text:
That is good to know - Thanks for sharing.
My wife and I drove down to Florida from Wisconsin. I brought my handgun and 500 rnds to do some "shooting" with my son-in-law. He and I enjoy knocking off a few bowling pins when we get together.
We had a blast and shot almost all the ammo before the heat (the temperature, not the law) got to us.
I was dreading the thought of packing the Cougar for our flight back home (we left our car in Florida). Hearing al the warnings and such made me mighty nervous.
Well, I"m happy to report that the anticipated drama never materialized. I packed the unloaded pistol in a plastic (hard sided requirement) case. Put a lock on the case and packed it into my suitcase. I also crammed in all 5 magazines into the locked case. There was no ammo.
At the luggage check-in, I told the agent that I had a handgun packed in the suitcase. She calmly asked for me to open the case and show/prove it was unloaded. I complied as discretely as possible. She had me sign a card stating that the weapon was unloaded. This red card was placed inside the case and I was told to close and lock the case.
I repacked the suitcase with the locked pistol case. The agent escorted me and my luggage to the TSA check area to have the whole package checked in. After a very short wait, the TSA Agent waved us clear and we went on our way.
The whole thing took less than five minutes and was a "piece of cake".
I will not hesitate to travel with my handguns given an opportunity to shoot at my destination. If I have any trouble in the future, I'll be sure to report it here.
very good info, didnt realize it could be that easy
I fly to Tulsa, OK and Las Vegas, NV about twice a month for work and always take my 1911 (my permit allows me to carry in both those states). I've been doing it for about a year and a half and am happy to report I have never had an issue. The first couple of times I called the airline ahead of time just to make sure I was in compliance with all the rules and regulations.
Glad to hear your experience was uneventful.
good to know thank you for posting
Thanks for the info PA. I just returned home from a business trip in Florida. I'm legal to carry in Fl due to reciprocity laws, but, didn't pack one due to fears of a hassle with the airline. I'll remember this on my next trip. Next week actually to Orlando.
Glad to know we dont live in a true police state


text:
Our History
We offer affordable engraved, thermographed and letterpressed invitations and accessories on fine papers, including Crane's®. Reaves Engraving, Inc. offers a full stationery ensemble for your wedding (save the date announcements, invitations, wedding announcements, response sets, reception cards, at home cards, etc…), social stationery (informal notes, monogram notes, correspondence cards, calling cards, letter sheets and moving/change of address cards), as well as business stationery (letterhead and business cards).
Reaves Engraving prides itself on serving brides since 1933. We have done so, and will continue to do so, by providing an excellent experience to the bridal couple through quality craftsmanship, superior customer service and exceptional pricing. Should you have any questions about what Reaves can do for you, or even the about the history of Reaves, please contact us via firstname.lastname@example.com, this website or by calling toll-free 1.877.610.4499.
Our company is steeped in traditional ideas such as elegance, service and value. We pride ourselves on providing extraordinary products and superior service at affordable prices. Reaves Engraving, Inc. has been a part of thousands of weddings over our more than 80 years in the industry. We were here for your grandparents and will be here for your grandchildren. Rest assured that when you work with us you will receive personal attention, even when using our website; each order is reviewed by members of our staff. Our customer service staff has an average of more than fifteen years of experience working with wedding invitations on a daily basis. We are able to assist even the most particular customers in finding, and sometimes designing, the perfect invitations for their events. Each member of our staff is trained to help you with any questions you may have about the etiquette or aesthetics of your invitations and stationery.
Our Location
Our office is located just outside of Historic Downtown Laurinburg, North Carolina, which is on Highway 74, halfway between Charlotte and Wilmington. For directions, please use 311 South King Street for our physical address if you are using a GPS or internet map service.
Community Efforts
As a corporation Reaves supports local endeavors such as the Scotland County Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center; and engages in a leadership role in programs like the Scotland County Parks and Recreation; Boy Scouts of America and with the Scotland county Chamber of Commerce on county-wide business issues.The Scotland County Humane Society receives a great deal of attention as they helped place several valuable "employees" to serve as the night watch over the years.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots
Volume 264 of the series Studies in Computational Intelligence pp 65-84
Adaptive Optimal Feedback Control with Learned Internal Dynamics Models
- Djordje MitrovicAffiliated withSchool of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
- , Stefan KlankeAffiliated withSchool of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
- , Sethu VijayakumarAffiliated withSchool of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
* Final gross prices may vary according to local VAT.Get Access
Optimal Feedback Control (OFC) has been proposed as an attractive movement generation strategy in goal reaching tasks for anthropomorphic manipulator systems. Recent developments, such as the Iterative Linear Quadratic Gaussian (ILQG) algorithm, have focused on the case of non-linear, but still analytically available, dynamics. For realistic control systems, however, the dynamics may often be unknown, difficult to estimate, or subject to frequent systematic changes. In this chapter, we combine the ILQG framework with learning the forward dynamics for simulated arms, which exhibit large redundancies, both, in kinematics and in the actuation. We demonstrate how our approach can compensate for complex dynamic perturbations in an online fashion. The specific adaptive framework introduced lends itself to a computationally more efficient implementation of the ILQG optimisation without sacrificing control accuracy – allowing the method to scale to large DoF systems.
Chapter Metrics
Reference tools
Other actions
- Title
- Adaptive Optimal Feedback Control with Learned Internal Dynamics Models
- Book Title
- From Motor Learning to Interaction Learning in Robots
- Pages
- pp 65-84
- Copyright
- 2010
- 10.1007/978-3-642-05181-4_4
- Print ISBN
- 978-3-642-05180-7
- Online ISBN
- 978-3-642-05181-4
- Series Title
- Studies in Computational Intelligence
- Series Volume
- 264
- Series ISSN
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Industry Sectors
- eBook Packages
- Editors
- Olivier Sigaud (2)
- Jan Peters (3)
- Editor Affiliations
- 2. Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique (CNRS UMR 7222), Université Pierre et Marie Curie Pyramide
- 3. Dept. Schölkopf, Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
- Authors
- Djordje Mitrovic (4)
- Stefan Klanke (4)
- Sethu Vijayakumar (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 4. School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB, United Kingdom
Continue reading...
To view the rest of this content please follow the download PDF link above.


text:
Written by Jagdish Prakash
Translated by Muhammad Shanazar
Muhammad Shanazar
Muhammad Shanazar (25-11-1960 / Pakistan)
Poems by Muhammad Shanazar : 528 / 671
The Pain Of Night - Poem by Muhammad Shanazar
The monsoon came, the days dispersed,
But there had been load upon my chest,
As snow becomes a load on the mountains,
The load that does not permit stones to breathe,
Nights are same like long dejected,
Just like shapeless, half-made statutes,
All paths are desolate, all roads are deserted.
The airs might share the loads of mountains,
There might be at least some prints on the paths,
But who will share the pain of night that I undergo,
The pain that placing its head in my lap,
Waits for a fleeting dawn.
Listen to this poem:
Poems by Muhammad Shanazar : 528 / 671
Poet's Notes about The Poem
Comments about The Pain Of Night by Muhammad Shanazar
Read this poem in other languages
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem »
Poem Submitted: Sunday, September 8, 2013
Poem Edited: Monday, September 9, 2013
Muhammad Shanazar's Other Poems
Famous Poems
Phenomenal Woman
Maya Angelou
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
If You Forget Me
Pablo Neruda
Langston Hughes
Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe
Caged Bird
Maya Angelou
Rudyard Kipling
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
A Dream Within A Dream
Edgar Allan Poe


text:
About PocketPuTTYPocketPuTTY is free, open source SSH client for Pocket PC.
It is a Windows CE port of famous PuTTY (free, BSD licensed open source SSH terminal for Windows). I started to port PuTTY as a part of my diploma thesis. After quite big success (10.000 downloads during 1st month after release), I decided to polish the code and open the source code widely to public. Sorry for the delay, but finally - here we are! Go ahead, download the binaries or the source codes and contribute! It is distributed under benevolent BSD license!
TeamForge ads:
- Windows Mobile 2003 / 5.0 operating system (Pocket PC 2002 version under construction, unstable at the moment)
- 1 MB storage
- 1 MB memory
- Network connectivity
- Telnet
- Serial
- Tunneling
- Private key authentication
- Color terminal emulation
Future plans:
WM5 compatiblity (not yet tested)DONE.
- Full Pocket PC 2000, 2002 compatibility
- Smartphone compatibility
- SIP awareness (soft keyboard doesn't resize the terminal window correctly at the moment)
- Full VGA support
- Landscape support (even on non 2003SE OS?)
- Horizontal scrolling
Font sizingDONE. Session savingDONE. More connection optionsDONE. TCP/IP Port optionDONE. Port forwardingDONE. Private Key authenticationDONE.
- Ultimate goal: After stabilisation of development, meet all requirements from Simon Tatham and get included into official PuTTY development tree


text:
Selected Community Events
Go Back
| 223124001
Dia de los Muertos Ballet
Event Dates and Times
11/1/2013 - 11/2/2013
The Lexington Opera House 401 W. Short Street Lexington, KY 40507
A Mexican celebration of life and death. Includes a slideshow (with bilingual narration) of photography from the real holiday in Mexico. Original work by Bluegrass Youth Ballet Director, Adalhi Aranda Corn. Tells the story of a village coming together to celebrate the life of a young girl, Estelita. Tickets $14.50-$17.50. November 1st at 7 PM; November 2nd at 3 PM.
Bluegrass Youth Ballet
1595 Mercer Rd. Ste. 150
Lexington, KY 40511
Go Back


text:
Minor in Theatre
A study of theater includes training in performance techniques, exposure to the historical and cultural roles theater has played in our civilization, and analysis of dramatic literature. It also gives students opportunities to explore human behavior by studying character development and relationships. It develops their creativity, powers of observation, and concentration, as well as their skills in public speaking and interpersonal communications. The technical aspects of theater enable students to learn about lighting, set design and construction, costume design, stage management, theater management, and theater marketing. Because theater reveals human behavior, its study can develop students' awareness of human nature, increasing the capacities for compassion and tolerance. In addition, a study of theater enables students to become better informed and more appreciative audience members


text:
/// Oscars: Poland Anoints 'Ida' as Candidate for Foreign-Language Academy Award
August 10, 2014 | Variety
LONDON — Pawel Pawlikowski's "Ida" has been selected as Poland's entry for the foreign-language film category of the Oscars. The black-and-white film, which follows a novice nun as she attempts to discover how her parents died during World War II, has received multiple awards and has been widely distributed worldwide. The decision was taken a… Read more
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Tweets from @TBHomeTeam/writers
MORE from our HomeTeam writers.
Sat. May 1, 2010 | John C. Cotey | Email
Western Kentucky has been one of the most active colleges in the country when it comes to recruiting Tampa Bay, and the Hilltoppers now want Countryside's Alex Dixon as well.
Dixon, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound defensive back, said Friday that the Hilltoppers have made him an offer, joining Clemson, Nebraska, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Florida State and USF.
One of the top 10 recruits for 2011 in Tampa Bay, Dixon is expecting more visits from colleges during the upcoming spring evaluation period. The Cougars open up practice today.
-- JOHN C. COTEY can be reached at 727-580-3691 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Student 2017
Box 7292
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mailing Address:
7292 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8872
7292 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8872
The directory information is for individual use only, it may not be retransmitted or published for any reason. It is not to be used for mass solicitations by e-mail, mail, phone or other means. Sale or other distribution of this document is prohibited by College policy.


text:
Auto Repair & Services
- A/C Repair
- Brake Repair
- Cooling System
- Differential Repair
- Electrical Service
- Engine Rebuilding
- Engine Repair
- Front End
- Headlight Restoration
- King Pin Replacement
- Oil Changes
- Rubber to Metal Bonding
- Suspension Repair
- Tire Installation
- Tire Retreading
- Trailer Repair/Federal Annual
- Transmission Rebuilding
- Transmission Repair
- Ureathane Foam Filling
- Wheel Alignments
← Back
Fuel System Service in Des Moines, IA
Are you seeing problems with your vehicle like:
- Reduced fuel economy
- Rough idling
- Hesitation when accelerating
- Engine knocking
- A sticking throttle pedal
- Cold-start problems
- Failed emission testing
If so, your fuel system may be worn out or dirty. Your vehicle's fuel system must be maintained to perform efficiently and keep emissions low. In many cases, your fuel system clogs as it wears out. Fuel filter clogs often occur because they trap dirt, water, and other contaminants which cause stress to the fuel pump. That is why we suggest you replace your worn out filters every 15,000 to 30,000 miles. Bring in your vehicle and we'll remove your old fuel filter and replace it with a new one. As for dirty fuel systems, our professionals will clean them.
Our Fuel Service cleaning includes:
- Cleaning deposits from fuel injectors
- Clear intake valves of deposit buildup
- Remove hard-to-remove deposits from the combustion chamber
- Clear deposits from the air intake (including throttle body and intake manifold)


text:
The Fate of Social Security
What is the question on the minds of so many American seniors? Will I outlive my Social Security? The short answer is, no. Social Security is considered a guaranteed benefit, so technically you cannot outlive it. But the better answer to that same question might be, maybe.
According to recent reports out of Washington the trust funds set up to keep Social Security afloat could run dry by the year 2037. The longer the country remains in a recession the harder it will be for the U.S. government to collect the money necessary to keep Social Security running at full capacity. And yes, as more baby boomers enter the Social Security system the drain on the trust fund will continue.
Even having said all that, it does not mean you will outlive your social security benefits. How the government, or if the government, decides to make up the money gap will determine the fate of the program. Luckily, those decisions are already being discussed in Washington. Taxes, increasing the starting age for Social Security payments, and other adjustments are all possible solutions.
In truth, if you are near retirement age then there is no need to worry about your payments running out. Yet many financial gurus suggest that you wait as long as possible before collecting. They say if you don't need the money yet, don't take it.
The first reason behind this train of thought is precautionary only. If you hope to be blowing out candles on your 100th birthday then you may want to hedge your bet a little. No one knows for sure what medical advancements could do to the longevity of Americans and in turn what that will do to the Social Security system. Also, the Social Security Administration puts an increase on your future payments for every month that you defer. This comes out to an additional 8% annually. So, the longer you hold off the larger your monthly benefits will be.
It goes without saying that the Social Security system is flawed. Yet, it has helped millions of Americans maintain a steady quality of life over several decades. Currently there is no need to panic about Social Security benefits. The program is still guaranteed with money in the coffers for several more years. At the same time it would be foolhardy not to do some solid financial planning, just in case.


text:
Praise the Lard! A Maligned Fat Makes a Resurgence
Lard was once the most common fat for baking, but came to be seen as dirty and unhealthful. Now, food scientists have shown that home-rendered lard isn't as bad for your health as, say, margarine. And it tastes wonderful! Our guest, discussing the benefits of lard, is food writer Regina Schrambling. Also on the show is chef Zarela Martinez, a self-proclaimed lard crusader. She has been preaching the gospel of lard for over fifteen years and is glad that people are finally listening.
For pie crust and chocolate cupcake recipes, click here. Those recipes come from Southern cooks (and lard fans) Matt and Ted Lee.
Watch Zarela Martinez demonstrate how easy it is to render lard at home:
Enjoy these two lard-friendly recipes, courtesy of The Lee Brothers.
Time: 1 hour
- 11 tablespoons cold lard
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- Milk, if necessary.
- In a large bowl, work lard and butter into flour and salt with a fork or pastry blender until evenly distributed. Roll out on a floured surface, then scrape into a ball and roll out again. Return dough to bowl, and place in freezer to chill for 10 minutes.
- Blend sour cream into dough to moisten, then roll out once more. If dough needs more moisture to hold it together, add a few tablespoons of milk. Work dough into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Divide the dough in two, then roll out again. Press one crust into a lightly greased pie pan. Bake for 10 minutes. (A second crust can top a double-crust pie, or be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to three days, or frozen for up to several months.)
Yield: Two 9-inch single crusts.
Time: 30 minutes
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoons lard
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 10 minutes
- 1 egg white
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the icing:
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks. In a large bowl, cream lard with sugar. Add yolks, beating until smooth. Stir in chocolate. In a small bowl, beat egg white until frothy; fold into batter.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add half the dry ingredients to batter, and beat gently while pouring in half the milk and the vanilla. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients, then remaining milk.
- Pour batter into a muffin pan with foil cupcake liners. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven, and let cool in pan for five minutes. Move to a cooling rack; when cupcakes are completely cool, they can be iced.
- Make icing: In a bowl, beat all ingredients until creamy. For stiffer consistency, beat in more confectioners' sugar. Spread over cupcakes.
Yield: 6 cupcakes.


text:
Pizza Pretzels
Recipe by Karen..
We used to be able to buy these from a local bakery, but I can't find them anymore. My daughter was going into withdrawal, so I came up with these. They are great to store in the freezer...nuke them for a couple minutes and you have a quick snack or lunch! (Rising time included in prep time)
Top Review by Hey Jude
I made these for lunch today and my family and I loved them (especially my daughter). I used a 1 lb. bag of Trader Joe's pizza dough and Pastorelli pizza sauce. Sprinkled the sauce with a little Italian blend seasoning. Mine took about 8 minutes longer to bake but I think that's because my prezel twisting skills are a bit amateurish and my prezels ended up looking like baseballs. With a little practice, I think I can get these a bit flatter. They were very delicious, baseballs or not! Thanks for this recipe Karen, my daughter took 2 of them back to her dorm with her!
See Discussion:1 Review
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb pizza dough (homemade or store bought)
- 1⁄4 cup pizza sauce (homemade or store bought)
- 4 ounces provolone cheese (1 oz. slices, or you could use mozzarella)
- oregano or italian seasoning
Directions See How It's Made
- Divide pizza dough into 4 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece into a rope, 18-24" long.
- If you must use flour, use sparingly.
- Form each rope into a pretzel, pressing the ends of the rope into the dough so it doesn't untwist.
- Place on sprayed or greased baking sheet, leaving space around each pretzel.
- Cover and let rise until almost double, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400*.
- Gently spread about 1 tbl of pizza sauce onto each pretzel, allowing some of the sauce down into the holes which have probably mostly closed up.
- Sprinkle with oregano if desired.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottoms are a darker golden.
- Immediately place a slice of provolone onto each pretzel.
- At this point, I allow them to cool, pack each one in a baggie and then refrigerate or freeze.
- From the fridge, you'll probably need about 1 minute in the microwave; from the freezer, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
- To enjoy right away: turn oven off and place pan back in until cheese starts to melt.


text:
Virtualization for Cisco SocialMiner
From DocWiki
|Product documentation may reflect varying names that appear in the application user interfaces and application programming interfaces of this product. These names may include Cisco SocialMiner, mmca, and ccp.
Some content has been moved!
Its new location is : http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/virtualization/virtualization-cisco-socialminer.html
Please update your bookmark.
Version 11.5(1)
Update the following virtual machine parameters for better performance:
1. Change the operating system version to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64-bit).
Version 11.0(1)
Version 10.6(1)
Follow the steps below to change vNIC adapter settings to avoid stability issues and for better performance:1. Shut the virtual machine down.
2. Add a new network adapter with adapter type as E1000.
3. Delete the earlier vNIC adapter.
Version 10.5(1)
Follow the steps below to change vNIC adapter settings to avoid stability issues and for better performance:1. Shut the virtual machine down.
2. Add a new network adapter with adapter type as E1000.
3. Delete the earlier vNIC adapter.
Version 10.0(1)
Follow the steps below to change vNIC adapter settings to avoid stability issues and for better performance:1. Shut the virtual machine down.
2. Add a new network adapter with adapter type as E1000.
3. Delete the earlier vNIC adapter.
Other Requirements for Cisco SocialMiner
Before you install the SocialMiner software in any server, you must address the following requirements:
- The VM disk allocation time depends on your VM environment. If you have created several VMs on the host server, your disk allocation takes a longer time. If you have not created any VM in your host server, your disk allocation takes a shorter time. During the course of testing in various environments at Cisco Systems, disk allocation has taken anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 hours for a 34 GB data space. Depending on your space requirement, be sure to make this empty space available for all SocialMiner deployments
- If you are performing a fresh install of SocialMiner in any deployment, be sure to verify that the virtual machine is also fresh (no previously-installed OS is present in the VM).
Virtualization Software
All SocialMiner servers run on VMs using the Unified Communications Operating System (Unified OS or UCOS).
If you are using version 4.1 of VMware vSphere ESXi, then configure the installed ESXi 4.1 host as follows to ensure normal networking performance:
- Use vSphere Client to log in to the ESXi host or its vCenter.
- Select host --> Configuration --> Advanced Settings (under Software).
- Select Net and scroll almost to the bottom, about 3/4 of the way down.
- Set the following parameters from 1 to 0:
- Net.VmxnetSwLROSL
- Net.Vmxnet3SwLRO
- Net.Vmxnet3HwLRO
- Net.Vmxnet2SwLRO
- Net.Vmxnet2HwLRO
Reboot the ESXi host to activate these changes.
Deploying Virtual Machines for Cisco SocialMiner
Perform the following steps in vSphere client to deploy the Virtual machines:
- Highlight the host or cluster to which you wish the VM to be deployed.
- Select File > Deploy OVF Template.
- Click the Deploy from File radio button and specify the name and location of the file you downloaded in the previous section OR click the Deploy from URL radio button and specify the complete URL in the field, then click Next.
- Enter the name of the VM machine that you are creating and the location where it will be created
- Choose the type of deployment (Large or Small)
- Choose the datastore on which you would like the VM to reside - be sure there is sufficient free space to accommodate the new VM, then click Next.
- Verify the deployment settings, then click Finish.
- Update boot order (following the instructions below).
- Insert the SocialMiner disk and follow the instructions in the installation section of the SocialMiner User Guide.
Changing the Boot Order of the Virtual Machine
You must change the boot order of the Virtual Machine so that the system boots off the CD/DVD drive for the install.
To change the boot order of the Virtual Machine:
- In VMware vSphere Client, power off the virtual machine onto which you deployed the OVA template.
- In the left pane of vSphere Client, right-click the name of the virtual machine, and select Edit Settings.
- In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, select the Options tab.
- In the Settings column, under Advanced, select Boot Options.
- Under Force BIOS Setup, check the The Next Time the Virtual Machine Boots, Force Entry into the BIOS Setup Screen check box.
- Click OK to close the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
- Power on the virtual machine (The virtual machine boots into the BIOS menu)
The virtual machine will boot into the BIOS menu.
- Navigate to the Boot menu and change the boot device order so the CD-ROM device is listed first and the Hard Drive device is listed second.
- Save the change and exit BIOS setup.
Note: After finishing the installation, consider changing the boot order back so that the Hard Drive device is again listed before the CD-ROM device.
|Back to: Unified Communications in a Virtualized Environment


text:
Shrimp Wiggle RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
4 2 3
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 4 ounces process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- Salt to taste
- 2 cans (4-1/4 ounces each) small shrimp, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Chow mein noodles
- Paprika
- In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted. Add tomatoes and salt, stirring constantly. Add shrimp and peas; cook until shrimp turn pink. Serve with chow mein noodles; sprinkle with paprika. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Shrimp Wiggle in Reminisce Extra April 1994, p49
Light-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.
Reviews for Shrimp Wiggle
Please Log In or Join to add a rating and review.
Click stars to rate
Any changes to your rating or review will appear where you originally posted your review
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2010
"Had a good flavor. I used large frozen shrimp. I may try again this time using canned shrimp. Was thinking of putting it on rice."
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2010
"Wonderful, but WAY too much milk. I would at least cut it by half next time."


text:
According to NFL.com's Albert Breer, Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III might play against the Browns. But that call won't be made by Griffin or owner Dan Snyder or head coach Mike Shanahan. Breer reports that it will depend on what the Redskins' team doctor determines on Sunday. Breer has been told by a team source that the Redskins are willing to start Griffin at less than 100 percent, but the coaches need to make sure that playing would not put him at risk of further injury to the sprained LCL in his right knee.
Griffin is listed as questionable on the injury report. He went through limited practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but backup quarterback Kirk Cousins took all of the practice reps with the first-team offense.
Fantasy Analysis:
As a Griffin owner, this is driving me crazy. It all seemed so positive early in the week as he was practicing without incident. Then we learned that he didn't take any snaps with the starting offense, and now whether he suits up or not will come down to the opinion of one doctor. We should know what that opinion is in about 14 hours. Again, I still believe Griffin is going to start and in that case, he needs to be in your lineup.


text:
My friend and colleague Peter Chattaway has joined the growing list of Christian film critics who have very mixed feelings about Expelled: No Intelligence Necessary.His review is published at BC Christian News.He comments even further at his blog.Here are some memorable moments: … [Read more...]
Archives for April 24, 2008
Peter Chattaway Reviews "Expelled"
April 24, 2008 by
What's the Greatest Final Shot of a Feature film?
April 24, 2008 by
At Arts and Faith, Buckeye Jones asked a distracting question today:What's your all-time favorite closing shot of a movie?Here are a few of mine... … [Read more...]
Catapulting Auralia's Colors
April 24, 2008 by
Many thanks to reviewer Jason Panella for this review of Auralia's Colors at Catapult. … [Read more...]


text:
Note from Tina: There are many faces to this battle and I am currently featuring a total of six different people who are all affected by narcissism. Some are divorcing a narcissist, some share custody with a narcissist, one is a man who is affected by his ex-wife's personality disorder and one is an amazing young woman who is away at college but still feeling the effects of her father's narcissism. While we are all different, we share the same story—the same trials and tribulations. There are many faces to this battle and I am happy to share them with you. -Tina
"Olivia" ~ Blog 4
It's no secret when my dad is angry. When he is angry, my mom and I could receive anywhere from 5-25 emails and text messages. His last outburst was on Christmas. My brother and I called him from Europe on Christmas morning to wish him merry Christmas. My brother went first. They obviously had a nice conversation. My dad told my brother that they were going to the beach and a football game when he got home. When I got on the phone things were very different. At first it was civil, we talked about Christmas and what I had done so far in Europe. Then he asked about my grades for first semester. I told him exactly what I made in each class. I also told him that I kept all my scholarships. Instead of congratulating me, he started to scream at me. He claimed I was with holding information from him, I am being brainwashed, and that I only wanted to go to Europe to disappoint him and please my mom. I ended the conversation and hung up the phone.
Within minutes I received three emails, and my mom received 10. My grandmother also receives these emails. He has the ability to turn even the happiest holidays and events horrible. In his first email he describes the "happy" conversation that we had. He claimed to have never screamed at me. The second email was extremely long and described exactly how my mom is turning me against my father. I don't understand why he would want to start a fight on Christmas. I always think that on holidays or big events that he would just put his problems aside, but he is a narcissist. He truly believes that he is entitled to everything in this world, and that all holidays are about him. He thinks that Christmas is about giving gifts to him. My high school graduation was about thanking him for paying for private school. While I am extremely thankful and grateful for the private school education he gave me, he took it to an extreme level. It is very difficult to not let him ruin my day.
Last Christmas, we went skiing with his family. I absolutely adore the family that skied with us. The plan was to arrive on December 26 and leave New Years Eve so we could be at home for the big holidays. My dad decided to book our plane tickets so that we would leave at 5AM Christmas morning and return at 11PM on New Years Eve. He did it so that we would be with him for Christmas. He has never liked Christmas even when we were little. He has never understood the point of Christmas because of his childhood. I think he did it as a way for my brother and I not to be with our mom on Christmas. We worked around my dad's plans. We always seem to have to work around my dad. While we were on the trip, I managed to get along with my dad. As we finally got off the plane in our home state, everything took a turn for the worst. My brother made a rude comment, and that threw my dad into a blind rage. His face became so red and he lunged towards my brother. My brother ran to get to baggage claim, and I kept my dad separated from him. I walked with my dad to baggage claim to make sure he didn't go near my brother. He screamed at me the entire way there. I managed to call my mom to have her pick us up. My dad kept screaming and me and my brother until we managed to get out of his sight. I didn't stop crying until I got home. My dad texted me, and asked me to apologize for my behavior. He says I embarrassed him. He thought that his behavior was appropriate. Since then I have not visited him or gone on vacation with him. It is not worth the energy.
To see the rest of the posts from "Olivia," click here.
"Like" One Mom's Battle on Facebook or "follow" on Twitter
Click the link to purchase Tina's new book, "Divorcing a Narcissist- One Mom's Battle." You will find insight, red flag reflections and strategies on how to survive (and thrive!) while divorcing of co-parenting with a narcissist. Tired of panicking at the site of a new email from the narcissist in your inbox? Learn how to decode the emails and see them for what they are. You will learn to forgive yourself and you will begin to heal.


text:
This debut outpost of the Cali-Mexican chain, founded by three surfers in 1988, showcases Brooklyn's Bustin longboards, graffiti murals and mountain bikes on the walls. Hawaiian flavors mix in with South of the Border plates, including veggie tacos and burritos made with teriyaki sauce, or the carnitas-filled Kalua Pig Bowl. To drink, find boozy tropical classics, such as margaritas, mojitos and mai tais.
|Venue name:
|Wahoo's Fish Taco (CLOSED)
333 Park Ave South
New York
|Cross street:
|between 24th and 25th Sts
|Opening hours:
|Mon–Thu, Sun 11am–10pm; Fri, Sat 11am–11pm
|Subway: 6 to 23rd St
|Average main course: $8. AmEx, MC, V
|Do you own this business?
To improve this listing email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Mary Davenport, MD (El Sobrante)
El Sobrante, CA
Parent Reviews
Parents, have you used this organization's services? Sign in to post a review.
Archived Reviews:
Oct 2007
Re: Female GYNO
I would recommend Dr. Mary Davenport. She's a short drive away in El Sobrante, especially if you travel during non-commute hours. Phone number is 510-222-2098. She delivered both my kids, now 16 and almost 18, and I've stayed with her for gynecologic care ever since. She's warm, down to earth and open to holistic alternatives. There's usually a wait (in the office) to see her, but she's one of those doctors who really takes the time to fully address all the concerns of each patient. Wendy


text:
This limited-edition kit, launched to tie-in with the new Bond movie, Casino Royale, features an 11-inch Sony Vaio TX laptop equipped with an Intel Core Solo processor and an 80GB hard drive. It comes packaged in a 007-branded aluminium attaché case – try taking that on the Tube without getting laughed at. Sony has also thrown in one if its CyberShot DSC-T50 digicams, handy for, er, taking 'secret' photographs. Unfortunately the Sony 007 Spy Gear kit is not yet available in the UK, but we're sure that you could find a way to smuggle in a grey import – mini submarine disguised as a dolphin, anyone?
Sony also does a 'UX' version of the spy kit, which comes instead with a Vaio UX MicroPC, a Bluetooth GPS receiver and the DSC-T50 camera. And did we mention the 007-branded 1GB USB key? Oop, that's torn it, we've blabbed.
If all this talk of 007 has whetteed your appetite for the new film, you can watch the trailer below…
By ShinyMedia | November 7th, 2006


text:
So is this available for everyone to play right now?
So is this available for everyone to play right now?
i guess nexon shutting DFO down was about contract with the developer maybe they were asking something more , because i dont think the problem was players .
I've actually been pretty surprised at how okay-ish lag has been overall so far considering the worldwide availability. This type of game using p2p connections will always have some lag issues sometimes, but you just have to work around them.
There's actually many chinese and other foreign players I can PvP against without any significant lag. And if lag is interfering too much with a particular person, the person can just leave the room and join another.
bam pow bam
i was actually hacked in the korean dnf before and i reported it to neople and surprisingly got all my stuff returned.
funny thing was that i actually found all my stuff being sold by some chinese guy in the auction house, good to know what avatars you lost, stalk your items!
I have never played kDnF (only Arad) so I'm wondering, do they have the same problems with gold sellers? I was under the impression that it was a typical thing for english versions mostly.
so when alpha is over , the game is gonna be open to all countries?
for the love of god block china
I know I shouldn't be getting my hopes up, But that global neople facebook post. It has cyphers characters on it.
I want it so, so bad.
Also, town invasion for some reason. People are being killed by mecha tau all over again.
get in line peoples, every day they dont start open beta, one of you get slapped
Now the whole weekend is full of events... Nnngh. JUST SHUT IT DOWN ALREADY NEOPLE. PLEASE.
Since they dont give any indication about open beta. They probably dont even know themselves yet. Wouldnt hold my breath for it....
there is a high possibility that it will last like another month or a week then disappear for years just like talesweaver did.
the english publishers love doing that
Did they mention ANYTHING about being able to log in from the game ? Not from the site T_T .
even dnf didnt have any login screen like that so you have no hope for that stuff.


text:
and well-being of children and youth
The Canadian Paediatric Society gives permission to print single copies of this document from our website. For permission to reprint or reproduce multiple copies, please see our copyright policy.
Meningococcal infection is serious, often resulting in fulminant sepsis or meningitis. There are two main types of meningococcal conjugate vaccine currently available in Canada: serotype C meningococcal conjugate, and quadrivalent conjugate for serotypes A, C, Y, and W-135. The immunological characteristics that inform ongoing immunization policies, as well as some of the limits of current knowledge, are presented. All Canadian children should receive a conjugate meningococcal C vaccine (MCV-C) at 12 months of age, and either a booster dose of MCV-C or of quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (MCV-4) in adolescence. Children at high risk of invasive meningococcal disease should start MCV-C at 2 months of age, and be given MCV-4 at two years of age.
Key Words: Adolescents, Children, Canada; MCV-4; Meningococcal infection; Meningococcal vaccine
In 2002, the Canadian Paediatric Society issued a statement on meningococcal vaccine for children [1] that made recommendations for the use of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine (MCV-C). As of December 2010, all provinces and territories have implemented publicly-funded, universal immunization programs in a wide range of age groups; some have also implemented catch-up programs [1]. In 2009, the Canadian Paediatric Society issued a statement covering the use of a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine for serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 (MCV-4), providing recommendations on when it may be useful [2](Table 1). Since then, several provinces and territories have implemented publicly-funded programs [3]-[5]. The present statement replaces all previous statements on meningococcal vaccines and updates the present epidemiology of disease caused by this organism in Canada.
Meningococcal vaccines in Canada
Brand name
Suggested uses
Polysaccharide A, C, Y, W-135
No longer useful in paediatrics
Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative diplococcus that is usually associated with asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage. Sometimes, however, this organism causes septicemia, meningitis, septic arthritis, pneumonia and conjunctivitis. The severity of cases ranges from occult bacteremia to a fulminant and fatal disease. Mortality rates average 10% for invasive disease, with higher rates for septicemic disease (ie, meningococcemia) and serogroup C infection. The incidence of invasive disease varies widely throughout the world. In Canada, the rate of one per 100,000 people is in the intermediate range. Although the disease burden from invasive meningococcal disease in Canada is lower than for other invasive bacterial infections (eg, pneumococcal disease), cases of meningococcal infection generate great fear and anxiety in both physicians and parents. Media interest in this disease is unwavering.
Five serogroups (A, B, C, Y, and W-135, based on the polysaccharide capsule) cause virtually all meningococcal infections in Canada, with serogroups B and C predominating. Although the incidence of serogroup Y disease has increased in the United States among adolescents and adults, a similar increase has not occurred in Canada. Serogroup B disease occurs endemically in Canada, with a peak incidence in children younger than five years of age. Over 70% of cases in this age group are now due to serogroup B. Serogroup C disease often occurs in outbreaks, with a peak in adolescents from 15 to 19 years of age. Serogroup C disease is associated with a higher rate of septicemic disease and higher mortality than with other serogroups, particularly among adolescents. Since the introduction of publicly-funded MCV-C immunization programs for infants, there has been a substantial decrease in meningococcal serogroup C incidence, with no evidence of its replacement with other meningococcal serotypes [6]-[8].
Before 2001, meningococcal vaccines available in Canada consisted of purified capsular polysaccharide against one or more serogroups. The most commonly used vaccine was the quadrivalent A, C, Y, W-135 vaccine. Although immunogenic and effective in older children and adults, the vaccine was poorly immunogenic in young infants and did not provide long-term protection at any age. First, conjugate meningococcal C vaccines became available, then the quadrivalent conjugated vaccine (MCV-4, Menactra) was licensed in Canada in 2007. A second MCV-4 vaccine (Menveo) was licensed in Canada in 2010. MCV-4 induces protective antibodies to serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 in adults and in children two years of age or older. Studies on MCV-4 (Menveo) in infants are underway. It is unclear whether MCV-4 will protect children under 2 years of age against serogroup C, or against other serogroups in this age group, as effectively as MCV-C. Serious adverse events from MCV-4 are rare [2].
Meningococcal serogroup B organisms are now the most common cause of meningococcal infection in Canada. The challenge in developing a vaccine is that the polysaccharide of serogroup B is poorly immunogenic in humans. However, vaccines targeting non-polysaccharide surface antigens are under development and show considerable promise. Such a vaccine will be a major breakthrough, because serogroup B strains now cause the majority of invasive meningococcal infections in Canada.
Conjugate meningococcal vaccines induce strong antibody responses and prime the immune system for good memory responses. Universal vaccination programs may also reduce disease by conferring herd immunity. However, unlike many other infectious diseases, meningococcal disease has a very short incubation period (even as short as 48 hrs). It is thought that the anamnestic response cannot be relied upon to prevent disease and that circulating antibodies are needed at all times for protection. Thus, many experts believe lifetime protection cannot be achieved with a primary vaccination, and boosters will be needed. Many provinces and the three territories now have booster programs with MCV-C or MCV-4 for school-aged children. How often boosters will be required is, as yet, unknown.
Every province and territory offers publicly-funded, universal MCV-C vaccination programs for young children [4][5]. All offer a dose at 12 months of age, with two provinces and two territories also providing doses at 2±4 months of age. Although immunization of infants less than 12 months of age may prevent a small number of additional cases, it requires considerable cost per case prevented [9]. In addition, immunizing an infant less than 12 months of age fails to confer protection once the infant is over a year old. Thus, it is critical that at least one dose in a MCV-C vaccine program be given at or after 12 months of age for all infants.
Since serogroup trends differ between Canada and the United States, it will be critical to continue Canadian surveillance programs [8]. The Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive (IMPACT) monitors all vaccine-preventable infections in Canada. Health care professionals who administer vaccines should assist in this process by reporting possible adverse events and vaccine failures. Strategies to protect the Canadian population against meningococcal infection will continue to evolve as serogroups shift, as newer and better vaccines become available, and as more becomes known about persistence of protective antibodies after immunization.
In view of the safety, immunogenicity and effectiveness of meningococcal vaccines, as well as the severity of some Neisseria meningitidis infections and public concern about the risk of severe meningococcal disease, the Canadian Paediatric Society recommends the following:
To report possible adverse events associated with vaccines, go to www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/im/aefi-form-eng.php.
Groups at increased risk of invasive meningococcal disease
Persons with anatomical or functional asplenia (eg, patients with sickle cell anemia)
Children with primary antibody deficiency disorders
Persons who have complement, properdin or factor D deficiency
Travellers to areas where meningococcal risk is high
Laboratory personnel with exposure to meningococcus
The military
This position statement has been reviewed by the Canadian Paediatric Society's Community Paediatrics Committee.
Members: Jane C Finlay MD; Susanna Martin MD (Board Representative); Jane C McDonald MD; Heather Onyett MD; Joan L Robinson MD (Chair)
Liaisons: Upton D Allen MD, Canadian Pediatrics AIDS Research Group; Janet Dollin MD, The College of Family Physicians of Canada; Charles PS Hui MD, Health Canada, Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel); Nicole Le Saux MD, Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive); Larry Pickering MD, American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Infectious Diseases; Marina I Salvadori MD, National Advisory Committee on Immunization; John S Spika MD, Public Health Agency of Canada
Consultants: Robert Bortolussi MD; Noni E MacDonald MD; Dorothy L Moore MD
Principal authors: Marina I Salvadori MD; Robert Bortolussi MD
Disclaimer: The recommendations in this position statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or procedure to be followed. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate. Internet addresses are current at time of publication.


text:
Kermit Cintron: I'm a better fighter than Alvarez
By Anthony Springer Jr.
Looking past fighters is a quick way to find one's self staring at the lights. For all intents and purposes, WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez would have every right to look past Saturday's title defense against Kermit Cintron.
Let's look at the facts: In 2009, Cintron notched a respectable 32-2-1 record. The two blemishes on his record came at the hands of Antonio Margarito. What a difference two years makes. Cintron is 1-2 sinse then. The lone win a lackluster performance against Antwone Smith. The most bizarre loss of all to Paul Williams. Cintron took a spill outside the ring and was carried out on a stretcher. The bout went to the judges and Williams was awarded the victor on points.
It's not a good time to be Kermit Cintron in the boxing world. In fact, nobody not named Kermit Cintron—or those affiliated his camp, and even that's in question—expects him to get by Alvarez Saturday night.
"I've been training hard and I've had a good training camp," Cintron said on a media conference call. "Trained my butt off and I'm prepared for this fight."
What Cintron said was almost as telling as what he didn't say. There's no bravado in his voice, nor are there bold predictions. He's putting a lot of weight on being the more experienced fighter come opening bell.
"I have a lot of experience, been through ups and downs. 'Canelo' hasn't had that. I've always worked my way up and I'm coming here to take the title away from him."
Cintron is fighting to prove he still has something—anything—left to offer the Sweet Science. Well, something other than being a stepping stone in Alvarez' legacy. At 38-0-1, Alvarez has the wind at his back.
Just don't tell Cintron he can't beat the odds.
"He's world champion for a reason," the challenger said. "I think he's a good fighter. He's strong and has a lot of skills. But I feel that I'm a better fighter than he is. I'm strong as well, I can punch. It's going to be an interesting fight. I came here well prepared for whatever he brings. November 26 is going to be a great night for Mexico and a great night for Puerto Rico."


text:
/// TicketFly Raises $22 Million in Series C Round
July 25, 2012 | All Things Digital
Social ticketing platform TicketFly announced Wednesday the closing of a $22 million Series C investment round led by SAP Ventures, with participation from Northgate Capital, Cross Creek Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures. The company has raised a total of $37 million in venture funds since being founded in 2008, and plans to use the capital injection to expand to additional geographic markets.
The rest is here:
TicketFly Raises $22 Million in Series C Round
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Skip to Content
Home > Wellness > Health Library > Birth Control
Birth control is any method used to prevent pregnancy. Another word for birth control is contraception (say "kon-truh-SEP-shun"). The only sure way to prevent pregnancy is to not have sex. But finding a good method of birth control can help you avoid an unplanned pregnancy.
Current as of:
May 30, 2016
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine & Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. Learn how we develop our content.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org.
© 1995-2016 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.
View More
View More....
Contact Us
Share your experience or ask a question
World Class
Awards & Achievements
Follow Us Online
See important information from Cone Health on Non-discrimination and Interpreter Services.
©2017 Cone Health ~ Greensboro, NC


text:
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
We wish to convey to all of our Interest Groups our most decided determination to make ELIKA an excellent and more competitive entity, with a greater sense of solidarity and commitment to our social environment and to make it more accessible to everyone.
The main pillars of our corporate strategy are as follows:
As a public foundation, our our governing body, the Board of Trustees, has approved this Corporate Social Responsibility Policy and in turn, its members, the trustees, follow a code of ethics that ensures their involvement, objectivity and commitment to the Responsible Administration of ELIKA.
Likewise, ELIKAs personnel policy has been developed in accordance with the values set out in its CSR code. The foundation seeks to improve work satisfaction, reconcile the demands of the workplace with family life and the environment in which we develop our activities.
Corporate Social Responsibility is a complex concept which encompasses the Foundations commitments to and relations with its different interest groups, society at large and the environment in which ELIKA carries out its activities. Aware of this responsibility, through this website, we will try to describe in a detailed and transparent manner how we organise ourselves and what projects that we are currently engaged in. We will also explain how we will spend the budget assigned to us, what type of relationship exists between ELIKA and its main interest groups, how we try to look after the environment and what our main indicators are in this sense.
ELIKA . Granja Modelo, s/n . 01192 . Arkaute (Álava) . Telephone: 945 122 170 . Fax: 945 122 171 . firstname.lastname@example.com
This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health.
verify here.
|Diseño web Vitoria


text: Shot 50 rounds of PMC .45 acp 230 gr fmj today. When I finished the last mag of 8 and went down to pick up the brass I found a whole bullet. When I say bullet I mean just the pill itself right, has rifling marks on it but no signs of making impact with anything, I mean other than the rifling marks it looks like a new pill. I was firing too far away from target to see where each shot went as I was shooting so I walked to target and looked, could only find seven shots. What the crap happened, I mean this pill was right with the spent brass like it was ejected with the brass, I'm stumped. Any ideas?


text:
|2009-10-05, 11:16
|Link #1
artcher ^_^
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: the nederlands
Kami To Sengoku Seitokai discussion
i read this manga and i realy like it but what do you think about this manga ??
if you actually decide to go for it... and do become president of the student council..'
'...i'll let you have your way with me'
'This school... is at the center of the entire universe'
'I belong to you... Musashi.'
Those were the words of Vice President of the Student Council, Kagura Mami that were said to Katsuragi Musashi on the first day they met.
What's the secret of that school? What's the mystery behind it all? And what's the past that haunts Kagura and Katsuragi?
http://www.onemanga.com/Kami_to_Sengoku_Seitokai/ << link so you can read it to
|2012-11-05, 20:34
|Link #4
Harem Seeker
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: In between the Light and Darkness
....I wouldn't really blame you, Richocet. It's pretty slow for the first part, and the MC is in wimp-mode for most of it. It gets better once the Student Council is introduced.
Spoiler for warning:
|Thread Tools


text:
Factors Affecting Regional Shifts Of U.S Pork Production
The U.S. pork industry in the recent past has transferred into fewer, larger and specialized operations. Inputs availability, developments of transportation systems, technological changes, government regulations and the consumer preferences have been driving changes in the pork industry. Spatial inequalities affect the competitiveness of one region relative to other regions. This paper is focused on how these forces affect the regional competitiveness of the pork industry and movement towards larger, specialized and geographically concentrated operations. A mathematical programming model is used to analyze the effect of market forces on the pork industry structure. The results of this study show that although raising hogs in larger operations is less costly, small-sized operations in some regions still need to produce hogs to meet the demand for consumption and export. Environmental compliance cost is considered one of the major factors of industry relocation; the analysis showed that the effect of such costs was minimal. Feed costs and transportation costs play a greater role in location of production and processing. Pork operations tend to locate near the populous areas to meet the consumer demand and to minimize the transportation cost. Pressures from current and future environment regulations, moratoria and scarcity of agricultural land for manure management tend to keep the hog operations away from high population areas. A future scenario analysis suggested that the Western region of the U.S. would experience higher growth in pork production. The current trend of fewer and larger production units and location change in the pork industry will continue.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
|Date of creation:
|Contact details of provider:
| Postal: 555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Phone: (414) 918-3190
Fax: (414) 276-3349
Web page: http://www.aaea.org
More information through EDIRC
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Reimund, Donn A. & Martin, J. Rod & Moore, Charles V., 1981. "Structural Change in Agriculture: The Experience for Broilers, Fed Cattle, and Processing Vegetables," Technical Bulletins 157701, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
- James Kliebenstein & Peter F. Orazem, 1999.
"The Structure of Wages and Benefits in the U.S. Pork Industry,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(1), pages 144-163.
- Hurley, Terrance M. & Kliebenstein, James & Orazem, Peter, 1999. "The Structure of Wages and Benefits in the U.S. Pork Industry," Staff General Research Papers Archive 1475, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- V. James Rhodes, 1995. "The Industrialization of Hog Production," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 17(2), pages 107-118.
- Martinez, Stephen W., 1999. "Vertical Coordination in the Pork and Broiler Industries: Implications for Pork and Chicken Products," Agricultural Economics Reports 34031, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
- Robert Innes, 2000. "The Economics of Livestock Waste and Its Regulation," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 82(1), pages 97-117.
- Gillespie, Jeffrey M. & Eidman, Vernon R., 1998. "The Effect of Risk and Autonomy on Independent Hog Producers' Contracting Decisions," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 30(01), pages 175-188, July.
- Gillespie, Jeffrey M. & Eidman, Vernon R., 1998. "The Effect Of Risk And Autonomy On Independent Hog Producers' Contracting Decisions," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 30(01), July.
- repec:ags:joaaec:v:30:y:1998:i:2:p:285-99 is not listed on IDEAS
- Hurt, Christopher, 1994. "Industrialization in the Pork Industry," Choices, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 9(4).
- Martin, Laura L. & Norris, Patricia E., 1998. "Environmental Quality, Environmental Regulation And The Structure Of Animal Agriculture," Agricultural Outlook Forum 1998 33267, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum.
- Martin, Laura L., 1999. "Navigating Production Contract Arrangements," Staff Papers 11591, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
- Brian Roe & Elena G. Irwin & Jeff S. Sharp, 2002. "Pigs in Space: Modeling the Spatial Structure of Hog Production in Traditional and Nontraditional Production Regions," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 84(2), pages 259-278.
- Alan Barkema & Michael L. Cook, 1993. "The changing U.S. pork industry: a dilemma for public policy," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue Q II, pages 49-65.
- Hubbell, Bryan J. & Welsh, Rick, 1998. "An Examination Of Trends In Geographic Concentration In U.S. Hog Production, 1974-96," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 30(02), December.
- Lawrence, John D. & Kliebenstein, James, 1995. "Contracting and Vertical Coordination in the United States Pork Industry," Staff General Research Papers Archive 5050, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Knoeber, Charles R, 1997. "Explaining State Bans on Corporate Farming," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 35(1), pages 151-166, January.
- Metcalfe, Mark R., 2001. "Environmental Regulation And Implications For Competitiveness In International Pork Trade," International Trade in Livestock Products Symposium, January 18-19, 2001, Auckland, New Zealand 14565, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.
- Hayenga, Marvin L., 1998. "Cost Structures of Pork Slaughter and Processing Firms: Behavioral and Performance Implications," Staff General Research Papers Archive 1254, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- John D. Lawrence & V. James Rhodes & Glenn A. Grimes & Marvin L. Hayenga, 1997. "Vertical coordination in the US pork industry: Status, motivations, and expectations," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(1), pages 21-31. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:aaea03:22200. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (AgEcon Search)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Sig. Giacomo Sesia
Mr Gino Sesea, 24, was born in Italy.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6th April, 1912, his address was 3 Little Pulteney Chambers, Poulteney St., London. The Titanic was his first ship. As a member of the à la carte restaurant he was employed and therefore paid by Mr Gatti.
Sesea died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
CreditsBill Wormstedt, USA
References and SourcesUnited States Senate, Washington 1912. n° 806, Crew List
Link and cite this biography
(2017) Giacomo Sesia Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #2107, accessed 24th June 2017 12:18:50 PM)
URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/giacomo-sesia.html
Let us know if you spot an error or want to add new information about Giacomo Sesia.
Leave a comment


text:
Unfortunately what weapon to carry is really a personal choice. However you will get many opinions on which one to buy. If there is a gun store in your area where you can rent a gun that might help you make your decision.
This is a discussion on Big newbie needs help within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Hey newbie here looking for advice on what to do. I am getting my C.C.L. next month and so I need to get a firearm ...
Hey newbie here looking for advice on what to do.
I am getting my C.C.L. next month and so I need to get a firearm so I can practice. Now that is the easy part, which gun to get? I have 4 guns that I am looking at
Glock 17 or Glock 19
XDM 3.8 or XDM 4.5
FN FNX or FNS
All in 9mm. Now I know that they are all good but I just can't decide which one would be best for me. I have not ever seen the Cz in person, but have held the rest. They feel about the same, so it is no help. I am 6'4 310 with a 44 waist. So I would love to be able to OWB(I hear try are the most comfortable) I need something that can be concealed Iwb.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Unfortunately what weapon to carry is really a personal choice. However you will get many opinions on which one to buy. If there is a gun store in your area where you can rent a gun that might help you make your decision.
"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation."
--Thomas B. Reed, American Attorney
Second Amendment -- Established December 15, 1791 and slowly eroded ever since What happened to "..... shall not be infringed."
Exactly. See if you can find a range near you where you can rent several different firearms. Some of them look similar to each other but will feel different when shooting them. My opinion as that you can't go wrong with a G19, but that really is just my opinion. Good luck in your search.
All great brand's and great guns, that said, IMO the Glock 19 is one of the best do-it-all gun's.
"60% of the time...it works every time..." -Brian Fantana
First off, welcome to the forum.
While I don't have experience with the CZ P-07, I do have and carry a P-01. The alloy frame will add a little weight to the gun, but would highly recommend it. I'm sure the P-07 would be as reliable as the P-01 if you decide you definitely want a poly gun.
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
I agree you should go rent the guns you are considering if possible. I just got my permit a few months ago, and based on advice I read here and elsewhere, that's what I did. My last two choices were the G26 and the XDm9 3.8 compact, and after shooting both (& more) I went home with the XDm. Nothing wrong with the G26, but the XDm just spoke to me more. I've got about 500 rounds thru my XDm now and I'm very very happy with my descision. It's so much fun to shoot, and I just cannot believe the accuracy for such a small gun. Concealability is not an issue at all for me at 5'9" 200 lbs.
Good luck to you!
Choosing a personal protection firearm is a very personal thing and you will receive endorsements and criticisms for nearly every firearm manufactured. Personally, I wouldn't buy any firearm unless I've had the chance to rent one and shoot it at a range. I've made the mistake of buying a pistol without testing it one time and it was a bad mistake. The pistol I bought without firing was actually a highly thought of CZ 75D Compact (same as the P01 model). It came in double action/single action and the trigger was just terrible. The double action was very heavy and the single action was very gritty. I've dryfired it and shot it over 800 times and have seen only very slight improvement in the trigger. Now others here will probably go on, and on about how great CZ pistols are. See......it's very personal. I agree that the Glock 19 would seem to be a good choice for a carry weapon, but you may buy it and find you hate the Glock trigger (many do). So go to a local range and rent a Glock 19 first.....that's one pistol that you will most certainly find in any well stocked gun store/shooting range and see how you like it. If they don't have the 19, then try any Glock in 9mm (26 or 17).....they all have the same trigger. Try a CZ also.....you may like it, you may not.
I'm 6 ft 220 lbs and I carry an XD9 (4 " service model). I have a couple of IWB holsters that were never that comfortable. I got an OWB and it is all I use now. Much more comfortable than either of the IWBs and conceals just as well with an untucked shirt. If you don't tuck in yoour shirts, an OWB will work great for a guy your size.
As for the gun - shoot them all and then decide.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein
"People in Arizona carry guns," said a Chandler police spokesman. "You better be careful about who you are picking on."
Glock 19 by all means.
Since you're a newbie...and from the home state................(look me up and I'll be more than happy to let you test a 3rd gen G19)
Other than that..................................
I have owned mostly Springfields. I have also shot the Glock 19 quite a bit. Both are great guns. Depends on what you think if you were to rent. I do own the XDM compact 3.8 in 9mm. Frankly, it's my favorite plastic gun overall. Very accurate and I do like the grip safety for ccw use. Even though the best safety is your trigger finger, the added feature does give me a little peace of mind when carrying. I don't even notice it when shooting. Some don't like that feature at all but frankly I do.
One other gun I have that you did not mention is the xd subcompact. It carries very well also for me and shoots like a tack driver. Anyway, the glock 19 or XDM would be my choice. I had a PCR and loved it but started having some issues. Sent it back to CZ but lost confidence in the gun. I have had 0 malfunctions with my XDM with almost 1000 rounds. Feeds everything. Hope this helps. My experience only.
The guns you've listed are all known to be good firearms. My best advice is to go look at them all and see how they feel to you. My Springfield XD's have been utterly reliable by the way. You might also look at the Smith M&Ps, they are great guns too. The one thing that I've always liked about the XD platform is the grip safety. When I holster one, I just hold the grip with a couple of fingers and stay away from the grip safety. This makes an "incident" while holstering due to clothing getting stuck in there, etc, pretty much impossible to accomplish. That said, I carry various guns with various systems on them just fine.
I've tried several IWB holsters (6'2", 200&too many). My favorite is a Minotaur MTAC. I have one for each of my 3 carry guns.
Another vote for the Glock 19. Then an Mtac holster. A good gunbelt. You'll be good to go for years.
Question Everything!


text:
Three Unanswerable Questions HTML version
Periander A. Esplana (03/30/08)
Five years ago, this author published a challenge in his BIBLEMATHEMATICS website
which attracted many critics and skeptics. The title of the challenge is "Three
Unanswerable Basic Questions for Infidels, Skeptics and Critics" or "3Q Challenge."
The challenge has been expressed as follows:
Mind-blowing Questions for Pseudo-intellectuals:
1. How do you know that you really know what you pretend to know?
2. Why is there something (or order) rather than nothing at all (or chaos right
3. What are your reasons behind your belief that truth is more preferable than
deception, right is better than wrong, and good is higher than evil?
The above three questions (3Q) which represent the three major fields of study
in philosophy are unanswerable. They cannot be answered by any skeptics,
agnostics, atheists, mystics, and infidels, no matter how cute and smart they
are! They can only answer the 3Q if and only if they will first assumed the truth
of God who revealed the Bible.
I challenge anyone who claimed to be in his or her sane mind even though they
do not believe the truth of Christianity to answer the 3Q. I will publish his or her
answers with my refutations unless he or she requested me not to do so. I will
not publish those answers which assumed Scriptural truth.
The following are the names of those who try to answer the 3Q, click the name
to read the answer with my reply:
Many infidels, skeptics and critics have indeed attempted to "answer" the three
questions (3Q) but none of them came up with any substantial answer that's why this
author ignored them all. Either their answers were mere assertion of their blind faith to
unbelief or their answers included inconsistent assumption from Bible truth. In either
case, the so-called answer is disqualified for publication. But there is one infidel who is
persistent enough to display his "answer" which he published in a forum or on-line
discussion board (www.lostinthecosmos.com). [In this internet forum, this author participated
for a long time on the question of the meaning of life. The collision of two ultimate worldviews (Biblical
and Non-biblical) will be clearly seen in the exchanges between this author (with other Christian
apologists such as Josh McDowell) and the infidels, unbelieving "free"-thinkers, mystics, skeptics,
religionists, New-Agers, critics, etc. This writer printed one hundred twenty-five pages of them which he
hope to publish someday.] This author intentionally ignored it but the infidel published again


text:
Email: email@example.com
Jason Wright
Professor Wright teaches the Transnational Tribunals Practicum, a five-credit hour course where students provide support litigation to defense trial teams before the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the U.S. Military Commissions in Guantánamo Bay.
After graduating cum laude from George Mason University School of Law in 2004, Wright clerked at the "Rocket Docket" for the Honorable Barry R. Poretz in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia.
From 2005 to 2014, Wright served as an Army judge advocate (JAG) on active-duty in Germany, Iraq, and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Wright's trial experiences and deployed assignments include: representing Khalid Shaikh Mohammad the lead defendant in the 9/11 death-penalty case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba ('11-'14); defending soldiers accused of serious felonies in Germany ('09-'11); becoming the first Army lawyer to serve as an aide-de-camp to a division commander in combat (Iraq, '08); and advising commanders on international law in Germany and Iraq ('06-'08).
In 2010, Professor Wright graduated from the University of Oxford with a master of studies in international human rights law, earning a distinction in international criminal law.
Wright has been profiled nationally and internationally for his litigation and human rights work in Guantánamo Bay. His awards include the Bronze Star Medal ('08), the Meritorious Service Medal ('09), the Paratroopers Badge ('06), and a trial advocacy award from the New York City Bar Association ('09). Wright continues to serve as a JAG major in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Admitted to practice in Virginia, 2004; Trial Attorney, U.S. Military Commissions, Guantánamo Bay, 2011-present; Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2014-present; Senior Defense Counsel, U.S. Army Reserves, 16th Legal Operations Detachment, 2014-present; Trial Attorney, U.S. Army Europe, 2009-11; Aide-de-Camp, Commanding General, Northern Iraq & Germany, 2008-09; International Law Attorney, U.S. Army, Northern Iraq & Germany, 2006-08; Administrative Law and Legal Aide Attorney, U.S. Army, Germany, 2005-06; Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alex. Div.), 2004-05; Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Army Secretariat, 2003.
For the MediaFind subject matter experts.


text:
Living in Ecuador?
Health in Ecuador
Similar to most countries around the world, Ecuador has two branches of health infrastructure: public and private. The reputation of Ecuador's public healthcare was not too positive. A major overhaul in 2008, instituting universal healthcare for residents, increased the reliability, accessibility, and quality of public healthcare services. Although the general developments have been positive, you may find the local public healthcare facilities to be below the standards you are used to from your country of origin.
Where to Go When in Need of Help
If you are living in or near any of the large expat magnets of Ecuador (as most expats in the country do), you should not have a hard time finding qualified and reliable doctors and medical staff. The country does not exactly have an overabundance of doctors, but using the lists of practitioners issued by, for example, the British or US embassies, you should be able to locate an English-speaking doctor near you in no time. Additionally, the Ministry of Public Health offers an interactive map of medical institutions on their website.
Most expats prefer private institutions and their services for a variety of reasons, including the above. They might feel more at ease speaking to doctors and medical staff in their native tongue, or simply desire the highest quality healthcare services available to them. You should note that obviously, the private health services come at a price — expect to pay between 250 USD and 1,000 USD, depending on the type of ailment and treatment. This is where a credit card is more or less indispensable: it would be highly unwise to carry amounts like those around in cash. Even if you have health insurance which covers you during your life in Ecuador, you might still be expected to pay for your treatment up front. In this case, you can get the expenses reimbursed later by your insurance company.
Everything You Should Look Out For
Insect-borne diseases are among the main health issues in Ecuador, the most prevalent of which are malaria and dengue fever. While the highlands and both Quito and Guayaquil are considered malaria free, there is a year-round risk of contracting the disease in all other regions. However, the risk is not very high. Dengue fever, on the other hand, is prevalent all over the country. As there is neither an immunization nor a specific treatment for dengue fever, your safest bet is protecting yourself as thoroughly as necessary against insect bites. Sleeping in a mosquito tent is probably not necessary, but wearing long, bright garments during the day and using insect repellant on all uncovered parts of your body is definitely recommended.
You should make sure to get your immunizations for the following: tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis A and B, typhus, and rabies. While yellow fewer is prevalent only in the Amazon region, you should get your immunization anyway, even if your original plan does not include traveling there.
You should never underestimate the height of the Andes region. Quito, for example, is a whopping 2,850 m above sea level — high enough to cause altitude sickness. Common symptoms include drowsiness, shortness of breath, headaches, nausea, and confusion. There are pharmaceutical products to combat this, but one of the most important steps to overcome altitude sickness is keeping hydrated and not overexerting yourself. Although you will probably get over it in a matter of days, you should still try to plan ahead and not schedule anything exhausting within the first few days of your arrival.
We do our best to keep this article up to date. However, we cannot guarantee that the information provided is always current or complete.


text:
Horizontal Scroll Bar Issues with WordPress iFrame
I'm using a super stripped down WordPress setup as a news window for a site I'm working on right now ( http://www.sicklax.com/varsity/index.htm ). The team updates section is an iFrame that contains the WordPress blog. The problem I'm running into is that pesky horizontal scroll bars show up when they shouldn't.
I've insterted non-Wordpress text filled pages into the space of the iFrame and there were no horizontal scroll bars which means that the problem is somewhere in the WordPress page.
I have my posting title and content in seperate but connected table cells. The table is set to 100% width, text is justified, there are no images in the page. When I view the Blog independent of the iFrame I can resize the IE window all day and the text just moves around without ever creating a horizontal scroll (http://www.scoutslacrosse.com/wordpress/index.php).
Anyone have any ideas how I can get rid of the horizontal scroll. I've been stumped for a good three hours.
- The topic 'Horizontal Scroll Bar Issues with WordPress iFrame' is closed to new replies.


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
MUNFORDVILLE — LaRue County coach Josh Jaggers knew his young Hawks would take their lumps results-wise this season.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the The News Enterprise, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
|ZIP Code:


text:
Wildhorse Lake Trail
Just about any place you find on TravelOregon.com can be added to your own Oregon Roadtrippers Account. Find out how.
Get on the road with Roadtrippers
We've partnered with Roadtrippers to provide a great way to plan a trip around Oregon. So start planning your next road trip to here, there or pretty much anywhere in Oregon.
Wildhorse Lake Trail is a challenging hike for the dedicated adventurer. Park at the end of the Wildhorse Lake Overlook Road and follow the trail 1/4 mile to the Wildhorse Lake Overlook. From there, the 1-mile long segment to the lake receives limited maintenance and is very steep and unstable, so use extreme caution, especially if you are carrying a fishing pole! For overnighters, camping is limited to two, established but primitive sites at the lake. Make sure you have a camp stove as fires are not allowed within the Wildhorse Lake basin. Check the sign up sheet inside the registration box to verify if either site is available. There are other sites approximately 3 miles down the canyon if the lake sites are taken, but be aware there isn't a trail leading into the canyon – the brush is thick and the elvation gain on the way out is almost 3000′ feet.
Addtional Information:
Elevation Gain / Loss: 1200 feet
Difficulty: Advanced
Trail Length: 1.25 miles (one way)
What's around here? Location & Nearby Things to See & Do
These maps and directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, or other events may cause road conditions to differ from the map results. For travel options, weather and road conditions, visit tripcheck.com, call 511 (in Oregon only), 800.977.6368 or 503.588.2941.
Is any of the information on this page incorrect?
A related Trip Idea
Hiking in a Desert Paradise
Perched on Wildhorse Lake Overlook at the top of Steens Mountain, I found myself wondering why, exactly, I should bother hiking down the incredibly steep, rocky trail extending from our feet to the sparkling blue lake below.


text:
Best Of :: Arts & Entertainment
Naked Women Fully Clothed
Poet Muriel Rukeseyer once asked "What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?" If the opening-weekend audience at Naked Women Fully Clothed is any indicator, the world would share a hearty laugh. This production by the Women's Theatre Project is a series of shorts that, at their best, examine women's lives honestly and with a wink and, at their worst, indulge in subjects that are redundant or uninspired. One of the ill-fated sketches, "The Meeting," falls back on lesbian, Jewish, and feminist stereotypes in an attempt to elicit politically incorrect laughs. Another sketch, "Lorraine," pits a woman calling about her car insurance claim against a customer-service representative. Many have dealt with the hassle, but if you want the audience to want to relive it, the writing better be damned funny and creative. It's not. Not even one of the top performers of the evening, Lela Elam, playing Lorraine, could pull it off. Luckily, Elam's talents are utilized elsewhere, like in "I Am Pastrami," in which she compares womanhood to the deli meat, or "Lemonade," in which she relates tales of lost lesbian love to a class of young girls through unsubtle but funny subtexts. Other highlights include "Big Fake Breasts," which evaluates the empowering quality of having huge knockers (or wearing a Wonderbra), and "Isn't This the Truth," in which the company shares the war-zone quality of public restrooms (not a new subject for women, but the actors offer a hilarious delivery nevertheless). Erica K. Landau
"Stan Slutsky: The Shape of Things"
Slutsky is that rare creature these days, a contemporary practitioner of op art, a style that enjoyed its heyday in the mid-'60s. Op art, short for optical art, traffics in illusion — the illusion of movement and of space as generated by the use of geometric forms and the precise manipulation of color. Slutsky, a Pittsburgh native who studied at Ohio's Youngstown University before settling in South Florida in the early 1980s, is a master at it, and it's not surprising to learn that as a child, he was fascinated with magicians and magic acts. His best work, like that of such well-known op artists as Hungarian Victor Vasarely and England's Bridget Riley, prompts a quizzical "How did he do that?" reaction. In his capable hands, a style that quickly came and went becomes a noble tradition well worth preserving. Michael Mills
A Doll's House
The proto-feminist statement A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is quite powerful enough. It needs little amplification between the page and the stage. Unfortunately, this production finds Nora Helmer — the play's slowly liberated protagonist — played by Margery Lowe in a frenzy of dramatic overachievement. She is never quite believable and never anywhere near likable; in fact, you're more interested in seeing her silenced than freed. A shame too, because this production — with lovely turns from Gregg Weiner and Nanique Gheridian and a gorgeous belle epoque set by Michael Amico — could have been great. Brandon K. Thorp
"George Segal: Street Scenes"
There are 13 life-sized plaster casts of the human figure in this mini-retrospective — sometimes alone, often in pairs or groups, usually in public places re-created using found objects. Such was the approach taken by Segal, who died in 2000 at age 75, since the early 1960s, when he began producing the sculptures on which he built his reputation. This marks the first time an exhibition has taken an in-depth look at the artist's preoccupation with urban scenarios, specifically those inspired by his native New York. The works are a thicket of paradoxes, set in public spaces where utterly private moments are revealed, as much defined by human absence as by human presence. Like contemporary Duane Hanson, whose work Segal's is sometimes compared with, he was ultimately a documenter of despair, as this exceptional little show adroitly demonstrates. Michael Mills
Wrecks was last season's hardest-to-watch play, dealing with weakness, loneliness, desperation, and dysfunction in such a personal way that audiences actually left embarrassed — like they'd unwittingly paid to be peeping Toms for a night. With Wrecks gone from our stages and unlikely to reappear any time soon, it's probably safe to explain that its central conceit is the interior monologue of a widower at his wife's funeral. As the widower and play's sole actor, Gordon McConnell reveals that the deceased was much older, that his thing for older women stems from having been given up by his birth mother as a baby, and that his dead wife and long-lost mother are in fact the same person. McConnell's a brilliant actor and a grizzled vet of stage shows of every kind. Here, he ambled back and forth across the stage, spoke softly, allowed his sentences to wander aimlessly and trail off into silence, and generally behaved as though no one was watching. He was as distraught, scatterbrained, and introverted as any real-life mourner. He had clearly found some way to sympathize with his character's complex complexes and, in doing so in such an unshowbizzy way, forced the rest of us — folks who are usually turned off by the thought of marrying our mums — to do likewise.
Eugene Ionesco's plays are fantastical imaginative flights with no stable anchors in the real world. His characters often speak nonsense words, swing from states of extreme agitation to euphoria with no obvious catalyst, and find themselves in unlikely or impossible situations. It takes a good actor to connect this stuff to an audience in any way beyond the abstractly cerebral, and Barbara Bradshaw is very, very good. In The Chairs, she played one-half of an elderly couple (the other half was played by the excellent Dan Leonard) scurrying to set up chairs for a party taking place, either literally or figuratively, at the end of the world. At the party's climax, her husband intended to reveal the meaning of life. Of course, he didn't know the meaning of life (or anything else), as Bradshaw surely understood. No matter: This is a play about, among other things, the pitiable nature of the male ego and the way a woman coddles, boosts, and ultimately devours it in a cannibalistic orgy of mother love. Bradshaw got it just right. Her wide eyes and beatifically smiling face appraised her spouse like he was some combination of kitten, baby, and dinner, but she never showed her cards. From the beginning of the play to its crazy, apocalyptic end, she exuded a kindness so warm, thick, and impenetrable that only later, after leaving the play, might one realize how close it came to suffocating all present.
It has been a good year for South Florida's quirky local indie darling Rachel Goodrich, what with a glowing shoutout from the New York Times this past December and her official debut appearance at SXSW this past spring. It was all well-deserved and timed with the October 2008 release of her debut full-length, Tinker Toys. Like the playthings from which it cribs its name, the album is sophisticated in its simplicity and a whole lot of fun. A real lover of whimsy, Goodrich usually eschews the typical singer/songwriter guitar in favor of a wider swath of instruments, applying liberal doses of harmonica, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, xylophone, and even kazoo. She toys with her voice as well, shifting from a breathy whisper to an almost bluesy sigh, sort of like Billie Holiday gone twee-pop (just try to imagine it). Rather than being insufferably charming, though, the result is mentally indelible. For all her faux-naif trappings, Goodrich is an astonishingly mature crafter of melody, able to cinch clever wordplay and slightly hippied-out narrative into a recognizable pop structure. Occupying a rare creative space between the experimental stylings of acts like CocoRosie and the polish of VH1 faves like Sara Bareilles, Goodrich should soon rightfully take her place as South Florida's Next Big Thing.
Rachel Goodrich at WLRN:
Like Santa Claus, the Third Avenue Art District Artwalk comes but once a year. And although there are no chimneys involved, there are gifts — if you consider it a gift to visit the studios of local artists and get wined and dined along the way. This year, the evening threw in a free visit to the Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale to see two knockout exhibitions ("Pablo Picasso Ceramics/Carlos Luna Paintings" and "Coming of Age: American Art 1850s-1950s"), a cool after-party at the Girls' Club Gallery, and trolley transportation to and from all of the above. The event has been going on since 1996 and has grown to include nine studios: those of Tobey Archer (mixed media), Madeline Denaro (painting), Janet Gold (collage), Francie Bishop Good (photography), Tin Ly (metal sculpture), Margi Glavovic Nothard (architecture), Rosanna Saccoccio (printmaking and collage), Mary Lou Siefker (painting), and Wilma Bulkin Siegel (painting). There's not a stinker in the bunch, and this year, several of the artists presented some of their most exciting work in ages.
Unfettered by the demands of the commercial marketplace, the privately supported Art and Culture Center has taken that freedom and run with it, charting a course that sometimes appears to be fearless. Where else, for instance, would you find something as esoteric as "Exploding the Lotus"? That multimedia show displayed the work of nearly two dozen artists from the Indian subcontinent with a strong emphasis on the conceptual. Or how about "Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick," an exhibition of art made exclusively with Lego parts? And we're still scratching our heads over the quirkiness of the recent "TM Sisters: Idealtonight." Under such adventurous previous curators as Laurence Pamer and Samantha Salzinger, the center has long challenged established norms, preferring edge over ease. Current curator Jane Hart has pushed things even further, especially with the Project Room, which presents small shows of the sort you'd be unlikely to find anywhere else in the area.


text:
Dozens of Real Life Examples of Why and How to Repurpose Your Content
Repurposing is a bit science, and a bit art. And while we can write or talk about repurposing content all day - what really helps our tips sink in is when we can show you a real life application of these strategies.
Sign up for our Free Repurposing Toolkit and you'll receive examples of how we repurpose content on Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Slideshare, Youtube, our blog, and as a guest blog post on related sites. We'll also include a free infographic which will serve as a simple cheat sheet when you're repurposing your content.
Repurposing content is vital for your inbound marketing strategy because of the massive benefits: