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Deluxe Luigi Mens Costume
Do you feel like you're always getting upstaged by your show-boating brother, even though you're the taller one? Has a lifetime in his shadow left you cautious to the point of cowardice? Do they only call you up to the big leagues when he's kidnapped by a giant turtle-dragon or otherwise incapacitated? Do you get dragged along to whatever your brother wants to do––parties, golf, tennis, go-karting––and he just assumes you'll be into it too? Has your brother and his perfect blonde girlfriend set you up with her brunette friend and just assumed you'll hit it off? Do you often find yourself stuck in haunted mansions while he has fun in the sun? Has he forced you to adopt his first name as your last name? Is a nice, sedate green more your color than garish red? Does your ne'er-do-well cousin even have his own subservient little brother he bosses around? If you answered yes to any of those questions, this Mens Deluxe Luigi Costume might be just for you. You could use the opportunity to recognize your tendencies and develop some of your own interests… or accept your place. You're a Luigi for a reason.
Okay, let's get deep on the Mario family for a second. So, you've got a mommy and daddy who love each other very much. Let's call them Bobby and Betty. Their last name is Mario, but they name their firstborn son Mario anyway. Okay. Then their brother-or-sisters-in-law––let's call them Wobby and Wetty––have a son, and name him Wario. Okay. Wobby and Wetty are a little wacky. Little in-joke for the family. Wario's not a name, but it sounds like something that might be a name, which is where new names come from. Then Bobby and Betty have another son. They name him Luigi. Nice, traditional Italian name. He's going to feel like an also-ran to his brother who got the family name for his first name for his whole life, but he has a real name. Then Wobby and Wetty have another son, who they name… Waluigi. Alright. We're willing to suspend a certain amount of disbelief in a world where mushrooms make you grow and flowers make you shoot fireballs from your hands, but Waluigi is just not a name. We're pining for a Waluigi-starring game as much as the Nintendo next fan––what could be more fun than playing as a dastardly villain, like a video game Snidely Whiplash?––but his backstory might require some explaining if they ever get around to it.
This Mens Deluxe Luigi Costume is perfect for go-kart racing, vacuuming up ghosts, or jumping over turtles (please don't jump on turtles). Or the more mundane activities of driving your kids around, vacuuming the living room, and plumping.
- Jumpsuit
- Hat
- Fake Mustache
- Pair of Gloves
- Inflatable Belly
- 100% polyester jumpsuit w/ Velcro enclosure on back
- Polyfoam hat w/ Luigi logo on front
- Comes w/ fake mustache, gloves, and detachable inflatable belly
- Officially licensed
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The town of Hoganas is best known for its ceramics. The Hotell Schweitz Biograf-Teater opened on 14th January 1911 with 425 seats. It was built as a live burlesque comedy theatre in 1883, as a seperate annex to the Hotell Schweitz, which had opened in 1830's.
It was renovated and under new operators became the Grand Cinema in 1941. The current entrance, with the neon sign 'BIO' on the canopy was added in 1947. In 1965, it was re-named Saga Cinema. The old hotel was demolished in 1970, but the cinema was retained.
The Saga Cinema is owned by the Hoganas Municipality, and in 2001 there were plans to restore the interior of the cinema.
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So today we had some of us here at Passle upgrade to Windows 10 to check out the latest operating system. Playing around with Microsoft Edge (Microsoft's new browser, formally Project Spartan) we noticed like many others out there that there is no support for some rather crucial stuff.
The one we're concerned about the most is the lack of Bookmarklet functionality. For those of you that don't know. If you aren't using the Passle button extension like in Chrome or Firefox you will be using what is known as a bookmarklet. Its similar to a bookmark and it sits in your favourites bar but calls the Passle button instead.
Don't worry though we're working on a fix right as I write this but if you've upgraded to Windows 10 and want to use Edge the following article will tell you how to manually install a bookmarklet.
There's also no "bookmarklet" support. Bookmarklets are shortcuts that actually run javascript snippets, usually to add a page to a service. For instance I use Instapaper and they offer a bookmarklet that lets me send any page to my Instapaper archive.


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Cassandra will help us develop an understanding of the role of soils in profitable production and how to make the best decisions for your property and your business. We will work through the Rapid Soil Assessment Tool (RAST) so that you will have a method of assessing your own soil and adapting your management plan to ensure you have a healthy soil.
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If the bomber is the jacket of the season, the denim on the season is definitely the Vintage Hi-Rise Jean. Boyfriend fit denim is having a major moment right now, and we're taking full advantage of the trend. Blogger Cait Warakomski from How Do You Wear That? styled the Vintage Hi-Rise Jean perfectly suited for a laid-back weekend or brunch. Check out Cait's full look below & discover what she loves about the Vintage Hi-Rise Jean.
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That's when she realized she really enjoyed styling things and putting together different outfits. So, that's why she always says she likes style more, rather than fashion. Some people may think those two words are interchangeable, but not to her. Caitlyn really likes styling anything – whether it be an outfit, a space, event, website, etc. In June 2015, Caitlyn decided to bite the bullet and launch her blog & Instagram How Do You Wear That. She finally has discovered something that encompasses everything she genuinely loves to do in one cohesive element."
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The Parish Council contacted the Highways department at Lincolnshire County Council to ask how it assessed the impact that a proposed new housing development would have on the traffic in Woodhall Spa and we received the response below:
When the Transport Assessment is submitted as part of a planning application that TA has to take into account all other permitted development within Horncastle over a certain size i.e. all other sites which required a TA. This is so we get an idea of the cumulative impact of all developments which have planning permission regardless of whether or not they have been built out. So the Witham Road application would have had to take in to account the traffic associated with all the other approved developments in Woodhall Spa in addition to their own predicted traffic.
We also compare these recent TA's against the one submitted by the applicant to ensure that the traffic counts contained within the TA are comparable with other TA's submitted which cover the same junctions. These counts have to be taken on a neutral day to comply with the guidance given to compile a TA. A neutral day is an average working day which excludes school holidays, bank holidays. There are in fact only around 89 neutral days within the calendar year. We all except and appreciate that the average working day traffic does not compare with the traffic experienced on a busy Bank Holiday, however, developments should not be refused on the basis of traffic impacts based on around 12 days of the year, hence why the governments advice is to use a neutral day.
The impacts of the traffic at identified junctions which are agreed in advance of the TA being undertaken are assessed and the maximum peek 15 minutes are identified whether this is in the AM peek or PM peek and these figure are then used to assess the capacity of that junction. The junction is deemed to be operating efficiently and within capacity whilst the RFC (Ratio to Flow to Capacity ) is below 0.85 (85%) of its theoretical capacity. Once it hits this mark we will ask the developer to look at mitigation measures to see if or what can be done to improve the junctions capacity. When that figure hits 1 then the junction is considered to be operating at capacity and then it has to be assessed to see if the impact on this junction is serve in line with the guidance contained within NPPF or if there is what is known as peek spread occurring which means the junction will be operating at capacity for longer than normal and what effect this has on the surrounding highway network.
I would like to point out that with the governments drive to provide new housing we are under pressure to allow new developments unless the impact is "SEVERE". if there are 20 vehicles queuing to get through a junction and you add another 10 is this severe? Recent appeal decisions would suggest not.
I appreciate that in East Lindsey we are generally blessed with low traffic flows and as such when we do get a new development we are concerned about the traffic impacts, however, when taken in context with the rest of the country we are still relatively lightly trafficked.
The following document explains what Highways do and what it considers when looking at the potential impact on highways from any new proposed development


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About Newswest
Since 1978, Newswest has kept the residents of Ottawa west informed about what's happening in their neighbourhood. This makes Newswest one of the longest surviving community newspapers in Ottawa. Newswest survives by being able to get into the nooks and crannies of the community to celebrate the people, the events and the institutions that contribute to the vibrancy of the area.
Newswest is written by the community for the community which enables it to provide an unique perspective on life in the Kitchissippi area. A majority of Newswest articles are written by volunteer writers wishing to highlight an issue, a person or an event that they feel is of interest. Volunteer groups are also encouraged to use the pages of Newswest as a pipeline to the broader community to make readers aware of events and issues that escape the notice of the professional media.
Newswest has been published within the Kitchissippi Times since 2003, but remains an independent publication. Newswest covers the area bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue, between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue. This area includes the neighbourhoods of Mechanicsville, Hintonburg, Champlain Park, West Wellington, Hampton Park, Westboro Beach, Westboro, Highland Park, McKellar Park, Carlingwood and Civic Hospital. Over 16,000 copies of Newswest are distributed free-of-charge 12 times a year to homes and retail locations in the Kitchissippi area.
Newswest is a non-profit community newspaper and does not publish submissions that have as their main purpose the fulfillment of commercial goals. It is the role of the editor, in concurrence with an elected board of directors, to maintain this non‐profit community focus and steer the course for Newswest.
Our current 2014 board makeup;
- Our Editor is: Tim Thibeault.
- Chairperson is: Gary Ludington.
- Vice-Chair is: Wayne Rodney.
- Treasurer is: Gary Ludington.
- Secretary is: Cheryl Parrott.
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Hi there! My name is Allison. I'm 23 and I live in the fantastic city of Cleveland, Ohio. I have a degree in music education…I currently teach early childhood music at a swanky private school and work as an intern at John Carroll's study abroad office.
Most of this blog is dedicated to my time in Vienna, Austria during the fall of 2011, and I'm working to go back and rewrite some of my posts so that they are a little more useful to the average reader.
My current adventure is adult life…I'm trying to find as much time as I can to travel while holding down a job. Eventually, I plan on moving abroad and either teaching music in an international school or teaching english.
I use couchsurfing quite a bit, so feel free to connect with me on there if you'd like.
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Brouwer IA: Study on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ventricular Arrhythmia (SOFA) (Abstract 1336)
The SOFA trial examined whether fish oil affected arrhythmias in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The intake of very-long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), found mainly in fish oil, has been thought to reduce the risk of sudden death, possibly through an anti-inflammatory effect or through changes in conductivity in the myocardium. Approximately 50% of all cardiovascular disease deaths are sudden and result from arrhythmias, stated SOFA lead investigator Ingeborg A. Brouwer, MD, from the Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences in the Netherlands.
Investigators focused on the incidence of recurrent spontaneous ventricular tachycardia (VT) and all-cause mortality in 546 patients with the ICD from 26 European centers. The participants were randomly selected to take 2 g of fish oil daily (n = 273) or placebo oil (n = 273). Follow-up included complete registration of ICD events at 12 months, with a primary end-point of time to first VT tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) or death.
An analysis revealed a slight trend in favor of fish oil in event-free survival (P = .24). At 12 months, 30% of the patients taking fish oil had experienced either a life-threatening arrhythmia or death, compared with 33% of the placebo patients. Looking at the subgroups (VT at entry, VF at entry, prior MI, and an ejection fraction of less than 30% at entry), investigators found trends favoring fish oil in each, but none had a significant advantage. Among 342 patients with a prior MI, the trend was strongest (P = .086) for the primary endpoint, occurring in 28% of the fish oil patients and in 35% of the placebo patients. Dr. Brouwer concluded that there was no strong beneficial effect from omega-3 PUFAs on life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias for ICD patients, nor was there any indication of harm from fish oil.
The Society's discussant, Luigi Tavazzi, MD, from San Matteo University Hospital in Avia, Italy, pointed out that other trials have reasonably demonstrated reductions of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in post-MI patients taking fish oil. Dr. Tavazzi's large, open-label GISSI-Heart Failure project had found significant benefits in this population. This ongoing randomized trial is now testing the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation versus placebo in 7,057 patients taking fish oil over a period of three years, he said.


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The Khorassan Ballroom is ideal for conventions and conferences and can host up to 2,500. It boasts a soaring ceiling and stunning décor.
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Thinking beyond routine business operations
During our tenure as CIOs, we try our best to serve the organization that we work for, through the deployment of IT solutions. We consider the...
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Earthquake in Northridge is considered one of the big disaster occurred with the death toll of 72 and more than 8.700 injuries. It happened on January, 1994 at 4:30 a.m. where people commonly were still falling asleep at that time. More than that, the earthquake was quite infamous at that time as the occurrence is on Los Angeles, one of the biggest cities in USA. Despite the condolences, there are always some unique facts behind the disaster. Of course, we don't want such a terrible thing will be happened again later. Then, here are some facts regarding the 1994 Northridge earthquake that you should know. Check 4 unique Northridge earthquake facts out.
Around 8 Seconds
The ironic thing about earthquake is that it is commonly happened for seconds while the victims are often hundreds and even thousands. It was also what happened to the earthquake of Northridge in which it lasted only for around 8 seconds. The reverberations, on the other hand, can be felt until 30 seconds in some surrounding places. Fortunately, the fault still didn't reach the surface of earth. It becomes one of the reasons why the damages caused are not as much as other places with the similar scale of Richter. The fault was still about 11 miles under Reseda and no one felt this until it was started to shake. It was still considered as the biggest earthquake in an urban area.
Heart Attacks
The death victims of earthquake are commonly because of the ruins of building that are on them. The people died on the earthquake in Northridge are about 72 people like it has been said before. However, 30 of them are because of the hearth attack. Meanwhile, the rest was because of the building structural and nonstructural failures, including the fallen power line electrocuting. This was actually quite saddening as it was known that people may be already unhealthy with the heart problem just before the earthquake was happened. However, it becomes more saddening since the number of died people was then added by the criminalities done after that. Yes, sixteen people were killed on the Northridge Meadows Apartment.
The campuses was damaged a lot
There was mainly a big campus on Northridge area namely Cal State Northridge campus. The campus was actually already preparing to prepare the spring semester in the next 17 days. Of course, due to the disaster, the semester cannot be started well like what it has been planned. Interestingly, the campus was decided not to cancel its academic activity. The students were still able to study under the temporary structures. Besides, there were also some classes that were held outdoors.
The Costliest USA Disaster
The earthquake of Northridge was also considered as the costliest one. It was reported that it caused around $25 billion in damage. It was so reasonable by remembering that Los Angeles is known as one of the big cities in US with many buildings and infrastructures. Some years later, Katrina Hurricane then broke the record anyway. Until now, it becomes one of the 4 unique Northridge earthquake facts remembered by people.


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The government issued its short-term energy outlook yesterday, full of good news for consumers: lower prices at the gas pump, a drop in natural-gas costs to heat homes, and less expensive outlays for home heating oil.
The recent downward trend in energy costs should continue for the most part through the end of 2016, according to projections by the U.S. Energy Administration.
The decline is driven by a variety of factors, including plentiful supplies of natural gas and oil; total U.S. oil output this year is expected to be the highest since 1972, even though the agency forecast crude oil production to decline because of low oil prices.
For motorists, that should result in the pump price falling to a national average of $2.03 a gallon by December, according to EIA officials.
"Reduced gasoline demand following the peak summer driving season, along with the switchover to lower-cost winter-grade motor fuel will help push gasoline prices lower during the remainder of 2015,'' said EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski.
The agency projected U.S. regular gasoline retail prices to average $2.38 per gallon in 2016, a slight increase from the end of the year, but still below the average $2.64 per gallon drivers nationwide were paying in August. This past Labor Day weekend motorists paid the lowest price for gasoline during heavily traveled holiday in 11 years.
The outlook for natural gas is equally promising, with inventories at the end of October — the traditional injection season (when natural gas is piped into underground storage) for the coming winter-heating months — the third highest end-of-October level on record.
With new supplies of natural gas found in Pennsylvania and neighboring states, consumers here in New Jersey already have seen heating costs using the fuel tumble the past few years. This year will repeat that trend.
"U.S. natural gas production will increase and natural gas prices will be relatively
low at least through the end of 2016,'' Sieminski said.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to vote on rates for the state's four gas utilities at its monthly meeting tomorrow in Trenton. If adopted as proposed by the companies, prices will drop by up to 14.3 percent.
"Any drop in utility rates is welcome news for consumers,'' said Ev Liebman, associate director of AARP, noting that New Jerseyans still have high utility rates and a high cost of living.
"Any drop helps folks, particularly those living on fixed incomes so they can stay in their homes and their communities where they prefer,'' Liebman said.
Those who using heating oil to keep warm in the winter will also see prices drop, according to the EIA, which forecast the cost of the fuel to be on average $2.73 per gallon, a $1.01 decline from the previous season.


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My writing buddy has something to say about adverbs. I don't have to doubt or wonder what to do with that adverb. The app I'm using is one Demian Fanworth recommended it to me. (He blogs here, here and podcasts here)
It is Hemingway App / Editor. It has helped me write better. I hope this also means communicate better as well. (You can either use it for free on their website or buy the app to use on your computer)


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As Jurassic World demonstrated, audiences around the world were not finished with rampaging dinosaurs on the loose. But, where Spielberg's original in 1993 was more of an exploration of the risks of human creation and the dangers of uncontrolled science, Jurassic World was a full-on monster movie with over-the-top acting and ridiculous plotlines. Entertaining yes, thoughtful no. Even so, it did make over a billion dollars, a new film is on the way and one can safely say the dinosaurs are officially back.
Simultaneously with launching a blockbuster, studios often make sure there are video games and loads of merchandise to sell to the fans. Most often those video games are bad or even horrible. But seeing the trailer of Jurassic World Evolution shows us this might just become an awesome game, it looks to be the Sims with dinosaurs where you create and run your own park.
Enjoy the trailer guys, and put the volume up, because even a hint of that classic theme by the late John Williams is one for the ages.


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Secular Americans' worst fears have come true: there is now scientific evidence that evangelical churches brainwash believers. They don't merely teach that Adam and Eve actually existed and that gay marriage is an abomination. They change the way their members' brains work. But T. M. Luhrmann, a psychological anthropologist at Stanford, argues that this is not as insidious as it sounds. On the contrary, mental conditioning has a noble lineage in the history of religion, and even (or especially) in this modern age, it can help humans flourish. "When God Talks Back" explains how rational people living in the 21st century can believe that God speaks to them — and why the rest of us should take them seriously.
Luhrmann did extensive fieldwork in Chicago and Northern California at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, a young "charismatic" denomination that offers a tame, middle-class version of Pentecostal practices that once scandalized most Christians. Members speak in tongues, pray for healing and seek "concrete experiences of God's realness." They want "the hot presence of the Holy Spirit to brush their cheeks and knock them sideways." Some evangelicals frown on the Vineyard's exuberance, but the denomination has gained outsize influence in evangelical culture, particularly by producing popular worship music. The Vineyard showcases, in amplified form, a style of prayer that has become widespread over the past four decades.
After more than four years of observing and interviewing Vineyard members, and participating in prayer groups, Bible study and weekly worship, Luhrmann arrived at a simple but arresting hypothesis: Evangelicals believe in an intimate God who talks to them personally because their churches coach them in a new theory of mind. In these communities, religious belief is "more like learning to do something than to think something. . . . People train the mind in such a way that they experience part of their mind as the presence of God." Luhrmann is hardly the first to interpret religious feeling through the lens of psychology. This line of analysis goes back to William James and the German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, and today the scientific study of prayer is a growing field. Yet "When God Talks Back" is remarkable for combining creative psychological analysis with a commitment to understanding evangelicals not merely as a scholar's specimens, but on their own terms. The result is the most insightful study of evangelical religion in many years.
The religious movement that became the Vineyard was born in the 1960s, an era Luhrmann identifies as another "great awakening" when evangelicals' "interest in the direct personal experience of God exploded." Her subjects' spirituality is not as novel as she implies: in the broadest terms, the Vineyard's emphasis on speaking directly to God and hearing his voice in one's private thoughts came to America with the Puritans, whose diaries were crammed with pages of self-interrogation and supplication. Still, her basic point stands: the Vineyard's conception of God — a confidant who calls on believers to involve him in every aspect of their lives — is a crucial element in an evangelical spirituality that has taken on new power as it has blended with charismatic worship and modern therapeutic culture.
Evangelical prayer is much more than mumbled grace at dinnertime. As Luhrmann writes, "God wants to be your friend; you develop that relationship through prayer; prayer is hard work and requires effort and training; and when you develop that relationship, God will answer back, through thoughts and mental images he places in your mind, and through sensations he causes in your body." Evangelicals have drawn on the insights of modern psychotherapy and ancient traditions of spiritual formation to learn to pray in a way that transforms their minds and — they believe — has astonishing power in real life. (One of Luhrmann's subjects supposes that her failure to pray properly caused another church member to suffer a miscarriage.)
Though everyone has the ability "to treat what the mind imagines as more real than the world one knows," honing this skill requires practice. Luhrmann compares the "sophisticated expertise" required to hear God's voice to the training that a sonogram technician needs in order to distinguish the outline of a fetus from a fuzzy black-and-white haze: it is a matter of "training perception." The Vineyard helps members cultivate mental "absorption" by encouraging them to visualize the events of the Bible, and to imagine God's physical presence: one pastor suggests pouring the Lord his own cup of coffee each morning.
Many believers rely on Rick Warren's best seller "The Purpose Driven Life" — which Luhrmann calls "a folksy, spiritualized manual for cognitive behavioral therapy" — but they have also rediscovered St. Ignatius' "Spiritual Exercises," the classic Catholic guide to training the religious imagination. Luhrmann herself spent nine months working through the exercises with a women's church group; the intensity of visualizing images from Christ's life moved her to tears. Her research convinced her that Warren and Ignatius alike devised spiritual disciplines that work.
If evangelicals are expert at conjuring God, they are just as good at dealing with disappointment when God fails to show up. When his presence fades or he fails to answer a prayer, it means God has decided that your faith is so strong, you don't need constant proof. "The concept of spiritual maturity allows people to reinterpret a disappointment as, in effect, a promotion," Luhrmann explains. This is not merely a grand exercise in self-delusion. Luhrmann's subjects are aware of their minds at work. They acknowledge the elements of "pretend" in imagining God as an invisible friend sitting at the kitchen table. Vineyard teaching is clear that the Christian life requires mastering a set of mental tools. Luhrmann's account, she says, "is fully compatible with both secular and supernaturalist understandings of God. To a believer, this account of absorption speaks to the problem of why, if God is always speaking, not everyone can hear. . . . To a skeptic, it explains why the believer heard a thought in the mind as if it were external."
The skeptic, however, might wonder how all this gushing to God and pouring coffee for Christ shapes evangelicals' ideas and values. There is nothing inherently conservative in a dynamic prayer life. Why, then, does evangelicals' vivid relationship with God so often go hand in hand with conservative opinions on social issues and an uncompromising view of the Bible's commands? Luhrmann implies that asking this question is a distraction. She says that for evangelicals, "the practices through which one knows God become more important than the abstract question of belief." At the Vineyard, "people just did not worry about heresy. They worried about making God come alive for them." She passes over most evangelicals' affirmation of the Bible's infallibility as if it were of no concern to outsiders, a tradition comparable to avoiding shellfish. One wonders if she ever engaged her subjects in a lively conversation about gay marriage or evolution.
All religion is an affair of both the head and the heart. Luhrmann goes too far in suggesting that evangelicalism is all feeling and no dogma: in her telling, the heart has wholly conquered the head. We cannot account for evangelicals' history or their role in politics without paying attention to the substance of their beliefs and the social and scientific lessons their communities teach them to draw from the Bible — lessons reinforced, perhaps, by the sound of God's voice that they discern in their own ears. But Luhrmann has helped to explain something else: why the carefully reasoned arguments that the "new atheist" writers mount against religion often fall flat. The most convincing "proof" of religion is not scientific but psychological. There is no way to undo the conviction of believers that God himself told them he is real and his story is true.


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday Morning
US stocks are trading flat this morning, ahead of a Fed meeting at which they will be expected to leave rates unchanged. Any change to the Fed's language of leaving rates unchanged "for an extended period" could lead to some volatility. Overseas markets are mostly higher, on news that a Greek bailout is close.
According to Census.gov, Housing starts of 575,000 in February were in line with economists expectations. January was revised higher. Not a bad showing considering inclement weather in much of the country.
Euro member states have agreed to back an "emergency financial support facility" to assist Greece, something that has not been done before in this monetary union.
Incredibly, lawmakers didn't think the stimulus bill was enough of a handout to state employees, and are crafting a new "jobs bill." Comments from Max Baucus, who is likely unaware that the current stimulus is only 36% spent.
"We need to help people get jobs," Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who is chairman of the Finance Committee, said. "We need to do more to help businesses to hire more workers."
An avalanche of junk bonds will need to be rolled over in the next few years, and many worry it will be too much for debt markets to swallow. (yest)
Upgrades and downgrades:
--Starbucks (SBUX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
--Clorox (CLX) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-weight at Barclays
--Boston Scientific (BSX) cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs
--Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) cut to Underweight form Neutral at Piper Jaffray
--Kimberly Clark (KMB) added to the Conviction Sell list at Goldman Sachs
--Western Union (WU) started with a Positive rating at Susqeuhanna
--Cooper Tire &Rubber (CTB) started with a Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Also starts Goodyear (GT) at Underweight
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NRHI is partnering with HealthInsight and Mountain-Pacific Quality Health to provide technical assistance to small practices in Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska. Eligible clinicians can request this support by contacting the following:
- For providers in Utah, Oregon and Nevada: email OR visit http://healthinsight.org/qpp.
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NRHI is one of 11 organizations chosen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to provide technical assistance and support to eligible individual or small group practices of 15 or fewer during the transition of Medicare payments from a fee-for-service system to one based on performance and patient outcomes under the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Small, Underserved, & Rural Support (SURS) program.
The QPP-SURS program was established as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to enable local, experienced organizations help individual Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians and small practices:
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Providing this support to clinicians will help them navigate the Quality Payment Program, while making sure they are able to focus on the needs of their patients.
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Hi guys! Welcome to my stop for The Devil's Tattoo blog tour organized by Xpresso Book Tours!
The Devil's Tattoo by Nicole R. Taylor
Publication date: September 1st 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance 18+
"Zoe Granger picked up her first guitar the day her heart was smashed into a billion pieces. It was a way to keep her mind off her inevitable downward spiral, but music soon became her escape. She's been burned too many times to tell and is just happy to coast through life, never putting herself out there. That's until her best friend Dee suggests they start a band and suddenly she finds herself not just a part of it, but fronting the whole outfit.
They call themselves The Devil's Tattoo and when they release their debut EP, it rockets to the top of the charts and it's like an overnight fairytale. Contracts, photo shoots, royalties and interviews are heaped onto the shy Zoe and it's like she's finally found her place. Then comes the phone call that changes everything. They've been asked to co-headline a tour with one of the hottest bands of the moment, The Stabs and Zoe will never be the same again.
Will Strickland is one fourth of the hottest indie rock band to ever grace the airwaves. He's the bass player in The Stabs, hot as hell and could have his pick of any girl that flings herself at him. But he's only got eyes for Zoe and she has no idea why he'd bother. She's got one hell of a trust issue and an attitude to boot and Will seems to be the one who wants to tame her, but is he game enough?
The Devil's Tattoo and The Stabs go on the road and it's either going to be a highway to hell or a stairway to heaven. Only time will tell who will come out on top and Zoe's determined to do it without getting her heart broken… again."
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The first thing I thought when I finish this book was "I want to listen to some good rock music". I don't really know why but I love reading books about bands and rock/heavy-rock music and when I saw The Devil's Tattoo I knew I had to try be a part of the tour. And good thing I did apply, guys, this book gave me the feels and the chills. And now I'm talking like this… Okay! So, The Devil's Tattoo is about Zoe, a woman who has been through a difficult situation before (sorry guys, no spoilers in this review!) and found music as a way of finding relief. Turns out she has real talent and her best friend Dee ask her to form a band with him and some friends. Now, the most important thing in this review: how cool of a name is The Devil's Tattoo. I don't know if there is a band with this name out there but if not, shame!!! Freaking amazing name for a band I tell you.
Anyway, then appears Will Strickland, the bassist of The Stabs, one of the hottest indie bands out there. Unfortunately, Zoe obviously hates indie music (and guys) because she's a rock girl through and through. But somehow, she ends up in one of their concerts after being magically attracted to Will after seeing him one night at a bar. Ka-boom, insta-attraction. This I can deal with, it happens, just not insta-love. Since they get signed under the same agency they end up going on the same tour (not gonna tell the details of this, trying to stay away from spoilers but this is unbelievably hard! Okay, so Will has also been attracted to her since that night at the bar and asks to make The Devil's Tattoo go on tour with the Stabs). And so begins the story of The Devil's Tattoo and Zoe's possible new love life.
First of all, I must say, I want a friend like Dee. Just go find me one. He's amazing, adorable, and one of the best main character's best friend I have ever read. He's the one who is always there for her and I like him a lot more than Will but what can we do?
One thing that I really liked about The Devil's Tattoo was how the author didn't make the main characters say I love you to each other in every page of the book. Ok, their relationship is not an easy one due to Zoe's past, however, they never made a huge 180º degree change in personality which is what usually happens in most books. However, even though it was represented well, I didn't really like Zoe and Will's relationship. At least not until the end of the book, maybe that's why I didn't give this book a 4? Will was the epitome of what I don't like in a guy sometimes, and Zoe, argh, girl just move on. The past doesn't make a person entirely. Okay, you were a bit traumatized but Will showed you you can be loved, you can trust people. Just get over with it. I actually liked her certain escape to the museum, it was pretty inspiring and relatable. Also, Zoe, girl, why you put up with Will when he does certain things? These aspects made me feel angry but a good kind of angry? The Devil's Tattoo might have some frustrating moments but in the next page there is always something that would make my heart melt a little, be it Will's showing Zoe he loves her, Zoe showing a bit of her past, Dee's lovely way of protecting his friends or even the funny moments between band members. But I've gotta say, my favourite scene, apart from the museum one, is probably the radio interview.
The Devil's Tattoo proved to be a really addictive contemporary book (I kid you not, I was thinking about the review I'd have to write while reading the book, I just wanted to see how it ended). I recommend it to everyone who likes books about music (YES PLEASE!), yummy guys and a romance that makes you feel all kind of feelings.
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She currently lives in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia with a two year old rescue cat named, Burger. She enjoys reading, writing (of course!), traveling and a little too much chocolate. One day she hopes to sky dive, but has to work up the courage first.
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COLUMBIA - The Missouri Accreditation of Programs for Children and Youth Friday awarded a Certificate of Accreditation to Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center. This certificate is granted to quality programs that offer developmentally appropriate experiences in an environment conducive to children flourishing intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically. Every three years youth programs must be re-apply for re-accreditation. Mary Lee Johnston Community Center has been accredited for decades.
"We are one of the eight centers for children that have been accredited, in the city of Columbia and the only non profit accredited," Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center Executive director, Gay Litteken said.
The Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center ranges in the development of children from as early as six weeks old to six years of age. Tuition is based upon the parent/parents level of income so that education may be affordable for anyone.
"For us this means we're pursuing our mission to provide quality care for families no matter what their socioeconomic level, Litteken said.
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Jan Harrigan's post on transaction level drill-down in FRx (here) inspired me to draft this post on how to achieve transaction level drill-down in MR.
The basics and tips that Jan covered in her post apply to MR. The main difference is found in the column design. In MR, you do this by selecting 'ATTR' as the column type, then selecting an Attribute Category. The screen shot below shows what this looks like. As a reminder, you need to have a 'Periodic' vs 'YTD' FD column type in the column for the transaction level drill-down to work AND ensure that the Report itself is set to display Financial, Account & Transaction level information.
Finally, the full list of all 19 transaction level 'categories' currently available for display on drill-down in MR are:
Audit Trail Code
Batch ID
Currency ID
Distribution Reference
Exchange Rate
Journal Entry
Originating Audit Trail Code
Originating Document Number
Originating Master Record ID
Originating Master Record Name
Originating Transaction Type
Reporting Ledger
Source Document
Transaction Date
Have fun exploring the transaction level details!
Note: Drill-down to Dynamics GP is currently not available in MR, but is expected to be included in Feature Pack 2, which is anticipated to be released in the spring/summer of 2011.


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Posts tagged 'eco'
solar sensation.
In celebration of Earth Day, I thought I'd share some unique and innovative ways companies and individuals are using eco-friendly solutions to solve everyday problems. From organic couture clothing to shared vehicles, this is one of my favorites. Peer+ provides glass for homes and buildings which takes in solar energy. The energy collected then is used to manage the lighting controls (natural light, dim light, privacy) for the glass. It even has the ability showcase a logo.
Now think about the eco-friendly ways you can use to build your new buildings! In addition, what a great way to leverage this technology to promote events and information on your glass! Check them out.
tag, you're it.
Wow, this is one the coolest thing I came across in a long time! Dutch brand, Taga, launched an eco-bike that is convertable. Meaning, from biking or strolling with your kid to pushing your child around a store.
The Taga bike switches from bike to stroller mode in 20 seconds. Now that's convenient and innovative! Check them out.


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Chocolate Meringue Drops
Since moving into my new house, I have been constantly frustrated at the lack on bench space. In total, there might be around half a square metre. That's it. Maybe not even that. When I cook I use heaps of bowls, utensils, plates, spatulas.. you name it. So every now and then while cooking I have a little moment where I yell out to my significant other "I hate this kitchen!!". And I really do. BUT, life goes on.
For the last three months my mum has had my big, shiny, new KitchenAid mixer. Having no bench space, I let her "borrow" it. But this weekend I went and got it back as I had to do some cooking.
I made these little guys this afternoon, and they are super delicious that I had to share straight away. They are crunchy, chocolatey and sweet, and will hit that spot when having a coffee. A note though, as I wish I had read properly before starting to cook, they require about three hours in the oven. Yep, so don't start baking them at 5.00pm when you need to slow roast meat... as I did.
2 eggs whites
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 teapsoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
Preheat the oven to 100C. Line two baking trays with non-stick paper.
Beat the egg whites in a very clean bowl (I swish around a little apple cider vinegar to ensure there is no grease that will stop my egg whites from going stiff. A wedge of lemon around the bowl also works well).
When the egg whites start to become stiff, slowly add the sugar while continuing to beat. When the sugar is dissolved in the egg whites (you shouldn't be able to feel any grains when you rub the egg whites between your fingers), add the vanilla and sift in the cocoa, then slowly fold it all in until there are no grains of cocoa powder.
Pipe onto the tray about the size of a 20c coin for those in Aus, and about an inch wide for everyone else!
Bake in the oven for 2-3 hours, or until they are hard and slide of the paper with ease. This will ensure there is no moisture left in the meringue, so it will keep in an airtight container for a couple of weeks.. but who are we kidding, these won't last two weeks!
Makes around 60-80 drops (depending on the size you pipe)!


text: BUSINESS Paramount takes a bold new global step 4:00 AM PST 1/16/2007 by Stephen Galloway , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Once the most conservative of studios, Paramount's new global distribution entity -- Paramount Pictures International -- marks a new phase in the company's evolution. In the not-too-distant past, United International Pictures towered like a colossus over the foreign distribution scene. A vast worldwide distribution mechanism for Paramount, Universal and MGM/United Artists, UIP came into being in 1981 (building on the then-10-year-old Cinema International Corp., which handled Paramount and Universal) and distributed all three studios' releases in foreign territories; at one point, the entity had more than 1,000 employees and, at its peak, saw revenue of more than $2 billion a year.Not anymore. As of this month, UIP as the industry knew it is all but gone. MGM exited the deal years ago, and Paramount and Universal have created their own international distribution organizations that will handle each company's releases separately: Paramount Pictures International and Universal Pictures International. (The old UIP will continue as a much smaller third organization, handling some territories for both studios.)For Paramount, that means not just the formation of a bold new endeavor but a break with the conservative, risk-free strategy that has dominated its thinking for the past decade. "This is the first time in 35 years that Paramount has had its own branded-distribution entity in the international marketplace," PPI president Andrew Cripps says. "And for Paramount, that is a really important statement about the growth of the international film business."Since Brad Grey was named Paramount's chairman a year and a half ago, he has made it a priority to forge ahead in the international field, developing not only added sources of revenue but a security blanket for stars like his former client Brad Pitt, whose foreign audiences are substantial and who want guarantees that the studio can properly manage their projects internationally."The new management really aggressively pursued getting this done," says Rob Moore, president of worldwide marketing, distribution and home entertainment for Paramount Pictures and the studio's point man for PPI. "There was a real focus on two things: developing the type of motion pictures that would play worldwide -- and therefore being able to participate in the upside when you get a breakout tentpole movie -- and getting the international expertise inside the company to release those films."All of this, Moore says, was critical if Paramount wanted to act on its belief that the international marketplace is too important to be handled by a nonexclusive company -- a belief that seems justified when one compares last year's $9 billion domestic boxoffice to the towering $16 billion that feature films took in abroad.But in replacing UIP with PPI, Paramount is facing enormous challenges, especially for the next year to 18 months. For PPI, those challenges range from opening a slew of new offices and hiring fresh executive talent to establishing itself as a brand in countries where it has taken over the operations that were previously run by UIP.According to the terms of the split, "We are going to be trading in the U.K. (and Ireland), France, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Brazil," PPI executive vp finance and administration Michael O'Sullivan says. "We will be distributing Universal product in all those territories except the U.K. and Ireland, where they are on their own. Universal inherits and rebadges UIP offices in Germany (and Austria), Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. (Universal also) recently acquired our interest in UIP for (South) Korea, and they get Russia."Remaining territories, including Japan, Taiwan and the Scandinavian bloc, will go through the old UIP.For the next 18 months, by and large Universal and Paramount will trade services in the territories that each now controls, meaning that Universal will handle Paramount's titles in those territories, and Paramount will handle Universal's releases. But a year and a half from now, each expects to have its own operation fully up and running in the countries it did not inherit from UIP.To help him assemble these operations, Cripps is relying on a key group of deputies including Roger Pollock, executive vp international distribution and operations; Jon Anderson, executive vp international marketing; Philip Solomons, general council and executive vp business affairs and legal; and O'Sullivan.Cripps assumed the leadership of PPI at the beginning of the month after being UIP's No. 2 man, working under the company's chairman, Stewart Till, who has left to pursue other ventures. He says finding the right staff for his new offices will be a top priority. "It is difficult to find good people," Cripps acknowledges. "The film business has been contracting in a lot of countries (in terms of the number of distributors). But this does give us an opportunity to go into the finance field or the marketing field and attract the best people. We don't have to be constrained by (only hiring) people who have worked in the film business. I am hoping we can attract bright new talent who are interested in working for a Hollywood studio in what is still a growing business internationally."If anyone has doubts about how much that is growing, nothing makes it clearer than the boxoffice for 2006's "Mission: Impossible III," which earned $133.4 million domestically and $267 million internationally. "M:I-3" earned $37 million in South Korea alone, even though local product there has gone from representing roughly 32% of the boxoffice in 2000 to more than 55% in 2006. "The overall market is bigger," Cripps explains. "The market has grown tremendously."So has Paramount's slate. Since buying DreamWorks in late 2005 for $1.6 billion, the studio has considerably expanded its release schedule with product coming from Paramount (including Paramount Vantage, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Films), DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation. Together, in terms of releases, "They will give us somewhere in the mid-20s range each year," says Moore, who notes that PPI also will release Marvel pictures in certain territories, starting with "Iron Man" in 2008. As for how this breaks down among the studio's component parts, Moore says he expects that PPI will get some 10-12 pictures each year from Paramount, six to eight from DreamWorks, two from DreamWorks Animation, and another eight to 10 from Vantage. He says PPI's maximum capacity should be about 30 pictures annually.Releasing these films internationally has become more complicated over the years primarily because of the peculiarities of working in each individual territory. "When I first started in 1980 in Australia, the international marketplace wasn't as mature as it is now," Anderson says. "There wasn't a great deal of thought put into what was happening at a local territory level. Now, there is much more scrutiny that goes into making sure we are maximizing every opportunity we have."This means crafting very different campaigns for each film based on the territory in question. With "Dreamgirls," for instance, Anderson notes that foreign audiences have little connection to the Broadway musical on which the movie is based. Instead, PPI is focusing on that film's all-star cast, which includes Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy, among others.With "Charlotte's Web," PPI actually reworked some of the animation in the film for each country: At one point in the movie, a pivotal word is written into the spider's web, and thanks to PPI's intervention, audiences can now see that in their own languages. But higher-budget, wide-appeal movies such as "Dreamgirls" and "Web" are the exceptions in a slate that is comprised mostly of smaller-scale dramas like the recent Hilary Swank starrer "Freedom Writers," about an inner-city school teacher struggling to make a difference. That puts PPI in the unusual situation of having to rely on local product -- rather than franchise titles along the lines of, say, Warner Bros. Pictures' "Harry Potter" films -- to help bring in the revenue necessary to support a major new distribution entity with about 230 staffers.PPI now plans to move aggressively into local product, both in terms of acquisitions and productions that it will co-finance. In the past, "Paramount has never been a company that has gone out to the marketplace aggressively and acquired a large number of films," Cripps reflects. "And they certainly never got into the local production business. But it is a good business, and we see it as a very viable business going forward."Cripps says PPI will emphasize acquisition rather than production and will not move to create an autonomous development unit of its own. "We are not planning on hiring a head of production, but we are going to increase our acquisitions staff," O'Sullivan notes.Eventually, PPI envisions a significant role in foreign-based production, reminiscent of the 1970s, when many studios opened flourishing European production offices. "In the short term, we are looking at the U.K. and France as the places where we are going to push our efforts," Moore says. "In 2007, we will be looking to make investments in either two or three movies in each place. I am not going to start with 10 movies, but as we go forward, that will become a bigger and bigger initiative."Just how many of these films will be made is dependent on "their success and the product flow and the offices and the organization," Moore adds. "The volume could be very different in different countries, depending on how long we are in business with Universal and how local product is doing in the marketplace."Asked how much money will be placed in such productions, Moore says: "We are finalizing that right now. It is certainly in the tens of millions of dollars in 2007 and in the future significantly more."Moore points to the success of a film like 2006's "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" in its local market, Germany, but he says PPI is unlikely to sign many pacts with local producers like that movie's Bernd Eichinger. Nor is the company likely to enter into long-term deals akin to Universal's pact with Working Title in England. "More likely than not, the answer is no," Moore says. "But in absolutely the right situation, we would be open to it."Expanding significantly into indigenous production is only one of the issues Moore and his colleagues will face as PPI gathers steam. They also will need to determine how to best penetrate burgeoning new markets and how to cope with major technological shifts.As far as new markets are concerned, Asia remains the biggest question mark. "We are trying to crack China, which has remained (relatively closed) over the past 10 years -- nothing has changed for us there," Pollock says. "There is still a revenue-sharing system in place with the authorities, and we can't get films in as regularly as we can in Russia. But it is a very important market."So is India, which, he says, "has huge potential for growth." PPI is starting to tap into that growth, and Pollock says that the company will release "Transformers" there this year, with 200 prints dubbed into Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.Prints themselves are at the heart of the most important technological matter confronting PPI -- or any other distributor for that matter. "We are looking carefully at digital projection," Pollock says. "Cinemas in Europe are beginning to equip themselves with digital projectors, and they will be looking to us to supply digital prints."Deciding who will contribute financially to the new technology is somewhat different than in the U.S., he notes. Here, the studios have acknowledged they will save millions in print costs if theaters go digital -- they'll be saving approximately $1,200-$1,500 per print. But in Europe, where the prints screened are ones that already were made for the U.S. market, the savings are not so great."Those deals have not been structured yet, and the issues are very different," Pollock says. "That is one of the biggest challenges we have ahead of us, negotiating how best to make virtual prints work in the international market. I think it will be (resolved) in the next 12 or 18 months."For now, PPI's main concern is to move forward as a successful distributor of Paramount product. In launching the company, the once-staid studio is sending a loud and clear message about its commitment to the international future. "Paramount was the most conservative studio previously," Moore says. "But we're not that anymore." MORE COVERAGE Distributing the wealth: Paramount's new global distribution entity marks a bold new step Forward thinker: PPI president Andrew Cripps Slate expectations: Culturally specific marketing strategies Web slingers: PPI embraces aggressive online marketing The big picture: PPI's global reach Language barrier: Ensure nothing gets lost in translation. Transforming 'Transformers': Marketing the franchise is not child's play FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Stephen Galloway firstname.lastname@example.com GallowayOnFilm AP email@example.com @thr


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Take Back Earth (and, like, the rest of the galaxy) in Mass Effect 3
Monday, March 12, 2012 1 Comment
In 2007, Bioware and Microsoft Studios introduced the world to the sprawling science-fiction universe of Mass Effect, a vast, story-driven action/RPG. In 2010, Bioware brought us the much anticipated sequel with the aid of publishing behemoth Electronic Arts. Mass Effect 2 was a much leaner, more action-focused experience, stripping out many of the dense RPG mechanics in favor of streamlining the cover-based action mechanics. The constant in the Mass Effect series, however, has always been a notable attention to detail in the story, lore, and character; something Bioware has been known for as a studio for quite some time. Just this past week, Bioware and EA released the final game in their epic space-faring action/RPG trilogy, Mass Effect 3. Does it go out in a blaze of glory, or retreat disappointingly into the darkness?
Mass Effect 3 finds the heroic Commander Shepard on the cusp of a massive invasion. The incomprehensibly powerful Reapers (giant, ship-like synthetic creatures with an unwavering penchant for wiping out all organic life in the galaxy every 50,000 some-odd years) arrive at Earth during the game's explosive opening sequence, bringing the might of a seemingly unbeatable wave of destruction and death. Shepard manages to escape Earth, but not without being reinstated into the Alliance military force and charged with the responsibility of uniting the many races of the Milky Way galaxy under a single banner so that any of them might have a chance of not, you know, going really fucking extinct.
Gameplay-wise, this challenge manifests itself as the collection of "war assets." Shepard travels from star system to star system, helping the various alien races in their own struggles against the Reapers, gaining their trust and their promise of aid in the war. The amount of these "war assets" you've discovered determines what choices will be available to you during the game's finale. You can lower the minimum war assets necessary for the "best" ending by playing Mass Effect 3's cooperative multiplayer mode, but there are enough war assets available in single player that this is in no way necessary.
Don't think for a moment, though, that this means you'll be spending most of the game flying around space playing politics. It is still very much a shooter, and the shooting mechanics are tighter than ever before. Gone are the slow-moving, stick-to-cover-and-wait mechanics of ME2. Now Shepard runs faster and has the ability to dodge-roll from danger. While you will be doing plenty of sticking to cover, the addition of enemy grenade spam and more open level design forces you to adopt a more mobile strategy. While I wish Bioware had stolen Uncharted 3's grenade throwback mechanic, the action is still more furious and exciting than ever before in the series.
"But wait a minute!" you may be indignantly shouting at this review right now, "The LAST time Bioware upped the action, the RPG elements fell by the wayside! WHAT SAY YOU?" I was getting to that; don't be rude. While Mass Effect 3 still doesn't have a full-on inventory system, it has a far more robust gear system than its predecessor. The weapons, in particular, are very open to player customization, and there are a LOT of them. Each weapon can receive a handful of base upgrades as well as a variety of weapon mods that allow you to tailor each gun to maximize your own unique playstyle. Armor is less varied than the weapons arsenal but still allows for plenty of player preference and customization.
In addition to the vastly improved gear mechanics, class powers have been given a sweet, sweet injection of more player choice as well. Every skill has six ranks and the last three provide two options the player can choose from. When you roll all of these choices together, you get an overall experience that really allows the player to build their Shepard however the hell they want. This transitions nicely into a discussion about Shepard from a story perspective, as the game also has a much-improved morality system.
No longer must Mass Effect players feel confined to the options of good-natured Paragon or brutal Renegade; the new system allows players to explore shades of grey. As Shepard makes decisions, you gain reputation points. Some actions provide points that influence your Paragon/Renegade score, but others just give general reputation points that simply increase the already-present ratio between those extremes. It frees the player up to make whatever choices they want while still increasing Shepard's conversational prowess.
That wouldn't matter, however, if those choices were part of a bland or uninteresting story. Luckily, I found Mass Effect 3's story to be wonderfully engaging from start to finish. I played the game on the PS3, and I imported my Paragon FemShep adept from ME2. Those who have played that game know that any of the squad members can die in its final moments, and I had lost a couple on that playthrough. This allowed me to see a combination of returning characters and replacements in ME3, and I was disappointed in neither. Returning characters make appearances of varying importance, but they all feel very well suited to who those characters are and where we left them in previous games. New characters may feel unwelcome and forced at first, but as you play through the game and get to know them, you'll find their unique personalities intriguing and often endearing.
There's been quite a bit of complaining on the internet about the game's ending. I was aware of these complaints as I was in the process of playing the game, and I was cautiously dreading what might be awaiting me in the game's finale. When I finally did reach it, I was very pleasantly surprised. The final sequences of Mass Effect 3 are incredibly tense and cinematic. Every passing moment was more suspenseful than the last, and the big final choice did not at all end up being what I expected it to be. I found the ending to be rather beautiful, and I didn't feel cheated. I look forward to seeing how Bioware plans on adding to the story of the universe through future DLC.
As incredible an experience as I had with Mass Effect 3, it's not without its flaws. I ran into a handful of tremendously annoying bugs, including squad member mysteriously disappearing before a major boss fight and odd graphical freakouts. I also had issues with the game's quest journal, which is far less intuitive than the previous game's. The game's release has also been tarnished by an unfortunate day-one DLC debacle. I'll tell you right now, I got the DLC (which includes a squad member whose very nature is considered a spoiler). I found it to be not nearly as big of a deal as people were afraid it would be. It's really interesting content, but it's in no way necessary to plot of the game. It's really only interesting if you're a huge fan of the series' universe (in which case it is quite interesting, indeed), although I do think the $9.99 price point is a bit steep.
Despite all this, I believe that Mass Effect 3 is an astounding experience. Bigger, more cinematic, and more exciting than its predecessors, it's the kind of game that illustrates the towering potential of interactive entertainment as a narrative medium. Full of gorgeous, moody art direction and an achingly melancholy score by the great Clint Mansell, it has a fantastic aesthetic atmosphere. It's a story about how wartime affects everyone. It's a story about whether or not the cyclicality of history can be avoided. It's a story about personal relationships and how important they become when all else seems lost. It's a story about Commander Shepard, whoever you decide that is.
It's the end of one of my favorite stories in the history of science fiction, and it is glorious.


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Secret Disk | How To Hide Computer Files in Hidden Partitions
Are you working on a shared computer and are concerned about the privacy of some of your important data files. Or sending your computer to the repaid shop and concerned about the privacy issues of the important data files.
One way to ensure the privacy may be to use data encryption and decryption. There are many easy encryption utilities, but if is a pain in the ass to find them all and encrypt / decrypt them on by one.
Further, there are always chances that somebody might break your encryption and get access to the files, because these files may be visible to him.
Yet another approach may be to create a hidden partition on your hard disk and hide your computer files in that hidden partition. The advantage of this is that the partition is hidden from the windows system and there are chances that the other user may not be knowing about the presence of any such folder or partition.
Secret Disk – Create Hidden Partition and Hide Private Files
I just stumbled across a nice freeware utility, which does the job perfectly with a fee steps.
Lets say you share computer, but still want to have some private files on it. Or you just dont want accidental person (like computer tech repair) find some secret files on your PC. There is a lot of software that can encrypt/decrypt your secret files but it can take a lot of time if you have many. Our solution lets you have separate disk on your PC which may be locked and unlocked with a password within one second! Moreover, when locked it is invisible in the Windows system.
How Secret Disk works?
Just install Secret Disk and choose a password. Then, start Secret Disk. Press unlock button, enter your password and you will see one more disk X: appears in My Computer area. You can now start working with your private files to save them to secret disk X. When you need protection just click icon in the tray area to lock secret disk and it will disappear within one second with all contents! When you want your files back, open Secret Disk tool, press Unlock button and enter your password. Its easy!
In case of power (or Windows) failure secret disk will be locked on next system boot. It happens automatically because secret disk information are kept in memory and if memory fails secret disk will not be restored on next system logon.
Warning: Before jumping to use it as the ultimate tool for hiding your files, keep note that Secret Disk does not encrypt any files. Secret Disk only limit access to secret location with your files and ties virtual disk to it when needed. This will provide you enough security to hide your files from accident person taking control over your PC, but doesn't guarantee top level security (because files stored on your disk 'as is', without encryption).


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Why community matters
Volunteering to make a positive impact in our local communities.
Find out why making a difference to the areas we work in matters to our colleagues.
Our colleagues and the community
As a Society, we are committed to supporting our members and the communities they are part of. One way we do this is through our colleague volunteering scheme. This gives colleagues at the society the opportunity to take leave to volunteer on a wide range of projects to make positive impact in the communities in which we operate.
Committed to volunteering
Our commitment to volunteering grows each year. So far this year more than 40% of our colleagues have volunteered at local community projects amounting to over 4000 hours' worth of volunteering.
Our branches sit at the heart of our communities and this year they have given a collective 973 hours of their time volunteering in their local areas.
We asked our colleagues what community means to them
Holly - Community Manager
"Community matters to me because it's everywhere. Whoever we are, wherever we are, at any given point, we're part of a community.
Myself and my colleagues from around the society are passionate about our members and the causes they care about. I'm really lucky to be in a role that enables our colleagues to get out into the communities in which they live and work, to really make a difference."
Tony Raine - Business Development Team Manager
"Community matters to me because I live in it. I want to live in the best possible place I can. I like to feel part of something - without community I'm on my own!"
Swansea branch colleagues support Friends of the Young Disabled
Colleagues from our Swansea branch used their volunteering leave to help out Friends of the Young Disabled, a Swansea-based charity who provide a centre for young disabled and other members of the community to meet and use its facilities.
IT Department volunteers at local children's Sure Start Centres
Colleagues from our IT department spent a day revamping two children's Sure Start Centres in Headingley and Horsforth who support families and children.
From reporting to resurfacing for the Business Change team
Our Change Delivery team took advantage of the Society's volunteering scheme to volunteer at Sutton Bank National Park Centre and spent the day improving facilities for disabled visitors to the park.


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By Name
The comparative law refers to the analysis of similarities and differences between the legal systems that exist in the world. It also involves the description of foreign laws without necessarily making a comparison. It applies research and field experience. It has helped many countries in constitution-building process. It enables a smooth transition from brutal to peaceful democratic politics. It seeks to unite societies that are ethnically divided. It also helps to mainstream legal and political fields.
Sujit Choudhry is a globally recognized professor of Law. He is a constitutional expert based in Berkeley School of Law. He was born in India in 1970. He pursued Bachelor of Laws in University of Toronto and Masters of Laws in Harvard Law School. He was a member of the advisory panel, which reformed the Municipal government in Toronto. He is the founder and Faculty Director of the Center for Constitutional Transitions. This foundation provides knowledge that guides constitution building. He has given legal advice to more than twenty-four countries throughout the world. He has helped countries such as Egypt, South Africa, and Ukraine to make good constitutions based on comparative law. He has published many articles, working papers and reports (Bhanu, Khosla and Choudhry 2017). For info of his writings go to amazon.com.
With reference to law.nyu.edu, Sujit Choudhry has received Memorial Fellowships from Research Council of Canada and from Harvard University. These include William Taylor and Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships. He received The Trudeau Foundation Fellowship in 2010 for his commendable law concerning post-conflicts. In 2011, he was recognized as the Law practitioner of the year by Toronto's South Asian Bar Association. He works hard to bridge the fields of comparative politics and the Comparative constitutional Law. He advises the younger scholars in Public Law to pay key attention to the Comparative Constitution Law. He says that integration of legal and political fields has been a challenge since World War II. The young scholars, therefore, must rise to the challenge. Sujit Choudhry is a married man. He has a son and a daughter. He spends the evenings and weekends with his family members. He only works during business hours (Choudhry 2012). More reading on constitutionaltransitions.org
Choudhry, S. (2012).Group Rights in Comparative Constitutional Law-Culture, Economics, or Political Power? Oxford Handbooks, Online. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199578610.013.0055
Choudhry, S., Khosla, M., & Bhanu Mehta, P. (2017). Locating Indian Constitutionalism. The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution. doi:10.1093/law/9780198704898.003.0001
Click this http://blogs.law.nyu.edu/magazine/2011/introducing-sujit-choudhry/
The EOS brand, Evolution of Smooth has conquered the world with its balmy lips, including a Spain, partly thanks to a wide variety of colors and flavors. https://www.fastcompany.com/3063333/startup-report/the-untold-story-of-how-lip-balm-upstart-eos-outdid-chapstick.
Taking Over an Old Market
What's so special about these balms? It is not only their funny packaging that deserves our attention. EOS lip balms are 100% natural and 95% organic. They are made from the best ingredients that nature does not have: shea butter, vitamin E, beeswax, olive oil, coconut oil and jojoba among others.
EOS balms have a light texture that you only notice on the lips. This does not mean they will go completely unnoticed. They have a pleasant smell and a sweet taste that can become a real addiction. EOS balm is not sticky and lasts up to several hours, as long as it does not touch the lips. The texture is very pleasant; the balm is absorbed very well and, once again, keeps its shape after each application. The product is so successful also thanks to its little traditional packaging. Can you imagine a scented balm in an egg-shaped container? Surely when applying this balm, will attract a few curious looks.
What's The Secret?
They started out with a very good idea and a marketing plan to make a product that had not changed in a hundred years a new innovative option for women. With the wave of millennials taking over the world, the brand's strategy Target on influencers, vloggers, and celebrities. In no time, EOS was all over Facebook and social media, and their popularity started to grow, with women all over wiping shelves clean of the product.
With an upcoming expansion of the brand, EOS will continue to be a pioneer when it comes to innovation and branding of new products through the world today.


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The Kreidler Van Veen motorcycle with a worldwide reputation with a lot of titles at the world famous sporting events with a powerful engine for 19ph @ 16000rpm and excellent air dynamics for good performance. These bikes used for racing competitions in 1969 and 1970 when it was a World Championship Event. This car is the gearbox 6-speed, and it drives through an external dry clutch. More specs and user manual of Van Veen you can see in next overview.
Kreidler Van Veen
Kreidler Van Veen review


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At San Diego Hydroponics & Organics, we take environmental awareness to heart. As a business, it is important to be conscious of the footprint we leave upon the Earth. April 22nd is Earth Day, and in support of this cause, SD Hydro is making an increased effort to go green and lessen the impact we have on our eco system.
Over the past several months, San Diego Hydroponics & Organics has been phasing out non-recyclable materials and toxic cleaning products. We have replaced paper bags, plastic bags, paper towels and toilet paper with post consumer recycled material. We have replaced chemical cleaners with biodegradable "green" formulas that are gentler on the environment. Our most recent change is providing our customers with compostable drinking cups made from corn oil. We are hoping to set a positive example for our community with our commitment to going green!
April is a busy month for SD Hydro and we are excited about the many fun events we have planned. In celebration of Earth Day, starting Friday 4/20 and running until Sunday 4/22, we are having a countywide sale offering up to 30% off all inventory. It is a great time to stock up on the gear you need to make your garden grow, while conserving that green in your wallet. So tell a friend, tell a few, and head down to our Earth Day weekend sale for big savings at your favorite SD Hydro store!
On Earth Day weekend we will also be out and about in the community supporting the music and arts, as well as supporting eco consciousness. We are kicking off the weekend as the presenting sponsor of the seedleSs 12th annual 4/20 concert! This year, SD Hydro, seedleSs Clothing and Rock Hill Entertainment are bringing the original line up of the Living Legends to the House of Blues San Diego. This all-star line up of legendary underground hip-hop is not to be missed. With world-renowned reggae artist Johnny Osbourne and dub step DJ 6BLOCC as opening artists, this 4/20 show is bound to be blazing! Tickets to the show are available at all SD Hydro locations, so be sure to pick yours up before it sells out.
To add yet some more greenery to the weekend, SD Hydro is gearing up for the 23rd annual Earth Day celebration at Balboa Park. This year SD Hydro will have a booth at the World Beat Center stage where you can check out local companies, earth friendly products, and multi-cultural crafts while listening live reggae music. We will be giving away free raffle tickets for a chance to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers live in concert. We will also be displaying some small-scale sustainable garden demos to inspire San Diegans to get their gardens growing. Earth Day at Balboa Park is a fun and educational event that the whole family can enjoy, so come introduce your family to ours for an Earth friendly good time!
San Diego Hydroponics & Organics strongly advocates environmental consciousness. Starting an organic veggie garden is one simple step that every individual can make on the path towards sustainability. SD Hydro is here to help educate, motivate and be a positive role model in the progression towards "green" living. We hope you will join us this April at one of our several events to support this cause!


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Google managed to kick off the technology earnings season earlier this month on a high note. Unfortunately, any momentum stemming from its report seems to have dissipated in the following weeks.
Following the strong results from the search giant, companies including Apple , Netflix and most recently, Amazon.com have each stepped up to the plate and whiffed.


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In an effort to assist club members who would like to learn or improve their Morse code, I've set up an automated CQ calling system in my electronics workshop.
It will be active on the hour, every hour, for a period of 10 minutes when I am working at my bench. It will never be allowed to run unattended so if you call, at any speed, I'll pick up the contact.
The transmission will be on 144.050MHz in CW mode (not FM). Initially, the speed will be set to 12wpm but can, of course, be changed to suit the other station. I can provide Farnsworth timing which can make it easier for some to increase their reading speed.
I will also be pleased to arrange on air practice in advance on the 2m and 6m bands. Licensed members will find my email address on http://www.qrz.com or ask a member of the Committee.
Graham Stannett G4VUX