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text: Thanks for the article. Had a close call last night myself. It has been hot during the day but waited til late evening (10-15 degrees cooler around 70) to run some blinds. It wasn't until on her way back from the last one that the symptoms showed up. Seems like there is a fine line you need to pay attention to there. It's the first time that ever happened to me and panic sets in rather quickly. Caught it before it got bad so that was a good thing.

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A few weeks ago I took my little cousin on her first turkey hunt. She killed a wonderfull bird that any of us would have been proud to take back to the house. When I brought the bird to my house to clean it I found something that I have never seen before. I pulled the breast feathers up and off the breast and saw the ugliest sight I have ever seen on a turkey. The right side breast and big black spots on it and connecting each spot was a layer of green meat, or something else, that laid on top of the breast. I tried to raise the green stuff off to see if it was attached to the breast and it was.The left side breast was a ok.
Now Im wondering if this bird has been shot and the green stuff is gang green? I have never seen gang green so I dont know what it looks like. Or did this bird get his butt kicked and this is the results from it?
I have the birds cape drying in my building right now and I took a closer look at it. I noticed that the tail feathers had a few broken spots in them as if it was shot at. So Im thinking that is what caused the breast to be the way it is but still not for sure. I talked to a game and fish wildlife person that I know and it apparently has the whole department stuck on what happened to this bird. I had to send this pic, that I have below, to my friend so that the Commissionar of Ky fish and wildlife could look at because he is interested also.
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It doesn't seem like they are getting many cases in, though, one or two a week at best.


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By the way, I am not trolling. This has been confirmed - for me at least - when I did the KDE KDevelop tutorial this morning. The KDE docs are fantastic - second only to the PHP docs. I avoided KDE for years, not liking Qt's pseudo C++, but it is too well written and well-integrated to pass up.
Yea, I know that I am not a big-time developer around here. I have posted patches here and there where I have found problems. I still like Free Software development and I really wish that GNOME would stop worrying about C#/Java and just write good documentation. The GNOME language bindings are great, but there is no consistant way to develop Python/C/C++/Perl GNOME programs. Anjuta is very cool, but every time I developed applications with Anjuta/libGlade I would find out that Glade was using deprecated widgets.
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Topic: The "Doors" lead Singer passed away today from CC
I know us 'older' folks will remember the Doors and their lead singer Ray Manzarek. He passed today from CC. He was 74 and lived in California. The article stated bile duct cancer. I just don't understand why it is always such a secret when a Celebrity gets CC. Sympathies to his family.
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Treby Williams has been named the director of planning and administration in the Office of the Executive Vice President. Her appointment is effective Sept. 1.
Williams, a 1984 Princeton graduate, has served as the director of the Office of Development Priorities since 2005. She will be responsible for leading cross-University projects based in the Office of the Executive Vice President and managing negotiations with outside entities and representing the University on boards and committees on behalf of that office. She also will coordinate budget issues, evaluate opportunities to improve or expand services, and help launch new administrative initiatives.
"I am honored by Treby's interest in joining our office," said Mark Burstein, executive vice president. "Her strong management skills, deep knowledge of the University and extensive negotiation experience are excellent preparation for the challenges ahead."
Before joining the development office staff, Williams was an assistant U.S. attorney in the southern district of New York and the district of New Jersey from 1992 to 2004. She also worked for three years for Coudert Brothers in London and New York.
Williams earned a law degree from New York University. A member of the Princeton Day School board of trustees since 1999, she currently serves as its vice chair.
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As shown by the last few elections when did someones intelligence have anything to do with how they voted ?
The pimps and whores are in DC
I would also say that you are insulting your side as at least in our area the construction,factory and garbage men are union. The left seems to want to legalize drugs and that drug use is a victim less crime so I would have to not look far as to how they vote either.


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Water supply shortages and disputes over the apportionment of the basin's waters were among the primary reasons that led to the creation of the DRBC in 1961. DRBC's first important challenge came with multiple years of drought in the 1960s.
A review of the commission's 50-year history demonstrates that the DRBC continually develops and assimilates new information and participants; offers leadership to build knowledge and consensus; and seeks creative, win-win solutions to water resource challenges. Indeed, its use of science, adaptation, and collaboration has realized accomplishments that a static, nearly 60 year-old court decree could not achieve.
The U.S. Supreme Court Decree of 1954 that settled years of interstate conflict by apportioning the waters of the Delaware River allowed New York City (NYC) to divert up to 800 million gallons per day (mgd), on average, from its three large reservoirs built on headwater tributaries, with the condition that enough water be released into the Delaware to meet a minimum flow objective of 1,750 cubic feet per second (cfs) at Montague, N.J.
The Delaware River Basin Compact creating the DRBC grants the commission broad powers to plan, develop, conserve, regulate, allocate, and manage water resources in the basin. However, the DRBC's power to allocate the waters of the basin is subject to an important limitation: the compact prohibits the commission (comprised of the four basin states and the federal government) from adversely affecting the releases or diversions provided in the 1954 decree without the unanimous consent of the decree parties (four basin states and NYC).
It became obvious from the 1961-1967 "drought of record" that NYC could not withdrawal 800 mgd and still have enough water for the required compensating releases to the Delaware River to meet the Montague minimum flow objective of 1,750 cfs. A new operating regime was needed to manage the NYC Delaware Reservoirs under the new "drought of record" and to address a flow need not recognized by the Supreme Court in 1954 – the need for minimum flows (or "conservation releases") to sustain aquatic life. There were two choices – resort to further litigation or test the value of the DRBC to develop an equitable solution. Luckily, the latter alternative was chosen.
Negotiations began in 1978 and culminated five years later in the "Good Faith Agreement." Drought management aspects of the 1983 Good Faith Agreement were included in the DRBC regulations known collectively as the Water Code, and conservation releases from the NYC Delaware reservoirs for the protection of fisheries were established in a DRBC docket (D-77-20 CP). The decree parties unanimously consented to each of these instruments – the docket and the regulations.
Three serious main stem Delaware River floods between September 2004 and June 2006 added yet another important management issue for consideration: the potential use of water supply reservoirs to enhance flood mitigation.
Accordingly, the decree parties (with hydrological modeling and facilitation support provided by DRBC staff) have been engaged in a complex, collaborative effort to balance the multiple, sometimes competing uses of NYC's water supply reservoirs while recognizing the rights established by the 1954 decree. This effort resulted in a "Flexible Flow Management Program" (FFMP) unanimously agreed to by the five decree parties in September 2007 (and later amended in December 2008), which was implemented through May 2011. The decree parties signed an agreement for a new interim FFMP, which was initially in effect June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012, and one-year renewals of this reservoir operating plan were announced in May 2012, May 2013, May 2014, May 2015, and May 2016. The current FFMP, which will be in effect through May 31, 2017, is intended to meet water supply demands, protect fisheries habitat downstream of the NYC-Delaware Basin reservoirs, assist with flood mitigation, and repel the upstream movement of salt water in the Delaware Estuary. The five decree parties will use the additional time to further evaluate the interim reservoir management plan now in place and use the experience to help guide ongoing negotiations to develop future multi-year agreements. Additional details, including the current FFMP agreement and the May 31, 2016 press release announcing the one-year FFMP extension through May 31, 2017, can be viewed on the web site of the Office of the Delaware River Master, which administers the provisions of the U.S. Supreme Court Decree of 1954.
The current FFMP agreement relies on the use of NYC's Operations Support Tool (OST) to manage the water that is forecasted to be available in the three upper basin NYC reservoirs and guide the selection of releases. Additional OST information is available on the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's web site.
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The last major opinion survey before Russia's March 4 presidential election showed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gaining more than 63 percent of the vote (Reuters/Levada) against a weak field. Moves by federal authorities to block other viable candidates and muzzle independent media (HRW), combined with apparently effective campaigning by Putin, put him in a strong position to regain the presidency for another six years. Speculation is mounting about how the results will be received by a newly galvanized swathe of the public (Economist) seeking reforms, and what a second Putin presidential cycle means for the U.S.-Russian "reset" of relations established with outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev.
Putin's election, if tainted, could revive protests of the large scale seen in December, in which demonstrators called for new elections, the release of political prisoners, and the registering of opposition parties. Putin has warned against post-election protest violence. A smooth reelection, on the other hand, reinstalls a president who ran a campaign antagonistic toward the United States.
The reset, declared after the Obama administration took office, contributed to momentum on strategic nuclear missile reductions, cooperation on military transports to Afghanistan, and U.S. support for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Putin's return as head of state, some analysts say, raises concern that tensions over Iran, Syria, and U.S. missile defense plans could worsen.
The Debate
A number of longtime Russia analysts, noting the size of the December protests--the biggest in twenty years--believe the end of Putin's grip on power is near, regardless of the election's outcome. But there is disagreement over the viability of the opposition to govern.
Dimitri K. Simes of the U.S.-based Center for the National Interest, speaking in December 2011, said the poor showing by the leading liberal Yabloko faction in the Duma elections indicated that popular and nationalist parties (PDF)--dissatisfied with Putin but not embracing the West--are performing better than liberal groups. Yet Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., a member of Russia's democratic opposition movement, said at a February 29 meeting at CFR that claims of rising nationalist influence are overblown and that the country's protest movement is dominated by liberals. Also important, CFR's Stephen Sestanovich told the CFR meeting, are emerging divisions within the elite, who have traditionally backed Putin. "You now have an elite that is much more wary of co-optation" by Putin, he said.
In Washington, debate is underway about the extent to which the reset of relations has run its course. U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is against the reset policy, repeatedly expressing concern at the direction in which Putin is leading Russia. A chief Romney foreign policy advisor, former diplomat Richard Williamson, says the reset is a failure and Russia "is consistently taking positions in opposition to U.S. interests." Michael McFaul, the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, defends the reset policy (RussiaToday) as having been very effective over the past three years.
Policy Options
To abide by WTO rules, Obama administration officials have pressed efforts to end the Soviet-era Jackson-Vanik amendment, which has restricted trade with Russia. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told the House Ways and Means Committee on February 29 that a repeal of the law would be a boon to U.S. exporters (Bloomberg) such as farmers and manufacturers, and strengthen U.S.-Russia economic ties.
But some lawmakers want to maintain legislative leverage over Russia (WashPost) on human rights issues. The Obama administration opposes a bill pegged to the case of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in police custody in 2009, saying it interferes with the State Department's work (NYT). At the same time, the administration has vowed to continue dialogue with non-governmental and opposition groups in Russia.
Background Materials
How does Putin see foreign policy priorities in a return to the presidency? The Carnegie Endowment offers "Putin's Platform" on a range of issues.
The Pew Research Center reports on waning confidence in capitalism in democracy in Russia and other former Soviet states.
Maintaining momentum in the nuclear arms control process between Russia and the United States has proved challenging, as this sixty-year interactive timeline shows.


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Session Name: Building Modules for Drupal 8
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Description: If you've built modules for earlier version of Drupal or are interested in getting started with the newest version of Drupal, this talk will help you move forward. I'll talk about getting started, from a "Hello World" (Hello Drupal?) scenario then moving into topics of Drupal's usage of Symfony 2 routing, using YAML files to store metadata, and using PSR-0 as a standard for autoloading. We'll even write a test for our example module! Attendees should be able to follow along and walk away with the basic information needed to write their own Drupal 8 modules.


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Tonight, I finished the actual document of my Master's thesis. I had to vet it by reading it out loud, about three times. I have a real hard time finding subtle grammar errors. I believe that when I read, I parse them out in my head. Reading out loud usually helps, but it wasn't working so well this time. (The first draft had many errors, even though I read it out loud.)
This time, I went through it twice, reading it out loud while bouncing the mouse along each word. This seemed to help a lot, as I was catching errors left and right. I hope I got them all.
I sent the final document off to the committee. I haven't heard from Larry Wall, whose an external member of my committee, at all. I haven't heard from since we set up the plane tickets months ago. I am sure he's insanely busy, and that's likely why. No big deal, I suppose, I am just overly nervous.
I really need to get to the actually hacking on perljvm. I have lost three weeks working on the thesis document, which is really only describing things, not hacking. While I'll be glad, I'm sure, to have the Master's thesis done, but perljvm needs some hacking done on it, especially considering that I have a Cosource deadline to meet soon.


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Top trial attorney Brian Panish '84 establishes Civil Justice Chair and Program at Southwestern
Southwestern is proud to announce that Brian J. Panish '84 has provided a transformative leadership gift exceeding $1 million to establish the Panish Chair in Civil Justice and the Panish Program in Civil Justice at the law school. This generous endowment is part of the New Era Campaign as Southwestern begins its second century of educating outstanding lawyers and civic leaders for Los Angeles and beyond. The campaign is focused on generating major support for endowed scholarship funds and faculty chairs, strengthening academic programs and clinics, and enhancing campus facilities.
Dean Austen Parrish said, "This is the first endowment of its kind at Southwestern. Through his inspiring philanthropic vision, Brian Panish will help establish our law school as a national leader in the research, scholarship and promotion of civil justice."
The new Chair and Program in Civil Justice will enable Southwestern to attract top scholars in civil law, support related research, bring leading trial attorneys and judges to speak at the law school, and engage students in meaningful discussions about the civil justice system.
One of the country's leading trial attorneys, Mr. Panish is a partner with Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, and has obtained some of the most significant jury verdicts in United States history on behalf of plaintiffs. His courtroom victories include a $4.9 billion verdict in the landmark products liability case Anderson v. General Motors, and more than 30 verdicts and settlements in excess of $10 million in personal injury, wrongful death and business litigation cases. In addition to Anderson, Mr. Panish obtained two of the largest personal injury verdicts in California history, $58 million in Griggs v. Caterpillar and $55.4 million in Lampe v. Continental Tire, and more than 200 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million dollars.
Mr. Panish has been recognized by numerous publications and organizations as being among the top lawyers in the country, including being named Trial Attorney of the Year by both the California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. He is a member of the prestigious Inner Circle of Advocates, which is limited to the top 100 plaintiffs' lawyers in the country, and has been listed among the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America by the National Law Journal and in California by the Daily Journal.
A loyal and active Southwestern alumnus, Mr. Panish has continued his close association with the law school as a guest speaker, by hiring Southwestern graduates, and by serving as chair of the Judges Tribute Dinner Committee. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Southwestern in 2011. His wife Rosemarie Panish '89, and father Howard Panish '59, are also Southwestern graduates.


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It's always fun to find the unexpected around our town. And The Box Gallery certainly qualifies. It's a small space literally tucked inside the Commerce Bank Tower downtown at 10th and Walnut. They've had three shows already, and Randy Mason gives you a quick tour of the current exhibit, which showcases the work of graduate students in the UMKC Theater Department.
"Form Follows Function" will continue at the Box Gallery inside Commerce Bank at 10th and Walnut through February 24th.
I thought the What Does KCPT mean to you segment was really cool. I love Kansas City Week in Review.


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To answer your question, yes. The 1% is about $388,000 and up.
To answer your question, yes. The 1% is about $388,000 and up.
Mngundog, are you a union member? I work in a profession that the unions have helped practically destroy.
Tcfarmer, but liberals only refer the greedy, selfish conservatives when they refer to 1%ers. So what do you call rich liberals?
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[QUOTEThey voted to be in a union!][/QUOTE]
They are not given a whole lot of other choices . Have watched how unions operate. Here's 1 an example. Cross the picket line and before you punch in for the day,,,make an appointment at the local body shop
let me tell you a quick story about how unions operate...one of my friends/co workers WAS our shop steward...he and his wife have been trying to have kids but to no avail, so they decided to become foster parents, with the eventual hope of adopting the kids now in their custody...
our union told David to attend a rally at a local casino they were picketing and be prepared to be arrested....WTH....David had enough sense to know that any arrest no matter how minor the violation would result in he and his wife losing their license to be foster/adoptive parents...
what organization do you know of would knowingly send their reps to a rally knowing full well that they would be arrested, what's next..stand in front of the police or the national guard and face physical harm or worse just to further one's political agenda...
Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:57 PM GMT on October 27, 2009
El Niño conditions have strengthened in recent weeks, crossing the threshold from "weak" to "moderate", according to data compiled by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. NOAA defines "moderate" El Niño conditions as existing when sea surface temperature (SST) departure from average in the equatorial Eastern Pacific (the area 5°N - 5°S, 120°W - 170°W, also called the "Niña 3.4 region") warms above 1.0°C. According to the latest time-series plot of "Niña 3.4 region" SSTs (Figure 1), we crossed that threshold last week. Monthly average SSTs will have to remain above 1.0°C for five consecutive months in order for this to be considered a "moderate" El Niño event. The ongoing intensification of El Niño could have major impacts on this winter's weather.
Figure 1. Departure of sea surface temperature (SST) from average for the past two years along the equatorial Eastern Pacific (the area 5°N - 5°S, 120°W - 170°W, also called the "Niña 3.4 region"). Moderate strength El Niño conditions occur when the Niña 3.4 anomaly exceeds 1.0°C, which occurred last week (red arrow). Weak El Niño conditions (Niña 3.4 anomaly between 0.5 - 1.0°C) were present from early June to mid-October. Image credit: NOAA Climate Prediction Center.
The intensification of El Niño is due to a combination of events in the ocean and the atmosphere. In the ocean, a slow-moving wave of water more than 5°C (9°F) warmer than average is progressing from west to east along the Equator (Figure 2). This wave, known as a "Kelvin" wave, is focused at a depth of 150 meters, but also affects surface waters. The Kelvin wave was at 175W on October 1, and is now near 140W, so it is traveling east at about 4 mph (100 miles/day). At the ocean surface, a burst of west-to-east winds near the Date Line has weakened the trade winds (Figure 3), which blow the opposite direction--east to west. The trade winds have weakened by 1 - 2 m/s over the past few weeks, allowing the Kelvin wave to push warm water eastward towards South America. The result of this interplay between ocean and air is an intensification of El Niño conditions from weak to moderate.
Figure 2. Animation of the ocean temperatures (top) and departure of ocean temperatures from average (bottom) as a function of depth along the Equator in the equatorial Eastern Pacific. The left side of the image is near Australia, and the right side is near the coast of South America. At the beginning frame in the bottom image on October 5, an ocean Kelvin wave is apparent at a depth of 150 meters, where the ocean temperature is up to 3°C above average (yellow colors). The wave travels eastwards at about 100 miles/day. By the final frame (October 25), the Kelvin wave has warmed to a temperature 5°C above average (orange colors). The Kelvin wave is helping to push the warm water at the surface to the east, as seen in the progression of the red and orange colors eastwards in the top image. I constructed the animation using the free ImageMagick package on a Linux machine, using data plotted up from the NOAA's Tropical Atmospheric Ocean (TAO) project web page.
Figure 3. Top: Sea Surface temperatures (colors) along the Equator between New Guinea and South America, with surface wind vectors overlaid. Note that there is a burst of westerly winds near the Date Line, 180W. This westerly wind burst is weakening the trade winds, which blow the opposite direction, east-to-west, over the ocean between the Date Line and the coast of South America. Bottom: Departure of wind speed from average along the Equator shows the effect of the westerly wind burst, which has weakened the trade winds at the surface by 1 - 2 m/s along a large swath of ocean near the Equator. The reduction in trade winds allows the warm water to the west to slosh eastwards, intensifying El Niño. Image credit: NOAA's Tropical Atmospheric Ocean (TAO) project web page.
Quiet in the Atlantic
There are no threat areas in the Atlantic to discuss, and none of the computer models is calling for tropical storm formation over the next seven days. This should be a quiet week in the region we need to be most concerned about for a late-season hurricane, the Western Caribbean. Wind shear is forecast to be marginal for tropical storm development this week, and most of the Caribbean is very dry at present. One possible area of concern early next week may be near Bermuda, where the models indicate a large non-tropical low may cut off from the jet stream 6 - 7 days from now. This low could potentially remain over warm waters long enough to acquire tropical characteristics and become Subtropical Storm Ida. Such a storm would only be a threat to Bermuda.
Philippines under the gun yet again
The typhoon-weary Philippine Islands have a new worry--Tropical Storm Mirinae is strengthening quickly east of the islands, and could be a typhoon later today. Latest infrared satellite loops show a large and expanding region of intense thunderstorms with very cold cloud tops, with well-developed spiral banding and excellent upper-level outflow developing. Wind shear is a moderate 15 knots, and the ocean temperatures are very warm, 29°C. These warm waters extend to great depth, and the Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP) is 80 - 100 kJ/cm^2 along Mirinae's entire path to the Philippines. Values of TCHP in excess of 90 kJ/cm^2 are frequently associated with rapid intensification, and I expect Mirinae will be a major Category 3 or higher typhoon by Thursday. Mirinae is expected to track westward and hit the Philippines' Luzon Island on Saturday. With wind shear expected to remain in the low to moderate range, the models fairly united about a westward track over the Philippines, and plenty of ocean heat to feed off, the odds certainly favor a strike by Mirinae at Category 1 or higher strength on hard-hit Luzon.
Figure 2. Tropical Storm Mirinae, as it passed north of the Guam radar station last night.
Statisticians reject global cooling
An interesting exercise was conducted by the Associated Press (AP), who gave global average temperature data for the past 130 years to a group of independent statisticians, and told them to analyze the data without telling them what the data represented. These experts concluded that the data showed a distinct decades-long upward trend in the numbers, and no significant drop in the past ten years. This is not too surprising, since no scientific studies in peer-reviewed scientific journals have supported the idea that the globe is cooling. The AP exercise was the lead story in this morning's on-line version of the MSNBC news. Dr. Ricky Rood's climate change blog has an interest analysis of global warming and cooling trends, and how natural variability over years or decades can mask long-term trends. With El Niño cranking up to moderate levels heading into 2010, there's at least a 50/50 chance that year will end up beating 2005/1998 as the warmest year on record, putting the "global cooling" hype to rest for a few years.
Second Annual Portlight Honor Walk
Saturday, December 5, 2009 or Sunday, December 6, 2009
A nationwide grassroots event to raise funds for and awareness of Portlight's ongoing efforts specifically aimed at providing Christmas presents for kids and families devastated by the recent Atlanta floods, South Carolina wildfires, American Samoa tsunami, and other disasters that may occur.
Un-served, underserved and forgotten people are depending on us.
We need one hundred people across the country to commit to walking one mile on this day, and to raise at least $300.00 in sponsorship from friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, etc. Participants can choose where to walk--it can be the park, the mall the neighborhood--anywhere you choose. The first 100 participants to raise at least $300 will receive a commemorative T-Shirt.
To register, simply e-mail your intention to participate at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Portlight's Paul Timmons on the Barometer Bob Show Thursday night
Portlight's Paul Timmons will be appearing live this Thursday at 8pm EDT on the Barometer Bob Show, an Internet radio show that I have appeared on several times in the past. Be sure to catch his discussion of how Portlight got started, where they're going, and what's new!
Next post
I'll have a new post on Wednesday, when I'll discuss how the recent intensification of El Niño may affect winter in the U.S.
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Community Day/Staff Day/Stadium Day
Posted October 12, 2000; 01:57 p.m.
The University will celebrate its third annual Community Day/Staff Day/Stadium Day at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Stadium. The event will feature a full day of activities including live entertainment, an Arts and Crafts show and a track meet for staff and community members. The festivities will culminate at 1 p.m. for the start of the Princeton vs. Brown football game. Tickets will be available on the day of the game at the northwest corner of the stadium between 10 a.m. and game time. Holders of university ID's can present their cards for up to four tickets, which can then be redeemed for free snacks and drinks. Visit the website for more information: Community day/Staff day/Stadium day
Contact: Marilyn Marks 609-258-5748


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Wow. (and WOW!)
Wow. (and WOW!)
A knife isn't a bathroom or a small kitchen. I've several knives with brass bolsters. After a patina develops, it looks good to me. I like it. Guess I'll never be an interior decorator.
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Those look awesome!!!
Wow, very classy. Handle looks curvaceous and comfy.
Yes this is going to be awesome. Can't wait!
Marko, that is one of the best-looking knives I have seen you produce -- which is saying something!
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With the World Series over and new teams for the 2013 season's campaign starting to take form, let's have a home for next season's discussion!
I've nothing good to post.
Jason Marquis opted for Free Agency from the Padres. He's good. Maybe your team will pick him up?
And Yasmani Grandal, our best-hitting catcher, caught a 50-day game suspension for performance enhancement drugs.
The winter meetings are coming up so we'll have a new thread to post the 2013 news.
The 2012 thread can continue with the post-season awards discussion, btw.


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The Telegraph has reported that a Deaf man has been prosecuted after a police officer understood that the Deaf man had called him a "pig" in sign language.
A deaf man has been prosecuted after he called a police officer a "pig" in sign language.
The officer who arrested Linley Hassan, 25, understood the insult, a court heard.
He had been called to McDonalds in Kendal, Cumbria, after reports of a man "causing difficulties", South Cumbria Magistrates Court was told.
Hassan, 25, of no fixed address, refused to leave the restaurant and became "confrontational" with the police.
Peter Kelly, prosecuting, said: "He was making a sign that the officer, who understood sign language, knew to mean 'pig'."
Read the full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11493808/Deaf-man-prosecuted-after-called-police-officer-a-pig-in-sign-language.html
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Just finished this set of tongue teaser's up for the GNG film documentary on american call builders. I was asked by JJ Reich, for a set of calls to auction off on ebay in Dec. with all of the proceeds going to making the GNG film. Desided to send a set of Tongue Teaser's made of american chestnut/cedar laminate with walnut/purpleheart/maple surfaces, and cedar and chestnut strikers. Hope they like em.
Sorry for the bad pics, but they're inside.
Thanks for peeking, Scott


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The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Some Thoughts on K-Mart and Sears Outlet Stores
From Yahoo News
5 Gift Cards to Avoid for Holiday Shopping
Sears SHLD
This gift card made our list last year. Other than surviving this long, Sears has done nothing to instill much confidence in its gift card this year, either.
Back in February, it announced plans to spin off Sears Hometown and Outlet stores and sell 11 of its underperforming flagship stores to a real estate firm. In May, it decided to partially spin off its Sears Canada shops. Revenue has fallen every quarter this year and the Sears and Kmart brands themselves are just getting smoked by competitors such as Amazon AMZN , Target TGT , Wal-Mart WMT and Kohl's KSS .
Sears and Kmart look and feel old, mostly because the company either doesn't care or doesn't have the cash to make them feel young again. While bricks-and-mortar competitors spend up to $8 per square foot painting, updating registers and replacing tiles, the International Strategy and investment Group says Sears spends only $1 to $2 per square foot updating its facilities. If a store looks and feels like the Sears or Kmart you or your family shopped at during the 1980s and 1990s, it's likely because it's changed little since.
This gift card warning applies to Sears, Lands End and Kmart cards, though the latter will likely be the last card in the deck, as Sears Holdings is closing Kmarts at a far slower rate than any of its other shops.
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"Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood. But everyone has something to give."
Barbara Bush
Baking in India is a whole new ball game, a challenge like none other, where something as basic as uninterrupted power supply might pose one of the biggest challenges yet. By the time you whip, the eggs, fold in the flour and pre-heat the oven, the minute you pop the tin into the magic box…POP, there might be a power cut.While finding a way around that might be a little expensive, and not easy for most of us, I'm going to try and list a set of resources to tackle the other important issues – EQUIPMENT, INGREDIENTS and BAKING TINS etc. This little list is based on what I use, my experiences with other fellow bakers…and trivia I find here & there.I will continue to build on it as I go along.
Do leave a comment/mail me if I have missed something! I would love to hear from you!
A fellow foodie blogger I recently exchanged notes with, the very sweet Pamela Timms @ Eat & Dust who I finally got to meet after ages of planning. We met at the French Pastry Festival for a Le Cordon Blue workshop run by LBC Master Chef Christian Fuare, hosted at The Oberois. Once the workshop was done, we chatted through a light, flavourful and delicious lunch and covered the ups and downs of baking in India.
With some inputs from Pamela too, with gentle pressure from the sweet Suma @ Cakes And More, and many emails from kind, patient readers of PAB, without further delay, here we go…
In my kitchen
1. Oven – I use a Morphy Richards 40L oven I recently purchased. It's a nice oven, a good size and has a variety of oven settings. {Pamela has the same, and in addition has a Bajaj as well that she recommends}. Right now there aren't any problems, but if I need to fix it there are sites like PartSelect that provide appliance parts and have tutorials.
2. Electric Handbeater – This is indispensable for someone like me, and I use it all time. I use an in-store brand from Croma {which turned out to be a sturdy one imported by Croma from WoolWorth}
3. Thermomix – A magical kitchen food processor, and not just that. It even cooks. In the Thermomix, processing takes just seconds. It can weigh, chop, grind, mince, mill, knead, whisk, beat, blend, puree, whip and juice! I use my TM every single day, and love it to bits. {Thermomix in India}
4. Things I can't live without … my microplane zester, spatulas, nutmeg grater, box grater, Santuko knives, Ergo chef knives, more knives, mixing bowls of every size {glass & steel}, balloon whisks, offset spatulas, bread knives, potato peeler {shaves chocolate curls and cheese well too}, stack of chopping boards, candy thermometer, cookie scoop, pastry bags, icing set with many nozzles, rolling pin{s}, dessert rings {adjustable and fixed}, Lazy Susan {you got to love this creation}, weighing scale {even though the Thermomix has one}, cherry pitter {thank you Purple Foodie}, disposable piping bags {thank you Suma}, … and as much parchment paper as I can possibly stash. I think parchment paper is one of the best inventions ever! I just wish we had some locally available for home use. I know that some is being produced here but it's for commercial use! 🙁
Update: Parchment paper is now available locally – look for it at Modern Bazaar, Needs, Big Bazaar
5. More things I can't live without … Endless baking tins, loose bottomed tart tins, petit four molds, ceramic ramekins, odd plates, white crockery, spoons of every size and shape…
Pantry Staples for Baking:
I'll begin with the basic basics…
White butter: I actually make my own every week and store it in 100gm portions in the freezer. It keeps as good as fresh. White/unsalted/baking butter is difficult to find locally in the NCR. You might find some local brands like Gopaljee at your neighbourhood dairy. Imported Lurpak is available at gourmet stores like La Marche.
Plain flour: Simple old maida. Modern Bazaar stores cake flour in addition.
Whole wheat flour: Aata {I use Aashirwaad}
Vanilla Beans: Available well packed and organic at Fab India. I get 500gm packs from Down South – 'Vanilla India Producer Company', Ernakulam, Kerela { Ctc 91 4846599233/9349256746 }.
Vanilla Powder: Available in 50gm sachets at Fab India outlets
Vital Gluten: Available at Modern Bazaar {on request; ask the Store Manager}
Sugar : I use plain granulated sugar most of the time. For quick bakes I grind the sugar, and use this even in place of icing sugar.
Vanilla Sugar: Just slip a slit vanilla bean {after scraping seeds for use in something} into a jar of granulated sugar, and shut the jar tight. Store in a cool place, shaking it once or twice a day. You should have sweet smelling vanilla sugar in about a week.
Pure Vanilla Extract: I make my own {do remember it takes a while to get ready, 3-6 months}
Brown sugar: I use light brown demerera most of the time when brown sugar {light/dark} is called for. Muscavado Sugar is available imported in most gourmet stores but does cost a packet. I prefer to stick to local brands.
Yeast: I use Gloripan / Mauripan brand instant yeast that Suma from Bangalore sends me from time to time. Check her blog Cakes & More for the online source {You will be surprised at the baking/patisserie stuff you get there}. I also use fresh yeast that is available in 500gm blocks available at Modern Bazaar {Vasant Vihar and DLF}. I store the block in my freezer, and chip off the bit I want to use. Never had a problem with it. Dried yeast is also available in most 'kirana' stores, and in INA etc.
Buttermilk: Best discovery to date. Saw something at local Mother Dairy outlet, checked the ingredients and did a dance of joy. Chhach is cultured buttermilk sold in 500ml packs at Mother dairy and Amul. For baking, use the plain chhach.
Baking Chocolate: The very bane of every Indian bakers life … but help is at hand with an online store Delicious Now. I often order 2-3kgs of there couverture chocolate for my baking. Its a good quality, single bean origin chocolate {55%} which works well for me. They have 10kg packs on there site, but did repackage and meet my order for 3kgs. {Priced at @700 per kg/Nov2011}. It's a good couverture for home baking, though you stock a higher % chocolate as well.
A chocolate supplier in Ludhiana can be found at Chocolate and Baby Spice {[email protected]} and they courier slabs of dark chocolate etc, and accept payment via bank transfers online. They are very reliable and efficient as I have ordered from them often in the past.
Other than this, you can find Calebaut, Selbourne, Morde at INA market. Morde is available in 500gm bars in white, milk and dark baking chocolate in most gourmet stores like Modern Bazaar, La Marche etc.
Pimento in Jangpura also stock chocolate – +91-9810003527 or +91-9810245682. {Thank you Meenu Iyer}
Almond Meal: INA Market, mainly during winter
Dry fruits, candied peel, whole spices etc: Old Delhi, INA Market
Cocoa: My heart is set on Valrohna but it is too expensive here, as are other imported brands. What do I use? Nilgiris cocoa powder from down South thanks again to Suma and the hubs trips to Bangalore, my stock is maintained. Its a good, dark cocoa {no idea if it is alkaline or not, but to tell you the truth, I have never bothered to check}, and I have never met with a problem!
Cream: C is for cream and in India the non availability of whipping cream can make you weep. All we get is 20% low fat Amul cream {and Gopaljee in the NCR at times}. I use Amul {200ml tetrapacks} for my mascarpone etc, and for frosting too. I keep it chilled in the fridge. See my Cream in India 101…whipping it into submission. Imported whipping cream is available in most gourmet stores.
Update {Aug 2012}: After repeated requests on Amuls FB wall, they have come back to me saying they are working on a whipping cream! So there is hope in the near future.
Soft cheese: I make my own mascarpone, ricotta and quark. {recipe here}. Local Indian soft cheese is available in most gourmet stores like Modern Bazaar, INA, La Marche, Natures Basket. These stores sell a large variety of imported cheese as well.
- Pigmento in Jangpura has a range of chocolate compounds and cocoa and tons of fillings, colors and other stuff useful for baking/making chocolates – call them at +91-9810003527 or +91-9810245682. {Thank you Meenu Iyer}
- Modern Bazaar, Vasant Vihar & DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon has an extensive aisle with baking products {which are often found to be priced quite high} You would find vital gluten there on demand. Please request the store manager.
- Parchment paper – You could order online. Just mail your requirement to [email protected]. They have a FB page Passionate Baking
- Bakersmart – An online store for buying gloripan yeast and compound chocolate and some other stuff like pans and liners and fondant press etc {thank you Ketkee @ The Constant Nibbler}
1. Baking tins, dessert rings, bread knives, bread molds, muffin trays, icing sets, pastry bags … and lots more in this little shop in Old Delhi. Take the Metro to Chawri Bazaar, and a rickshaw from there. I love this shop! {Update April 2013- They have a website too now.}
…. will keep updating!
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Dinner ready in 25 minutes! Try this cheesy broccoli soup topped with popcorn - a delightful meal.
Soy protein, in the context of a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, can help reduce the risk of heart disease. Research suggests that when about 25 grams of soy protein is eaten daily from soy foods, blood cholesterol levels tend to drop. This yummy soup is a great start, containing about one-third of the 25 daily grams in one serving.
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Alternate name: Coast Goldenrod, Mt. Albert Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae, Aster view all from this family
Description Native perennial herb or subshrub; variable.
Habit: several smooth erect unbranched stems rise from a basal rosette; clumping; may be semi-evergreen.
Height: 2-30 in (5-80 cm).
Leaf: basal rosette: oval to roughly fan-shaped, scalloped edges, to 6 in (15 cm) long and 2 in (6 cm) wide; on stem, alternate, fewer, smaller, more linear.
Flower: small, yellow, daisy-like, with usually 8 rays, the disk replace by usually 13 anthers; in a sticky cluster, to 8 in (190 cm) long, on upper stem.
Fruit: dry seed, to 1/8 in (3 mm) long.
Flower June to September.
Habitat Wide range of habitats: coastal sand dunes, shorelines, open mountain slopes and valleys, alpine meadows, rock crevices.
Range Native to eastern U.S. and western North America; now naturalized from Maine to Virginia, east to Tennessee, Illinois, and Minnesota; from Washington to California, east to Texas, Colorado, and Nebraska; in Alaska, and across southern Canada.
Discussion Also known as: Mt. Albert goldenrod, sticky goldenrod, gilman's goldenrod, dwarf goldenrod. Apart from the species, there are 2 subspecies and 7 varieties of Solidago simplex. Some version of S. simplex is endangered, threatened, etc in 6 states. Like many goldenrods, narrowleaf goldenrod is host to insects and birds. Although it occurs well into the mountains, in alpine regions it is replaced by Alpine Goldenrod (S. multiradiata), which is similar but with bristly hairs on the edges of its leaf stalks.


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By Johanna Bennett
With many stock indexes in Asia, Europe and Latin America closed today for the holidays, there isn't much to report from emerging market stock indexes. Still, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index sits at its highest level in two weeks, and indexes in Shanghai, Korea and Turkey traded higher today, taking some of the sting off first-quarter returns for emerging markets that have lagged developed markets.
But Thailand's SET Index had the biggest move of the day, rising nearly 1.01%, with shares of construction firms rising to outperform the broader market amid hopes that the parliament would approve $ infrastructure loans.
Shares in top contractor Italian-Thai Development (TH:ITD) surged 5.52% while Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction jumped 3.6% (TH:STEC) and Ch Karnchang (TH:CK) rose 5.3%
MSCI Emerging Markets Index closed Thursday in the U.S. at 1032.62. And today, South Korean stocks rose amid speculation that the government there will announce measures to aid the nation's property.
South Korea is set to unveil a stimulus package in April to bolster the property market and rekindle slowing economic growth.
In Seoul today, the Kospi Index rose 0.57%, with semiconductor company DI Corp. (KR:003160) leading with a nearly 15% jump in value and a 14.5% climb by auto parts maker Hanil E-Wha (KR:007860).
The Shanghai Composite Index in China was little changed. And Turkey's ISE National 100 Index rose 0.75% after news of an unexpected narrowing of the country's trade deficit in February to $6.96 billion from $7.29 billion the previous month.
Russia's Micex Index swung between gains and losses all day, finally ending with a 0.4% gain.


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Oh yeah. I hadn't seen this thread for a while.
Since as of only this year, I received a new kidney and the removal of both my infected old ones, and with the generousity of BobaFrett right here on our boards, I got a second chance at LIFE!
I'd say that is the biggest threshold I could have possibly ever crossed until I come back from the dead and post here. But you could say I've already done that.


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Number-one New York Times best-selling author Kelley Armstrong begins her new series with Omens, featuring a compelling new heroine thrust into a decades-old murder case and the dark mysteries surrounding her strange new home.
Twenty-four-year-old Olivia Taylor Jones has the perfect life. The only daughter of a wealthy, prominent Chicago family, she has an Ivy League education, pursues volunteerism and philanthropy, and is engaged to a handsome young tech firm CEO with political ambitions.
But Olivia's world is shattered when she learns that she's adopted. Her real parents? Todd and Pamela Larsen, notorious serial killers serving a life sentence. When the news brings a maelstrom of unwanted publicity to her adopted family and fiancé, Olivia decides to find out the truth about the Larsens.
Olivia ends up in the small town of Cainsville, Illinois, an old and cloistered community that takes a particular interest in both Olivia and her efforts to uncover her birth parents' past.
Aided by her mother's former lawyer, Gabriel Walsh, Olivia focuses on the Larsens' last crime, the one her birth mother swears will prove their innocence. But as she and Gabriel start investigating the case, Olivia finds herself drawing on abilities that have remained hidden since her childhood, gifts that make her both a valuable addition to Cainsville and deeply vulnerable to unknown enemies. Because there are darker secrets behind her new home and powers lurking in the shadows that have their own plans for her.
©2013 Kelley Armstrong (P)2013 Penguin Audio
Ok, yes, I confess. I'm another paranormal geek.
"Great start to a new series, but... CRINGE!"
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written. I went into this book expecting more of the supernatural aspect that I've come accustomed to with Kelley Armstrong... vampires/werewolves/etc. It was not like her other books, however, for which I was pleasantly surprised. It took me a while to get beyond my expectations, but once I did, I enjoyed the story from beginning to end.
I normally do not like two narrators, unless it is to tell the story from male and female perspective. In this case, the second narrator was reading from more than one person's perspective. It was confusing at first, but I adapted. I grew to enjoy hearing the "other" side of things at the end of almost every chapter. It brought depth to the story, which could not have been seen otherwise. It also helped open up more questions for not only this book, but the rest of the series as well. I'm interested to see where this story goes.
There is one flaw in this story. The main narrator, Carine Montbertrand, made me cringe! At the beginning of each chapter, she was not quite relaxed and therefore had a high nasally tone that sounded like she is plugging her nose for the first 2 minutes of a chapter. CRINGE. That sound is like nails on a chalkboard for me! Yikes!! Other than that, though, she did a great job switching between narrating and alternating between voices, though. There were very few flaws there. I plan to continue with the series.
Give it a try!
"Would be better with one narrator"
I don't typically object to two narrators, but in this case, I do. The narrator that spoke in first person had the most annoying voice. I listen to audible books every day, and a narrator with a shrill voice can ruin a book. I found myself listening to how annoying her voice was more than what she was actually saying. The second narrator was preferable. Not sure what the point was of having two people reading this book.
"An Awesome Start to a New Series"
This book is vastly different from Armstrong's "Otherworld" series. It's primarily a murder mystery with just a smattering of the supernatural. Although I have a feeling that the supernatural elements will play a larger part in the rest of the books in the Cainsville series. The could be said for the romance between the two main characters, Olivia and Gabriel. Their relationship is in its infancy. If you're looking for the romance that dominates Armstrong's other novels, then you might be disappointed.
What I liked:
The mystery is completely enthralling
The characters are fascinating and well-developed
The supernatural climate is refreshingly original (at least for me)
Mozhan Marno's narration
What I disliked:
Carine Montbertrand's narration. She didn't do a bad job. I just thought Marno's voice fit the tone of the story better. I found myself wishing Marno had performed the entire book alone.
Most definitely worth a credit.
I loved Kelley Armstrong's adult Otherworld but not as much her YA work. This is definitely in line with the Adult Otherworld. Great story, very engaging. easy to follow. My only issue is I see no reason to have the two female readers. I found that distracting. Still, even with that, well worth the credit and I can't wait for the next book. It does leave quite a lot of threads untied.
Canadian girl in Kansas, love audible, books on kindle or kindle fire, and old fashioned books! I enjoy fiction most, mostly books with strong female leads. Favourite authors: Diana Gabaldon, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Wally Lamb, Pat Conroy, Andre Dubus III, Lisa Genova, many more!
"Omens- Kelley Armstrong"
I have never ever read anything by Kelley Armstrong. I was thrilled to find out that she had written a book called 'Omens,' I really enjoyed it, and I will buy the next in the series as soon as I can get my hands on it.
Kelley's heroine is 24 year old Olivia, who is a very high society girl and engaged to an equally high society rich, dashing young entrepreneur. Olivia, however, was not born into the wealthy lifestyle she lives. She was adopted. When it comes to the public eye that Olivia's real parents were notorious serial killers who brutally murdered several couples- cult style, Olivia is forced to remove herself from her home and friends. Her mother can't handle the stain on the family and Olivia herself is hurt, confused and bewildered. She is also without money.
Olivia decides to take the time after the shocking revelation to go back to her roots and find out more about her serial killer parents. In doing so, she meets several people who help her find what she's looking for. And I have to say, what she finds is shocking. The little town she is from is full of secrets, and Olivia learns that she has some characteristics unlike those of any other people.
Olivia starts to understand that she was meant to come back to the town in which she was born. She belongs there for several reasons. And she goes on a quest to find out what really happened when her parents were taken from her by police at a young age. It's beginning to look like her parents have been in jail for years, with absolutely no evidence pointing to them.
Omens is a very exciting and high paced story. I loved it, and I listened to it in just two days. I found myself listening in the car and on breaks from work. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
4 stars across the board.
I listen to novels for distraction and entertainment and rate them on the experience, not literary merit. I prefer to read good literature.
"Only Part of a Book"
...and not a very good one at that. After over 14 hours pf painful narrative voice, this dull, drawn out story has absolutely no resolution: the endless budding of a cliched relationship will continue into the next book, the relatively uninteresting detective story will continue into the next book and what of the town- what is with the creepy town? Well- you may find out in the next book.
Which will likely be narrated by Carine Montbertrand, whose male voices sound like the assortment of 'Lollipop Kids' in the Wizard of Oz.
I try to make it a rule not to trash other people's art: a LOT of work goes in the the creation of both the novel and the audio performance but Audible should NEVER have offered this incomplete selection.
I love, love, love reading and am absolut addicted to audio books since I started my first one in 2010. What a great way to enjoy the day.
"Absolut a highlight!"
I listen to a lot of audio books since I cannot read as much any more as I used to and I love reading and am stuck at home a lot. After a while its getting frustrating to find a book that is not only acceptable in its language for me but also in its rating.
I did not have any issues here with "Omens". Its wonderful narrated by Carine and Mozhan and with the changes in the narration very easy to follow and interesting enough, to not get to monotone.
The story itself had me in its grip right after the start - as much so, that I found myself just listening and not being able to do anything else, since it would distract me :).
Say something about yourself!
"Great Suprise"
Let me start off by saying I hate the narrator for Olivia/Eden. She sounds like the lady who is the voice of Lisa Simpson. Very, very annoying voice. I like the other narrator's voice for Olivia. But you get used to it Olivia'voice eventually. She does start her chapters with a nasal quality to her voice (Olivia), but didn't stop me from listening. This book will reel you in. It will have you asking yourself "Why? Why is that happening? What did they do that for? What does it mean? Who is that? What is going to happen next?" This series is going to be a nice rollercoaster ride. Can't wait to see what will happen next for Olivia/Eden and Gabriel! Give this story a try, you won't be disappointed.
"Off to a good start"
I was hesitant to pick up another series by Kelley Armstrong because the last was a series of hits and misses. It's a nice mix of real world mystery with the otherworldly. It has a variety of characters and sub-plots that make it fun, sexy, and hateful, in other words, I'm reading book 2.
"Trust your favorite authors"
I adore Kelley Armstrong's work. I've read all of the Women of the Otherworld series two or three times, and I have all of the YA books too, very enjoyable. So of course I jumped on this first in a new series as soon as I saw it.
Intriguing story. The performance is fine, but not outstanding. I'm giving this a 4 star overall because I just haven't warmed up to the heroine. I'd be willing to be that I'll be hooked soon enough. All of the groundwork for a great series is laid, and I'll snag the next as soon as it comes out. Sometimes it takes me a couple of books to get to know the characters, I guess.
Where do great authors get their ideas? Kelley Armstrong's got a doozy of an imagination, and I'm looking forward to finding out where this goes.
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For out of staters such as myself, I think its a good idea. Here in Ohio, I don't think too many people are taking advantange of the all day hunting. I limited out before I could hunt all day but, I'm not seeing too many vichles parked at hunting spots in the afternoon. As far as when PA's season opens, I think it is a perfect time because most of the time in Ohio, my hunting buddies and I don't even start killing birds until the last week in April - early part of May. The first few days in Ohio, there are so many hens not nesting yet and its really hard to catch them by themselfs.
As far as nesting hens go, I read somewhere they are sitting on nests in the morning more than in the afternoon. And how often do you come across a turkey nest? I first thought it was a bad idea in Ohio but I think it turned out ok.


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Spent a lot of time with the ati driver today. Got the drm-using ATI driver working in both DMA (CCE/CP) and MMIO modes. Haven't done any benchmarks. It's just a basic conversion of the drivers for r128 and radeon from XFree86 to xserver. It's still lacking, in that the kernel isn't sleeping while waiting for the accelerator to idle, and DMA isn't used for image read/write between card memory and system memory. There are also rough edges (AGP isn't detected yet, and it's probably not working on r200s).
Applied the patch from Michel Daenzer I had worked on for fbdev backend in Xati. It's a little unstable for me when I have fbdev loaded, but I've heard rumors there are issues with radeonfb on 2.6.0-test


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The HC Interview: Kenya
Aeneas Chuma, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in Kenya, talks about the country's intensifying drought, humanitarian financing and working with OCHA.
Q: Recent reports state that, during this year, the number of people suffering from food insecurity in East Africa has reached over 8 million, including an increase of some 1.2 million people in Kenya alone. What is happening?
A: These are the same levels we had in 2009. Last year in 2010, there was a fair amount of rainfall as a result of El Nino. So, food production went up and the number of insecure people dropped dramatically - to 1.6 million. But since then we have faced another drought, and the number of people who are food insecure has shot up again. Our working figures now are about 1.2 million.
The drought doesn't just affect rural communities. You also have a significant number of people within urban areas who are also extremely vulnerable. Recent food and fuel price increases have exacerbated the situation of the urban poor.
Q: How is this year different from any other year in East Africa in terms of drought, and food insecurity?
A: What you see now is a pattern in this region that droughts are becoming more frequent. They are much more severe. And they last longer. That's very important because I think the tendency has been to respond to these phenomena as an aberration. But they are not.
We need long-term solutions. We need structural investments to address drought. To encourage people to diversify their crops, and to diversify their nutritional habits. We cannot prevent drought, but we can prevent famine.
Q: How has the funding of appeals for the region and Kenya specifically progressed during 2011?
A: We launched an Emergency Humanitarian Plan in November 2010 and so far it has subscribed to the tune of $283 million. So I would say donors have been quite generous in supporting this. But the severity of the drought requires that we raise our efforts.
Q: How do you foresee conditions for the affected populations playing out over the remainder of the year if rainfall does not improve?
A: Until we get to the next harvest in October, I think there will a very serious drought situation in this country. We face a population of about 3.2 to 3.5 million who are food insecure. We need to respond to the humanitarian crisis in terms of saving lives and saving livelihoods but we cannot lose sight of the long-term - structural adjustments to the food security and food production sector.
Q: What role does OCHA play for the humanitarian community here in Kenya?
A: OCHA provides secretariat support to the Humanitarian Country Team. We call it the Kenya Humanitarian Partnership Forum. The OCHA office provides information, and analysis to me as Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as the Country Team. So they are extremely valuable in this respect.
Aeneas Chuma is the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in Kenya.
Reporting by Dan DeLorenzo, OCHA.


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This was an interesting article I just read. And while it is not from an unbiased site(which I don't think exist) it gives another look at some history. I think the most interesting part is the Robert E. Lee letter wher he writes
" . . . [T]he consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of the ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded it." .
A lot of the problems our country faces today are the same ones we faced years ago.


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|Doors Open
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|Feature Film: Brooklyn Castle
New York
Ralph Ave. and Farragut Rd., Brooklyn, NY
Councilman Jumaane Williams and Rooftop Films presents this free screening of Brooklyn Castle.
Brooklyn Castle (Katie Dellamaggiore | 101 min.)
Brooklyn Castle tells the uplifting story of the unbelievably talented chess team at IS 318 in Williamsburg. With rankings higher than Albert Einstein and mostly from low-income and immigrant homes, this dedicated and naturally talented chess team has won over 26 national chess titles, more than any other junior high school in the US. The film focuses on five extraordinary players, Justus, Rochelle, Patrick, Pobo, and Alexis, as they experience the highs and lows of achieving their dreams.
Facing budget cuts and the threat of losing the chess after-school program, the instructors Mr. Galvin and Ms. Vicary, students, staff, family, and friends band together to help save the program. The students' level of understanding and involvement with the budget crisis is unprecedented and unfortunately a sign of the times as childhood ignorance of real world problems fades.
Brimming with positivity and optimism, Brooklyn Castle achieves what is difficult for most documentaries; it's inspirational without being preachy and leaves no feeling of sympathy but rather a sense of pride for everyone in the film. We laugh with them, cry with them, and praise their accomplishments and achievements as if they are our own.
"An absolutely wonderfully-produced feature documentary filled with touching, inspirational stories of hope, ambition and perseverance," (Tambay Obenson, indieWIRE Shadow and Act) Brooklyn Castle was funded with the assistance of Kickstarter, IFP Independent Film Week 2010, Chicken & Egg Films, and the Fledgling Fund.
- Alece Oxendine


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Family: Phasianidae, Pheasants and Grouse view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Pure white in winter, except for dark eye, lores, and bill; upper tail coverts often conceal black tail feathers. In spring, acquires marbled grayish buff upperparts; extent of white on back decreases gradually. Belly and legs remain white and note striking red wattle. ADULT FEMALE In winter is mainly white; only eye, bill, and tail are black. In spring and summer, has barred yellowish buff and gray upperparts; extent of white on back diminishes with time. JUVENILE Similar to summer female.
Dimensions Length: 13-14" (33-36 cm)
Habitat Common on rocky tundra but range in east is limited to high Arctic. Mostly sedentary, but some limited altitudinal and southerly movement in winter.
Observation Tips Easiest to see when unseasonal winter thaw or summer snowfall makes camouflage inappropriate.
Range Eastern Canada, Alaska, Western Canada
Voice Utters a rattling kur-kurrrr call.
Discussion Hardy northern grouse. Feeds unobtrusively among rocks and seasonal plumage variation provides good camouflage at all times of the year. In flight, always shows striking white wings and prominent black tail feathers. Forms small flocks outside breeding season. Sexes are separable.


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I was just pondering on what aspects of a humanoid NPC make them seem smart/dumb. Personally I find that the moment an NPC loses believeability I stop treating them like a character and start treating them like an obstacle, a puzzle or a resource to be mined. It also becomes frustrating because I tend to lose my suspension of disbelief. What aspects do you think make the most difference? I have a few examples below:
- Bad pathfinding
- Lack obvious abilities, e.g. climbing stairs or fighting
- "Forget" that they know you
- Completely predictable
- Repeatedly fall for the same moves
- Bad/no gaze tracking, including talking to where you were when you walk away
- Lack of context, e.g. will talk to you about the weather when in danger
- Keep to script even when it makes no sense, e.g. talking to a dead comrade


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It's been a few years *cough6cough*, but yeah, whaaaaaaaat's happening?
It's been a few years *cough6cough*, but yeah, whaaaaaaaat's happening?
Nice! Great to see you after your hiatus!
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
From the avatar, I'd say recovering from an eye injury, caused by a toy projectile!
Welcome back! (spoiler alert: Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney, and there's going to be a 7th film out soon )
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I never left the hobby, although I did ditch 99% of my modern stuff around '08. My last big run was the McQuarrie concept figures (which was in the 1% I kept) and after that I think I can count on one hand how many modern figures I've picked up in the last few years. There was just too much coming out to keep up with, so I decided to take a break.
I've really put some emphasis on my vintage collection and have turned up some decent pieces. Occasionally I'll pick up a "rare" modern piece I could never find as a youth, but my heart lies with pre-POTF2. My last modern purchase was the half-circle on hand Boba Fett.
I recently gave a presentation on the history of Star Wars figures at an event called Nerd Nite. (Check it out to see if there's a get together in your area.) It was super fun, and it reminded me how many obscure figures are out there


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American Indian Research Opportunities (AIRO) is a consortium of Montana's seven Tribal
Colleges (Blackfeet Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, Aaniiih Nakoda College,Fort Peck Community College, Little Big Horn College, Salish Kootenai College, and Stone Child College) and Montana State University in Bozeman, dedicated to providing opportunities for
American Indian students in career fields where they are significantly underrepresented.
The advisory board to the AIRO consortium consists of representatives from each of
the seven tribal colleges and Montana State University-Bozeman.
Specific goals and aims of AIRO follow:
- to recruit, retain and graduate American Indians (and other minorities/disadvantage students) with associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM);
- to promote SEM fields to American Indian students, parents, teachers, and the Indian community;
- to facilitate key transition points with special assistance/counseling/support (i.e., from high school to two-year college; from high school to four-year college; from two-year to four-year institutions; from four-year institutions to graduate/professional schools;
- to foster and implement SEM educational programs for the purpose of greater self-determination of Indian people;
- to increase significantly the number of American Indian students majoring in SEM-related curricula by improving their academic competitiveness;
- to establish and maintain a longitudinal student tracking database for America Indians in SEM;
- to develop partnerships and networks with other SEM-based programs (i.e., businesses, industry, state/federal agencies, museums) committed to furthering the goals of AIRO by increasing American Indian student recruitment, retention and graduation in SEM;
- to develop close working relationships and productive linkages with minority initiative programs of various federal agencies (i.e., NASA, NSF, NIH, DoE, EPA, USDA, DOD, and ED);
- to introduce students to career opportunities and the art of scientific investigation including instruction on the principles of scientific integrity, the responsible conduct of research and high ethical and professional standards by participating in laboratory research projects;
- to develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation system for assessing both qualitative and quantitative changes and implementing program modification;
- to enlist collaboration and support from the administration of participating units in institutionalizing the overall goal and specific aims of AIRO.


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Nuit Des Champions, Big Fights In France On Saturday
- Written by Rian Scalia
On this Saturday, November 24, the annual edition of Nuit Des Champions takes place in Marseilles, France with a big fight card. Many notable fighters and great match-ups fill up the card, which is sure to draw a big crowd if past years are anything to go by. All fights but one are under K-1 rules.
It's hard to point out one main attraction, but for us I'd say it's Karim Bennoui vs. Thomas Adamandopoulos in a rematch of their fight at the same event last year, which saw Bennoui walk away with a hotly contested split decision win. Bennoui is #4 on the LiverKick lightweight rankings and Adamandopoulos is #6, making this of huge relevance in the lightweight division. Once again, the fight is five rounds and is pretty much all but guaranteed to be a great fight.
Another five round fight on the card sees France's Karim Ghajji taking on the Belarussian fighter Dmitry Valent. Valent has gone under the radar for a long time but he's a very good fighter and gave John Wayne Parr a very good fight. We still aren't done with five rounders, as Bruce Codron takes his biggest kickboxing fight yet against Abdallah Mabel at 70kg. Codron came from full contact and has racked up a bunch of wins in kickboxing, including against Mohammed El Mir last month.
Now we'll get into the three round fights. Abdallah Ezbiri faces another full contact convert, Samir Mohamed at 67kg. Ezbiri ventured over to Krush in June and lost to Yuta Kubo, but there's no shame in that at all and Ezbiri will look to establish his name even further. Stephane Susperregui also ventured over to foreign lands when he gave Nathan Corbett quite a fight in April. Susperregui will fight another man who gave Corbett some trouble in Emmanuel Payet at 95kg. Another fighter who went over to Krush and lost to Yuta Kubo, Charles Francois, faces Vang Moua at 64kg.
62.1kg 5x3: Karim Bennoui vs. Thomas Adamandopoulos
60kg 3x3: Amel Dehby vs. Fatima Adib
76kg 5x3: Karim Ghajji vs. Dmitry Valent
70kg 5x3: Bruce Codron vs. Abdallah Mabel
67kg 3x3: Abdallah Ezbiri vs. Samir Mohamed
95kg 3x3: Stephane Susperregui vs. Emmanuel Payet
64kg 3x3: Vang Moua vs. Charles Francois
80kg 3x3: Nicolas Atmani vs. Hichem Medoukali
91kg 3x3: Jose Moreira vs. Fabien Fouquet


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It's lost on a dog.
When you think about dog training, it's mostly a case of over-achieving specific objectives, and then letting them regress to meet the situation. Dogs are good at that. They quickly learn what they can get away with in one setting, and can't get away with in another.


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I'm sorry but I feel your post was not so constructive.
As far as I understand this topic is not about a specific broblem, more likely about all problems. If you have a specific issue, just read the FIRT post which is constantly edited and expanded, as the discussion goes on.
I will be difficult for someone who have a specific issue to find answers by looking at this thread..
Yes, because people usually don't share hard earnt techniques easily. So we must go the harder way to share our problems, and work out the answers together.
When i look at the first post and the evolution of the thread, i can't find anything related.
Its like everyone is talking about his problem and mix everything.
Kunos is the far most experienced here, but nobody expects him to copy/paste his super tyre model formulas/parameters that he worked out in many years, his comments are valuable but only showing the right directions.
This way you are right, the title of this topic will not work, PochyPoch was naive about it But since this topic became the most visited car topic, people ask here.
This title only is just nonsense...
There is no miracle recipe to make fun game or drift game.
I don't think any of us who just started playing with car simualtion are about to make hyper realistic simulation for a racing team or a car factory.
At this level, it's all about game and fun with an acceptable level of physical accuracy, and thus as everything in game programming it's all about cheating as much as possible. So there ARE miracle recipes as long as you are not a professional in aero dynamics or in suspension geometry setups.
Later when we work out everything about differentials and tyre simulation those magical solutions will disappear.
So then, let's help him make it better. The Marco Monsters' is almost 10 years old, and the only one well understandable for beginners.
Again no offense, you want to help people and help yourself, thats a great idea, but you should at least do it seriously..
You are partially right, this tutorial hasn't reached that level, but I'm sure in time it will.
It's high time someone started making an extended version


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Welcome to the 2nd week of March! Looks like it's going to be a warm one! :)
Here are the bike events going on this week, to help you plan your next 7 days.
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Mon, March 8th
Rathburn Road Bike Lanes Open House
- 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
- We invite you to attend a Public Open House to learn more about this project, which runs from Kipling Ave.- to Mimico Creek on Rathburn Rd. Drop by anytime to view information displays, provide your comments and speak one on one with project staff
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Mon, March 8th
Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting
- 7 – 9 pm, Committee room 3, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
- The Toronto Cycling Committee is designed to advise City Council and its departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, on the design, development and delivery of bicycle policies, programs and facilities to promote and enhance cycling within the City of Toronto.
- more details
Wed, March 10th
Lawrence Bike Lanes Public Open House
- 7 – 9 pm, Blythwood Junior Public School, 2 Strathgowan Crescent
- The public is invited to attend an open house to learn more about planned bike on Lawrence Avenue East from Yonge Street to Bayview Avenue. This bike lane will be part of Toronto's Bikeway Network.
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Thurs, March 11th
North York Cycling and Pedestrian Committee Meeting
- 7 – 9 pm, North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street
- We will be discussing our plans for Bike Month, as well as current cycling issues. and updating people on recent meetings we have attended.
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