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Wild yam and progesterone creams are available without a prescription and are marketed for relieving perimenopausal symptoms.
Wild yam. Although wild yam cream is marketed as a source of natural progesterone, it does not contain progesterone, and the body cannot convert it into progesterone.footnote 1
Progesterone creams. Some women use "natural" progesterone creams to correct low progesterone levels. Research is mixed about whether the cream is absorbed into the body.
You can't actually know how much progesterone you are getting without having a whole-blood progesterone test. Because of this and the following concerns, some experts are concerned about use of over-the-counter progesterone cream.footnote 2
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2001, reaffirmed 2010). Use of botanicals for management of menopausal symptoms. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 28. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 97(6, Suppl): 1-11.
Hermann AC, et al. (2005). Over-the-counter progesterone cream produces significant drug exposure compared to a Food and Drug Administration-approved oral progesterone product. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 45(6): 614-619.
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Photo Friday.
a nice one !
Hurray for spring break! I can see that smile from ear to ear...because I, so, remember seeing it on my own face! It came back the day I retired too! I hope you enjoy every minute of it and your time with your mom...I love the reflection photo...ooohhh...good one!
Lovely skies and reflections, Carly! And enjoy spring break!! I remember the days!! Wishing you a very Happy Easter weekend!
I love the reflection shot and the rocks are screaming "dig in!!!"
I love the photo of the cat in the wild flowers! I am slowly trying to replace the grass in the lawn with other plants, so I think the flowers are a good idea!
Hope you and your Mom have lots of fun! Great cat shot.
Very nice photos. I came here from Weekend Reflections, but the photo that caught my eye was the Rocks photo. I would absolutely loooove to dig my hands into that pile of beauty!
Wonderful photos, especially the skywatch and reflections. Enjoy your spring break!
It's a great feeling on the last day of work before the holidays. That was how I felt on Thursday.
I really like the reflection photo.
Wonderful series of photos for each of these memes ... hard to choose a favorite.
Hugs and blessings,
Beautiful shots! Hope you had an amazing weekend! :-)
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After a full day at the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival, Mike and I headed to the Pensacola Interstate Fair to see MC Hammer take the stage. We arrived over a half an hour early to get good seats – and the area was already packing out. I was amazed. Who knew Hammer, who was most famous in the late 80s and early 90s with hits like U Can't Touch This and Too Legit to Quit, would draw such a huge crowd… nearly 20 years later.
The crowd was one of the most diverse crowds I have ever seen at a concert of any kind. Young and old, and every nationality came together to jam out to Hammers top hits, as well as a few of his newer songs which I have to say I liked just as much as the old school songs! We rocked out to favorites like Have You Seen Her, Pray, and even Addams Groove from the 1991 movie The Addams Family.
During U Can't Touch This, Hammers entourage allowed over 100 fans to take the stage, including mostly children. Hammer and his dancers danced with each person, one young boy so involved in dancing, he did not even realize that Hammer was right behind him. It was quite comical when he turned around and saw him right there. Very cute moment.
Other touching moments of the concert include Hammers intro to Pray, talking about how times are tough, but if we continue to pray, God has promised to take care of us. In the late 90s after his rise to fame was fading, Hammer became an ordained minister and has devoted his time to youth and prison ministries. With so many artists and celebrities trying to be "neutral" because that is what we now consider to be "politically correct" (dont get me started…) I thought it was absolutely fantastic to be standing in front of several thousand adoring fans to share his faith.
Hammer also acknowledged tributes to artists such as 2Pac, Luther Vandross, and Michael Jackson. Needless to say, after each name, the crowd absolutely erupted.
The concert concluded with one of Hammer's more recent songs – Going Hamm On It – which I have to say… I really really liked! It has the old 80s/90s feel to it, but wasnt quite so "Pop."
All in all we had an absolutely fantastic time. I would venture to say that every single person there had a great time. MC Hammer might not still be hitting the air waves like he was 20 years ago, but his songs remain timeless, and at nearly 50 years old (did I do that math right?!) he still puts on a great show.


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A senior Russian military analyst said on Wednesday that the U.S. and NATO by arming Tbilisi used the conflict in Georgia as a dress rehearsal for a future military operation in Iran.
Col. Gen Leonid Ivashov, president of the Academy of Geopolitical Studies, told a news conference at RIA Novosti, "We are close to a serious conflict – U.S. and NATO preparations on a strategic scale are ongoing. In the operation the West conducted on Georgian soil against Russia – South Ossetians were the victims or hostages of it – we can see a rehearsal for an attack on Iran. There is a great deal of "new features" that today are being fine tuned in the theater of military operations."
He said the likelihood of a war against Iran was growing with each passing day, "As a result, the situation in the region will become destabilized," and added "causing chaos and instability" was becoming Washington's official policy line.
Ivashov said it was difficult to predict how other countries would react to a conflict with Iran, but according to him, "old Europe" would be reluctant for events to develop and to some degree would become Russia's allies.
With regard to the Georgia-South Ossetian conflict, he said that one of the principal goals of NATO's "geopolitical operation" was to neutralize Russia as a global player.
South Ossetia was attacked by Georgian forces on August 8. Hundreds of people died in the assault, and Russia subsequently launched an operation to expel Georgian forces from the republic. Moscow concluded its operation to "force Georgia to peace" on August 12.
President Dmitry Medvedev signed decrees on Tuesday recognizing Georgia's breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
Western political leaders have condemned Russia's decision leading to fears of a renewed Cold War. U.S. President George Bush said in a statement on Tuesday: "Russia's action only exacerbates tensions and complicates diplomatic negotiations"


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ColdFusion 8's CFLoop Passes Array By Reference?
I was just having a little comment-conversation with Scott Bennett over on another post about the difference between CFScript and tag-based looping when I had a thought - if CFLoop tag attributes are only evaluated ONCE when the tag is initially fired (with the exception of the Condition attribute which does not use hash signs), does that mean that the Array attribute new to ColdFusion 8 passed arrays by reference or by value?
To test this, I set up a simple CFLoop scenario in which the array was truncated during loop execution:
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- <cfset arrGirls = ListToArray( "Sarah,Michelle,Sandy,Kat" ) />
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- index="strValue"
- array="#arrGirls#">
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- #strValue#

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- <cfflush />
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- <cfif ArrayLen( arrGirls )>
- <cfset ArrayDeleteAt(
- arrGirls,
- ArrayLen( arrGirls )
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- </cfif>
- </cfloop>
As you can see, we are passing the array, arrGirls, to the CFLoop tag using hash signs. Experience would lead us to believe that this means pass by value and is evaluated only once. During the loop, I then check for array items and delete from the end. Running this code, we get the following output:
CFERROR Has Fired With The Following Error - Array index out of range: 2 null
As you can see, when we get half way through the iteration, we have deleted enough tail items from the original array to cause the loop to run out of bounds. This would only happen if the array was passed to the CFLoop context by reference. Had it been passed by value, the ArrayDeleteAt() would NOT have affected the array stored internally to the CFLoop tag context.
What about the other way? That's how the CFLoop responds to modification by deletion, but how does it respond to modification by appending? In this next example, as we iterate over the array, we are going to be adding items to it:
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- <cfset arrData = ListToArray( "data1,data2" ) />
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- <cfloop
- index="strValue"
- array="#arrData#">
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- #strValue#

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- <cfif (ArrayLen( arrData ) LT 5 )>
- <cfset ArrayAppend(
- arrData,
- "data#(ArrayLen( arrData ) + 1)#"
- ) />
- </cfif>
- </cfloop>
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- <cfdump
- var="#arrData#"
- label="Final Data Array"
- />
When we run this code, we get the following output:
That's what is output during the CFLoop execution, but here's what the final CFDump reveals:
Interesting! Here's we have a little bit of a conflict! The CFLoop executed as if the array was being passed by value and was not acknowledging the modifications to the array that were made during the loop body. So now, we have one example that makes us think pass by reference and one execution that makes us think pass by value.
When you think about what both examples have in common, it starts to become clear what's going on - ColdFusion 8's new Array-CFLoop functionality is merely performing an index loop behind the scenes. When we write:
- <cfloop
- index="strValue"
- array="#arrGirls#">
- </cfloop>
... we can visualize this as working inside a ColdFusion Custom tag like this (pseudo code style):
- <cfloop
- index="ValueIndex"
- from="1"
- to="#ArrayLen( arrGirls )#"
- step="1">
- <cfset CALLER.strValue = CALLER.arrGirls[ ValueIndex ] />
- </cfloop>
In this case, it doesn't matter if the array is being passed by value OR by reference - the underlying algorithm is only using the array length ONCE during initial tag execution. Then, going forward, throughout the body of the CFLoop tag, it is referring to the original array pointer; the passed reference is never used again.
This is what I theorize, but I think it makes sense.
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It's very possible that the code is using an underlying iterator to control the "loop."
Here's an example of how the iterator works...
<cfset array = ["a", "b", "c", "d"] />
<cfset iterator = array.valuesIterator() />
<cfloop condition="iterator.hasNext()">
That could be. I just took a gander at some of the Iterator() functions in the Java layer (at least in the Java 2 docs, which are now old I suppose), it seems like the Iterators for things like ArrayList have iterators that will fail if the underlying array is modified. I can't remember off hand what type of collection is actually being used.
Regardless, it's safe to say that modifying an array within an array loop should be done with caution.
Very interesting I think your are pretty close, but it must be a little more complex than that or else it would not work with if there is not a variable already assigned to the array. For example If I do this:
<cfloop index="arrayitem" array="#listtoarray('Red,Green,Blue,Yellow,Black')#">
There is probably some java logic in there that determines if there is already a variable assigned to this array in the "caller" variable scope and if there is it references that variable within the loop, otherwise it creates a temporary variable to be used within the array, as there is no way to manipulate the array data with array functions without having a variable assigned to it.
Good point and excellent catch. I totally forgot about inline array creation. It must be doing something very interesting though, because if it tried to create a variable for the array pointer, wouldn't that in and of itself create a copy of the array rather than the reference? Of course, I am sure in the underlying code, they can pick and choose when something is done by value vs. by reference (as with ArrayAppend() and ArrayPrepend()) - it's not like the ColdFusion code is built on top of ColdFusion code :) ... it's all built on top of Java.
Ummm yeah... that must be some other Scott Bennett cause I barely even know what those acronyms stand for.
Sorry, that must be some sort of spam... deleted.
Lol, at least he took the time to try and make that last comment not look like comment spam :)
Ugg, so irritating :)


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Cold, wet weather is costing Iowa cash
Festivals, ball games and summertime attractions are all getting doused this year by our rain and cold weather.
It all started in early May when snow fell on rides at Adventureland Park and on the start of Valley Junction's farmers' market. The snow was quickly replaced by rain.
Ankeny aquatic centers only get 86 days to draw crowds. Rain-outs have already washed away seven of the first 10 days they have been open.
"But this year, to start off a season, it's kind of depressing for all the life guards who want to work. Everyone we have back and all the kids that are excited to get out of school and come to the pool," said Nick Lenox, director of Ankeny Parks and Recreation.
With the rain comes colder temps.
"Not very many people probably watch the weather as close as we do, morning noon and night," said Lenox.
The managers of the Iowa Cubs baseball team also closely watch the weather.
"Sam Bernabe is tired of sitting at his computer staring at the radar. In fact, I think he's about ready to throw his computer out the window," said Nate Teut, Iowa Cubs assistant general manager.
Teut's boss who hates to call off I-Cubs games has already postponed six games. It's the most they've ever had in the last three decades -- and it's only June.
"But with the bulk of our season coming from mid-May through the end of June, we can't really afford to have the kind of days that we're having," said Teut.
The postponements cost money and chew up the summer that some Iowans believe it already too short.
"It's a little depressing when you see the forecast," said Lenox.
The I-Cubs have scheduled a day-night doubleheader for Saturday to help their bottom line and the lifeguards are just hoping they'll get some hours sometime soon.


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It's easy to attract men in public; all you have to do is know the secrets to stand out from the rest.
Start preparing. In a public place you can meet anyone. Try to choose places where you think the type of people you want to meet would spend time. A bar can be a good place to meet someone, but you are more likely to meet someone with alcohol problems if you know someone there.
Think that there is no "the rest", only YOU. Do not worry about what other women are doing. Do not do the same, you are not like them. He is not with them, so do what they do and see how they will not help you. What kind of person do you want him to want? Strive to be that person.
Make eye contact with attractive men. In any situation, lengthening eye contact will give you the message that you are interested in it. The bigger your smile, it's a sign of how aggressive you want it to be. You do not smile at all and there may be several casual encounters before I tell you something. A big smile could scare him away. If you're really interested in a particular guy, why play? Perhaps a greeting with the head is necessary to give the signal that he needs to come to see you. In a situation where there are many distractions, you may have to approach him, even if it is casual. "Excuse me, do you have the time?" It will make you notice and give you the opportunity to decide if you want to know. "Sorry, it looks like I lost my earring; can you help me find it?" This question will not only make you notice, but he will wait for you to never find your earring, so he will have the opportunity to chat with you. In a first encounter it is important that he establishes his expectations. The more sensual your behavior is or if you have sensual lips pursed, he may be inclined to think of you only for one thing.
Get dressed to impress, but be modest. Whatever your body type, age or shape, there is a style of clothing, color, hair, whatever, which suits you best. Also, do not let your body type, age or shape get in the way. Almost any woman can get almost any boy if he does the right things. Do not dress in a way that you would not wear with him. This means: no oily hair, tight fitting clothes that leave much to the imagination and a slight scent of seductive perfume that will leave men thinking what makes you smell so good.
Do not fool yourself with false advertising. If you have to look too attractive to attract a man, believe me you do not want it. Do not overdo the makeup, do not wear high heels, do not wear a dress that is too tight. Do not cover everything, but do not show everything either. Go with your own hair as much as you can.
Feel safe Wait until most of the men you know are never more than known. Most men prefer safe and happy women. So do not be afraid to take the first step, do not be afraid to strike up a conversation with a man. If a boy has to start a conversation, then he will think you are a possible conquest, rather than someone he should take seriously. Even if it does not work, or you do not get anything to know him, he could tell a friend, "Hey, I met this great girl, let me introduce her to you."
Do not be desperate It is good for people to know that you are available. The boys want to meet friendly girls, but entertaining. They want to know that it is okay to approach you and if you invest time in knowing them, you will see that they are special, just like you.
- Make a transformation for yourself, this will not only increase your confidence, but it will give you what you need to look attractive.
- Practice your looks, your expressions or your smile in the mirror, as you practice to pose for the photograph of your license.
- Be aware of the safety of the men you attract in public. If he is close to the road, he may be distracted enough to get into traffic or hit a pole, or he may be an unsuspecting pedestrian with a cup of tea that he spills later. Safety first of all, ladies, safety first of all.
- It is very bad to wear too pronounced necklines or too short pants so that your attributes stand out but in a vulgar way. With that you will give a very bad message about your reputation.


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What good Google Talk (or in general: XMPP) apps can I recommend to my non-Android friends (especially iPhone users)?
I'm fed up using many different apps to chat with some of my contacts. I just want to 'talk' to any of them with that single solution.
Google Talk's usefulness increases by network effects, i.e. can you reach all your contacts (who may use iOS (iPhone), Windows Phone, Blackberry, others) with one single solution?
Existing solutions and what I don't like about them:
- WhatsApp (proprietary, paid app, battery hog?, has privacy concerns)
- eMail (pretty much ok, but not that realtime)
- SMS (needs GSM, costs too much, no added value)
- Facebook chat (proprietary, battery hog?, privacy concerns, not all want to sign up)
- Skype chat (proprietary, battery hog?, privacy concerns)
- iMessage (proprietary, incompatible with Android?)
If you have too many of those apps installed you will see a difference in battery life in the end. Google Talk is already there and connected either way, so I prefer this (and not WhatsApp).
Side note for iOS: iOS' push notification system seems to be the reason why the decent apps there are paid apps. (Need to relogin every 7 days to keep push messages alive and such, i don't really know).
- There's a way to encrypt Talk messages, so it's not a privacy concern
- is Talk open: Yes (it's XMPP). I have friends with accounts on their own servers that i 'talk' to
- You can use 3rd party Jabber clients to login to Talk


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There are just times in everyday life that you know that you have your 'PlayStation showing'. If you're a fan of Sony and their always hot gaming consoles, it's hard to hide the love you have for PlayStation. Because we are so familiar with how it feels to be at complete awe with our gaming consoles we thought we would put together an article about things only a true PlayStation fan could relate to and respect.
You side with the PS4 when you havent even heard any 100 percent confirmed details about the next xbox. lol oh wait this article is actually in good nature... oopss
Lol, well I know I'm getting a PS4, although I certainly won't side with it. I want to see what MS has to offer as well, and possibly grab up the next Xbox too. (Assuming a lot of these rumors aren't true about it.)
So you're 100% bent on buy a machine based on brand loyalty without even knowing what the DIRECT competitor's machine will be like? OK not a fanboy at all i see
@SegataSanshiro - Did you even READ my comment? I stated it quite plainly. We've already seen what the PS4 has to offer. I like it, so I am going to be buying one. We have NOT seen what the next Xbox has to offer, so I am waiting to see what they announce about it. If I like that too, I'll buy that as well. So it makes me a fanboy to consider buying both a PS4 and a 720? Lol
That's the whole purpose of branding. You know what to expect when you see McDonalds sign and what to expect when you see Ruth's Chris Steak House sign.
Dumbest comments ever. The only reason why someone would think this way, is because they're mad that others are buying a system that is not of their choice, plain and simple. Fanboyism.
With a brand comes familiarity. We've already seen a preview of the system features and games to come. I already know the type of games I'll be getting on the PS4.
It is not the same as coming to the conclusion that one system is better than the other. You can still prefer one over the other regardless.
I am a fan of Playstation because I have been gaming on Sony's systems since 1996 and have a ton of great memories. I love their games and their quality and they have never failed to amaze me. I also enjoy some games on the original Xbox and a few on 360 as well. I wasn't a huge Wii fan, but loved Nintendo much prior. I think being 27 and have played a ton of titles over the years, makes me a seasoned gamer and someone who knows what I like. I didn't start this or last gen so in my opinion, my thoughts aren't for an elitist one sided view, I just say what the ones and zeroes in my brain are thinking.
When you ask for the most brutal off road racing game ever created to be on the next playstation, yea Evo you know what i want.
motorstorm would be super sweet to have. Pacific rift was my favorite in the series.
Everyone grow the hell up, get a Saturn
US and JP one. Saturn Metal slug is best version next to neo-geo original (which i have as well).
....You buy every available PS console.
I've bought every Playstation platform every (save Vita, due to the fact I can't physically use it, or I would have one) and on this site I am a "Xbox fanboy", or so I've been told. So just having owned every PS console does not make you a fanboy. So as far as your comment, False.
When you spend 80% of your game time on Sony exclusives. Yes exclusives still matter. Most my time is spent between Starhawk, Uc3, Res. 3, Mlb the show 13, Ni No Kuni and GOW Asc. Without these exclusives i would hardly be gaming.
When the first thing you do after you come home from work is turn your ps3 on and check your friends messages lol.
When you laugh every time you turn on your ps3 at the fact that you enjoy online games without having to pay a subscription fee lol hahahahaha
I play All Ps3 Exclusives including buying upcoming titles
The Last of Us
Tales of Xillia
Dragon's Crown
Beyond Two Souls
Time & Eternity
Disgaea D2: A brighter Darkness
The Guided Fate Paradox
So want a PS4 as well.
@ Hicken
What does your comment have to do with his at all?
SuperLupe-"Yeah coming from a one bubble guy"
Hicken-"So the first comment here is by a Playstation fan?"
Did I miss something?
Damn ol' hick you're on a mission I guess? Just got to prove those Xbots are worse than you right? I can see how you think.
Hicken-"Yea a may be a fanboy, but I'm nowhere near as bad as those Xbot clowns. Hell they started it!" It seems your mindset is like that of a bratty child.
Stay classy man.
Edit: also just knowing how you post daily is how I came to this conclusion, not just from this 1 comment.
When you can't even like multi platform games because that means admitting other platforms have good games, Bioshock Infinite and GTA 5 can't be good because they are not exclusives, your GoTY are always exclusives, and defend the exclusives even when you haven't played them
When you are aware, you are going to play a metric ass ton of greatest exclusives,..and that they are not afraid to take risk and experiment. And love greatest games in general.
bacuse the games are and will be in good hands
When you correct people who call PlayStation Playstation
kehehe,.. funny I actually started writing it PlayStation long time ago,.. for no apparent reason. They got me by the balls :)
I am not a fanboy or anything,.. I just prefer obviously the best system,.. PlayStation ,.. It is in the games..and you cannot play them anywhere else,.. plethora of them..
Buts thats not a reason for liking the PlayStation brand, your a fanboy
Thats exactly how "the others" see us, I had a PS1, PS2 and currently have a PS3, the chances a very high that ill own a PS4, it may come across as brand loyalty, its not, I would of missed out on Heavy Rain, Ni Ni Kuni, Demons Souls, MGS4, Journey, I mean "come on" theyre AWESOME games, why would you want to miss them
Gears Of War and Halo dont do it for me, but because of that, im a "hater"
Not showing off but I got everything except the ice cream one. xD
PlayStation for life. <3
Twisted metal the ice cream truck get it now sweet tooth lol
I love the PlayStation sound, it's up there with the SEGA sound. Also, Persona!
They need to bring back the game start sound like the ps2 had but they took out on the ps3 :(
The PS1 startup was the best of them all.
When you think Demon/Dark souls is one of the hardest games this gen. Also playstation didn't have the first metal gear, anyone who is a fan of Gaming,not just a console, would know this.
True, but it was the first to have Metal Gear Solid. There is a pretty big distinction between the two. I guess you could say that Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake is the first solid game(although it differs on a fundamental game play level), but it wasn't released for any console until after Metal Gear Solid release(MGS3: Subsistence IIRC)
Fans of gaming would know this.
in the article it says Metal Gear not MGS, even though they probably meant MGS. The original metal gear games are pretty important for the overall MGS story.
hopefully we get a remake.
I don't really know if they're important. They're mentioned a few times in the Solid games. Been a while since I played them, but the first Solid game did kind of lay out what the story was going to be about pretty well, and character development was good.
I would really like a remake. I haven't played the first since it first came out.:) The 2nd though I didn't really care for too much, but both would be pretty interesting if they were remade with Solid's game play.
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What isnt there to love about playstation. We get spoiled by sony. Same goes for nintendo & pc fans. We all get spoiled.
Cant really say the same for microsoft & the xbox brand. They dont get spoiled at all unless u consider being the only system that makes u pay for online and having the less library of exclusives an enjoyment. Kind of look more like getting used & abused is more like it.
I know its better to have competition but honestly sega did a way better job then microsoft when they had a console. Wish they would comeback & let microsoft go back to making windows. All that money but they cant even make their own games. Sega was more of a real challenge with great games.
you know that you are a PlayStation fan when you have spent the least amount of money, but obtained the most amount of quality content and features.
Be it spending less at the beginning on ps3 than a $1000 bluray player.
Buying PS+ and getting free content.
Playing online free and being able to use Netflix,hulu,etc without a pay wall.
Buying a large hard drive without being gouged for a proprietary one.
Having WiFi built in instead of a $100 ripoff.as even portables and phones had it built in too.
Playing acurrate motion gaming without spending $150 for "close enough and delay."
you know you're a PlayStation gamer when you expect QUALITY and VARIETY.
you know your PlayStation fan when you don't have to backpedal on anything other than rumble.because HDMI matters, hard drives matter, exclusives matter,more disc space matters and awards matter for effort.
When you use the MGS codec as your ringtone, and the trophy "ping!" as your message alert :)
Lmao, It may be the case I use the trophy "ping!" as my message alert, haha, that's just because I'm a trophy whore (level 18 with 41 platinums!) =D
I have the MGS exclamation sound as my message alert.:)
Use the Austin Powers car phone ringtone for my ringtone though. It annoys someone I enjoy annoying.
...when you own a Playstation Visa card (me).
Indeed zodd the immortal approve
The twelve Playstation credit card why didn't I think of that lol
When you feel at home in N4G.
Believe it or not but when ps3 first launched this site was ran by 360 fanboys and what eventually happened was they got tired of rrod & crossed over to the ps3 & now the dark days on n4g have converted into a home for ps3 & new converted members that now see the light in what they were missing out on. And n4g said, "Let There Be Light" & here we are today witnessing true awesomeness with sony, "Can I Get A Amen"? lol nah but seriously thats how it was back then. Oh how times have changed for the better.
For the better? Maybe for you but that says it all doesn't it?
When you have an original playstation logo tattoo on your right forearm.
Literally, playstation for life for me.
When you're about to melt two chains with machettes to your arms.
When you realize that PlayStation generally has all the cool JRPG's that are available only on their console as Xbox 360 JRPG's didn't catch on like they have with PlayStation & Nintendo.
Enjoys free Online
Love SONY's First Party titles more than Microsoft's
Love that They don't charge to play Online.
I am a Nintendo & SONY fan bigtime but cause of PS1. I became a HUGE PS Fan and will be for LIFE. Still love Nintendo & SEGA back when they made hardware and were the shit.
When you remember the slogan way back when "you are not E"..
You are waiting for the new Kingdom Hearts game...
When you defend Sony even in their screwups
1. When you feel the need to defend everything, even constructive criticism.
2. You label anyone a Xbot that doesn't share your same passion.
3. You can't think of anything they have done wrong.
4. You always feel the need to attack the competition.
5. You take what people say you don't agree with personally.
6. You will buy their products blindly right away.
7. You scroll through topics making sure nobody says anything bad about Playstation.
8. You enjoy bashing the competition more than actually enjoying your Playstation device.
9. You think every exclusive is a winner.
10. You are afraid to ever admit having issues with the hardware even if you did.
I was just commenting on the article. Nothing wrong with that. You could use all of my 10 replies towards a Nintendo fanboy and a Microsoft fanboy. They all seem to have the same patterns.
When you actually like PS HOME & spend real money.
i will never abandon sony because they have by far the best game devs, game library, and make quality hardware
I started gaming with Sega Genesis on its late life cycle, then had the PS1, was completely BLOWN away by the 3D environments, my first game was MGS1 and RE1 and Crash, and i still remember the pain Psycho mantis gave me till i defeated him, 2 weeks of trying haha.
then moved to the PS2 and its the best console ever, had the chance to try the Gamecube which is an awesome console, also got the chance to play my first Zelda game on that system, incredible game, and moved on to the PS3 and i can say that the Playstation brand gave me the best gaming memories.
I said yes to at least 90% of these, and yes I fucking love my playstation.
No xbox for me, never owned one never will, MS doesn't deserve my money.
Sorry Nintendo, but I outgrew Mario and Zelda a long long time ago.
You're a Sony fan when you have all the consoles, from PS1 to PS3. Oh, and a PSP and will soon get a Vita as well.
You know you're a PS fan(boy) when you think Sony is the be-all end-all of gaming.
I started gaming on my father's Atari then I had Sega Master System, NES, Sega Genesis, and PC games before the first Playstation came out.
There's nothing wrong with being a PlayStation fan. There is something very wrong with bashing other people simply because they are not a PlayStation fan or mention even the slightest criticism of your console.
Nothing wrong with being a fan of any system. But if you just bash someone that don't only game on the same system as yours, something is wrong with you and you need some psychological help.
When you spend more time On N4G than your real life
When you enjoy wearing PlayStation T-shirt and subscribe PlayStation chanel on youtube. When feel happy about upcoming games as Fez, Spelunky, Thomas was alone, Rain, Puppetier,...and, when use ps3 browser to write this comment :D
You shouldn't be happy about Fez, the dev behind it is a complete asshole.


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Devonshire honey cake
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Nutrition: per slice
- kcal336
- fat17g
- saturates10g
- carbs43g
- sugars25g
- fibre1g
- protein4g
- salt0.29g
- 250g clear honey, plus about 2 tbsp extra to glaze
- 225g unsalted butter
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 100g dark muscovado sugar
- 3 large eggs, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 300g self-raising flour
Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round loosebottomed cake tin. Cut the butter into pieces and drop into a medium pan with the honey and sugar. Melt slowly over a low heat. When the mixture looks quite liquid, increase the heat under the pan and boil for about one minute. Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes, to prevent the eggs cooking when they are mixed in.
Beat the eggs into the melted honey mixture using a wooden spoon. Sift the flour into a large bowl and pour in the egg and honey mixture, beating until you have a smooth, quite runny batter.
Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour until the cake is well-risen, golden brown and springs back when pressed. A skewer pushed into the centre of the cake should come out clean.
Turn the cake out on a wire rack. Warm 2 tbsp honey in a small pan and brush over the top of the cake to give a sticky glaze, then leave to cool. Keeps for 4-5 days wrapped, in an airtight tin.


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UC Davis Heat Summation Scale
The Use of the UC Davis Heat Summation Scale in California
The UC Davis Heat Summation Scale is a rough but useful guide to which varietals will thrive in California Wine Country . The whole system rests on the concept of the "degree day." Between April 1st and October 31st, the number of degrees is equal to the average daily temperature minus 50. 50 degree Fahrenheit is the minimum temperature for grape growing.
The UC Davis heat summation scale is organized into five tiers. Region I is the coolest and Region V is the warmest. The following is a list of the recommended varietals to grow in each region:
- Region I: Below 2,500 degree days; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Riesling
- Region II: 2,500-3,000 degree days; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc
- Region III: 3,000-3,500 degree days; Zinfandel, Barbera, Gamay
- Region IV: 3,500-4,000 degree days; Malvasia, Thompson Seedless
- Region V: Over 4,000 degree days; Thompson Seedless, other table grapes
When speaking about climate, it is important to distinguish the size of the area you are referring to. While entire regions are generalized by the UC Davis heat summation scale, there are often major differences within these areas.
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Like Freedom and Justice Party MP Azza al-Garf, who publicly supports FGM.
Egypt's New Women Foundation said they are suing Islamist Parliament member Azza al-Garf over her pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) statements. The women's rights foundation sent a letter to the speaker of parliament Saad al-Katatny, informing him of legally going after Garf and asking for his permission to be allowed to take the MP to court.
Garf was reported saying that FGM is an Islamic practice and that the anti-FGM laws should be amended. Garf is a Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) member, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
"We are on our way to sue Garf to preserve our rights and the gains of Egyptian women," said the open letter to the speaker.
"We are suing her for going against Egyptian laws that criminalize sexual harassment and FGM, practices that goes against women rights and human rights.
"We completely refuse Garf's statements and announce that she does not represent us."
But Garf thinks Allah wants little girls' genitalia chopped off. Garf worships an evil shit.


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Banner year: Mulligan Thomas eyes prize
When 22-year-old Laura Mulligan arrived at Charlottesville High School in the fall of 1982, the string program was in its infancy. There was no orchestra, just a small chamber ensemble made up of eight students who played string instruments.
Fortunately, she says, "the kids were good. They could play."
Twenty-two years later, under orchestra director Laura Mulligan Thomas (she's now married), a whopping 10 percent of CHS kids can really play string instruments.
On the wall of the orchestra room, orange banners announce high points in the orchestra's history. Interspersed among the orange are two black banners. The first dates from a Chicago competition in 1994, and the second from 1998, the year the orchestra went to Vienna to compete internationally.
Though travel has been of the domestic variety since then, Mulligan Thomas says there's been no shortage of proud moments, the most recent coming last month. During a national competition in Dallas, the CHS Orchestra was one of eight finalists and earned a $2,000 check. That showing, says Mulligan Thomas, will earn the orchestra its third black banner. A second international trip is "not out of the question."
But it's not a simple decision. "It's a matter of do I want to devote myself full time to fundraising again," she says.
Closer to home, the orchestra performed Peter and the Wolf to a sold-out house in late February– a gig that earned each student $100 to use for an upcoming trip to Fiesta-val, a student music fest happening in Virginia Beach at the end of April.
Mulligan Thomas credits "arts friendly" Charlottesville for the program's success. "There's an expectation that people will learn to play an instrument," she says, "and they'll learn to play it well."
Also important, she says, is the city schools' willingness to fund the arts. "We are unique in this area for that reason," she explains. "It's truly a priority."
But the modest conductor, who brings her students donuts after each concert, unwittingly explains another reason for the program's success: herself.
"I don't consider myself a snob about classical music," she says. "I like to bring people into it with fun– the other stuff will come."
Age: 43
What brought you here? I came here right after graduating from JMU at age 22 to teach in the Charlottesville City Schools' Orchestra program.
What's worst about living here? Traffic. I often underestimate the time it takes to get anywhere in town because I'm thinking about the amount of time it took in 1982.
Favorite hangout? I'm a working mom; who has time to hangout? :)
Most overrated virtue? Hmm
that's tough; I have respect for most virtues. I think tenacity is the most under-rated virtue.
What would people be surprised to know about you? Probably that I listen to as much funk, jazz, and rock as classical music.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My enthusiasm for new projects often overshadows the fact that there's a finite amount of time in each day, resulting in my utter inability to say "no."
What accomplishment are you proudest of? Probably that I've helped thousands of kids learn to love great symphonic music. Also my role in making the school orchestra cool to join
What do people find most annoying about you? My obsessiveness, though I think I've outgrown some of it. Having kids will do that to you.
Whom do you admire? I admire many, many people in Charlottesville and beyond. Boyd Tinsley and the Dave Matthews Band, for their humanity. Arletta Dimberg, for her vision and commitment to the arts. Teachers who are passionately committed to helping shape the lives of young people.
Favorite book? Whatever I just completed; I read The Pact by Jodi Picoult while on the plane last weekend. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Burns is probably my all-time favorite.
What subject causes you to rant? Injustice and insensitivity to kids
What thrills you about life in the 21st century? Being able to share photos immediately via e-mail
What creeps you out about life in the 21st century? The post 9-11 security that we have to endure
What do you drive? A 2002 BMW station wagon. My husband sells Beemers, so we got a family discount!
What's in your car CD/tape player right now? Schubert's Death and the Maiden and Dvorak's American Quartet, played by the Royal Philharmonic Strings. My friend Philip Clark is arranging the Dvorak for the CHS Orchestra this week.
What's your next journey? Literally– I'm going to Fairfax to adjudicate the District XI Orchestra Festival. Figuratively–I am still ruminating. For the longest time the journey was the National Orchestra Festival in Dallas, and that's now over... ask me again in a few days!
What's the most trouble you've ever gotten in? I can remember some incidents when I was in high school, but I won't elaborate– I don't want to set a bad example for my students!
What do you regret? Not very much. Maybe worrying too much in my younger years
Favorite comfort food? Scrambled eggs with cheese
What's always in your refrigerator? Milk. We're big on dairy; we lived on a farm for years.
Must-see TV? Okay, maybe this is the thing people would be most surprised about. My husband and I love The Osbournes. We are also huge Saturday Night Live fans, have been since our college days.
Favorite cartoon? SpongeBob, of course
Describe a perfect day. One with six extra hours in it
Walter Mitty fantasy? Playing cello with the Dave Matthews Band
Who'd play you in the movie? My students know me best; maybe one of them.
Most embarrassing moment? When I found out that my slip had shown rather obviously as I conducted when I was extremely pregnant and wearing a maternity dress. Why didn't someone tell me?
Best advice you ever got? Check your slip in the mirror before you hit the stage.
Favorite bumper sticker? Bush/Cheney '04: No Child Left Untested
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Nearly all fans of baseball history have heard of Hank Greenberg. Most have heard of Al Rosen. But fewer have heard of Cal Abrams, and hardly any, it's safe to say, have heard of Lou Limmer. All four are members of a compelling team — the 165 American Jews who played Major League Baseball between the 1870s and the end of the 2010 season.
Why should we care about Jews who played in the Major Leagues? One good reason is that the Phillies home season begins on April 9 and lots of fans are hungry for play to start.
But going back farther in American history, baseball helped American Jews feel at home and helped non-Jewish Americans feel comfortable around them. For example, there's the Hank Greenberg story of sitting out a game on Yom Kippur in 1934. Greenberg's actions and his home runs made him a hero to Jews and non-Jews alike.
The decision of whether to play on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, is one that has resurfaced for many players, from Sandy Koufax and his decision not to pitch in the first game of the 1965 World Series to, more recently, catcher Jesse Levis, who grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and played in the Major Leagues between 1992 and 2001, and outfielder Shawn Green. Every time a player rests on the High Holidays, it generates national headlines and fosters Jewish pride.
The story of Jews in baseball goes beyond the well-trod turf of the "High Holidays dilemma." Fighting hecklers was not uncommon for Jewish players, even when the antagonists sat on the opposing bench. In particular, Al Rosen, a former amateur boxer, wasn't shy about taking on hecklers.
Jewish pride is another recurrent trope. Pride in being Jewish is one thing, but being actively Jewish is another — and most players in the collection, like most American Jews, weren't observant. Many were raised Orthodox — Al Schacht says his mother wanted him to be a cantor — but none seemed to have maintained this level of observance as adults. It makes sense: Eating kosher food and maintaining any sense of Shabbat, which restricts behaviors from sundown Friday through sundown Saturday, would be impossible to do while pursuing a professional baseball career.
Another theme that resonates for Jewish athletes is personal pride: These athletes were simply thrilled at making it to the Major Leagues, even if only for a short while. Mickey Rutner, who hit .250 in 12 games in 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics, was a New York City native. Almost 60 years after the fact, Rutner still remembered his finest Major League moment, a game-winning hit at Yankee Stadium, as "the biggest thrill of my life."
The collective accomplishments of Jewish Major Leaguers will surprise most people. Jews, who made up about 3 percent of the population of the United Sates during the 20th century, made up just 0.8 percent of baseball players from 1871 to 2002, the latest year for which the non-profit organization, Jewish Major Leaguers, has complete figures.
But Jewish players, on the whole, have fared better than average. They hit 2,032 homers — 0.9 percent of the Major League total, and a bit higher than would be expected by their percentage of all players. Their .265 batting average is 3 percentage points higher than the overall average.
Jewish pitchers are 20 games over .500, with six of baseball's first 230 no-hitters (four by Sandy Koufax, including a perfect game, and two by Ken Holtzman). The group ERA is 3.66, a bit lower than the 3.77 racked up by all Major League hurlers. With the recent influx of top-flight Jewish Major Leaguers — Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler come to mind — these statistics might even have improved since 2002.
The one stat in which Jews have fallen short is stolen bases, with a total of 995 through 2002 — many fewer than Rickey Henderson stole all by himself. Apparently, Jewish players have observed the Eighth Commandment: "Thou shalt not steal."
Of the 141 Jewish Major Leaguers as of 2002, 122 were born into families in which both parents were Jewish and 13 had one Jewish parent (seven with a Jewish father and six with a Jewish mother). Six players — including African-American Elliott Maddox — converted to Judaism. Sixty-eight players hailed from New York or California, and the rest were born in 21 other states, as well as Russia, France, Canada and the Dominican Republic. Ten players changed their last names, all but one of them before Hank Greenberg played.
In addition to their backgrounds, many of these Jewish players simply have fascinating stories to tell. Andy Cohen admits to being something of a ladies' man; Saul Rogovin, who finished his career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1955-1957, discusses how undiagnosed narcolepsy affected his career; and Goody Rosen describes his winter-time trip to spring training in an open-air car.
Slugger Lou Limmer, by the way, played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951 and 1954.
Peter Ephross is the editor of Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players. It's available on websites, in bookstores and at: www.jewishmajorleaguers.org.


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He's worked with some of the biggest names in music, enjoyed a string of hits and battled back from what was thought to be terminal cancer, but even when you're disco legend Nile Rodgers, things can still go wrong.
"This has never happened to us before," he yells as a power cut mid-song at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre silences that famous guitar and leaves the 65-year-old icon momentarily struggling as he's left to fill a few awkward moments of stage time as the techies do their job.
But it just makes an all-singing, all-dancing audience of all ages soaking up the seaside sun love the Chic legend even more with huge cheers erupting as power is eventually brought back.
From the 70s through to the current day, everything the man touches turns to gold and it's one hit after another as Nile straps on that guitar, dubbed the Hitmaker, and leads us through a singalong disco that rapidly becomes the biggest party in town.
From the moment Everybody Dance kicks things off, the instructions for the evening have been firmly laid down and with Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) following, there's no excuse not to get up and strut some seriously funky stuff.
He might be approaching 70, but Nile struts around the stage with effortless cool - how many pensioners do you know who could cut an orange trousers and white suit jacket combo, topped off with dreads and a white beret?
That trademark "chucking" sound is weaved in and out of a vast array of hits with precision - and a medley of Diana Ross and Sister Sledge hits (I'm Coming Out/Upside Down/He's The Greatest Dancer and We Are Family) makes you realise just how many pop classics Rodgers has had a hand in.
Madonna's Like A Virgin (yes, you've guessed it, penned by Nile) shimmers with a new funked up sheen and Duran Duran's Notorious is just heating up nicely when those aforementioned technical gremlins bring things to a shuddering halt.
"Power! Power!," chants a forgiving crowd as the coolest man in rock cracks a few gags waiting for the magic to return.
Fortunately it does, just in time for the most poignant moment of the evening.
He tells the audience how a few years ago, he was told to basically go home and put his affairs in order after being diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer from which there appeared to be no return.
"I decided I was going to write more songs than I'd ever written in my life, do more shows than I'd ever done in my life, do more collaborations than I'd ever done in my life," he says. "And today, I stand before you, cancer free," before launching into a slow version of Get Lucky, his dance hit with French duo Daft Punk, which carried along by the incredible vocals of singer Kimberley Davies, rapidly amps up into a pumping dancefloor filler which bring the house down.
Drummer Ralph Rolle then takes centre stage, leading the audience in chants of 6-1 in reference to England's World Cup demolition of Panama earlier in the day, and firing the band into David Bowie's Let's Dance (of course, also the hand of Rodgers).
It means a rip-roaring finale of Le Freak and Good Times (when Nile invites more than two dozen members of the audience to dance with the band on stage) and even when the rest of the band have departed, our man still shines centre spotlight, playing air guitar and chucking guitar plectrums into the audience, seemingly not wanting to exit the stage, such is the love between performer and audience.
Mention to to DJ and TV favourite Pat Sharp who took to the stage ahead of the show to warm up the audience with a pumping selection of hits from across the decades which set the mood for the evening perfectly.
Dished up with just the right amount of cheese (and with a surprise appearance from Nile himself) mid set, Scarborough had no problem in freaking out to the good times.
Dance, dance, dance? We certainly did Nile.
What an evening.


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MORGAN HILL — Police have arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of killing his live-in girlfriend and dumping her partially-clothed body near railroad tracks behind a mobile home park, the city's first homicide of the year.
Police issued a news release Monday classifying the death of the 46-year-old Bertha Paulson as a domestic-violence homicide.
Police arrested Michael Sheppard, 61, of Morgan Hill, early Sunday morning on suspicion of murder and felony domestic violence. Sheppard and Paulson got into an argument and then he physically assaulted her, police say. Paulson lost consciousness due to the injuries, according to police.
Her body was found Saturday morning around 9 a.m. by a resident of a mobile home park at 17880 Monterey Road, according to Sgt. Shane Palsgrove. Her pants had been pulled down around her knees, and her upper body was draped in a jacket.
Sheppard and Paulson lived in the mobile home park near where her body was located, police said.
"Morgan Hill Police Detectives worked alongside crime lab criminalists for hours on end to identify and apprehend the suspect and bring justice to the victim and her family," Morgan Hill Police Chief David Swing said in a statement. "I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and my strongest praise to the men and women who worked this case and brought it to a just conclusion."
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Morgan Hill Police Department detective Jason Broyer at 408-779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at 408-947-STOP (7867).
Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869. Follow him on Twitter @MarkMgomez


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- The attack takes place at a co-educational school
- Two second graders are in serious condition, police say
A suspected militant tossed a hand grenade into a school in northwest Pakistan, killing one child and wounding two others Monday, police said.
The attack took place at a co-educational school on the outskirts of Peshawar, said police official Tahir Ayub.
A 6-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries from the blast while two second graders were in serious condition, Ayub said.
"The child that was lost today wasn't one family's child but the entire nation's child," Sardar Babuk, the provincial education minister told reporters. "We will continue our fight against evildoers."
No group immediately claimed responsibility but "this seems to be the work of militants," Ayub said.


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It's understandable, really. People who have the passion necessary to write a book usually have just one thing on their minds: writing a book. Not marketing a book. Some may think ahead to getting it published, but, tragically, that's where the planning often ends.
I'm not exaggerating when I say "tragically"! I talk to many people who've poured years of effort, money and sacrifice into their books, which wind up sitting in boxes in their garage. They never thought about how they might market their books themselves or budgeted for book promotion services.
When's the best time to start thinking about marketing a book? Ideally, before you even sit down to begin writing. Because — and I speak from experience here — the first step will help in your writing.
Step 1: Ask yourself, "Who is my audience?"
The answer is the first piece of any marketing plan and it can also help you define what you'll write. When I decided to write a book about public relations, I had planned to write it for businesses in general. Then I thought, "That's too broad. Who will my audience really be?"
I decided to write for individual professionals such as doctors, lawyers and financial planners. Not only would that put a face to the people I was writing for, it would also give me the first piece of my marketing plan.
If you want to write a book and you're a financial planner working for baby boomers chugging toward 65, you might write about planning for retirement after age 50. Another audience might be the boomers' kids – adults who may be helping their parents. Depending on the expertise you put in the book, you might find other audiences you can target as well.
Here are the next steps to consider in planning your promotional campaign:
• What's the best way to reach that audience? Where will you find the people you expect will be interested in your book? Will you buy advertising, look for speaking engagements, try to whip up interest from the media? You might hire a publicist or contract with your publisher to handle PR, or put together a promotional tour. You'll definitely need a website. Will you build one yourself or hire a pro? Research the options that appeal to you and find out how effective they are in terms of meeting your goals. If you're considering contracting with professionals to help you, get references from people who've had successful marketing experiences.
• How much will it cost? Some options are less expensive, others more. Look into the ones that interest you and get an idea of their price. Decide how much you can afford to spend and budget for it. Is there an organization or business that would benefit from sponsoring you? A landscape designer, for instance, might get financial help from a plant nursery or a tools manufacturer in exchange for standing behind a business or product. A chef might find an ally in a food manufacturer.
• Develop a following online. Do you have a database of people already interested in what you have to say? If not, turn to social media and start building it now. The more of a following you have, the more potential audience you've created for your marketing message. Big numbers will also turn heads when you try to get speaking engagements or guest spots on radio and TV talk shows. Having a following is everything. The organizations and media that book you for an interview are also hoping all those followers will either buy tickets or stop by their website.
Marketing is too important to be an afterthought, so think about it long before it's time to get started. Yes, I understand the effort that goes into writing a book. I know it's hard to think about anything else! But if you have invested your dreams in that baby, you probably want to share it with the world. And that takes planning.
Marsha Friedman is a 22-year veteran of the public relations industry. She is the CEO of EMSI Public Relations (www.emsincorporated.com), a national firm that provides PR strategy and publicity services to corporations, entertainers, authors and professional firms. Marsha is the author of Celebritize Yourself: The 3-Step Method to Increase Your Visibility and Explode Your Business and she can also be heard weekly on her Blog Talk Radio Show, EMSI's PR Insider every Thursday at 3:00 PM EST.


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Abram Rescues Lot
The church will vanquish the kingdom of Satan (Matt. 16:18), but this does not mean we will be free from setbacks along the way (Acts 8:1–3; 12:1–5). Still, we know we will be liberated from suffering when Jesus returns (Rev. ...Read More
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Our attitudes toward non-believers can prevent us from spreading the good news. Our Father has His elect among every race and class (Rev. 5:9–10), and there is no sinner He cannot redeem, no matter his evil. How do you regard ...Read More
God Relented
The window of forty days in Jonah 3:4 is the first indication the announced judgment on Nineveh may not be absolute. God is free to hide His secret will from us and warn of judgments He knows will never come ...Read More
God Rescues Jonah
In His mercy, the Lord may discipline His people for sin in order that we may not fall further away. And as the example of Jonah indicates, He will also provide the rescue from this discipline by preserving us and ...Read More
Jonah, Son of Amittai
The story makes clear that the sailors onboard Jonah's vessel are more concerned to obey God than Jonah was. A non-believer's good deeds can never save his soul, but we should be ashamed anytime non-Christians are more concerned with living ...Read More
Take Her and Go
According to Scripture, we cannot sin with impunity. Paul, for example, tells us that we have not understood the Gospel if we sin so that grace may abound (Rom. 3:8; 6:1–2). We can count on God to bring all of ...Read More
Down to Egypt
All seems to be going well for Abram when he enters Canaan, but soon a disastrous famine results. As Matthew Henry comments, this reveals "it is possible for a man to be in the way of duty, and in the ...Read More
Abram Went
John Calvin comments: "By the example of Abram, entire self-renunciation is enjoined, that we may live and die to God alone." Leaving the only source of his security behind was indeed difficult for Abram. That which we must renounce may ...Read More
The Lord Said to Abram
Calvin wisely observes that Genesis 12:3 ought also "to excite us to assist the faithful, that if we discharge any duty towards them, God will repay it; nor ought it less to alarm us, that he denounces war against us, ...Read More
From Ur to Haran
As we will see next week, the Lord in His grace reached into a family that did not know Him and called Abram out to create a people devoted to Himself. Some of us may be the only believer in ...Read More


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FORGOTTEN GIANTS, #3: Andesaurus
Posted by Nima On Monday, June 18, 2012 5 comments
Well after a LONG time, the Andesaurus project is finally finished - for a while at least. While the open-access issue has been very important, it's time to get back to what this blog is all about - dinosaur art and the science behind it. And Andesaurus is one of the few titanosaurs often touted as being record-breakers which have never gotten a decent restoration until now. This dinosaur is still pretty obscure though it's been known longer than Argentinosaurus, Paralititan, Sauroposeidon, and most of the other new favorites among giant sauropods. Strange, that this animal is literally the demarcation line at the base of titanosauria, universally acknowledged (though not necessarily correctly) as the most basal true titanosaur, extensively used as a key phylogenetic reference taxon in all sorts of papers, every paleontologist studying sauropods knows about it, and yet it's so little known in the public.
A rather fanciful drawing of Andesaurus delgadoi with a not-so-possible serpentine tail pose, and a very flat Diplodocus-like head (basal titanosaurs should actually be restored with large nasal crests, similar to Euhelopus and Malawisaurus). Artist unknown.
Oh, and another thing. It's BIG.
Well maybe not that big. One of the first things you notice about Andesaurus (assuming one of those rare times when you do come across it) is that it's a titanosaur from Argentina. The second thing you notice is that like some other, far more famous titanosaurs from Argentina, its length is listed as over 30m or 100ft in those few books that actually bother to mention it (the only mass-published "layman's author" who seems to give it any attention is Dougal Dixon, in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs). Andesaurus should be famous, then, if for no other reason than its size - any titanosaur a hundred feet long is pretty high up in the running for both longest and heaviest dinosaur. But don't hold your breath - this is all WRONG.
That's right, you heard me. DEAD wrong. Andesaurus isn't 100 feet long. Not even close. That length has been repeated in many places, Wikipedia among them (at least a few months ago). I don't know how many people have actually read the scientific literature on Andesaurus (which now includes the description paper, Calvo & Bonaparte 1991; the titanosaur comparative anatomy paper Salgado et. al. 1997; and an extensive redescription, Mannion & Calvo, 2011). And the number of people who have actually seen and measured the fossils, I could probably count on my hand. The dorsal vertebrae (what's known of them anyway) are absolutely dwarfed by those of Argentinosaurus - a bit odd for two creatures that were supposedly around the same size. Even plain old Brachiosaurus has bigger dorsals. Andesaurus is a lot smaller than we've been led to believe.
Comparison of dorsal vertebrae of Andesaurus delgadoi and Argentinosaurus huinculensis in posterior and right lateral view, to the same scale.
Seriously Mr. Dixon, one is only about half the size of the other!
The only photos of this beast that were available online were a couple of grainy mid-90s images...
Andesaurus delgadoi, posterior dorsal and two mid-caudal vertebrae.
Otherwise I had nothing to go on. Until 2010's SVP meeting in Pittsburgh, where by unexpected fortuitous circumstances I came to possess copies of both the description paper and Salgado et. al. 1997 (which actually has drawings of far more of the Andesaurus material). The resulting jumble of odd bone outlines was just enough to start piecing together this beast.
But inevitably some of the outlines were off. So it had to be redone.
Soon enough, a skeletal and a life profile began to take shape.
And a front view...
And finally color tinting, shading of speculative missing bones, and inclusion of inset enlargements of the more interesting bits. This is literally all the known Andesaurus fossil material, all of it from the holotype (there are no other known specimens).
But all was not well in the Candeleros.... for one thing, this animal is colossal (at least in this initial version) and as we saw earlier, its vertebrae are only half as big as those of Argentinosaurus! Even the vertebrae of the Brachiosaurus holotype (which despite its huge size is only a teenager) absolutely dwarf those of Andesaurus. I scaled Andesaurus to 30m or 100ft initially due to having only Dougal Dixon's estimate and those two grainy photos to work from. But after obtaining the description paper and the Salgado paper, it became clear that the actual fossil material belonged to a much smaller animal.
Remember this picture? Andesaurus is NOT 100 feet long. Lets stop perpetuating size myths based on figures in non-technical commercial books which don't include any scale images of the actual fossils.
Andesaurus was no record-breaker. At most it was a mid-sized to moderately large titanosaur, with a tail of rather ordinary size and proportions, and no indication that its neck was exceptionally long for a sauropod either. There is an incomplete femur shaft, no shoulder material, and only a partial humerus, so limb lengths are speculative. Even the length of the torso is uncertain, since the anterior dorsals are missing. Indeed, it may have been only 50-60 feet long. 65 is a stretch. So it needed a rescale, among other modifications. Easy enough, since the scaling is based on the scale bar and human figure - they just had to look larger.
In addition to scaling down Andesaurus to the likely maximum size of the holotype, 66ft, I also bulked up the limbs, widened the torso, and added more fusion to the sacrals (perhaps still not enough, but we don't have the sacrals and the degree of sacral spine fusion varies among basal titanosaurs and titanosauriforms).
Also I looked at Mannion and Calvo's new redescription paper of Andesaurus (unfortunately this paper is now paywalled by Wiley) - ultimately it didn't call for any major changes to my skeletal, though it did give me an idea of how laterally crushed the original fossils were (and how laterally compressed the tail naturally was even when you account for crushing). Finally, after a bit of checking the scale, I resized the Sandow figure to match up with his real height (depending on who you ask, about 5'9" or 5'10" which was relatively tall for his time).
In its original oversized form this was the first ever scientific schematic of Andesaurus, and now with the revisions, it's doubtlessly the best. All the scale bars have been corrected and rechecked.
And the title font is a little less boring. :)
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From Duke's 'Nutcracker' To A Cynical Carol, Jazz For Christmas
How about some jazz, baby?
GREENE: Over the years, jazz musicians have produced a trove of recordings of carols and holiday music. And if you think this is a great excuse to play some good music on the radio, well, you're right. But it's also a chance to catch up with Nick Spitzer, host of public radio's AMERICAN ROOTS. He sent us some of his holiday jazz favorites, and he's on the line to talk about them. Hey, Nick.
NICK SPITZER, BYLINE: Hey. Good to be here.
GREENE: Let's listen first to Duke Ellington and his take on Tchaikovsky's famous ballet, "The Nutcracker Suite."
GREENE: So why did Duke Ellington want to interpret a ballet?
SPITZER: Well, Billy Strayhorn, of course, worked with him as an arranger, had classical training. And I think that, you know, Ellington saw jazz as not only jazz, but he just saw it as great music. And so he wanted to let people know he appreciated these kinds of things. And he's out in Vegas, and there's a kind of a showy quality here to the Vegas world he was inhabiting.
But also, I mean, you can hear him kind of mingling Tchaikovsky and Ellington. You can hear, you know, counterpoint and swing on the familiar tunes of "The Nutcracker." So it's just a lot of fun as a kind of improvisation meets the tradition of classical.
GREENE: All right, Nick. Another song you sent us here. This is a happy-sounding tune. It's the Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers with "Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn."
COTTON TOP MOUNTAIN SANCTIFIED SINGERS: (Singing) Early on one Christmas morn, Jesus Christ the son was born, singing carols Christmas songs, early on one Christmas morn. Early on one Christmas morn...
GREENE: Does old scratchiness like that just music sound better? I love that.
SPITZER: Well, for some people who like that sort of thing, it does. And for the rest, well, maybe they tune out occasionally. But this is from the golden era of 78s, as it's called, the 1929 session in Chicago, and kind of a put-together band. But they used a local church congregation to back up the leader and singer, Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon. And he was a sometime-female impersonator...
GREENE: Wow.
SPITZER: ...yeah, and writer of sort of comedic stuff. And it's got a wonderful mix of a sort of lining out, testifying style of gospel meets kind of jazz, almost old-time country sort of feel to it. And for the people who follow old 78s, this one of their great ones.
GREENE: Well, there's a song that you had on your list that I would say is a bit more cynical. It's Miles Davis with the vocal stylings of Bob Dorough, and it's called "Blue Xmas."
BOB DOROUGH: (Singing) Blue Christmas, that's the way you see it when you're feeling blue. Blue Xmas, when you're blue at Christmastime, you see right through all the ways to all the sham, all the haste and plain old bad taste.
GREENE: Well, welcome to the Grinch. That's mean and that's fun. What's the backstory to this?
SPITZER: Well, first of all, you know, let's point out that Miles Davis was at times known as the Prince of Darkness. In the early '60s, he had known Bob Dorough, who was a wonderful arranger and writer of comedic songs and known to probably most of the listeners as the guy that wrote the songs in "Schoolhouse Rock."
GREENE: Oh, those little educational ads on TV, like "How a Bill Becomes a Law."
SPITZER: That was later in his career. But Miles went to him because he liked his cynical comedic songs and said, you know, I need a Christmas song. And Bob told me, he said, you know, Miles didn't want folderol and jingle bells, so I concentrated on over-commercialization of Christmas. And it's worth a listen and a smile.
GREENE: I guess so, and it sounds like the Prince of Darkness got the project he was looking for with this song.
SPITZER: I think so.
GREENE: And Nick, you're coming to us from New Orleans, which might explain your last pick here. It's The New Birth Brass Band with their song, "Santa's Second Line."
NEW BIRTH BRASS BAND: (Singing) Oh, Santa, have you been here? Santa, yeah. Oh, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, Santa, have you been gone? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Say, now you know me and Rudolph and Santa gonna go back home. Say, Santa, have you been here?
GREENE: Nick, I've been transported to New Orleans right with you. And we should remind out listeners, I mean, tell us what a second line is. It's so important to that city.
SPITZER: Well, these are the parades that go with the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs back into the 19th century. They're at the beginning of jazz, and they're strongly African-American and Afro-Creole. And the second line are the people that follow the band and follow the people who sponsor it. So, everyone joins in the streets.
And, you know, the band here is doing a kind of single leader with James Andrews, the Satchmo of the Ghetto, and then a call and response with the crowd and the band, and probably in the street. And I like how Santa's portrayed here. It's all kind of improv, but he's more of a backdoor man who kind of has to be looked for than coming down the chimney.
And, you know, they're winging it, and that's the way it sounds and the way New Orleans makes music for itself.
GREENE: Well, Nick, I'm going to channel Miles Davis here: Merry Xmas to you.
SPITZER: Thank you so much.
GREENE: Nick Spitzer teaches as Tulane University in New Orleans, and he's the host of public radio's AMERICAN ROOTS.
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Most laptops come with a very strong BIOS password capability that locks up the hardware and makes the laptop completely unusable. This is the password that has to be entered before the operating system loads, usually on a black screen a few seconds after the laptop is started.
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COLUMBUS - The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team recovered from an abysmal start, in which they trailed by 19 points late in the first half, to grab a 77-65 Peach Belt Conference road victory over Columbus State on Thursday evening in the Lumpkin Center.
GSW snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 17-5 overall and 9-4 in the Peach Belt. Columbus State falls to 11-8 overall and 5-7 in PBC play.
After posting the first two points of the game almost two minutes in, the Hurricanes were outscored 18-4 over the ensuing five-minute stretch. Josh Birchfield accounted for the only GSW field goal in a span where the team made 1 of 12 attempts.
Southwestern eventually fell behind 29-10 when BJ Battle threw down a dunk for Columbus State with 7:09 remaining in the opening half.
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Hawkins ended the drought with a 3-pointer at the 14:15 mark. Following a pair of CSU free throws, Daryl Davis began what would be a strong final 12 minutes for the senior as he knocked down a 3-pointer for his first points of the game to give the Hurricanes a 44-39 lead with 12:38 to play. Davis scored 13 points, grabbed three rebounds and collected two blocks down the stretch.
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Hawkins finished with a game-high 20 points to lead GSW. He connected on 4 of 6 from long range. Arnett was a point back of Hawkins with 19. Arnett added eight rebounds and four assists. Davis scored 13 and finished with six boards.
Kirkland paced CSU with 12 points and nine rebounds. Kenney Funderburk was the only other Cougar to score in double figures. He added 10.
The Hurricanes wrap up a brief two-game road trip on Saturday at Georgia College with the opening tip at approximately 3:30 p.m.


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A combination of a packing puzzle and a sliding-tile puzzles. The objective is to shift the pieces past the freely sliding metal bar and fit them all into the black compartment on the right-hand side.
Made in laser-cut wood, acrylic, and stainless steel by Jean-Claude Constantin. Jean-Claude Constantin lives in Germany, where he designs and manufactures many different types of wood and metal puzzles, as well as magic tricks.
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