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3. Set the tube upright on a paper towel. After a few minutes, re-roll the tubes so that any empty spaces where seeds have dropped can be filled in.
4. Thread a length of ribbon through the opening of each tube and tie the top in a bow. Hang up in a tree and watch the birds flock.
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Recommended: Portable studio setup using a microphone isolator or sound dampener. You can make a makeshift one using towels or egg cartons.
See also: recommended equipment (Librivox).
Record MP3 Audiobooks using Audacity
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- Con: Harder to edit individual sections of books.
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- Pro: Daisy output means more users may benefit from this format.
- Con: Limited options to improve audio quality once recording is complete.
- Con: Obi is only available for Windows users.
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- Create a test recording and then export the test as an MP3. Use headphones to check for:
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Subsequent Sections
The rest of the sections should be based on the book itself and in printed order.
Each section should announce the name of the section followed by the content. For example, "Dedication. To Michael, with love."
Example sections:
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- Publishing Information
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- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Epigraph (standalone quote before the book begins)
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part 1
- Chapter 1
- Afterward
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
Note: In Audacity or other recording programs, these name would turn into the labels. In Obi, these would be the section names.
After Exporting
- If you're recording in MP3 format, create a playlist file. (This isn't required if you're producing a DAISY file.)
- Name your folder the title of the book.
- Zip the folder (or all the files inside the folder).
- Zipping in Windows
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- Upload the file to NNELS with the requested information.
- Send an email to email@example.com to let us know it's done!
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Norway Gets 46 Applicants for APA 2007
Norway's ministry for petroleum and energy said it had received applications from 46 companies under its Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2007. The Ministry aims to award new production licenses in APA 2007 at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2008.
Although most of these areas have been available for exploration for several years, the steady high number of applications the recent years demonstrates that the industry sees opportunities in the APA areas.
I am pleased to see the extensive interest for exploration in the mature areas, says Mrs. Aslaug Haga, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy. This shows that our continental shelf is very competitive, seen from an international perspective, says Minister Haga.
The range of applicants is wide, from the large established international companies to companies recently pre-qualified as licensees for the Norwegian continental shelf.
The APA system enables many small companies to quickly establish a business position at the NCS. This ensures a varied mix of companies operating in Norway. Nevertheless, I will underscore the importance of large, established companies also participating in the exploration in mature areas, says Minister Haga.
The companies submitting applications are:
Aker Exploration AS, Bayerngas Norge AS, BG Norge AS, Bridge Energy AS, Centrica Resources Norge AS, Concedo ASA, ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, Dana Petroleum Norway, Det Norske Oljeselskap AS, Discover Petroleum AS, DONG Norge AS, E. ON Ruhrgas Norge AS, Edison International Spa, Endeavour Energy Norge AS, Eni Norge AS, Esso Norge AS, Excel Expro Norge AS, Faroe Petroleum Norge AS, Gaz de France Norge AS, Genesis Petroleum Norway AS, Hess Norge AS, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS, Lundin Norway AS, Maersk Oil Norway AS, Nexen Exploration Norge AS, Noble Energy Norge AS, Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS, AS Norske Shell, Norwegian Energy Company AS (NORECO), OMV Norge AS, PA Resources Norway AS, Pertra ASA, Petro-Canada Norge AS, Premier Oil Norge AS, Revus Energy ASA, Rocksource ASA, RWE Dea Norge AS, Sagex Petroleum Norge AS, Skagen44 AS, Skeie Energy AS, Statoil ASA, Svenska Petroleum Exploration Norge AS, Talisman Energy Norge AS, Total E&P Norge AS, VNG Norge AS and Wintershall Norge AS.
The Government announced the APA 2007 on January 29, 2007.
In 2003 the Government introduced the system of Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in mature parts of the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This system replaced the annual North Sea Awards. Today the predefined areas comprises of acreage in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
The APA-system ensures that very large areas close to existing and planned infrastructure are available for the industry in the years to come. This will contribute to efficient use of production and transportation installations on the NCS.
The APA-system gives new and smaller players on the NCS opportunities to build up their exploration portfolio.
The APA area shall be expanded as new areas mature, but the area shall not be reduced.
Announced blocks or parts of blocks in the APA-rounds:
2003 – 143 blocks
2004 – 151 blocks
2005 – 192 blocks
2006 – 200 blocks
2007 – 197 blocks
Number of companies that submitted applications:
2003 – 16 companies
2004 – 22 companies
2005 – 29 companies
2006 – 43 companies
2007 – 46 companies
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I've been sitting at my desk all this week (plopped in front of my desk, really) contentedly chipping away at a new issue. Yesterday, though, something hit me all the sudden. Holy Shit. I'm a 27-year-old healthy young man. What the fuck am I doing whiling away my days at a fucking desk when I could be out breaking laws and jumping my motorcycle over gorges. Or at the very least, introducing myself to random women on the street and having long drawn out conversations about life and love, a la Before Sunrise. Taking some sort of risks, I guess, instead of being cautious and careful all the time.
That's why William Gurstelle's new book struck a chord with me. Living dangerously reminds you that you're alive, not a worker drone toiling away for dubious reasons. Kind of an idealistic, college kid notion, but the truth nonetheless.
The cover design, on the other hand, is nothing special. It aspires to greatness, something along the whimiscal lines of The Dangerous Book for Boys, but falls shamefully short. The little flamethrower man is an almost embareassing example of poor Adobe Illustrator skills and the knives in the lower left almost look like cooking cutlery, not anything truly menacing, like so. It appears they were going for the turn-of-the-century Almanac aesthetic but just ended up with a design hodge podge straight out of Stuff magazine. Hopefully they can get it together for the paperback. What's that? This is the paperback? Yikes.


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NNEWS REPORTS HAVE IDENTIFIED as 20-year-old Adam Lanza as the shooter who entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., shot administrators in the office and then moved to a classroom and opened fire, according to the Associated Press.
NBC had reported earlier that the shooter was Adam's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan Lanza.
Twenty children were killed in the massacre, with another six adults and the shooter also killed.
"It's a tragic scene," Connecticut State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance said at a late afternoon press conference. There is a Facebook page belonging to a Ryan Lanza from Hoboken, New Jersey, and originally from Newton, Connecticut.
Reports say that authorities found Lanza's father dead inside his home in New Jersey.
Lanza lists one of his "Likes" on Facebook as the game "Mass Effect," described by Wikipedia as "a series of science fiction action role-playing third-person shooter video games." It was developed by the Canadian company BioWare and released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows, according to Wikipedia.
Reporters at the scene say that there is confusion over whether Ryan Lanza was in fact the shooter or if it was his unidentified brother. Police reportedly had the brother of the shooter in custody for questioning but it remains unclear if that man in custody is Ryan or his brother.
"It's the most traumatic event I have ever experienced," said John Murphy, CEO of Danbury Hospital, at an afternoon press conference. "It is unthinkable. we're all hurting here."
He said the hospital was "fully ready to provide the care and we did." He also expressed concern that witnesses of the crime get supportive psychological care.
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After Chelsea had bids rejected for the talented defender last season, Everton were public in their desire to keep hold of John Stones. However, it has become apparent that he wants to leave and new manager Ronald Koeman doesn't seem content keeping a player against his wishes - provided the clubs interested pay a fee close to their asking price.
City remain heavily interested in Stones' services
Manchester City have been linked with a potential move for his signature since last year and Pep Guardiola seems intent on improving his defensive options. According to reports, they've already had a bid rejected for Juve's Leonardo Bonucci and are eager to sign a ball-playing centre-back ahead of the forthcoming campaign.
Stones, who turned 22 at the end of May, is undoubtedly a talented player but had somewhat of a tough season last term. With scouts from Spain coming to watch the Englishman on a regular basis, criticism began to arise over his individual performances in an underwhelming Blues side last term.
Everton's asking price a high fee
Apart from Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku, there were very few Everton players that came through the 2015/16 campaign with much merit - but Stones' potential is very promising and he definitely has ability, as well as confidence in his capabilities. Something which is rare to see in a centre-back, he'll be hoping that his future is sorted sooner rather than later so he can progress his development in peace.
He's set to report back for pre-season training early next week after going on international duty with the England squad at this summer's European Championships - he didn't feature at all, and the Toffees will expect him to feature in their pre-season campaign as scheduled unless they receive an offer to potentially ponder from City, who seem frontrunners for his services.


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LATE tries from Chris Giles and Lee Patterson saw Rochdale Hornets snatch two points just as it appeared Oldham were set to record their first LHF Healthplan National League One victory of the season.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Curt Schilling is a hero to Boston Red Sox fans who remember him pitching valiantly against the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series with an injured ankle and a bloody sock. But a strange chain of events last week left some Rhode Islanders feeling differently.
Mr. Schilling, now retired from baseball, started a video game company that he moved here from Massachusetts after securing a controversial $75 million loan guarantee in 2010 from the economically stressed state. Early last week, Gov. Lincoln Chafee let it be known that Mr. Schilling's company, 38 Studios, had failed to make a required $1.1 million payment to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. The state, he said, was scrambling to help 38 Studios stay solvent.
From there, things got stranger. The economic development agency held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with Mr. Schilling and other representatives of the company who asked for more help. The head of the agency resigned later that day; he paraphrased William Faulkner in an interview with The Associated Press, saying that "all of us fail to match our dreams of perfection."
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Former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, a conservative Republican, orchestrated the deal between the state and Mr. Schilling's start-up company, which promised to bring 450 jobs to Providence in exchange for the $75 million loan guarantee. Mr. Carcieri and Mr. Schilling, a fellow conservative who has campaigned for Republican candidates, first met at a fund-raising event at the Schilling home in Medfield, Mass., in 2010.
The company released its first video game, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, in February to good reviews, and it has received and spent about $50 million of the loan, state officials said last week. If 38 Studios defaults, Rhode Island and its taxpayers will most likely have to repay the entire amount to private bondholders.
Friday brought a ray of hope — 38 Studios finally made the payment, Mr. Chafee said during an hourlong news conference at the State House. The governor, a former Republican who is now an independent, opposed the state's deal with Mr. Schilling when he was running for office in 2010. He said last week that the company had qualified for $2 million in tax credits and was seeking $6.5 million more.
"My goal is to protect the taxpayers right now," Mr. Chafee said, adding that he wanted to do "everything possible to make sure" the company did not fail.
"It's a balance of making sure 38 Studios is successful so we can recoup our huge investment," he said, "and also not getting further exposed if the company is ultimately not going to make it."
For many in Rhode Island, which has the nation's second-highest unemployment rate at 11.2 percent, one city — Central Falls — in bankruptcy, and others struggling to stay solvent, the news was as painful as it was galling.
"Both economically and psychologically, it's not what we need," Mr. Wolf said. "In retrospect, we were probably putting too many eggs in one basket."
Mr. Schilling did not comment publicly on the matter last week except for several posts on Facebook, including one in which he said, "We will find a way, and the strength, to endure."
He also wrote that it was not true that he had repaid himself for his own investment in the company — $30 million, according to news media reports — with state funds.
A spokesman for 38 Studios — named for Mr. Schilling's jersey number — did not respond to an e-mail request for comment.
While Massachusetts, which refused to match Rhode Island's offer to Mr. Schilling in 2010, had reason to feel smug last week, people here in Providence felt a familiar sense of gloom.
Some said it was the latest misstep for a state that has struggled to create high-paying jobs and keep spending in check. "The saddest part of all this is what could have been done to help homegrown Rhode Island businesses with state-backed loans," Scott MacKay, a political analyst for Rhode Island Public Radio, wrote in a blog post on Friday.
Barry Gilbert, vice president of Strategy Analytics, a consulting firm in Newton, Mass., that advised Rhode Island on the deal with 38 Studios in 2010, said that start-ups in the video game industry were a big gamble.
"The execution has to be flawless, the timing has to be flawless," he said. "There are so many moving parts to this, and it's not atypical to see a company burn through cash more quickly than they anticipate."
The Rhode Island economic development agency is scheduled to discuss the matter again in a meeting on Monday.
Mr. Chafee said Friday that the company should court private investors instead of seeking more public financing. Asked if the state would ever offer such a deal to a company again, he said: "Never, never. Not on my watch."Continue reading the main story


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Wescot-Williams about integrity investigations: "Let them get it out of the way"POSTED: 01/31/14 1:03 AM
St. Maarten – The government still disagrees with the way the Kingdom Council of Ministers integrity investigation in St. Maarten, but the threat that civil servants would refuse to cooperate with the Governor's committee is off the table. Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said yesterday at the weekly press briefing from the Council of Ministers that there are now two committees dedicated to the integrity-issue and that both committees will examine how they can bridge the gaps. "We have included that they will work with the governor's committee," Wescot-Williams said with a reference to the integrity committee led by Justice Bob wit that the government has installed. "Let them get it out of the way."
The prime minister said that the government opts for a structured and sustainable process designed to empower civil servants in the way they handle integrity-issues. "The focus is on the civil service," she said. "There are so many allegations and insinuations."
Wescot-Williams furthermore referred to the establishment of the Integrity Bureau. Its format has been designed in cooperation with the Integrity Bureau in Amsterdam.
The appointment of "persons of confidence" in each ministry is underway, the PM announced. "They will be trained in how to handle integrity-issues."
A committee has reviewed the nominees for the person-of-confidence positions proposed by each ministry. The Council of Minister has approved the candidates already, but the decisions still have to be formalized in a decree.
Wescot-Williams briefly referred to ads in the local newspaper from the Integrity committee that solicits information from citizens. "They ask citizens that have suspicions or fact to forward them to the committee," she said. "I have some concerns with this approach. Could now everybody bring everything to this committee and present it as fact? I trust that the committee will sift through the information. Still, they have opened up an opportunity for people that have an issue to bring it forward."


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Marcus Aurelius Quotes About JusticeQuotes about: Justice
Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.
In the end, what would you gain from everlasting remembrance? Absolutely nothing. So what is left worth living for? This alone: justice in thought, goodness in action, speech that cannot deceive, and a disposition glad of whatever comes, welcoming it as necessary, as familiar, as flowing from the same source and fountain as yourself.
Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of affection, and freedom, and justice; and to give thyself relief from all other thoughts. And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last, laying aside all carelessness and passionate aversion from the commands of reason, and all hypocrisy, and self-love, and discontent with the portion which has been given to thee.
Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life is short. You must make the most of the present with the aid of reason and justice. Since it is possible that you may be quitting life this very moment, govern every act and thought accordingly.
Let there be freedom from perturbations with respect to the things which come from the external cause; and let there be justice in the things done by virtue of the internal cause, that is, let there be movement and action terminating in this, in social acts, for this is according to thy nature.
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- Born: April 26, 121
- Died: March 17, 180
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If you are lactose intolerant this recipe is not for you!
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- 15 servings
- 1 package of large Elbow noodles
- 1/2 tsp oil
- 1 tbl sp butter or margarine
- 1/2 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1 can cream of chicken/mushroom soup
- 2 tbl sp sour cream
- 8 oz pack of sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 oz pack of Colby Jack cheese
- 8 oz pack of Mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz pack of Pepper Jack cheese
- 5 slices of Velvetta slice cheese
- pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 350. Boil noodles according to package directions adding the oil. While the noodles are cooking, shred all the cheeses in a large bowl and mix together. When noodles are done drain the water off and pour into large baking dish. Add the butter and sour cream and mix well. Add cream soup and milk mix, mix well. Add shredded cheeses a handful at a time and mix well, take a slice of velveeta and put it in pieces and mix well. repeat this process, but remember to save enough shredded cheese to cover the top. After you cover with cheese, sprinkle pepper over the length of the pan and bake for 25 minutes. Let it cool 10 minutes before serving.
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- Carbohydrates20 g(7%)
- Fat26 g(40%)
- Protein21 g(42%)
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Andrew Short
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Born in a small village in the north east of England im now a long way from home and currently living in Geneva Switzerland. I still keep my enthusiasm for cycling and in September 2013 cycled across Switzerland.
I have spent over 10 years working at CERN in Geneva Switzerland. The majority of this time was developing an electronic document handling system (EDH) which scientists from around the globe use for a multitute of reasons. EDH Automates a full range of CERN administrative process "from hiring to firing": recruitment, vacations, appraisals, purchasing, logistics, training, safety. EDH is most heavily used administrative software application at CERN. As you can imagine with over 16'500 active users and over 320'000 electronic documents processed every year, it keeps us quite busy!
I also love travelling in my 1978 VW campervan (see background) making the most of living in central Europe and learning the ukulele. I'm also currently listening to all the podcasts 'serial' related.
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TORONTO, May 5 /CNW/ - Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company launched a new tool to provide mortgage and lending professionals with mobile access to product and underwriting information.
With a commitment to providing industry partners with the tools to succeed, Canada Guaranty recognizes that today's leading professionals are spending more time out of the office than ever before.
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Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company is owned by a private Canadian investor group, comprised of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and National Mortgage Guaranty Holdings Inc. Headquartered in Toronto and supported by the leading Canadian financial strength and diversification of its ownership group, Canada Guaranty is the second largest private mortgage insurer in Canada. Dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of homebuyers across the country, Canada Guaranty offers mortgage and lending professionals a comprehensive range of mortgage default insurance products for loans above 80% loan-to-value, as well as low loan-to-value products that assist with capital and liquidity management.
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I spent most of my life in Maryland, USA. For a majority of my time there I never really realized how much beauty there was in the area. All of the different parks, bike trails, and mountains have a lot to offer for the nature lover. It's not until I came back as a tourist that I really appreciated the beauty in Maryland.
One of the places that is close to my house is the Great Falls. The Potomac river has a section with multiple waterfalls. They aren't the biggest in the world but they are beautiful. My first visit, this time around, was with my brother from another mother. We hiked around for a bit then jumped off trail, followed the river upstream and snuck up on the wildlife to get some closer pictures.
While I was walking around I imagined how stunning this place would look during a sunrise, or sunset. So I planned out an early morning trip to catch the light of the park in the early morning. Before arriving I had a completely different image of what the Falls would look like. Instead of a big ball of fire rising, I was greeted with mist and clouds. At first I was a little disappointed, but as the sun started rising the light reflected off of all the mist and clouds casting a beautiful light over the scenery.
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I'm interested to know how other people met their significant others and how did you know he/she was the one?
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text: Following, Gmail's new "priority inbox" released, it's been reported that "Microsoft Research has been working on similar technology since the 1990s. Not only this, there are a slew of research papers detailing how the technology works (it sounds very similar to Gmail's priority inbox), and also, Microsoft has a bunch of well-targeted patents filed as far back as 1999! It's just that Microsoft being beaten to the market. And once Hotmail has a priority inbox, will Microsoft continue to let Gmail use the same technology -- especially if Google offers the priority inbox to its business and enterprise Google Apps customers."


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Download Chuzzle Bird Shooter apk 1.3.3 free for Android smartphone
Posted by CON PLAY in Puzzle | July 9, 2015 | 36 Comments
Apk file size: 2.5 MB
Chuzzle bird shooter is one of the most classic and amazing birds shooter games.
In Chuzzle bird shooter there are many chuzzles which makes this an a wonderful match 3 puzzle game on Google Play!
It is one of the best chuzzle shooting games, In this game the you have to make a combination of 3 or more chuzzles to make them fall by tapping on the specific area where you want to shoot.
There are 2 modes in this game:
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• More than 600+ levels in Puzzle mode
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Above all its FREE, download and enjoy playing with chuzzle birds!
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36 Comments
Sarah Szabo
I hate the newest update! I loved the old graphics, the little guys were so cute! Now they're just not the same. I want the old game back. It was one of my favorites, but now it deserves the three stars that I gave it. :(
Belinda Williams
Disappointed with the latest update I was addicted to the older version of this chuzzle game. I reached the highest level of the puzzle and started working on the arcade and I got pretty far... now I find that the graphics crap, some colors are near identical and it goes way too fast. The shooter is not accurate as well. About to uninstall what use to be a great game :(
Addy Johnson
New update is terrible I used to love to play this all the time. Now with the update, I don't even want to look at it. The colors are too bright, the birds don't shoot right, blue and purple are too close in color. I really wish I wouldn't have updated this one because I loved the older version :(
kelly grannis
You updated the game now it does not work. The screen goes black in the middle of game play.
Nichole Jones
Too hard to fast I couldn't even get addicted before it's too hard to fast.
Elizabeth Jōnet
Bad graphics/sounds, game physics don't work how they should.
Sharon Sharp
No comment will not pay this again l love to play chuzzle
Julie Strauss
Disappointed Shooting not accurate, the "Chuzzles" drift off target so much as to take fun out game completely. The arcade version drops "Chuzzles" too fast from the beginning. Uninstalled.
Jennifer Opdahl
Not worth the space it takes up.
Thomas Wade
I want the original chuzzle game for free
Tonya Rood
Blah... I like the original chuzzle way better.
Bernadette Miles
Chuzzle bird shooter I love this game , it's very addictive, and I just can't seem to put it down, out of all the bubbles game , this one I love the most. Because I like when any game has a challenge to it. So that's why I'm going to give it a 5. And yes I must say, it does go fast, but I can keep up.
Kim Price
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 What a rubbish game! Game quality is like something from the 90's, balls don't go where you actually want them to go, no way of changing the balls colour! All in all, it's not worth the download space - deleted!!
Lorraine Louw
It is verrrry good.
Divalisious Me13
Love it The best game ...!!!!
janet jenkins
Love it! Easy to play and very addictive
Sarah Selkirk
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Manmohan elabs
Easy to play
Low Low
It sucks
sophia jones
Chuzzle Not the game i thought it was the one i play on my desktop is much better....don't like it
Millie Tingle
Really grate I lovee this app
april monje
Disappointed It keeps logging out...
Beth Pate
It's not fun
neyaz ahmed
Susan Wood
X rated ads Keeps heading to x rated Internet pages during play. Nude photos and graphic cartoon animation. Not OK, my kids play this.
SH Hudson
Porn ads wth?? Not for everyone, change that rating or fix ad links Not a good game, don't download for kids very inappropriate! Not for everyone only for adults, change rating developers or change ads. Lack of integrity & morality!
April Strom
Just installed it and it froze up when I tried to play it. Uninstalling.
Odderey Bawner
Horrible Horrible graphics. Almost like a kid developed this app.
Andrew Edgar
Keeps going to random Internet pages when I am playing it
Mingz B
Terrible Don't even bother
Sarah Leather
Doesn't shoot straight I think the most important feature of a bubble pop game should be how well you can aim/shoot. This game only hits where aimed about half the time. It's especially bad on bounced shots. It's almost impossible to predict where a piece will go once bounced off the wall. The graphics aren't very good either.
Marcus Gee
Don't like ads that keep popping up...
Patrenia Owens
Fun, but too many ads Ads pop up uber in particular, during middle of the game frustrating!
Britt Richardson
Wtf I love this game but i can't play it anymore due to the excessive pop up ads that occur during middle of the game. Super annoying
Edwina Poore
Great game It's awesome to play. Some of the levels are easy and some are hard.
Veronica Knight
This game needs to be removed you can not even aim or change colors to remove the colors left


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SWOT-ing the industry
By M.K. Piatkowski
A standard business practice for an organization as part of its strategic planning is to do a SWOT analysis. This looks at the internal realities of the organization (Strengths, Weaknesses) and the environment in which it operates (Opportunities, Threats).
Looking around the not-for-profit theatre industry in Toronto, this is what I see:
- A group of diversely talented people who are as good as anywhere in the world.
- A community that is very supportive of others.
- Good debates happening on what we do and where we're going, reflecting a community that is very open-minded.
- A willingness to try new ideas and ways of working.
- Intelligent audiences who are willing to follow favourite artists and to take risks.
- Plenty of festivals creating many opportunities to develop work
- Mid-size theatres actively partnering with the independent community.
- Commitment to diversifying the stage.
- The beginnings of collaboration of all forms of performing arts in the city (e.g. Tapestry New Opera Works using emerging playwrights, Jacob Zimmer dramaturging at Dancemakers).
- A group of companies (Rasik Arts, Company Theatre, Mackenzie Ro, one big umbrella) are committed to producing international work. Theatrefront and Mammilian Driving Reflex are collaborating with companies/festivals internationally. Harbourfront and Luminato are bringing in the some of the best theatre from the world.
- The international touring success of Volcano and MDR has placed our community on the international radar.
- The Fringe and Summerworks grow every year, bringing in new audiences.
- Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Factory Theatre and Buddies in Bad Times are all in stable financial positions.
- Small size transfers are now possible with the Diesel Playhouse.
- Tendency to find inspiration from film rather than innovative world theatre.
- Tied in with the above, serious lack of director training and support.
- Too insular, not looking at what's going on in the rest of the country nor support it when it's here. Factory Theatre, The Fringe, and SummerWorks are the big exceptions in this regard, so there are baby steps being taken in this direction.
- Great divide between Soulpepper and CanStage, and the rest of the community – and each other. (The Canadian Opera Company can probably be added to this group.)
- Lack of mid-size transfer house for successful work.
- Small audiences for most independent work.
- Concentration of condo development along the subway lines has created a new potential theatre audience, especially in North York.
- Changing of the guard at CanStage could lead to a greater partnership with the independent theatre community.
- Economic downturns usually leads to stronger market for entertainment products and more local consumption of them.
- Recently announced touring money from the Ontario Arts Council provides opportunity for work to survive and thrive outside the community.
- Lack of resources – especially venues. Condo development has made it almost impossible to run a small-size independent venue.
- Economic downturn could endanger the mid-size companies and the Diesel.
- Hostility towards artists and arts funding could cut off support for the industry at a time of growth.
- Falling Canadian dollar makes international touring much more difficult.
Suggested Actions
- CanStage needs to figure out who they are and what they are bringing to the table for this community.
- Soulpepper needs to mingle more with everyone else and stop scheduling conflicting opening nights.
- The independent community needs much better and more targeted marketing. Some are starting to leverage social networking but much more needs to be done. Collaboration between companies and creating a pool of marketing talent that could be supported by the community as a whole would strengthen this immensely.
- A concerted effort on the part of the entire community to explain who they are and what they do to the public at large will help cut down the hostility. I discovered during the election campaign that most people are really ignorant of how we work and what role funding plays into supporting that work but they are willing to be educated.
- A serious, encompassing discussion across artists of all disciplines to look at new models of financial support. The recent arts cuts have provided a great opportunity to look at this issue. There is a desire for change, so by leading the discussion we can ensure that the change happens in a way that is beneficial to our community.
- Development of a multi-theatre venue that provide space for small independent companies and mid-size companies/transfers. I personally would love to see the old typesetting factory just south of Tarragon be converted to that purpose.
- Develop greater supports for the artistic growth of directors. I'm not sure what those would be (personally, I want to go to London and get my mind blown working with some of their innovative directors) but I would like to have a discussion.
- More support to bring national and international companies to the city. The new venue could help in this regard, as well as our attendance.
In summary, our industry has a tremendous amount of upside potential, but we need to work together to fully maximize our opportunities.
To read more from M.K. Piatkowski, visit her blog: One Big Umbrella.


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As the debt crisis inches ever closer to default, Democrats are hitting the campaign trail to tie the crisis to the GOP.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching robocall attacks on 60 Republicans across the country, promising dire consequences if the debt limit doesn't rise — and pinning the crisis on the GOP.A DCCC spokesperson told TPM calls are being recorded today for broadcast across the 60 districts. The targeted districts were almost all won by President Obama in 2008.
Here's a sample call script, in this case directed at Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA):
"Hi, this is Travis calling on behalf of the DCCC. Congressman Tom Latham and Speaker Boehner would rather our economy default just to protect tax breaks for Big Oil companies and billionaire jet-owners. Republicans quit negotiating with President Obama on raising the debt ceiling.
"This is serious. Latham's billionaire buddies will be ok. But we will pay the price if government can't pay its bills. Our Social Security and Medicare benefits are at risk. Interest rates would spike for our credit cards, car loans, and mortgages. Our 401(k) retirement accounts would drop. And, gas and food prices would skyrocket.
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FC Dallas-Chivas USA Preview
FC Dallas wasted a golden opportunity to get a victory last weekend, but all hope is not lost in its quest for a playoff berth. Not when two of its final three matches are against a hapless Chivas USA club that hasn't scored in a month.
FC Dallas tries to boost its fading postseason hopes Sunday night in Southern California and extend Chivas USA's franchise-record losing streak to eight matches.
Dallas (9-12-10) is five points back of Vancouver for the Western Conference's final playoff spot but has a game in hand. It was on the verge of beating first-place San Jose last Saturday when Matt Hedges broke a 2-all tie in the 88th minute on a goal off a rebound from Blas Perez's shot. Dallas was unable to protect the lead, though, as the Earthquakes tied game in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
"It's unfortunate that we drew the way we did, but a point still keeps us in the playoff hunt," defender Zach Loyd told the club's official website. "So we can't dwell on it, we just have to get ready for Chivas."
Had Dallas been able to hang on for the win, it would have pulled into a tie with the Whitecaps for fifth place. The team dropped another three points back after Vancouver beat Chivas USA 4-0 on Wednesday.
Dallas now hopes to be the one to take advantage of a match with the West's worst club, with another scheduled for its finale Oct. 28.
Chivas (7-17-7) has surrendered four goals in two straight matches and hasn't scored in 532 minutes, the longest drought in MLS this season. Its last goal came against Seattle on Sept. 8 - loss No. 2 on its seven-game skid. Its last win came over Portland on July 28, having since gone 0-9-2.
"We've still got to keep fighting and fighting and don't give up even though we are out of the playoffs," midfielder Shalrie Joseph said. "There's a lot on the line still, there's guys' jobs and pride on the line so we've got to be ready to play for each other, play for the group, play for the team and play for the colors."
Chivas hasn't appeared ready for its last two matches, yielding a goal in the first 11 minutes in each. Playing from behind early isn't ideal for Chivas, which has scored a league-worst 21 goals - 11 fewer than the next-closest club.
While little has gone right for Chivas, Dallas is hoping Perez can build on an encouraging performance.
Perez scored in the 37th and 72nd minutes last Saturday, his first goals in four MLS games since returning from a right foot injury that sidelined him for three months. Despite missing 12 league matches, he still leads the team with seven goals.
"Now that he's back and the team is on all cylinders moving forward, he's starting to show his true value to this team," coach Schellas Hyndman said.
Perez was injured for the only meeting between these clubs this year, a scoreless draw June 23. Dallas had won the previous four matchups.


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Let me give you and image. Me at fourteen. I have just taken to wearing mascara and eyeliner. I pull my hair back tight into a high ponytail with two 'bits' hanging down. (For the `uninitiated, 'bits' are thick tendrils of hair left out of ponytail to frame face.) I have dyed the front of my hair blonde like Geri Halliwell (pictured) because that is which Spice Girl the popular boys at school said I looked most like.
|I later heard that my prematurely 32C bra size was the central cause of comparison. : (
I smoked and wore trainers all the time, P.E. or no P.E., and often tracksuit bottoms too. I was weekly in detention and sent out of classrooms for crimes including flooding the maths block and locking teachers in the art cupboards (sorry Mrs Hudd).
Now let me talk about Iris. Lovely, natural Iris. She is the youngest in her year (her birthday is late summer, so most of her friends are ahead of her in terms of maturity). At 14 she still feels bad about lying to her parents and is only just beginning to climb out of her bedroom window (something I had probably grown out of by that time).
So, at fourteen, Iris and I were pretty different. Would we have been friends? I think yes. At the same time as I was smoking and acting tough on the local parks, I was also climbing trees and floating down the brook in the intube of a tractor tyre. I might not have known the names of as many species of insects and wildflowers as Iris, but I appreciated their brilliance. And although I was cheeky and rebellious at school, I was friendly and nice to most people.
Like Iris, I would have been intrigued by the Travellers living in her garden, and would have wanted to get to know them better. I would have been reluctant or unable to see the serious aspects of this wonderful turn of events. I would have wanted an adventure.
I would have understood what it's like to live with just your dad and older brother (I lived with my mum Monday to Thursday, my dad Thursday to Monday) and I would have sympathised with her missing her mum. I would have admired her spirit, and the way she didn't care at all about how she looked, and her culinary abilities.
So, yes. If Iris Dancy could see past my sports jacket, tough facade and black eyeliner we would likely have been the best of friends as teens. And knowing Iris as intimately as I do, I have no doubt that she could.
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Sega's original Shinobi first appeared in the Arcades back in 1987. With its well designed multidirectional side-scrolling levels, varied enemy characters, end of level guardians, Ninjitsu special magic move, and general smooth gameplay, the game became a huge hit. The game was soon ported over to many home platforms, including Sega's own Master System console, but did not make it over to the Sega Genesis. The reason for this was that Sega were already working on a Sega Genesis game that would serve as a follow up to the arcade hit: The Revenge of Shinobi.
Set three years after the events of the arcade game, Zeed and his terrorist gang have returned more powerful than ever. Now commanding a powerful army of ninjas, soldiers, and assassins, Neo Zeed has killed Musashi's sensei and kidnapped his bride, Naoko. Musashi makes it his mission to infiltrate Zeed's many hideouts across the world, including Toyko, Detroit, New York, and a Chinatown, in an effort to rescue Naoko.
The game's multidirectional side-scrolling design will be familiar territory to Shinobi fans, but here, the levels are more involving and indepth. While Musashi has his old ninja moves and weapons available to defeat the enemy, he has also brought a few new moves with him: the spectacular somersault shuriken move can be deadly to any nearby enemy, while there are now four new kinds of Ninjitsu magic. Another addition is the introduction of the much more forgiving energy bar; no more one hit equals death that its arcade parent dished out.
An interesting side note is that the game went through numerous revisions due to copyright issues with some of the enemy characters. The original revision, released in Japan only, featured characters with a passing resemblance to many cultural influences, including Rambo, Terminator, Spider-Man, Batman, and Godzilla. A second revision, which was also used as the first international release, replaced the Batman and Rambo characters with a Devilman and generic soldier character respectively. A third revision in 1990 redesigned the Spider-Man sprite to be more realistic following a license agreement with Marvel. A fourth revision replaced Godzilla with a skeleton dinosaur. Then, almost twenty years later, revisions for the Xbox Live Arcade (2009) and PlaySation Network (2012) included another redesign of Spider-Man, due to the Marvel license having expired.
Various sequels, follow ups, and side games were released over the years, but most of them did not have the same impact that The Revenge of Shinobi had on the Genesis. The Revenge of Shinobi itself has since appeared on many different platforms and compilations: Sega Classics Arcade Collection for the Sega CD, Sega Smash Pack for the PC, Sega Smash Pack for the Sega Dreamcast, Wii Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Windows Steam. That's an impressive list of releases across many different platforms and leaves retro gamers with no excuses not to play this classic.


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Skip to comments.Being in Favor of Markets Is Not the Same of Being in Favor of Business
Posted on 04/01/2013 8:18:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Folks, the pendulum is swinging in the right direction.
In recent weeks, I've shared a bunch of examples to support my hypothesis that libertarians, small-government conservatives, and classical liberals are finally making some progress.
This trend actually started with the fiscal cliff, though that was simply a smaller-than-expected defeat.
Since then, we've enjoyed victories on the sequester, the IMF, and dynamic scoring. I've also posted some evidence showing that the Tea Party has made a positive difference and specifically shared data showing that the burden of government fiscal policy has been reduced since the 2010 elections.
Well, here's another feel-good story. A powerful Committee Chairman in the House of Representatives realizes that being pro-market is not the same as being pro-business. Hallelujah!
The Wall Street Journal reports:
During Jeb Hensarling's first congressional bid, a man at a campaign stop in Athens, Texas, asked the Republican if he was "pro-business." "No," the candidate replied, drawing curious stares from local business leaders who had gathered to hear him speak, a former Hensarling aide recalled. "I'm not pro-business. I'm pro-free enterprise." Now, more than a decade later, that distinction has Wall Street on edge. The new chairman of the House financial services committee wants to limit taxpayers' exposure to banking, insurance and mortgage lending by unwinding government control of institutions and programs the private sector depends on, from mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to flood insurance. Banks and other large financial institutions are particularly concerned because Mr. Hensarling plans to push legislation that could require them to hold significantly more capital and establish new barriers between their federally insured deposits and other activities, including trading and investment banking. …In interviews, a half-dozen industry representatives expressed some level of anxiety about Mr. Hensarling's legislative agenda.
So, the cronyists are "on edge" and feeling "anxiety." Gee, just breaks my heart.
And it's not just Rep. Hensarling that is singing from the right song sheet.
Earlier this month, all 45 Senate Republicans voted for a symbolic measure aimed at banks with more than $500 billion in assets. The amendment, offered by Sens. David Vitter (R., La.) and Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio), sought to eliminate any subsidies or other advantages enjoyed by the biggest financial institutions because investors expect the government to prevent them from collapsing. …Most congressional Republicans believe the changes enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis—principally in the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill—enshrined the notion that the biggest institutions are "too big to fail" because they guaranteed the government would step in to prevent the most sprawling firms from going under.
To be sure, many of these same politicians voted for TARP, so I'm not under any illusions that they've become committed supporters of genuine capitalism.
Though Hensarling did vote the right way, so I'm confident that he understands that insolvent banks should be liquidated rather than bailed out.
Too bad folks in the Bush Administration didn't understand this simple principle of free markets.
Here are some more details from the article about Hensarling's commitment to economic liberty.
Mr. Hensarling has been a vocal critic of taxpayer backstops for the private sector. He voted against the Wall Street rescue package in the fall of 2008 and supported measures to ease the importation of prescription drugs. He even picked a fight with one of the largest employers in his backyard—American Airlines—by supporting initiatives to allow more long-distance flights out of Dallas's Love Field, the home base for rival Southwest Airlines. Now, his other potential targets include: the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., which makes loans to American companies that do business overseas, and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a temporary backstop created in the aftermath of 9/11 to insure construction projects. The latter measure expires at the end of 2014, unless Mr. Hensarling's committee acts to extend it. "In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy," he said. Mr. Hensarling sharpened his free-market views when he studied economics under former Sen. Phil Gramm at Texas A&M University.
I'm especially happy to see that he wants to end the corrupt system of subsidies from the Export-Import Bank, which is a typical example of big businesses being anti-free market.
So what does all this mean? Perhaps not much in the short run, particularly with Obama in the White House and Tim Johnson of South Dakota chairing the Senate Banking Committee.
In the long run, though, this is a positive sign. Our prosperity and liberty depend on small government and free markets, so we need at least a few lawmakers who understand that there shouldn't be any special favors for big interest groups.
In nearly all countries I have visited, "big business" become whores to politics. Its better in the USA, but we are sliding down the same slope as well.
Businesses HATE competition. And they will go to the government to shut out any potential competition.
When I was a kid a conservative Republican said "what's good for General Motors is good for the USA".
Now that is the mantra of statis, socialist democrats and (good)Republicans reject it.
RE: what's good for General Motors is good for the USA.
As long as GM can compete on their own without the need for tax payer money.
If they have to ask the tax payer's help to do business, then that's neither good for GM or the USA.
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This week's blog is on a topic that has been fresh on my mind as of late, that being negative grade around building foundations.
Many people don't acknowledge that this plays a crucial role in the longevity of your buildings foundation and the way water moves around your property. Grade can be defined as slope, and you'll want to ensure that the soils around your home are sloped in a positive fashion so as to direct water away. All too often when we get to a property experiencing moisture related problems we find that the soils are pitched back towards the buildings foundation, allowing water to flow back in the same direction.
You may be asking yourself what happened to the soils around my home? Why did they settle? Soils around a building will settle over time. When your home was new, the soils were probably placed in a positive fashion by the builder. However, most builders will not take the time to compact the soils used to backfill your home because that takes time and resources, and let's face it, time is money. You may also want to consider the type of soil your builder may have used to backfill your home. Sure, you may have some black top soil underneath your landscaping but what's underneath that? We typically see a lot of natural clay used for backfill purposes during our investigations. This is likely because it's essentially free to use for the builder and it's already located onsite. The time of year the soil was placed back in against your foundation will also play a crucial role in things. Had the soil experienced a month of solid rain, or maybe it was frozen in chunks during the winter months?
Like any building product, soils contain certain properties in the way they move and how well they accept moisture. Clay for example is a very cohesive soil, meaning it can get very hard when dry but will expand and become something you can throw on a potter's wheel in art class when saturated. Throw the seasonal freeze and thaw cycles experienced in a year's time in Minnesota into the mix and you now understand why this becomes so crucial to the longevity of your homes foundation, surrounding driveways/sidewalks, patios, deck footings, etc. When correcting the grade around your home we often recommend a soil correction before achieving the final, positive grade away from the foundation. This entails removing the saturated, cohesive, unsuitable soils used by the builder and replacing them with a compactable, more permeable soil such as recycled asphalt and concrete (con-bit), red rock gravel, or equivalent. Compaction of this soil in layers is a must to ensure your newly achieved positive grade does not settle leaving you in the same boat you may currently be in.
I briefly touched on moisture in the soils in the last paragraph. One other item to consider as you look at the settled landscaping around your property is whether or not you have rain gutters along the eaves of your roof and where the rain gutter downspouts drain to. Rain gutters are a must to direct your roof water where you want it to go and this includes the downspouts. CBS recommends placing extensions on your downspouts that take the rain water away from all landscaping along your foundation, sidewalks/driveways, deck footings, etc. Did you know a 1" rainfall will produce .6 gallons of water per square foot of roof area?? That's a lot of rain water allowed to access your building foundation should you not have rain gutters and downspouts directing this away!
I'm going to leave you with a couple of photos of the damages to building foundations we've witnessed due to prolonged exposure to water and negative grade. The first images are of deck joists that are pulling away from the ledger board due to vertical movement in the outer deck post footings. Not only may this cause costly damage but may also present a safety factor to its users.
The last image is of a deteriorated concrete block foundation that has been exposed to water in the soils for the last 25+ years. We actually see this quite commonly, believe it or not. This moisture in the soils, when combined with the movement in the freeze and thaw cycles experienced in Minnesota, has broken down the concrete blocks to mere sand if you will and can be broken just by kicking them with your shoe. Concrete products are not designed to take on such moisture and movement in the surrounding soils.
Hopefully after viewing this blog you have taken away something about the importance of having a proper grade around your building that you may want to apply to your own projects this coming spring. Until next time, stay warm and keep an eye on your buildings!


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The 12 Year Old Genius Is Number One
August 24th, 1963. Awesome just got a new name:
Little Stevie Wonder!
Motown's "12 Year-Old Genius" became the first artist to simultaneously hit Number One on the album and singles chart. Not Elvis, not Fats, not nobody.
We now know it was just the beginning of an epic journey for Stevie, as a man, as an artist, as a role model for the physically challenged, and particularly the blind.
Back then, all we knew for sure was "Fingertips Part 2" was one great rock and roll record. Here it is, in all it's glory, recorded live at the Regal Theater in Chicago.
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Overall Length: 6.15 " (156 mm)
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