute, will no doubt have pleased Derry supporters.
Christy McKaigue was a colossus at full-back, while the surging runs of Enda Lynn, Mark Lynch, Sean Leo McGoldrick and Emmet Bradley made life really comfortable for Mayo's half-back line.
Derry deserve their place in the League decider, and looking further ahead many GAA fans are anticipating a real ding-dong clash with Donegal in their Ulster opener.
As for Cork and Mayo, much soul-searching has no doubt already begun. The Rebels tank emptied very quickly last Sunday and manager Brian Cuthbert seemed at a loss as to how inject new life into his charges.
Not the first time Mayo lost a match at Croke Park that they looked to be in control of. For the second consecutive match at HQ, they failed to make numerical advantage count.
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Berwick RAngers 1 Cowdenbeath 1
Berwick boss John Coughlin was left to rue his side's disciplinary problems as Cowdenbeath snatched a last-gasp equaliser at windswept Shielfield Park.
By that time, his team were down to nine men after straight red cards for Steven Thomson and Steven Notman.
However, there was controversy over the added time leveller from sub Cameron Muirhead as Rangers felt they should have had a free-kick moments earlier.
Coughlin said: "We thought we had done enough to get over the line. We were having to defend manfully after the sending off.
"I'm 100 per cent convinced it was a shove in the back of Darren Lavery and it's a very different outcome if the referee gives a foul there, but for some reason he elects to play on – the resultant red card I can't condone because I think Stevie has dived in very rashly on the back of not getting the free-kick.
"The ball in the box has cost us three points and that seems to be indicative of the way things are going for us at home. We just can't get over the line, that's five draws in a row at home now."
Greg Rutherford opened the scoring for the home side with the first real chance of the game after 17 minutes.
It came when Lavery found space 25 yards out and he played in Michael McKenna in the inside right channel. It looked like his cross would be blocked but it found its way to Rutherford just six yards out and he tucked away the simple chance.
Berwick continued to have the better of the play without looking particularly threatening, but it was Cowdenbeath who came close to levelling on 32 minutes when referee Kevin Graham played a good advantage after a foul by Jonny Fairbairn and the ball was played through to Burton O'Brien, whose effort was smothered well by the on-rushing Kevin Walker.
However, Berwick should have gone two up five minutes later when Jordyn Sheeryn found himself in acres of space 12 yards out, but he shot too close to keeper David McGurn, who beat it away quite comfortably.
A minute later they went close again when Nickolay Todorov headed narrowly over his own bar after good work by a twisting and turning Steven Thomson down the right.
It was Cowdenbeath who then started to take advantage of the wind in their favour in the second half with a prolonged period of pressure.
They felt hard done by when Renton slotted home but the referee had already blown the whistle for a head injury to Kevin McKinlay.
Kyle Miller nearly equalised with a 30 yard free-kick which was tipped over by Walker. Moments later, from the corner, Berwick were reduced to 10 men when Thomson was shown a straight red for deliberately handling Kris Renton's goalbound header.
However, Dean Brett's spot-kick was pushed against the underside of the bar by Walker and the referee's assistant ruled it had not crossed the goal-line.
The visitors went close again on 73 minutes when Miller's 25 yard free-kick was well saved by Walker and scrambled to safety.
David Robertson scooped narrowly over with two minutes remaining as the visitors continued to press.
Notman then saw red as the game went into added time, but there was still time for Muirhead's effort to creep into the corner of the net to earn the Blue Brazil a point and leave Berwick frustrated.


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Cells are the fundamental units of life in our planet. They are the vehicles for the genetic information that defines each biological species on earth. Guided by this genetic information, the complex molecular machinery within cells orchestrates the acquisition of nutrients and information from the environment, cellular replication, and assembly into complex tissues and organisms. Our goal in studying cell and developmental biology is to understand how cells are constructed, how they accomplish their specific tasks, and how they assemble and cooperate with each other. This is an extremely exciting and important area of investigation, because it situated at the center of all current efforts to understand biology. Laboratories within this area in CBMG and affiliated departments/institutes study cell and developmental processes using single- and multi-celled model systems, including bacteria, cultured mammalian cells, fruit flies, plants, and fish. The interests of faculty in this area include membrane traffic and organelle biogenesis, mechanisms of signal transduction, cellular differentiation, cell-cell interactions and plant and animal development.
Experimental approaches include light and electron microscopy, molecular biology, bioinformatics and computational biology, and biochemistry. Resources available for cell biological study within CBMG include state-of-the-art confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, proteomics, and genomics facilities.
Students interested in Cell and Developmental Biology should apply to the Biological Sciences (BISI) Graduate Program and, specifically, the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MOCB) Concentration Area. The BISI program is designed to teach students to think critically, communicate effectively, and develop the research skills required for a successful career as an independent scientist. First-year Ph.D. students in the MOCB concentration area are expected to enroll in core courses, participate in lab rotations, and attend seminars. After the first year, an advisory committee helps each student choose the advanced courses that are appropriate for the student's research plans and career objectives. The Qualifying Exam, in the third year, gives students the opportunity to defend the objectives and intellectual foundations of their dissertation research and to demonstrate an understanding of contemporary cell and developmental biology. Subsequent to this exam, students focus almost entirely on their research.
In addition, graduate students have a good opportunity to improve their communication and interaction skills by serving as teaching assistants, as well as by presenting journal papers and their
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Norma Andrews, Professor and Chairman Ph.D. University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 1983. Molecular strategies used by intracellular pathogens to subvert host cell function, and membrane traffic events involved in the repair of injured plasma membrane.
Kan Cao, Assistant Professor Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 2005. Molecular mechanisms of Hutchinson Gilford progeria syndrome and normal aging.
Caren Chang, Associate Chair and Professor Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1988. Signal transduction and hormonal signaling in Arabidopsis.
Marco Colombini, Affiliate Professor Ph.D., McGill University, 1974. Structure and mode of action of membrane transport systems; molecular basis for voltage control of channel-forming proteins.
Todd Cooke, Professor Ph.D. Cornell University, 1979. Plant morphogenesis; development processes in lower vascular plants; origins of biological form.
Eric O. Freed, Adjunct Associate Professor, Chief, Virus-Cell Interaction Section-NIH Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990. Molecular biology of HIV-1 replication; retrovirus assembly and release.
Elisabeth Gantt, Emerita Professor Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1958. Cell biology of the photosynthetic apparatus and accessory pigments; physiology of algae.
William Jeffery, Affiliate Professor Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1971. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of sensory organ development; evolution of development.
Antony M Jose, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. Yale University, 2005. Movement of RNA between animal cells and across generations.
Vincent Lee, Assistant Professor Ph.D. University of California - Los Angles, 2000. Host-pathogen interactions, Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Allosteric regulation of molecular complexes.
Zhongchi Liu, Professor Ph.D. Harvard University, 1990. Flower development in Arabidopsis.
Ian Mather, Affiliate Professor Ph.D. University College of North Wales, 1971. Expression and function of mammary glycoproteins.
David Mosser, Professor Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 1983. Cell and molecular biology of macrophages and dendritic cells; regulation of cytokine gene expression; host defense response to intracellular pathogens.
Stephen Mount, Associate Professor Ph.D. Yale University, 1983. Selection of splice sites in pre-mRNA splicing.
Leslie Pick, Affiliate Professor Ph.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., 1986. Embryonic development, evolution and axon guidance in Drosophila.
Sougata Roy, Assistant Professor. Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 2006. Cellular and molecular basis of cell-cell communication in development of multicellular organism
Wenxia Song, Associate Professor Ph.D. Kansas State University, 1991. Antigen transport and signal transduction functions of the B cell antigen receptor.
Daniel C. Stein, Professor Ph.D. University of Rochester, 1981. Molecular genetics; virulence mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria; Characterization of DNA Restriction and Modification Systems.
Richard Stewart, Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1984. Molecular biology of sensory systems and motility in bacteria.
Heven Sze, Professor Ph.D. Purdue University, 1975. Membrane structure, function, and biogenesis; regulation of solute transport; bioenergetics; proton and calcium-pumping ATPases in plants.
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Heroic Trial FAQs
What are Heroic Trials?
Heroic Trials are enhanced versions of earlier dungeons to provide more of a challenge for our level 60+ players. These trials include stronger monsters and far better items for players to pick up.
Where do I go to start the Heroic Trials?
To start the Heroic Trials you will need to visit Enoch in Aven. Senior Trials Officer Enoch is located at X471, Y396 near Guild Quest Officer Kaiser.
What are the requirements?
Trial: Eroda – 5-Player
- Players will need to be in a Party.
- Players wanting to join the dungeon need to be at least level 60.
- Players joining need to have already completed the main quest line "Eroda" in Goss Mountains.
Trial: Manor – 8-Player
- Players will need to be part of a Raid.
- Players wanting to join the dungeon need to be at least level 60.
- Players joining need to have already completed the main quest line "True Fist of Sanction" in Highlands.
Please note that you will not be able to enter these trials if you are currently queued for Arena.
Are there any special drops from these Heroic Trials?
Heretical Hearts, Sinful Ashes, Evil Extinction Pit, Amending Blood, Lv 58 – 60 White Equipment, Yellow Blueprints for Lv 60 Equipment, Lv 60 Yellow Equipment and Lv 60 Trophies.
Which Trophies are available?
The following trophies are available from bosses in the trial versions of Eroda and Manor.
How many times can I run the Heroic Trials in a day?
You can run the Heroic Trials up to 10 times a day. This means each run, no matter which one you run, counts towards the total for the day. (8 Tasos and 2 Baltaroi would be an example of 10 runs.)
The counter does not count a 24 hour period from when you first run but counts down until 12am server time (EDT). When the server hits 12am the counter is reset allowing you to run 10 more trials.
Can I get any Trophy Fusion Scrolls from these Heroic Trials?
Yes! Manor – 8-Player has two Trophy Fusion Scrolls available; one from Jala and one from Skleros
What are the Candy Seeds and Dragon Eggs for in Eroda?
These appear near the bosses Salvio and Jiro, they provide buffs when you break them.
Candy Seed – May cancel the transformation of the "Seize" skill used by Golden Claw Leader Salvio
Dragon Egg – An egg carrying the baby dragon's soul; it reflects 100% of all magic damage.
Where is the final boss in Trial: Manor?
After defeating Jala you should receive a message telling you that Lion General Aries needs help at X129, Y154. Speak to Aries to confront the final boss Skleros. After you defeat Skleros, Aries will reappear to congratulate you and lead you out of the trial.
Thank you for taking the time to read through this, if you have additional questions or concerns feel free to post them in this thread or via the Contact Us.


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Orienteering Give It A Go Day
Sunday, 16 February 2014
Bottle Lake Forest, Christchurch
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The event centre is at the Waitikiri Drive entrance. Choose a course to walk, run or ride your own mountainbike at your level. No compass required. Your map will have "controls" marked and your goal is to clip your card at each control to show you found it.
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Now that I've admitted to my favorite amp setting, let's not pretend that it's a downhill slope from there. The three-position voicing toggle on Channel 2 selects between Tweed, HI 1, and HI 2. Mesa's intent is for these to sound like a tweed Fender, a Marshall, and a classic Mark-series Boogie, respectively. Channel 2 sends us back across the pond to Southern California, where Leo Fender's game-changing amplifiers were unveiled in the late 1940s. With the amp in the Tweed voicing, I definitely heard that unmistakable Fender spank and thud. Tweeds and early Bassmans are known for their amazingly punchy dynamic range and the smooth, chiming overdrive they emit when you push them, and these Fender amps birthed most rock-and- roll guitar amp circuits. It's a daunting task for a lunchbox amp to recreate this, and while the TransAtlantic's sound is fabulous, the voicing sounded more like a Bassman than a Tweed to my ears.
I happen to own a late-'60s Bassman, and I love everything it has to offer. Bringing up the Bass on the TransAtlantic's Tweed setting edged ever closer to that elusive Bassman punch. With the Gain at 2 o'clock, the TransAtlantic sounded like a boosted mini Bassman. Without a midrange control, I wasn't able to exactly dial in my Bassman, but I never expected the TransAtlantic to get this close. Very impressive—and we're only halfway through the voicings.
The TransAtlantic takes us back to the UK with the next voicing, HI 1, which pays tribute to the Marshall legacy. My instinct was to dime the gain and see how far it would go. In this setting, the attack was quick, the mids sliced, and the lows were slightly compressed, with plenty of dynamic reach. You're not going to get all the way to modern metal tones, but you'll definitely achieve early shred tones. While my fingers reminisced on some of Kirk Hammett's earliest riffs, my ears soaked up the capable EL84 power section. These power amp tubes pay an excellent tribute to the EL34s typically found in Marshalls. I liked this setting dimed, with flat EQ and the output switched to 15 watts. This delivered that signature British low-end tightness and allowed my speakers to reach their full range of motion.
Our final TransAtlantic voyage takes us back to Cali for the HI 2 gain setting. There's a lot to say about this setting, but I can sum it up with a question. Who does Boogie better than Mesa? HI 2 is a slightly modified version of Mesa's own high-gain design pulled from their legendary Mark series. It shouldn't surprise you that the TransAtlantic is not going to produce enough bass to crack plaster and induce tinnitus. Low-wattage amps that attempt to deliver too much bass will inevitably sacrifice important high and mid frequencies— it's physics.
What's important is that Mesa successfully scaled their signature sound into a unit that will give Mesa fans a chance to experience this lush distortion at room volumes. For players who want an authentic Boogie tone onstage and in the studio, you've now got a comparable tool for practicing and writing. I liked pairing the HI 2 and 25-watt settings, a combination that yielded extended headroom.
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Donate to Stockton Civic Theatre
One might assume that with seats filled at performances, a not-for-profit theatre would have plenty of money. Unfortunately, ticket revenue covers only the cost of what is seen on stage, and without the many volunteers who donate their time and talent—from actors and set builders to ushers and stage crews—it would not even cover that. For the rest of our budget, we must reach out to the community to fund operating expenses such as insurance, building maintenance, office supplies and postage, and the many educational and cultural programs we offer beyond our main stage.
To offer an expanded program of Theatre Arts to our communities, we must turn to you. Please consider becoming a Sustaining Member! For over 60 years, we have been bringing quality live theatre to California's Great Central Valley. If you are not already a member of our theatre family, won't you please consider joining us now?
You can make a gift by calling the box office at (209) 473-2424 or mailing a check to 2312 Rosemarie Lane, Stockton, CA 95207.
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Simon Marrocco 400hr Teacher Training 2020
Learn to be an Iyengar Yoga teacher in a 300-hour Teacher Training Course 30 Modules over approx. 2.6 years and 100-hour Adjusting under the guidance of Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Simon Marrocco, founder and director of the St.Kilda Iyengar Yoga School in Melbourne.
Learn to be a teacher, not an instructor. Mr Iyengar in "Tree of Yoga" wrote:
It is relatively easy to be a teacher of an academic subject, but to be a teacher in art is very difficult, and to be a yoga teacher is the hardest of all, because yoga teachers have to be their own critics and correct their own practice. The art of yoga is entirely subjective and practical. Yoga teachers have to know the entire functioning of the body; they have to know the behaviour of the people who come to them and how to react and be ready to help, protect and safeguard their pupils.
To be eligible for the Teacher Training program, applicants must have been practising Iyengar Yoga for approximately 3 years with an Certified Iyengar yoga teacher.
For all enquiries and bookings, ring Simon 0431 949 122 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Course Details
The teacher training course will cover the understanding and developing processes of teaching and practice in the Iyengar Method. The course will include instructions in yoga for women, basic remedial and theory of working with injuries, use of props, basic anatomy and also the philosophy and psychology of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Private homework will be given in between modules.
The course content will cover thoroughly a detailed study of the asanas and pranayamas of the syllabus and practice sequences of the Introductory Level. Upon completion of the course you will be eligible for assessment and on passing recognised worldwide as a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher.
Observation and guidance to the potential teacher will be given in these main important areas of a professional development as a teach as well as the importance of developing a strong practice.
- Clarity of instruction
- Observation and correction and adjusting of students
- Performance in demonstration effectiveness
- Teacher presence, class control, communication
- Pacing and timing of asana
- Professional development as a teacher
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Photo-Panoramic View of Constantinople
Hatchik "Christopher" Oscanyan (born 1818) was an author, diplomat, and publisher of the first Armenian-language newspaper in Constantinople. A native of Constantinople, Oscanyan was educated in New York City, to which he would later return as Ottoman consul-general. He energetically promoted the Ottoman Empire in a variety of media, including a London exhibition entitled the "Oriental and Turkish Museum" (1853), a popular book entitled The Sultan and His People (1887), and photographs such as this one. "Panoramic" photographs employ a variety of techniques to create a wide angle of view. This "photo-panoramic view" is comprised of three photographs set together to give the viewer a broader image than would have been practical with a single photograph. In the top right section of this iconic view can be seen the minarets of the Sultan Ahmed or "Blue" Mosque and the Hagia Sofia.
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LB Review: Las Brisas Mexican, North Fort Myers
The words "awesome restaurant" and "Pondella Road" have, to my knowledge, never been uttered in the same sentence. "Great diner" — sure. "Decent gas stations" — definitely.
But in June, that changed. That's when Las Brisas Mexican Restaurant opened, turning an old tax accountant's office into a charmingly cozy, full-service eatery serving cinnamon-spiked sangria, grill-charred asada and everything in between. On my first visit, I expected your run-of-the-mill taqueria: maybe a few tables, maybe a few aisles of dried chilies, maybe some good tacos. I left pleasantly shocked, with a bag full of great tacos, to boot.
It takes a tiny bit of work and a whole lot of trust to get to Las Brisas. You have to go to North Fort Myers first, to the stretch of Pondella that connects Business 41 to N. Cleveland Avenue. It's a block better known for laundromats and auto shops. It's where you get copies of birth certificates from the health department, and, now, enchiladas covered in some of the darkest, most nuanced mole in town.
That little bit of work, that trust, it pays off the moment you walk through Las Brisas' door.
The restaurant makes the most of its boxy little dining area. The spotless floors are finished to look like beach wood. Booths line a wall of windows plastered in scenes of turquoise waters and palm-thatched huts. Cheesy? Incredibly. But at least they block the view of the Sheriff's substation across the street.
There are only a couple-dozen seats in total, but the space feels larger than it should, lighter, airier. Service is equally breezy. A young woman showed me to a table during a recent dinner, a male server followed close behind, leaving napkins and taking orders for drinks.
That aforementioned sangria was far better than it needed to be, boozy with wine, riddled with fresh fruit, tangier and richer than the straight-from-the-bottle junk people so often pass off as sangria.
Las Brisas even gives dishes so simple as quesadillas and chimichangas attention and care. Same for its fluffy sides of orange-tinted rice, its refried beans the texture of velvet.
Las Brisas' $1.99 tacos are served on rounds of corn tortillas no bigger than a coaster. They come piled in chopped bits of asada, or spicy-sweet nibbles of al pastor. They're topped in cilantro and onions, then paired with Las Brisas' house-made salsas for a fiery kick.
They're the kinds of tacos you hope for from a hole-in-the-wall taqueria — the one with the aisles of masa flour, and the rickety, Formica-topped tables.
And yet here they are, at the unexpectedly delightful Las Brisas, this awesome restaurant on Pondella Road.


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When James II of Britain (VII of Scotland) was deposed in 1688 a movement sprang up to return the Stuart line to the throne, supporters of this movement were known as Jacobites. Charles Edward Stuart was the grandson of James II, better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and he led an uprising in 1745 with the support of a number of Highland clans which attempted to regain the throne.
Charlie was born in exile in Rome in 1720. His father had tried and failed to reclaim the throne and in 1743 the mantle fell to Charlie when his father named him Prince Regent and gave him full authority to act in his name. In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie landed on the small island of Eriskay and gathered the loyal clan chiefs together before marching on Edinburgh.
Initially the 1745 uprising was successful, the Jacobite army quickly took Edinburgh and cleverly defeated a government army at Prestonpans by sneaking across a marsh under cover of mist and launching a surprise attack. The Highlanders were keen to stop there but Charlie insisted they press on to take England as well and assured them a Jacobite army was waiting in the south ready to swell their ranks.
In actual fact the English Jacobites had decided not to join the fight and as the army pressed onwards they were soon surrounded by three opposing forces. They reached as far south as Derby before discovering Charlie had been lying to them and beating a hasty retreat, with Charlie drinking and moaning all the way, they were finally cornered at Culloden and slaughtered.
Charlie made good his escape while his loyal men were hunted down and killed. The tale of this spoiled aristocrat who led many men to their deaths for his own personal ambitions has been romanticised over the years and is bizarrely held up as a nationalist symbol. In actual fact Charlie was not really interested in Scotland he merely exploited the misplaced loyalties of the Highland clans to further his aim of reclaiming the British throne.
It is important to remember that Scots fought on both sides at Culloden and although Charlie was a charismatic and romantic figure he was far from universally supported. The Stuart line believed in the "divine right of kings", they thought the king was chosen by God and should have absolute authority. They were also Catholic which was no longer the religion of most British citizens.
Charlie escaped to France and eventually converted to Protestantism in an attempt to win the support of English Jacobites but his ploy failed and he died in exile in Rome in 1788.
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Stop Dating Violence | The Yellow Dress
Audience Age: Grades 11 – 12
College & Military Version Available
The Yellow Dress is a dramatic one-woman play based on the stories of young women who were victims of dating violence. The carefully constructed program stimulates thought-provoking discussion about relationships; a topic important to every young person's life, especially now with dating violence becoming a serious social issue throughout our school systems. Audiences are and will be clearly moved by the story of a young woman who warmly tells us of her relationship that begins as young love, full of passion and promise — and ends in tragedy.
Written by Deborah Lake Fortson and produced by Sydney Hayes Patton
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The program lasts approximately 1 hour which includes:
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Recognize the early warning signs of dating violence
Understand the cycle of relationship and dating violence
Access and utilize community and school resources
Learn how to help friends/family members who are victims or perpetrators


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Wanted: $1 million Powerball winner
CATSKILL — There's a new millionaire in town.
One lucky person has won $1 million in the national Powerball game from a winning ticket purchased in the village.
The ticket was sold at Smokers Choice — a tobacco shop located at 18 Boulevard Ave., near the Walmart Supercenter. The company is calling for the lucky winner to come forward to start the process of collecting the prize.
No one had come forward as of Friday evening.
The ticket was a state lottery Powerball winner of $1,000,004 that was purchased between Jan. 14 and Jan. 17. Smokers Choice could not pin down the exact date and time when the ticket was purchased, said Denice Davis, the company's marketing director.
The winning numbers, which were drawn Wednesday, are 3-33-37-51-57. The Powerball number is 21.
To play Powerball, if the five numbers on the ticket plus the Powerball number match the six numbers drawn, then the ticketholder wins or shares the grand prize jackpot. A ticketholder has a 1 in 11,688,053 chance of matching five numbers and winning the million-dollar prize, according to nylottery.ny.gov.
"As a lottery vendor for many years, Smokers Choice loves to see happy smiles when our customers win," said Smokers Choice Vice President Doug Nolan. "Today, however, we are thrilled to announce that one of our customers is the lucky winner of a $1 million Powerball drawing."
If the Powerball jackpot is not won in any drawing, the first prize pool money is carried over and added to the next jackpot.
Winners have the choice of taking a cash payment at the time of the prize claim or within 60 days after they are entitled to the prize. All Powerball prizes over $50,000 and all prizes of $5,000 or more over 180 days or older will be held pending additional security verification as required by the Multi-State Lottery Association, according to nylottery.ny.gov.
"We have not yet identified the lucky ticketholder, so we ask all of our customers to check their tickets, because, hey, you never know — it could be you," Nolan said.


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The Netgear ProSafe FWAG114 represents the old-school Netgeareven down to the metal chassis. This VPN firewall is a solid performer with an intuitive interface. And the FWAG114 was the only 802.11a/g product in our roundup that didn't present a single hiccup during setup.
Initial Configuration and Documentation
Although the FWAG114 lacks a wizard-assisted installation application, getting it started is still simple using the browser-based interface. The PC Card's installation application runs off the CD and leaves you with an intuitive and feature-rich client utility installed on your PC.
Management and Features
We like Netgear's main configuration interface, mostly because of its clean design and comprehensive help frame on the right-hand side of the browser windowan appealing feature that does not require you to pull up the help menu constantly when doing advanced configuration tasks. The menu structure is also well laid out, intuitive, and responsive. We were also pleased with the number of additional features, including DoS attack prevention and intrusion detection.
Not only does the FWAG114 offer a highly configurable SPI firewall and schedulable filtering, but it's also one of only two products in this story to include a VPN server (the other is the ZyXEL Prestige 334W). It supports two IPsec VPN tunnels, which is especially helpful for a branch-office configuration.


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SAN MATEO, Calif. and SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marketo, the leading provider of cloud-based marketing software, today opens its newest international headquarters in Sydney, Australia. Aden Forrest, the newly appointed managing director of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), will lead Marketo's second overseas hub and establish a full-scale Marketo operation including sales, marketing and support staff.
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Since its European office was founded in Ireland last year, Marketo has seen an explosion of growth outside the U.S.; its EMEA customer base grew 50% more in the first half of 2012 than in the six months prior. With ongoing successes in the U.S. and abroad, Marketo aims to catalyze marketing innovation in a region that has devoured sales and CRM technology.
Marketo is one of the first international cloud-based marketing software vendor to plant roots in ANZ, a region increasingly developing ever-more sophisticated marketing strategies and voraciously responding to cloud technology – especially CRM leader salesforce.com. Marketo already serves 50+ enterprise and SMB customers in ANZ, such as Ansell, Australian Associated Press, Navitas, Melbourne IT, Macquarie Telecom, thanks to a strategic location partnership with Asia Pacific's fastest growing data-driven marketing automation agency; Datarati.
"Datarati's phenomenal results, salesforce.com's local cloud pioneering and our existing successes in Europe and North America all validate the need for a strong Marketo presence in ANZ," said Phil Fernandez, president and CEO of Marketo. "We're investing heavily in our Sydney operations to offer the range of operations for our customers because we believe so strongly in the potential market. Aden will grow Marketo's ANZ presence from the ground up, and we expect great things from him and the community of marketers in this region."
Forrest is responsible for all revenue generation activities for Marketo in ANZ, including sales, marketing, customer success and renewals. He has already successfully helped introduced two other companies to the ANZ market, salesforce.com and Siebel, driving rapid success for both organisations. Forrest also held leadership positions at Oracle and E.piphany in both APAC and EMEA, ultimately bringing over 20 years of rich experience in national and global business strategy, cloud technology, marketing and sales to Marketo.
"Marketo's deep, no-holds-barred commitment to ANZ means our customers and partners will reap the benefits from having attentive and dedicated local personnel who understand the nuances of this market and the unique needs of ANZ marketers," said Forrest. "In a highly competitive market like ANZ, companies must do a lot with limited resources. This expansion will help more marketers access capabilities once thought unattainable and produce results to drive rapid revenue growth."
The Social Marketing Rockstar Tour Marketo's marquee summer event for marketing professionals will make its first-ever stop in Sydney in October 2012. Derek Laney, director product marketing management – Salesforce Marketing Cloud, headlines the Australian event that will gather marketing professionals to share best practices on social marketing, lead generation, sales effectiveness and more.
Be sure to register for Marketo's first ever Social Marketing Conference in Australia, on Wednesday October 10th, 2012.
About Marketo: Easy, Powerful, Complete.
Marketo uniquely provides easy-to-use, powerful and complete marketingsoftware that propels fast-growing small companies and global enterprises alike. Marketo's marketing automation and sales effectiveness software – including the world's first integrated solution for socialmarketing automation – streamlines marketing processes, delivers more campaigns, generates more win-ready leads, and dramatically improves sales performance. With proven technology, comprehensive services and expert guidance, Marketo helps thousands of companies around the world turn marketing from a cost center into a revenuedriver.
Known for providing breakthrough innovation and fueling explosive growth, Marketo was recently named one of "America's Most Promising Companies" "by Forbes, the #1 Marketing Software Vendor on the INC 500, and #1 fastest-growing private company of 2011 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. In both 2011 and 2012 the company received the CRM Market Leaders Awards Winner for Marketing Solutions by CRM Magazine. Salesforce.com customers also honored the company with two AppExchange Best of '11 Awards, for Best Marketing Automation Solution and Best Chatter Exchange.
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Loving Beyond Reason: Part Two More often than not, the life purpose of an individual arises in one word such as love, joy, integrity or compassion. Sure we can travel to discover what past connections are about, what skills, knowledge and talents have already been developed, waiting for you to reclaim them, what true desires
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Empowerment & Neutrality Empowerment is multi-dimensional, social and a process.It occurs at various levels, such as individual, spiritual, group and community. I consider true power is both emotional and spiritual and that with proper guidance one can learn to harness this energy to augment the way one experiences life.
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A Letter To Our Son Chris Once upon a time, we fell in love with a wonderful woman who gave us a home and family. Our mutually inner-directed anger and self-hatred destroyed our marriage and risked ruining our relationships with our children. We prayed to be reunited with them when we could learn to make amends.
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Letting Go This article is to help those who consider themselves 'aware' on to their next step in becoming more 'aware'.
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The Demystification of Deeksha Energy Transference Deeksha is a Hindi word meaning transference of energy. It is a form of shaktipat, life force energy transferred from a teacher to a student…and remember, we are all teachers and we are all students. This transference of energy may support the student in attaining and maintaining a higher state...
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At the movies: Side Effects
Emily Taylor and her husband, Martin, had been living large until he went to prison for insider trading. His imprisonment and her change of lifestyle threw Emily into a funk so she started seeing a psychiatrist. When Martin is released from prison, Emily's depression doesn't lift and, since she's moved, she begins seeing a new psychiatrist – Dr. Banks. When nothing else works, he tries Emily on a newly released drug, Ablixa. When Emily does something unimaginable, the drug's side effects are blamed. Dr. Banks comes under fire for prescribing the drug for Emily and he's determined to get to the bottom of things and clear his name.
Even though I'd seen the trailer for Side Effects before I went to see it, I had no idea what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie. It's a little strange, to be sure, and full of twists and turns, but I was fully engaged and never got bored. I thought about the movie for several days after I saw it and did question one aspect of it, but overall, I think it's well worth seeing.
I thought both Rooney Mara (Emily) and Jude Law (Dr. Banks) played their roles very well. After this movie and The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, I'm officially a fan or Mara's. Channing Tatum had a very small role as Emily's husband, Martin, and it seemed he was just there for eye candy, not that I'm complaining. I thought Catherine Zeta-Jones as Emily's first doctor was an odd choice and their attempts to play down her beauty were rather pointless and distracting.
If you like movies with twists and turns that keep you guessing you may want to see this one in the theater.
March 8, 2013 9:28 am
Although I thought it was good (didn't love it), I did appreciate that the movie generated a lot of discussion. My wife and the friends we saw it with spent much of the post-movie evening talking about it. That has value all by itself (sort of a mini-book club).
March 12, 2013 6:42 am
It got sort of mixed reviews, didn't it…but I think it looks interesting.
March 15, 2013 11:23 pm
The trailer for this one has definitely intrigued me. Although as you noted, it doesn't give a full explanation of what the movie is actually about. It looks dark but I am a fan of Roony Mara and Jude Law so maybe I will head out to the theater and give this one a shot.


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Virtual host, hosts file, downloading and enabling modules and installing Drupal in one line.
Woah, that's a long title.
Today I wanted to share the little shell script I use for setting up local development sites in a one-liner in the terminal. Be advised that I don't usually write shell scripts, so if you are a pro, and I have made some obvious mistakes, please feel free to give improvements in the comment section. Also, while i have been writing this post, i noticed that Klausi also has a kick ass tutorial and shell script on his blog. Be sure to read that as well, since the article is much more thorough than mine. But since my script is for those even more lazy, I decided to post it anyway.
The idea I had was pretty simple. I constantly have the need to set up a fresh, working copy of drupal in various versions with various modules, i.e for bug testing, prototyping, or just testing a patch on a fresh install. While drush make and installation profiles are both awesome tools for a lot of things, I wanted to install Drupal without making make files and writing .info files, and at the same time generate the virtual host and edit my hosts file. And why not also download and enable the modules i need. For a while I used just
(site-install) on a specified directory for flushing and starting over, but part since I have little experience in writing shell scripts (I said that, right?), I thought, what the hey, let's give that a go. Fun to learn new stuff.
On my computer the script is called vhost, but since this is not a describing name, and the script is all about being lazy, let's call it lazy-d for the rest of the article (lazy-d for lazy drupal. Also, it is kind of catchy).
$ drush si
So the basic usage is
$ ./lazy-d [domainname] [drupalversion] "[modules to download and enable]"
For example:
$ ./lazy-d example.dev 7 "views ctools admin_menu coffee"
This will download drupal 7 to example.dev in your www directory, create a database and user called example.dev, install Drupal with the site name example.dev, edit your hosts file so you can navigate to example.dev in your webbrowser, and download and enable views, ctools admin_menu and coffee modules.
Running the script like this:
$ ./lazy-d example.dev
will do the same, but with no modules (so Drupal 7 is default, as you might understand).
You can also use it to download Drupal 8, but the drush site install does not work at the moment (it used to when I wrote the script a couple of weeks back though). Drupal 6 is fully supported.
The script has been tested on ubuntu 12.04 and mac os x 10.7. On mac you may have to do some tweaking (depending on whether you have MAMP or XAMPP or whatever) to the mysql variable at the top. And probably do something else with the a2ensite and apache2ctl restart as well (again, depending on your setup).
The script obviously requires apache, php, mysql and drush (git if downloading drupal 8).
OK, to the code:
All done, indeed. Pretty straight forward code. Known issues: will drop existing database if you specify one that exists. But why would you do that? Don't you know what you are doing?
To finish this off, here is an animated gif called "alien computer":


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Six Months Smiles
Don't want to wait for straight teeth? Then don't!
Fast acting braces for adults from Six Month Smiles will achieve great results in around six to nine months.
The Smile Centre is proud to be one of only a few dental practices in Cornwall that offer Six Month Smiles orthodontic therapy.
Six Month Smiles in Cornwall is a tooth-coloured orthodontic system that allows our adult patients from Liskeard, Tavistock and Launceston, to Looe, Torpoint, Bodmin and St Austell, to achieve straighter smiles using ultra-clear brackets and tooth-coloured wires.
At our Liskeard dental practice, we are seeing more and more adults opting for orthodontic treatment and Six Month Smiles is popular because it is fast acting, almost invisible and highly successful.
Some people are put off by the length of time they assume orthodontic treatments takes and many think they will have to have teeth taken out - but that's not the case with Six Month Smiles at The Smile Centre.
Six Month Smiles treatment is straightforward, painless and ideal for improving the symmetry of the teeth, rounding out arches, improving overbite, alleviating crowding and improving gum levels. Once a month patients visit us to have new tooth-coloured wires and elastics, and to make sure their teeth are moving as they should.
The benefits of Six Month Smiles Liskeard, Cornwall
- Fast acting solution for adults
- Works in six to nine months
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Orthodontics is the art of moving teeth and improving the harmony of the teeth and jaws. Treatment makes the best of the natural teeth and the results are impressive, particularly for adult patients who have spent years hating their teeth and hiding their smiles.
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Toby scribbled down a note on Lindar's notice: "Still seeking adventurers," and straightened the board before returning behind the counter to enter the new jobs in the ledger.
He heaved the heavy, leather-bound ledger onto the counter and noticed the paper at the far end. He pushed up his spectacles and retrieved the paper, his eyebrows up high with surprise - he hadn't seen anyone enter. He peered around the shopfront but there was no one other than Lantherien sitting quietly under her hood.
He turned his attention back to the paper, which turned out to be a notice, just as expected. The note was scrawled hurriedly, with no attention to spelling or grammar and a disapproving frown slowly creased Toby's face as he read through it..
This notice by aeglos_ml was NOT up to the standards required by The Prancing Pony, but perhaps the RPer was new and unaware of the standards of English that were upheld. Toby sighed and went about re-writing the notice, correcting the spelling and punctuation, laboriously untangling the grammar and trying to make the notice sound as enticing as possible. He muttered under his breath.
"Why won't people read the requirements? They're up on the boards, as big as big..."